Jeri Southern was a highly-regarded singer and pianist, well-known as a jazz performer, but whose recordings ranged across the spectrum of sophisticated and commercial pop as well as jazz in both small group and big band contexts. Establishing her reputation working in clubs during the latter half of the 1940s, she signed to Decca in 1951, recording prolifically for both single and album releases until she largely withdrew from the business because of the mental stress of performing towards the end of the decade. This excellent-value 101-track 4-CD set comprises just about all of the A & B sides of her singles on the London, Decca, Roulette & Capitol labels, including her hit singles InchYou Better Go NowInch, InchOccasional ManInch, InchFire Down BelowInch, plus selected titles from her Decca albums InchWarm Intimate Songs In The Jeri Southern StyleInch, InchThe Southern StyleInch, InchWhen Your Heart's On FireInch, InchJeri Gently JumpsInch, InchPrelude To A KissInch &InchSouthern HospitalityInch, her Roulette albums InchSouthern BreezeInch, InchJeri Southern Meets Johnny SmithInch & InchCoffee, Cigarettes And MemoriesInch, and her Capitol albums InchJeri Southern Meets Cole PorterInch & InchJeri Southern At The CrescendoInch. It provides a substantial cross-section of her recorded work, and a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for her versatility and her talent as a sophisticated song stylist and top class interpreter both of contemporary pop and the standards of the Great American Songbook Album Tracks 1. I'm in Love Again 2. You're the Cause of It All 3. You Better Go Now 4. Baby, Did You Hear 5. Give Me Time 6. What Good Am I Without You 7. I Thought of You Last Night 8. Something I Dreamed Last Night 9. When I Fall in Love 10. A Mighty Pretty Waltz 11. Forgive and Forget 12. The Ruby and the Pearl 13. Dancing on the Ceiling 14. Querid | Jeri Southern | | The Singles & Albums Collection 1951-59 | COMPACT DISCS | CD | Best Buy