Miss Teal Joy

Misirlou

Ted Steel Presents
Miss Teal Joy
AAMCO Records ALPS-75

1957

From the back cover: About Teal Joy - The classic remark made by a normally unconcerned engineer on this recording session, I feel, most truly describes the unmatched excitement of everyone here at AMCO. I quote: "This album will bring back music."

New superlatives must be found to describe the talent and versatility of Miss Teal Joy. I've lived music and the music business for many more years then I would care to mention, working with giants like Perry Como, and Frank Sinatra. I've worked likewise with the newcomers, many of whom I have been fortunate enough to start on their climb to stardom.

But I have never been so positive of greatness as I am now. Miss Teal Joy: This young lady was singing in the Bamboo Club in Atlantic City, practically on the doorstep of the recording center of the world and virtually unnoticed, when I stopped in. Now I am so grateful that I was the one to come along and be completely stunned by her immeasurable talent and taste.

I have now an opportunity to create with, what I consider, the greatest new voice in the last decade.

Teal Joy is a rarity in that she has the emotion and technical "feel" for every  kind of music, as demonstrated in the variety of songs chosen for this album. Born in Seattle, Washington, Teal is of Japanese, French, and Peruvian descent, which I am sure imparts to her interpretation of these songs much of the rich emotional color and understanding, delicacy, and mystery of many cultures. And at the same time, her renditions of the bright tunes is strongly reminiscent of the jazz greats.

Because of her amazing versatilely I felt that we needed three distinctly different sounds to showcase Teal properly. Three different orchestras, comprised of the outstanding names in the music world were called in to do this album. A complete 25-piece production orchestra was used on the "Misirlou," "Sorrento," "Cumbanchero" and "Let's Fall In Love" numbers. A "wailing" jazz band for the up tunes and the simple sensitivity of lush strings – rhythm, wood-winds, horn, and harp for the delicate ballads like "Easy To Remember."

Listen to Teal Joy. You will discover, as I did, a 'once-in-a-lifetime" talent. This album is the first. You will hear Teal Joy many times again. – Ted Steele

Let's Fall In Love

Easy To Remember

Since I Feel For You

Misirlou

Don't Worry About Me

'Deed I Do

For You My Love

That Ole Evil Called Love

Who's Sorry Now

Come Back To Sorrento

Autumn Leaves

El Cumbanchero