Time: 53:48
Size: 123.2 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1977/2014
Art: Front
[1:46] 1. The Devil Is Afraid Of Music (1927)
[2:32] 2. Don't Smoke In Bed
[2:33] 3. Deep Summer
[3:10] 4. Think Well Of Me
[4:29] 5. Born To The Bayou
[2:56] 6. Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie
[3:19] 7. Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer)
[2:47] 8. Lonely Acres
[4:51] 9. Deep Elm (You Tell 'em I'm Blue)
[1:47] 10. Peaceful Valley
[3:52] 11. A Woman Alone With The Blues
[3:17] 12. A Cottage For Sale
[2:32] 13. 'tain't So, Honey, 'tain't So
[3:16] 14. Old Folks
[3:28] 15. Little High Chairman
[2:33] 16. My Egotism Is Hurtin' Me
[2:39] 17. 'round My Old Deserted Farm
[1:53] 18. The Devil Is Afraid Of Music (1950)
Bass – Mel Alexander; Clarinet – Bob Mitchell; Drums – Tony Cooper; Piano – Loonis McGlohon.
Willard Robison was one of the more underrated songwriters, whose wistful melodies, unexpected chord changes, and nostalgic lyrics (which often yearned for a earlier simpler time) were actually quite charming. On this CD reissue, singer Barbara Lea is joined by a rhythm section headed by pianist Loonis McGlohon in 1976 (clarinetist Bob Mitchell sits in on one song), and on five equally rewarding numbers recorded in 1992 with pianist Dick Cary, guitarist Dave Koonse, and bassist Putter Smith. (The latter were recorded so as to bolster the playing time of the CD.) Lea, whose basic and lightly swinging style perfectly fits this music, performs such numbers as "Think Well of Me," "Guess I'll Go Back Home," "Deep Elm," "A Woman Alone with the Blues," and Robison's three best-known songs: "A Cottage for Sale," "'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So," and "Old Folks." A perfect project. ~Scott Yanow
Willard Robison was one of the more underrated songwriters, whose wistful melodies, unexpected chord changes, and nostalgic lyrics (which often yearned for a earlier simpler time) were actually quite charming. On this CD reissue, singer Barbara Lea is joined by a rhythm section headed by pianist Loonis McGlohon in 1976 (clarinetist Bob Mitchell sits in on one song), and on five equally rewarding numbers recorded in 1992 with pianist Dick Cary, guitarist Dave Koonse, and bassist Putter Smith. (The latter were recorded so as to bolster the playing time of the CD.) Lea, whose basic and lightly swinging style perfectly fits this music, performs such numbers as "Think Well of Me," "Guess I'll Go Back Home," "Deep Elm," "A Woman Alone with the Blues," and Robison's three best-known songs: "A Cottage for Sale," "'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So," and "Old Folks." A perfect project. ~Scott Yanow
The Devil Is Afraid Of Music
The very thought of a Willard Robison songbook gives me supreme pleasure. This is one composer who seems to have gotten the short shrift when it comes to getting the tributes he deserves. Thank you so very much for posting this recital.
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