Mary Stallings (3)

CAL TJADER & MARY STALLINGS - PLAYS & SINGS (1961)

1. Mighty Rumblin' Blues    
2. It Ain't Necessarily So    
3. God Bless The Child    
4. Just Squeeze Me    
5. I Didn't Know About You    
6. I'm Beginning To See The Light    
7. Goodbye    
8. Why Don't You Do Right?    
9. Honeysuckle Rose    
10. I'm Just A Lucky So And So    
11. Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Saving My Love For You)    
12. Mr. Blues    
13. Just In Time    
14. Why Don't You Do Right?

Arranger: Clare Fischer.

Personnel: Cal Tjader (vibraphone), Mary Stallings (vocals), Lonnie Hewitt, Johnnie Rae, Freddie Schreiber, Victor Venegas, Paul Horn, Clare Fischer.

MARY STALLINGS - MANHATTAN MOODS (1996)

1. This Can't Be Love
2. Sweet And Lovely
3. I Have A Feeling
4. How High The Moon
5. Lullaby Of The Leaves
6. I Wish I Knew
7. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
8. You Go To My Head
9. He Was Too Good To Me
10. Willow Weep For Me
11. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
12. I Love You Madly

Personnel includes: Mary Stallings (vocals); Monty Alexander (piano).

*Down Beat (9/97, p.51) - 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...Stallings delivers a sumptuous collection of standards. She's got a gorgeous voice, a spontaneous, heartfelt approach and a refined, relaxed delivery..."
*JazzTimes (8/97, p.97) - "Penthouse-level sophistication is created by San Francisco vocalist Mary Stallings and New York pianist Monty Alexander in their first pairing. The mood is romantic, the renditions are classic, Alexander's relaxed groove complementing Stallngs' deep richness..."

MARY STALLINGS - I WAITED FOR YOU (1994)

1. Where or When     Listen
2. Love Dance     Listen
3. I Waited for You     Listen
4. Blues in My Heart     Listen
5. Dedicated to You     Listen
6. It's Crazy     Listen
7. Serenade in Blue     Listen
8. But Not for Me     Listen
9. I Wanna Be Loved     Listen
10. Only Trust Your Heart     Listen
11. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do     Listen

Mary Stallings joined Concord Jazz's roster with I Waited for You, an outstanding CD that posited the question, "Where has this fine singer been all this time?" Indeed, it was most regrettable that an artist of Stallings' caliber had done so little recording over the years when she should have been documented extensively. Carl Jefferson, the late founder of Concord, obviously felt that way, and he did right when he produced her Concord debut. Jefferson united Stallings with the quartet of pianist Gene Harris, whose earthy soul-jazz style complements Stallings' robust, Carmen McRae-influenced vocals beautifully on everything from the fast, exhilarating "It's Crazy" to the intimate ballad singing of "Serenade in Blue," "Dedicated to You," and Ivan Lins' "Love Dance." Harris described I Waited for You as Stallings' "coming-out party" -- it's too bad the party didn't take place until 1994. ~ Alex Henderson