| | Michael Bolton Bolton Swings Sinatra CD Michael Bolton Discography of CDs
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2006's BOLTON SWINGS SINATRA finds the singer taking on songs made famous by the Chairman of the Board, and doing so in a restrained, classy manner that may surprise folks who only remember the singer from his '90s hitmaking days. Bolton swings and croons competently on "Fly Me to the Moon" and "I've Got You Under My Skin," among others, and his surprising duet with Nicollette Sheridan on "The Second Time Around" weighs in as one of the highlights. While Sinatra fanatics may prove a hard sell on this one, BOLTON SWINGS SINATRA is a strong, admirable effort.
Adult Contemporary singer Michael Bolton built his career singing passionate, sometimes theatrical soft-pop tunes that made him a superstar in the 1980s and '90s. By the turn of the 2000s, however, Bolton was changing his style, exploring various genres (including opera on '98's MY SECRET PASSION), and refining his vocal approach.
Personnel: Gayle Levant Richards (harp); Paula Hochhalter, Larry Corbett, Steve Richard (cello); Jeff Driskill (flute); Dan Higgins (clarinet); Earle Dumler (oboe); Michael O'Donovan (bassoon); Stephanie O'Keefe, Rick Todd (French horn); Terry Wood, Carmen Twillie (background vocals).
JazzTimes (p.81) - "[F]irst-rate pop singing, pop timbre and pop feeling. To be frank, Bolton's fans will adore the results." Bolton Swings Sinatra Music Michael Bolton Bolton Swings Sinatra Songs Bolton Swings Sinatra Music Review Buy Bolton Swings Sinatra CD Purchase Bolton Swings Sinatra CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Mindless Self Indulgence Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy CD (2000)
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| | Shirley Horn You Won't Forget Me CD (1991)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$9.65 
Interestingly, Horn rarely takes a solo, but repeats the songs over and over, slightly changing the phrasing and continuously building on the piano to change the emphasis. Every cut is a masterpiece, but the stand out is the title cut. Drummer Steve Williams sets up a strange, repetitive quarter note pattern which sounds like a ticking clock over which Miles Davis' muted trumpet floats and soars as Horn sings and plays piano. The track is especially poignant, as it was one of Davis' last appearances on record. The effect is nothing short of breathtaking. This album is a wonderful jazz treasure.
Shirley Horn focuses on romantic love songs on this ...
| | Shirley Horn I Remember Miles CD (1998)
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$12.39 
I REMEMBER MILES won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
This stunning album is Shirley Horn's loving tribute to her friend and colleague, the legendary late Miles Davis. Davis was so taken by Horn's first album EMBERS AND ASHES that he forced The Village Vanguard to let her virtually-unknown trio open for him during his 1961 run there. Their friendship and admiration for each other's music lasted through the years, and Shirley Horn's 1991 recording YOU WON'T FORGET ME, was one of the last recordings Miles Davis made.
Horn selected mostly ballads from Davis' Columbia Records catalogue for her tribute because, as she explains in the liner notes, Davis liked her to sing ballads, and ballads are Horn's specialty. She can slow down time in a unique and spellbinding way. Her sultry and smoky vocals are intimate and conversational, relying on odd metered timing and silence, rather than volume, to make an emotional point.
This album's knock out punch is the epic (over 10 minutes long) "My Man's Gone Now" performed in an ...
| | Joe Bonamassa Had To Cry Today CD (2004)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$14.15
Blues-rock guitar wizard Joe Bonamassa can make a set of electric six-strings burn and wail, but like many such guitarists, he still requires focus for it to be truly special. Such intense focus is a hallmark of HAD TO CRY TODAY. While some guitarists squander notes, Bonamassa makes each one count whether he's engaging in country-flavored picking ...
| | Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic CD (2006)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$8.99 
Released shortly after Tony Bennett's 80th birthday, 2006's DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC finds the beloved jazz/pop vocalist collaborating with an impressive array of friends and admirers. Amidst a backdrop of lush string ...
| | Fred Hamilton Looking Back On Tomorrow CD (2001)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$13.85
| | October File/Die Kreuzen CD (1985)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$12.19 
| | Omme Kolsoum Les Grands Compositeurs Vol. 2 CD (1999) (Import) France
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$15.55
| | Anthony Braxton 2 Compositions (Jarvenpaa) 1988 - Ensemble Braxtonia CD (2001) (Import) United Kingdom
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$16.25
| | Blue Yusef Lateef CD (1968)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$9.89
Digitally remastered by Gene Paul (DB Plus Digital Services, New York, New York).
Yusef Lateef came out of the bebop tradition (having played in 1949 with the great trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie). However, by the late 1960's, Lateef had become one of the most eclectic jazz experimenters. Employing odd instruments such as the oboe and the argol (an obscure double reed instrument) into his sound, he gradually moved away from the staid traditions of bebop and its more groovy stepchild, hard bop. This said, on THE BLUE YUSEF LATEEF, we hear the tenor man alighting in a variety of musical styles. His concept with this album was to pay homage to America's great ethnic diversity. The opening track, "Juba, Juba" was inspired by a Mississippi prison song. "Moon Cup" reflects medieval plainchant and other selections such as "Othelia," "Six Miles Next Door," and "Sun Dog" are constructed around twelve-bar blues forms. Joined by such notables as Blue Mitchell on trumpet and Kenny Burrell on guitar, Lateef and crew bring to life the many unique and disparate sounds that make up America's ...
| | Bloden-Wedd Eye Of Horus CD (2007) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Japan
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$42.05
| | Nachito Herrera Live At The Dakota II CD (2006)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$13.09
| | And Christmas For All! The Holiday Tribute To Metallica CD (2007)
Bolton Swings Sinatra
$13.19
Tributee: Metallica.
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