Lavay Smith - Miss Smith To You!
Miss Smith To You!
By Lavay Smith
Very Good Condition in original cardboard case
Miss Smith To You! is the third CD from the swingin' jazz vocalist Lavay Smith. Lavay's last album received a prestigious 4 & 1/2 star review in Downbeat magazine and reached the top 10 on the National Billboard Jazz Charts.
A Review:
Lavay Smith is sadly a rarity today. You will be very hard pressed to find another singer of her caliber anywhere. She brings you back to the day of Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald, when clubs and concert halls where filled when a songstress, backed by a big band could take a song and real make it her own and make you feel it, make you want to get up and dance to it, be it slow of fast.
"Miss Smith To You!" is Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet-Lickers third album, and it matches if not surpasses previous the previous efforts with a great selection of songs, superb performances, and quality production. The songs range from slow ballads to medium tempo swings. Through it all Miss Smith is able to show off her voice and personality.
So in conclusion, if this is a style of music you enjoy (Big Band/Vocal Jazz), I do not think this album will disappoint you. It has a great selection of classic songs, the music of a talented group of musicians and the voice of one of the few who can really pull it off. To me this album really is a complete package, and I hope you can enjoy it as much as I have.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Miss Brown To You
Written-By – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Richard A. Whiting* |
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| 2 |
It Don't Mean A Thing
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills |
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| 3 |
Daddy
Written-By – Chris Siebert, Lavay Smith |
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| 4 |
With My Man
Written-By – Chris Siebert, Lavay Smith |
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| 5 |
I'm Not Evil
Written-By – Chris Siebert, Lavay Smith |
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| 6 |
'Deed I Do
Written-By – Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch |
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| 7 |
I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington |
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| 8 |
Boogie Woogie
Written-By – Count Basie, James Rushing* |
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| 9 |
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Written-By – Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields |
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| 10 |
Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
Written-By – Clarence Williams, Dally Small, J.T. Brymn* |
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| 11 |
Jumpin' In The Morning
Written-By – Ray Charles |
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| 12 |
When TheSaints Go Marching In
Written-By – Traditional |
Product details
- Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Fat Note
- ASIN: B002F3BOQO
