1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.Part 3..VA

I think we have left the 30's/40's and are now in the 50's

1. Please Love Me......B.B.King

2. Crying In The Chapel.....The Orioles

3. Riot In Cell Block Number Nine.......Robins

4. Love For Sale......Billie Holiday

5. The Wind......Nolan Strong & The Diablos

6. My Funny Valentine......Chet Baker

7. Shake Rattle And Roll......Joe Turner

8. Rock Around The Clock.......Bill Haley & His Comets

9. I Get Along Without You Very Well......Chet Baker

10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning......Frank Sinatra

11. Tutti Frutti......Little Richard

12. Only You.......The Platters

13. Cry Me A River.......Julie London

14. Sixteen Tons .......Tennessee Ernie Ford

15. I'm A Man......Bo Didley

16. Blue Monday......Fats Domino

17. Burundanga......Celia Cruz

18. Lets Do It......Ella Fitzgerald

19. I've Got You Under My Skin......Frank Sinatra

20. Every Time We Say Goodbye......Ella Fitzgerald

21. Be Bop A Lula.......Gene Vincent

22. Heartbreak Hotel......Elvis Presley

23. Blueberry Hill......Fats Domino

24. Hound Dog......Elvis Presley

24. Honey Hush......Johnny Burnette

         6. My Funny Valentine

          17. Burundanga

Thelma Gracen

Another forgotten singer from the 50's /60's with her one and only L/P release !!..and its a good one well worth a listen !!....As stated at the beginning of this blog the posts are mainly Vinyl but this one is a CD so the nod has been fulfilled !!...and there might be more later !!

AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny.....................

Thelma Gracen's lone EmArcy date boasts a warm, nocturnal atmosphere that belies the precision and complexity of its performances. Guitarist Barney Kessel, tenorist Georgie Auld, and pianist Lou Levy are all in top form, delivering graceful, almost effortless support that encircles Gracen's vocals like a kind of halo effect. Her cool, sophisticated interpretations of chestnuts like "I'll Remember April" and "Night and Day" immediately bring to mind the likes of Anita O'Day and Chris Connor, but Gracen possesses a style and intelligence all her own -- it's a shame her discography is so slim.

1. I'll Remember April

2. Night And Day

3. I'll Never be The Same

4. Tea For Two

5. I'll Get By

6. Out Of Nowhere

1. Solitude

2. Just You Just Me

3. I'm Yours

4. People Will Say Were In love

5. More Than You Know

6. Let There Be love

          5. I'll Get By 

Susannah Young

Here's a voice that I missed from the 60's!!...once again a one and only L/P from this fine British Singer who definatly should have been heard more !...very good details of her on the back sleeve !!

Sweetest Sounds was Susannah Young's very first recording ... and also her last. What a shame. In her one and only outing, this British Singer proved to be a tasteful, smart, tuneful, melodious -- in a word, solid -- singer.

         4. This Years Kisses

Des O'Connor.

So now we have a "Golden Hour " of Des's voice also from "Bob"....It's fine and as the saying goes "It Does What It Say's On The Tin".....any of you out there who don't get that Can't watch much Television !!!!

        2. And I Love You So

Des O'Connor.

 Some great tracks from a comedian that sings !

1. My Cup Runneth Over

2. Dream A Little Dream Of Me

3. Heartaches

4. You No One But You

5. Just In My Dreams

6. The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener

7. I Pretend

1. This Guys In Love With You

2. The Sunshine Of Love

3. Thinking Of You

4. All I Need Of You

5. Happiness And Haertaches

6. Didn't We

7. Never My Love

           A1. My Cup Runneth Over With Love

Neil Sedaka.

All the tracks on this L/P were  written by "Neil" and it proves that he can write some good songs with great lyrics that you can understand which is great for these days !!...It was recorded in England...  Manchester to be exact and mastered at the Apple Studios in London in 1972....There are some great songs on this one including one of the best and that one has been recorded by most of the good singers of the 70's 80's 90's ect !!....It is the title of the L/P of course !!!

1. Thats Where The Music Takes Me
2. Beautiful You
3. Express Yourself
4. Anywhere Your Gonna Be
5. Home
6. Adventures Of A Boy Child Wonder

1. Better Days Are Coming
2. Dimbo Man
3. Trying To Say Goodbye
4. Solitaire
5. Don't Let It Mess Your Mind

        

       1. That's Where The Music Takes Me

Neil Sedaka

What a great singer and song writer is "Neil Sedaka"....he has composed loads of songs for himself and other singers...this L/P has my favourite song by him on it "Betty Grable"....just a simple arrangement piano and Neil singing Grrrrrrreat....In fact will post the track here as well as the L/P so you can hear what I am on about !!!...great lyrics as well...wonder if he wrote them or was it "Greenfield" thats the other name on the credits of the song.....any "Neil Sedaka" enthusiasts out there who can enlighten me ?

P.S. this was the comment that was posted earlier !!
Bloggersteve53 said...

Great album - thanks Luigi. Howard Greenfield was the lyricist. Sadly he died of AIDS in 1986 aged just 49.

Steve

1. The Immigrant
2. A Little Lovin'
3. Sad Eyes
4. Flame
5. Laughter In The Rain
6. For The Good Of The Cause

1. The Way I Am
2. Going Nowhere
3. Love Ain't An Easy Thing
4. Betty Grable
5. Endlessly

4. Betty Grable.

Jose Feliciano

Change of style now...we've gone down that yellow brick road and did'nt arrive in "Kansas"!!...but are in that record shop in "New York" again getting some "Vinyl" from "John" !!....some great guitar playing and a good L/P 

1. Hi Heel Sneakers
2. Mule Skinner Blues
3. Dos Cruces
4. Duelin' Banjo's
5. I Got A Woman
6. Manha De Carnival

1. Walk Right In
2. Since I Met You Baby
3. Son De La Loma
4. Don't Think Twice It's Alright
5. Flight Of The Bumble Bee
6. Chinita

          A4. Duelin' Banjo's

          B5.Flight Of The Bumble Bee

The Boswell Sisters

Just come across a box of 78's so "John" has kindly wrapped them all up for me so they wont get broken 78's are brittle and prone to break if you sit on them " or drop them !!!..so enjoy some 100% vintage sounds !!!

The Boswell Sisters were a close harmony singing group, consisting of sisters Martha Boswell Lloyd (June 9, 1905 – July 2, 1958), Connee Boswell (original name Connie, December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (May 20, 1911 – November 12, 1988), noted for intricate harmonies and rhythmic experimentation. They attained national prominence in the United States in the 1930s. They made numerous recordings for Brunswick Records from 1931-1935. These Brunswick records are widely regarded as milestone recordings of vocal jazz. The Boswell Sisters chalked up 20 hits during the 1930s, including the number-one record "The Object of My Affection" (1935).

Young Ella Fitzgerald loved the Boswell Sisters and in particular idolized Connee, after whose singing style she patterned her own....(Info edited from Wikepedia)

1. Doggone I've Done It
2. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
3. Gee But I'd Like To Make You Happy
4. Were On The Hoighway To Heaven
5. Crazy People
6. Bell Bottom Trousers
7. Coffee In The Morning Kisses At Night
8. Me Minus You


    5. Crazy People

Johnny Nash.

 Fancy a dance !!..then get you "Reggae" boots on and listen to these "Reggae" tracks as you glide around the room"

1. Hold Me Tight
2. Don't Look Back
3. Love
4. People In Love
5. Groovin'

1. Cupid
2. Lovey Dovey
3. You've Got To Change Your Ways
4. You Got Soul
5. Don't Cry

          9. You've Got Soul

Paul Anka.

Two now from "Bob"..."Paul  Anka" Compilation which includes 2 of his "Hits" ..nice to hear a "Live" version of his "My Way" and of Course "Diana" sounds like the original recording To me !!

          6. My Home Town

Mario Lanza

Here's a little "Gem" from across the channel....It say's on the front cover "Mario's radio performances hence his spoken introduction on the first track and on a couple more... a first class L/P and great singing !!

          8. Lady Of Spain

 

Kathy Kirby

We are now in "New York" in a record shop and Lo ' and behold' look what we found !!
a very good surprise for me its a good set of songs and "Kathy's " voice is very different from her hits!!....so if you want too be surprised as well give it a download you'll love it !!....thanks "John" for this one...Keep em comming !!!!..great track "I'll Get By"..that's waht I like different arrangments and boy ! this one is different !!!

1. Let Me Sing And I'm Happy
2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
3. Someone To Watch Over Me
4. I'll Get By
5. Acapulco
6. Following In Fathers Footsteps
7. Waiting For The Robert E Lee
8. Bill

1. Happy Days And Lonely Nights
2. Who's Sorry Now
3. Can't Help Lovin' dat man
4. If You Were The Only Boy In The World
5. The Man I Love
6. Miss Dynamite
7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
8. Show Me The Way To Go Home 

         4. I'll Get By

Kathy Kirby

Still browsing in the record shop and found another "Gem"...Kathy's Hit Record of "Secret Love" in England....didn't realise she was so good ....missed out on that !!!...good job we have the technology that enables us to preseve all this "missed" Music !!!

          1. Secret Love

Danny Williams.

 It's a pity that "Danny Williams" did not have more success than he did....After his version of "Moon River" which was a hit in England but I think it was overshadowed in the rest of the world by the "Andy Williams" version... then he went on and made this L/P which is a good one and a couple of singles.Maybe it was because he sounded a bit like "Johnny Mathis"...Best Tracks for me is "No Love No Nothing" & "With These Hands"   

1. In Love For The Very First Time

2. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing   

3. I Can't Give You Anthing But Love

4. With These Hands

5. No Love No Nothing

6. I'm Beginning To See The Light 

                               

1. Just In Time

2. What Kind Of Fool Am I

3. I've Got You Under My Skin

4. Portrait Of My Love

5. Steppin' Out With My Baby

6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 

 

   

              5. No Love No Nothing         

Pia Beck

Here we go again with some great tracks from my favourite pianist of the moment !!!..Folks if you havn't heard this great lady then give her a listen if you like piano playing and something different !!

Jonah Jones & Glenn Gray 's Casa Loma Orchestra

Some great Trumpet playing on this selection well worth a listen to !!

Jonah Jones zoomed to popularity in the late 50s. He found a successful formula and used it to brighten the hit charts with a succession of bouncy albums on Capitol Records. His quartet was one of the three newcomers in the Top 10 wide variety of small groups listed in the favorite Instrumental Billboard lists in 1958.

Jonah Jones/Glenn Gray Review by Scott Yanow Of ALLMUSIC

Since trumpeter Jonah Jones and bandleader Glen Gray were two of Capitol's biggest jazz-oriented attractions of the late '50s/early '60s, a collaboration seemed logical. Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra (which at this point was really a big band filled with top West Coast studio players) performs a dozen Benny Carter arrangements; tenorman Plas Johnson gets in a few licks, and the swing-oriented repertoire suits Jones' playing just fine on this instrumental LP. Highlights include a remake of "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," "Two O'Clock Jump," "After You've Gone" and "West End Blues."

1. Baubles Bangles And Beads

2. Echoes Of Harlem

3. Two O'clock Jump

4. I Can't Get Started

5. Boy Meets Horn

6. Hot Lips

1. After You've Gone

2. West End Blues

3. Ciribiribin

4. Tenderly

5. Sugar Blues

6. Apollo Jumps

        5. Boy Meets Horn

Melanie

Still with "Bob" for this one before we have a row over the Pond !!!!

          9. I'm Back In Town

Helen Merrill & Teddy Wilson

The husky voice of Helen Merrill sings some fine standards not forgetting the man on the ivory's the great Teddy Wilson !!... every track a gem....a must for all the lovers of Jazz enthusiasts !

           7. You Better Go Now

Charlene Bartley

Another cool voice that I have not heard of before !!...Thanks John for these seemingly "Lost" voices Keep em' coming !!!

The Weekend of a Private Secretary is as hip and delightful as its title promises. A singer whose fierce intelligence and droll wit more than compensate for her limited vocal range, Charlene Bartley is the very essence of postwar chic, navigating the rhythmic twists of Tito Puente's lively arrangements with sophistication and style. Bartley is a consummate storyteller, interpreting lyrics like "She Didn't Say Yes" and "Sand in My Shoes" with inimitable pluck. While Puente's Latin treatments lend the session much of its energy, co-arranger Hal McKusick is no less vital to the album's success, crafting simple but effective settings that underscore Bartley's modernist outlook.   

           4. Moon Over Miami