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Dennie
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Moonlight In Vermont -- CD :handgestures-thumbup:
With Johnny Smith Featuring Stan Getz
1991 Roulette/EMI Records
Johnny Smith's best-known album, 1952's MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT (also the title of his signature song), assured the guitarist a place in jazz history. While saxophone legend Stan Getz is a prominent guest on the record, and certainly threatens to steal the show on numerous occasions, the spotlight never strays too far from Smith, who easily entrances with his supremely laid-back style. Consisting almost entirely of standards, MOONLIGHT is ideal for lulling listeners to sleep (in the most pleasing sense), as Smith's spare, chiming six-string lines gently mesh with the subtle rhythmic backing and Getz's resonant sax playing, as revealed on lilting renditions of "Where or When" and "Stars Fell on Alabama." Of course, the title track is the main attraction of the disc, garnering its reputation with gorgeously delicate work by the entire ensemble. The epitome of Smith's mesmerizing, soporific style of jazz, MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT is all that most listeners will need by this amiable artist.
1. "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:24
2. "Tabú" (Margarita Lecuona, Sidney Keith Russell, Al Stillman) – 2:40
3. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:12
4. "Jaguar" (Johnny Smith) – 2:28
5. "Jaguar"* (alternate take) (Smith) – 2:28
6. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:08
7. "Vilia" (Franz Lehar) – 2:40
8. "My Funny Valentine"* (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:37
9. "Sometimes I'm Happy"* (Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans,) – 2:18
10. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 3:03
11. "Nice Work If You Can Get It"* (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:24
12. "Tenderly" (Walter Lloyd Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:24
13. "Cavu" (Smith) – 2:12
14. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 2:44
15. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 2:50
16. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 2:46
17. "What's New?"* (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 3:04
18. "I'll Remember April"* (Gene De Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 2:46
19. "Lullaby of Birdland"* (George Shearing, David Weiss) – 3:03
Dennie
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Collection -- CD
Gary Burton
1996 GRP Records
Digitally remastered by Ted Jansen (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
Collection contains ten highlights from Gary Burton's recordings for GRP. Among the featured songs are "Quick & Running," "Huba Huba," "Sing, Sing, Sing," "My Funny ... Full DescriptionValentine," "Redial," "Solitude" and "My Romance." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Recorded at Studio "A", Power Station, New York, New York and Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California between 1989 and 1994.
Personnel: Gary Burton (vibraphone, marimba, xylophone); Tommy Kamp (vocals, violin); Rebecca Parris (vocals); Bob Berg (tenor saxophone); Eddie Daniels (clarinet); Mitchel Forman, Alan Pasqua (piano, keyboards); Makoto Ozone, Mulgrew Miller (piano); Bob James (keyboards); Ralph Towner, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Wolfgang Muthspell, Chuck Loeb (guitar); Will Lee bass, percussion); Steve Swallow, Marc Johnson (bass); Peter Erskine (drums, percussion); Jack DeJohnette (drums);.
1 Quick & Running
2 Huba Huba
3 Last To Know, The
4 Sing, Sing, Sing
5 Moonglow
6 My Funny Valentine
7 ReDial
8 Our Love Is Here To Stay
9 Solitude 10 My Romance
Dennie
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Earfood -- CD
Roy Hargrove
2008 Emarcy Records
Product Description
"This recording was made to bring sonic pleasure to the listener," says trumpeter/bandleader Roy Hargrove about his sublime new album, Earfood, his debut Groovin' High/Emarcy Records. "Simple melodies moving around luscious chords allow [my working quintet] to capture attention and give a feeling of transcendence." Nicknaming the album Sound Nutrition, Hargrove delivers a 13-song collection of nutritious post-bop jazz that includes seven of his originals and six covers that range from the upbeat Cedar Walton crowd-pleaser "I'm Not So Sure" that opens the CD to the New Orleans-styled endsong, Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me." "This is my favorite way to play," says Hargrove, who, at 38, is one of a handful of jazz artists of his generation who have deservedly attained critical and commercial star status. "I like playing music that's considered classic jazz, especially now when it's hard to find musicians who deal with the jazz tradition. So many people are playing the `new and improved' jazz, which alienates a lot of the audience. I'm not afraid to play the blues and soul, and I like to try to be innovative. But I prefer the standards sound. If you get too far from that, what's the point?"
Track Listing:
I'm Not So Sure;
Brown;
Strasbourg/St. Denis;
Starmaker;
Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked;
The Stinger;
Rouge;
Mr. Clean;
Style;
Divine;
To Wisdom the Prize;
Speak Low;
Bring It on Home to Me.
Dennie
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His Band and the Street Choir -- CD
Van Morrison
1970/1990 Warner Bros. Records
Amazon.com
His Band and the Street Choir appeared at a time--1970--when Van Morrison was building on the great critical successes of Astral Weeks and Moondance. His third Warner Bros. album contains a number of radio-friendly tracks clearly aimed at the singles market and few clues of the serious, brooding melancholy of Astral Weeks. Kicking off with the jaunty "Domino," the album is generally dominated by uptempo swingers such as "Call Me Up in Dreamland," "Give Me a Kiss," and "Blue Money." The cover photography and liner notes by then wife Janet Planet reveal a smiling Morrison and hint at a newfound personal contentment. This mood did not last long after Van left the artists' community of Woodstock. But even here, in "I'll Be Your Lover Too" and "Crazy Face," there are moments that are essential listening for fans of his sullen splendor and mysticism. --Rob Stewart
Side one
1. "Domino" – 3:06
2. "Crazy Face" – 2:56
3. "Give Me a Kiss (Just One Sweet Kiss)" – 2:30
4. "I've Been Working" – 3:25
5. "Call Me Up in Dreamland" – 3:52
6. "I'll Be Your Lover, Too" – 3:57
Side two
1. "Blue Money" – 3:40
2. "Virgo Clowns" – 4:10
3. "Gypsy Queen" – 3:16
4. "Sweet Jannie" – 2:11
5. "If I Ever Needed Someone" – 3:45
6. "Street Choir" – 4:43
...and I got this one based on your liking Neko Case!PaulyT said:Botch said:
So how is this one? Been interested in maybe hearing some of them, since I got those Neko Case albums that I like a lot.
I'm still digesting it, the whole band appears to be a group of individual songwriters, so it doesn't seem to hang together as an album as, say, a Fleetwood Mac album; but, I'm still digesting.And it may have to wait awhile, just spun this one up this morning:
LOVE IT! It's not really a jazz album (although Herbie's extended solo on Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come is a treat). Lots of big name guests AND big stars from other countries (some tunes are not in English) and lots of unusual instruments. It almost sounds like a Peter Gabriel album in spots. And Herbie's piano sound is probably the best piano sound I've heard thru my system. Recommended! :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup:
Kazaam
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Dennie said:
I tend to agree with Dennie in that I'd probably still put these posts into the "What Are You Listening To Now" thread. Seems to work great as a vehicle for all kinds of new-music discovery regardless of genre.
Do we even need those other threads that are dedicated to "rock/jazz/classical/blues/alternative"?
At the risk of sounding ungrateful for The Audio Annex, I'll add that I'd probably just let those threads fade away. I'd rather start a brand new thread if I wanted to specifically discuss, say, Weezer's new album rather than lumping it into the "Rock Thread". Not that anyone has told me that I can't to do it that way. But as it is right now, it doesn't look particularly inviting to start a new thread.
That's just my two cents, and other than that it's not my money.
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