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Pictures & Paintings
Charlie Rich
Pictures & Paintings
Genres: Country, Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
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On Pictures and Paintings, Charlie Rich got the chance before he died to make the jazz record he always had in him, though of course, this is Charlie Rich, so even when he's doing Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," it's never...  more »

     
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All Artists: Charlie Rich
Title: Pictures & Paintings
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Original Release Date: 4/14/1992
Release Date: 4/14/1992
Genres: Country, Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Classic Country, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 075992673020, 075992673044

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On Pictures and Paintings, Charlie Rich got the chance before he died to make the jazz record he always had in him, though of course, this is Charlie Rich, so even when he's doing Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," it's never just jazz. Always a singer's singer, Rich slides gracefully here--in the same song, sometimes even in the same phrase--from jazz and blues to pop and gospel, his gruff vocals straining, sighing, tearing, pausing, living in these songs until you'll swear you've lived them too. Backed by a swinging combo that includes his own Stan Getz-influenced piano, Rich is flawless throughout, whether he's laying down a definitive "Am I Blue" or revisiting his own "Feel Like Going Home." --David Cantwell

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Charlie rich sings late nite jazz, blues, standards and r&b
06/15/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)

"the original "sun records" eclectic sings laid back, late night jazz, blues, standards and r&b. not a country album - charlie rich sings and plays the piano in a small combo setting. his last album a masterpiece and harkens back to his jazz and soul beginnings. if you like a great voice and very nice piano work, try this one."
"Rich" it is!!
Bill Taylor | Romney,WV | 09/05/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This set of laid back combo type jazz/blues was Charlie Rich's swan song,and these pieces reveal THE REAL CHARLIE RICH,the soulful jazzman who got stuck in the country rut and never found his way home,until this magnificent set of piano blues. The title song,"Pictures and Paintings" is such a haunting,achingly beautiful piece of music that anyone who has ever lost a love can identify with. I first heard this set in 1994 when it first appeared,it grabbed me then,and it still does." Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave","Mood Indigo","JuiceHeaded Baby" are all stellar,as are the other cuts.Charlie left a real statement as to who he truly was with this offering,and I for one was left wanting more.Give it a spin.Oh yeah,his version of "You Don't Know Me" has got to be THE definitive one,it grabs you way down deep and doesn't let go..."
Definitely a desert island disk
m_noland | Washington, DC United States | 03/24/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Memphis-based Rich embodied the confluence of that city's multiple currents of American music. The result is genre-busting American popular music integrating country, jazz, blues, R&B, and even gospel into a seamless whole. Most of the tracks feature a piano/guitar/bass/drum line-up augmented by horns on half the cuts; the selections range from public domain blues ("Juice Head Baby"), to Rich originals, standards ("Mood Indigo"), and the songs by other accomplished songwriters (the title track by Doc Pomus and Dr. John). The final cut, "Feel Like Going Home," is a fitting epitaph for Rich who died not long after its release. Definitely a desert island disk."