Playlist 1371 ~ 1380

【PlayList 1371】

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK - CARMEN McRAE

Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 - November 10, 1994: aged 74) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics. McRae was inspired by Billie Holiday, but she established her own voice. She recorded over sixty albums and performed worldwide.
The Great American Songbook is a 1972 live album by Carmen McRae, accompanied by a jazz quartet including Jimmy Rowles and Joe Pass.

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(2023/4/5)
 

【PlayList 1372】

IT'S TIME FOR TINA - TINA LOUISE

Tina Louise (née Blacker; born February 11, 1934; age 89) is an American actress widely known for her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy Gilligan's Island.
Louise made one record album, It's Time for Tina, which was released originally on Concert Hall in 1957 (Concert Hall 1521), and later reissued on Urania Records (1958 and 1959 respectively). With arrangements by Jim Timmens and Buddy Weed's Orchestra, 12 tracks include "Tonight Is the Night" and "I'm in the Mood for Love."

(2023/4/5)
 

【PlayList 1373】

BUT BEAUTIFUL - NANCY WILSON

Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018; aged 81) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career, Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul.
But Beautiful is a 1971 studio album by Nancy Wilson, with musical accompaniment by the Hank Jones Quartet.

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(2023/4/6)
 

【PlayList 1374】

BACHELORS' PARADISE - ANN-MARGRET

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941; age 81) is a Swedish-American actress and singer credited as Ann-Margret. She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards.
Bachelor's Paradise is an album by Ann-Margret which was released in 1963 on RCA label.

(2023/4/6)
 

【PlayList 1375】

SINGS THE WINNERS - ANITA O'DAY

Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006: aged 87), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer".
Anita O'Day Sings the Winners is a 1958 album by Anita O'Day. The concept of this album was to pick the "winners" from the top Jazz and Orchestral Charts.

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(2023/4/7)
 

【PlayList 1376】

HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL - NINA SIMONE

Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 - April 21, 2003; aged 70), known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
High Priestess of Soul is a studio album by Nina Simone. The songs are accompanied by a large band directed and arranged by Hal Mooney. The album contains pop songs (such as "Don't You Pay Them No Mind") and African American gospel and folk related songs written by Simone herself (such as "Take Me to the Water" and "Come Ye").

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(2023/4/7)
 

【PlayList 1377】

LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL - ELLA FITZGERALD

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996; aged 79) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. Her accolades included fourteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Ella Fitzgerald at the Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall is a 1973 live album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by a reconstructed Chick Webb Band, the pianist Ellis Larkins, and for the second half of the album, the Tommy Flanagan Quartet (featuring Joe Pass).

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(2023/4/8)
 

【PlayList 1378】

THE LOST TAPES @ BELL SOUND STUDIOS NYC - MONICA ZETTERLUND

Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 - 12 May 2005; aged 67) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums. She gained international fame through her collaborative album with Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby.
The Lost Tapes @ Bell Sound Studios NYC is an album by Monica Zetterlund which was recorded in Bell sound Studio, Manhattan, NYC, March 10-14, 1960.

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(2023/4/8)
 

【PlayList 1379】

OUR CONNECTION - AYUMI ISHIDA & TIN-PAN-ALLEY-FAMILY

Ayumi Ishida (いしだ あゆみ, Ishida Ayumi, born March 26, 1948; age 75) is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Yajūdeka(野獣刑事). She also won the awards for best actress at the 29th Blue Ribbon Awards and the 11th Hochi Film Award for House on Fire(火宅の人) and Tokei - Adieu l'hiver(時計 Adieu l'Hiver). As for her musical career, she is best known for the singles "BLUE LIGHT YOKOHAMA" (which topped the charts in 1968/1969 at #1), "Anata nara Dō Suru (#2), and "Sabaku no You na Tokyo de" (#3).
Our Connection is an album by Ayumi Ishida with Tin Pan Alley and guests which was recorded in 1976-77, Tokyo.

(2023/4/9)
 

【PlayList 1380】

闇の中に置き去りにして BLACKにGOOD LUCK - 浅川マキ

浅川マキ(1942年1月27日 - 2010年1月17日 67歳没)石川県出身、作詞(詩)家、作曲家、編曲家。1969年7月1日、寺本幸司のプロデュースによる「夜が明けたら」(EXPRESS-レーベル)で正式にレコード・デビュー。以後移籍することなく作品を発表しつつステージを主体に音楽活動を行った。
闇の中に置き去りにして BLACKにGOOD LUCK は、浅川マキのラスト・アルバム。土方隆行(guitar)、渋谷毅(piano, organ)、横山達治(percussion)、1998年リリース。

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(2023/4/9)