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The two women have similar voices and piano technique. Southern stays right in her wheelhouse for these recordings, lighting the fire with one torch song after another, along with the slightly Latin-tinged An Occasional Man. Charlie Barnet was one of the premier saxophone players of the swing era, but he tended towards bebop.
Jeri Southern (born Genevieve Lillian Hering; August 5, 1926 – August 4, 1991) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early years. ... After beginning her career at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, she joined a United States Navy recruiting tour during World War II.
1. The Navy Swings Program #13 - Introduction 2. The Navy Swings Program #13 - Barnet: I'll Remember April 3. The Navy Swings Program #13 - You Better Go Now (vocal Jeri Southern) 4. The Navy Swings Program #13 - Easy Pickin's 5. The Navy Swings Program #13 - I've Got Five Dollars (vocal Jeri Southern) 6. The Navy Swings Program #13 - Closer ...
The Navy Swings by Charlie Barnet, Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra, Jeri Southern. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Jeri Southern was an intensely private person. The sudden rise to fame which came in the wake of her hit records “You Better Go Now” and “When I Fall In Love” must have come as a shock to the 25-year-old native of Royal, Nebraska. The success of these introspective sides, in 1951 and 1952 respectively, was a pleasant surprise in an era more famous for pop hits like “Come On-A My ...
[p126544 Tucker, Ben] = Bass [p124629 Douglass, Bill] = Drums [p126534 Thompson, Charles] = Piano [p88978 Barnet, Charlie] = Alto Saxophone [p126543 Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra] [p126532 Wright, Dempsey] = Guitar [p126533 Babasin, Harry] = Cello [p29802 Southern, Jeri] = Piano [p42010 Gonsalves, Paul] = Tenor Saxophone
Larry Bunker – drums. The first of four CD's taken from radio transcriptions used in the show "The Navy Swings" features trumpeter/flugelhornist Shorty Rogers playing with two versions of his quintets in 1962, just prior to him greatly de-emphasizing his playing in favor of full-time writing for the studios. The 13 selections generally clock ...
