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
Musicians
1 Today Is The First Day
| Bass | Richard Evans |
| Drums | Morris Jennings |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Organ | Ray Tabs |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Trumpet | Arthur Hoyle |
| Strings | Bruce Hayden |
| Strings | Emil Mitterman |
| Strings | Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky |
| Strings | Harold Kupper |
| Strings | Roger Malitz |
| Strings | Sol Bobrov |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
2 Trade Winds
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
3 Rain Sometimes
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
4 Lady Day & John Coltrane
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
5 That’s All Right With Me
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
6 He’s Come Back
| Bass | Richard Evans |
| Drums | Morris Jennings |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Organ | Ray Tabs |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
7 Too Soon You’re Old
| Bass | Richard Evans |
| Drums | Morris Jennings |
| Organ | Ray Tabs |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Trumpet | Arthur Hoyle |
| Strings | Bruce Hayden |
| Strings | Emil Mitterman |
| Strings | Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky |
| Strings | Harold Kupper |
| Strings | Roger Malitz |
| Strings | Sol Bobrov |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
8 Slow Hot Wind
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
9 What’s Goin’ On
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
10 Amazing Grace
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Robert Nelson |
| Piano | Ray Tabs |
| Flute | Cleo Goodwin |
| Percussion | Alan Love |
| Vocals | Penny Goodwin |
Liner Notes
Producer, Arranged By – Ray Tabs
Arranged By (Strings), Conductor (Strings) – Richard Evans
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)