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That Face!
(2006)
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Frank Sinatra, Jr.
The elephant in the room is a whole lot bigger than it's ever been on Frank Sinatra, Jr.'s first studio album in ten years. While he's never really attempted to shed his birthright, claiming to be happy to stand in the shadow of his legendary father, neither has Sinatra Jr. ever deliberately attempted to mimic his dad as closely as he does on this ...
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Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday
(1994)
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Etta James
The popular Etta James usually performs raunchy single-entendre blues so this surprisingly subtle outing is a real change of pace. She sounds quite laidback on a set of ballads associated with Billie Holiday and utilizes a jazz rhythm section led by pianist Cedar Walton plus three horn players including the great Red Holloway on tenor and alto. ...
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Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love
(2005)
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Nancy Wilson
A song of lost love shouldn't be confused with a torch song. Carrying a torch for someone is a lonely occupation, and torch singers inevitably address only a wall, or a bartender, or perhaps their intended love in absentia . Lost love is a broader lament and can be directed inwardly or outwardly; it can remain alone in its grief or grow ...
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Indian Summer
(2007)
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Dave Brubeck
It's not uncommon for anyone to turn toward nostalgia as the years wear on, and at age 86, with nearly 60 years of recording behind him and nearly 50 since he shook up the jazz world with his landmark Time Out album, Dave Brubeck is certainly entitled to look back and take stock of his life. Indian Summer -- the phrase itself suggests an ...
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Easy Living
(2000)
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Etta Jones
For one of her last recordings, Etta Jones sings a wide variety of standards, many of which she had not recorded previously. One does not think of such songs as "Did I Remember," "After You've Gone" (definitely an offbeat choice), "They Say It's Wonderful" and "Slow Boat to China" as blues, but Jones gives each tune such a bluesy approach that she ...
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I Wish You Love
(2002)
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Janis Siegel
Several of Janis Siegel's earlier solo releases away from the Manhattan Transfer have covered both pop material as well as typical jazz standards, but this outing is far more pop than usual. The goal of transforming pop material not usually covered by jazz artists into viable jazz is, for the most part, successful. Siegel has always proved herself ...
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I Remember Bobby
(1990)
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Lou Colombo
Trumpeter Lou Colombo, who dedicated this CD to the lyrical cornetist Bobby Hackett, has a beautiful tone, some of Hackett's lyricism and a way of shaping solos that is similar to Jack Sheldon. Pianist Dave McKenna (who duets with Colombo on "The Gypsy"), guitarist Gray Sargent, bassist Phil Flanigan and drummer Keith Copeland are major assets on ...
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Very Best of Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
(1999)
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Larry Clinton
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Put on a Happy Face
(2005)
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Stan Hope
Stan Hope's piano style is reminiscent at times of Gene Harris in his days with the Three Sounds and Oscar Peterson in his more laid-back moments. This set begins with two of its strongest numbers, "R.D.'s Blues" and "Then I'll Be Tired of You," a pair of selections that greatly benefit from the inclusion of tenor saxophonist Houston Person. ...
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A Jazz Romance: A Night in With Verve
(2001)
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Various Artists
In jazz, ballads have a way of separating the men from the boys and the women from the girls. They show what an improviser is made of emotionally. On ballads, technique for the sake of technique doesn't cut it -- you have to bring some genuine feeling and honest-to-God emotion to the table. And there is plenty of honest-to-God emotion on this four ...
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Up Tight!
(1961)
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons recorded many albums for Prestige but, if this CD is a good start for listeners unfamiliar with his playing. A reissue of two LPs (Up Tight and Boss Soul) recorded during the same two-day period, these performances find Ammons backed by a pair of four-piece rhythm sections (with either Walter Bishop or Patti Bown on piano and Ray ...
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The Fabulous Songs of Jimmy Scott
(1960)
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Little Jimmy Scott
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Jazz 'Round Midnight: Sarah Vaughan
(1992)
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Sarah Vaughan
Joining her equally stunning Compact Jazz entry, Sarah Vaughan's Jazz 'Round Midnight disc makes for a very fine introduction to the singer's extensive catalog. As is the case with the entire 'Round Midnight series, the emphasis here is on the ballad-heavy, after-hours end of the spectrum, which Vaughan handled with the utmost class and skill. The ...
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Rhyme, Rhythm & Reason
(1994)
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Dennis Rowland
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The Motortown Revue Live
(1970)
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Various Artists
This last released live Motortown Revue recording should have been inspiration for continuation, but sadly no more followed this one; these performances were recorded at the Fox Theater in Detroit at an annual Christmas show. Little-known Blinky Williams is featured on two numbers, her should-have-been-a-hit single release "I Wouldn't Change the ...
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The 12 Year Old Genius
(1963)
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Little Stevie Wonder
Recorded live, this includes the full seven-minute version of his number one hit "Fingertips." The rest of the album shows him as a young prodigy fixated on Ray Charles; indeed, the final three songs are covers of the early Charles tunes "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Drown in My Own Tears," and "Don't You Know." A couple jams and a cover of "(I'm ...
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Jazz Ballads With a Blue Feeling
(2003)
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Various Artists
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Gentle Jug, Vol. 3
(2000)
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Gene Ammons
Anyone who has even the most basic knowledge of Gene "Jug" Ammons will tell you how marvelous a ballad player he was. When the tenor titan played ballads, there was nothing superficial going on -- Ammons dug deep and showed the world what soulful, smoky, ultra-expressive playing was all about. Assembled in 2000, Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 marked the third ...
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Sylvia Is!
(1965)
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Sylvia Syms/Kenny Burrell
Sylvia Syms was one of the top cabaret singers, uplifting a wide variety of interesting songs throughout her career. For this unusual pianoless date she is heard with either Kenny Burrell or Buck Pizzarelli on guitar, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Osie Johnson and occasionally percussionist Willie Rodriguez. The emphasis is on Brazlian songs and ...
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Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection
(1993)
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The Moonglows
Few rivaled the Moonglows in musical sophistication, inventiveness or flair. They could sing gorgeous heartache ballads, rollicking up-tempo rhythm tunes, creditable period-piece novelty numbers, wonderful pop covers or shattering originals. This two-disc set contains 44 outstanding numbers, with every major Moonglows anthem and several others ...
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Warm Soul Plus!
(2007)
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Roy Hamilton
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Bags & Flutes
(1957)
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Milt Jackson
With Bobby Jaspar (ts) and Frank Wess (sax). This album is top-notch. Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
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Stax 50th Collection
(2008)
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Various Artists
Madacy forgoes their usual bottom-of-the-barrel reissues in favor of this three-disc set of "nothing but the hits" classics from Stax. There are 52 cuts from all over the Stax historical rainbow, ranging from obvious hits like Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" to less obvious but equally fine selections like the Mad Lads' version ...
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With Strings/Jump for Joy
(1955)
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Cannonball Adderley
This CD reissues two complete LPs from near the beginning of altoist Cannonball Adderley's career. The first session is quite unusual for Adderley (who was completely unknown just a few months earlier) was given a very early opportunity to record with strings. He sounds fine on 11 standards and Terry Gibbs's "Lonely Dreams" but mostly sticks near ...
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The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
(1994)
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Various Artists
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