Gloria Lynne

Gloria Lynne – He Needs Me (Analog Source Remaster 2023) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 34:00 minutes | 361 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © J. Joes J. Edizioni Musicali

Gloria Lynne recorded many albums for Everest in her early days, slipped away into obscurity and then in the 1990’s made a comeback. An excellent singer whose style falls between bop, 1950’s middle-of-the-road pop and early soul, Lynne was always capable of putting on a colorful show. Her mother was a gospel singer and Lynne started out singing in church. She had five years of concert training and in 1951 won the legendary amateur competition at the Apollo Theatre.

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Gloria Lynne – Try A Little Tenderness (1960/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:52 minutes | 556 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Gloria Lynne (born Gloria Wilson; November 23, 1929 – October 15, 2013), also known as Gloria Alleyne, was an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.

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Gloria Lynne – Gloria, Marty & Strings (1951/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:37 minutes | 750 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Gloria Lynne recorded many albums for Everest in her early days, slipped away into obscurity and then in the 1990’s made a comeback. An excellent singer whose style falls between bop, 1950’s middle-of-the-road pop and early soul, Lynne was always capable of putting on a colorful show. Her mother was a gospel singer and Lynne started out singing in church. She had five years of concert training and in 1951 won the legendary amateur competition at the Apollo Theatre. Lynne sang with some vocal groups, became a single and in 1958 was discovered by Raymond Scott, who at the time was a top A&R man at Everest.

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Gloria Lynne – Gloria Lynne At Basin St. East (1962/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:57 minutes | 842 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Gloria Lynne recorded a lot of albums for Everest during the first half of the 1960s; this was her eighth release. Unfortunately, none have yet been reissued on CD. This live set finds the singer ably accompanied by pianist Herman Foster, bassist Earl May, drummer Grassella Oliphant, and guests Kenny Burrell on guitar and Ray Barretto on conga. One of the most jazz-oriented of her early recordings, this outing finds Lynne mostly interpreting standards (other than Cy Coleman’s obscure “Tall Hope”), with the highlights including “Mack the Knife,” “Drinking Again,” “Second Time Around” and “Autumn Leaves.” Lynne could shout or coo and always swung. – Scott Yanow

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