Jack Jones RIP

[Teasing the Korean]

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Edited October 24, 2024 by Teasing the Korean

[JSngry]

RIP

He was sometimes quite better than his material, but when they were equally matched, hey...the man was a singer.

[sgcim]

RIP. A keyboard player I used to work with was his Musical Director on the Norwegian cruise line. He said it was the best gig he ever did. JJ treated the musicians like they were human beings, something unheard of for the last 40 years or so. Was a great guy and singer.

[Teasing the Korean]

  On 10/24/2024 at 7:33 PM, JSngry said:

RIP

He was sometimes quite better than his material, but when they were equally matched, hey...the man was a singer.

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Agreed.  His material wasn't always the best, but he had a fantastic voice.  Very resonant, sounding like a baritone in the low register, and a tenor in the high register.  

I may have told this story here before:  I saw Jack live circa 2007.  He did a version of "Our Love is Here to Stay."  The first chorus was very quiet and restrained.  He was walking through the audience and singing to people along the way.

Just when the second chorus kicked in, with the drummer going to the ride cymbal and the bass walking, Jack gets right in the face of an older woman, skips the first line (It's very clear), and let's out a high Robert Plant wail from out of nowhere.  I thought she was going to have a heart attack!

[GA Russell]

RIP Jack Jones!

I was a fan.  Rightly or wrongly, I thought (and I suppose I still do) that the quality and style of Jones and his peers distinctly depended upon the record label.  Jones was on Kapp.  Como was on RCA.  Steve and Eydie (and many others) were on Columbia.  Sinatra and Martin were on Reprise.  I thought that each label had its own sound (presumably because of the arranger, but perhaps the a&r man was more important).

All of this is to say that I liked Jones' records on Kapp much more than those of the many stars on Columbia.

[JSngry]

From Kapp, Jones went to RCA, where he made some really good albums as well. Steve Swallow played on one!

 

 

[Teasing the Korean]

  On 10/24/2024 at 10:32 PM, GA Russell said:

RIP Jack Jones!

I was a fan.  Rightly or wrongly, I thought (and I suppose I still do) that the quality and style of Jones and his peers distinctly depended upon the record label.  Jones was on Kapp.  Como was on RCA.  Steve and Eydie (and many others) were on Columbia.  Sinatra and Martin were on Reprise.  I thought that each label had its own sound (presumably because of the arranger, but perhaps the a&r man was more important).

All of this is to say that I liked Jones' records on Kapp much more than those of the many stars on Columbia.

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Jack was on Kapp, but some of his stuff was recorded at Columbia's 30th Street studio, so he has that distinctive reverb on his voice! 

[JSngry]

Check out this one on RCA:

Repertoire is suspect as hell, but between Pat Williams not even slightly dumbed down arrangements and the then-new clarity of recording on eight(?) tracks, it's a treat both musically and sonically!

[Joe]

Dig Jack Jones' wonderful contributions to the Cartoon Network miniseries OVER THE GARDEN WALL (essential autumn viewing IMO).

 

[Teasing the Korean]

We saw Jack live twice.  The first time was in 2007, with an orchestra.  I was working the concert.  During the break between sets, I told him how much I loved his album with Michel Legrand.  He said that one was among his own favorites.  He did "One at a Time" that night, with the same arrangement as on the LP.

 

 

[Teasing the Korean]

So now that Jack and Tony are gone, that leaves Johnny Mathis. 

[gmonahan]

He came late to the "age" of sincere standards singing, but he made a really fine career out of it.  I like those Kapp records. RIP.

 

[Teasing the Korean]

Disco Wives and Lovers:

 

[GA Russell]

  On 11/2/2024 at 9:29 PM, Teasing the Korean said:

Disco Wives and Lovers:

 

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I don't remember his recording for Polydor.  Learn something new!

[Teasing the Korean]

  On 11/3/2024 at 2:19 AM, GA Russell said:

I don't remember his recording for Polydor.  Learn something new!

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Our copy is on MGM.  Did they get gobbled up by Polygram?  Which is now EMI/Universal?

Small world:

Yesterday, as I was posting "Disco Wives and Lovers,"  Ms. TTK was out collecting a treasure trove of Jack Jones Kapp and RCA LPs that were given to her.  Most look pristine.  I will give them a scrub on the ol' Nitty Gritty and post in the "what vinyl" thread.

[Hardbopjazz]

RIP. 

[GA Russell]

  On 11/3/2024 at 1:20 PM, Teasing the Korean said:

Our copy is on MGM.  

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I don't remember his recording for MGM either!  😄