Great American Songbook (CD)

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• Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Label: Capitol Jazz
• UPC: 724347756221
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105774561
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Personnel: Nancy Wilson (vocals); Dick Garcia, Joe Pass (guitar); Ted Nash (flute, clarinet); Gene Cipriano (bass flute, tenor saxophone); Chuck Gentry, Willie Smith, Paul Horn (reeds); Fred Fallensby (saxophone); Frank Strozier, Bill Green, Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone); Don Fagerquist, Frank Beach (trumpet); Nat Adderley (cornet); Vincent DeRosa (French horn); Milt Bernhardt, Si Zentner, Bob Edmondson (trombone); Joe Zawinul, Milt Raskin, Meyer Rubin (piano); Eddie Costa, Victor Feldman (vibraphone); George Duvivier, Jimmy Bond, Joe Mondragon, Sam Jones, Joe Comfort (bass instrument); Buster Williams (bass guitar); Hal Blaine, Louis Hayes, Nick Ceroli, Shelly Manne, Irv Cottler, Walter Bolden (drums); Emil Richards (percussion); Gene Bertoncini, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Hank Jones, Ron Carter.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, New York, New York; Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California (1959 - 1969).

Arranger: Billy May.

One of three excellent Nancy Wilson compilations issued simultaneously by Capitol Jazz in 2005, THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK cherry-picks from the many standards that the pop/jazz vocalist recorded for the label between 1959 and '69. Here the often-underrated singer, who delicately balances emotion and clear enunciation, works with ensembles both large and small, and her various collaborators include conductor Billy May, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, bassist Ron Carter, and pianists George Shearing, Hank Jones, and Joe Zawinul.

Just a few highlights of this collection are a rollicking big-band rendition of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," a sauntering take on the Harold Arlen/Truman Capote-penned "Sleepin' Bee," and a gorgeously minimal version of "In a Sentimental Mood," which showcases Wilson's mellifluous voice. Although Wilson truly shines in a small-group setting, she can capably front an orchestra, as revealed on "It Never Entered My Mind" and other numbers. With 44 tracks that boast beautifully remastered sound, this well-compiled two-disc set should help to deservedly raise Wilson's profile.

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