From Bessie To Brazil is a 1993 album by jazz vocalist Susannah McCorkle. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Music critic Scott Yanow of AllMusic praised the album and called it "a fine all-round showcase for the talented singer."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane3:33
2."The People That You Never Get To Love"Rupert Holmes4:47
3."Thief in The Night"Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz3:49
4."The Waters of March"Antonio Carlos Jobim4:01
5."Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer4:05
6."How Deep Is the Ocean?"Irving Berlin4:07
7."The Lady Is a Tramp"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart4:56
8."Quality Time"Dave Frishberg4:24
9."My Sweetie Went Away"Lou Handman, Roy Turk3:19
10."Still Crazy After All These Years"Paul Simon4:16
11."Adeus America"Geraldo Jacques, Haroldo Barbosa, Susannah McCorkle6:13
12."That Ole Devil Called Love"Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher2:37
13."Hit the Road to Dreamland"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer5:19
14."You Go to My Head"J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie4:09

Personnel

“Thief in The Night” & “The People That You Never Get To Love” arranged by Allen Farnham;
“The Lady Is a Tramp” & “Hit the Road to Dreamland” arranged by Ben Aronov;
“Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” & “Love” arranged by Richard De Rosa.

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "From Bessie to Brazil > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 968. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Bessie_to_Brazil
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