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7 Classic Albums Vol. 2

Box Set, Import

Red Garland Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Look to the Rainbow
2 Ill Wind
3 A Cottage for Sale
4 All of Me
5 More Than You Know
6 There'll Be Some Changes Made
7 Goodbye
8 Willow Weep for Me
9 Make Me a Present of You
10 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
11 I Could Have Told You So
12 Accent on Youth
13 What Is This Thing Called Love
14 The Show Must Go on
15 The Birth of the Blues
16 Christopher Columbus
17 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
18 The Jitterbug Waltz
19 Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
20 Ain't Cha Glad
21 Squeeze Me
22 Ain't Misbehavin'
23 Black and Blue
24 Everybody Loves My Baby
25 I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
26 Honeysuckle Rose
27 Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
28 After You've Gone
29 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
30 Jailhouse Blues
31 Trombone Butter
32 You've Been a Good Old Wagon
33 Careless Love
34 Back Water Blues
35 If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)
36 Me and My Gin
37 Fine Fat Daddy
38 This Bitter Earth
39 I Understand
40 This Love of Mine
41 Alone
42 Somewhere Along the Line
43 The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers on)
44 Everybody Loves Somebody
45 Ask a Women Who Knows
46 A Man Only Does (What a Women Makes Him Do)
47 A Bad Case of the Blues
48 When I Fall in Love
49 Unforgettable
50 Drinking Again
51 Just Friends
52 I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life
53 I'll Be Around
54 Love, I Found You Gone
55 I Don't Know You Anymore
56 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
57 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
58 The Man That Got Away
59 For All We Know
60 Say It Isn't So
61 On the Street of Regret
62 Fly Me to the Moon
63 You're a Sweetheart
64 Our Love
65 Love Is the Sweetest Thing
66 I'll Close My Eyes
67 I Didn't Know About You
68 If It's the Last Thing I Do
69 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
70 My Devotion
71 That's My Desire
72 Was It Like That
73 Me and the One That I Love
74 Destination Moon
75 Miss You
76 A Handful of Stars
77 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
78 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
79 Red Sails in the Sunset
80 Where Are You
81 Coquette
82 Take Your Shoes Off Baby

Editorial Reviews

EU-only four CD set containing a total of seven albums from the Jazz vocalist: Dinah!, Sings Fat Waller, Sings Bessie Smith, Unforgettable, Drinking Again, in Love and Dinah 62.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 4.96 x 0.94 inches; 6.77 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ REAL GONE JAZZ
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2013
  • Label ‏ : ‎ REAL GONE JAZZ
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DU11F32
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • W. Cavasin
    5.0 out of 5 stars 7 Classic Albums 2 - Dinah Washington
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2013
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    You must get this, if only for "Drinking Again" which came out 50 years ago on vinyl and, as far as I know, has never been released on CD. I remember going to Sam's in downtown Detroit back in the 60's where i found it for $1 in the cut-out bin, as I did the 9 other Dinah LPs on Roulette.
    But here it is, at long last, sounding just as good as ever, with the LP tracks exactly as originally released. As a bonus, the "In Love" and "Unforgettable" albums are included, 2 more great LPs. I wonder, however, why Real Gone Jazz didn't release the Dinah Mercury albums in one or two collections, and her Roulette albums in another, but that's just a minor quibble. A booklet with notes would also have been nice. Let's hope there will be a Dinah 3, to include "For Lonely Lovers", "Dinah 63" and "Back to the Blues", which would put just about all of her best albums back on the market.
    Most of all, one must ask how RGJ can put out these wonderful jazz collections for so little. Wish they would put out a collection of Dakota Staton's Capitol LPs, to include "The Late, Late Show" and "In the Night".
    This collection really gives meaning to the expression. "They don't make them like that anymore."
    A solid 5 for packaging (sturdy large-sized jewel case, not cheap paper), product, and service (Music Mars).
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  • Paul Moreau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Set of Dinah Washington Albums
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
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    Whether you call this music "Easy Listening" or "Vocal Jazz", it is great music for a relaxing evening at home. Even if you're not familiar with the music of Dinah Washington, but are familiar with other singers of "Easy Listening" music, you will find many familiar songs on these albums.

    Only the first of this set of albums, "Dinah!" which was released in 1956 is monaural; the other six are in stereo. The sound of the original album releases is preserved in this set. There doesn't seem to have been any tampering with the original equalization of the music so Dinah's voice hasn't been altered from its' natural sound. If there are any defects in the sound quality, they seem to have been due to problems in the original studio recordings. In that regard, the only defects I noticed were some very slight over modulation on a few tracks and there is no way to rectify such problems after the fact.

    Highly recommended to those who enjoy light vocal jazz or easy listening music and especially to those who want more of Dinah Washington's recordings.
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  • David Keymer
    4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD LISTENING --A WELCOME ADDITION TO A JAZZ LIBRARY
    Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2014
    RG, p, org; Les Spann, guit, flt; Eddie Lockjaw Davis, ten sx; Blue Mitchell, tpt; Pepper Adams, bari sx; var dr. and b. incl. Paul Cahmbers and Sam Jones, b; Art Taylor, dr.

    Red Garland wasn’t a great jazz pianist nor, over the long haul, all that influential on other pianists (although Bill Evans himself said he lifted something about voicing block chords from his predecessor with the Miles Davis group). He was, though, a very enjoyable pianist to listen to. True, at times he did sound like little more than a cocktail pianist but at his best, he played light, happy music that brightened the spirits. It could be a joy to listen to. Best known for his use of block chords, the real joy in Garland’s playing came when, on a middle up tune, he kicked over to single note solos in the right hand with light, equally placed chords in the left, driving the melody forward. At times, it sounded like notes dancing over the background. The best of the cuts on this monolith collection of albums from the late fifties to very early sixties are those with trio alone, and the best cuts on those albums are all slow to middle up-tempo. Also included is a fine album with Lockjaw Davis on tenor sax for some cuts. Garland and Davis are a simpatico blend and Davis never played a bad solo in his life. Less successful is an album with guitarist-flutist Les Spann. Spann’s guitar at times usurps the space taken up by Garland’s left hand comping and the cuts with Spann on flute are close to syrupy –they show Garland’s playing at a disadvantage. There is a quintet album at the advantage –harder edged bop- about which I still feel ambivalence. (I bought the album years ago.) It’s good music but not distinguished --with one exception: the solo work by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams is outstanding.

    So, over all, a worthwhile addition to a jazz library but definitely not essential.
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  • Patrick J. Kelch
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you like piano jazz that is tasteful and swinging
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2016
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    If you like piano jazz that is tasteful and swinging, you will probably enjoy these Red Garland albums as much as I do. And what a treat to hear Mr. P.C., Paul Chambers on bass on "All Kinds Of Weather." These seven albums are packaged and priced to sell and the sound is fine. Discography is provided.
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  • BigTimeSwingFan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value For A Great Artist
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016
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    This is one sweet collection from The Queen Of The Blues. The sound quality is excellent, the value outstanding.......the only quibble is the near-complete lack of discographal detail {unlike most of my previous Real Gone purchases, there are some personnel listings on the outside of the enclosed booklet}.
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  • N.C. M
    3.0 out of 5 stars NOT WHAT I EXPECTED!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014
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    The singing is excellent!! If Dinah had lived a life time(died 39), in my opinion she would've been the only diva that could have gave Aretha a real run for her crown. But I'm rating the packaging not the recording, I bought this collection because I'm collecting the Original Album Series which features CD size copies of the original album covers. In my opinion this collection is pictured to look like the cd covers are included, very deceiving, also I purchased several in this series, and most cd's were loose in the cases due to the cd holders being broken. So if you just want great music at a decent price, this would be a great purchase.
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  • Bill Stevenson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good overview of an important and often overlooked master
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2018
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    A good overview of an important and often overlooked master. If you liked Teddy Wilson you need to spend some time getting to know Red Garland too.
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  • Survivor
    5.0 out of 5 stars His playing is oh so smooth
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2016
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    If you're not familiar with the pianist, this is a great place to start. His playing is oh so smooth. These are great albums made into an affordable compilation. Fun to listen to.
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  • habitare
    4.0 out of 5 stars Vive Garland!
    Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2015
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    Encore une fois, et malgré un rythme de production effarant entre 1956 et 1962, Red Garland nous offre 7 albums d'une très grande qualité. Certes ce n'est pas toujours révolutionnaire, mais combien agréable est cette musique, emplie de swing et d'esprit! Vive Garland!
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  • Kaleidoscopio 2017
    5.0 out of 5 stars RELAX
    Reviewed in Spain on October 30, 2015
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    Descubri a Garland escuchando los discos de Miles Davis en su Primer Quinteto a finales de los cincuenta, y aunque el fuguilla de miles siempre se quejaba del toque de este pianista, yo me enamore de su sonido. Ahora en Amazon por unos pocos euros tengo 7 discos suyos, que me relajan un monton. Y con muy buena musica. Recomendables al 100 %.
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  • renato
    5.0 out of 5 stars ottimo
    Reviewed in Italy on July 27, 2015
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    Red Garland un pianista che riesci a riconoscere anche fra altri mille.Dotato di una tecnica direi non planetaria riesce sempre ad esprimere melodia sulle sue note lunghe ed a volte languide.Non mi stanco mai di ascoltarlo se poi é in compagnia di Coltrane.
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  • John Brittain
    5.0 out of 5 stars Four cds worth of great classic Jazz
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2014
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    I bought this album having heard one track and what a find it was. Four cds worth of great classic Jazz. I strongly recommend it.
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  • Darko
    5.0 out of 5 stars Qui veut de la soupe ?
    Reviewed in France on December 14, 2013
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    J'aime beaucoup la soupe à la tomate et j'aime aussi beaucoup Red Garland, alors imaginez le bonheur de pouvoir manger, comme en ce moment, ma soupe préférée en écoutant ce merveilleux pianiste !

    Souvent oublié des anthologies consacrées au jazz, qui lui préfèrent Ahmad Jamal, Red Garland possède pourtant un style proche de ce dernier et ses enregistrements bénéficient en règle générale d'une prise de son d'une qualité irréprochable. Les mauvaises langues taxeront pourtant Red Garland (comme Ahmad Jamal d'ailleurs...) de musicien de piano-bar, ce qui n'était manifestement pas l'avis de John Coltrane qui enregistrera plusieurs albums avec lui (voir le premier volume). Même si sa musique n'atteint pas des sommets de virtuosité, elle s'avère en revanche parfaite pour passer un soirée calme à lire un bon livre (ou manger de la soupe....)

    Cette seconde livraison du label Real Gone Jazz fait la part belle aux sessions en formation jazz trio (piano, basse, batterie) en regroupant 7 enregistrements dont 3 réalisés au Van Gelder studio (RVG) entre 1958 et 1962 :

    - All Kinds of wheather (RVG 27/11/1958) : Red Garland (p), Paul Chambers (b), Art Taylor (d). Belle version du standard de Gershwin "Summertime"

    - The Red Garland Trio & Eddie"Lckjaw" Davis (RVG 11/12/1959): Red Garland (p), Eddie "Lockjack" Davis (ts - titres 1,4,5), Sam Jones (b), Art Taylor (d)

    - Halleloo- Y'-All" (RVG 15/07/1960) : Red Garland (p), Sam Jones (b), Art Taylor (d)

    - Bright & breezy (19/07/1961) : Red Garland (p), Sam Jones (b), Charlie Persip (d)

    - The Nearless of You (30/11/1961) Red Garland (p), Larry Ridley (b), Franck Gant (d)

    - Solar (30/01/1962) : Red Garland (p), Les Spann (g - titres 3 & 6), Sam Jones (b), Frank Gant (d)

    - Red's Good Groove (22/03/1962): Red Garland (p), Blue Mitchell (t), Pepper Adams (Bs), Sam Jones (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)

    Cinq étoiles c'est peut-être un peu exagéré....mais quand on aime (la soupe) on ne compte pas !
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