Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!

Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!
Studio album by Gerry Mulligan
Released	1959
Recorded	December 11 & 12, 1957 and September 25, 1958 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:24
Label	World Pacific WP 1253
Producer	Richard Bock
Gerry Mulligan chronology
I Want to Live (1958) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1959) What Is There to Say? (1959)

Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! is an album by vocalist Annie Ross with jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1957 and 1958 which were released on the World Pacific label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Singer Annie Ross' first solo album after joining Lambert, Hendricks & Ross finds her at the peak of her powers. ...all the selections are quite rewarding and her interplay with baritonist Mulligan is consistently memorable".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

1. "I Feel Pretty" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:32
2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 3:01
3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 2:19
4. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) - 3:35
5. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:21
6. "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 3:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:23
8. "Let There Be Love" (Lionel Rand, Ian Grant) - 3:43
9. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:41
10. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 2:50
11. "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 2:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "This Is Always" [alternate take] (Warren, Gordon) - 3:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 2:09
14. "The Lady's in Love with You" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 2:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
15. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell) - 3:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
16. "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" [alternate take] (Loewe, Lerner) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded in New York City on December 11 & 12, 1957 (tracks 7-16) and September 25, 1958 (tracks 1-6).

Personnel

• Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
• Chet Baker (tracks 7-16), Art Farmer (tracks 1-6) - trumpet
• Bill Crow (tracks 1-6), Henry Grimes (tracks 7-16) - bass
• Dave Bailey - drums

References

1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed February 23, 2016
2. Gerry Mulligan Discography accessed February 29, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.