HELEN WARD & PERCY FAITH (1953) It's Been So Long | Pop - Jazz | Swing | Vocal | Full Album

Helen Ward (1916/1917 - April 21, 1998) was an American jazz singer. She appeared on radio broadcasts with WOR and WNYC and worked as a staff musician at WNYC.
Ward began singing with Benny Goodman in 1934, when she already had two years' professional singing experience. Impresario Billy Rose heard her audition for Goodman and booked the combination for the Let's Dance radio program.
In either 1936 or 1937, Ward married Alfred Marx, who in 1938 arranged for Goodman's Carnegie Hall concert to be recorded for her as a souvenir. That recording was released as a dual LP set by Columbia Records in 1950 under the title The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert.
During the 1940s, Ward worked with the bands of Hal McIntyre and Harry James. She became a radio show producer for WMGM in 1946-1947.
After her marriage to Marx ended, Ward later married the audio engineer William Savory. Savory was part of the team that invented the LP. Ward continued to do sporadic studio work and also worked briefly with Peanuts Hucko. Ward did occasional tours with Goodman in the 1950s, but effectively retired by 1960. She made a brief return in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She returned to singing at New York City clubs in 1979. In 1981, she released her final album, The Helen Ward Song Book Vol. I.
In addition to Marx and Savory, Ward was married to Daniel Murphy and Walter Newton.
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Publication date: 1953
Topics: Jazz, Pop, Swing, Vocal
Digitizing sponsor: Kahle-Austin Foundation
Contributor: Internet Archive
Language: English
Tracklist:
1. It's Been So Long
2. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
3. You're Mine
4. I'm Nobody's Baby
5. Same Old Moon
6. When You Make Love To Me (Don't Make Believe)
7. You Brought A New Kind Of Love
8. It All Depends On You
9. Nice Work If You Can Get It
Helen Ward and Percy Faith were both notable musicians and performers in their own right. Ward was an American jazz singer who was active from the 1930s to the 1950s, while Faith was a Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, and composer who was active from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Ward first rose to prominence in the 1930s as a vocalist for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, where she recorded several hit songs including "Goody Goody" and "These Foolish Things." She also recorded with other notable bandleaders of the time, such as Artie Shaw and Harry James, and had a successful solo career as well.
Faith, on the other hand, first gained recognition as a bandleader and arranger in the 1940s. He is best known for his lush orchestral arrangements, which often featured strings and other instruments not typically associated with jazz and pop music. Some of his most famous recordings include "Delicado," "The Song from Moulin Rouge," and "Theme from A Summer Place."
In the early 1950s, Ward and Faith collaborated on a number of recordings, including the album "Helen Ward Sings with Percy Faith and His Orchestra," which was released in 1952. The album features Ward's vocals backed by Faith's signature orchestral arrangements.
Overall, Helen Ward and Percy Faith were both influential figures in the jazz and pop music scenes of their respective eras, and their collaboration on the album "Helen Ward Sings with Percy Faith and His Orchestra" is a notable example of their work together.
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[@gfblack5307]

I like her early singing with the likes of Benny Goodman, wonderful music. It is said that her dark brown eyes were Johnny Mercer's "Jeepers Creepers."

Can you believe the explicit lyrics around @14:23?

[@paulviardot4400]

Brillant album!
Chanteuse de première classe et chef l'orchestre de haut vol.
C'est sublime!

[@dadsasoulman9368]

excellent !