TSCD782 THE EVOLUTION OF THE TORCH SONG IN POPULAR MUSIC
As Andrew Simons, the compiler and annotator of this wonderful collection, says in the notes to this record "Carrying the Torch is a compilation for anyone who's ever been left standing at the bus stop of love". The songs here embrace a wide range of the Torch Song style, from ballads to dance music, each paying special attention to that most ironic of relationships. Re-mastered to the highest of standards from original sources contained in the Jazz Collection of the National Sound Archive of The British Library, the resulting sound is lively and astonishing in its realism. The detailed booklet contains a wealth of contemporary photographs and an in depth essay on the history of Torch Song, with notes on each song that outs them into the perspective of the music industry of the 1930s and '40s.

"A thoroughly entertaining and interesting selection of songs and singers from more than one era of popular music - the sound quality is very good indeed". Jazz Journal