Maxine Sullivan: The Lady's In Love With You

Maxine Sullivan had a long career, interrupted by years bringing up a daughter and simply not singing. She had made many records, having a huge popular hit in 1937 with LOCH LOMOND, a jazz rendition of the traditional Scottish song. This was followed by swinging adaptations of other "traditional" Scots and Irish airs. Her backing groups were not always notable and early fame dwindled, but on the renewal of her career she made better musical partnerships, including a number of recordings with saxist/clarinettist/arranger Bob Wilber and her style developed wonderfully as she got older. In the several years before she died in 1986 she recorded with jazzmen who had come through the bop era and out of the other side in to swinging, melodic mainstream jazz. One such was with the Retro tenor sax man Scott Hamilton with whom she toured Japan in 1986 (Concord CDs). "Maxine Sullivan sings the Music of Burton Lane" is the second of three albums she recorded for the STASH label, in 1985. The others, also reissued by Harbinger records feature the songs of Harold Arlen and the songs of Jule Styne. On each one the musical arrangements are by pianist Keith Ingham who also led the companying groups.

Track List 

1    The Lady's in Love with You
2    How'dja Like to Love Me?
3    Everything I Have Is Yours
4    Says My Heart
5    'Tain't No Use
6    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
7    Poor You
8    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
9    Come Back to Me
10    Dancing on a Dime
11    Too Late Now
12    Have Feet Will Dance
13    Stop! You're Breakin' My Heart
14    How About You?
15    Where Have I Seen Your Face Before?
16    I Hear Music