Learn to Croon
Frank Sinatra had yet to escape the artistic shadow ofBing Crosbywhen he sang Crosby's self-mocking "Learn to Croon" as part of a 1940 Dorsey-band broadcast medley. (As for Our Gang'sAlfalfa, who also essayed the tune, he never did escape.)Learn to Crooncollects more Dorsey-Sinatra performances from the trove that produced its companion volume,It's All So New!Unburdened by that CD's load of amateur-song-contest submissions,Croonfocuses instead on Sinatra-Dorsey-Jo Stafford"Memory Medleys" and some hot ensemble band work. A sweet, swinging, amusing look back at the days of Sinatra's very early stardom.--Rickey Wright