Claudia Thompson

• DIGIPACK EDITION

• INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

Spare vocals and light guitar – an approach that's quite similar to the late 50s Liberty work of Julie London – and which features vocalist Claudia Thompson singing to great accompaniment from guitarist Barney Kessel!

The style here is moody and mellow – not nearly as romantic as you might guess from the cover, and with some great dark undercurrents that really help keep the album interesting throughout. As proved by his Liberty work with London, Barney's a great talent for such a date – and plays here in small groups that feature Ted Nash on flute or alto, Benny Carter on alto, Paul Smith or Arnold Ross on piano, and Red Mitchell on bass. A few tunes feature some light added horns, but a few more feature only guitar and bass – making for an especially spare and intimate sound.

PERSONNEL:

• Benny Carter, Ted Nash (alto sax)
• Joe Mondragon, Keith "Red" Mitchell, Mike Rubin (bass)
• Nino Rossi (cello)
• Alvin Stoller, Dick Shanahan (drums)
• Ted Nash (flute)
• Barney Kessel (guitar)
• Arnold Ross, Paul Smith (piano)
• Ed Kusby, George Roberts, Harry Betts, Joe Howard (trombone)

TRACKS:

• 01. Some Of These Days
• 02. Body And Soul
• 03. If I Should Lose You
• 04. Stormy Weather
• 05. I'm Through With Love
• 06. The Morning After
• 07. Goodbye
• 08. Blue Prelude
• 09. You Call It Madness
• 10. Fan Me
• 11. I Was Yours
• 12. Gloomy Sunday
• 13. Goodnight My Pet (*)
• 14. Gloomy Sunda (7" version) (*)