Of all the skilled Jones band vocalists, rhythm singer Eddie Stone, with his friendly nasal tone, is my favorite -- and I rate this jaunty, irresistible side among his best showcases. The great team of Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins fashioned a number of lovely numbers in praise of a romance-conducive and welcoming South -- "Stars Fell on Alabama," "Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia," "Cabin in the Cotton" -- and, with the Jones crew taking this prime example at a brisk clip, Eddie adroitly negotiates Parish's picturesque lyrics, while communicating plenty of enthusiasm. For me, the instrumental highlight of this terrific side is the trombone and trumpet sections trading fours in the final instrumental chorus.
The more I play this one, the more it makes me go wild. Must be those sweet descending major 6th chords, so unexpected to hear! All the rollicking syncopation in this Jones chart, yikes! it's brisk tempo, the way Eddie tossed off the lyric like a cool summer optimo. Makes for infectious dancehall magic as only Isham Jones could deliver! Love the tenor's taste of Swings to come, not things to come... yet the snappy thing is still best danced a foxtrot and not a Lindey hop ! All in good time!
Of all the skilled Jones band vocalists, rhythm singer Eddie Stone, with his friendly nasal tone, is my favorite -- and I rate this jaunty, irresistible side among his best showcases. The great team of Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins fashioned a number of lovely numbers in praise of a romance-conducive and welcoming South -- "Stars Fell on Alabama," "Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia," "Cabin in the Cotton" -- and, with the Jones crew taking this prime example at a brisk clip, Eddie adroitly negotiates Parish's picturesque lyrics, while communicating plenty of enthusiasm. For me, the instrumental highlight of this terrific side is the trombone and trumpet sections trading fours in the final instrumental chorus.
Lyric sounds like an updated cousin of that 1928 tune, "Dream House." Fun foxtrot!
The more I play this one, the more it makes me go wild. Must be those sweet descending major 6th chords, so unexpected to hear! All the rollicking syncopation in this Jones chart, yikes! it's brisk tempo, the way Eddie tossed off the lyric like a cool summer optimo. Makes for infectious dancehall magic as only Isham Jones could deliver!
Love the tenor's taste of Swings to come, not things to come... yet the snappy thing is still best danced a foxtrot and not a Lindey hop ! All in good time!
Eddie has no smooth vocal syncopated rhythms and forces the words into choppy phrasings.