Saturday, August 24, 2024
JANET KLEIN AND HER PARLOR BOYS — Put A Flavor To Love (2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
1 Put A Flavor To Love 4:25
Accordion – Ian Whitcomb
Bass – Dave Jones
Guitar – Billy Steele, Tom Marion
Percussion – George Edwards
Piano – Brad Kay
Violin – Benny Brydern
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Wilton Crawley
2 Troubled Waters 4:22
Piano – Brad Kay
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Johnston, Coslow
3 If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight 2:59
Bass – Dave Jones
Clarinet – Dan Levinson
Guitar – Billy Steele
Percussion – George Edwards
Vocals – Janet Klein
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Marion
Written-By – Henry Creamer, Jimmy Johnson
4 My Bundle Of Love 2:43
Tenor Guitar, Guitar – Tom Marion
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Silver, Price
5 Happy Feet 3:45
Accordion – Ian Whitcomb
Bass – Dave Jones
Cornet – Brad Kay
Guitar – Billy Steele
Guitar, Banjo – Tom Marion
Percussion – George Edwards
Violin – Benny Brydern
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Jack Yellen, Milton Ager
6 Red Hot Flo From Ko-ko-mo 3:29
Banjo – Tom Marion
Clarinet – Dan Levinson
Cornet – Brad Kay
Guitar – Billy Steele
Trombone – Dan Weinstein
Tuba – Freebo
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Bager, Blake
7 Biscuit Medley 5:08
Piano – Brad Kay
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Unknown Artist
8 Cotton Picker Rag 2:18
Banjo, Mandolin, Bass – Tom Marion
Guitar – Craig Ventresco
Mandocello – Kurt McGinnis
Steel Guitar [Hawaiian] – Robert Armstrong
Ukulele – Ian Whitcomb
Written-By – Unknown Artist
9 Hurry On Down 2:44
Guitar – Tom Marion
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By [Eiher/Or] – Traditional, Unknown Artist
10 I'm Tired Of Everything But You 3:06
Accordion – Ian Whitcomb
Guitar – Craig Ventresco, Tom Marion
Mandocello – Kurt McGinnis
Steel Guitar [Hawaiian] – Robert Armstrong
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Isham Jones
11 When Jenny Does Her Lowdown Dance 3:15
Accordion – Ian Whitcomb
Bass – Dave Jones
Cornet – Brad Kay
Guitar – Billy Steele, Tom Marion
Percussion – George Edwards
Violin – Benny Brydern
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Rose
12 Sittin' On A Rubbish Can 2:42
Accordion – Ian Whitcomb
Banjo – Tom Marion
Bass – Dave Jones
Clarinet – Dan Levinson
Cornet – Brad Kay
Guitar – Billy Steele
Percussion – George Edwards
Violin – Benny Brydern
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Schafer, Burke, Shawn
13 All My Life 3:37
Bass – Dave Jones
Guitar – Billy Steele
Mandolin – Tom Marion
Piano – Brad Kay
Saxophone [C Melody] – Dan Levinson
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Stept, Mitchell
14 Monmartre 3:03
Accordion, Piano, Arranged By – Ian Whitcomb
Banjo – Tom Marion
Bass – Dave Jones
Clarinet, Saxophone [C Melody] – Dan Levinson
Drums, Vibraphone – Randy Woltz
Guitar – Billy Steele
15 Nuages 5:46
Bass – Dave Jones
Clarinet – Dan Levinson
Guitar – Billy Steele, Tom Marion
Vocals – Janet Klein
Written-By – Reinhardt, Larue
16 Fairy On The Clock 2:30
Banjo – Tom Marion
Bass – Dave Jones
Guitar – Billy Steele
Lyrics By – Robert Hargreaves, Stanley Damerell
Music By – Montague Ewing
Saxophone [C Melody] – Dan Levinson
Violin – Benny Brydern
Vocals, Accordion, Ukulele, Piano – Ian Whitcomb
Xylophone, Percussion – Randy Woltz
17 I'm A Whole Lot Wilder Than I Look 1:17
Vocals, Ukulele – Janet Klein
18 I Like You 2:28
Bass – Dave Jones
Guitar – Billy Steele
Steel Guitar [Hawaiian] – Robert Armstrong
Tenor Guitar – Tom Marion
Ukulele – Ian Whitcomb
Vocals, Ukulele – Janet Klein
Written-By – Sol Hoopii
19 Yiddish Hula Boy (Becky I Ain't Coming Back) 2:59
Bass – Dave Jones
Guitar – Tom Marion
Steel Guitar [Hawaiian] – Robert Armstrong
Ukulele – Ian Whitcomb
Vocals, Ukulele – Janet Klein
Written-By – Carlson, Decker
20 Lambchops (Do You Believe Me?) 2:59
Piano – Brad Kay
Vocals – Janet Klein, Miles Kreuger
Written-By – Benny Davis
21 Mestizia 3:06
Accordion – Ian Whitcomb
Accordion, Saw – Robert Armstrong
Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Arranged By – Tom Marion
Guitar – Craig Ventresco
Mandolin – Kurt McGinnis
Ocarina – Larry Wright
22 Smile Your Bluesies Away 3:05
Bass – Dave Jones
Clarinet – Dan Levinson
Cornet – Brad Kay
Guitar – Billy Steele, Tom Marion
Tuba – Freebo
Violin – Benny Brydern
Vocals, Ukulele – Janet Klein
Written-By – Brooks
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
JANET KLEIN — Come Into My Parlor (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
One of those rare albums that puts forth a specific set of aesthetic criteria and then fulfills them completely, Janet Klein's 1998 debut Come Into My Parlor is a joy. Klein, accompanied by her own ukulele and occasional unobtrusive bits of guitar or accordion, interprets 26 songs from the teens through the '30s. The program includes standards ("You're the Cream in My Coffee," an exquisite version of Rodgers & Hart's "Mountain Greenery"), near-forgotten pop songs (the absolutely adorable, almost Betty Boop-like "What a Night for Spooning" is possibly the album's highest point), and a small handful of racy novelties. Most of these songs now mostly sound as innocent and sweet as once-shocking French postcards from the era look, despite double-entendre titles like "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" and "Banana in Your Fruit Basket." On the other hand, the purring "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl" ("I need a little sugar in my bowl/I need a hot dog in my roll") still sounds both downright rude and more than a little sexy. The most impressive thing about Come Into My Parlor is that, unlike most late-'90s exercises in nostalgia, like the thankfully short-lived lounge and swing revivals, this album is completely free of both smarmy hipsterism and attempts to modernize the material. Klein obviously genuinely loves this music, and she sings it with both the historical reverence of the archivist and the unfettered joy of a person doing exactly as she pleases. Contemporary pop albums by the Squirrel Nut Zippers, John Southworth, and Rufus Wainwright incorporated elements of this pre-rock style of pop music, but Come Into My Parlor is an irony-free presentation of this still-delightful music in its purest form. Stewart Mason
Tracklist:
1 In A Great Big Way 2:01
Written-By – McHugh & Fields
2 Mountain Greenery 3:27
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
3 What A Night For Spooning 2:22
Written-By – MacDonald, Dreyer
4 Wasting My Love On You 3:18
Written-By – Warren
5 Tonight You Belong To Me 1:16
Written-By – Rose, David
6 Her Beaus Are Only Rainbows 1:41
Written-By – Bryan, Meyer
7 If You Want The Rainbow You Must Have The Rain 1:44
Written-By – Rose, Dixon, Levant
8 I Like You 1:07
Written-By – Iona, Koki
9 Nasty Man 1:58
Written-By – Caesar, Yellen, Henderson
10 Happy Today, Sad Tomorrow 2:11
Written-By – Livingstone
11 Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Love 2:26
Written-By – Robin, Rainger
12 That's You Baby 1:35
Written-By – Gotler, Conrad, Mitchell
13 If I Can't Sell It I'll Keep Sitting On It 1:16
Written-By – Hill, Razaf
14 Banana In Your Fruit Basket 3:23
Written-By – Carter
15 My Wife Went Away 2:32
Written-By – Poole
16 Regular Man 1:42
Written-By – Hollaender
17 Baby It Must Be Love 2:03
Written-By – White, Robinson
18 Naughty Lola 1:27
Written-By – Hollaender
19 Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl 2:11
Written-By – Williams, Small, Byrns
20 Oh You Dog 1:27
Written-By – Calloway, Hoover
21 You're The Cream In My Coffee 1:02
Written-By – DeSylva, Brown and Henderson
22 Russian Lullaby 1:16
Written-By – Berlin
23 Wooden Wedding 1:20
Written-By – Weill
24 Kashmiri Song 2:24
Written-By – Woodforde-Finden
25 Take A Picture Of The Moon 2:31
Written-By – Young, Little
26 Love Is A Boomerang 1:00
Written By – Wilson
Credits :
Accordion, Mandolin, Harmonica, Triangle – Robert Loveless
Guitar [Scintillating Guitar Sounds] – John Reynolds
Vocals, Ukulele – Janet Klein