Selections range from Columbo"s earliest recorded vocals to the final four recordings made a month before his death. The recordings included here help the listener not only to appreciate Columbo"s uniquely romantic style, but also to study the development of his approach to lyrics and melody. We will never know what Russ Columbo might have been, but from this CD, we can comprehend what he was as a foremost entertainer of his day on the band circuit and on radio.