Sunday, 24 August 2025

Tiny Irvin...You don't Know What Love Is.

Here we have a lady singer that I have not heard of and unfortunately this seems to be the only studio L/P (Album) that she has recorded...which is a pity I would have liked to hear more of her  there is some great Piano playing from Carl Arter and this is a A1 set of songs !....So here is some Info about this Fab singer !!

Tiny Irvin is a native Pittsburgh who is a quiet, private person, who loves people and always tries to be happy. Tiny has sung with Sammy Davis, Jr., Carmen McRae, Dean Martin, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie and Betty Bebop Carter.
Tiny had impeccable tone and phrasing, with a lot of blues feeling and swing. She was a great scat singer too. Fans of Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn will hear their influences in Tiny's singing, but she was no copyist, she had a distinctive style of her own. 
Since the mid 1960s Tiny has worked regularly with Carl Arter, who has been her bandleader, arranger, and mentor.
With pianist Carl Arter, Tiny has been the star attraction at Eileen's Zebra Room in Pittsburgh for five years on weekends.
Tiny made her only recording,  accompanied by the Carl Arter Trio, for Earwig Music Company in 1982. She retired from singing in the late 1980s. 

1. You Don't Know What Love is
2. Watch What Happens
3. My One And Only Love
4. Moanin'

1. Skylark
2. I'll Remember April
3. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
4. You've Changed
5. Satin Doll
         1. You Don't Know What Love Is

5 comments:

  1. Great long tracks...Tiny gives Carl plenty of piano playing !
    Enjoy !

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  2. Thanks! I'm curious if you rip these recordings yourself. Have you considered posting in a lossless format?

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    1. Hi Groovy....yes I do rip the recordings myself if I have the L/P's(Albums) that I have or borrow.. but of course if i get the links from other people then I'm stuck with how they have recorded them...I do go for mp3's because everyone will be able to play them on whatever system they have..I have listened to the lossless format and unless you have equipment that costs a fortune I can't tell much difference to the mp3 format....But if you want any particular L/P In Lossless format..then I'll put my thinking cap on and have a go !!.....Take Care...Cheers...Luigi !

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    2. Bless your heart, thanks for everything, Espo. :) I'm a devotee of your site because of your warmth (and wit) in sharing a lot of tasty music! What I personally love is that you share lps as opposed, usually, to CDs. Mp3s are fine for lp record media -- I hear more difference in a lossy (mp3) CD, so I hope you keep with these wonderful record albums you find us! :) Big thanks!!

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