Jubilee · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Melancholy Baby
| Recorded | c. 1956 |
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| Label | Jubilee |
| Catalog | LP 1026 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Discogs | master 668869 |
The record
A pop-jazz vocal date from Della Reese's Jubilee years, cut just before her crossover into television and standards-room stardom. Torchy, big-voiced readings of the title ballad and its companions show the gospel-trained pipes that would soon carry her well beyond the jazz racks.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1956 | Jubilee · 1026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Jubilee · 1026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red wax |
| 1957 | Jubilee · LP 1026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Jubilee · 1026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1960 | Jubilee — MONO |
| 2016 | Jubilee · WPCR-29145 — CD, Album, Mono, SHM-CD |
| — | Tucker Productions, Ltd. · GT 1026 — Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 4-Track Mono, 5" Cine Reel, Album |
| — | Jubilee · JGM-1026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Jubilee · JGM 1026 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Tucker Productions, Ltd. · JG 1026 — Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 4-Track Mono, 7" Cine Reel, Album |