Ethel Ennis - This Is Ethel Ennis

Styles: Jazz, Vocal

Year: 1963

File: MP3@224K/s

Time: 57:14

Size: 101,3 MB

Art: Front

(3:01)  1. He Loves Me

(2:51)  2. An Occasional Man

(3:17)  3. Dear Friend

(2:39)  4. Nobody Told Me

(2:33)  5. As You Desire Me

(2:58)  6. Joey, Joey, Joey

(2:46)  7. The Moon Was Yellow (And the Night Was Young)

(2:21)  8. Who Will Buy?

(2:45)  9. Night Club

(3:04) 10. Love, Don't Turn Away

(2:40) 11. Starry-Eyed and Breathless

(2:02) 12. When Did I Fall in Love

(2:28) 13. The Boy from Ipanema

(2:15) 14. When Will the Hurt Be Over

(2:31) 15. Now I Have Everything

(2:06) 16. Matchmaker, Matchmaker

(2:08) 17. San Juan

(2:41) 18. For a Little While

(2:00) 19. I've Got That Feeling

(2:44) 20. About Love

(2:37) 21. We Could Learn Together

(2:38) 22. Look at Me

Baltimore jazz institution Ethel Ennis was born November 28, 1932. Beginning her vocal career while a pianist in a high school jazz group, she quickly went on to sing with everyone from Louis Armstrong to Duke Ellington to Count Basie. Ennis' debut LP, Lullabies for Losers, appeared on Jubilee in 1955, with the follow-up, Change of Scenery, issued two years later on Capitol; around the same time, she toured Europe with Benny Goodman, but finding the grind of the road too intense, she returned home to Baltimore, and  much to the detriment of her rising fame rarely played outside of the Charm City area in the decades to come. After 1958's Have You Forgotten?, Ennis did not resurface until six years later, landing at RCA for This Is Ethel Ennis; three more LPs Once Again, Eyes for You and My Kind of Waltztime quickly followed by another eight-year studio hiatus which finally ended with the 1973 release of the BASF album 10 Sides of Ethel Ennis. That same year, she also sang the National Anthem at the re-inauguration proceedings of President Richard Nixon. Ennis next turned up on vinyl in 1980 with Live at Maryland Inn; a self-titled follow-up was 14 years in the making, with If Women Ruled the World appearing in 1998. ~ Jason Ankeny  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ethel-ennis-mn0000206512/biography

Repressing. 2007 reissue of this album from the Baltimore native, originally released on RCA in 1958. In her heyday, the critics hailed as "the most accomplished singer performing today." That stature was earned by her magnificent voice, her brilliant compositions, her joyful performances and her collaboration with the finest musicians. Ethel Ennis first won national recognition for her recording 'Lullaby for Losers' in 1955. In 1958, Benny Goodman chose her as the female vocalist for the all-star band that he took to Europe for the Brussel's World Fair. This Is Ethel Ennis is highly indicative of the taste, originality and selectivity that went into her choice of songs. Poker. ~ Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/This-Is-Ethel-Ennis/dp/B000X20ZBY

This Is Ethel Ennis

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