Teddi King - Bidin' My Time

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:53
Size: 73.0 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1956/2004/2011
Art: Front

[2:32] 1. Bidin' My Time
[3:11] 2. Once Too Often
[3:03] 3. That Old Feeling
[2:51] 4. The I'm Not Supposed To Be Blue Blues
[2:07] 5. Careless Love
[2:32] 6. For All We Know
[2:22] 7. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
[2:25] 8. I'm In Love With The Honorable Mr. So And So
[3:03] 9. I Can't Get Started
[2:22] 10. Love Walked In
[3:02] 11. I Poured My Heart Into A Song
[2:17] 12. Taking A Chance On Love

Theodora King came into this world in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1929, and at an early age knew she wanted to be a singer - specifically a jazz vocalist - citing greats like Mildred Bailey, Mabel Mercer and Lee Wiley as her primary influences. As Teddi King she came out on top at a singing competition sponsored by Dinah Shore which was held at the Tributary Theatre in Boston, and this led to her involvement with a touring show specifically designed to entertain military personnel in the late 1940s. In 1949 she linked up with the Boston-based Nat Pierce orchestra and, if you can find them, can be heard on jazz cuts like Crown Pilots, Oh, You Crazy Moon, Indian Summer, Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, You Don't Know What Love Is, Goodbye Mr. Chops, Seersucker Blues and It Might As Well Be Spring.

Part way through 1952 she joined the George Shearing aggregation (be sure to check out the CD The George Shearing Quintet: Live At Birdland With Teddi King), and in 1954 cut three albums for Storyville, including one with the Beryl Booker Trio, before spending some time performing in Las Vegas prior to inking a deal with RCA Victor. In addition to registering three hit singles with RCA in 1956/57 (see the excellent CD Teddi King - Mr. Wonderful:The Complete RCA Singles (1956-1958) which contains both sides of those hits), she cut three fine albums there, including this one, Bidin' My Time (RCA Victor LPM 1146) with Al Cohn & His Orchestra, which first came out in 1956. ~AvidOldiesCollector

Bidin' My Time

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