No More in Life is the second album by jazz vocalist Mildred Anderson recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label early the following year.[1][2][3]
| No More in Life | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | September 26, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz, blues | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1017 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Considering how well she sings on this set, it is strange that Mildred Anderson would have no further opportunities to lead her own albums".[4] Chris Smith, in The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings described the album as "uneven", on the title track "her pitch and dynamics are erratic". Of one of the stronger tracks: "Oddly, given that Anderson can have problems even with harmonically straightforward material, "That Old Devil Called Love", an audacious attempt at Billie Holiday's style is quite appealing." Smith says the album is "not as inessential as Person to Person, her earlier Bluesville album.[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Mildred Anderson except where noted
- "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" – 5:33
- "I Ain't Mad at You" (Count Basie, Milton Ebbins, Freddie Green) – 3:02
- "Hard Times" (Esmond Edwards) – 4:12
- "No More in Life" – 2:42
- "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16
- "What More Can a Woman Do" (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) – 2:41
- "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 3:45
- "Mistreater" – 6:01
- "I'm Lost" (Otis René) – 4:36
Personnel
edit- Mildred Anderson – vocals
- Al Sears – tenor saxophone
- Robert Banks – organ
- Lord Westbrook – guitar
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Bobby Donaldson – drums
References
edit- ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 31, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 31, 2018
- ^ Wirz' Amerinan Music: Prestige Bluesville Discography accessed October 31, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Mildred Anderson: No More in Life – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.