Celebrate Vincent Youmans
Released: Sep 7, 2004
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Released: Sep 7, 2004
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Barbara Lea made her reputation during 1955-1957 by recording three notable albums (A Woman in Love, Barbara Lea, and Lea in Love) for Riverside and Prestige. In more recent times, she has...
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Barbara Lea and Keith Ingham Are Mad About the Boy: The Songs of Noel of Coward
Released: Mar 14, 2000
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Released: Mar 14, 2000
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The assumption of this tribute album's producers is that the music of Noel Coward is generally under-valued, especially by jazz musicians. They believe that Coward's songs are as susceptible to...
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Fine and Dandy
Released: Oct 1, 1996
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Released: Oct 1, 1996
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Vocalist Barbara Lea thought that women songwriters (both composers and lyricists) have never gotten sufficient exposure for their overall contributions, so she decided to devote an entire CD to...
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Hoagy's Children
Released: Apr 27, 1981
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Released: Apr 27, 1981
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A classic of its kind, this wonderful set (which has been reissued on CD) features singer Barbara Lea on seven of the 13 Hoagy Carmichael compositions, pianist Bob Dorough (who vocalizes on six...
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The Devil Is Afraid of Music
Released: Apr 2, 1976
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Released: Apr 2, 1976
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Willard Robison was one of the more underrated songwriters, whose wistful melodies, unexpected chord changes and nostalgic lyrics (which often yearned for a earlier simpler time) were actually...
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The Melody Lingers On
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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One of the foremost interpreters of the popular song since the 1950s, Barbara Lea like a good wine seems to get better and better with time. Her latest effort, recorded in 1997 but not released...
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