Thelma
Gracen's lone EmArcy date boasts a warm, nocturnal atmosphere that
belies the precision and complexity of its performances. Guitarist
Barney Kessel, tenorist Georgie Auld, and pianist Lou Levy are all in
top form, delivering graceful, almost effortless support that encircles
Gracen's vocals like a kind of halo effect. Her cool, sophisticated
interpretations of chestnuts like "I'll Remember April" and "Night and
Day" immediately bring to mind the likes of Anita O'Day and Chris
Connor, but Gracen possesses a style and intelligence all her own --
it's a shame her discography is so slim. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1 I'll Remember April 2:50
Patricia Johnston / Gene Paul / Don Raye
2 Night and Day 3:01
Cole Porter
3 I'll Never Be the Same 4:18
Gus Kahn / Matty Malneck / Frank Signorelli
4 Tea for Two 2:36
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
5 I'll Get By 3:41
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
6 Out of Nowhere 2:36
John W. Green / Edward Heyman
7 Solitude 3:56
Eddie DeLange / Duke Ellington
8 Just You Just Me 1:48
Jesse Greer / Raymond Klages
9 I'm Yours 4:14
John W. Green / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
10 People Will Say We're in Love 2:46
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
11 More Than You Know 3:49
Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans
12 Let There Be Love 2:01
Ian Murray Seafield Grant / Lionel Rand
Credits :
Barney Kessel - guitar
Lou Levy - piano
Georgie Auld - Sax (tenor)
Thelma Gracen - Vocals
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