Reaching deep into its cavernous vaults, Verve has extracted a rich bountiful of moody and sentimental jazz, perfect for those long, expectant evenings or those equally long, rain-filled days. Nicely packaged with nostalgic, sepia-toned photographs on both the box and each individual CD, A Jazz Romance contains nearly 60 songs guaranteed to set a distinctly low- keyed mood, equal parts sultry and sad. The vast majority of the material is from bygone days of the '40s and '50s, with the more recent entries retaining that flavor. The four discs are entitled In Dreams, Ever, Believing, and Always. They're rather interchangeable, sharing many of the same artists and each having as many vocals as instrumentals, yet each does have some distinction from the others.
In Dreams features the great saxophones of Johnny Hodges on "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and Ben Webster on "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning." Ever has marvelous versions of "My Man" by Sarah Vaughn and "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Dexter Gordon. Believing contains a contemporaneous version of "Some Other Time" by guitarist Mark Whitfield and Diana Krall, along with an outstanding example of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's versatility on "Alfie." Always, perhaps the dreamiest of the lot, has Chet Baker on "Alone Together," Illinois Jacquet on "Star Dust," and Stan Getz doing "Thanks for the Memories." Concentrating exclusively on the romantic side of jazz, this compilation contains an abundance of subtle, emotional music offering great listening in addition to setting the all-important mood. --Wally Shoup
Artist: VA
Title Of Album: A Jazz Romance - A Night In With Verve [4CD]
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Verve
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (Img,cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: lossless
Total Time: 03:51:52 min
Total Size: 1.12 Gb
TRACKLIST
Disc 1: In Dreams 56:58
01 Ben Webster - When I Fall In Love 4:58
02 Blossom Dearie - It Amazes Me 4:21
03 Bill Evans - For Heaven's Sake 4:27
04 Clifford Brown - Where Or When 3:31
05 Bill Henderson - I've Got A Crush On You 4:05
06 Stan Getz - Only Trust Your Heart 5:48
07 Gerry Mulligan - Lost In The Stars 5:59
08 Kenny Burrell - Last Night When We Were Young 4:31
09 Michel Legrand - Les Moulins De Mon Coeur 3:30
10 Sarah Vaughan - My Man 3:54 1 139
11 Dexter Gordon - The Shadow Of Your Smile 4:59
12 Billie Holiday - If The Moon Turns Green 2:46
13 Ben Webster - I Didn't Know About You 3:33
14 Johnny Smith - Shenandoah (Breakdown) 1:46
Disc 2: Always 58:25
01 Shirley Horn - If You Love Me Really Love Me 6:03
02 Stephane Grappelli - La Chanson Des Rues 3:58
03 Cannonball Adderley - You Are Too Beautiful 2:57
04 Blossom Dearie - Plus Je T'embrasse 2:32
05 Stan Getz - Thanks For The Memory 3:21
06 Mel Torme - I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life 2:33
07 Dinah Washington - My Ideal 2:19
08 Roy Eldridge - How Long Has This Been Going On? 3:04
09 Ella Fitzgerald - How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) 3:11
10 Billy Eckstine - I Got Lost In His Arms 3:02
11 Illinois Jacquet - Star Dust 3:44
12 Milt Jackson - Just For A Thrill 4:00
13 Abbey Lincoln - Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year 7:54
14 Chet Baker - Alone Together (Master Take 3) 3:51
15 Lester Young - It's The Talk Of The Town 5:40
Disc 3: Ever 57:54
01 Mark Whitfield - Some Other Time 8:03
02 J.J. Johnson - The Very Thought Of You (Instrumental) 4:31
03 Roland Kirk Quartet - Alfie 2:55
04 Nina Simone - Ne Me Quitte Pas 3:38
05 Aldo Romano - Caruso (Instrumental) 4:31
06 Ella Fitzgerald - Reach For Tomorrow 2:27
07 Stan Getz - Little Girl Blue 3:39
08 Sarah Vaughan - Someone To Watch Over Me 4:02
09 Cannonball Adderley - The Masquerade Is Over 3:12
10 Tal Farlow - Moonlight Becomes You 4:24
11 Morgana King - Bill 2:48
12 Arthur Prysock - I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You 3:47
13 Coleman Hawkins - Like Someone In Love 3:59
14 Abbey Lincoln - I Should Care 5:47
Disc 4: Believing 58:40
01 Blossom Dearie - I Walk A Little Faster 4:16
02 Stephane Grappelli - The Nearness Of You 3:06
03 Billie Holiday - P.S. I Love You 3:34
04 Dinah Washington - It's Magic 3:18
05 Johnny Hodges - The Last Time I Saw Paris 2:54
06 Toots Thielemans - A Volta 4:28
07 The Lester Young - Teddy Wilson Quartet - Our Love Is Here To Stay 6:30
08 Ella Fitzgerald - Stars Fell On Alabama 3:32
09 Mark Whitfield - It Never Entered My Mind 5:51
10 Laura Fygi - Les Feuilles Mortes 3:28
11 Oscar Peterson - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 3:12
12 Patti Page - Detour Ahead 3:28
13 Shirley Horn - Memories Of You 7:38
14 Laurindo Almeida - The Summer Knows 3:43
