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Bobby Short's second recording for Atlantic offered a range of great material, accompanied on the up-tempo numbers by a small, dynamic quartet and, for the ballads, just his own piano (as on the highlight "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"). Short drew on his two decades in vaudeville, pulling out all the stops for bravura versions of "I've Got the World on a String," "Down With Love," and "At the Moving Picture Ball." "Carioca" becomes a piece of exotica in his hands, and he growls and over-sings hilariously on "Hottentot Potentate." Yes, there are subtleties to Short's vocal attack, but there's also a dynamism that is often better served on a Broadway stage than in a recording studio. Bobby Short entertained with song better than anyone else, and his interpretations of the standards are striking and very enjoyable. [The 2001 reissue by Collectors' Choice is a solid mastering of the original; not a crystal-clear digital remaster, but solid enough for the material.]
© John Bush /TiVo
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Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Howard Johnson, Writer - Joseph Stanley, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Lorenz Hart, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Mort Dixon, Writer - Ray Henderson, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Lorenz Hart, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, MainArtist - T. KOEHLER, Writer - Harold Arlen, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - FRANK LOESSER, Writer - Victor Schertziner, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums, Percussion
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, Writer - E.Y. HARBURG, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Maurice Pon, Writer - BERNARD MICHEL, Writer - Ismael Ugarte, Bass Guitar - Sonny Rivera, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Beverly Peer, Bass Guitar - Richard Sheridan, Drums, Percussion
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Bobby Short's second recording for Atlantic offered a range of great material, accompanied on the up-tempo numbers by a small, dynamic quartet and, for the ballads, just his own piano (as on the highlight "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"). Short drew on his two decades in vaudeville, pulling out all the stops for bravura versions of "I've Got the World on a String," "Down With Love," and "At the Moving Picture Ball." "Carioca" becomes a piece of exotica in his hands, and he growls and over-sings hilariously on "Hottentot Potentate." Yes, there are subtleties to Short's vocal attack, but there's also a dynamism that is often better served on a Broadway stage than in a recording studio. Bobby Short entertained with song better than anyone else, and his interpretations of the standards are striking and very enjoyable. [The 2001 reissue by Collectors' Choice is a solid mastering of the original; not a crystal-clear digital remaster, but solid enough for the material.]
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:42
- Main artists: Bobby Short
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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