Sweet As A Song (1938) - Kenny Sargent

from Decca 1597 78 rpm
with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra
Music by Harry Revel - Lyrics by Mack Gordon

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The Casa Loma sliphorns, one of the best trombone sections in the biz, are glorious in the opening melody statement! Kenny follows in like fashion with a sincere chorus on this pretty number, from Twentieth Century-Fox' '38 remake of _Sally, Irene and Mary_ . I'll even forgive Mack Gordon his use of other song titles -- "Auld Lang Syne," "Sweet Adeline," "Kiss Me Again" -- in the lyric, simply because Kenny delivers the lines with such great charm. Ballad ace Billy Rausch ends the side with a beautiful Solo-tone muted solo.