Audrey Morris

180-gram VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED EDITION of 750 COPIES.

The Complete Album + 4 Bonus Tracks

Chicago vocalist and pianist Audrey Morris (1928-2018) specialized in jazz ballads. Bistro Ballads (1955) was her debut album, and it marked one of just two LPs she would make in her prime.

After cutting the two aforementioned albums, Morris wouldn’t record again until 1985! Bistro Ballads showcases Morris both singing and backing herself on piano in the company of renowned Chicago musical director Johnny Pate on bass, and Charles Walton on percussion.

PERSONNEL:

• AUDREY MORRIS - (vocals & piano)
• JOHNNY PATE - (bass)
• CHARLES WALTON - (cymbals)

Hollywood, March 31 & April 1, 1955.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• Audrey Morris (vc), Stu Williamson (tp), Marty Paich (p, arr, cond), Bill Pittman (g),
• Joe Mondragon (b), Irv Cottler (d on B4-B6) Alvin Stoller (d on B7).
• The Bethlehem Strings. Hollywood, July 1956.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME
• A2 WHERE ARE YOU
• A3 GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE
• A4 COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN
• A5 SWEET WILLIAM
• A6 BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
• A7 GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY

• SIDE B
• B1 GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY
• B2 APRIL FOOL
• B3 THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR
• B4 I GO FOR THAT (*)
• B5 I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME (*)
• B6 IT’S ALWAYS YOU (*)
• B7 HOW D’JA LIKE TO LOVE ME? (*)