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Ray Brown: The Duo Sessions

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Artist: Ray Brown
Title: The Duo Sessions
Released: 1980
Label: Concord Records
Time: 43:36 / 37:32
Producer(s): Carl Jefferson
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Category: Jazz
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD Double
Purchase date:  2001.05.10
Price in €: 21,73
Web address: www.concordrecords.com

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CD 1:
[1] Sophisticated Lady (Ellington/Mills/Parish) - 4:15
[2] That's All (Brandt/Haymes) - 5:52
[3] Like Someone in Love (Burke/Van Huesen) - 3:05
[4] Looking Back (Ernst/Rowles) - 4:09
[5] Honey (Gillespie/Simons/Whiting) - 3:41
[6] Love (Gabler/Kaempfert) - 4:07
[7] Alone Together (Dietz/Schwartz) - 4:30
[8] Rosalie (Porter) - 3:15
[9] Manha de Carnaval (Bonfa/Creatore/Maria/Peretti/Weiss) - 4:37
[10] Who Cares? (Gershinw/Gershwin) - 6:04

CD 2:
[1] A Sleepin' Bee (Arlen/Capote) - 5:04
[2] I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself (Ahlert/Young) - 3:17
[3] The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful (Cahal/Rose/Suesse) - 5:06
[4] My Ideal (Chase/Robin/Whiting) - 5:06
[5] Come Sunday (Elligton) - 5:05
[6] Close Your Eyes (Petkere) - 4:38
[7] Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (Silvers/Van Heusen) - 5:19
[8] Smile (Chaplin/Parsons/Phillips) - 3:57

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RAY BROWN - Bass
JIMMY ROWLES - Piano

JOHN BURK - Executive Producer
PHIL EDWARDS - Engineer, Mixing
GEORGE HORN - Mastering
ALEXIS DAVIS - Director, Product Development
GLEN BARROS - Executive Producer

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2000 CD Concord Jazz 4938



Two classic and influential releases by bassist Ray Brown and pianist Jimmy Rowles comprise this box set reissued as The Duo Sessions. The set includes "As Good As It Gets" originally released in 1978 and "Tasty," which was originally released in 1980. The duo plays songs from the Great American Songbooks of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and Harold Arlen, including priceless gems as "Sophisticated Lady," "Rosalie," "Who Cares," and "A Sleepin' Bee." This box set is an excellent introduction to these legends of jazz and a great way to build a repertoire of duet pieces for the aspiring or veteran musician.

Paula Edelstein, All-Music Guide



As good as it gets - even better than 5 stars

Everybody knows Ray Brown (bassist), is a legend just by himself, but when you get another veteran like Jimmy Rowles (pianist), who is a musicians musician, well something great is bound to happen. Within the world of jazz this duo is universally admired, so when you get the two together...look out, Concord Jazz knows this all too well - "As Good As It Gets" (1978) and "Tasty!" (1980), now two classic albums in one unique specially priced 2-CD package, simply called "THE DUO SESSIONS", such a deal!
Jazz fans, these intimate, tasty and swinging jazz dialogs by the late master pianist Rowles and jazz bass legend Brown, well they're nothing less than consummate jazz artistry.
The partnership between these two wonderful human beings is truly refreshing, with selections of Ellington, Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, Van Heusen, Kaempfert and even one composed by Jimmy Rowles. Concord Jazz, you've done it again...delicious, rhythmic, lazily lilting, airy styles of both musicians, compatible beyond all words...so "jazz lovers", it's all here...sit back and ENJOY!

Total Time: Disc One 43:43 on 10 Tracks & Disc Two 37:37 on 8 Tracks... ...

Mr. Jim from Missouri-USA, October 25, 2000
 

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