1974 Penny Goodwin – Portrait Of A Gemini

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, Gil 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. (source)

Tracks

1  Today Is The First Day (Seymour Lefco) 3:59
2  Trade Winds (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) 5:15
3  Rain Sometimes (Arthur Hamilton) 5:22
4  Lady Day & John Coltrane (Gil Scott Heron) 3:49
5  That’s All Right With Me (Traditional) 3:54
6  He’s Come Back (Seymour Lefco) 2:38
7  Too Soon You’re Old (Penny Goodwin, Seymour Lefco) 5:16
8  Slow Hot Wind (Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel) 4:47
9  What’s Goin’ On (Marvin Gaye) 5:42
10  Amazing Grace (Traditional) 6:00

Media

Musicians

1 Today Is The First Day

BassRichard Evans
DrumsMorris Jennings
GuitarPhil Upchurch
OrganRay Tabs
PianoRay Tabs
SaxDon Myrick
TrumpetArthur Hoyle
StringsBruce Hayden
StringsEmil Mitterman
StringsEverett Zlatoff-Mirsky
StringsHarold Kupper
StringsRoger Malitz
StringsSol Bobrov
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


2 Trade Winds

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


3 Rain Sometimes

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
VocalsPenny Goodwin


4 Lady Day & John Coltrane

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


5 That’s All Right With Me

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


6 He’s Come Back

BassRichard Evans
DrumsMorris Jennings
GuitarPhil Upchurch
OrganRay Tabs
VocalsPenny Goodwin


7 Too Soon You’re Old

BassRichard Evans
DrumsMorris Jennings
OrganRay Tabs
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
SaxDon Myrick
TrumpetArthur Hoyle
StringsBruce Hayden
StringsEmil Mitterman
StringsEverett Zlatoff-Mirsky
StringsHarold Kupper
StringsRoger Malitz
StringsSol Bobrov
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


8 Slow Hot Wind

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


9 What’s Goin’ On

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin


10 Amazing Grace

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsRobert Nelson
PianoRay Tabs
FluteCleo Goodwin
PercussionAlan Love
VocalsPenny Goodwin

Liner Notes

Producer, Arranged By – Ray Tabs
Arranged By (Strings), Conductor (Strings) – Richard Evans