RUTH PRICE - Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Menn at the Manne-Hole (1961-1991) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Singer Ruth Price on this early set falls somewhere between swinging jazz, middle-of-the-road pop, and cabaret. She does not improvise much, but her strong and very appealing voice uplifts the diverse material that she interprets (including "Dearly Beloved," "Shadrack," "Crazy He Calls Me," and "Look for the Silver Lining"), and she brings great sincerity to Leonard Bernstein's "Who Am I." Backed by Shelly Manne's quintet (with plenty heard from pianist Russ Freeman, but just guest spots by Richie Kamuca on tenor and one lone appearance by trumpeter Conte Candoli), Price is in fine form for her debut recording as a leader, which has been reissued on CD in the OJC series. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 I Love You 2:47
2 They Say It's Spring 3:35
3 Listen Little Girl 4:41
Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf
4 Dearly Beloved 2:38
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
5 I Know Why 3:57
6 Shadrack 3:31
7 Crazy He Calls Me 4:29
Bob Russell / Carl Sigman
8 Nobody Else But Me 2:55
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9 Nobody's Heart 4:32
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
10 All I Do Is Dream of You 2:06
Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed
11 Who Am I 4:19
 12 Till the Clouds Roll By/Look for the Silver Lining 3:30
Buddy DeSylva / Jerome Kern / P.G. Wodehouse
Credits
Bass – Chuck Berghofer
Drums – Shelly Manne
Piano – Russ Freeman
Tenor Saxophone – Richie Kamuca (tracks: 1 to 4, 10, 12)
Trumpet – Conte Candoli (tracks: 7)
Vocals – Ruth Price