Post by Scully on Mar 31, 2021 12:00:23 GMT -6
KAY STARR MISBEHAVIN’ ALBUM RELEASED BY HINDSIGHT RECORDS
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Kay Starr Misbehavin’ Album has been released by Hindsight Records as part of their Reimagined Series. The project was produced by John F. Forbes with Thomas Gramuglia as Executive Producer. The Sentimental Pops Orchestra was conducted by John Forbes and the original orchestra was conducted by Billy Butterfield on "So Tired." Additional production was recorded, mixed and mastered by John Forbes at Forjam Studios. The project is being distributed by Select-O-Hits in both national and international markets. The Kay Starr Misbehavin’ album is available for streaming and download on all digital music platforms including Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more here.
“These new recordings encapsulate the magic of the original performances as well as elevating these moments with an energy and luster that these artists truly deserve,” expressed producer - John Forbes. “The final results of these efforts, makes this great music available to audiences for generations to come.”
The late, great jazz singer Billie Holiday once said that Kay Starr was “the only white woman that could sing the blues.”
One of the most versatile of all popular singers, Kay Starr sang swinging jazz, country tunes, ballads, pop songs, and rock & roll with nearly equal success. She started early, ended fairly late in life, and was always a joy to hear. On this reimagined reissue, she is featured on early radio transcriptions that also include three classic jazz greats and the subtle and inventive orchestrations of John Forbes.
On several occasions during 1945-49, a young Kay Starr recorded jazz sessions that were made strictly for the radio. The best of these transcriptions are reissued and reimagined on this release. Nine selections from May 1945 team her in a combo with violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist Les Paul. The other two dates, one song from a big band and four with a combo that includes trumpeter Billy Butterfield, are from the 1947-49 period.
''I have used my Sentimental Orchestra for each of these historic recordings, and it has been a great opportunity,'' says Forbes. ''I always want to orchestrate to the arrangements that were in place and not get in the way of the vocals. Kay Starr is an amazing jazz singer. She is very much like a horn player, so I played off of that, interfacing with her phrasing. I used a similar band as with the Doris Day and Patti Page projects, 20 pieces plus strings with woodwinds in lieu of the brass. The frequency range of Les Paul's guitar and Joe Venuti's violin both occupy the area that is also the singer's high end, so I avoided as many unison lines as I could and let her voice and the point-counterpoint with the instruments shine, orchestrating around that.'' John Forbes' subtle and tasteful arrangements never take away from the lead voices, adding to the timeless appeal of the performances.
Kay Starr - Misbehavin’ Track List
1. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry - Abe Lyman and Walter Donaldson
2. It's A Great Feeling - Ray Heindorf
3. Blame My Absentminded Heart - Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
4. So Tired - Russ Morgan, Jack Stuart and John B. Soell
5. Betcha I Getcha - Mort Greene and S. Dewey, D. Darcy
6. Don't Do Something To Someone Else - Marvin Fisher and Roy Alfred
7. Honeysuckle Rose - Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
8. Ain't Misbehavin' - Andy Razaf, Fats Waller and Harry Brooks
9. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Public Domain
10. There's A Lull In My Life - Mark Gordon and Harry Revel
11. What Goes Up Must Come Down - Ted Koehler and Rube Bloom
12. What A Difference A Day Makes - Maria Grever and Stanley Adams
13. Dixieland Band - Johnny Mercer and Bernie Hanighe
14. You're Always There - Ned Miller
Hindsight is proud to offer these unique collections that not only capture the spirit and feel of the Golden Age during which these recordings were made, but are, in every sense of the word, true collector’s items.