The Sound of Nancy Wilson is a 1968 studio album by Nancy Wilson, originally subtitled "...An Experience in Motion and Emotion." It features a mixture of vocal jazz, soul, and popular music, and several prominent jazz instrumentalists perform on the album, including Benny Carter, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Shelly Manne, and pianist Jimmy Jones, who also serves as arranger and conductor. The song "Peace of Mind" was released as a single in October 1968.
Track listing Side 1
"Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:20 "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) – 2:25 "By Myself" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:39 "When the Sun Comes Out" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:47 "Alone With My Thoughts Of You" (Ronnell Bright) – 3:54 "It Only Takes A Moment" (Jerry Herman) – 3:14
Side 2
"Peace of Mind" (Delbert Millard, Nick Woods) – 2:39 "The Other Side Of The Tracks" (Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman) – 2:11 "Below, Above" (Gail Fisher, Oliver Nelson) – 3:20 "The Rules Of The Road" (Leigh, Coleman) – 2:27 "Black Is Beautiful" (Charles Wood, John Cacavas) – 4:11
Personnel From the liner notes:
Nancy Wilson – vocals Jimmy Jones – piano, arranger, conductor Benny Carter – alto saxophone (solo on "When the Sun Comes Out") Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet Pete Candoli – trumpet Clyde Reasinger – trumpet John Audino – flugelhorn or trumpet Bob Bryant – flugelhorn or trumpet Dick Nash – trombone Tommy Pederson – trombone Chuck Cooper – trombone Edward Kusby – trombone Lew McCreary – trombone Kenny Shroyer – trombone Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone Chuck Gentry – woodwinds Bill Green – woodwinds Justin Gordon – woodwinds Arthur Herbert – woodwinds Donn Trenner – piano Buster Williams – bass Carol Kaye – electric bass Mundell Lowe – guitar Bob Bain – guitar Shelly Manne – drums Larry Bunker – percussion Victor Feldman – percussion Gene Estes – percussion
Technical personnel
David Cavanaugh – producer Hugh Davies – engineer
Charts The album reached No. 20 on the Billboard Top R&B LPs chart and No. 122 on the Top Pop LPs chart.
The single "Peace of Mind", with "This Bitter Earth" as the B-side, peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 24 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.
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