Man And His Music (2004)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602498210987 Release Date: 10/12/2004 Buy.com Sku: 63909770 Item#: MQKSXY Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. I Should Care ~ Claus Ogerman 2. Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando) - (with Antonio Carlos Jobim) ~ Claus Ogerman 3. Granados - (with Bill Evans) ~ Claus Ogerman 4. Bumpin' on Sunset - (with Wes Montgomery) ~ Claus Ogerman 5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - (with Stan Getz) ~ Claus Ogerman 6. I Concentrate on You - (with Frank Sinatra) ~ Claus Ogerman 7. Look of Love, The - (with Stan Getz) ~ Claus Ogerman 8. Wave - (with Oscar Peterson) ~ Claus Ogerman 9. By the Time I Get to Phoenix - (with Oscar Peterson) ~ Claus Ogerman 10. Face Without a Name, A - (with Bill Evans) ~ Claus Ogerman 11. Ana Luiza - (with Urbie Green) ~ Claus Ogerman 12. Symbiosis (First Movement, Excerpt) - (with Bill Evans) ~ Claus Ogerman 13. Favors - (with Hank Jones) ~ Claus Ogerman 14. Time Passed Autumn (Parts 1, 2 & 3) ~ Claus Ogerman 15. Vivaldi's Song - (with Mark-Almond) ~ Claus Ogerman Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Lazy Afternoon - (with Freddie Hubbard) ~ Claus Ogerman 2. Love Connection, The - (with Freddie Hubbard) ~ Claus Ogerman 3. City Lights - (with Dr. John) ~ Claus Ogerman 4. Rain - (with Dr. John) ~ Claus Ogerman 5. In the Presence and Absence of Each Other (Part 1) - (with Michael Brecker) ~ Claus Ogerman 6. Corfu - (with Michael Brecker) ~ Claus Ogerman 7. Lyricosmos - (with Michael Brecker) ~ Claus Ogerman 8. Symphonic Dances (Second Movement, Excerpt) - (with London Symphony Orchestra) ~ Claus Ogerman 9. Symphonic Dances (Third Movement, Excerpt) - (with London Symphony Orchestra) ~ Claus Ogerman 10. I Loved You - (with Marilyn Schmiege) ~ Claus Ogerman 11. Elegia - (with London Symphony Orchestra) ~ Claus Ogerman 12. Smile - (with Gidon Kremer) ~ Claus Ogerman 13. I Should Care - (with Diana Krall) ~ Claus Ogerman   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Dr. John (vocals, piano); Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Schmiege (vocals); Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar, piano); Wes Montgomery (guitar); Michael Brecker, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Urbie Green (trombone); Hank Jones , Herbie Hancock, Oscar Brown, Jr., Bill Evans (piano); Ron Carter (bass instrument). Liner Note Author: Gene Lees. There are plenty of jazz fans who can't stand the lush and lazy sentimentality of arranger Claus Ogerman. They think he's ruined it for every artist he's worked with -- Frank Sinatra and Diana Krall to name two -- but they always seem to ignore that he was an integral part of at least one accepted classic, Antonio Carlos Jobim's Wave. He's also been responsible for a lot of cheese -- this or that orchestra plays the "hits of Italy" type albums -- and his work for Andre Kostelanetz doesn't put him in a class with respected arrangers like Ellington or George Russell, and it isn't worth hearing anyway. That's why the well-picked American edition of Man and His Music beats the four-disc Man Behind the Music, released by the German Verve imprint Boutique (it also steals the too-big box's liner notes, which are insightful and mostly from the man himself). On the German release, you had to suffer a horribly suave cover photo of Claus with a '70s suit and European cigarette -- held by the tippy-tip, of course -- but you also had to suffer too much Streisand, Michael Franks, and Ogerman's own Gate of Dreams album. Since this is a Verve-proper release, there are plenty of Verve's artists represented, which is fine, since it's with this label that Ogerman did his best work. Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, and Wes Montgomery all succumb willingly to Ogerman's sentimental aesthetic, one that's not really syrupy but is entirely formulaic. That's why it's up to the revolving door of guests to keep things interesting, and why three Michael Brecker tracks are one too many (especially when they could have included the great Getz/Ogerman version of "Moonlight in Vermont"). A taste of Freddie Hubbard's overly dated recordings with the arranger are, at the very least, time capsule interesting and Diana Krall's "I Should Care" is a superb closer. The Krall/Ogerman album Look of Love got whacked by the critics, but after a two-disc history lesson in the world of Ogerman, it's possible to guess why the chanteuse turned to the arranger. Ogerman makes fantastic mood albums, ones for rainy, sad days that are both wistful and warm. If you can relate a bittersweet breakup in Krall's life to the recording date of her Ogerman album, there you go. As far as the man himself, he's limited, but Man and His Music respects what he has to offer and represents his talent splendidly. ~ David Jeffries Producer: Claus Ogerman; Creed Taylor Musical Guests Antonio Carlos Jobim Bill Evans Wes Montgomery Stan Getz Frank Sinatra Oscar Peterson Urbie Green Hank Jones Freddie Hubbard Dr. John Michael Brecker   Compilation Appearances Cityscape   Technical Info Release Date : 10/12/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 0003150 Label : Verve (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602498210987    Product Image