Artist: Hazel Scott
Album: 1939-1945
Genre: Swing
Label: Classics
Released: 2003
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Calling All Bars (2:53)
- Mighty Like the Blues (2:56)
- You Gave Me the Go-By (2:43)
- Why Didn't William Tell? (2:39)
- Valse in "D" Flat Major, Op.64, No.1 (Minute) (3:06)
- Country Gardens (2:55)
- Ritual Fire Dance (2:51)
- Prelude in "C" Sharp Minor (2:23)
- Two Part Invention in "A" Minor (2:13)
- Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in "C" Sharp Minor (3:23)
- Embraceable You (2:59)
- Hazel's Boogie Woogie (2:21)
- Blues in B Flat (2:50)
- Hallelujah! (3:05)
- Dark Eyes (3:14)
- Three Little Words (2:37)
- Body and Soul (4:09)
- People Will Say We're in Love (3:28)
- Honeysuckle Rose (4:06)
- "C" Jam Blues (3:47)
- Take Me in Your Arms (3:19)
- I'm Glad There Is You (3:19)
- Fascinating Rhythm (2:29)
- The Man I Love (2:46)
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A brilliant pianist who also had a warm singing voice, Hazel Scott gained some recognition in the early '40s for her swinging versions of classical themes. This valuable CD has all of her early recordings through May 1945, most of which have been rarely reissued. Scott is first heard on four songs with a pickup group organized by Leonard Feather called the Sextet of the Rhythm Club of London. While that unit features clarinetist Danny Polo and altoist Pete Brown, the next 16 selections (four of which are V-discs) put the spotlight entirely on Scott, who is backed by either J.C. Heard or Sid Catlett on drums. She shows off both her technique and her creativity on six classical works, swing standards, and a couple basic blues originals, singing on "People Will Say We're in Love" and "C Jam Blues." The final four numbers are quite a bit different as Scott is showcased as a fairly straight and sophisticated singer with orchestras conducted by Toots Camarata. Overall, this CD is highly recommended, reminding today's listeners how talented a pianist Scott was in her early days.
Review by Scott Yanow