The Rare Delight of You

Editorial Reviews
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The CD photo of this intergenerational collaboration between guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli and pianist George Shearing resembles the cover of the 1961 LP Nat King Cole Plays, George Shearing Plays. Like that legendary recording, this project offers clean and lean jazz. The pianist is backed by a combo featuring vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker and drummer Dennis Mackrel. With Pizzarelli's laid-back vocals, the group delivers some beautiful new songs and interesting interpretations of pop standards made famous by Cole, Nancy Wilson, and Peggy Lee. Their version of "If Dreams Come" has an ingenious contrapuntal guitar-piano breakdown. On "The Lady's with You," Shearing slyly drops in a few bars of Duke Ellington's "I'm Beginning to See the Light." And "Something to Remember Me By" has melodic tinges from Claude Thornhill's "Snowflake." "Lost April" captures Pizzarelli and Shearing in a heartfelt duet. Shearing's no-frills piano lines and Pizzarelli's bouncy guitar work are inspired and in-the-pocket. --Eugene Holley Jr.

The Rare Delight of You, Music, John Pizzarelli, George Shearing, Jazz, Jazz Music, Neo-Bop, Pop, Standards, Swing

Average customer rating:

Just A Fantastic Swing Recording

Rare Delight of You
John Pizzarelli , and George Shearing
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000067NU2
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Customer Reviews:

Just A Fantastic Swing Recording.......2002-11-09

Mr. Shearing, at about 80 years of age, has certainly earned his place among the limited number of truly remarkable musicians. While not as technically impressive (perhaps) as some other pianists, after only a few bars of any tune the elegance of his style gently asserts itself. His phrasing and choice of chord voicings/inversions are so indisputably "right" that I found myself just sitting back and smiling at the sophistication that is on display here. Mr. Pizzarelli,(guitar and vocals) who actually headlines the SACD title, is a wonderful artist in his own right, and this union of older and younger masters is destined to be (IMHO) one of the more highly regarded recordings of the genre. The ensemble players on the project also turn in a top shelf effort. All of these factors are even further enhanced by the absolutely first rate engineering done by the Telarc record label. This recording was made in the native SACD (super audio CD) direct stream digital format. If you haven't experienced well recorded SACD on a good system, and music is important to you, you really owe it to yourself to check it out. It is a far, far better medium than standard CD. The downside to it is that poorly engineered SACD recordings (and there are a few out there) become nearly or completely intolerable, with every defect clearly audible. No worry of that on this recording, though. So far as my ears can tell, it is essentially flawless.

The Rare Delight of You

Average customer rating:

So Rare
Good, traditional jazz
I like this Cd
Shearing a big asset
absolutely great

The Rare Delight of You
John Pizzarelli , and George Shearing
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00006419F
Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

If Dreams Come True
The Lady's In Love With You
Everything Happens To Me
Lulu's Back In Town
Something To Remeber You By
Lemon Twist
Lost Apirl
Problem
The Rare Delight Of You
Shine On Your Shoes
Indian Summer
Be Careful It's My Heart
September In The Rain
I Predicit (2001)
Lucky To Be Me

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The CD photo of this intergenerational collaboration between guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli and pianist George Shearing resembles the cover of the 1961 LP Nat King Cole Plays, George Shearing Plays. Like that legendary recording, this project offers clean and lean jazz. The pianist is backed by a combo featuring vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker and drummer Dennis Mackrel. With Pizzarelli's laid-back vocals, the group delivers some beautiful new songs and interesting interpretations of pop standards made famous by Cole, Nancy Wilson, and Peggy Lee. Their version of "If Dreams Come" has an ingenious contrapuntal guitar-piano breakdown. On "The Lady's with You," Shearing slyly drops in a few bars of Duke Ellington's "I'm Beginning to See the Light." And "Something to Remember Me By" has melodic tinges from Claude Thornhill's "Snowflake." "Lost April" captures Pizzarelli and Shearing in a heartfelt duet. Shearing's no-frills piano lines and Pizzarelli's bouncy guitar work are inspired and in-the-pocket. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

So Rare.......2006-05-05

Looking for a satisfying blend of music and voice? Something with which you can lean back and relax or read a book? Check out this CD. It's a perfect blend of guitar/piano, combined with the light, funky vocals of John Pizzarelli. Truly a sensual treat and all the light, loveable standard songs are here.

Good, traditional jazz.......2005-02-17

I listen to this one all the time. "The Lady's In Love With You", "Lulu's Back in Town", and "Lucky to be Me" are my favorites. Some good, swinging music.

I like this Cd.......2004-05-12

Very nice CD. He should be proud of this work. When in Vegas I saw him and Brian Evans and enjoyed them both. This CD is really nice.

Shearing a big asset.......2003-11-13

I've heard two other Pizzarelli CD's and, while many of the tracks on them are terrific, both discs have an unfortunate saccharine tendency which drag them down. But this CD is different, and I think it's because the wonderful George Shearing's drive to keep things swinging keeps Pizzarelli on the right track. The song selection is great. And while Pizzarelli may not have the greatest pipes around, his evident love of the songs makes up for it. If you like your jazz fun, get this one.

absolutely great.......2003-09-08

I love listening to the way John's voice can match his guitar like a twin !

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