180g High Quality Vinyl!
The crooner Tony Bennett fulfilled a lifetime dream with this percussion jazz formation: at last he could go into the studio with the greatest drummers and top-notch jazz musicians and just swing to his hearts content. Chico Hamilton, Jo Jones, Art Blakey, Candido and Sabu were responsible for the beat while Kai Winding, Herbie Mann, Nat Adderley and Al Cohn took care of the background amongst other things, and such great musicians as Milt Hinton and Eddie Safranski and John Pisano tied the whole thing together.
The twelve numbers, recorded in four sessions, were arranged by pianist Ralph Sharon in a laid-back and diversified manner and allowed Tony Bennett plenty of room to swing along serenely. Should one recommend a particular title? If the answer is yes, then the 'pure' numbers with Chico Hamilton. And the rest? Yes, the good old jazz evergreens which, however, sound quite new here. Really one could practically recommend all of them!
To be sure: this is no LP for narrow-minded jazz purists, and certainly not for lovers of the soothing crooner but why not one for both camps?
Features:
180g Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Tony Bennett, vocals
Ralph Sharon, piano, conductor
Kai Winding, trombone
Al Cohn, tenor saxophone
Nat Adderley, trumpet
Herbie Mann, flute
John Pisano, guitar
James Bond, bass
Eddie Safranski, bass
Eddie Costa, vibraphone
Jo Jones, drums
Chico Hamilton, drums
Art Blakey, drums
Sabu, drums, percussion
Selections:
Side A:
1. Let's Begin
2. Lullaby of Broadway
3. Let There Be Love
4. Love For Sale
5. Army Air Corps Song
6. Crazy Rhythm
Side B:
1. The Beat of My Heart
2. So Beats My Heart For You
3. Blues In the Night
4. Lazy Afternoon
5. Let's Face the Music and Dance
6. Just One of Those Things
Recording: June - October 1957 at CBS 30th Street Studio, New York in mono
The crooner Tony Bennett fulfilled a lifetime dream with this percussion jazz formation: at last he could go into the studio with the greatest drummers and top-notch jazz musicians and just swing to his hearts content. Chico Hamilton, Jo Jones, Art Blakey, Candido and Sabu were responsible for the beat while Kai Winding, Herbie Mann, Nat Adderley and Al Cohn took care of the background amongst other things, and such great musicians as Milt Hinton and Eddie Safranski and John Pisano tied the whole thing together.
The twelve numbers, recorded in four sessions, were arranged by pianist Ralph Sharon in a laid-back and diversified manner and allowed Tony Bennett plenty of room to swing along serenely. Should one recommend a particular title? If the answer is yes, then the 'pure' numbers with Chico Hamilton. And the rest? Yes, the good old jazz evergreens which, however, sound quite new here. Really one could practically recommend all of them!
To be sure: this is no LP for narrow-minded jazz purists, and certainly not for lovers of the soothing crooner but why not one for both camps?
Features:
180g Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Tony Bennett, vocals
Ralph Sharon, piano, conductor
Kai Winding, trombone
Al Cohn, tenor saxophone
Nat Adderley, trumpet
Herbie Mann, flute
John Pisano, guitar
James Bond, bass
Eddie Safranski, bass
Eddie Costa, vibraphone
Jo Jones, drums
Chico Hamilton, drums
Art Blakey, drums
Sabu, drums, percussion
Selections:
Side A:
1. Let's Begin
2. Lullaby of Broadway
3. Let There Be Love
4. Love For Sale
5. Army Air Corps Song
6. Crazy Rhythm
Side B:
1. The Beat of My Heart
2. So Beats My Heart For You
3. Blues In the Night
4. Lazy Afternoon
5. Let's Face the Music and Dance
6. Just One of Those Things
Recording: June - October 1957 at CBS 30th Street Studio, New York in mono
