“The 49 songs are a treasure trove of music, featuring Lee singing American songbook standards. Not only does the new release sound warm and clear, but also half of the songs were recorded only once by Lee, including ‘Autumn in New York,’ ‘What Is This Thing Called Love?’ and ‘Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’.’ More importantly, they feature Lee during a key period in her career — transitioning from eager and demure jazz-pop singer at Decca in the early and mid-1950s to laid-back superstar vocalist and sex symbol at Capitol in the LP and TV era of the late 1950s and early 1960s.” [Source: Marc Myers, JazzWax]
