MARY STALLINGS — Remember Love (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Mary Stallings has long been a very impressive singer living on the West Coast. Her style is conventional, a bit reminiscent of Carmen McRae's, but of very high quality and a logical match with her warm voice. Remember Love greatly benefits from the guiding hand of Geri Allen, who not only plays piano and organ but produced the project and provided all of the arrangements. The backing is a bit more modern than is usual on a Mary Stallings disc and some of the selections are more challenging, yet still comfortably in her style. Stallings is heard throughout at the peak of her powers. Among the many high points are a touching version of "Hello Yesterday," very slow renditions of "Dindi" and "Lucky to Be Me," a duet with bassist Darryl Hall on "Centerpiece," a swinging and joyful "I Just Found Out About Love," a haunting "Remember Love," and the closer, an unusual vocal-tenor duet with veteran Frank Wess on "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes." This is one of Mary Stallings' finest recordings and is highly recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    What A Difference A Day Makes 1:30
Written-By – Maria Grever, Stanley Adams
2.    No Greater Love 4:18
Written-By – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
3.    Hello Yesterday 6:24
Written-By – D. Channsin Berry, Randy Waldman
4.    Centerpiece 4:47
Written-By – Harry Edison, Jon Hendricks
5.    Moment To Moment 4:18
Written-By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
6.    Dindi 5:37
Written-By – Aloysio De Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert
7.    Remember Love 3:56
Written-By – Adriana Evans, Jonathan Scott, Mary Stallings
8.    Lucky To Be Me 4:35
Written-By – Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Leonard Bernstein
9.    I Just Found Out About Love 3:22
Written-By – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
10.    Make Me Rainbows 3:12
Written-By – Alan Bergman, John Williams, Marilyn Bergman
11.    Why Should There Be Stars 7:18
Written-By – Bryce Rohde, K. Lawrence Dunham
12.    Still The One 3:31
Written-By – Robert John Lange, Shania Twain
13.    Stuck In A Dream
Written-By – John Proulx, K. Lawrence Dunham
14.    Funny Not Much 2:53
Written-By – Bob Merrill, Hughie Prince, Marcia Neil
15.    What A Difference Day Makes 2:04
Written-By – Maria Grever, Stanley Adams
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Vincent Herring
Bass – Darryl Hall
Drums – Billy Hart
Piano, Producer, Organ, Arranged By – Geri Allen
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess
Trumpet – Wallace Roney
Vocals – Mary Stallings