Aretha Franklin - Electrifying Aretha Franklin + 4 Bonus Tracks [New CD] Spain -

2 ALBUM ON 1 CD Plus 4 BONUS TRACKSMINI-LP PAPERSLEEVE - NEW! GATEFOLD REPLICAS WITH OBIThis release presents Aretha’s second LP, The Electrifying Aretha Franklin, which was originally issued by the Columbia label in 1962. All of these great songs feature a virtual who’s who of fabulous musicians from the New York City scene, such as Oliver Nelson (saxophone), Jimmy Cleveland and Urbie Green (trombone), Mundell Lowe and Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Wynton Kelly and Tommy Flanagan (piano), and Jimmy Cobb (drums), among others. It serves as the best introduction for anyone wanting to explore “Lady Soul’s” first steps as a professional musician.For Aretha’s early recordings, John Hammond (who also signed Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen) followed the formula he once prescribed for Billie Holiday: standards and blues with a jazz rhythm section plus horns and “head charts.” Aretha’s tracks reveal a sweet, even coy insouciance on songs like “Blue Holiday” and alternatively, a roof-raising belt on “Rough Lover.” It is easy to detect the soul already present in Aretha’s performances, seemingly influenced in equal parts by jazz and gospel.Another classic album by the singer, The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin, has been added here as a bonus, as well as four extra tracks from the same period.PERSONNEL:ARETHA FRANKLIN, lead vocals, plus:OLIVER NELSON, saxJIMMY CLEVELAND, tromboneMUNDELL LOWE, BUCKY PIZZARELLI, guitarGEORGE DUVIVIER, bassWYNTON KELLY, TOMY FLANAGAN , pianoJIMMY COBB, drumsamong others.Recorded in New York, 1961-1962.BONUS ALBUM (13-24): THE TENDER, THE MOVING, THE SWINGING ARETHA FRANKLINAretha Franklin (vc) with unidentified orchestra.New York, April-May 1962.BONUS TRACKS (25-28): From the same period, but not included on the original LPs.TRACKS:01 YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU02 I TOLD YOU SO03 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY04 NOBODY LIKE YOU05 EXACTLY LIKE YOU06 IT’S SO HEARTBREAKIN’07 ROUGH LOVER08 BLUE HOLIDAY09 JUST FOR YOU10 THAT LUCKY OLD SUN11 I SURRENDER, DEAR12 AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE13 DON’T CRY, BABY14 TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS15 I APOLOGIZE16 WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE17 LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING18 I’M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD19 JUST FOR A THRILL20 GOD BLESS THE CHILD21 I’M WANDERING22 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN?23 I DON’T KNOW YOU ANYMORE24 LOVER COME BACK TO ME25 TROUBLE IN MIND26 HARD TIMES (NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN I)27 WHEN THEY ASK ABOUT YOU28 OPERATION HEARTBREAKTotal time: 78:30