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On first listen, the songs on The Very Best of Nelson Rangell don't sound any different than the kind of smooth, lite-jazz/easy listening pop that one would find on a Spyro Gyra record, and certainly this album fits comfortably in that oft-maligned genre. What makes Rangell different from, say, David Sanborn or Kenny G is not his arrangements, which tend to be pedestrian and colorless (you've heard these MIDI synthesizers and George Benson-influenced guitars dozens of times before), but his taste for songs that have some real melodic weight to them, like Bacharach/David's classic "A House Is Not a Home" or his own "Little Dream Girl." Add in the fact that Rangell is actually a gifted soloist capable of twisting away from simple, melodic lines without losing the cozy accessibility that's the calling card of this style of jazz, and that the songs' relatively extended playing times -- most are in the five-to-eight-minute range -- give him room to stretch out, and The Very Best of Nelson Rangell becomes something of an exemplar of the style. It won't win over confirmed smooth jazz haters, but this is about as good as this type of music gets.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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David Mann, Composer, Producer - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Portmann, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Loeb, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Magnotti, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bearden, Producer - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Loeb, Producer - Phil Magnotti, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bearden, Producer - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist - Kip Kuepper, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Loeb, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Magnotti, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bearden, Producer - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Russ Freeman, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Loeb, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zach Danziger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nelson Rangell, Flute, Flute/Piccolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Russ Freeman, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE Reid, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nelson Rangell, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Tony Morales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Bearden, Composer, Producer - Nelson Rangell, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chuck Loeb, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Russ Freeman, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE Reid, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nelson Rangell, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Morales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kip Kuepper, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Author - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Loeb, Producer - Phil Magnotti, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bearden, Producer - Nelson Rangell, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
On first listen, the songs on The Very Best of Nelson Rangell don't sound any different than the kind of smooth, lite-jazz/easy listening pop that one would find on a Spyro Gyra record, and certainly this album fits comfortably in that oft-maligned genre. What makes Rangell different from, say, David Sanborn or Kenny G is not his arrangements, which tend to be pedestrian and colorless (you've heard these MIDI synthesizers and George Benson-influenced guitars dozens of times before), but his taste for songs that have some real melodic weight to them, like Bacharach/David's classic "A House Is Not a Home" or his own "Little Dream Girl." Add in the fact that Rangell is actually a gifted soloist capable of twisting away from simple, melodic lines without losing the cozy accessibility that's the calling card of this style of jazz, and that the songs' relatively extended playing times -- most are in the five-to-eight-minute range -- give him room to stretch out, and The Very Best of Nelson Rangell becomes something of an exemplar of the style. It won't win over confirmed smooth jazz haters, but this is about as good as this type of music gets.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:23
- Main artists: Nelson Rangell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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