SAM FLETCHER / MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE: THE SINGLES COLLECTION(1958-1967) / CD

サム・フレッチャーを知るひとはよほど熱心なR&B~ジャズ・ヴォーカル・ファンでしょう。1933年テネシー州に生まれた彼は、58年からレコーディングを始め、61年には「I Believe in You」がヒット。ナット・キング・コールゆずりの滑らかなヴォーカルで、“黄金の声を持つ男”と呼ばれましたが、67年にドラッグにより逮捕されて活動を中断します(84年に死去)。このCDは58年から逮捕直前に発表されたシングルを集めたもので、聴けばだれもがサムの実力に驚き、もっと元気に活躍してほしかったと思うことでしょう。“黄金の声を持つ男”のキャッチフレーズに偽りなしです。

Tracks #1 & 2, from METRO K20013 (58-TR-23 / 58-TR-24)
Tracks #3 & 4, from METRO K20022 (59-TR-20 / 59-TR-20)
Tracks #5 & 6, from CUB K9032 (59-OR-17 / 59-OR-18)
Tracks #7 & 8, from CUB K9048 (59-OR-50 / 59-OR-51)
Tracks #9 & 10, from RCA Victor 47-7676 (K5PW-7005 / K5PW-7006)
Tracks #11 & 12, from RCA Victor 47-7817 (L5PW-5126 / L5PW-5127)
Tracks #13 & 14, from RCA Victor 47-7832 (M5PI-2231 / M5PI-2232)
Tracks #15 & 16, from RCA Victor 47-7972 (M5PW-3276 /M5PW-3278)
Tracks #17 & 18, from RCA Victor 47-8027 (N5PW-1424 / N5PW-1425)
Tracks #19 & 20, from RCA Victor 47-8076 (N5PW-3032 / N5PW-3033)
Tracks #21 & 22, from WARNER BROS 5384 (FX13264 / FX13266)
Tracks #23 & 24, from TOLLIE T-9012 (64-3942 / 64-3943)
Tracks #25 & 26, from VEE-JAY VJ 623 (64-6555 / 64-6566)
Tracks #27 & 28, from VEE-JAY VJ 640 (64-6873 / 64-6874)
Track #29, from MAINSTREAM 643 (T5KM 2857)
Track #30, from VAULT 502 (101-2)

Sam Fletcher, vocals

Tracks #1-8, Orchestra & Chorus conducted by LeRoy Holmes (1958* & 1959)
Tracks #9-10, Orchestra conducted by Marty Gold (1960)
Tracks #11-14, Orchestra conducted by Sammy Lowe (1960* & 1961)
Tracks #15-18, Orchestra conducted by O.B. Masingill (1961* & 1962)
Tracks #19-20, Orchestra conducted by Hugo Peretti (1962)
Tracks #21-22, Orchestra conducted by Chuck Sagle (1963)
Tracks #23, Orchestra arranged by Johnny Pate (1964)
Tracks #24, Orchestra arranged by Riley Hampton (1964)
Tracks #25-28, Orchestra arranged & conducted by Ernie Freeman (1964)
Tracks #29, Orchestra conducted by Johnny Mandel (1966)
Tracks #30, Orchestra arranged & conducted by Harry Betts (1967)

Original recordings produced by Leroy Holmes, Hugo & Luigi, Chuck Sagle, Randall Wood, Bob Shad and Jack Lewerke