La Vergne Smith The New Orleans Nightingale-Compl.Rec.1954-1956
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CD Fresh Soun Release date: 27/Oct/2013
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Details / Tracklist:
Disc 01 01. "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" 02. "Lover Man" 03. "Hurry on Down to My House" 04. "Blues in the Night" 05. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" 06. "One for the Road" 07. "I Like That Kind of Carryin' On" 08. "Moonlight in Vermont" 09. "That Old Black Magic" 10. "Hey There" 11. "You'd Better Go Man" 12. "The Nearness of You" 13. "A Hundred Years from Today" 14. "There is No Greater Love" 15. "Am I Blue?" 16. "I've Got a Right to Cry" 17. "Fool That I Am" 18. "Mobile" 19. "Somehow"
Disc 02 01. "Basin Street Blues" 02. "Imagination" 03. "Careless" 04. "It's Over" 05. "Blue Skies" 06. "I Surrender Dear" 07. "Out of Nowhere" 08. "This Love of Mine" 09. "St. Louis Blues" 10. "When Your Lover Has Gone" 11. "Blue Prelude" 12. "Too Marvelous for Words" 13. "I Almost Lost My Mind" 14. "(How Can You Stay Away) So Long" 15. "Stormy Weather" 16. "Glory of Love"
Description:
New Orleans Nightingale by La Vergne Smith, released 26 June 2014.
This version of New Orleans Nightingale comes as a 2xCD. - COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1954-1956
3 albums on 2 CDs
"The New Orleans Nightingale - Complete Recordings 1954-1956" on CD by La Vergne Smith, released by Fresh Sound, presents a carefully curated collection of mid-1950s recordings that capture the warmth, intimacy and emotional depth of classic New Orleans-influenced jazz and vocal music. The tracks gathered here document an artist at a creative peak, with arrangements that balance soulful lyric delivery, supple rhythm-section work and a subtle swing feel. Listeners can expect a sound that is both deeply rooted in tradition and refreshingly direct, with clear, natural recording quality that brings every nuance of the voice and the accompanying ensemble to life. This edition is aimed at collectors who value historically important sessions, but it also serves as an inviting entry point for newcomers discovering this rich period in American music.
La Vergne Smith's performances on these 1954-1956 sessions reveal a vocalist fully attuned to phrasing, storytelling and tone color. Her interpretations highlight the emotional core of each song, moving effortlessly between tenderness, blues-tinged melancholy and lightly swinging optimism. Rather than relying on vocal pyrotechnics, she focuses on clarity, timing and a conversational delivery that fits perfectly into the small-group settings typical of the era. Across the CD, one hears a consistent artistic personality: poised, expressive and deeply connected to the New Orleans vocal tradition. The material chosen allows her to explore ballads and medium-tempo pieces alike, giving a rounded impression of her stylistic range during these key years.
Fresh Sound, the label behind this release, has built a reputation among jazz enthusiasts for presenting historically significant recordings with care and respect for the source material. Known for its focus on classic and often hard-to-find sessions, the company emphasizes good sound restoration, informative documentation and tasteful packaging. With this CD, Fresh Sound continues its mission to keep important chapters of jazz history accessible to today's listeners, offering a thoughtfully assembled program that places La Vergne Smith's work in a coherent, listenable sequence. The result is a release that appeals both to dedicated archivists of 1950s jazz vocal recordings and to anyone looking for an authentic, atmospheric listening experience rooted in the New Orleans sound.
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