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The Rare Delight of You is a 2002 album by
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John PizzarelliJohn Pizzarelli, Jr. is an American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader. He has had a lengthy career as a recording artist, performing for a variety of labels that include Telarc Records, RCA Records and Chesky Records, among others. He has recorded twenty-three albums of his own,...
accompanied by the George Shearing Quintet, led by
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George ShearingSir George Shearing OBE is an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group which recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records...
. Interspersed throughout are some established
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s as well as a few traditional pop ballads.
Track listing
- If Dreams Come True
- The Lady's In Love With You
- Everything Happens To Me
- Lulu's Back In Town
- Something To Remember You By
- Lemon Twist
- Lost April
- Problem
- The Rare Delight Of You
- Shine On Your Shoes
- Indian Summer
- Be Careful It's My Heart
- September In The Rain
- I Predict
- Lucky To Be Me
Personnel
- John Pizzarelli - vocals, guitar
The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
- George Shearing
Sir George Shearing OBE is an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group which recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records...
- pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Ted Piltzecker - vibraphone
The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family....
- Reg Schwager - guitar
- Neil Swainson - double-bass
- Dennis Mackrel - drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...