Sunday, December 18, 2016

Frances Faye - Relaxin' With Frances Faye

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:07
Size: 69.0 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1957/2014
Art: Front

[2:21] 1. Love Is Just Around The Corner
[2:12] 2. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
[2:36] 3. Don't Blame Me
[3:07] 4. Ain't Misbehavin'
[2:17] 5. All The Things You Are
[2:30] 6. Darktown Strutters' Ball
[2:23] 7. Just You, Just Me
[2:02] 8. You're My Thrill
[2:32] 9. My Baby Just Cares For Me
[3:18] 10. Well All Right
[2:10] 11. The Thrill Is Gone
[2:35] 12. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Frances's recording career took off when Phil Kahl, founder of Roulette Records, brought her to Capitol in 1952. She released several singles starting with "Night and Day": "This is the first time I've come out sounding like myself on a record. The other times they would hear me in a club, but when they would ask me to record they would make me close the piano, ask me to sing softly, tell me not to bang, and they didn't let me keep my shoes on. The Capitol date was different."

In 1953, the album No Reservations was compiled from her singles and new material, including two Faye compositions, and Dave Cavanaugh's arrangements showcased Faye's musicianship perfectly. However, Capitol also insisted Faye record novelty tunes of their choosing, such as "Tweet Tweet Tweetheart." These musical impositions are one of the reasons Frances left the label. Approached by Red Clyde, Frances moved to Bethlehem Records, a major jazz label founded by Gus Wildi, where her recording work blossomed. Her first Bethlehem LPs, I'm Wild Again and Relaxin' with Frances Faye, as well as her entire Capitol outpout, were included in the 2006 Jasmine release. She worked with terrific musicians (some working without credit due to contractual problems) such as Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Mann and conductor/arranger Russ Garcia.

Relaxin' With Frances Faye

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