Havin' Myself a Time
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{{Infobox album
| name = Havin' Myself a Time
| type = Album
| artist = Kim Parker and The Kenny Drew Trio
| cover = Havin' Myself a Time.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1982
| recorded = November 24–25, 1981
| venue =
| studio = Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:24
| label = Soul Note
SN 1033
| producer = Giovanni Bonandrini
| chronology = Kenny Drew
| prev_title = It Might as Well Be Spring
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Your Soft Eyes
| next_year = 1981
}}
Havin' myself a Time is an album by vocalist Kim Parker with the Kenny Drew Trio recorded in 1981 and released on the Soul Note label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-drew/catalog/#soul-note-sn-1033 Kenny Drew discography] accessed June 11, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}}}
The Allmusic review says Parker's "voice is so appealing that it is surprising that she has done so little since... This is her definitive record".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/havin-myself-a-time-mw0000677558 Allmusic Review] accessed June 11, 2012
Track listing
- "Havin' Myself a Time" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 5:25
- "Paris Is a Lonely Town" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) – 7:17
- "A Sleepin' Bee" (Arlen, Truman Capote) – 6:44
- "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 4:38
- "The Underdog" (Al Cohn, Dave Frishberg) – 5:35
- "Rain Go Away" (Phil Woods) – 5:05
- "Azure" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:40
Personnel
- Kim Parker – vocals
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Mads Vinding – bass
- Ed Thigpen – drums
References
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