Ray Nance • Body And Soul

Ray no sólo fue violinista sino también trompetista y cantante. Este disco es de su faceta con el violín del año 1969.

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 Ray was not only cool but also trumpeter and singer. This album is his role with the violin of 1969.

 

 

Review by Ken Dryden

This is a very unusual date by Ray Nance, as he sticks exclusively to violin with an occasional vocal. Accompanied by either Jaki Byard or Roland Hanna on piano, the shifting supporting cast also includes guitarists Tiny Grimes and Tommy Lucas, and tenor saxophonist Brew Moore. Nance swings like mad through "Get Happy" with some hot licks from Grimes and Lucas, and delivers a poignant "Body and Soul" in a duet with Hanna. Some of the pop tunes from the 1960s fare less well, especially the rather monotonous "Sunny" and an uninspired arrangement of the gospel tune "Oh Happy Day." The two tracks from the Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn songbook are the album's highlights. "Guitar Amour" (which strangely omitted guitar in the many renditions of it by Ellington) has a gypsy flavor. But the masterpiece of this long unavailable LP is Nance's dirge-like duet with Hanna of "Take the 'A' Train" (which Nance had earlier performed at Strayhorn's memorial service); it is difficult not to be moved by this emotional arrangement, which contrasts starkly with typical recordings of it.

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Revisión por Ken Dryden

Esta es una fecha muy inusual de Ray Nance, ya que se adhiere exclusivamente al violín con una voz ocasional. Acompañado por Jaki Byard o Roland Hanna en el piano, el cambiante reparto también incluye a los guitarristas Tiny Grimes y Tommy Lucas, y al saxofonista tenor Brew Moore. Nance se balancea como loca a través de "Get Happy" con algunas frases calientes de Grimes y Lucas, y ofrece un conmovedor "Body and Soul" en un dúo con Hanna. Algunas de las melodías pop de la década de los sesenta no son tan buenas, especialmente el monótono "Sunny" y un arreglo poco inspirado de la melodía del evangelio "Oh Happy Day". Las dos pistas del libro de canciones de Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn son los aspectos más destacados del álbum. "Guitar Amour" (que extrañamente omite la guitarra en las muchas interpretaciones de Ellington) tiene un sabor gitano. Pero la obra maestra de este largo LP no disponible es el dúo de Nance con Hanna como "Take the 'A' Train" (que Nance había realizado anteriormente en el funeral de Strayhorn); es difícil no ser movido por este arreglo emocional, que contrasta fuertemente con las grabaciones típicas de este.

1. Take the "A" Train 2:48
2. Get Happy 3:22
3. Sunny 3:11
4. Body and Soul 4:38
5. Mimi 4:37
6. A Hard Day's Night 3:59
7. Oh Happy Day 2:55
8. Stardust 2:29
9. She's Funny That Way 3:57
10. Jolie Janice 2:46
11. Guitar Amour 6:21
12. Tranquility 2:03








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