ALICE BABS - Diamanter (2004) 2xCD / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist 1:
1 Melodie 3:06
Lyrics By – Lisbeth Stahl
Written-By – Henri Salvador, Leona Gabriel
2 Sov Min Älskling = Dors, Mon Amour 2:59
Lyrics By – Nils-Ivar
Written-By – Hubert Giraud, Pierre Delanoë
3 Tulpaner Från Amsterdam = Tulips From Amsterdam 2:28
Lyrics By – Gösta Rybrant
Written-By – Ernst Bader, Klaus Neumann, Ralf Arnie
4 Jag Älskar Dej = Love Me Forever 3:19
Lyrics By – Anita Halldén
Written-By – Beverly Guthrie, Gary Lynes
5 Piccolissima Serenata 3:00
Lyrics By – Karin Wollgast
Written-By – Antonio Amurri, Gianni Ferrio
6 Rockin' Robin 1:42
Written-By – Jimmie Thomas
7 Den Som Glad Är = Everybody Loves A Lover 1:56
Lyrics By – Henry Fox
Written-By – Richard Adler, Robert Allen 
8 Sail Along Silvery Moon 2:48
Lyrics By – Lars Brom
Written-By – Harry Tobias, Percy Wenrich
9 Tivoli Melodi = Tivoli Melodie 2:55
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Hans Bradtke, Heino Gaze
10 Ta Fatt På Månen = Go Chase A Moonbeam 2:16
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Lee Pockriss, Paul J. Vance
11 Raring = Fibbin' 1:36
Lyrics By – Bo-Göran Edling
Written-By – Michael Merlo, Patrick Welch
12 (Have Lips Will Kiss In The) Tunnel Of Love 2:52
Written-By – Bob Roberts, Patty Fisher 
13 Det Vore Välan F'runderbart = Wouldn't It Be Loverly 2:44
Lyrics By – Gösta Rybrant
Written-By – Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe
14 Jag Kunde Dansat Natten Lång = I Could Have Danced All Night 2:16
Lyrics By – Gösta Rybrant
Written-By – Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe
15 Puerto Rico 3:02
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Bobby Capó
16 Från Slickepinn Till Läppstift = Pollipops To Lipstick 2:09
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Lya S. Roberts
17 Ingen Är Som Du 2:50
Lyrics By – Hans Alfredson & Tage Danielsson
Music By – Bengt Hallberg
18 Ragga-Da-Bang 0:58
Lyrics By – Hans Alfredson & Tage Danielsson
Music By – Bengt Hallberg
Tracklist 2:

1 Side By Side 3:08

Written-By – Harry M. Woods
2 Go Chase A Moonbeam 3:06
Written-By – Lee Pockriss, Paul J. Vance
3 When You're Smiling 2:44
Written-By – Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay, Mark Fisher
4 Just You, Just Me 2:21
Written-By – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
5 Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye 2:31
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Jack Vaughn 
6 La Strada Del 'Amore 2:28
Lyrics By – Roland Edling
Written-By – Jack Reardon
7 Ingo Cha Cha 2:03
Lyrics By – Signe Hasso
Music By – Bengt Hallberg
8 Goodbye To Love 1:52
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Barry Mann, Joe Shapiro 
9 Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario 1:52
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written By – Gerald Grant
Written-By – Arthur Kent, Joe Reisman
10 Makin' Love 2:15

Lyrics By – Eric Sandström

Written-By – Floyd Robinson
11 Lullaby Of Broadway 2:38
Lyrics By – Roland Eiworth
Written-By – Al Dubin, Harry Warren 
12 Gunga I En Hammock = Swingin' In A Hammock 3:14
Lyrics By – Gösta Rybrant
Written-By – Charles O'Flynn, Pete Wendling, Tot Seymour
13 Miss Anna-Belle Lee 2:09
Lyrics By – Gösta Rybrant
Written-By – Lew Pollack, Sidney Clare
14 Det Är Sommar 2:22
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Jerry Keller
15 Ge Mig Bara Ett Enda Ord Baby = What Do You Want 2:32
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Written-By – Les Vandyke
16 Flicka Med Positiv 2:34
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Music By – Bobbie Ericson
17 Res Med Mej 2:44
Lyrics By – Eric Sandström
Music By – Bobbie Ericson
18 Primavera 2:39
Lyrics By – Gösta Rybrant
Written-By – Francesco Colosimo

BEVERLY KENNEY - Sings with Jimmy Jones & the Basie-ites (1956-1989) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Beverly Kenney, one of the most interesting jazz singers of the mid-'50s, led just three albums in her brief career. This set, reissued by the Spanish Fresh Sound label, teams Kenney with pianist Jimmy Jones, four then-current members of Count Basie's band (trumpeter Joe Newman, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, and bassist Eddie Jones), plus former Basie-ite Jo Jones on drums. The light but swinging backing is perfect for Kenney, who excels on such songs as "Nobody Else But Me," "A Fine Romance," "Isn't This a Lovely Day," and "Can't Get Out of This Mood." She deserves to be remembered. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Nobody Else But Me 3:23
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
2 The More I See You 3:08
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren 
3 Old Buttermilk Sky 2:45
Shelton Brooks / Hoagy Carmichael
4 I Never Has Seen Snow 3:50
Harold Arlen / Truman Capote
5 A Fine Romance 2:54
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
6 Who Cares What People Say 2:35
M.K. Jerome / Jack Scholl
7 Makin' Whoopee 2:05
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
8 The Charm of You 2:28
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
9 Isn't This a Lovely Day? 3:15
Irving Berlin
10 Mairzy Doats 2:44
Milton Drake / Al Hoffman / Jerry Livingston
11 My Kind of Love 2:25
Charles Holdeman
12 Can't Get Out of This Mood 2:47
Frank Loesser / Jimmy McHugh
Credits:
Bass – Eddie Jones
Drums – Jo Jones
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess
Piano – Jimmy Jones
Rhythm Guitar – Freddie Green
Trumpet – Joe Newman
Vocals – Beverly Kenney

BEVERLY KENNEY - Sings for Playboys (1958-1999) RM / MONO / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Beverly Kenney had a tragically brief life, committing suicide in 1960 when she was just 28, probably over a broken love affair. A subtle improviser with a haunting voice and a real skill for interpreting lyrics, she had six albums released during her lifetime. Sings for Playboys, despite its lightweight title, is one of her finest efforts. Accompanied by just pianist Ellis Larkins (who doubles on celeste) and bassist Joe Benjamin, Kenney digs into a dozen songs, only five of which could qualify as standards. While she brings new life to such tunes as "A Woman's Intuition" and "Try a Little Tenderness," she performs definitive versions of such forgotten numbers as "You're My Boy," "Life Can Be Beautiful," and "It's a Most Unusual Day." The music alternates between ballads and lightly swinging pieces with Larkins being a perfect accompanist for Kenney, who is heard throughout at her most expressive. The Japanese have rediscovered Beverly Kenney during the past decade; she's long overdue for American recognition. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Do It Again 2:36
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin
2 A Woman's Intuition 3:31
Ned Washington / Victor Young
3 You're My Boy 2:58
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
4 Mama, Do I Gotta? 2:05
Manny Kurtz / Victor Mizzy
5 What is There To Say? 3:54
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
6 A Lover Like You 3:28
Otis Clements / Lester Judson
7 A Summer Romance 3:06
Lester Judson / Raymond Taylor
8 Life Can Be Beautiful 2:57
Harold Adamson / Jimmy McHugh
9 It's Magic 2:28
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
10 A-You're Adorable 2:30
Buddy Kaye / Sidney Lippman / Fred Wise
11 Try a Little Tenderness 3:12
Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly / Harry Woods
12 It's a Most Unusual Day 1:47
Jimmy McHugh
Credits:
Bass – Joe Newman
Piano – Ellis Larkins
Vocals – Beverly Kenney

BEVERLY KENNEY - Born to Be Blue (1955-1999) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Born to Be Blue captures Beverly Kenney at her most intimate and compelling. Created in collaboration with arrangers Hal Mooney and Charles Albertine, the music channels the emotional depth of the blues with startling clarity, employing Kenney's deep, commanding vocals to vividly poignant effect. Mooney and Albertine forgo excess and sentimentality in favor of stark simplicity, architecting taut modern jazz contexts that shift the spotlight squarely on Kenney's vocals. Her readings of familiar songs like "For All We Know" are forged from both resiliency and vulnerability, articulating an emotional depth matched by few singers of her era. [This is the 2007 Universal reissued of the LP; an import-only Japanese CD was released in 1999.] by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist:
1 Born To Be Blue 3:28

Written By – Mel Torme, Robert Wells

2 Isn't It A Pity 2:30
Written By – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
3 For All We Know 3:06
Written By – J.Fred Coots, Sam Lewis
4 It Only Happens When I Dance With You 2:41
Written By – Irving Berlin
5 Again 3:15
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Cochran, Dorcas, Lionel Newman
6 I Walk A Little Faster 2:50
Written By – Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman
7 Go Away,My Love! 2:30
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
8 Beyond The Next Hill 2:51
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Bob Haymes, Bobby Woeth
9 It's A Blue World 2:18
Written By – Bob Wright, Chet Forrest
10 Vanity 2:56
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Bierman, Manus, Wood
11 Somewhere Along The Way 3:02
Written By – Kurt Adams, Sammy Gallop
12 Where Can I Go Without You 2:24
Orchestrated By – Hal Mooney
Written By – Peggy Lee, Victor Young
Credits:

Orchestrated By

Charles Albertine (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 11, 13), Hal Mooney (tracks: 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 12)

Piano – Ellis Larkins

Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (tracks: 3, 4, 10)

Vocals – Beverly Kenney