Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon [Bonus CD]

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Album Description
Featuring the soul-searching sounds of Ron Carter, Wallace Roney, Houston Person and many more create an ambience of sensuality regardless of the weather. Digipak/2 CD set. Savoy Jazz. 2003.

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Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hope for Rain
  • A winner CD from start to finish !
  • Perfect for those rainy (or snowy) days
  • Don't be fooled by the pretty cover...
  • c'est tres bien
 Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon
Various Artists
Manufacturer: 32. Jazz Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006C5N
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

  1. 'Round Midnight - Charles Brown
  2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - Houston Person/Ron Carter
  3. Everything Must Change - David 'Fathead' Newman/Marcus Belgrave/Cedar Walton/Buster Williams/Louis Hayes
  4. A Tribute To A Rose - Jimmy Ponder
  5. Blue In Green - Wallace Roney/Gary Thomas/Mulgrew Miller/Charnett Moffett/Tony Williams
  6. Talk of The Town - Houston Person/Stan Hope/Buster Williams/Grady Tate
  7. Ruby My Dear - Hank Jones/George Duviver/Ben Riley
  8. I Can't Get Started - Warren Vache/Richard Wyands/Michael Moore/Billy Hart
  9. My Ideal - Sonny Criss/Dolo Coker/Larry Gales/Jimmie Smith
  10. St. Louis Blues - Johnny Lytle/Melvin Sparks/David Braham/Peter Marlin Weiss/Greg Bandy
  11. Imagination - Woody Show/Kirk Lightsey/Steve Turre/Ray Drummond/Carl Allen

Amazon.com

The thematic collections of mood music issued by 32 Jazz are drawn from fine jazz records of the past few decades, and they often include performances of serene beauty. Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon tends toward moody, minor-key tunes, some of them touched by an inner luminosity. Pianists Charles Brown and Hank Jones take very different approaches to Thelonious Monk's best known ballads--"Round Midnight" and "Ruby My Dear"--while there's a subtle, burnished glory in the sounds of trumpeters Wallace Roney, Warren Vache, and Woody Shaw. Guitarist Jimmy Ponder's solo version of "Tribute to a Rose" has a special intimacy, and saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter have a thoughtful musical conversation on "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." --Adam Rains

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hope for Rain.......2005-07-05

I purchased this at the mall one day, motivated purely by the title and cover of this CD. Somehow I knew it would live up to my expectations, and it did. The photo of an attractive girl wandering through an empty parking lot, wearing barely anything on a misty, rainy summer afternoon evokes endless images, which the music caters to.

The jazz tracks are light, reflective, slow, and easy. They are best listened to in solitude. Eleven long-playing tracks - you get a lot for your money. After listening to this album, you may even be inspired to take a walk like the woman on the cover. She is also on the CD itself - like I said, a very attractively designed CD package.

The title would have been too long, but it would not have been wrong to call it Jazz for a Rainy, Summer Afternoon.

5 out of 5 stars A winner CD from start to finish !.......2004-11-03

This is a wise buy . This CD is loaded with rapture in every track you wish . Let's make a random choice .
The version of warren Vaché is one of the most expressive and idiomatic I have ever heard.
Round midnight is the first track and obviously is a deserved homage to Thelonius Monk , this jazz legend . Charles Brown makes a very worthy rendition and wins .
St Louis Blues may be well the jewel crown of this selection . Serenity, erotism and passion hidden behind the score .
Blue in Green is terrific too and Imagination of Woody Shaw is an excellent for having a good fun and pleasant meeting no matter the nature of your encounter be.
Rubby my dear with Hank Jones and My ideal with Sonny Criss are unforgettable works .
In sum this CD is a must for all jazz lovers and even you do not , acquire it too to get closer to this unexhaustive rhythm : the jazz in a rainy afternoon.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect for those rainy (or snowy) days.......2004-09-15

Note: this review pertains to the original 32 Jazz CD, not the re-released Savoy Jazz version.

"Jazz For a Rainy Afternoon" is the prefect CD for those days where a steady rain is falling and your day is bored. The mood of the selected jazz pieces fits perfectly, and its mellowness will produce that "warm puppy" feeling you get when you hear something exceptionally good.

Fans of classic, laid-back jazz standards will really enjoy this CD, as well as the others in the series.

Worth mentioning: the first track lists Charles Brown as the solo piano, but if you listen carefully, you will hear an acoustic bass in the background.

So on your next rainy (or snowy) day, make yourself a cup of hot, herbal tea, sit back and relax to this great jazz album.

2 out of 5 stars Don't be fooled by the pretty cover..........2004-02-23

The cover looks professional and promising, but the actual content is little more than elevator music.
Some of the tracks are interesting and fresh, but most of the music is repetitive, unoriginal, and B-O-R-I-N-G. Jazz is supposed to sound improvisational, but this sounds like a bunch of pre-recorded fool-arounds on a keyboard. Yes, keyboard. There are maybe three real instruments used to record the CD.
I understand that this album is part of a whole series of Jazz music for different moods and times of the day, but I haven't heard any of them. Perhaps those were a little more successful than this one.
But all in all, I'm surprised they came up with enough material for two discs.

5 out of 5 stars c'est tres bien.......2003-01-28

I loved this CD. It was great for my bedroom.
Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon [Bonus CD]
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    		Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon [Bonus CD]
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00007MBA2
    Release Date: 2003-02-04

    Tracks:

    1. Iron City - Grant Green
    2. Comin' Home Baby - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
    3. Theme For Malcolm - Donald Byrd
    4. Groove's Groove - Richard 'Groove' Holmes
    5. Shana - David 'Fathead' Newman
    6. All The Things You Are - Sonny Criss
    7. When They Ask About You - Ernie Andrews
    8. Tetragon - Woody Shaw
    9. Bloomido - Hank Jones
    10. Red, Hot And Blue - Roomful Of Blues

    Tracks:

    1. High Heeled Sneakers - Grant Green
    2. Jim Dog - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
    3. Blues All Day Long - Richard 'Groove' Holmes
    4. Voyage A Deux - Donald Byrd
    5. Blue Bossa Nova - Pat Martino
    6. Carnegie Blues - David 'Fathead' Newman
    7. That's The Groovy Thing - Roomful Of Blues
    8. Another Real Good 'Un - Jack McDuf
    9. Taking A Chance On Love - Carol Welsman

    Album Description

    Featuring the soul-searching sounds of Ron Carter, Wallace Roney, Houston Person and many more create an ambience of sensuality regardless of the weather. Digipak/2 CD set. Savoy Jazz. 2003.
    Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Gray day jazz
    		 Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon

    Manufacturer: Heritage Jazz
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000GIOF66

    Product Description

    Jazz compilation CD.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Gray day jazz.......2007-02-08

    PLAYLIST --
    Charles Brown - 'Round Midnight
    Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - Houston Person & Ron Carter
    Everything Must Change - David "Fathead" Newman
    A Tribute To A Rose - Jimmy Ponder
    Blue In Green - Wallace Roney
    Talk Of The Town - Houston Person
    Ruby My Dear - Hank Jones
    I Can't Get Started - Warren Vache
    My Ideal - Sonny Criss
    St. Louis Blues - Johnny Lytle
    Imagination - Woody Shaw
    TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 56:42

    2-Disc Set - Jazz For A Rainy Afternoon
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      		2-Disc Set - Jazz For A Rainy Afternoon
      Warren Vache, Red Garland, Carol Welsman, Hank Jones Charles Brown
      Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000NOEAQ8

      Product Description

      Disc 1 - 10 Tracks l. Round Midnight - Charles Brown 2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - Houston Person and Ron Carter 3. Everything Must Change - David Newman 4. A Tribute to a Rose - Jimmy Ponder 5. Blue in Green - Wallace Roney 6. Talk of the Town - Houston Person 7. I Can't Get Started - Warren Vache 8. My Ideal - Sonny Criss 9. St. Louis Blues - Johnny Lytle 10. Imagination - Woody Shaw Disc 2 - 10 Tracks 1. Everything Happens To Me - Houston Person 2. A Child Is Born - Johnny Lytle 3. Please Send Me Someone To Love - David Newman 4. You Are Too Beautiful - Jimmy Ponder 5. Stormy Weather - Woody Shaw 6. You Better Go Now - Red Garland 7. Brother Can You Spare A Dime - Sonny Criss 8. Ruby My Dear - Hank Jones 9. 28 Rue Pigalle - Wallace Roney 10. The Man I Love - Carol Welsman

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