Andy Bey And The Bey Sisters

Andy Bey And The Bey Sisters

There's never been a jazz vocal group quite like Andy Bey and the Bey Sisters, because there's never been one with such strong individual sounds. Andy Bey's wide-ranging voice has all the plummy richness of Billy Eckstine, Salome has the depth and power of a great gospel singer, and Geraldine, with a lighter and less distinctive touch, is just fine at singing high leads in the group passages. What's most surprising is that those voices are as flexible as they are powerful, able to match jazz sophistication and rhythmic subtlety with the power and urgency of R&B and gospel. This CD includes both of their albums for Prestige, Now! Hear! and 'Round Midnight, recorded in 1964 and 1965, respectively, and the tunes bring a mix of well-crafted arrangements and spontaneous, hard-swinging joy. The repertoire emphasizes jazz classics and standards, but it's almost an interesting change of pace to hear those voices unleashed on an occasional piece of period ephemera, like "Tammy," as well as a great ballad like "Solitude" or the kinetic "Sister Sadie." With backing from some of the finest musicians in jazz--Jerome Richardson on reeds, guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassists Richard Davis and Milt Hinton, and drummers Osie Johnson and Jo Jones--this is entertaining, substantial music. --Stuart Broomer
Country USA
Brand tesa
Manufacturer Prestige
Binding Audio CD
PartNumber 1668152
Model 1986298
Height 0.45
Length 5
Weight 0.205625
Width 5.75
ReleaseDate 2000-09-13
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	tesa
Manufacturer	Prestige
Binding	Audio CD
PartNumber	1668152
Model	1986298
Height	0.45
Length	5
Weight	0.205625
Width	5.75
ReleaseDate	2000-09-13
NumberOfItems	1

Andy Bey And The Bey Sisters

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