Vocal Encounters [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Dave Brubeck | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005B17S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,397 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. That Old Black Magic

2. Summer Song

3. My Melancholy Baby

4. It's a Raggy Waltz [#]

5. The Real Ambassador

6. My One Bad Habit

7. Because All Men Are Brothers

8. There'll Be Some Changes Made

9. Weep No More

10. Cultural Exchange

11. Travelin' Blues

12. Ain't Misbehavin'

13. They Say I Look Like God

14. In the Lurch

15. Autumn in Our Town [#]

16. Since Love Had Its Way

17. Blues in the Dark

18. Take Five

Editorial Reviews

18 of Brubeck's encounters with Tony Bennett ( That Old Black Magic ), Louis Armstrong ( Summer Song ), Jimmy Rushing ( There'll Be Some Changes Made ), Carmen McRae ( Travelin' Blues ) and even Peter, Paul & Mary! Recorded for Columbia between 1960-1970, now with two unissued bonus tracks!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Collection!, September 6, 2005

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Jon C. Paulus (Parma, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vocal Encounters (Audio CD)

This compilation is a nice collection of Brubeck and a number of vocalists- some of the cuts are off of the Summit Sessions LP, which has not been released on CD. Louis Armstrong on Summer Song is as good, IMHO, as he is singing What a Wonderful World. I miss some of the cuts from Summit Sessions that aren't here, but for the rarity of hearing Brubeck jam with vocalists, this is a great collection and a must for Brubeck fans and collectors.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Carmen in the Lurch, April 21, 2007

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Skylark Poems "the round & wagging dance" (of a summer) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocal Encounters (Audio CD)

Not that the music isn't fine, but one wonders why so much Carmen and others that are already on CD. There are five cuts from "Summit Sessions" which has never yet been released on CD, Tracks:

01,
02, minus Louis' Lonesome narrative,
07,
11, which was also cut on Take Five Live with Carmen McRae and The Essential Dave Brubeck
17, which was also cut on Brubeck & Rushing

Track 4 which is listed as previously unreleased was also released on LP and CD via Take Five Live with Carmen McRae in a longer version.

Track 15 "Autumn in our Town" was previoulsy unreleased in any format.

In short, I am disappointed that the producers felt it necessary to rehash a great number of done deals and neglect several vocals from Summit Sessions and three of four important early Carmen McRae vocals from Brubeck's 1961 released LP "Tonight Only":

Weep No More, which is already included in The Essential Dave Brubeck
Briar Bush, Paradiddl Joe and Strange Meadowlark.

Thus a 3 star rating.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vocal Encounters, April 25, 2011

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Jason Savinon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vocal Encounters (Audio CD)

Dave Brubeck is my favorite jazz artist. The collaborations on this record prove that the quartets style complemented other artists and styles. The recording quality is also top notch, something I always expect from Columbia Records, even for the 1950's. There is so much to enjoy on this record.