Various Blue World - Music For The Lonely Hours (LP, 10inch, Ltd.)

(2014/Archives Of America) 6 tracks. Every shade of blue is reflected in this retrospective of classic tracks from the Bethlehem catalog, a source of premier musicians playing world-class jazz during the 1950s and early ’60s. Blue World, a collection of blue-themed songs, features one side of impeccably rendered ballad vocals from Mel Tormé, Chris Connor, Betty Blake, and Bobby Troup, with jazz instrumentals from the Pete Brown Sextet and Booker Ervin on the other. The great Cary Ginell provides liner notes. 10-inch LP, limited pressing.