5013929329737

A Girl & Her Guitar

Mary Osborne

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Format: CD

Cat No: ACMEM297CD

Release Date:  18 September 2015

Label:  El / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929329737

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    A disciple of Charlie Christian and a true pioneer, she was the only woman to rank in what might be termed the "Golden Generation" of jazz guitarists. She was the possessor of an inventive, ardent style that confirmed her as one of the early architects of R&B and rock and roll.

    In 1959, she recorded this, her debut album, A Girl & Her Guitar for Warwick with a stellar line-up comprising John Coltrane and Ella Fitzgerald accompanist, pianist Tommy Flanagan, former Cab Calloway rhythm guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Tommy Potter, who had been one of Charlie Parker''s "classic quintet", and Count Basie drummer Papa Jo Jones.

    Although acknowledged by critics and by her peers, Mary''s career was nevertheless obstructed by gender barriers. If her abilities were at least comparable to any of her contemporaries, she cannot be said to have achieved anything like the recognition she deserved.

    In the late forties and fifties Osborne shone in an array of big band and small combo dates including with Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins, pianist Beryl Booker, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie and Art Tatum. She worked with Billie Holiday, appeared with Lester Young on the CBS TV show Adventures In Jazz and lead her own groups on dates for the Signature, Aladdin, Decca and Coral labels.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. I Love Paris
      • 2. I Let a Song Go Out of My Head
      • 3. How High the Moon
      • 4. When Your Lover Has Gone
      • 5. Mary's Goodbye Blues
      • 6. I Found a New Baby
      • 7. Sophisticated Lady
      • 8. I'm Beginning to See the Light
      • 9. Body and Soul
      • 10. I Surrender Dear
      • 11. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
      • 12. Rose Room
      • 13. Low Ceiling - Beryl Booker
      • 14. Oops My Lady - Beryl Booker
      • 15. Don't Blame Me - Beryl Booker
      • 16. You're Gonna Get My Letter
      • 17. Funny, Funny What a Dime Can Do
      • 18. No Moon at All
      • 19. Conversation - Mary Osborne with Mary Lou Williams
      • 20. It Must Be True - Mary Osborne with Mary Lou Williams
      • 21. Rumble Re-bop - Mary Osborne with Mary Lou Williams
      • 22. Blues at Mary Lou's - Mary Osborne with Mary Lou Williams
      • 23. D.D.T. - Mary Osborne with Mary Lou Williams
      • 24. Spotlite - Mary Osborne with Coleman Hawkins
      • 25. Allen's Alley - Mary Osborne with Coleman Hawkins