Jane Harvey (3)

JANE HARVEY - IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND (1964)

Shared by Bill. Thanks a lot.

01. It Never Entered My Mind            
02. God Bless the Child            
03. The Music That Makes Me Dance            
04. I'll Never Go There Anymore            
05. Every Time            
06. Quess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry            
07. Bye Bye Blues            
08. How Long Has This Been Going On?            
09. My Ship            
10. Here's That Rainy Day            
11. The Glory of Love            
12. Look at That Face

A rare set from vocalist Jane Harvey – a singer who managed to cut a handful of wonderful sides over the course of a few decades – none of them hits, but all of them great! This mid 60s session was cut in England with some mature backings from Ray Ellis – arrangements that are never too full or overdone, and which manage to lay back in surprising ways – leaving Harvey's vocals to resonate strongly in the echoey space of the studio! Some numbers have the voice quite upfront in the mix – much more so than other albums of this nature from the time – and the set's got a way of being bold and fragile at the same time, thanks to the care that Harvey brings to her vocals. Titles include "How Long Has This Been Going On", "My Ship", "The Glory Of Love", "It Never Entered My Mind", and "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry".

JANE HARVEY - Self-Titled (1974)

1.'Tis Autumn
2.Bein' Green
3.Do Do Do
4.It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone
5.Why Can't I?
6.When A Woman Loves A Man
7.Here's That Rainy Day
8.The Very Thought Of You
9.Misty
10.Lush Life

Doc Cheatham
Gene Bertoncini
Richard Davis
John Goodwin
Don Elliott
Bucky Pizzarelli

JANE HARVEY - LEAVE IT TO JANE (1959)

1. Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
2. Misty
3. Everything But You
4. Impossible
5. A Lover In The House
6. Telephonez-Moi
7. Witchcraft
8. Trav'lin Light
9. The Man That Got Away
10.Blue Again
11.Can't get Out Of This Mood

Jane Harvey's a singer who didn't record much in the late 50s (according to the notes, she spent most of her time playing house with Bob Thiele!) -- but she's a hell of a great singer, and one we wish had issued more sessions like this! She's got a voice trained in the big bands, one with more than enough punch to swing out in front of a large group on the stage -- but she's also recording here in a hipper 50s jazz setting, one that brings a nice "close up" feel to her dynamic energy -- letting it open up strongly on some swingers, and sparkle in more subtle ways on some of the gentler backings. The arrangements aren't credited, but they're pretty fresh, and free from hoke -- and titles include "Telephonez Moi", "Witchcraft", "Blue Again", "A Lover In The House", "Impossible", "Misty", and "Can't Get Out Of This Mood".