Hummin’ to Myself is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart where it remained for six months. It peaked at #166 on the main Billboard album chart. It was her last solo album before her retirement in 2011, though she would record one more collaborative album in 2006 titled Adieu False Heart.
History Hummin' to Myself represents a return by Ronstadt to the classic jazz standards world she explored in a series of 1980s albums with Nelson Riddle, only this time with a band, not an orchestra, and in an overtly jazz manner. According to an interview with Ronstadt, the songs on the album were among those she wanted to record with Riddle, but was unable to because of his death.
Ronstadt sings songs by Frank Loesser (“Never Will I Marry” and “I’ve Never Been in Love Before”) and Cole Porter (“Get out of Town,” “Miss Otis Regrets"), and “I Fall in Love Too Easily”.
Hummin’ to Myself received critical acclaim for its devotion to authenticity. It features musicians Alan Broadbent, Christian McBride, David “Fathead” Newman, Lewis Nash, Peter Erskine and Roy Hargrove.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Linda Ronstadt – vocals, arrangements (3) Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano (1–9, 11), arrangements (1, 3–9, 11) Warren Bernhardt – acoustic piano (10) Bob Mann – guitars (1–4, 6–7, 10) Larry Koonse – guitars (8–9) Christian McBride – bass (1–7, 10) Trey Henry – bass (8, 9) Lewis Nash – drums (1–4, 6–7, 10) Peter Erskine – drums (8–9) Jim Horn – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 10) David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (2, 10) Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophone (8) Dan Block – clarinet (4) Mike Haynes – flugelhorn (1, 10) Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn solo (6) Steven Bernstein – trumpet (2) Jon-Erik Kellso – trumpet (4) Bob Summers – trumpet (8) John Catchings – cello (1, 3) Roberta Cooper – cello (5) Alexander Zhiroff – cello (11) Eugene Drucker – violin (5) Armen Anassian – violin (11)
Production John Boylan – producer George Massenburg – producer, recording, mastering, mixing Al Schmitt – additional engineer Steve Bishir – assistant engineer Jim Brady – assistant engineer Mark DeBuck – assistant engineer Steve Genewick – assistant engineer Hank Linderman – assistant engineer Chris Powers – assistant engineer Sean Price – assistant engineer Dann Thompson – assistant engineer André Zweers – assistant engineer Doug Sax – mastering Robert Hadley – mastering The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator Kelly Pratt – release coordinator Isabelle Wong – graphic design Hollis King – art direction Rocky Schenck – photography Milton Buras – hair stylist J. Roy Helland – make-up
Charts +Chart performance for Hummin' to Myself Chart (2004) Peakposition
Release history + Release history and formats for Hummin' to Myself Region Date Format Label Ref. North America November 9, 2004 Compact disc Verve Records
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