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From Bessie to Brazil
1993 studio album by Susannah McCorkle
From Bessie To Brazil is a 1993 album by jazz vocalist Susannah McCorkle. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
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Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | February 1–3, 1993 in New York City | |||
Genre | Vocal Jazz, Classic pop | |||
Label | Concord Jazz | |||
Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
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Music critic Scott Yanow of AllMusic praised the album and called it "a fine all-round showcase for the talented singer."[1]
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love" | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 3:33 |
2. | "The People That You Never Get To Love" | Rupert Holmes | 4:47 |
3. | "Thief in The Night" | Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz | 3:49 |
4. | "The Waters of March" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | 4:01 |
5. | "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 4:05 |
6. | "How Deep Is the Ocean?" | Irving Berlin | 4:07 |
7. | "The Lady Is a Tramp" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 4:56 |
8. | "Quality Time" | Dave Frishberg | 4:24 |
9. | "My Sweetie Went Away" | Lou Handman, Roy Turk | 3:19 |
10. | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | Paul Simon | 4:16 |
11. | "Adeus America" | Geraldo Jacques, Haroldo Barbosa, Susannah McCorkle | 6:13 |
12. | "That Ole Devil Called Love" | Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher | 2:37 |
13. | "Hit the Road to Dreamland" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 5:19 |
14. | "You Go to My Head" | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | 4:09 |
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- Susannah McCorkle - vocals
- Allen Farnham - piano, musical director
- Howard Alden – guitar
- Kiyoshi Kitagawa - bass
- Chuck Redd – drums
- Randy Sandke – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Dick Oatts – alto saxophone, flute
- Ken Peplowski – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Robert Trowers – trombone
“Thief in The Night” & “The People That You Never Get To Love” arranged by Allen Farnham;
“The Lady Is a Tramp” & “Hit the Road to Dreamland” arranged by Ben Aronov;
“Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” & “Love” arranged by Richard De Rosa.
- Yanow, Scott. "From Bessie to Brazil > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 968. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.