Boxset / Compilation · 2016
Tracklist
CD 1
01. There Must Be Something Better than Love (McHugh-Fields) 2:53
02. Nothin’ for Nothin’ (Gould-Fields) 2:59
03. The Sky Is Crying (Carter) 2:49
04. After I Say I’m Sorry (Donaldson-Lyman) 2:32
05. I Cried for You (Arnheim-Lyman-Freed) 2:51
06. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
(Chaplin-Nichols-Cahn-Holiner-Freeman) 3:07
07. Careless (Jurgens-Howard-Quadling) 2:56
08. Please Be Kind (Chaplin-Cahn) 2:54
09. Detour Ahead (Carter-Ellis-Frigo) 3:20
10. We’ll Be Together Again (Fischer-Laine) 4:05
11. There’ll Be Some Changes Made (Overstreet-Higgins) 3:27
12. Shake Down the Stars (Van Heusen-DeLange) 2:22
13. You Can Depend On Me (Carpenter-Dunlop-Hines) 2:55
14. Easy Living (Rainger-Robin) 2:52
15. Mean to Me (Ahlert-Turk) 2:40
16. In My Solitude (Ellington-DeLange-Mills) 3:17
17. I Thought About You (Van Heusen-Mercer) 3:11
18. Deep Purple (De Rose-Parish) 3:40
19. Deed I Do (Rose-Hirsh) 3:04
20. It’s You Or No One (Styne-Cahn) 3:30
21. It’s Been So Long (Donaldson-Adamson) 2:01
22. Something I Dreamed Last Night (Magidson-Fain-Yellin) 2:38
23. It Must Be True (Arnheim-Barris-Clifford) 2:10
CD 2
01. Detour Ahead (Carter-Ellis-Frigo) 2:36
02. I Wished On the Moon (Parker-Rainger) 3:22
03. The Moon Was Yellow (Leslie-Ahlert) 2:40
04. Oh! You Crazy Moon (Burke-Van Heusen) 2:23
05. Moonlight Becomes You (Burke-Van Heusen) 3:28
06. Moonglow (Hudson-De Lange-Mills) 2:15
07. Shine On Harvest Moon (Bayes-Norworth) 2:47
08. Blue Moon (Rodgers-Hart) 4:02
09. East of the Sun (Bowman) 2:28
10. No Moon at All (Mann-Evans) 3:38
11. It’s Only a Paper Moon (Rose-Harburgh-Arlen) 2:40
12. Moon Country (Carmichael-Mercer) 2:35
13. My Melancholy Baby (Burnett-Norton-Watson) 3:20
14. Melancholy Nights (Charles-McCall) 3:11
15. A Lover Is Blue (Mundy-Young-Carpenter) 3:21
16. Trouble Is a Man (Wilder) 2:34
17. Blue (And Broken Hearted) (Handman-Clarke-Leslie) 2:33
18. The Thrill Is Gone (Brown-Henderson) 2:20
19. Am I Blue (Akst-Clarke) 3:35
20. My Old Flame (Johnston-Coslow) 2:42
21. Blue and Sentimental (Basie-Livingston-David) 3:15
22. Sentimental and Melancholy (Whiting-Mercer) 2:46
23. Melancholy Mood (Schuman-Knight) 3:11
24. Melancholy (Is a Friend of Mine) (Holop-Lee) 3:42
Line-up/Musicians
Mary Ann McCall, vocals, accompanied by
CD 1
Tracks #1-2: ARTIE SHAW and His Gramercy Five
Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Artie Shaw, clarinet; Gil Barrios, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Dick Niveson, bass; Irv Kluger, drums.
Recorded in New York City, January 6, 1950
Tracks #3-6: AL COHN and His Orchestra
Red Rodney, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax & arranger; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Jeff Morton, drums.
Recorded in New York City, February 1, 1950
Tracks #7-9: CHARLIE VENTURA Quartet
Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Dave McKenna, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Sonny Igoe, drums.
Recorded in Los Angeles, June 7, 1954
Tracks #10-11: CHARLIE VENTURA and His Orchestra
Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Lenny Hambro, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Dave McKenna, piano; Perry Lopez, guitar; Bob Carter, bass; Sonny Igoe, drums.
Recorded in New York City, August 16, 1954
Tracks #12-23: ERNIE WILKINS and His Orchestra
Joe Wilder, trumpet; Zoot Sims, George Barrow, Seldon Powell, tenor saxophones; Sol Moore, baritone sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, August 14, 16 & 23, 1956
CD 2
TEDDY CHARLES Quintet
Tracks #1,2,5,7,10,12: Teddy Charles, vibes; Charles McCracken, cello; Walt Tramler, viola; Jimmy Raney, guitar; George Duvivier, bass.
Tracks # 3,4,6,8,9,11: Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Jerry Segal, drums.
Arrangements by: Teddy Charles (#4,7,8,10), Bill Russo (#1,3,12), Bob Brookmeyer (#5, 6), Mal Waldron (#11), Jimmy Raney (#2), communally arranged (#9).
Recorded in New York City, March, 1958
JOHNNY RICHARDS and His Orchestra
Tracks #14,18,21,24: Burt Collins, Jerry Kail, John Bello, Ray Copeland, trumpets; Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Jim Dahl, trombones; Jay McAllister, tuba; Joe Singer, French horn; Gene Quill, alto sax; Frank Socolow, tenor sax; Bill Slapin, baritone sax, flute, piccolo; Shelly Gold, bass sax; John Knapp, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Chet Amsterdam, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Joe Venuto, vibes & percussion; Warren Smith, percussion.
Recorded in New York City, March 2, 1959
Tracks #15,17,19,22: Burt Collins, trumpet; Frank Socolow, tenor sax; John Knapp, piano; Joe Venuto, vibes; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Chet Amsterdam, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
Recorded in New York City, March 6, 1959
Tracks #13,16,20,23: Bill Slapin, flute; Billy Byers, trombone; John Knapp, piano; Chet Amsterdam, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; plus eight cellos.
Recorded in New York City, March 20, 1959
About this release
Fresh Sound Records (FSR 918) (Spain)
Sources CD 1:
Tracks #1 & 2, from Decca 24870
Tracks #3 & 4, from Roost 511
Tracks #5 & 6, from Roost 514
Tracks #7-9, from the 10” album
“An Evening with Mary Ann McCall & Charlie Ventura” (Norgran MG N-8)
Tracks #10 & 11, from the 10” album
“Another Evening with Mary Ann McCall & Charlie Ventura” (Norgran MG N-1013)
Tracks #7-11, also issued on the 12” album
“An Evening with Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura” (Norgran MG N-1053)
Tracks #12-21, from the album “Easy Living” (Regent RMG-6040)
Tracks #22 & 23, from the miscellaneous album
“Almost Like Being In Love” (Regent RMG-6046)
Sources CD 2:
Tracks #1-12, from the album “Detour to the Moon” (Jubilee JLP-1078)
Tracks #13-24, from the album “Melancholy Baby” (Coral CRL-757276)
Thanks to snobb for the addition