Now and Then (Ernestine Anderson album)
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| Now and Then | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Qwest | |||
| Producer | Stix Hooper | |||
| Ernestine Anderson chronology | ||||
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Now and Then is an album by the American musician Ernestine Anderson, released in 1993.[1][2] It was her first album for Quincy Jones's Qwest Records; Jones had been her high school classmate.[3] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female".[4] Now and Then peaked in the top 10 of Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[5] Anderson supported it with a North American tour.[6]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Stix Hooper.[7] "Monte Carlo Nights" is a duet with Arnold McCuller.[8] Anderson wrote "Wrong Number" and "Ain't No Easy Way".[9] "A Night in Tunisia" is a version of the Dizzy Gillespie composition.[10] Jim Keltner played drums on the album.[11]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
Billboard called Anderson "an expressive, natural, and never overbearing stylist."[7] USA Today considered the album to be one of 1993's biggest disappointments, writing that "it's a bewildering kitchen-sink jumble of jazz, blues and bad-sounding pop."[13] The Rocket opined that "Anderson is just too damn good for this bland stuff."[11]
Will Friedwald, in A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, labeled the album "a well-crafted [exercise] in acoustic funk."[14]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jazz Street" | |
| 2. | "A Night in Tunisia" | |
| 3. | "One Child" | |
| 4. | "This Could Be Dangerous" | |
| 5. | "This Can't Be Love" | |
| 6. | "Wrong Number" | |
| 7. | "Ain't No Easy Way" | |
| 8. | "My Funny Valentine" | |
| 9. | "Monte Carlo Nights" | |
| 10. | "When It All Comes Down" | |
| 11. | "I'll Be Seeing You" |
References[edit]
- ^ Reynolds, J. R. (Sep 1993). "Now and Then by Ernestine Anderson". The Black Collegian. Vol. 24, no. 1. p. 58.
- ^ "Show profiles legend of Seattle jazz scene". Times Colonist. 22 Aug 2002. p. F3.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (16 Mar 2016). "Ernestine Anderson, 87, Versatile Jazz Vocalist". The New York Times. p. B15.
- ^ "Ernestine Anderson". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 Music". Roanoke Times and World-News. Billboard. Sep 4, 1993. p. B8.
- ^ Griffin, John (6 July 1994). "For singer, a case of plus ca change". The Gazette. Montreal. p. B6.
- ^ a b "Now and Then by Ernestine Anderson". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 26. Jun 26, 1993. p. 60.
- ^ "Setting Standards". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 36. Sep 4, 1993. p. 21.
- ^ Bingham, Carolyn (28 June 1995). "Playboy Jazz Festival". Los Angeles Sentinel. p. B3.
- ^ Hale, James (Jul 17, 1994). "Anderson gives thrilling lesson in blending genres". The Ottawa Citizen. p. B8.
- ^ a b Penn, Roberta (Jun 1, 1993). "Stamped by Tradition". The Rocket: 61.
- ^ "Now and Then Ernestine Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Jones IV, James T. (27 Dec 1993). "Surprising letdowns". USA Today. p. 4D.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Knopf Doubleday. p. 6.