Four Classic Albums (Starring Jo Stafford / Autumn In New York / Swingin' Down Broadway / Jo + Jazz)
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Jo Stafford
Four Classic Albums (Starring Jo Stafford / Autumn In New York / Swingin' Down Broadway / Jo + Jazz)
[ Avid / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 19 June 2020
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AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Jo Stafford, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
'Starring Jo Stafford'; 'Autumn In New York'; 'Swingin' Down Broadway' and 'Jo + Jazz''
Was she pop, was she easy listening or was she jazz? In the days when our latest recruit to the AVID Jazz vocalist hall of fame was singing, genres didn't seem quite so important. She was just a great singer! We think our lady could sing even the proverbial telephone directory and it would sound wonderful. For this release, however, we have chosen four of Jo Stafford's more jazz/big band influenced albums to highlight her prodigious talents. Our selection will take you on a journey from the lush arrangements and orchestrations by husband Paul Weston from the 1950s with 'Starring' and 'Autumn In New York' to the Broadway hits of 'Swingin' Down Broadway' (these days difficult to find on CD) and on to the truly jazz inflected and under-rated and under-appreciated at the time, 'Jo + Jazz' set from 1960. Just a look at some of the fine jazz musicians on board for this recording will tell you that Jo Stafford was considered a seriously great singer by the jazz world. On Jo + Jazz you will hear the likes of Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Conte Candoli, Ray Nance, Russ Freeman, Mel Lewis and Shelly Manne as well as the fine arrangements and orchestrations of Johnny Mandel.
Tracks:
CD1
1. Serenade Of The Bells (Starring Jo Stafford)
2. On The Alamo (Starring Jo Stafford)
3. No Other Love (Starring Jo Stafford)
4. Red River Valley (Starring Jo Stafford)
5. Ivy (Starring Jo Stafford)
6. Fools Rush In (Starring Jo Stafford)
7. A Sunday Kind Of Love (Starring Jo Stafford)
8. The Gentleman Is A Dope (Starring Jo Stafford)
9. Symphony (Starring Jo Stafford)
10. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Starring Jo Stafford)
11. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song (Starring Jo Stafford)
12. Day By Day (Starring Jo Stafford)
13. Autumn In New York (Autumn In New York)
14. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Autumn In New York)
15. Haunted Heart (Autumn In New York)
16. If I Loved You (Autumn In New York)
17. In The Still Of The Night (Autumn In New York)
18. Some Enchanted Evening (Autumn In New York)
19. Just One Of Those Things (Autumn In New York)
20. Almost Like Being In Love (Autumn In New York)
21. Make Believe (Autumn In New York)
22. Through The Years (Autumn In New York)
23. The Best Things In Life Are Free (Autumn In New York)
24. Sometimes I'm Happy (Autumn In New York)
CD2
1. Anything Goes (Swingin' Down Broadway)
2. The Gentleman Is A Dope (Swingin' Down Broadway)
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Swingin' Down Broadway)
4. Old Devil Moon (Swingin' Down Broadway)
5. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (Swingin' Down Broadway)
6. Tomorrow Mountain (Swingin' Down Broadway)
7. Love For Sale (Swingin' Down Broadway)
8. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe (Swingin' Down Broadway)
9. How High The Moon (Swingin' Down Broadway)
10. Speak Low (Swingin' Down Broadway)
11. It Never Entered My Mind (Swingin' Down Broadway)
12. Taking A Chance On Love (Swingin' Down Broadway)
13. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) (Jo + Jazz)
14. For You (Jo + Jazz)
15. Midnight Sun (Jo + Jazz)
16. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Jo + Jazz)
17. The Folks Who Live On The Hill (Jo + Jazz)
18. I Didn't Know About You (Jo + Jazz)
19. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (Jo + Jazz)
20. Dream Of You (Jo + Jazz)
21. Imagination (Jo + Jazz)
22. S'posin' (Jo + Jazz)
23. Day Dream (Jo + Jazz)
24. I've Got The World On A String (Jo + Jazz)
