Salena Jones - Super Best (1984) [Japan]
Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Pop, Vocal, Easy Listening | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 58:46 | 502,11 Mb
Label: JVC/Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# VDP-48 | Released: 1984-08-21
Born in Newport News, VA, in 1944, Salena Jones (real name: Joan Elizabeth Shaw) would – over the course of a 60-plus-year career become one of the leading vocalists of swing music, performing in a number of countries in Europe and Asia and recording a number of albums. Jones got her first break at the famed Apollo Theater in New York, winning a talent contest that resulted in a record deal. She spent the early part of her career touring and performing with such leading lights as Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington.