Product Description
Contents: Bethlehem Original Album Collection Encore Press, Fourth Series, 30 Titles. A collection of jazz-interpreted traditional folk works recorded with Russ Garcia by Frances Faye, a club entertainer with a distinctive dry and husky singing voice. First CD release in Japan! Frances Faye (vocals), Jimmy Sarco (trumpet), Don Fagarquist (trumpet), Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Herbie Harper (trombone), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Lloyd Elliott (trombone), Milt Bernhardt (trombone), Howard Roberts (guitar), Max Bennett (trombone), Mel Lewis (drums), Russ Garcia (arranger, conduct). Recorded in LA in February and March 1957. Newly remastered, original jacket used. Liner notes by Keizo Takada, lyrics included. Media reviews and more. The fourth installment in the catalog reissue series from the prestigious NY jazz label, Bethlehem. This album is a unique collection of folk songs by club entertainer Frances Faye. Backed by the Russ Garcia Orchestra, it covers everything from famous folk songs to Negro spirituals, and her dry, husky, and distinctive singing is superb in this representative work from 1957. (C)RS
