Julia Lee - King Size Papa: The Julia Lee Collection 1927-52Julia Lee King Size Papa: The Julia Lee Collection 1927 52 it is a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for her very personal brand of R&B. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1902, pianist and singer Julia Lee grew up singing and playing in the musical hotbed of that city's jazz scene in the '20s and '30s, developing a style that featured "the songs my mother taught me not to sing" risqu material with unsubtle double entendres and in 1944 signed to the

her style was perhaps more of an earlier time

shuffle beats

The Carnation Contented Hour and Melody Hour

Drawing from the famous Codex Caioni

featuring the lead vocals of Arlene Smith

It's a substantial and representative trawl across their primary decade or so as recording artists and an entertaining showcase for their highly distinctive style

"Temptation"

Johnny Hartman

including many favorite Top 20 hits of the rock 'n' roll era

and it's a fine testament to their undoubted abilities

"Foolin' Around"

"When Farmer Met Gryce" and "Evening in Casablanca"