Bavan

LAMBERT, HENDRICKS & BAVAN - SWINGIN' TIL THE GIRLS COME HOME (1964)

1.One O'Clock Jump
2.Doodlin'
3.Cousin Mary
4.April in Paris
5.Feed Me
6.Melba's Blues
7.Dis Hyunh
8.Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home 9.Gimmie That Wine
10.Watermelon Man
11.Walkin'
12.Cloudburst
13.Jumpin' At the Woodside
14.It's Sand, Man
15.Stops and Goes Blues

After Yolande Bavan replaced an ill Annie Ross in 1962, the vocal trio of Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan recorded three albums before disbanding in early 1964. This CD has some of the highpoints from each of the three albums: a trio date with guest Pony Poindexter on soprano from Basin Street East, an appearance at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival (which has spots for trumpeter Clark Terry and tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins) and a performance from the Village Gate with cornetist Thad Jones and tenorman Booker Ervin. All of the guests get some solo space and the vocalists particularly sound strong on "Doodlin'," "Cousin Mary," "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home," Hendricks' "Gimme That Wine," "Watermelon Man" and "Cloudburst." The Ceylonese singer Bavan definitely gave the group a slightly different sound than it had had with Ross, but she was not as strong a soloist although Bavan fared well in the ensembles. This CD gives one a definitive look at the group and is well worth picking up. ~ Scott Yanow

LAMBERT, HENDRICKS & BAVAN - AT NEWPORT (1963)

1. One O'Clock Jump
2. Watermelon Man
3. Sack O' Woe
4. Deedle-Lee Deedle-Lum
5. Gimme That Wine
6. Yeh Yeh
7. Walkin'
8. Cloudburst

Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan recorded three albums for RCA. None were as successful as those of the previous trio, and the group broke up in 1964.