(Mainstream Jazz, Standards) Ruby Braff and the Flying Pizzarellis - C'est Magnifique! - 2007, MP3, V2
Ruby Braff and the Flying Pizzarellis / C'est Magnifique!
Жанр: Mainstream Jazz, Standards
Страна: USA
Год издания: 2007
Аудиокодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: V2 (Avg. 196 kbps)
Продолжительность: 01:14:22
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет
Треклист:
01. Lulu's Back in Town (Al Dubin / Harry Warren)
02. Was I to Blame for Falling in Love with You? (Gus Kahn / Charles Newman / Victor Young)
03. You're a Lucky Guy (Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin)
04. When a Woman Loves a Man (Bernie Hanighen / Gordon Jenkins / Johnny Mercer)
05. C'est Magnifique (Cole Porter)
06. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (Joseph Meyer / Harry Ruby / Herman Ruby)
07. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers)
08. They Can't Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin)
09. As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld)
10. Sometimes I'm Happy (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans)
11. Dancing on the Ceiling (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers)
Об исполнителе и группе
The excellence of Ruby Braff’s final studio album should come as no surprise to those who followed the cornetist’s remarkable autumnal recording career. Braff, who died of emphysema-related illness in 2003, had been regularly producing outstanding work primarily for Concord and Arbors Records since his resurgence in the ’80s.
http://jazztimes.com/articles/19217-c-est-magnifique-ruby-braff-and-the-flying-pizzarellis
Об альбоме
review by Ken Dryden
Ruby Braff's final studio recording sessions took place with musicians who played with the fire and inspiration required by the demanding cornetist, including familiar faces like guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and drummer Jim Gwinn, though guitarist John Pizzarelli, bassist Martin Pizzarelli, and pianist Ray Kennedy had never before worked with him.
Braff's battle with emphysema during the last few years of his life required him to use a wheelchair to get around airports to save his breath for performing, but he is still a powerful presence on this session, around two months before his illness progressed to the point that he could no longer perform.
Like any Braff-led recording, these dates include a selection of tried and true standards that he had played many times throughout his career, all played in swinging fashion and a timeless manner.
The opener, "Lulu's Back in Town," is notable as he plays in short bursts, keeping the solos moving through the group to keep all the musicians on their toes, a pattern that follows in most of the selections. Braff had a knack for reviving forgotten chestnuts like "My Honey's Loving Arms" and "You're a Lucky Guy."
"C'est Magnifique" is not one of Cole Porter's best-known works, but Braff's sassy cornet and the campy vocal chorus (which includes a mix of recording session attendees, vocalist/pianist Daryl Sherman, jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, jazz author Ross Firestone, and producer Rachel Domber among them -- the last three likely making their recording debuts!) add to its appeal.
John Pizzarelli's warm, friendly vocals are featured in both "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and "As Time Goes By," which brings up another Braff mandate: when the composer wrote an opening verse to set up a song, it shouldn't be omitted.
This rewarding session closes the career of a marvelous cornetist who kept high standards throughout his career rather than bowing to the demands of record labels, casual jazz fans, or promoters; he is missed but will not be forgotten.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/cest-magnifique!-mw0000581925
Состав
Ruby Braff (cornet)
Bucky & John Pizzarelli (guitars)
Ray Kennedy (piano
Martin Pizzarelli (bass)
Jim Gwinn (drums)
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