Nancy Wilson - How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind CD

How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind songs How a good-looking Jewish boy from Brooklyn discovered the secret of success in an updated form of mariachi music is perhaps beyond our scope. Then again, it might not be such a mystery after all. Aside from the obvious example of exotica, much easy listening depends upon more than a touch of ethnicity to maintain its musical roots. What Herb Alpert found in Mexican street bands was a previously untapped source of south-of-the-border melody and rhythm. With its unlikely combination of Alpert's cool Chet Baker-like trumpet and the blocky cadences of a marching band, the Tijuana Brass produced a lively, colorful mix that managed to appeal to hips and squares alike. WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS was Herb Albert's most successful album, helped--no doubt--by its highly provocative cover art. The tunes are mostly unknown originals or, in the case of Lieber & Stoller's "Love Potion #9," so transformed by the Tijuana "treatment" as to be almost unrecognizable. Special mention must go to guitarist John Pisano and marimba man Julius Wechter, both of whom round out the sharp corners of a potentially ...

How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind buy CD music The title track here--a certifiable vocal jazz classic which finds Nancy Wilson unfurling the narrative of Grand and Boyd's composition with exquisite sensitivity and heartbreaking nuance--is alone worth the price of the album. But with songs like "When Sunny Gets Blue" and the conversational, melancholic "You Can Have Him," the rest of the collection is a winner from start to finish. Wilson is backed by combos (which feature musicians like George Shearing, Cannonball Adderley, and Joe Zawinul) and orchestras (arranged and conducted by the likes of Oliver Nelson and Billy May), but it is her voice and her peerless delivery that captivate and thrill. Recording information: Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA (05/11/1960-04/02/1968). Photographer: George Jerman. Arrangers: George Shearing; Sid Feller; Jimmy Jones ; Oliver Nelson; Billy May. Personnel: Nancy Wilson (vocals); John Michael Gray, John Gray (guitar); Ann Mason Stockton, Catherine Gotthoffer (harp); Gerald Vinci, Mischa Russell, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Erno Neufeld, Benny Gill, Jacques Gasselin, Louis Kaufman, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russo, Albert Steinberg, Edward Bergman, Lou Haderman, Dan Luse, Dan Lube, Marshall Sosson, Sidney Sharp, Victor Arno, Walter Edelstein, Samuel Boghossian (violin); Sanford Schonbach, Louis Kievman, Frederick Soykora, Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, Virginia Majewski (viola); Nathan Fershman, Nino Rosso, David Pratt, Armand Karpoff, Williams Vandenberg, Leporte Lucien, Justin DiTullio, Igor Roroshevsky, Anne Goodman, Raphael Kramer, Frederick Seykora (cello); Bob Hardaway (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, English horn); Ted Nash (flute, clarinet); Lew McCreary (reeds, trombone); Jules Jacob, Bill Green , William Calkins, Bill Green (reeds); Chuck Gentry, Harry Klee, Willie Smith, Bill Hood, Wilbur Schwartz (saxophone); John Fowler, Ray Triscari, John Audino (trumpet); David Duke , Henry DeRosa, Richard Mackey, Dwight Carver, Willie Ruff, Richard Mackey (French horn); Lew McReary, Vern Friley, Joe Howard, Tommy Pederson , Ernie Tack (trombone); George Shearing, Jack Wilson , Lou Levy (piano); Chuck Berghofer, George Duvivier, Ralph Pena, Sam Jones, Joe Comfort, Buster Williams (bass instrument); Bill Plummer (bass guitar); Dick Garcia, Herb Ellis, Jack Marshall, Al Hendrickson, John Collins (guitar); Harry Bluestone (violin); Justin Gordon (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone); Abe Most (flute, clarinet); Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette (reeds, saxophone); Paul Horn (reeds); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Don Fagerquist, Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Nat Adderley (cornet); Henry Sigismonti, Vincent DeRosa (French horn); Phillip Teele (trombone); Donn Trenner (piano, harpsichord); Joe Zawinul, Milt Raskin, Ronnell Bright (piano); Mike Melvoin (organ); Eddie Costa (vibraphone); Earl Palmer , Louis Hayes, Shelly Manne, Stan Levey, Kenny Dennis, Walter Bolden (drums); Larry Bunker (timpani, percussion); Emil Richards (percussion). Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.

How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind album for sale The sultry "An Older Man Is Like an Elegant Wine," for example, shows that she has lost none of her sumptuous, ballad-perfect timbre, but the bop-inflected ease of her phrases on "Day In, Day Out" remind us that her up-tempo exuberance is still jumping, too. A string of all-star guests--George Shearing, Toots Thielemans, Phil Woods, and Gary Burton, among others--make the collection sparkle even brighter, and her duets with R&B stars Kenny Lattimore and Ivan Lins may win converts from a younger generation. But as the note-perfect "Blame It on My Youth" announces, this is Wilson's show, and a fine, memorable one at that. Even given her dalliances with R&B and pop material during her long career, Nancy Wilson is unquestionably one of the legends of vocal jazz. R.S.V.P. (which here stands for "Rare Songs, Very Personal") finds Wilson coming home to roost with 12 songs that showcase her superb vocal stylings in the mode of classic swing and jazz balladry. For 2004's R.S.V.P., Wilson selected tunes she'd never had the opportunity to record in her 50 years in the business. One would never guess from these performances, however--Wilson sings these songs as though they were born in her throat. Personnel: Nancy Wilson (vocals); Ivan Lins, Kenny Lattimore (vocals); Joe Negri (guitar); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Paquito d'Rivera (clarinet); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Andy Snitzer (tenor saxophone); Bill Watrous (trombone); George Shearing (piano); Gary Burton (vibraphone); Rufus Reid (bass guitar).

How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind CD music That diva Nancy Wilson was still going strong in the early 2000s, some 40 years after her heyday in the mid 1960s, is a testament to both the appeal of her music and the unassailable worth of her talent. Wilson's voice is expectedly weathered on 2006's TURNED TO BLUE, and she leans more toward adult contemporary pop than the jazz of her early career, but these changes matter little given the singer's stirring performances. The set list is comprised mostly of ballads, with a few twists (the Maya Angelou poem in the title track), and standards ("I'll Be Seeing You") thrown in for good measure. A host of top-shelf instrumentalists bring added sparkle to a stylish, classy outing from this vocal legend. Personnel: Nancy Wilson (vocals); Hubert Laws (flute); James Moody , Andy Snitzer, Tom Scott, Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone); Rufus Reid (upright bass).

How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind buy CD music Like one of her biggest selling CDs Yesterdays Love Songs/Tomorrow's Blues, Hollywood My Way is filled with strong material, fine arrangements, and more than enough evidence of Wilson's considerable and elegant vocal talents. One thing the Hollywood My Way doesn't have, though, is a big hit like Yesterday's Love Song's "Guess Who I Saw Today" and that goes a long way in explaining Capitol's reticence about releasing it. Regardless, this collection of movie songs ranging from 1931's "When Did You Leave Heaven" to 1962's "Days of Wine and Roses" with stellar Jimmy Jones' arrangements is one of Wilson's best. As usual she deftly works through a variety of tempi with aplomb. "My Shining Hours"' breakneck speed arrangement is kept in check by her behind-the-beat, elongated phrasing, while the ballad tempo in "Days of Wine of Roses" is ignited with an assured and dramatic vocal buildup. Wilson's supple voice seems especially fit for the bossa nova treatment of "Moonriver"; she easily shifts from a whisper to full-throated dynamics over the lilting, yet steady beat. Equally impressive is her urbane blues delivery on "When Did You Leave Heaven." [The 2006 CD reissue added five bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Cook Recording information: Capitol Studios, New York, NY (06/11/1963-04/01/1968). Author: Richard Seidel. Arrangers: Oliver Nelson; Sid Feller; Billy May. Personnel: Nancy Wilson (vocals); Nancy Wilson; Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts , Al Hendrickson, John Collins (guitar); Ann Mason Stockton (harp); Justin Gordon (reeds, saxophone); Bob Richards, Jules Jacob, Jack Nimitz, Abe Most, Plas Johnson , Bill Perkins, Skeets Herfurt, Buddy Collette (reeds); Harry Klee, Wilbur Schwartz (saxophone); Don Fagerquist, Harry "Sweets" Edison , Ray Triscari, John Audino, Tony Terran, Bud Brisbois (trumpet); Dick Noel, Lew McReary, Bill Schaefer, Vern Friley, Tommy Pederson (trombone); Donn Trenner (piano, harpsichord); Ronnell Bright (piano); Mike Melvoin (organ); Buster Williams (bass instrument); Larry Bunker (percussion); Pete Candoli (trumpet); Earl Palmer (drums, percussion, bells). Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.

How Glad I Am/Gentle Is My Mind songs Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: All of You; Things We Did Last Summer, The; More I See You, The; Nearness of You, The; Never Will I Marry; What a Little Moonlight Can Do; Little Girl Blue; Tonight; Sometimes I'm Happy; Secret Love; Sleepin' Bee; Fly Me to the Moon; On the Street Where You Live; You Don't Know What Love Is; This Time the Dream's on Me; Sophisticated Lady; Dearly Beloved; My Ship; My Shining Hour; I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life; Back in Your Own Backyard; People Will Say We're in Love; DISC 2: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered; Try a Little Tenderness; At Long Last Love; In a Sentimental Mood; When the Sun Comes Out; I Thought About You; Darn That Dream; Very Thought of You, The; Like Someone in Love; Angel Eyes; My One and Only Love; Song Is You, The; Lush Life; It Never Entered My Mind; Prelude to a Kiss; By Myself; Glad to Be Unhappy; Time After Time; Hello Dolly; Supper Time; Someone to Watch over Me; You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To;