Around the World for Lovers
10/10/2006 | Verve
Lyrics from Around the World for Lovers
All Music Guide Review
This edition of Verve's For Lovers series combines 11 classic themes of amoré and travel, featuring such legendary jazz vocalists as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Blossom Dearie, Arthur Prysock, Carmen McRae, and Brazilian pop/jazz chanteuse Astrud Gilberto. The remaining tracks are instrumental versions of "Corcovado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) "Dear Old Stockholm" (Stan Getz and Chet Baker), and "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Pete Fountain). While the majority of these previously released songs are vintage cuts from the '50s and 60s, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's version of "Isfahan" was recorded in 1991. Around the World for Lovers successfully fulfills the promise of the title at a mid-line price. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
Around the World for Lovers Track Listing
Credits of Around the World for Lovers
- Virginia Majewski
- Viola
- Joe Mondragon
- Bass
- Irwin "Marky" Markowitz
- Trumpet
- Christian McBride
- Bass
- Carmen McRae
- Vocals
- Tony Miranda
- French Horn
- George Mraz
- Bass
- Sonny Payne
- Drums
- Bobby Plater
- Sax (Alto)
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lou Raderman
- Violin
- Sarah Vaughan
- Vocals
- Cees Schrama
- Original Recording Producer
- Richard Seidel
- Original Recording Producer
- Bob Shad
- Original Recording Producer
- Todd Sommer
- Drums
- Jack Sperling
- Drums
- Alvin Stoller
- Drums
- Creed Taylor
- Original Recording Producer
- Allan Tucker
- Mastering
- Hy Weiss
- Original Recording Producer
- Stanley Wrightsman
- Piano
- Al Young
- Liner Notes
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Performer
- Grover Mitchell & His Orchestra
- Trombone
- Hollis King
- Art Direction
- Bryan Koniarz
- Supervisor
- Sherniece Smith
- Art Producer
- Ken Druker
- Sequencing, Selection
- Paul "Scooby" Smith
- Celeste
- Clayton Junior
- Illustrations
- Buddy Bregman
- Arranger, Conductor
- Victor Lewis
- Drums
- Don Sickler
- Arranger, Original Recording Producer
- Corky Hale
- Harp
- Anita O'Day
- Vocals
- George Duvivier
- Bass
- Al Aarons
- Trumpet
- Don Abney
- Piano
- Louis Armstrong
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Joe Benjamin
- Bass
- Dick Berg
- French Horn
- Norman Granz
- Original Recording Producer
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Henderson Chambers
- Trombone
- Claus Ogerman
- Arranger, Conductor
- Sonny Cohn
- Trumpet
- Morty Corb
- Bass
- Donald Corrado
- French Horn
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Sax (Tenor)
- Don Sebesky
- Arranger, Conductor
- Ernie Wilkins
- Arranger, Conductor
- Charlie Fowlkes
- Sax (Baritone)
- Philip Guilbeau
- Trumpet
- Roy Haynes
- Drums
- Bill Hughes
- Trombone (Bass)
- Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Guitar, Piano
- Jimmy Jones
- Piano
- Norman Keenan
- Bass
- Fred Klein
- French Horn
- Dan Lube
- Violin
- Chet Baker
- Trumpet
- Count Basie
- Organ
- Blossom Dearie
- Piano, Vocals
- Herb Ellis
- Guitar
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Vocals
- Pete Fountain
- Clarinet
- Astrud Gilberto
- Vocals
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Al Grey
- Trombone
- Dick Hyman
- Organ
- Barney Kessel
- Guitar
- Mundell Lowe
- Guitar
- Herbie Mann
- Flute
- Jim McNeely
- Piano
- Oscar Peterson
- Piano
- Arthur Prysock
- Vocals
- Buddy Rich
- Drums
- Marshall Royal
- Sax (Alto)
- Ben Webster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Leo Wright
- Flute
- Aaron Bell
- Bass
- Ralph Burns
- Arranger, Conductor
- Wallace Davenport
- Trumpet
- Grady Tate
- Drums
- Ed Thigpen
- Drums











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