AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Frances Faye, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“No Reservations”; “Sings Folk Songs”; “Relaxin’ With Frances Faye” and “Swingin’ All The Way”.
Unfairly compartmentalised with the many “easy listening” female artists of the 1950’s, Frances Faye had in fact started her singing career at the age of 15 way back in the 1930’s. She had spent many years singing and playing piano on stage and in night clubs, writing much of her own material and even composing a song for the Andrews Sisters! She is perhaps best remembered for her outrageous night club routines which contained large slices of sexual innuendo which was to influence the likes of Bette Midler many years later. Moving from Capitol Records to Bethlehem her material became less commercial but more interesting to the jazz listener! She made her last significant album in 1964 but continued her stage work until way into the 1980’s.
CD1
1-12: ‘No Reservations’
1. Drunk With Love
2. Summertime
3. Mad About The Boy
4. Miss Otis Regrets
5. Sometimes I’m Happy
6. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
7. The Man I Love
8. You’re Heavenly
9. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
10. A Hundred Years From Today
11. Night And Day
12. Tweet, Tweet, Tweetheart
13-24: ‘Sings Folk Songs’
13. Frankie & Johnny
14. Greensleeves
15. Skip To My Lou
16. Lonesome Road
17. Medley: Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen / Deep River / Goin’ Home
18. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
19. St. James Infirmary
20. Go ‘Way From My Window
21. The Three Ravens
22. Clementine
23. Medley: Oif’n Pripitchik / Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Rai / Come Back To Sorrento
24. John Henry
CD2
1-12: ‘Relaxin’ With Francis Faye’
1. Love Is Just Around The Corner
2. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
3. Don’t Blame Me
4. Ain’t Misbehavin’
5. All The Things You Are
6. The Darktown Strutter’s Ball
7. Just You, Just Me
8. You’re My Thrill
9. My Baby Just Cares For Me
10. Well All Right
11. The Thrill Is Gone
12. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
13-24: ‘Swinging All The Way’
13. Do Nothing ‘Till You Hear From Me
14. It’s All Right With Me
15. Love For Sale
16. So In Love
17. Should I
18. Them Who Has Gets
19. There Will Never Be Another You
20. Miss Otis Regrets
21. Everything Happens To Me
22. More Than You Know
23. That’s All
24. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
