Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:28
Size: 124,5 MB
Scans:
(4:20) 1. Gone With the Wind
(3:26) 2. What Is This Thing Called Love
(4:37) 3. How Long Has This Been Going On
(3:05) 4. No Moon At All
(3:05) 5. I Love You
(5:06) 6. Blue Moon
(2:36) 7. Easy Street
(4:14) 8. Cry Me a River
(3:11) 9. I'm in the Mood for Love
(4:49) 10. Julie
(2:14) 11. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
(4:55) 12. I'm Glad There Is You
(2:55) 13. Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
(3:48) 14. Swonderful
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:28
Size: 124,5 MB
Scans:
(4:20) 1. Gone With the Wind
(3:26) 2. What Is This Thing Called Love
(4:37) 3. How Long Has This Been Going On
(3:05) 4. No Moon At All
(3:05) 5. I Love You
(5:06) 6. Blue Moon
(2:36) 7. Easy Street
(4:14) 8. Cry Me a River
(3:11) 9. I'm in the Mood for Love
(4:49) 10. Julie
(2:14) 11. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
(4:55) 12. I'm Glad There Is You
(2:55) 13. Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
(3:48) 14. Swonderful
From tiny acorns, mighty oaks may grow. Such might describe this project, to feature Laura Taylor in renditions of some of the beautiful songs done in such a sensual style by Julie London. The acorn, or thought, was dropped as a suggestion, that Laura’s voice and style (not to mention looks!) might complement the styling which caused so many college boys to swoon in the 50’s and 60’s (My older brother had the albums: Julie Is Her Name, Vol 1, with Barney Kessel-guitar, Ray Leatherwood-bass, 1955; Julie Is Her Name, Vol 2, with Howard Roberts-guitar, Red Mitchell-bass, 1958, both by Liberty Records). And so the memories of Blue Moon, S ‘Wonderful, Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine, and the incomparable version of Cry Me a River flashed into warm recollections of October nights on campus and fireside listening sessions on coveted 33-rpm LPs (which had only appeared in 1951).
Laura’s notable collaborations with close friend and very talented guitarist Joe Lano (see: Mountain Greenery, Songs of the Winter Season, etc.) prompted an admirer, Doctor Howard Hoffman, to suggest that the Julie London/Barney Kessel recordings would be a natural for the two of them. Howard, like many others, was under the impression that Kessel was the only guitarist on these two famous recordings. Kessel was, in fact, guitarist on Julie is Her Name, Vol. 1, which included Cry Me a River, but the very talented (though perhaps lesser known) Howard Roberts did the Julie is Her Name, Vol. 2, recording that, according to Joe, had many guitarists rushing to emulate what Roberts had done. Laura and Joe began listening to those wonderful recordings to decide whether to further pursue the idea. But the conclusion was easy-the songs fabulous and still timely, and the fit was right. Typical of their collaborations, Joe and Laura next met with guitar, piano, voice, pencils and score sheets to discuss song selection, key choices and arrangement concepts. Julie made so many fabulous recordings that priorities had to be established. In addition to Julie’s most famous recording, Cry Me a River, Laura and Joe needed to narrow the choices to songs which they could put their own signature on without compromising the original intent of the London-guitar-bass-renditions.
Laura and Joe started to work their usual magic! Some songs were done closely adhering to the original, while others received an entirely different approach. Joe suggested a bossa nova style for Gone With the Wind, a rhythm unknown in the U .S. in the 50's and Laura brought her bossa concept of I’m Glad There is You to the mix, based on an arrangement she conceived while playing and singing at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. To my knowledge, I’m in the Mood for Love has never been recorded as a waltz, another concept Joe and Laura developed in the living room that eventful day. Each song, however, was approached with a respect for Julie’s original interpretation and the warmth and intimacy she created. And from the acorn, mighty oaks may grow!
Two more ingredients were needed to augment this project-the talents of recording engineer T-Bone Demman and his Sonsong’s Studio, where Joe and Laura had recorded two previous and wonderful CDs (see paragraph 2 above)-and one more musician. The instrumentation of Volumes 1 & 2 of Julie is Her Name was the same for both sessions- voice-guitar-bass. The Los Angeles-based Tom Warrington was the one to fill the bass chair. Tom’s articulate yet warm, full sound was the perfect complement to complete the project... http://laurataylor.com/cry-me-a-river/
Personnel includes: Laura Taylor (vocals); Jay Lano (guitar); Tom Warrington (bass).
Laura’s notable collaborations with close friend and very talented guitarist Joe Lano (see: Mountain Greenery, Songs of the Winter Season, etc.) prompted an admirer, Doctor Howard Hoffman, to suggest that the Julie London/Barney Kessel recordings would be a natural for the two of them. Howard, like many others, was under the impression that Kessel was the only guitarist on these two famous recordings. Kessel was, in fact, guitarist on Julie is Her Name, Vol. 1, which included Cry Me a River, but the very talented (though perhaps lesser known) Howard Roberts did the Julie is Her Name, Vol. 2, recording that, according to Joe, had many guitarists rushing to emulate what Roberts had done. Laura and Joe began listening to those wonderful recordings to decide whether to further pursue the idea. But the conclusion was easy-the songs fabulous and still timely, and the fit was right. Typical of their collaborations, Joe and Laura next met with guitar, piano, voice, pencils and score sheets to discuss song selection, key choices and arrangement concepts. Julie made so many fabulous recordings that priorities had to be established. In addition to Julie’s most famous recording, Cry Me a River, Laura and Joe needed to narrow the choices to songs which they could put their own signature on without compromising the original intent of the London-guitar-bass-renditions.
Laura and Joe started to work their usual magic! Some songs were done closely adhering to the original, while others received an entirely different approach. Joe suggested a bossa nova style for Gone With the Wind, a rhythm unknown in the U .S. in the 50's and Laura brought her bossa concept of I’m Glad There is You to the mix, based on an arrangement she conceived while playing and singing at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. To my knowledge, I’m in the Mood for Love has never been recorded as a waltz, another concept Joe and Laura developed in the living room that eventful day. Each song, however, was approached with a respect for Julie’s original interpretation and the warmth and intimacy she created. And from the acorn, mighty oaks may grow!
Two more ingredients were needed to augment this project-the talents of recording engineer T-Bone Demman and his Sonsong’s Studio, where Joe and Laura had recorded two previous and wonderful CDs (see paragraph 2 above)-and one more musician. The instrumentation of Volumes 1 & 2 of Julie is Her Name was the same for both sessions- voice-guitar-bass. The Los Angeles-based Tom Warrington was the one to fill the bass chair. Tom’s articulate yet warm, full sound was the perfect complement to complete the project... http://laurataylor.com/cry-me-a-river/
Personnel includes: Laura Taylor (vocals); Jay Lano (guitar); Tom Warrington (bass).
