Claudia Thompson - Goodbye To Love (2022) [Hi-Res]

A sultry and sophisticated songbird. The ultra-rare debut and sole output of a wondrous and mysterious vocalist, perfectly accompanied by guitar icon Barney Kessel. An Early Stereo marvel from the original 1959 tapes!

Kessel was a jazz pioneer -- as one of the leading lights of the hard-bop movement, his jazz guitar was legendary, and he was ranked the No. 1 guitarist in Down Beat and Playboy for numerous years. He played with Sonny Rollins and Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald as well as leading his own super-tight group. On albums such as The Poll Winners, Kessel defined the bop style with a jazz "power trio," creating a body of work that made him a legend.

Not much is known of Claudia Thompson -- even though the record's a long-time crate digger classic, she remains a mystery. But her stunning voice will knock you out -- sounding like the precedent of singers like Karen Carpenter, her no-nonsense, emotion-soaked singing carries marvelously a collection of standards including "Stormy Weather" and "Body And Soul." Kessel's remarkable playing provides a sparkling backing for her vocals. The album has been pressed onto gold vinyl and wrapped in a restored sleeve that captures the beauty of the era.

Claudia Thompson has a perfectly tuned, and wildly dramatic voice. Picture a female Chet Baker; you’ll have to hear it to believe it.



1.01 - Claudia Thompson - Some Of These Days (Remastered) (4:04)
1.02 - Claudia Thompson - Body And Soul (Remastered) (2:48)
1.03 - Claudia Thompson - If I Should Lose You (Remastered) (3:26)
1.04 - Claudia Thompson - Stormy Weather (Remastered) (3:33)
1.05 - Claudia Thompson - I'm Through With Love (Remastered) (2:40)
1.06 - Claudia Thompson - The Morning After (Remastered) (2:41)
1.07 - Claudia Thompson - Goodbye (Remastered) (2:43)
1.08 - Claudia Thompson - Blue Prelude (Remastered) (2:54)
1.09 - Claudia Thompson - You Call It Madness (Remastered) (3:09)
1.10 - Claudia Thompson - Fan Me (Remastered) (3:24)
1.11 - Claudia Thompson - I Was Yours (Remastered) (2:48)
1.12 - Claudia Thompson - Gloomy Sunday (Remastered) (3:44)
1.13 - Claudia Thompson - Goodnight My Pet (Remastered) (2:28)
1.14 - Claudia Thompson - Gloomy Sunday (Single Version) (Remastered) (3:14)