Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro album)
| Listen Here | ||||
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| Studio album by Roseanna Vitro | ||||
| Released | 1984 [1][2] | |||
| Recorded | October 4, 1982[1] | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label |
Texas Rose [3] TRM-1001 [2] | |||
| Producer | Paul Wickliffe [4] | |||
| Roseanna Vitro chronology | ||||
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Listen Here is the first album by jazz singer Roseanna Vitro, recorded in October 1982 and released in 1984 on the Texas Rose label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
AllMusic awarded Vitro's debut LP three stars out of a possible 5, with reviewer Alex Henderson describing it as both "enjoyable and historically important," noting the "considerable promise" exhibited by the young Vitro, both "as a scat singer and [an] interpreter of lyrics." In addition, Henderson cited the "hard-swinging accompaniment [of] pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Ben Riley and the late Texas tenor sax hero Arnett Cobb."[5]
Track listing
- "No More Blues (Chega de Saudade)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Jon Hendricks)
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
- "Centerpiece" (Harry Edison, Jon Hendricks)
- "Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington)
- "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster)
- "This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Gene Lees)
- "Listen Here" (Eddie Harris)
- "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
- "Easy Street" (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin)
- "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich)
- "You Took Advantage of Me" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster)
Personnel
- Vocals – Roseanna Vitro
- Piano – Kenny Barron, Bliss Rodriguez (on "Centerpiece" only)
- Bass – Buster Williams
- Drums – Ben Riley
- Saxophone – Arnett Cobb
- Guitar – Scott Hardy
- Percussion – Duduka Da Fonseca
References
- 1 2 3 "Listen Here (Musical LP, 1984)". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- 1 2 Thompson, Dave (2013). "Listings: V". Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. 7th Edition. Iola, WI: Kraus Publications. p. 644. ISBN 978-1-4402-3496-5. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ Freeman, Kim. "Grass Route". Billboard. May 11, 1985. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Discography". RoseannaVitro.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- 1 2 Henderson, Alex. Roseanna Vitro – Listen Here: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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