VA - Nicola Conte presents Spiritual Swingers (2009)

Tracklist

1. Afro Blue / Abbey Lincoln (from Abbey is Blue, Riverside, 1959)
2. New Delhi / James Clay (from A Double Dose of Soul), Riverside, 1960)
3. Bogota / Ahmad Jamal (from the great Macanudo, Argo, 1962)
4. Taboo / Dorothy Ashby (from In A Minor Groove, New Jazz, 1958)
5. Baltimore Oriole / Lorez Alexandria (from For Members Only Argo, 1963)
6. Swahili / Clark Terry (from Clark Terry, EmArcy, 1955)
7. Jungle Fantasy / Yusef Lateef (from a 1961 45-rpm single)
8. My Favorite Things / The Sound of Feeling with Oliver Nelson (from Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson, Verve, 1967)
9. Modette / Roy Haynes (from Cymbalism, New Jazz, 1963)
10. A Taste Of Honey / Andy Bey & The Bey Sisters (from Andy Bey & The Bey Sisters, Prestige, 1964)
11. Senor Blues / Anita O'Day with the Gary McFarland Orchestra (from All The Sad Young Men, Verve, 1961)
12. Spanish Castles / George Gruntz (from Jazz Sound-Track “Mental Cruelty”, Decca, 1960)
13. Subo / Klaus Weiss Trio (from Greensleeves, Philips, 1966)
14. Juan-Les-Pins / Staffan Abeleen Quintet (from Djingis Khan, Sonet, 1962)
15. Big P / The New Jazz Orchestra (from Western Reunion London 1965, Decca, 1965)
16. Milestones / Mark Murphy (from Rah!, Riverside, 1961)
17. The Hooter / Ernie Wilkins And His Orchestra (from the 1961 Riverside 45-rpm single)
18. Feeling Good / Pat Bowie (from Feeling Good, Prestige, 1965)

Compilations such as this are almost always disappointments. For me, there are far too many vocalists present. But Nicola Conte, whose most recent albums have swarmed in too many vocalisms, has assembled a rather terrific set of “spiritual swingers” here from the European-owned Universal Music catalog.