Track Listing

1. This Is All I Ask - Bob Mintzer, , Nancy Wilson
2. Take Love Easy - Sean Jones, Llew Matthews, , Nancy Wilson
3. Turned to Blue - Nancy Wilson
4. Knitting Class - Jimmy Heath, , Nancy Wilson
5. Be My Love - Hubert Laws, , Nancy Wilson
6. Taking a Chance on Love - Nancy Wilson
7. Just Once - John Clayton, Dave Samuels, , Nancy Wilson
8. These Golden Years - Tom Scott, , Nancy Wilson
9. I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up - Andy Narrell, , Nancy Wilson
10. Old Folks - Andy Snitzer, , Nancy Wilson
11. I'll Be Seeing You - Nancy Wilson

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23687 in Music
• Brand: Wilson
• Released on: 2006-08-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Album Description
Turned To Blue is a classic representation of Nancy Wilson showcasing the full spectrum of experiences that come with a five decade career in entertainment. The legendary songstress delivers a story through ballads as only she can, premieres unparalleled treatments of new songs and swings with a big band harking back to her days with Cannonball Adderley and the Billy May Orchestra. There is something for everyone on Turned To Blue.

Set for worldwide release on August 22, 2006, on the MCG Jazz label, this collection of songs tells a story that portrays our basic nature to love so deeply, despite the inevitable human struggle with loveÂ’s power. Wilson illustrates the many expressions of love, ranging from powerful lost love to hopeful yearning for new love, as depicted through new arrangements of the 1940s classics Â"Be My Love,Â" Â"IÂ’ll Be Seeing YouÂ" and Â"This Is All I Ask.Â" The hard driving, swinging big band songs – Â"Take Love Easy,Â" Â"Taking A Chance On Love,Â" and Â"Old FolksÂ" – reflect the lighter side of love.

The title track, Â"Turned To Blue,Â" is a musical version of Â"My Life Has Turned To Blue,Â" a poem by Dr. Maya Angelou, former Poet Laureate for the United States.

Amazon.com
On her follow-up to the 2005 Grammy winner (for Best Jazz Vocal Album)R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal), classic jazz singer Nancy Wilson takes it nice and easy. Overall, it would have been nice to get more tracks with the "All Star Big Band," which percolates beautifully on Duke Ellington's "Take Love Easy" and Vernon Duke's "Taking a Chance on Love." The joy with which Wilson surfs over these arrangements is infectious and allows the listener to overlook the occasional roughness of breathing and pitch. The rest of the album is more subdued and less winning. The title track sets Maya Angelou's poem "My Life Has Turned to Blue" to music, with soft Latin-jazz inflections punctuated by marimba (a sly nod to Angelou's own calypso recordings of the 1950s?) At the other extreme, a cover of "Just Once," a track popularized by Quincy Jones and James Ingram, veers dangerously toward Lite FM territory. It should be noted that fans of tenor-sax playing will enjoy distinct solo spots by Bob Mintzer, James Moody, Tom Scott, Andy Snitzer, and Jimmy Heath. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

From the Artist
Â"As a singer who chooses to sing only those songs that speak to me, that resonate with my life and feelings, it is pure joy to be able to sing the words of my long time friend, Maya Angelou,Â" Wilson says.

Customer Reviews

Class of Her Own
Another bouquet of haunting tunes -- Nancy remains in a class by herself. What she does with every line and measure and nuance is something quite special. She is simply the best in the business.

Timeless.
"Turned to Blue" puts Nancy Wilson into situations she can handle extremely well.
She is surrounded by jazz stars such as sax players Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Heath and James Moody, flutist Hubert Laws and bassist John Clayton.
She sings with small groups and big bands featuring arrangements by Pittsburgh's John Wilson and Jay Ashby.
The nature of the songs range from the soft jazz of "Knitting Class" to the swinger of "Taking a Chance on Love" and sad blues of "Just Once." All of the songs show Wilson's marvelous talent as she cruises through the title cut and other pieces such as "This Is All I Ask" and "Old Folks".
The years, nearly 70 of them, don't seem to wear on her voice at all.
She is a timeless, ageless, beautiful soul.

MISS WILSON NEVER MISSES
Miss Wilson is my favorite singer -- there are no exceptions -- so if you're looking for critical words you can stop right here. On this album she puts her unique style and charm to several new tunes (my favorite is "Knitting Class") but most stellar is her version of "Taking a Chance on Love," on which she makes the most of her lower register (which has always been stellar and wonderful). This song, and some others on recent CDs, are from the "old school," as if Miss Wilson FINALLY decided to sing some of the stand-bys, as if clearing up some old "to do" lists. We are the beneficiaries. I'm grateful she continues to record, but I miss very much her live performances.