has "cool voice of rita reys" w/ '56 jazz messengers on

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

has anyone ever seen this lp for reals. what about cd reissue? is this just a discographicial joke or does this lp really exist

[Peter A]

has anyone ever seen this lp for reals. what about cd reissue? is this just a discographicial joke or does this lp really exist

It certainly does exist, and...Hank plays on it! I think it is reissued on CD (Japanese) en vinyl (180 grs, don't know which company).

The Cool Voice of Rita Reys

With The Jazz Messengers and the Wessel Ilcken Combo

CD: Philips PHCE-4140 (Japan); LP: Columbia 904 (US)

1955

1. I Cried for You (Arnheim, Freed)

2. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (Porter)

3. My One, Only Love (Mellin, Wood)

4. That Old Black Magic (Mercer)

5. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (Loesser)

6. Taking a Chance on Love (Duke, Fetter)

7. It’s Alright with Me (Porter)

8. Gone with the Wind (Magdison, Wrubel)

9. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Hart)

10. But Not for Me (Gershwins)

11. I Should Care (Cahn, Stordahl, Weston)

12. There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon, Warren)

[jazzbo]

Yes, it exists on a Japanese cd, possiby ten years old now.

[Dan Gould]

I paid about $50 for a copy a year or two ago (original vinyl) and there's nothing particularly special whatsoever about her voice or the performance of the Messengers (who are only on the latter half of the tunes, and Horace, Hank and Watkins are replaced by Kenny Drew, Ira Sullivan and Wilbur Ware on two of those tunes).

Unless you enjoy utterly bland chick singers there is no reason to hunt this down.

[Dave James]

I got this one on CD from da bastids awhile back. I would agree with Dan's assessment. It's pleasant enough but there's really nothing special going on here. Only thing I ever wondered is if Ms. Reys sings phonetically. For me, that's the only thing mysterious about this one.

Up over and out.

[Claude Schlouch]

Hi folks,

This LP has been reissued many times.

Donald Byrd (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey (dm), Rita Reys (voc)

Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, May 3, 1956

CO56022 Taking a chance on love Columbia CL-903

CO56023 That old black magic -

CO56024 You’d be so nice to come home to -

CO56025 I cried for you -

Note: All titles also on Philips(Net)422 349BE (45rpm), (Jap)SFX-10505, DMJ-5042, PHCE-3085, PHCE-4140, PHCE-4194, PHCE-10038.

Hank Mobley does not play on the other 8 titles on the LP/CD.