Artist  Julie London 
Album Title  About the Blues 
Date of Release  1957 (release)  
AMG Rating  4 *  
Genre  Vocal 

  
Julie London's 1957 album, About the Blues, presents her interpretations of blues standards, as well as classic songs about feeling blue. Whether it's the former category ("Basin Street Blues") or the latter ("Blues in the Night," "Get Set for the Blues," "The Blues Is All I Ever Had"), London's smooth, smoky, impossibly cool delivery makes all of the songs her own. Though casual fans will be better served by picking up Rhino's Time for Love anthology, About the Blues is a worthwhile next purchase for anyone looking for more of her sensual, atmospheric work. — Heather Phares 
 
    1.   Basin Street Blues (Williams) 
    2.   I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (Arlen/Koehler) 
    3.   A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues (Charles/Marks) 
    4.   Get Set for the Blues 
    5.   Invitation to the Blues (Fisher/Gershwin/Roberts) 
    6.   Bye Bye Blues (Bennett/Gray/Hammerstein/Lown) 
    7.   Meaning of the Blues 
    8.   About the Blues 
    9.   Sunday Blues 
    10.   The Blues Is All I Ever Had 
    11.   Blues in the Night (Arlen/Mercer) 
    12.   Bouquet of Blues 
 
Julie London  -  Vocals 
 
 1957   Liberty rp-3043 
 2002   Blue Note CD 678-5402