Cat No:
043SP
Release Date: 01 November 2024
Label: Supper Club
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435723700791
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
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Description
180g vinyl limited edition of 650 copies - the complete album + 3 bonus tracks.
An essential LP for connoisseurs of vocal jazz, 'Better Than Anything'delivers on every count with the backing of the swinging Junior Mance Trio.
Born to Czechoslovakian parents in Chicago, singer Irene Kral (1932 - 1972) was the younger sister of pianist and singer Roy Kral. best known for his partnership with singer Jackie Caine as Jackie & Roy.
Irene sang with bands on tours led by Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson, and worked with Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, and Shelly Manne. She recorded for the small Ava label in 1963 and on this LP, Better Than Anything, presents her backed by a swinging rhythm section led by pianist Junior Mance.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Better Than Anything
- 2. The Touch Of Your Lips
- 3. The Meaning Of The Blues
- 4. Rock Me To Sleep
- 5. No More
- 6. Passing By
- 7. It's A Wonderful World
- 1. This Is Always
- 2. Just Friends
- 3. Guess I'll Hang My Tearsout To Dry
- 4. Nobody Else But Me
- 5. Comes Love
- 6. Detour Ahead
- 7. Lazy Afternoon
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Side 2
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Nina Simone
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Anne Phillips
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Chris Connor
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Irene Kral
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Irene Kral
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