Miss Gloria Lynne.

Gloria Lynne (born Gloria Wilson; November 23, 1929 – October 15, 2013), also known as Gloria Alleyne, was an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.

Lynne was born in Harlem in 1929 to John and Mary Wilson, a gospel singer. She grew up in Harlem, and as a young girl, Lynne sang with the local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Choir. At the age of 15, she won first prize at the Amateur Night contest at the Apollo Theater. She shared the stage with contemporary night club vocal ensembles as well as with Ella Fitzgerald, she recorded as part of such groups as the Enchanters and the Dell-Tones, in the 1950s. She recorded as a soloist under her birth name, though most of her work was released under her stage name on the Everest and Fontana labels. In 1958, she was signed to Everest.During her earlier years on the road, Lynne shared bills with RnB, jazz, traditional pop music, and pop singers including Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Mathis and Ella Fitzgerald. TV specials include two with Harry Belafonte. ( Info from Wikipedia )  

AllMusic Review by Ron Wynn

Gloria Lynne was a twenty-something comer when this album was originally recorded in 1958. Since then, she has moved into other areas, notably soul. But at the time these tunes were cut, she was working in the jazzy blues and standards territory that proved quite profitable for Nancy Wilson, Dakota Station, and several others through the '60s. Lynne had a joyous, soulful delivery and a clear, piercing style, building the tension and smoothly striding with the beat rather than competing with it. Lynne had a first-class band: veteran swing era trumpeter Harry Edison, honking tenor saxophonist Sam Taylor, bombastic organist Wild Bill Davis, bluesy guitarist Kenny Burrell, and vibist Eddie Costa in a rare complementary role were among the stars assisting her. While this is a woefully short L/P the range of material and Lynne's mellow yet forceful vocals are good compensation for the lack of bonus cuts.

1. April In Paris

2. Stormy Monday Blues

3. Without A Song

4. Just Squeeze Me

5. Little Fingers

6. Perdido

1. June Night

2. I Don't know Why

3. All Day long

4. I Can't Give You anything But Love

5. Bye Bye Blackbird

6. They Didn't Believe Me

      3. Without A Song   

Lils Mackintosh...Seasons.

Flash forward 50 + years from the L/P below and we have a great voice that definitely should be heard more....Its a new voice to me so I will be keeping my eyes and ears open and go and check the local music store and venues !

Lils Mackintosh is one of the most prominent jazz vocalists in the Netherlands. In 1993 her impressive debut album It's not Perfect to be Easy, with which she immediately won the stamp 'The European Billie Holiday'. Throughout the years Lils Mackintosh made 7 CDs and worked with leading artists such as Michiel Borstlap, Mike Del Ferro, Cor Bakker, The Rosenberg Trio Madeline Bell, Hans and Candy Dulfer, Louis van Dijk, The Beets Brothers, The Dutch Swing College band, Georgie Fame and Oscar Peterson. In 2000 Lils got an Edison with the (4th) album 'Black Girl' produced by Hans Dulfer

Shades of Rita Reys !! & Pia Beck !!....which is a great thing !!

Overture:

1a Younger Than Springtime

1b The Things We Did Last Summer

1c Autumn In New York

1d Winter Wonderland

Part 1: Spring

2 I'll Remember April

3 On A Clear Day

4 Come Rain Or Come Shine

Part 2: Summer

5 A Dance In June

6 Summertime

7 The Summer Knows

Part 3: Autumn

8 Lullaby Of The Leaves

9 September Song

10 Willow Weep For Me

Part 4: Winter

11 I've Got Me Love To Keep Me Warm

12 I'll Wind

13 A Foggy Day

Final:

14 Seasons

        6. Summertime

Claudia Thompson...Goodbye To Love

     Once again not very much info on this singer and the info that I have got comes from various sources on the internet...Its a great sounding voice and as the info says this may be the one and only L/P that she has made...Pity there don't seem to be any personal information about her so if any body's knows anything about this forgotten singer it would be great to hear it ...

Claudia Thompson's 1959 Edison International release Goodbye to Love features playing by Barney Kessel and a collection of smooth standards, including "Stormy Weather," "Body and Soul," "If I Should Lose You," and "The Morning After." An appealingly polished selection of jazzy pop songs

 The singer is Claudia Thompson, a virtual unknown to this day. This was the only record she ever made and what a shame because her voice is superb. I can't really describe who she sounds like but with this one album, it's clear she's a fully formed musician and singer. There is literally no information about her on the web so don't bother googling her. I suspect this is the case with many talented female singers from the 50's who recorded one or two albums and were never heard from again, despite their considerable talent.

She sings a dozen songs here and has wonderful backing by Barney Kessel, Benny Carter, Paul Smith and others. Her voice is beautifully wrought in this recording, and I never cease to be surprised by how good these old recordings were. With the subtle instrumentation. Rather than cool per se, Claudia Thompson's singing is overall low-key, sweet, and warm. So is the sparse playing. Stellar accompaniment: Barney Kessel, Red Mitchel, Benny Carter. 

It's very tasteful. (The closing version of "Gloomy Sunday," basically a guitar-and-vocal track with some much-welcome whistling, is interesting ... It left wishing that she had more to offer.

1. Some Of These Days

2. Body And Soul

3. If I Should Lose You

4. Stormy Weather

5. I'm Through With Love

6. The Morning After

1. Goodbye

2. Blue Prelude

3. You Call it Madness

4. Fan Me

5. I Was Yours

6. Gloomy Sunday

   6.  Gloomy Sunday

Kenny Burrell...Ode To 52nd Street.

Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on the Blue Note label. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit album Organ Grinder Swing. He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters.

He made his recording debut as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's sextet in 1951, followed by the "Rose of Tangier"/"Ground Round" single recorded under his own name at Fortune Records in Detroit. Burrell toured with Oscar Peterson after graduating in 1955 and then moved to New York City in 1956 with pianist Tommy Flanagan. Within months, Burrell had recorded his first album as leader for Blue Note and both he and Flanagan were sought-after as sidemen and studio musicians, performing with singers Tony Bennett and Lena Horne and recording with Billie Holiday, Jimmy Smith, Gene Ammons, and Kenny Dorham, among others. From 1957 to 1959, Burrell occupied the former chair of Charlie Christian in Benny Goodman's band. Since his New York debut Burrell has had a prolific recording career, and critics have cited The Cats with John Coltrane in 1957, Midnight Blue with Stanley Turrentine in 1963, and Guitar Forms with arranger Gil Evans in 1965 as particular highlights.... (Edited Info From Wikipedia)

      7. Soulero

Hot Chocolate...Class

 Hot Chocolate are a British soul band popular during the 1970s and 1980s, formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. The act had at least one hit every year from 1970 to 1984, and their song "You Sexy Thing" made the Top 10 in three decades.

And for this studio recording not a hit in sight !!.....They are all on "The Greatest Hits" & "Hot Hits"  posted earlier !!

       3. Gotta Give Up Your Love

Simon & Garfunkel...Sounds Of Silence.

Classic early Simon & Garfunkel !

1. The Sounds Of Silence

2. Leaves That Are Green

3. Blessed

4. Kathy's Song

5. Somewhere They Can't Find Me

6. Anji

1. Homeward Bound

2. Richard Cory

3. A Most Peculiar man

4. April Come She Will

5. We've Got A Groovy Thing Going

6. I Am A Rock

       1. Sounds Of Silence

Saturday Night Fever..Film

Here's the film that boosted "Disco" all over the world !

1. Staying Alive

2. How deep Is Your love

3. Night Fever

4. More Than a Woman

5. If I Can't Have You

6. Fifth Of Beethoven

7. More Than A woman

8. Manhattan Skyline

9. Calypso Breakdown

1. Night On Disco Mountain

2. Open Sesame

3. Jive Talkin'

4. Boogie Shoes

5. You Should be Dancin'

6. Salsation

7. K.Gee

8. Disco Inferno

        3. Night Fever

The Best Of The Stylistics.

We seem to be having quite a run on compilations at the moment !!..Thanks to "Jimbo" from the Gym"..so get them while you can !!...Cheers Jimbo !!

       6. I'm Stone in love With You