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Playboy Jazz After Dark 2
Various Artists
Playboy Jazz After Dark 2
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists, Latin Music
 
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #2

The title Jazz After Dark II references late night seduction as conjured up in the slow, but purposeful, pace of ballads. The set's two discs are smartly divided into instrumentals and vocals. The thematic focus aligns a b...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Playboy Jazz After Dark 2
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Playboy Jazz
Release Date: 6/7/2005
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists, Latin Music
Styles: Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Bebop, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop, Latin Pop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 013431751823

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The title Jazz After Dark II references late night seduction as conjured up in the slow, but purposeful, pace of ballads. The set's two discs are smartly divided into instrumentals and vocals. The thematic focus aligns a broad range of players from Chet Baker to Ella Fitzgerald. There are the classicists (Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington) and the modernists (Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk), with small combos and duets being the setting for them all. The vocal disc covers the greater span of years, with performances by contemporary singers (including Curtis Stigers, Karrin Allyson, and Peter Cincotti) alongside vintage tracks by some of their mentors and influences. --David Greenberger

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CD Reviews

Playboy Rises Again
D. Layer | New Mexico | 07/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Playboy may be many things to many people, but one thing the iconic label is for sure - and that's a connoiseur of unadorned, raw and searing jazz. Unfortunately, most follow up compilations such as this (Playboy issued JAD I a few years ago) are usually never as good as the original and are just an attempt at a quick cash-in. Thankfully this is not the case with JAD II. If anything, this one improves on the original. Like JAD I, this 2-cd set consists of one instumental disc and one vocal. The selections simply never miss and the mood is sustained throughout. Playboy may have made sex mainstream, but this music is all romance with just a hint of naughty. Here's hoping JAD III continues in this superlative tradition. In the meantime, shuffle both JAD I and JAD II and you've got nearly four hours of some of the greatest American music ever recorded. A must."
Sexy,sexy.sexy
Michael Storey | Jackson, Ms. United States | 04/24/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"ever heard some sultry jazz during a love scene in a movie, or maybe a film noire, and said to yourself-"who is that and where do I get it?!" this CD is the answer, with one disc instumental and etherial, and the other with voice and unique song sytlists. Curtis Stigers! who woulda thunk it, but that cut works as well as the other. this is a must for rainy night alone, with your favorite squeeze; or maybe an afternoon at dusk. Enjoy the classics that PB put together in a pefect mix. There is a reason that this music is timeless... find out"
Sweet
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 03/02/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

"JAZZ AFTER DARK II presents an interesting mix of instrumental and vocal, both new and old. The moods created are at times contemplative, affectionate, woeful, entranced. An all-star program of great jazz standards provides the listener (or participant) with two hours of fine and dulcet music. Program commentary and track personnel are included. For all lovers of sweet jazz, and all lovers.



TOTAL RUNNING TIMES --

DISC ONE -- 70:08

DISC TWO -- 61:52"