{"product_id":"8427328611282-sings-just-before-dawn","title":"Sings Just Before Dawn - Her Complete Recordings","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiss Pat Healy (1927-2020) was born in Cleveland but at age 22 she settled in Los Angeles. She spent years filling various jobs before having the courage to make impromptu appearances at some local nightclubs. Finally in 1957 spirited by pianist Joe Marino, she quit her job and soon emerged as a praised and applauded singer by the audiences, winning soon her first professional contract as a guest vocalist on the television show Stars of Jazz, backed by the Paul Bley trio. As a consequence of her performance, she was offered to record forWorld Pacific Records.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On Just Before Dawn, her debut album, Pat sang eleven standard songs, some of them quite unusual, backed by cellist Fred Katz’s intimate approach to arranging and conducting, and by Joe Marino’s quartet. In both settings, she revealed herself as a vocalist with clarity of sound, style, sensitivity, and the ability to sing difficult songs, with the right accompaniment, resulting in this distinctive album, the first and only she recorded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The remaining recordings come from two later appearances of Pat in Stars of Jazz, where she can be heard with the backing of the Keith Williams orchestra, and finally, alone with her favorite accompanist, Joe Marino.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ―Jordi Pujol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pat Healy, sings in all tracks accompanied by\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PAUL BLEY Trio (#1-4): Paul Bley (p), Charlie Haden (b), Lenny McBrowne (d).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded live at “Stars of Jazz” ABC-TV show, Hollywood, September 2, 1957\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra Arranged \u0026amp; Conducted by FRED KATZ (#5-12): Vic Arno, Lou Raderman, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Paul Shure, Jacques Gassselin, Sarah Kreindler, Joseph Quadri, Seymour Kramer, Eunice Wennermak, Miseha Russel, Israel Baker (violins); Alex Neiman, Allan Harshman (violas); George Neikrug, Eleanor Slatkin (cellos); Paul Horn (as, bcl, fl); Gerald Wiggins (p); John Pisano (g); Hal Gaylor (b); Chico Hamilton (d). \u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, October 10, 1957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The JOE MARINO Quartet (#13-15): Joe Marino (p), Howard Roberts (g), Richard Von Holberg (b), Shelly Manne (d). \u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, November 14, 1957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e KEITH WILLIAMS Orchestra, with JOE MARINO on piano (#16-18): Johnny Audino, Jerry Kadovitz, Irving Bush, Oliver Mitchell (tp); Jesse Ray Heath, Ed Freudenberg, Sy Zelden (tb); Dick Gould (btb); Bill Carson (as, fl); Al Sepe (cl, ts); Teddy Lee (ts); John Bambridge (bar); Gene Estes (xylophone); Dennis Budimir (g); Francis James (b); John Lais (d). \u003cbr\u003eRecorded live at “Stars of Jazz” ABC-TV show, Hollywood, November 4, 1957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JOE MARINO on piano (#19-22). \u003cbr\u003eRecorde live at “Stars of Jazz” ABC-TV show, Hollywood, August 18, 1958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bonus Tracks (#23-24): \u003cbr\u003eOrchestra Conducted by BILLY VAUGHN. \u003cbr\u003eRecorde in Los Angeles, April 30, 1959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55505592156534,"sku":"8427328611282","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13074421_1915471_20250415082343.jpg?v=1759776470","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/8427328611282-sings-just-before-dawn","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}