Sophisticated Lady [Import]

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Japanese Exclusive Release.

Sophisticated Lady,Toots Thielemans,Universal/Polygram,Contemporary Jazz,Jazz,United States of America

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Average customer rating: Pops Stoppers

Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Boston Pops | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music of the Night: Pops on Broadway 1990 The Very Best Of The Boston Pops That's Entertainment: Pops on Broadway Unforgettable Swing Swing Swing ASIN: B0000041CP Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

1. Sophisticated Ladies (Medley) - A Tribute to Duke Ellington:: Sophiscated Lady - Take the 'A' Train - Mood Indigo - It Don't Mean A Thing
2. When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Customer Reviews:

Pops Stoppers.......2007-05-06

Thank you for sending this--excellent recording. Great music, and enjoyed by all generations in our family...from 19 yrs.....to 90 yrs....We all have enjoyed it so much.....Thank you...

Average customer rating: A Duet of Genius

Sophisticated Lady Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Manufacturer: Pablo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fitzgerald and Pass...Again Easy Living Speak Love Take Love Easy Unforgettable ASIN: B00005LMJX Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. Ella Introduction Of Joe
2. I'm Beginning To See The Light
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
4. Sophisticated Lady
5. One Note Samba
6. Georgia On My Mind
7. Gone With The Wind
8. Bluesette
9. Old Folks
10. Wave
11. Cherokee
12. Take Love Easy
13. Mood Indigo
14. Satin Doll

Customer Reviews:

A Duet of Genius.......2001-07-25

Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass often dueted in live venues during the 1970s and 1980s. Whatever the quality of voice Ella might have been in on any given evening, something magical always happened when her trio or band would leave the stage and she and Joe would go it alone. I do not believe any two jazz performers had the sympatico musical understanding of one another as these two had. I was fortunate to have known Joe in his last years, and he himself marvelled at the chemistry between them. My only regret about this CD is that it is not a 2-CD set, as there are literally dozens of such live recordings available for release.

The gem here is "I'm Beginning to See the Light." It was the most often repeated duet they did, yet the studio version (which Joe assured me happened more than once) was never released. Grab yourself a bit of jazz magic and buy this one!

Average customer rating: Elly Ameling now more available Delight in every note While they last... Treasures From a Treasure More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer.

Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll) Elly Ameling Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elly Ameling ~ Schubert · Schumann - Songs Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition) Fauré - Mélodies / Souzay · Ameling · Baldwin Ave Maria--Lieder The Very Best of Lucia Popp ASIN: B00007KMSJ Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Matthaus-Passion
2. Johannes-Passion
3. Weihnachts-Oratorium
4. Juditha Triumphans
5. Messiah
6. Crudel Tiranno Amor
7. Die Schopfung
8. Orlando Paladino
9. 7 Lieder
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro
11. Exsultate, Jubilate Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te, K505
12. Misera! Dove Son! K369
13. 18 Lieder
14. Frauenliebe Und- Leben
15. 11 Lieder
16. 20 Morike-Lieder

Customer Reviews:

Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07

I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.

Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.

I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.

I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.

Delight in every note.......2006-03-10

To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.

So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.

I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.

While they last..........2005-05-17

Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.

Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.

Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05

Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25

Treasures from a Treasure.

Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.

What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.

I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)

Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.

More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15

As I had the privilige of hearing this outstanding Lied-singer during her long career in Holland and being the proud possessor of almost all her recordings, I cannot but fully agree with the professional and joyful review of Mr. Robert Holliston from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!

Average customer rating: Pure instrumental magic!

Great American Light Orchestra Manufacturer: Guild ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Holiday for Strings ASIN: B0002PZW74 Release Date: 2006-04-17

Tracks:

1. Fiddle Faddle - Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra
2. Bad and the Beautiful [Theme from the Bad and the Beautiful]
3. Brazilian Sleigh Bells - Percy Faith & His Orchestra
4. Anna - Victor Young & His Orchestra
5. No Stings Attached - Richard Hayman & His Orchestra
6. Rain - Paul Weston & His Orchestra
7. Holiday in Rio
8. Sophisticated Lady - Morton Gould & His Orchestra
9. Marguerite Waltz
10. Blue Violins - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
11. No Other Love - Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
12. Three O'Clock in the Morning
13. Mer - MGM Studio Orchestra
14. If You Are But a Dream - Frank DeVol & His Orchestra
15. Satan and the Polar Bear
16. Carriage Trade - Richard Hayman & His Orchestra
17. Tradewinds
18. Manhattan Serenade - Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
19. Cavalier's Ball
20. Tropicana
21. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
22. Andalucia
23. Dance of the Violins - MGM Studio Orchestra
24. Tic-Tac-Toe - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
25. Toyland Waltz [From Babes in Toyland]
26. Manhattan Masquerade - Paul Whiteman Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Pure instrumental magic!.......2007-06-13

The purchase of this CD was highly recommended by a fellow member of Yahoo's "Beautiful Instrumentals Group." Containing several formerly unavailable on CD selections, this album is pure instrumental magic! For example, some of you may recall Monte Kelly's mid-1950s rendition of "Tropicana," from the LP of the same name, and other songs from that collection. They are here at last! I have been waiting since CDs came out to see "Tropicana" and many other "magical instrumentals" from the US and Europe finally appear on CD, and this is the first in a series of new CDs produced by Nick Acquaviva to hit the market that feature these wonderful instrumentals. I highly recommend that anyone who loves classic instrumental check this and the entire series out. You will not be disappointed!

Average customer rating: No frills here, just great vocal female jazz Five Stars--But A Reserved Five Stars

Sophisticated Lady Julie London Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Broadway & Vocalists General | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Broadway & Vocalists General | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cry Me a River Sings the Standards About the Blues Time for Love - The Best of Julie London The Very Best of Julie London ASIN: B00000GB7V Release Date: 1998-10-16

Tracks:

1. Sophisticated Lady
2. Cry Me A River
3. Boy On A Dolphin
4. Around Midnight
5. Love For Sale
6. You'd Be Nice To Come Home To
7. Blue Moon
8. Days Of Wine And Roses
9. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
10. When I Fall In Love
11. Two Sleepy People
12. The More I See You
13. 'S Wonderful
14. One For My Baby
15. Moments Like This

Tracks:

1. Fly Me To The Moon
2. I Love You
3. Let There Be Love
4. Mad About The Boy
5. Sentimental Journey
6. There Will Never Be Another You
7. Vaya Con Dios
8. Our Day Will Come
9. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
10. I'm In The Mood For Love
11. Goodbye
12. Easy Street
13. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
14. Give Me A Little Whistle
15. Black Coffee

Tracks:

1. Call Me Irresponsible
2. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
3. Hot Toddy
4. I've Got A Crush On You
5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
6. Bewitched
7. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
8. I Should Care
9. Love Letters
10. Must Be Catchin'
11. It Could Happen To You
12. Memphis In June
13. If I'm Lucky
14. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
15. You Made Me Love You

Album Details

Budget Priced Three CD Box Set.

Customer Reviews:

No frills here, just great vocal female jazz.......2004-04-30

As for me, the drawbacks are the lack of liner notes and amount of recorded time on each cd. Though there are 3 cd's for the price of one the total time is @ 120 minutes.
Still, there is alot of fine music from Julie London here, remembering that most of the compositions back then clocked in between the 2-3 min mark.So here you have 45 tracks! That's only 5 less than the other fantastic 2cd set 'The VERY BEST OF JULIE LONDON' (which has excellent liner notes) but costs more.
The choice is yours between the two differnt collections,...for me, I saved the money and really could care less about Ms London's background info (which I can look up on the internet anyway). Like the previous reviewer, a reserved 5 stars.

Five Stars--But A Reserved Five Stars.......2004-04-13

First--This is a three disk collection of Julie London singing standards. If you have to ask about Julie London--then there's nothing I can tell you to explain about Ms. London. Julie London is Julie London. End of story...

But what made Ms. London so fabulous was her voice: clear and beautiful--and so smooth, smooth to the point that instrumental support offen detracts from her singing. Her best work (in my uninformed opinion) was with a bass on one side, and a soft trumpet on the other. Forget Reagan; Let Julie be Julie! That is why, pound for pound, I think "About the Blues" and "Wild, Cool, and Swinging" are probably better albums than this collection. On those albums, the instrumentation is kept to a minimum, and Julie at her maximum. "Sophisticated Lady," on the other hand, is more of a "big band" style.

When Miles Davis was putting "Kind of Blue" together, he told an interviewer that he (Miles) did not care for where jazz was heading at that time; Miles thought the music was too "thick." Sophisticated Lady suffers from some of that "thickness." While no one would confuse Davis & London, the instrumentation on "Sophisticated Lady" does sometimes detract from Ms. London's real strength--the music is occasionally "too thick."

That said--This is still a three CD set of Julie London tearing up the pea patch with "Days of Wine & Roses," "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Love for Sale," and "I Got It Bad." I can't speak for Ms. London--but I've really got it bad......

Sure, there's better CDs than this set--**not** "Julie London Sings the Standards" nor "Time Enough for Love (Best of Julie)," because most the the songs on those albums are here--but if Ms. London touches your heart, this is thirty bucks well spent. And if Ms. London doesn't grab you--There's always Marylin Manson I suppose.......

Average customer rating: Great Introduction

Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Orchestral Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ornithology Kind of Blue 25 Greatest Hot Fives & Sevens Saxophone Colossus A Love Supreme ASIN: B000003G3N Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. Concerto For Cootie
2. Never No Lament
3. Take The 'A' Train
4. Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'
5. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
6. Chelsea Bridge
7. Perdido
8. The 'C' Jam Blues
9. Prelude To A Kiss
10. Caravan
11. Mood Indigo
12. In A Sentimental Mood
13. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
14. Sophisticated Lady
15. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
16. Solitude
17. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Times A-Waistin')
18. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
19. St. Louis Blues

Amazon.com

Duke Ellington was at the height of his popularity during the 1940s; at the same time, he was enjoying a creative peak and fronting one of the finest organizations he'd ever assembled, including trumpeters Cootie Williams, Ray Nance, and later Rex Stewart and Harold "Shorty" Baker, trombonists Lawrence Brown, Tricky Sam Nanton, and Tommy Dorsey, saxophonists Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster, Jimmy Blanton and Oscar Pettiford on bass, and drummers Sonny Greer and Sid Catlett. The material here includes Ellington's famous versions of "Take the 'A' Train," "Caravan," "The 'C' Jam Blues," "Mood Indigo," and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." --John Swenson

Customer Reviews:

Great Introduction.......2001-04-22

Duke Ellington's output was so massive, and so excellent, that starting an Ellington libary can be intimidating to the novice fan. This is a great place to begin. These tracks, recorded over five incredible years, show Ellington at one the many peaks in his career. Every track is a classic, and the diversity of the styles give a glimpse of how inventive this man was. It's a well-priced way to get a toe in the water, but be warned that you won't be able to stop here.

Average customer rating:

Sophisticated Lady (Duke's Greatest Hits) Duke Ellington Manufacturer: Classic Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000006LKH Release Date: 1992-01-01

Tracks:

1. Sophisticated Lady
2. Harlem Speaks
3. In a Sentimental Mood
4. Merry-Go-Round
5. Echoes of Harlem
6. Caravan
7. Diminuendo in Blue
8. Crescendo in Blue
9. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
10. Prelude to a Kiss
11. Solitude
12. Concerto for Cootie
13. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
14. Cotton Tail
15. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
16. Take the "A" Train

Average customer rating:

Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington Manufacturer: Music Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MTUQ44

Average customer rating: A must-have for music lovers! Classy albums from a classy singer Sultry session from London soars Two very nice late nite make-out albums on 1 CD!

Sophisticated Lady / For The Night People Julie London Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Julie...At Home/Around Midnight Calendar Girl/Your Number Please... About the Blues/London by Night Lonely Girl/Make Love to Me The End Of The World/Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast ASIN: B0000088DS Release Date: 1998-04-06

Tracks:

1. Sophisticated Lady: Sophisticated Lady
2. Sophisticated Lady: Blame It On My Youth
3. Sophisticated Lady: Make It Another Old-Fashioned Please
4. Sophisticated Lady: You're Blase'
5. Sophisticated Lady: Bewitched
6. Sophisticated Lady: Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
7. Sophisticated Lady: Remind Me
8. Sophisticated Lady: When She Makes Music
9. Sophisticated Lady: When The World Was Young
10. Sophisticated Lady: If I Should Lose You
11. Sophisticated Lady: Where Am I To Go
12. Sophisticated Lady: Absent Minded Me
13. For The Night People: Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey
14. For The Night People: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
15. For The Night People: Saturday Night (Is The Lonliest Night Of The Week)
16. For The Night People: God Bless The Child
17. For The Night People: Am I Blue?
18. For The Night People: Dream
19. For The Night People: Here's That Rainy Day
20. For The Night People: When The Sun Comes Out
21. For The Night People: Can't Get Out Of This Mood
22. For The Night People: I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You
23. For The Night People: I'll Never Smile Again

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue featuring the pop diva's 1962 LP 'Sophisticated Lady' together on CD with her 1966 album 'For The Night People'. A combined total of 23 tracks, including 'Bewitched' and 'Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey'.Also features the original cover art of each. 1998 Liberty/ EMI release.

Album Details

Two on One CD Presents Two of Julie's Most Requested Recordings. Sophisticated Lady is One of her Earliest Albums Showing the Beginnings of her Lazy Seductive Vocal Style. For the Night People is from the Mid 60's.

Customer Reviews:

A must-have for music lovers!.......2006-05-24

Julie London was like the female Sinatra. She was one cool, swingin' lady. Her original concept albums are brilliant and much more interesting to collect than the many compilation CDs available of her songs. It is much better to hear the songs in the original context, and mood concept, than jumbled together with songs from other albums. "Sophisticated Lady" (1962) and "For the Night People" are rare albums and sound better than ever remastered on CD.

"Sophisticated Lady" is, just as the title implies, an album of very lush, sophisticated jazz standards that Julie sings with a full orchestra. The arrangements are not the most original, but suit the material and Julie's voice well enough. There are some great songs in this set, such as "Bewitched" and "If I Should Lose You" (one of the better renditions of the song).

The reason to buy this CD, however, is for Julie's 1966 classic, "For the Night People." It is one of her best concept albums, full of moody, sultry torch songs. Julie's renditions of "Am I Blue?" and "God Bless the Child" are unique and memorable. It is said in the original liner notes that Julie hand-picked all the songs on this particular album, and it shows. This is the Julie sound at its best.

Overall, you get two Julie albums on one CD: the good "Sophisticated Lady" and the great "For the Night People." You can't go wrong buying this CD.

Classy albums from a classy singer.......2005-04-27

Julie recorded many high quality albums in the fifties and sixties. This set features all the tracks from her 1962 album, Sophisticated lady, and her 1966 album, For the night people. . Julie knew what she was good at and recorded songs that suited her. The two albums here were typical of Julie's sixties music.
This collection is filled with wonderful songs from the Great American Songbook. Two of them (Sophisticated lady, I got it bad and that ain't good) are by Duke Ellington. Bewitched is a Rodgers and Hart song that has been recorded by many fine singers. I think of it as a Doris Day song, but Julie's version is lovely. Frank Sinatra had a huge 1945 hit with Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week. He had another huge 1945 hit with Dream, but the Pied Pipers topped the charts with their version. Tommy Dorsey topped the charts in 1940 with I'll never smile again. Ethel Waters topped the charts in 1929 with Am I blue.

There are many obscure songs here too, including some by famous composers. Among them are Make it another old-fashioned please (Cole Porter), If I should lose you, Here's that rainy day and When the sun comes out.

If you enjoy Julie's music, this will provide with different songs in a similar style to her other albums.

Sultry session from London soars.......2000-02-25

This two albums on one CD set finds Julie London at her sultriest and steamiest. Sophisticated Lady, 1962, contains wonderful versions of Remind Me and Make it Another Old Fashioned Please as well as London's hubby-penned (Bobby Troup) Where Am I to Go. For The Night People, 1966, scores with Am I Blue, Mercer's Dream and Here's That Rainy Day. It's wonderful to have these recordings available.

Two very nice late nite make-out albums on 1 CD!.......1999-10-01

These 2 very lush Julie London LP's are combined on one CD. Londin sticks mostly to jazz standards, and sounds very appealing on both sessions. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

Sophisticated Lady Toots Thielemans Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Windmills of Your Mind Penthouse Serenade East Coast West Coast Man Bites Harmonica Chez Toots ASIN: B0006GAWYM Release Date: 2004-12-22

Tracks:

1. I Just Called To Say I Love You
2. Serenade To Astri
3. Pela Luz Dos Olhos Teus
4. Sophisticated Lady
5. Out Of Nowhere
6. Who Can Sail Without Wind
7. Imagine
8. Denise
9. Old-Time Waltz
10. Luz Do Sol
11. Bibbi
12. Nocturne

Album Description

Japanese reissue of the jazz great's 1998 album. Universal. 2004.

Jazz Music:

1. Soul of Jazz
2. Southern Extreme
3. Still Dreaming [Import]
4. Stompin' at the Savoy [Live]
5. Svenska Hotkvintetten 1939-1941 [Import]
6. The Best of the Big Bands
7. The Glenn Miller Story, Vol. 1 [Import]
8. The Glenn Miller Story, Vol. 2 [Import]
9. The Greatest of Pleasure
10. Treasures of Love

Jazz Music

jazz music