Good Night, And Good Luck

Dianne Reeves (Artist), Original Soundtrack (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B000ASDGE4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,400 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #74 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Vocal Jazz
  • #77 in Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz > General AAS

Editorial Reviews

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Dianne Reeves's cool contralto, fronted by a quicksilver combo featuring saxophonist Matt Catingub and pianist Peter Martin, provides the flowing jazz soundtrack to George Clooney's 1950s, film detailing the epic struggle between the legendary TV newsman Edward R. Murrow and the Communist-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy. Reeves' delivery is flawless and swinging on these mostly mid-tempo/ballad takes on several timeless classics (including Nat King Cole's "Straighten Up and Fly Right," Duke Ellington's "Solitude," and the bouncy Dinah Washington hit "TV is the Thing This Year"). Two other selections, "Pick Yourself Up" and "Too Close for Comfort," dance with a Latin lilt; the lone instrumental, "When I Fall in Love," is as romantic as they come. Mr. Murrow, who profiled both Ellington and Louis Armstrong on his pioneering See it Now show, loved jazz, so it's fitting that the music's grounding in freedom of expression and improvisation counterweighs the horrors of McCarthy's liberty-killing abuses. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Product Description

"Good Night, And Good Luck" follows the legendary Edward R. Murrow (David Straithairn) during the broadcaster's on-air confrontations with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Murrow, the then host of the CBS series, "See It Now," exposed the infamous politician's deceit, bullying, and manipulation in one of history's most courageous moments of journalism, an act that helped bring an end to the tyranny of the blacklist and the House Un-American Activities Committee anti-Communist hearings. "Good Night, And Good Luck" is directed by George Clooney, who co-wrote the script with the film's producer Grant Heslov. Clooney also stars as CBS News producer Fred Friendly.
"Good Night, And Good Luck" is shot entirely in black and white, with much of the mood and atmosphere created by the smoky jazz soundtrack and the gorgeous vocal talents of three-time GRAMMY(r) Award-winner Dianne Reeves. Clooney handpicked each of the songs featured in the movie, which Reeves, one of the preeminent jazz vocalists in the world today, also performs on screen.
The soundtrack for "Good Night, And Good Luck" much of which was recorded live on film, features an original song, "Who's Minding the Store," along with such classics as "Too Close for Comfort," "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "One for My Baby," and "How High the Moon."

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79 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GrownUpMusic.com recommended!, November 12, 2005

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Larry Harris "GrownUpMusic.com" (Los Angeles, Nirvana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Night, And Good Luck (Audio CD)

This is the Dianne Reeves record we've waited for her entire career. If you saw the movie, you'll remember the cutaways to Reeves in the recording studio. But even with no visual references, this is an unforgettable record of standards. Armed with just piano, bass, drums and sax, Reeves has a made a vocal jazz record so commanding, you just want to stop what you're doing and soak in it. It has the power to turn any room in your house into a smoky jazz club.

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Wonderful!, November 28, 2005

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This review is from: Good Night, And Good Luck (Audio CD)

I thought the movie was excellent. But more than that I was captivated by the jazz singer who was singing in the recording studio in short scenes throughout the movie. Who WAS she? Well, after scanning the credits, I found out it was Dianne Reeves! Sadly to say, I'd never bought any music by her. Well, I've more than made up for it in the past few wks. She's a wonderful jazz singer. (I'd heard of her, but never actually listened to her before). The CD is allmost all Dianne (except for one instrumental cut) and there is more here than made it in the movie. My fav. cuts are: TV is the Thing This Year (had me bouncing in my seat in the theater!); Pick Yourself Up; You're Driving Me Crazy; Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall and There'll Be Another Spring. But they are ALL great! Even if you dont get to the movie, buy this CD! Great jazz singing.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection and Paradise, October 8, 2005

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Marie T. Franke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Night, And Good Luck (Audio CD)

Lots of people say that Dianne Reeves is the best jazz vocalist in the world...Grammy awards...etc. (which is why I guess George Clooney cast her in his film). While I like some jazz and have heard some of Reeves' albums and LOVE LOVE LOVE her Christmas album, some of her performances can be challenging to listen to if you're not a jazz expert and at times feel like art pieces. Well, this is jazz where every song every note and every breath is an easy listening paradise.