This was a pleasant surprise. My pal "Dr. Bob" mailed me a copy of this record on cassette back in 1998, full of "love crackles" as he called them. The album was released in 1957, and he and his wife counted it among their favorite albums. I found a copy or two myself that were mostly clean, and I think my dad had a copy that wasn't in any better shape than Bob's. (This was also one of those albums unfortunately reissued in 1962 with the Duophonic fake stereo that Capitol was fond of.)
But I have been checking online for a while, waiting for a CD version. Looking at Discogs, it appears there was a CD released in Japan in 2011, but I never saw it listed anywhere.
So, guess what I found on Qobuz yesterday?
George Shearing Quintet--Latin Escapade. It's nice to finally hear this album so cleanly.
Needless to say, it's in my cart. It's a great sample of the sound of the Shearing group back in the day. He was one of the pioneers in bringing Latin sounds to the jazz world, and Cal Tjader performed with his group for a short time while his own Latin jazz career took off.
I'm wondering who the model is on the cover. It looks like Sandy Warner. She was popular on many exotica and Latin album covers back in the day, especially for Martin Denny's records. And thanks to different makeup and lighting, she was able to change her appearance quite a bit in those photos.
This page shows her on various album covers (although about halfway down the page, there are a lot covers that are not Warner).
Another site shows some of the same photos, along with her appearances in a couple of television series.
But I have been checking online for a while, waiting for a CD version. Looking at Discogs, it appears there was a CD released in Japan in 2011, but I never saw it listed anywhere.
So, guess what I found on Qobuz yesterday?
George Shearing Quintet--Latin Escapade. It's nice to finally hear this album so cleanly.
Needless to say, it's in my cart. It's a great sample of the sound of the Shearing group back in the day. He was one of the pioneers in bringing Latin sounds to the jazz world, and Cal Tjader performed with his group for a short time while his own Latin jazz career took off.
I'm wondering who the model is on the cover. It looks like Sandy Warner. She was popular on many exotica and Latin album covers back in the day, especially for Martin Denny's records. And thanks to different makeup and lighting, she was able to change her appearance quite a bit in those photos.
This page shows her on various album covers (although about halfway down the page, there are a lot covers that are not Warner).
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Another site shows some of the same photos, along with her appearances in a couple of television series.
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