Arthur Prysock, Count Basie - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:05
Size: 98.7 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1966/1989
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. I Could Have Told You
[2:45] 2. Ain't No Use
[3:40] 3. I Could Write A Book
[3:08] 4. Gone Again
[3:40] 5. Come Home
[2:16] 6. I Worry 'bout You
[2:45] 7. What Will I Tell My Heart
[2:46] 8. Don't Go To Strangers
[3:21] 9. I'm Lost
[2:52] 10. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
[2:24] 11. Come Rain Or Shine
[3:43] 12. Where Are You
[3:13] 13. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
[2:39] 14. Sunday

Bass – Norman Keenan; Drums – Grady Tate, B5), Rufus Jones; Guitar – Fred Green; Piano – Count Basie; Saxophone, Clarinet – Charles Fowlkes, Eddie Davis, Eric Dixon; Trombone – Al Grey, William Hughes, Robert Plater, Grover Mitchell, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Marshal Royal; Trumpet – Albert Aarons, Phil Guilbeau, George Cohn, Wallace Davenport; Vocals – Arthur Prysock. Recorded December 12-21, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Arthur Prysock/Count Basie documents a set of wonderful mid-'60s cuts in which Arthur Prysock came the closest of any replacements to duplicating the Joe Williams sound in the Basie orchestra. Seven saxes are led by Lockjaw Davis in a big band that drives Prysock. Of the 11 songs, the best are "I Could Write a Book" and "Don't Go to Strangers." [The 2015 Verve reissue added three bonus tracks to the original program.] ~Michael G. Nastos

Arthur Prysock, Count Basie

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Arthur Prysock - Here's To Good Friends

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:12
Size: 87.5 MB
Styles: R&B/Soul/Pop
Year: 1978/2013
Art: Front

[5:21] 1. Midnight Blue
[2:00] 2. Here's To Good Friends
[3:02] 3. Sad Eyes
[3:46] 4. The Love I Need
[3:39] 5. All I Can Do Is Cry
[4:44] 6. Sad
[9:06] 7. Spunky
[3:39] 8. Funny How Time Slips Away
[2:51] 9. Baby I'm-A Want You

Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Michael Pedicin, Jr; Bass – Vince Fay; Congas – Larry Washington; Drums – Grant MacAvoy; Flugelhorn – Evan Solot, Rocco Bene; Guitar – Ronnie James; Keyboards – Carlton Kent; Trombone – Bob Moore, Roger DeLillo; Trombone [Bass] – Richard Genovese; Trumpet – Evan Solot, Rocco Bene. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, A&R Recording Studio, New York, Kingdom Sound, Syosset, Long Island.

Sometimes known as a jazz singer, sometimes known as an R&B singer, Arthur Prysock was immediately recognizable for his golden throaty baritone voice reminiscent of the great Billy Eckstein. Prysock fronted big bands throughout the 1940’s, went solo in 1952 and enjoyed great success for four decades – both on recordings and in live performance. Presented here is his classic 1978 album of R&B, pop and jazz standards “Here’s To Good Friends.” All selections newly remastered.

Here's To Good Friends

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Arthur Prysock - Jazz 'Round Midnight

Styles: Vocal

Year: 1995

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 49:30

Size: 114,0 MB

Art: Front

(3:18)  1. It's Too Late (Baby, Too Late)

(2:55)  2. Teardrops in the Rain

(3:18)  3. When You Walked in the Room

(3:13)  4. How Did She Look?

(3:42)  5. Every Time Is the First Time

(3:27)  6. Little Girl Blue

(2:39)  7. You Played the Game Unfair

(3:21)  8. You'd Better Change Your Ways

(2:37)  9. Everybody's Somebody's Fool

(3:32) 10. Ebb Tide

(3:15) 11. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a C

(2:53) 12. Stop Crying, Little Girl

(2:48) 13. When I Fall in Love

(2:42) 14. I'll Be Around

(2:27) 15. Who (Will Take My Place)?

(3:17) 16. Only for You

This is a fine collection of orchestrated ballads by the underrated pop-jazz baritone singer Arthur Prysock. After an extended stint with jump-blues bandleader Buddy Johnson in the '40s, Prysock cut solo sides in the '50s and '60s for Decca, Mercury, King, Verve, and various small labels. The songs on Jazz 'Round Midnight all come from Verve recordings cut throughout the '60s and feature Prysock's sensual pipes framed by tasteful strings and blues-tinged combo accompaniment (alongside Ram Ramirez's fine organ work, brother Red Prysock contributes a handful of smoky tenor solos akin to those heard on his own solo R&B instrumentals from the '50s). Highlights include excellent renditions of "Little Girl Blue," "I'll Be Around," and "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance," in addition to rarely recorded gems such as "How Did She Look" and "Only for You." For jazz vocal fans who frown upon the lush, more pop oriented end of the genre, this title is not for you. If you like the kind of stylized "bedroom soul" and jazz vocals Billy Eckstine, Johnny Hartman, and even Barry White, to some extent, excelled at, then this Prysock collection is a great buy. ~ Stephen Cook http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-round-midnight-arthur-prysock-mw0000627804

Personnel:  Arthur Prysock – vocal  with Mort Garson's Orchestra and various instrumentalists.

Jazz 'Round Midnight

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Arthur Prysock - The Best Of Arthur Prysock: The Milestone Years

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:47
Size: 146.0 MB
Styles: Soul-blues-jazz vocals
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[4:15] 1. All My Lovin' Was In Vain
[6:03] 2. Got To Get You Off My Mind
[5:55] 3. Everything Must Change
[4:09] 4. Good Rockin' Tonight
[5:26] 5. I Want To Thank You, Girl
[5:37] 6. Next Time You See Me
[4:00] 7. At This Moment
[4:59] 8. Rainy Night In Georgia
[3:52] 9. Teach Me Tonight
[3:54] 10. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
[3:57] 11. Bring It On Home To Me
[3:59] 12. It's All In The Game
[3:55] 13. Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
[3:41] 14. After The Lovin'

Alto Saxophone – Hank Crawford (tracks: 2, 7, 12); Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (3) (tracks: 2, 7, 12); Bass – Jimmy Lewis (2) (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 11, 13, 14), Ralph Hamperian (tracks: 5, 6, 9, 13), Wilbur Bascomb (tracks: 2, 7, 12); Bass, Electric Bass – Leon Lee Dorsey (tracks: 1, 14); Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Don Williams (7); Guitar – Melvin Sparks (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Ralph Caldwell (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 11, 13, 14); Keyboards – Lloyd Wilson (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 11, 13, 14); Tenor Saxophone – Red Prysock; Trumpet – Alan Rubin (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Lew Soloff (tracks: 2, 7, 12); Vocals – Arthur Prysock, Betty Joplin (tracks: 3, 9, 11, 13). Recorded between 1985 and 1987.

Fourteen digitally remastered diamonds cropped from Prysock's previous albums: Today's Love Songs Tomorrow's, This Guy's in Love With You, and Rockin' Good Way. Prysock's big, deliberate baritone/bass voice is a heart stopper. The only miscue, but nothing major, is his rendition of Solomon Burke's "Got to Get You off My Mind," where he seems uncomfortable with the blues arrangement and the simplistic lyrics. But "All My Lovin' Was in Vain," "Everything Must Change" (he wows you with the first note), "Good Rockin' Tonight," "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone," all deserve encores. His incredible renditions of "It's All in the Game" and "Rainy Night in Georgia" proves beyond a doubt that Arthur Prysock was the man! ~Andrew Hamilton

The Best Of Arthur Prysock: The Milestone Years

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