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- Date Released: October 12, 1999
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Big Band, Jazz Vocal
- Label: Concord Jazz
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They Say...
The pairing of premier era-gone-by pianist/crooner Michael Feinstein and the legendary Maynard Ferguson Big Band is such a rousing success that it's surprising the two didn't think of it before. While the set mainly consists of whatever beautiful, offbeat standards Feinstein hasn't yet had the opportunity to record (including the sassy Bobby Troup number "Girl Talk" and the humorous Rodgers & Hart tune "Johnny One Note"), he sums up not only the spirit of this recording but of his whole retro-minded career on the clever original "Swing Is Back in Style." With the 21-piece big band simmering in the background, just waiting to splash in with some playful brass accents, Feinstein chronicles the rock and rap eras and says, essentially, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that.... While he's always shown talent as a songwriter, his success rises and falls completely on his interpretive style, and here he is in top form from the opening strains of the bold, heavily swinging "Close Your Eyes." Typically on uptempo gems like this, he'll let the band rise as a harmony line, then give it ample time to strut its stuff after the final verse and before the final chorus. Other unique choices are "One Day at a Time," which speaks to the ephemeralness of life (like Gershwin's "Our Love Is Here to Stay," a Feinstein favorite), and "Love Is Nothin' But a Racket." Ferguson mostly leads his explosive ensemble here but occasionally blows solo -- and there's nothin' finer than that.
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| 01. |  |
Close Your Eyes |
2:58 |
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| 02. | |
The Very Thought of You |
5:31 |
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| 03. | |
Let Me Off Uptown |
3:34 |
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| 04. | |
Girl Talk |
5:08 |
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| 05. | |
You Can't Lose 'em All |
4:34 |
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| 06. | |
One Day at a Time |
3:55 |
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| 07. | |
The Rhythm of the Blues |
5:54 |
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| 08. | |
The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else |
5:26 |
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| 09. | |
Everything You Want Is Here |
4:30 |
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| 10. | |
Johnny One Note |
2:28 |
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| 11. | |
Swing Is Back in Style |
2:39 |
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| 12. | |
Love Is Nothin' But a Racket |
3:27 |
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| 13. | |
Lullaby in Rhythm |
3:26 |
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| 14. | |
When Your Lover Has Gone/The Gal That Got Away |
5:00 |
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| 15. | |
New York, New York |
3:40 |
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| 16. | |
How Little We Know |
2:44 |
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16 Total Tracks, 64:54 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Feinstein - Piano // Michael Feinstein - Vocals // Michael Feinstein - Main Performer // Alan Broadbent - Arranger // Matt Catingub - Sax (Alto) // Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet // Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet // Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet // Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet // Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet // Maynard Ferguson - Flugelhorn // Maynard Ferguson - Flugelhorn // Maynard Ferguson - Flugelhorn // Maynard Ferguson - Flugelhorn // Maynard Ferguson - Flugelhorn // Maynard Ferguson - Producer // Maynard Ferguson - Producer // Maynard Ferguson - Producer // Maynard Ferguson - Producer // Maynard Ferguson - Producer // Maynard Ferguson - Bandleader // Maynard Ferguson - Bandleader // Maynard Ferguson - Bandleader // Maynard Ferguson - Bandleader // Maynard Ferguson - Bandleader // Gary Foster - Sax (Alto) // Bobby Shew - Trumpet // Bobby Shew - Trumpet // Bobby Shew - Trumpet // Bobby Shew - Flugelhorn // Bobby Shew - Flugelhorn // Bobby Shew - Flugelhorn // Patrick Williams - Arranger // Dennis Budimir - Guitar // Larry Bunker - Percussion // John Burk - Producer // Bryant Byers - Trombone (Bass) // Tom Garling - Trombone // Tom Garling - Arranger // Dan Higgins - Sax (Tenor) // Alexander Iles - Trombone // Leslie Ann Jones - Engineer // Leslie Ann Jones - Mixing // Eddie Karam - Arranger // Mort Lindsey - Arranger // Sal Lozano - Sax (Baritone) // Charles Paakkari - Assistant Engineer // Jim Self - Tuba // Paul Stubblebine - Mastering // Albie Berk - Drums // Allen Sviridoff - Producer // Bruce Burr - Photography // Alexis Davis - Director // Alexis Davis - Production Coordination // Glen Barros - Executive Producer // Wayne Bergeron - Trumpet // Dann Thompson - Assistant Engineer // Adolfo Acosta - Trumpet // Dave Throckmorton - Drums // Shay Ashula - Make-Up // Shay Ashula - Hair Stylist // Roger Dong - Portrait Photography // Mike Dubaniewicz - Sax (Alto) // Earl MacDonald - Piano // Brian Ploeger - Trumpet // Brian Stahurski - Bass // Albert Treskin - Design // Reggie Watkins - Trombone // Antonio Branco - Stylist // Jim Brenan - Sax (Tenor) // Bill Hughes - Music Preparation // Bill Hughes - Music Contractor
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