Kay Starr Barney Bigard - Complete Lamplighter Recordings 19451946 (28 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Kay Starr, Barney Bigard
Complete Lamplighter Recordings 1945-1946
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (28) - Disc #1
1. St. Louis Blues - Kay Starr, Handy, W.C.
2. I Cried for You - Kay Starr, Arnheim, Gus
3. Sunday - Kay Starr, Conn, Chester
4. Just About Right for Me - Kay Starr, Ahlert, Richard
5. Stormy Weather - Kay Starr, Arlen, Harold
6. Who's Foolin' Who? - Kay Starr, Starr, Kay
7. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Kay Starr, Daugherty, Doc
8. Sweet Lorraine - Kay Starr, Burwell, Clifford R
9. Stardust - Kay Starr, Carmichael, Hoagy
10. After You've Gone - Kay Starr, Creamer, Henry
11. Frying Pan (A Blues Sketch) - Kay Starr, Starr, Kay
12. All of Me - Kay Starr, Marks, Gerald
13. Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Kay Starr, Warfield, Charles
14. Where or When - Kay Starr, Hart, Lorenz
15. Honeysuckle Rose - Kay Starr, Razaf, Andy
16. Riffin' the Scotch - Kay Starr, Buck, F.L.
17. Love Me or Leave Me - Kay Starr, Donaldson, Walter
18. Sunday [Alternate Take] - Kay Starr, Conn, Chester
19. Memphis Blues [*] - Kay Starr, Handy, W.C.
20. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) [*] - Kay Starr, Creamer, Henry
21. I Can't Get Started [*] - Kay Starr, Duke, Vernon
22. The Trolley Song [*] - Kay Starr, Blaine, Ralph
23. The Very Thought of You [*] - Kay Starr, Noble, R.
24. Honeysuckle Rose [*] - Kay Starr, Razaf, Andy
25. A Sunday Kind of Love [*] - Kay Starr, Belle, Barbara
26. Them There Eyes [*] - Kay Starr, Pinkard, Maceo
27. Garbage Can Blues [*] - Kay Starr, Starr, Kay
28. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) [Alternate Take][*] - Kay Starr, Creamer, Henry

CD Details

All Artists: Kay Starr, Barney Bigard
Title: Complete Lamplighter Recordings 1945-1946
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Baldwin Street Music
Original Release Date: 3/9/1999
Release Date: 3/9/1999
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Vocal Blues, Traditional Blues, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 776127078023

CD Reviews

Responsible and sensitive restoration of Starr's jazz side

Ian Muldoon | Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia | 12/07/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was drawn to look up Kay Starr when reading Gary Giddin's A STARR IS REBORN in READING JAZZ (ed. R. Gottlieb) Pantheon Books,NY,1996 which I recommend as one of the great compilations of jazz writing bar none. I vaguely recalled her from the 50's with hits such as "Wheel of Fortune". Of course, that was music which was very unhip to a teenager exploring the whole gamut of great American jazz from Wingy Manone to Dizzy Gillespie. But at Mr Giddin's recommendation I took the plunge and my investigations dug up this gem of a CD. There is some truth in the dictum that one can often judge an artist by the company she keeps. Some of Ms Starr's company on this CD includes Barney Bigard (18 tracks) Bob Crosby, Irving Fazola, Wingy Manone, Charlie Barnet, Barney Kessel(7 tracks)all of them respective masters. Highlights on the CD, and there are many, include a vocal duet with Wingy Manone on "If I could BeWith You"; "I Can't Get Started" which I swear rivals that of Bunny Berigan;"All of Me", which has backing by Barney Bigard and Vic Dickenson on trombone(mute); and "Where of When", where Ms Starr reveals her sensitive poignant side backed by the beautiful chalumeau sound of Mr Bigard's clarinet. Ms Starr brings to life with great interpretations some of the best of the American Songbook backed by some of the best jazz musicians in the business at the time. Geat value for money CD."

Discover the jazz singer KAY STARR...

a | 05/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These red hot jazz sides by Kay Starr were recorded in the 30's & 40's before she became a pop star, here she is a true jazz singer singing jazz and swing standards backed by some great small groups... This is pre WHEEL A FORTUNE Kay Starr, swingin', improvising, and having fun with the likes of Barney Bigard, Wingy Manone, Bob Crosby and many other hot musicians. Highly recommended. GREAT SOUND QUALITY"

I bought five Kay Starr CDs...

winksworth | 11/15/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"...and this is (by far) my favorite. It's a collection of singles from early in Starr's career, mostly recorded when she was 23 and 24 years old. Her vocal style was different then, very bluesy, very Memphis, and she is helped by a few excellent mid-1940s swing bands. The results sound like a lost (and very magical) Billie Holiday album, an upbeat one at that. Great song choices, many standards. This album is a real discovery."