About the Blues
1957 studio album by Julie London
About the Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Julie London | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | 1956–1957 | |||
Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Traditional pop, vocal jazz | |||
Length | 45:12 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Bobby Troup | |||
Julie London chronology | ||||
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About the Blues is an album by Julie London that was released in 1957. The album includes two songs written by Bobby Troup, her husband. Miles Davis recorded a version of one of them, "The Meaning of the Blues". The eighteen-piece band was arranged by Russell Garcia.[1][2]
Track listing
Track number | Title | Songwriter(s) | Time |
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1 | "Basin Street Blues" | Spencer Williams | 3:03 |
2 | "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:56 |
3 | "A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues" | Dick Charles, Larry Markes | 3:08 |
4 | "Get Set for the Blues" | Joe Karnes | 2:42 |
5 | "Invitation to the Blues" | Doris Fisher, Arthur Gershwin, Allan Roberts | 2:48 |
6 | "Bye Bye Blues" | Fred Hamm, David Bennett, Bert Lown, Chauncey Gray | 1:38 |
7 | "Meaning of the Blues" | Bobby Troup, Leah Worth | 2:56 |
8 | "About the Blues" | Arthur Hamilton | 3:05 |
9 | "Sunday Blues" | Leonard Adelson, Jeff Clarkson | 2:53 |
10 | "The Blues Is All I Ever Had" | Troup | 2:49 |
11 | "Blues in the Night" | Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 3:39 |
12 | "Bouquet of Blues" | Hamilton | 2:55 |
13 | "Baby, Baby All the Time" * | Troup | 2:25 |
14 | "Shadow Woman" * | Hamilton | 2:39 |
15 | "Meaning of the Blues" * | Bobby Troup, Leah Worth | 2:58 |
16 | "Dark" * | Edwin Greines | 2:38 |
[1]
- Bonus tracks on the CD release
Selected personnel
- Julie London - vocals
- Willie Smith - alto saxophone
- Maynard Ferguson - trumpet
- Barney Kessel - guitar
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Russ Garcia - arranger, conductor[2]
References
- ^ a b Dedina, Nick. "About the Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b Owen, Michael (2017). Go Slow: The Life of Julie London. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613738573.
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- Julie Is Her Name (1955)
- Lonely Girl (1956)
- Calendar Girl (1956)
- About the Blues (1957)
- Make Love to Me (1957)
- Julie (1957)
- Julie Is Her Name, Volume II (1958)
- London by Night (1958)
- Swing Me an Old Song (1959)
- Your Number Please (1959)
- Julie...At Home (1960)
- Around Midnight (1960)
- Send for Me (1961)
- Whatever Julie Wants (1961)
- The Best of Julie (1962)
- Sophisticated Lady (1962)
- Love Letters (1962)
- Love on the Rocks (1963)
- Latin in a Satin Mood (1963)
- The End of the World (1963)
- The Wonderful World of Julie London (1963)
- Julie London (1964)
- In Person at the Americana (1964)
- Our Fair Lady (1965)
- Feeling Good (1965)
- By Myself (1965)
- All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter (1965)
- For the Night People (1966)
- Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (1967)
- With Body & Soul (1967)
- Easy Does It (1968)
- Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (1969)