Gershwin Album

Jack Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 1992)
• Original Release Date: November 10, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000281Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,501 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" for the Gershwin or fine-singing purist, July 2, 1998

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This review is from: Gershwin Album (Audio CD)

A great combination -- Jones and Gershwin. Few singers alive today can do for a song what Jack Jones can. And few songwriters have left their mark like George Gershwin. The arrangements are clean and true. The voice is rich and evocative. Probably not since Michael Feinstein's "Pure Gershwin" has a contemporary singer produced such an exquisite set of songs from the American master. I heartily recommend it!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody Does It Better, June 1, 2002

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Elisabeth Cunningham (Las Vegas, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gershwin Album (Audio CD)

Jack Jones is simply the BEST!! Nobody does it better than this incredibly gifted and talented man! He was, after all, Frank Sinatra's favorite singer...it doesn't get much better than that! Yes, alright, I'll admit I've been a tremendous fan of Jack Jones' since my youth. All my friends listened to the Beatles, the Stones...all I could think about was Jack Jones. However, when you listen to this marvelous Gershwin tribute, you'll understand why this man is deserving of such devotion. His rendition of "Embraceable You" is not just a song...it's a caress, a lament for lovers past, hope for lovers yet to come, but especially a tribute for lovers in the here and now. I have had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Jones in concert many times and have heard him sing "I Loves You Porgy" in a Gershwin medley on some of those occasions. As you well know, oft times after hearing someone sing a song in person, a recorded version can be disappointing...but not here. This man never lets you down. His version of the incredible "Porgy and Bess" classic is as magnificent a recording as it was in person. The entire album is just one Gershwin treat after another. My personal favorite, "Someone to Watch Over Me", is Jack Jones at his finest...in a word...mesmerizing! As with so many other songs on so many other Jack Jones albums, this one will bring tears to your eyes with its sheer beauty, simplicity...and, above all, emotion. This CD is a must have, not just for fans of Jack Jones or, even, Gershwin...but for all those who love beautiful music presented the way the it was meant to be...what a gift this man has for doing just that! He is a treasure!! NOBODY DOES IT BETTER than Jack Jones.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One Voice vs. 1001 Strings: Gershwin Meets Wagner, January 9, 2006

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Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gershwin Album (Audio CD)

This Columbia recording must be Jack's last for a major studio. His leaving for a smaller, indie label may not have been for the worse, judging from this portentous production. Jack is in fine voice and definitely has the spirit of the songs in mind, but the emphasis appears to be more on the lavish orchestrations played by the "U. K. Symphony Orchestra." Moreover, whoever mixed these numbers clearly was less interested in showcasing Jack's voice than drowning it in a sonic sea of smothering strings and heavy brass, occasionally spelled by an equally suffocating, "sexy" alto saxophone from out of a 1950's movie score. On a quirky side note, three of the songs are one-minute "Interludes" played by pianist Fred Hersch.

Had Jack been able to veto the violins, and simply employ the rhythm section accompanying him on "Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett," this might have been a memorable session.