Description: Complete Royal Roost Recordings (3 Lps On 2 Cds) + Bonus Tracks Beverly Kenney Featuring: Beverly Kenney (vcl), Bob Pancoast (p), Johnny Smith (g), Knobby Totah (b), Mousie Alexander (d) / Joe Newman (tp), Frank Wess (ts, fl), Jimmy Jones (p, arr), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Jo Jones (d) REFERENCE: FSRCD 720_2 This definitive double-CD edition includes the complete ROYAL ROOST albums: - BEVERLY KENNEY SINGS FOR JOHNNY SMITH - COME SWING WITH ME - BEVERLY KENNEY SINGS WITH JIMMY JONES AND THE BASIE-ITES And more from his very early recordings and radio broadcasts The appearance of Beverly Kenney as a guest vocalist at the 1955 Jazz for Israel concert at Carnegie Hall was the beginning of her successful but tragically short career— she took her own life at 28. Her arrival was, for most pop buyers and jazz fans, a major event. Considered one of the most intriguing new voices to come since Julie London’s auspicious record debut, she exuded warmth and a sense of humor, taste and tenderness, while her innate jazz pulse won her glowing tributes from jazz critics. With her lightly husky, attractive voice—and her style—she gave an impeccably contemporary reading to the standards on her three Royal Roost albums, accompanied by Johnny Smith’s group, Ralph Burns’ orchestra and by the fine support of Jimmy Jones and the Basie-ites. This set is completed by several intriguing bonus tracks she recorded early in her career, including a demo session with pianist and vocal coach Tony Tamburello recorded just before her major breakthrough, and tracks from a broadcast she did with the trio of Gildo Mahones. In an arresting demonstration of her quality, the set displays not only all her skills as a singer, but also her outstanding musicianship and care for lyrics. — Jordi Pujol Tracklisting: CD 1 01. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (R.Rodgers-O.Hammerstein II) 2:09 02. Tis’ Autumn (Henry Nemo) 2:29 03. Looking for a Boy (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:19 04. I’ll Know My Love (Greensleeves) (Lee Jones-Budy Kaye) 2:34 05. Destination Moon (Roy Alfred-Mark Fisher) 2:21 06. Ball and Chain (Sweet Lorraine) (Cliff Burwell-Michael Parish) 3:02 07. Almost Like Being In Love (Alan J. Lerner-Frederick Loewe) 2:08 08. Stairway to the Stars (Parish-Malneck-Signorelli) 2:46 09. There Will Never Be Another You (Harry Warren-Mack Gordon) 2:12 10. This Little Town Is Paris (Milton Schwartz) 3:10 11. Moe’s Blues (Morgana King) 2:16 12. Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Joe Young-Carmen Lombardo) 2:28 13. Give Me the Simple Life (Bloom-Ruby) 2:19 14. I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (Sammy Cahn-Jules Styne) 2:58 15. Trolley Song (Martin-Blane) 1:52 16. Violets for My Furs (Adair-Dennis) 2:53 17. This Can’t Be Love (Rodgers-Hart) 1:47 18. Scarlet Ribbons (Segal-Danzig) 1:57 19. If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) 2:08 20. Why Try to Change Me Now (Coleman-McCarthy) 3:33 21. Swinging on a Star (Burke-Van Heusen) 3:01 22. You Go to My Head (Gillespie-Coots) 2:38 23. It Ain’t Necessarily So (G. & I. Gershwin) 1:32 24. You Make Me Feel So Young (Gordon-Myrow) 2:10 CD 2 01. Nobody Else But Me (Hammerstein-Kern) 3:17 02. The More I See You (Gordon-Warren) 3:03 03. Old Buttermilk Sky (Brooks-Carmichael) 2:43 04. I Never Has Seen Snow (Arlen-Capote) 3:51 05. A Fine Romance (Fields-Kern) 2:52 06. Who Cares What People Say (Jerome-Scholl) 2:34 07. Makin’ Whoopee (Donaldson-Kahn) 2:03 08. The Charm of You (Cahn-Styne) 2:31 09. Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (Berlin) 3:04 10. Mairzy Doats (Drake-Hoffman-Livingston) 2:46 11. My Kind of Love (Holdeman-Sherman-Trace) 2:25 12. Can’t Get Out of this Mood (Loesser-McHugh) 2:46 13. Gay Chicks 2:24 14. Tea for Two 2:50 15. The Things We Did Last Summer 2:36 16. That’s All 2:39 17. A Foggy Day 1:54 18. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top 1:50 19. Ball and Chain (Sweet Lorraine) 2:05 20. There Will Never Be Another You 1:35 21. Moe’s Blues 1:47 22. Snuggled on Your Shoulder 2:07 23. Can’t Get Out of this Mood (false start) 0:20 24. Can’t Get Out of this Mood 2:21 25. Surrey with the Fringe on Top 1:51 26. Violets for Your Furs 2:13 27. Mountain Greenery 1:31 28. Almost Like Being In Love 2:05 Sources: CD 1, tracks #1-12 from the 12" album "Beverly Kenney Sings for Johnny Smith" (Royal Roost LP 2206) CD 1, tracks #13-24 from the 12" album "Come swing With Me" (Royal Roost LP 2212) CD 2, tracks #1-12 from the 12" album "Beverly Kenney Sings With Jimmy Jones And the Basie-Ites" (Royal Roost LP 2218) CD 2, track #13 was recorded by Beverly Kenney early in her career as part of a tap dance instruction recording. Labeled on the original 78 rpm as "Gay Chicks," the song is in fact a pop tune based on an old African-American saying, "A Chicken Ain't Nothing' But a Bird." CD 2, tracks #18-24 are duet versions (vocal and piano) of tunes also recorded for the Royal Roost label and included on CD 1, tracks #1,6,9,11,12 and CD 2, track #12. Personnel on "Sings for Johnny Smith": Beverly Kenney (vcl), accompanied by Bob Pancoast (p, celeste), Johnny Smith (g), Knobby Totah (b), Mousie Alexander (d). Recorded in New York City, 1955. Personnel on "Come Swing With Me": Beverly Kenney (vcl), accompanied by Ralph Burns’ Orchestra: Nick Travis (tp), Urbie Green (tb), Julius Watkins (Frh), Al Epstein (cl), Sam Marowitz (as), George Berg, Danny Bank (bs), Moe Wechsler (p), Billy Bauer, Barry Galbraith (g), Janet Putnam (harp), Milt Hinton (b), Don Lamond (d), Ted Sommer (bongo). Recorded in New York City, May, 1956. Personnel on "Sings with Jmmy Jones...": Beverly Kenney (vcl), with Joe Newman (tp), Frank Wess (ts, fl), Jimmy Jones (p, arr), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Jo Jones (d). Recorded in New York City, 1957. Original recordings produced by Teddy Reig and Jack Hook Compiled for CD release by Jordi Pujol 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
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Format: CD
Type: Album
Record Label: Fresh Sound Records
Genre: Jazz
Artist: Ralph Burns, Ron Jefferson, Jo Jones, Tommy Potter, Milt Hinton, Billy Bauer, Freddie Green, Jimmy Jones, Julius Watkins, Urbie Green, Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Beverly Kenney, Johnny Smith
Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
Style: Vocal, Vocal Jazz
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Release Title: Complete Royal Roost Recordings
Language: English
