Mothers & Daughters

Performer: Rosemary Clooney
Artist: Keith Carradine; John Oddo; Chuck Berghofer; Gary Foster
Engineer: Dann Thompson; Leslie Ann Jones
Producer: John Oddo
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Rosemary Clooney, Keith Carradine (vocals): Gary Foster (alto, tenor & soprano saxophones, flute, recorder); Vince Trombetta (tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet, flugelhorn); John Oddo (piano, synthesizer); Dennis Budimir (guitar); Chuck Berghofer (bass); Joe LaBarbera (drums). Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California on October 21-24, 1996. MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance. Personnel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Keith Carradine (vocals); Dennis Budimir (guitar); Marcia Dickstein (harp); Assa Drori, Carolyn Osborn, Bob Sanov, Gwen Heller, Tiffany Hu, Kirstin Fife, David Stenske, Darius Campo (violin); Kenneth Burward-Hoy, Roland Kato (viola); Mathew Cooker, Timothy Landauer (cello); Gary Foster (flute, recorder, woodwinds, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Gene Cipriano, Greg Huckins (woodwinds); Vince Trombetta (tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet, flugelhorn); Marni Johnson , Joe Meyer , Steve Becknell (French horn); Tom Ranier (piano, celesta); John Oddo (piano, synthesizer); Joe La Barbera (drums); Joe Porcaro (percussion). Audio Mixer: Leslie Ann Jones. Liner Note Author: Rosemary Clooney. Recording information: Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA (06/23/1996-10/24/1996). Photographer: Bob Carey . Arrangers: Earl Brown ; John Oddo. Although a strong seller, Mothers & Daughters is actually among Rosemary Clooney's weakest of her productive Concord period. Tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton is missing, the selections (some of which deal with children) are often overly sentimental and the jazz content (despite some brief spots for the reeds of Gary Foster) is nearly nonexistent; the occasional string section does not help. Clooney is in reasonably good voice (she was 68 at the time) and it is good to have the classic "Sisters" (from Holiday Inn) on record but some of the numbers (particularly a vocal duet with Keith Carradine on "Turn Around") are so sticky as to be difficult to sit through and it is strange to have the meaning of "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" (which is associated with Maurice Chevalier) totally changed. Pass on this one! ~ Scott Yanow From her productive Concord period, Mothers & Daughters is among Rosemary Clooney's strongest sellers. Though tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton is missing, the selections (some of which deal with children) are often overly sentimental, and the jazz content (despite some brief spots for the reeds of Gary Foster) is nearly nonexistent, Clooney is in reasonably good voice (she was 68 at the time) and it's good to have the classic "Sisters" (from Holiday Inn) on record. ~ Scott Yanow

An iconic American vocalist, Rosemary Clooney often blurred the line between pop and jazz, occasionally even venturing into country and international styles. She started out as a singer with the Tony Pastor band in the 1940s, and her solo career started taking off at the end of the decade. Under the stewardship of Mitch Miller, she had numerous novelty-oriented '50s hits, but later on she dedicated herself to more serious, jazzier work, making some of her finest albums, like 1956's BLUE ROSE. Clooney was also active in films and TV (for a time she had her own television show), and continued performing and recording tirelessly until her death in 2002.

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