R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
2004 studio album by Nancy Wilson
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R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) is a 2004 album by Nancy Wilson , featuring Wilson in duet with George Shearing , Toots Thielemans , Phil Woods , and Gary Burton .[ 2] At the 47th Grammy Awards , Wilson won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album , for her performance on this album.
Track listing
"An Older Man (Is Like an Elegant Wine)" (Lee Wing) – 4:37
"Day In, Day Out " (Rube Bloom , Johnny Mercer ) – 3:21
"Why Did I Choose You" (Michael Leonard, Hugh Martin ) – 5:11
"I Wish I'd Met You" (Richard Rodney Bennett , Johnny Mandel , Frank Underwood ) – 4:59
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart " (Duke Ellington , Irving Mills , Henry Nemo ) – 3:20
"Goodbye " (Gordon Jenkins ) – 4:18
"How About Me? " (Irving Berlin ) – 5:16
"Minds of Their Own (Dois Corregos)" (Peter Eldridge, Ivan Lins , Caetano Veloso ) – 4:13
"Little Green Apples " (Bobby Russell ) – 4:39
"You'll See" (Carroll Coates ) – 5:08
"That's All " (Alan Brandt , Bob Haymes ) – 3:32
"Blame It on My Youth " (Edward Heyman , Oscar Levant ) – 4:31
Charts
Personnel
Nancy Wilson – vocals
Arranged by Darmon Meader (track: 5), Jay Ashby (tracks: 6, 7, 8, 11), Johnny Pate (track: 1), Llew Matthews (tracks: 3, 9, 10), Dr. John Wilson (track: 2)
Arranged by [Strings] – Jay Ashby (tracks: 3)
Alto Saxophone – Andres Boiarsky (tracks: 2, 5), Andy Snitzer (tracks: 2 5), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 2, 5)
Backing Vocals – Jay Ashby (tracks: 4), Kim Nazarian (tracks: 4)
Baritone Saxophone – Jim Germann (tracks: 2, 5)
Bass – Dwayne Dolphin (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 11), Rufus Reid (tracks: 2, 5)
Bass Clarinet – Jim Germann (tracks: 2, 5), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 7)
Cello – David Premo (tracks: 3)
Clarinet – Andy Snitzer (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 2, 5)
Drums – Jamey Haddad (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 11), Lewis Nash (tracks: 2, 5)
Flute – Andres Boiarsky (tracks: 2, 5), Eric DeFade (tracks: 2, 5), Mike Tomaro (tracks: 7)
Guitar – Marty Ashby (tracks: 2, 5, 8)
Keyboards – Ivan Lins (tracks: 8), Jay Ashby (tracks: 6)
Percussion – Jay Ashby (tracks: 6)
Piano – Llew Matthews (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11)
Tenor Saxophone – Andy Snitzer (tracks: 2, 5), Eric DeFade (tracks: 2, 5)
Trombone – Gary Piecka (tracks: 2, 5), Jay Ashby (tracks: 2, 5), Mike Davis* (tracks: 2, 5)
Trombone [Bass] – Max Seigel (tracks: 2, 5)
Trumpet – Dennis Reynolds (tracks: 2, 5), Jim Hynes* (tracks: 2, 5), Steve Hawk (tracks: 2, 5)
Viola – Tatjana Mead Chamis (tracks: 3)
Violin – Andrés Cárdenes (tracks: 3)
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