Nancy Wilson - The Early Years 1956-62 (CD)

Nancy Wilson is one of the finest vocalists to emerge in the post-war era to take over the mantle of great jazz, cabaret and pop singers such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee, and compete with them on their own terms. Achieving her early recognition in the era when the long-playing stereo album was becoming a universal format, she was always primarily an album artist, especially with her focus being as much on jazz and easy listening as the pure pop market, although she had chart success in the pop, R&B and adult contemporary markets from the '60s through to the '90s. This collection takes a thorough look at the formative years of her career, comprising as it does her complete performances on five LPs - "Like In Love", recorded in 1956 when she was just 19, "Something Wonderful", "The Swinging's Mutual" with jazz pianist George Shearing, the equally jazz-oriented "Nancy Wilson With Cannonball Adderley", and "Hello Young Lovers". In addition, it includes an early single with R&B artist Rusty Bryant, two of her singles from 1960 and a couple of very jazzy 'live' performances from 1961. It showcases the breadth and distinctiveness of her talent, and her sophisticated artistry even in these early days, as she delivers material across the jazz, blues and pop spectrum

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Don't Tell Me (Rusty Bryant Feat. Nancy Wilson)
2. On the Street Where You Live (Nancy Wilson)
3. Night Mist (Nancy Wilson)
4. You Leave Me Breathless (Nancy Wilson)
5. The More I See You ()
6. I Wanna Be Loved (Nancy Wilson)
7. Almost Like Being in Love (Nancy Wilson)
8. People Will Say We're in Love (Nancy Wilson)
9. Passion Flower (Nancy Wilson)
10. Sometimes I'm Happy (Nancy Wilson)
11. In Other Words (Nancy Wilson)
12. All of You (Nancy Wilson)
13. If It's the Last Thing I Do (Nancy Wilson)
14. Teach Me Tonight (Nancy Wilson)
15. This Time the Dream's on Me (Nancy Wilson)
16. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life (Nancy Wilson)
17. I Wish You Love (Nancy Wilson)
18. Guess Who I Saw Today '
19. If Dreams Come True (Nancy Wilson)
20. What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Nancy Wilson)
21. The Great City (Nancy Wilson)
22. He's My Guy (Nancy Wilson)
23. Something Happens to Me (Nancy Wilson)
24. Call It Stormy Monday (Nancy Wilson)
25. Something Wonderful Happens (Nancy Wilson)
26. The Things We Did Last Summer (Nancy Wilson ; George Shearing)
27. All Night Long (Nancy Wilson ; George Shearing)
28. Born to Be Blue (Nancy Wilson ; George Shearing)
29. On Green Dolphin Street (Nancy Wilson ; George Shearing)
30. The Nearness of You (Nancy Wilson ; George Shearing)

Disc: 2

1. Let's Live Again (Nancy Wilson ; George Shearing)
2. The Seventh Son (Nancy Wilson)
3. My Foolish Heart (Nancy Wilson)
4. The Verdict (Nancy Wilson)
5. Save Your Love for Me (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
6. Never Will I Marry (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
7. The Old Country (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
8. Happy Talk (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
9. I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
10. A Sleepin' Bee (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
11. A Little Unhappy Boy (Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley)
12. Since I Fell for You (Nancy Wilson with the Three Sounds)
13. Time After Time (Nancy Wilson with the Three Sounds)
14. A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Nancy Wilson)
15. Hello Young Lovers (Nancy Wilson)
16. Sophisticated Lady (Nancy Wilson)
17. When a Woman Loves a Man (Nancy Wilson)
18. Little Girl Blue (Nancy Wilson)
19. Nina Never Knew (Nancy Wilson)
20. You Don't Know What Love Is (Nancy Wilson)
21. Put on a Happy Face (Nancy Wilson)
22. When Sunny Gets Blue (Nancy Wilson)
23. Listen Little Girl (Nancy Wilson)
24. Miss Otis Regrets (Nancy Wilson)
25. Back in Your Own Backyard (Nancy Wilson)