LEE WILEY - Back Home Again (1994) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Fourteen years after her last record, singer Lee Wiley came back for one final studio recording. Although she does a good job on "Indiana" and "I'm Coming, Virginia" and the backup band (which includes trumpeter Rusty Dedrick, clarinetist Johnny Mince, trombonist Buddy Morrow, and pianist Dick Hyman) is excellent, in general this is a disappointing LP. Wiley's voice was no longer in its prime and, although her distinctive phrasing was still intact, her earlier sessions are far superior while her final Carnegie Hall recording is much more emotional and historic. This album is only recommended to Lee Wiley completists. [The CD version released by Audiophile tacks on a 1965 demo session recorded with Joe Bushkin.] by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Moon River 3:32
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
2    When I Fall In Love 3:12
Edward Heyman / Victor Young
3    You're Lucky To Me 3:39
Eubie Blake / Andy Razaf
4    A Woman's Intuition 2:26
Ned Washington / Victor Young
5    A Love Like This 3:48
Stan Lewis / Ferdinand Washington
6    I'll Be Home 2:59
Ned Washington / Victor Young
7    A Sleeping Bee 3:48
Harold Arlen / Truman Capote
8     (Back Home Again In) Indiana 3:37
James F. Hanley / Ballard MacDonald
9    Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year 3:43
Frank Loesser
10    I'm Coming Virginia 2:51
Will Marion Cook / Donald Heywood
11    If I Love Again 3:59
Jack Murray / Ben Oakland
12    Any Time Any Day Any Where 3:01
- Bonus Tracks -
13    When I Leave This World Behind (Rehearsal And Take 1) 3:30
Irving Berlin
14    When I Leave This World Behind (Take 5) 1:23
15    When I Leave This World Behind (Take 6) 2:25
16    Why Shouldn't I (Takes 1 & 2) 2:48
17    Why Shouldn't I (Take 3) 2:00
18    Why Shouldn't I (Take 4) 1:37
19    The Lonesome Road (Rehearsal And Take 1) 3:00
20    The Lonesome Road (Take 2) 2:09
21    The Lonesome Road (Take 3) 2:06
22    The Lonesome Road (Take 4) 2:08
23    The Lonesome Road (Take 6 With Overdubbed Trumpet) 2:05
Gene Austin / Nat Shilkret
24    Someday You'll Be Sorry (Take 1) 2:39
Louis Armstrong
25    I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Take 1) 2:52
26    Indiana (Take 3) 2:59
James F. Hanley / Ballard MacDonald
Credits :
Bass – George Duvivier
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Johnny Mince
Drums – Don Lamond
Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli
Piano, Organ – Dick Hyman
Trombone – Buddy Morrow
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Leader, Arranged By – Rusty Dedrick
Vocals – Lee Wiley