How Sweet It Is! The Jackie Gleason Velvet Brass Collection

Jackie Gleason | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Original Release Date: June 18, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002ZAI
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,381 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)

2. Skyliner

3. But Not for Me

4. Man I Love

5. Cherokee

6. Me and My Shadow

7. Take the 'A' Train

8. By the Beautiful Sea

9. Am I Blue

10. What's New?

11. Girl of My Dreams

12. My Buddy

13. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me

14. September Song

15. Out of Nowhere

16. Chinatown, My Chinatown

17. Melancholy Serenade [*]

18. One of These Days (Pow!) [*]

19. I Had but 50 Cents [As Reginald Van Gleason III][*]

20. To a Sleeping Beauty (Monologue) [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Gleason's BEST Albums!, July 1, 2000

By	F. Barton "Forrest W. Barton" (Newport, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album holds ALL of Gleason's trademarks: unusual arrangements that leave you spellbound, incredible musicians, and wonderful selections. The brass floats along, and the ENTIRE album is at long last released.This was only the THIRD album recorded in STEREO by Capitol. It was put out in a modified form in mono for it's first general release. For the FIRST time, we have ALL the stereo tracks that were recorded -- SEVENTEEN!The remastering is tops, giving us a peek into that vacuum tube era of '50s recording that many of us love. Unfortunately with modern remastering that quality is lost on most transfers, but not this one. You can hear the album as it was meant to be heard. Truly fantastic! YES, the CD does come with five BONUS tracks, like "Meloncoly Seranade" which was the theme for the HONEYMOONERS, and a few comic tracks by Gleason. That fact is great, and does NOT deter from the fact that the entire stereo album, with great remastering is here for us all to enjoy! GRAB THIS!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This music is a class act!, January 12, 2001

By	Donald F. Schmidt (La Jolla, CA USA) - See all my reviews

WOW is all I can say! The only other Gleason album I have is the 12" LP of "Music For Lovers Only". My family played it all the time when I was growing up (I was born in 1963) and we NEVER grew tired of the album. I took a chance on buying this CD and was not disappointed. The brass sound really takes your breath away! The music will grow on you the more you play it. "Moonlight Serenade" has so many memories for me since I remember the old "Jackie Gleason Show" on CBS. I'm glad to see Mr. Gleason's work being revived on CD, and I hope this is part of a greater trend of a revival of this type of music. If you're starving for some grace and class these days, light the fire in the fireplace, pour yourself a drink, put your feet up and enjoy this music!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soft, or loud, its the greatest!, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

If you thought "romantic" and "brass" did not belong in the same sentence, you need to listen to this album. I have two copies on vinyl, and finally, one on CD. "Skyliner" and "But Not for Me" will give you chills.