Royal Roost Import Made in Spain Featuring: Beverly Kenney (vcl), Joe Newman (tp), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b), Freddie Green (g), Jo Jones (d) "Beverly Kenney, one of the most interesting jazz singers of the mid-'50s, led just three albums in her brief career. This set, reissued by the Spanish Fresh Sound label, teams Kenney with pianist Jimmy Jones, four then-current members of Count Basie's band (trumpeter Joe Newman, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, and bassist Eddie Jones), plus former Basie-ite Jo Jones on drums. The light but swinging backing is perfect for Kenney, who excels on such songs as "Nobody Else But Me," "A Fine Romance," "Isn't This a Lovely Day," and "Can't Get Out of This Mood." She deserves to be remembered." — Scott Yanow Side 1. 1. Nobody Else But Me (Hammerstein/Kern) - 3:23 2. The More I See You (Gordon/Warren) - 3:08 3. Old Buttermilk Sky (Brooks/Carmichael) - 2:45 4. I Never Has Seen Snow (Arlen/Capote) - 3:50 5. A Fine Romance (Fields/Kern) - 2:54 6. Who Cares What People Say (Jerome/Scholl) - 2:35 Side 2. 7. Makin' Whoopee (Donaldson/Kahn) - 2:05 8. The Charm of You (Cahn/Styne) - 2:28 9. Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Berlin) - 3:15 10. Mairzy Doats (Drake/Hoffman/Livingston) - 2:44 11. My Kind of Love (Holdeman/Sherman/Trace) - 2:25 12. Can't Get Out of This Mood (Loesser/McHugh) - 2:47
