Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin |  | Artist: Brian Wilson
Label: Disney Pearl Series
Category: Music
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Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.3
UPC: 050087146122
EAN: 0050087146122
ASIN: B002RWKSII
Release Date: August 17, 2010 (New: Last 30 Days)
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| Tracks:
| • | Rhapsody in Blue Intro | | • | The Like in I Love You | | • | Summertime | | • | I Loves You, Porgy | | • | I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' | | • | It Ain't Necessarily So | | • | 'S Wonderful | | • | They Can't Take That Away from Me | | • | Love Is Here to Stay | | • | I've Got a Crush on You | | • | I Got Rhythm | | • | Someone to Watch Over Me | | • | Nothing But Love | | • | Rhapsody in Blue Reprise |
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Album Description
2010 album from the Rock 'n' Roll legend. Pioneering musical genius Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, has teamed up with George Gershwin, in Wilson's latest album release, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin. Featuring timeless classics like "Rhapsody in Blue," "I Got Rhythm" and "Summertime," the album makes history with "The Like in I Love You" and "Nothing But Love" - two new songs Wilson crafted from never-before-published music by Gershwin. Produced by Brian Wilson, mixed by multi-Grammy winner Al Schmitt and joined by his longtime acclaimed band, the new album features the trademark stacked vocal harmonies and orchestrations that made Wilson a towering and revered figure in popular music.
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 Remarkable - Everyone should own a copy August 17, 2010
P. Kennedy (Ireland)
52 out of 58 found this review helpful
I would have to say this album is Brian Wilson's Nice 'n' Easy. It feels uncannily smooth and cool, like a perfect summer evening - and for all my wondering whether the blending of Wilson's California style of sunshine pop and Gershwin's Tin Pan Alley east coast sensibilities would prove an uneasy marriage melted away. It's been well documented that Brian has been a long time fan of Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" and how he wanted one day to do a vocal-only version of the concert staple, and here, bucket-list-like, Brian bows into the album with the fulfillment of that wish. Brian's love of these melodies, and hit suitability to them is a happy shock - although it shouldn't be - Gershwin-style songs fill Brian's oeuvre, although you'd have to be familiar with their respective canons to realize it: the soaring melodicism and melancholy of "Summertime" is echoed in the wistfulness of "Caroline, No"; the cheeky socio-double-entendres present in "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" is taken to its modern-day extreme in Brian's "Busy Doin' Nothin'"; and the resilient note found in "They Can't Take That Away From Me" can be found in "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times." But this album succeeds in more than sympathetic compatablility - Brian sounds completely immersed in these songs - he's never sounded this invested in his singing - not even in his earliest recordings - he interprets these songs in what sounds like deeply personal ways, alternately sly, wistful, and smiling - from the silky Bacharach-flavored bossa-nova found on "S' Wonderful" to the call-and-response party of "They Can't Take That Away From Me" to the Beach Boys bass-line groove found on "I Got Rhythm" - this album is absolutely wall-to-wall fantastic. As for the two Wilson/Gershin "collaborations" - "The Like In I Love You" and "Nothing But Love" - although they're not on par with the classic songs that surround them, they're wonderfully realized, and it's impossible to tell where Gershwin's contributions end and Brian's begin. For those who've witnessed the blossoming of Brian's soul since the completion of SMiLE, open your ears again - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin is one of his all-time best.
Who's Brian Gershwin? August 18, 2010
Michael Neiss (Princeton, NJ United States)
24 out of 28 found this review helpful
A sobering and unexpected question from a co-worker when I mentioned the imminent release of this titanic pairing of recognized masters - hoping against hope that the potential downside and inflated expectations of "reimagining" such a well known and respected canon of Gershwin classics would be avoided. Well, generational amnesia not withstanding, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin is a really good (almost great) recording that builds-out on the strengths of Wilson's nonpareil gifts as an arranger and producer while deftly compensating for his understandably diminished vocal capacity.
Wilson's Gershwin is a beautiful, fully realized soundscape that deserves uninterrupted and repeated listening. What Wilson summons is an America before surfboards and Elvis when music was the province of melody, nuance and a full spectrum of emotions beyond anger. This is a gorgeous (and wonderfully flawed) record that may get a Grammy nod on sentimentality alone - but just might deserve it even if you have never heard of Brian Wilson or the Gershwin brothers.
Highly recommended.
Amazing arrangements and exquisite harmonies ...this album just blew me away! August 19, 2010
Paul Tognetti (Cranston, RI USA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Just got my pre-ordered copy of "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin" in the mail. This is a release I have been looking forward to with great anticipation. I figured that given the significance of this undertaking and the potential criticism that it might induce the album was either going to fall flat on its face or be simply sensational. I spent the better part of last evening listening to this disc and I am very pleased to report that Brian Wilson has done it again. "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin" succeeds on just about every level. It is an album that is at once extremely interesting to listen to and highly enjoyable as well.
Critics are already touting "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin" as one of the year's best releases. I couldn't agree more. New York Magazine says "Wilson has created gorgeous and unexpected arrangements that strip away decades of familiarity." Although this disc is relatively short by today's standards (about 40 minutes) there are several highlights worth mentioning. "Summertime" is one of the greatest tunes ever penned and Brian Wilson does Gershwin proud and makes this venerable favorite all his own. I was particularly taken by Wilson's instrumental version of "I Got Plenty O' Nothing". This one will get your toes tappin' lickety split. Meanwhile, experience Brian's take on other Gershwin favorites like "It Ain't Necessarily So", "I Got Rhythm" and "I've Got A Crush On You". Outstanding! And sample Brian Wilson's fine arrangement of "Someone To Watch Over Me". As far as I am concerned that one ranks right near the top of the list of tunes in the Great American Songbook. Now what makes this project so unique is that with the permission of the Gershwin family Brian Wilson was able to complete two unfinished Gershwin tunes. The results were simply sensational. Check out "The Like In I Love You" and "Nothing But Love" and see if you agree.
Over the years I have always been a sucker for great harmony and "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin" certainly does not disappoint. This is an outstanding recording and if the initial reviews on Amazon and in other media are any indication Brian Wilson just might have a major hit on his hands. He certainly deserves it. This was an extremely well thought out and flawlessly executed project. Very highly recommended!
Brian Has Done It Again August 18, 2010
Sick of Spin (Seekonk, MA United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
It's all here -- lovely and interesting instrumental arrangements played by one of the best bands in the business, Brian's best vocals in a long time, delightful background vocal arrangements, and an eclectic selection of Gershwin tunes. There's nothing not to love in this new CD, and it damn well better win a Grammy for something!
TEN STARS OUT OF FIVE! August 19, 2010
Rhyme N. Reason (Mishawaka, IN USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
You know the phrase, "They don't make them like that any more"? Well, Brian Wilson STILL CAN, STILL DOES, and DID. The Gershwins and Brian Wilson are already towering giants of popular songwriting and quintessential Americana; together, it turns out, they are dumbfoundingly GREAT too. There's bountiful heart, soul, and sonic elegance/richness on this album, and it all just WORKS AMAZINGLY WELL. Everything you love about the Gershwins, Brian Wilson, and the Beach Boys' sound, which his singular ear created, is on this album. As other reviewers have pointed out, Brian and co-writer/lyricist Scott Bennett have masterfully completed two Gershwin song fragments left by George and Ira, in addition to covering ten of the Gershwins' most beloved tunes. Brian's own vocal nod to George--the slow theme from "Rhapsody In Blue," done as a wordless chorus of Brians singing in lush harmony--ushers the listener in/out of the album at either end. Every track is a gem; each arrangement is a labor of love and calculated, magical perfection; and the whole leaves you feeling as though you've been to Wilson-Gershwin HEAVEN for 39 almost 'timeless' minutes. Brian's vocals are among his best solo work yet, and his band is TIGHT, spot-on, and spirited. And I dare anyone to try to NOT tap a foot during "They Can't Take That Away From Me!" Amid all the turmoil in our world right now, this is the best dose of entertainment mega-joy that I know of for the money. Do yourself a favor and grab up this album fast, and DON'T wait for the holidays to share it with family and friends.
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