The Norman Gimbel Songbook - 50 of the lyricist'a finest
Publikacja jest zbiorem 50 utworów w uniwersalnym opracowaniu Piano/Vocal/Guitar, do których autorem tekstu jest Norman Gimbel. Gimbel jest autorem tekstów do standardów jazz'owych jak i standardów muzyki pop, które są znane chyba każdemu z radia i telewizji. W roku 1974 Roberta Flack otrzymała nagrodę Grammy za utwór "Killing Me Softly With His Song", którego autorami są Charles Fox (muzyka) i Norman Gimbel (tekst). Pierwsza zaśpiewała go w 1971 roku Lori Lieberman, ale dopiero Roberta Flack dwa lata później dostała za wykonanie tej kompozycji nagrodę Grammy i odtąd stała się szlagierem śpiewanym przez następne rzesze wokalistów takich jak Carole King, Toni Braxton, Tori Amos, Aretha Franklin i wielu innych. Innym hitem, który wyszedł spod pióra Gimbel'a jest "The Girl from Ipanema" - kompozycja znana nie tylko wsród słuchaczy muzyki pop ale i jest ona cenionym standardem jazz'owym i często wchodzi w skład repertuaru gwiazd jazzu.
From his 1961 hit Bluesette with Toots Thieleman, to composing the English lyrics to The Girl from Ipanema, to winning the Best Song Oscar for It Goes like It Goes from the movie Norma Rae, to composing the memorable theme songs for TV shows such as Laverne and Shirley and The Love Boat, composer Norman Gimbel has created a rich and diverse catalog of American standards. This superb P/V/G collection - containing 50 career-spanning songs selected by Gimbel himself! - also features a foreword written by his four children, a biography, great photos, and a chronological index of titles. Songs include: Bluesette • The Girl from Ipanema • Happy Days • How Insensitive • I Will Follow Him • I Will Wait for You • It Goes like It Goes • Killing Me Softly with His Song • Live for Life • Making Our Dreams Come True • Meditation • Ready to Take a Chance Again • So Nice (Summer Samba) • Sway • Sweet Happy Life • Traces • Watch What Happens • and more.
Lista utworów:
+gua De Beber (Water To Drink) (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry (Irving Reid, Norman Gimbel)
A Whale Of A Tale (Al Hoffman, Norman Gimbel)
Always There (Melissa Manchester, Norman Gimbel)
Am I Feeling Love (Robert Folk)
Amazing (Point Of Grace)
Bits And Pieces (Dave Clark Five)
Bluesette (Sarah Vaughn, Toots Thielmans)
Canadian Sunset (Andy Williams, Hugo Winterhalter/E. Heywood)
Come With Me Now (Bill Conti)
Different (Charles Fox, Phil Collins)
Different Worlds (Charles Fox)
Flattery (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme)
Girl (Beck, Destiny's Child, The Beatles)
Girl In The Moon (Nelly Ransom Gimbel)
Good Friend (Elmer Bernstein)
Happy Days (Pratt and McClain)
How Insensitive (Insensatez) (Astrud Gilberto)
I Got A Name (Jim Croce)
I Will Follow Him (I Will Follow You) (Little Peggy March)
I Will Wait For You (Michel Legrand)
It Goes Like It Goes (David Shire)
It Was Me (C'etait Moi) (Gilbert Becaud)
Killing Me Softly With His Song (Fugees, Roberta Flack)
Live For Life (Francis Lai)
Love Among The Young (Alec Wilder)
Making Our Dreams Come True (Charles Fox)
Meditation (Meditacao) (Charlie Byrd w/The Walter Raim Strings)
Moondust (Elmer Bernstein)
Only Love (L'Amour en Heritage) (Vladimir Cosma)
Past The Age Of Innocence (Morris Charlap)
Pine Top's Boogie (Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith)
Ready To Take A Chance Again (Love Theme) (Charles Fox)
Ricochet Romance (Joe Darion, Larry Coleman, Norman Gimbel)
Slow Hot Wind (Lujon) (Henry Mancini)
So Nice (Summer Samba) (Walter Wanderley)
Song Of The Sabiß (Sabiß) (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Sway (Quien Sera) (Dean Martin)
Sweet Happy Life (Samba de Orpheo) (Luiz Bonfa)
The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) (Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto)
Time (Alan Parsons, Ben Folds, Chantal Kreviazuk, Hootie & The Blowfish, Joe Satriani, Pink Floyd, Sarah McLachlan)
Time For Me To Go (Charles Fox)
Time Is A Gift (Lee Pockriss)
Together (Avril Lavigne)
Traces (Classics IV)
Watch What Happens (Michel Legrand)
We Could Have It All (Charles Fox)
Welcome To My World (Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves)
Where's Poppa (Jack Z. Elliott)
Wonder Woman (Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint)
The Norman Gimbel Songbook - 50 of the lyricist'a finest
