Jack Jones Sings Michel Legrand

Jack Jones Sings Michel Legrand

ASIN: B00005YWRV

Track Listings

1. Years Of My Youth

2. Pieces Of Dreams

3. Windmills Of Your Mind

4. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

5. One Day

6. One At A Time

7. Blue Green Grey And Gone

8. I Will Say Goodbye

9. Nobody Knows

10. Sweet Gingerbread Man

Tracks:

The Years Of My Youth
Pieces Of Dreams
The Windmills Of your Mind
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
One Day
One Day At a time
Blue, Green, Gray And Gone
I Will Say Goodbye
Nobody Knows
Sweet Gingerbread Man

Customer Reviews:

Jack Jones has amazing vocal range and control.......2003-12-09

He makes even this Legand stuff sound good, and that's a challenge! Try it you might even grow to like a couple of Legrands tunes. Jones has the most amazing vocal contol in the biz, he has an appealing britone that is warm, and he comes from the Sinatra school of singers along with bennett, and Sammy Davis.

AN ALBUM FULL OF BEAUTY AND DEPTH!!.......2002-11-28

This album is different from Jack's more commercial sounding ones. It sounds almost a bit classical. The songs range from romantic and beautiful and outright sad and heavy.

This album has a lot of depth in both the singing and arranging. And of course LeGrand and is a fantastic composer!

If you just discovered Jack Jones, this may be a bit heavy but if you're a serious fan, GO FOR IT!

Sing it again, Jack, please!.......1999-12-08

What an exceptional CD. I love it! Jack Jones has been one of my most favorite singers for many years. He has a beautiful, sensuous, almost dreamy-eyed, quality in his voice, perhaps mesmerizing. A few of my favorites on this CD are: "The Years of My Youth," "What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life?" "One Day," and "I Will Say Goodbye." This CD, although comparable in content to "The Gershwin Album," is my favorite of the two. I like the combination of Jack Jones and Michel Legrand collaborating on the CD. An excellent choice to add to your music collection! You might also like Tony Bennett, Vic DaMone, Paul Anka, or 'The Chairman of The Board,' Frank Sinatra if you enjoy this CD. How can one not like it - he sings so well. I know his voice will always be a treasure to me. He was the first romantic singer I ever went "nuts" over. Buy this CD if you like Jack Jones. A singer of his talent is a rare occurrence.

Jack Jones' FAVORITE ALBUM.......1999-11-30

It is no secret that this CD is Jack's own personal favorite. After a listen, you will agree. Sheer perfection from the most talented Jack! The price of this CD is very modest, and you will listen to it forever. His voice has an incredible range, which is displayed incredibly and with great taste.

Song of The Gods! Classy Vocals, Classy Arrangements!.......1999-10-28

I always say that's enough for a good album to have a top quality singer and arranger. The only thing that could explain the artistry come from this music is the high spirits' presence and guidance to the specially inspired arrangements by Legrand and classy vocals by Jack Jones. Listen specially to "One at a Time", a greatly wide-range song which Jones has done simply perfect.

Average customer rating:

Very Fine Artistry!!!
Brilliant!
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS

Jack Jones Sings Michel Legrand
Jack Jones
Manufacturer: Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YWRV
Release Date: 2002-04-03

Tracks:

Years Of My Youth
Pieces Of Dreams
Windmills Of Your Mind
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
One Day
One At A Time
Blue Green Grey And Gone
I Will Say Goodbye
Nobody Knows
Sweet Gingerbread Man

Customer Reviews:

Very Fine Artistry!!!.......2005-06-23

Jack Jones never quite got the recognition that was due to a wonderful singer with such a smooth, fine voice. For some odd reason he was passed by for others in his peer group. He has the capability to sing most tenderly while he also has the ability to belt most boldly! His range of vocal talents coupled with his vocal colors and shadings is truly classical.

The opening number "The Years Of My Youth" is a fulfilling elegant number. Jack brings all of his sensitivity to "Pieces Of Dreams". No other male singer can bring the unique emotion to "The Windmills Of Your Mind" as Jack does. Not since Dusty Springfield sang this song in the 60's has any singer, male or female, done this song such justice! Jack gets soulfully inside of the song "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?". "Blue, Green, Gray and Gone" is a very bluesy song with unique tempo changes. Jack sings this song with finesse. In "Nobody Knows" Jack's voice winds around the lyrics softly and most delicately. This cd is a must for those who appreciate the very fine artistry of Jack Jones and the gorgeous works of Michel Legrand!!

Brilliant!.......2003-12-06

I have an unopened LP copy of this that I bought 20 some years ago because I thought I'd wear out the one I was listening to! This is the absolute BEST of the LeGrand-singer colaborations that was completed in the early seventies. In other words, LeGrand made several LPs with singers of his songs, and this is numero uno, Streisand's ("...Feauturing The Way We Were") a close second. Great vocals with great arrangements of LeGrand compositions such as "Pieces of Dreams", "One Day", "I Will Say Goodbye", "What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life". Jones should have done more with Michel LeGrand. If you get this CD you will NOT be disappointed!

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.......2002-08-15

Even Francis A. dubbed Jack Jones "one of the best up and comers" in the business back in the 60's. I heartilly agree with Ol' Blue Eyes and you will as well after hearing this album. While this new re-release of what Jack called his favorite album is pricy, especially since you can still find the cheaper domestic version of this album around if you look, this collection will not disappoint. It's Jack at his best, with the mulit-talented arranger/conductor/pianist/songwriter Michel Legrand. I wish they would have done Legrand's great BRIAN'S SONG here, but the play list has some heavy hitters that have become favorites since I first heard them done on this CD. The stirring THE YEARS OF MY YOUTH opens the album, a wistful ballad that Jack and Michel beautifully complement each other on, leading to a dramatic and perfect ending to this wonderful ballad. Jack has fun with the romping SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN, a song Sammy Davis also covered around this time with great results. NOBODY KNOWS and I WILL SAY GOODBYE are two more plaintive ballads, each gorgeously sung and arranged with heartfelt singing by Jack and proud direction of Michel. As a collector of great music and a big fan of Jack's, maybe my opinion is biased here; but you'll agree this is worth the price considering the lack of Jack Jones CDs out there (although this is the second of Jack's fairly fruitful years at RCA; the first being the great album THE FULL LIFE) Hoping RCA continues releasing Jack's albums; maybe then we'd get ALL of his stuff out there! An excellent reissue from overseas for Jack Jones fans everywhere to enjoy!

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