The Weekend Of A Private Secretary RSD 2025 Green Vinyl

The Weekend of a Private Secretary is as hip and delightful as its title promises. A singer whose fierce intelligence and droll wit more than compensate for her limited vocal range, Charlene Bartley is the very essence of postwar chic, navigating the rhythmic twists of Tito Puente039s lively arrangements with sophistication and style. Bartley is a consummate storyteller, interpreting lyrics like 34She Didn039t Say Yes34 and 34Sand in My Shoes34 with inimitable pluck. While Puente039s Latin treatments lend the session much of its energy, coarranger Hal McKusick is no less vital to the album039s success, crafting simple but effective settings that underscore Bartley039s modernist outlook. It039s like the stuff that would play in a super hip martini lounge, and not only is it unique but it has substance too. The lyrics on this album are remarkably sharp and witty and unexpected, really quite a surprising treat.