MARILYN MOORE - Moody Marilyn Moore [1957]

Singer Marilyn Moore was wed to reedist Al Cohn at the time she recorded her lone LP, the aptly titled Bethlehem session Moody Marilyn Moore, but the scarcity of her studio output and the connubial origins of the session shouldn't be considered a condemnation of her talents. Working with a small but beguiling backing unit including Cohn on tenor and bass clarinet, Milt Hinton on bass, Barry Galbraith on guitar, Joe Wilder on trumpet, Don Abney on piano and Osie Johnson on drums, Moore proves herself a first-rate stylist in the Billie Holiday mode, with a lived-in, seen-it-all authority that lends the music a welcome edge. The arrangements perfectly capture a smoky, late-night atmosphere, but it's Moore's vocals that truly underscore the solitude and heartbreak so essential to the record's potency. by Jason Ankeny

TracklistHide Credits

1	I'm Just A Lucky So And So Written-By – Ellington, David	2:55
2	Ill Wind Written-By – Arlen, Koehler	2:47
3	If Love Is Trouble Written-By – G, Handy, Segal	2:37
4	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? Written-By – Austin, Jordan	3:19
5	Born To Blow The Blues Written-By – Russell, Segal	3:30
6	Lover, Come Back To Me Written-By – Hammerstein, Romberg	2:52
7	You're Driving Me Crazy Written-By – Donaldson	2:49
8	Trav'lin' All Alone Written-By – J.C. Johnson	3:01
9	I Cried For You (Now It's Yur Turn To Cry Over Me) Written-By – Lyman, Freed, Arnheim	2:10
10	Leavin' Town Written-By – G. Handy, Segal	3:25
11	Trouble Is A Man Written-By – Wilder	2:46
12	I Got Rhythm Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin

Credits

Bass – Milt Hinton

Drums – Osie Johnson

Guitar – Barry Galbraith

Piano – Don Abney

Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Al Cohn

Trumpet – Joe Wilder

Vocals – Marilyn Moore

MARILYN MOORE - Moody 

Bethlehem / 1959 / FLAC / 2014

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