{"id":1919,"date":"2019-11-21T16:47:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2020-02-12T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T19:52:25","slug":"90th-anniversary-of-sam-cookes-the-complete-keen-years-1957-1960-5-disc-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/21\/90th-anniversary-of-sam-cookes-the-complete-keen-years-1957-1960-5-disc-set\/","title":{"rendered":"90th anniversary of Sam Cooke\u2019s birth starting this January 24 with the release The Complete Keen Years (1957 \u2013 1960) 5-disc set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABKCO is kicking off a year-long celebration of the upcoming 90th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of Sam Cooke\u2019s birth starting this January 24 with the release\u00a0The Complete Keen Years (1957 \u2013 1960),\u00a0a remastered and extensive 5-disc set.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

HOLLYWOOD (Perfect Music Today) 11\/21\/19\/–The Complete Keen Years (1957 \u2013 1960)<\/em>\u00a0collects Sam Cooke\u2019s body of work as he began releasing secular albums, stepping away from the Soul Stirrers where he found great success as a gospel singer. Cooke had been releasing and dominating the gospel sales market over the six years previous to \u201cYou Send Me\u201d and \u201cSummertime\u201d being released.\u00a0Within this newly remastered collection are his unique versions of standards alongside performances that showcase his songwriting skills. Sam Cooke defined himself as a voice ahead of his time elevating the sound of soul at the turn of the decade.<\/p>\n

The now timeless \u201cYou Send Me,\u201d Sam Cooke\u2019s 1957 Keen Records debut, was a landmark recording on multiple levels. Composed by the artist, it was his very first #1 record and groundbreaking in no uncertain terms: a pop record by a gospel great that created the template for what would come to be known as \u201csoul.\u201d Cooke\u2019s easy manner, bell-clear intonation and truly spectacular vocal ability set him apart from all others in both pop and R&B. This holds true today, on the eve of his 90th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday, just as it did at the dawn of his secular career.<\/p>\n

Sam Cooke was very much at home in the recording studio and the many tracks he cut over the course of nearly three years for John and Alex Siamas\u2019s Keen label reflect his massive talent at a turning point.\u00a0The Complete Keen Years<\/em>, sourced directly from recently recovered original master tape reels, offers an unparalleled listening experience thanks to years of painstaking research that has yielded tracks from the original tape reels from which Cooke\u2019s Keen albums and singles were mastered in the late 1950s and early 1960s. For The Siamas brothers, the record label was second to their primary business providing aircraft parts to the aerospace industry. Sometime after the label shuttered, the original masters went missing. It was fortuitous that a search of an airplane hangar yielded the tapes and now, for the first time in more than five decades, they are again the source for this precious Sam Cooke material.<\/p>\n

The Complete Keen Years (1957 \u2013 1960)<\/em>\u00a0offers the Sam Cooke aficionado an opportunity to experience all of Cooke\u2019s Keen album and single tracks for a comprehensive overview of his time at the label.\u00a0\u00a0The 5-CD set includes the content of his five originally released Keen LPs plus multiple bonus tracks, a total of 65 tracks in all. Also included in this box are rare photographs and ephemera from the Keen archives, expanded extensive session information alongside voluminous, insightful liner notes by writer Michael Corcoran.<\/p>\n

The first volume of the set offers the thirteen tracks that comprise Cooke\u2019s 1958 LP debut for Keen, simply titled\u00a0Sam Cooke<\/em>\u00a0also known as\u00a0Songs By Sam Cooke<\/em>, presented in mono, as originally recorded and released. Beyond the glorious \u201cYou Send Me,\u201d the album includes \u201cSummertime (Part 2),\u201d \u201cAin\u2019t Misbehavin\u2019,\u201d \u201cThat Lucky Old Sun\u201d and \u201cDanny Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second album in the set includes the entirely of the 1958 release\u00a0Encore<\/em>\u00a0that includes such Cooke-interpreted standards as \u201cAc-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive,\u201d \u201cWhen I Fall In Love,\u201d\u00a0\u201cI Cover the Waterfront, \u201dand \u201cThe Gypsy.\u201d As with Sam Cooke, orchestral backing is by Bumps Blackwell. The cover depicts the singer swinging with jazz musicians behind him, which is the perfect illustration of the sound of the album.<\/p>\n

Sam Cooke\u2019s 1959 salute to Billie Holiday,\u00a0Tribute to The Lady<\/em>, is the\u00a0Complete Keen Years<\/em>\u00a0third disc, also offered in mono as originally recorded and released. This session covers a select group of songs from Billie Holiday\u2019s catalog including \u201cGod Bless The Child,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve Gotta Right To Sing The Blues, \u201cGood Morning, Heartache\u201d and \u201cCrazy She Calls Me.\u201d Sam Cooke found his voice not by imitating popular singers but weaving his own interpretation of songs made notable by others. In the essay by Michael Corcoran, he refers toTribute to The Lady<\/em>\u00a0as an essential look at how Sam Cooke found his voice:<\/p>\n

\u201cLike Lady Day, Sam had a pretty voice too honest to be cute, sending the words on paper through a spiritual journey before coming out of a mouth fluent in both sorrow and triumph. But he didn\u2019t sing songs her way.\u201d<\/p>\n

As with every recording, Sam Cooke put every note in a place all his own.<\/p>\n

The aptly named\u00a0<\/em>Hit Kit<\/em>, when originally released by Keen in 1959 was a compilation of the singer\u2019s most popular songs and they comprise the first 12 tracks on the Complete Keen Years fourth disc including the original mono versions of \u201cOnly Sixteen,\u201d \u201cEverybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha,\u201d \u201cWin Your Love For Me\u201d and \u201cYou Were Made For Me.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Those are augmented here by 9 bonus tracks including six rare stereo Keen singles.<\/p>\n

The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke<\/em>\u00a0is the box set\u2019s fifth disc. It was Cooke\u2019s last album release for Keen and takes its title from \u201c(What A) Wonderful World,\u201d written by Cooke with Lou Adler and Herb Alpert; the latter music industry legends were on staff at Keen at that time. Highlights include \u201cThat\u2019s Heaven To Me,\u201d \u201cYou Were Made For Me\u201d and \u201cAlmost In Your Arms (Love Song From \u201cHouseboat\u201d).\u201dThe six bonus tracks include both\u00a0a \u201cgospelized\u201d and the originally released versions of \u201cSteal Away\u201d and \u201cDeep River\u201d plus non-LP tracks \u201cOne Hour Ahead of the Posse\u201d and \u201cSo Glamorous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Cooke would have been 90 on January 22nd<\/sup>\u00a02021.<\/p>\n

The Complete Keen Years (1957 \u2013 1960) tracklist<\/u><\/p>\n

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Disc 1 – Sam Cooke\u00a0– originally released on Keen in 1958<\/p>\n

1) You Send Me<\/p>\n

2) The Lonesome Road<\/p>\n

3) Tammy<\/p>\n

4) Ol\u2019 Man River<\/p>\n

5) Moonlight In Vermont<\/p>\n

6) Canadian Sunset<\/p>\n

7) Summertime, Pt. 2<\/p>\n

8) Around the World<\/p>\n

9) Ain\u2019t\u00a0Misbehavin\u2019<\/p>\n

10) The Bells of St. Mary\u2019s<\/p>\n

11) So Long<\/p>\n

12) Danny Boy<\/p>\n

12) That Lucky Old Sun<\/p>\n

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Disc 2 – Encore\u00a0– originally released on Keen in 1958<\/p>\n

1) Oh, Look at Me Now<\/p>\n

2) Someday<\/p>\n

3) Along the Navajo Trail<\/p>\n

4) Running Wild<\/p>\n

5) Ac-cent-tchu-ate\u00a0the Positive<\/p>\n

6) Mary, Mary Lou<\/p>\n

7) When I Fall in Love<\/p>\n

8) I Cover the Waterfront<\/p>\n

9) My Foolish Heart<\/p>\n

10) Today I Sing the Blues<\/p>\n

11) The Gypsy<\/p>\n

12) It\u2019s the Talk of the Town<\/p>\n

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Disc 3 – Tribute to The Lady\u00a0– originally released on Keen in 1959<\/p>\n

1) God Bless the Child<\/p>\n

2) She\u2019s Funny That Way<\/p>\n

3) I\u2019ve Gotta Right to Sing the Blues<\/p>\n

4) Good Morning Heartache<\/p>\n

5) Tain\u2019t Nobody\u2019s\u00a0Bizness\u00a0(If I Do)<\/p>\n

6) Comes Love<\/p>\n

7) Lover Girl (Man)<\/p>\n

8) Let\u2019s Call the Whole Thing Off<\/p>\n

9) Lover Come Back to Me<\/p>\n

10) Solitude<\/p>\n

11) They Can\u2019t Take That Away from Me<\/p>\n

12) Crazy She Calls Me<\/p>\n

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Disc 4 – Hit Kit\u00a0– originally released on Keen in 1959; 9 bonus tracks<\/p>\n

1) Only Sixteen<\/p>\n

2) All of My Life<\/p>\n

3) Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha<\/p>\n

4) Blue Moon<\/p>\n

5) Win Your Love For Me<\/p>\n

6) Lonely Island<\/p>\n

7) You Send Me<\/p>\n

8) Love You Most of All<\/p>\n

9) (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons<\/p>\n

10) Little Things You Do<\/p>\n

11) Let\u2019s Go Steady Again<\/p>\n

12) You Were Made For Me<\/p>\n

13) Lonely Island (Single Version) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

14) Win Your Love For Me (Stereo)\u00a0[Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

15) Almost In Your Arms (Theme from\u00a0Houseboat<\/em>)\u00a0(Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

16) Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha (Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

17) Little Things You Do (Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

18) Only Sixteen (Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

19) Let\u2019s Go Steady Again (Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

20) With You (Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

21) Ee-I-Ee-I-Oh a\/k\/a Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh (Stereo) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

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Disc 5 – The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke\u00a0– originally released on Keen in 1960; 6 bonus tracks<\/p>\n

1) (What A) Wonderful World<\/p>\n

2) Desire Me<\/p>\n

3) Summertime, Pt. 1<\/p>\n

4) Almost in Your Arms (from \u201cHouseboat\u201d)<\/p>\n

5) That\u2019s Heaven to Me<\/p>\n

6) No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)<\/p>\n

7) With You<\/p>\n

8) Blue Moon<\/p>\n

9) Stealing Kisses<\/p>\n

10) You Were Made for Me<\/p>\n

11) There I\u2019ve Said It Again<\/p>\n

12) I Thank God<\/p>\n

13) Steal Away (Album Version) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

14) Deep River [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

15) One Hour Ahead of the Posse [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

16) Ee-I-Ee-I-Oh a\/k\/a Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

17) So Glamorous [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

18) Steal Away (Single Version) [Bonus Track]<\/p>\n

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