Davis shows his amazing jazz vocal chops, matching the high-powered band note for note. ![]() Rich and his band burn the house down, playing charts by George Rhodes and Ernie Freeman. The first LP I bought is a superb NM copy of The Sounds of '66, a live date recorded in Las Vegas, where Davis is backed by the Buddy Rich Orchestra. And, as one reviewer famously put it, "he could sing his ass off."Īs luck would have it, a few months ago I stumbled across a couple of Davis's albums at a used record store and thought I'd see what all the fuss was about. A consummate entertainer, Davis was a terrific dancer, a star on Broadway, a natural comedian, and one of the best impersonators in the business. He began performing in Vaudeville at the age of three. Pound for pound, Davis was by far the most talented member of the group. And so, why not?īut until recently, I never gave much thought to the third key member of the Rat Pack - Sammy Davis Jr. And while I do enjoy listening to a little Deano from time to time, the real reason I have so many of his albums is because I keep finding NM copies in thrift stores for $1 apiece. Which seems about right, no? I also have 15 Dean Martin albums. ![]() ![]() Although, technically, since one of them is a French box set with three disks, and another is a box set with six disks, I guess I really have 47 Sinatra albums.
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