Dakota Staton: The Late, Late Show

Track

The Late, Late Show

Artist

Dakota Staton (vocals)

CD

The Late, Late Show: Golden Classics (Collectables COL-CD-5231)

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Musicians:

Dakota Staton (vocals), Jonah Jones (trumpet), Hank Jones (piano),

others unidentified

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Composed by Murray Berlin & Roy Alfred. Arranged by Van Alexander

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Recorded: Hollywood, February 28, 1957

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Rating: 93/100 (learn more)

Dakota Staton was jazz's Ethel Merman. Her booming voice didn't just reach the auditorium's last row, it bolted out the door, raced down the street and swept out to sea. When she wriggled onstage in a low-cut, form-fitting satin gown with matching sash slung sexily to one side, it seemed a safe bet Dakota wasn't there to conduct a civics lesson. And sure enough, when she swung into her hit "The Late, Late Show," Staton set the drunks with swizzle sticks to drumming on their ice-laden Scotch glasses (thereby annoying hell out of her musicians). It was sooooo Fifties!

Reviewer: Alan Kurtz

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  • 1 John Harkins // Apr 13, 2008 at 09:55 AM
    Yet another swinging example of the great Hank Jones at work.