Rita Reys Catalog
1953 (age 29)
Rita Reys - 'Deed I Do / Over The Rainbow Artist (Swd) B 3095
Lars Gullin, baritone, alto sax; Gunnar Svensson, piano; Simon Brehm, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Stockholm, Sweden, March 2, 1953
| FG507 | 'Deed I Do |
| FG508 | Over The Rainbow |
Rita Reys - Lullaby In Rhythm / He's Funny That Way Artist (Swd) B 3097
same session.
Stockholm, Sweden, March 2, 1953
| FG509 | Lullaby In Rhythm |
| FG510 | He's Funny That Way |
Rita Reys - There's A Small Hotel / Exactly Like You Artist (Swd) B 3131
Ove Lind, clarinet; Bo Kallstrom, vibes; Hasse Eriksson, piano; Rolf Berg, guitar; Gunnar Almstedt, bass; Jack Noren, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Stockholm, Sweden, September 24, 1953
| FG534A | There's A Small Hotel |
| FG535A | Exactly Like You |
1955 (age 31)
The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys With The Jazz Messengers And The Wessel Ilcken Combo Philips (Du) B 08006 L
Dick Bezemer, trombone; Toon Van Vliet, tenor sax; Gerard Van Rooyen, piano; Chris Bender, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Holland, January 17, 1955
| My Funny Valentine |
Gerard Van Rooyen, trumpet; Toon Van Vliet, tenor sax; Rob Madna, piano; Dick Bezemer, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Holland, August 16, 1955
| I Should Care | |
| There'll Never Be Another You |
Ack Van Rooyen, trumpet; Herman Schoonderwalt, baritone sax; Rob Madna, piano; Dick Bezemer, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Holland, February 16, 1956
| Gone With The Wind | |
| It's All Right With Me | |
| But Not For Me |
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
NYC, May 3, 1956
| CO56022 | Taking A Chance On Love |
| CO56023 | That Old Black Magic |
| CO56024 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To |
| CO56025 | I Cried For You |
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Ira Sullivan, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
NYC, June 25, 1956
| CO56230 | My One And Only Love |
| CO56231 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year |
** also released on The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys, Columbia CL 903 in 1956.
1956
Rita Reys With The Wessel Ilcken Combo Philips (Du) 422 080 PE
Ack Van Rooyen, trumpet; Herman Schoonderwalt, baritone sax; Rob Madna, piano; Dick Bezemer, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Holland, February 16, 1956
| Moonlight In Vermont | |
| Ill Wind |
1957
The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys No. 2 Philips (Du) P 08010 L
Wim Kat, mellophone; Joop Elders, Ko Helaar, flute; Karel Reys, alto sax; Benny Behr, Lucien Grignard, Sem Nijveen, Guus Valten, violin; Heinz Hermann, viola; Jan Olivier, cello; Pim Jacobs, piano; Ruud Jacobs, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal; Tom Dissevelt, arranger, conductor.
Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Holland, March 25, 1957
| Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | |
| Star Eyes | |
| Old Devil Moon | |
| Falling In Love With Love | |
| Keepin' Myself For You | |
| The Song Is You |
unknown, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, French horn; Joop Elders, unknown, flute; Paul Van Amstel, Benny Behr, Lex Cachet, Maup Cohen, Lucien Grignard, Piet Kelfkens, Guus Valten, violin; Lo Van Broekhoven, Heinz Hermann, viola; Pim Jacobs, piano; Ruud Jacobs, bass; Wessel Ilcken, drums; Rita Reys, vocal; Jan Corduwener, arranger, conductor; and others.
Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Holland, March 26 and 27, 1957
| Only A Moment Ago | |
| He's My Guy | |
| There Is No Greater Love | |
| Please Be Kind | |
| Where Are You | |
| They Didn't Believe Me |
** also released on Her Name Is Rita Reys, Epic LN 3522 in 1957. and on The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys, Philips (Du) 6440 051 in 1972. and on Universal (J) UCCM-9045 in 2001.
Rita Reys, Sylvia Pierce, Peggy Serra - New Voices Dawn DLP 1125 1957
Rita Reys, vocal; accompanied by Mat Mathews, accordion; Harry Lookofsky, viole d'amour; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Mat Mathews, arranger.
NYC, May, 1957
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
| It's Mine After All | |
| When The Blues Come On | |
| All Of You |
1979 (age 55)
Rita Reys - That Old Feeling Columbia 83981
Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Pim Jacobs, piano; Ruud Jacobs, bass; Peter Ypma, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
NYC, 1979
| Too Marvelous For Words | |
| Fly Me To The Moon | |
| Poor Butterfly | |
| My Foolish Heart | |
| Mr. Wonderful | |
| That Old Feeling | |
| Over The Rainbow | |
| Remember | |
| Everything Happens To Me | |
| Isn't It Romantic | |
| The Touch Of Your Lips |
1990 (age 66)
Rita Reys - Swing And Sweet Blue Note (Du) CDP 7 95443 2
Bernard Berkhout, clarinet; Frits Landesbergen, vibes, arranger; Pim Jacobs, piano; Wim Overgaauw, guitar; Ruud Jacobs, bass; Peter Ypma, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, mid 1990
| I Thought About You | |
| That's All | |
| I'm Old Fashioned | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | |
| Lover Man | |
| Just In Time | |
| Cheek To Cheek | |
| My Romance | |
| Just One Of Those Things | |
| Skylark | |
| Just Friends | |
| So Many Stars | |
| Do I Love You |