Brewer cd teresa in Jazz Vocal Music

"Music! Music! Music! [ASV/Living Era] *" (07/26/2005) Pop Vocal Brewer, Teresa, Living EraMusic! Music! Music! is Living Era's high potency tribute to one of North America's most distinctive and impossible-to-ignore pop/jazz singers. A native of Toledo, OH, Teresa Brewer [n?e Breuer] was born on May 7, 1931. Her mother was a housewife and her father made a living as glass inspector for the Libbey-Owens Company, pioneers in sheet glass manufacturing and developers of the bulletproof fuel tank. In 1938 at the age of seven, little Teresa appeared on Major Bowes' Amateur Hour, singing the primordial jazz tune "Darktown Strutter's Ball," tap dancing and engaging in precocious comedic banter over the CBS radio network. A recording of that performance is included in this portrait album, along with "Music! Music! Music!" her million-selling number one hit, which was recorded in December of 1949. The penetrating intensity of her voice in combination with a rowdy sense of humor made Teresa Brewer a natural for the classic jazz and Dixieland repertoire, as well as neo-vaudevillian honky tonk and boisterous novelties. Her ballad singing is something else altogether, as her subsequent evolution into a fully mature jazz singer has demonstrated. Yet during the course of this variegated compilation the giddy, goofy and borderline manic material predominates. Indeed her marvelously passionate handling of "Till I Waltz Again With You" is speedily forgotten under the jarring influence of her spike-driver delivery on "You'll Never Get Away," a nerve-ripping duet with Don Cornell punctuated by squeals worthy of Mae Questel. Like Ethel Merman, Teresa Brewer attracted attention and earned respect by developing a voice that could cut through anything. Her thrusting maneuverability on "Too Young to Tango" and the almost frightening sustained notes during "Skinnie Minnie Fishtail" are awe-inspiring examples of the human voice taken to wild and joyous extremes. ~ arwulf arwulf

"Longing for You" (07/12/2005) Pop Vocal Brewer, Teresa, Sepia RecordsPersonnel: Teresa Brewer (vocals); Don Cornell, Snooky Lanson (vocals); Jack Pleis Orchestra, Les Brown & His Band of Renown. Liner Note Author: Ossie Dales.

"Teenage Dance Party" (03/10/1989) Pop Vocal Brewer, Teresa, Bear Family (Germany)Teenage Dance Party concentrates on novelties, R&B covers, and teen ballads recorded in the '50s by this pop vocalist, a few of which were hits. Some of the novelties are so silly and simplistic they're practically children's songs, and in general the material is the fluffiest that '50s pop had to offer. Occasional attempts at rock & roll, such as "It's the Same Old Jazz," are cute if not convincing, and collectors will appreciate the two previously unreleased tracks (one of which is a good version of Ferlin Husky's "Gone"). The disc, at 20 tracks, is unusually brief by Bear Family's standards, as are Colin Escott's liner notes. The booklet omits the session information that the label typically includes, perhaps because this was one of Bear Family's earliest CD releases. Fans will be glad to have these hard-to-find but cloying recordings, although the presentation and quantity of material could have been better considering the premium price. ~ Greg Adams