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You Are There

by: Roberta Gambarini, Hank Jone

Release Date February 12, 2008
Following up on the huge success of "Easy to Love," Roberta Gambarini unleashes a new collection of fourteen songs. Ten of these songs are identical to those on the "Lush Life" CD, released in the US in December, 2006. Limiting the accompaniment to just the piano of Hank Jones, she is very much a cabaret singer here, singing mostly slow, sad ballads with her gorgeous alto, and varying the phrasing to give new emphasis to the lyrics. There are no vocal pyrotechnics here, as she concentrates on the song itself, rather than taking it into new realms with improvisation and variation. The result is a wonderfully moody CD which has moments of excitement but only a few hints of her huge talent with scat and high energy jazz variations.

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Complete Original Trio Recordings

by: Hank Jones

Release Date November 17, 2008
Following up on the huge success of "Easy to Love," Roberta Gambarini unleashes a new collection of fourteen songs. Ten of these songs are identical to those on the "Lush Life" CD, released in the US in December, 2006. Limiting the accompaniment to just the piano of Hank Jones, she is very much a cabaret singer here, singing mostly slow, sad ballads with her gorgeous alto, and varying the phrasing to give new emphasis to the lyrics. There are no vocal pyrotechnics here, as she concentrates on the song itself, rather than taking it into new realms with improvisation and variation. The result is a wonderfully moody CD which has moments of excitement but only a few hints of her huge talent with scat and high energy jazz variations.

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CD-Charts Position 3
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You Are There

by: Roberta Gambarini Hank Jones

Release Date August 20, 2007
Following up on the huge success of "Easy to Love," Roberta Gambarini unleashes a new collection of fourteen songs. Ten of these songs are identical to those on the "Lush Life" CD, released in the US in December, 2006. Limiting the accompaniment to just the piano of Hank Jones, she is very much a cabaret singer here, singing mostly slow, sad ballads with her gorgeous alto, and varying the phrasing to give new emphasis to the lyrics. There are no vocal pyrotechnics here, as she concentrates on the song itself, rather than taking it into new realms with improvisation and variation. The result is a wonderfully moody CD which has moments of excitement but only a few hints of her huge talent with scat and high energy jazz variations.

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CD-Charts Position 4
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Arigato [European Import]

by: Hank Jones

Release Date October 24, 2005
Following up on the huge success of "Easy to Love," Roberta Gambarini unleashes a new collection of fourteen songs. Ten of these songs are identical to those on the "Lush Life" CD, released in the US in December, 2006. Limiting the accompaniment to just the piano of Hank Jones, she is very much a cabaret singer here, singing mostly slow, sad ballads with her gorgeous alto, and varying the phrasing to give new emphasis to the lyrics. There are no vocal pyrotechnics here, as she concentrates on the song itself, rather than taking it into new realms with improvisation and variation. The result is a wonderfully moody CD which has moments of excitement but only a few hints of her huge talent with scat and high energy jazz variations.

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CD-Charts Position 5
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Piano Solo

by: Hank Jones

Release Date March 10, 2008
Following up on the huge success of "Easy to Love," Roberta Gambarini unleashes a new collection of fourteen songs. Ten of these songs are identical to those on the "Lush Life" CD, released in the US in December, 2006. Limiting the accompaniment to just the piano of Hank Jones, she is very much a cabaret singer here, singing mostly slow, sad ballads with her gorgeous alto, and varying the phrasing to give new emphasis to the lyrics. There are no vocal pyrotechnics here, as she concentrates on the song itself, rather than taking it into new realms with improvisation and variation. The result is a wonderfully moody CD which has moments of excitement but only a few hints of her huge talent with scat and high energy jazz variations.

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CD-Charts Position 6
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West of 5th

by: Hank Jones, Christian McBride, Jimmy Cobb

Release Date November 27, 2006
Following up on the huge success of "Easy to Love," Roberta Gambarini unleashes a new collection of fourteen songs. Ten of these songs are identical to those on the "Lush Life" CD, released in the US in December, 2006. Limiting the accompaniment to just the piano of Hank Jones, she is very much a cabaret singer here, singing mostly slow, sad ballads with her gorgeous alto, and varying the phrasing to give new emphasis to the lyrics. There are no vocal pyrotechnics here, as she concentrates on the song itself, rather than taking it into new realms with improvisation and variation. The result is a wonderfully moody CD which has moments of excitement but only a few hints of her huge talent with scat and high energy jazz variations.

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CD-Charts Position 7
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Upon Reflection

by: Hank Jones

Release Date February 23, 2004
A nice compilation with the earliest track from the 1920s. From listening to this CD, you gain a sense and understanding of where rock music all came from.

CD-Charts Position 8
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The Touch: Rockin' in Rhythm/Lazy Afternoon

by: Hank Jones

Release Date November 18, 2002
A nice compilation with the earliest track from the 1920s. From listening to this CD, you gain a sense and understanding of where rock music all came from.

CD-Charts Position 9
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Live at Maybeck

by: Hank Jones

Release Date April 06, 1992
I'll cut to the chase (to use a jazz term i think), this is one of Hank Jone's greatest CD's. I have over fifty CDs with Hank as a leader after he converted me to jazz piano in 1993 with 'Upon Reflection' which is another of his best.

If you're not familar with Hank Jones or jazz piano then try this - i'm sure most fans have this already. His playing on this CD as usual is not just great jazz (all jazz adjectives/verbs APPLY - swing, blues feel, pure improvisation etc) but has a grace and beauty that do things to you!

'For my Father' and 'The Oracle' are others on the list.

CD-Charts Position 10
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For My Father

by: Hank Jones

Release Date June 27, 2005
I'll cut to the chase (to use a jazz term i think), this is one of Hank Jone's greatest CD's. I have over fifty CDs with Hank as a leader after he converted me to jazz piano in 1993 with 'Upon Reflection' which is another of his best.

If you're not familar with Hank Jones or jazz piano then try this - i'm sure most fans have this already. His playing on this CD as usual is not just great jazz (all jazz adjectives/verbs APPLY - swing, blues feel, pure improvisation etc) but has a grace and beauty that do things to you!

'For my Father' and 'The Oracle' are others on the list.