Here's Patricia Scot on a 1957 broadcast of "In Town Tonight" singing "You're Sensational" From the YouTube description: "Pat sang the Cole Porter song "You're Sensational" on this 1957 episode of In Town Tonight. The song was introduced in the 1956 movie "High Society" starring Frank Sinatra." From the upload of the full show: "In Town Tonight was a live broadcast show that aired in Chicago, starring Jim Conway, Len Dressler, and Patricia Scot. This episode, from 1957, features The Trio Schmid." Both videos were uploaded by Patricia's son, Adam Pace.
Here are two more songs by Wanda Stafford - Happy Sunday and Blue Guitar This single was originally released in 1967 and was reissued in 2016. SONG OF THE DAY Wanda Stafford – Blue Guitar From the discogs page: "Reissue (more or less a replica) of 1967 private press 45 outta Indianapolis." Here's Happy Sunday:
I've got to thank my wife for Amazon Prime. Although I'd rather have physical media, I'm now finding many of these recordings available there for unlimited streaming. I just listened to Marilyn Maye's The Second of Maye and am now started on Patricia Scot's Once Around the Clock. Very convenient when I'm at the computer working on something and don't want to get up and down. You can play the albums all the way through without stopping.
I've just won a near mint original UK Ann Richards - I'm Shooting High LP for £5 on eBay. I was the only bidder. It seems wrong that an LP from 1958 that's been taken care of should be that cheap, but I'll have it! I haven't heard her or this album. I've never seen one before either.
I believe that when you find a near mint album from yetseryear, it is more often that nobody cared about it at all, rather than that they took care of it. Hardly ever played, if at all, usually means near mint.
Generally you're right, but this came in an astonishing jazz collection a friend got that were all near mint. Signed original Lita Roza and Blossom Dearie LPs, Miles Davis on Esquire, Bill Evans on Riverside, Cannonball Adderley on US Blue Note, Bryony James, lots of Julie London. I haven't seen the collection yet, but it's around 2000 LPs! Rather than not cared for, sadly it seems to be someone who's passed away's lifetime passion.
Independently of whether you enjoy or don't enjoy her singing, Ann's biography is so interesting that you might want to look it up. As you might already know, she was married to bandleader Stan Kenton (see pic below). It was through Stan's connection with Capitol Records that Ann managed to have this first album of hers recorded and released. Herein we have talked about Ann several times before. I'll re-post my own contributions below. Photos of some of her albums can also be seen on page 24 (posts #1788 to #1790), courtesy of fellow poster Toilet Doctor.
Sorry I'm late to the conversation. I'm new to this blog. I recently acquired the paperwork and some recordings of an Annette Hanshaw biographer who has passed away. I found some of the "test" recordings that Annette Hanshaw made when when thinking of returning to show business. Some of the recordings are really great!
My deceased friend, Chick Wilson, was a friend of Annette. She gave him her record collection of LPs by other artists. He gave me a few of them, including an album by Tiny Tim that he had inscribed to her. I would love to jave a true complete edition of Annette on CD. I have many 78s and most every LP and CD.
It is tragic that such a talented singer as Patricia Scot only produced one album. Her voice is perfect and effortless!
It's too bad more "In Town Tonight" broadcasts didn't survive as well. There's more music on her website, some of it from the 1960s: The Official Patricia Scot Website Here's Wanda Stafford's website as well: Wanda Stafford
I knew a Chick Wilson from New Jersey or Connecticut that had a CD ordering business in the days before online music and everything. I wonder if it was the same person? Supposedly Tiny Tim and Annette Hanshaw were great friends.
That was definitely Chick. He sold records (and later CDs) at record shows and from his home for many years (first in Cos Cob CT, later in Greenwich CT). He was definitely the world's leading expert on vocalists (jazz and classic pop), and was a mentor to Will Friedwald when Will was young. Chick was the nicest guy in the record business. He passed away 6+ years ago. He provided many rare recordings to many people.
Mitzi Gaynor! - Found this one today at an antique store for $5! Great condition! From Wiki: “(Actress) Gaynor recorded two albums for the Verve label, one called Mitzi and the second called Mitzi Gaynor Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin. She is thought to have earned more from the record royalties on the South Pacific soundtrack album than her salary for the movie.” Both Verve albums were released as “2 LPs on 1 CD” from Fresh Sounds.
- Thanks! I am! It’s just getting more difficult to find these great torch/jazz singers on original vinyl (without paying an arm and a leg!) Hence my slowing down with posts!
You are not considering CDs? With many of these singers' LPs extremely rare, and typically in only fair condition, CDs are the way to go if you wish to hear them. European and Japanese reissues of very rare records have covered many of the singers.
Pricey whenever I saw them, I never bought the LPs, but I was tempted. Both album covers are quite appealing. I did purchase the Fresh Sound CD, though. I am perfectly satisfied with it. (Truth be told, that's enough Mitzi for me, since I do not care all that much for her singing.) For those among us who are CD-oriented, here's her Fresh Sound: It contains all the tracks from her two LPs: As bonus tracks, the Fresh Sound twofer CD also offers her numbers from this single:
The Public Domain label Flare has also released two Mitzi CDs. One of them: This CD includes -- the 12 tracks from the self-titled LP -- two of the 12 tracks from the Gershwin songbook -- two of the four tracks from the Top Rank EP -- four tracks from her work on the South Pacific film -- one track from her work on the film Anything Goes (a duet with Bing Crosby). And here is the other Flare release: In addition to the Ira songbook, this 14-track CD incorporates the two songs from the Top Rank EP -- the ones that Flare had left out from its other Mitzi disc.
Jane Essex (a/k/a Jayne or Jane Dover). I'd like to hear more from her, but there's virtually nothing out there under the name Essex. I'll have to explore more under what I believe is her real name (Dover . . . likely Jayne).