Jimmy Scott ''falling In Love Is Wonderful'' (usa,1962) @

JIMMY SCOTT

''FALLING IN LOVE IS WONDERFUL''

(USA, 1962) @

JIMMY SCOTT recorded several well-received sides for Savoy during the '50s then in 1962 went to RAY CHARLES' newly formed Tangerine label and recorded the long-lost classic Falling In Love Is Wonderful. A densely romantic and heartbreakingly open collection of love songsâ€”ballads so sincerely delivered in such a perfect voice. Here is a voice and music of another time, combining to create a vocal jazz masterpiece. GERALD WILSON and MARTY PAICH arranged the tunes, JOE ADAMS produced, and Ray Charles played piano on all tracks and "supervised." Unfortunately, Falling In Love Is Wonderful disappeared virtually as soon as it was released. A contractual dispute arose with Jimmy's previous label, and Tangerine pulled the new record from stores. This angelic album represents Jimmy Scott at his peak: this record is vital.

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"Little" Jimmy Scott - jazz singer - Interview

August, 1994 by Steven Garbarino

"Little" Jimmy Scott isn't so little anymore.

The legendary '50s torch singer with the fragile build, soft features, and supernatural feminine voice--the result of a hereditary condition called Kallman's Syndrome--is in the midst of a smoldering comeback.

He's just released a new album of ballads and jazz standards entitled Dream(Sire/Warner Bros./Blue Horizon), the follow-up to his Grammy-nominated release All the Way (1992), and this month the sixty-nine-year-old singer is playing a series of shows at New York's Tavern on the Green. An evening with Jimmy Scott is more than a sentimental journey--it's a trip to the moon and beyond, a kind of out-of-body experience for both singer and audience.

STEVEN GARBARINO: You're basically doing what you've always done.

So why were you suddenly rediscovered?

JIMMY SCOTT: Not long ago, you couldn't even find my records in stores. Some people thought I was dead. Today the climate is friendlier for singers like me and Tony Bennett--who I opened for last month--and Johnny Cash: troubadours who have been in the business for years and have the stamina and the growth to survive. I think young listeners are in awe of us because they've never sat down and really concentrated on the art of the music. They've been too wrapped up in the boom-boom and the bam-bam of a lot of today's music. Dig? And now their tastes are maturing, and they're looking for something else.

SG: How much of your popularity has to do with the unsettling physical aura you exude, however unintentionally?

JS: Not too much, I hope. But people do have an attitude of curiosity toward me. They say, "This guy looks funny, he looks too young, he looks like a woman, but I can't be sure."

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SG: I've heard that you're the only performer who can make Madonna cry.

JS: One of the waiters at Tavern on the Green told me that--that she said I'm the only one.

SG: You've had a tough life. Broken promises and record contracts, four failed marriages. Until several years ago, you were working as a shipping clerk at a hotel in your hometown, Cleveland. How did you handle it?

JS: I knew early on that my life was my music. And that has always been my sustenance and desire. Now I'm trying to help other people with their music careers by producing them.

SG: If you were asked, would you play Lollapalooza next year?

JS: Sure I would! For kicks, babe, for kicks. Fortunately, I have experience in traveling in the rough. I learned early on how to collaborate with all kinds of people and music. It's a great enjoyment for me, and I'd love to work with Madonna.

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Tracks:

Falling In Love Is Wonderful They Say It's Wonderful I Wish I Didn't Love You So There Is No Greater Love If I Should Lose You Why Try To Change Me Now I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Someone To Watch Over Me How Deep Is The Ocean I Didn't Know What Time It Was Sunday, Monday Or Always

Jimmy Scott Supervised by Ray Charles Produced by Joe Adams

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