Volume II

by Sue Raney

Overview

Sue Raney, who has always had a beautiful voice, first gained some recognition for her work in jazz and popular music in the late 1950s. She has been a fixture in Los Angeles ever since, becoming a well-known vocal coach and teacher in addition to continuing her solo career. The second volume of previously unreleased material from Studio West features Raney in four different settings. Nine selections team her with a quartet led by pianist Page Cavanaugh that perfectly fits her singing. Two songs have her joined by Page 7 (a septet led by Cavanaugh), there are five numbers with a quartet co-led by clarinetist Buddy DeFranco and accordionist Tommy Gumina, and the remaining four selections are with the 1970 version of Shelly Manne & His Men. The performances are usually brief but Raney takes advantage of each moment, stretching her repertoire from swing standards to the Beatles"With a Little Help From My Friends" and Michel Legrand's "Umbrellas of Cherbourg." Highlights include "Trouble Is a Man," "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," and two versions apiece of "Breezin' Along With the Breeze" and "'Deed I Do." Because Sue Raney has never recorded often enough, this set of rarities is particularly recommended to listeners unfamiliar with the talented singer. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	08/17/2004
Label:	STUDIO WEST
UPC:	0722937210825

Tracks

1. Someone to Watch Over Me
2. I Hear Music
3. Trouble Is a Man
4. Breezin' Along With the Breeze
5. Little Girl Blue
6. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
7. 'Deed I Do
8. Love Me or Leave Me
9. No Place to Go
10. Five Definitions of Love
11. With a Little Help From My Friends
12. My Love Is a Wanderer
13. Umbrellas of Cherbourg
14. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
15. Burnt Sugar
16. I Ain't Got Nobody
17. 'Deed I Do
18. Breezin' Along With the Breeze
19. Goodbye Charlie
20. Bluesette

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sue Raney   Primary Artist,Vocals
Buddy DeFranco   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Shelly Manne & His Men   Primary Artist
Tommy Gumina   Accordion

Technical Credits

Vil Vohler   Audio Production
Walter Donaldson   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Walter Hirsch   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Sue Raney   Composer
Alec Wilder   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Billy Moll   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Harry Barris   Composer
Bart Howard   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Toots Thielemans   Composer
Andre Previn   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Seymour Simons   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Roger Graham   Composer
Dory Langdon   Composer
Scott Yanow   Liner Notes
Norman Gimbel   Composer