最初の曲「Angel Eyes」の伸びの良すぎる声に圧倒されつつ、「Spring can really hang you up the most」では伸び伸びしっとり聴いてしまう自分を発見。日が照りながら雨の降るような錯覚を覚える「My favorite things」。やみつきになりそうな男らしくかつ聴き応えある歌いっぷりです。
This early-'60s effort, not Murphy's first but still pretty early in his discographical canon, has worn well over the years. Credit of course can be lavished on the vocalist himself, who didn't sound like this 20 years later, although every stage of his developing vocal chops has been interesting to be sure. On tracks such as "Green Dolphin Street," he dives into the rhythm with the relaxed calm of an expert. And when the result can be the harebrained complexity of "Twisted" or the funky timing of "Doodlin'," the wisdom of letting the experts handle the hard work has never been more apparent. But this is not just Murphy's display. The undersung Ernie Wilkins was working behind the scenes on combo and orchestra arrangements and came up with some effective and fun charts, expertly matching horn soloists such as the contrasting trumpeters Clark Terry and Blue Mitchell or embellishing the medium tones of Murphy's voice with the striking tone of Melba Liston's trombone. And what a rhythm section! This is really all Murphy has ever needed to get off, or at least that's what he wants his fans to believe, and in this case listeners have either Wynton Kelly or Bill Evans on piano. Either one is fine; both have been road-tested by maestro Miles Davis. Likewise for drummer Jimmy Cobb, whose cymbal flair keeps the time going on "Stopping the Clock" and whose tom-tom caresses and snare drum flutter literally do launch "Out of This World." This fine album is the result of several different recording sessions that clicked perfectly, produced and edited with taste by Orrin Keepnews.
This record used to drive my mother crazy when I played it as a teen ager. Dad's friend Clarence was in music distribution to radio stations, etc. and gave Dad some demo records. I loved this until Mom took it away. Now I have it back!!! Even today I can remember a lot of the words, very innovative.
5つ星のうち3.0SINGERS APPRECIATE THIS GUY'S EFFORTS. LIKE FRANK...GREAT MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT
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JUST ANYTHING THIS GUY DOES, TURNS ME ON...ESPECIALLY BALLADS. TOO...TOO..MUCH. HE PLAYS PIANO PRETTY DARNED WELL TOO.....GREAT EARS, INTONATION...AND....YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EVERY SINGLE WORD !! UNLIKE SOME OF THE SINGERS OF RECENT HISTORY!
Combine the vocal talents of Mark Murphy with the brilliant arrangements of Ernie Wilkins, and you have an album that swings from top to bottom. It's a pure delight to listen to this.