Knowing You

John Pizzarelli | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B0007QJ1HU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,570 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Coffee, Black

2. New Sun In The Sky

3. Ain't That A Kick In The Head?

4. The Shadow Of Your Smile

5. Pick Yourself Up

6. Knowing You

7. God Only Knows

8. Quality Time

9. Eastwood Lane

10. I Just Found Out About Love

11. Say It (Over And Over Again)

12. That Face

13. How Long Has This Been Going On?

14. The First Hint Of Autumn

15. If It's The Last Thing I Do

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Inside the CD jacket for Knowing You, John Pizzarelli is pictured barefoot in a summery suit, his shirt untucked. The image nicely captures his unbuttoned approach to popular song. He doesn't have the strongest voice (his scat threatens to vaporize) and doesn't pin back your ears on guitar, but he gets inside the songs with such knowing ease and is so attuned to the demands of cabaret and jazz, he's difficult to resist. This time out, he goes beyond the constraints of his working group--which frequently includes his legendary father, rhythm guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli--to feature tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, clarinetist Ken Peplowski and pianist-organist Larry Goldings. Allen's Getzian solo helps transform the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" into a surprisingly effective vehicle. Pizzarelli and his wife, Broadway singer Jessica Molaskey, make Dave Frishberg's "Quality Time" a workaholic's delight. And there are first-rate renditions of Loesser and Kern, Cahn and Gershwin, making this one of Pizzarelli's best albums. --Lloyd Sachs

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So easy on the ears and heart, but what a kick!, September 3, 2005

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Joyce Deschamps "A Book, Piano and Thou" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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If you've never heard John Pizzarelli's music, it's the ultimate mix of incredible musicianship performed in a way that sounds so easy, so stress-free, so happy. "Knowing You", as in other albums, has original tunes which reveal depth of feeling disguised in swing, scat, clever vocal duets ("Quality Time").
"God Only Knows" - done as a solo - does what is almost impossible: a song of absolute love and open need becomes even more intense than the original. The title song, an original, is clever, technically easier than the rest of the tracks, but oh such a pleasure to listen to! So easy on the ears, so warm for the heart. For the best kick, "Coffee, Black" is a roller coaster. As always, the instrumentals are absolute top notch, especially Ray Kennedy's fabulous piano.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars solid jazz, March 30, 2005

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bluetrane "bluetrane" (Montreal, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knowing You (Audio CD)

For all you naysayers and skeptics john Pizzarelli and his band (Martin Pizzarellli, Ray Kennedy) are the real deal. This isn't watered down vocal jazz that tries to pass itself off as something its not. Every one takes great (all be it short....) solos. Big thumbs up for Ray Kennedy here (piano). I usually prefer the more upbeat tunes and the swingers... "Knowing you" has far more of those then on John's previous disks. This disk also sounds much cleaner then other telarc recordings ( good production value )... Throw in a bunch of great guests like the virtuoso and terribly underrated clarinetist Ken Peplowski and Larry Goldings (organ) and you have a disk that's worth the cash done in a style that is all too scarce in this day and age of jazz that tends to over intellectualize.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Pizzarelli - the Crown Prince of Jazz, April 6, 2005

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C. Lamont "musician" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knowing You (Audio CD)

From his very first release on vinyl (I'm Hip) to this exciting new CD, Pizzarelli is a master at what he does. "Coffee, Black" is a brilliant discovery, perfectly suited to his off-the-cuff delivery of the trickiest lyrics. Even his own compositions are maturing; on this album, "The First Hint of Autumn" evokes the arrangements of jazz great, Pat Methaney. For those who say his voice is light, I say phooey! He picks repertoire that showcases his large range and masterful command of words; these days we forget that ennunciation is an important skill for a singer! His guest artists perfectly compliment Pizzarelli's own style; particuularly the tenor sax and the vocal interplays with his wife, Jessica. All around, a gorgeous collection.