Blue Valentines: From Blue Note With Love

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Full title: Blue Valentines: From Blue Note With Love. This is part of Blue Note's The Blue series. Personnel: Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Dianne Reeves, Dinah Shore, Julie London, King Pleasure, Lou Rawls, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee (vocals); Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Kevin Eubanks (guitar); Fred Katz (cello); Buddy Collette (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Curtis Porter (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Hank Mobley, Seldon Powell, Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Art Farmer, Bill Hardman (trumpet); Jack Walrath (flugelhorn); Robin Eubanks, Steve Turre (trombone); Richard Tee (piano, electric piano); Duke Pearson, George Shearing, Hugh Lawson, Andre Previn, Russ Freeman , Sonny Clark, Bobby Troup (piano); Red Norvo (vibraphone); Chico Hamilton, Chris Parker , Lex Humphries, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Philly Joe Jones, Art Taylor, Bob Neel (drums); Ron Powell (percussion). Recording information: 08/11/1949-??/??/1991. Arrangers: Teacho Wiltshire; Bobby Troup. This splendid, only occasionally uneven "blue" series continues with an entirely jazzy compilation, packed with inspired songs of love and the love of love. A famous variation on the crystalline version of "My Funny Valentine" by Dinah Shore and Andre Previn is offered up by the beyond brilliant Chet Baker, bookending the album as its first and last cuts. Nat King Cole beseeches, "Let there be you, let there be me/Let there be oysters, under the sea" in the endearing "Let There Be Love" as a duet with George Shearing, who solos later with the transcendent musical question, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" The jazz instrumentals are the sexiest as well as the most romantic (really!), delivering an affectionate balance of clarinet, drums, and piano on Sonny Clark's "Lover," as well as the bandstand classic "Loverman" with the great Stan Kenton Orchestra. Absolutely no objections here. Stars Peggy Lee, Julie London, Duke Pearson, Lou Rawls, and Hank Mobley win hearts all over again with celebrations of love that really exist, like actual valentines -- no songs of loss or jealousy, no fightin' words. A great garland of love: nothing unrequited here. ~ Becky Byrkit
録音 : モノラル／ステレオ (Studio)