Love, Elvis

by Beegie Adair

Overview

Pianist Beegie Adair and her rhythm section specialize in jazz trio performances of pop standards, rendered in a style that will not be unfamiliar to anyone who's ever eaten in a nice restaurant or had a few drinks in an upscale cocktail lounge. Among her many albums, this is Adair's treatment of a dozen songs associated with Elvis Presley, the softer, more romantic ones, naturally. To be fair, Adair, a jazz educator, is at least a cut or two above an anonymous lounge pianist, but the description gets at her approach. The arrangements are low-key, and Adair sticks closely to the melodies, adding little embellishments here and there, along with the occasional brief improvisation. (The members of the rhythm section content themselves with accompaniment.) The result makes for effective background music, but it is not intended to challenge or even really engage a serious jazz fan. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2008
Label:	Green Hill Productions
UPC:	0792755517420
Rank:	99289

Tracks

1. Love Me Tender
2. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
3. Crying in the Chapel
4. Fools Fall in Love
5. It's Now or Never
6. Love Me
7. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
8. Always on My Mind
9. Loving You
10. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
11. Love Letters
12. I Can't Help Falling in Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Beegie Adair   Primary Artist,Piano
Beegie Adair Trio   Primary Artist
Roger Spencer   Bass (Acoustic),Bass
Chris Brown   Drums

Technical Credits

Artie Glenn   Composer
Brendan Harkin   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Haynes   Mastering
George David Weiss   Composer
Jack Jezzro   Producer
Edward Heyman   Composer
George Weiss   Composer
David P. Bailey   Photography
Eduardo di Capua   Composer
Chris Brown   Group Member
Wayne Carson Thompson   Composer
Carol Frazier   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Vicki Wickham   Composer
Roger Spencer   Group Member
Victor Young   Composer
John Christopher   Composer
George Mysels   Composer
Giuseppe Donaggio   Composer
Simon Napier-Bell   Composer
Ira Kosloff   Composer
Beegie Adair   Arranger,Liner Notes,Group Member
Lou Kosloff   Composer
Lou Handman   Composer
Elvis Presley   Composer
Wally Gold   Composer
Wayne Carson   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
Vito Pallavicini   Composer
Hugo Peretti   Composer
Mark James   Composer
Luigi Creatore   Composer
Vera Matson   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer