Marlena Shaw (2)

MARLENA SHAW - OUT OF DIFFERENT BAGS (1967)

01- Matchmaker, Matchmaker
02- A Couple Of Losers
03- It Sure Is Groovy
04- Naked City Theme
05- I Stayed Too Long At The Fair
06- Eyes Of Love
07- Will I Find My Love Today
08- Nothing But Tears
09- I've Gotten Over You
10- Somewhere In The Night
11- Alone Together
12- More
13- Let's Wade In The Water
14- Let It Be Me
15- Show Time

A few years ago, I think it was 1964, I slipped into Sniffen Court Inn, a small club in New York City.It was a pleasant room and the singer was quite good. Her name, of course, was Marlena Shaw and that was the last I heard of her for two years until she went on the playboy club circuit and suddenly appeared on stage at Hugh Hefner's bunny hutch in boston. Instead of just a good singer she had become a superb one. And quite aside from her vocal greatness she had also emerge into a superior personality with a polished act.The past year has been an exciting and encouraging one for this 26-year-old native of New Rochelle, N.Y. her club performances from Boston to Los Angeles have won rave reviews; she's made the charts with a couple of the Cadet singles; appeared on some influential Tv shows and further turned up the heat in Las Vegas when she sang with the Count Basie band at The Sands. And Now another terribly important step forward for Marlena Shaw... her first LP.But there are problems when you record a girl like Miss Shaw, because there is so much she can do with a song...any song. And so many readings she can give to a lyric. Richard Evans, a man who stands tall in the business of arranging and conducting, made a wise choice. He catches the singer in many moods, or in the jargon of the hour...Out of different bags.

MARLENA SHAW - DANGEROUS (1996)

1.Out Of This World
2.Whisper Not
3.Ooo-Wee / Baby You're The One For Me
4.Blackberry Winter
5.Close Enough For Love
6.Dangerous
7.Nearness Of You, The
8.Dim The Lights
9.You Make Me Feel Brand New
10.You're My Everything
11.Beautiful Friendship
12.Give Me One More Chance
13.Keep On Trustin'

Personnel: Marlena Shaw (vocals, piano); Kevin Mahogany (vocals); Chris Potter (tenor saxophone); Dave Hazeltine (piano); Ed Kelly (organ); Peter Washington (bass); Clifford Barbaro (drums); Milton Cardona (percussion).