''Roadhouse'' is an album by jazz vocalist
Ruth Cameron.
Music and recording
This was Cameron's first full-length recording, after the EP ''First Songs''. It was recorded at Capitol Studios, Studio B, Hollywood, California on October 10–13, 1999, with additional recording at Sear Sound, New York City on November 18–19, 1999. The material is standards.
Reception
The
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reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote that "These are calm, quiet performances, which can give the songs an air of restrained passion", and commented that this approach works well on some songs but could be lacking in expression.
An
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reviewer commented that Cameron lacked variety in her approach to the different songs.
Track listing
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One for My Baby
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire.
Background
Harold Arlen described the ...
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My Old Flame "My Old Flame" is a 1934 song composed by Arthur Johnston with lyrics by Sam Coslow for the film ''Belle of the Nineties''. It has since become a jazz standard.
History
"My Old Flame" first appeared in the 1934 film ''Belle of the Nineties'' when ...
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Body and Soul"
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Again
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Entertainment
* ''Again'' (video game), a 2009 adventure game for the Nintendo DS
* '' Again!!'' manga
* ''Again!'', a 2011 children's book by Emily Gravett
* ''Again'' (film), a 2015 Japanese film
Music
* Again (band), a ...
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Willow Weep for Me
"Willow Weep for Me" is a popular song composed in 1932 by Ann Ronell, who also wrote the lyrics. The song form is AABA, written in time,Zimmers, Tighe, E. (2009). ''Tin Pan Alley Girl: A Biography of Ann Ronell''. McFarland. pp. 19-22. altho ...
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Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe"
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Detour Ahead
"Detour Ahead" is a jazz standard with words and music credited to Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, and Lou Carter.
The song was written in 1948 while Carter, Ellis and Frigo were part of The Soft Winds, a group they created after leaving Jimmy Dorsey' ...
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A Sunday Kind of Love"
#"All About Ronnie"
#"Give Me Time"
#"Waitin' for the Train to Come"
Personnel
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Ruth Cameron – vocals
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Gary Foster – tenor sax (track 7)
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Ralph Moore
Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and afte ...
– tenor sax (tracks 1–3, 6, 8)
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Alan Broadbent
Alan Leonard Broadbent (born 23 April 1947) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer known for his work with artists such as Sue Raney, Charlie Haden, Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Natalie Cole, Warne Marsh ...
– piano (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
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Chris Dawson – piano (track 12)
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Brad Mehldau
Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Qua ...
– piano (tracks 4, 11)
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Mike Melvoin
Mike Melvoin (May 10, 1937February 22, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He served as chairman and president of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, The Recording Academy and worked as a prolific Session mus ...
– piano (tracks 7, 9)
* Federico Britos Ruiz – violin (tracks 5, 9, 12)
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Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...
– bass
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Larance Marable – drums
References
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Verve Records albums
1999 albums