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# I Had The Craziest Dream - The Golden Years Of Helen Forrest ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Better Late Than Never…
  

*by N***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023*

I was a teenager in the nineties, when the whole Swing scene had made a big resurgence, and I did like the music, but I didn’t have immediate access to a whole lot of it at the time—or know anyone that did—and so I never studied it much. We couldn’t just “Google” back then. Now that we can, I recently (finally) got around to it, starting the end of last year, and found this lady upon being introduced to more of Benny Goodman’s music besides “Sing, Sing, Sing”. Wow, oh, wow. I’m impressed, and surprised that I had never heard of her before now.I would describe her voice as being like a liquid hybrid between silk and velvet… just absolutely gorgeous. I only had 2 songs with her vocals on them, and had to hear more. Four CDs with nearly 100 songs on them works for me. LolThe caress of her voice against the ears is quite addictive, and I am a big fan now. If I am missing any songs by her, I’ll probably buy those too! - Emha

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Why I cannot ignore the elephant in the room
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020*

I really didn't want to write this review because it's not easy to go against the prevailing opinion. However, how can I ignore what is so apparent? I can't turn a deaf ear to the poor audio quality of these discs. My opinion has nothing to do with Helen Forrest's singing ability. Far from it. I adore her singing, which is all the more reason to criticize these discs because they don't present her in the best light.I'm sure many people ignore the mediocre audio quality, but I can't. For example, I was disappointed that the hit song "I Had the Craziest Dream," written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon for the underrated 1942 technicolor musical "Springtime in the Rockies," was taken from the soundtrack rather than the recording Ms. Forrest made several months before the theatrical release. On Disc Two "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," also taken from a soundtrack, is typical of the songs that suffer from distortion. Her recording of "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" with Artie Shaw is missing from the collection, perhaps because the audio quality is too good!Even if I make allowance that some of the recordings were made in a crowd and broadcast over AM radio, that doesn't excuse the quality. I have other recordings that were made under similar circumstances that aren't anywhere as bad. Moreover, I've heard recordings from the 1920s on 78s that are much better. The Jewel box states that the recordings were put through the CEDAR (Computer Enhanced Digital Audio Restoration) process. CEDAR is very good at removing clicks, scatches, crackling and hissing. It has other effects as well, but it can't correct poorly rendered music. The decibel range on the recordings is very narrow, and both Ms. Forrest and the orchestra often hit the ceiling at the top of the range.On a positive note, the selection of songs is very broad and she performs them with the top bands of the era, although there's a fair amount of B-side material. Some of the songs in the collection aren't easily found elsewhere, for example, "Jenny" (actually "The Saga of Jenny," which had just been introduced when she sang it). "Supper Time" is given an unusually upbeat performance that belies the underlying tragedy. "Homework," from the long-forgotten Irving Berlin musical "Miss Liberty," is rarely performed.Ms. Forrest made more than four dozen studio recordings with Benny Goodman. The tracklisting indicates that No. 10 on Disk Two, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," was recorded with him.  It's also likely that No. 9 is a Goodman recording because it was made on the same date. I was unable to verify that any of the other Goodman studio recordings are included in the collection. Album notes are vague and incomplete. Her discographies are unreliable.If having five hours of Helen Forrest's singing is more important than the sound quality, by all means, get this set of discs. However, I like to think that there are better recordings available, but perhaps not as large a collection. According to Jasmine Records, "The sound quality is bright and clear and this is an outstanding set of 97 vocals!" I disagree.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Best Female Singer Ever
  

*by G***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2011*

Helen Forrest was simply the best female singer of all time.  Although her hits are great, it is her covers on this collection that make it worth buying.  Bea Wain's "My Sister and I" is a rather obscure tune, but one of my big band era favorites, and Helen Forrest brings a level of beauty to it that brings the song to another level, as she does with every song she sings.  Someone suggested she was like the female Frank Sinatra.  Although it isn't a perfect comparison, mainly because it really isn't fair to compare anyone to the great Sinatra, it is pretty close to the way I think of her.Most of the best songs on this compilation I had never heard before, because they were all way before my time.  It is hard to believe that the upbeat sounding "Night Over Shanghai", with Helen's voice soaring beautifully during her chorus, is actually about the Japanese bombing Shanghai prior to Pearl Harbor.  The lyrics are a little mysterious unless you know that.  The song was recorded in 1938, so she was probably with Artie Shaw at the time.So, how did I end up finding Helen Forrest and the rest of the wonderful singers and bands from the 30's and 40's?  I asked my mother what kind of music she listened to when she was in high school, and she insisted it was rock and roll.  So, I did a little research to find out what kind of music was being played in 1938, when she was 16, and it was Swing.  Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James played swing, and Helen Forrest sang for all of them.  Everyone danced holding hands or each other at that time, all they way until "The Twist" changed everything.  Maybe that is what confused her.I think by now I have everything Helen Forrest put on vinyl or was transcribed from radio performances, and I think this comp is your best bang for the buck.

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