Beautiful Life (Jimmy Greene album)
Beautiful Life | |
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Studio album by Jimmy Greene | |
Released | November 25, 2014 |
Genre | Jazz, gospel, post-bop, neo-bop |
Length | 49:02 |
Label | Mack Avenue |
Producer | Greene |
Beautiful Life is the eighth studio album from Jimmy Greene. Mack Avenue Records released the album on November 25, 2014. Greene dedicated the album to his daughter, Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, who was murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting,[1][2][3][4]
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
All About Jazz | [6] |
The Irish Times | [7] |
Reviewing the album from The New York Times, Nate Chinen describes, "there's...a quiet resilience in those songs".[8] Marcus Chilton, writing a review at The Daily Telegraph, replies, "Beautiful Life is a remarkable tribute".[4] Awarding the album four and a half stars at AllMusic, Matt Collar states, "Greene transforms his personal anguish into something that's as inspirational to the soul as it is beautiful to the ears."[5] Larkin Corman, rating the album four stars from The Irish Times, writes, "Even without the context, this would be a beautiful recording; knowing the background, one cannot but be humbled by its generosity."[7] Giving the album five stars for All About Jazz, Patricia Myers says, "Greene's album combines jazz with spirituals, contemporary Christian music and ballads, plus three original songs."[6] Jack Goodstein, penning a review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer, responds, "Beautiful Life is an emotionally charged musical celebration of a life too soon lost."[9] Writing a review from the Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum recognizes, "Totalling about 50 minutes in all, Beautiful Life is a concise album in which every note speaks volumes."[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Saludos/Come Thou Almighty King" | Felice Giardini, Charles Wesley | 5:12 |
2. | "Last Summer" | Jimmy Greene | 6:37 |
3. | "When I Come Home" | Greene | 3:21 |
4. | "Ana's Way" | Greene | 7:13 |
5. | "Your Great Name" | Michael Neale, Krissy Nordhoff | 5:20 |
6. | "Where Is Love?" | Lionel Bart | 4:34 |
7. | "Seventh Candle" | Greene | 6:15 |
8. | "Maybe" | Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse | 3:05 |
9. | "Prayer" | Greene | 4:02 |
10. | "Little Voices" | Greene | 3:23 |
Total length:
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49:02 |
Chart performance
Chart (2014-15) | Peak position |
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US Christian Albums (Billboard)[11] | 36 |
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[12] | 6 |
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 6 |
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
References
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- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=310 Jimmy Greene – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Jimmy Greene. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=323 Jimmy Greene – Chart history" Billboard Top Gospel Albums for Jimmy Greene. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=324 Jimmy Greene – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Jimmy Greene. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=901 Jimmy Greene – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Jimmy Greene. Retrieved January 5, 2016.