| Product Summary | | UPC: 00828767750521 | | Release Date: 10/18/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 202112581 | | Item#: M2RSLN | Format:  CD |
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Song Listing
| Disc 1 | | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Embraceable You | ------ | | 2. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? | ------ | | 3. My One and Only Love | ------ | | 4. Let There Be Love | ------ | | 5. What's New? | ------ | | 6. Good Morning Heartache | ------ | | 7. To Love Again | ------ | | 8. Are You Lonesome Tonight? | ------ | | 9. Lover Man | ------ | | 10. I'll Be Seeing You | ------ | | 11. Pennies From Heaven | ------ | | 12. Here's That Rainy Day | ------ | | 13. Smile | ------ |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Chris Botti (trumpet); Billy Childs (piano); Christian McBride (bass instrument); Peter Erskine (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). | | Trumpeter Chris Botti's To Love Again: The Duets picks up where his stellar 2004 release When I Fall in Love leaves off, with more gorgeously lush and heartfelt orchestral jazz via the London Session Orchestra. This time showcasing guest vocalists -- as well as a handful of instrumental tracks -- Botti takes an even more classicist approach than before and once again brings to mind such iconic jazz albums as Clifford Brown with Strings and Miles Davis' Porgy and Bess. Largely known as a smooth jazz artist with a sweet trumpet tone, it wasn't until When I Fall in Love that Botti dropped the smooth jazz synthesizers and pop-oriented compositions in favor of Gil Evans-style jazz orchestrations and an acoustic backing quartet. Subsequently, Botti made the best album of his career and didn't sacrifice any of his own laid-back smooth jazz style. In fact, having long been compared to trumpeters Chet Baker and Miles Davis for both his minimalist improvisational style and matinee idol image, this move toward more straight-ahead jazz is actually a better fit. To Love Again does nothing if not reinforce this opinion and finds Botti seeming even more relaxed and in his element. This is no more true than on the romantically melancholy lead-off track "Embraceable You," which finds Botti's horn weeping and sighing over the George Gershwin standard. The same can be said of his work with Sting on the '60s classic "What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life." In fact, with such a phenomenal cadre of singers -- including Michael Bubl?, Paula Cole, Gladys Knight and others performing such standards as "Let There Be Love" and "Lover Man" -- there really isn't a bad track. Part of the brilliance of the album is that, while it is classicist in tone, many of the vocalists come from the pop world and give the songs a contemporary spin that rubs nicely against Gil Goldstein and Jeremy Lubbock's stylishly old-school arrangements. It also doesn't hurt that Botti is working with such phenomenal jazz talents as pianist Billy Childs, bassists Robert Hurst and Christian McBride, drummer Billy Kilson, guitarist Anthony Wilson and others. That alone makes the few instrumental tracks on To Love Again some of the standout moments on an album as much about vocals as it is about Botti's own creative "voice." ~ Matt Collar | | As its title implies, TO LOVE AGAIN is essentially a sequel to trumpeter Chris Botti's well received 2004 outing, WHEN I FALL IN LOVE. In fact, two guest vocalists from the earlier album, Sting and Paula Cole, appear again, with Sting lending his distinctive voice to the lilting "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" and Cole accompanying Botti on the gentle "My One and Only Love." Among the many other guest performers, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler appears on the lush, string-laden "Smile," an odd yet remarkably suitable departure for the raspy-voiced frontman. Despite the added star power, the record is still Botti's show, as he reminds listeners with his smooth, atmospheric Chet Baker-inspired horn lines, particularly on the gently floating "Embraceable You" and the romantic title track. |
Producer: Bobby Colomby |
Musical Guests | | Sting | | Paula Cole | | Michael Buble | | Jill Scott | | Paul Buchanan | | Gladys Knight | | Renee Olstead | | Rosa Passos | | Steven Tyler |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/18/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 77505 | | Label : Columbia (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828767750521 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Down Beat (p.70)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith a varied procession of guest vocalists wrapped in Botti's own GQ elegance and transparent trumpet interludes. They hover like smoke rings in languid and lonely whispers..."JazzTimes (p.84)
- "Botti balances the songs' tempos and moods with great care....A wonderfully moody work showing that the Great American Songbook is always open to new interpretations." |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  4 | | Performance |  5 | | Composition | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Another Gem in a Large Volume of Work Sunday, July 13, 2008
HJ Carson from Cedar Rapids IA
Mr. Botti can seduce and / or inspire you with his magnificent trumpet performances. The more recent works seem to be the ones that have gotten all the attention and shelf space, but his earlier or lesser-known productions, such as this collection, should not be disregarded. The songs are mostly standards, so often tired and rehashed, but in his case beautifully interpreted for his instrument, orchestration, and often a guest vocalist. The polyphony of the accompaniment is at times ponderous, but his triumphant brass always cuts through even heavy-handed productions, and mingles with the singer or ensemble with a soul of its own. Don't let traditional pieces put you off from enjoying this CD. I haven't been disappointed with a thing he's done. Long life and much success to him. Was this review helpful?  
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