Released 1956 The Cool Voice of Rita Reys
(1956) Hard Bop
(1956) Release date 1956 Label Fontana Records | Length 35:46 Artist Rita Reys Producer George Avakian Genre Jazz | |
Recorded January 17 & August 16, 1955 and February 16, May 3 & June 25, 1956
Holland and New York City The Cool Voice of Rita Reys
(1955-56) The Cool Voice of Rita Reys No. 2
(1957) Jazz albums The Jazz Message of Hank Mo, This Is New, Originally, Silver's Blue, Byrd's Eye View |
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys is the debut album by Dutch jazz singer Rita Reys which features sessions recorded with bands led by drummers Wessel Ilcken and Art Blakey divided over each side of the original LP which was released on the Dutch Philips and US Columbia labels.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic stated "In 1956 Reys recorded probably her most famous album, The Cool Voice of Rita Reys. Her backup band was Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. Reys and Ilcken spent a few months in the United States during 1956-1957. She had opportunities to sing not only with Blakey but Jimmy Smith, Chico Hamilton, Clark Terry, and Mat Mathews".
Track listing
- "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 2:37
- "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 2:35
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:59
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin" - 2:09
- "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 2:38
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 2:27
- "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) - 3:30
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Porter) - 3:36
- "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 4:14
- "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:56
- "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) - 3:41
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche, Ted Fetter) - 2:34
Personnel
Songs
1It's All Right With MeWessel Ilcken Combo2:41
2Gone With The WindWessel Ilcken Combo2:38
3My Funny ValentineWessel Ilcken Combo3:03
References
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA