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合計収録時間 | 01:07:40

Personnel includes Maxine Sullivan (vocals); Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Buster Bailey (clarinet); Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Bobby Hackett (cornet); Red Norvo (vibraphone); Billy Kyle, Teddy Wilson (piano); John Kirby (bass); Benny Carter & His Orchestra. Recorded in New York, New York between 1941 & 1946. Includes liner notes by Anatol Schenker. Personnel: Maxine Sullivan (vocals); Everett Barksdale, Freddie Green, Tony Colucci (guitar); Laura Newell (harp); Samuel Persoff, Samuel Rand (violin); Harry Patent (strings); Tony Scott (clarinet, alto saxophone); Hank D'Amico, Buster Bailey (clarinet); Willard Brown (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, trombone); Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Dexter Gordon, Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Emmett Berry, Joe Newman , Shorty Rogers, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Alton Moore, Al Grey, Sandy Williams , Trummy Young (trombone); Sonny White, Billy Kyle (piano); Red Norvo (vibraphone); O'Neill Spencer, J.C. Heard , Morey Feld, Specs Powell (drums). Recording information: New York, NY (06/17/1941-??/??/1946). Director: Benny Carter . Although not as essential as the first Classics Maxine Sullivan CD, this set has its strong moments too. Sullivan was always a simple and subtle singer who swung lightly and mostly stuck to the melody while uplifting the themes with her intelligent expressiveness. The first eight selections on this disc find her joined by the John Kirby Sextet on such numbers as a remake of "Loch Lomond," "St. Louis Blues" and "My Ideal." The two numbers from March 19, 1942 ("Beside the River Clyde" and "How Do I Know It's Real") list the singer as again being joined by Kirby's Sextet but the backup group is clearly larger and using slightly different instrumentation. Sullivan is also heard backed by a rhythm section and strings on four selections, on two numbers apiece with the Teddy Wilson Quintet and Benny Carter's Orchestra (the young tenor Dexter Gordon has a solo on "Looking for a Boy"), and performing six tunes (including several remakes) with strings, the prominent harp of Laura Newell, a rhythm section, and clarinetist Hank D'Amico. The 1944-46 titles have also been reissued by Tono, although the 1941-42 selections with Kirby have long been scarce. In her early to mid-'30s at the time, Maxine Sullivan sounds both youthful and mature during her interpretations, very much in prime form. ~ Scott Yanow

録音 | モノラル (Studio)