This Is Lucy Reed Complete Recordings 1950-1957 (2 CD)

Description: Personnel: Lucy Reed (vcl), Art Farmer (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Tommy Mitchell (b-tb), Romeo Penque (fl, Engh), Sol Schlinger (b-cl, bs), Bill Evans, Dick Marx, Don Abney, Gil Evans, Eddie Higgins (p), Howard Collins, John Gray (g), Bob Carter, Johnny Frigo, Bill Pemberton, Milt Hinton (b), Sol Gubin, George Russell (d), Harry Lookofsky (vln), Jack English (arr) Lucy (Lucille) Reed (1921-1998) began her singing career with Woody Herman in 1949. Later she joined Charlie Ventura’s big band and did some radio and TV work in Chicago. In 1951 she was chosen to represent Chicago in the Miss Television contest—she was regarded as a fine prospect by bookers and record people as the beautiful girl who had charmed listeners at the Chicago Streamliner and other local clubs during the early Fifties. Her basic vocal quality was never strikingly full-ranged or tonally opulent, but her taste and musicianship were of such imaginative flexibility that she surpassed a many other nightclub singers more generously gifted by nature. Her skillful phrasing, based on her tender care for lyrics and her subtle beat, made her a singer of quiet distinction. This set is valuable in many ways, mainly thanks to Lucy Reed’s ungimmicky, genuinely emotional singing, but also to the sympathetic backing of groups led by such jazz luminaries as Bill Evans, Dick Marx, George Russell, Gil Evans, and Eddie Higgins. This is a collection of out-of-the-way melodies, done with distinction, fire and individuality by a singer who may have possessed too much innate “feel” for lyrics and honesty in delivery ever to have had a hit record, but who nevertheless won many enthusiastic listeners with these albums. TRACKLIST: CD 1 01. There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York (Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward) 2:28 02. Fools Fall In Love (Irving Berlin) 3:21 03. Baltimore Oriole (Carmichael-Webster) 4:54 04. Out of This World (Arlen-Mercer) 3:46 05. You May Not Love Me (Van Heusen-Burke) 3:42 06. No Moon At All (Evans-Mann) 1:54 07. Inchworm (Frank Loesser) 2:52 08. Tabby the Cat (Dickinson-Gibeling) 1:52 09. That’s How I Love the Blues (Blane-Martin) 3:21 10. My Time of Day (Frank Loesser) 2:35 11. My Love Is a Wanderer (Bart Howard) 2:50 12. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers-Hart) 3:41 13. Because We’re Kids (Frederick Hollander) 2:48 14. It’s All Right with Me (Cole Porter) 4:19 15. It’s a Lazy Afternoon (Moross-LaTouche) 3:37 16. Flying Down to Rio (Kahn-Eliscu-Youmans) 2:12 17. Nothing At All (John Frigo) 2:51 CD 2 01. Born to Blow the Blues (Segal-Russell) 4:41 02. This Is New (Gershwin-K.Weill) 3:55 03. In the Wee Small Hours (of the Morning) (Hilliard-Mann) 4:19 04. There He Goes (Jack English) 2:50 05. Love for Sale (Cole Porter) 4:26 06. A Trout, No Doubt (Kadison-Howell) 2:37 07. No Moon At All (Evans-Mann) 2:14 08. Lucky to Be Me (Bernstein-Comden-Green) 2:27 09. St. Louis Blues (W.C.Handy) 3:25 10. Easy Come, Easy Go (Heyman-Green) 4:55 11. Little Boy Blue (Eugene Field) 2:54 12. You Don’t Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul) 4:02 13. You’ve Got a Date with the Blues (Jane Feather) 3:08 14. My Flaming Heart (Brodszky-Robin) 3:03 15. Please Mr. Right Man (Watts-Trace-Herman) 3:04 16. Tantalazing Melody (Trace-Hettel-Trace) 2:54 17. A Night Is Dark (Stu Watson) 2:37 18. Au Revoir (Maddox-Behrens) 2:44 Sources CD 1: Tracks #1,2,4,5,7, 10-16, from “The Singing Reed” (Fantasy 3-212) Tracks #3,6,8,9,17 from the above sessions, but not included on the original LP configuration. Sources CD 2: Tracks #1-12, from the album “This Is Lucy Reed” (Fantasy 3243) Track #13, from Charlie Ventura “Birdland” (RCA Victor NL-46031) Track #14, from the 78rpm MGM K11472 Track #15-16, from the 78 rpm Chance CH-3006 Track #17-18, from the 78 rpm Chance CH-3019 Lucy Reed, vocals Personnel on CD 1 Tracks #1-9: BILL EVANS Quartet Bill Evans, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Howard Collins, guitar; Sol Gubin, drums. Recorded in New York City, August 13-15, 1955 Tracks #10-13: BILL EVANS Duo Bill Evans, piano; Bob Carter, bass. Recorded in New York City, August 13-15, 1955 Tracks #14-17: DICK MARX—JOHN FRIGO Duo Dick Marx, piano; Johnny Frigo, bass. Recorded in Chicago, probably January 1955 Personnel on CD 2 Tracks #1-3: GEORGE RUSSELL Sextet Art Farmer, trumpet; Romeo Penque, flute & English horn; Sol Schlinger, bass clarinet & baritone sax; Don Abney, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; George Russell, drums & arranger. Recorded in New York City, January 1957 Tracks #4-7: GIL EVANS Septet Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Tommy Mitchell, bass trombone; Romeo Penque, alto flute & English horn; David Kurtzer, bassoon; Gil Evans, piano & arranger; Bill Pemberton, bass; George Russell, drums; Harry Lookofsky, violin; Jack English, arranger (#4). Recorded in New York City, January 1957 Tracks #8-12: EDDIE HIGGINS Quartet Eddie Higgins, piano; John Gray, guitar (out on #11); Verne Rammer, bass (out on #11); William Gaeto, drums (out on #11); Ken Soderblom, clarinet (added on #9). Recorded in Chicago, January 1957 Track #13: CHARLIE VENTURA and His Orchestra Ed Bagley, Pete Ventura, Dick Sherman, Rolf Ericson, trumpets; Billy Byers, Bob Ascher, Jack Hitchcock, trombones; Tommy Mace, oboe; Harvey Estrin, Andy Cicalese, Al Epstein, flutes; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ben Ventura, baritone sax; Joe Scusa, piano; Sam Herman, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Chick Keeney, drums. Recorded in New York City, April 6, 1950 Track #14: LEW DOUGLAS and His Orchestra Recorded in Chicago, February 1953 Tracks #15-16: AL TRACE and His Orchestra Recorded in Chicago, April 1953 Tracks #17-18: CHUCK SAGLE and His Orchestra Recorded in Chicago, July 1954 Original liner notes: Bill Coss (Metronome) / Nat Hentoff Fantasy cover art: B. Brader Special thanks to our friend Thomas Ludwig Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi / Mono · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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Artist: Bill Evans, Lucy Reed, Art Farmer, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Mitchell, Romeo Penque, Sol Schlinger, Dick Marx, Don Abney, Gil Evans, Eddie Higgins, Howard Collins, John Gray, Bob Carter, Johnny Frigo, Bill Pemberton, Milt Hinton, Sol Gubin, George Russell, Harry Lookofsky, Jack English

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Record Label: Fresh Sound Records

Language: English

Release Title: This Is Lucy Reed Complete Recordings 1950-1957

Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard

Genre: Jazz