Mildred Bailey - Saga Jazz: The Rockin' Chair Lady (Mildred Bailey) (1999)

The theme Rockin’ Chair that had been composed for her by Hoagy Carmichael in 1932 earned Mildred Bailey her nickname “The Rockin’ Chair Lady”. At the beginning of her career, she was inspired by Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters, however, her personality makes her the only peer of the great black singers of the pre-war era. Her voice is very soft, at ease in the high range, her singing subtle without affectation. Her feeling for swing and blues is beyond dispute and earned her the nickname of “Mrs. Swing” after her marriage to xylofonist R.N. (“Mr. Swing”)

Tracklist:
1-1. Mildred Bailey - Rockin' Chair (04:38)
1-2. Mildred Bailey - Concentratin' On You (02:55)
1-3. Mildred Bailey - Georgia On My Mind (03:31)
1-4. Mildred Bailey - Is That Religion? (03:07)
1-5. Mildred Bailey - Junk Man (03:03)
1-6. Mildred Bailey et son Swing Band - When Day Is Done (03:33)
1-7. Mildred Bailey - Willow Tree (03:23)
1-8. Mildred Bailey - Honeysuckle Rose (02:59)
1-9. Mildred Bailey - Squeeze Me (03:05)
1-10. Mildred Bailey - Down Hearted Blues (03:25)
1-11. Mildred Bailey - Smoke Dreams (03:08)
1-12. Mildred Bailey et son orchestre - Heaven Help This Heart of Mine (02:48)
1-13. Mildred Bailey et son orchestre - Bob White (03:01)
1-14. Mildred Bailey et son orchestre - Thanks for The Memory (02:36)
1-15. Mildred Bailey - St. Louis Blues (02:37)
1-16. Mildred Bailey - I Cried for You (02:50)
1-17. Mildred Bailey - Darn That Dream (03:03)
1-18. Mildred Bailey - Peace Brother! (02:43)
1-19. Mildred Bailey - Wham Re-Bop-Boom-Bam! (03:21)
1-20. Mildred Bailey - A Bee Gezindt (03:01)
1-21. Mildred Bailey - I'm Nobody's Baby (03:01)
1-22. Mildred Bailey - Theme & There'll Be Some Changes Made (03:17)
1-23. Mildred Bailey - Lover, Come Back to Me (03:12)
1-24. Mildred Bailey - Can't We Be Friends (03:11)