Verve's Grammy Winners by Various Artists (CD, 1994, Verve) Near MINT
Track Listing 1. Mack the Knife (Morit'at) - Ella Fitzgerald 2. Desafinado (Off Key) - Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd 3. Here's to Life - Shirley Horn 4. A - Bill Evans Sleepin' Bee 5. Impressions - Wes Montgomery 6. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues - Ella Fitzgerald 7. Just Friends - Charlie Parker 8. Spartacus Love Theme - Bill Evans 9. The (Garota de Ipanema) - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto Girl From Ipanema 10. April in Paris - Count Basie 11. Look What I Got - Betty Carter 12. The - Jimmy Smith Cat 13. Every Day I Have the Blues - Count Basie/Joe Williams 14. Lush Life - Joe Henderson 15. Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald
Album Notes Producers: Norman Granz (tracks 1, 6-7, 10, 13, 15); Creed Taylor (tracks 2, 8-9, 12); Johnny Mandel; Helen Keane; Esmond Edwards; Betty Carter; Richard Seidel and Don Sickler. Compilation producer: Richard Seidel. Recorded between 1960 and 1991. Includes liner notes by Chris Albertson. For the non-cognoscente, winning a Grammy award might indicate a best effort from an artist in any particular year. To the performer or publicist, it's something to be promoted and proud of. Jazz listeners are not likely to care all that much, given how the music is routinely snubbed. It's nice that the Verve label made this collection of 15 selections that won Grammys, but it is not at all that indicative of any trends when the individual tracks were winners. There are three cuts of note from Ella Fitzgerald and two apiece by Stan Getz (perhaps the only real trendsetter in his day with the bossa nova craze), Bill Evans, and Count Basie. Unlikely winners, but still very deserving of acclaim, were "Lush Life" by Joe Henderson and Betty Carter's "Look What I Got!," while the anomalies are the Shirley Horn number that received top arrangement status and the string-laden version of "Just Friends" by Charlie Parker, awarded in 1992, well past the passing of Bird. Overall, this is a good collection of music, but perhaps picked for other than artistic reasons, consistent with what the overly commercialized and politically influenced Grammys have always been all about. ~ Michael G. Nastos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UPC Code: |
731452148520 |
Record Label |
Verve |
Distributor |
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Year Made |
1994 |
Country Made |
Canada |
CD Condition |
A near perfect, rarely-played CD. CD looks clean with no visible scratches, scuffs or other marks. There may be the odd light mark only visible under a bright light. Artwork excellent. |
Any other issues to note |
None |
Genre: |
Jazz |
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