Beverly Kenney - Sings With Jimmy Jones

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:20
Size: 78.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1956/2013
Art: Front

[2:54] 1. A Fine Romance
[2:35] 2. Who Cares What People Say
[3:05] 3. Isn't It A Lovely Day
[2:48] 4. Mairzy Doats
[3:19] 5. Nobody Else But Me
[3:05] 6. The More I See
[2:45] 7. Old Buttermilk Sky
[3:52] 8. I Never Has Seen Snow
[2:04] 9. Makin' Whoopee
[2:32] 10. The Charm Of You
[2:26] 11. My Kind Of Love
[2:47] 12. Can't Get Out Of This Mood

Beverly Kenney, one of the most interesting jazz singers of the mid-'50s, led just three albums in her brief career. This set, reissued by the Spanish Fresh Sound label, teams Kenney with pianist Jimmy Jones, four then-current members of Count Basie's band (trumpeter Joe Newman, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, and bassist Eddie Jones), plus former Basie-ite Jo Jones on drums. The light but swinging backing is perfect for Kenney, who excels on such songs as "Nobody Else But Me," "A Fine Romance," "Isn't This a Lovely Day," and "Can't Get Out of This Mood." She deserves to be remembered. ~Scott Yanow

Sings With Jimmy Jones

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