Veteran singer Barbara Morrison has long had the versatility to sound sassy on blues-oriented material and coolly sweet on ballads. For this set, Morrison (whose style is flexible enough to handle swinging jazz, R&B and blues) is joined by lesser-known L.A. musicians, and (on a couple of tunes) guest trombonist Al Grey. The material that Morrison interprets is consistently superior, including "I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues," Teddy Edwards' memorable "Don't Touch Me," "Don't Explain," Leonard Feather's "I Know How to Do It" and "Don't Go to Strangers." Because attention was paid to mood and tempo variation, the program on the whole is pretty definitive of Barbara Morrison's talents. Recommended.by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream 2:08
Arranged By – Bill Liston
2 I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues 4:21
Written-By – Don George, Edward Ellington, Larry Fotin
3 Baby Come Home 4:21
Written-By – Daniel May
4 The Very Thought Of You 5:36
Written-By – Ray Noble
5 If I Were A Bell 3:55
Written-By – Frank Loesser
6 Don't Touch Me 5:34
Written-By – Theodore Edwards
7 September In The Rain 2:42
Al Dubin / Harry Warren
8 Don't Explain 6:05
Written-By – Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday
9 Love For Sale 3:23
Arranged By – Phil Wright
10 I Know How To Do It 4:18
Written-By – Leonard Feather
11 You Don't Know What Love Is 5:12
Written-By – Don Raye, Gene De Paul
12 Still Called The Blues 3:27
Written-By – Earl Forest, George Jackson, Robert Miller
13 Don't Go To Strangers 4:55
Arranged By – Phil Wright
Credits:
Arranged By – Barbara Morrison
(tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12), Benjamin May
(tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12), Daniel May
(tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12), John Merola
(tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12)
Double Bass – Benjamin May
Drums – John Merola
Guitar – Charles Small
Organ, Mixed By – Steve Wood
Piano, Producer, Engineer – Daniel May
Trombone – Al Grey
Vocals, Producer – Barbara Morrison
