Barbara Lea

 

Artist:  Barbara Lea 

Birth Name:  Barbara Ann LeCocq

Born:  April 10, 1929.  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died:  December 26, 2011 (Aged 82).  Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer

Instruments:  Vocals

Barbara Lea was an American Jazz Singer from Detroit, Michigan.  Her father was a Clarinetist before becoming attorney general of Michigan.  He changed the family name from LoCocq to Leacock, which she changed to Lea when beginning her singing career.

Title:  A Woman In Love (Limited Edition + 6 Bonus Tracks) (2023)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Supper Club

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:04)

 2.  As Long As I Live (2:29)

 3.  Love Is Here To Stay (4:12)

 4.  Thinking Of You (2:40)

 5.  I Didn't Know About You (3:19)

 6.  Love Me (2:29)

 7.  The Best Thing For You (2:50)

Side B:

 1.  Woman Alone With The Blues (5:10)

 2.  Baltimore Oriole (3:53)

 3.  Where Have You Been? (3:34)

 4.  I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams (1:23)

 5.  I've Got My Eyes On You 2:16)

 6.  Am I In Love? (2:04)

 7.  Ain't Misbehavin' (2:46)

Personnel:

Barbara Lea:  Vocals

Johnny Windhurst:  Trumpet

Billy Taylor:  Piano

Jimmy Shirley:  Guitar

Earl May:  Bass

Percy Brice:  Drums

A Woman In Love is the debut album by Barbara Lea, originally released in 1955  by Riverside Records, remastered and reissued onmSeptember 29, 2023 by Supper Club.  Limited Edition of 750 Copies 180 Gram Vinyl.