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Today's Great American Songbook Playlist

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In A Sentimental Mood -- CD

Dr. John

1989 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

Mac Rebennack's long commercial drought finally ended in the late '80s with In a Sentimental Mood, an album of pop standards bearing almost no connection to New Orleans R&B roots. His album-opening duet with Rickie Lee Jones, "Making' Whoopee," was a big hit after it was included on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, and it's easy to understand why Harry Connick Jr. fans who'd bought When Harry Met Sally were seduced by this coy come-on. Still, it's odd to hear Rebennack's scruffy baritone in service to such lush, sweeping orchestration (and to hear him sing a line like "I've got a sweet tooth for your sweet heart"). The Doctor does lend a nice bluesy feel to a Satchmo favorite, "My Buddy," and to Charles Brown's classic, "Black Night," and his version of "More Than You Know" is a small miracle of understatement. --Keith Moerer

Track listing

1. Makin' Whoopee!
2. Candy
3. Accentuate the Positive
4. My Buddy
5. In a Sentimental Mood
6. Black Night
7. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
8. Love For Sale
9. More Than You Know
 
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This is Jazz #39: Dave Brubeck Plays Standards -- CD

Dave Brubeck

1998 Columbia/Legacy

This Is Jazz's second Brubeck package focuses more intently upon something than did the first -- namely, a selection of standards that Brubeck and his groups purveyed over a wide span of time. With a stray live "Sometimes I'm Happy" from 1955 and a "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" with Gerry Mulligan from 1968 bracketing the timeframe, the remaining six tracks span the lifetime of the classic Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond, Gene Wright and Joe Morello (1958-67). Again the performances are impeccable, going so far as to take in an 11½-minute "St. Louis Blues" from Carnegie Hall. But if you really want a truly impressive introduction to this musician, pass the This Is releases by and save up your bread for the Time Signatures box, which will give you all you need. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

St. Louis Blues
I Feel Pretty
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Sometimes I'm Happy
Georgia On My Mind
Someday My Prince Will Come
Like Someone In Love (Live)
What Is This Thing Called Love?
 
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Simply Streisand -- CD

Barbra Streisand

1967/2008 Columbia Records

Side one

1. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:22
* From Babes in Arms (1937)
2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 3:27
3. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:56
4. "Make the Man Love Me" (Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:26
* From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951)
5. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, James Sherman)

Side two

1. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 3:29
2. "I'll Know" (Frank Loesser) – 2:47
* From Guys and Dolls (1950)
3. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:36
* From Very Warm for May (1939)
4. "The Boy Next Door" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:50
* From Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
5. "Stout-Hearted Men" (Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg) – 2:43
* From The New Moon (1928)
 
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The Great American Songbook -- 2 CD Set

Nancy Wilson

2005 Blue Note Records

One of three excellent Nancy Wilson compilations issued simultaneously by Capitol Jazz in 2005, THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK cherry-picks from the many standards that the pop/jazz vocalist recorded for the label between 1959 and '69. Here the often-underrated singer, who delicately balances emotion and clear enunciation, works with ensembles both large and small, and her various collaborators include conductor Billy May, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, bassist Ron Carter, and pianists George Shearing, Hank Jones, and Joe Zawinul.

Just a few highlights of this collection are a rollicking big-band rendition of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," a sauntering take on the Harold Arlen/Truman Capote-penned "Sleepin' Bee," and a gorgeously minimal version of "In a Sentimental Mood," which showcases Wilson's mellifluous voice. Although Wilson truly shines in a small-group setting, she can capably front an orchestra, as revealed on "It Never Entered My Mind" and other numbers. With 44 tracks that boast beautifully remastered sound, this well-compiled two-disc set should help to deservedly raise Wilson's profile.

DISC ONE
1 All of You -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
2 The Things We Did Last Summer -- with The George Shearing Quintet
3 The More I See You -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
4 The Nearness of You -- with The George Shearing Quintet
5 Never Will I Marry -- with The Cannonball Addereley Quintet
6 What A Little Moonlight Can Do -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
7 Little Girl Blue -- orchestrated and conducted by Milt Raskin
-- orchestra including string choir arranged by George Shearing
8 Tonight -- arranged by Jimmy Jones
9 Sometimes I'm Happy -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
10 Secret Love -- arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones
11 A Sleepin' Bee -- with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
12 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
13 On The Street Where You Live -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
14 You Don't Know What Love Is -- orchestrated and conducted by Milt Raskin
-- orchestra including string choir arranged by George Shearing
15 This Time The Dream's on Me -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
16 Sophisticated Lady -- orchestrated and conducted by Milt Raskin
-- orchestra including string choir arranged by George Shearing
17 Dearly Beloved-- arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones
18 My Ship -- arranged by Jimmy Jones
19 My Shining Hour -- arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones
20 I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
21 Back In Your Own Backyard -- orchestrated and conducted by Milt Raskin
-- orchestra including string choir arranged by George Shearing
22 People Will Say We're In Love -- arranged and conducted by Billy May

DISC TWO
1 Bewitched -- arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson
2 Try A Little Tenderness -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
3 At Long Last Love -- arranged and conducted by Sid Feller
4 In A Sentimental Mood -- with The Hank Jones Quartet
5 When The Sun Comes Out -- arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones
6 I Thought About You -- with The Hank Jones Quartet
7 Darn That Dream -- with The Hank Jones Quartet
8 The Very Thought of You -- arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson
9 Like Someone In Love -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
10 Angel Eyes -- arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson
11 My One And Only Love -- arranged and conducted by Sid Feller
12 The Song Is You -- arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson
13 Lush Life -- arranged and conducted by Billy May
14 It Never Entered My Mind -- arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson
15 Prelude To A Kiss -- with The Hank Jones Quartet
16 By Myself -- arranged and conducted by Dave Cavanaugh
17 Glad To Be Unhappy -- with The Hank Jones Quartet
18 Time After Time -- arranged and conducted by Sid Feller
19 Hello Dolly -- arranged and conducted by Sid Feller
20 Supper Time -- with The Hank Jones Quartet
21 Someone To Watch Over Me -- arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson
22 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To -- arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones
 
Chicks -

OT, but do you know this book? It's more Friedwald, and I can't recommend it highly enough.

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Lena Horne
The Essential Lena Horne: The RCA Years

Sony Masterworks (2010)

Stormy Weather... :music:

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Helen Morgan
Sings The Songs She Made Famous

Audio Rarities 2330

A nice addition to the collection - many of the songs in the Songbook originated in films and Broadway plays of the '20's and '30's. This collection is recordings from some of those films and plays. The sound quality is, of course, not great, but the voice is compelling - clearly a major talent, but a tragic life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Morgan

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Tony Bennett
Tony

Columbia (1957)

Tony's in fine voice on this album of Songbook standards. One of his better efforts.

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The Best of the Song Books -- CD

Ella Fitzgerald

1993 Verve Records

Amazon.com

Trying to cull a single-CD "Best of" from the 16-CD set of The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books may seem like a daunting task, but it's also foolproof. The complete set is a monument to the century's greatest songs and, arguably, its greatest singer, and this selection is a series of gems programmed to simulate a Fitzgerald performance, carefully sequencing joyous uptempo swingers and moving ballads. Recorded between 1956 and 1964, Fitzgerald's finest years, the CD includes arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May, and Buddy Bregman, as well as a superb rendering of "I've Got It Bad" with the Ellington orchestra and Johnny Hodges. Balancing the orchestral settings are some intimate small-group performances, including a witty rendition of Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets" and Rodgers and Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." This is an ideal introduction to the "Song Books," a selection so good it will appeal to owners of the box sets. --Stuart Broomer

01. Something's Gotta Give
02. Love Is Here To Stay
03. Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
04. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
05. The Lady Is A Tramp
06. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
07. Miss Otis Regrets
08. 'S Wonderful
09. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
10. Love For Sale
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. Midnight Sun
13. Hooray For Love
14. Why Was I Born
15. Cotton Tail
16. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
 
chicks said:
Those dates with Shearing and Adderley are among the best of Vocal Jazz, IMO. :music:
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You are right! I initially balked at the $25 price for the 2 CD Set, but once I listened to it, it was money well spent.:thmbsp:

Dennie

NOTE: I just checked Amazon and it is now only $18.53 CLICK HERE

It is still worth the $25! :yes:
 
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The Melody At Night, With You -- CD

Keith Jarrett

1999 ECM Records

Piano...memories...and the time with you., March 9, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: The Melody At Night, With You (Audio CD)

Finally there's a solo piano album in my collection that can match John McArthur's `HIDDEN', Brad Mehldau's "Elegiac Cycle", Bill Evans' "Alone" and Keith Jarrett's legendary "Koln Concert". It's Keith Jarrett's `The Melody At Night With You'. Haven't heard such a great piano solo album in years. "The Melody At Night With You" was a revelation to me. Jarrett finally prooves that he CAN be the kind of piano player we new he could be. He tones down his signature moans and grunts, his beating of the piano and he plays, honestly and sincere. As a gift to his wife, Jarrett's playing takes your breath away. His playing is daring and adventurous, and because he has a perfect sense of structure as well, he never gets lost and keeps everything in perfect balance. And on top of this, his playing is deeply moving. I hear a lot of McArthur and Evans in Jarrett's playing on this album, but, much more important, I hear foremost a pianist with a distinct style of his own, that is warm and not pretentious. He is distinct. You will not regret buying this album.
All tracks are jazz standards or traditional songs (5 & 9), by other composers, except the second half of track 6 ("Meditation"), which is an improvisation by Jarrett

1. "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) - 5:50
2. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 7:10
3. "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 2:47
4. "Someone to Watch over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 5:05
5. "My Wild Irish Rose" (Traditional) - 5:21
6. "Blame It on My Youth/Meditation" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant/Jarrett) - 7:19
7. "Something to Remember You By" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 7:15
8. "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) - 5:38
9. "Shenandoah" (Traditional) - 5:52
10. "I'm Through With Love" (Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck) - 2:56
 
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