An Affair To Remember

Product Description
Acclaimed jazz pianist, Beegie Adair, teams up with arranger and orchestrator, Jeff Steinberg, to present twelve romantic movie songs of 1950s cinema. The recording is produced by Jack Jezzro and also features Adair's regular bassist, Roger Spencer, and drummer, Chris Brown.

An Affair To Remember,Beegie Adair,Village Square

Average customer rating: Easy listening Definitely among the short list of great jazz pianists A Different Beegie Adair simply beautiful music "Village Square & Beegie Adair have another winner"

An Affair To Remember Manufacturer: Village Square ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Embraceable You Sentimental Journey Quiet Romance Days of Wine and Roses: Song of Johnny Mercer The Nearness Of You ASIN: B0006ZP310 Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

1. An Affair To Remember
2. Three Coins in the Fountain
3. Love Is a Many Splendor Thing
4. The Bad and the Beautiful
5. A Certain Smile
6. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
7. Moonglow
8. Pete Kelly's Blues
9. From Here To Eternity
10. Blue Gardenia
11. Ruby
12. Fascination

Album Description

Acclaimed jazz pianist, Beegie Adair, teams up with arranger and orchestrator, Jeff Steinberg, to present twelve romantic movie songs of 1950s cinema. The recording is produced by Jack Jezzro and also features Adair's regular bassist, Roger Spencer, and drummer, Chris Brown.

Customer Reviews:

Easy listening.......2007-05-31

I have a dozen Beegee Adair discs, and think she is fantastic. However, this is not one of my favorites. It is recorded with a full orchestra, which seems intent on providing non-descript background music rather than interesting sounds. The result is rather boring.

Definitely among the short list of great jazz pianists.......2006-07-18

Reading through some other comments, I'd like to throw in my own three cents. Beegie Adair should indeed be considered among the short list of great jazz pianists. Her recordings are one thing. Here LIVE PERFORMANCES are quite another.

On An Affair To Remember, Beegie Adair and her trio, accompanied by a gorgeous full orchestra on this project, present the great romantic songs from the 1950s film scene in a, yes, "romantic" and "easy on the ears" format. Intentionally created for dinners, candlelight moments, and those oh-so-grand times of canoodling with your heartmate.

This in no way dismisses her from inclusion among Bill Evans, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Flanagan, Gene Harris, et al. Still a sceptic? Go see her live concerts. I've attended dozens of them, and I have every single recording she has made (23 to date).

Again, her recordings are great, no doubt. Her live performances are beyond great. Hear for yourself.

A Different Beegie Adair.......2005-05-14

This is not the Beegie Adair I am used to hearing and love so much. This is more like elevator or supermarket music. It sounds like Claderman to me. It is not the intimate piano of her past recordings. I must admit I am quite disappointed in An Affair To Remember,because I wanted the style of her previous recordings. If you like piano music with violins and orchestra, then you will like this.

simply beautiful music.......2005-02-16

the fabulous music of the 50's truly inspired and rendered beautifully by Beegie Adair with the lush jazzy sound of the Jeff Steinberg Orchestra brings this CD much to be listened too day and night..simply beautiful music!

"Village Square & Beegie Adair have another winner".......2005-01-24

Now under a new banner of Village Square Records, Beegie Adair continues to be the master of interpretation of the composers pen...her latest release "An Affair to Remember (Romantic Movie Songs of the 1950's)" is joined by Roger Spencer (bassist), Chris Brown (drummer), Jack Jezzro (guitar), Denis Solee (tenor sax) and The Jeff Steinberg Orchestra...as they perform twelve great movie themes that became standards...tender loving care arrangements presented with the signature style we've come to love from Beegie.

One can hardly pick a stand out, entire compilation draws on lush arrangements with blends of original sentiment and gorgeous melodies...give a listen to the opening cue "AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER", can see Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr standing by the rail on shipboard... and then "THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL", behind the scenes of Hollywood films with electric performances by Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner..."LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING", once again a love story with Jennifer Jones and William Holden during the war years, have stood the test of time and will go on forever ~ "A CERTAIN SMILE", almost forgotten film but not the title song, featuring Johnny Mathis with one of his biggest hits, appeared in the film with Rossano Brazzi and Joan Fontaine, Beegie's performance on this track is simply haunting..."CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE", all time favorite for 1955 with the film "Underwater", starring Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland and Jayne Mansfield, classic hit on the charts for Prez Prado and his Orchestra, but this arrangement from Adair serves up an inimitable instrumental style that completely gets under your skin and you're loving every minute of it..."MOONGLOW", from "Picnic", featuring William Holden, Rosiland Russell and the beautiful sexy Kim Novak, the Charles Dunning and Steve Allen tune was on all the airwaves during the '50s..."PETE KELLY'S BLUES", big film for 1955 featuring Jack Webb (actor/director), Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Jayne Mansfield, and two of my favorite singers also appeared in the film Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee (Lee was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Performance that year), this song is seldom heard, thanks to Beegie and her wonderful interpretation we now have this keepsake treasure..."BLUE GARDENIA", a 1953 film with Raymond Burr, Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Southern and Nat "King" Cole featured singing at a tiki bar, wonderful arrangement by Steinberg and mesmerizing performance by Beegie, can't get enough of her charisma.

This album plays like fine wine and flows very easily on the ears...once again Jack Jezzro (producer) and Greg Howard (executive producer) deserve more than a five star rating as they come through with a must have for all music lovers and fans of Beegie...arrangements take on many moods with the same sensitivity and tender loving care as her previous albums...the closing song "FASCINATION", from "Love In The Afternoon" brings back fond memories, the wonderful Billy Wilder film with Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn and Maurice Chevalier, listen as Beegie and Jeff Taylor on Accordion capture the moment of this light heartwarming story through their performance...a wonderful closing tune for the album...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 47:19 on 12 Tracks ~ Village Square 3038 ~ (1/04/2005)

Average customer rating: True class on its own An event not to forget A delight for all It's truly "an Affair to remember", dont' miss this one.

An Affair To Remember Emile Pandolfi Manufacturer: Magic Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: By Request The Second Time Around Days of Wine & Roses Believe Starry Starry Night ASIN: B00000I99K Release Date: 1992-01-01

Tracks:

1. Ebb Tide
2. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
3. An Affair to Remember
4. Until it's Time For You to Go
5. Unchained Melody
6. Once Upon a Time
7. Theme from Nicholas and Alexandra
8. Smile
9. What I Did for Love
10. If You Go Away
11. Theme from Beauty and the Beast (The First Time I Loved Forever)
12. I'll Be Seeing You

Album Description

Romance and quiet passion emanate from this, Emile Pandolfi's third album of pieces for solo piano. Under his sensitive and caring touch, these timeless melodies come to life in ways that are sometimes gentle, sometimes thrilling, always moving, and always genuine. These fine performances will evoke and perhaps inspire your own sweetest moments, and help you to remember them in music again and again.

Customer Reviews:

True class on its own.......2006-03-02

I used to think there is no pianist who tops the likes of Jim Brickman and Brian Culbertson. I was wrong. Pandolfi is the bomb! He plays 'an affiar to remember' to true perfection. One can feel the music all the way to the heart.

An event not to forget.......2005-10-26

I am very pleased with this CD. I had one stolen from my car and searched the local stores without success. The music is great and romantic.

A delight for all.......1999-12-04

I am buying my fourth copy of this CD and two others of Pandolfi's: my mother-in-law wants them for her new Bose CD player and my two COLLEGE students want them for the dorm! Obviously, our whole family loves all of Pandolfi's music. They know he is my favorite pianist and the teenagers often put his CDs on to keep me calm! The beauty and clarity of his playing is so soothing. You can imagine my delight and surprise when the 18 and 20 year olds asked for his CDs for Christmas!

It's truly "an Affair to remember", dont' miss this one........1999-09-30

Pandolfi is Magic. An Affair to remember is truly that. It's a must in every collection.

Average customer rating: A contrary opinion CD spoiled by jazzy version of "September In The Rain." CD spoiled by jazzy version of "September In The Rain." Great Cocktail Music

Capitol Sings Harry Warren, Vol. 18: An Affair to Remember Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Capitol Sings, Vol. 13: Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen Capitol Sings Frank Loesser: I Hear Music Too Marvelous for Words: Capitol Sings Johnny Mercer The Song Is You: Capitol Sings Jerome Kern { Various Artists } Hello, Young Lovers: Capitol Sings Rodgers And Hammerstein { Various Artists } ASIN: B00000DQPT Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

1. I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) - Nat King Cole
2. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Ray Anthony Orchestra, Ray Anthony Orchestra
3. You'll Never Know - Bobby Darin
4. September in the Rain - Dakota Staton
5. I Had the Craziest Dream - Helen Forrest
6. Lulu's Back in Town - The Four Freshmen
7. Serenade in Blue - Ethel Ennis
8. There Will Never Be Another You - Chet Baker
9. More I See You - Nancy Wilson
10. I'll String Along With You - King Cole Trio
11. Jeepers Creepers - Al Belletto
12. Lullaby of Broadway - Ann Richards
13. At Last - Bob Grabeau
14. I Know Why (And So Do You) - June Christy
15. With Plenty of Money and You - Tony Bennett
16. I Only Have Eyes for You - Dinah Shore
17. On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe - The Four Freshmen
18. You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me - Peggy Lee
19. Affair to Remember - Nat King Cole
20. That's Amore - Dean Martin

Customer Reviews:

A contrary opinion.......2000-01-21

I read the two reviews before buying this cd, and was particularly eager to hear "September in the Rain" which was knocked by "a music fan". I don't know what kind of music he is a fan of, because I loved "September in the Rain" and all of the cd. There has always been a close and wonderful relationship between the American popular song and jazz. Good stuff!

CD spoiled by jazzy version of "September In The Rain.".......1999-07-14

I bought this CD and gave it a TWO Star review because of Dakota Staton's version of "September In The Rain." Under these circumstances you ethically CANNOT rate this as a five star album. The best it can rate is four-plus something, Do the right thing and rate it in a mathematically correct manner.

CD spoiled by jazzy version of "September In The Rain.".......1999-07-14

I bought this CD and gave it a TWO Star review because of Dakota Staton's version of "September In The Rain." Under these circumstances you ethically CANNOT rate this as a five star album. The best it can rate is four-plus something, Do the right thing and rate it in a mathematically correct manner.

Great Cocktail Music.......1999-02-08

I have found this CD to be extremly pleasing to my cocktail hour of adults who appreciate fine music and good booze!

Average customer rating: A masterpiece work Timeless music for a true romantic film Disapointed

An Affair To Remember: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Hugo Friedhofer Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: An Affair to Remember Love Affair: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Love Affair Sleepless In Seattle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Oklahoma! (1955 Film Soundtrack) ASIN: B0000029DY Release Date: 1993-10-12

Tracks:

1. Main Title: An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair) - Vic Damone
2. Continue - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chorus
3. Villefranche/In The Chapel - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chorus
4. Tomorrowland - Marnie Nixon/Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chorus
5. Pink Champagne - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra
6. Revelation - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra
7. You Make It Easy To Be True - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra
8. Proposal - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra
9. Continue - Marnie Nixon/Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chorus
10. Night Club Affair - Marnie Nixon/Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chorus
11. Empire State Montage - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra
12. Return To Villefranche - Marnie Nixon/Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chorus
13. The Tiny Scout (He Knows You Inside Out) - Lionel Newman/20th Century Century-Fox
14. Ballet - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra
15. End Title: An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair) - Lionel Newman/20th Century-Fox Orchestra And Chor

Customer Reviews:

A masterpiece work.......2002-02-07

After watching the movie and listening to the music, I knew that I would have to get the CD and was I ever not disappointed. My favorite song The Tiny Scout. I would recommend this CD to anyone. Most of the CD is instrumental music but there is also some vocal. Overall, if you have watched the movie then when you listen to this CD you will remember all of the music. This in my opinion is a classic.

Timeless music for a true romantic film.......2002-01-12

An Affair To Remember is the opposite of satire in every way; it has the romantic spirit in it that few films have, and it is the actors and this music that push it into the realm of greatness for its genre. It was a film that became nostalic in the year it was made; the music was old when composed, and still has that edge of memory to it which is so much the mother of the imagination..of romance and all that that word means.

A great score and great opening song sung by Vic Damone, and a lavish reprise by Marni Nixon and Deborah Kerr(a mix) that carries one over tome and spacve for a while and lets us think about love and desire on terms that are essentially sad and, like the ending of the film, not ever fulfilled.
Buy this one!

Compare this music and film to the Warren Beatty re-make of 1995 and see how fabulous Grant and Kerr and their music are.

Disapointed.......2001-10-18

Did not include the French version of the movies theme. That was the reason for my purchase. Thus, it really isn't the COMPLETE soundtrack of the movie

Average customer rating:

The Best of the Popular Piano Concertos George Greeley Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002LO7BK Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
2. Laura
3. On the Trail
4. Affair to Remember
5. Aloha Oe
6. Three Coins in the Fountain
7. Street Scene
8. Hawaii War Chant
9. Moonlight Sonata
10. Come Back to Sorrento
11. Love Music

Product Description

Format: CD

Average customer rating:

An Affair To Remember Mom Winans Manufacturer: Against the Flow ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hymns from My Heart ASIN: B00001XDKR Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. An Affair To Remeber
3. Fairest Lord Jesus
4. Give Me Jesus
5. I Must Tell Jesus
6. What A Friend
7. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
8. Kum Ba Yah
9. Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus
10. Ordinary People
11. All I Have To Give
12. Reprise

Average customer rating:

An Affair To Remember: Capitol Sings Harry Warren Various Artists Manufacturer: Indent Series ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hello, Young Lovers: Capitol Sings Rodgers And Hammerstein { Various Artists } ASIN: B000005JH1 Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

1. I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store) - Nat King Cole
2. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
3. You'll Never Know - Bobby Darin
4. September In The Rain - Dakota Staton
5. I Had The Craziest Dream - Helen Forrest
6. Lulu's Back In Town - The Four Freshmen
7. Serenade In Blue - Ethel Ennis
8. There Will Never Be Another You - Chet Baker
9. The More I See You - Nancy Wilson
10. I'll String Along With You - Nat King Cole Trio
11. Jeepers Creepers - Al Belletto
12. Lullaby Of Broadway - Ann Richards
13. At Last - Bob Grabeau
14. I Know Why - June Christy
15. With Plenty Of Money And You - Tony Bennett
16. I Only Have Eyes For You - Dinah Shore
17. On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe - The Four Freshmen
18. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me - Peggy Lee
19. An Affair To Remember - Nat King Cole
20. That's Amore - Dean Martin

Average customer rating:

An Affair to Remember Teddy Lee Orchestra Featuring Peter Oprisko Manufacturer: Retropolis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA9KRC Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Music, Music, Music
2. Tonight
3. My Funny Valentine
4. All of Me
5. More
6. True Love
7. Volare
8. Affair to Remember
9. Mister Sandman
10. Song from Moulin Rouge
11. Because of You
12. Opus One
13. I Love You
14. Many Times
15. I Found a New Baby
16. Dear Heart
17. My Way
18. Mack the Knife
19. Just Once Again
20. You'll Never Walk Alone
21. God Bless America

Average customer rating:

An Affair to Remember Phil Woods Manufacturer: Evidence ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bebop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000014M4 Release Date: 1995-09-05

Tracks:

1. An Affair To Remember
2. Flying down To Rio
3. Laura
4. On Green Dolphin Street
5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
6. You And The Night And The Music
7. His Eyes, Her Eyes
8. Invitation
9. I'll Never Stop Loving You
10. Over The Rainbow

Average customer rating:

It's Been an Affair to Remember Mom Winans Manufacturer: Against the Flow ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DELGS Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Affair to Remember
3. Fairest Lord Jesus
4. Give Me Jesus
5. I Must Tell Jesus
6. What a Friend
7. Sweet Hour of Pryer
8. Kum Ba Yah
9. 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
10. Ordinary People
11. All I Have to Give
12. Reprise

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