Turned to Blue
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Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:02 | |||
Label | MCG Jazz | |||
Producer | Marty Ashby | |||
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Turned to Blue is the final album from jazz singer Nancy Wilson released in 2006. The title track is a poem written by Maya Angelou. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2006.
Track listing[]
- "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 5:56
- "Take Love Easy" (Duke Ellington, John La Touche) – 4:30
- "Turned to Blue" (Jay Ashby, Maya Angelou) – 4:02
- "Knitting Class" (, Bryce Rohde) – 3:53
- "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:55
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John La Touche) – 3:17
- "Just Once" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4:21
- "These Golden Years" (D. Channsin Berry, John Proulx) – 6:10
- "I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up" (Artie Butler) – 5:17
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:24
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) – 5:17
Featured performers[]
Several noted performers were featured on this recording, including (but not limited to):
- Hubert Laws on flute
- Billy Taylor on piano
- Andy Narell on steelpan
Reedists[]
Several reedists were featured on this recording, many of which are well-known saxophonists:
External links[]
Categories:
- 2006 albums
- Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) albums
- MCG Jazz albums
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Vocal jazz albums