RUTH PRICE - My Name is Ruth Price ... I Sing (1955-1989) lp / FLAC (tracks), lossless

A talented singer whose wide expressive qualities do justice to any lyrics that she chooses to interpret, Ruth Price has made relatively few recordings throughout her career. Originally a dancer, she attended ballet school in 1952. However, by 1954 she was singing with Charlie Ventura and, after freelancing in Philadelphia, she worked as a singer and dancer in New York. Price moved to Hollywood in 1957, recorded a fine album with Shelly Manne (which has been reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series), but did not cut her second album as a leader until 1983 (for ITI). She toured with Harry James (1964-1965), but in the '90s became best known for running one of Los Angeles' top jazz clubs, the Jazz Bakery. web
Tracklist :
A1 My Shining Hour 2:18
Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen
A2 Ev'ry Time 4:15
Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane
A3 Calypso Blues 3:07
Don George / Nat Cole
A4 I Don't Want To Walk Without You 3:19
Jules Styne / Frank Loesser
A5 Who Am I 3:50
Leonard Bernstein
A6 Gentleman Friend 2:51
Arnold B. Horwitt / Richard Lewine
B1 I'm Old-Fashioned 2:21
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
B2 Give Me The Simple Life 3:13
Harry Ruby / Rube Bloom
B3 Sleighride In July 2:16
Johnny Burke / Jimmy Van Heusen
B4 Shadrack 4:14
Robert MacGimsey
B5 Someday My Prince Will Come 3:09
Larry Morey / Frank Churchill
B6 Exactly Like You 2:41
Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields
Credits
Bass – Milt Hinton
Drums – Ellis Tollin
Piano – Lou Stein
Vocals – Ruth Price

RUTH PRICE - Sings With The Johnny Smith Quartet (1956-1989) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This album is a set of standards delivered by Ruth Price (who didn't make enough albums during her performing career), backed by Johnny Smith, one of jazz's eminent guitarists. Smith gained significant attention with his album Moonlight in Vermont, which Down Beat named as jazz album of the year, while Price performed in relative obscurity throughout her short career. Because this CD, originally issued by Teddy Reig's Roost Records, offers just a mite more than a half-hour's worth of music, each note should be savored. Price and Smith work wonderfully well together on tasteful arrangements played in an urbane, intelligent, and subdued manner. There are no pyrotechnics on this session. Their collaboration on "This Heart of Mine" rivals Sarah Vaughan's classic rendition. Gordon Jenkins' "Goodbye," with Smith's dramatic guitar and John Rae's softly stroked vibes playing in support of Price, is a highlight of the album. On "When You Wish Upon a Star," made popular by Ukelele Ike Edwards in Pinocchio, Smith abandons his chordal playing for a single string approach behind Price. While comprised mostly of slow ballads, the serious atmosphere is relieved from time to time with an upbeat number, such as "Time after Time" and a bouncy "Back in Your Own Back Yard," done with swinging merriment. Not blessed with an overwhelming voice or great range, Price concentrates on her interpretive skills as she works her cool vocals with very good results. Price didn't record a lot during her career, but what is available is well worth having. by Dave Nathan  
Tracklist :
1. I'm Nobody's Baby  1:55
Written-By – Davis, Santly, Ager
2. It Never Entered My Mind  3:50
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart
3. Wonderful Guy  2:10
Written-By – Rodgers-Hammerstein
4. Until The Real Thing Comes Along  3:55
Written-By – Freeman, Cahn, Chaplin
5. This Heart Of Mine  2:38
Written-By – Freed, Warren
6. When You Wish Upon A Star  3:34
Written-By – Harline, Washington
7. Time After Time  2:35
Written-By – Cahn-Styne
8. Goodbye  3:23
Written-By – G. Jenkins
9. Back In Your Own Back Yard  2:03
Written-By – Jolson, Rose, Dreyer
10. I'll Be Seeing You  3:20
Written-By – Cahal, Fain
11. Run, Little Rain Drop, Run  2:26
Written-By – Warren, Gordon
12. Sleeping Bee  3:20
Written By – Capot, Arlen
Credits :
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Drum – John Lee
Guitar – Johnny Smith
Vibraphone – John Rae
Vocals – Ruth Price

RUTH PRICE - Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Menn at the Manne-Hole (1961-1991) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Singer Ruth Price on this early set falls somewhere between swinging jazz, middle-of-the-road pop, and cabaret. She does not improvise much, but her strong and very appealing voice uplifts the diverse material that she interprets (including "Dearly Beloved," "Shadrack," "Crazy He Calls Me," and "Look for the Silver Lining"), and she brings great sincerity to Leonard Bernstein's "Who Am I." Backed by Shelly Manne's quintet (with plenty heard from pianist Russ Freeman, but just guest spots by Richie Kamuca on tenor and one lone appearance by trumpeter Conte Candoli), Price is in fine form for her debut recording as a leader, which has been reissued on CD in the OJC series. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 I Love You 2:47
Cole Porter
2 They Say It's Spring 3:35
Marty Clark / Bob Haymes
3 Listen Little Girl 4:41
Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf
4 Dearly Beloved 2:38
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
5 I Know Why 3:57
Harry Warren
6 Shadrack 3:31
Robert MacGimsey
7 Crazy He Calls Me 4:29
Bob Russell / Carl Sigman
8 Nobody Else But Me 2:55
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9 Nobody's Heart 4:32
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
10 All I Do Is Dream of You 2:06
Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed
11 Who Am I 4:19
Leonard Bernstein
12 Till the Clouds Roll By / Look for the Silver Lining 3:30
Buddy DeSylva / Jerome Kern / P.G. Wodehouse
Credits
Bass – Chuck Berghofer
Drums – Shelly Manne
Piano – Russ Freeman
Tenor Saxophone – Richie Kamuca (tracks: 1 to 4, 10, 12)
Trumpet – Conte Candoli (tracks: 7)
Vocals – Ruth Price