Don't Explain (Jeri Southern; Decca). One event in the he-she cycle that is very rarely explored in pop tunes: the philanderer's return. Songstress Jeri Southern gives it a fairly heart-wrenching onceover in a plain but expressive voice, while in the background a baritone sax cries hoarsely.
Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band (Victor 5 LPs). A whopping album of eye-misting nostalgia for any veteran of jitterbugging in Europe, short-waving in the Pacific, or lonely stargazing at home during World War II. The 57 numbers contain productions large and small of favorite tunes of...