Like another Victor Young-Ned Washington collaboration, "A Hundred Years From Today," this gem is one that I associate so strongly with the Great Depression era in which it first appeared. In the mid-'40s, Billy's band recorded a number of tunes from the earlier part of the previous decade -- I must imagine that those songs resonated with the leader and it was his choice to record them, as it seems that the labels tended to want current material. In any case, I think we may conclude that Billy had marvelous musical taste, judging by the songs and his interpretations.
Like another Victor Young-Ned Washington collaboration, "A Hundred Years From Today," this gem is one that I associate so strongly with the Great Depression era in which it first appeared. In the mid-'40s, Billy's band recorded a number of tunes from the earlier part of the previous decade -- I must imagine that those songs resonated with the leader and it was his choice to record them, as it seems that the labels tended to want current material. In any case, I think we may conclude that Billy had marvelous musical taste, judging by the songs and his interpretations.