Aria (2000) ( )

Product Summary Label: Sony Classics UPC: 00074646186428 Release Date: 3/7/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60392510 Item#: M9D93V Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore :: I Still Hear Her Sweet Voice ~ Grover Washington Jr. 2. Porquoi Me Reveiller? :: Why Do You Wake Me? ~ Grover Washington Jr. 3. Flower Duet ~ Grover Washington Jr. 4. Amor Ti Vieta :: Love Forbids ~ Grover Washington Jr. 5. O Mio Babbino Caro :: My Sweet Papa ~ Grover Washington Jr. 6. Donna Non Vidi Mai :: Never Seen A Woman Like That ~ Grover Washington Jr. 7. Ch'ella Mi Creda :: Let Her Believe It ~ Grover Washington Jr. 8. My Man's Gone Now - (featuring Terence Blanchard) ~ Grover Washington Jr. 9. O Soave Fanciulla :: Oh Sweet Little Lady ~ Grover Washington Jr. 10. E Lucevan Le Stelle :: The Stars Are Shining ~ Grover Washington Jr. 11. Au Fond Du Temple Saint :: Deep Inside This Holy Place ~ Grover Washington Jr. 12. Vissi D'Arte :: I Lived For Art ~ Grover Washington Jr.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Grover Washington, Jr. (saxophone); Robert Freedman (arranger, conductor); Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Billy Childs (piano); Ron Carter (bass); The Orchestra Of St. Lukes. Producers: Grover Washington, Jr., Robert Freedman. Recorded at Giandomenico Studios, Collingswood, New Jersey and Sony Music Studios, New York, New York between May and August 1999. Includes liner notes by Laraine Perri, Christine Washington, and Jackson Braider. ARIA is a beautiful and touching end to a 30-year recording career, completed just four months to the day before Washington's untimely death in 1999. It was the saxophonist's dream to return to the same classical repertoire he grew up with in his hometown of Buffalo, New York and he accomplishes this here with panache. ARIA focuses on opera, but casts it in a jazzy light. Throughout his career, Washington worked to blend seemingly disparate styles of music together. This fusion between classical and jazz is one of his most successful efforts. Performing with the Orchestra of St. Luke's under the direction of Robert Freedman, and accompanied by the piano stylings of Billy Childs and bassist Ron Carter, Washington performs memorable versions of Bizet's "Je Crois Entendre Encore," Puccinni's "O Soave Fanciulla," Massenet's "Pourquoi Me Reveiller?" and others. He replaces the soprano voice with the saxophone's lyricism, and imbues this 19th century music with a renewed sense of romanticism. Engineer: Richard King Musical Guests Ron Carter Billy Childs Terence Blanchard   Compilation Appearances Jazzy Wonderland 1291 Lean On Me-Best Of Bill Wither Color & Light-Jazz Sketches On People Mr. X Instrumental History Of Jazz Smooth Sounds Love Affair-Music Of Ivan Lins Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America New York City Jazz After Hours Easy Rock Sensual Embrace: Soul Ballads More Ultimate Power Of Love Soul Hits Of 80s All The 80's Today's Christmas Ultimate Love Love Affair: Music Of Ivan Lins (hybr) Keys To Relaxation Kings Of Hip Hop Four Brothers Very Best Of Smooth Jazz Martha Stewart Living Music: The Holiday Collection Martha Stewart Living Music: Jazz For the Holidays All The Things You Are Gold LOVE SONGS (RMST) Definitive Collection 806 Love's Greatest Hits Park Hyatt Box: Hyatt Chicago - Hyatt Tokyo / All That Smooth Jazz It Takes Two:classic Duets Essential Patti Labelle Lookin Back   Associated Artists and Works Burrell, Kenny Original Soundtrack Various Artists Various Artists To Grover, With Love [Bonus Tracks] ~ Various Artists White, Peter White, Peter (Guitar) White, Peter (Jazz)   Technical Info Release Date : 03/07/2000 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 61864 Label : Sony Music Distribution (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00074646186428   Professional Reviews Down Beat (11/00, pp.76-7) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...He succeeds in balancing purity of tone with a warm, expressive delivery on a range of saxophones....This satisfying, radiant hybrid presents...[him] in a surprising variation on his best role, a singer of songs..."    Product Image