The rub concerning Rosemary Clooney is that, like Kay Starr, she was an excellent jazz singer who was unfortunately chained to novelty material that, equally unfortunately, became popular and branded her as such in the eyes of the listening public.
Given the chance, she excelled at any role given her: a big-band singer initially, a pop industry flag-bearer, and finally, a jazz vocalist with impeccable chops and great taste.
The Essential Rosemary Clooney, though it focuses on the hits, does allow for the occasional glimpse of Clooney the artist during the late '50s.
The hits "Come On-A My House," "Hey There," "Half As Much," and "This Ole House" don't inevitably lead to sound-alikes and inferior material; they lead to a collaboration with Duke Ellington (on "Blue Rose") and sharp readings of standards ("The Lady Is a Tramp," "From This Moment On").
Giving listeners only 16 tracks to hear what made Clooney special is definitely short shrift, but The Essential Rosemary Clooney does allow them to hear the many facets of an excellent artist without paying much for it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come On-A My HouseRoss Bagdasarian, William Saroyan | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the EveningHoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Half as MuchCurley Williams | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | The Lady Is a TrampLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | You Started SomethingFloyd Huddleston, Al Rinker | Rosemary Clooney, Tony Pastor & His Orchestra | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | You Make Me Feel So YoungMack Gordon, Josef Myrow | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Blue RoseDuke Ellington | Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Love, You Didn't Do Right By MeIrving Berlin | Rosemary Clooney, Paul Weston & His Orchestra | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Blame It on My YouthEdward Heyman, Oscar Levant | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | From This Moment OnCole Porter | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 01:48 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Hey There (Single Version) | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Mambo Italiano (78rpm Version) | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | This Ole House (Single Version) | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Tenderly (Single Version) | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Mangos (Single Version) | Rosemary Clooney | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Adler | Composer |
| 2 | Cat Anderson | Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 3 | Luigi Astore | Composer |
| 4 | Ross Bagdasarian | Composer |
| 5 | Steven Berkowitz | A&R |
| 6 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 7 | Stacey Boyle | Artist Coordination |
| 8 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 9 | Harry Carney | Saxophone |
| 10 | Frank Carroll | Bass, Bass Instrument, Featured Artist, Main Personnel |
| 11 | Jimmy Carroll | Arranger |
| 12 | Matt Cavaluzzo | Transfers |
| 13 | Rosemary Clooney | Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 14 | Buddy Cole | Conductor |
| 15 | Buddy Cole & His Orchestra | Featured Artist |
| 16 | Frank Comstock | Arranger, Conductor |
| 17 | Frank Comstock & His Orchestra | Featured Artist |
| 18 | Willie Cook | Trumpet |
| 19 | Jimmy Crawford | Drums, Featured Artist, Main Personnel |
| 20 | David Dalton | Design |
| 21 | Didier C. Deutsch | Compilation Producer, Liner Notes |
| 22 | Duke Ellington | Composer, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 23 | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Featured Artist |
| 24 | Percy Faith | Arranger, Conductor |
| 25 | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Featured Artist |
| 26 | Stan Freeman | Featured Artist, Harpsichord, Main Personnel |
| 27 | Howard Fritzson | A&R |
| 28 | Paul Gonsalves | Main Personnel, Saxophone |
| 29 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 30 | Walter Gross | Composer |
| 31 | Al Ham | Audio Production, Producer |
| 32 | Stuart Hamblen | Composer |
| 33 | Jimmy Hamilton | Saxophone |
| 34 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 35 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 36 | Johnny Hodges | Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 37 | Floyd Huddleston | Composer |
| 38 | Quentin Jackson | Trombone |
| 39 | Harry James & His Orchestra | Featured Artist |
| 40 | Mike Kull | Tape Research |
| 41 | Jack Lawrence | Composer |
| 42 | Herman Leonard | Photography |
| 43 | Oscar Levant | Composer |
| 44 | Lily Lew | Packaging Manager |
| 45 | Norman Leyden | Arranger, Conductor |
| 46 | Dale Libby | Composer |
| 47 | Mundell Lowe | Featured Artist, Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 48 | Mellomen Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 49 | The Mellowmen | Featured Artist |
| 50 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 51 | Bob Merrill | Composer |
| 52 | Mitch Miller | Audio Production, Producer |
| 53 | Joy Gilbert Monfried | Project Director |
| 54 | Ricardo Morbelli | Composer |
| 55 | Josef Myrow | Composer |
| 56 | Ray Nance | Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 57 | Tony Pastor & His Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 58 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 59 | Russell Procope | Saxophone |
| 60 | Darcy Proper | Compilation Producer, Mastering |
| 61 | Liz Reilly | Photo Research |
| 62 | Al Rinker | Composer |
| 63 | Ken Robertson | Digital Restoration |
| 64 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 65 | Jerry Ross | Composer |
| 66 | Sal Salvador | Guitar |
| 67 | John Sanders | Trombone |
| 68 | William Saroyan | Composer |
| 69 | Terry Snyder | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 70 | E. Y. Stanley | Adaptation |
| 71 | Eddie Stanley | Composer |
| 72 | Billy Strayhorn | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 73 | Clark Terry | Trumpet |
| 74 | Sid Wayne | Composer |
| 75 | Paul Weston & His Orchestra | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 76 | Curley Williams | Composer |
| 77 | Jimmy Woode | Bass |
| 78 | Britt Woodman | Trombone |
| 79 | Sam Woodyard | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |