"I bought this CD back in 1984 because 1) it was cheap -I recall it went for 10 Dutch guilders which used to be US dollar 5- and 2) the Brecker Brothers played on it.
Great album. Marvelous arrangements of jazz classics and crystal clear voices. I like sugar on this CD even better that Turrentine's original version.
This CD should definitively be re-issued."
Easily a Top Ten Jazz Album
R. Johnson | UT | 09/26/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I own a lot of music. This is easily one of my all time favorites. If you like vocal jazz with a great band doing great songs, this is it. I bought it on LP twenty years ago from a specialty record store and it still sounds terrific! Do what you can to get this overlooked treasure. The only question I have is whatever happened to Rare Silk and why didn't they get more attention?"
Music Man25
BerryBlack | Ny | 01/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I had this album on vinyl, years ago. My son ran it over in his walker 11 years ago. I have searched and searched. I have to have this album at any cost. This is one of the best vocal jazz groups ever. "Lush Life" "Red Clay" every song on the album is outstanding. A must have for any Jazz fan."
My favorite CD
C. L. Hinkle | Bellaire, TX United States | 11/27/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Out of hundreds of jazz, classical, and rock CDs, this one's easily my favorite. On iTunes, it's the only CD I have where every track is either 4 or 5 stars. I got it back in the mid-80s when I would order about a dozen CDs per year. We had an excellent jazz station back then, and it would usually finish their Saturday afternoon show with D.C. Farewell. If I could get $100 for it ... no, I couldn't give up this CD.
To me, they're most similar to Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices, but Rare Silk seems to have a more sophisticated sound, and they seem to share the song well with instrumental solos -- I don't see other vocal jazz groups doing that.
Outside of Lush Life and Sugar, I remember when I first heard this CD, I didn't know any of the other songs. And it's made me a big fan of (I Can Recall) Spain."
RARE VIDEO OF RARE SILK
michael moore | menlo park, CA | 06/30/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"be sure and check out RARE SILK performance at the BRECKENRIDGE JAZZ PICNIC in July 1982 on YOUTUBE!!"