'Round Midnight With Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
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Album Review
Round Midnight is a triple-disc box set that compiles all three of the traditional pop albums Linda Ronstadt recorded with Nelson Riddle (What's New, Lush Life, and For Sentimental Reasons). Only dedicated fans will need to own all three of the albums, and, for those listeners, this is a classy way to purchase them.
Recent Customer Reviews
One of my all-time favorites.
by gmfergusonWhen my daughter was little we used to dance to this album, leading to some wonderful memories for me, and a very wide taste in her musical preferences.
As said in previous comments, these might not be the very best or most definitive versions of the songs, but, overall, this is a wonderful collection. Ronstadt obviously loves the music. That, and Riddle's unquestionable mastery of the songs, combine to create some great versions of songs we've heard many times over. She brings emotion to songs I'd ignored as elevator and dentist office music, and made me pay attention to the beauty and poetry of the words.
This isn't Ronstadt doing rock, country, Broadway or her "Canciones de mi Padre", all of which I enjoy in their own way. Put the album on in the evening, turn the lights down low and listen and see if you don't get carried away by someone who knows how to step up to a microphone and caress the words. If she'd been singing them to me I'd have been a puddle on the floor at her feet.
The American Standards At Their Finest
by a song 4uI received this boxed set as a Christmas gift years ago and still have it. I'm referring to the vinyl version of this set, the three standards albums repackaged for this set retained their individual labels and album titles. Nelson's arrangements were top-notch from the onset, listening to Linda sing these standards is like listening to an artist grow, she wasn't really comfortable at first, "What's New," the first of the three albums, finds Linda a bit "stiff" and if a video of Linda performing live with orchestra she keeps time with her foot, like a rock singer. Her second platter was a bit more swing and her singing greatly improved, her third platter contains her finest singing, "'Round Midnight" should be considered the definitive reading of this song. "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now" and "Mr. Sandman" are two songs recorded for theses sessions and have not been released, hopefully a remaster of this set, this set is analog transfer on digital medium, not remastered unfortunately, will yield the unreleased songs. You may have to turn the volume up a bit but that does not deter from this collection.
Impeccable interpretations
by Deal GuysLinda Ronstadt is an amzing chameleon and she has done a masterful job of interpreting these classic songs. She continues in a long line of songstress ingenues from Billie Holiday to Sarah Vaughn to Nina Simone and of course, to Ella Fitgerald. She was also fortunate to team with Nelson Riddle, who did the best arrangements for Sinatra in the 1950's for the Capitol albums, so this is a great collaboration. Also it is fitting that this was Riddle's last album collaboration before he passed away. Puts the recent crossover albums by Rod Stewart or even Andrea Bocelli to shame. You'll love this music in any setting.
Biography
Born: July 15, 1946 in Tucson, AZ
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Don't Know Much | Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Blue Bayou (Remastered) | Rhino Hi-Five: Linda Ronstadt - EP | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | When Will I Be Loved | The Best of Linda Ronstadt - The Capitol Years | 2:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | You're No Good | Heart Like a Wheel | 3:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Long Long Time | The Best of Linda Ronstadt - The Capitol Years | 4:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $19.99
- Genres: Pop, Music, Vocal, Traditional Pop
- Released: 1986
- ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
