Track Listing 1. It's Easy to Remember - (previously unreleased) 2. What Is There to Say? - (previously unreleased) 3. That Old Feeling - (previously unreleased) 4. Touch of Your Lips, The - (previously unreleased) 5. When Your Lover Has Gone - (previously unreleased) 6. Nearness of You, The - (previously unreleased) 7. (In This World) I'm Glad There Is You - (previously unreleased) 8. I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face - (previously unreleased) 9. Body and Soul - (previously unreleased) 10. How Long Has This Been Going On? - (previously unreleased) 11. I've Got a Crush on You - (previously unreleased) 12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - (previously unreleased) 13. Somebody 14. Stay With It 15. It's a Beautiful Evening - (previously unreleased) 16. Smooth Operator - (previously unreleased)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 47 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Mixed | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Dorothy Dandridge (vocals); Oscar Peterson (piano, celeste); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Alvin Stoller (drums). Producers include: Norman Granz. Reissue producer: Jerry Rappaport. Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California in January 1958 and February 1961. Includes liner notes by Donald Bogle. Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Universal Music Studios-East). Personnel: Dorothy Dandridge (vocals); Herb Ellis (guitar); Oscar Peterson (piano, celesta); Alvin Stoller (drums, bongos). Liner Note Author: Donald Bogle. Recording information: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (01/1958-02/1961). Photographer: Donald Bogle. Smooth Operator explores a little-known aspect of the beautiful, troubled African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge: her vocal abilities. Most of this album comes from a 1958 recording session featuring Dandridge's lovely interpretations of "When Your Lover Has Gone," "Body & Soul" and the title track. That her backing band is an augmented version of the Oscar Peterson Trio makes her album even more special, and a must for jazz fans and film buffs. ~ Heather Phares
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