Road to Morocco

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was a popular American singer and actor whose career stretched over more than half a century from 1926 until his death. Crosby's unique bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist until well into the rock era, with over half a billion records in circulation.
One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. Widely recognized as one of the most popular musical acts in history, Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers of the era that followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin…

Originally from Roseville, CA, Molly made her jazz vocal debut at the age of 11 with the Reynolds Brothers’ Rhythm Rascals at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. Since moving to New York City in August of 2003, she has become one of the most sought-after vocalists on the New York jazz scene. She has performed alongside such prominent jazz artists as Randy Reinhart, Jon-Erik Kellso, Bria Skonberg, Dan Barrett, Mark Shane, Rossano Sportiello, as well as with the preeminent 1920s-style orchestra, Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks. She is a member of Gordon Au’s Grand Street Stompers, and appears on the band’s Christmas album, released in November 2012. Molly also performs periodically with the gypsy jazz group Fête Manouche and with James Langton’s New York All-Star Big Band, both of which spotlight her as rhythm guitarist as well as vocalist…

An amazingly titled triple-cd compilation of early material on Virgin Records. Provides a pretty great survey of the mid-1970s: Captain Beefheart, Faust, Robert Wyatt, Fred Frith, even Can… very nice! The cover deftly imitates a well-worn old record from the period, and the set also comes with extensive liner notes.