Track Listing

1. 'Round Midnight - Charles Brown
2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - Ron Carter, Houston Person
3. Everything Must Change - David "Fathead" Newman
4. Tribute to a Rose - Jimmy Ponder
5. Blue in Green - Wallace Roney
6. Talk of the Town - Houston Person
7. Ruby, My Dear - Hank Jones
8. I Can't Get Started - Warren Vaché
9. My Ideal - Sonny Criss
10. St. Louis Blues - Johnny Lytle
11. Imagination - Woody Shaw

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34770 in Music
• Released on: 1998-03-17
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The thematic collections of mood music issued by 32 Jazz are drawn from fine jazz records of the past few decades, and they often include performances of serene beauty. Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon tends toward moody, minor-key tunes, some of them touched by an inner luminosity. Pianists Charles Brown and Hank Jones take very different approaches to Thelonious Monk's best known ballads--"Round Midnight" and "Ruby My Dear"--while there's a subtle, burnished glory in the sounds of trumpeters Wallace Roney, Warren Vache, and Woody Shaw. Guitarist Jimmy Ponder's solo version of "Tribute to a Rose" has a special intimacy, and saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter have a thoughtful musical conversation on "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." --Adam Rains

Customer Reviews

Soft jazz for many occasions.
This series has found a good marketing niche by naming separate moods for each of its CDs. But the music it contains is very, very good- at home in the rain, while falling asleep, or as a soundtrack to a slow dance with a lover.

Try some of the audio samples! Whatever mood it inspires in you, whether lonely and contemplative as the title suggests or slow-burn romantic as many have found, you will enjoy this CD.

First encounter with a fabulous record label
I stumbled across 32 Jazz in the Virgin store, Times Square, on my first visit to New York. I wasn't looking for it - it found me and what a wonderfully pleasant surprise it was! Beautifully mellow, rich in detail, style and skill, it finds the mood you're in. It's easy on the ear, lovely to work to and rewarding to drive to. It's one of those albums that you never tire of listening because it evokes such strong emotions and pleasant associations. I've bought it many times for friends and, whenever I play it, I'm often asked by people not familiar with jazz what it is and who it's by. Unfortunately, it's not available here in the UK. It's just a lovely album and well-worth adding to your collection. For just a few dollars you'll be delightfully surprised and well-rewarded.

Beautiful music
As a light jazz lover this is one of my favorites. Perfect music to relax by or as background music for company. I have bought this for many friends as they all have enjoyed it. Wish I could find more like it.