Jazz to Soul

Jazz to Soul Artist: Aretha Franklin
Label: Sony
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 074644851526
EAN: 0074644851526
ASIN: B00000281R


Release Date: 1992-07-14

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Listmania:

  1. Essential Aretha Franklin CDs
  2. John Hammond Finds

Tracks:

  1. Today I Sing The Blues
  2. By Myself (Blue)
  3. Maybe I'm A Fool
  4. All Night Long
  5. Blue Holiday
  6. Nobody Like You
  7. Sweet Lover
  8. Just For A Thrill
  9. If Ever I Would Leave You
  10. Once In A While
  11. This Bitter Earth
  12. God Bless The Child
  13. Skylark
  14. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
  15. Drinking Again
  16. What A Difference A Day Made (Makes)
  17. Unforgettable
  18. Love For Sale
  19. Misty
  20. Impossible
  21. This Could Be The Start Of Something (Big)

Tracks:

  1. Won't Be Long
  2. Operation Heartbreak
  3. Soulville
  4. Runnin' Out Of Fools
  5. Trouble In Mind
  6. Walk On By
  7. Every Little Bit Hurts
  8. Mockingbird
  9. You'll Lose A Good Thing
  10. Cry Like A Baby
  11. Take It Like You Give It
  12. Land Of Dreams
  13. Can't You Just See Me
  14. (No, No) I'm Losing You
  15. Bit Of Soul
  16. Why Was I Born?
  17. Until You Were Gone
  18. Lee Cross

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jazz from the Queen of Soul!.......2007-01-27

This was an amazing collection of jazz standards as interpreted by the amazingly soulful vocal standards of the Queen herself miss Aretha Franklin. A must for Jazz and Soul music lovers, beautifuly orchestrated and recorded. A definite 5 stars!!!

5 out of 5 stars Queen of Soul delivers soulful jazzy, bluesy sound.......2005-07-23

I always listen to disc 1 of this compilation of jazz and blues by the Queen of Soul whenever I,m winding down from a long hard day. It helps me to relax, and Aretha delivers a great soulful sound. Her strong gospel background is evident in her style of singing.

5 out of 5 stars Operation Heartbreak !.......2002-03-18

In 1961 (Oh by the way I love the cover photo of a very beautiful young Aretha) In 1961 before the constant array of hits started to flow at Atlantic records Aretha had a top R&B hit on the national charts. It's one of those classic pieces of soul music- In fact it's one of the best soul ballads of the early 60's. The long forgotten "Operation Heartbreak". This is the only cd available that contains this classic featuring a youthful sounding Aretha. Al Issacs in the early to mid 90's in Birmingham,Alabama on WATV used to play this classic on his Saturday blues show. Some had heard it for the first time but the response to the song was always phenomenal. I now feature this classic on my Dr.Blues and Boogie show that I'm trying diligently to get syndicated.

5 out of 5 stars Aretha Franklin: From Jazz To Everything!.......2001-11-26

Aretha Franklin has always been a Powerhouse of a singer. She's even been called a genious. Although her greatest acclaim came after several (mainly hitless) years at Columbia Records, her evolution there is finally being recognized. The two CD set "Jazz To Soul" is an excellent and worthy showcase of her early work at the label. Aretha swings, bops, pleads, testifies, and exclaims for her place in the historical arena of great voices that will not be denied what's rightfully theirs. Critics have long dimissed a lot her early work as "bloated" productions, but this two CD set easily dilutes those assessments. While it's difficult for me to recommend any one song, I must make special note of "Impossible". Here's a young, unfettered Aretha, yielding a soulful, tender testimonial of love. The notes across the front cover of Aretha's first Columbia Lp exclaimed that "She doesn't knock at the door, she breaks it down!" Just one listen to this fine set and my feeling is that door is forever unhinged.

4 out of 5 stars Skip the first CD,second is much much better.......2001-07-11

Althought official story said that Aretha Franklin suddenly blossomed when she left "Columbia",I love her early recordings.The voice was always there,piano playing was always there,its just influence of her then-husband-manager that drowns down a bit the whole picture,as he clearly had ambition to make his wife a night club ballad singer.For that reason I usualy skip the first CD on this collection,which is overproduced and Aretha doesn't sound comfortable on standards,but I prefer second CD which shows her rhytm & blues potential.It shows that her work for "Atlantic" was just a natural progression,there would never be "Respect" if she did not already have "Wont Be Long" or "Soulville" or "Lee Cross".

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  2. Dangerous Vision ~ Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts
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  5. Porgy and Bess/Bye Bye Birdie ~ Bill Potts
  6. Regina Carter ~ Regina Carter
  7. Something Old, Something New ~ Dizzy Gillespie
  8. Ballad Essentials ~ Scott Hamilton
  9. Masterpiece Guitars ~ Steve Howe, Martin Taylor
  10. Sonny Rollins Plus Four ~ Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Max Roach

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