| Various Artists / Bennett/Brubeck: White House Sessions, Live 1962 |
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| Album: | Bennett/Brubeck: White House Sessions, Live 1962 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 07/2013 | |
| Label: | Legacy | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-10-24 | Pull Date: | 2013-12-26 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 22 Dec | 1 Dec | 24 Nov | 17 Nov | 10 Nov | 3 Nov | 27 Oct |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2013-10-20 | ||
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“COOL” JAZZ & VOCAL POP STANDARDS Live performances at the White House by Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck, separate and together. Beware: most tracks end with long applause, several with spoken remarks. No FCC issues. 1 Spoken introduction of Dave Brubeck by the event’s MC (0:53) 2 Group’s huge signature piece: slightly faster than original. Desmond plays melody faithfully (little or no improv) though sounds to be a higher key. Brubeck plays an extended bridge. (5:27) 3 Spoken remarks & introduction of the band by Brubeck (1:20) 4 Fast & energetic. Long sax lead, then long piano lead. Clever drumming. (11:10) 5 ** Mid-tempo. Hip, finger-snapping tune. Sax & piano each have fine solos, including a Classical sounding passage at the end. Last full minute is applause & spoken intro of the next tune. (8:25) 6 Fast, peppy, syncopated piano piece. Has a 5 min drum solo (yawn). No sax. (8:50) Tony Bennet’s set is mostly show tunes plus “I Left My Heart”. Stylishly backed by his rhythm section. 7 Spoken introduction by the MC (0:34) 8 * Mid-tempo, swingin’ take on well-known Jule Styne tune. Tony’s in very fine voice. (1:59) 9 Slow. Sappy, sentimental ballad by Styne & Stephen Sondheim. (3:00) 10 * Mid-tempo. Stirring version of one of Bennett’s classics. Dramatic piano accompaniment. (2:32) 11 * Mid-tempo. “Jazziest” number in this set, with catchy rhythms in both the vocal & piano. (1:17) 12 Mid-tempo. Opens with lame joke about Yale singing-club song. Never improves. (2:45) 13 Slow. Bennet’s signature piece, slower and no better than original. (3:38) Bennett is accompanied by a Brubeck trio of piano, bass & drums (no sax). I couldn’t help thinking of Bill Murray’s “Nick the lounge singer” routine on Nos. 14 & 15. 14 Very fast. Too fast to fit the song. (1:59) 15 Mid-tempo. Good piano, but Bennett’s vocal is too cute. (2:11) 16 Mid-tempo & real swingin’. Not bad (might have gotten one *), but pick 17 from this set. (3:20) 17 ** Slow then very fast. Jazziest & by far the best number in this set. Bennett’s interpretation is exuberant & expressive. Brubeck’s solo is terrific. Be ready to fade out at about 2:50. (3:29) | ||
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