Irene Kral
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Jazz singer Irene Kral was born January 18, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. Her brother, a professional musician, helped her score her initial gigs while Kral was still a teenager and she would learn her craft in bands fronted by such figures as Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, and Stan Kenton. She let her voice to a smattering of recordings throughout the sixties, and her reputation as a performer was well-established in the jazz community, but it was her 70s solo work that cemented her status as one of her generationâs finest female ballad singers alongside her friend, Carmen McRae. Those defining LPs include a pair of collaborations with pianist Alan Broadbent (1974âs Where Is Love? and 1978âs Gentle Rain), and 1977âs Kral Space which showcased her exquisite taste and gentle, sensitive approach on such compositions as âSome Time Agoâ, âSmall Day Tomorrowâ and âIt Wasnât So Good It Couldnât Get Betterâ. Sadly, soon after this flurry of notable work, Kral passed away on August 15, 1978 from cancer.
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- Small Day Tomorrow
- I Fall In Love Too Easily
- Just for Now
- Rock Me To Sleep
- Oh You Crazy Moon
- Here's That Rainy Day
- Nothing Like You (Has Ever Been Before)
- I've Never Been Anything
- Unlit Room
- Hold Your Head High
- This Is Always
- Wonderful Life
- There Are Days (When I Don't Think of You at All)
- Wheelers and Dealers
- Detour Ahead
- This Life We've Led
- The Meaning of the Blues
- There Is No Right Way
- Sunday
- It's a Wonderful World
- A Time for Love / Small World Isn't It?
- This Masquerade
- Going To California
- Comes Love
