Ann Richards

Another great voice that I have not heard before....well worth a listen if you haven't heard of her great jazz voice !!....definitely a 100*** (Star) recommendation

Ann Richards (Née Margaret Ann Borden, October 1, 1935 – April 1, 1982) was an American pop and jazz singer; she was the second wife of popular music and jazz artist Stan Kenton. She had a short but fruitful popular music and jazz career in the late 1950s and early 1960s as an artist for Capitol Records.....Richards created scandal when she posed for Playboy, subsequently signing a contract with the Atco Records division of Atlantic Records. The cover of her 1961 album Ann, Man! was taken from the photo shoot.

By 1962 Richards was in demand at jazz clubs all over the country, including Playboy Clubs due to her pictorial in the magazine. Her Atco release (Ann Man!) was an album of bluesy, sex-kitten songs backed by trumpeter Jack Sheldon and guitarist Barney Kessel.

Ann Richards, an excellent singer only recorded a few solo albums before slipping away into obscurity. Ann, Man! is her most intimate date, a quartet set with trumpeter Jack Sheldon, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Red Callender, and drummer Larry Bunker. Four of the songs (including "There's a Lull in My Life" and "You Go to My Head") are duets with Kessel. Richards shows off her versatility and sensitivity on this well-rounded set, swinging lightly and singing with restrained emotions. It is a pity that she did not have a prosperous career, for the talent was definitely there

 Richards committed suicide on April 1, 1982 in Hollywood, dying at age 46 from a gunshot wound.......Shame about that !....what a waste of talent !!.......(Info Edited From Wikipedia)

1. Yes Sir That's My Baby

2. An Occasional Man

3. There's a Lull In my Life

4. The Masquerade Is Over

5. You Go To My Head

6. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby

1. And That's All

2. Bewitched

3. Evil Gal Blues

4. Love Is a Word For The Blues

5. How Do I Look In Blue

6. I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night

         5. You Go To My Head