Our Shining Hour

Count Basie, Sammy Davis Jr., count Basie Sammy Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000478I
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,762 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sammy + Count Basie = pure magic, March 16, 2003

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Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Shining Hour (Audio CD)

Sammy Davis, Jr., singing songs arranged by Quincy Jones to the accompaniment of Count Basie and his orchestra - this recording could not possibly be anything but fantastic. I prefer Sammy's finger-snapping, toe-tapping showstoppers, but every so often it's nice to sit down and listen to the world's greatest entertainer relax and sing some slow jazz songs. The musical accompaniment here is, in a word, excellent; rather than overshadow Sammy's singing, it actually heightens the amazing effect of his singular vocal stylings (although Count Basie gives us a "blow, man, blow" moment in The Girl From Ipanema). Of course, these aren't all slow and tender vocal musings; a listen to Work Song or the sizzling She's a Woman (W-O-M-A-N) proves that. Several of these songs were quite unknown to me up until now, but among those I am familiar with are the golden oldie classic Teach Me Tonight, the swinging New York City Blues, and Keepin' Out of Mischief Now, which appears here in a much smoother, slower version than I have heard Sammy sing elsewhere. Of course, Dean Martin's You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You is no stranger to my ears, but Sammy really brings a fresh new interpretation to this classic Dino hit. The other songs included here are all fantastic, but the final track is especially interesting. Sammy requests a little Buck dance (also known as Buck and Wing) music in honor of his dad and uncle and then tap dances his way through Bill Basie Won't You Please Come Home. When Our Shining Hour is over, Count Basie says something to the effect of "It can't get no better than that." That statement sums this album up perfectly.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sammy swings with a band that can finnaly do him juctice., January 5, 1999

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This review is from: Our Shining Hour (Audio CD)

If you love Sammy, or have ever argued with some one about where he sits in the rat pack pecking ordrer, you have to hear this cd. Sammy and The Count lay down some of the best most intense studio tracks I have ever heard. This cd swings like all get out, one of the best singers their ever was with one of the worlds legendary musicans and his band. You also get some of Sammy's harder to find tunes and some clasic lounge the way only Sammy could do it. A must if your a real fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SAMMY AND COUNT!!!, August 2, 2004

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K. R Sadler (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Shining Hour (Audio CD)

The combination of these two music greats on one cd is a treasure. "April in Paris" is a real blockbuster. The entire cd is top shelf. Even the cover is classic Sammy. If you don't have any Sammy in your collection, this is a good one to start with!!