John Pizzarelli - Dear Mr Sinatra
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Artist: John PizzarelliBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-07-18
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
- Ring-A-Ding Ding
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- How About You?
- If I Had You
- Witchcraft
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Nice 'N' Easy
- Medley: I See Your Face Before Me/In The Wee Small Hours (Of The Morning)
- Can't We Be Friends?
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby
- Last Dance
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Free Music Review: Dear Mr. Pizzarelli, Your Tribute To Mr. Sinatra Is So Nice!
Hit: 5 Stars
"I realized the best way to present these songs, so etched in everyone's mind, was to take them out of their skin and start over. The arranging skills of John Clayton (along with contributions from Don Sebesky, Dick Lieb and Quincy Jones) and the sound of the unique group he writes for, were just what the doctor ordered. I have been a huge fan of the CEO for many years and have spent many terrific hours on and off the bandstand with John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, and Hammer. To say, it thrills me to be able to make this CD with them is an understatement." ~ John Pizzarelli ~
It's so nice to listen to fresh and brand-new interpretations of standards made popular by the Chairman of the Board, the legendary Francis Albert Sinatra and this recording is by far my absolute favorite from my John Pizzarelli collection, which includes "Dear Mr. Cole," "Bossa Nova," "After Hours," a terrific collaboration with pianist George Shearing "The Rare Delight of You," "All Of Me," "Our Love Is Here To Stay," a 2-CD set "Live At Birdland" and a splendid collaboration with his Dad, Bucky Pizzarelli, "Passionate Guitars." Thank you Mr. Pizzarelli for being one of the greatest interpreters of timeless standards from the Great American Songbook. Keep on recording great standards and we'll keep the music playing in our hearts now and forever.
Supported by the fabulous Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra conducted by a fine arranger, John Clayton, this tribute starts off the swingiest version of "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" followed by a more relaxed "You Make Me Feel So Young" and ends as "the orchestra is yawning and playing the last song" from this collection, "The Last Dance." I especially love his awesome renditions with superb arrangements of "How About You," ("I like a Gershwin tune, how about you?"), "Nice 'n' Easy" (with added lyrics), "Witchcraft" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." The medley of "I See Your Face Before Me" and "In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is also a highlight.
My number one choice from this collection of great Sinatra songs is "If I Had You," words and music by Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell & Reginald Connelly and was originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1947 with Axel Stordahl and for the second time in 1956 with Nelson Riddle and again in 1962 with Robert Farnon. His interpetation is so refined and elegant and its arrangement by John Clayton is just grand! Listen closely to its piano solo by Tamil Henderman and let your ears catch the beauty of his piano playing.
"I could show the world how to smile
I could be glad all the while
I could change the gray skies to blue
If I had you
I could leave the old days behind
Leave all my pals, I'd never mind
I could start my life all anew
If I had you
I could climb a snow-capped mountains
Sail the mighty ocean-wide
I could cross the burning desert
If I had you by my side
I could be a queen, dear, uncrowned,
Humble or poor, rich or renowned
There is nothing I couldn't do
If I had you"
"Dear Mr. Sinatra" has already found a special spot on the top shelf of my CD collection, side by side with my other Frank Sinatra CDs.
This is a great tribute to the legendary Entertainer of the Century. Very highly recommended.
Have a happy listening experience!
Dear Mr Sinatra Poster
flexfield5With his eternally boyish tenor and cheery romantic outlook, John Pizzarelli is a stylistic world apart from Frank Sinatra, he of the manly baritone and dark sensual undercurrents. But like his Italian-American forebear, he's a consummate swinger, and he knows how to make a lyric his own. Comprised mostly of tunes written for the Chairman, Dear Mr. Sinatra is a musical fan letter without the usual schmaltz or reverence. An actively intelligent singer and guitarist, Pizzarelli reshapes the material to fit his personality, whether quietly enunciating "You Make Me Feel So Young," scatting over a brief guitar solo on "How About You?," or making the emotions sneak up on you on a medley of "I See Your Face Before Me" and "In the Wee Small Hours (of the Morning)." He's equally at home with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra as he is with his working combo, largely because in John Clayton, he has a skilled arranger who is equally open to recasting the songs--dig the jagged rhythms, hesitation effects, and burnished tones on "I've Got You Under My Skin." Even as he asserts his own style, Pizzarelli subtly conveys his affection for Sinatra in his phrasing. The album also boasts an agreeable Frank-like running time of 39 minutes. --Lloyd Sachs
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