ALICE BABS - Alice and Wonderband (1959-1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A popular singer when she was still a young teenager, Alice Babs had a long and varied career. She made her recording debut in 1939 at the age of 15 and, although her yodeling made her initially popular and the novelty "Swing It, Mr. Teacher" was her first hit, Babs even at the start had a highly appealing voice and a lightly swinging style. She mostly recorded in jazz and swing-oriented settings throughout the years of World War II. Babs remained active throughout the 1950s and '60s in Europe, singing everything from jazz (recording with Duke Ellington in 1963 and performing the classic "Heaven" at his second spiritual concert) and pop to a bit of classical music. By the late '70s, Alice Babs had become less active, but into the mid-'90s she occasionally performed on special occasions. Her important first set with Duke Ellington, Swing It!, does a fine job of summing up her first 15 years on records. Babs suffered from Alzheimer's in her final years, and she died on February 11, 2014 of complications from the disease. She was 90 years old.  by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 No Words Blues 3:19
Written-By – A. Babs, B. Hallberg
2 Just A Sittin' And A-Rockin' 2:59
Written-By – Strayhorn, Ellington, Gaines
3 Willow Weep For Me 4:45
Written-By – A. Rossell
4 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:38
Written-By – R. Rogers - L. Hart
5 New Orleans 3:14
Written-By – H. Carmichael
6 I Only Have Eyes For You 2:14
Written-By – Dubin, Warren
7 Prelude To A Kiss 4:22
Written-By – Ellington, Gordon, Mills
8 The Lady's In Love With You 2:27
Written-By – B. Lane, F. Loesser
9 No Name Blues 4:48
Written-By – A. Babs, B. Hallberg
10 I Cant't Give You Anything But Love 2:00
Written-By – Fields - McHugh
11 I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 3:26
Written-By – Ellington, Webster
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Lennart Jansson
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Arne Domnérus
Arranged By – Bengt Hallberg
Baritone Saxophone – Rune Falk
Bass – Georg Riedel
Drums – Egil Johansen
Guitar – Sven Stiberg
Piano – Bengt Hallberg
Tenor Saxophone – Rolf Blomqvist
Trombone – Andreas Skjold, Folke Raabe, Åke Persson
Trumpet – Bengt-Arne Wallin, Benny Bailey, Lennart Sundewall, Sixten Eriksson