This release presents the complete original thematic album, "About the Blues" (Liberty LRP 3043), on which Julie London devotes her sensuous voice to a variety of blues and blues-inspired tunes. It was conducted and arranged by the well-known Russell Garcia. To round out this edition, we have also added four extra songs from the latter album’s sessions that were originally issued as singles.
According to All Music Guide reviewer Nick Dedina, “Julie London wasn’t really a jazz singer, but she possessed a definite jazz feeling and many of her finest albums (such as Julie Is Her Name and Julie...At Home) feature small-group jazz backings. "About the Blues" was aimed at the 1950s pop market, but it may just be her best orchestral session. Since downbeat torch songs were London’s specialty, the album features an excellent selection of nocturnal but classy blues songs that play to her subtle strengths instead of against them. Likewise, Russ Garcia’s clever arrangements bleed jazz touches and short solos over the solitary strings and big-band charts.
Like June Christy, London usually included a couple of new songs in with a selection of standards, and her husband, Bobby Troup, wrote two excellent numbers for the album. One of them, the emotionally devastating ‘Meaning of the Blues’, is the album’s highlight, and was turned into a jazz standard after Miles Davis recorded it the same year for Miles Ahead.”
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Este lanzamiento presenta el álbum temático original completo, "About the Blues" (Liberty LRP 3043), en el que Julie London dedica su sensual voz a una variedad de melodías inspiradas en el blues. Fue dirigido y arreglado por el conocido Russell García. Para completar esta edición, también hemos añadido cuatro canciones extra de las sesiones de este último álbum que fueron publicadas originalmente como singles.
Según el crítico de All Music Guide, Nick Dedina, "Julie London no era realmente una cantante de jazz, pero poseía un sentimiento definitivamente jazzístico y muchos de sus mejores álbumes (como Julie Is Her Name y Julie...At Home) cuentan con el respaldo de pequeños grupos de jazz". "About the Blues" estaba dirigido al mercado pop de los años 50, pero puede que sea su mejor sesión orquestal. Dado que las canciones de fondo eran la especialidad de London, el álbum presenta una excelente selección de canciones de blues nocturnas pero con clase que juegan a favor de sus sutiles puntos fuertes en lugar de en contra. Asimismo, los ingeniosos arreglos de Russ García aportan toques de jazz y breves solos sobre las cuerdas solitarias y los gráficos de la big band.
Al igual que June Christy, London suele incluir un par de canciones nuevas con una selección de estándares, y su marido, Bobby Troup, escribió dos excelentes números para el álbum. Uno de ellos, el emocionalmente devastador 'Meaning of the Blues', es el punto culminante del álbum, y se convirtió en un estándar de jazz después de que Miles Davis lo grabara ese mismo año para Miles Ahead".
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1 - Basin Street Blues
2 - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
3 - A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues
4 - Get Set For The Blues
5 - Invitation To The Blues
6 - Bye Bye Blues
7 - Meaning Of The Blues
8 - About The Blues
9 - Sunday Blues
10 - The Blues Is All I Ever Had
11 - Blues In The Night
12 - Bouquet Of Blues
13 - Baby, Baby All The Time
14 - Shadow Woman
15 - Meaning Of The Blues 45 Single Take
16 - Dark
Capitol Records
2006
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Thank You so much. Very like Your blog. A very good album indeed. Have You "Around Midnight" record from 1960?
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Ok, thanks for her albums. Best american woman jazz singer.
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