ESP 1025 Patty Waters / Sings
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
MONO

FROM THE ESP DISK WEB SITE: "Her legendary 1965 debut for the label (recorded with Burton Greene, Steve Tintweiss and Tom Price). This beautiful recordings established singer/composer Patty Waters as a vocal innovator. An album that influenced Yoko Ono and Diamanda Galas. Liner notes, photos and more... digitally remastered from the original tapes."
She was born in the Forties, grew up in Iowa and started singing semi-professionally in high school. Later, she became lead singer with the JERRY GRAY HOTEL JAZZ BAND. Her family moved to Denver, and there she started listening to BILLIE HOLIDAY, NANCY WILSON, ANITA O'DAY and others. During her stay in Los Angeles, she began extensive voice training. The early Sixties saw her arriving in New York, and ALBERT AYLER heard her singing in a club.
One day, in the spring of 1965, Albert Ayler telephoned B and asked him to come to an apartment on Astor Place, close to Cooper Union. When B arrived, and walked in, Albert grinned mischievously.. Then he stepped aside, disclosing a young woman who had been standing behind him. He introduced her as Patty Waters. Patty lived in a tiny apartment above McSorley's Ale House on East 3rd street. She was totally committed to her art, and survived by taking tickets in a movie theater. She played and sang her songs for B on an upright piano that was about the only furniture in the place. She was recorded by Richard L. Alderson on December 19, 1965. She chose Burton Greene as her pianist, with Tom Price on percussion and Steve Tintweiss on bass. The trio had just recorded their own debut album on ESP.
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
MONO ?

No STEREO written on back cover and label

Recorded December 19, 1965 - RLA Sound Studios, N.Y.C
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO
This version:
- on the labels the artist and the title are on two lines
- on both the labels the information for both sides is displayed

Recorded in New York City on December 19, 1965.
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010

Patty Waters comes alive on this legendary 1965 debut. Sings features seven ballads and a shocking version of gBlack Is The Colour Of My True Lovefs Hairh. With Pattyfs moans, whispers, screams, and wails, this track helped cement her reputation as a vocal innovator, one whose influence extended beyond jazz to Yoko Ono and Diamanda Galas. Digitally remastered in digipak format, Sings will re-introduce the talents of this long-forgotten talent.


Personnel

Patty Waters: vocals, piano
Burton Greene: piano, piano harp
Steve Tintweiss: bass
Tom Price: percussion


Track Listing
1. Moon, Don't Come Up Tonight 2:59
2. Why Can't I Come To You 2:52
3. You Thrill Me 1:20
4. Sad Am I, Glad Am I 1:24
5. Why Is Love Such A Funny Thing 1:11
6. I Can't Forget You 1:48
7. You Loved Me 2:28
8. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 13:51

All compositions by Patty Waters, ESP-Disk' Ltd. (ASCAP). Melody on "Moon, Don't Come Up Tonight" by Sally Wood,

Credits

Recorded December 19, 1965 at RLA Sound Studios, NYC. Engineering by Richard L. Alderson. Cover photograh by Charles Stewart. Production manager: Tom Abbs. Tape transfer and mastering by Steven Walcott. Design & Layout by Miles Bachman, Michael Sanzone and Fumi Tomita.


Press Quotes

"Patty Waters Sings, like so many records on the ESP-Disk label, seems to enter our world unprecedented, fully formed from a completely different and far superior place." - Perfect Sound Forever

"cit is the performance that established her as a vocal innovator" - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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