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Afflicted as a child with Kallman's syndrome, a rare hormonal deficiency that stunted his growth and left him with a high-pitched and eerily androgynous voice, Jimmy Scott had a successful career as a jazz singer in the 1940s and 1950s, but then dropped from view until his rediscovery in the 1990s. At age 78, his voice can no longer be reasonably described as "pretty," but he is generally hailed as a song interpreter in a style somewhat similar to that of Billie Holiday or Mabel Mercer -- someone whose interpretive flair and deeply personal delivery transform the familiar songs that are his bread and butter. On Moon Glow, he picks up where he left off with "But Beautiful," accompanied by a crack group of A-list session men (including Eric Alexander, Hank Crawford, David "Fathead" Newman, and George Mraz) on a program of pop and jazz standards. The album is a mixed success, however. His exquisitely heartfelt take on "How Long Has This Been Going On" is revelatory, and he brings a bittersweet loveliness to the Robin/Rainger composition "If I Should Lose You." His take on "Those Who Were," on which he is accompanied only by Larry Willis' piano, is effective but a bit too long and, in places, somewhat overwrought. Even more questionable is Scott's highly personal rendition of the Lennon/McCartney classic "Yesterday," and he ruins the delicate Duke Ellington song "Solitude" by oversinging. His new cadre of fans will likely see these as lovable idiosyncrasies rather than flaws, though. Recommended with reservations.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Joe Beck, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Alexander, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc
Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer - Joe Beck, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Johnson, Composer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Locke, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Milestone Records
Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, ComposerLyricist - Liza Freeman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Milestone Records
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gregoire Maret, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Milestone Records
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer - Joe Beck, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Crawford, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc
Todd Barkan, Producer - Joe Beck, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - Renee Rosnes, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lew Soloff, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - John H Mercer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - Michael Kanan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Kindred, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Milestone Records
Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer - Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rainger, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc
Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Gregoire Maret, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Milestone Records
Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Laine, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY SCOTT, MainArtist - Renee Rosnes, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Mraz, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Kindred, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Milestone Records
Album review
Afflicted as a child with Kallman's syndrome, a rare hormonal deficiency that stunted his growth and left him with a high-pitched and eerily androgynous voice, Jimmy Scott had a successful career as a jazz singer in the 1940s and 1950s, but then dropped from view until his rediscovery in the 1990s. At age 78, his voice can no longer be reasonably described as "pretty," but he is generally hailed as a song interpreter in a style somewhat similar to that of Billie Holiday or Mabel Mercer -- someone whose interpretive flair and deeply personal delivery transform the familiar songs that are his bread and butter. On Moon Glow, he picks up where he left off with "But Beautiful," accompanied by a crack group of A-list session men (including Eric Alexander, Hank Crawford, David "Fathead" Newman, and George Mraz) on a program of pop and jazz standards. The album is a mixed success, however. His exquisitely heartfelt take on "How Long Has This Been Going On" is revelatory, and he brings a bittersweet loveliness to the Robin/Rainger composition "If I Should Lose You." His take on "Those Who Were," on which he is accompanied only by Larry Willis' piano, is effective but a bit too long and, in places, somewhat overwrought. Even more questionable is Scott's highly personal rendition of the Lennon/McCartney classic "Yesterday," and he ruins the delicate Duke Ellington song "Solitude" by oversinging. His new cadre of fans will likely see these as lovable idiosyncrasies rather than flaws, though. Recommended with reservations.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:32
- Main artists: Jimmy Scott
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Milestone
- Genre: Jazz
© 2003 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 2003 Fantasy, Inc.
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