MG-20080: That's My Desire / Frankie Laine

	Label Type :	black Mercury type A
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 20080A    MF2    A1    I
		SIDE-B	MG 20080B    MF1    A1    I

Comments

Oct. 17, 2005: replaced with earlier pressings (my old copy had MS4/MS3 matrixes).

Inside The Groove

A nice compilation from Frankie Laine's hit singles in 1946-1950.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Frankie Laine, mostly known as a huge hitter “That's My Desire”, “Rawhide” and many more, is also a great songwriter - such nice compositions like “We'll Be Together Again”, “It Only Happens Once”, “Put Yourself In My Place Baby” proves his talent.

Surprisingly for me, his early years' recordings were very close to Jazzy moods, rather than mellow (but boring) ballads with strings. This album, a compilation of Frankie Laine's 1947-1950 hit singles, also features his neat and pleasant jazzy singing backed up with solid combo section. Especially a person who plays tenor sax digs so nice.

Sorry, I did thought he is just a mere “old-time” singer. But now I'm different - I come to know that, at least his early recordings sounds attractive for me.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-5, A-6:
Frankie Laine (vo) with Mannie Klein's All Stars, including:
Mannie Klein (tp), Si Zentner (tb), Don Bonnee (cl), Babe Russin (ts),
Carl Fischer (p), George Van Eps (g), others unknown.
Recorded at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, CA on August 27, 1946.

B-2:
Frankie Laine (vo) with Carl Fischer's Swingtet, including:
Carl Fischer (p), Perry Botkin (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Lou Singer (ds, vib), others unknown.
Recorded at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, CA on October 18, 1946.

B-4, B-5:
Frankie Laine (vo) with Carl Fischer's Orchestra (personnel unknown).
Recorded maybe in Los Angeles, CA on November 8, 1947.

A-4:
Frankie Laine (vo) with Harry Geller's Orchestra,
personnel including Carl Fischer (p).
Recorded in late 1947 (place unknown).

B-1:
Frankie Laine (vo) with Carl Fischer Orchestra:
Ziggy Elman (tp), Zeke Zarchey (tp),
Claude Lakey (sax), Babe Russin (sax), Wilbur Schwartz (sax),
Carl Fischer (p), Phil Stevens (b), Lou Singer (ds).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on April 23, 1949.

A-3:
Frankie Laine (vo) with Harry Geller's Orchestra,
personnel including Carl Fischer (p).
Recorded maybe in Los Angeles, CA on June 9, 1949.

B-3:
same personnel as A-3.
Recorded maybe in Los Angeles, CA on June 14, 1949.

A-2:
Frankie Laine (vo) with unknown.
Recorded in 1950 (place unknown).

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