2012 Tom Scott Presents Paulette McWilliams – Telling Stories
Telling Stories is a 2012 vocal jazz album released on Reviver Records featuring a collaboration between powerhouse vocalist Paulette McWilliams and legendary saxophonist/arranger Tom Scott.
Tracks
1 New York On Sunday (Carroll Coates; Peter Nero) 04:15
2 Trav’lin Light.. (Jimmy Mundy; Trummy Young) 04:16
3 Tangled In Between (Dennis D’Amico) 04:36
4 You Go To My Head (Haven Gillespie; Fred Coots) 05:24
5 Live The Life I Love (Willie Dixon) 04:26
6 Life Is The Fountain (Paulette McWilliams; Tom Harrell) 03:44
7 Stuck On You (Bobby Caldwell) 03:56
8 Too Hot (George Brown) 04:48
9 Don’t Be On The Outside (George Kelly; Mayme Watts; Sid Wyche) 05:32
10 Don’t Go To Strangers (JD Martin; Russell Smith) 04:40
11 You Fascinate Me So (Carolyn Leigh; Cy Coleman) 05:02
12 Ode To Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) 07:01
Musicians
1 New York On Sunday
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Piano | Tom Ranier |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
2 Trav’lin Light..
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Piano | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
3 Tangled In Between
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Piano | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
4 You Go To My Head
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Piano | Tom Ranier |
| Synthesizer | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Bobby Caldwell |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
5 Live The Life I Love
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Piano | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
6 Life Is The Fountain
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Piano | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Synthesizer | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
7 Stuck On You
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Piano | Tom Ranier |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
8 Too Hot
| Bass | Sekou Bunch |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano | John Barnes |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
9 Don’t Be On The Outside
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Piano | Tom Ranier |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
10 Don’t Go To Strangers
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Piano | Tom Ranier |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
11 You Fascinate Me So
| Bass | Hamilton Price |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Piano | Tom Ranier |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
12 Ode To Billie Joe
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Piano | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
Liner Notes
Co-Producer – Paulette McWilliams
Arranged By – Barney McAll (Tracks 1, 10)
Arranged By – Nat Adderley Jr (Tracks 2, 3, 6)
Arranged By – Tom Scott (Tracks 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Paulette McWilliams (Track 8)
Engineer – Josh Blanchard
Art Direction, Design – The Answer
Photography – Carol Friedman
Recorded At Castle Oaks Studios
Phonographic Copyright Reviver Records LLC
Copyright Reviver Records LLC
JazzFan88
March 31, 2026 @ 02:25
This sounds like a really interesting album. I’ve been meaning to explore more vocal jazz, it’s great to find recommendations like this.