BEVERLY KENNEY - Born to Be Blue (1955-1999) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Born to Be Blue captures Beverly Kenney at her most intimate and compelling. Created in collaboration with arrangers Hal Mooney and Charles Albertine, the music channels the emotional depth of the blues with startling clarity, employing Kenney's deep, commanding vocals to vividly poignant effect. Mooney and Albertine forgo excess and sentimentality in favor of stark simplicity, architecting taut modern jazz contexts that shift the spotlight squarely on Kenney's vocals. Her readings of familiar songs like "For All We Know" are forged from both resiliency and vulnerability, articulating an emotional depth matched by few singers of her era. [This is the 2007 Universal reissued of the LP; an import-only Japanese CD was released in 1999.] by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist:
1 Born To Be Blue 3:28

Written By – Mel Torme, Robert Wells

2 Isn't It A Pity 2:30
Written By – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
3 For All We Know 3:06
Written By – J.Fred Coots, Sam Lewis
4 It Only Happens When I Dance With You 2:41
Written By – Irving Berlin
5 Again 3:15
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Cochran, Dorcas, Lionel Newman
6 I Walk A Little Faster 2:50
Written By – Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman
7 Go Away,My Love! 2:30
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
8 Beyond The Next Hill 2:51
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Bob Haymes, Bobby Woeth
9 It's A Blue World 2:18
Written By – Bob Wright, Chet Forrest
10 Vanity 2:56
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Bierman, Manus, Wood
11 Somewhere Along The Way 3:02
Written By – Kurt Adams, Sammy Gallop
12 Where Can I Go Without You 2:24
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Peggy Lee, Victor Young
Credits:

Orchestrated By

Charles Albertine (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 11, 13), Hal Mooney (tracks: 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 12)

Piano – Ellis Larkins

Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (tracks: 3, 4, 10)

Vocals – Beverly Kenney