It's a Quiet Thing

Last updated
It's a Quiet Thing
It's a Quiet Thing.jpg
Studio album by
Morgana King
Released1965
Recorded1965
Genre Jazz
Label Reprise RS 6192 [1]
Morgana King chronology
With a Taste of Honey
(1965)		It's a Quiet Thing
(1965)		 Morgana King
(196)

It's a Quiet Thing is a 1965 album by Morgana King with arrangements by Torrie Zito. [2]

Contents

The AllMusic Review by Eugene Chadbourne felt that King's "brilliant presence" on the album's title track was "impossible to live up to" over the ten songs on the album. He praised Zito's "sophisticated and classy, indeed outright lush arrangements" but compared King's unique vocal style of "enunciation and pyrotechnics" to both Tiny Tim and Yma Sumac. Chadbourne concluded that "Any tendency to dismiss King outright would be a mistake, however. Like other somewhat eccentric vocalists, such as Al Hibbler and Betty Carter, aspects that seem inexplicable or tasteless at first listening are guaranteed to grow on the listener". [2]

The initial Billboard magazine review from January 29, 1966 commented that King "proves the point that artistry and commercial appeal can blend as witnessed in this exceptional package" and praised her performances of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Useless Landscape" and "Dindi" as "priceless". [3]

It's a Quiet Thing was also reviewed in Sounds and Fury, Stereo Review and American Record Guide. [4] [5] [6]

The song It's A Quiet Thing originates from the first musical of Kander and Ebb - Flora the Red Menace which premiered on Broadway in 1965. [7]

Track listing

  1. "It's a Quiet Thing" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:02
  2. "Dindi" (Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira) – 4:00
  3. "Useless Landscape" (Gilbert, Jobim, de Oliveira) – 3:12
  4. "Gone with the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 2:58
  5. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:35
  6. "Mountain High, Valley Low" (Bernie Hanighen, Raymond Scott) – 2:09
  7. "How Insensitive" (Norman Gimbel, Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 03:14
  8. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 02:38
  9. "Deep Song" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 03:38
  10. "If You Should Leave Me (E Se Domani)" (Arthur Altman, Giorgio Calabrese, Al Stillman) – 03:01

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Kander</span> American musical theatre composer

John Harold Kander is an American composer and composer, known largely for his work in the musical theater. As part of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb, Kander wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including Cabaret (1966) and Chicago (1975), both of which were later adapted into acclaimed films. He and Ebb also wrote the standard "New York, New York" . He and Ebb sang All That Jazz from Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fred Ebb</span> Musical artist

Fred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera.

<i>Ella Abraça Jobim</i> 1981 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Abraça Jobim or Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook is a 1981 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, devoted to the songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim.

<i>The Reprise Collection</i> 1990 box set by Frank Sinatra

The Reprise Collection is a 1990 box set by the American singer Frank Sinatra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morgana King</span> American singer and actress (1930–2018)

Maria Grazia Morgana Messina, better known as Morgana King, was an American jazz singer and actress. She began a professional singing career at sixteen years old. In her twenties, she was singing at a Greenwich Village nightclub when she was recognized for her unique phrasing and vocal range, described as a four-octave contralto range. She was signed to a label and began recording solo albums. She recorded dozens of albums well into the late 1990s.

<i>The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings</i> 1995 box set by Frank Sinatra

The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings is a 1995 box set album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. The release coincided with Sinatra's 80th birthday celebration.

Ray Gilbert was an American lyricist. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut.

<i>The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim</i> 1965 studio album by Antônio Carlos Jobim

The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim is the second studio album by Antônio Carlos Jobim with arrangements by Nelson Riddle. It was released in 1965 and was number 57 on the US Albums 1965 year-end chart.

<i>Love, Strings and Jobim</i> 1966 compilation album by Various artists

Love, Strings and Jobim is a 1966 album by various Brazilian artists who play new Brazilian songs by various composers. Because Antônio Carlos Jobim is pictured on the cover and mentioned in the title, he has been and continues to be credited to be the performing artist on the album. Jobim does not appear on the album except as a composer of two of the twelve songs. The original Brazilian title of this album is "Tom Jobim Apresenta" and it appeared on the Elenco label.

<i>Sinatra–Jobim Sessions</i> 1979 compilation album by Frank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim

The Sinatra–Jobim Sessions is a 1979 double LP compilation album of American singer Frank Sinatra's work with Antônio Carlos Jobim. The album was published only in Brazil by producer Roberto Quartin, and had never been re-released on vinyl or CD until 2010 when it was re-mastered and released under The Frank Sinatra Collection and became available worldwide.

<i>Terra Brasilis</i> 1980 studio album by Antônio Carlos Jobim

Terra Brasilis is the 11th album by Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was recorded at the RCA Recording Studios in New York City and released in 1980. The album includes reworkings of old songs as well as new material and placed 42nd on the US Jazz Albums 1980 year-end chart.

<i>Lightly Latin</i> 1966 studio album by Perry Como

Lightly Latin is Perry Como's 13th RCA Victor 12" long-play album.

"Dindi" is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova and jazz standard song. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit. In December 1966, Telles recorded this piece with the guitarist Rosinha de Valença.

"Inútil Paisagem" is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. An English-language version with lyrics by Ray Gilbert is titled "If You Never Come to Me".

<i>Everything Happens to Me</i> (Frank Sinatra album) 1996 compilation album by Frank Sinatra

Everything Happens to Me is a 1996 compilation album by Frank Sinatra. The tracks were selected by Sinatra himself as his favorites and represent more of the tear-jerking "saloon songs" side of his catalog, including "The Gal That Got Away" and "Drinking Again", as well as nostalgic masterpieces "Summer Wind" and "Yesterday".

<i>Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings</i> 2010 compilation album by Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim

Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings is a 2010 compilation album by Frank Sinatra, consisting of 20 tracks he recorded with the Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim.

<i>Copacabana</i> (Sarah Vaughan album) 1979 studio album by Sarah Vaughan

Copacabana is a 1979 album by Sarah Vaughan. It was Vaughan's second album of bossa nova following I Love Brazil!; her third album of Brazilian music, Brazilian Romance followed in 1987.

<i>Come Fly Away</i> (album) 2010 compilation album by Frank Sinatra

Come Fly Away is a 2010 compilation album by Frank Sinatra. These 16 songs have been chosen to be in the album that were taken from the Broadway musical Come Fly Away.

Ronald "Ronnie" Zito is an American jazz drummer.

References

  1. ↑ – It's a Quiet Thing
  2. 1 2 It's a Quiet Thing at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 January 1966. p. 72. ISSN   0006-2510.
  4. ↑ Sounds and Fury. Castell Publishing Company. 1966.
  5. ↑ Stereo Review. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. 1966. p. 88.
  6. ↑ American record guide. 1966.
  7. ↑ "John Kander and Fred Ebb | The Stars | Broadway: The American Musical | PBS". Broadway: The American Musical. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.