JIMMY SCOTT — The Fabulous Songs of Jimmy Scott (1960-2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Reissued in 2003 with extra tracks and beautifully remastered sound, the FABULOUS SONGS OF JIMMY SCOTT, originally released in 1960, showcases Scott's stunning, inimitable voice. The vocalist suffered from Kallmann's Syndrome, which kept his voice perpetually at a high, pre-pubescent tenor, yet he parlayed his physical limitation into an exquisite instrument, and he was capable of rendering great emotional power in his deliveries.
FABULOUS SONGS OF JIMMY SCOTT contains some traditional numbers ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") and some standards ("The Way You Look Tonight"), but all of the material is presented with a sophistication and passion that are uniquely Scott's. He is arguably at the height of his powers here (the control he holds over his vibrato is truly amazing), making FABULOUS one of the singer's best early recordings. AllMusic
Tracklist :
1 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 3:12
Traditional
2 An Evening In Paradise 2:58
Little Jimmy Scott
3 If I Ever Lost You 2:43
Little Jimmy Scott
4 I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over 3:34
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
5 Please Forgive Me 3:07
Little Jimmy Scott
6 How Else 3:04
Little Jimmy Scott
7 If You Are But a Dream 2:39
Nat Bonx / Jack Fulton / Moe Jaffe
8 The Way You Look Tonight 2:28
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
9 Things That Are Love 2:29
Little Jimmy Scott
10 Everybody's Somebody's Fool 2:15
Howard Greenfield / Jack Keller
11 Once 2:22
Guy Wood
12 What Good Would It Be 2:30
Howard Biggs
13 There Will Never Be Another You 2:22
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
14 Time On My Hands 2:42
Harold Adamson / Mack Gordon / Vincent Youmans
15 Smile 2:31
Charlie Chaplin / Geoffrey Parsons / John Turner
Credits :
Bass – Abie Baker, Al Lucas, Lloyd Trotman
Cello – Maurice Brown
Drums – Bobby Donaldson, Norris Shawker
Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli, Charles May, Hy White
Piano – Howard Biggs, Robert Banks
Viola – David Mankovitz, Isadore Zir
Violin – David Soyer, Felix Orlewitz, Julius Brand, Julius Held, Seymour Miroff
Vocals – Jimmy Scott