Playlist 1171 ~ 1180

【PlayList 1171】

ETERNAL DIVA - MARIA CALLAS

Maria Callas Commendatore (born Sophie Cecilia Kalos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977; aged 53) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina ("the Divine one").
Eternal Diva is an album released in 2007 on the Toshiba EMI label in Japan to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas.

(2022/12/27)
 

【PlayList 1172】

'O SOLE MIO / FAVOURITE ITALIAN SONGS - LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

Luciano Pavarotti Cavaliere di Gran Croce (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007; aged 71) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for his tone, and gaining the nickname "King of the High Cs".

(2022/12/27)
 

【PlayList 1173】

SALVADOR JAZZE! - HENRI SALVADOR

Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 - 13 February 2008; aged 90) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist.
This is the best album of French music master Henri Salvador, who has been performing for over 70 years, and is a collection of jazz and chanson-oriented tracks he recorded for the Barclay label from 1958 to 1963. Most of the lyrics are written by Boris Vian.

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(2022/12/28)
 

【PlayList 1174】

ALL OF ME - JIMMY SCOTT Live in Tokyo

James Victor Scott (July 17, 1925 - June 12, 2014; aged 88), known professionally as Little Jimmy Scott or Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs. His unusual singing voice was due to Kallmann syndrome.
All of Me is an album by Jimmy Scott recorded live at B-flat Akasaka, Tokyo on July 27, 2003 released Japanese Venus label.

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(2022/12/28)
 

【PlayList 1175】

SWINGIN' EASY - SARAH VAUGHAN

Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 - April 3, 1990; aged 66) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", she won four Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989.
Swingin' Easy is a 1957 studio album by Sarah Vaughan. Eight of the tracks, recorded on April 2, 1954, with John Malachi on piano and Joe Benjamin on bass, were originally released that year on a 10-inch LP entitled Images.

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(2022/12/29)
 

【PlayList 1176】

TONI - TONI HARPER

Toni Harper (born June 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California; age 85), also known as Toni Dunlap, is an American former child singer who retired from performing at the age of 29.
After success as a child singer, Harper recorded her first album, Toni, for Verve Records in 1955, with the Oscar Peterson trio. She made two further albums, arranged by Marty Paich, Lady Lonely (1959) and Night Mood (1960), for RCA Victor.

(2022/12/29)
 

【PlayList 1177】

I THINK OF YOU WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE - MARLENE VERPLANCK

Marlene Paula VerPlanck (November 11, 1933 – January 14, 2018; aged 84) was an American jazz and pop vocalist whose body of work centered on big band jazz, the American songbook, and cabaret.
Her debut album, I Think of You with Every Breath I Take, was released in 1955 when she was 21, and featured Hank Jones, Joe Wilder, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke, and Herbie Mann (uncredited).

(2022/12/30)
 

【PlayList 1178】

SINGING SONGS EVERYONE KNOWS - LOREZ ALEXANDRIA

Lorez Alexandria (born Dolorez Alexandria Turner; August 14, 1929 – May 22, 2001; aged 71) was an American jazz singer, described as "one of the most gifted and underrated jazz singers of the twentieth century".
Singing Songs Everybody Knows is an album by Lorez Alexandria released by the King label in 1960.

(2022/12/30)
 

【PlayList 1179】

CHET BAKER SINGS (Stereo Version)

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988; aged 58) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz leading him to be nicknamed the "prince of cool".
Chet Baker Sings is the debut vocal album by Chet Baker, released in 1954 by Pacific Jazz Records. In 2001, the album received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

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(2022/12/31)
 

【PlayList 1180】

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - CHET BAKER sings

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988; aged 58) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz leading him to be nicknamed the "prince of cool".
(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You is an album by Chet Baker. It follows a formula similar to two other Baker albums, Chet Baker Sings (1954) and Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings (recorded in 1955, released in 1964) in which he sings traditional pop standards in a jazzy fashion.

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(2022/12/31)