We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye

by Maxine Sullivan

Overview

Two former LPs are combined on this single CD. The subtle but always swinging singer Maxine Sullivan is heard on a very pleasing 1983 session in which she is joined by trumpeter Doc Cheatham (who sounds quite lyrical), the underrated clarinetist Herb Hall, pianist Red Richards, bassist Ike Isaacs and drummer Tom Martin. But good as that date is, it is the first half of this CD that is most memorable. Sullivan sounds exuberant while being inspired by the great cornetist Ernie Carson, Spencer Clark on baritone, pianist Art Hodes, bassist Johnny Haynes and drummer Martin. Carson takes many heated solos; Hodes is often rollicking, and Sullivan's voice is heard throughout in prime form -- she even takes a valve trombone solo on one song. Highlights include definitive versions of "We Just Couldn't say Goodbye," "Someday Sweetheart," "That Old Feeling" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." In addition, there is a previously unreleased version of "It's the Talk of the Town" from Feb. 8, 1978, a very spontaneous performance with Hodes' band during an otherwise instrumental session. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/1995
Label:	Audiophile Records
UPC:	0762247212829
Rank:	116364

Tracks

1. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
2. Someday, Sweetheart
3. Exactly Like You
4. That Old Feeling
5. Miss Otis Regrets
6. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)
7. It's the Talk of the Town
8. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
9. She's Funny That Way
10. St. Louis Blues
11. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
12. Legalize My Name
13. You Were Meant for Me
14. I'm Beginning to See the Light
15. I Thought About You
16. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
17. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
18. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
19. Georgia on My Mind
20. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
21. Skylark
22. What Is There to Say?
23. I Didn't Know About You
24. Just One of Those Things

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maxine Sullivan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Charlie Bornemann   Trombone
Herman Foretich   Clarinet
Doc Cheatham   Trumpet
Art Hodes   Piano
Herb Hall   Clarinet
Spencer Clark   Sax (Baritone)
Ike Isaacs   Bass
Ernie Carson   Cornet
Red Richards   Piano
Johnny Haeusler   Bass
Tom Martin   Drums

Technical Credits

Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Frank Driggs   Text,Liner Notes
Benjamin Franklin Spikes   Composer
Doc Cheatham   Leader
Don George   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
John Spikes   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Marty Symes   Composer
Neil Moret   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Stuart Gorrell   Composer
Art Hodes   Leader,Arranger
Johnny Hodges   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Walter Piechowski   Cover Photo
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
John S. Wilson   Text,Liner Notes
Parker Dinkins   Digital Mastering
Al J. Neiburg   Composer
Harry Woods   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Jay Gorney   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Harry James   Composer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Producer,Liner Notes
Reg Stagmaier   Cover Design,Art Direction,Graphic Design