Enjoy Yourself

by Maxine Sullivan

Overview

Two of singer Maxine Sullivan's lesser-known albums for Audiophile have been reissued in full on this single CD. The first 11 selections date from 1978 and were formerly the album With the Ike Isaacs Quartet. Backed by a solid rhythm section and Herman Foretich on reeds, Sullivan gives typically tasteful and lightly swinging treatments to such songs as "This Heart of Mine," "I Hadn't Anyone Till You," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries." The other half of this CD, which dates from near the end of her life in 1985, finds Sullivan still in prime form. For this set (originally released as Enjoy Yourself), she is assisted by pianist Dardanelle (who joins her for a vocal duet on "Side by Side"), tenor-saxophonist Sil Austin, and a pianoless rhythm section led by bassist Bob Haggart. Highlights include "Truckin'," "Get out and Get Under the Moon," and "It's the Talk of the Town." This generous 22-song reissue is typical of Maxine Sullivan's output for she never recorded a weak album; well worth exploring and savoring. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/25/1999
Label:	GHB JAZZ FOUNDATION
UPC:	0762247215424

Tracks

1. My Very Good Friend, the Milkman
2. This Heart of Mine
3. Come Rain or Come Shine
4. You Go to My Head
5. By Myself
6. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
7. It's Only a Paper Moon
8. Everything Happens to Me
9. I Could Write a Book
10. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
11. This Can't Be Love
12. Truckin'
13. What's New?
14. Get Happy
15. Get Out and Get Under the Moon
16. Ain't We Got Fun?
17. It's the Talk of the Town
18. Make Someone Happy
19. When a Woman Loves a Man
20. Enjoy Yourself
21. What's New?
22. Side by Side

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maxine Sullivan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ike Isaacs Trio   Bass
Dan Wall   Piano
Dardanelle   Piano,Vocals
Bob Shaw   Guitar
Steve Ellington   Drums
Sil Austin   Sax (Tenor)
Bob Haggart   Bass

Technical Credits

Ralph Rainger   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Adolph Green   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Al J. Neiburg   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Harold Spina   Composer
Harry Woods   Composer
William Jerome   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Herbert Magidson   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Raymond B. Egan   Composer
Ray Noble   Composer
Betty Comden   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Haggart   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Larry Shay   Composer
Rube Bloom   Composer
Charles Tobias   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Marty Symes   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer