Al Jolson - The Best of Al Jolson: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
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Free Music Review: What makes 'Joly' such a great singer?
Hit: 5 Stars
Jolson was the first great mass-media popular singing superstar.
I grew up with his records and have had a special joy in listening to his music after many years once again intensely.
I try to understand what precisely was and is so 'great' about him as a singer.
It is the quality and tone of the voice. It is in the precise inflection and innuendo. The voice has great richness and mellifluousness. But it is also and perhaps above all in the tremendous energy and feeling there is in so many of the songs. 'Pep' is too small a word for it. The energy the vibrancy has a spirit of youth in it. 'California Here I come' 'Swanee' .Even when there is a 'sad song' like 'April Showers' it has a message of hope and an underlying feeling of joy. The nostalgic and as it were sentimental songs too all bear with them an underlying strong and positive joyous feeling.
This is the music for a young nation looking towards its future with hope.
I would only add. In comparing Jolson's version of 'Kol Nidre' to some of the greatest cantors his came out on top. He just had a tremendous power to transmit feeling through his incredible 'walk a million miles for one of her smiles' voice.
Free Music Review: Al Jolson
Hit: 5 Stars
Like the title says, "The Best Of Al Jolson"! He was & is one of the best all around singer/entertainer of the 20th century!!! This compilation is just fantastic, I love the back & forth diatribe between Al & Bing Crosby on "The Alexander Rag".Free Music Review: my friend loves this cd
Hit: 5 Stars
This cd was bought for a friend. He's an old timer who had trouble finding older music. I was able to track down this cd for him from amazon and he loved it.Free Music Review: Great Artist
Hit: 5 Stars
As a lover of older classic music and artist...this collection has all of Al Jolson best known..sound quality could not be betterFree Music Review: I love Al Jolson
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I am enjoying my Cd. I downloaded it to my I Pod and smile every time I hear him sing.
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