But Beautiful

Nancy Wilson (Jazz) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HFD
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,420 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Nancy's BEST !, March 31, 2001

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Peter (East of Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: But Beautiful (Audio CD)

This is a rather remarkable album Nancy put out back in the '60s when she was churning them out one after another. I can't say even in her heyday ('60s) that all her records were great, but this is an absolute MUST if you're a fan of jazz and Nancy's music. Her voice here attains a depth of feeling that was missing from a lot of her prior albums on Capitol. I don't know whether it was the spare arrangement here that brought out her best or she simply sounds better with less orchestration, but she simply NAILS every performance here, it's really remarkable. The spare back-up lets Nancy improvise and flow with her amazing vocals. I often wondered why Capitol put her with so many orchestras such as Billy May or Gerald Wilson, this girl sounds like a jazz singer, not another Doris Day or Patti Page, and you gotta give her room to breathe and improvise like a Billie Holiday or Sarah Vaughan. The songs are well-chosen and again the arrangements are subtle, which brings out an inspired Nancy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUT BEAUTIFUL!!!!, August 2, 1999

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Darrren12000 "Darren" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: But Beautiful (Audio CD)

This is a superb album. I sat down trying to list my favorite songs, but ended up listing every song on the album. If you yearn for good music -- not plastic pop music where looks, rather than talent, reigns supreme -- then buy this album. They don't make singers like Nancy anymore; what a tragedy. You will not be disappointed by this album, and you will quickly end up buying everything she's ever made. The early stuff is better than her 80s work, but among the later stuff, Love Nancy is excellent!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why On Earth Won't Nancy Make an Album Like This Now?, October 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: But Beautiful (Audio CD)

Nancy uses her superb instrument very well on this album with four famous jazz musicians accompanying her. Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe, I Thought About You, Oh Look at Me Now and Glad To Be Unhappy are among my favorites. Why can't Nancy just gather some musician friends and make an album like this again. She sounded so great singing on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio show with just piano accompaniment