Helen Carr Why Do I Love You? Her Complete Bethlehem Sessions (2 LP On 1 CD)

Description: Personnel: Helen Carr (vcl), Don Fagerquist, Cappy Lewis (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Charlie Mariano (as), Donn Trenner, Claude Williamson (p), Howard Roberts (g), Max Bennett, Red Mitchell, Charles Mingus (b), Stan Levey, Johnny Berger (d), LeRoy Holmes, Stan Kenton (dir) Helen Carr (1922-1960) was one of those singers with an innate jazz feeling, sensitive phrasing, and a warm, unaffected sound, which she skillfully used to stamp her personality at any beat and fill each performance with an inescapable atmosphere. She spent the late Forties working with the Chuck Foster and Buddy Morrow orchestras, and finally made her first major mark on the business in 1950, as the blonde singer in Charlie Barnet’s orchestra. Subsequently, she sang with the aggregations of Georgie Auld and Stan Kenton, and in between she sat in with Charlie Parker and Chet Baker at the Tiffany Club. In 1954 Helen, gave up the band business to try her luck as a single. She appeared at the Crescendo club and elsewhere in Los Angeles, where she gained some traction, and Red Clyde, the West Coast producer for Bethlehem Records, signed Helen to the label. Her contract resulted in two excellent albums under her own name, as well as two songs she recorded as a guest singer in a Max Bennett date, with all sessions taking place in 1955. Even though she died at a young age and remained largely unknown outside of the West Coast, Helen Carr left an undeniable mark as a jazz vocalist. Her recordings are few but sufficient to provide an eloquent example of how she understood a song and was able to communicate its essence to the listener. —Jordi Pujol TRACKLIST: 01. Not Mine (Schertzinger-Mercer) 2:58 02. I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore (Victor Schertzinger) 5:12 03. Tulip Or Turnip (Ellignton-George) 2:21 04. Memory of the Rain (Trenner-Carr) 2:45 05. Down in the Depths of the 90th Floor (Cole Porter) 3:09 06. You're Driving Me Crazy (Walter Donaldson) 2:54 07. I'm Glad There Is You (Dorsey-Madeira) 2:58 08. Moments Like This (Loesser-Lane) 2:23 09. They Say (Heyman-Mann-Weiss) 3:03 10. Do You Know Why? (Van Heusen-Burke) 3:25 11. Be Careful, It's My Heart (Irving Berlin) 1:54 12. My Kind of Trouble Is You (Benny Carter) 3:54 13. Lonely Street (Villepigue-Carr) 2:19 14. Symphony (Alstone-Lawrence) 2:21 15. You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me (Warren-Dubin) 3:33 16. Bye Bye Baby (Styne-Robin) 2:28 17. Then You've Never Been Blue (Lewis-Young-Fiorito) 2:19 18. Summer Night (Warren-Dubin) 1:58 19. Got a Date with an Angel (Tunbridge-Waller-Grey-Miller) 3:41 20. Why Do I Love You? (Kern-Hammerstein II) 2:35 21. Do I Worry? (Cowan-Worth) 2:26 22. I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' (Brown-Freed) 2:02 23. It's Beautiful (Skylar-Frisch) 2:47 * 24. Love Is a Serious Business (Tepper-Bennett-Schroeder) 2:37 * 25. Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin) 2:37 * 26. Everything Happens to Me (Dennis-Adair. Arr. Bill Russo) 4:14 * (*) Bonus Tracks Sources: Tracks #1-8, from the 10-inch LP "…Down in the Depths on the 90th Floor" (Bethlehem BCP 1027) Tracks #9 & 10, taken from the 10-inch LP "Max Bennett" (Bethlehem BCP 1028) Tracks #11-22, from the 12-inch LP "Why Do I Love You" (Bethlehem BCP 45) Tracks #23 & 24, from the MGM 7” Single K12578 Track #25, from the 78rpm Dolphins of Hollywood 300-A Track #26, from an NBC Broadcast of The Bob Snyder Show Helen Carr, vocals in all tracks Personnel on #1-8: Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Donn Trenner, piano; Max Bennett, bass; Stan Levey, drums. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January 5, 1955 Personnel on #9-10: Frank Rosolino, trombone; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Max Bennett, bass; Stan Levey, drums. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January 27, 1955 Personnel on #11-22: Cappy Lewis, trumpet; Howard Roberts, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, November 11, 1955 Personnel on #23 & 24: Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by LeRoy Holmes. Recorded in New York City, October 1957 Personnel on #25: Charles “Baron” Mingus and His Rhythm Donn Trenner, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Johnny Berger, drums. Recorded in Los Angeles, March 1949 Personnel on #26: The Stan Kenton Orchestra Recorded at The Bob Snyder Show, Town Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, June 22, 1952 Original liner notes: Sid Garris & Joe Quinn New Liner notes: Jordi Pujol Cover and liner notes photos by Dave Pell © Fresh Sound Archives Recordings produced by Red Clyde (#1-22), Morty Craft (#23 & 24), John Dolphin (#25) This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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