Personnel:

Kitty White (vcl), Hal Mooney (cond, arr), Pete Rugolo arr), William Green (fl), Jules Jacob, Warren Webb (oboe), James Decker, Vince DeRosa (frh), Howard Roberts (g), Robert Tucker (p), Red Callender (b), Corky Hale (harp)

Reference: FSRCD 509

Pianist and singer Kitty White was born in California in 1924 and worked in the clubs of Los Angeles, where she built up a following among the Hollywood set and other local celebrities. Heard (and occasionally seen) in movies, she emerged as a notably sophisticated talent of great depth, with exceptional control of breath, pitch, vibrato and dynamics, and a penchant for unusual, sometimes esoteric, but often well-chosen and rewarding material. Few, if any, of the songs in this collection are well known, but they are substantial enough to justify the attention of a singer as good as this. The recording sessions were all held in New York and Hollywood, and the orchestral scorings are by two of the most accomplished arrangers of their time, Hal Mooney and Pete Rugolo.

Trackinglist:

01. Cold Fire

02. When Youre In Love

03. If I Were You

04. The Other Woman

05. Frantic Feeling

06. Plain Gold Ring

07. As Children Do

08. Low Tide

09. Poly Man Bongo

10. The Chinese Lady

11. Meaning Of The Blues

12. Land Of Love

13. Sourwood Mt

14. Leather Winged Bat

15. If I Had A Ribbon Bow

16. Ten Thousand Miles

17. Three Ravens

18. West Wind

19. Love Is Like A Mountain

20. Fare Thee Well

21. Chicken Road

22. Dark As A Dungeon

23. Poor Wayfaring Stranger

24. Hammer Man

Total time: 61:01 min.