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| I Hear Music |
| Ruby Braff |
| első megjelenés éve: 2000 |
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| (2002)
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| 4.666 Ft
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| 1. | I Hear Music
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| 2. | Chicago Medley: Chicago/My Kind of Town (Chicago)
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| 3. | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
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| 4. | Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
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| 5. | Yesterdays
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| 6. | (I Would Do) Anything for You
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| 7. | We're All Through
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Jazz / Standards
Mainstream Jazz
Popular Music Entry
Recorded: July 28, 2000, Nola Studios, New York, New York
Ruby Braff (cornet)
Daryl Sherman (vocals); Bill Charlap (piano); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); John Beal (bass); Tony DeNicola (drums)
To anyone lost in the confusion of the contemporary jazz scene, Ruby Braff's warm, traditional sounds are a rare comfort. As soon as Braff's cornet joins Bill Charlap's piano on the opening bars of the title track, the listener knows this music is going to be fun. For the next 11 minutes Braff, Charlap, saxophonist Tommy Newsom, and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli take turns offering joyous solos. "Chicago Medley," comprised of "Chicago" and "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)," unwinds at a leisurely pace for nearly 14 minutes. Pizzarelli kicks off "(I Would Do) Anything for You" with a rapid handful of chords before the rest of the band jumps in for seven minutes of brisk, bouncy lead work. Charlap solos first with his quick, light touch, exuding an airy bliss that lays down a challenge for the other players. They each match it in kind before bringing the tune to completion in a Dixieland flurry. Both Braff and Newsom radiate lots of soul on numbers like "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?," while drummer Tony DeNicola and bassist John Beal provide an unfailing bottom end. Only "We're All Through" varies the setup by adding vocalist Daryl Sherman. Her warm vocals fit nicely into the setting, helping to close this very satisfying album on a relaxed note. With I Hear Music, Ruby Braff and friends continue to infuse excitement and pizzazz into traditional forms of jazz.
---Ronnie D. Lankford Jr., AMG
Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald
Ruby Braff
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Mar 16, 1927 in Boston, MA
Died: Feb 09, 2003 in Chatham, MA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, New Orleans Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Dixieland Revival
One of the great swingDixieland cornetists, Ruby Braff went through long periods of his career unable to find work because his music was considered out-of-fashion, but his fortunes improved by the 1970s. A very expressive player who in later years liked to build his solos up to a low note, Braff's playing was instantly recognizable within seconds.
Braff mostly worked around Boston in the late '40s. He teamed up with Pee Wee Russell when the clarinetist was making a comeback (they recorded live for Savoy), and after moving to New York in 1953, he fit easily into a variety of Dixieland and mainstream settings. Braff recorded for Vanguard as a leader, and with Vic Dickenson, Buck Clayton, and Urbie Green. He was one of the stars of Buck Clayton's Columbia jam sessions, and in the mid-'50s worked with Benny Goodman. But, despite good reviews and occasional recordings, work was hard for Braff to come by at times. In the 1960s, he was able to get jobs by being with George Wein's Newport All-Stars and at jazz festivals, but it was not until the cornetist formed a quartet with guitarist George Barnes, in 1973, that he became more secure. Afterward, Braff was heard in many small-group settings, including duets with Dick Hyman and Ellis Larkins (he had first met up with the latter in the 1950s), quintets with Scott Hamilton, and matching wits with Howard Alden. He remained one of the greats of mainstream jazz until his death in 2003.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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