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Sings In A Tender Mood

Betty Blake

Recorded	1961
Label	Bethlehem Records
Released	1961
Personnel	10 credited players
Discogs	master 891425

The record

A hushed session for Bethlehem with a first-rate small group -- Zoot Sims, Kenny Burrell, and Mal Waldron easing behind Blake's cool, unhurried phrasing. Teddy Charles's production keeps things intimate, letting the horns breathe around a singer who favors restraint over flash.

Session personnel

Addison Farmer — bass
Eustis Guillemet Jr. — bass
Charlie Persip — drums
Ed Shaughnessy — drums
Kenny Burrell — guitar
Mal Waldron — piano
Teddy Charles — producer, vibraphone
Roland Alexander — tenor saxophone
Zoot Sims — tenor saxophone
Marcus Belgrave — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1961	Bethlehem Records · BCP 6058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1961	Parlophone · PMC 1193 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1986	Bethlehem Records · BCP-6058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1992	Bethlehem Records — MONO, LIMITED EDITION
1992	Bethlehem Records · COCY-9920 — CD, Album, Reissue
1995	Bethlehem Records · COCY-78644 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
1997	Bethlehem Records · COCY-80705 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2013	Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-6060 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2017	Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-45528 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, UHQCD
2018	Ultra-Vybe · UVJZ-10075 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, UHQCD
—	Bethlehem Records · PAP-23033 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
—	Bethlehem Records · PAP-23033(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono