ONCE UPON A TIME...End Of The Rainbow

 

PATTI AUSTIN  End Of The Rainbow  (CTI,1976) - R&B


     The ever-lovely Patti Austin is a doyenne of the soul and jazz scene. She made her debut way back in 1954, when, aged just four, she wowed the audience of the Harlem Apollo. Her brief appearance at the famed theatre was enough to secure her a deal with RCA Records – a child prodigy indeed. Mind you, with godparents like Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington, the auguries were long in place. By the late 60s Patti was the session singer and jingle/commercial maker of choice on the New York studio scene. At the same time she found time to make her own solo records with labels like ABC, United Artists and Columbia though major chart success just eluded her… maybe she was content enough to be “Queen Of The Jingles”! Then, after organising the backing vocalists for several CTI recordings, label boss, Creed Taylor, signed her up as a performer and the result was the acclaimed 1976 album ‘End Of Rainbow’ which secured a top 40 placing in the Billboard jazz album chart. Pleased with that success, Taylor allowed Patti to cut two more LPs – ’78’s ‘Havana Candy’ and ’80’s ‘Body Language’.

TRACKLIST : Say You Love Me
                       In My Life
                       You Don't Have To Say You're Sorry
                       More Today Than Yesterday
                       Give It Time
                       There Is No Time
                       What's At The End Of The Rainbow
                       This Side Of Heaven
                       Sweet Sadie The Savior

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