''Some Other Spring Blues And Ballads'' is an album by Norwegian vocalist
Karin Krog with American saxophonist
Dexter Gordon recorded in
Norway in 1970 and originally released on the
Sonet label in Europe.
Dexter Gordon discography
accessed March 21, 2013
Reception
The Allmusic review stated: "This is one of the most accessible Karin Krog releases around and is recommended".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed March 21, 2013
Track listing
# "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Arthur Herzog Jr. (December 13, 1900 in New York City – September 1, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) was a songwriter and composer.
Career
Herzog was most known for work with Billie Holiday. He co-wrote several jazz songs she popularized, including ...
, Irene Kitchings
Irene Armstrong Wilson Kitchings (c. 1908-1975) was an African-American jazz pianist, band leader, and songwriter. She performed both as a solo act and as a band member. After transitioning to songwriting, Kitchings co-wrote "Some Other Spring", ...
) – 5:00
# " Blue Monk" ( Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) – 3:55
# "How Insensitive
"How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Stin ...
" ( Antônio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel) – 4:30
# "Blue Eyes" (Berndt Egerbladh
Berndt Erik Egerbladh (May 1, 1932 – March 2, 2004) was a Sweden, Swedish pianist, jazz pianist, composer and television personality.
Biography
Egerbladh was born in Transtrand. He grew up in Umeå and performed in local jazz and dance orchestr ...
, Karin Krog) – 4:50
# "Jelly, Jelly" (Billy Eckstein
William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously ...
, Earl Hines
Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, " ...
) – 4:55
# "I Wish I Knew" (Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...
, Mack Gordon) – 5:25
# "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (Ace Adams, Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...
) – 4:35
# "Shiny Stockings" ( Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) – 3:40
Personnel
* Karin Krog – vocals
* Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone, vocals
*Kenny Drew
Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist.
Biography
Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2 ...
– piano
* Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
*Espen Rud
Espen Rud (born 29 January 1948 in Asker, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), composer, and music arranger, and the son of Norwegian author Nils Johan Rud (1908–93). He is known from numerous recordings and in collaboration with Kari ...
– drums
References
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1970 albums
Sonet Records albums
Karin Krog albums
Dexter Gordon albums