Reissuing the identical material compiled elsewhere several times (most notably on Columbia's
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">The Complete Doris Day With Les Brown), Jazz Factory won't win any points for originality, but the material itself is golden. Day's recordings with
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">the Andrews Sisters could hardly compare (no less with their three voices to her one). Whether she turned her eye to a ballad like the era-defining &Sentimental Journey& or decided to swing an ebullient number like &Come to Baby, Do!,& Day was not only one of the most likeable band singer in the business, she was also one of the most talented. Despite a few pieces of absurd novelty material (&Alexander the Swoose (Half Swan-Half Goose),& &The Deevil, Devil, Divil&) occasionally threatening to drag it into the depths, The Complete Recordings With Les Brown is an excellent collection.