At Long Last (1998) (Hdcd )

Product Summary Label: Concord Jazz UPC: 00013431479529 Release Date: 10/13/1998 Buy.com Sku: 60019551 Item#: M3GVWC Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Just In Time ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 2. Like Someone In Love ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 3. Willow Weep For Me ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 4. Lullaby Of Broadway ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 5. Old Devil Moon ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 6. Everything Happens To Me ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 7. I Want To Be A Sideman - (with Gary Foster) ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 8. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 9. How About You - (with Barry Manilow) ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 10. Man That Got Away, The ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 11. Seems Like Old Times ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 12. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 13. It Just Happened To Happen To Me ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 14. I Got Rhythm ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 15. Gypsy In My Soul ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra 16. If Swing Goes I Go Too ~ Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie & His Orchestra (P) 1998 Concord Records, Inc. (C) 1998 Concord Records, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info /Count Basie Orchestra. Personnel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Grover Mitchell (conductor); John Oddo (arranger, piano); Alyn Ferguson, Peter Matz (arranger); Barry Manilow (vocals); John Kelson (alto saxophone, flute); Brad Leali (alto saxophone); Doug Miller (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Kenny Hing (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Gary Foster (tenor saxophone); John Williams (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Michael Williams, Scotty Barnhart, Shawn Edmonds, Bob Ojeda (trumpet); David Keim, Clarence Banks, Alvin Walker II (trombone); William Hughes (bass trombone); Terence Conley (piano); Will Matthews (guitar); James Leary (bass); Butch Miles (drums). Producers: John Oddo, Allen Sviridoff, John Burk, Aaron A. Woodard III. Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California from November 1997 to June 1998. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Personnel: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Will Matthews (guitar); Doug Miller (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Kenny Hing (clarinet, tenor saxophone); John Williams (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Brad Leali (alto saxophone); Scotty Barnhart , Michael Williams, Bob Ojeda (trumpet); Clarence Banks, Alvin Walker II (trombone); William Hughes (bass trombone); Terence Conley, John Oddo (piano); Butch Miles (drums). Audio Mixers: Bob Levy ; Leslie Ann Jones. Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA (11/1997-06/1998). Director: Grover Mitchell . Illustrator: Mary Peterson. Photographers: Teri Bloom; Bruce Burr. Arrangers: John Oddo; Allyn Ferguson; Peter Matz. When Rosemary Clooney recorded for Concord in the '80s and '90s, her voice was noticeably thinner than it had been in the '50s. This isn't to say that she sounded bad -- despite her limitations and the fact that she didn't have the range or chops of her youth, Clooney could still win you over with her sensitive interpretations of lyrics. And Concord deserves credit for generally providing her with talented arrangers and musicians, as well as tasteful material (as opposed to the type of novelty items she was often given at Columbia in the '50s). On At Long Last, the singer is united with the Count Basie ghost orchestra, which is directed by trombonist Grover Mitchell. Although Clooney was a jazzy pop singer rather than a true jazz singer, the Basie band is definitely a jazz band, and it definitely swings hard on familiar standards like "Old Devil Moon," "Willow Weep for Me" and "Just in Time." Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm" is especially revealing -- a demo of a young Clooney singing that standard in 1946 serves as an introduction to Clooney's late-'90s version, and one hears the contrasts between how she sounded in the '40s and how she sounded 50 years later. While the young Clooney obviously had stronger chops, Clooney at 69 or 70 wasn't without her charms. At Long Last is a likable project that united Clooney with solid musicians -- even if she was past her prime. ~ Alex Henderson Her voice has deepened, matured--she sounds more like a blues singer at times than a "pop" singer--but Rosemary Clooney still has "it." Backed by one of the great jazz big bands, under the direction of trombonist Grover Mitchell, she serves up a piping hot platter of tunes, baked with recipes from The Great American Songbook. And the Basie band still practices its patented easygoing-but-assertive swing with style. The Basie band could make almost anyone sound good--here they don't have to try, as Clooney can carry a torch song with the best of them, sounding like a woman who's been around the block more than a few times. Fans of Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Torme, as well as those who venerate the standards and big bands, will have a swell time AT LONG LAST. 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