DIANNE REEVES - Good Night & Good Luck (Original Soundtrack) (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

George Clooney's 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck is set in New York City during the '50s, and the director decided the right music to go with the black-and-white cinematography was jazz. More specifically, current recordings from vocalist Dianne Reeves and a small combo featuring some silky smooth tenor and alto sax from Matt Catingub, Peter Martin on piano, and Jeff Hamilton on drums with Robert Hurst and Christoph Luty splitting bass duties. The tunes are mostly classic ballads and smoky standards (all picked by Clooney) that Reeves and the group handle with a satisfyingly light touch. She gives the songs plenty of emotion but never over-sings, lending the recording a very intimate feel. Also helping with that is the sound of the album as it's free from any modern studio trickery or gloss; in fact, much of the music on the soundtrack was recorded live during the shooting of the movie. Had Clooney chosen songs actually recorded in the '50s, the soundtrack may have been more authentic, but Reeves and her group do a commendable job of re-creating the simple and sentimental sound of the era's mainstream vocal jazz. by Tim Sendra  
Tracklist :
1    Straighten Up And Fly Right 2:42
Written-By – Irving Mills, Nat King Cole
2    I've Got My Eyes On You 2:04
Written-By – Cole Porter
3    Gotta Be This Or That 3:13
Written-By – Sunny Skylar
4    Too Close For Comfort 3:48
Percussion – Alan Estes
Written-By – George David Weiss, Jerrold L. Bock, Lawrence Holofcener
5    How High The Moon 2:20
Written-By – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
6    Who’s Minding The Store? 4:28
Written-By – Alana Biden, Allen Sviridoff, Earl Brown, Matt Catingub
7    You're Driving Me Crazy 1:55
Written-By – Walter Donaldson
8    Pretend 3:59
Written-By – Cliff Parman, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere, Lew Douglas
9    Solitude 5:26
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Edgar DeLange, Irving Mills
10    TV Is The Thing This Year 1:42
Written-By – William Sanford, Philip Medley
11    Pick Yourself Up 2:36
Percussion – Alex Acuña
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
12    When I Fall In Love (Instrumental) 3:50
Written-By – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
13    Into Each Life, Some Rain Must Fall 4:06
Written-By – Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
14    There'll Be Another Spring 4:41
Written-By – Hubie Wheeler, Peggy Lee
15    One For My Baby 3:50
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Credits :
Arranged By – Matt Catingub
Bass – Christoph Luty (pistas: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12), Robert Hurst
Contractor [Music Contractor] – Peter Rotter, Sandy DeCrescent
Drums – Jeff Hamilton
Piano – Peter Martin
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Matt Catingub
Vocals – Dianne Reeves (pistas: 1 to 11, 13 to 15)