Rosemary Clooney & Woody Herman – My Buddy (1983)

Side 1:
01) I Believe In Love
02) Summer Knows
03) The Glory Of Love
04) You're Gonna Hear From Me

Side 2:
01) Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
02) I'm Beginning To See The Light
03) My Buddy
04) You've Made Me So Very Happy

    Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – John Adams
    Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – John Chiodini
    Arranged By – John Oddo (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4), Michael Patterson (tracks: A3)
    Baritone Saxophone – Mike Brignola
    Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Woody Herman
    Conductor – John Oddo
    Drums, Percussion – Jeff Hamilton
    Piano [Acoustic Piano], Electric Piano – John Oddo
    Tenor Saxophone [Lead Tenor Saxophone] – Frank Tiberi
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Jim Carroll, Mark Vinci
    Trombone – John Fedchock
    Trombone [Bass Trombone] – Randy Hawes
    Trombone [Lead Trombone] – Gene Smith
    Trumpet [Lead Trumpet], Flugelhorn – Dan Fornero
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bill Byrne, Mark Lewis, Paul Mazzio, Scott Wagstaff
    Vocals – Rosemary Clooney

Considering how consistent Rosemary Clooney's CDs are for Concord, the failure of this collaboration with the Woody Herman Orchestra is a surprise. The problem is that the material is erratic, and Clooney just sounds silly interpreting such fairly recent material as "I Believe in Love" (a really terrible opener), James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy." She sounds much more comfortable on "You're Gonna Hear From Me" and a touching version of "My Buddy," but those do not fully compensate for the misfires. Also, the Herman Orchestra is largely wasted, sounding like a stage band and mostly heard in a supportive role with only a few short solos. Herman himself only emerges three times and does not make much of an impression. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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