Live East/West: Birdland/Yoshi's 2CD Set
(Audio CD) by Jacqui Naylor
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Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
March 15, 2005
Studio:
Ruby Records
Number Of Discs:
2
Format:
Live
Average Customer Rating:
based on 17 reviews
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1.
Thank You Baby
2.
Once in a Lifetime - Jacqui Naylor, Byrne, David
3.
We'll Fly
4.
For What It's Worth - Jacqui Naylor, Stills
5.
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Jacqui Naylor, King
6.
Don't Let the Bastard Get You Down
7.
My Funny Valentine - Jacqui Naylor, Rodgers, Richard
8.
The Wind
9.
But Not for Me - Jacqui Naylor, Gershwin
10.
Julie's Song
11.
It'll Be Fine
12.
Me & Mr. Jones - Jacqui Naylor, Gamble
Disc: 2
1.
City by the Bay
2.
Black Coffee - Jacqui Naylor, Webster
3.
Angel - Jacqui Naylor, Hendrix
4.
So Far Away - Jacqui Naylor, King, Carole
5.
Calling You
6.
Money - Jacqui Naylor, Waters
7.
Before I'm Gone
8.
Cheese Puff Daddy
9.
Peace in Our Lifetime
10.
No Moon at All - Jacqui Naylor, Mann, Dave [Piano]
11.
Christmas Ain't What It Used to Be
12.
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - Jacqui Naylor, Taylor
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My favorite Jacqui Naylor albumFeb 04, 2007 For whatever reason, this album really makes me feel like I'm at the show. Personality, humor, music--the whole experience--just seems to grab me. It's brave, experimental, and classy all rolled into one.
The sound qulity is distinctly live--this doesn't sound like a studio album--then again its not.
Its always good when your favorite has two disks--a bit of Christmas year round!
1 of 7 found the following review helpful:
TO COOL TO BE COOLDec 29, 2005 I HAVE HER PREVIOUS RECORDINGS AND ADMIRE HER FOR BEING AN ARTIST RECORDING ON HER OWN LABEL. THIS RELEASE HOWEVER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THERE ARE FAR TWO MANY OF THE NEW CROP OF SO CALLED JAZZ SINGERS TRYING TO MIX IT UP TO MUCH TO INCLUDE COUNTRY/FOLK, JAZZ AND POP WITH AN ACOUSTIC BAND..ITS ALL STARTING TO SOUND THE SAME. DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER NORAH JONES/DIANA KRALL/CASSANDRA WILSON ETC..
ONE SINGER THAT DOES MANAGE TO CARRY IT OFF IS CARMEN LUNDY A TRULY AWSOME VOCALIST AND SONGWRITER CARMEN IS CAPABLE OF MIXING AND BLENDING SONGS TO AMAZING EFFECT.
THIS ONE IS A DISSAPOINTING PURCHASE FOR ME
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A soft 5; But still a 5Jul 11, 2005 If I had heard Jacqui Naylor's "East West", a 2 disc compilation recorded live at Birdland in NYC in 2003 and 2004 (disc 1) and at Yoshi's in Oakland, Ca at Christmastime in 2003 (disc 2) a year ago, I probably would have given it a 5 and a rave review. But I've gotten a little more jaded in the past year. There are just so many superbly talented yet relatively unknown jazz chanteuses out there, that I have to have something more than impressive eclecticism--which this album certainly is--to get to me.
I ran into this problem very recently with two very fine albums: Dena DeRose's "A Walk in the Park" and Kate McGarry's "Mercy Streets"; and I gave both 4 stars for that reason. I would do that to this album as well, but for these things:
1) The voice: Jacqui Naylor has one of the most arresting voices in all of jazz today. Thick, deep, and lush, at times she reminds me of Lady Day. But unlike Madeleine Peyroux, Ms. Naylor is not trying to copy Lady Day. At other times when singing more lightly (especially on the gorgeous set-ender,James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"), she sounds more like Rickie Lee Jones. On the original cover of "So Far Away", she actually sounds like Carole King, but doesn't copy Ms. King at all. She's a vocal chameleon--but she always sounds very, very good.
2) The originals: I like her originals the best in this album,and she has a lot of them. "Julie's Song" is a great tome to a decades-long friend, whose friendship has waxed and waned but never died. "Calling You" has her brilliant accompanist and songwriting collaborator, Art Khu, showing off his considerable pianistic chops to maximum advantage. "Don't Let the Bastard Get You Down" and "Cheese Puff Daddy" are pungent, sardonic originals. "Peace in Our Lifetime" is exactly what the title implies, and is played that way. And in our never-ending quest to find a new Christmas song to play ad nauseum into a standard, may I suggest "Christmas Ain't What it Used to Be", complete with riffs from more famous carols?
3) The covers: There is only one "Great American Songbook" cover here, and it is the most swinging piece on the album: Gershwin's "But Not For Me." The Naylor-Khu duo picks some most interesting, more contemporary pieces to cover: Jimi's "Angel"; Pink Floyd's "Money"; Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth"; and the legendary Gamble-Huff "Me & Mr. Jones", with a sex change from the famous rendition by Billy Paul for obvious reasons! This is the first time I've heard jazz covers of any of these, and while they don't all work, I give Ms. Naylor and Mr. Khu an "A" for effort. If jazz is to survive, it must quit re-mining and re-mining tin pan alley; and these musicians understand that.
4) A double album: With 24 selections to choose from, I can pick out the best 12 in my opinion, and easily come up with a 5-star album. That's not to say that all albums should be double-disced, or that my top 12 would be your top 12. But with 24 selections, there's enough really good stuff here to make this album stick in the memory for quite awhile. RC
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Very GoodJun 12, 2005 The label sent me this double CD because of a review I had written of a Diana Krall release, perhaps one of those in which I bemoaned the qualitative reduction of the traditional jazz trio sound to syrupy string arrangements and overproduction. This CD is the antithesis of that. I am impressed both by the quality of Ms. Naylor's vocal work and the tasteful arrangements by Mr. Khu. I notice that another reviewer compared this release unfavorably to the most recent work of Madeleine Peyroux. I have the opposite reaction. Ms. Peyroux has a beautiful and distinctive voice, but I find that it overpowers the songs in a way that Ms. Naylor's vocal treatments do not. Indeed, Jacqui sings in a straightforward and accessible style in which the melodic quality of the songs that she has chosen shines through. Each song is its own world, which is as it should be. And the restrained instrumentation provides great backing for these songs, while also showcasing some wonderful artistry on the part of the band. I particularly liked the electric organ work on the Birdland portion of the release, and the solid background vocals of Alison Evans and Rebekah Ekberg. My favorite work is Naylor and Khu's "Don't Let the Bastard Get You Down", but all of the original songs are so good that I wished there were more of them and fewer covers. In summary, I would highly recommend this release for anyone who appreciates the earlier work of Diana Krall. It really is very good.
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Magic, pure magic--tell me more and then someMay 08, 2005 I picked up my copy of East/West after attending Jacqui Naylor's sensational performance at the Plush Room (April 2005). So we had the benefit of an up-close in-person treatment of many of the songs in this album--actually a double disc delight. We then took the album with us on a three day trip the next day--so we got a good chance to savor it. Here's what I think.
Quality production, top rank musicians, a singer who is threatening Diana Krall's supremacy in versatility and is head to head with Karrin Allyson in singing the blues. The venues on the East and West coasts are known to jazz people everywhere--great idea to combine them. If you go to jazz shows then you'll know that these rooms bring out the best in the artists. Nevertheless, there is nothing to replace seeing Jacqui and her group in person. Superb.
I grabbed the West disc for my car, my wife grabbed the East disc for her car--what a way to ensure family harmony! Among the many, many songs, you'll realy enjoy "Don't Let the Bastard Get You Down" and "Thank You Baby". The live audience loved Jacqui's introduction when she told about KCSM playing the Bastard song and getting phone calls prtesting the B-word! (In the Bay Area!!)
This talented lady does June Christy one better and that is saying something. After the live show I told her she had an instinct for the blues. Then I heard East/West and there it was! Thanks Jacqui!
Here's an "inside story" which you might enjoy. I emailed Jacqui before her Plush Room show and asked her to sing "Tell Me More, and More, and Then Some" which is on her first album ("Jacqui")and she obliged in the live show. Let me tell you, that brought the house down. AFTER the show I was a block away and people were STILL telling me how they loved the song and the show. So buy "Jacqui" and buy "East/West". In other words, we have a star on our hands, ladies and gents.
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