The Feeling of Jazz

The Feeling of Jazz

The Feeling of Jazz

ASIN: B00003ZL2V

Track Listings
 
1. Walkin' Shoes
2. Midnight Sun
3. Lemon Twist
4. Lullaby of Birdland
5. Watch What Happens
6. I Get a Kick Out of You
7. Feeling of Jazz
8. Daddy
9. I'm Such a Hungry Man
10. Moonlight in Vermont
11. Do-Re-Mi
12. Three Bears
13. Hold Your Breath
14. Route 66
15. One October Morning
16. That Old Black Magic
17. Back in Your Own Backyard
18. There She Goes
19. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
20. Learnin' the Blues
See all 21 tracks on this disc

The Feeling of Jazz,Bobby Troup,Star Line,Jazz,Pop,Swing
Feeling Good
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Jazz at its finest.
  • Excellent combination
  • Love it! Love it! Love it!
  • Randy Crawford and Joe Sample
  • Less can be more
 Feeling Good
Randy Crawford , and Joe Sample
Manufacturer: Pra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MGUZKM
Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

  1. Feeling Good
  2. End of the Line
  3. But Beautiful
  4. Rio De Janeiro Blue
  5. Lovetown
  6. See Line Woman
  7. Tell Me More and More and Then Some
  8. Everybody's Talking
  9. When I Need You
  10. Save Your Love For Me
  11. Last Night at Danceland
  12. All Night Long
  13. Mr. Ugly

Amazon.com

The first thing that strikes you about Randy Crawford's performance on Feeling Good is the soulful ease with which she moves through the songs, whether sh''s bluesily channeling Nina Simone on Billie Holiday's "Tell Me More and More and Then Some" or recasting Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talking" as a bouncy confection. The second thing that impresses you is how well she plays off the spare but supple acoustic piano of Joe Sample, who contributed the lively arrangements and co-produced the album with Tommy LiPuma. Nearly 30 years since she teamed with Sample and the Crusaders on the hit, "Street Life," both artists have left any stylistic excesses behind to deliver one of their breeziest efforts. Though the material is nothing if not eclectic--the Leo Sayer hit, "When I Need You," the Newley-Bricusse Broadway classic, "Feeling Good," and the jazz standard "But Beautiful" are also in the mix--Crawford's gospel-fed strength and not-to-be-underrated jazz phrasing hold the center. In bassist Christian McBride and guitarist Anthony Wilson, she has two name jazz players behind her, in addition to studio veterans Dean Parks and Ray Parker Jr. on guitars and Steve Gadd on drums. --Lloyd Sachs

Album Description

Randy Crawford and Joe Sample's new collaboration is certain to impact the world as did their first collaboration, the international hit "Street Life." The CD, produced by two (2) time Grammy winner for Record of the Year, Tommy LiPuma, is an amazing duet between Randy's incredible voice and Joe's impeccable piano. The songs, all classics in their own right combine older standards such as "Feeling Good", "All Night Long," and "But Beautiful," with the more contemporary "When I Need You" first recorded by Leo Sayer, and Peter Gabriel's "Lovetown" from the movie Philadelphia. Steve Gadd-drums, and Christian McBride-bass, round out the trio.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jazz at its finest........2007-06-17

I am a big Randy Crawford fan and a big Joe Sample fan. However, I did not know they had collaborated previously. I was first introduced to Randy while on a business trip to Anchorage just prior to the release of the Cajun Moon album. I was listening to a smooth jazz station while returning to my hotel from dinner, when this absolutely captivating song came on. I sat in the hotel parking lot till it finished in the hopes the station would tell me what I had just heard. Alas, it was Cajun Moon. I have subsequently bought all of her albums, and not one disappoints.

Although I had heard Joe Sample previously, I really became a big fan while listening to WJZZ in Philadelphia while on another business trip. They played X Marks The Spot from the Pecan Tree album, which I ran right out and bought.

As I have continued to listen to these two stellar performers I have always hoped they might one day do a project together. When I found Feeling Good on Amazon.com recently it was like a dream come true. This is truly jazz at its very finest. Silky smooth from beginning to end. For anyone not familiar with the work of these two fine performers, here is your chance to hear the very best the world of jazz has to offer.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent combination.......2007-06-11

I have played this CD until I will probably have to buy another one. Randy and Joe really compliment each other. I look forward to more CDs by them.

5 out of 5 stars Love it! Love it! Love it!.......2007-06-08

Randy's voice has not changed since I was first introduced to her over 20 years ago. Joe Sample is brilliant!

5 out of 5 stars Randy Crawford and Joe Sample.......2007-05-29

This is one of Randy Crawford's best performances. She really cuts loose and also keeps a keen sense of tenderness on all of the ballads. I have been a fan for years and this makes me a stronger fan. Joe Sample's piano is exquisite!

4 out of 5 stars Less can be more.......2007-05-27

Overall, this CD offers a very good listening experience. The title song does its job, making me feel quite good. However, the ensemble rendition of "But Beautiful," a Johnny Burke-Jimmy van Heusen classic, really stands out even more. Have to also give very high marks to sonic quality deivered by Al Schmitt's engineering and mastering of Doug Sax.

I would have rated this CD five stars had it not been for the inexplicable overdubbing of strings in two cuts, and the shortage of Joe Sample's virtuosity, of which there's just a "sample."
Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • World Class Music from a World Class Talent
  • SOME THE BEST THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER
  • Musical Gumbo from a Class Act
  • Excellent Choice
  • Fantastic!
 Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026LUP
Release Date: 2004-03-29

Tracks:

  1. Feeling Good
  2. My Baby Just Cares for Me
  3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  4. Ne Me Quitte Pas (If You Go Away)
  5. Take Me to the Water
  6. I Put a Spell on You
  7. Don't Explain
  8. Mississippi Goddam
  9. Don't Smoke in Bed
  10. I Loves You, Porgy
  11. Work Song
  12. Love Me or Leave Me
  13. Strange Fruit
  14. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
  15. I'm Going Back Home
  16. Other Woman
  17. Sinner Man
  18. Mood Indigo
  19. I'm Gonna Leave You
  20. See Line Women

Album Description

Fantastic collection from Universal featuring 20 of her most memorable tunes. Highlights include, 'I Put A Spell On You', 'See Line Woman', 'My Baby Just Cares For Me', 'Feeling Good', 'I Love You Porgy' and many more. Polygram International/Universal. 1994.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars World Class Music from a World Class Talent.......2007-05-29


The great author James Baldwin once stated that "the artist has always been a disturber of the peace in some way." When we hear Nina Simone sing with composed outrage such songs as "Mississippi Goddam," and "Work Song," in protest against the overt racism practiced during the 1960s in the southern U.S., we know that hers was indeed a politically charged consciousness. The singer's recording of "Mississippi Goddam" was so controversial when first released that Simone would come to attribute the decline of her career in the U.S., and her relocation to France, to the fallout that followed. However, the 20 songs gathered here on FEELING GOOD, THE VERY BEST OF NINA SIMONE, demonstrate that the greater range of her musical talents went far beyond social or political protest.

Trained as a classical pianist at the famed Juilliard School of Music, Simone was an extraordinary interpreter of song lyrics as well as of musical genres. In the title track of this CD, she draws listeners into an inspired celebration of life with a song that dozens of artists are now covering in 2007 (please note review of Randy Crawford's "Feeling Good.") She can croon seductively and vulnerably in songs like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," "Ne Me Quitte Pas," and "I Put a Spell on You." And yet she can also go straight to church on the gospel presentations "Take Me to the Water" and "I'm Going Back Home." Talent of such amazing caliber doesn't pop up every decade. This generous sampling of Simone's genius makes one very glad she came along and gave the world as much as she could when she did.

By Author-Poet Aberjhani
Author of I Made My Boy Out of Poetry
And Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File Library of American History)

5 out of 5 stars SOME THE BEST THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER.......2007-05-13

AIN'T MUCH ANYMORE THAT PUTS A CHILL DOWN MY SPINE. THIS LADY DOES. SHEER PLEASURE TO HEAR THIS VOICE! COME ON FLUSH THE C**P OUT OF YOUR HEAD. POP THIS CD INTO YOUR PLAYER AND JUST LISTEN...

4 out of 5 stars Musical Gumbo from a Class Act.......2007-04-06

I bought this CD right after seeing the Doolittle girl (American Idol 2007 favorite) perform "Feeling Good". That song hooked me! "Feeling Good" (soul), "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (pop), "I Put a Spell on You" (blues), "Love Me or Leave Me" (jazz) are my favorites and worth the price of this CD. "Mississippi Goddam" (awful) is the low point of this "disjointed" compilation disc. This CD is also interesting for Simone's excellent interpretations of Billie Holliday's classics, "Don't Explain" and "Strange Fruit". Stir in a little French a' la Edith Piaf, "Ne Me Quitte Pas", and gospel, "Take Me to the Water", and the listener has musical gumbo from one classy lady that defied all catagories.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice.......2006-11-10

Trying to get to know Nina's music more and this was an excellent choice.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2005-02-04

My father was given this cd as a gift; not his cup of tea... I'll forgive him that, but this album changed my outlook on soul. More sophisticated than motown, more alive than Loussier. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Love Me or Leave Me" utterly gutting!
Movie Love Themes
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • I LOVE IT!!!
 Movie Love Themes

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ASIN: B000003CWT
Release Date: 1991-05-10

Tracks:

  1. Main Theme From On Golden Pond
  2. Unchained Melody From Ghost
  3. Sooner Or Later From Dick Tracy
  4. We're Losing Him From Somewhere In Time
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Real Treat!.......2007-02-16

As someone who works from home, this is a wonderful collection to put on during the day. The beautiful arrangements of some of film's most memorable music is a treat to listen to day in and day out. I was one of those looking for music from the "Cousins" soundtrack. I'm so much happier to have found this CD with more great music than I could've bargained for. I'm very glad to have this in my collection!

5 out of 5 stars I LOVE IT!!!.......2005-09-11

I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE SOUNDTRACK OF COUSINS... I KNOW BUT HEY I LOVED THE MOVIE AND WHEN I REALIZE THAT THE SOUNDTRACK WAS BEEN ASK $120 I JUST WENT NUTS LOL LOL BUT I WENT ON MY SEARCH AND FOUND THIS GREAT GREAT GREAT CD, THAT HAS THE SONGS I WAS SEARCHING FOR AND MORE.

FOR EXAMPLE, CAVATINA FROM THE DEER HUNTER, HMM GREAT MOVIE AND GREAT SONG. AND LETS NOT FORGET THE WAY WE WERE, COME ON THAT IS A CLASSIC. AND ITS HAS THE THEME FROM THE MOVIE ON GOLDEN POND, ALSO UNCHAINED MELODY FROM THE MOVIE GHOST.

BUT WHAT TOOK MY OFF MY SIT WAS THE SONG *WE ARE LOOSING HIM, FROM THE MOVIE SOMEWHERE IN TIME. LOOK THIS IS A GREAT CD, AND IT IS WORTH ALL.

I HAVE ALL THE SONGS I EVER WANTED AND MORE. BELIEVE ME YOU ME, IT IS A GREAT BARGAIN. WONT BE DISSAPOINTED.
That Old Feeling: Classic Ballads from the Judy Garland Show
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Ballads from the one and only lady on the stage
  • A Great CD of Ballads
  • POOR SOUND HURTS JUDY AND HER PALS
  • Great, not the usual stuff, release
  • Just perfect!
 That Old Feeling: Classic Ballads from the Judy Garland Show
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Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
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ASIN: B0009JPVBU
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

  1. Once In A Lifetime
  2. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
  3. Too Late Now
  4. Old Man River
  5. Shenandoah
  6. When Your Lover Has Gone
  7. A Foggy Day
  8. As Long As He Needs Me
  9. What'll I Do?
  10. All Alone
  11. Lost in the Stars
  12. A Cottage for Sale
  13. That Old Feeling
  14. By Myself
  15. Here's the Rainy Day
  16. Last Dance
  17. Battle Hymn of the Republic
  18. Through the Years
  19. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (Bonus Track) -- with Tony Bennett
  20. Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again -- with Barbra Streisand

Album Description

From the moment she lit up the screen as a child, people knew Judy Garland was a star. After "The Wizard Of Oz" she was an American Icon. Her tragic tale of stardom and personal struggle is well known, as is her enormous talent. The ballads on this unique collection come from her short-lived television series, which featured incredible performances that have been only rarely heard since.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Ballads from the one and only lady on the stage.......2007-05-20

Judy Garland has the deepest most emotional way of singing ballads. This CD has beautiful songs. Judy's signature was a style, she created it and that's why noone else can do what she did ever again. She has a way of making songs come to life. I highly recommend this CD. The Last Dance is my ultimate favorite song.

5 out of 5 stars A Great CD of Ballads.......2007-01-04

If you are in need of learning how to sing a ballad the correct way; please purchase this CD. Judy Garland knows how to get a ballad sung correctly. She is one of my favorite ballad singers.

3 out of 5 stars POOR SOUND HURTS JUDY AND HER PALS.......2006-03-28

Here's proof that what sounds like a great idea on paper can flop when transferred to compact disc. The tunes on these recordings have been culled from Liza's mom's '60s small-screen variety series, but the less-than-stellar sound quality hurts, making them more grating than gracious. The rambling bits of dialogue feel hollow and disconnected when heard out of context; those wanting to hear Judy sing these songs should watch her as well. Geneon Entertainment will take die-hard devotees over the rainbow --- they have released Judy's entire ill-fated series on DVD, proving you can go home again. And again. And again.

4 out of 5 stars Great, not the usual stuff, release.......2005-09-30

This CD, culled from performances of Judy's TV show (1963/64) is an excellent way of getting Garland recordings of songs not normally associated with her. The weekly grind of creating 48 minutes of TV over 26 episodes gave Judy the chance to perform many songs that were new to her repertoire at that time. It's great that they're pulling those performances out and creating CD's from that time period.

Her highs and lows are well documented and the series wasn't without its troubles, but this was Judy's last sustained effort at a regular gig and she didn't disappoint. Hindsight suggests she might have done better in a series of specials rather than weekly TV, but who knows?

This has a lot of great performances and the imperfection of pulling audio from the TV masters should be overlooked by all who are interested in hearing Judy give these songs a spin. John Fricke and company do a great job, as always.

5 out of 5 stars Just perfect!.......2005-07-03

The definite introduction to Judy's later work. This collection shows why Judy Garland is still considered to be one of the best performers of the 20th century. Her versions of "Ol Man River", "By Myself" and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" are awesome. The sound quality is much better than on earlier "Judy-Garland-Show"-CDs. You don't have to be a Judy Garland fan to love this album. It's just perfect.
You Know That Feeling
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • RELAXING AND SMOOTH
  • The Master...
  • This is a great CD
  • top down, t-tops off summer fun CD.
  • subtle genius
 You Know That Feeling
Brian Bromberg
Manufacturer: Lightyear
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000048H6
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

  1. Hero (For Zachary Breaux)
  2. Through The Window
  3. My Love
  4. By The Fireplace
  5. September
  6. I Fell Asleep A Child And Woke Up A Man
  7. You Know That Feeling
  8. A Love Affair
  9. Nananananana
  10. Human
  11. Joe Cool
  12. Goodbye (For My Father)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars RELAXING AND SMOOTH.......2003-09-09

"YOU KNOW THAT FEELING" IS MY FIRST PURCHASE OF A CD BY BRIAN BROMBERG. THIS CD IS NOT DIAPPOINTING. ONE WILL TRULY KNOW THOSE FEELINGS BECAUSE THIS CD WILL STIR UP THOSE FEELINGS AND GOOD MEMORIES. A MUST HAVE FOR THE SERIOUS JAZZ FAN. GOOD WORK BRIAN.

5 out of 5 stars The Master..........2000-05-16

Goodbye is a tribute to Brian's late father. It's haunting and perfect. (The music) being out of key puts the listener in tune with the bitter sweet reality that death is a part of life. Brian is a master at creating "....that feeling."

4 out of 5 stars This is a great CD.......1999-08-10

A variety of feelings and mostly original work on this CD. I can't believe he plays this stuff on the bass (isn't he missing 2 strings?). I can't get September out of my head it makes me feel so good!

5 out of 5 stars top down, t-tops off summer fun CD........1999-07-20

Sweeeeet CD, I really enjoy the jamming song 'Joe Cool', By The Fireplace is as relaxing as sitting by a cozy fireplace. The song includes Everett Harp on Tenor Sax. Hero has a nice intro and includes Rick Braun (Trumpet & Flugehorn). Take the T-tops off, convertable tops down, and find an open road and enjoy this CD.

5 out of 5 stars subtle genius.......1999-07-14

After hearing "Hero", dedicated to one of my favorite artists, Zachary Breaux, on the radio, I felt compelled to buy this CD. Often the "radio song" is the only good piece on the work, but let me assure you that this is not the case here! A stellar, upbeat remake of Earth Wind and Fire's "September" leads the rest of the songs, which cover a variety of moods from the reflective to "just showing off"... I like this disc more with each successive pass-through.
That Old Feeling
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Impeccable program and performances, but too uniform in approach
  • luscious music......
  • Just gorgeous!!!
  • "Bedroom Music not Yard Music"
  • Memories Recalled
 That Old Feeling
Cleo Laine
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00000262B
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. That Old Feeling
  2. Tenderly
  3. I've Got a Crush on You
  4. Once in a While
  5. Imagination
  6. It Never Entered My Mind
  7. Ain't Misbehavin'
  8. I Didn't Know About You
  9. I Never Went Away
  10. It's Not Easy (To Say I Love You)
  11. Alfie
  12. I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
  13. Every Time We Say Goodbye
  14. Embraceable You
  15. My Funny Valentine
  16. It Happens Quietly
  17. He Needs Me
  18. You're Looking at Me

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Impeccable program and performances, but too uniform in approach.......2007-07-02

So why only a 4-star review? Cleo's vocal performances and the arrangements are first rate, if restrained, and there's a lack of variety in tempo from song to song. The uniformity lends itself to a lackluster quality overall. I still like the recording, but it is far from my favorite Cleo Laine disc.

The songs are the classic standards that are the hallmarks of American popular music. Out of the 18 songs, there are seven that I think are exceptional as performed here: "I've Got a Crush on You," "Imagination," "I Didn't Know About You," "Alfie," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," "Embraceable You," and "My Funny Valentine."

5 out of 5 stars luscious music.............2007-05-02

When you think of female jazz vocalists, what names come to mind? Often, you hear Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington. Well, add another name to the list--Cleo Laine. This beautiful, British songbird is phenomenally talented and I am surprised that we haven't heard more of her, and that her name isn't more well-recognized. Her lower register is flawless, sexy and carries the grace and the depth of the songs, featured here, with minimal accompaniment (just subtle chords from her pianist). Some of the best songs (in my opinion) include "That Old Feeling" and "Ain't Misbehavin'". The rest of the songs don't fail to disappoint either! Just beautiful.

5 out of 5 stars Just gorgeous!!!.......2001-09-15

All Cleo Laine needed for these wonderful songs were her voice and Laurie Holloway's sensitive piano/string bass backgrounds. This is music to relax by!!!

5 out of 5 stars "Bedroom Music not Yard Music".......2001-05-19

Did you ever hear a piano make love to a singer's voice? This is what you'll hear when you hear this one. Here you have this sexy,breathless voice and this tinkling piano, just giving you tune after tune of heart grabbing music. It's definitely "night music". It's WOW! Just WOW!

4 out of 5 stars Memories Recalled.......2001-03-21

If you have ever sat alone in the darkened corner of a cocktail lounge day dreaming about a warm romantic interlude with the beautiful young lady sitting at the piano, this album will take you back to that memory and the warmth of that innocent affair. Memories recalled are a precious gift.
Got That Feeling!/Moon Child
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Two of Lyte's greatest LPs on one disc
 Got That Feeling!/Moon Child
Johnny Lytle Trios
Manufacturer: Milestone
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ASIN: B00005KHDW
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

  1. Got That Feeling!
  2. Pow-Wow
  3. (In The) Wee Small Hours (Of The Morning)
  4. Big John Grady
  5. The Breeze And I
  6. It Ain't Necessarily So
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  8. Love Is Here To Stay
  9. The Soulful One
  10. Moon Child
  11. Work Song
  12. The Nearness Of You
  13. The Moor Man
  14. A Taste Of Honey
  15. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
  16. Moonlight In Vermont
  17. The House Of Winchester

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Two of Lyte's greatest LPs on one disc.......2006-12-09

This disc consists of the music from two LPs by master-vibist Johnny Lytle, recorded in 1962 & 1963. The LPs in question are "Moon Child" and "Got That Feeling." The music is spectacular and the musicianship impeccable. The Johnny Lytle trio consists of vibes, drums, and organ, and this core trio is augmented by additional talent on each LP, including Milt Hinton (bass) and Ray Barretto (congas). Lytle's playing is profoundly clear, bright and colorful. He was a true musician, and he places each delicious note in the exact perfect place every time, with his lightly funky swing always on the mark. Lytle could not have better accompaniment than the bluesy, churchy organ of Milt Harris, and the buoyant, sizzling drums of Peppy Hinnant. Together with the additional musicians, they create a sound that is magical and totally enveloping. This is swinging, sparkling, effervescent music; crisp and colorful, cool and bluesy, relaxed, exotic, and always refreshing. "Soul" should be worked into that description as well. The sequencing of the LPs could not be better either, as they shift from slow ballad to bluesy swing, to up-tempo workout without ever losing touch with the overall narrative spell. Lytle's chosen instrument is fitting, as he is all about creating a "vibe," and taking the listener away to someplace beautiful, joyous, and timelessly cool. I'm not kidding when I tell you that a mystic spell seems to be cast by these musicians, and it enchants from the infectiously optimistic groove of the first track, "Got That Feeling," straight through to the intense, gospel-fueled swing of the closer, "The House Of Winchester."

The Johnny Lytle Trio was; Johnny Lytle (vibes), Milt Harris (organ), Peppy Hinnant (drums).

GOT THAT FEELING (1963), featured the addition of Milt Hinton on bass.

MOON CHILD (1962), featured the addition of Steve Cooper on bass, and Ray Barretto on conga.

Over 75 minutes of music, and not a second worth skipping. This is a true gem, and a real reward for those of us who bother to search for such things. I rate this an absolute solid five, with no reservations and very high enthusiasm. In my humble opinion, this material is classic.

ENJOY!

P.S. - Lytle released an album called "Moonchild" (one word) in 1991, and it is a completely different recording from the "Moon Child" (two words) that makes up half of this set. Even the All Music Guide has this information messed up, so beware.
That Old Feeling
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    Zoot Sims Quartet
    Manufacturer: Membran/Quadromania Jazz
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    ASIN: B000003H7Q
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    5 out of 5 stars Doesn't Get Much Better.......2001-01-06

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    5 out of 5 stars Two amazing LPs on one CD.......2000-05-25

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    ASIN: B000053HK5
    Release Date: 2001-01-16

    Tracks:

    1. Swanee
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    3. That Certain Feeling
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    5 out of 5 stars The Best Recordings of George Gershwin's Piano Improvisations.......2006-08-09

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