Boxset / Compilation · 2012
Tracklist
Beverly Kenney Sings For Johnny Smith
1-1 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 2:09
1-2 'Tis Autumn 2:29
1-3 Looking For A Boy 2:19
1-4 I'll Know My Love (Greensleeves) 2:34
1-5 Destination Moon 2:21
1-6 Ball And Chain (Sweet Lorraine) 3:02
1-7 Almost Like Being In Love 2:08
1-8 Stairway To The Stars 2:46
1-9 There Will Never Be Another You 2:12
1-10 This Little Town Is Paris 3:10
1-11 Moe's Blues 2:16
1-12 Snuggled On Your Shoulder 2:28
Come Swing With Me
1-13 Give Me The Simple Life 2:19
1-14 I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 2:58
1-15 Trolley Song 1:52
1-16 Violets For My Furs 2:53
1-17 This Can't Be Love 1:47
1-18 Scarlet Ribbons 1:57
1-19 If I Were A Bell 2:08
1-20 Why Try To Chance Me Now 3:33
1-21 Swinging On A Star 3:01
1-22 You Go To My Head 2:38
1-23 It Ain't Necessarily So 1:32
1-24 You Make Me Feel So Young 2:10
Beverly Kenney Sings With Jimmy Jones And The Basie-Ites
2-1 Nobody Else But Me 3:17
2-2 The More I See You 3:03
2-3 Old Buttermilk Sky 2:52
2-4 I Never Has Seen Snow 3:51
2-5 A Fine Romance 2:52
2-6 Who Cares What People Say 2:34
2-7 Makin' Whoopee 2:03
2-8 The Charm Of You 2:31
2-9 Isn't This A Lovely Day? 3:04
2-10 Mairzy Dotes 2:46
2-11 My Kind Of Love 2:25
2-12 Can't Get Out Of This Mood 2:46
Bonus Tracks
2-13 Gay Chicks 2:24
2-14 Tea For Two 2:50
2-15 The Things We Did Last Summer 2:36
2-16 That's All 2:39
2-17 A Foggy Day 1:54
2-18 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 1:50
2-19 Ball And Chain (Sweet Lorraine) 2:05
2-20 There Will Never Be Another You 1:35
2-21 Moe's Blues 1:47
2-22 Snuggled On Your Shoulder 2:07
2-23 Can't Get Out Of This Mood (false Start) 0:20
2-24 Can't Get Out Of This Mood 2:21
2-25 Surrey With The Fringe On Top 1:51
2-26 Violets For Your Furs 2:13
2-27 Mountain Greenery 1:31
2-28 Almost Like Being In Love 2:05
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Sam Marowitz (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24), George Berg (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Bass – Eddie Jones (tracks: 2-1 - 2-12), Milt Hinton (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24), Knobby Totah* (tracks: 1-1 - 1-12), Tommy Potter (tracks: 2-25 - 2-28)
Bongos – Teddy Sommer (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Clarinet – Al Epstein (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Drums – Don Lamond (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24), Jo Jones (tracks: 2-1 - 2-12), Mousey Alexander (tracks: 1-1 - 1-12), Ron Jefferson (tracks: 2-25 - 2-28)
French Horn – Julius Watkins (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24), Billy Bauer (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24), Freddie Green (tracks: 2-1 - 2-12), Johnny Smith (tracks: 1-1 - 1-12)
Harp – Janet Putnam (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Piano – Gildo Mahones (tracks: 2-25 - 2-28), Moe Wechsler (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24), Tony Tamburello (tracks: 2-14 - 2-24)
Piano – Jimmy Jones (tracks: 2-1 - 2-12)
Piano, Celesta – Bob Pancoast (tracks: 1-1 - 1-12)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess (tracks: 2-1 - 2-12)
Trombone – Urbie Green (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Trumpet – Joe Newman (tracks: 2-1 - 2-12), Nick Travis (tracks: 1-13 - 1-24)
Vocals – Beverly Kenney (tracks: 1-1 - 1-24, 2-1 - 2-28)
Unknown piano, bass and drums on 2-13
About this release
Fresh Sound Records – FSR-CD 720 (Spain)
CD 1, tracks #1-12 from the 12" album
"Beverly Kenney Sings for Johnny Smith"
(Royal Roost LP 2206)
CD 1, tracks #13-24 from the 12" album
"Come swing With Me" (Royal Roost LP 2212)
CD 2, tracks #1-12 from the 12" album
"Beverly Kenney Sings With Jimmy Jones
And the Basie-Ites" (Royal Roost LP 2218)
CD 2, track #13 was recorded by Beverly Kenney early in her career as part of a tap dance instruction recording. Labeled on the original 78 rpm as "Gay Chicks," the song is in fact a pop tune based on an old African-American saying, "A Chicken Ain't Nothing' But a Bird."
CD 2, tracks #18-24 are duet versions (vocal and piano) of tunes also recorded for the Royal Roost label and included on CD 1, tracks #1,6,9,11,12 and CD 2, track #12.
Thanks to snobb for the addition