Beauty and the Prince

13 Tracks 1 Disc

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1. The meaning of the blues
2. The blessing
3. Love will grow (Beauty and the Prince)
4. Stolen moments
5. The peacocks
6. Three views of a secret
7. Bjudyful
8. I think of you (= Thinking of you)
9. Ladies in Mercedes
10. Body and soul
11. That's what I say (= Jordu)
12. Sojourn
13. Young Folks

Guitarist Jeanfrançois Prins has once again created a rich, multi-textured musical tapestry with a collection of grooving jazz standards, originals, and fusion tunes. The interaction between Prins and his band, each a world-renowned player in his own right, shows the intense listening and mutual inspiration felt by all. Note that he cut here the first guitar version of Jimmy Rowles’ magnificent melody “The Peacocks”

Judy Niemack appears as a guest vocalist on 8 tracks, and sails through tricky arrangements, scats like an angel, and delivers lyrics with heartfelt emotion.

Piano master Fred Hersch appears on 7 tracks, as brilliant and interactive as ever, whether weaving his luxuriant harmonies around Niemack’s voice or co-composing intricate fugue-like lines in real time with Prins.

Originally released by AMC in 1993 under the same title.

Released : 01/01/2001
Recorded : 1993
Reference : GAM 916
Support : CD
Label : GAM RECORDS