Ruth Brown

Fine Brown Frame

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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

In the late '60s, veteran singer Ruth Brown recorded two albums with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, but neither one was all that classic. She sounds fine, though the big band has little to do except be supportive. The opening "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" is pretty weak, and "Sonny Boy" certainly did not need to be revived. Much better are "Trouble in Mind," "Black Coffee" and "Fine Brown Frame," but Ruth Brown's earlier (and later) recordings are superior to this historical curiosity.

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	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Yes Sir, That's My Baby Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	3:37
2	Trouble in Mind Richard M. Jones	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	4:10
3	Sonny Boy Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson / Al Jolson	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	3:34
4	Bye Bye Blackbird Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	2:34
5	I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Andy Razaf / Will Weldon	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	4:19
6	Black Coffee Sonny Burke / Paul Francis Webster	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	4:28
7	Be Anything (But Be Mine) Irving Gordon	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	5:44
8	You Won't Let Me Go Buddy Allen / Buddy Johnson	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	4:21
9	Fine Brown Frame Guadalupe Cartiero / J. Mayo Williams	Ruth Brown feat: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra	3:12

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Ruth Brown

Fine Brown Frame

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

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