Ruth Brown with the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra : Fine Brown Frame (1968) FLAC

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Artist: Ruth Brown with the Thad Jones
Title: Mel Lewis Orchestra : Fine Brown Frame
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Capitol Jazz
Genre: Vocal Jazz / Early R&B
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Total Time: 35:29
Total Size: 204 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Yes Sir, That's My Baby (3:37)
02. Trouble In Mind (4:10)
03. Sonny Boy (3:36)
04. Bye, Bye Blackbird (2:34)
05. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (4:19)
06. Black Coffee (4:31)
07. Be Anything (But Be Mine) (5:46)
08. You Won't Let Me Go (4:23)
09. Fine Brown Frame (3:13)

Ruth Brown - vocal
Thad Jones - fluegelhorn
Mel Lewis Orchestra :
Snooky Young, Jimmy Nottingham, Danny Moore, Richard Williams, Bill Berry : trumpets
Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper, Cliff Heather : trombones
Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Daniels, Seldon Powell, Pepper Adams : saxophones
Roland Hanna : piano
Richard Davis : bass
Mel Lewis : drums

In the late '60s, veteran singer Ruth Brown recorded two albums with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, but neither one was all that classic. She sounds fine, though the big band has little to do except be supportive. The opening "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" is pretty weak, and "Sonny Boy" certainly did not need to be revived. Much better are "Trouble in Mind," "Black Coffee" and "Fine Brown Frame," but Ruth Brown's earlier (and later) recordings are superior to this historical curiosity.

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