Jackie Barnett Presents Jimmy Durante's Way Of Life - Jimmy Durante (1965) (1LP Vinyl) - Near Mint (NM)
Product details
- Label Warner Bros. Records
- Artist Jimmy Durante
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 1965
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Near Mint (NM)
- Sleeve Condition Near Mint (NM)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Condition Notes:
Super clean copy still in shrink.
Jackie Barnett Presents Jimmy Durante's Way Of Life by Jimmy Durante.
By 1965, Jimmy Durante had already lived several lifetimes as a vaudevillian, bandleader, and beloved entertainer, and this Warner Bros. release frames his gravelly charm as a kind of personal philosophy set to music. Presented by Jackie Barnett and produced by Jimmy Hilliard, the album is less a straightforward jazz date than a warm testament to a performer whose instrument was, above all, his unmistakable voice. Stan Cornyn's liner notes and the illustration by William George, packaged under Ed Thrasher's art direction, round it out as a thoughtful artifact of its era.
Musically, the record rests on the lush sophistication of Gordon Jenkins, who both conducted and arranged, leading his orchestra and chorus with the sweeping, string-laden sensibility that made him one of the great arrangers of American popular song. The contrast is the whole appeal here: Jenkins's polished, cinematic settings cradling Durante's rough-hewn, conversational delivery, so that every phrase feels half-sung and wholly sincere. The chorus swells behind him, giving the material a reflective, almost valedictory grandeur.
For the collector, this is a characterful pairing of two distinct talents rather than a generic easy-listening outing. It rewards unhurried, late-night listening, where Durante's warmth and Jenkins's elegance meet. A desirable piece for anyone drawn to mid-'60s Warner Bros. productions or to the enduring personality at its center.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. A Way Of Life
A2. My Wish
A3. As Time Goes By
A4. Make Someone Happy
A5. I'll Be Seeing You
B1. When Day Is Done
B2. When I Lost You
B3. If I Had You
B4. Once To Every Heart
B5. I'll See You In My Dreams
Credits:
Ed Thrasher - Art Direction
Gordon Jenkins - Conductor, Arranged By
William George (3) - Illustration
Stan Cornyn - Liner Notes
Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and Chorus - Orchestra
Jackie Barnett - Presenter
Jimmy Hilliard - Producer
Artist: Jimmy Durante
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog Number: WS 1577
Release Year: 1965
Country: United States
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