The Rare Delight of You

John Pizzarelli, George Shearing | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00006419F
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,177 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If Dreams Come True

2. The Lady's In Love With You

3. Everything Happens To Me

4. Lulu's Back In Town

5. Something To Remeber You By

6. Lemon Twist

7. Lost Apirl

8. Problem

9. The Rare Delight Of You

10. Shine On Your Shoes

11. Indian Summer

12. Be Careful It's My Heart

13. September In The Rain

14. I Predicit (2001)

15. Lucky To Be Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite Delightful, Indeed!, March 7, 2003

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M. Hartman (East Coast, Etats-Unis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rare Delight of You (Audio CD)

With a growing number of singers reinterpreting the old Jazz standards, the results have far too often fallen far short of their forebearers. With the recent demise of Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney the stylistic shortcomings of some of the current batch of jazz vocalists are even more pronounced. Then there is John Pizzarelli, a top-notch guitarist with a fine voice. This pairing of John with the legendary George Shearing is absolutely shimmering. It is largely a reinterpretation of the repetoire Shearing used with Ms. Lee and others but includes some of Pizzarelli's own compositions as well. The playing by both Pizzarelli and Shearing's combo is wonderful throughout.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just A Fantastic Swing Recording, November 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rare Delight of You (Audio CD)

Mr. Shearing, at about 80 years of age, has certainly earned his place among the limited number of truly remarkable musicians. While not as technically impressive (perhaps) as some other pianists, after only a few bars of any tune the elegance of his style gently asserts itself. His phrasing and choice of chord voicings/inversions are so indisputably "right" that I found myself just sitting back and smiling at the sophistication that is on display here. Mr. Pizzarelli,(guitar and vocals) who actually headlines the SACD title, is a wonderful artist in his own right, and this union of older and younger masters is destined to be (IMHO) one of the more highly regarded recordings of the genre. The ensemble players on the project also turn in a top shelf effort. All of these factors are even further enhanced by the absolutely first rate engineering done by the Telarc record label. This recording was made in the native SACD (super audio CD) direct stream digital format. If you haven't experienced well recorded SACD on a good system, and music is important to you, you really owe it to yourself to check it out. It is a far, far better medium than standard CD. The downside to it is that poorly engineered SACD recordings (and there are a few out there) become nearly or completely intolerable, with every defect clearly audible. No worry of that on this recording, though. So far as my ears can tell, it is essentially flawless.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Delight, Indeed!, May 2, 2002

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Candace Deisley (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rare Delight of You (Audio CD)

What a delight this combination is~~ George Shearing, who has the smoothest piano technique around is complemented perfectly by John Pizzarelli whose lyrical voice is so warm and seems to be directed to you! John's wonderful guitar work on the seven-string in duet with George's piano is a match made in jazz heaven. You can nearly hear the chuckling that must have accompanied this recording; both men are so charming! Highlights include LULU'S BACK IN TOWN, which I've always thought of as being in Mel Torme's domain, but is given a new fresh treatment here. Listen to SHINE ON YOUR SHOES and don't grin. I dare you :) Now ~~ where is the news of the tour?? =|=