''R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)'' is a 2004 album by
Nancy Wilson, featuring Wilson in duet with
George Shearing,
Toots Thielemans,
Phil Woods, and
Gary Burton
Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...
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At the
47th Grammy Awards
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. They were hosted by Queen Lati ...
, Wilson won the
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, for her performance on this album.
Track listing
# "An Older Man (Is Like an Elegant Wine)" (Lee Wing) – 4:37
# "
Day In, Day Out" (
Rube Bloom
Reuben Bloom (April 24, 1902 – March 30, 1976) was an American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author.
Life and career
Bloom was born and died in New York City. He was Jewish.
During his career, he wo ...
,
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
) – 3:21
# "Why Did I Choose You" (Michael Leonard,
Hugh Martin) – 5:11
# "I Wish I'd Met You" (
Richard Rodney Bennett
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,
Johnny Mandel
John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...
,
Frank Underwood) – 4:59
# "
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (
Duke Ellington
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,
Irving Mills
Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose.
Personal
Mills was ...
,
Henry Nemo) – 3:20
# "
Goodbye
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Film
* ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann
* ''Goodbye'' ...
" (
Gordon Jenkins) – 4:18
# "
How About Me? "How About Me?" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1928. The song is an expression of sorrow over a love affair that is over.
The first recording by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (vocal by Clare Hanlon) was popular in 1928 and the song ha ...
" (
Irving Berlin) – 5:16
# "Minds of Their Own (Dois Corregos)" (Peter Eldridge,
Ivan Lins,
Caetano Veloso) – 4:13
# "
Little Green Apples" (
Bobby Russell
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) – 4:39
# "You'll See" (
Carroll Coates) – 5:08
# "
That's All" (
Alan Brandt,
Bob Haymes) – 3:32
# "
Blame It on My Youth" (
Edward Heyman
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Biogr ...
,
Oscar Levant) – 4:31
Charts
Personnel
Performance
*
Nancy Wilson –
vocals
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*Arranged by Darmon Meader (track: 5), Jay Ashby (tracks: 6, 7, 8, 11),
Johnny Pate (track: 1), Llew Matthews (tracks: 3, 9, 10), Dr. John Wilson (track: 2)
Alto Saxophone – Andres Boiarsky (tracks: 2, 5), Andy Snitzer (tracks: 2 5), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 2, 5)
Arranged by
trings– Jay Ashby (tracks: 3)
Backing Vocals – Jay Ashby (tracks: 4), Kim Nazarian (tracks: 4)
Baritone Saxophone – Jim Germann (tracks: 2, 5)
Bass – Dwayne Dolphin (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 11), Rufus Reid (tracks: 2, 5)
Bass Clarinet – Jim Germann (tracks: 2, 5), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 7)
Cello – David Premo (tracks: 3)
Clarinet – Andy Snitzer (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 2, 5)
Drums – Jamey Haddad (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 11), Lewis Nash (tracks: 2, 5)
Flute – Andres Boiarsky (tracks: 2, 5), Eric DeFade (tracks: 2, 5), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 7)
Guitar – Marty Ashby (tracks: 2, 5, 8)
Keyboards – Ivan Lins (tracks: 8), Jay Ashby (tracks: 6)
Percussion – Jay Ashby (tracks: 6)
Piano – Llew Matthews (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11)
Tenor Saxophone – Andy Snitzer (tracks: 2, 5), Eric DeFade (tracks: 2, 5)
Trombone – Gary Piecka (tracks: 2, 5), Jay Ashby (tracks: 2, 5), Mike Davis* (tracks: 2, 5)
Trombone
ass
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* Buttocks (in informal American English)
* Donkey or ass, ''Equus africanus asinus''
**any other member of the subgenus ''Asinus''
Ass or ASS may also refer to:
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* ''Ass'' (album), 1973 albu ...
– Max Seigel (tracks: 2, 5)
Trumpet – Dennis Reynolds (tracks: 2, 5), Jim Hynes* (tracks: 2, 5), Steve Hawk (tracks: 2, 5)
Viola – Tatjana Mead Chamis (tracks: 3)
Violin – Andrés Cárdenes (tracks: 3)
References
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2004 albums
Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) albums
Albums arranged by Johnny Pate
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
MCG Jazz albums
Vocal jazz albums