Recorded between 1960 and 1962 in New York and split between orchestral and small group settings, the jazz players providing support are Tyree Glenn (trombone), Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (guitar), Ray Bryant (piano), Bill Lee (bass), Osie Johnson (drums) and Belton "Sticks" Evans (drums).
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Tracklist
A1. Operation Heartbreak
A2. Today I Sing The Blues
A3. Won't Be Long
A4. It Ain't Necessarily So
A5. I Surrender, Dear
A6. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
A7. Rough Lover
A8. It's So Heartbreakin'
A9. Over The Rainbow
B1. That Lucky Old Sun
B2. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
B3. Try A Little Tenderness
B4. Without The One You Love
B5. Don't Cry, Baby
B6. Lover, Come Back To Me
B7. Trouble In Mind
B8. God Bless The Child
B9. Hard Times