Kitty White for years has been a nightclub favorite among audiences in Los Angeles, frequently singing sophisticated songs with well-traveled lyrics. Colorful, precise and imaginative, she has a remarkable voice that owes allegiance to no particular style. Aside from occasional side trips to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, and New York, Kitty has always stayed pretty much on home base, so its not strange to find her here surrounded by groups featuring some outstanding West Coast jazz musicians. Impeccable in diction, phrasing and control, her work with them is a study in perfection.
Tracklist
Total time: 74:15 min.
01. Skylark (Carmichael-Mercer)
02. Among My Souvenirs (Nicholls-Leslie)
03. If You Were Mine (Malneck-Mercer)
04. So Many Beautiful Men (E. & K.White)
05. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair (Edwards-Lawrence)
06. With Every Breath I Take (Rainger-Robins)
07. Lets Go Around Together (Wright-Ecton)
08. Softly (Beal-Greene)
09. Porgy (G. & I. Gershwin)
10. See Saw (Jessie May Robinson)
11. Out Of This World (Arlen-Mercer)
12. Talk Me Some Sweet Talk (D.Goodwin)
13. Please Be Patient (White-Austin)
14. When The Wind Was Green (Don Hunt)
15. Of Thee I Sing (G. & I. Gershwin)
16. Where Or When (Rodgers-Hart)
17. Forever Young (Richiardi-Coates)
18. So Help Me (Van Heusen-DeLange)
19. I Know That You Know (Youmans-Caldwell)
20. Lazy Afternoon (Moross-Latouche)
21. Dats Love (Bizet)
22. It Was So Beautiful (Freed-Barris)
23. Alone Together (Schwartz-Dietz)
Album details
KITTY WHITE, vocals accompanied by:
Tracks #1-11: Georgie Auld, tenor sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums. Hollywood, April 21, 1955
Tracks #12-23, Collective personnel: Harry Sweets Edison, trumpet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Ted Nash, tenor sax & flute; Larry Bunker, vibes & conga; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Laurindo Almeida, Spanish guitar; Bill Pitman, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums & bongo; Carlos Vidal, bongo & conga. Hollywood, April 3, 4 & 5, 1958
Original recordings produced by Bob Shad (1-11) and Bill Loose (12-23)
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
