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It​’​s So Nice It Must Be Illegal!

by Ralph Sutton

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1.
Introduction 00:27
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2.
Honeysuckle Rose 06:16
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3.
Love Lies 06:07
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4.
Echoes of Spring 05:12
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5.
Everything Happens to Me 05:22
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6.
My Blue Heaven 04:01
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7.
Squeeze Me / Ain't Misbehavin' 06:54
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8.
S'posin 03:35
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9.
Sophisticated Lady / I Let a Song Go out of My Heart / Ring Dem Bells 06:53
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10.
Viper's Drag 04:51
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11.
Just One of Those Things * 05:27
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12.
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter * 02:17
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about

"You know, these scenes never happen every day..."
By those words, Ralph Sutton – obviously happy and moved – evoked what was happening during that late afternoon concert on Sunday, November 27, 1988.

"My first introduction to Michael Silva was a few minutes ago ... we’ve never played together." That was true, but once again jazz worked miracles and produced a moment of pure magic, a concert whose exceptional atmosphere – full of relaxation, happiness and sheer enjoyment – strikes all those who have heard the recording.

"We’ve got a new team, a new Fric and Frac!" shouted Ralph to Michael between two tunes. Actually the team did work since the very first second. At the end of the concert, an obviously-moved member of the audience told me – and that’s his very words: "Monsieur, I am 82, I have been a musician all my life, but I didn’t know such music existed. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to discover it."

This recording attests what happened on that night. Even if you know all the recordings of Ralph Sutton, even if you have twenty versions of Echoes of Spring or Honeysuckle Rose you will hear him like never before. Thanks to Nagel Heyer Records, we are pleased to share this moment of bliss with all the fans of Ralph Sutton, who are so numerous all over the world, as he charmed all those who approached him and listened to him.
– Jean-Marc Berlière, Hot Club du Gâtinais

Michael Silva was for a long time Sammy Davis Jr’s drummer. Before the concert Ralph Sutton politely asked: "Who’s this Silva? Is he Portuguese?"... Burst of laughter... "Not really, he was born at Harlem General Hospital!" – "Oh Harlem ... I see!"

credits

released September 17, 2020

Ralph Sutton - piano, vocals
Michael Silva - drums

Recorded live on November 27, 1988 at Espace Jean Vilar, Amilly, France.
* Bonus Tracks from the afternoon rehearsal during the microphone-set up.

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Ralph Sutton Hamburg, Missouri

Ralph Earl Sutton (November 4, 1922 – December 30, 2001) was an American jazz pianist.
He was a stride pianist in the tradition of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller.
Sutton had a stint as a session musician with Jack Teagarden's band before ending up at Eddie Condon's club in Greenwich Village.
During the 50s he recorded with Bob Scobey.
From the 1960s onward, he worked mostly on his own. ... more

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