Ernestine Anderson

180 GRAM VINYL

LIMITED TO 650 COPIES

Jazz and blues singer Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016) had a career spanning more than six decades and recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated for a Grammy Award four times. Her appearance on Gigi Gryce’s 1955 album Nica’s Tempo, led to a partnership with trumpeter Rolf Ericson for a Scandinavian tour, where she taped most of the music on this LP, titled Little Girl Blue. Featuring Duke Jordan, Clark Terry & Art Farmer, among others.

PERSONNEL:

• ERNESTINE ANDERSON, vocals on all tracks, plus:

• ON A1, A2, A5 & B2:
• Thore Swanerud (p on A2, A5 & B2), Ulf Wesslen (p on A1),
• Georg Riedel (b), Egil Johansen (d).
• Stockholm, Sweden, November 16, 1956.

• ON A3, B1, B4 & B6:
• Duke Jordan (p), John Simmons (b), Art Taylor (d).
• Stockholm, Sweden, June 1, 1956.

• ON A4, B3 & B8:
• Clark Terry, Ernie Royal (tp), Frank Rehak (tb), Yusef Lateef (fl, ts), Tate Houston (bar),
• Hank Jones (p), Kenny Burrell (g), Mac Ceppos (vln), Art Davis (b), Charlie Persip (d),
• Willie Rodriguez (perc), Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond).
• New York, 1960.

• ON A6-A8:
• Bengt-Arne Wallin (tp), Arne Domnerus (as, cl), Rolf Blomquist (ts, fl),
• Lennart Jansson (bar, cl), Thore Swanerud (p), Georg Riedel (b),
• Egil Johansen (d), Harry Arnold (cond, arr).
• Stockholm, Sweden, November 19, 1956.

• ON B5:
• Rolf Ericson (tp), Cecil Payne (bar), Duke Jordan (p), John Simmons (b), Art Taylor (d).
• Sundsvall, Sweden, June 21, 1956.

• ON B7:
• Art Farmer (tp), Eddie Bert (tb), Julius Watkins (fhr), Bill Barber (tu),
• Gigi Gryce (as), Cecil Payne (bar), Horace Silver (p), Oscar Pettiford (b),
• Art Blakey (d).

Hackensack, New Jersey, October 22, 1955.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
• A2 THAT OLD FEELING
• A3 LOOKING FOR A BOY
• A4 I’LL NEVER BE THE SAME
• A5 WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS
• A6 DAY DREAM
• A7 ILL WIND
• A8 THE SONG IS ENDED

• SIDE B
• B1 SUPPER TIME
• B2 MAD ABOUT THE BOY
• B3 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
• B4 OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
• B5 YOU GO TO MY HEAD
• B6 ZING! WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
• B7 SOCIAL CALL
• B8 THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE ME