Showing posts with label Elaine Delmar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elaine Delmar. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2017

Elaine Delmar, Brian Dee Trio - The Spirit Of The Song

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:51
Size: 125.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Honeysuckle Rose
[4:22] 2. Like A Lover
[2:07] 3. Old Man River
[3:28] 4. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
[3:28] 5. All The Things You Are
[3:35] 6. Wait Till You See Him
[2:05] 7. If Love Were All
[3:55] 8. Just One Of Those Things
[4:58] 9. I Loves You Porgy
[3:15] 10. There'll Be Some Changes Made
[5:15] 11. Halcyon Days
[3:38] 12. Getting To Know You
[4:31] 13. Sophisticated Lady
[3:31] 14. Tea For Two
[2:47] 15. Guess Who I Saw Today

Bass – Mario Castronari; Drums – Frank Gibson; Piano – Brian Dee; Vocals – Elaine Delmar.

The daughter of late Jamaica-born jazz pianist Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson, Elaine Delmar is one of England's truly loved entertainers. Having made her debut as a pianist on BBC radio show The Children's Hour at the age of 13, Hutchinson has gone on to balance a career as a solo performer on England's club circuit and appearances in musical theater productions. She appeared in a 1962 revival of Finian's Rainbow in Liverpool and has appeared in such London productions as No Strings, Cowardly Custard, Bubbling Brown Sugar, and The Wiz. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 production Goes to Hollywood, featuring music by Jerome Kern. She toured with actor/singer Paul Jones in Let's Do It, celebrating the 100th birthday of Cole Porter, in 1991. Reuniting with Jones two years later, she appeared in a series of concerts, Hooray for Hollywood, that featured songs from Porgy & Bess, Annie Get Your Gun, and Top Hat. Delmar appeared as a princess in Ken Russell's 1974 biopic Mahler, based on the life of Austrian conductor/composer Gustav Mahler. A member of her father's band, while still in high school Delmar performed at United States Air Force bases in England throughout the late '50s. She was touring with the group when her father died in a fatal auto accident in 1959. ~ bio by Craig Harris

The Spirit Of The Song     

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Spike Robinson With Elaine Delmar - In Town

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:27
Size: 129.3 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz, Jazz vocals
Year: 1986/2004
Art: Front

[5:55] 1. Too Close For Comfort
[8:00] 2. You've Changed
[4:00] 3. Just One Of Those Things
[3:51] 4. In A Sentimental Mood
[3:01] 5. 's Wonderful
[5:29] 6. Get Out Of Town
[9:00] 7. Little Girl Blue
[5:27] 8. Everything I Love
[5:02] 9. Young And Foolish
[6:37] 10. Will You Still Be Mine

Spike Robinson, though U.S. born, has made the British Isles his home and does most of his recording there. In Town is one of several records he has made for the Scottish company, Hep. Computer engineer +cum+ tenor sax man, Robinson displays agility and virtuosity with his alto-like tenor sax, as he runs through this album of well-known standards with facility and ease. He's joined on four of the cuts by vocalist Elaine Delmar. She and pianist Brian Lemon together weave a very enjoyable version of Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood." Robinson has inherited the style and mannerisms of the great romantic tenors, like Zoot Sims and Stan Getz. You also hear the later day Ben Webster breathy whispering on "You've Changed." But Robinson has assimilated these influences into a style which is uniquely his. Listen to him explore all the nuances and emotions of the melancholy ballad "Little Girl Blue" and swing intelligently on "Everything I Love." "Little Girl Blue" also is a forum for a lengthy solo by Brain Lemon's understated piano. In Town is an album of well-known melodies as interpreted by a contemporary master of the tenor sax. ~Dave Nathan

In Town