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But Beautiful: Standards: Volume I
Jazz · 2003 · 10 tracks

But Beautiful: Standards: Volume I

Boz Scaggs

A radical pivot to minimalist vocal jazz. Stripped of his usual R&B polish, Scaggs delivers a masterclass in late-night restraint and smoky, unhurried standards.

May 6, 2003 · Gray Cat Records

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A sophisticated, late-night meditation on classic romance and the quiet ache of memory.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
What’s New?
4:30
02
Never Let Me Go
5:06
03
How Long Has This Been Going On?
6:07
04
Sophisticated Lady
5:15
05
But Beautiful
5:36
06
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
3:30
07
Easy Living
4:14
08
I Should Care
5:25
09
You Don’t Know What Love Is
5:46
10
For All We Know
5:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The breathy, vulnerable delivery of the final line in What's New where the love remains unrequited.
The way the upright bass anchors the sparse, swinging rhythm of Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.
The elongated, soulful phrasing on For All We Know that stretches the melody into a fragile plea.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does But Beautiful: Standards: Volume I sound next to the rest of Boz Scaggs's catalogue?

Candlelit+2.5σ

Candlelit saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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