Bob Dorough - Songs of Love (1987)

Bob Dorough has often been described as an acquired taste, certainly not shared by everyone. In Will Friedwald’s study Jazz Singing, he wrote: “Anyone who’s ever taken a singing lesson resents the hell out of Bob Dorough for having the nerve to pass himself off as a vocalist.” On the other hand, Gary Giddins, in one of his Weatherbird columns for the Village Voice, had the following perspective on Dorough: “He can interpret a lyric as though it were an anecdote. When he goes into bopping swingers, he seems almost indifferent to how much energy he can generate. The whole effect has freaked many, and he has endured some of the most scathing reviews I’ve ever read.”

Tracklist:

01. Gal in Calico (Robin-Schwartz)
02. The End of a Love Affair (Redding)
03. You Go to My Head (Gillespie-Coots)
04. There's Never Been a Day (Dorough)
05. Call Me Irresponsible (Cahn-Van Heusen)
06. Blame It on My Youth (Heyman-Levant)
07. Down in the Depth on 90th Floor (Porter)
08. But Beautiful (Burke-Van Heusen)
09. I Fall in Love Too Easily (Cahn-Styne)
10. Darn That Dream (De Lange-Van Heusen)
11. I Remember You (Mercer-Schertzinger)
12. I Keep Goin' Back to Joe's (Segal-Fischer)