Have You Met Miss Jones?

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
UK compilation featuring classic jazz ballads sung in the true crooner style. 42 tracks, 'Have You Met Miss Jones', 'This Can't Be Love', 'Blue Moon', 'Lady Is A Tramp', 'Lover', 'Manhattan', 'Spring Is Here', 'Isn't It Romantic', 'Thou Swell', 'Most Beautiful Girl In The World', 'There's A Small Hotel', 'I've Got Five Dollars', 'You Took Advantage Of Me', 'I Wish I Were In Love Again', 'This Funny World', 'My Heart Stood Still', 'My Romance', 'Mountain Greenery', 'I Could Write A Book', 'Wait Till You See Her', 'Cole Porter Medley', 'Life Is Beautiful', 'One', 'Lost In The Stars', 'I Used To Be Colourblind', 'Experiment', 'There'll Be Some Changes Made', 'As Time Goes By', 'Bad & The Beautiful', 'Lucky To Be Me', 'Make Someone Happy', 'Two Lonely People', 'You're Nearer', 'You Don't Know What Love Is', 'Maybe September', 'Lonely Girl', 'You Must Believe In Spring', 'Who Can I Turn To',

Tracks:

More Than You Know
It Could Happen To You/Here's That Rainy Day
My Funny Valentine
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
Have You Met Miss Jones/Nobody's Heart
In Our Little Boat
As Time Goes By
My Melancholy Baby
It Only Happens When I Dance With You
Angel Eyes
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
It Might As Welll Be Spring
The Second Time Around
Dance Of Life

Customer Reviews:

Intimate and tuneful.......2005-01-14

I'm an admirer of Previn as both classical and jazz musician, and in both categories he excels. This album has the same intimate, highly musical quality that you'll find in Keith Jarrett's The Melody at Night with You. What I appreciate about both is the fact that the pianist's invention always serves the music; it's never obtrusively artful or showy. Highly recommended. Do yourself a favor and get Jarrett's disc to go along with this.

Underrated Previn.......2002-01-14

Andre Previn has always been an underrated jazz pianist. Because of his astonishing variety of successes as a classical conductor, pianist and composer; a film composer; a songwriter; and a performer of romantic cocktail music, he has been eyed suspiciously by the jazz community. In fact, his Tatum-like virtuosity, and his wildly unique and often playfully humorous piano style has made him one of the most interesting, innovative, and entertaining jazz pianists around. His many trio albums on Contemporary Records in the '50s (with Red Mitchell and Shelly Manne) still hold up as some of the best of their kind. But like Rodney Dangerfield, he never gets any respect. Thus, even his most kind critics are likely to throw darts at "Ballads" as too sweet and not swinging. Nonsense! It's not Monk, but it is nevertheless a beautiful set and a loving tribute to some of the greatest songwriters in Tin Pan Alley. Previn squeezes out every harmonic nuance of each song, yet he sounds like he's playing off the cuff in his living room late at night just to amuse himself. Previn may not swing like Teddy Wilson or Oscar Peterson on this offering, but I can't imagine any serious listener being left unmoved by his version of Burton Lane's "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" It's simply gorgeous. Previn's amazing talents and his proficiency in many musical styles all come together in this unjustly overlooked CD. Give it a chance!

What happened?.......2001-10-03

THe magic is gone. After reading the liner notes, I learned that someone at the studio asked Previn to make an album of just ballads. BIG MISTAKE. I think he was not in the mood.

Average customer rating:

Have You Met Miss Jones?
Tony Bennett
Manufacturer: Recall Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music

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

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005KK5B
Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

Have You Met Miss Jones
This Cant Be Love
Blue Moon
The Lady Is A Tramp
Lover
Manhattan
Spring Is Here
Isnt It Romantic
Thou Swell
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Theres A Small Hotel
Ive Got Five Dollars
You Took Advantage Of Me
I Wish I Were In Love Again
This Funny World
My Heart Stood Still
My Romance
Mountain Greenery
I Could Write A Book
Wait Til You See Her
Cole Porter Medley
Life Is Beautiful
One
Lost In The Stars
I Used To Be Colourblind
Experiment
Therell Be Some Changes Made
As Time Goes By
The Bad And The Beautiful
Lucky To Be Me
Make Someone Happy
The Two Lonely People
Youre Nearer
You Dont Know What Love Is
Maybe September
Lonely Girl
You Must Believe In Spring
Who Can I Turn To
Reflections
Bridges
All Mine
Mr Magic

Product Description

1. Have You Met Miss Jones?
2. This Can't Be Love
3. Blue Moon
4. Lady Is A Tramp, The
5. Manhattan
6. Isn't It Romantic
7. There's A Small Hotel
8. My Romance
9. There'll Be Some Changes Made
10. As Time Goes By

Format: CD

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