Millie Vernon

[epistrophy007]

Thought I revive my first topic about Millie Vernon, since no one replied on my questions about her Passion of Millie Vernon album.

Is there anybody out here who knows this obscure singer, knows her music, is a fan, or is just as facinated about her as I am?

I mean the 2007 Japanese reissue of her Storyville debut from 1956 (with Dave McKenna, Jimmy Raney, Ruby Braff and Jo Jones!!!) rated second in the vocal jazz sales chart of the Japanese Swing Journal, just after Norah Jones...

J.

[epistrophy007]

For those who are still interested;

Just received my copy of the album...

Possibly the most expensive cd I ever bought, but I think it's worth it.

Only accompanied by Gary Dial, Millie Vernon, age 72 then, still sounds great. Her voice of course has matured, but in a beautiful way.

She does a few songs again that she recorded on her debut lp (with Dave McKenna, Ruby Braff, Jo Jones & Jimmy Raney; an unlickely combination to put behind a singer) from 1956, and it's interesting to hear the way she handles this tunes almost 50 years later, and got the chance to explore more.

The 15 songs were recorded in 2002, especially for the Japanese market, but I'm not sure if it was recorded in Japan.

Millie Vernon passed away in february of this year.

Here you can listen to some previewtracks of 'the Passion of Millie Vernon'

http://www.jazzybird.com/liste/p_produit.c...e=1&alpha=0

Here you can listen to 'I don't know what kind of blues I'ver got' from her debut album 'Introducing Milli Vernon'

j.

[brownie]

Millie Vernon was also featured in the series of ten albums by women singers released by CBS/Sony Japan in the '80s.

'Over the Rainbow', a very pleasant album recorded in November 1986 where she was backed by Seldon Powell, Kenny Barron, Santi DeBriano and Freddie Waits!

[JSngry]

Was there a single producer for this series?

[brownie]

They were two coproducers: Stephen Rosen and Hiro Hozumi. They collaborated on the whole series.

[Chuck Nessa]

I have the Shirley Horn cd from that series.

Edited April 18, 2010 by Chuck Nessa