Claudia Thomson.

Once again not very much info on this singer and the info that I have got comes from various sources on the internet...Its a great sounding voice and as the info says this may be the one and only L/P that she has made...Pity there don't seem to be any personal information about her so if any body's knows anything about this forgotten singer it would be great to hear it ...

Claudia Thompson's 1959 Edison International release Goodbye to Love features playing by Barney Kessel and a collection of smooth standards, including "Stormy Weather," "Body and Soul," "If I Should Lose You," and "The Morning After." An appealingly polished selection of jazzy pop songs

 The singer is Claudia Thompson, a virtual unknown to this day. This was the only record she ever made and what a shame because her voice is superb. I can't really describe who she sounds like but with this one album, it's clear she's a fully formed musician and singer. There is literally no information about her on the web so don't bother googling her. I suspect this is the case with many talented female singers from the 50's who recorded one or two albums and were never heard from again, despite their considerable talent.

She sings a dozen songs here and has wonderful backing by Barney Kessel, Benny Carter, Paul Smith and others. Her voice is beautifully wrought in this recording, and I never cease to be surprised by how good these old recordings were. With the subtle instrumentation. Rather than cool per se, Claudia Thompson's singing is overall low-key, sweet, and warm. So is the sparse playing. Stellar accompaniment: Barney Kessel, Red Mitchel, Benny Carter. 
It's very tasteful. (The closing version of "Gloomy Sunday," basically a guitar-and-vocal track with some much-welcome whistling, is interesting ... It left wishing that she had more to offer.

1. Some Of These Days
2. Body And Soul
3. If I Should Lose You
4. Stormy Weather
5. I'm Through With Love
6. The Morning After

1. Goodbye
2. Blue Prelude
3. You Call it Madness
4. Fan Me
5. I Was Yours
6. Gloomy Sunday

Gloomy Sunday