Jeri Southern - Southern Breeze (Remastered) '1958; 2019

Tracks list

One mark of a great jazz vocalist is the material she picks. Jeri Southern was
one of the great students of jazz-era song, and the material she chose for
Southern Breeze is strong in two ways -- theyre not only great songs, but theyre
great for her. Never blessed with a strong voice, Southern instead realized the
artistic advantages those qualities brought, and often chose torch songs or
unlucky-in-love songs that accentuated her seeming weaknesses and everywoman
qualities. With charts from arranger genius Marty Paich, Southern opens on a
high note, the glib Down with Love. Yet to come are happy yet forlorn choices
Who Wants to Fall in Love and Because He Reminds Me of You -- Southern even
finds the catch in Crazy He Calls Me. And in true West Coast fashion, the music
features brass that swings lightly and a dynamic range that frequently plumbs
the depths (including tuba and baritone sax), all possible thanks to Paichs
charts and able musicians including Georgie Auld, Don Fagerquist, and Bob
Enevoldsen. Upbeat standards get their chance to shine as well -- Ridin High, I
Like the Likes of You -- but most of Southern Breeze is gloriously melancholy.

Tracklist:
01. Jeri Southern - Down With Love (Remastered) (3:12)
02. Jeri Southern - Crazy He Calls Me (Remastered) (3:48)
03. Jeri Southern - Lazy Bones (Remastered) (3:06)
04. Jeri Southern - Who Wants To Fall In Love? (Remastered) (3:16)
05. Jeri Southern - Then Ill Be Tired Of You (Remastered) (3:49)
06. Jeri Southern - Ridin High (Remastered) (2:21)
07. Jeri Southern - Because He Reminds Me Of You (Remastered) (3:15)
08. Jeri Southern - Porgy (Remastered) (3:36)
09. Jeri Southern - Are These Really Mine? (Remastered) (3:41)
10. Jeri Southern - Isnt This A Lovely Day? (Remastered) (3:00)
11. Jeri Southern - Warm Kiss (Remastered) (2:57)
12. Jeri Southern - I Like The Likes Of You (Remastered) (2:55)

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