Rosemary Clooney

Blue Rose (CK 65506)

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1956

Blue Rose

Rosemary Clooney

Columbia

5099706550624

GEN 5387

CK 65506

JAZZ-VOCAL

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Rosemary Clooney may have seemed to be a surprising choice to be featured with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, but this collaboration is extremely successful in spite of the fact that Clooney was unable to join the band in the studio due to complications of a very difficult pregnancy.

The solution was for the band to record the music (after Billy Strayhorn made the first of several trips to Los Angeles to consult with her). The results are stunning and not in the least bit canned, due to the professionalism of all parties involved and a stellar engineering of the separately recorded tracks.

Clooney swings throughout "Me and You" and "It Don't Mean a Thing" without excess, her wordless vocal on "Blue Rose," and a captivating "Mood Indigo" are among the many highlights.

The sound on this Legacy series reissue is greatly improved over the earlier Mobile Fidelity CD, plus there are two tracks added, the obscure but appealing "If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)" and "Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'," that were only issued as a single and omitted from the original release.

It's a pity that the collaboration of Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington was only a one-shot deal, as she easily ranks as one of the greatest vocalists to appear on record with the maestro.

TRACKLIST:

1 Hey Baby Ellington 3:53 Composed by: Ellington Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra

2 Sophisticated Lady Ellington, Mills, Parish 2:57 Composed by: Ellington, Mills, Parish Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
3 Me and You Ellington 2:28 Composed by: Ellington Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
4 Passion Flower Strayhorn 4:33 Composed by: Strayhorn Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
5 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Ellington, Mills, Nemo ... 2:37 Composed by: Ellington, Mills, Nemo, Redmond Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
6 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Ellington, Mills 2:48 Composed by: Ellington, Mills Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
7 Grievin' Ellington, Strayhorn 4:10 Composed by: Ellington, Strayhorn Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
8 Blue Rose Ellington 2:21 Composed by: Ellington Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
9 I'm Checkin' Out -- Go'om Bye Ellington, Strayhorn 3:09 Composed by: Ellington, Strayhorn Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
10 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) Ellington, Webster 3:07 Composed by: Ellington, Webster Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
11 Mood Indigo Bigard, Ellington, Mills 6:28 Composed by: Bigard, Ellington, Mills Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra

BONUS TRACKS

12 If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?) Ellington, Mills, Nemo 3:01 Composed by: Ellington, Mills, Nemo Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
13 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' Ellington, Gaines, Strayhorn 2:40 Composed by: Ellington, Gaines, Strayhorn Performed by: Clooney, Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra