What defines a jazz singer? A question that has long stirred the minds of fans and critics. Regarding this, it does not hurt to consult an old master, who has experienced the development of jazz firsthand and was in close personal contact with the greats of this music: Nat Hentoff , Grand Seigneur among jazz authors. He names three key elements, which are equally true for instrumentalists: swing (as implicit and present as the heartbeat), feeling (which one cannot learn, because it expresses how profoundly one has dealt with himself and life), and the personal sound that comes from the fi rst two factors.
If this is too abstract, you only have to experience the great artists on this CD box: twenty completely diff erent individualists who, apart from range of voice and other technical factors, have found their personal voice and can easily entice listeners into their cosmos. Aretha Franklin cannot be left out with a recording from her jazz beginnings, skills which are still outstanding today, as one could witness at the great jazz concert for Barack Obama at the White House in 2016, as well as these goddesses of jazz: Ella, Billie, Sarah and Dinah.
But there is also a lot of room for musical diversity and the discovery of talents, which have not made a great career for themselves for a variety of reasons ? or are even forgotten today. At second glance it is worthwhile to notice how completely diff erent and individual their interpretative approaches are by comparing the songs in the various versions assembled here, be it with one of the now classic jazz standards from the Great American songbook or the then completely new songs of Oscar Brown Jr., which are presented here in fantastic interpretations by Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, and Sheila Jordan, and which became the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement in the USA of the Sixties.
Accompanying these great singers are equally great instrumentalists, virtuosos like Cliff ord Brown (Sarah Vaughan), Milt Jackson and Max Roach (Dinah Washington), Stanley Turrentine and Wynton Kelly (Abbey Lincoln), Jay Jay Johnson and Herbie Mann (Chris Connor), Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer and Chet Baker (Annie Ross), and the outstanding orchestral directors and arrangers Quincy Jones and Sy Oliver (Della Reese) and many others legends from this Golden Age of Jazz, which today can only be admired from a distance, by means of recordings.
CD1
SARAH VAUGHAN – WITH CLIFFORD BROWN
1. Lullaby of Birdland (G. Weiss, G. Shearing) 4.02
2. April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg, V. Duke) 6.23
3. He‘s My Guy (D. Raye, G. DePaul) 4.14
4. Jim (C. Petrillo, E. Ross, N. Shawn) 5.53
5. You‘re Not the Kind (I. Mills, W. Hudson) 4.46
6. Embraceable You (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) 4.51
7. I‘m Glad There Is You (J. Dorsey, Paul Mertz) 5.11
8. September Song (K. Weill, M. Anderson) 5.47
9. It‘s Crazy (D. Fields, R. Rodgers) 4.58
Sarah Vaughan (voc) Clifford Brown (tp)
Herbie Mann (fl) Paul Quinichette (ts)
Jimmy Jones (p) Joe Benjamin (b)
Roy Haynes (drs) Ernie Wilkins (arr, conductor)
Recorded in New York City on December 16 and 18, 1954
DINAH WASHINGTON – SINGS THE BLUES
BETTY ROCHE – SINGS WITH EARL HINES
10. Blues for a Day (J. Henry) 2.53
11. Rich Man‘s Blues (T. Lowe) 2.56
12. All or Nothing (J. Henry) 2.54
13. Beggin‘ Mama Blues (Manges, Baranco) 2.54
14. Chewin‘ Mama Blues (J. Henry) 2.56
15. Pacific Coast Blues (Manges, Baranco) 2.41
16. Wise Woman Blues (J. Henry) 2.50
Dinah Washington (voc) Karl George (tp)
Jewel Grant (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Gene Porter
(brs) Milt Jackson (vibes) Wilbert Baranco (p)
Charles Mingus (b) Lee Young (drs)
Recorded in Hollywood, LA, on December 10, 12 and 13, 1945
17. Blues on My Weary Mind (L. Feather) 3.02
18. Trouble, Trouble (L. Feather) 3.25
19. I‘ll Get By (F. Ahlert, R. Turk) 2.22
20. Design for Jivin‘ (L. Feather) 3.18
Betty Roche (voc) Ray Nance (tp, viol)
Johnny Hodges (as) Flip Phillips (ts)
Al Casey (git) Earl Hines (p)
Oscar Pettiford (b) Sid Catlett (drs)
Recorded in New York City, on April 26, 1944
Total Time 78.18
CD2
ELLA FITZGERALD & BILLIE HOLIDAY – AT NEWPORT
1. This Can‘t Be Love (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 1.45
2. I Got It Bad and That Ain‘t Good (D. Ellington, P. Webster) 4.27
3. Body and Soul (E. Heyman, F. Eyton, J. Green, R. Sour) 4.28
4. April in Paris (V. Duke, E.Y. Harburg) 4.02
5. I‘ve Got a Crush on You (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) 2.27
6. Airmail Special (B. Goodman, C. Christian, J. Mundy) 4.34
7. I Can‘t Give You Anything But Love (J. McHugh, D. Fields) 7.01
Ella Fitzgerald (voc) Don Abney (p) Wendell Marshall
(b) Jo Jones (drs) Recorded at Freebody Park,
Newport, Rhode Island, on July 4, 1957
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) 2.39
9. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) 3.11
10. My Man (A. Willemetz, C. Pollack, J. Charles, M. Yvain) 3.32
11. Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg, O. Hammerstein II) 2.07
12. Lady Sings the Blues (B. Holiday, H. Nichols) 3.02
13. What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Harry Woods) 3.17
Billie Holiday (voc) Mal Waldron (p) Joe Benjamin
(b) Jo Jones (drs) Recorded at Freebody Park,
Newport, Rhode Island on July 6, 1957
DINAH WASHINGTON – AT NEWPORT ‘58
14. Lover Come Back to Me (Sigmund Romberg) 2.23
15. Back Water Blues (Bessie Smith) 4.41
16. Crazy Love (P. Tuminello, S. Cahn) 3.24
17. All of Me (G. Marks, S. Simons) 5.30
18. Backstage Blues (D. Elliot, T. Gibbs, U. Green) 9.22
19. Julie and Jake (Terry Gibbs) 7.47
Dinah Washington (voc, tracks 14-17) Blue Mitchell
(tp, 14-16) Melba Liston (tb, 14-16) Urbie Greene (tb,
17-19) Harold Ousley (ts, 14-16) Sahib Shibab (brs,
14-16) Terry Gibbs (vibes, 17-19) Don Elliot (vibes,
mellophone, 17-19) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b)
Max Roach (drs) Recorded at the Newport Jazz
Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, on July 6, 1958
Total Time 79.41
CD3
CHRIS CONNOR – THIS IS CHRIS
1. Blame It on My Youth (Heyman, Levant) 2.40
2. It‘s All Right with Me (Cole Porter) 2.28
3. Someone to Watch over Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) 3.12
4. Trouble Is a Man (A. Wilder) 2.53
5. All This and Heaven Too (De Lang, Van Heusen, Remick) 3.30
6. The Thrill Is Gone (Brown, Henderson) 2.45
7. I Concentrate on You (Cole Porter) 3.31
8. All Dressed up with a Broken Heart (Patrick, Reese, Val) 1.51
9. From This Moment On (Cole Porter) 2.30
10. Ridin‘ High (Cole Porter) 4.15
Chris Connor (voc) J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb)
Herbie Mann (fl) Joe Puma (git) Ralph Sharon (p)
Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (drs)
Recorded in New York City in April, 1955
JERI SOUTHERN – COFFEE, CIGARETTES AND MEMORIES
11. Coffee, Cigarettes, Memories (Jeri Southern) 2.54
12. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (Frank Loesser) 3.20
13. This Time the Dream‘s on Me (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 2.37
14. Detour Ahead (L. Carter, H. Ellis, J. Freigo) 2.46
15. The Song Is Ended (Irving Berlin) 2.06
16. Yesterdays (O. Harbach, J. Kern) 2.34
17. Deep in a Dream (E. DeLange, J. Van Heusen) 3.04
18. I‘m Stepping out with a Memory Tonight (H. Magidson, A. Wrubel) 3.03
19. Maybe It‘s Because I Love You Too Much (Irving Berlin) 2.26
20. Yesterday‘s Gardenias (N. Cogane, S. Mysels, D. Robertson) 2.34
21. I Must Have That Man! (D. Fields, J. McHugh) 3.18
22. I‘ll Never Be the Same (G. Kahn, M. Malneck, F. Signorelli) 2.20
Jeri Southern (voc) Lennie Hayton (conductor)
Recorded in 1958
Total Time 62.41
CD4
ARETHA FRANKLIN -ARETHA WITH THE RAY BRYANT COMBO
1. Won‘t Be Long (J. Leslie McFarland) 3.13
2. Over the Rainbow (E. Y. Harburg, H. Arlen) 2.41
3. Love Is the Only Thing (J. Leslie McFarland) 2.44
4. Sweet Lover (J. Leslie McFarland, S. Wyche) 3.25
5. All Night Long (C. Lewis) 3.01
6. Who Needs You? (B. Holiday, J. Burns) 2.50
7. Right Now (J. Leslie McFarland) 2.26
8. Are You Sure (M. Willson) 2.44
9. Maybe I‘m a Fool (J. Leslie McFarland) 3.20
10. It Ain‘t Necessarily So (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) 2.57
11. (Blue) By Myself (J. Leslie McFarland, J. Bailey) 2.42
12. Today I Sing the Blues (C. Lewis) 2.47
Aretha Franklin (voc, p, 1, 6, 8, 9) Quentin Jackson
(tb, 5 & 11) Tyree Glenn (tb, 2, 3, 7, 12) Al Sears (ts, 5,
6, 8, 9, 11) Warren Luckey (ts, 10) Lord Westbrook
(git, 2, 3, 5 -12) Skeeter Best (git, 7) Ray Bryant (p, 1,
2 -5, 7, 10-12) Bill Lee (b, 1- 5, 7, 10- 12) Milt Hinton (b,
6, 8, 9) Belton Evans (drs, 1, 4, 10) Osie Johnson (drs,
2, 3, 7, 12) Sticks Evans (drs, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
THE GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET WITH NANCY WILSON – THE SWINGIN´S MUTUAL!
13. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper, Washington) 2.26
14. Oh! Look at Me Now (J. Bushkin, J. De Vries) 2.14
15. The Nearness of You (N. Washington) 3.00
16. You Are There (Cy Walter) 2.12
17. Born to the Blue (M. Torme, R. Wells) 2.16
18. Blue Lo (E. Sampson, I. Mills) 2.20
19. Lullaby of Birdland (B. Y. Forster, G. Shearing) 2.26
20. All Night Long (Curtis Lewis) 3.09
21. Inspiration (George Shearing) 2.18
22. The Things We Did Last Summer (J. Styne, S. Cahn) 2.45
23. Don‘t Call Me (Margy Hyams) 2.50
24. Let‘s Live Again (G. Shearing, M. Raskin) 2.25
Nancy Wilson (voc, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24)
George Shearing (p) Warren Chaisson (vibes)
Dick Garcia (git) Ralph Pena (b)
Vernell Fournier (drs) Armando Peraza (per)
Recorded on June 29, July 5 & 6, 1960
and January 7, 1961
Total Time 65.12
CD5
BETTY ST. CLAIR (WITH HAL MCKUSICK) – WHAT IS THERE TO SAY
1. That Old Black Magic (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 2.28
2. What Is There to Say (E. Y. Harburg, V. Duke) 3.33
3. East of the Sun (B. Bowman) 2.28
4. Prelude to a Kiss (D. Ellington, I. Mills, I. Gordon) 3.56
5. Out of Nowhere (Heyman, Green) 2.16
6. I Hadn‘t Anyone ‚Til You (A. Wilder, R. Noble) 2.20
7. Almost Like Being in Love (F. Loewe, A. J. Lerner) 2.46
8. Here Comes Trouble Again (???) 3.21
9. My One and Only Love (G. Wood, R. Mellin) 4.09
10. Why Try to Change Me Now (C. Coleman, J. McCarthy) 3.23
11. Skylark (J. Mercer, H. Carmichael) 3.14
12. Give Me the Simple Life (R. Bloom, H. Ruby) 2.00
Betty St. Clair (voc) Phil Sunkel (tp, 2, 5, 7, 8)
Billy Byers (tb, 2, 5, 7, 8) Hal McKusick (as, cl, 2, 5,
7, 8) Gene DiNovi (p, 2, 5, 7, 8) Eddie Swanson (p,
except 2, 5, 7, 8) Jimmy Raney (git, 2, 5, 7, 8) Clyde
Lombardi (b, 2, 5, 7, 8) Addison Farmer (b, except 2,
5, 7, 8) Jimmy Campbell (drs, 2, 5, 7, 8) Herb Lovelle
(drs, except 2, 5, 7, 8) Recorded in New York City in 1955
HELEN MERRILL -AMERICAN COUNTRY SONGS
13. Maybe Tomorrow (D. & P. Everly) 2.40
14. I‘m so Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) 2.17
15. You Don‘t Know Me (C. Walker, E. Arnold) 2.24
16. Condemned Without Trial (H. Blair, D. Robertson) 2.33
17. You Win Again (Hank Williams) 2.31
18. I‘m Here to Get My Baby out of Jail (Karl, Harty) 4.22
19. A Heart Full of Love (E. Arnold, S. Nelson, R. Sochnel) 3.07
20. Cold, Cold Heart (Hank Williams) 2.42
21. Devoted to You (B. Bryant) 2.25
22. My Heart Would Know (Hank Williams) 2.30
23. Any Time (Herb Lawson) 2.43
24. Half as Much (Curley Williams) 2.30
Helen Merrill (voc) Mundell Lowe, Bill Suyker (git)
Bernie Leighton (p) Milt Hinton (b)
Bobby Rosengarden, Joe Jones (drs)
Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, David Nadien (viol)
Alfred Brown (viola) Harvey Shapiro (cello)
Recorded in New York City on May 25, 1959
Total Time 68.39
CD6
BETTY CARTER – MEET BETTY CARTER AND RAY BRYANT
1. Sneaking Around (Ray Bryant) 3.17
2. Moonlight in Vermont(J. Blackburn, K. Suessdorf ) 3.25
3. What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter) 2.54
4. Thou Swell (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 1.41
5. Willow Weep for Me (A. Ronell) 3.35
6. I Could Write a Book (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 2.38
7. Threesome (Ray Bryant) 2.46
8. Gone with the Wind (H. Magdison, A. Wrubel) 4.12
9. Old Devil Moon (B. Lane, E.Y. Harburg) 4.00
10. The Way You Look Tonight (D. Fields, J. Kern) 2.42
11. No Moon at All (D. Mann, R. Evans) 2.52
12. Can‘t We Be Friends (K. Swift, P. James) 2.27
Betty Carter (voc, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,12) Ray Bryant (p)
Jerome Richardson (fl, 6, 10, 12)
Wendell Marshall (b) Philly Joe Jones (drs)
Recorded in New York City May 13, 16 and June 1, 1955
NINA SIMONE – FORBIDDEN FRUIT
13. Rags and Old Iron (Curtis, O. Brown Jr.) 4.10
14. No Good Man (Fisher, Higginbotham, Gallop) 3.40
15. Gin House Blues (Henderson, Troy) 3.05
16. I‘ll Look Around (Cross, Cory) 5.05
17. I Love to Love (L. Hayton) 3.25
18. Work Song (N. Adderley, O. Brown Jr.) 2.36
19. Where Can I Go Without You (Lee, Young) 2.52
20. Just Say I Love Him (Val, Dale, Kalmanoff, Ward) 6.36
21. Memphis in June (Carmichael, Webster) 2.39
22. Forbidden Fruit (Oscar Brown Jr.) 3.49
Nina Simone (voc, p) Al Schackman (git)
Chris White (b) Bob Hamilton (drs)
Recorded in 1961
Total Time 74.51
CD7
DELLA REESE – THE STORY OF THE BLUES
1. The Story of the Blues (J. Bushkin, J. Burke) 1.28
2. Good Morning Blues (C. Basie, E. Durham, J. Rushing) 3.49
3. Empty Bed Blues (J. C. Johnson) 3.37
4. Squeeze Me (F. Waller, C. Williams) 3.13
5. You‘ve Been a Good Old Wagon (John Henry) 3.34
6. Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) 2.28
(C. Basie, E. Durham, J. Rushing)
7. St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose) 4.00
8. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) (J. Davis, J. Sherman, R. Ramirez) 3.43
9. Things Ain‘t What They Used to Be (M. Ellington) 2.45
10. Stormy Weather (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) 4.09
11. There‘s Always the Blues (J. Bushkin, J. Burke) 3.18
Della Reese (voc, narration)
Sy Oliver and his Orchestra, Released in 1959
LURLEAN HUNTER – BLUE & SENTIMENTAL
12. Blue Turning Grey over You (F. Waller, A. Razaf) 3.06
13. If You Could See Me Now (T. Dameron, C. Sigman) 2.48
14. My Kinda Love (J. Trent, L. Alter) 3.17
15. Crazy He Calls Me (C. Sigman, B. Russell) 3.27
16. Just Imagine (G. DeSylva, L. Brown, R. Hennderson) 3.34
17. Blue & Sentimental (C. Basie, J. Livingston, M. David) 3.45
18. The Song Is You (J. Kern, O. Hammerstein) 1.51
19. Then I‘ll Be Tired of You (Ee. Y. Harburg, A. Schwartz) 5.33
20. Fool That I Am (Floyd Hunt) 3.49
21. We‘ll Be Together Again (F. Laine, C. Fisher) 4.08
22. As Long as I Live (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) 2.10
Lurlean Hunter (voc) Harry Edison (tp) Rudy
Rutherford (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Jim Hall (git)
Jimmy Jones (p) George Duvivier or Trigger Alpert
(b) Don Lamond (drs)
Recorded in New York City in 1960
Total Time 73.56
CD8
CARMEN MCRAE -AFTER GLOW
1. I Can‘t Escape from You (L. Robin, R. A. Whiting) 3.34
2. Guess Who I Saw Today (M. Grand, E. Boyd) 3.38
3. My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 4.23
4. The Little Things That Mean so Much (H. Adamson, T. Wilson) 3.16
5. I‘m Thru with Love (M. Malneck, F. Livingston, G. Kahn) 4.12
6. Nice Work If You Can Get It (G. & I. Gershwin) 2.32
7. East of the Sun (B. Bowman) 2.18
8. Exactly Like You (McHugh, D. Fields) 2.12
9. All My Life (S. H. Stept, S. Mitchell) 4.17
10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) 2.29
11. Dream of Life (C. McRae, L. Henderson Jr.) 4.02
12. Perdido (J. Tizol, E. Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder) 2.20
Carmen McRae (voc, p, 1, 4, 8, 12) Ray Bryant (p, all
others) Ike Isaacs (b) Specs Wright (drs)
Recorded in 1957
ANNIE ROSS -SINGS A SONG WITH MULLIGAN!
13. I Feel Pretty (L. Bernstein, S. Sondheim) 3.34
14. How About You? (B. Lane, R. Freed) 2.51
15. I‘ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face (F. Loewe, A. J. Lerner) 3.02
16. This Time the Dream‘s on Me (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 3.24
17. Let There Be Love (L. Rand, I. Grant) 3.44
18. All of You (Cole Porter) 2.19
19. Give Me the Simple Life (R. Bloom, H. Ruby) 3.35
20. This Is Always (H. Warren, M. Gordon) 4.21
21. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (H. Arlen, T, Koehler) 3.41
22. It Don‘t Mean a Thing (If It Ain‘t Got That Swing) (D. Ellington, I. Mills) 1.39
Annie Ross (voc) Gerry Mulligan (brs) Art Farmer
(tp, 1, 3, 6-8) Chet Baker (tp, 2 , 4, 5, 9 , 10) Bill Cro
(b, 1, 3, 6-8) Henry Grimes, Dave Bailey (drs)
Recorded in New York City, September 25, 1958
(tracks 1, 3, 6-8), and December 11, 12 1957
(tracks 2 , 4, 5, 9, 10)
Total Time 71.24
CD9
PEGGY LEE – BLUES CROSS COUNTRY
1. Kansas City (J. Leiber, M. Stoller) 2.30
2. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) 3.05
3. Los Angeles Blues (P. Lee, Q. Jones) 2.38
4. I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City (J. Lange, L. Rene) 2.53
5. The Grain Belt Blues (P. Lee, B. Schluger, M. Raskin) 1.52
6. New York City Blues (P. Lee, Q. Jones) 3.22
7. Goin‘ to Chicago Blues (C. Basie, J. Rushing) 2.37
8. San Francisco Blues (P. Lee, B. Schluger, M. Raskin) 2.38
9. Fisherman‘s Wharf (P. Lee, M. Raskin) 3.12
10. Boston Beans (P. Lee, B. Schluger, M. Raskin) 2.05
11. The Train Blues (P. Lee, Q Jones) 2.43
12. St Louis Blues (W. C. Handy) 2.16
Peggy Lee (voc) Quincy Jones Orchestra:
Al Porcino, Bob Fowler, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Sheldon,
Joe Graves, Pete Candoli, Ray Triscari (tp) Bob
Knight, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, George Roberts,
Hoyt Bohannon, Lew MacCreary, Tommy Shepard,
Vern Friley (tb) Benny Carter, Buddy Collette, Bill
Green (as) Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette, Justin
Gordon, Plas Johnson, Bill Green (ts) Jack Nimitz
(brs) Dennis Budimir, Howard Roberts (g)
Frank Strazzeri, Jimmy Rowles (p) Max Bennett (b)
Stan Levey (dr) Chico Guerrero, Chano Pozo (perc)
Arranged by Quincy Jones (1-7, 9-1)
Benny Carter (8) Conductor Quincy Jones
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April /
May 1961
HONI GORDON – SINGS
13. Strollin´ (C. Mingus, H. Gordon) 4.35
14. Ill Wind (You‘re Blowing Me No Good) (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) 2.30
15. My Kokomo (George Gordon) 5.19
16. Why Try to Change Me Now (Coleman, McCarthy) 5.00
17. Cupid (Leonard, Gordon) 3.22
18. Walkin‘ (Out the Door) (Mary Lou Williams) 3.10
19. Why (Consuela Moorehead) 3.29
20. Love Affair (Leonard, Gordon) 3.44
21. Lament of the Lonely (Esmond Edwards) 2.45
Honi Gordon (voc) Ken McIntyre (as, fl) Wally
Richardson (git) Jaki Byard (p) George Duvivier (b)
Ed Shaughnessy (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs,
NJ on March 23, 1962
Total Time 65.47
CD10
ABBEY LINCOLN – ABBEY IS BLUE
1. Afro-Blue (Mongo Santamaria) 3.20
2. Lonely House (Weill, Hughes) 3.40
3. Let Up (Abbey Lincoln) 5.30
4. Thursday‘s Child (Boyd, Grand) 3.31
5. Brother, Where Are You? (Oscar Brown Jr.) 3.10
6. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (Young, Lewis, Fiorito) 5.24
7. Come Sunday (Duke Ellington) 5.13
8. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein, Romberg) 2.46
9. Lost in the Stars (Weill, Anderson) 4.10
10. Long as You‘re Living (Priester, Brown Jr., T. Turrentine) 2.35
Abbey Lincoln (voc) Kenny Dorham (tp, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Tommy Turrentine (tp 1, 3, 6, 10) Julian Priester (tb,
1, 3, 6, 10) Stanley Turrentine (1, 3, 6, 10) Les Spann
(git, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9; fl, 5) Cedar Walton (p, 3, 6) Phil
Wright (p, 7, 8, 9) Wynton Kelly (p, 2, 4) Bobby
Boswell (b, 1, 3, 6, 10) Sam Jones (b, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Philly Joe Jones (drs, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9) Max Roach (drs, 1,
3, 6, 10) Recorded in New York; Spring and Fall, 1959
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SHEILA JORDAN – PORTRAIT OF SHEILA
11. Falling in Love with Love (Hart & Hart) 2.32
12. If You Could See Me Now (Sigman, Dameron) 4.33
13. Am I Blue (Clarke, Akst) 4.12
14. Dat Dere (Timmons, Brown Jr.) 2.44
15. When the World Was Young (Mercer, Philippe, Gerard) 4.43
16. Let‘s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 1.15
17. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (Young, Lewis, Rito) 3.11
18. Who Can I Turn To? (Wilder, Engvick) 3.22
19. Baltimore Oriole (Carmichael, Webster) 2.34
20. I‘m a Fool to Want You (Sinatra, Wolf, Herron) 4.56
21. Hum Drum Blues (O. Brown Jr.) 2.15
22. Willow Weep for Me (A. Ronell) 3.30
Sheila Jordan (voc) Barry Galbraith (git)
Steve Swallow (b) Denzil Best (drs)
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 19
and October 12, 1962
Total Time 79.08