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When Johnny Mathis got around to recording an album dedicated to Duke Ellington, he had been in the upper echelon of pop vocalists for more than 30 years. While his voice is a little lower than when he started out, he has lost none of that special taste and phrasing which made his records consistently favored by a wide segment of the listening public, both here and abroad. (This album was recorded in England). He still delivers each song with emotional intensity and personal intimacy which lends itself well to such melancholy tunes as "Lush Life." Musical tastes came and went, but Mathis seemed to be unfazed by it all. This album not only is a tribute to his endurance, but to the steadfastness of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's compositional ingenuity. Most of the arrangements by Brad Dechter and Byron Olson are lush, sentimental, and languid. Yet the music remains as absorbing and enticing as if it were arranged by Ellington himself and played by an all star group of jazz performers. There are a few outstanding jazz performers on this disc to give it a taste, albeit a tiny one, of jazz. Bill Berry's trumpet and Ronny Ross' baritone sax can be heard in the background on the some of the cuts. Fred Hersch's piano shines on such cuts as "In a Sentimental Mood" and "Day Dreams" and he gets a few seconds in the solo spotlight on "Caravan." The arrangements of "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" and "In a Mello Tone" swing, or at least as much as Mathis's vocal ballad style lets them. Ellington purists may flinch a bit at this one, but for most this will be an entertaining 55 minutes of music.
© Dave Nathan /TiVo
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Johnny Mathis, Performer - Fred Hersch, Piano - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - B. Olson, Composer - B. Olson, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Byron Olson, Arranger - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Byron Olson, Arranger - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Bob Russell, Lyricist - Bob Russell, Composer - David Ellington, Lyricist - David Ellington, Composer - Mack David, Lyricist - Mack David, Composer - In Research, Producer - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - T. Persons, Composer - T. Persons, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Fred Hersch, Piano - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - M. Ellington, Composer - M. Ellington, Lyricist - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - I. Mills, Composer - I. Mills, Lyricist - M. Kurtz, Composer - M. Kurtz, Lyricist - D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnny Mathis, Performer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - F. Laine, Composer - F. Laine, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Fred Hersch, Piano - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer - P. Webster, Composer - P. Webster, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - B. Strayhorn, Composer - B. Strayhorn, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Ronny Ross, Baritone Saxophone - Byron Olson, Arranger - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - E. DeLange, Composer - E. DeLange, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - I. Mills, Composer - I. Mills, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Byron Olson, Arranger - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - E. Drake, Composer - E. Drake, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - H. Lenk, Composer - H. Lenk, Lyricist - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer - J. Tizol, Composer - J. Tizol, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Irving Mills, Composer - Irving Mills, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Irving Gordon, Composer - Irving Gordon, Lyricist - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington, Lyricist
(P) 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - M. Gabler, Composer - M. Gabler, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - B. Russell, Composer - B. Russell, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - D. Ellinghton, Composer - D. Ellinghton, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Fred Hersch, Piano - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Brad Dechter, Arranger - D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - B. Russell, Composer - B. Russell, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Fred Hersch, Piano - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - I. Mills, Composer - I. Mills, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer - J. Tizol, Composer - J. Tizol, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
D. ELLINGTON, Composer - D. ELLINGTON, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor - B. Strayhorn, Composer - B. Strayhorn, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Keith Grant, Engineer - Byron Olson, Arranger - J. Latouche, Composer - J. Latouche, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jerry O'Reardon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1990 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Album review
When Johnny Mathis got around to recording an album dedicated to Duke Ellington, he had been in the upper echelon of pop vocalists for more than 30 years. While his voice is a little lower than when he started out, he has lost none of that special taste and phrasing which made his records consistently favored by a wide segment of the listening public, both here and abroad. (This album was recorded in England). He still delivers each song with emotional intensity and personal intimacy which lends itself well to such melancholy tunes as "Lush Life." Musical tastes came and went, but Mathis seemed to be unfazed by it all. This album not only is a tribute to his endurance, but to the steadfastness of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's compositional ingenuity. Most of the arrangements by Brad Dechter and Byron Olson are lush, sentimental, and languid. Yet the music remains as absorbing and enticing as if it were arranged by Ellington himself and played by an all star group of jazz performers. There are a few outstanding jazz performers on this disc to give it a taste, albeit a tiny one, of jazz. Bill Berry's trumpet and Ronny Ross' baritone sax can be heard in the background on the some of the cuts. Fred Hersch's piano shines on such cuts as "In a Sentimental Mood" and "Day Dreams" and he gets a few seconds in the solo spotlight on "Caravan." The arrangements of "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" and "In a Mello Tone" swing, or at least as much as Mathis's vocal ballad style lets them. Ellington purists may flinch a bit at this one, but for most this will be an entertaining 55 minutes of music.
© Dave Nathan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:09
- Main artists: Johnny Mathis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop Crooners
1990 Jon Mat Records Inc.
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