Between A Kiss And A Sigh (1938) - Edythe Wright

from Victor 26115 78 rpm
with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra
Music by Arthur Johnston - Lyrics by Johnny Burke

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This is a great song by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. You can always tell. It's his Orchestra. It's a great song too thank you.😊

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This is a great song by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. You can always tell. It's his Orchestra. It's a great song too thank you.

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Much as I love this band, I consider this treatment of a rather cute number to be just fair -- and it pales in comparison with the knockout Shaw band version, with a Helen Forrest vocal. I've never seen an arrangement attribution, so my best guess would be that Paul Weston was responsible, simply because at this time, roughly a year before his departure from the writing staff, he was still supplying a good many charts. If it was Paul, I don't consider this to be anywhere near up to his usual standards although the Solo-tone muted trombone choir on the bridge in the opening chorus and the saxes in the final chorus are quite nice. Somewhere around this time, Edythe began employing a very irritating manner of phrasing, at once stiff and babyish, on certain material -- such as this number. I've actually wondered if this vocal device was her way of expressing disdain for some of her assignments. In any case, it's not at all attractive to me -- and I'm a big fan of her singing! Only on the bridge does she phrase more smoothly and naturally. Still, the final, instrumental chorus includes good solos from tenorist Babe Russin and the boss.