Barbara Lea

180 GRAM VINYL LIMITED EDITION

The Complete Album + 6 Bonus Tracks

While she never broke through with the general public, Barbara Lea (1929- 2011) was a wonderful singer who was closely associated with swing and Dixieland. Despite her lack of mainstream success, she would record some amazing albums.

A Woman in Love was her debut LP and finds her in the magnificent company of pianist Billy Taylor and trumpeter Johnny Windhurst, the latter a superb soloist who worked with the likes of Eddie Condon and Jack Teagarden.

PERSONNEL:

• BARBARA LEA - (vocals)
• JOHNNY WINDHURST - (trumpet)
• BILLY TAYLOR - (piano)
• JIMMY SHIRLEY - (guitar)
• EARL MAY - (bass)
• PERCY BRICE - (drums)

Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey, March 15 & 16, 1955.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS: Barbara Lea - (vocals), with:
• B2: Johnny Windhurst (tp), Dick Cary (alto-hrn), Dick Hyman (p), Al Hall (b), Osie Johnson (d). Hackensack, New Jersey, October 18, 1956.
• B3-B4: Johnny Windhurst (tp), Dick Cary (p), Al Casamenti (g), Al Hall (b), Osie Johnson (d). Hackensack, New Jersey, October 19, 1956.
• B5: Dick Cary (alto-hrn), Garvin Bushell (bassoon), Ernie Caceres (bar), Jimmy Lyon (p, celeste), Jimmy Raney (g), Beverly Peer (b), Osie Johnson (d). New York, April 24, 1957.
• B6: Johnny Windhurst (tp), Dick Cary (p, alto-hrn), Ernie Caceres (bar, cl), Al Casamenti (g), Al Hall (b), Osie Johnson (d). New York, April 26, 1957.
• B7: Dick Cary (p), Al Casamenti (g), Al Hall (b). New York, April 19, 1957.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
• A2 AS LONG AS I LIVE
• A3 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
• A4 THINKING OF YOU
• A5 I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU
• A6 LOVE ME
• A7 THE BEST THING FOR YOU

• SIDE B
• B1 A WOMAN ALONE WITH THE BLUES
• B2 BALTIMORE ORIOLE (*)
• B3 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? (*)
• B4 I’VE GOT A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS (*)
• B5 I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU (*)
• B6 AM I IN LOVE? (*)
• B7 AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (*)