But Beautiful -Standards Vol.1

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Genre

Rock & Pop

Catalogue Number

GCD4000

Number of Discs

Label

Gray Cat

Release Country

USA

Original Release Year

2003

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Personnel includes: Boz Scaggs (vocals); Eric Crystal (saxophone); Paul Nagel (piano).
In keeping with the cool, sophisticated image he's cultivated going back to his SILK DEGREES days back in the '70s, Boz Scaggs takes a whack at the great American songbook with BUT BEAUTIFUL, STANDARDS: VOLUME 1. Showing young bucks like Michael Cincotti and Michael Buble a trick or two, Scaggs takes up with pianist/arranger Paul Nagle and company for time well spent with some of the greatest composers of standards.
When he's not offering a lightly phrased delivery of Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady," the dashing vocalist is taking a delicate trip through the Gershwins' "How Long Has This Been Going On." Somewhere, Frank Sinatra is smiling as this Ohio native also takes a winning crack at numbers closely associated with the Chairman's oeuvre, including "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," the title cut, and "I Should Care." Aided by the laid-back accompaniment of his accomplished sidemen, Scaggs sets the kind of mood you'll find in a dark, cozy cocktail lounge right around last call, complete with the hint of lingering smoke and clinking glasses.

Track List

01． What's New? (04:30)
02． Never Let Me Go (05:06)
03． How Long Has This Been Going On? (06:07)
04． Sophisticated Lady (05:14)
05． But Beautiful (05:36)
06． Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (03:29)
07． Easy Living (04:13)
08． I Should Care (05:25)
09． You Don't Know What Love Is (05:46)
10． For All We Know (05:30)

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稀代の名盤Silk Degreesに収録されていたHa...

投稿日：2011/07/15 (金)

稀代の名盤Silk Degreesに収録されていたHarbor Lights（アナログ盤ではA面の最終曲）を聴けば分かるようにボズはジャジーな曲調も過度にエモーショナルになることなく歌いこなす技術と心構えがある。この盤でもスタンダードを良い意味で淡々と歌っていく。

モンドさん | 神奈川県 | 不明

もう最高ですよ。ボズの唄うジャズのスタン...

投稿日：2003/05/27 (火)

もう最高ですよ。ボズの唄うジャズのスタンダード、初めて聴いたと思えないほどぴったりです。最初は「ボスがジャズのアルバム？」って思っちゃったんですけど、これはいい！とてもいい！あの甘い声でささやかれるととけてしまいそうです。

sei-chan さん | 東京都 | 不明

はっきりいってビックリ！これまでの御大...

投稿日：2003/05/03 (土)

はっきりいってビックリ！これまでの御大を忘れて聞くとほとんど立派なジャズシンガー！！とは、いってもキャリアが違いますもんね・・・。昨今はビジネスマンになりきっていたのかと思ってました。やっぱ本物ですよ。すごーい！ AORイメージを忘れて！

shukool さん | ティバ | 不明

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