Kay Starr: Jazz Singer

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Kay Starr: Jazz Singer
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Studio album by
Kay Starr
Released1960
Genre Pop, jazz
Label Capitol
Producer Dave Cavanaugh
Kay Starr chronology
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Kay Starr: Jazz Singer is a studio album by Kay Starr. It was released in 1960 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1438). It was produced by Dave Cavanaugh, and the music was arranged and conducted by Van Alexander. [1]

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AllMusic also gave the album a rating of four stars. [2] Reviewer Dave Nathan wrote that Starr "swings a set of 12 songs" and "this album helps document her place as a top-flight jazz vocalist." [2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "I Never Knew" (Egan, Marsh, Pitts, Whiteman) [2:42]
  2. "My Man" (Charles, Pollack, Willemetz, Yvain) [2:36]
  3. "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" (Gillespie, Simons, Whiting) [1:52]
  4. "All by Myself" (Irving Berlin) [3:00]
  5. "Hard Headed Hannah" (Ager, Bates, Bigelow, Yellen) [2:29]
  6. "Me Too" (Sherman, Tobias, Woods) [1:58]

Side B

  1. "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" (Fisher, Rose) [2:48]
  2. "I Only Want a Buddy -- Not a Sweetheart" (Eddie Jones) [3:09]
  3. "Hummin' to Myself" (Fain, Magidson, Siegel, Siegel) [2:55]
  4. "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" (Meyer, Ruby) [2:45]
  5. "Sunday" (Conn, Coots, Grey, Krueger, Miller, Styne) [3:04]
  6. "I Would Do Anything for You" (Hill, Hopkins, Williams) [2:48]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kay - Kay Starr: Jazz Singer". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kay Starr: Jazz Singer". AllMusic . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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