Music Essays
Jazz CD Review
I have chosen two Jazz CDs to write review about. First CD is Tony Bennett Jazz. Second CD is George Benson “Breezin’”.
Tony Bennett Jazz
“His songs are about shading, lyricism and soul.” Tony Bennett is singing about love in his songs. Some of the songs are slow and calm on his CD. Some of the songs have faster rhythm and louder melody. Some of the songs have strong beat. He worked with Ellington, Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich orchestras. He has a soft voice. He was working with the best jazz players. Ralph Burns, Johnny Mandel, Neal Hefti, Quincy Jones, Gil Evans are the charts makers. Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Jo Jones, Elvin Jones are the accompanists. Tony Bennett plays vocals. It was recorded by Columbia Records in 1987.
Two songs were recorded live – “SOLITUDE” and “LULLABY OF BROADWAY”.
Get help with your essay from our expert essay writers...There are 22 songs on this CD.
“I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME”
McHugh and Gaskill are composers.
It was recorded on December 22nd in 1954 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
It is a nice song about love. Tony Bennet has a soft voice. There is a calm melody. He is singing about his fillings.
Chuck Wayne is an arranger.
Charles Panely is playing the trumpet. Chuck Wayne is playing the guitar. Harvey Leonard is playing the piano. Dave Schildkraut and Caesar DiMauro are playing the saxophone. Ed Schaughnessy is playing drums. Clyde Lombardy is playing the bass.
“DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE”
Ellington and Russell are composers.
It was recorded on January 27th in 1967 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
Tony Bennet has a soft voice. There is a calm melody. He is singing about love and about his feelings.
Marion Evans is an arranger.
Marion Evans and His Orchestra are showing Urbie Green. Urbie Green is playing the trombone. Joe Newman and Joe Wilder are playing the trumpet. Bobby Tricarico is playing the tenor. Joe Soldo is playing the flute. John Bunch is playing the piano. Corky Hale is playing the harp. Milt Hinton is playing the bass. Sol Gubin is playing drums.
“STELLA BY STARLIGHT”
Washington and Young are composers.
It was recorded on April 6th in 1961 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
Tony Bennet has a soft voice. There is a calm melody. He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings.
The director of this orchestra is Ralph Burns. He is the arranger.
Bernie Glow, Carl Severinsen, Jimmy Maxwell and Marky Markowitz are playing the trumpet. Urbie Green, Robert Alexander, Frank Rehak and Dick Hixson are playing the trombone. Toots Mondello, Ed Caine, Romeo Penque, Al Klink And Danny Bank is playing the saxophone. Eddie Costa is playing vibes. Bernie Leighton is playing the piano. Milt Hinton is playing the bass. Herb Lovelle is playing drums. Barry Galbraith and Chuck Wayne are playing the guitar.
“ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET”
Kaper and Washington are composers.
It was recorded on March 26-7th in 1964 in Las Vegas
It was recorded in studio.
Tony Bennet has a soft voice. There is a calm melody. He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings.
Ralph Sharon is the conductor. He is playing the piano. Hal Gaylor is playing the bass. William Exiner is playing drums.
“LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE”
Berlin is composer.
It was recorded on October 25th in 1957 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a faster rhythm. He is singing about his fillings.
Ralph Sharon is playing the piano. Spencer Sinatra, Bobby Jasper, Herbie Mann, William J. Slapin and Vincent D. Vittorio are playing the flute. Louis “Sabu” Martinez, William Exiner and Candido Camero are playing drums.
“I’M THRU WITH LOVE”
Malneck, Kahn and Livingston are composers.
It was recorded in studio.
Tony Bennet has a soft voice. There is a calm melody. He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings.
It was recorded on October 28th in 1959 in New York.
Ralph Sharon is playing the piano.
“SOLITUDE”
Ellington, Delange and Mills are composers.
It was recorded on December 30th in 1958 in New York.
It was live recorded.
He is singing about his fillings. There is a calm melody. He is singing about love.
Ralph Sharon is an arranger with count Basie and His Orchestra.
The conductor is Count Basie. Ralph Sharon is playing the piano. Albert T. Grey, Henry L. Coker and Benjamin Powell are playing the trombone. Wendell P. Cully, Joseph Newman, Thaddeus J. Jones and Eugene Young are playing the trumpet. Chas. B. Fowlkes, Frank Weiss, Frank B. Foster, William Mitchell and Marshall Royal are playing the saxophone. Fred Green is playing the guitar. Edward Jones is playing the bass. Sonny Payne is playing drums. Candido Camero is playing bongo.
“LULLABY OF BROADWAY”
Dubin and Warren are composers.
It was recorded on December 22nd in 1958 in New York.
It was live recorded.
There is a faster rhythm. He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings.
Ralph Sharon is an arranger with count Basie and His Orchestra.
The conductor is Count Basie. Ralph Sharon is playing the piano. Albert T. Grey, Henry L. Coker and Benjamin Powell are playing the trombone. Wendell P. Cully, Joseph Newman, Thaddeus J. Jones and Eugene Young are playing the trumpet. Chas. B. Fowlkes, Frank Weiss, Frank B. Foster, William Mitchell and Marshall Royal are playing the saxophone. Fred Green is playing the guitar. Edward Jones is playing the bass. Sonny Payne is playing drums. Candido Camero is playing bongo.
“DANCING IN THE DARK”
Schwartz and Dietz are composers.
It was recorded on April 6th in 1961 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings.
The director of the orchestra is Ralph Burns.
Ralph Burns is an arranger.
Bernie Glow, Carl Severinsen, Jimmy Maxwell and Marky Markowitz are playing the trumpet. Urbie Green, Robert Alexander, Frank Rehak and Dick Hixson are playing the trombone. Toots Mondello, Ed Caine, Romeo Penque, Al Klink And Danny Bank is playing the saxophone. Eddie Costa is playing vibes. Bernie Leighton is playing the piano. Milt Hinton is playing the bass. Herb Lovelle is playing drums. Barry Galbraith and Chuck Wayne are playing the guitar.
“I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART”
Ellington, Mills, Redmond and Nemo are composers.
It was recorded on January 27th in 1967 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. There is a calm melody.
Marion Evans is an arranger.
Marion Evans and His Orchestra are showing Urbie Green. Urbie Green is playing the trombone. Joe Newman and Joe Wilder are playing the trumpet. Bobby Tricarico is playing the tenor. Joe Soldo is playing the flute. John Bunch is playing the piano. Corky Hale is playing the harp. Milt Hinton is playing the bass. Sol Gubin is playing drums.
“WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW”
Carter and Williams are composers.
It was recorded on March 26-7th in 1964 in Las Vegas.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. There is a calm melody.
Ralph Sharon is the conductor. He is playing the piano. Hal Gaylor is playing the bass. William Exiner is playing drums.
“JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS”
Porter is composer.
It was recorded on October 14th in 1957in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. There is a faster melody.
Ralph Sharon is an arranger.
He is playing the piano. Al Cohn is playing the saxophone. Art Blakey is playing drums. Nat Adderley is playing the trumpet. Milt Hinton is playing the bass.
“CRAZY RHYTHM”
Meyer, Kahn and Caesar are composers.
It was recorded on June 27th in 1957 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a faster rhythm. He is singing about his feelings.
Ralph Sharon is an arranger. He is playing the piano. Chico Hamilton is playing drums. John Pisano is playing the guitar. James Bond is playing bass.
“STREET OF DREAMS”
Lewis and Young are composers.
It was recorded on October 28th in 1959 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
It is very calm song. He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings.
Ralph Sharon is playing the piano.
“LOVE SCENE”
Ellington is composer.
It was recorded on February 19th in 1965 in New York.
It was recorded in studio. He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. Calm melody.
Ralph Sharon is playing the piano. Hal Gaylor is playing the bass. William Exiner is playing drums. Don Costa is the conductor and an arranger. Al Cohn and The Will Bronson Chorus are playing on tenor saxophone.
“WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYS ON”
Mills, Fien and Heim are composers.
It was recorded on August 11th in 1954 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. Calm melody.
Chuck Wayne is the arranger.
Chuck Wayne is playing the guitar. Harvey Leonard is playing the piano. Ed Shaughnessy is playing drums. Charles Panely is playing the trumpet. Dave Schildkraut and Caesar DiMauro are playing the saxophone. Clyde Lombardi is playing the bass.
“CLOSE YUR EYES”
Petkere is composer.
It was recorded on April 5th in 1961 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. It has a faster rhythm.
Ralph Burns is the director of orchestra.
Bernie Glow, Carl Severinsen, Jimmy Maxwell and Marky Markowitz are playing the trumpet. William Elton, Wayne Andre, Chauncy Welsch and Dick Hixson are playing the trombone. Toots Mondello, Romeo Penque, Al Klink And Danny Bank, Zoot Sims is playing the saxophone. Bernie Leighton is playing the piano. Milt Hinton is playing the bass. Herb Lovelle is playing drums. Mundell Lowe is playing the guitar.
“OUT OF THIS WORLD”
Mercer and Arlen are composers.
It was recorded on October 15th in 1964 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about love. He is singing about his feelings. Calm melody.
Stan Getz is playing tenor saxophone. Herbie Hancock is playing the piano. Ron carter is playing the bass. Elvin Jones is playing drums.
“JUST FRIENDS”
Lewis and Klenner are composers.
It was recorded on October 15th in 1964 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about his feelings. Calm melody. He is singing about broken love.
Stan Getz is playing tenor saxophone. Herbie Hancock is playing the piano. Ron carter is playing the bass. Elvin Jones is playing drums.
“HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES?”
Rogers and Hart are composers.
It was recorded on October 15th in 1964 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
He is singing about his feelings. Calm melody.
Stan Getz is playing tenor saxophone. Herbie Hancock is playing the piano. Ron carter is playing the bass. Elvin Jones is playing drums.
“DANNY BOY”
Traditional
It was recorded on May 25th in 1964 in New York.
It was recorded in studio.
Calm melody.
Stan Getz is playing tenor saxophone. Herbie Hancock is playing the piano. Ron carter is playing the bass. Elvin Jones is playing drums.
“SWEET LORRAINE”
Burwell and Parish are composers.
It was recorded on March 11th in 1965 in Chicago.
It was recorded in studio.
Calm melody. He is singing about his feelings.
Bobby Hacket is playing ukelele. Joe Marsala is playing clarinet.
George Benson
“Breezin’”
“George Benson is the greatest guitarists in jazz history, but he is also a good versatile musician. He can play in almost any style — from swing to bop to R&B to pop — with supreme taste. He has a beautiful rounded tone, terrific speed, a marvelous sense of logic in building solos, and, always, an unquenchable urge to swing. Not only can he play lead brilliantly, he is also one of the best rhythm guitarists around, supportive to soloists and a dangerous swinger, particularly in a soul-jazz format. “(Great Jazz Guitar Players: George Benson.)
It was recorded by Warner Bros. Records Inc in 1976. There are six songs on it.
It is very popular George Benson’s album. Breezin’ is a virtuoso performance. He got 4 times Grammy nominee for these recordings. It is a 2 time winner. George Benson got a platinum certification for this album. He is the main performer on this CD. He is playing the guitar, vocals. He has a soft voice. Claus Ogerman is the orchestra arranger. It is slow calm music on this CD. On this CD you can hear the bass, acoustic piano, Mini-Moog, electric piano, guitar, vocals. It is mood music on this CD. Breezin’ was played on AM radio.
The first song is “BREEZIN’”.
It was written by Bobby Womack.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a calm melody and a slow rhythm.
Phil Upchurch plays the bass.
“THIS MASQUERADE” is very popular song.
It was the first song seen on Billboard pop, jazz and R&B charts.
He won the Grammy Award for record of the year.
He put his vocal on this track.
It was written by Leon Russell.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a calm melody and a slow rhythm.
Jorge Dalto plays acoustic piano solo.
“SIX TO FOUR”
It was written by Phil Upchurch.
It was recorded in studio.
It has faster rhythm.
Phil Upchurch plays bass.
Ronnie Foster is playing Mini-Moog solo.
“AFFIRMATION”
It was written by Jose Feliciano.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a calm melody and a slow rhythm.
Jorge Dalto plays electric piano solo.
“SO THIS IS LOVE?”
It was written by George Benson.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a calm melody and a slow rhythm.
Ronnie Foster plays electric piano solo.
“LADY”
Ronnie Foster is the composer.
It was recorded in studio.
There is a calm melody and a slow rhythm.
Ronnie Foster plays electric piano solo.
Works cited
"Great Jazz Guitar Players: George Benson." George Benson. 10 Nov. 2007 <http://www.playjazzguitar.com/george_benson.html>.
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