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Nancy Wilson has been on the fringes of jazz throughout her career, mostly performing middle-of-the-road pop and R&B. Most of her albums were major productions, but this CD reissue of But Beautiful is quite different. On a relaxed and tasteful program of ballads (including three previously unreleased numbers), Wilson sounds properly expressive and a bit influenced by Dinah Washington while backed by a flawless rhythm section comprised of pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Grady Tate. Her performances are straightforwrd, a little soulful, and very mindful of the melody and the lyrics. There is little of jazz interest, but this is superior ballad singing and one of Nancy Wilson's finest recordings to date. ~ Scott Yanow
Recorded in New York City on November 4-6, 1969. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald.
Personnel: Nancy Wilson (vocals); Hank Jones (piano); Gene Bertoncini (guitar); Ron Carter (bass); Grady Tate (drums).
But Beautiful Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.69) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, R&B, Pop, Jazz Instrument, Easy Listening, Jazz Vocals, Guitar | | Label | Blue Note | | Orig Year | 1969 | | All Time Sales Rank |  37301  | | CD Universe Part number | 1230738 | | Catalog number | 92868 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 20, 1989 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Dave Cavanaugh | | Personnel | Nancy Wilson - vocals
Nancy Wilson - vocals
Also: Ron Carter, Hank Jones, Grady Tate, Gene Bertoncini |
Nancy Wilson But Beautiful Songs But Beautiful Music Review Purchase But Beautiful CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Nancy Wilson I Wish You Love CD (1992)
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There is virtually no information about the performances provided in the liner notes to this album. Other than Nancy Wilson, none of the other players are identified. It's apparent that I Wish You Love pulls together cuts made at different times with different groups, and these songs never found their way to the album that was being made at the time. It also sounds as if these sessions were done at widely different times throughout Wilson's Capitol career, and were backed by a variety of groups. On some songs, like "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life," her voice sounds very young. On others, like "I Wish You Love," she is considerably more mature. That these are cuts from different sessions is supported by the very short playing time provided on this CD: a little over 23 minutes, or about two-and-a-half ...
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| | Nancy Wilson Lush Life CD (1967)
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Nancy Wilson was one of the few jazz-based pop singers of the 1960s who was able to navigate that decade's rock & roll-crazed waters and stay on top of the single and album charts. While her natural physical beauty certainly didn't hurt her career, it was probably her honest feel for soul and the blues, as well as jazz, that had her riding high during a time when so many of her peers were being dropped by the major labels or moving to Europe. Lush Life follows Wilson's winning formula of combining jazz and adult pop, but while individual tracks stand out, a heavy Barbra Streisand influence hurts the disc overall. Like Babs, Wilson possesses pipes powerful enough to blow the roof off of a barn (as she does on "Free Again" and "Over the Weekend"), but her real gifts come out on the lightly swinging "River Shallow" and a slowly building ballad reading of Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" that puts a fresh spin on the over-exposed 1960s staple. Expert West Coast jazz musicians such as Shelly Manne and Ted Nash contribute to the session, but Billy May and Oliver Nelson's charts ...
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