Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love

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All Music Guide - John Bush
A song of lost love shouldn't be confused with a torch song. Carrying a torch for someone is a lonely occupation, and torch singers inevitably address only a wall, or a bartender, or perhaps their intended love in absentia. Lost love is a broader lament and can be directed inwardly or outwardly; it can remain alone in its grief or grow accusatory and confrontational. Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love is one in a loose series of three Capitol compilations to compile Wilson's late-'50s and early-'60s prime, the others focusing on blues balladry and the Great American Songbook. Many of Wilson's greatest performances fit this disc's concept, suiting her...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - John Bush
A song of lost love shouldn't be confused with a torch song. Carrying a torch for someone is a lonely occupation, and torch singers inevitably address only a wall, or a bartender, or perhaps their intended love in absentia. Lost love is a broader lament and can be directed inwardly or outwardly; it can remain alone in its grief or grow accusatory and confrontational. Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love is one in a loose series of three Capitol compilations to compile Wilson's late-'50s and early-'60s prime, the others focusing on blues balladry and the Great American Songbook. Many of Wilson's greatest performances fit this disc's concept, suiting her talents at performing songs while adding dramatic turns more associated with speaking than singing. The title track and opener, "Guess Who I Saw Today," is the best, one of her signature songs. Elsewhere she neatly removes the melodrama from "The Days of Wine and Roses" no small feat and injects just the right amount of sober dismissal into "You Can Have Him."
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/30/2005
  • Label: Blue Note Records
  • UPC: 724347755620
  • Catalog Number: 77556
  • Sales rank: 32,341

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Nancy Wilson Primary Artist, Vocals
Paul Horn Reeds
Cannonball Adderley Alto Saxophone
Nat Adderley Cornet
Buddy Collette Reeds, Saxophone
Eddie Costa Vibes
Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet
Herb Ellis Guitar
Louis Hayes Drums
Sam Jones Bass
Shelly Manne Drums
Billy May Conductor
Ted Nash Clarinet, Flute
Oliver Nelson Conductor
Bill Perkins Reeds, Saxophone
George Shearing Piano
Willie Smith Saxophone
Jack Wilson Piano
Ronnell Bright Piano
Dick Garcia Guitar
Bob Hardaway Clarinet, Flute, Bass Clarinet, English Horn
Stan Levey Drums
Lou Levy Piano
Abe Most Clarinet, Flute
Justin Gordon Clarinet, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone
Jack Marshall Guitar
Bill Plummer Bass, Bass Guitar
Willie Ruff French Horn
Victor Arno Violin
John Audino Trumpet
Joe Zawinul Piano
Chuck Berghofer Bass
Edward Bergman Violin
Harry Bluestone Violin
Samuel Boghossian Violin
Walter Bolden Drums
Larry Bunker Percussion, Timpani, Mallets
Dwight Carver French Horn
Joe Comfort Bass
Kenny Dennis Drums
Alvin Dinkin Viola
Don Fagerquist Trumpet
Donn Trenner Piano, Harpsichord
Walter Edelstein Violin
Sid Feller Conductor
Frederick Seykora Cello
Vern Friley Trombone
Jacques Gasselin Violin
Chuck Gentry Saxophone
James Getzoff Violin
Benny Gill Violin
Anne Goodman Cello
Catherine Gotthoffer Harp
Bill Green Reeds
Lou Haderman Violin
Allan Harshman Viola
Al Hendrickson Guitar
Bill Hood Saxophone
Jules Jacob Reeds
Jimmy Jones Conductor
Anatol Kaminsky Violin
Armand Karpoff Cello
Louis Kaufman Violin
Louis Kievman Viola
Harry Klee Saxophone
Raphael Kramer Cello
Dan Lube Violin
Leporte Lucien Cello
Virginia Majewski Viola
Lew McCreary Reeds, Trombone
Lew McReary Trombone
Mike Melvoin Organ
Erno Neufeld Violin
Earl Palmer Drums
Ralph Pena Bass
Lou Raderman Violin
Milt Raskin Piano, Conductor
Emil Richards Percussion
Igor Roroshevsky Cello
Mischa Russell Violin
Wilbur Schwartz Saxophone
Henry Sigismonti French Horn
Marshall Sosson Violin
Frederick Soykora Viola
Albert Steinberg Violin
Ann Mason Stockton Harp
Ray Triscari Trumpet
Gerald Vinci Violin
Buster Williams Bass
Vincent DeRosa French Horn
William Calkins Reeds
John Michael Gray Guitar
Justin DiTullio Cello
Nino Rosso Cello
David Pratt Cello
Ambrose Russo Violin
John Fowler Trumpet
Sidney Sharp Violin
Tommy Pederson Trombone
Joe Howard Trombone
Dan Luse Violin
Sanford Schonbach Viola
John Collins Guitar
Bill Green Reeds
Williams Vandenberg Cello
Richard Mackey French Horn
John Gray Guitar
Henry DeRosa French Horn
Nathan Fershman Cello
Phillip Teele Trombone
David Duke French Horn
Ernie Tack Trombone
Richard Mackey French Horn
Technical Credits
Henry Mancini Composer
Irving Berlin Composer
Robert Quine Composer
Vinícius de Moraes Composer
Billy May Arranger
Oliver Nelson Arranger
George Shearing Arranger, String Arrangements, Orchestral Arrangements
Sacha Distel Composer
Johnny Keating Composer
Frank Loesser Composer
Leslie Bricusse Composer
Johnny Burke Composer
Sid Feller Arranger, Orchestral Arrangements
Will Friedwald Liner Notes
Norman Gimbel Composer
Arthur Herzog Jr. Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim Composer
Jimmy Jones Arranger
Burton Lane Composer
Alan Jay Lerner Composer
Herbert Magidson Composer
Ron McMaster Mastering
Johnny Mercer Composer
Anthony Newley Composer
Milt Raskin Orchestration
Jack Reardon Composer
Tom Morgan Producer, Audio Production
James Van Heusen Composer
Andy Wiswell Producer, Audio Production
Allie Wrubel Composer
Bill Carey Composer
Patrick Roques Art Direction
Carl Fischer Composer
Ken Veeder Inlay Photography
Murray Grand Composer
George Jerman Cover Photo
Marvin Fisher Composer
Jack Segal Composer
Elisse Boyd Composer
Dave Cavanaugh Producer, Audio Production
Irene Kitchings Composer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Awesome

    Ms. Wilson's voice is emotive, nuanced. Perfectly captures the drama of the lyrics.

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