Pure Jazz
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Performer: Nina SimonePerformer: Count Basie
Performer: Sarah Vaughan
Performer: Chet Baker
Performer: Miles Davis
Performer: Stan Getz
Performer: Billie Holiday
Performer: Dinah Washington
Performer: Nat King Cole
Performer: Etta James
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-01-09
Music Label: Utv Records
Soundtracks:
- My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
- April In Paris - Count Basie
- Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong
- In The Mood - Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
- Misty - Sarah Vaughan
- Everything Happens To Me - Chet Baker
- 'Round Midnight - Miles Davis
- The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
- God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
- What A Diff'rence A Day Made - Dinah Washington
- Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman
- Mack The Knife - Ella Fitzgerald
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
- Take Five - Dave Brubeck
- Peel Me A Grape - Diana Krall
- Night Train - Oscar Peterson
- At Last - Etta James
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Music reviews of Pure Jazz
Music Review: oooh, my happiness !!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Pure Jazz is the first in a two CD set (which includes Pure Jazz Encore) and this is really a very strong CD. It doesn't aim to be any type of "greatest hits" or "best of" compilation; and that's good because it isn't that. However, it IS a fantastic budget priced CD that gives people so much to be happy about. This is great jazz by some of the best who ever lived! The quality of the sound is great and the artwork is tastefully done.
The great Nina Simone starts things off with her excellent interpretation of "My Baby Just Cares For Me." Nina belts this out like the champ she always was and the piano arrangement is very strong--what a fine tune to begin the track set! "April In Paris" gets a fine treatment from Count Basie and His Orchestra; they play this flawlessly and the brass carries a good portion of the melody. Count Basie and his peers sure knew how to carry a tune! In addition, there's Glenn Miller And His Orchestra performing the classic swing ballad with a jazzy twist entitled "In The Mood." This music still makes me want to jump and dance even today--it's timeless and very upbeat.
Sarah Vaughan performs "Misty" with panache; Sarah never sings a superfluous note and this tune starts with a beautiful musical flourish as well. Sarah's voice is strong, rich, warm and very vibrant. Excellent! Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto also perform "The Girl From Ipanema" in that stunning bossa nova style I always found to be so sophisticated. I predict that you will enjoy "The Girl From Ipanema" very much.
Billie Holiday does a smash-up job on "God Bless The Child;" only Billie could sing this ballad this well and the piano that goes with her vocals fits in perfectly. Billie's voice sounds strong and clear on this track and it's clearly a major highlight of this album. Dinah Washington also sings a fine hit she had with "What A Diff'rence A Day Made." "What A Diff'rence A Day Made" has great strings and a fine chorus all to bolster Dinah's performance; and it all holds its own very well.
Nat King Cole sings "Unforgettable" which I don't usually associate with the realm of jazz; but it's a strikingly beautiful and haunting ballad nevertheless. However, "Peel Me A Grape" reverts back to pure jazz with this fine version of this ballad by Diana Krall. Diana's voice is quite good and it works wonders for "Peel Me A Grape."
Etta James sings "At Last" with all her heart and soul; this is a wonderful ballad and the music is very lush. The CD ends on a very good note (pardon the pun) with Louis Armstrong performing a hit from his later years, "What A Wonderful World." Great!
Pure Jazz is a fine CD that would go well with the CD entitled Pure Jazz Encore. I highly recommend this for jazz aficionados and even people who like classic pop vocals will find quite a few ballads to like on this CD.
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