Ann Burton (5)

ANN BURTON & MARK MURPHY - THAT'S ALL (1987)

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1. Blue Bossa
2. That's All
3. Everything Happens to Me
4. Just One of Those Things
5. Get out of Town
6. Nobody Else But Me
7. He Ain't Got Rhythm
8. Dreamer
9. My Gentleman Friend
10. Time Was
11. Medley: Moments Like This/My Buddy
12. I Wish I Were in Love Again
13. Things Ain't What They Used to Be

Personnel: Ann Burton (vocals); Mark Murphy (vocals); Rob Agerbeek (piano); Frits Landesbergen (drums).

ANN BURTON - EARLY BURTON & MORE 1962/1988 (1988)

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1. Just In Time
2. Fly Me To The Moon
3. Let's Got Away From It All
4. Close Your Eyes
5. Bags Groove
6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
7. Again
8. Nice and Easy
9. I Won't Dance
10. Aftertought

Rob Agerbeek (p)
Harry Emmery (b)
Frits Landesbergen (vib)
Ack Van Rooyen (tp)

ANN BURTON - BURTON FOR CERTAIN (1977)

1. I Thought About You
2. If I Were a Bell
3. Desperado
4. You and Me Against the World
5. Laughing on the Outside
6. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
7. I Cover the Waterfront
8. Rainy Days and Mondays
9. Still Crazy After All These Years
10. I Won't Cry Anymore
11. Send in the Clowns
Ann Burton (March 4, 1933, Amsterdam - November 29, 1989, Amsterdam) is the pseudonym of Johanna Rafalowicz (between 1938 and 1971: Johanna de Paauw), a fantastic Dutch jazz singer.

ANN BURTON - NEW YORK STATE OF MIND (1979)

1. New York State of Mind
2. You Started Something
3. I Can Dream, Can't I?
4. All or Nothing at All
5. Come in from the Rain
6. Tell Me More and More and Then Some
7. The Night We Called It a Day
8. Something So Right
9. All Too Soon
10. Soon
11. Never Never Land

Dear Listeners,
Let me tell you how this album came about...
In 1977, while on tour in Japan, I met with Helen Merrill who also was touring... Since I have been a fan of Helen's voice a long time, it was nice to meet and talk. Some time later she came to The Netherlands, where she did a few gigs and we met again.
She told me that she had a Production Company and asked me what I thought about recording for her. Of course I said: "Great!"
So, the ninth of April I took off with my repertoire to New York. I met [pianist] Mike Renzi and from that day on I had a ball... Then on the fourth of May I went to the studio and met [drummer] Grady and [bassist] Buster; they were no problem at all.
I could go on talking for hours about these sessions, but that really would be too long. I hope that the music will tell the mood. My thanks to everyone who made this possible.
Sincerely,
Ann Burton

ANN BURTON - BY MYSELF ALONE (1974)

1.Let Me Love You
2.Love Is a Necessary Evil
3.Medley: Yesterday/Yesterdays
4.Birthday Song
5.By Myself Alone
6.May I Come In?
7.Come Rain or Come Shine
8.I Could Have Told You So
9.That Old Feeling
10.Trav'lin' Light
11.Oh, My What a Shame

Although Ann Burton was born in the Netherlands and made a couple of albums for the Dutch label Artone in the mid-'60s, she really made her mark in Japan. There she teamed up with some excellent local jazz musicians to make several albums, especially for East Wind. It is this label which has reissued her By Myself Alone -- originally recorded in April of 1974 -- on CD. Of the ten or so albums she made before dying too young in 1989, this ranks as one of her best. By Myself Alone features an intelligent and entertaining mix of tunes with unique Burton interpretations, treating the listener to more than 40 minutes of solid, if not spectacular, singing. Burton's voice could be husky and sensuous as on "Come Rain or Come Shine" or light and airy on a song favored by Blossom Dearie, "May I Come In?" She could take a tune by a one-time rock icon, Don McLean's "Oh My What a Shame," and make it sound like one of those Irish folk songs drenched with regret and resignation. A session highlight is the medley of "Yesterday" and "Yesterdays," where she focuses on the similarities rather than the differences between these two tunes written by composers from widely different backgrounds and generations. If this album is any indication, Burton was not interested in making her voice sound like a horn. There's no swooping, scatting, or other wordless vocalizing. Rather, she adhered to the lyrics the way they were written, respecting them by singing them in a straightforward manner. It's good that this album is finally available on CD.