Rosemary Clooney & The Count Basie Orchestra - At Long Last (1998)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 146 MB | Covers - 36 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4795-2)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 146 MB | Covers - 36 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4795-2)
When Rosemary Clooney recorded for Concord in the '80s and '90s, her voice was noticeably thinner than it had been in the '50s. This isn't to say that she sounded bad - despite her limitations and the fact that she didn't have the range or chops of her youth, Clooney could still win you over with her sensitive interpretations of lyrics. And Concord deserves credit for generally providing her with talented arrangers and musicians, as well as tasteful material (as opposed to the type of novelty items she was often given at Columbia in the '50s). On At Long Last, the singer is united with the Count Basie ghost orchestra, which is directed by trombonist Grover Mitchell. Although Clooney was a jazzy pop singer rather than a true jazz singer, the Basie band is definitely a jazz band, and it definitely swings hard on familiar standards like "Old Devil Moon," "Willow Weep for Me" and "Just in Time." Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm" is especially revealing…