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Nancy Wilson - R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) Audio CD

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Nancy Wilson Band: Nancy Wilson
Title: R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
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Release Date: 2004-08-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Older Man (Is Like an Elegant Wine) - Toots Thielemans, , Nancy Wilson, Phil Woods 2: Day in, Day Out - Nancy Wilson 3: Why Did I Choose You - Kenny Lattimore, , Nancy Wilson 4: I Wish I'd Met You - Joe Negri, , Nancy Wilson 5: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Nancy Wilson, Phil Woods 6: Goodbye - Nancy Wilson 7: How About Me? - Paquito d'Rivera, , Nancy Wilson 8: Minds of Their Own (Dois Corregos) - Ivan Lins, , Nancy Wilson 9: Little Green Apples - Nancy Wilson 10: You'll See - Bill Watrous, , Nancy Wilson 11: That's All - Gary Burton, , Nancy Wilson 12: Blame It on My Youth - George Shearing, , Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson is amazing
If you love music---you'll love this. Nancy Wilson continues to reign as the queen of smooth, hot, melting jazz. Another home run from a legendary artist. A favorite purchase that every collector should have in his/her library--unless you don't like great music!.


Still in Love with Nancy!
I've been a fan of Nancy Wilson since the Fall of 1963. I'll keep my review brief and simple. It's as if every song she's ever recorded, every live performance she's ever given and every one of her practice sessions for the past forty plus years have been just warm ups to R. S. V. P. Some reviewers are commenting on technicalities of midrange vibratos, etc. That's not the point of listening to a CD (unless you're a professional reviewer which none of us here should be). Every song on this CD is perfection. Her accompanists (both vocal and especially instrumental) are also incredible. I've lost track of how many times I've listened to it (often with headphones to pick up every nuance of her voice). Buy it. Share it. Love it.


Always a class Act!
I love the material chosen for this collection as well as most of the collaberations. Nancy Wilson has always delivered a consistant and dependable great performance. Bravo to Ms. Wilson again!.


Finally- back to what she sings best
The selections, arrangements and vocals are all top notch. This is a great jazz album. I am glad she has gotten back to what she does best instead of all of those "contemporary" albums with mediocre material she seemed to be doing for a while. .


A Gorgeous Effort
I respect their opinion, though I don't agree with it. The New Yorker lists this as one of the ten best albums of the year. But it is a 5-star album, and one worth owning.

This album is gorgeous. It consists of Nancy Wilson, now a senior citizen, dueting with numerous musicians, principally jazz musicians. But the concept of the album is quite different than Sinatra's, Bennett's, or Brother Ray's career-end albums of duets with various singers. Here, except for two singers (Kenny Lattimore and Ivan Lins) the musicians are instrumentalists; and the guest artists really are accompanying Ms. Wilson. The whole album has the feel of a glass of dubonnet by candlelight, at the end of a very good day. In particular, "Minds of their Own", "Little Green Apples", "Why Did I Choose You", and "You'll See" are just drop-dead gorgeous.

So, why do I not quite agree with The New Yorker? Sadly, as in the case of Tony Bennett and Jimmy Scott, Ms. Wilson in her golden years has lost the tightness in her voice which governs vibrato. She still has fabulous breath control, and can power a loud note; but when she's singing at midrange in a mezzo voice, her vibrato goes wide all over the place and misses the center of the note. It's noticeable throughout.

So when I say that this is a Gorgeous Effort, I mean that literally: this album is gorgeous; and it--unlike her seminal albums from 40 years ago with Cannonball Adderly and George Shearing--is an effort.

5 stars nevertheless. RC .


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