Boz Scaggs - Speak Low
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Artist: Boz ScaggsBrand: Baker Drivetrain
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-10-28
Model: 00602517843455
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Invitation - By Bronislaw Kaper
- She Was Too Good To Me - by Rodgers and Hart
- I Wish I Knew - By Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
- Speak Low - By Ogden Nash and Kurt Weill
- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me - by Duke Ellington and Bob Russell
- I'll Remember April - By Gene De Paul, Patricia Johnson and Don Raye
- Save Your Love For Me - By Buddy Woodrow Johnson
- Ballad Of The Sad Young Men - By Frances Landesman and Thomas Wolf Jr.
- Skylark - By Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer
- Senza Fine - By Cesarea, Paoli and Wilder
- Dindi by - De Oliveria, Gilbert and Jobim
- This Time The Dream's On Me - By Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Music reviews of Speak Low
Music Review: "A Transcendent Feeling of Stopping Time - Doing Nothing - and Letting These Great Songs Carry Us Along"
Rating: 5 Stars
"It started out with the basics - finding the song and choosing a key - and proceeded with experiments in feel, rhythm, and tempo. But it is the stillness we tried to preserve, a transcendent feeling of stopping time - doing nothing - and letting these great songs carry us along." ~ Boz Scaggs ~
It's so nice to listen to Boz Scaggs once again and revisit his striking vocal artistry having been one of my favorite singers in the Seventies. He's not only a great singer, he plays incredible guitar too and not to mention he writes songs as well. I love some of his songs like "Heart of Mine," "Look What You've Done To Me" and "We're All Alone." I'm so glad that he came up with this wonderful album of self-chosen standards with fresh arrangements and totally enchanting interpretations. The chart arrangements by a gifted pianist/arranger, Gil Goldstein, are nothing short of splendid. According to the Grammy-winning-singer-songwriter-guitarist, "Gil has an expression on the piano like Bill Evans - a light touch that suspends notes at a time or in deft clusters like stars in the night sky." This is probably the highest compliment ever given to him. Some of the most remarkable recordings of Chris Botti were also done with the multi-Grammy-winning musician/arranger, Gil Goldstein.
This album is a beautiful collaboration between Boz Scaggs (vocals/guitar), Gil Goldstein (arranger/piano/accordion/Rhodes/Wurlitzer) and a crew of skilled musicians such as Mike Mainieri (vibes/marimba), Alex Acuna (drums/percussion), Bob Sheppard (sax), Joyce Hammann (violin/concertmaster), Laura Seaton (violin), Scott Colley (bass), Lawrence Feldman (flute), among many others. The exceptional musicianship is simply the result of a flawlessly-produced album of time-tested standards from the pens of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill, Duke Ellington and Harold Arlen, and a few others.
Boz Scaggs kicks off with his handsome rendition of an all-time favorite song of mine, "Invitation." (Joe Sample recorded the most beautiful instrumental version of this song that can be heard in Invitation). The listeners are invited to a one-of-a-kind musical adventure that promises a dozen of songs rendered in the most enchanting fashion. Every song has its own charms, but the loveliest musical moments include the title track, "Speak Low" which is a real beauty and made more special with Mike Mainieri's articulate and expressive chops on vibraphone, one of my top favorite instruments. My special mention goes to him for his exquisitely brilliant work not only on this track, but on the entire album. "I'll Remember April" is absolutely stunning. I love every little thing about it and if you will listen closely to its breathtaking forty-five seconds bridge, you will know what I mean. "Skylark" is a total charmer. "Dindi" has become my favorite new version with its ear-catching delivery. "I Wish I Knew" is hauntingly lovable. "She Was Too Good To Me" is given the most heartfelt treatment and same with "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me."
If I could whisper in your ear a piece of musical advice...buy this without having second thoughts. You won't regret it. Also, a perfect companion to this album is But Beautiful, Standards: Volume 1. You're in for a lovely musical delight.
After listening to this three times in a row, this is my verdict...
Disenchanted? No. Enchanted? Yes!
Description of Speak Low
Speak Low his 17th. studio album; a follow-up to 2003's But Beautiful - "a sort of progressive, experimental effort ... along the lines of some of the ideas that Gil Evans explored" says Boz. Songs on the album include Chet Baker's "She Was Too Good To Be True," Johnny Mercer's "This Time the Dream's on Me," the often recorded "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and the Kurt Weill/Ogden Nash title track. "I'm a vocalist," Scaggs says. "I come more out of a blues/rhythm & blues background, but this is a different way of using my voice, and much more musically challenging and adventurous for me."Jazz CDs
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