Name: Canadian Sessions
Brand: Sackville (Canada)
SKU: 1030052
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Canadian Sessions

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Album: Canadian Sessions
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Medley: My Funny Valentine/My Heart Stood Still/Be Careful It's My Hea
2)	Have a Heart
3)	Says My Heart
4)	Nobody's Heart
5)	Break My Heart
6)	My Foolish Heart
7)	Sweethearts on Parade
8)	Blues in My Heart
9)	This Heart of Mine
10)	Beware My Heart
11)	Medley: Love Walked in/Embraceable You/The Man I Love
12)	Love Is Sweeping the Country
13)	Of Thee I Sing
14)	For You, for Me, for Evermore
15)	I've Got a Crush on You
16)	Oh, Lady Be Good
17)	Maybe
1)	True Love
2)	I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
3)	This Year's Kisses
4)	World Is Waiting for Sunrise, The
5)	Very Thought of You, The
6)	After Awhile
7)	What Is There to Say?
8)	My Funny Valentine
9)	Medley: The Song Is Ended/When I Fall in Love
10)	I Must Have That Man!
11)	If Dreams Come True
12)	Medley: Trumpeter Blow Your Golden Horn/Do It Again
13)	Isn't It a Pity?
14)	He Loves and She Loves

Album: Canadian Sessions
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Medley: My Funny Valentine/My Heart Stood Still/Be Careful It's My Hea
2)	Have a Heart
3)	Says My Heart
4)	Nobody's Heart
5)	Break My Heart
6)	My Foolish Heart
7)	Sweethearts on Parade
8)	Blues in My Heart
9)	This Heart of Mine
10)	Beware My Heart
11)	Medley: Love Walked in/Embraceable You/The Man I Love
12)	Love Is Sweeping the Country
13)	Of Thee I Sing
14)	For You, for Me, for Evermore
15)	I've Got a Crush on You
16)	Oh, Lady Be Good
17)	Maybe
1)	True Love
2)	I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
3)	This Year's Kisses
4)	World Is Waiting for Sunrise, The
5)	Very Thought of You, The
6)	After Awhile
7)	What Is There to Say?
8)	My Funny Valentine
9)	Medley: The Song Is Ended/When I Fall in Love
10)	I Must Have That Man!
11)	If Dreams Come True
12)	Medley: Trumpeter Blow Your Golden Horn/Do It Again
13)	Isn't It a Pity?
14)	He Loves and She Loves

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Ruby Braff (trumpet, cornet); Gene Dinovi (piano); Ed Bickert, Don Thompson, Terry Clarke.
Contains 30 tracks.
Personnel: Ruby Braff (cornet); Gene DiNovi (vocals, piano); Ed Bickert (guitar); Terry Clarke (drums).
Audio Remixer: Don Thompson .
Liner Note Authors: Gene DiNovi; John Norris; Ruby Braff .
Recording information: Puget Sound Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (06/14/1979/01/??/1984).
Photographers: Paul J. Hoeffler; Bill Smith .
Love is the central theme of this two CD compilation by Ruby Braff, as he explores memorable songs from the Great American Songbook and jazz standards, too. Twenty of the tracks were recorded in 1984 during a duo session with Canadian pianist Gene DiNovi. The cocky, outspoken cornetist silenced any critics every time he brought his horn to his lips, whether it was a show tune like "Says My Heart," an old chestnut such as "Sweethearts on Parade," or an oft-recorded war-horse like "Oh, Lady be Good!" DiNovi provides the perfect foil for Braff, never overplaying his hand, and adds friendly vocals to several songs. Braff and DiNovi each contributed enjoyable originals to the date as well. An outstanding Canadian rhythm section consisting of guitarist Ed Bickert, bassist Don Thompson, and drummer Terry Clarke joins Braff on the shorter 1979 session, again sticking to a collection of standards and jazz compositions with love as the central theme. This trio, known for their memorable work in several live sessions (from 1975) with alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, also provide consistently swinging support for Braff. The cornetist is at his most playful in his interpretation of Fats Waller's "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling," while his approach to "My Funny Valentine" is anything but sentimental as he works his magic in a brisk arrangement. Any fan of Ruby Braff will be delighted with this reissue, which is also a worthwhile introduction to anyone not familiar with the cornetist's work. ~ Ken Dryden