Betty Roché - Singin' And Swingin' (1960) LP

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01 - Come Rain Or Come Shine
02 - A Foggy Day
03 - Day By Day
04 - When I Fall In Love
05 - Blue Moon
06 - Where Or When
07 - September Song
08 - Until The Real Thing Comes Along
09 - Billie's Bounce

Personel

Betty Roche (vocals)
Jimmy Forrest (tenor sax)
Jack McDuff (organ)
Bill Jennings (guitar)
Wendell Marshall (bass)
Roy Haynes (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder (recording engineer)
Recorded 03 June 1960 at
the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N. J.

Betty Roché should have been much more famous. She had two barely documented periods with Duke Ellington's orchestra and recorded three excellent albums as a leader from 1956-1961 (all of which are available on CD), but then faded away into complete obscurity. This reissue (which is mistakenly given the incorrect date of January 24, 1961, which was actually Roché's following release) matches the singer with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest, organist Jack McDuff (near the beginning of his career), guitarist Bill Jennings, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Roy Haynes. Roché performs nine famous standards, coming up with fresh variations in her phrasing to such numbers as "Come Rain or Come Shine," "When I Fall in Love," "Blue Moon," and "Billie's Bounce." Recommended, as are all of the other recordings in her slim discography.