Jazz for Lovers [Prestige]

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Esmond Edwards; Ozzie Cadena; Bob Weinstock
Distributor: Distribution N. America

Notes: Personnel: Marty Bell (vocals); Joe Puma, Kenny Burrell, Barry Galbraith, Mundell Lowe (guitar); Al Klink (flute, bass clarinet); Herbie Mann (alto flute); Jack Nimitz (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Zoot Sims (saxophone, alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Hank Mobley, Johnny Griffin (saxophone); Ernie Henry (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Ammons, Arnett Cobb, Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone); Don Elliott (trumpet, vibraphone); Clark Terry, Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Joe Thomas , Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Art Farmer, Nick Travis (trumpet); J.J. Johnson , Urbie Green (trombone); John Lewis, Claude Hopkins, George Handy, Robert Corwin , Hank Jones , Junior Mance, Kenny Drew, Red Garland, Richard Wyands, Shirley Scott, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris , Wynton Kelly (piano); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Connie Kay, Eddie Locke, Jimmy Campbell , J.C. Heard, Jo Jones , Max Roach, Osie Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Art Taylor, Arthur Edgehill, Wilbert G.T. Hogan, Ed Shaughnessy, Charlie Persip, Charlie Smith (drums). Recording information: New York, NY (02/20/1956-05/02/1957). Photographer: Aoi Tsutsumi. Unknown Contributor Roles: Ernie Henry; Marty Bell; Herbie Mann. Arrangers: Clark Terry; George Handy. Taking a hint from 32 Jazz, whose compilations garnered remarkable commercial success in the late '90s, Prestige Records revived its Jazz for Lovers compilation series which had originally been issued in the mid-'60s. The first new collection, also titled Jazz for Lovers, was released in 1999; it featured a collection of instrumental versions of jazz standards, mostly pulled from Prestige recordings in the late '50s and early '60s. The song list reads like a who's who of great soul jazz and hard bop artists, including Miles Davis, Art Farmer, Clark Terry and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Highlights include Gene Ammons' sweet and gentle version of "Someone to Watch Over Me" and Farmer's lingering, soulful version of "When Your Lover Has Gone." The overall collection is not very innovative or challenging and the all-instrumental versions of the songs rob them of some of their romantic content, but the album is definitely pleasant and soothing and sets a romantic mood. ~ Stacia Proefrock

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