Flac Music Album Details

# Audio CD (March 17, 1998)

# Original Release Date: March 17, 1998

# Number of Discs: 1

# Label: 32. Jazz Records

# ASIN: B000006C5N

# Quality: Flac Music

Chill out. Calm down. Mellow. Put those financial statements in the desk drawer, throw another log on the fire, curl up on the sofa and listen to this compilation. Producer Joel Dorn figured these reissued items would have that effect on listeners, and they do. Warren Vache’s portrayal of “I Can’t Get Started,” with piano trio, lifts his cornet voice high above your head. “St. Louis Blues” comes from the quintet of vibraphonist Johnny Lytle, guitarist Melvin Sparks, organist David Braham and bass & drums. Sonny Criss, Dolo Coker, bassist Larry Gales and drummer Jimmie Smith deliver “My Ideal.” Their alto saxophone and piano embellishments make for a lovely ballad.

Flac Music Album Description

The thematic collections of mood music issued by 32 Jazz are drawn from fine jazz records of the past few decades, and they often include performances of serene beauty. Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon tends toward moody, minor-key tunes, some of them touched by an inner luminosity. Pianists Charles Brown and Hank Jones take very different approaches to Thelonious Monk’s best known ballads–”Round Midnight” and “Ruby My Dear”–while there’s a subtle, burnished glory in the sounds of trumpeters Wallace Roney, Warren Vache, and Woody Shaw. Guitarist Jimmy Ponder’s solo version of “Tribute to a Rose” has a special intimacy, and saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter have a thoughtful musical conversation on “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most.” –Adam Rains

Flac Music Album Customer Review

I stumbled across 32 Jazz in the Virgin store, Times Square, on my first visit to New York. I wasn’t looking for it – it found me and what a wonderfully pleasant surprise it was! Beautifully mellow, rich in detail, style and skill, it finds the mood you’re in. It’s easy on the ear, lovely to work to and rewarding to drive to. It’s one of those albums that you never tire of listening because it evokes such strong emotions and pleasant associations. I’ve bought it many times for friends and, whenever I play it, I’m often asked by people not familiar with jazz what it is and who it’s by. Unfortunately, it’s not available here in the UK. It’s just a lovely album and well-worth adding to your collection. For just a few dollars you’ll be delightfully surprised and well-rewarded.

Flac Music Album TrackLists

01. Round Midnight – cha rles Brown

02. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most – Ron Carter

03. Everything Must Change – David “Fathead” Newman

04. Tribute to a Rose – Jimmy Ponder

05. Blue in Green – Wallace Roney

06. Talk of the Town – Houston Person

07. Ruby, My Dear – Hank Jones

08. I Can’t Get Started – Warren Vache

09. My Ideal – Sonny Criss

10. St. Louis Blues – Johnny Lytle

11. Imagination – Woody Shaw