Description: Personnel: Gale Robbins, Helen Grayco (vcl), Eddie Cano, Judd Conlon, Russell Garcia (arr, dir), Jimmy Salko, Tony Terran, Johnny Audino (tp), Milt Bernhardt, Francis Howard, Lloyd Ulyate (tb), Herb Geller, Med Flory, Les Robinson (as), Bob Cooper, Dave Pell (ts), Marty Berman (bs), Lou Levy, Gerald Wiggins (p), Larry Bunker (vib), Tommy Tedesco, Barney Kessel (g), Buddy Clark, Joe Mondragon (b), Mel Lewis, Alvin Stoller (d), Carlos Mejia (perc) The Best Voices Time Forgot Collectible Albums by Top Female Vocalists · Collector's Edition · 2 Original LPs on 1 CD · Original Cover Art, Liner Notes · Complete Personnel Details · Newly Remastered in 24-Bit I'm A Dreamer: American actress and singer Betty Gale Robbins (1921-1980) climbed the ladder to stardom as a model first. Then she proceeded to do it all over again as a singer in Chicago, with the bands of Phil Levant, Jan Garber, Ben Bernie, and Hal Kemp, but also with appearances on radio and TV. During World War II she also attained nationwide fame as a pin-up girl, but the final jump in her career was to the big screen, when she became a Hollywood star during the post-war years. “People always are so terribly surprised to find out I’m a professional singer,” she complained. “They think of me as an actress. But if I sang more, Hollywood wouldn’t give me a chance to act. It’s this stupid typecasting thing.” In 1958, her fame afforded her the chance to record an album for Vik with the Eddie Cano Orchestra titled "I’m A Dreamer." With a versatile set of arrangements by Cano, Gale Robbins projected her sultry and sophisticated approach to a repertoire of familiar standards that shine thanks to her intimate knowledge of the melodies. Gale Robbins stepped away from the spotlight in the 60s, but still today you can find her star at 6510 Hollywood Boulevard, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After Midnight: Helen Grayco (1924-) started her career as a singer when she was 8, on KHJ Radio in L.A. Her first break came at 17. Stan Kenton needed a vocalist, Helen tried out, landed the job, and she started touring with the band. Subsequently she sang with several bands before she was hired by Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Helen’s songs became a soothing contrast to the tumultuous musical buffooneries of the Slickers. She married Jones in 1948, and their relationship was as successful in private as it was under the glare of the spotlight. After her name came to be associated with the Slickers though, Helen was known in the trade as one of the most under-rated singers in the country, perhaps because critics had a hard time taking anyone in the Spike Jones entourage seriously. So at Spike’s urging, in 1955 Helen began to sing on her own. Her debut as a single act was a smash hit. She had a distinctive touch for torch tunes and slow ballads, and her sensuous, husky singing style together with the sleek, fascinating gowns she wore, finally brought her critical acclaim. In 1957 she recorded her album "After Midnight," adequate evidence of the talent she always possessed. Tracklist: 01. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Cole Porter) 2:11 02. Them There Eyes (William G. Tracey, Doris Tauber, Maceo Pinkard) 3:11 03. How Deep Is the Ocean (Irving Berlin) 2:29 04. Ain't Nothing Wrong with That Baby (Bickley Reichner, John Benson Brooks) 2:40 05. Golden Earrings (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) 2:33 06. The Nearness of You (Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown) 3:04 07. They Can't Take That Away from Me (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 2:51 08. Here I Go (In Love Again) (George Thorn, Herminio Alvarez Kenny) 2:56 09. I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All? (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy de Sylva) 2:36 10. Best of All (King Guion, Renee Borek, Lew Cooper) 3:21 11. Music, Maestro, Please (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) 2:48 12. Ain't Misbehavin' (Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks) 2:49 13. Take Me in Your Arms (Fred Markush, Mitchell Parrish) 3:13 14. Mood Indigo (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) 3:25 15. Glad to Be Unhappy (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 2:36 16. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter) 3:29 17. While We’re Young (Alec Wilder, Bill Engvick, Morty Palitz) 2:46 18. Black Coffee (Sonny Burke, Paul F.Webster) 3:15 19. You’re My Thrill (Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare) 3:23 20. Good Morning Heartache (Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake) 3:14 21. We'll Be Together Again (Frankie Laine, Carl Fisher) 3:05 22. Last Night When We Were Young (Yip Harburg, Harold Arlen) 2:59 23. Midnight Sun (Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer, Lionel Hampton) 2:59 24. You Don’t Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) 3:39 25. Teach Me Tonight (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) 2:27 26. Love and Marriage (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) 2:34 27. C'est La Guerre (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) 2:20 Sources: Tracks #1-12, from the Gale Robbins album “I’m a Dreamer” (Vik LX 1128) Tracks #13-24, from the Helen Grayco album “After Midnight” (Vik LX 1066) Track #25, from the Helen Grayco single “X” 4X-0051 Track #26, from the Helen Grayco single “X” 4X-0168 Track #27, from the Helen Grayco single Vik 4X-0219 Personnel on "I’m a Dreamer": Gale Robbins, vocals, with Eddie Cano and His Orchestra Tracks #1,5,7,12: John Audino, Jimmy Salko, Tony Terran, trumpets; Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, trombones; Herb Geller, Med Flory, alto saxes; Bob Cooper, Dave Pell, tenor saxes; Marty Berman, baritone sax; Lou Levy, piano; Tommy Tedesco, guitar; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Carlos Mejia, conga. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, October 9, 1957 Tracks #3,6,9,11: Jack Shulman, Dan Lube, Emil Briano, Erno Neufeld Thomas Mancini, William Miller, violins; Harry Hyams, Paul Robyn, Louis Kievman, Stanley Harris, violas; Edgar Lustgarten, Rapahel Kramer, cellos; Lou Levy, piano; Tommy Tedesco, guitar; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Carlos Mejia, conga. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, October 10, 1957 Tracks #2,4,8,10: Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Larry Bunker, vibes; Tommy Tedesco, Nick Bonney, guitar; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Carlos Mejia, conga. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, October 11, 1957 Personnel on "After Midnight": Hellen Grayco, vocals, with Orchestra Arranged by Russell Garcia and Conducted by Judd Conlon Les Robinson, alto sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Larry Bunker, vibes; Barney Kessel, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums; plus string section. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood 1957 Track #25: Orchestra directed by Harold Mooney (1954) Track #26: The Jud Conlon Singers and Orchestra (1954) Track #27: Orchestra directed by Harold Mooney (1955) Original liner notes: Bob Hope and Tony Curtis New liner notes by Jordi Pujol Original recordings produced by Herman Diaz, Jr. This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi / Mono · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
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Artist: Alvin Stoller, Barney Kessel, Bob Cooper, Buddy Clark, Buddy Clark,, Carlos Mejia, Dave Pell, Eddie Cano, Francis Howard, Gale Robbins, Gerald Wiggins, Helen Grayco, Herb Geller, Jimmy Salko, Joe Mondragon, Johnny Audino, Judd Conlon, Larry Bunker, Les Robinson, Lloyd Ulyate, Lou Levy, Marty Berman, Med Flory, Mel Lewis, Milt Bernhardt, Russell Garcia, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Terran
Type: Album
Format: CD
Record Label: Best Voices Time Forgot
Release Title: I'm a Dreamer + After Midnight
Style: Vocal, Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal
Edition: Best Of
