Golden Years of Dick Haymes

Personnel: Carmen Cavallaro (piano).Liner Note Author: Geoff Milne .Recording information: 04/07/1941-04/29/1952.European copyright law, which places recordings over 50 years old in the public domain, has caused a flood of cheap, low-quality reissues of the work of the major recording artists of the first half of the 20th century. But, in addition to the bottom-feeders, there are a few reputable record labels that use their free access to vintage recordings to put together superior packages, and one of these is Jasmine, which is responsible for this collection, a four-CD, 101-track box set running nearly five hours, the most comprehensive collection of Dick Haymes recordings yet released. Producer/annotator Geoff Milne estimates that Decca Records released 250+ titles by Haymes on singles in the 1940s and '50s, and 91 of them are here, including all 27 of the singer's Top Ten hits. Also featured are four tracks he made as the singer in Harry James' orchestra in 1941 and six airchecks f