Joe Venuti And George Barnes - Gems (1975)

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Title: Gems
Year Of Release: 1975
Label: Concord Jazz [CCD-6014]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 37:58
Total Size: 243 MB(+3%) | 90 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1 - I Want to Be Happy ( Caesar, Youmans ) 2:55
2 - I'm Coming Virginia ( Cook, Heywood ) 3:10
3 - Almost Like Being in Love ( Lerner, Loewe ) 3:33
4 - I'll Never Be the Same ( Kahn, Malneck, Signorelli ) 5:05
5 - Oh Baby ( Murphy ) 3:30
6 - Hindustan ( Wallace, Weeks ) 2:55
7 - Lover ( Hart, Rodgers ) 3:49
8 - Humoresque ( Dvorak ) 4:54
9 - Poor Butterfly ( Golden, Hubbell ) 4:06
10 - Oh, Lady Be Good ( Gershwin, Gershwin ) 3:13
Joe Venuti And George Barnes - Gems (1975)

personnel :

Joe Venuti - violin
George Barnes - guitar
Herb Mickman - bass
Bob Gibbons - rhythm guitar
Jake Hanna - drums

This matchup between violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist George Barnes works quite well. With fine accompaniment from rhythm guitarist Bob Gibbons, bassist Herb Mickman and drummer Jake Hanna, the lead voices are free to romp on the ten standards. There are many high points, including "I Want to Be Happy," "Oh Baby," "Hindustan" and "Lady Be Good."~Scott Yanow