Someday My Prince Will Come

Someday My Prince Will Come Artist: Great Jazz Trio
Label: Sony
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 827969281925
EAN: 0827969281925
ASIN: B0002VEY3Q


Release Date: 2004-09-14

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Tracks:

  1. Caravan
  2. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
  3. Moose The Mooche
  4. A Child Is Born
  5. Satin Doll
  6. Someday My Prince Will Come
  7. The Shadow Of Your Smile
  8. Long Ago And Far Away
  9. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
  10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Solid.......2006-02-01

This recording is not musically exceptional and will not change your life. That said, it's a good solid recording by a trio that has been around the block. The Great Jazz Trio, in this incarnation featuring Hank Jones along with brother Elvin on drums plays with the sure hand of folks who have spent a lifetime making just this sort of music. I wouldn't recommend beginning your exploration of jazz music here, but if you have a foundation and like a good, solid trio playing teriffic old chestnuts you may well enjoy spending some time with these comfortable old (reliable) hands.

3 out of 5 stars Legendary artists do not a great recording necessarily make.......2005-01-20

A real disapointment and this comes from a hugh fan of all three. Unfortunately, the real weak link here is Elvin, whose sense of meter was (frankly) rather waning in his last few years. The tone is set from the first tune, Caravan, where Elvin and Richard nearly derail on the bridge. In general, there are two different pockets from the drums and bass on the the entire recording that never entirely "sync" up. And while I realize that the material when played by musicians of this caliber is, to a certain extent , "besides the point", the producer(s) certainly don't show much imagination in song selection. Satin Doll?! C'mon man...Also, the tinny, tubby sound of the drums and lack of warmth of the trademark Elvin brushes sound is distracting. Flashes of brilliance remain but consistentcy is a problen on this particular date. There are hundreds of others recordings that these guys have built their formidable legacies on- It pains me to say that this is not one of them.

4 out of 5 stars band'o brothers.......2004-12-06

The 'great jazz trio' is composed of Hank and Elvin Jones and completed by Richard Davis. This was recorded 2 years ago. Elvin unfortunately passed away earlier this year ('04), and Hank is the last surviving brother. So it is with some bittersweet emotion that you listen to 'a child is born', a song written by their deceased brother Thad.

Even though it is a family tune, it is a standard by all measures, and so are the other songs. Classic bop tunes as moose the mooche, duke tunes like caravan, or satin doll, and lots of ballads. On one of the ballad, long ago and far away, Richard Davis plays the intro and outro with the bow. Richard Davis used to be a bit more avant-garde on his eric dolphy and andrew hill cds (he is on dolphy's 'out to lunch' and hill's 'point of departure' and 'black fire'). Hank Jones plays with the same light and delicate touch as always.

I cannot figure out why in the universe there's a baseball diamond on the cover art (it looks like this cd has a companion in 'autumn leaves' with the same cast, and another baseball picture on the cover). Other than that, this cd is great for someone who wants to hear a classical approach to jazz standards.

5 out of 5 stars A Piece of Historic Inspiration.......2004-11-05

We should all be as vital and inspired as these men are in the later stage of life. This recording will touch you.There is so much history here between these three men and you can hear it and feel it.Check out the new harmonic spin Hank gives Satin Doll and A Child Is Born case in point.

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