LEE WILEY - Live on Stage : Town Hall, New York 1944~1945 (2007) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1 A Ghost of a Chance 2:42
Bing Crosby / Ned Washington / Victor Young
2 Any Old Time I'm Feeling Blue 3:22
Fud Livingston
3 Don't Blame Me 4:42
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
4 Down with Love 3:03
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
5 How Long Has This Been Going On? 2:51
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6 I Can't Get Started 3:23
Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin
7 I've Got a Crush on You 2:44
Ira Gershwin
8 Old Folks 3:21
Dedette Lee Hill / Willard Robison
9 On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:49
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
10 Somebody Loves Me 1:23
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
11 Someone to Watch Over Me 3:23
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
12 Sugar 3:24
Sidney Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard
13 Sweet and Lowdown 2:04
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
14 The Man I Love 2:26
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
15 When Your Lover Has Gone 3:11
16 Wherever There's Love 4:15
Eddie Condon / John DeVries
17 Why Shouldn't I? 2:41
Cole Porter
18 You're Lucky to Me 2:53
Eubie Blake / Andy Razaf
19 Wherever There's Love 3:12
Eddie Condon / John DeVries
20 On the Sunny Side of the Street 1:52
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
21 Interview 14:30

SHIRLEY BASSEY - Shirley (1961-1997) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Shirley Bassey's second album for EMI/Columbia is something of a letdown after her debut, The Fabulous Shirley Bassey. Producer Norman Newell again employs the services of Geoff Love & His Orchestra, who provide rather thick-textured accompaniment that sometimes seems out of sync with the singer's full abilities, which never get used on this LP. Bassey's singing is assured and rich-toned, whether she's doing straight pop or bluesy torch ballads like "For Every Man There's a Woman," and she does plumb some unexpected depths of emotion in a slow, impassioned "I'm in the Mood for Love," on which the orchestra is a little too busy for the good of the singer or the song. Love's accompaniments throughout are rather problematic -- the bandleader evidently favored the use of bongos on some of this repertory, but, as with all instruments with the least bit of exoticism, a little bongos go a long way. Generally, Bassey seems less comfortable with both the songs and the arrangements on this album than she did on her debut, although she does have a few beautiful moments here. This was reissued at the end of the 1990s as part of EMI's anniversary series in 24-bit sound. by Bruce Eder  
Tracklist:
1 In the Still of the Night 3:17
Cole Porter
2 Let There Be Love 3:10
Ian Grant / Lionel Rand
3 All at Once 3:30
4 For Every Man There's a Woman 3:51
Harold Arlen / Leo Robin
5 I'm in the Mood for Love 3:20
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
6 So in Love 3:01
Cole Porter
7 If I Were a Bell 2:50
Frank Loesser
8 There Will Never Be Another You 4:20
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
9 Hooray for Love 3:09
Harold Arlen / Leo Robin
10 Too Late Now 3:37
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
11 I'm Shooting High 1:31
Ted Koehler / Jimmy McHugh
12 Ev'rrtey Time We Say Goodbye 5:13
Cole Porter
Credits:
Shirley Bassey, Vocals with
Geoff Love and his Orchestra

LENA HORNE - An Evening with Lena Horne (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It is difficult not to love Lena Horne. Recorded when she was 77, this live CD finds the ageless singer sounding as if she were 57 at the most (and the photo of her on the cover makes her look 47). Horne talks the lyrics a little more than in the past but she cuts loose in spots with power, performs superior standards, takes part of a Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn medley as a duet with bassist Ben Brown and is not shy to hold long notes. on six of the songs 11 horns from the Count Basie Orchestra riff and play harmonies behind her; otherwise Horne is joined by her usual quartet with pianist Mike Renzi and guitarist Rodney Jones. The well-rounded set is Lena Horne's most rewarding recording in years. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 I Come Runnin' 3:08
2 Maybe 2:47
Billy Strayhorn
3 I've Got the World on a String 4:56
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
4 Old Friend 3:13
Stephen Sondheim
5 Something to Live For 5:12
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn
6 Mood Indigo 1:11
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
7 Squeeze Me 1:20
Fats Waller / Clarence Williams
8 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me 4:21
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell
9 Yesterday, When I Was Young 5:45
Charles Aznavour / Herbert Kretzmer
10 How's Your Romance? 1:50
Cole Porter
11 Why Shouldn't I? 2:56
Cole Porter
12 Ours 2:50
Cole Porter
13 Just One of Those Things 3:27
Cole Porter
14 We'll Be Together Again 1:24
Carl Fischer / Frankie Laine
15 Watch What Happens 3:36
Norman Gimbel / Michel Legrand
16 The Lady Is a Tramp 3:04
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
17 [Untitled Track] 3:05
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Danny Turner (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Baritone Saxophone – John Williams (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Bass – Ben Brown
Drums – Akira Tana
Guitar – Rodney Jones
Orchestra – Count Basie Orchestra (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Piano, Synthesizer – Mike Renzi
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Doug Miller (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Kenny King (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Trombone – Bill Hughes (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Clarence Banks (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Melvin Wanzo (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bob Ojeda (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Michael Williams (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Derrick Gardener (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Scotty Barhart (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Vocals – Lena Horne

LESLIE UGGAMS - What's An Uggams? (1968) lp / Mp3

Tracklist:
A1 What The World Needs Now 2:46
Arranged By – Pat Williams
Written-By – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
A2 Any Old Time Of The Day 3:30
Arranged By – Pat Williams
Written-By – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
A3 In The Land Of Make Believe 2:56
Arranged By – Pat Williams
Written-By – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
A4 Let The Music Play 2:22
Arranged By – Jack Cortner
Written-By – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
A5 River Deep, Mountain High 2:47
Arranged By – Jack Cortner
Written-By – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector
B1 Is That All There Is 5:18
Arranged By – Pat Williams
Written-By – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
B2 Flying 2:44
Arranged By – Pat Williams
Written-By – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
B3 Some Cats Know 2:59
Arranged By – Pat Williams
Written-By – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
B4 The Wrong Man 3:07
Arranged By – Peter Matz
Written-By – Ervin Drake
B5 Just For Today 2:45
Arranged By – Peter Matz
Written-By – Ervin Drake
Credits:
Arranged - Jack Cortner, Peter Matz & Pat Williams
Vocals – Leslie Uggams