Knowing You

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Knowing You
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Studio album by
John Pizzarelli
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
RecordedSeptember 21–24, 2004 (2004-09-21 2004-09-24)
Genre
Label Telarc Records
John Pizzarelli chronology
Bossa Nova
(2004)
Knowing You
(2005)
Just Friends
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Knowing You is a 2005 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. The album is composed of primarily jazz and pop standards and received a very favorable review at AllMusic by music critic Matt Collar.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Coffee, Black"
  2. "New Sun in the Sky"
  3. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"
  4. "The Shadow of Your Smile"
  5. "Pick Yourself Up"
  6. "Knowing You"
  7. "God Only Knows"
  8. "Quality Time"
  9. "Eastwood Lane"
  10. "I Just Found Out About Love"
  11. "Say It (Over and Over Again)"
  12. "That Face"
  13. "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
  14. "The First Hint of Autumn"
  15. "If It's the Last Thing I Do"

Personnel

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References

  1. Collar, Matt. Knowing You John Pizzarelli at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1169. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.