Penny Goodwin – Portrait Of A Gemini
(Sidney Records 2004 S101)
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– still in original shrinkwrap
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Penny Goodwin grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin singing in church with Al Jarreau, doing weddings, talent competitions and bar mitzvahs. When she left school she started singing in popular mob run clubs such as Alfie’s, Sardino’s, and King’s Four graduating to clubs in Chicago and Caesar’s Palace in Vegas. Despite her huge talent only this one studio LP exists, a mix of covers by Marvin Gaye, Gill Scott Heron plus original songs by herself and manager Sy Lefco. The LP also featuring strings by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and jazz guitar legend Phil Upchurch. One of the great american jazz vocal LP’s by Milwaukee’s unsung queen of jazz.
“Portrait Of A Gemini” is an album by Soul Jazz singer Penny Goodwin.
Tracklist
| A1 | Today Is The First Day | 3:59 | |
| A2 | Trade Winds | 5:15 | |
| A3 | Rain Sometimes | 5:22 | |
| A4 | Lady Day & John Coltrane | 3:49 | |
| A5 | That’s All Right With Me | 3:54 | |
| A6 | He’s Come Back | 2:38 | |
| B1 | Too Soon You’re Old | 5:16 | |
| B2 | Slow Hot Wind | 4:47 | |
| B3 | What’s Goin On | 5:42 | |
| B4 | Amazing Grace | 6:00 |
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Richard Evans
- Bass – James Johnson (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B4), Richard Evans (tracks: A1, A6, B1)
- Congas – Alan Love (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4)
- Drums – Morris Jennings (tracks: A1, A6, B1), Robert Nelson (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B4)
- Electric Piano – Ray Tabs (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4)
- Flute – Cleo Goodwin (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B4), Don Myrick (tracks: A1, B1)
- Guitar – Phil Upchurch (tracks: A1, A6, B1)
- Organ – Ray Tabs (tracks: A1, A6, B1)
- Piano – Ray Tabs (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B4)
- Producer, Arranged By – Ray Tabs
- Saxophone – Don Myrick (tracks: A1, B1)
- Strings – Bruce Hayden (tracks: A1, B1), Emil Mitterman (tracks: A1, B1), Everett Mirsky (tracks: A1, B1), Harold Kupper (tracks: A1, B1), Roger Malitz (tracks: A1, B1), Sol Bobrov (tracks: A1, B1)
- Trumpet – Arthur Hoyle (tracks: A1, B1)
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