The Complete Bethlehem Collection (1955)

About this title: Joe Derise is a fine jazz-influenced cabaret singer who has recorded recent sessions for Audiophile. This particular CD (which has been released through Evidence) brings back Derise's first two recordings along with five previously unissued alternate takes. The first session has Derise contributing some background piano in a trio with bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Osie Johnson while the second finds him sticking exclusively to vocals while joined by the Australian Jazz Quintet. Most of the repertoire is comprised of superior standards. Derise's voice is a bit of an acquired taste and he ... read more

Tracks:

1. Comes Love [Brown/Tobias/Stept]
2. It Might as Well Be Spring [Rodgers/Hammerstein]
3. My Romance [Rodgers/Hart]
4. Maybe [Gershwin/Gershwin]
5. How High the Moon [Hamilton/Lewis]
6. A Fine Romance [Fields/Kern]
7. Mountain Greenery [Hart/Rodgers]
8. How Long Has This Been Going On? [Gershwin/Gershwin]
9. Personality [Burke/Van Heusen]
10. Once I Believed [Derise/Burns]
11. Swinging on a Star [Burke/VanHeusen]
12. Humpty Dumpty Heart [Burke/Van Heusen]
13. 'S Wonderful [Gershwin/Gershwin]
14. More and More [Kern/Harburg]
15. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive [Arlen/Mercer]
16. Once in a Dream [Collins/Mure]
17. Soon [Gershwin/Gershwin]
18. The Charm of You [Cohn/Styne/Cahn]
19. Spring in Old New York [Fagas/McGrath]
20. Love [Blane/Martin]
21. It Might as Well Be Spring [Take 1] [Rodgers/Hammerstein]
22. Comes Love [Take 1] [Brown/Tobias/Stept]
23. A Fine Romance [Take 3] [Fields/Kern]
24. How Long Has This Been Going On? [Take 7] [Gershwin/Gershwin]
25. Mountain Greenery [Take 1] [Hart/Rodgers]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.