Doc Cheatham, Rosemary Galloway's Swing Sisters - You're a Sweatheart

Styles: Vocal And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:01
Size: 114,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:58) 1. Smokey Mary
(5:26) 2. You're a Sweatheart
(5:59) 3. Under the Moonlight Starlight Blue
(4:11) 4. Two Time Man
(4:08) 5. Quinn & Sonic
(3:21) 6. Eccentric
(5:04) 7. A Shine on Your Shoes
(4:56) 8. Judy
(5:14) 9. Just An Old Manuscript
(3:27) 10. Baby It's Cold Outside
(4:13) 11. Chu Chu Wa Wa

Trumpeter Doc Cheatham (87 at the time) gets top billing and is well-featured on six of this CD's 11 selections but the release from the Canadian label Sackville is more significant for helping to introduce Rosemary Galloway's Swing Sisters. This fine quintet (originally all women but now just three out of five) features the excellent trumpeter Sarah McElcheran and the local legend Jane Fair on tenor and clarinet. The repertoire mostly consists of swing obscurities and Cheatham is delightful during his two vocals (sharing "Baby It's Cold Outside" with the bassist/leader). The performances without Cheatham sound quite a bit more modern, leaning more toward early-'60s hard bop. This well-rounded set has some fine individual moments.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/youre-a-sweetheart-mw0000536913

Personnel: Doc Cheatham (vocals, trumpet); Rosemary Galloway (vocals); Jane Fair (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jim Galloway (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone); Sarah McElcheran (trumpet); Norman Amadio (piano); Don Vickery (drums).

You're a Sweatheart

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Doc Cheatham & Rosemary Galloway - Chu Chu Wa Wa

Styles: Vocal, Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:05
Size: 115,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. Smokey Mary
(5:26)  2. You're a Sweetheart
(5:58)  3. Under the Moonlight Starlight Blue
(4:11)  4. Two Time Man
(4:09)  5. Quinn And Sonic
(3:23)  6. Eccentric
(5:05)  7. A Shine On Your Shoes
(4:56)  8. Judy
(5:14)  9. Just An Old Manuscript
(3:26) 10. Baby It's Cold Outside
(4:14) 11. Chu Chu Wa Wa

Doc Cheatham was without question the greatest 90-year old trumpeter of all time; in fact, no brass player over the age of 80 had ever played with his power, range, confidence, and melodic creativity. Most trumpeters fade while in their 60s due to the physical difficulty of their instrument, but Cheatham did not truly find himself as a soloist until he was nearly 70. Doc Cheatham's career reaches back to the early '20s, when he played in vaudeville theaters backing such traveling singers as Bessie Smith and Clara Smith. He moved to Chicago, recorded with Ma Rainey (on soprano sax), played with Albert Wynn, subbed for Louis Armstrong (his main idol), and had his own group in 1926. After stints with Wilbur DeParis and Chick Webb, he toured Europe with Sam Wooding. Due to his wide range and pretty tone, Cheatham worked as a non-soloing first trumpeter with McKinney's Cotton Pickers and Cab Calloway throughout the 1930s. 

He spent time with Teddy Wilson's big band, and was with the commercially successful Eddie Heywood Sextet (backing Billie Holiday on some recordings). In the 1950s, Cheatham alternated between Dixieland (Wilbur DeParis, guest spots with Eddie Condon) and Latin bands (Perez Prado, Herbie Mann). He was with Benny Goodman during 1966-1967, but it was not until the mid-'70s that Cheatham felt truly comfortable as a soloist. Duet sets with pianist Sammy Price launched his new career, and until his death in 1997, he recorded fairly prolifically including dates for Sackville, New York Jazz, Parkwood, Stash, GHB, Columbia, and several European labels. Cheatham was also a charming singer whose half-spoken, half-sung vocals took nothing away from his chance-taking trumpet flights. Bio ~ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/doc-cheatham/id130548#fullText
 

Personnel: Doc Cheatham (vocals, trumpet); Rosemary Galloway (vocals); Jane Fair (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jim Galloway (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone); Sarah McElcheran (trumpet); Norman Amadio (piano); Don Vickery (drums).

Chu Chu Wa Wa

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