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Sunday 29 November 2020

Dorothy Provine

A  different kinda Razz-a- Ma Tazz from the one below but still in the same sorta style !!..from the TV Show so a little of the 20's nostalgia !!...although they are only 8 tracks you have a compilation of about 27 songs...so I'm sure that a sing-a-long might be on the cards !!..if you can keep up with most of the tempo and "Squeaky Provine"

1. Baby Face ++
2. Doin' The Stigma Chi ++
3. Thinking Of You ++
4. Hard Hearted Hannah++
5. You've Got That Thing++
6. I'm Gonna Charlston Back To Charlston++
7. Bambalina++
8. The Man I Love++
     4. Hard Hearted Hannah




Carol Channing


 Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and comedian, known for starring in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect.Carol Channing's reputation was built upon her turns in comic stage performances. And Jazz Baby is exactly what you would expect from a swinging, jazz album starring the distinctive voice of Hello Dolly! The collection includes songs from some of her most famous Broadway musicals, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Thoroughly Modern Millie. The title track announces Channing's personal connection to these songs: "(I'm) full of jazz and harmony, 'cause I'm a jazz baby." .........(Info Edited From Wikipdia & All Music)

1. Jazz Baby
2. Thoroughly Modern Millie
3. Join Us In A Cup Of Tea
4. Doin' The Old Yahoo Step
5. A Little Game of Tennis
6. Teeny Little Weeny Nest For Two
7. Ain't Misbehavin'
8. You've Gotta See Mama Every Night
9. Ma He's Makin' Eyes At Me
10. You're The Cream In My Coffee
11. Baby Wont You Please Come Home
12. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
13. Button Up Your Overcoat
14. Wouldn't You Like To Lay Your Head Upon My Pillow
15. Little Girl From Little Rock
16. Bye Bye Baby
17. Homesick Blues
18. Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
 

      15. Little Girl From Little Rock

Thursday 5 November 2020

Ottilie Patterson

Anna Ottilie Patterson (31 January 1932 – 20 June 2011) was a Northern Irish blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Ottilie's name is an Anglicised form of the Latvian name "Ottilja". Both sides of the family were musical, and Ottilie trained as a classical pianist from the age of eleven, but never received any formal training as a singer.In 1951 she began singing with Jimmy Compton's Jazz Band, and in August 1952 she formed the Muskrat Ramblers with Al Watt and Derek Martin.
She joined the Barber band full-time on 28 December 1954, and her first public appearance was at the Royal Festival Hall on 9 January 1955. Between 1955 and 1962 Ottilie toured extensively with the Chris Barber Jazz Band.
From approximately 1963 she began to suffer throat problems and ceased to appear and record regularly with Chris Barber, officially retiring from the band in 1973. During this period she recorded some non-jazz/blues material such as settings of Shakespeare (with Chris Barber) and in 1969 issued a solo LP 3000 years with Ottilie....(Info Edited From Wikipedia) 

A very different Ottilie !.....with words from the New Testament...A 4th Century Elergy..A 16 Century Ballad..Words from the 19 Century..Shakespeare Sonnets. all set to music..and of course her own compositions of words and music !!...this is one of those L/P's that the more you hear it the better it becomes....

1. A Song Of Solomon
2. The Orphan
3. Latin Drinking Song
4. Please Accept My Apologies Mrs Pankhurst
5. Why So Pale And Wan
6. Helen Of Kirkconnell
7. The Sound Of The Door As it Closes

1. Spring Song
2. The Bitterness Of Death
3. Ad Uxorem
4. Hey Ho The Wind And The Rain
5. It Was A Lover And His Lass
6. Sonnet No 8
7. Mrs Pankhurst Returns






     2. The Orphan