Love Songs (Miles Davis album)
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| Producer | George Avakian, Bob Belden, Cal Lampley, Teo Macero, Seth Rothstein | |||
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Love Songs is a compilation album by American
Sony Music Records
. The songs it compiles were recorded between May 10, 1957, and February 12, 1964.
Critical reception
Q magazine gave it four out of five stars and stated, "The master of the art, Davis could push an entire universe of fragility into a simple love song and play the trumpet with such disarming candour it hurt".[3]
In a mixed review for
Allmusic, Scott Yanow gave the album two-and-a-half stars and said that, because of "the slow tempos and the lack of variety in moods, this set is really designed more for background music than for close listening."[4] In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), J. D. Considine gave Love Songs three-and-a-half out of five stars and found it "quite sweet" for a "theme-oriented collection".[5]
Track listing
- "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:48
- "I Thought About You" (Mercer, VanHeusen) – 4:56
- "Summer Night" (Dubin, Warren) – 6:05
- "My Ship" (Gershwin, Weill) – 4:34
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Churchill, Morey) – 9:09
- "Stella by Starlight" (Washington, Young) – 4:51
- "My Funny Valentine" (Hart, Rodgers) – 15:09
- "I Loves You, Porgy" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 3:40
- "Old Folks" (Hill, Robison) – 5:17
Personnel
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Charts
| Chart | Peak chart position |
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| U.S. Top Jazz Albums (Billboard )
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1[6] |
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 28, 1999). "Consumer Guide: Cheap Gifts!". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Robinson, Matt (January 20, 2013). "Miles Davis: Love Songs (2000)". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- Q. London: 126. May 1999.
- Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Considine et al. 2004, pp. 215, 220.
- ^ "Love Songs – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
External links
- Love Songs at Discogs (list of releases)
