In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday January 29th, 2025 with Ian M
Jazz at the Chateau, 1982-84, Part 3: the vocalists
For a brief two-year period, some of the jazz greats played a week at the Cock and Lion Lounge in the Chateau Laurier. In Part 3, we sample the vocalists, including Mose Allison, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ernestine Anderson, Maxine Sullivan and Salome Bey, among others.
Part 1 (the guitarists): https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/66660.html
Part 2 (the pianists): https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/67334.html
For more background on the singers, see my newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/jazzontherideau/p/in-a-mellow-tone-january-29-jazz
| Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Mose Allison - the Mose Chronicles - Live in London, Volume 2 - Blue Note, 2001 |
| You Are My Sunshine Mose Allison - Lessons in Living - Elektra Musician, 1983 |
| My Country Used To Be Dave Frishberg - Do You Miss New York? Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center - Arbors Records, 2003 |
| Zoot Walks In Dave Frishberg - Dave Frishberg at the Jazz Bakery: Retromania - Arbors Records, 2005 |
| Call It Stormy Monday (live) Jimmy Witherspoon - Rockin' L.A. - Fantasy Records, 1989 |
| Money's Getting Cheaper Jimmy Witherspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business - Black Lion Records, 1973 |
| Sweet Lovin' Baby Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Cleanhead's Back in Town - Bethlehem, 1957 (1996 remaster) |
| Trouble in Mind Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Cleanhead's Back in Town - Bethlehem, 1957 (1996 remaster) |
| Blues in the Night Mark Murphy - Wild and Free: Live at the Keystone Korner (recorded June 1980) - HighNote Records, 2017 |
| Laugh Clown Laugh/Send in the Clowns Mark Murphy - Wild and Free: Live at the Keystone Korner (recorded June 1980) - HighNote Records, 2017 |
| Eleanor Rigby Mark Murphy - Satisfaction Guaranteed - Muse Records, 1980 |
| Am I Blue Jackie Cain & Roy Kral - Bogie - Fantasy Records, 1986 |
| Daahoud Jackie Cain & Roy Kral - Storyville Presents Jackie and Roy - Storyville Records, 1955 |
| I'm Just a Lucky So and So Jackie Cain & Roy Kral - Forever - MusicMasters Jazz, 1995 |
| Blue Piano Freda Payne - After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! - Impulse!, 1964 |
| Lonely Woman Freda Payne - After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! - Impulse, 1964 |
| Save Your Love for Me Freda Payne - Come Back to me Love - Artistry Music, 2014 |
| A Hundred Years from Today Maxine Sullivan - Highlights in Jazz (live 1987) - Storyville Records, 1999 |
| Come Rain or Come Shine Maxine Sullivan/Bob Haggart/Ike Isaacs - Enjoy Yourself - Audiophile, 1986 |
| As Long as I Live Maxine Sullivan/Bob Wilber - As Close as Pages in a Book - Audiophile, 1987 (reissue from 1969) |
| Blue Turning Grey Over You Maxine Sullivan and her Jazz All-Stars - Leonard Feather Presents: A tribute to Andy Razaf (1956) - DCC Jazz, 1991 (reissue) |
| All I Need is You Ernestine Anderson - Big City - Concord Jazz, 1983 |
| Street of Dreams Ernestine Anderson - Big City - Concord Jazz, 1983 |
| All Blues Ernestine Anderson - Big City - Concord Jazz, 1983 |
| Skylark (live 1990) Ernestine Anderson - Ballad Essentials - Concord Jazz, 2000 |
| On My Own (live 1990) Ernestine Anderson - Live at the 1990 Concord Jazz Festival: Third Set - Concord Jazz, 1991 |
| Am I Blue Salome Bey - I Like Your Company - Duke Street Records, 1992 
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| Untitled Love Song Salome Bey - I Like Your Company - Duke Street Records, 1992
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| I Wish I Knew How It Felt To Be Free Salome Bey - Salome Bey in Montreux - Intercan Records, 1981
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8:59 PM, January 29th, 2025