With the Roy Kral & Bill Holman Orchestras
  • ABC Paramount ABC-163
    ABC Paramount ABC-163
  • ABC Paramount ABC-207
    ABC Paramount ABC-207

Jackie & Roy

With the Roy Kral & Bill Holman Orchestras

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Stu Williamson (tp), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rosolino (tb), Phil Woods, Anthony Ortega, Charlie mariano, Jerome Richardson, Herbie Mann (reeds), Roy Kral (p, vcl), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson, Shelly Manne (d)

Reference: FSRCD 510

Bar code: 8427328605106

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Jackie and Roy Kral rose to fame in the late Forties with their delightful vocal contribution to Charlie Venturas popular bop combo. Exciting and swinging, their work, imbued with their love and understanding of music, made these two bright young stars real and immediate favorites of jazz fans. On these recordings made in New York and Los Angeles in 1957, the duo is backed by two top studio bands conducted by Roy himself and by the great Bill Holman. Impeccably selected and tastefully presented, the material is illuminated by inventive singing delivered with consistent freshness and splendid technical command. Jackie is the featured singer, but Roy joins in often enough to heighten the pacing that much more. The arrangements are full-voiced, with swinging, functionally effective backdrops for the vocals, garnished with occasional instrumental solos from the stellar personnel. Holman wrote most of the arrangements, but Ernie Wilkins, Ralph Burns and Quincy Jones also collaborated in the New York sessions.

"The way this set is packaged, if you arent up and your Jackie & Roy, you might not realize that this is a value packed twofer of prime Jackie & Roy thatll blow you away. Two sets from their prime 50s years finds them in the company of Bill Holman and Quincy Jones along with players including Richie Kamuca, Clark Terry, Jerome Richardson, Herbie Mann, Shelley Manne and a host of other mind blowers when they were young and clawing for a piece of the action. Bopping, scatting, singing, swinging and flying through some vocalese, 1957 was a killer year for this duo. Before their CTI, Vegas, Sondheim, etc ventures in the later years, they were the cool definition of cool. If you want some wonderful jazz vocals to take your mind off high gas prices and the rest of the worlds troubles, plunk down a few bucks for this oasis and lose yourself in this hipsters paradise."

Chris Spector
Midwest Record



01. Look Around
02. Stopping The Clock
03. (So Youve Had A) Change Of Heart
04. Honey Did
05. Whisper Not
06. Say Cheese
07. Aura
08. Darn That Dream
09. Im Forever Blowing Bubbles
10. Walking
11. Free And Easy
12. There Will Never Be Another You
13. Angel Eyes
14. Its A Lovely Day Today
15. Dixie
16. Who Wants To Fall In Love
17. So Its Spring
18. Ooh! That Kiss
19. Im Glad There Is You
20. Arent You Glad Youre You
21. Pent-Up House

Album details

Sources:
Tracks #1-10, from the 12" album "Bits & Pieces" (ABC Paramount ABC-163)
Tracks #11-21, from the 12" album "Free and Easy" (ABC Paramount ABC-207)
Personnel on #1-10: ROY KRAL’S ORCHESTRA
Arrangements by Bill Holman, Quincy Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Ralph Burns, Roy Kral
Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Bernie Glow (tp), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (tb), Phil Woods (as), Anthony Ortega (ts), Jerome Richardson (fl, bars), Roy Kral (p, vcl), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d).
Recorded in New York City, March 6, 21 & 22, 1957
Personnel on #11-21: BILL HOLMAN’S ORCHESTRA
Arrangements by Bill Holman
Al Porcino, Stu Williamson (tp), Frank Rosolino, Ray Sims (tb), Charlie Mariano (as), Herbie Mann (fl, ts), Richie Kamuca (ts), Dave Pell (ts, bs), Marty Berman (bars), Russ Freeman (p), Max Bennett (b), Shelly Manne (d).
Recorded in Hollywood, June 6,7 & 8, 1957
Original recordings produced by Creed Taylor
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Price:

9,95 €  (tax incl.)

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