Alice Babs - Swingtime Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:52
Size: 118.7 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. Me And You
[4:25] 2. It's Wonderful
[4:15] 3. Sugar
[2:45] 4. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
[4:42] 5. Our Love Is Here To Stay
[5:03] 6. A Sailboat In The Moonlight
[1:50] 7. Swing It Magistern
[4:31] 8. I Don't Mind
[1:51] 9. Who's Got The Other Half Of Heaven (Tralla På Svenska)
[3:45] 10. Regntunga Skyar
[4:16] 11. I'm Checkin' Out Go'om Bye
[3:20] 12. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[4:08] 13. Drop Me Off In Harlem
[4:17] 14. Bluer Than Blue

An amazing lady with an amazing voice who has been delighting people for over 50 yrs including Duke Ellington who picked her out to sing in his second sacred concert and commented that if he did not have Babs to sing for him he would have to hire three other singers to cover for her. She is also on other Ellington recordings including "Sernade to Sweden" where the liner notes have this quote from the Duke, "This voice embodies all the warmth, joy of life, rhythm and tragedy that, for me, is the innermost secret of jazz". As always DE says it like it is. ~Brian Beale

Swingtime Again

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Alice Babs - As Time Goes By

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:53
Size: 102.8 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:25] 1. Stormy Monday
[3:24] 2. I Didn't Know About You
[2:58] 3. How Deep Is The Ocean
[3:02] 4. No Words Blues
[4:45] 5. Can't We Be Friends
[2:39] 6. Cottage For Sale
[4:00] 7. Love Is Here To Stay
[2:19] 8. The Lady's In Love With You
[3:03] 9. Many Tears Ago
[2:07] 10. If I Could Be With You The Hour Tonight
[2:53] 11. If I Were Eve
[3:40] 12. More Understanding Than A Man
[2:46] 13. Flamingo
[3:45] 14. As Time Goes By

14 never previously released recordings from 1960-1969. With The Bengt Hallberg Trio & The Arne Domnerus Big Band featuring Svend Asmussen.

A jazz singer with a huge range, Alice Babs became a legend in Sweden. She was the country's first Eurovision Song contest representative, starred in films like “Swing It Teacher” and even advertised chewing gum. In over 60 years she has produced a vast catalogue of recordings but the material on this CD has never previously been released. 1966 Swedish radio broadcast with arrangements by Georg Riedel.

As Time Goes By

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Alice Babs - Serenading Duke Ellington

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:06
Size: 144.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1975/2013
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Lady In Blue Lady In Blue
[4:37] 2. Me And You
[3:54] 3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[3:21] 4. Freedom I
[5:00] 5. There's Something About Me
[4:33] 6. Somebody Cares
[5:52] 7. Warm Valley
[5:23] 8. I Don't Mind
[3:42] 9. Jump For Joy
[2:42] 10. I Like The Sunrise
[2:37] 11. Freedom I And Iii
[3:12] 12. Somebody Cares
[4:15] 13. Thank You For Everything
[6:03] 14. Something 'bout Believing
[4:16] 15. Solitude

Bass – Red Mitchell; Drums – Nils-Erik Svensson; French Horn – Håkan Nyquist; Guitar – Rune Gustafsson; Piano – Nils Lindberg; Reeds – Arne Domnérus, Claes Rosendahl, Erik Nilsson (7), Lennart Åberg, Ulf Andersson; Trombone – Bertil Strandberg, Lars Olofsson, Sven Larsson, Torgny Nilsson; Trumpet – Americo Belotto*, Bertil Lövgren, Håkan Nyquist*, Jan Allan; Tuba – Sven Larsson. Recorded in Studio 4 Swedish Radio, Stockholm, November 26 & 27, 1974.

Alice Babs is a most captivating performer and was born in Sweden in 1924. Though no longer an active recording artist, Prophone Records of Sweden saw fit to digitally remaster material from two sessions in 1974 and 1975. The results are nothing less than wonderful. The first is from Swedish Broadcasting Corporation material and includes nine tracks with the Nils Lindberg band in accompaniment. The other session includes six songs recorded at Saint Maria Magdelena Church in Stockolm in 1975 and Alice is accompanied by Ulf Wesslen at the church organ.

Duke Ellington first met Alice Babs in 1963 for a Swedish TV program and Duke immediately recognized a super talent. A recording session followed in Paris a few months later. The association and friendship continued and in 1968, Alice was invited to sing with Ellington at the premiere of his "Second Sacred Concert" and in 1973 she appeared again with Duke at the Newport Jazz Festival.

This CD, "Serenading Duke Ellington", contains a fine mix of Ellington material and is primarily secular. However, some "sacred" compositions are included. This is a collection of fabulous melodies performed by an incredible singer and top notch musicians. Alice renders the difficult numbers such as "Warm Valley" with absolute confidence. ~Richard Bourcier

Serenading Duke Ellington

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Alice Babs - Swingtime Again

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:36
Size: 122,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:38)  1. Me And You
(4:28)  2. It's Wonderful
(4:17)  3. Sugar
(2:48)  4. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
(4:46)  5. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(5:06)  6. A Sailboat In The Moonlight
(1:54)  7. Swing It Magistern
(4:34)  8. I Don't Mind
(1:54)  9. Who's Got The Other Half Of Heaven
(3:49) 10. Regntunga Skyar
(4:19) 11. I'm Checkin' Out Go'Om Bye
(3:25) 12. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(4:13) 13. Drop Me Off In Harlem
(4:18) 14. Bluer Than Blue

A popular singer when she was still a young teenager, Alice Babs has had a long and varied career. She made her recording debut in 1939 at the age of 15 and, although her yodelling made her initially popular and the novelty "Swing It, Mr. Teacher" was her first hit, Babs even at the start had a highly appealing voice and a lightly swinging style. She mostly recorded in jazz and swing-oriented settings throughout the years of World War II. Babs remained active throughout the 1950s and '60s in Europe, singing everything from jazz (recording with Duke Ellington in 1963 and performing the classic "Heaven" at his second spiritual concert) and pop to a bit of classical music. By the late '70s, Alice Babs had become less active but into the mid-'90s, she occasionally performed on special occasions. Although her important first set with Duke Ellington (on Reprise) remains out of print, a Phontastic CD (Swing It!) does a fine job of summing up her first 15 years on records. Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/alice-babs/id14957329#fullText

Swingtime Again

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Alice Babs, Duke Ellington & Nils Lindberg - Far Away Star

Size: 82,0 MB
Time: 35:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1978/1997
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Far Away Star (3:08)
02. Serenade To Sweden (3:05)
03. Spaceman (3:04)
04. Jeep's Blues (4:10)
05. Day Dream (3:48)
06. Serenade To Sweden (2:34)
07. Is God A Three-Letter-Word For Love (2:08)
08. Jump For Joy (3:51)
09. Warm Valley (5:51)
10. Blues For The Maestro (3:57)

ALICE BABS & DUKE ELLINGTON Far Away Star (1978 Swedish LP featuring four tracks recorded with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra in New York on July 3rd 1973, a track recorded with Nils Lindberg on Piano for Swedish Radio in Stockholm onMay 15th 1976 & five tracks recorded with Nils Lindberg & His Orchestra, including Arne Domnérus, live at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. This was a memorial concert for Duke and was held in the presence of King Carl Gustaf & Princess Christina on November 25th 1974.

Far Away Star

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