Mood Indigo (2000)

About this title: Jimmy Scott (aka Little Jimmy Scott) is one of those singers who has never recognized a boundary between pop, jazz, and R&B. From his start in the late '40s, he's worked with musicians of various styles while keeping an open ear to anything of interest. Contemporary albums included songs by Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Simply Red, and other artists, but for Mood Indigo, Scott has gone back to the standards. Besides the title track, he sings "Without a Song," "Time After Time," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "How Deep Is the Ocean?" All undoubtedly old friends to Scott, which accounts ... read more

Tracks:

1. Smile [Chaplin/Parsons/Tur]
2. Mood Indigo [Ellington/Mills/Big]
3. Imagination [Burke/VanHeusen]
4. Without a Song [Eliscu/Rose/Youmans]
5. There Will Never Be Another You [Warren/Gordon]
6. How Deep Is the Ocean? [Berlin]
7. Time After Time [Cahn/Styne]
8. Blue Skies [Berlin]
9. Day by Day [Cahn/Stordahl/Westo]
10. Mood Indigo (Reprise) [Ellington/Mills/Big]

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