Jazz
Recorded: 1960-1961, RCA Studio, Hollywood, California
Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Abe Most, Plas Johnson (saxophone); Don Fagerquist, Pete Condoli (trumpet); George Roberts, Tommy Pederson (trombone); Bill Miller (piano); Joe Comfort (bass guitar); Alvin Stoller, Frank Lynn (drums)
Liner Note Author: Peter Levinson
Arranger: Nelson Riddle.
Without doubt, vocalist Rosemary Clooney was one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook. On this 1960 meeting with legendary bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle, Clooney is heard in fine form. Recorded during a period when she and Riddle were entangled in a steamy extramarital affair, this album is predictably quite romantic and carefree.Clooney later confessed that this was one of the most inspired periods of her life, due to her personal relationship with Riddle. Many standards are heard on this release, including an assertive "I Get Along Without You Very Well", an upbeat "April in Paris", and a swinging "Some of These Days". The little-known songs "Shine on Harvest Moon" and "Angry" round out this set of otherwise familiar Broadway tunes quite well. Riddle's orchestra swings hard on all 14 tracks, and a real simpatico is created between Clooney and the accompanying musicians. |
