Link: NEW BING/ROSEY CD
Many Jim Reeves fans are also fans of Bing's as they were both great crooners with deep, rich voices. In fact, Jim's persona on the radio was very reminiscent of Mr. Crosby's -- laid back, easy going, casual and friendly, like your neighbor next door.
Well anyway an incredible team of musicians and engineers, under Larry's direction, took some very obscure old radio and studio tracks, some of which had only two or three instruments on them, cleaned them up and then put on new musical backings. They also restored Bing and Rosey's voices.
It is not hyperbole to say this whole CD is a sonic and musical masterpiece. It is one of my all-time favorites.
The music is SO BEAUTIFUL, some of the songs will make you weep. Both of these artists were at their peak in the mid-1950s when these songs were recorded and honestly, if you listen to their commercial recordings during the same period, and especially later in the 1960s and '70s when technology had supposedly improved, the songs on this new CD sound SOOOOOOOOO much better! The commercial releases had too much echo on their voices and instruments often covered them up. It's cliche to say this, but Bing and Rosey never sounded better than on "The New Recordings."
Even the Bing Crosby fan club (the oldest club in the world devoted to a musical artist), which is philosophically opposed to overdubs and had vowed not to publicize it, changed their minds and devoted a page in their glossy magazine that's circulated worldwide, with a glowing review of this CD.
I really think this CD is an overlooked gem that many of you Jim Reeves fans would enjoy tremendously. I am not selling it on my site but if you click the link below you can hear samples of this music and although the site is Canadian the CDs are also shipped to you from America. I highly recommend it. It is another unique and wonderful VoiceMasters creation. -- JULIE
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