Swingin' for Schuur

Dianne Schuur | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B00005O6HJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "you're about to experience an entertainment high", September 26, 2001

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingin' for Schuur (Audio CD)

What a great line up of songs grace this latest release from Diane Schuur and the legendary Maynard Ferguson...songs from Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, Billy Strayhorn, Harold Arlen and Victor Young...the list goes on...great standards from a never to be forgotten big band era.

The arrangements are top notch...just listen to "JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS", moves you..."DEEP PURPLE", over sleepy garden walls, great lyrics..."I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY", touching rendition by Schuur..."JUST FRIENDS", remember Ella and Satchmo's recording, and Schuur with Ferguson give this a wonderful fresh approach.

Hats off to ~ Phil Ramone (producers), Glen Barros & John Burk (executive producers) and Concord, who always puts quality first into each release...great CD, need this one for your ever growing collection of GREAT JAZZ!

You might try other Concord releases, all worthy of a good listen ~ "Friends For Schuur" (CCD-4898-2)..."These Cats Can Swing"-Maynard Ferguson (CCD-4669-2)..."One More Trip to Birdland"-Maynard Ferguson (CCD-4729-2)..."Brass Attitude"-Maynard Ferguson (CCD-4848-2)...please check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Total Time: 56:52 on 12 Tracks ~ Concord Records CCD-4982-2 ~ (2001)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Big Band/Vocal Album, March 6, 2002

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William R. Vantrease (Warren, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swingin' for Schuur (Audio CD)

Sultry piano trio jazz this ain't. Perhaps the thrill of Big Brass is an acquired taste these days. I know people who will happily sit and listen to Korn, but claim that Stan Kenton hurts their ears. But, this is a great old time big band record, big and brassy (gosh Modern Jazz is over 50 years old!) like something Kenton (MF's old boss) might've cooked up if he had a singer with chops like Diane Shuur's. All the "screaming" is under control and the high notes are all tastfully distributed. Somehow, I suspect that this is the first time that Shuur has had an opportunity to use her 4 octave range to it's fullest, and I hope she continues to work with Maynard Ferguson. He plainly knows how to treat a good singer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Day Classic...., December 7, 2001

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Mr. Logic "Mr. Logic" (MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swingin' for Schuur (Audio CD)

This CD represents the pairing of two of today's most talented jazz musicians. What's interesting is that they both have roots clearly tied to a great bigband jazz tradition. Maynard lived it with his work with Stan Kenton, Charlie Barnett, Jimmy Dorsey, etc., while Diane, a bit too young to be considered a child of the bigband age, has paid homage to her idols on virtually all of her previous recordings, e.g. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, etc.

All the charts on this CD are clearly rooted in the tradition of the shouting, swinging, big-band. Both artists have been criticized in the past for their "heavy handed approach", but guess what, that's the tradition of big band jazz. For those raised on Kenny G, Diane Krall, or Rick Braun as their models for what "real jazz" is all about, think again. Diane and Maynard are masters of putting everything they've got into their performances, and it comes through loud and clear on this recording.

A must for all big band fans, and especially for those needing to expand their tastes in listening. A great CD!!