Time To Swing - Dakota Staton

 

Willow Weep For Me

Time To Swing

Dakota Staton

Arrangements and Orchestra Conducted by Sid Feller

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Cover Photo by Lee Friedlander

Capitol Records T 1241

1959

From the back cover: In the refreshing style that's made her a vocalist's vocalist, and a favorite with just about everybody else too, Dakota treats these favorite ballads to a sound such as they've never had before. For example, the lovely ballad, Avalon, gets a brisk uptempo delivery from Dakota, and an Afro-Cuban twist here and there from Sid Feller's swinging instrumental group. But even when she takes a normally slow ballad like this, or But Not for Me, and styles it as a bright rhythm number, Dakota never fails to melt abundant meaning from every lyric and phrase. Her happy tunes sound glad she came along, and her sad numbers, such as Willow Weep for Me, have never before found such sympathy as Dakota can give them, and does in this album.

As great a stylist as Dakota is, though, she sounds even finer against backings such as these. Sid and his crew have varied their instrumental power to give just the right amount of support in each selection; and just the right kind of setting and mood for this girl with the wonderful voice.

Among the musicians making Sid Feller's arrangements come true here are: trumpets: Taft Jordan, Joe Wilder saxes: Ray Beckenstein, George Berg, Don Hammond, Al Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Bill Woods oboe and flute: Romeo Penique/ piano: Hank Jones bass: George Duvivier / drums: Don Lamond guitar: Ken Burrell

Among other Capitol albums by Dakota Staton: Crazy He Calls Me T 1170, Dynamic! T 1054
In the Night (with the George Shearing Quintet) T 1003, The Late, Late Show T 876

When Lights Are Low

Willow Weep For Me

But Not For me

You Don't Know What Love Is

The Best Thing For You

The Song Is You

Avalon

Baby, Don't You Cry

Let Me Know

Until The Real Thing Comes Along

If I Should Lose You

Gone With The Wind