Mrs. Swing

Mildred Bailey - Mrs. Swing

05/13/2003 | Proper Box Uk 

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All Music Guide Review

This four-CD set from England's Proper label is one of the great music bargains of the era; priced just right, it encompasses 101 sides recorded by swing-era songstress Mildred Bailey between 1929 and 1942. From the earliest sides, accompanied by members of Paul Whiteman's orchestra (led by guitarist Eddie Lang with Hoagy Carmichael sitting in on piano as well as providing the song "What Kind O' Man Is You") and the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, right up through her last Columbia sessions with her husband Red Norvo, the sound is excellent. The state-of-the-art remastering brings out all of the detail right down to the rhythm instruments, and it lends Bailey's voice a special richness and intimacy. Each disc is separately titled, using a representative song of the period from the selection, and there's a nicely thorough booklet complete with sessionography accompanying the slipcased set. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Mrs. Swing Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • What Kind O' Man Is You?
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for What Kind O' Man Is You? from Mrs. Swing


  • 2
  • Is That Religion?
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Is That Religion? from Mrs. Swing


  • 3
  • Harlem Lullaby
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Harlem Lullaby from Mrs. Swing


  • 4
  • Lazy Bones
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Lazy Bones from Mrs. Swing


  • 5
  • But I Can't Make a Man
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for But I Can't Make a Man from Mrs. Swing


  • 6
  • Doin' the Uptown Lowdown
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Doin' the Uptown Lowdown from Mrs. Swing


  • 7
  • Heat Wave
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Heat Wave from Mrs. Swing


  • 8
  • Junk Man
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Junk Man from Mrs. Swing


  • 9
  • Ol' Pappy
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Ol' Pappy from Mrs. Swing


  • 10
  • Emaline
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Emaline from Mrs. Swing


  • 11
  • I'd Love to Take Orders From You
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I'd Love to Take Orders From You from Mrs. Swing


  • 12
  • I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes from Mrs. Swing


  • 13
  • Someday Sweetheart
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Someday Sweetheart from Mrs. Swing


  • 14
  • When Day Is Done
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for When Day Is Done from Mrs. Swing


  • 15
  • Willow Tree
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Willow Tree from Mrs. Swing


  • 16
  • Honeysuckle Rose
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Honeysuckle Rose from Mrs. Swing


  • 17
  • Squeeze Me
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Squeeze Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 18
  • Downhearted Blues
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Downhearted Blues from Mrs. Swing


  • 19
  • A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid from Mrs. Swing


  • 20
  • Picture Me Without You
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Picture Me Without You from Mrs. Swing


  • 21
  • Now That Summer Is Gone
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Now That Summer Is Gone from Mrs. Swing


  • 22
  • For Sentimental Reasons
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for For Sentimental Reasons from Mrs. Swing


  • 23
  • It's Love I'm After
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for It's Love I'm After from Mrs. Swing


  • 24
  • 'Long About Midnight
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for 'Long About Midnight from Mrs. Swing


  • 25 (2)
  • More Than You Know
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for More Than You Know from Mrs. Swing


  • 26 (2)
  • A Thousand Dreams of You
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for A Thousand Dreams of You from Mrs. Swing


  • 27 (2)
  • Smoke Dreams
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Smoke Dreams from Mrs. Swing


  • 28 (2)
  • Slumming on Park Avenue
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Slumming on Park Avenue from Mrs. Swing


  • 29 (2)
  • I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm from Mrs. Swing


  • 30 (2)
  • My Last Affair
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for My Last Affair from Mrs. Swing


  • 31 (2)
  • Trust in Me
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Trust in Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 32 (2)
  • Where Are You?
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Where Are You? from Mrs. Swing


  • 33 (2)
  • You're Laughing at Me
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for You're Laughing at Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 34 (2)
  • Never in a Million Years
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Never in a Million Years from Mrs. Swing


  • 35 (2)
  • There's a Lull in My Life
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for There's a Lull in My Life from Mrs. Swing


  • 36 (2)
  • Rockin' Chair
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' Chair from Mrs. Swing


  • 37 (2)
  • If You Should Ever Leave
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for If You Should Ever Leave from Mrs. Swing


  • 38 (2)
  • The Moon Got in My Eyes
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for The Moon Got in My Eyes from Mrs. Swing


  • 39 (2)
  • Heaven Help This Heart of Mine
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Heaven Help This Heart of Mine from Mrs. Swing


  • 40 (2)
  • It's the Natural Thing to Do
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for It's the Natural Thing to Do from Mrs. Swing


  • 41 (2)
  • Posin'
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Posin' from Mrs. Swing


  • 42 (2)
  • Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) from Mrs. Swing


  • 43 (2)
  • I See Your Face Before Me
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for I See Your Face Before Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 44 (2)
  • Thanks for the Memory
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Thanks for the Memory from Mrs. Swing


  • 45 (2)
  • Lover, Come Back to Me
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Lover, Come Back to Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 46 (2)
  • Always and Always
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Always and Always from Mrs. Swing


  • 47 (2)
  • I Was Doing All Right
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for I Was Doing All Right from Mrs. Swing


  • 48 (2)
  • It's Wonderful
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for It's Wonderful from Mrs. Swing


  • 49 (2)
  • Love Is Here to Stay
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Love Is Here to Stay from Mrs. Swing


  • 50 (3)
  • The Weekend of a Private Secretary
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for The Weekend of a Private Secretary from Mrs. Swing


  • 51 (3)
  • Please Be Kind
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Please Be Kind from Mrs. Swing


  • 52 (3)
  • Bewildered
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Bewildered from Mrs. Swing


  • 53 (3)
  • I Can't Face the Music
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Face the Music from Mrs. Swing


  • 54 (3)
  • Don't Be That Way
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Don't Be That Way from Mrs. Swing


  • 55 (3)
  • At Your Beck and Call
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for At Your Beck and Call from Mrs. Swing


  • 56 (3)
  • Says My Heart
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Says My Heart from Mrs. Swing


  • 57 (3)
  • I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart from Mrs. Swing


  • 58 (3)
  • Rock It for Me
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Rock It for Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 59 (3)
  • If You Were in My Place
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for If You Were in My Place from Mrs. Swing


  • 60 (3)
  • (I've Been) Saving Myself for You
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for (I've Been) Saving Myself for You from Mrs. Swing


  • 61 (3)
  • You Leave Me Breathless
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for You Leave Me Breathless from Mrs. Swing


  • 62 (3)
  • Washboard Blues
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Washboard Blues from Mrs. Swing


  • 63 (3)
  • My Melancholy Baby
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for My Melancholy Baby from Mrs. Swing


  • 64 (3)
  • So Help Me
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for So Help Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 65 (3)
  • Small Fry
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Small Fry from Mrs. Swing


  • 66 (3)
  • As Long as You Live (You'll Be Dead If You Die)
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for As Long as You Live (You'll Be Dead If You Die) from Mrs. Swing


  • 67 (3)
  • Put Your Heart in a Song
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Put Your Heart in a Song from Mrs. Swing


  • 68 (3)
  • The Sunny Side of Things
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for The Sunny Side of Things from Mrs. Swing


  • 69 (3)
  • Garden of the Moon
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Garden of the Moon from Mrs. Swing


  • 70 (3)
  • Love Is Where You Find It
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Love Is Where You Find It from Mrs. Swing


  • 71 (3)
  • I Used to Be Color Blind
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for I Used to Be Color Blind from Mrs. Swing


  • 72 (3)
  • This Is Madness (To Love Like This)
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for This Is Madness (To Love Like This) from Mrs. Swing


  • 73 (3)
  • My Reverie
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for My Reverie from Mrs. Swing


  • 74 (3)
  • What Have You Got That Gets Me?
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for What Have You Got That Gets Me? from Mrs. Swing


  • 75 (3)
  • Old Folks
  • 2:51

  • 76 (4)
  • Have You Forgotten So Soon?
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Have You Forgotten So Soon? from Mrs. Swing


  • 77 (4)
  • They Say
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for They Say from Mrs. Swing


  • 78 (4)
  • Blame It on My Last Affair
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Blame It on My Last Affair from Mrs. Swing


  • 79 (4)
  • St. Louis Blues
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for St. Louis Blues from Mrs. Swing


  • 80 (4)
  • Begin the Beguine
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Begin the Beguine from Mrs. Swing


  • 81 (4)
  • Cuckoo in the Clock
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Cuckoo in the Clock from Mrs. Swing


  • 82 (4)
  • There'll Never Be Another You
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for There'll Never Be Another You from Mrs. Swing


  • 83 (4)
  • 'Taint What You Do
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for 'Taint What You Do from Mrs. Swing


  • 84 (4)
  • There'll Be Some Changes Made
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for There'll Be Some Changes Made from Mrs. Swing


  • 85 (4)
  • Gulf Coast Blues
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Gulf Coast Blues from Mrs. Swing


  • 86 (4)
  • Prisoner of Love
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Prisoner of Love from Mrs. Swing


  • 87 (4)
  • The Lamp Is Low
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for The Lamp Is Low from Mrs. Swing


  • 88 (4)
  • Moon Love
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Moon Love from Mrs. Swing


  • 89 (4)
  • Ghost of a Chance
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Ghost of a Chance from Mrs. Swing


  • 90 (4)
  • You're the Moment in My Life
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for You're the Moment in My Life from Mrs. Swing


  • 91 (4)
  • I Thought About You
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for I Thought About You from Mrs. Swing


  • 92 (4)
  • Bluebirds in the Moonlight
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Bluebirds in the Moonlight from Mrs. Swing


  • 93 (4)
  • Darn That Dream
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Darn That Dream from Mrs. Swing


  • 94 (4)
  • Peace, Brother!
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Peace, Brother! from Mrs. Swing


  • 95 (4)
  • All the Things You Are
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for All the Things You Are from Mrs. Swing


  • 96 (4)
  • Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) from Mrs. Swing


  • 97 (4)
  • Give Me Time
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Give Me Time from Mrs. Swing


  • 98 (4)
  • Don't Take Your Love From Me
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Don't Take Your Love From Me from Mrs. Swing


  • 99 (4)
  • Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry from Mrs. Swing


  • 100 (4)
  • I'll Be Around
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for I'll Be Around from Mrs. Swing


    • Credits of Mrs. Swing

    • Joe Allard
    • Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto)


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