043 – Irene Kral – Better Than Anything

Side A

  1. BETTER THAN ANYTHING (David “Buck” Wheat) 2:23
  2. THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS (Ray Noble) 2:22
  3. THE MEANING OF THE BLUES (Bobby Troup-Leah Worth) 3:10
  4. ROCK ME TO SLEEP (Lou Carter-Paul Vandervoort II) 2:21
  5. NO MORE (Toots Camarata-Bob Russell) 3:11
  6. PASSING BY (Johnny Hess-Jack Lawrence-Paul Misraki-Charles Trénet) 1:54
  7. IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD (Harold Adamson-Jan Savitt-Johnny Watson) 2:33

 

Side B

  1. THIS IS ALWAYS (Mack Gordon-Harry Warren) 3:23
  2. JUST FRIENDS (John Klenner-Sam M. Lewis) 2:39
  3. GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY (Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne) 3:35
  4. NOBODY ELSE BUT ME (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II) 1:55
  5. COMES LOVE (Lew Brown-Sam H. Stept-Charles Tobias) 2:36*
  6. DETOUR AHEAD (Lou Carter-Herb Ellis-John Frigo) 3:44*
  7. LAZY AFTERNOON (John Latouche-Jerome Moross) 2:56*

 

IRENE KRAL, vocals
JUNIOR MANCE, piano
BOB CRANSHAW, bass
MICKEY ROKER, drums

Hollywood, June 17 & 18, 1963.

Original sessions recorded by Richard Bock & produced by Joe Burnett.

*BONUS TRACKS:
Irene Kral (vocals), Herb Pomeroy, Lennie Johnson, Augie Ferretti, Nick Capezuto, Bill Berry (tp), Gene DiStasio, Joe Ciavardone, Bill Legan (tb), Dave Chapman, Charlie Mariano (as), Varty Haroutunian, Joe Caruso (ts), Jimmy Mosher (bar), Ray Santisi (p), John Neves (b), Jimmy Zitano (d). Arrangements by Al Cohn. New York, November 1958.