Bits & Pieces/Free & Easy [Import]

Jackie & Roy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Fresh Sound
• ASIN: B0019DSNY2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Look Around

2. Stopping the Clock

3. (So You've Had A) Change of Heart

4. Honey Did

5. Whisper Not

6. Say Cheese

7. Aura

8. Darn That Dream

9. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

10. Walking

11. Free and Easy

12. There Will Never Be Another You

13. Angel Eyes

14. It's a Lovely Day Today

15. Dixie

16. Who Wants to Fall in Love

17. So It's Spring

18. Ooh! That Kiss

19. I'm Glad There Is You

20. Aren't You Glad You're You

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Jackie and Roy Kral rose to fame in the late '40s with their delightful vocal contribution to Charlie Ventura's popular Bop combo. Exciting and swinging, their work, imbued with their love and understanding of music, made these two bright young stars real and immediate favorites of Jazz fans. On these recordings made in New York and Los Angeles in 1957, the duo is backed by two top studio bands conducted by Roy himself and by the great Bill Holman. Impeccably selected and tastefully presented, the material is illuminated by inventive singing delivered with consistent freshness and splendid technical command. Jackie is the featured singer, but Roy joins in often enough to heighten the pacing that much more. The arrangements are full-voiced, with swinging, functionally effective backdrops for the vocals, garnished with occasional instrumental solos from the stellar personnel. Holman wrote most of the arrangements, but Ernie Wilkins, Ralph Burns and Quincy Jones also collaborated in the New York sessions. 21 tracks. Fresh Sound Records. 2008.