Inner City Records 1979 Japanese Pressing
Recorded April 28-29, 1974 at Victor Studio, Tokyo
Although Ann Burton was born in the Netherlands and made a couple of albums for the Dutch label Artone in the mid-'60s, she really made her mark in Japan. There she teamed up with some excellent local jazz musicians to make several albums, especially for East Wind. It is this label which has reissued her By Myself Alone -- originally recorded in April of 1974 -- on CD. Of the ten or so albums she made before dying too young in 1989, this ranks as one of her best. By Myself Alone features an intelligent and entertaining mix of tunes with unique Burton interpretations, treating the listener to more than 40 minutes of solid, if not spectacular, singing. Burton's voice could be husky and sensuous as on "Come Rain or Come Shine" or light and airy on a song favored by Blossom Dearie, "May I Come In?"
Side 1.
A1 Come Rain Or Come Shine 4:48
A2 Let Me Love You 5:10
A3 May I Come In 2:09
A4 Love Is A Necessary Evil 3:53
A5 Oh, My What A Shame 4:01
A6 By Myself Alone 1:50
Side 2.
B1 Yesterday & Yesterdays 2:53
B2 Birthday Song 2:50
B3 I Could Have Told You So 8:08
B4 That Old Feeling 3:07
B5 Travellin' Light 4:59
Credits:
Bass – Kunimitsu Inaba (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B1 to B5)
Piano – Masahiko Satoh* (tracks: A2 to A4, A6, B1, B2)
Producer – Yasohachi Itoh, Yukio Morisaki
Producer [Executive] – Toshinari Koinuma
Vocals – Ann Burton
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