SAVINA HARTWELL
On the album
jacket Savina is described as lively, happy, enthusiastic and
even tempered, 5'-2" tall, 102 pounds, 34-23-34, reddish-blonde
hair and brown eyes. American born of Sicilian/Albanian/Italian
descent. A Libra. Likes all kinds of foods, and favorite drink is
champagne. Likes all colors but favorites are red, white, and
blue which are the colors of yachting, and the U.S.A both which
she loves. Favorite sport: Fencing. Other favorite things are
flowers, animals, historical places, interesting people, long
drives in the country, picnics, old books and records. Dislikes:
drab days and plastic people.
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Savina and all that Gentle Jazz
The album contains her two 1958 Best Sellers, How Come You Do Me
Like You Do and Deed I Do from the Album "Sarah (Vaughn)
& Savina (Cattiva)" as well as her signature versions of
You Go To My Head, In My Solitude and the passionate Body and
Soul.
The balance of the material are songs from the 1930's, 40's and
early 50's that are most associated with the Cabaret and Supper
Club singer and her group, the Jazztet which performed in major-city
up-scale hotels and night clubs from the 50's through the mid-70's.
The musicians backing Savina on the various tracks Piano: Nat
Pierce (1,6), Mal Waldron (2,3 and 9), Hank Jones (4), Al
Williams (10,11), and Don Abney (5,7, and 8), Organ: Dick Hyman (11),
Bass: Milt Hamilton (1,6,8, and 9), Wilbur Ware (5), George
Duvallier (4), and Gene Rayme (10,11, and 2), Guitar: Mundell
Lowe (4), Kenny Burrell (10,11), Barry Gailbraith (1,6), and Jim
Raney (7,8), Horns: Chuck D'Orazio and Mike Capobianco (1 thru 12),
and Joe Wilder (4), Saxophone and flute: Jimmy Scara (1,2,3,4,
and 6 thru 10), Clarinet and Celeste: Mike Nerlino (1 thru 12),
Vibes: Vince Nerlino (1,7), Drums: Kenny Clarke (7,8), Danny
Vindetti (2), Sonny Igoe (4), Ed Shaunessy (2,3, and 9), and Cozy
Cole (1,6,10, and 1) are the "best of the best" in the
genre of music.
Alan Hartwell, producer
Click on EACH SONG Name to hear
sample
1
- Man I Love (3:40)
2
- In My Solitude (4:30)
3
- It Don't Mean a Thing (4:14)
4
- Can't We Be Friends? (4:25)
5
- You Go to My Head (3:28)
6
- Body and Soul (3:32)
7
- Too Marvelous for Words (3:31)
8
- I Cover the Waterfront (4:33)
9
- Mood Indigo (4:42)
10
- How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
11
- (Do I Love You?) Deed I Do (2:42)
12
- I Can Be Soft as a Kitten (2:0
© 2001 - 2002 Alan Hartwell
