Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

33 mins

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Vocal Jazz, Rhythm & Blues

Label

Verve Records

Performer

Ernestine Anderson, 1928-, Yusef Lateef, 1920-2013, Tate Houston, 1924-1974, Clark Terry, 1920-2015, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, 1926-1987

UPC (Physical)

00042284240925

Release Date

2002-08-06

Review

Ernestine Anderson was 32 years old at the time of this 1960 session, not long before her career inexplicably fell into the doldrums. This album finds her in great form, supported by a cast of musicians including Clark Terry, Hank Jones, Yusef Lateef, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, and Kenny Burrell, with terrific arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. She achieves the perfect balance in her interpretation of "Trouble Is a Man," a masterful ballad written by Alec Wilder, and she's clearly in her element in the hard-rocking blues "See See Rider." Terry's striking trumpet almost provides a contrasting vocal alongside Anderson during "All My Life," while her understated approach to a quick run through "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" showcases Jones and Burrell. Lateef's oboe adds to the exotic flavor of "Lazy Afternoon." ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Popular Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Vocal Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz Vocal, Rhythm & Blues

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Jazz Vocal, Rhythm & Blues