Harry Connick Jr.: When Harry Met Sally Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

When Harry Met Sally is the original motion picture soundtrack to the film of the same name starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. Harry Connick Jr. performs big band and jazz standards for the album and does so in a most impressive fashion. His vocals are clean and the instrumentation tight. His reproduction of jazz and big band classics is done so with respect for the way it was originally produced. As such, he went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance.

Track List
1. It Had to Be You
2. Love Is Here to Stay
3. Stompin’ At the Savoy
4. But Not for Me
5. Winter Wonderland
6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
7. Autumn In New York
8. I Could Write a Book
9. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
10. It Had to Be You
11. Where Or When

Legacy is Sony’s producer of archived music from its many owned labels, such Columbia, CBS, and Epic Records. Having access to some of the most important music of all time, Sony will on occasion reissue versions under their original label using the Legacy brand.

However, this release appears dynamically subdued and does not have the range one would expect from a jazz and big band recording. Maybe it’s because it’s a “limited edition” Barnes and Noble release. Maybe it’s a result of a digital master used in the recording process. No matter the reason, this is not the version to own. There are better available. Search for and acquire a good copy of the original release and you’ll be much better off. 💸

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