About this title: The first of two CDs of ballads put out by RCA that are meant to attenuate that "special mood," this is a hodgepodge collection of music easily available elsewhere. Starting with Sonny Rollins' rendition of "'Round Midnight" and continuing with numbers by Dizzy Gillespie, Cleo Laine, Coleman Hawkins ("Sophisticated Lady"), Lionel Hampton, Warren Hill (a token crossover star), Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, James Moody, Lee Konitz, Lena Horne ("The Man I Love"), Paul Horn and two apiece from Paul Desmond and Chet Baker, all of the music is at slow tempos and features melodic improvising. It ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- 'Round Midnight
- I Cover the Waterfront
- Here's That Rainy Day
- These Foolish Things
- My One and Only Love
- Sophisticated Lady
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- The Passion Theme
- Imagination
- The Nearness of You
- Sounds of the Night
- That's My Desire
- These Foolish Things
- The Man I Love
- My Funny Valentine
- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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