Class Will Tell [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
Going back even further in time than Jasmines recent CD (JASCD 359 - I Want To Thank You Folks), this new CD finds Perry at the very start of his recording career as vocalist with Ted Weems & His Orchestra. Although at the time Perry was treated second-best to the band's featured whistler Elmo Tanner, Mr Como had the last laugh - whither Elmo? Long overdue for reissue, the 24 songs here follow the development of Perry's singing voice from the influences of Al Jolson & Russ Columbo to the clearly defined style we recognise today.