Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36067: The Blue Stars

MG-36067: Lullaby Of Birdland And Other Famous Hits
By The Blue Stars Of France

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 36067A MF2 MSII A1 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36067B MF2 MSII A1 I

Comments

with original EmArcy inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

The Blue Stars' first EmArcy/Mercury LP, from original French Blue Star label.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

The Blue Stars (Les Blue Stars) started in 1954, when Eddie Barclay conceived the idea of recording popular songs by a vocal octet. He contacted to a famous female singer Blossom Dearie, then she started to form the group. The first soprano female singer Christiane Legrand is a sister of the famous Michel Legrand, and Michel did the arrangements of the track “Lullaby Of Birdland”.

The tunes which can be heard on this LP are all in French vocal. Unfortunately, the LP didn't move me at all - it sounded like a mere popular vocal album with few jazzy feelings. But others may like this LP in different points of view...

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

5 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	12084	Lullaby Of Birdland	2:40
A-2	12436	Tout Bas (Speak Low)	2:35
A-3	12575	Gina	2:25
A-4	12574	Plus Je T'Embrasse (Heart Of My Heart)	2:03
A-5	12085	Toute Ma Joie (That's My Girl)	2:34
A-6	12579	Les Lavandières Du Portugal (The Portuguese Washwomen)	2:04
SIDE-B
B-1	12573	Mister L'Amour (Mister Sandman)	2:08
B-2	12576 (29812)	En 1920 (In 1920)	2:26
B-3	12577	Embrasse-Moi Bien (Hold Me Close)	2:38
B-4	12578	Lettre À Virginie (Letter To Virginia)	2:51
B-5	12580 (30516)	La Danse Du Baiser (The Kissing Dance)	2:26
B-6	12437	Mambo Italiano	2:00

Personnel

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

The Blue Stars (Les Blue Stars) (vocal group), featuring:
Christiane Legrand (1st sporano vo), Jeanine DeWaleyne (2nd soprano vo),
Nadine Young (contralto vo) Blossom Dearly (vo),
Fats Sadi (1st tenor vo), Christian Chevallier (2nd tenor vo),
Roger Guerin (baritone vo), Jean Mercadier (bass vo).
Orchestra featuring Roger Guérin (tp).
Recorded in Paris, France, 1955-1956.