(Contemporary Jazz, Big Band) Joe Lovano (with Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander etc) - Celebrating Sinatra - 1997, FLAC (image+.cue) lossless

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Celebrating Sinatra
Blue Note, 1996
"" Manny Albam contributes some of the finest charts of his distinguished career; George Mraz on bass and Al Foster on drums assure the swing of the sessions; the 15 piece ensemble of strings, reeds, french horn and rhythm also includes the quartet of Dick Oatts, Ted Nash, Tom Christensen and Billy Drewes on saxes etc., Kenny Werner on piano, and the splendid soprano of Judi Silvano. The whole album is a highlight, as solos, duets and closely-voiced saxophone passages-and even the occasional lyric!-emerge from the seamless fabric of the arrangements. That said, the duet rendition of “Chicago” by Lovano on straight tenor and Foster is superb: shades of Newk and Philly Joe!"" Bill Bennett, Jazz Times
This recording actually grew out of my collaboration with Gunther, on Rush Hour, especially Angel Eyes, which Gunther arranged for a string ensemble. Sinatra had such a distinctive version of the tune that I decided to do this recording and draw from his amazing repetoire.
The collaboration with Manny was a dream because he, along with Gunther, can express his beautiful ideas within any tune you choose to explore. His knowledge of these songs and their recorded history allowed him to be himself in actually creating these orchestrations.
So what this music is, in essence, is an extension of Rush Hour, with songs from the great American songbook. Like Rush Hour, Manny did orchestrations for 2/3 of the music, and I filled out the other third with small group pieces that featured Kenny, George, and Al. And then we broke down into smaller groups, like on Chicago, it’s just Al and I.
from Amazon.com :
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Growing up in an Italian-American household in Cleveland during the 1950s and '60s, Joe Lovano breathed in Frank Sinatra's music as unthinkingly as he breathed in the air. Young Joe's dad Tony was a weekend saxophonist who specialized in standards, and Aunt Rose knew the lyric to every Sinatra record ever made. So it was only natural that Joe grew up to be a tenor saxophonist himself and make an album called Celebrating Sinatra.
It's not what you might think, however. This is no nostalgic retread of a bygone era. This is an ambitious project by one of the most gifted jazz musicians of the '90s, an innovator who doesn't revive Sinatra's tunes so much as he reinvents them. The only vocals on the album come from Lovano's wife, Judi Silvano, who accompanies the saxophone rather than the other way around. Her ethereal soprano harmonies and elastic scat improvisations play much the same role in the arrangements that Ted Nash's clarinet and Dick Oatts's flute do. Instead, the lead voice is Lovano's sax, which produces a sound so brawny and yet warm that it achieves the same blend of bravado and sensitivity that Sinatra's vocals once did. Rather than merely follow Ol' Blue Eyes, though, Lovano carves whole new trails through chord changes offered up by the likes of Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Sinatra himself. The saxophonist always states the original melody in the first chorus, but he's quick to reveal how many ways the theme can be bent and twisted without losing its emotional core.
Keeping the rhythmic swing crisp and clean is the all-star rhythm section of pianist Kenny Werner, drummer Al Foster, and bassist George Mraz. Playing the Nelson Riddle role of arranger and/or conductor on eight of the 13 tunes is Manny Albam, who favors subtle art-music settings rather than slam-bang rave-ups. These emotionally suggestive settings seem to bring out the best in Lovano, who plays each phrase as if it carried a slightly different message. When he stretches out the notes on George Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" with a perfect intimation of desire and need, he recalls the lyrics so effectively that there's no need for anyone to articulate them. --Geoffrey Himes
From Jazziz
Tenor great Joe Lovano has had a lot of experience working his saxophone into a variety of orchestral settings - with leaders ranging from Woody Herman to Carla Bley to Vince Mendoza. But his work on Gunther Schuller's acclaimed Rush Hour album was the spark that ignited his interest in doing further strings projects. 1997's Celebrating Sinatra interprets the music made popular by one of the greatest singers of our time - and a Lovano-family favorite. Lovano particularly wanted Manny Albam to orchestrate, conduct, and to incorporate the vocals of Lovano's wife, Judi Silvano.
--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.
Customer Reviews @ Amazon:
5.0 out of 5 stars - Lovano is Lovano, July 15, 2000
By: "ornen" (Norway)
This player, one of today's most brilliant jazz improvisers, does not make one record like the other. And still, he manages to make them all "right". If you are looking at this record because of the "Celebrating Sinatra" title, this music might surprise or provoke you. This is Lovano and his band playing, so don't expect them to play the music without making it personal. I love this, and I think most Lovano fans will. The sound is great, as one would expect, and the subtle arrangements are heart-pleasing. This is modern and classic, all at the same time. Perhaps not quite the thing for those swooner/crooner/jazz conservativists, though?
5.0 out of 5 stars - Sublime transformation, April 16, 2002
By: brad smith (Tampa, FL)
Released when Sinatra tributes were a big fad, a few years before the chairman of the board expired, Lovano's heartfelt paean to one of the greatest singers is an art-music triumph. It didn't sell very well when new, probably because the Sinatra market was saturated with more accessible product and word of mouth pegged this off-beat gem as not quite what some may have expected. No one should mistake this as yet another schmaltzy reworking of Sinatra standards. Instead, it's an artistic transformation by a top rank improviser of songs that Sinatra made famous. But Lovano takes them all a step beyond. Aided by low-key string arrangements by Manny Albam, Lovano soars lightly over the usual Sinatra repertoire. He creates moods, paints abstract sound pictures and makes jazz statements like the master saxophonist he's become over the past decade since signing with Blue Note. If you see this used, pick it up.

Credits
Bass - George Mraz (tracks: 1, 3 to 13)
Bassoon - Michael Rabinowitz (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Cello - Erik Friedlander (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Conductor, Orchestrated By - Manny Albam (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Drums - Al Foster
Engineer - James Farber
French Horn - Jon Clark (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Harp - Emily Mitchell (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Piano - Kenny Werner (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 13)
Producer, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Lovano
Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet [Bass] - Billy Drewes (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet - Ted Nash (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute - Dick Oatts (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn - Tom Christensen (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Viola - Lois Martin (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Violin - Mark Feldman (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12) , Sara Parkins (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Vocals [Soprano] - Judi Silvano (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Notes
Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York City on June 2 & 3, 1996
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode: 7 2438-37718-2 0
( Source: http://www.discogs.com/Joe-Lovano-Celebrating-Sinatra/release/2439747 )