Cat No:
PPANST798
Release Date: 01 November 2009
Label: Pure Pleasure Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060149621066
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
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Description
180g audiophile vinyl reissue. First time on vinyl for three of the tracks, which were not on the original issue of this album. Re-mastering by Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray.
A highly successful and respected jazz and soul singer, Nancy Wilson bridges the gap between the classic pop vocal era of Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald and the belting R&B divas of today. Though Nancy Wilson has always cited the emotionally naked, androgynous vocal style of Jimmy Scott as her primary influence, her voice carries definite echoes of Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan. Yet Wilson also has always had a strong feeling for post-Sam Cooke soul and the tartness of her delivery carries more than an echo of the sometimes-icy Lena Horne.
Wilson was the bestselling artist on Capitol Records' roster (beating out everyone from Nat King Cole to the Beach Boys) until the Beatles crossed the pond and eclipsed everything and everybody in their culture-changing wake. A fine album from this '60s period, But Beautiful, a jazz ballad set led by pianist Hank Jones. In the '70s and '80s, Nancy Wilson slowly made the transition from pop star to adult contemporary soul singer. From the 1990s to the present day, Wilson returned to alternating jazz standards, quiet storm and adult contemporary ballads, while putting on a sensational jazz show in concert.
The longevity of Wilson's career and the continuing strength of her voice are almost unheard of in modern pop music, though her career - and her affinity with jazz, blues and soul - shares many parallels with one-time Capitol labelmate Lou Rawls." - Nick Dedina -
Tracklisting
- 1. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
- 2. Oh! Look At Me Now
- 3. Glad To Be Unhappy
- 4. Do It Again
- 5. But Beautiful
- 6. Easy Living
- 7. Prelude To A Kiss
- 8. I Thought About You
- 9. For Heaven's Sake
- 10. Supper Time
- 11. I'll Walk Alone
- 12. Darn That Dream
- 13. In A Sentimental Mood
Disc 1
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Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone
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Left Alone Revisited
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A Spirit Speaks
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Visions Of A New World
Lonnie Liston Smith
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After Midnight - The Complete Session
Nat King Cole
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Lucky Four
David Murray
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Bushman Song
John Stubblefield
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Handscapes 2
The Piano Choir
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The Early Years - 2 Complete Albums Plus Bonus Singles
Nancy Wilson
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You're As Right As Rain - The Capitol Albums
Nancy Wilson
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Lost Broadway 1960 - Broadway's Forgotten & Obscure ...
Various Artists
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Born To Be Blue - The Music Of His Life
Chet Baker
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Sunshine
Nancy Wilson
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Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley & George Shearing
Nancy Wilson
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Great Women Singers of the 20th Century
Nancy Wilson
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