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It’s always some kind of baptism of fire. Not a prerequisite but a way to measure oneself to one’s colleagues from yesterday and today. With the aptly named Standards, his tenth studio album, Seal climbs the Everest of the great jazz and swing classics. After three decades, the Brit doesn’t have anything to prove anymore about the soul quality of his voice. But this retro-flavored enchanted digression reminds us of how this powerful and sultry organ can master any repertoire. Recorded for the most part in the famous Capitol studios in Los Angeles, precisely where Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat “King” Cole and many others have recorded some of their greatest discs, Standards has incidentally been created with the help of musicians that have assisted these great voices. We find pianist Randy Waldman (Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka), bass player Chuck Berghofer (Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles) and drummer Greg Fields (Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder), all gathered so that Seal would give his reinterpretations of Autumn Leaves, I Put A Spell On You, Love For Sale, My Funny Valentine, I've Got You Under My Skin, Smile, I'm Beginning To See The Light and Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow. “This is the album I have always wanted to make, explains the concerned party. I grew up listening to music from the Rat Pack era, so recording these timeless tunes was a lifelong dream. It was a true honour to collaborate with the same musicians who performed with Frank Sinatra and so many of my favourite artists, in the very same studios where the magic was first made – it was one of the greatest days of my recording career.” We can easily imagine that… © CM/Qobuz
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Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Kevin Richardson, Trumpet - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Miles Bould, Percussion - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Tim Weidner, RecordingEngineer - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Bob McChesney, Trombone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew Martin, Trombone - William Reichenbach, Trombone - Alexander Iles, Trombone - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Teag Reaves, FrenchHorn - Dylan Hart, FrenchHorn - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, Concertmaster, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Michael Stever, Trumpet - Andrew Bain, FrenchHorn - Christopher Gray, Trumpet - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Laura Brenes, FrenchHorn - Mary Sloan, Violin - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Robert Schaer, Trumpet - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - Jacques Prevert, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Kosma, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - David Higgins, Saxophone - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Tim Weidner, RecordingEngineer - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Geoffrey Parsons, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Thomas Peterson, Saxophone - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Stuart Clark, Clarinet - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Heather Clark, Flute - Rose Corrigan, Bassoon - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Brandon Fields, Saxophone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Teag Reaves, FrenchHorn - Dylan Hart, FrenchHorn - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Shelton Berg, Piano - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer - Chris Walden, Conductor, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone - Andrew Bain, FrenchHorn - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Laura Brenes, FrenchHorn - Mary Sloan, Violin - Jessica Pearlman, Oboe - Robert Lockart, Saxophone - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Jennifer Olson, Flute - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello - Alexander H. Budman, Saxophone
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Valerie Pinkston, BackgroundVocalist - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Programmer, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - David Higgins, Saxophone - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Tim Weidner, RecordingEngineer - Phillip Levy, Violin - Lynne Fiddmont, BackgroundVocalist - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Thomas Peterson, Saxophone - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Stuart Clark, Clarinet - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Heather Clark, Flute - Rose Corrigan, Bassoon - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Brandon Fields, Saxophone - Till Brönner, Trumpet - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Teag Reaves, FrenchHorn - Dylan Hart, FrenchHorn - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer - Chris Walden, Conductor, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Kenya Hathaway, BackgroundVocalist - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone - Andrew Bain, FrenchHorn - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Laura Brenes, FrenchHorn - Mary Sloan, Violin - Jessica Pearlman, Oboe - Robert Lockart, Saxophone - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Jennifer Olson, Flute - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello - Alexander H. Budman, Saxophone
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Kevin Richardson, Trumpet - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Tim Weidner, RecordingEngineer - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Bob McChesney, Trombone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew Martin, Trombone - William Reichenbach, Trombone - Alexander Iles, Trombone - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Teag Reaves, FrenchHorn - Dylan Hart, FrenchHorn - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, Concertmaster, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Michael Stever, Trumpet - Andrew Bain, FrenchHorn - Christopher Gray, Trumpet - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Laura Brenes, FrenchHorn - Mary Sloan, Violin - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Robert Schaer, Trumpet - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Valerie Pinkston, BackgroundVocalist - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Programmer, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Tim Weidner, RecordingEngineer - Phillip Levy, Violin - Lynne Fiddmont, BackgroundVocalist - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Matthew Funes, Viola - Jeannie Seely, ComposerLyricist - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Judith Arbuckle, ComposerLyricist - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Kenya Hathaway, BackgroundVocalist - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Mary Sloan, Violin - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello - Pat Sheenan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Kevin Richardson, Trumpet - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - Miles Bould, Percussion - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - David Higgins, Saxophone - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Thomas Peterson, Saxophone - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Stuart Clark, Clarinet - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Heather Clark, Flute - Rose Corrigan, Bassoon - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Bob McChesney, Trombone - Brandon Fields, Saxophone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew Martin, Trombone - William Reichenbach, Trombone - Alexander Iles, Trombone - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Teag Reaves, FrenchHorn - Dylan Hart, FrenchHorn - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, Concertmaster, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Michael Stever, Trumpet - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone - Andrew Bain, FrenchHorn - Christopher Gray, Trumpet - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Laura Brenes, FrenchHorn - Mary Sloan, Violin - Jessica Pearlman, Oboe - Robert Lockart, Saxophone - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Jennifer Olson, Flute - Robert Schaer, Trumpet - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello - Alexander H. Budman, Saxophone
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Till Brönner, Trumpet - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Shelton Berg, Piano - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, Concertmaster, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Mary Sloan, Violin - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Kevin Richardson, Trumpet - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Bob McChesney, Trombone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew Martin, Trombone - William Reichenbach, Trombone - Alexander Iles, Trombone - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Michael Stever, Trumpet - Christopher Gray, Trumpet - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Mary Sloan, Violin - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Robert Schaer, Trumpet - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Katia Popov, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - Charlie Chaplin, Composer - David Higgins, Saxophone - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - John Turner, Lyricist - Geoffrey Parsons, Lyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Thomas Peterson, Saxophone - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Stuart Clark, Clarinet - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Heather Clark, Flute - Rose Corrigan, Bassoon - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Brandon Fields, Saxophone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Shelton Berg, Piano - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, Conductor, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Mary Sloan, Violin - Jessica Pearlman, Oboe - Robert Lockart, Saxophone - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Jennifer Olson, Flute - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello - Alexander H. Budman, Saxophone
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Duke Ellington, Composer - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano - Don George, ComposerLyricist - Tim Weidner, RecordingEngineer - Nick Patrick, Producer - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer - HARRY JAMES, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Iles, Trombone - Mark Bishop, RecordingEngineer - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - The Puppini Sisters, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Chris Walden, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar - Don Murray, Engineer - Gayle Levant, Harp - Bruce Dukov, Violin - Katia Popov, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - SEAL, Vocalist, MainArtist - Jochem Van Der Saag, MixingEngineer - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Ervin M. Drake, ComposerLyricist - Tamara Hatwan, Violin - David Higgins, Saxophone - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Phillip Levy, Violin - Chuck Berghofer, DoubleBass - Nick Patrick, Producer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Dennis Karmazyn, Cello - Maya Magub, Violin - Thomas Peterson, Saxophone - Peter Rotter, OrchestraContractor - Belinda Broughton, Violin - Stuart Clark, Clarinet - Alma Fernandez, Viola - Ana Landauer, Violin - Brian Dembow, Viola - Heather Clark, Flute - Rose Corrigan, Bassoon - Shawn Mann, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Michael Valerio, DoubleBass - Timothy Loo, Cello - Nico Abondolo, DoubleBass - Songa Lee, Violin - Paula Hochhalter, Cello - Robert Brophy, Viola - Roger Wilkie, Violin - Brandon Fields, Saxophone - Matthew Funes, Viola - Andrew T. Shulman, Cello - Yelena Yegoryan, Violin - Teag Reaves, FrenchHorn - Dylan Hart, FrenchHorn - Simon Hanhart, DigitalEditingEngineer - Shelton Berg, Piano - Gregg Field, RecordingEngineer - Chris Walden, Conductor, Concertmaster, RecordingArranger - Kevin Axt, BassGuitar, DoubleBass - Carol Pool, Violin - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone - Andrew Bain, FrenchHorn - Jacob Braun, Cello - John Zach Dellinger, Viola - Laura Brenes, FrenchHorn - Mary Sloan, Violin - Jessica Pearlman, Oboe - Robert Lockart, Saxophone - Luanne Homzy, Violin - Jennifer Olson, Flute - Xiaodan Altenbach, Cello - Alexander H. Budman, Saxophone
℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
It’s always some kind of baptism of fire. Not a prerequisite but a way to measure oneself to one’s colleagues from yesterday and today. With the aptly named Standards, his tenth studio album, Seal climbs the Everest of the great jazz and swing classics. After three decades, the Brit doesn’t have anything to prove anymore about the soul quality of his voice. But this retro-flavored enchanted digression reminds us of how this powerful and sultry organ can master any repertoire. Recorded for the most part in the famous Capitol studios in Los Angeles, precisely where Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat “King” Cole and many others have recorded some of their greatest discs, Standards has incidentally been created with the help of musicians that have assisted these great voices. We find pianist Randy Waldman (Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka), bass player Chuck Berghofer (Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles) and drummer Greg Fields (Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder), all gathered so that Seal would give his reinterpretations of Autumn Leaves, I Put A Spell On You, Love For Sale, My Funny Valentine, I've Got You Under My Skin, Smile, I'm Beginning To See The Light and Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow. “This is the album I have always wanted to make, explains the concerned party. I grew up listening to music from the Rat Pack era, so recording these timeless tunes was a lifelong dream. It was a true honour to collaborate with the same musicians who performed with Frank Sinatra and so many of my favourite artists, in the very same studios where the magic was first made – it was one of the greatest days of my recording career.” We can easily imagine that… © CM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:58
- Main artists: Seal
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited, under license in the U.S. to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 Universal Music Operations Limited, under license in the U.S. to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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