This fine album was one of many solid
Capitol
releases
Nancy Wilson
cut during the first half of the '60s. Having already visited Tinseltown's back catalog on
Hollywood My Way
,
Wilson
now turns to the wealth of Broadway songs for this 1964 offering. Along with material from familiar shows like Bye Bye Birdie (
"A Lot of Livin' to Do"
), The King and I (
"Getting to Know You"
), and West Side Story (
"Tonight"
),
also dives into stock from such relatively obscure stage excursions as Lady in the Dark (
"My Ship"
) and No Strings (
"Loads of Love"
). All the performances are top-notch and feature the stellar charts of
Jimmy Jones
and a memorable cast that includes pianist
Lou Levy
, guitarist
Bill Perkins
, and trumpeter
Don Fagerquist
, among others. ~ Stephen Cook