Tino Rossi's impassioned, quavering tenor and movie star cheekbones were especially potent during—and immediately after—the wartime occupation and liberation of his native France. And it's easy to hear why, as each of his keening laments expresses monumental nobility, duty and heartbreak whether set to a martial tango (“Partir un jour”), a stately waltz (“Tchi-tchi”) or the gently unfolding melodic climax of a Chopin romance (“Tristesse”). Even his Christmas hit (“Petit Papa Noël”) is a festive tearjerker, a fragile bud of hope from a devastating time.