ADA MOORE Debut Records 10" LP Original RARE
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ARTIST: ADA MOORE
TITLE: JAZZ WORKSHOP VOLUME III
RECORD LABEL: DEBUT RECORDS DLP-15. Recorded 1954. ORIGINAL Mono Vinyl; 10" LP. Maroon with silver lettering, Deep Groove label.
DESCRIPTION: Rare and very unusual, fascinating recording.
TAL FARLOW, guitar
JOHN LAPORTA, alto sax, clarinet
OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
WALLY CIRILLE, piano
OSIE JOHNSON, drums
The lineup is nothing to complain about; Moore is joined by guitarist Tal Farlow, bassist Oscar Pettiford, and alto saxman John La Porta (among others), and Charles Mingus helps with the arrangements. Moore has a soulful delivery that is somewhere between Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan, although Jazz Workshop, Vol. 3 is more abstract than what either of them were doing in 1954. The arrangements combine jazz with European chamber music, and Moore's risk-taking pays off on material that ranges from "The Man I Love" and Billy Strayhorn's "Something to Live For" to the folk song "Lass From the Low Country." Meanwhile, "The Devil Is a Woman" is a moody Moore original that almost sounds like a combination of "Black Coffee" and "Blues in the Night."
AMG BIO:
A strikingly potent and unusual vocalist, who continues to be overlooked even by seasoned jazz heads. Little is known about her life, and only three distinct phases of her brief career are discussable until more information surfaces. Ada recorded for the Debut label in 1954, backed by an amazing chamber jazz ensemble that included guitarist Tal Farlow, bassist Oscar Pettiford and alto saxophonist John La Porta. Arrangements were by Charles Mingus and Alonzo Levister. The original album cover ("Jazz Workshop Vol. 3") provides what is possibly the only easily obtainable photograph of Ms. Moore. Cast in various shades of blue, the photo shows her lovely Afro-American profile in silhouette. The artist appears to be absorbed in her own thoughts. Moore sang in a disarmingly deep and somewhat wry alto, bringing irony to "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis" and pathos to Billy Strayhorn's "Something To Live For". The immediate and sustained impression is that of a film noir soundtrack. While some have compared her to Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae, nobody has ever sounded quite like Ada Moore. An historical comparison might be made with the equally under-recorded Anna Robinson, whose entire discography consists of two three-minute recordings made in 1939 with James P. Johnson's Orchestra. Both women sang with unconventional force, using textures that obviously did not conform to popular expectations. Ada's career briefly took a turn for the popular as she appeared in Harold Arlen's "House of Flowers", a Broadway musical set in the West Indies that opened Dec 30, 1954 and closed May 21st 1955. This production starred Pearl Bailey, Alvin Ailey and, in her Broadway debut, Diahann Carroll. Ada Moore was cast as Gladiola. She performed "exotic" novelty numbers in the company of Enid Mosier, whose character's name was Pansy. Night after night they enunciated their way through songs with profound titles like "Two Ladies In The Shade Of De Banana Tree". If this seems to be artistically far removed from that cool Debut session, the next item lands somewhere between the two extremes. In 1956, Ms. Moore was paired with Jimmy Rushing in front of a band led by Buck Clayton. They were the stars of "Cat Meets Chick", a concept album typical of its day. Surrounded by excellent musicians, Moore was able to maintain artistic integrity despite the goofily contrived premise of the album's theatrical structure, a love triangle plot devised by Columbia Records producer Irving Townsend. Following this concession to popular taste, her career as a recording artist seems to have ended. Thirty-four years later, Ada Moore died of cancer on January 6th, 1991. Those who are curious about her singing style should investigate the aforementioned "Jazz Workshop Vol. 3" on Debut. It endures as the ultimate example of this woman's unique and unforgettable artistry.
CONDITION:
VINYL (play- & visually graded): VG- to VG+, some small audible scratches, especially on Something To Live For,
COVER: G, top and bottom seams split and taped, water damage at bottom much more apparent on front, tag residue on front.
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