APRIL STEVENS — Teach Me Tiger! (1960) Two Version (2012, RM | 見つめていたい歌姫たち Female Jazz Vocal オリジナル紙ジャケ Collection) + (2016, OTP 256) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Teach Me Tiger! represents some kind of absurd apotheosis in post-Julie London pop seduction -- April Stevens' vocals are so breathy that one can't help but wonder whether the poor girl spent the recording session hooked up to a respirator machine. Calculated naughtiness that's ultimately as innocent as a lamb, the album luxuriates in the double entendres and nudge-nudge-wink-wink eroticism of a simpler time. Henri René's lush, knowing arrangements perfectly complement Stevens' starry-eyed interpretations of songs like "Love Kitten," "You and Only You," and "It Can't Be Wrong," adding a much-needed touch of truly adult sophistication to the proceedings. Harkit's 2008 CD reissue also appends a handful of rare tracks from Stevens' tenure with RCA. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist
1. Do It Again  2:36
DeSylva, Gershwin
2. Teach Me Tiger  2:25
 Tempo
3. I Want A Lip  2:30
Written-By – Tempo
4. In Other Words  2:24
 Howard
5. I Get Ideas  2:29
Cochran, Sanders
6. Talk To Me  2:15
 Snyder, Vallee, Kahan
7. I'm In Love Again  2:17
 Porter
8. That's My Name  1:59
Lampert, Loring
9. I'm Making Believe  2:14
 Monaco, Gordon
10. I'll Wait For Your Love  2:36
Hooven, Hooven, Hooven
11. It Can't Be Wrong  2:07
Gannon, Steiner
12. When My Baby Smiles At Me  2:14
 Sterling, Munro, Von Tilzer, Lewis
Credits :
Conductor, Arranged By – Henri René
Vocals – April Stevens

THELMA GRACEN — Night And Day (1956-1990) Jazz-Club Serie – 69 | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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

JO STAFFORD — Swingin' Down Broadway (1958) Vinyl LP | Mono | FLAC (tracks) 24-96Hz

Tracklist :
A1          Anything Goes  2:44
   Written By – Cole Porter
A2          The Gentleman Is A Dope  2:53
   Written By – Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II
A3        I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)  2:57
   Written By – Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
A4          Old Devil Moon  2:34
   Written By – Burton Lane / E.Y. Harburg
A5          Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home  3:39
   Written By – Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
A6          Tomorrow Mountain  2:45
   Written By – Duke Ellington / John Latouche
B1          Love For Sale  3:50
   Written By – Cole Porter
B2        Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe  2:44
   Written By – Harold Arlen / E.Y. Harburg
B3        How High The Moon  3:03
   Written By – Morgan Lewis / Nancy Hamilton
B4        Speak Low  2:14
   Written By – Kurt Weill / Ogden Nash
B5    It Never Entered My Mind  2:37
   Written By – Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart
B6      Taking A Chance On Love  2:55         
   Written By – Vernon Duke / John Latouche / Ted Fetter
Personnel:
– Jo Stafford- Vocals
with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

MORGANA KING — For You, For Me, Forever More (1956-1992) RM | FLAC (tracks) 24-44.1Hz

Tracklist :
1    For You, For Me, Forever More 3:03
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
2    Here I'll Stay 3:08
Written-By – Alan Lerner, Kurt Weill
3    There's A Lull In My Life 3:14
Written-By – Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
4    It's Delovely 2:12
Written-By – Cole Porter
5    Down In The Depths 3:06
Written-By – Cole Porter
6    The Song Is You 2:17
Written-By – Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II
7    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 2:27
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Dave Mann
8    Everything I Love 3:15
Written-By – Cole Porter
9    If You Could See Me Now 3:20
Written-By – Carl Sigman, Tadd Dameron
10    I'll String Along With You 3:13
Written-By – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
11    Ev'rything I've Got 2:58
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
12        You're Not So Easy To Forget 2:33
Written-By – Ben Oaklend
Credits :
Arranged By, Directed By – Richard Hayman
Guitar – Al Caiola, Mundell Lowe
Piano – Hank Jones
Trombone – Chauncey Welsch
Vocals – Morgana King

MARGARET WHITING — Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (1960-2002) RM | Serie : LP Reproduction | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Given Margaret Whiting's limitations as a stylist, you certainly wouldn't expect an album of Jerome Kern-penned Broadway standards to rank among her jazziest, most lively LPs, but the great arranger Russ Garcia truly outdoes himself, masterminding a delightfully energetic session that's undeniably appealing. While Garcia and sidemen including altoist Bud Shank contribute much of the album's sense of swing, Whiting proves herself a far more fluid and rhythmic singer than her critics care to admit -- her clarion vocals achieve a nice balance between the theatricality of Kern's music and the pizzazz of Garcia's treatments. A pointed reminder that "wholesome" doesn't necessarily equate with "square." Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1. Why Was I Born? 3:22
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
2. Remind Me 2:55
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
3. The Song Is You 3:32
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
4. I Won't Dance 2:25
Dorothy Fields / Otto Harbach / Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / Jimmy McHugh
5. Don't Ever Leave Me 3:19
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / Traditional
6. I'm Old Fashioned 2:44
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
7. All in Fun 3:06
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
 8. Why Do I Love You? 2:34
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
 9. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 3:57
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
  10. A Fine Romance 3:39
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
 11. Look for the Silver Lining 2:56
Buddy DeSylva / Jerome Kern
 12. All the Things You Are 3:49  
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
13. Poor Pierrot 3:23
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
14. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:57  
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
15. Let's Begin 2:15
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
16. D'Ye Love Me? 3:24  
Otto Harbach / Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
17. Dearly Beloved 2:52
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
18. Long Ago (And Far Away) 4:17
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
19. The Way You Look Tonight 3:33
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
 20 You Couldn't Be Cuter 2:05
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
21. Yesterdays 3:08
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
22. Bill 4:03
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / P.G. Wodehouse
23. She Didn't Say Yes 2:25
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
24. The Touch of Your Hand 3:42
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Russell Garcia
Vocals – Margaret Whiting
Notes :
Recorded January and February 1960 in Los Angeles.
In collaboration with Russell Garcia, who devised the ingenious arrangements and conducted the orchestra for the set, Margaret Whiting has produced a treasury of some of the greatest popular songs written in our time.