Blue Voices: The Finest in Swingin' Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3
01/01/2005
Lyrics from Blue Voices: The Finest in Swingin' Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3
All Music Guide Review
This surprisingly good collection features some of the most recognizable voices in vocal pop and vocal jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Anka, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Flora Purim, Diana Krall, and Anita O'Day), as well as others who, while they might not have the superstar status of the others, possess the same commanding vocal presence. Most of the artists on Blue Voices: The Finest in Swingin' Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3 hit their peak of popularity in the '50s and '60s, though some, like Krall, Paddy Milner, and Ian Shaw, found fame in the later part of the century. There are a lot of great, classic songs here, and though, like its predecessors, the "theme" of the album (well, actually albums, as it's a two-disc set) is more about overall ambience and mood rather than any kind of greater historical or contextual significance, Blue Voices: The Finest in Swingin' Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3 still delivers a pretty nice set. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
Blue Voices: The Finest in Swingin' Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3 Track Listing
Credits of Blue Voices: The Finest in Swingin' Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3
- Eric Alexander
- Sax (Tenor)
- Dennis Mackrel
- Drums
- Andy Martin
- Trombone
- Stan "Be Bop" Martin
- Trombone, Trumpet
- Bob McChesney
- Trombone
- Katherine Miller
- Engineer
- George Morrow
- Bass
- George Mraz
- Bass
- Michel Mulia
- Bass
- Nelson Riddle
- Arranger, Conductor
- Jack Nimitz
- Sax (Baritone)
- Dick Noel
- Trombone
- Frank Owens
- Piano, Leader
- Jerry Pinter
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Flora Purim
- Vocals
- Mike Renzi
- Keyboards
- Wally Richardson
- Guitar
- Bob Sanders
- Trombone (Bass)
- Sarah Vaughan
- Vocals
- Wilbur Schwartz
- Flute
- Ian Shaw
- Vocals
- Shorty Sherock
- Trumpet
- Nick Stabulas
- Drums
- Ron Stout
- Trumpet
- Cal Tjader
- Vibraphone
- Bob Tricarico
- Bassoon
- Victor Venegas
- Bass
- Frank Wess
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Diana Krall
- Piano, Vocals
- Joe Locke
- Vibraphone
- Charles Henry Turner
- Trumpet
- Jorge Helder
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Daniel Jobim
- Piano
- Carroll Lewis
- Trumpet
- Marcelo Costa
- Percussion, Drums
- Jaime Alem
- Violin
- Wayne Bergeron
- Trumpet
- Gordon Schoneberg
- Oboe
- Paul Kuhn
- Vocals
- Dave Young Orchestra
- Bass
- James Pearson
- Piano
- Brian Williams
- Sax (Baritone)
- Paddy Milner
- Piano, Fender Rhodes, Vocals
- Paul "Scooby" Smith
- Piano
- Paul Sandy
- Double Bass
- Ralph Grasso
- Guitar
- Paul G. Ulrich
- Bass
- Morten Klein
- Guitar, Mouth Drums, Sax (Tenor)
- Freddy Cole
- Arranger, Vocals
- Jimmy Neely
- Piano
- Mary Stallings
- Vocals
- Anita O'Day
- Vocals
- Al McKibbon
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Skeeter Best
- Guitar
- George Duvivier
- Bass
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion, Drums
- Johnny Rae
- Drums
- Al Aarons
- Trumpet
- Abbey Lincoln
- Vocals
- David Amaro
- Guitar, Bass (Acoustic)
- Norman Benno
- Oboe
- Steve Berrios
- Drums
- Ray Brinker
- Drums
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Cyrus Chestnut
- Piano
- Donald Christlieb
- Bassoon
- Mahlon Clark
- Clarinet
- Stanley Clarke
- Guitar, Bass (Acoustic)
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Jeff Clayton
- Sax (Alto)
- John Clayton
- Bass
- Buster Cooper
- Trombone
- Addison Farmer
- Bass
- Sherman Ferguson
- Drums
- Frank Fielder
- Double Bass
- Joe Ford
- Sax (Soprano)
- Bobby Forrester
- Organ (Hammond)
- Barry Galbraith
- Guitar
- Bernie Glow
- Trumpet
- Benny Golson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Troy Halderson
- Engineer
- Roy Haynes
- Drums
- Trey Henry
- Bass
- Sam Herman
- Guitar
- Lonnie Hewitt
- Piano
- Danny House
- Sax (Alto)
- Jack Sheldon
- Trumpet, Soloist
- Chip Jackson
- Bass
- Christian Jacob
- Piano
- J.J. Johnson
- Trombone
- Willy Ketzer
- Drums
- Bob Kindred
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ron King
- Trumpet
- Harry Klee
- Flute
- Rudy Lawless
- Drums
- Sal Lozano
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
- Paul Horn
- Flute
- Maria Bethânia
- Vocals
- Mose Allison
- Piano, Vocals
- Chet Baker
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Louie Bellson
- Drums
- Ed Bickert
- Guitar
- Ruth Brown
- Vocals
- Pete Christlieb
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Trombone
- Art Davis
- Bass
- Kenny Dorham
- Trumpet
- George Duke
- Piano (Electric)
- Bill Easley
- Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Evans
- Piano
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Vocals
- Urbie Green
- Trombone
- Jeff Hamilton
- Drums
- Etta Jones
- Vocals
- Philly Joe Jones
- Drums
- Rodney Jones
- Guitar
- Wynton Kelly
- Piano
- Melba Liston
- Trombone
- Blue Mitchell
- Trumpet
- Mark Murphy
- Vocals
- Joe Pass
- Guitar
- Oscar Peterson
- Piano, Vocals
- Jerome Richardson
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Betty Roché
- Vocals
- Little Jimmy Scott
- Vocals
- Bob Enevoldsen
- Trombone
- John Heard
- Bass
- Richard Wyands
- Piano
- Herman Riley
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ernie Royal
- Trumpet
- Grady Tate
- Drums, Vocals
- Bill Watrous
- Trombone
- Joe Wilder
- Trumpet











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