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Natalie Cole is a fascinating vocalist who represents more than 30 years of worldwide critical acclaim, tremendous commercial success, the continuation of a family legacy, and consummate artistry. Her new dreams, ideas, and efforts unfold on Ask a Woman Who Knows, her debut for the Verve recording label and first recording in three years. Ms. Cole's musical choices include songs that depict the various aspects of love -- its joy, its sorrow, its loneliness, and its consolation. Included are two of Dinah Washington's gems -- "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" and the title track, "Ask a Woman Who Knows" -- both songs about love gone wrong. Cole changes the tone of the set with great scatting on the up-tempo swinger "My Baby Just Cares for Me"; "It's Crazy," the hit written by her father, Nat King Cole; and the soulful "I'm Glad There Is You," which features Roy Hargrove on flugelhorn. Natalie Cole sings her engaging musical stories with priceless, nuanced phrasing accompanied by a distinguished core quintet of Joe Sample, Russell Malone, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, and Rob Mounsey. The added dimension of Natalie Cole performing all background vocals and the backing of the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra on two songs makes the recording extra special. Overall, this is an exceptional recording that re-teams her with Tommy LiPuma, the producer of her biggest hit, Unforgettable: With Love. The listener who has followed her career will hear and understand that the consistency of all her exploring has been to arrive at a higher level of musical accomplishment through support from great musicians and a positive musical family.
© Paula Edelstein /TiVo
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Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Pisano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Pockriss, ComposerLyricist - PAUL VANCE, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Franks, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Pisano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Pisano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Abrams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Clayton, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Timmy Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Al Fields, ComposerLyricist - The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Terry Trotter, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John W. Green, ComposerLyricist - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Terry Trotter, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Composer - Marilyn Bergman, Author - Alan Bergman, Author - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Foster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Pisano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Duncan Lamont, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Madeira, ComposerLyricist - Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Broadbent, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Diana Krall, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Wheat, ComposerLyricist - Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Trotter, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - William Loughborough, ComposerLyricist - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Jule Styne, Composer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Merrill, Author - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Terry Trotter, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Telson, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tollak Ollestad, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christian McBride, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - ROB MOUNSEY, String Arranger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Natalie Cole, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Kahn, Author - Gary Foster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Pisano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Natalie Cole is a fascinating vocalist who represents more than 30 years of worldwide critical acclaim, tremendous commercial success, the continuation of a family legacy, and consummate artistry. Her new dreams, ideas, and efforts unfold on Ask a Woman Who Knows, her debut for the Verve recording label and first recording in three years. Ms. Cole's musical choices include songs that depict the various aspects of love -- its joy, its sorrow, its loneliness, and its consolation. Included are two of Dinah Washington's gems -- "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" and the title track, "Ask a Woman Who Knows" -- both songs about love gone wrong. Cole changes the tone of the set with great scatting on the up-tempo swinger "My Baby Just Cares for Me"; "It's Crazy," the hit written by her father, Nat King Cole; and the soulful "I'm Glad There Is You," which features Roy Hargrove on flugelhorn. Natalie Cole sings her engaging musical stories with priceless, nuanced phrasing accompanied by a distinguished core quintet of Joe Sample, Russell Malone, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, and Rob Mounsey. The added dimension of Natalie Cole performing all background vocals and the backing of the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra on two songs makes the recording extra special. Overall, this is an exceptional recording that re-teams her with Tommy LiPuma, the producer of her biggest hit, Unforgettable: With Love. The listener who has followed her career will hear and understand that the consistency of all her exploring has been to arrive at a higher level of musical accomplishment through support from great musicians and a positive musical family.
© Paula Edelstein /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:27
- Main artists: Natalie Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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