Sings Arlen & Berlin

Performer: Rosemary Clooney
Artist: Scott Hamilton; Warren Vache; Dave McKenna
Producer: Carl E. Jefferson
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: SINGS ARLEN & BERLIN was originally released as two separate CDs: SINGS THE MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN (1983)/SINGS THE MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN (1984). Personnel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Warren Vache (trumpet, cornet); Dave McKenna, John Oddo (piano); Ed Bickert, Chris Flory (guitar); Steve Wallace, Phil Flanigan (bass); Jake Hanna, Gus Johnson (drums). Recorded at McClear Place, Toronto, Canada and Mastermind Sound Studios, New York, New York in January 1983 & June 1984. Originally released on Concord (4210) & Concord (4255). This two-fer collects a pair of Rosemary Clooney's songbook tributes from the early '80s, recorded for the Concord label. Each of them gives her the opportunity to interpret the music of a great composer with a superior sextet that features cornetist Warren Vache, tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, and guitarist Ed Bickert. Clooney sounds very enthusiastic and swings lightly on such songs as "Hooray for Love," "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead," "My Shining Hour," "Be Careful, It's My Heart," "Cheek to Cheek," and "Stormy Weather." ~ 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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