The Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary
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    joelf Guest
    To check the melody before doing a lead sheet chart on Arlen-Koehler's Ill Wind, I checked with the Chairman (Wee Small Hours), then Billie (All or Nothing at All).


    Then Sarah stopped me in my tracks with this intimate rendition---like she was singing to ME (I only know that it's on Roulette records, not the album title):






    I'll post my sheet shortly...

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    I love this tune. A couple of other great performances:



    Danny W.

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    joelf Guest
    Wynton's rendition was the 1st I heard years ago, and drew me to the song.

    Who needs drums when you can swing this hard on your own?


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    The Sarah Vaughan version is from After Hours, the album is a trio affair with Sarah, Mundell Lowe and George Duvivier on guitar and bass. She did a similar album a year or so later, Sarah+2.

    How popular was that format at that time? The Julie London - Barney Kessel stuff dates from around 1955 and the Sarah Vaughan is from 1960 or 61. Those are the only ones I know. Are there other examples of vocalist-bass-electric guitar recordings from, say, 1954 to 1964?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manos de Cement
    The Sarah Vaughan version is from After Hours, the album is a trio affair with Sarah, Mundell Lowe and George Duvivier on guitar and bass. She did a similar album a year or so later, Sarah+2.

    How popular was that format at that time? The Julie London - Barney Kessel stuff dates from around 1955 and the Sarah Vaughan is from 1960 or 61. Those are the only ones I know. Are there other examples of vocalist-bass-electric guitar recordings from, say, 1954 to 1964?
    Thanks for the info on Sarah's date.

    I'll look into your query...

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    joelf Guest
    I think Sheila Jordan did one w/Barry Galbraith, but I'm not sure if it was that exact configuration. That time frame, though...

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    The Jordan/ Galbraith date was a quartet session w Denzil Best on drums iirc. There's plenty of quartet lps w guitar, Beverly Kenney and Ruth Price ea had one w Johnny Smith and Carmen Mcrae cut a few w Mundell Lowe, but not many w just bass and guitar accompaniment.
    I have a duo lp Jim Hall made w a singer Lee Shaefer "A Girl and a Guitar" Pretty obscure lp, doubt it was ever reissued

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    joelf Guest
    The chart I posted yesterday had errors. This one is what I meant, and I'll write a cleaner one also and post it...
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    “Sylvia Is” features Sylvia Syms backed by a guitar trio with either Kenny or Bucky.

    Danny W.

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    joelf Guest
    Chet Baker recorded If You Could See me Now with just Bucky...