Jim R Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 I just latched onto this... ... and was pretty (very) impressed. Kind of a soul/jazz crossover of sorts. I had heard of her before, but never heard her sing, afaik. A quick search revealed to me that she did at least a couple of jazz albums, and eventually gave up singing (?) to pursue acting. Based on what I'm hearing on the above album, I find this both surprising and a little disappointing. I guess she was a pretty successful actress too, though. Any other soul (or jazz) recordings that I should know about? I'm aware of "Love Letters", but haven't heard it yet. Any thoughts or info are welcome... Quote
JSngry Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 Don't know any other Ketty Lester sides, but do you know the pre-"Band Of Gold" albums by Freda Payne? Quote
ValerieB Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 sort of "knew" Ketty many decades ago when we were practicing Buddhism together!! she was more into the acting even then. Quote
Jim R Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Posted June 20, 2011 Don't know any other Ketty Lester sides, but do you know the pre-"Band Of Gold" albums by Freda Payne? Not yet, but that sounds tantalizing. I'll keep my eyes open. Looks like Ketty Lester recorded about a half dozen albums during the 60's, for which I'll also be keeping my eyes open. Quote
epistrophy007 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 Have that LP and love it... Great cover too... She did some other recordings... 'Where Is Love' (issued on cd) and 'The Soul Of Me' (for RCA)... So besides some singles, she released all in all 4 LP's... j. Quote
Jim R Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Posted July 11, 2011 Can't vouch for the accuracy of this, but discographies (and wikipedia) list more than 4 LP's, and I'm not including two of these (*). Lp's Era Es-108 - Love Letters - 1962 Grand Prix ? - 1964 (One Side Of Album By Betty Everett, The Other By Ketty Lester)* RCA Victor Lsp-2945 - The Soul Of Me - 1964 RCA Victor Lsp-3326 - Where Is Love - 1965 Tower St 5029 - When A Woman Loves A Man - 1966 Pete 1109 - Ketty Lester - 1969 Sheffield 15 - Ketty Lester In Concert - 1977 Avi 6116 - A Collection Of Her Best - 1982* Quote
epistrophy007 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks Mr R. for the complete list!!! Didn't know she recorded as late as 1977... Interesting! j. Quote
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