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A series of single CDs presenting the finest jazz artists on the Verve label in music especially chosen to add that extra bit of warmth in the winter months. Glass of red, open fire, and... FOR LOVERS |
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ARTISTS TRACKLISTING John Coltrane sometimes blew hot, he sometimes blew sweet, but no one could ever call him cool. An openhearted balladeer, he turned every song he played into a compelling drama. And love songs were among his specialties. The ten songs collected here range from the tender evergreen "What's New?" to the bittersweet "Lush Life" to Coltrane's own passionate "Naima." They have two things in common: They are all about love, and they are all played with the inimitable -- and unforgettable -- John Coltrane touch. |
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TRACKLISTING On those rare occasions when Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong joined forces in the studio, it was never just another recording session; it was always more like a love fest. Whenever the voices of these two jazz icons blended, their love of music, and of each other, filled the air. Here are eleven of the most beautiful love songs ever written, given new meaning, new chemistry, and new life by this incomparable pair. |
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TRACKLISTING Ben Webster knew how to set the scene for love. Few saxophonists have ever made the silences between the notes speak so eloquently; few have ever caressed a ballad with such smoldering intensity. When Webster applied his warm, roomy sound to a love song, he aimed straight for the heart -- and he never missed. With stellar accompaniment from the likes of Oscar Peterson and Gerry Mulligan, these performances of such evergreens as 'When I Fall in Love,' 'My Funny Valentine,' and 'Over the Rainbow' are vintage Ben Webster, guaranteed to melt even the coldest heart. |
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TRACKLISTING Nina Simone's vocal and piano style, a blend of jazz, folk, pop, off-Broadway hip, and many other elements, was unique. So was her take on matters of the heart. Her interpretations of familiar love songs were rarely tender, passive, or sweet -- but they were always passionate and powerful. Listen to these eleven bracing, unsentimental lessons in love, and you will never think of that most universal subject in quite the same way again. |
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CHET BAKER STAN GETZ ASTRUD GILBERTO JOHNNY HARTMAN BILLIE HOLIDAY SARAH VAUGHAN VARIOUS VARIOUS OSCAR PETERSON BILL EVANS |
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