RCA · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Bistro Ballads Sung By Audrey Morris
| Recorded | Mar 31 & Apr 1, 1955 |
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| Label | RCA |
| Catalog | LXA-1028 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 2 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1073513 |
The record
A hushed, late-night session built for two -- Morris's smoky alto and unhurried piano twine around Pate's bass with the intimacy of an after-hours cabaret set. Chicago cool-school songcraft at its most spare, cut for RCA at the tail end of the torch-singer era.
Session personnel
- Johnny Pate — bass
- Audrey Morris — vocals, piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Vik · LXA-1028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| — | "X" · LXA-1028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Canadian · deep groove |
| 1956 | "X" · LXA-1028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1987 | RCA — STEREO |
| 1993 | "X" · LXA-1028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1995 | RCA · ND 74407 — CD, Album |
| 1996 | "X" · BVCJ-7374 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1996 | "X" · BVCJ-7374 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 2004 | RCA · BVCJ-37404 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2023 | Supper Club · 027 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue |
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