quick: Intro. Linda Lawson

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

guy @ street faire has beat up mono copy for 12 big ones: the personel is w.c.j. balls to the wall, but whats the verdict on this one? is this essential west coast jazz?

[jazzbo]

Never saw this record or heard it, can't comment regarding that, don't know the personnel. Quite an attractive cover though!

[jazzbo]

Personnel and a bit of history (such as her main influences were Ella and Lena):

http://home.earthlink.net/~nuttbait/linda_lawson.htm

[jazzbo]

Arrangements are by Marty Paitch. Back cover photo, sound sample of "Easy to Love"

http://amazing.sub.jp/LindaLawson/LindaLawson.htm

Edited July 15, 2007 by jazzbo

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

Jimmy Rowles played piano, Bud Shank played alto sax, Med Flory and Bill Perkins handled the saxes, Al Porcino, Stu Williamson and Jack Sheldon were on trumpets, Frank Rosolino played trombone, Billy Piyman strummed guitar, Joe Mondragon plucked bass, and Mel Lewis played drums

well i do already have the .jpg of the cover, but if i buy the record i think ill also have to get Tina Louise meets Coleman Hawkins............

[donald byrd 4 EVA]

"But the reality of the

matter is, this last year, this one year, has been in

more ways than not, more rewarding to me than the last

17 years of jazz."

~chewy

[JSngry]