Gershwin Jazz Round Midnight

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Producers: Norman Granz, Helen Keane, Johnny Mandel, Hall Mooney, Creed Taylor. Recorded between 1952 and 1992. Includes liner notes by Larry Kart. This is part of Verve's Jazz 'Round Midnight series. Personnel: Shirley Horn (vocals, piano); Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel (guitar); Kathyrine Julye (harp); James Getzoff, Felix Slatkin, Victor Bay, Erno Neufeld, Benny Gill, Jacques Gasselin, Harold Dicterow, Murray Kellner, Alex Beller, Marshall Sosson, Victor Arno, Nathan Ross, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure (violin); Barbara Simons, Stanley Harris, Alvin Dinkin (viola); Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Armand Karpoff, George Neikrug, David Filerman, Kurt Reher (cello); Jewell L. Grant, Jules Jacob, Champ Webb, Joe Koch, Harry Klee, William Green , Wilbur Schwartz, Buddy Collette (woodwinds); Benny Carter , Ronnie Lang (alto saxophone); Flip Phillips, Stan Getz, Ted Nash, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Don Fagerquist, Carroll Lewis, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Vito Mangano, Dale McMickle, Roy Eldridge, Shorty Sherock, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Jim Decker , Vincent DeRosa (French horn); Milt Bernhart, Richard L. Noel, Dick Nash , Tommy Pederson , Jimmy Priddy (trombone); George Roberts (bass trombone); Oscar Peterson (piano, organ); Joe Masters, Jimmy Jones , Jimmy Rowles, Paul Smith , Bill Evans (piano); Gary Burton (vibraphone); Steve Williams , Frank Flynn , Jo Jones , Joe Hunt , John Poole , Larry Bunker, Louie Bellson, Alvin Stoller (drums). Liner Note Author: Larry Kart. Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (12/1952-??/1992); Los Angeles, CA (12/1952-??/1992); Mister Kelly's, Chicago, IL (12/1952-??/1992); Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (12/1952-??/1992); Van Geld (12/1952-??/1992). Unknown Contributor Roles: Hat Nguyen; Aric Lach Morrison. Arrangers: Johnny Mandel; Nelson Riddle. Gershwin Jazz Round Midnight is an enjoyable budget-priced sampler of Verve artists -- including Billie Holiday, Fred Astaire, Shirley Horn, Roy Eldridge, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz and Ella Fitzgerald -- performing 15 of the Gershwins' best-known songs. While this collection is hardly definitive, it is quite enjoyable, sporting an appealingly low-key, seductive atmosphere and several dynamite performances. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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