Centerpiece

Giacomo Gates | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Origin Records
• ASIN: B00022FX3U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth Jazz Vocals, May 24, 2005

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sxr "sxr" (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Centerpiece (Audio CD)

I first heard Giacomo on Jazz with Bob Parlocha. His voice was so smooth and elegant that I decided to purchase this CD. One of the best vocal purchases I have made in 10 years. His phrasing and melodically rich voice is an instrument. It blends with the other instruments to therapeutically message and feed the hunger within for quality jazz. You can't go wrong with this one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Centerpiece is a Masterpiece, January 21, 2011

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Maxmike (West Chester, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Centerpiece (Audio CD)

It is unfortunate that Giacomo Gates is not better known for he is a most talented jazz vocalist. Granted he doesn't have the vocal range of a Kurt Elling but his rich, melliflulous, voice more than compensates. He is a jazz musician thru and thru and his scatting ability is without peer.

This is a swinging album that has become one of my favorites. Would love to see him in concert.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The equal of Mark Murphy, Eddie Jefferson, Kurt Elling, December 4, 2008

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jazz lover since 1960 (Tampa, Fl. and Franklin, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Centerpiece (Audio CD)

I agree enthusiastically with the previous reviewer. I heard Giacomo at a Gainesville Florida Friends of Jazz concert in 11/08. I was bowled over by this swinging, sophisticated practitioner of the rare art of jazz singing and scat. He has a mellifluous deep voice. What a great stage presence. He regaled us with stories of the background of each song, and shared his experiences about great jazz musicians. His songbook includes many of the great jazz standards. He should be placed on the same level with singers such as Mark Murphy, Kurt Elling and Eddie Jefferson.
This CD includes many of the numbers he sang in the concert. He is backed by a all-star group including Harold Danko, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Vincent Herring,alto; Vic Juris, guitar. You can't go wrong with this artist.