I Love Being Here With You (2002)

About this title: One thing Concord Jazz cannot be accused of is failing to document Ernestine Anderson's live performances. When the veteran jazz singer was recording for Concord in the late '70s, '80s, and early '90s, the label put out several live albums that featured her extensively. Here's the thing: Not all of those albums were released under Anderson's own name -- she was employed as a featured vocalist for pianist George Shearing, the Frank Capp/Nat Pierce Juggernaut, and a band that was billed as the Concord All Stars. Anderson's live performances of 1987-1990 are the focus of this excellent two-CD ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Love Being Here With You [Lee/Schluger]
2. All Blues [Davis/Brown]
3. Down Home Blues [Jackson]
4. As Long as I Live [Arlen/Koehler]
5. Please Send Me Someone to Love [Mayfield]
6. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart [Mills/Nemo/Redmond/]
7. Spring Is Here [Rodgers/Hart]
8. Street of Dreams [Young/Lewis]
9. Never Make Your Move Too Soon [Hooper/Jennings]
10. Blues in the Closet [Instrumental] [Pettiford]
11. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart [Ellington/Mills/Nem]
12. I Should Care [Cahn/Stordahl/Westo]
13. There Is No Greater Love [Jones/Symes]
14. Skylark [Mercer/Carmichael]
15. On My Own [Sager/Bacharach]
16. Never Make Your Move Too Soon [Hooper/Jennings]

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