duaneiac Posted July 19, 2019 Report Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) This 2 CD set is part of a series put out by Columbia House back around 1990. I've found some of them at the local library and I recently found a couple of them on sale for less than a buck each. These are far from jazz albums although there are jazz performers here. The only instrumental on the album is a version of "Lover" by the DBQ. Other jazz associated performers represented here include Buddy Greco, Jackie & Roy (their terrific "Mountain Greenery"), Tony Bennett (who really delivers the goods on "Nobody's Heart Belongs To Me") and Billie Holiday (although her sole entry here comes from her final Columbia album, which is far from my favorite of her recordings for that label). It's odd that such former Columbia recording artists as Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney and Louis Armstrong are not represented here. There are no liner notes included at all, so the rest of the selections come from pop singers of the period (Doris Day, Vic Damone, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, The Four Lads, etc.) or what I assume were cast albums done specifically for a studio recording or as part of a Broadway revival of a show. The latter selections feature a number of singers I'm not familiar with (Mardi Bayne? Sandra Church? Beverly Fite? Marge Dodson?), but three of them feature actor/singer/sire of 1970's Tiger Beat idols Jack Cassidy. Every time I saw him on TV as a kid, he struck me as the creepiest man alive and hearing him sing "Babes In Arms" is a special kind of creepy. For me, some of the finest tracks here are the 5 from Mary Martin. If you only think of her as Peter Pan, you are overlooking one of the finest lyrical interpreters the GAS has known. She was quite a fluid singer, not a great range, but she could communicate the mood and meaning of a song so well. When Doris Day sings "Ten Cents A Dance", well, sorry, but I don't believer a word of it coming from her; from Mary Martin, I could. Here, Ms. Martin shines on fare ranging from "Johnny One Note" to "Where Or When" Edited July 19, 2019 by duaneiac Quote
jlhoots Posted July 19, 2019 Report Posted July 19, 2019 All 5 of the Rendell / Carr albums on CD Quote
Justin V Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 I am in a Hawk mood and hadn't listened to this one in several years. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 4 hours ago, jlhoots said: All 5 of the Rendell / Carr albums on CD I have all 5 of those too, they sound great and have great music. (Wish the mini LPs were a little different but it's a minor quibble.) Quote
mikeweil Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 Ordered after this was mentioned in the Anthony Cox thread, the mailman brought it this morning. Really an excellent album, These tracks are all little works of art best appreciated one by one. I regret I never had the opporrtunity to see Lacy perform - he was such a unique, free spirit, and one of the people who represent to me what the essence of jazz really is. Quote
soulpope Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 46 minutes ago, mikeweil said: I regret I never had the opporrtunity to see Lacy perform - he was such a unique, free spirit, and one of the people who represent to me what the essence of jazz really is. Amen .... Quote
erwbol Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 One of the best albums of the previous decade. Quote
B. Goren. Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, mikeweil said: Ordered after this was mentioned in the Anthony Cox thread, the mailman brought it this morning. Really an excellent album, These tracks are all little works of art best appreciated one by one. I regret I never had the opporrtunity to see Lacy perform - he was such a unique, free spirit, and one of the people who represent to me what the essence of jazz really is. Mike, I had the opportunity to see lacy on stage with Mal Waldron (app 20 years ago). It was a memorable experience. And this CD is excellent. Edited July 20, 2019 by B. Goren. mistake Quote
soulpope Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 2 hours ago, John Tapscott said: Beloved platter .... the Adderley Brotherhood rarely sounded better .... Quote
Justin V Posted July 20, 2019 Report Posted July 20, 2019 Paul Quinichette - The Vice 'Pres': One of my favorite acquisitions of the year. Quote
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