Wide My World, Narrow My Bed
| Wide My World, Narrow My Bed | |
| Created by: | sparkymonroe |
| Tracks: | 21 |
| Length: | 00:05:33 |
| Keywords |
1. jazz 2. vocals 3. ella fitzgerald |
| Created on | 6/11/09 12:42pm |
| Level | 2 |
| Points | 1427 |
| Total visitors | 22 |
| Unique visitors | 13 |
description:
I met this great girl in NYC and we went drinking for a few hours. We live thousands of miles apart. She wanted a mixtape with jazz vocals on it. So here it is. She also had other mixtape requests which I intend to honour as well. It's been a long time since I've put together a jazz mix and I've never done so with the restriction of only including jazz songs with vocals. The title is from the lyrics to the Cannonball Adderly song "Never Will I Marry" with vocals by the underappreciated Nancy Wilson.
Download:
http://tinyurl.com/knh5bm
Download:
http://tinyurl.com/knh5bm
tracklist
| 1 | Rene Marie : I Like You |
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Rene Marie's voice was a welcome distraction and a lovely discovery for my depressed and lonesome heart as I tried to forget my troubles in a Warsaw record shop. I think she's an amazing talent.
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Rene Marie's voice was a welcome distraction and a lovely discovery for my depressed and lonesome heart as I tried to forget my troubles in a Warsaw record shop. I think she's an amazing talent. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Diana Krall : I Remember You |
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Smooth, but not overly so, I dig this.
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Smooth, but not overly so, I dig this. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Sarah Vaughn : They Can't Take That Away From Me |
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A personal jazz mixtape stand-by. If I never see that girl again, well, like the song says....
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A personal jazz mixtape stand-by. If I never see that girl again, well, like the song says.... SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Fiona Apple : Window |
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While not well recognized as a jazz vocalist per se, Fiona fits in just fine on this mix. Purist, I ain't.
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Track 4 from Extraordinary Machine
Length: 00:05:33 Year: 2005 |
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While not well recognized as a jazz vocalist per se, Fiona fits in just fine on this mix. Purist, I ain't. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Nina Simone : Lilac Wine |
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I came across this song on an album where current indie acts remixed jazz songs. The original makes me feel the 3 A.M. all alone blues.
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I came across this song on an album where current indie acts remixed jazz songs. The original makes me feel the 3 A.M. all alone blues. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Cannonball Adderly w/ Nancy Wilson : Never Will I Marry |
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Nancy Wilson's vocals sound so open and so desperate to convince herself of the truth of the song's words.
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Nancy Wilson's vocals sound so open and so desperate to convince herself of the truth of the song's words. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Dinah Washington : Cry Me a River |
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The opening few seconds sound like Anglo Badalamenti's hand was involved in the composition.
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The opening few seconds sound like Anglo Badalamenti's hand was involved in the composition. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Stringmansassy : Beautiful Day |
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Aussie group with really great jazzy vocals. Thank you to Anna in Deutschland for this one.
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Aussie group with really great jazzy vocals. Thank you to Anna in Deutschland for this one. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Dizzy Gillespie w/ Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt : On the Sunny Side of the Street |
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Dizzy sings! One of the most optimistic songs I have ever heard in my life. Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins both provide dope solos to make this an even more surefire keeper.
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Dizzy sings! One of the most optimistic songs I have ever heard in my life. Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins both provide dope solos to make this an even more surefire keeper. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Teddy Wilson w/ his orchestra ft. Billie Holiday : Things Are Looking Up |
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Thanks to sadpanda for this song, which he included in an unyet released mix collaboration. Billie Holiday always lives up to the legend.
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Thanks to sadpanda for this song, which he included in an unyet released mix collaboration. Billie Holiday always lives up to the legend. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Eva Cassidy : Songbird |
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Pure pitch, sonorous to the nth. She was taken from us too soon.
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Pure pitch, sonorous to the nth. She was taken from us too soon. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Minnie Ripperton : Inside My Love |
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For all you hip hop trivia folks, A Tribe Called Quest sampled Minnie's crystal breaking voice from this song for their track "Lyrics to Go". I had no idea it was a human voice. Until I heard this song, I thought it was a synth tone. Anyway, this song is sex, the female version of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". Minnie was taken from us too soon also.
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For all you hip hop trivia folks, A Tribe Called Quest sampled Minnie's crystal breaking voice from this song for their track "Lyrics to Go". I had no idea it was a human voice. Until I heard this song, I thought it was a synth tone. Anyway, this song is sex, the female version of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". Minnie was taken from us too soon also. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Nina Simone : Lilac Wine (The Album Leaf remix) |
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I know I included the original earlier on, but this song breaks up some of the samey-ness without sacrificing the spirit. Beautiful song with some modern stylings.
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I know I included the original earlier on, but this song breaks up some of the samey-ness without sacrificing the spirit. Beautiful song with some modern stylings. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Stan Getz w/ Astrud Gilberto : The Telephone Song |
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I own a bunch of jazz on vinyl and this is one I found by accident a few years ago. Latin tinged and coyly sung, it's short but sweet.
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I own a bunch of jazz on vinyl and this is one I found by accident a few years ago. Latin tinged and coyly sung, it's short but sweet. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Cal Tjader w/ Carmen McRae : Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me |
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Another latin groove. This time with the Cal's vibraphone and Carmen McRae.
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Another latin groove. This time with the Cal's vibraphone and Carmen McRae. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Martine Girault : Revival |
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I love acid jazz and this song in no way comprimises the mix. Classic track from the early 90's.
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I love acid jazz and this song in no way comprimises the mix. Classic track from the early 90's. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Nina Simone : Mood Indigo |
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I dig Nina.
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I dig Nina. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Carmen McRae : A Foggy Day |
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This song is short but includes a reference to a foggy London Day and meeting a Stranger in the British Museum. Since I'm making a tape for someone I met pleasantly and unexpectedly while traveling, I felt like this song should make the cut. I really do like this girl, but, well you know, great distances make for a cold dish of reality. I hope she never reads this, by the way. I don't want to hope too hard.
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This song is short but includes a reference to a foggy London Day and meeting a Stranger in the British Museum. Since I'm making a tape for someone I met pleasantly and unexpectedly while traveling, I felt like this song should make the cut. I really do like this girl, but, well you know, great distances make for a cold dish of reality. I hope she never reads this, by the way. I don't want to hope too hard. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | The Ink Spots w/ Ella Fitzgerald : It's Only a Paper Moon |
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This song charted in the 40's. Songs of longing go far sometimes.
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This song charted in the 40's. Songs of longing go far sometimes. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Abbey Lincoln : For All We Know |
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This song opens the film Drugstore Cowboy. I'll never forget that fact.
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This song opens the film Drugstore Cowboy. I'll never forget that fact. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | Chrissie Hynde : I Wish You Love |
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When I discovered this was Chrissie Hynde singing this jazz standard, I was really surprised. When I give this mix to the girl I met, I wonder if she'll think I'm trying to say something to her without really saying it. I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say, so who knows? I do wish her love and happiness and all the rest. And so concludes this mix.
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When I discovered this was Chrissie Hynde singing this jazz standard, I was really surprised. When I give this mix to the girl I met, I wonder if she'll think I'm trying to say something to her without really saying it. I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say, so who knows? I do wish her love and happiness and all the rest. And so concludes this mix. SHOW LESS
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Team Robot Member
This is the bomb. I like this very much and it is all the better for having no Norah Jones on it. Some unusual picks which make this really special
6/17/09 11:21pm
The Yay! Badge VII
I want to know what her reaction to this is. I am very curious to listen to this. Great mix.
6/12/09 7:38am
