JULIE LONDON - Twin Best Now (1992) 2CD | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist 1 :
1    I Left My Heart In San Francisco
2    Sentimental Journey
3    Misty
4    Cry Me A River
5    Fly Me To The Moon
6    Besame Mucho
7    A Taste Of Honey
8    Summertime
9    You And The Night And The Music
10    Theme From A Summer Place
11    The Boy From Ipanema
12    As Time Goes By
13    The Days Of Wine And Roses
14    Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado)
15    What Is This Thing Called Love
16    You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
17    Blues In The Night
18    Don't Smoke In Bed
19    Black Coffee
20    'round Midnight
Tracklist 2 :
1    Love Letters
2    Never On Sunday
3    Come On-a My House
4    But Not For Me
5    When I Fall In Love
6    The End Of The World
7    Sway (Quien Sera)
8    I'm In The Mood For Love
9    Fascination
10    What's New
11    Love For Sale
12    Charade
13    Vaya Con Dios
14    More
15    Hello Dolly
16    I've Got You Under My Skin
17    Dream
18    Amor
19    's Wonderful
20    My Heart Belongs To Daddy

JULIE LONDON - Julie Is Her Name + Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 2 (1992) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

In 1955, Julie London's British mezzo melted the hearts and spines of thousands. From the opening notes of "Cry Me a River," with Barney Kessel's silky chords shimmering around her, London took the sultry approach and smoldered through classics such as "I Should Care," "I'm Glad There Is You," "Gone With the Moon," "Easy Street," and others. London could sing, but her sex appeal overtook the material. London oozed sex appeal to the degree that her lyrics just dripped from her mouth like honey. Needless to say, the set took off like a rocket. Three years later, looking for another hit, she recorded a second volume with Howard Roberts on guitar and Red Mitchell on bass. The material was drawn from likewise sultry sources, but London's voice had matured so the vocal performances matched the sexiness. And while not so hot emotionally, vocally, the second set -- with Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love," Irving Berlin's "I Got Lost in His Arms," and Johnny Mercer's "Goody-Goody" -- swings much more and created pretty much the same reaction. London's voice, which has undergone several revivals from movies to books to dance clubs, is considered among the most evocative of the time period, and the epitome of sexual promise. by Thom Jurek
Julie Is Her Name
1     Cry Me a River 2'57
Arthur Hamilton
2     I Should Care 3'16
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
3     I'm in the Mood for Love 2'29
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
4     I'm Glad There Is You 2'26
Jimmy Dorsey / Paul Mertz
5     Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 3'10
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
6     I Love You 1'51
Cole Porter
7     Say It Isn't So 2'01
Irving Berlin
8     It Never Entered My Mind 2'25
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9     Easy Street 3'13
Alan Rankin Jones
10     'S Wonderful 1'33
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
11     No Moon at All 1'50
Redd Evans / Dave Mann
12     Laura 1'43
Johnny Mercer / David Raksin
Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 2     
13     Gone With the Wind 2'07
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
14     Blue Moon 2'31
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
15     What Is This Thing Called Love? 1'46
Cole Porter
16     How Long Has This Been Going On? 2'47
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
17     Too Good to Be True 2'43
Clay Boland
18     Spring Is Here 2'07
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
19     Goody Goody 1'53
Matty Malneck / Johnny Mercer
20     The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 2'04
Isham Jones / Gus Kahn
21     If I'm Lucky 2'18
Eddie DeLange / Josef Myrow
22     Hot Toddy 1'49
Herb Hendler / R. Flanagan & H. Hendler
23     Little White Lies 2'50
Walter Donaldson
24     I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan 1'50
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
25     I Got Lost in His Arms 2'06
Irving Berlin
Credits :
Bass – Ray Leatherwood (pistas: 1 to 13), Red Mitchell (pistas: 14 to 25)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (pistas: 1 to 13), Howard Roberts (pistas: 14 to 25)
Producer – Bobby Troup
Vocals – Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Swing Me An Old Song (1959-1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Everyone seems to have forgotten that rock & roll wasn't doing so hot with white audiences at the tail end of the 1950s until the Beatles hit the scene and had everyone going electric again. Instead of rockabilly, folk music and Dixieland jazz were huge in 1959 and young audiences were getting into old-time songs that their parents and grandparents knew. Swing Me an Old Song was Julie London's Dixieland-spiced folk revival effort. If it doesn't actually play to her strengths to be cast as a sexed-up version of Burl Ives, it takes some kind of real talent to be able to coo such hoary chestnuts as "Camptown Races" and "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat" without embarrassing yourself too much. Thankfully, the song selection on most of the album is better than these two egregious examples of stale singalongs that should never have made it outside of summer camp. Tracks like "Cuddle up a Little Closer" and "Darktown Strutters Ball" fit London like a satin glove, as does her downbeat take on "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home" (though she would cut an even better version of this on her 1966 release For the Night People). During the same year as Swing Me an Old Song, London also cut the cool jazz album Julie...at Home (which may just be her single finest work) and Your Number Please..., a swank orchestral set of standards. People often mention Julie London's limited vocal range, but it's surprising how far that her talent could stretch. by Nick Dedina
Tracklist :
1    Comin' Thru The Rye 2'33
 Traditional
2    Cuddle Up A Little Closer 2'08
 Otto Harbach / Karl L. Hoschna
3    After The Ball 2'42
 Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
4    Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee 3'22
 Stanley Murphy / Marshall
5    Camptown Races 3'20
 Stephen Foster
6    Old Folks At Home 2'43
Stephen Collins Foster
7    Downtown Strutters' Ball 2'29
 S. Brooks
8    How Come You Do Me Like You Do 2'29
Gene Austin / Roy Bergere
9    Row, Row, Row 2'26
 Monaco / Jerome
10    By The Beautiful Sea 2'12
Atteridge / Carroll
11    Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
 Hughie Cannon
12    Three O'clock In The Morning 3'14
 Terriss / Robledo
Credits :
Orchestra – Jimmy Rowles And His Orchestra
Vocals – Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Julie London Sings Latin In A Satin Mood (1963-1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Everyone seems to have forgotten that rock & roll wasn't doing so hot with white audiences at the tail end of the 1950s until the Beatles hit the scene and had everyone going electric again. Instead of rockabilly, folk music and Dixieland jazz were huge in 1959 and young audiences were getting into old-time songs that their parents and grandparents knew. Swing Me an Old Song was Julie London's Dixieland-spiced folk revival effort. If it doesn't actually play to her strengths to be cast as a sexed-up version of Burl Ives, it takes some kind of real talent to be able to coo such hoary chestnuts as "Camptown Races" and "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat" without embarrassing yourself too much. Thankfully, the song selection on most of the album is better than these two egregious examples of stale singalongs that should never have made it outside of summer camp. Tracks like "Cuddle up a Little Closer" and "Darktown Strutters Ball" fit London like a satin glove, as does her downbeat take on "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home" (though she would cut an even better version of this on her 1966 release For the Night People). During the same year as Swing Me an Old Song, London also cut the cool jazz album Julie...at Home (which may just be her single finest work) and Your Number Please..., a swank orchestral set of standards. People often mention Julie London's limited vocal range, but it's surprising how far that her talent could stretch. by Nick Dedina
Tracklist :
1    Frenesi    2:22
Written-By – Alberto Dominguez
2    Be Mine Tonight    2:32
Written-By – María Teresa Lara, Sunny Skylar
3    Yours    2:38
Written-By – Albert Gamse, Gonzalo Roig, Jack Sherr
4    Besame Mucho    2:07
Written-By – Consuelo Velazquez, Sunny Skylar
5    Adios    2:30
Written-By – Eddie Woods, Enric Madriguera
6    Sway    2:33
Written-By – Norman Gimbel, Pablo Beltran Ruiz
7    Perfidia    2:28
Written-By – Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds
8    Come Closer To Me    1:55
Written-By – Al Stewart, Osvaldo Farrés
9    Amor    2:42
Written-By – Gabriel Ruiz, Ricardo Lopez Mendez, Sunny Skylar
10    Magic Is The Moonlight    2:22
Written-By – Charles Pasquale, Maria Grever
11    You Belong To My Heart    2:48
Written-By – Agustin Lara, Ray Gilbert
12    Vaya Con Dios    2:38
Written-By – Buddy Pepper, Inez James, Larry Russell
Credits :
Arranged By – Ernie Freeman
Vocals – Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Julie ... At Home + Around Midnight (1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Julie London released nearly 25 albums for the successful label Liberty Records from 1955 to 1965, the best of which are represented on the CD two-fer Julie...At Home/Around Midnight. The success of her 1955 hit "Cry Me a River" put Liberty into overdrive and London responded by making some of the strongest records of her career. Her ability to interpret a song was at its strongest in the late '50s and early '60s, as is evidenced on 1959's intimate Julie...At Home and the sophisticated 1960 album Around Midnight. The two albums have a decidedly different feel (one late evening, the other being after hours). The first half (actually recorded in London's living room) is a warm and relaxed evening of romance and longing, beginning with her other signature song, "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To." The latter half is decidedly cooler, both in mood and instrumentation, evoking a much darker and more nocturnal feel. The drowsy "Black Coffee" and lazy "Lush Life" typify the late-night feel of the album, leading right into "The Wee Small Hours of the Morning." This underrated collection of standards was re-released through EMI in 1996, and could stand alongside any of Johnny Hartman's romantic ballads and Chet Baker's cool recordings of the same era. by Zac Johnson  
Julie...At Home    
1    You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 2'15
Written-By – Cole Porter
2    Lonesome Road 2'24
Written-By – Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret
3    They Didn't Believe Me 2'19
Written-By – Jerome Kern, Michael E. Rourke
4    By Myself 1'42
Written-By – Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz
5    The Thrill Is Gone 3'21
Written-By – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
6    You've Changed 2'45
Written-By – Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
7    Goodbye 2'23
Written-By – Gordon Jenkins
8    Sentimental Journey 2'26
Written-By – Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown
9    Give Me The Simple Life 2'03
Written-By – Harry Ruby, Rube Bloom
10    You Stepped Out Of A Dream 2'13
Written-By – Gus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown
11    Let There Be Love 2'03
Written-By – Ian Grant, Lionel Rand
12    Everything Happens To Me 3'39
Written-By – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
Around Midnight    
13    Around Midnight 2'54
Written-By – Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk
14    Lonely Night In Paris 2'11
Written-By – Bobby Troup
15    Misty 3'11
Written-By – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
16    Black Coffee 2'58
Written-By – Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke
17    Lush Life 1'41
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn
18    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 2'49
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
19    Don't Smoke In Bed 2'25
Written-By – Willard Robison
20    You And The Night And The Music 2'40
Written-By – Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz
21    Something Cool 4'38
Written-By – Bill Barnes
22    How About Me 3'07
Written-By – Irving Berlin
23    But Not For Me 2'24
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
24    The Party's Over 3'17
Written-By – Betty Comden - Adolph Green, Jule Styne
Credits :
Leader – Dick Reynolds (pistas: 13 to 24)
Producer – Bobby Troup (pistas: 13 to 24), Si Waronker (pistas: 1 to 12)
Vocals – Julie London

JULIE LONDON - The End Of The World + Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast (1997) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The End Of The World    
1    The End Of The World 2'47
Written-By – Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee
2    I Wanna Be Around 2'00
Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt
3    Call Me Irresponsible 2'49
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
4    Our Day Will Come 2'22
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson
5    I Left My Heart In San Francisco 2'49
Written-By – Douglass Cross, George Cory
6    Fly Me To The Moon 2'35
Written-By – Bart Howard
7    Days Of Wine And Roses 2'53
Written-By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
8    I Remember You 2'36
Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
9    My Coloring Book 3'32
Written-By – Fred Ebb - John Kander
10    Chances Are 3'01
Written-By – Al Stillman, Robert Allen
11    Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) 2'06
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jessie Cavanaugh, Jon Hendricks, Newton Mendonça
12    The Good Life 2'55
Written-By – Jack Reardon, Sacha Distel
Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast    
13    Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast 2'26
Written-By – Bobby Troup, Jerome Leshay
14    When I Grow Too Old To Dream 2'53
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
15    I've Got A Crush On You 2'14
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
16    Everything I Have Is Yours 3'05
Written-By – Burton Lane, Harold Adamson
17    You Made Me Love You 2'18
Written-By – James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy
18    Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2'12
Written-By – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
19    I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2'50
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
20    Give A Little Whistle 3'07
Written-By – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
21    I Surrender, Dear 3'14
Written-By – Gordon Clifford, Harry Barris
22    You Go To My Head 3'07
Written-By – Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
23    There Will Never Be Another You 3'16
Written-By – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
24    Mickey Mouse March 2'09
Written-By – Jimmie Dodd
Credits :
Arranged By – Calvin Carter (pistas: 13 to 24), Ernie Freeman (pistas: 1 to 12)
Producer – Don Bagley (pistas: 13 to 24), Snuff Garrett (pistas: 1 to 12)
Vocals - Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Sophisticated Lady + For The Night People (2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Sophisticated Lady    
1    Sophisticated Lady 2'37
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
2    Blame It On My Youth 2'36
Written-By – Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant
3    Make It Another Old-Fashioned Please 2'33
Written-By – Cole Porter
4    You're Blasé 3'13
Written-By – Bruce Sievier, Ord Hamilton
5    Bewitched 2'56
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
6    Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most 3'50
Written-By – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
7    Remind Me 3'14
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
8    When She Makes Music 2'43
Written-By – Doris Fisher, Jack Segal
9    When The World Was Young 4'43
Written-By – Angele Marie T. Vannier, Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe-Gérard
10    If I Should Lose You 2'50
Written-By – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
11    Where Am I To Go 2'56
Written-By – Bobby Troup, Matt Dennis
12    Absent Minded Me 2'24
Written-By – Bob Merrill
For The Night People    
13    Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey 2'26
Written-By – Hughie Cannon
14    I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3'59
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
15    Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week) 2'30
Written-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
16    God Bless The Child 3'18
Written-By – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
17    Am I Blue? 3'32
Written-By – Grant Clarke, Harry Akst
18    Dream 2'28
Written-By – Johnny Mercer
19    Here's That Rainy Day 3'16
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
20    When The Sun Comes Out 3'14
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
21    Can't Get Out Of This Mood 3'25
Written-By – Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh
22    I Hadn't Anyone Till You 2'52
Written-By – Ray Noble
23    I'll Never Smile Again 2'47
Written-By – Ruth Lowe
Credits :
Arranged By – Don Bagley (pistas: 13 to 23)
Producer – Calvin Carter (pistas: 13 to 23), Si Waronker (pistas: 1 to 12)
Vocals - Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Lonely Girl + Make Love To Me (2002) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Lonely Girl    
1    Lonely Girl 2'35
Written-By – Bobby Troup
2    Fools Rush In 2'11
Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
3    Moments Like This 2'43
Written-By – Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
4    I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City 2'39
Written-By – Johnny Lange, Leon Rene
5    It’s The Talk Of The Town 2'39
Written-By – Al Neiburg, Jerry Livingston, Marty Symes
6    When Your Lover Has Gone 1'58
Written-By – Einar Swan
7    Don’t Take Your Love From Me 2'47
Written-By – Henry Nemo
8    Where Or When 2'40
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
9    All Alone 1'53
Written-By – Irving Berlin
10    Mean To Me 2'15
Written-By – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
11    How Deep Is The Ocean? (How High Is The Sky?) 2'13
Written-By – Irving Berlin
12    Remember 1'52
Written-By – Irving Berlin
Make Love To Me    
13    If I Could Be With You 2'19
Written-By – Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson
14    It’s Good To Want You Bad 2'35
Written-By – Bobby Troup
15    Go Slow 2'16
Written-By – Debbie Kronck, Russell Garcia
16    A Room With A View 2'57
Written-By – Al Stillman, Einar Swan
17    Nearness Of You 2'24
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
18    Alone Together 2'06
Written-By – Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz
19    I Wanna Be Loved 2'10
Written-By – Billy Rose, Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
20    Snuggled On Your Shoulder 3'45
Written-By – Carmen Lombardo, Joe Young
21    You’re My Thrill 1'59
Written-By – Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare
22    Lover Man 2'37
Written-By – Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman, Roger Ramirez
23    Body And Soul 2'30
Written-By – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour
24    Make Love To Me 2'30
Written-By – Kim Gannon, Paul Mann, Stephen Weiss
Credits :
Guitar – Al Viola (pistas: 1 to 12)
Leader – Russ Garcia (pistas: 13 to 24)
Producer – Bobby Troup
Vocals - Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Love Letters + Feeling Good (2004) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Love Letters    
1    I Love You Porgy 2'39
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
2    And That Reminds Me 2'17
Written-By – Al Stillman, Camillo Bargoni, Paul Siegel
3    Love Letters 2'49
Written-By – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
4    Broken-Hearted Melody 2'17
Written-By – Hal David
Written-By [Uncredited] – Sherman Edwards
5    The Second Time Around 2'58
Written-By – Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen
6    Fascination 1'56
Written-By – Dick Manning, Fermo Dante Marchetti, Maurice De Féraudy
7    What A Difference A Day Made 2'03
Written-By – Maria Grever, Stanley Adams
8    Never On Sunday 2'21
Written-By – Billy Towne, Manos Hadjidakis
9    Hey There 2'07
Written-By – Jerry Ross, Richard Adler
10    All The Way 2'31
Written-By – Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen
11    I Miss You So 2'35
Written-By – Bertha Scott, Sid Robin
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jimmie Henderson
12    Come On-A My House 2'36
Written-By – Ross Bagdasarian, William Saroyan
Feeling Good    
13    My Kind Of Town 3'00
Written-By – Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen
14    Girl Talk 2'39
Written-By – Bobby Troup, Neal Hefti
15    King Of The Road 2'26
Written-By – Roger Miller
16    I Bruise Easily 3'45
Written-By – Fred Manley
17    Feeling Good 2'56
Written-By – Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
18    Watermelon Man 2'35
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
19    She's Just A Quiet Girl (Mae) 2'40
Written-By – Paul Vance, Riz Ortolani
20    Summertime 3'08
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
21    Hello Dolly 2'58
Written-By – Jerry Herman
22    Won't Someone Please Belong To Me 3'41
Written-By – Bobby Troup
Credits :
Arranged By – Gerald Wilson (pistas: 13 to 22)
Producer – Richard Bock (pistas: 13 to 22), Snuff Garrett (pistas: 1 to 12)
Vocals - Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Julie + Love on the Rocks (2005) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Julie    
1    Somebody Loves Me 3'02
Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, Buddy G. De Sylva, George Gershwin
2    Dream Of You 2'42
Written-By – Sy Oliver
3    Daddy 2'18
Written-By – Bobby Troup
4    Bye Bye Blackbird 2'33
Written-By – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
5    Free And Easy 2'19
Written-By – Bobby Troup, Henry Mancini
6    All My Life 3'06
Written-By – Sam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell
7    When The Red Red Robin Comes A Bob Bobobbin' Along 1'43
Written-By – Harry M. Woods
8    Midnight Sun 2'29
Written-By – Johnny Mercer, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke
9    You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me 2'30
Written-By – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
10    Don'cha Go 'Way Mad 2'38
Written-By – Al Stillman, Jimmy Mundy
11    (Back Home) In Indiana 2'54
Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
12    For You 2'42
Written-By – Al Dubin, Joe Burke
Love On The Rocks    
13    Love On The Rocks 2'39
Written By – B. Hughes, F. Forest
14    Guess Who I Saw Today 3'08
Written-By – Elisse Boyd, Murray Grand
15    Where Are You 2'35
Written-By – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
16    How Did He Look 2'37
Written-By – Abner Silver, Gladys Shelley
17    What's New 2'37
Written-By – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
18    A Cottage For Sale 2'33
Written-By – Larry Conley, Willard Robison
19    The End Of A Love Affair 2'18
Written-By – Edward C. Redding
20    I'll Be Seeing You 2'08
Written-By – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain
21    Where Did The Gentleman Go 2'56
Written-By – Bobby Troup
22    Don't Worry 'Bout Me 2'37
Written-By – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
23    The Man That Got Away 3'37
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
24    Willow Weep For Me 3'21
Written-By – Ann Ronell
Credits :
Arranged By – Pete King (pistas: 13 to 24)
Leader – Jimmy Rowles (pistas: 1 to 12)
Producer – Bobby Troup (pistas: 1 to 12), Snuff Garrett (pistas: 13 to 24)
Vocals - Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (1969-2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pop standards vocalist/actress Julie London was definitely at a transitional phase in her career when she cut Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (1969) -- the final entry in her decade-and-a-half long relationship with Liberty Records. Modern listeners will revel in the obvious kitsch factor of a middle-aged, old-school female who is crooning rock & roll. Rightly so, as the two musical universes rarely collided with a lucrative outcome. However, just below the genre-bending veneer lie interesting interpretations of concurrently well-known selections with the occasional sleeper gem thrown in. The lush and admittedly antiquated orchestration doesn't mask London's smoky and smouldering pipes, and some scores definitely work better than others. The opening cover of Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic," the adaptation of the Beatles' "And I Love Her," and the remarkably evocative "Hushabye Mountain" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) are each superior matches of artist with repertoire. Less successful is Harry Nilsson's "Without Him" [aka "Without Her"] as it lacks the urgency of Blood, Sweat & Tears' rendering or the pithy of Nilsson's original. The remake of Spanky & Our Gang's "Like to Get to Know You" is similarly short on soul, although it lends itself to the middle-of-the-road (MOR) feel, as does "It's Nice to Be With You." That said, the latter is infinitely more tolerable in this context than it was on the Davy Jones' warbled Monkees' single. The seeming incongruity of London's take on the Doors' "Light My Fire" isn't all that odd until she lets her hair down (so to speak) and slips into something right out of The Graduate's Mrs. Robinson. There are several instances of 'What were they thinking?,' such as the practically surreal "Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo)" which sounds like it was the result of a Quaalude-related encounter. By the time we roll around to the title track, one can't tell if London is trying to be sexy or is simply hung over. "Sunday Morning" -- the second nod to Spanky & Our Gang -- also makes London come off as either bored or sleepy, either of which will be the effect that a majority of the album will inevitably have on 21st century ears. by Lindsay Planer  
Tracklist:
1 Stoned Soul Picnic 3:30
Laura Nyro
2 Like to Get to Know You 2:48
Stuart Scharf
3 Light My Fire 3:22
Robby Krieger / Ray Manzarek / Jim Morrison
4 It's Nice to Be With You 2:55
Jerry Goldstein
5 Sunday Mornin' 3:08
Margo Guryan
6 Hushabye Mountain 03:06
Sherman / Sherman
7 Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo) 1:59
Bob Dylan
8 Come to Me Slowly 2:32
Margo Guryan
9 And I Love Him 2:06
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
10 Without Him 2:53
Harry Nilsson
11 Yummy, Yummy, Yummy 2:58
Joey Levine / Arthur Resnick
12 Louie Louie 2:40
Richard Berry
Credits:
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Tommy Oliver
Vocals – Julie London

JULIE LONDON - Julie is her Name, Vol. 1 (1955-2006) RM / MONO / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

For a time, Julie London was as famous for her sexy album covers as for her singing. Her debut is her best, a set of fairly basic interpretations of standards in which she is accompanied tastefully by guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Ray Leatherwood. "Cry Me a River" from this album, was her biggest hit, and her breathy versions of such numbers as "I Should Care," "Say It Isn't So," "Easy Street," and "Gone with the Wind" are quite haunting. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Cry Me A River 2:56
Arthur Hamilton
2 I Should Care 3:15
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
3 I'm In The Mood For Love 2:28
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
4 I'm Glad There Is You 2:25
Jimmy Dorsey / Paul Mertz
5 Can't Help Lovin' That Man 3:09
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
6 I Love You 1:50
Cole Porter
7 Say It Isn't So 2:00
Irving Berlin
8 It Never Entered My Mind 2:23
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9 Easy Street 3:12
Alan Rankin Jones
10 S' Wonderful 1:33
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
11 No Moon At All 1:51
Redd Evans
12 Laura 1:42
Johnny Mercer / David Raksin
13 Gone With The Wind 2:06
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
Credits:
Bass – Ray Leatherwood
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Vocals – Julie London

JULIE LONDON - About the Blues (1957-2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Julie London wasn't really a jazz singer, but she possessed a definite jazz feeling and many of her finest albums (such as Julie Is Her Name and Julie...At Home) feature small-group jazz backings. About the Blues was aimed at the 1950s pop market, but it may just be her best orchestral session. Since downbeat torch songs were London's specialty, the album features an excellent selection of nocturnal but classy blues songs that play to her subtle strengths instead of against them. Likewise, Russ Garcia's clever arrangements bleed jazz touches and short solos over the solitary strings and big-band charts. Like June Christy, London usually included a couple of new songs in with a selection of standards, and her husband, Bobby Troup, wrote two excellent numbers for the album. One of them, the emotionally devastating "Meaning of the Blues," is the album's highlight, and was turned into a jazz standard after Miles Davis recorded it the same year for Miles Ahead. by Nick Dedina
Tracklist:
1 Basin Street Blues 3:06
Spencer Williams
2 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 2:58
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
3 A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues 3:11
Dick Charles / Larry Markes
4 Get Set for the Blues 2:44
Joe R. Karnes
5 Invitation to the Blues 2:51
Doris Fisher / Arthur Gershwin / Allan Roberts
6 Bye Bye Blues 1:41
David Bennett / Chauncey Gray / Frederick Hamm / Bert Lown
7 Meaning of the Blues 2:58
Bobby Troup / Leah Worth
8 About the Blues 3:08
Arthur Hamilton
9 Sunday Blues 2:56
Leonard Adelson / Geoff Clarkson
10 The Blues Is All I Ever Had 2:53
Bobby Troup
11 Blues in the Night 3:41
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
12 Bouquet of Blues 2:58
Arthur Hamilton
- Bonus Tracks -
13 Baby, Baby All the Time 2:25
Bobby Troup
14 Shadow Woman 2:39
Arthur Hamilton
15 Meaning of the Blues 2:58
Bobby Troup / Leah Worth
16 Dark 2:38
Edwin Greines
Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor – Russ Garcia
Accompanied By – Spencer-Hagan Orchestra (tracks: 16)

JULIE LONDON - All Through The Night (1965-1990) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 
It doesn't get much better than this, either for the recording career of Julie London or the whole concept of a vocalist doing standards with a good jazz combo providing backup. Listeners who like these sorts of songs but don't enjoy the over-arranged sounds of studio big bands and orchestras will no doubt take an immediate liking to having players such as Joe Pass and the terrific drummer Colin Bailey swinging away instead. Most of the room is left to London, who is in great form here. It is a tribute to Cole Porter, who wrote enough good songs for at least five albums such as this. The ten songs chosen run the gamut from the most familiar to a bit less, although most of this composer's work has received memorable outings via the vocal pipes of one saloon singer or another. Bud Shank does his Stan Getz thing, nicely pumped up. Greatly aided by a superb studio sound and mix, London really does convincing interpretations of these songs. In fact, she may be too convincing, and one might wind up packing one's bags as she eases into the first chorus of "Get Out of Town." by Eugene Chadbourne
 Tracklist:
 1    I've Got You Under My Skin    3:00
2    You Do Something To Me    2:15
3    Get Out Of Town    2:55
4    All Through The Night    4:12
5    So In Love    4:03
6    At Long Last Love    3:27
7    Easy To Love    2:27
8    My Heart Belongs To Daddy    2:45
9    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye    3:20
10    In The Still Of The Night    2:34
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Bud Shank (tracks: 1 - 10)
Arranged By – Russ Freeman
Bass – Monty Budwig (tracks: 1 - 10)
Composed By – Cole Porter
Drums – Colin Bailey (tracks: 1 - 10),
Guitar –  Joe Pass (tracks: 1 - 10)
Piano – Russ Freeman (tracks: 1 - 10)