Love Songs
This is the tamer, politer side of Dave Brubeck for sure, collecting ten songs, mostly ballads and never uptempo (though once in a while it gets brisk), from 1954 to 1967. For the most part these are soothing, though not overly slick, interpretations of standards by the likes of Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart as well as "These Foolish Things" and "Besame Mucho." It includes one unreleased track, a 1963 version of "You Go to My Head," on which clarinetist Bill Smith takes alto saxophonist Paul Desmond s place. These tunes have been grouped to market to the most mainstream segment of the record-buying population. Although this album won't yield a balanced overview of Brubeck s talents, however, that doesn't mean the music is bad. This is Sunday-morning jazz, or perhaps after-dinner jazz when everyone's too stuffed to dance, with reasonable integrity. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Dave Brubeck - Arranger
Dave Brubeck - Main Performer
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Didier C. Deutsch - Compilation Producer
Russell Gloyd - Compilation Producer
John Jackson - Production Assistant
Seth Rothstein - Compilation Producer
Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
Darcy Proper - Digital Remastering
Bob Willoughby - Photography
Randall Martin - Design
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