Product Description

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1977 album from the late Jazz/Blues vocalist. Arthur Prysock, who was nearly 50 years old when he scored a hit with this album's single 'When Love Is New', had a long and varied career as a vocalist of high repute, lending his velvet baritone to Jazz, Blues, R&B, Pop and Disco. Prysock was discovered by the Jump Blues band leader Buddy Johnson while living and working in Hartford CT, where he had honed his talents in several groups during his time off. Johnson installed Prysock as his lead male vocalist and they recorded several hits together for Decca in the 40's before Arthur went solo, touring the chitlin circuit. Before long 'I Didn't Sleep A Wink Last Night' gave Arthur his first solo R&B hit on Decca in 1952 charting at a high of #5, and cementing his reputation as a great balladeer. During the late 50's and early 60's Arthur recorded several R&B hits for the Old Town label and in 1965 fulfilled a life-long dream recording with Count Basie, which started a fruitful relationship with the Verve label for the remainder of the decade..