Bobby Troup - Tell Me You're Home

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:15
Size: 121.9 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2007/2015
Art: Front

[ 1:38] 1. Dream Of You
[ 1:44] 2. Route 66
[ 1:29] 3. Lullaby Of Birdland
[ 1:36] 4. Daddy
[ 1:58] 5. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
[ 1:16] 6. They Didn't Believe Me
[ 1:58] 7. Tell Me You're Home
[ 1:18] 8. Lulu's Back In Town
[ 2:00] 9. Do Re Mi
[ 1:31] 10. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[ 1:38] 11. You're Looking At Me
[ 1:52] 12. Hungry Man
[ 1:20] 13. You're In Love
[ 1:43] 14. Cuckoo In The Clock
[ 2:00] 15. It Happened Once Before
[ 1:31] 16. I'm With You
[ 1:47] 17. The Gypsy In My Soul
[ 1:34] 18. Lemon Twist
[ 1:30] 19. Indiana
[ 2:02] 20. The Three Bears
[ 2:21] 21. Baby, Baby All The Time
[ 1:45] 22. Heidi
[ 2:02] 23. Skylark
[ 1:25] 24. Tangerine
[12:06] 25. Interview Bobby Troup's Take On Route 66

Bobby was a first-rate songwriter (and much else). As a performer, he is more a "song stylist" than a strong singer, but a very pleasing stylist he is. This is a slightly odd jazz album. No number is developed. Rather, the songs average between 1:30 to 2:00 minutes apiece--a fine, light-touch jazz trio with the vocalist following the principle "do you remember this one?" then moving on. That's why there are 24 selections here! The 25th, however, is a 12-minute interview about Troup's early career and nervously auditioning a still untested Route 66 for Nat King Cole. Tom Snyder is the interviewer but he is sympathetic and restrained (no barking laughs a la Dan Aykroyd) and it's fun to listen to. Overall, a first rate album. ~Ronald L. Levao

Tell Me You're Home

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Bobby Troup - Bobby Swings Tenderly

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:25
Size: 71.9 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Cool
Year: 1957/2000
Art: Front

[5:43] 1. Tenderly
[2:13] 2. My Ship
[4:51] 3. These Foolish Things
[2:53] 4. Perdido
[2:44] 5. Always
[3:26] 6. Stella By Starlight
[4:15] 7. Makin' Whoopee
[3:00] 8. It Never Entered My Mind
[2:16] 9. I See Your Bass Before Me

This is one of pianist/vocalist/composer Bobby Troup's few (and possibly only) all-instrumental dates. Accompanied by cool-toned horns (valve trombonist Bob Enevoldsen, trumpeter Stu Williamson, tenor saxophonist Ted Nash and baritonist Ronnie Lang) along with bassist Buddy Clark and drummer Mel Lewis, Troup explores eight familiar standards plus his own "I See Your Bass Before Me." The easy-listening music that is heard on this V.S.O.P. LP is fine if not overly stimulating. The emphasis is on ballads and mellow playing. ~Scott Yanow

Bobby Swings Tenderly

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Bobby Troup - Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:17
Size: 80.8 MB
Label: Marathon
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1957/2010
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Jamboree Jones
[2:48] 2. Midnight Sun
[2:22] 3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
[2:34] 4. Laura
[4:26] 5. That Old Black Magic
[4:13] 6. One For My Baby
[2:25] 7. Cuckoo In The Clock
[2:50] 8. Day In, Day Out
[2:52] 9. Jeepers Creepers
[2:46] 10. (Love's Got Me In A) Lazy Mood
[2:57] 11. Skylark
[2:07] 12. I'm With You

Bobby Troup is better known as a composer ("Route 66") than performer, but the English CD reissue of Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer, a mid-'50s studio session made for Bethlehem, showcases his vocals. Accompanying himself on piano on some of the tracks and accompanied by bassist Red Mitchell, guitarist Howard Roberts, drummer Don Heath, and valve trombonist Bob Enevoldsen, Troup explores a dozens pieces with lyrics by the masterful Mercer. Troup doesn't have a great vocal range, but his smooth singing style is very appealing. The selection of material includes rarities like the happy-go-lucky "Jamboree Jones" (a piece which also has music by Mercer), "I'm With You" (which he co-composed with Mercer), and the equally fun "Cuckoo in the Clock." Among the many standards present are the swinging but subtle take of "That Old Black Magic," cool instrumental arrangements of "Laura" and "Jeepers Creepers," and a mellow "Skylark." This mellow album is easily recommended. ~Ken Dryden

Sings Johnny Mercer

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