Kitty White Intimate Kitty White Sings (2 LP On 1 CD)

Description: Personnel: Kitty White (vcl), Corky Hale (harp), Bud Shank, Buddy Collette (fl), Laurindo Almeida (g), Red Mitchell (b) · Collectors Edition · Issued in Digipack · 2 Original LPs on 1 CD · Original Cover Art and Liner Notes · Mono / Stereo Recordings · Newly Remastered A word to the wise: listening to Kitty White (1923-2009) is a unique experience. She was born in Los Angeles into a well-known musical family, whose environment provided her with a solid background. The story of Kitty’s career is relatively uneventful, mostly because she chose to stay pretty much on home base in Los Angeles, where she earned a steady and loyal following as a pianist and singer in intimate night clubs, frequently singing sophisticated songs with well-traveled lyrics, entoured by groups featuring outstanding west coast jazz musicians. The two albums on this set were recorded in 1954 and 1962, and for those of you who don’t know Kitty White yet, they are an excellent opportunity to be seduced by her remarkable, colorful, precise and imaginative voice, one so personal that it almost defies comparison. Her diction, phrasing and control are a study in perfection. Accompanied only by harp and flute, or by guitar, flute and bass, she sings with warmth, soul and feeling for the lyrics, and is equally at ease with pop ballads, folk songs, spirituals, and blues. It is in this torchy, melancholic mood that Miss White handles herself best. As producer David Hubert put it, “Kitty White sings, purely and simply, in a clear, proud voice that seems to say, ‘this is the way I should be heard’.” TRACKLIST: 01. Autumn Leaves (Prévert-Mercer-Kosma) 3:33 02. Glad to Be Unhappy (Hart-Rodgers) 3:05 03. That's All (Brandt-Haymes) 3:42 04. I'm Glad There Is You (Dorsey-Madeira) 3:48 05. My Ship (Gershwin-Weill) 3:07 06. My Romance (Hart-Rodgers) 4:07 07. Yesterdays (Hart-Kern) 4:32 08. If I Should Lose You (Rainger-Robin) 3:13 09. I See Your Face before Me (Dietz-Schwartz) 2:26 10. Long Ago and Far Away (Gershwin-Kern) 3:04 11. Everyday's a Sad Old Day (Victor Jordan) 2:51 12. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Public Domain) 3:08 13. A New Love Is Like a Newborn Child (Curtis-Brown) 3:11 14. Johnny Guitar (Young-Lee) 2:32 15. The First Time (Ewan MacColl) 3:32 16. Look Away (Red Rosy Bush) (Public Domain) 2:31 17. My Man's Gone Now (Gershwin-Heyward) 2:25 18. Mountain High, Valley Low (Hanighen-Scott) 2:28 19. A Sleepin' Bee (Capote-Arlen) 3:06 20. Fare Thee Well (Lee-Arlen) 2:26 21. Your Eyes (Helms-Schorr) 2:42 22. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Public Domain) 2:18 23. Trina (Caridenne Gabriel) 3:02 24. He's Gone Away (Public Domain) 2:53 Sources: Tracks #1-12, from the album “Moment of Love” (Pacific Jazz PJ-2002), also issued on “Intimate” (World Pacific WP-1406) Tracks #1-4, 6, 8, 9, 12, were first issued on the 10” album “Kitty White” (Pacifica PL-802) Tracks #13-24, from the album “Newborn” (Horizon WP-1609) Kitty White, sings in all tracks Personnel on #1-12: Corky Hale, harp; and Bud Shank, flute. Recorded in Los Angeles, December 1954 Personnel on #13-24: Laurindo Almeida, guitar; Buddy Collette, flute; and Red Mitchell, bass. Recorded in Los Angeles, 1962 Liner notes written by Dick Bock & Lee Zhito Original recordings produced by Dick Bock and David Hubert Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Mono / Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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Location: Lake Hughes, California

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