Ethel Azama

ETHEL AZAMA - COOL HEAT (1960)

Sorry Kiken, the others I didn't find, but I'll keep looking for ther.
Enjoy.

1. Johnny One Note
2. Like Someone in Love
3. Surrey with the Fringe on Top
4. You Smell so Good
5. I m Glad There Is You
6. My Ship
7. Squeeze Me
8. Daybreak.
9. All I Need Is You.
10. When the Sun Comes Out
11. You re so Bad for Me
12. Time After Time

An album of straight jazz vocals from Hawaiian singer Ethel Azama – an artist who's perhaps better known for her more exotic Liberty album with Martin Denny, but who's working here in a much straighter mode with backings from the great Marty Paich! Paich is at the height of his powers here – using that warmly jazzy approach that could make just about any singer great – so when combined with the strength of Ethel's vocals, the record makes for a very nice sound all the way through! The "cool heat" in the title comes from the fact that some of the arrangements here have a nice 50s LA jazz component (complete with a few solos) – yet still swing with enough heat to groove!