ANN BURTON — By Myself Alone (1974) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Although Ann Burton was born in the Netherlands and made a couple of albums for the Dutch label Artone in the mid-'60s, she really made her mark in Japan. There she teamed up with some excellent local jazz musicians to make several albums, especially the 1974 set By Myself Alone. Of the ten or so albums she made before dying too young in 1989, this ranks as one of her best. The album features an intelligent and entertaining mix of tunes with unique Burton interpretations, treating the listener to more than 40 minutes of solid, if not spectacular, singing. Burton's voice could be husky and sensuous as on "Come Rain or Come Shine" or light and airy on a song favored by Blossom Dearie, "May I Come In?" She could take a tune by a one-time rock icon, Don McLean's "Oh My What a Shame," and make it sound like one of those Irish folk songs drenched with regret and resignation. A session highlight is the medley of "Yesterday" and "Yesterdays," where she focuses on the similarities rather than the differences between these two tunes written by composers from widely different backgrounds and generations. If this album is any indication, Burton was not interested in making her voice sound like a horn. There's no swooping, scatting, or other wordless vocalizing. Rather, she adhered to the lyrics the way they were written, respecting them by singing them in a straightforward manner. Dave Nathan  
Tracklist :
1. Come Rain Or Come Shine 4:48
  Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer 
2. Let Me Love You 5:10
  Bart Howard 
3. May I Come In 2:09
  Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal 
4. Love Is A Necessary Evil 3:53
  Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal 
5. Oh, My What A Shame 4:01
  Don McLean 
6. By Myself Alone 1:50
  Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz 
7. Yesterday & Yesterdays 2:53
  Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern / John Lennon / Paul McCartney 
8. Birthday Song 2:50
 Don McLean 
9. I Could Have Told You So 8:08
J. Oliver 
10. That Old Feeling 3:07
Lew Brown / Sammy Fain 
11. Travellin' Light 4:59
 Johnny Mercer / Jimmy Mundy / Trummy Young 
Credits :
Bass – Kunimitsu Inaba (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 to 11)
Piano – Masahiko Satoh 
Guitar – Sadanori Nakamure (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Vocals – Ann Burton
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Akira Miyazawa (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7 to 11)
Drums (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 11), Congas (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 8) – Masahiko Ozu 

ANN BURTON WITH LOUIS VAN DYKE TRIO ‎— Blue Burton (1967-2013) FLAC (tracks), lossless

The youth of Johanna 'Ansje' Rafalowicz, born on march 4th , 1933 in Amsterdam is for a great part darkened by the second world war. She had to go into hiding because of her Jewish descent, not to get caught by the German occupiers. And in the years after the liberation of Holland the sun still won't shine in Ansje's life. She perpetually clashes with her mother, which eventually leads to her being taken under the wings of a social welfare worker. Her dawning love for music is not without consequence: she becomes a singer with a combo, goes abroad, and soon adopts as her stage name Ann Burton.
When she enters the small Amsterdam theatre 'Het Bavohuis' in the evening of September 24th 1967 to record the first session of her first album, Blue Burton she is 34 years old and has 12 years of experience as a singer. At that moment the Beatles lead the top 10 in Holland with "All you need is love"....
Since Ann Burton made the singing of the Doris Day repertoire her business the world of popular music has seen a lot of changes - in the beginning by the arrival of rock'n' roll, later by the beat. Just so the Ann Burton repertoire underwent the necessary changes during these years. The singer broadened her musical horizon very much after getting acquainted with the jazz. After listening to the way Billie Holiday, Sara Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald handle their songs she started to put much more emotion into the interpretation of her lyrics, and this explains why she reckons Shirley Horn as one of her youngest favourites. From being just another singer Ann developed into a singer who is very careful in the handling of text and who can move and allure her audience with her sensitive voice. As Paul Visser (alias for Pete Venudor) wrote it in the original liner notes of Blue Burton: "Whether or not she is the best jazz singer in the Netherlands, others may decide. She undoubtedly is the most personal. ] And very, very blue".
Tracklist :
1    I Can't Give You Anything But Love 4:59
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
2    Go Away Little Boy 7:16
Written-By – Goffin And King
3    He Was Too Good To Me 3:18
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
4    But Not For Me 3:40
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
5    It's Easy To Remember 4:25
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
6    You've Changed 5:43
Written-By – Bill Carey, Carl Fisher
7    The Good Life 2:36
Written-By – Jack Reardon, Sacha Distel
8    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 3:26
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
9    Sunny 3:25
Written-By – Bobby Hebb
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Piet Noordijk (faixas: 3, 6, 8)
Bass – Jacques Schols
Drums – John Engels
Lead Vocals – Ann Burton
Piano – Louis Van Dyke 

ANN BURTON WITH LOUIS VAN DYKE TRIO ‎— Ballads & Burton (1970-1999) RM | Serie Master Sound | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is a beautiful album of Dutch jazz singer Ann Burton accompanied by The Louis Van Dyke Trio with the Stan Getz-influenced tenor of Ruud Brink thrown in on four numbers for good measure. Intimately executed and recorded, it's like sitting front row at your favorite jazz joint. Lovers of the genre take note. Jimmy Mentis
Tracklist :
1. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening    2:25
2. Try A Little Tenderness    5:25
3. Bang Bang    3:15
4. Someone To Watch Over Me    7:10
5. The Shadow Of Your Smile    5:10
6. It Never Entered My Mind    5:25
7. That Ole Devil Called Love    2:25
8. Never That Rainy Day    5:30
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Piet Noordijk (tracks: 3, 6, 8)
Bass – Jacques Schols
Drums – John Engels
Lead Vocals – Ann Burton
Piano – Louis Van Dyke
Tenor Saxophone – Rudy Brink (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)

ANN BURTON - Burton For Certain (1977) Mp3

Ann Burton (March 4, 1933, Amsterdam - November 29, 1989, Amsterdam) is the pseudonym of Johanna Rafalowicz (between 1938 and 1971: Johanna de Paauw), a fantastic Dutch jazz singer.
Track Listing
1 I Thought About You 3:50
James Van Heusen / Johnny Mercer
2 If I Were a Bell 3:50
Frank Loesser
3 Desperado 4:22
Michael Bruce / Alice Cooper
4 You and Me Against the World 5:15
Kenny Ascher / Paul Williams / Paul Williams
5 Laughing on the Outside 6:27
Eddie Rabbitt / E. Stevens
6 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 4:11
Cole Porter
7 I Cover the Waterfront 3:38
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
8 Rainy Days and Mondays 4:18
Roger Nichols / Paul Williams / Paul Williams
9 Still Crazy After All These Years 3:32
Paul Simon
10 I Won't Cry Anymore 3:58
Al Frisch
11 Send in the Clowns 4:20
Stephen Sondheim
Credits
Bass – Kunimitsu Inaba
Drums – Toshio Ohsumi
Piano – Ken McCarthy
Vocal – Ann Burton