Description
Limited edition of 550 copies - 180g vinyl, the complete album + 2 bonus tracks.
Released in 1955,
Lullabies for Losersmarked vocalist
Ethel Ennis'debut album. Highly talented, Ennis recorded a series of wonderful albums in the following decade, and collaborated with such stars as
Benny Goodman,
Duke Ellingtonand
Count Basie, but after that, disenchanted with the creative direction of the label and artist management, she only made sporadic recordings and rarely left her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.
On this LP she is backed by a small group featuring piano legend
Hank Jonesand
Kenny Clarke, who was one of the greatest drummers in modern jazz.
ETHEL ENNIS, vocals
HANK JONES, piano
EDDIE BRIGGS, guitar
ABIE BAKER, bass
KENNY CLARKE, drums
New York, late 1955.
*BONUS TRACKS:
A6: Ethel Ennis (vc) with small group arranged by Sid Feller. New York, 1958.
B7: Ethel Ennis (vc) with small group. New York, 1957.