Beverly Kenney With Jimmy Jones and "The Basie-ites"

by Beverly Kenney

Beverly Kenney With Jimmy Jones and "The Basie-ites" cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1957
  • Label: Roost
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:55
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Supported by the relaxed, propulsive swing of Count Basie alumni, the tragically short-lived vocalist demonstrates remarkable phrasing and bell-like clarity. Her intimate, almost conversational delivery cuts through the robust rhythm section, establishing her as one of the era's most instinctively musical interpreters.

Genres

Descriptors: Vocal, acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Nobody Else But Me (3:16)
  2. The More I See You (3:03)
  3. Ole Buttermilk Sky (2:45)
  4. I Never Has Seen Snow (3:47)
  5. A Fine Romance (2:54)
  6. Who Cares What People Say (2:32)
  7. Makin' Whoopee (2:04)
  8. The Charm of You (2:30)
  9. Isn't This a Lovely Day? (3:07)
  10. Mairzy Doats (2:38)
  11. My Kind of Love (2:27)
  12. Can't Get Out of This Mood (2:47)

Credits

  • Beverly Kenney - primary artist, vocals
  • Eddie Jones - bass
  • Chuck Stewart - cover
  • Jo Jones - drums
  • Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Jones - piano
  • Freddie Green - rhythm guitar
  • Joe Newman - trumpet

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