Singer
Annie Ross
' first solo album after joining
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
finds her at the peak of her powers.
Ross
is joined by two versions of the
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
with either
Chet Baker
or
Art Farmer
on trumpet,
Bill Crow
Henry Grimes
on bass, and drummer
Dave Bailey
.
is at her best (and most appealing) on
"I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face,"
"Give Me the Simple Life,"
"How About You,"
and
"The Lady's in Love With You,"
but all the selections are quite rewarding and her interplay with baritonist
Mulligan
is consistently memorable. This date plus its follow-up
A Gasser
are both essential. [Subsequent CD reissues added several previously unissued selections and one that was originally on a sampler.] ~ Scott Yanow