FRANK SINATRA — The Capitol Years (1954-1962) 21CD BOX-SET (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

While Capitol Records issued upgraded, 20-bit remastered editions of eight of Sinatra's key albums in the U.S. in 1998, EMI-U.K. put together this 21-CD box, containing every song that Sinatra authorized for release between 1953 and 1961, remastered in state-of-the-art 20-bit digital audio. Each CD contains an individual Sinatra Capitol LP (including singles compilations), but the bonus tracks from the American versions appear on a separate CD here (The Rare Sinatra), which means that some of these discs run only 30 minutes or so. What will really confuse dedicated fans is that the sound on this box is superior to the American remasters. On Songs for Young Lovers, for example, Sinatra simply sounds much closer than he does on the Capitol CD, and Swing Easy is even better. In the Wee Small Hours is very slightly more uneven, at least the title track, but everything else is superior. Songs for Swingin' Lovers is where the box really departs from the 1998 American remasters -- Sinatra sounds about twice as close, and the sound is significantly richer. A Swingin' Affair blows its American equivalent out of the water. Only the Lonely sets new heights for intimate and vivid sound, which Come Dance With Me matches -- and the U.K. box has the right version of "Day In -- Day Out," in contrast to the American disc. The enveloping, sumptuous texture of Nice 'n' Easy sets the bar still higher, and Come Swing With Me matches that standard. Sinatra's Capitol library will likely never sound better, and the only complaint lies with the packaging -- the booklet, which came with an earlier LP version of this material, is meaningless; still, it's hard to argue with anything that sounds this good.  Bruce Eder

Tracklist :
CD1. Songs For Young Lovers (1954)

CD2: Swing Easy (1954)
CD3. In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
CD4. This is Sinatra (1956)
CD5. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (1956)
CD6. Close to you (1957)
CD7. A Swingin' Affair (1957)
CD8. Where Are You (1957)
CD9. Come Fly With Me (1958)
CD10. This is Sinatra Volume Two (1958)
CD11. Nice 'N' Easy (1960)
CD12. Come Dance With Me (1959)
CD13. No One Cares (1959)
CD14. Look To Your Heart (1959)
CD15. Only The Lonely (1958)
CD16. Come Swing With Me (1961)
CD17. All The Way (1961)
CD18. Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1961)
CD19. Point Of No Return (1962)
CD20. Sinatra Sings... Of Love And Things (1962)
CD21. The Rare Sinatra (1959)
Notas
The complete CD collection of Sinatra on the Capitol label.
All discs are remastered. Discs do not have individual catalog #'s. Earlier albums in original mono.
Outer spine of discs form a Sinatra photo when placed next to each other in the box . Inner spines have the title.
Segmented lift top box with silver inlay lettering plus 20 page booklet reprinting original LP box liner notes

KAY STARR — Losers, Weepers (1960- 2012) RM | Serie 見つめていたい歌姫たち Female Jazz Vocal オリジナル紙ジャケ Collection | FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

Kay Starr was always a very underrated jazz singer. Because she had a few pop hits and gained a major name in the 1950s, Starr is often overlooked in the jazz world, but most of her vintage records are well worth investigating. This particular out-of-print LP from around 1957 (the date is approximate) features her backed by a string section arranged by Van Alexander. Although most of the songs have to deal with love, the emphasis is on ballads and the strings are heavy in spots, Starr gives a jazz feeling to each of her dozen interpretations. As usual, in spots she sounds eerily close to Dinah Washington. Highlights include "You Always Hurt the One You Love," "Don't Take Your Love from Me," "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and "Into Each Rain Some Rain Must Fall." Superior singing. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.  You Always Hurt The One You Love 2:55
Written-By – Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
2.  I Should Care 2:24
Written-By – Stordahl, Weston, Cahn
3.  I'm A Fool To Care (2:44)
Written-By – Ted Daffen
4.  Don't Take Your Love From Me 2:31
Written-By – Henry Nemo
5.  When I Lost You 2:10
Written-By – Irving Berlin
6.  Only Forever 2:48
Written-By – James V. Monaco, Johnny Burke
7.  Gonna Get A Guy 3:20
Written-By – Al Lewis, Howard Simon
8.  Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 2:57
Written-By – Sam Stept, Sidney Clare
9.  I Miss You So 2:53
Written-By – Scott, Henderson, Robin
10.  A Faded Summer Love 2:53
Written-By – Phil Baxter
11.  When I Woman Loves A Man 3:20
Written-By – Hanighen, Jenkins, Mercer
12.  Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall 1:54
Credits :
Conductor – Van Alexander
Producer – Dave Cavanaugh
Vocals - Kay Star

CHARLIE PARKER & DIZZY GILLESPIE — Diz 'N Bird At Carnegie Hall (1997) The Performance Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Nine years after Benny Goodman's groundbreaking concert, bebop finally came to Carnegie Hall. Most notable on this 1997 CD (which contains music that has been reissued many times, often incoherently) is the meeting between altoist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Joined by the underrecorded piano of John Lewis, bassist Al McKibbon and the slightly overrecorded drums of Joe Harris, Bird and Diz generate some real fireworks on five songs, and Parker's rendition of "Confirmation," and the CD's high point, is definitive and memorable. The remainder of the set (ten selections including "Cool Breeze," "One Bass Hit," "Cubano-Be, Cubano-Bop" and "Things to Come") features the Gillespie big band in typically spirited form. Of particular interest are a few numbers ("Relaxin' at Camarillo," which was arranged by George Russell, "Hot House," and "Toccata for Trumpet") that were never recorded in the studio by the big band. Classic bebop. Scott Yanow
Nota :
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall on September 29, 1947.
Tracks 1-5 were performed by a quintet; tracks 6-15 were performed by a big band.   Tracklist + Credits :

LENNIE TRISTANO and WARNE MARSH - Intuition (1996) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 This CD brings back a formerly rare set by Warne Marsh, plus seven classic performances that serve as the high point of Lennie Tristano's career. Oddly enough, the Tristano date is programmed second. First is a full-length album which matches Warne Marsh with the cooler but complementary tone of fellow tenor Ted Brown (plus pianist Ronnie Ball, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Jeff Morton). The original eight selections are joined by four alternate takes recorded in mono. Marsh and Brown blend together well, Ball has several creative solos, and most of the "originals" are based closely on familiar standards. However, the main reason to acquire this CD is for the seven remarkable Tristano tracks which feature his finest group (consisting of the pianist/leader, altoist Lee Konitz, Marsh on tenor, guitarist Billy Bauer, bassist Arnold Fishkin, and either Harold Granowsky or Denzil Best on drums). Tristano's music was unique and even more advanced than most bop of the late '40s. While he confined the rhythm section to very quiet timekeeping, the vibrato-less horns and Tristano himself played very long melodic lines, constantly improvising. The stunning unisons performed by Konitz and Marsh (particularly on "Wow") still sound remarkable today, as does the interplay of the two horns on "Sax of a Kind." "Intuition" and "Digression" were the first recorded free improvisations in jazz, but are quite coherent due to the musicians' familiarity with each other. Due to the Lennie Tristano performances, this CD reissue (which has over 75 minutes of music) is essential for all jazz collections. Scott Yanow  
Tracklist :
1    Warne Marsh–    Smog Eyes 3:32
Written-By – Ted Brown
2    Warne Marsh–    Ear Conditioning 5:13
Written-By – Ronnie Ball
3    Warne Marsh–    Lover Man 4:28
Written-By – Davis, Sherman, Ramirez
4    Warne Marsh–    Quintessence 4:14
Written-By – Ronnie Ball
5    Warne Marsh–    Jazz Of Two Cities 4:32
Written-By – Ted Brown
6    Warne Marsh–    Dixie's Dilemma 4:20
Written-By – Warne Marsh
7    Warne Marsh–    Tschaikovsky's Opus #42, Third Movement 3:59
Traditional
8    Warne Marsh–    I Never Knew 5:00
Written-By – G. Khan, T. FioRita
9    Warne Marsh–    Ear Conditioning (Mono Master) 5:14
Written-By – Ronnie Ball
10    Warne Marsh–    Lover Man (Mono Master) 4:29
Written-By – Davis, Sherman, Ramirez
11    Warne Marsh–    Jazz Of Two Cities (Mono Take) 4:39
Written-By – Ted Brown
12    Warne Marsh–    I Never Knew (Mono Take) 5:09
Written-By – Kahn, T. FioRita
13    Lennie Tristano–    Wow 3:19
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
14    Lennie Tristano–    Crosscurrent 2:48
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
15    Lennie Tristano–    Yesterdays 2:45
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
16    Lennie Tristano–    Marionette 3:04
Written-By – Billy Bauer
17    Lennie Tristano–    Sax Of A Kind 2:59
Written-By – L. Tristano, W. Marsh
18    Lennie Tristano–    Intuition 2:27
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
19    Lennie Tristano–    Digression 3:04
Written-By – Lennie Tristano     
Credits :
1-12
Bass – Ben Tucker
Drums – Jeff Morton
Piano – Ronnie Ball
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
13-19
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Denzil Best (tracks: 16 to 19), Harold Granowsky (tracks: 13, 14),
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Notas.
Tracks 1 to 8 are stereo, all other selections are mono.
The Warne Marsh album that begins this CD was issued in mono as "Jazz Of Two Cities" (Imperial LP 9027) and in stereo as "Winds Of Marsh" (Imperial LP 12013). The mono and stereo takes of "Jazz Of Two Cities" and "I Never Knew" are completely different. The second saxophone solo on "Ear Conditioning" and the piano solo on "Lover Man" differ on the stereo and mono masters. Both versions of these four tunes are therefore included here.
Tracks 1 to 4, 9 & 10 recorded on October 3, 1956 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles.
Tracks 5 to 8, 11 & 12 recorded on October 11, 1956 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles.
Tracks 13 & 14 recorded on March 4, 1949 in New York.
Tracks 15 recorded on March 14, 1949 in New York.
Tracks 16 to 19 recorded on May 16, 1949 in New York.

LEE KONITZ & THE GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET - Konitz Meets Mulligan (1957-1988) MONO | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Too Marvelous For Words    3:36
R. Whiting / Jonny Mercer
2    Lover Man    3:01
Davis / Ramirez / Sherman
3    I'll Remember April    4:08
Raye / De Paul / Johnston
4    These Foolish Things    3:15
Strachey / Marvell / Link
5    All The Things You Are    3:55
J. Kern / O. Hammerstein
6    Bernie's Tune    3:32
Bernie Miller
7    Almost Like Being In Love    2:50
F. Lerner / F. Loewe
8    Sextet    2:59
Gerry Mulligan
9    Broadway    2:54
Woode / Byrd / McCrae
10    I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me    3:05
G. Gaskill / J. McHugh
11    Lady Be Good    2:38
Gershwin
12    Lady Be Good (Alternate Take)    1:52
Gershwin
Credits :   
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan
Bass – Carson Smith (tracks: 1 to 9), Joe Mondragon (tracks: 10 to 12)
Drums – Larry Bunker
Producer [Produced For Release], Liner Notes – Michael Cuscuna
Trumpet – Chet Baker
Notas.
All selections are monaural.
Tracks 1-5 and 7-11 were originally issued in 1957 on Pacific Jazz PJM 406 (and later reissued as PJ 1273 and PJ 38).
Track 6 was originally issued in 1983 on Mosaic MR5-102.
Track 12 was originally issued in 1955 on Pacific Jazz JWC 500.
Recorded at The Haig (#1-6), unknown studio (#7-9) and at Phil Turetsky's home studio (#10-12), all locations in the Hollywood-Los Angeles area, in late January 1953.

GARY BARTZ - Music Is My Sanctuary (1967-2014) Rare Groove Funk Best Collection 1000 | APE (image+.cue), lossless

Surrounding himself with a world-class ensemble of disco-jazz-fusion musicians and armed with the Mizell brothers at the production console (who were near the peak of their careers around this time), Gary Bartz took the route of Donald Byrd and brought new elements of funk, soul, and a foreshadowing of the soon-to-be-commercial disco craze all into a 40-minute workout on Music Is My Sanctuary. While purists shook their heads in disapproval and disdain at Bartz's new direction (one emulated by several jazz pioneers at the time), those who could take off their traditional jazz mufflers would find Bartz and the Mizells making some highly infectious, soulful music. Further accentuated by the addition of Syreeta Wright on vocals, the Mizells took Bartz into nearly uncharted territories for jazz musicians. The results of this experimentation more than paid off, with the dividends being Bartz's most polished, focused releases. Rob Theakston
Tracklist :
1     Music Is My Sanctuary 6'22
Gary Bartz
2     Carnaval de l'Esprit 5'57
Gary Bartz    
3     Love Ballad 4'11
Gary Bartz
4     Swing Thing 6'53
Gary Bartz
5     Oo Baby Baby 5'55
W. Prince Moore
6     Macaroni 6'42
Gary Bartz
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals – Gary Bartz
Arranged By – Gary Bartz (pistas: 1, 2, 6), Larry Mizell (pistas: 3, 4, 5)
Bass – Curtis Robinson, Jr., Welton Gite
Drums – Howard King, James Gadson, Nate Neblett
Guitar – David T. Walker, John Rowin, Juewett Bostick, Wa Wa Watson
Keyboards, Vocals – Larry Mizell
Percussion – Bill Summers, Mtume
Piano – George Cables
Trumpet – Eddie Henderson, Raymond Brown
Vocals – Sigidi, Syreeta Wright

BENNY CARTER - Aspects (1958-1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD reissues an enjoyable obscurity. Although originally associated with big bands, the set has what was Benny Carter's only big-band recording as a playing leader during 1947-86. While the song titles are a bit gimmicky, saluting the 12 months of the year (including "June in January," "I'll Remember April," "June Is Busting Out All Over," etc.), the music (which includes four alternate takes) is solid, mainstream big-band swing. The less familiar titles include four Carter originals written for the date, plus Hal Schaefer's "February Fiesta." The leader/altoist solos on every selection, and among the other top West Coast studio players featured are trumpeters Shorty Sherock, Pete Candoli and Joe Gordon, trombonists Frank Rosolino and Herbie Harper, vibraphonist Larry Bunker, pianists Arnold Ross and Gerry Wiggins, and guitarist Barney Kessel. Two overlapping big bands were utilized, and the music alternates between being forceful and lyrical. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     June in January 3:12
Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin    
2     February Fiesta 1:54
Hal Schaefer    
3     March Wind 3:16
Benny Carter    
4     I'll Remember April 3:21
Gene DePaul / Pat Johnston / Patricia Johnston / Don Raye
5     One Morning in May 2:49
Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish    
6     June Is Bustin' Out All Over 2:59
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
7     Sleigh Ride in July 2:50
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen    
8     August Moon 3:39
Benny Carter / Ottmar Liebert    
9     September Song 2:39
Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill    
10     Something for October 2:52
Benny Carter    
11     Swingin' in November 3:02
Benny Carter    
12     Roses in December 2:36
George Jessel / Herbert Magidson / Ben Oakland
13     February Fiesta 1:55
Hal Schaefer    
14     June Is Bustin' Out All Over 3:00
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers    
15     August Moon 3:33
Benny Carter / Ottmar Liebert    
16     Swingin' in November 3:05
Benny Carter
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Leader, Arranged By – Benny Carter
Bass – Joe Comfort
Drums – Shelly Manne
Guitar – Barney Kessel (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Bobby Gibbons (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
Mastered By – Ron McMaster
Piano – Arnold Ross (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Gerry Wiggins (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12)
Reeds – Buddy Collette, Chuck Gentry (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Jewell Grant (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Justin Gordon (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Plas Johnson (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Bill Green
Trombone – Frank Rosolino (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), George Roberts (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Herbie Harper (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Russ Brown (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Tommy Pederson
Trumpet – Al Porcino (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Conrad Gozzo (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Joe Gordon (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Pete Candoli (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Ray Triscari (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Shorty Sherock (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Stu Williamson (pistas: 3, 6, 7, 10 to 12), Uan Rasey (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Larry Bunker (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)

COLEMAN HAWKINS - Hollywood Stampede (1945-1989) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Hawkins led one of his finest bands in 1945, a sextet with the fiery trumpeter Howard McGhee that fell somewhere between small-group swing and bebop. This CD contains all of that group's 12 recordings, including memorable versions of "Rifftide" and "Stuffy"; trombonist Vic Dickenson guests on four tracks. This CD concludes with one of Hawkins' rarest sessions, an Aladdin date from 1947 that finds the veteran tenor leading a septet that includes 20-year-old trumpeter Miles Davis. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     April in Paris 2'54
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
2     Rifftide 2'52
Coleman Hawkins
3     Stardust 3'11
Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish
4     Stuffy 3'00
Coleman Hawkins
5     Hollywood Stampede 3'07
Coleman Hawkins
6     I'm Through With Love 3'11
Gus Kahn / Fud Livingston / Matty Malneck
7     What Is There to Say? 3'17
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
8     Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) 3'04
Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll
9     Too Much of a Good Thing 2'50
Coleman Hawkins
10     Bean Soup 3'04
Coleman Hawkins
11     Someone to Watch over Me 2'46
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
12     It's the Talk of the Town 3'04
Jerry Livingston / Al J. Neiburg / Marty Symes
13     Isn't It Romantic? 3'04
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
14     Bean-A-Re-Bop 2'30
Coleman Hawkins / Hank Jones
15     The Way You Look Tonight 2'46
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
16     Phantomesque 2'53
Coleman Hawkins
Credits :
Tracks 1-4: Los Angeles, February 23, 1945
Howard McGhee: t
Coleman Hawkins: ts
Sir Charles Thompson: p
Allan Reuss: g
Oscar Pettiford:b
Denzil Best: d
Tracks 5-8: Los Angeles, March 2, 1945
Same as above, except Vic Dickenson: tb is added.
"Rifftide" from the same session was unissued but a tape exists.
Tracks 9-12: Los Angeles, March 9, 1945
Same as tracks 1-4, except John Simmons replaces Pettiford.
Tracks 13-16: NYC, June, 1947
Miles Davis: t
Kai Winding: tb
Howard Johnson: as
Coleman Hawkins: ts
Hank Jones: p
Curly Russell: b
Max Roach: d
Digital transfers: Ron McMaster

RACHELLE FERRELL - Rachelle Ferrell (1992) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Rachelle Ferrell wore two hats in the 1990s: straight-ahead jazz singer and commercial R&B/pop singer along the lines of Anita Baker, Miki Howard, and Angela Bofill. Produced mostly by George Duke, this self-titled album is an example of her R&B/pop side. With this smooth, classy effort, Manhattan/Capitol was obviously intent on appealing to the more adult-oriented tastes in the urban contemporary market. While artists like Mary J. Blige, Bell Biv DeVoe, Babyface, and Janet Jackson were making R&B relevant to hip-hoppers, Ferrell opted for maximum quiet storm appeal with this album. If you were buying a lot of Baker, Luther Vandross, and Freddie Jackson albums in the early '90s (along with some Grover Washington, Jr. and Joe Sample, perhaps), you were exactly the type of listener Manhattan/Capitol had in mind with sophisticated numbers like "It Only Took a Minute," "'Til You Come Back to Me," and "Sentimental." Most of the songs are appropriate vehicles for the Philadelphian's big, rich voice, but while this collection of mood music isn't bad, it isn't the gem that Ferrell had the ability to deliver. As pleasant and likable as much of the material is, one got the impression that she was capable of a lot more. by Alex Henderson  
Tracklist :
1     I'm Special 6:11
Backing Vocals – Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – George Duke
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell    
2     Welcome to My Love 5:39
Backing Vocals – George Duke, Jim Gilstrap, Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – George Duke
Piano – George Duke
Written-By – Donald Robinson, George Duke, Rachelle Ferrell    
3     Waiting 6:02
Backing Vocals – Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Al Turner
Cymbal – Doug Nally
Guitar – Michael J. Powell
Keyboards – Vernon Fails
Percussion – Michael J. Powell
Programmed By – David Ward, Paul D. Allen
Written-By – Michael J. Powell, Rachelle Ferrell, Vernon Fails
4     It Only Took a Minute 4:42
Backing Vocals – Carolyn Perry*, Darlene Perry, Lori Perry, Rachelle Ferrell, Sharon Perry
Bass – Freddie Washington
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – George Duke
Piano – George Duke
Written-By – Danny Sembello, Donnell Spencer, Marti Sharron    
5     With Open Arms 6:23
Rachelle Ferrell / Dave RobinsonBacking Vocals – Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – George Duke
Organ [Hammond] – George Duke
Piano – George Duke
Written-By – Donald Robinson, Rachelle Ferrell
6     'Til You Come Back to Me 6:15
Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Lori Perry, Lynn Fiddmont*, Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Larry Kimpel
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Brian Simpson, George Duke
Written-By – Karyn White, Steve Harvey, Valerie Davis
7     You Can't Get (Until You Learn to Start Giving) 3:46
Backing Vocals – Alex Brown, Josie James, Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Horns – George Duke
Percussion – George Duke
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell    
8     Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This 6:25
Arranged By – Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – Buddy Williams
Guitar – Kevin Eubanks, Mike Campbell
Percussion – Steve Thornton
Piano – Barry J. Eastmond
Vocals – Will Downing
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell
9     I Know You Love Me 3:56
Arranged By – Rachelle Ferrell
Backing Vocals – Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Congas – Paulinho Da Costa
Drums – Doug Nally
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Horns – Rachelle Ferrell
Keyboards – Rachelle Ferrell
Organ – Rachelle Ferrell
Programmed By – David Ward, Paul D. Allen
Strings – Rachelle Ferrell
Tambourine – Michael J. Powell
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell    
10     Sentimental 3:39
Arranged By – Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Rachelle Ferrell
Percussion – George Duke
Strings – George Duke
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell, Tena Clark
11     Could've Fooled Me 4:38
Backing Vocals – George Duke, Jim Gilstrap, Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – George Duke
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – George Duke
Percussion – George Duke
Piano – George Duke
Written-By – David Foster, Dennis Lambert    
12     Too Late 4:11
Arranged By – George Duke, Rachelle Ferrell
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Carlos Rios
Keyboards – George Duke
Piano – George Duke
Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Trombone – George Bohannon
Trumpet – Oscar Brashear
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell
13     Peace on Earth 4:19
Arranged By – Rachelle Ferrell
Piano – Rachelle Ferrell
Written-By – Rachelle Ferrell

ANN RICHARDS - The Many Moods Of Ann Richards (1960-2012) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

As its title promises, The Many Moods of Ann Richards captures the singer in a series of different contexts and styles--precisely the kind of project that could amount to little more than a patchwork mess in the hands of a lesser talent. But arrangers Ralph Carmichael, Bill Holman and Tak Shindo all prove sympathetic collaborators, spotlighting Richards' smoldering vocals in milieus that perfectly complement her lusty vibrato--for all their cosmetic differences, Holman's cool jazz sensibilities and Shindo's Far East exotica boast a comparably sensual atmosphere, and Richards seizes the moment with a series of assured, intelligent performances that prove her versatility and consistency.  by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist
1.   By Myself  2:24
Written-By – Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz  
2.   Be Easy, Be Tender  3:35
Written-By – Joe Greene
3.   Where Did You Go? (Jordu)  2:34
Written-By – Duke Jordan, Norman Mapp
4.   I'm Gonna Laugh  4:25
Written-By – Cy Coleman, Joseph Allen McCarthy
5.   I Gotta Have You  2:18
Written-By – Arnold Horwitt, Richard Lewine
6.   Lazy Afternoon  4:12
Written-By – Jerome Morass, John Latouche
7.   Something's Coming  2:48
Written-By – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
8.   Everytime  3:28
Written-By – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
9.   When The Sun Comes Out  3:17
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
10.   Poor Little Extra Girl  3:04
Written-By – Mel Torme  
11.   Seasons Reasons  3:04
Written-By – Joe Greene
12.   I'm Late  1:24
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain
Credits
Arranged By, Conductor – Bill Holman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), Ralph Carmichael (tracks: 4, 8, 10), Tak Shindo (tracks: 6)
Vocals – Ann Richards

PEGGY LEE / GEORGE SHEARING - Beauty and the Beat! (1959-2003) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Upon its first release Beauty and the Beat! was billed as a live recording from a Miami convention of disc jockeys. Though Peggy Lee and George Shearing did in fact perform there (and attempts were made to record them for later release), the songs heard on the subsequent LP were recorded in the studio and overdubbed with rather obvious canned applause, announcements, and even post-production echo. Lee and Shearing, who had never recorded before, conceived a set of completely new arrangements that played to their strengths: stately blues and effervescent swing. The best of the former comes on a pair of locale-referencing quasi-blues, "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City" and "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis," both of which Lee and Shearing are able to transform into languorous, respectable torch songs. The usually downcast "Blue Prelude" is actually taken at a laissez faire tempo that Lee treats well, and the original set ends with "Get Out of Town" and "Satin Doll," a pair of bemused, affectionate performances that perfectly suit the pair. Lee and Shearing's only collaboration on record -- though both would occasionally perform together thereafter -- is a supremely chilled session of late-night blues from two masters of the form. by John Bush  
Tracklist:
1    Do I Love You?    3:03
Cole Porter
2    I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City 2:27
John Lange / Leon René
3    If Dreams Come True 2:20
Benny Goodman / Irving Mills / Edgar Sampson
4    All Too Soon    2:35
Duke Ellington / Carl Sigman
5    Mambo In Miami    1:42
Armando Peraza
6    Isn't It Romantic?    2:54
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7    Blue Prelude    2:06
Joe Bishop / Gordon Jenkins
8    You Came A Long Way From St. Louis 2:50   
John Benson Brooks / Bob Russell
9    Always True To You In My Fashion    1:58
Cole Porter
10    There'll Be Another Spring    2:23
Peggy Lee / Hubie Wheeler
11    Get Out Of Town    1:58
Cole Porter
12    Satin Doll    2:47
Duke Ellington / Johnny Mercer / Billy Strayhorn
13    Nobody's Heart    2:29
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
14    Don't Ever Leave Me    2:59
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
Performer – The George Shearing Quintet
Piano – George Shearing
Producer – David Cavanaugh
Vocals – Peggy Lee

THE GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET WITH DAKOTA STATON - In the Night (1957-2003) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

With its progressive-leaning jazz and modernist blues vocals, In the Night was the prototype for the piano-vocals collaboration record that George Shearing would remake with Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, and Nancy Wilson while at Capitol (and many others afterwards). In July 1957, just after Dakota Staton's immense success with "The Late, Late Show," Capitol recorded two of its biggest jazz stars together for what would turn out to be one of the finest teamings in either's career. Staton appears on every other song, lending her blend of post-bop vocal prowess and late-night melodrama to a set of well-chosen songs including "In the Night" and "I Hear Music." (Ironically, the version of "The Late, Late Show" heard here is an instrumental.) Shearing and Staton are joined by the pianist's group at the time, including Emil Richards on vibes, the splendid Toots Thielemans on guitar, and a few features for Latin percussionist Armando Peraza. The group's finest features are the opener, "From Rags to Richards," a fine Shearing original with excellent solos from Richards and Shearing, and Ray Bryant's "Pawn Ticket," with fine work from Thielemans and Richards. by John Bush  
Tracklist:
1 From Rags To Richards 3:12
2 I'm Left With My Blues In My Heart 2:53
Featuring [Vocals] – Dakota Staton
3 Pawn Ticket 2:19
4 In The Night 1:59
Featuring [Vocals] – Dakota Staton
5 Easy 2:39
6 I Hear Music 2:30
Featuring [Vocals] – Dakota Staton
7 Senor Blues 3:45
8 Confessin' The Blues 2:43
Featuring [Vocals] – Dakota Staton
9 Later 2:49
10 The Thrill Is Gone 3:04
Featuring [Vocals] – Dakota Staton
11 The Late, Late Show 2:31
12 I'd Love To Make Love To You 2:43
Featuring [Vocals] – Dakota Staton
Credits:
Bass – Al McKibbon
Bongos, Congas [Conga Drum] – Armando Peraza
Drums – Percy Brice
Guitar, Harmonica – Jean ''Toots'' Thielemans
Piano – George Shearing
Vibraphone – Emil Richards

NANCY WILSON - The Best of Nancy Wilson : The Jazz and Blues Sessions (1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Nancy Wilson's not the first name in bluesy jazz (check out Dinah Washington and Joe Williams for that), but she usually can enliven the form with her sophisticated and sultry style. That's made clear on her rendition of "Stormy Monday Blues," where she eschews blues clichés in favor of a husky airiness, at once referencing a lowdown mood and infusing it with a sense of buoyancy. This split is nicely essayed on Capitol's Blues and Jazz Sessions, as half the tracks ooze with Wilson's cocktail blues tone and the other find the jazz-pop chanteuse in a summery and swinging mood. Ranging from the big band blues of "I've Got Your Number" to the lilting bossa nova "Wave," Wilson handles all the varying dynamics and musical settings with aplomb. Featuring cuts from her '60s prime with the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Oliver Nelson, George Shearing, Gerald Wilson, and a host of top sidemen, this best-of disc offers a fine, off-the-beaten-path overview of Wilson's Capitol heyday. by Stephen Cook
Tracklist :
1     Like Someone in Love 2:18
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
2     I Wish I Didn't Love You So 3:23
Frank Loesser
3     Dearly Beloved 2:11
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
4     Just for a Thrill 2:31
Lil Armstrong / Don Raye
5     I've Got Your Number 2:14
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
6     In a Sentimental Mood 2:54
Duke Ellington / Manny Kurtz / Irving Mills
7     Getting to Know You 2:32
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
8     Call It Stormy Monday 2:24
T-Bone Walker
9     He's My Guy 2:26
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
10     You're Gonna Hear From Me 2:50
André Previn / Dory Previn
11     People 3:40
Bob Merrill / Jule Styne
12     Sufferin' With the Blues 2:10
Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers / Lloyd Pemberton
13     Wave 2:45
Antônio Carlos Jobim
14     Unchain My Heart 2:05
Freddy James / Agnes Jones
15     Never Will I Marry 2:18
Frank Loesser
16     Green Dolphin Street 2:21
Bronislaw Kaper / Ned Washington
17     You Don't Know Me 2:25
Eddy Arnold / Cindy Walker
18     A Good Man Is Hard to Find 3:00
Eddie Green
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Cannonball Adderley (faixas: 15)
Arranged By [String Choir] – George Shearing (faixas: 18)
Arranged By, Conductor – Billy May (faixas: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), Gerald Wilson (faixas: 12), Jimmy Jones (3) (faixas: 3, 7, 13), Oliver Nelson (faixas: 10, 17), Sid Feller (faixas: 5)
Bass – George Duvivier (faixas: 16), Ron Carter (faixas: 6), Sam Jones (faixas: 15)
Cornet – Nat Adderley (faixas: 15)
Drums – Grady Tate (faixas: 6), Louis Hayes (faixas: 15), Walter Bolden (faixas: 16)
Guitar – Dick Garcia (faixas: 16), Gene Pertoncini (faixas: 6)
Orchestrated By, Conductor – Milt Raskin (faixas: 18)
Piano – George Shearing (faixas: 16), Hank Jones (faixas: 6), Joe Zawinul (faixas: 15)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Eddie Costa (faixas: 16)
Vocals – Nancy Wilson (faixas: 1 to 18)
 

NANCY WILSON - Broadway My Way + Hollywood My Way (2001) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The combination of these Nancy Wilson albums, Hollywood: My Way and Broadway: My Way, provide pleasant, easy listening interpretations of Broadway and Hollywood standards. These 24 tracks -- including "Tonight" from West Side Story, "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, and "Days of Wine and Roses" from Days of Wine and Roses -- hold up exceptionally well. The LPs were originally released on Capitol Records in 1963 and 1964, and had been out of print until EMI reissued them on a compact disc in 2001. by Al Campbell
Tracklist :
Broadway - My Way (1963)
1     A Lot of Livin' to Do 2:08
Lee Adams / Charles Strouse
2     You Can Have Him 4:44
Irving Berlin
3     Tonight 2:34
Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim
4     Make Someone Happy 3:18
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
5     I Believe in You " 2:04
Frank Loesser
6     As Long as He Needs Me 2:30
Lionel Bart
7     Getting to Know You 2:35
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
8     My Ship 3:14
Ira Gershwin / Kurt Weill
9     The Sweetest Sounds 2:05
Richard Rodgers
10     Joey, Joey, Joey 3:56
Frank Loesser
11     Loads of Love 2:12
Richard Rodgers
12     I'll Know 2:30
Frank Loesser
Hollywood - My Way (1963)
13     My Shining Hour 1:57
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
14     Days of Wine and Roses 3:26
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
15     Moon River 2:07
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
16     Secret Love 3:04
Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster
17     Dearly Beloved 2:13
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
18     I'll Never Stop Loving You 2:38
Nicholas Brodszky / Sammy Cahn
19     When Did You Leave Heaven? 2:56
Walter Bullock / Richard A. Whiting
20     Almost in Your Arms 2:30
Ray Evans / Jay Livingston
21     Wild Is the Wind 2:50
Dimitri Tiomkin / Ned Washington
22     The Second Time Around 2:53
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
23     Did I Remember 3:44
Harold Adamson / Walter Donaldson
24     You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 2:34
Cole Porter
Credits :
Conductor, Arranged By - Jimmy Jones
Vocals - Nancy Wilson

THE FOUR FRESHMEN - The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions (2000) 9CD / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Who better than the connoisseurs at Mosaic records to properly document the legacy of pop vocal pioneers the Four Freshmen? Superior sound as well as booklets that are equally as informative as they are visually striking herald the label's long-standing commitment to quality. This nine-disc retrospective contains all 14 Four Freshmen long-players cut for Capitol records during the '50s, as well as the quartet's contributions to Stan Kenton's Popular Favorites and Road Show albums. The set commences with a five-song demo cut in New York City at the behest of Capitol in April of 1950. The remainder of discs one through three compile the singles and EPs that would eventually be reconfigured and re-released as Voices in Modern and Freshman Favorites, Vols. 1 & 2. Scattered chronologically throughout these three discs are five tracks issued only on 45, with another 17 that remained previously unissued altogether. Discs four through eight contain the concept albums that ultimately became one of the Four Freshmen's most distinctive trademarks. Each featured the quartet with an eclectic variety of musical soundscapes and accompaniments. Included are: ... And Five Trombones, ... And Five Trumpets (featuring four additional bonus tracks), ... And Five Saxes, Voices in Latin (with one additional bonus track), Voices in Love, Love Lost, ... And Five Guitars, Voices and Brass, First Affair, and The Freshman Year. The final disc showcases the Four Freshmen in two different performance environments. The first was originally issued as In Person and includes four bonus tracks. The second is the quartet's sizable contributions to Stan Kenton's Road Show album. A particular highlight is Kenton's orchestral accompaniment on "Day In, Day Out," "Angel Eyes," and "September Song." The latter is also a bonus track featuring vocalist June Christy, who shared the bill with Kenton and the Four Freshmen. The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions box set is limited to an edition of 3,500 copies and available mostly at independent CD dealers or online at www.mosaicrecords.com. by Lindsay Planer  

STAN KENTON - Cuban Fire! (1960-1991) MONO / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD contains one of the classic Stan Kenton albums, a six-part suite composed and arranged by Johnny Richards. The Kenton orchestra was expanded to 27 pieces for these dates including six percussionists, two French horns and six trumpets. With such soloists as tenor-great Lucky Thompson (on "Fuego Cubano,") trombonist Carl Fontana, altoist Lennie Niehaus, Bill Perkins on tenor and trumpeters Sam Noto and Vinnie Tanno, and plenty of raging ensembles, this is one of Stan Kenton's more memorable concept albums of the 1950s. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Fuego Cubano (Cuban Fire) 6:02
Johnny Richards
2 El Congo Valiente (Valiant Congo) 5:53
Johnny Richards
3 Recuerdos (Reminiscences) 5:01
Johnny Richards
4 Quien Sabe (Who Knows) 4:49
Johnny Richards
5 Guera Baila (The Fair One Dances) 5:09
Johnny Richards
6 La Suerte de los Tontos (Fortune of Fools) 4:20
Johnny Richards
7 Tres Corarones (Three Hearts) 2:59
Johnny Richards
8 Maliba Moonlight 3:51
Johnny Richards
9 El Dangon 4:34
Johnny Richards
10 Carnival 5:21
Gene Roland
11 Wagon 3:05
Johnny Richards
12 Early Hours (Lady Luck) 2:56
Gene Roland
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Gabe Baltazar (tracks: 8 to 12), Lennie Niehaus (tracks: 1 to 7)
Baritone Saxophone – Billy Root (tracks: 1 to 7), Marvin Holladay (tracks: 8 to 12), Wayne Dunston (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bass – Curtis Counce (tracks: 1 to 7), Pete Chivily (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bass Saxophone – Wayne Dunston (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bass Trombone – Bob Knight (tracks: 8 to 12), Jim Amlotte (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bongos – Willie Rodriguez (tracks: 1 to 7)
Claves – Roger Mozian (tracks: 1 to 7)
Congas – George Acevedo (tracks: 8 to 12), Tommy Lopez (tracks: 1 to 7)
Drums – Art Anton (tracks: 8 to 12), Mel Lewis (tracks: 1 to 7)
Flugelhorn – Vinnie Tano (tracks: 1 to 7)
French Horn – Irving Rosenthal (tracks: 1 to 7x), Julius Watkins (tracks: 1 to 7)
Guitar – Ralph Blaze (tracks: 1 to 7)
Maracas – Mario Alvarez (tracks: 1 to 7)
Mellophone – Bill Horan (tracks: 8 to 12), Dwight Carver (tracks: 8 to 12), Gene Rolland (tracks: 8 to 12), Joe Burnett (tracks: 8 to 12), Tom Wirtel (tracks: 8 to 12)
Piano – Stan Kenton
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins (tracks: 1 to 7), Lucky Thompson (tracks: 1 to 7), Paul Renzi (tracks: 8 to 12), Sam Donahue (tracks: 8 to 12)
Timbales – George Laguna (tracks: 1 to 7)
Timpani – George Gaber (tracks: 1 to 7), Saul Gubin (tracks: 1 to 7)
Trombone – Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks: 1 to 7), Carl Fontana (tracks: 1 to 7), Dick Hyde (tracks: 8 to 12), Don Kelly (tracks: 1 to 7), Kent Larsen (tracks: 1 to 7), Ray Sikora (tracks: 8 to 12)
Trumpet – Al Mattaliano (tracks: 1 to 7), Bob Rolfe (tracks: 8 to 12), Bud Brisbois (tracks: 8 to 12), Dalton Smith (tracks: 8 to 12), Ed Leddy (tracks: 1 to 7), John Audino (tracks: 8 to 12), Lee Katzman (tracks: 1 to 7), Phil Gilbert (tracks: 1 to 7), Sam Noto, Steve Hoffsteter (tracks: 8 to 12), Vinnie Tano (tracks: 1 to 7)
Tuba – Albert Pollan (tracks: 8 to 12), Jay McAllister (tracks: 1 to 7)

STAN KENTON - Cuban Fire! (1960) 

(1991)  Capitol / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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PEGGY LEE – A Natural Woman + Is That All There Is? (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

The compilers of British EMI's extensive "two on one" reissue series have made some questionable choices in combining two albums originally issued on LP into a single CD, but it's hard to second guess this one, which contains the two albums Peggy Lee released in 1969, A Natural Woman and Is That All There Is? Not only are the collections chronologically sequential, but it sounds like the second one employs tracks recorded for the first one. By the late ‘60s, Lee, like many other veteran pop singers, was attempting to keep current and keep selling records by incorporating current trends in pop/rock into her music. A Natural Woman alternates efforts by two prominent Los Angeles session musicians serving as arranger/conductors, pianist Mike Melvoin and trumpeter Bobby Bryant. This is one of those albums that sounds like these guys (and perhaps Lee, too) came up with the set list by listening to their AM radios, tuned to the local Top 40 station, on the freeway on their way to the session. They hear, say, Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People," and Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel," and, by the time they pull into the parking lot, they've got the gist of the arrangement down and proceed to re-create it, more or less, with their fellow session pros, as Lee gamely approximates the hit vocals. When they do use a vintage piece of material, such as "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings," or come up with an original ("Lean on Me"), they are still keeping in mind what they heard on the radio, so that the former sounds like watered-down Motown and the latter has the modified R&B funkiness of Frank Sinatra's "That's Life."

The atypical last song on A Natural Woman leads right into Is That All There Is? It's Randy Newman's introspective ballad "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today," and since Newman arranged and conducted Lee's surprise comeback hit with Leiber & Stoller's European-style art song "Is That All There Is?" (inspired by a Thomas Mann short story), and that song leads off the second LP, the mood stays constant. And that mood continues with the next track, "Love Story," another Newman composition, even if Lee, the disillusionment of "Is That All There Is?" notwithstanding, cannot bring herself to sing Newman's fatalistic final couplet, "We'll play checkers all day/Until we pass away." Instead, she substitutes "We'll play checkers in the sun/Playing checkers can be fun." Unfortunately, Is That All There Is? doesn't turn out to be a complete album of similar material. In fact, it is actually a cobbled-together rush job that was assembled on the fly to have an LP in the record racks while "Is That All There Is?," which had been released as a one-off single, was still in the charts. Capitol Records thought nothing of recycling previously released tracks including Lee's 1963 hit "I'm a Woman" (also written by Leiber & Stoller) to pad the collection out to LP length. Toward the end, there are some good songs and arrangements in the art song style of "Is That All There Is?," however, notably Newman's "Linda," which has had its gender switched and is called "Johnny (Linda)." But the Is That All There Is? LP remains a patchwork Peggy Lee album, even suitably paired with A Natural Woman. William Ruhlmann 
Tracklist :
1 (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings 2:55
Jean Marie Blanvillain / Henri Herpin / Harold Rome
2 Don't Explain 4:03
Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.
3 Can I Change My Mind? 2:53
4 Lean on Me 2:48
Peggy Lee / Mundell Lowe / Mike Melvoin
5 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay 2:40
Steve Cropper / Otis Redding
6 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 3:04
Gerry Goffin / Carole King / Jerry Wexler
7 Everyday People 2:50
Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
8 Please Send Me Someone to Love   4:11
Percy Mayfield
9 Spinning Wheel 2:40
David Clayton-Thomas
10 Living Is Dying Without You 3:30
Joel Hirschhorn / Al Kasha
11 I Think It's Gonna Rain Today 3:18
Randy Newman
12 Is That All There Is? 4:22
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
13 Love Story 3:31
Randy Newman
14 Me and My Shadow 3:07
Dave Dreyer / Al Jolson / Billy Rose
15 Sing a Rainbow 2:31
Arthur Hamilton
16 My Old Flame 4:30
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
17 I'm a Woman 2:10
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
18 Somethin' Stupid 2:35
C. Carson Parks
19 Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show 3:08
Neil Diamond
20 Something 3:11
George Harrison
21 Whistle for Happiness 2:12
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
22 Johnny (Linda) 2:52
Randy Newman
23 I Can Hear the Music 1:59
Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector
24 Don't Smoke in Bed 3:12
Willard Robison
25 You Must Have a Beautiful Baby 1:50
Johnny Mercer / Harry Warren 

SUE RANEY - All by my Self [1963] FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1963, Capitol Records producer Lee Gillette was looking for a way to amp up the singing career of young crooner Sue Raney. Impossibly young when she entered the music business, Raney nevertheless had the talent, looks, and delivery of a star -- she just needed to shake that "little girl" aspect and tap into a more "adult" vein. Gillette tried to secure Stan Kenton as her backing arranger (for the album that would become All by Myself), but when that fell through, Capitol house arranger Ralph Carmichael was brought on board, and he channeled that stabbing, boisterous Kenton vibe to a T. In fact, the arrangements proved so volatile that Raney wondered how she was going to compete. Well, she mostly succeeded. Some tracks (like the explosive opener, "Some of These Days") find Raney struggling to overcome the blasting brass, which all but bury her vocal line. She was not as forceful as Anita O'Day, nor did she have the shrewd phrasing talents of, say, June Christy, but Raney did have a sweet, sweet voice -- maybe not powerful enough to blast through the more bombastic numbers, but on slow burners (like the über-sensual "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" or the appropriately melancholy "Here's That Rainy Day") her breathy delivery is stunning. The album's title track is without a doubt the most successful venture here. By peeling away the flash and getting down to an intimate purr, "All By Myself"'s comely arrangement allows Raney to whisper in your ear, which is ultimately the best way she comes across on record.  by J. Scott McClintock 
Tracklist:
1     Some Of These Days   2:10
    Written-By – Shelton Brooks
2     Truoble Is A Man    3:55
    Written-By – Alec Wilder
3     Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying    2:25
    Written-By – Joe Greene
4     I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life    3:06
    Written-By – C. Coleman, John McCarthy
5     Here's The Rainy Day    4:09
    Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke
6     What Is This Thing Called Love    2:42
    Written-By – Cole Porter
7     All By Myself    2:53
    Written-By – Irving Berlin
8     No Place To Go    2:44
    Written-By – Edward Yelin, Sue Raney
9     Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'    2:37
    Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Jim Gaines
10     How About Me    3:27
    Written-By – Irving Berlin
11     Maybe You'll Be There    2:21
    Written-By – R. Blume, Sammy Gallop
12     Burnt Sugar    3:03
    Written-By – Edward Yelin, Sue Raney
Credits
    Orchestrated By, Conductor – Ralph Carmichael
    Vocals – Sue Raney

 SUE RANEY - All by my Self [1963] 

RM [2006] Capitol / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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JEANNE BLACK - A Little Bit Lonely [1961] Capitol / LP / FLAC

One-hit-wonder Jeanne Black scored a Top Ten pop and country hit in 1960 with an answer song to Jim Reeves’s "He’ll Have to Go" called, logically enough, "He’ll Have to Stay." The California-born Black began her career in 1956, appearing as a singer on Cliffie Stone’s Hometown Jamboree TV show. After leaving Jamboree in 1959, she performed in Las Vegas and at Lake Tahoe before teaming up with Billy Strange. Black signed to Capitol the following year, where she released her one big single. Though it was a great success, she was never able to follow it up with anything substantial. by Sandra Brennan & William Ruhlmann
Tracklist
Side 1
1 Hello, Mister Misery 2:10
Songwriter – Billy Liebert, Fred Taggart
2 He'll Have To Stay 2:40
Songwriter – Audrey Allison, Charles Grean, Joe Allison
3 I Almost Lost My Mind 3:28
Songwriter – Ivory Joe Hunter
4 How Many? 2:54
Songwriter – Hal Blair, Howard Barnes
5 A Little Bit Lonely 2:41
Songwriter – Audrey Allison, Joe Allison
6 My Baby's Gone 3:06
Songwriter – Hazel Houser
Side 2
1 You Win Again 2:28
Songwriter – Hank Williams
2 The Loneliest Heart In Town 2:54
Songwriter – Marjorie Thrasher
3 Lisa 3:08
Songwriter – Cindy Walker
4 Beautiful Lies 2:25
Songwriter – Jack Rhodes
5 I Know I Can't Forget 2:50
Songwriter – Audrey Allison, Vivian Keith
6 You Don't Know Me 3:10
Songwriter – Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold
Credits
Arranged By Conductor – Billy Liebert

JEANNE BLACK - A Little Bit Lonely 

[1961] Capitol / LP / FLAC / scans

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