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- Date Released: May 27, 2003
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Chronological Classics / Abeille Musique
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The second volume in Classics' welcome wrap-up of Pearl Bailey's early career begins at the end of 1947, with Bailey fresh from the success of her film debut, Variety Girl, and its career-making song, "Tired." During the next two years, she would refine her approach to jive rhythm and sweet singing, a relaxed sense of vocal cool that fused the exquisite phrasing of Billie Holiday to the hip majesty of Cab Calloway. The first two sessions include her usual studio orchestra of the time, led by Mitchell Ayres and featuring great work from Peanuts Hucko on clarinet and the Charioteers on vocal backing. Most of the rest are small-group dates, during which she recorded some of her finest material; present are two of her best performances, the gloriously swinging, exuberant duets "Baby, It's Cold Outside" featuring Hot Lips Page and "Saturday Night Fish Fry" featuring Moms Mabley. Even the obscure songs from this period are filled with great moments, as on the solos "Johnson Rag" and "Not Tonight," as well as her appearance with Tony Pastor on "Mamie Is Mimi." Fans looking to find more excellent material after enjoying a collection like Ain't She Sweet! will find much to love here on these sides, originally recorded for Columbia and Harmony.
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That's No Way To Do (unknown)
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3:06 |
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| 02. | |
Blue Grass (Dietz-Schwartz)
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3:23 |
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| 03. | |
Old Man, You Been Gone Too Long (Rox)
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3:02 |
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| 04. | |
I'm Lazy That's All (Mackle)
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2:37 |
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| 05. | |
Don't Ever Leave Me (Hammerstein II-Kern)
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2:16 |
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| 06. | |
Who ? (Harbach-Hammerstein II-Kern)
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2:50 |
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Protect Me (Dietz-Schwartz)
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3:24 |
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| 08. | |
Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me (Clare-Conrad)
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2:40 |
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Don't Sit On My Bed (Mabley)
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2:44 |
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Here You Come With Love (Trent-Tobias-Moret)
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3:05 |
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| 11. | |
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Loesser)
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3:00 |
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The Hucklebuck (Alfred-Gibson)
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3:12 |
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| 13. | |
It's A Great Feeling (Cahn-Styne)
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2:24 |
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Ain't She Sweet ? (Yellen-Ager)
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3:01 |
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Frankie And Johnny (Bunch-Leighton)
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3:04 |
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Not Tonight (Whitney-Kramer)
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2:37 |
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Johnson Rag (Lawrence-Hall-Kleinkauf)
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3:03 |
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Saturday Night Fish Fry (Walsh-Jordan)
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2:55 |
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Mamie Is Mimi (Robin-Styne)
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3:01 |
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For You My Love (Gayten)
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3:05 |
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Nothing For Nothing (Fields-Gould)
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3:14 |
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They Didn't Believe Me (Reynolds-Kern)
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2:37 |
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There Must Be Something Better Than Love (Fields-Gould)
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2:32 |
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23 Total Tracks, 66:52 Total Length
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Credits
- The Charioteers - Vocals // Pearl Bailey - Vocals // Tadd Dameron - Director // Tadd Dameron - Director // Tadd Dameron - Director // Trigger Alpert - Bass // Bob Haggart - Bass // Bob Haggart - Bass // Peanuts Hucko - Clarinet // Johnny Mince - Clarinet // Al Caiola - Guitar // Al Caiola - Guitar // Mitchell Ayres - Director // Johnny Blowers - Drums // Jimmy Crawford - Drums // Gordon Griffin - Trumpet // Al Hall - Bass // Tony Mottola - Guitar // Hot Lips Page - Trumpet // Hot Lips Page - Vocals // Benny Payne - Piano // Art Ryerson - Guitar // Terry Snyder - Drums // Ray Tunia - Piano // Nuncio Mondello - Flugelhorn // Nuncio Mondello - Sax (Alto) // Gordon "Specs" Powell - Drums // Melvin "Red" Solomon - Trumpet // Jimmy Sherman - Piano // Anatol Schenker - Liner Notes // Felix Giobbe - Bass // Dave Martin - Piano
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