Feelin' Good. Mary Stallings
Label: HIGHNOTE Catalog: HCD 7272 Format: CD Mary StallingsFeelin' Good Writing about Mary Stallings The New York Times declared that, "perhaps the best jazz singer singing today is a woman almost everybody seems to have missed." Bay Area jazz lovers chuckled ruefully over yet another blast of East Coast parochialism, long recognizing Stallings as a singular jazz treasure. The likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Count Basie, Cal Tjader, Ben Webster and Wes Montgomery all went out of their way to showcase this supremely soulful singer. For her latest HighNote outing, Bruce Barth occupies the piano bench and handles the arranging duties with Peter Washington and Kenny Washington rounding out the rhythm section. Feelin' Good also features the added tone color of Steve Nelson's vibes, Freddie Hendrix's trumpet and the Latin percussion of the irrepressible Ray Mantilla. Price: $23.98 |