Deedles is a Jazz album by Diane Schuur, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 23 pressings tracked.
About
On her 1984 debut album, vocalist/pianist Diane “Deedles” Schuur triumphs from the start (a fluid, assured vocal delivery on the standard “The Very Thought of You”) to the end (a duo version of “Amazing Grace” with her on piano and coproducer Dave Grusin on keyboards). <i>Deedles</i> is both traditional, with a 20-piece string section, and contemporary-sounding, with electric bass throughout. Schuur’s career-long penchant for tackling the contemporary songbook is established here with a pair of numbers from the '70s: Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind” (one of two tracks to feature her mentor, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz) and Jackson Browne’s “Rock Me on the Water.” It’s definitely an album of its time, with Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer and occasional Simmons electronic drums. But her effortless scat interpolating of the circus favorite “Entrance of the Gladiators” into Ellington’s “I’m Beginning to See the Light” is evergreen.
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Tracklist
- 1The Very Thought of You4:48
- 2New York State of Mind5:20
- 3Teach Me Tonight3:54
- 4I'm Beginning to See the Light2:35
- 5I'll Close My Eyes4:21
- 6Reverend Lee4:13
- 7I'm Just Fooling Myself3:22
- 8Rock Me on the Water4:59
- 9Can't Stop a Woman in Love4:42
- 10Amazing Grace3:18
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- velvety
- intimate
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry FinclairSTRINGS
- Buddy WilliamsFEATURING DRUMS ELECTRONIC DRUMS
- Charles LiboveSTRINGS
- Charles McCrackenSTRINGS
- Dan DeanFEATURING BASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Dave GrusinARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
- Diane SchuurVOCALS PIANO
- Don GrusinFEATURING SYNTHESIZER
- Elena BarereSTRINGS
- Gerald TarackSTRINGS
- Gloria AgostiniHARP
- Harry LookofskySTRINGS
- Howard RobertsFEATURING ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Jan MullenSTRINGS
- Jean IngrahamSTRINGS
- John PintavalleSTRINGS
- Julien BarberSTRINGS
- LaMar AlsopSTRINGS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 23 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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