Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund is backed by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the Inner City LP It Only Happens Every Time.
Her phrasing is precise, but her vocal style doesn't always blend well with the big band.
Jones' "It Only Happens Every Time" comes off under-rehearsed, as if the chart is still in a state of flux, a similar problem that occurs during "The Second Time Around." Better is the swinging treatment of "Long Daddy Green" and the tearjerker ballad "He Was Too Good to Me." Sadly, none of the instrumental soloists is identified, though Pepper Adams shines on baritone sax in two compositions by the late Lars Gullin, one of Europe's best players of the instrument; this was also Adams' final recording with the band.
Overall, this is a good, though hardly essential record.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Only Happens Every TimeThad Jones | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Long Daddy GreenBlossom Dearie, Dave Frishberg | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | SilhouetteLars Gullin | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | He Was Too Good to MeLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Groove MerchantJerome Richardson | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Love to One Is One to LoveThad Jones | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Happy AgainLars Gullin | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The Second Time AroundSammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Al Haig, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Monica Zetterlund, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifford Adams | Trombone |
| 2 | Pepper Adams | Sax (Baritone) |
| 3 | Kjell Andersson | Layout Design |
| 4 | Bernt Berndtson | Engineer |
| 5 | Harold Burgon | Engineer |
| 6 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 7 | Bill Campbell | Trombone |
| 8 | Harold Danko | Piano |
| 9 | Jeff Davis | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 10 | Jeff Davis | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 11 | Blossom Dearie | Composer |
| 12 | Jerry Dodgion | Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) |
| 13 | Dave Frishberg | Composer |
| 14 | Earl Gardner | Flugelhorn, Lead, Trumpet |
| 15 | Frank Gordon | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 16 | Lars Gullin | Composer |
| 17 | Al Haig | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 19 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 20 | Thad Jones | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Flugelhorn, Leader, Primary Artist |
| 21 | Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 22 | Mel Lewis | Drums, Primary Artist |
| 23 | Mel Lewis Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 24 | Gunnar Lindqvist | Producer |
| 25 | Gunnar Lööf | Mixing, Mixing Engineer |
| 26 | Earl McIntyre | Trombone (Bass) |
| 27 | John Mosca | Lead, Trombone |
| 28 | Larry Moses | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 29 | Dick Oatts | Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Tenor) |
| 30 | Rich Perry | Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Tenor) |
| 31 | Rufus Reid | Bass |
| 32 | Jerome Richardson | Composer |
| 33 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 34 | Pär Wickholm | Layout Design |
| 35 | Monica Zetterlund | Primary Artist, Vocals |
Monica Zetterlund
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |