All Artists: Ruby Braff & George Barnes Title: To Fred Astaire With Love Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION Release Date: 7/7/2009 Album Type: Import Genre: Jazz Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 8436019587652 |
Ruby Braff & George Barnes To Fred Astaire With Love Genre: Jazz
Digitally remastered collection from the Jazz trumpeter and guitarist. The great Ruby Braff and George Barnes formed a rich and vital partnership, recording seven studio albums between 1973 and 1975. Our set presents their... more » | |
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Album Description Digitally remastered collection from the Jazz trumpeter and guitarist. The great Ruby Braff and George Barnes formed a rich and vital partnership, recording seven studio albums between 1973 and 1975. Our set presents their first and last works together for the first time ever on CD. 20 tracks. Jazz Lips. 2009. Similar CDs |
CD ReviewsTwo Classic Albums T. Holland | 01/16/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "This CD consists of two complete LPs by the Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet. The LPs were the first they recorded, "The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet" (July 1973); and the last "To Fred Astaire With Love" (February 1975). Both were originally released on Chiaroscuro Records. To my knowledge, these albums have never been available on CD, and it's about time! This is stunningly well-executed small group jazz. Supposedly, Braff and Barnes loathed each other, but you would never know it from the music. It is just about as good as it gets...swinging, lyrical and sophisticated, with songs from composers as diverse as the Gershwins and Lennon/McCartney. The sound is excellent. All 20 tracks are nothing short of superb. I give this CD the strongest possible rating."
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