But Beautiful
Studio album by
Boz Scaggs
ReleasedMay 20, 2003
GenreVocal jazz, traditional pop
LabelGray Cat Records
ProducerBoz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs chronology
The Lost Concert
(2001)		 But Beautiful
(2003)		 Greatest Hits Live
(2004)

But Beautiful is an album of pop standards by Boz Scaggs, released in 2003. It reached number one on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart in 2004.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Allmusic found the album "an entirely pleasant listen" and praised the jazz quartet backing Scaggs, but rated the album as poor, citing Scaggs' "sometimes too casual" phrasing and criticizing his approach as predictable rather than fresh;[2] on the other hand, it reached #1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, and was a "critical and commercial triumph".[3]

Track listing

  1. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 4:30
  2. "Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 5:06
  3. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:07
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:14
  5. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:36
  6. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:29
  7. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:13
  8. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 5:25
  9. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:46
  10. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 5:30
Bonus Track Japanese Release:
  1. "My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart)

Personnel

  • Boz Scaggs – vocals
  • Paul Nagel – piano, arrangements
  • John Shifflett – bass
  • Jason Lewis – drums
  • Eric Crystal – saxophone

Production

  • Jeff Cressman – engineer
  • Steve MacMillan – engineer
  • Joel Moss – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
  • Phillip Andelman – photography
  • David Bullen – design

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2003 Billboard Top Independent Albums 10
2004 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 1

References

  1. 1 2 "But Beautiful - Boz Scaggs - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Boz Scaggs: But Beautiful". allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Review: Scaggs shows who's Boz in concert". Eastbaytimes.com. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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