Big Band Explosion

Critical reception

The Allmusic review by David Jeffries awarded the album 3 stars stating "The lady was born to entertain, and if you're warm to her in-your-face absurdity, Big Band Explosion is a heck of a lot of fun. You'll be on the edge of your seat as the singer delivers the tunes straight-faced, but you just know that any moment she's going to bust out the brash Nina of old.".

Track listing

1. "Let Me Entertain You" (Jules Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 2:47
2. "Sugar Blues" (Clarence Williams, Lucy Fletcher) - 3:26
3. "I Want to Be Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 2:35
4. "The Lady Loves Me" (Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper) - 4:14 duet with Lucas Alexander
5. "Rhythm & Romance" (George Whiting, J.C. Johnson, Nat Schwartz) - 3:06
6. "Rainbow" (E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen) - 4:28
7. "If You Ever Should Leave" (Sammy Cohen, Saul Chaplin) - 2:38
8. "Fever" (Eddy Cooley, John Davenport) - 4:52
9. "Love & Kisses" (Paul Francis Webster, Rudolf Friml) - 3:11
10. "All Over Nothing @ All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 3:34
11. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 3:28 duet with Lucas Alexander
12. "Starlit Hour" (Mitchell Parish, Peter De Rose) - 4:17

Personnel

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