Fourteen years after her last record, singer
Lee Wiley
came back for one final studio recording. Although she does a good job on
"Indiana"
and
"I'm Coming, Virginia"
and the backup band (which includes trumpeter
Rusty Dedrick
, clarinetist
Johnny Mince
, trombonist
Buddy Morrow
, and pianist
Dick Hyman
) is excellent, in general this is a disappointing LP.
Wiley
's voice was no longer in its prime and, although her distinctive phrasing was still intact, her earlier sessions are far superior while her final
Carnegie Hall
recording is much more emotional and historic. This album is only recommended to
completists. [The CD version released by
Audiophile
tacks on a 1965 demo session recorded with
Joe Bushkin
.] ~ Scott Yanow