The pairing of Jenkins with Durante is such a hit, one can liken it to the pairing of Jenkins with Sinatra or riously. OK I'll admit one would never associate Jimmy Durante with the lush, soaring strings of the great Gordon Jenkins orchestrations, much less GREAT singing, but Ol' Schnozzola does just exactly that on this handful of heartfelt ballads, each one dripping with beauty. Durante was by no means a technically accomplished vocalist, but he negotiated the sessions with aplomb and created a piece of work very different from, but just as charming as, the comedy that had made him a star. Mixing Durante's utterly unique voice with lush strings and a vocal chorus, September Song is a left-field masterpiece full of wistful and affecting performances. It was Durante's only album to enter the Top 40, and the title track made Billboard's Top Pop 100. Durante himself was uncertain about the project, but the resulting album was in every way a success. 3.Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)Īfter decades of novelty and comedy recordings, film roles and television work, Jimmy Durante was invited into the studio to record a "serious" album of standards and originals.
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