Claudia Thompson: Goodbye To Love (Vinyl LP)
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Claudia Thompson - Goodbye To Love - LP A sultry and sophisticated songbird. The ultra-rare debut and sole output of a wondrous and mysterious vocalist, perfectly accompanied by guitar icon Barney Kessel. An Early Stereo marvel from the original 1959 tapes! - Kessel was a jazz pioneer - as one of the leading lights of the hard-bop movement, his jazz guitar was legendary, and he was ranked the No. 1 guitarist in Down Beat and Playboy for numerous years. He played with Sonny Rollins and Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald as well as leading his own super-tight group. On albums such as The Poll Winners, Kessel defined the bop style with a jazz power trio, creating a body of work that made him a legend. - Not much is known of Thompson - even though the record's a long-time crate digger classic, she remains a mystery. But her stunning voice will knock you out - sounding like the precedent of singers like Karen Carpenter, her no-nonsense, emotion-soaked singing carries marvelously a collection of standards including Stormy Weather and Body And Soul. Kessel's remarkable playing provides a sparkling backing for her vocals. The album has been pressed onto gold vinyl and wrapped in a restored sleeve that captures the beauty of the era. - Claudia Thompson has a perfectly tuned, and wildly dramatic voice. Picture a female Chet Baker; you'll have to hear it to believe it. Some of These Days 3:59, Body and Soul 2:44, If I Should Lose You 3:24, Stormy Weather 3:28, I'm Through with Love 2:39, The Morning After 2:42, Goodbye 2:38, Blue Prelude 2:52, You Call It Madness 3:06, Fan Me C3:25, I Was Yours 2:45, Gloomy Sunday 3:37
Claudia Thompson - Goodbye To Love - LP A sultry and sophisticated songbird. The ultra-rare debut and sole output of a wondrous and mysterious vocalist, perfectly accompanied by guitar icon Barney Kessel. An Early Stereo marvel from the original 1959 tapes! - Kessel was a jazz pioneer - as one of the leading lights of the hard-bop movement, his jazz guitar was legendary, and he was ranked the No. 1 guitarist in Down Beat and Playboy for numerous years. He played with Sonny Rollins and Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald as well as leading his own super-tight group. On albums such as The Poll Winners, Kessel defined the bop style with a jazz power trio, creating a body of work that made him a legend. - Not much is known of Thompson - even though the record's a long-time crate digger classic, she remains a mystery. But her stunning voice will knock you out - sounding like the precedent of singers like Karen Carpenter, her no-nonsense, emotion-soaked singing carries marvelously a collection of standards including Stormy Weather and Body And Soul. Kessel's remarkable playing provides a sparkling backing for her vocals. The album has been pressed onto gold vinyl and wrapped in a restored sleeve that captures the beauty of the era. - Claudia Thompson has a perfectly tuned, and wildly dramatic voice. Picture a female Chet Baker; you'll have to hear it to believe it. Some of These Days 3:59, Body and Soul 2:44, If I Should Lose You 3:24, Stormy Weather 3:28, I'm Through with Love 2:39, The Morning After 2:42, Goodbye 2:38, Blue Prelude 2:52, You Call It Madness 3:06, Fan Me C3:25, I Was Yours 2:45, Gloomy Sunday 3:37