Hot Show [Import]

Product Description
1999 debut album by acid jazz group signed to Epic Records. 15 tracks, including 'Omobolasire', 'Sucks To Be You', 'Hot Show' and 'Shag Tag'.

Hot Show,Prozzak,Dance

Average customer rating: Fabulous for any Broadway-lover Top Shelf TERRIFIC CD'S Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs Great Compilation!

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Broadway: The American Musical Broadway: The American Musical Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
2. Swanee- Al Jolson
3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
5. My Man- Fanny Brice
6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
19. Summertime- Anne Brown
20. September Song- Walter Huston
21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
15. People- Barbra Streisand
16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
16. Come Follow The Band
17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

1. Memory- Betty Buckley
2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
9. With One Look- Glenn Close
10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
12. Seasons Of Love-
13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Average customer rating: The best and maybe the last CD of this great musical. Beautiful remastering of historic original cast recording the peerless original cast Who Put The Shake In Shakespeare? TIMELESS BROADWAY SHOW

Kiss Me, Kate (1948 Original Broadway Cast) Cole Porter , Alfred Drake , and Patricia Morison Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kismet (1953 Original Broadway Cast) South Pacific (Original 1949 Broadway Cast) My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast) Guys & Dolls: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1950 Original Broadway Cast) Gypsy - A Musical Fable (1959 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000007OHT Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

1. Act I: Overture
2. Act I: Another Op'nin', Another Show
3. Act I: Why Can't You Behave?
4. Act I: Wunderbar
5. Act I: So In Love
6. Act I: We Open In Venice
7. Act I: Tom, Dick Or Harry
8. Act I: I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua
9. Act I: I Hate Men
10. Act I: Were Thine That Special Face
11. Act II: Too Darn Hot
12. Act II: Where Is The Life That Late I Led?
13. Act II: Always True To You (In My Fashion)
14. Act II: Bianca
15. Act II: So In Love (Reprise)
16. Act II: Brush Up Your Shakespeare
17. Act II: I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
18. Act II: Finale: Kiss Me, Kate
19. Kiss Me, Kate Overture

Amazon.com

Opening at the tail end of 1948, Kiss Me, Kate became an instant classic--and amazingly didn't receive a full-scale revival until 1999. All the more reason to revel in its original version. With its cunning play-within-a-play premise (a musical update of The Taming of the Shrew reverberates in backstage feuds), brilliant mix of high and low comedy, and of course some of Cole Porter's better-known songs--"So in Love," "I Hate Men," Too Darn Hot," "Always True to You (In My Fashion)"--Kiss Me, Kate remains a funny, zesty hall of mirrors. Hard as you may try to find a fly in the ointment, there's no fault with the cast either--Patricia Morison, for instance, is a perfectly petulant Lilli Vanessi. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

The best and maybe the last CD of this great musical........2006-02-20

Now is the perfect time to buy the CD of this.

Sony's transfer engineers used state-of-the-art restoration software to remove the roughness and surface noise from the originals, but (thankfully) they resisted the urge to tart-up the sound with artificial reverb, faux stereo, and thundering bass. This is by far the best-sounding CD of this ever released, and it may be the last.

The age of music ownership in America could be drawing to a close. Five years from now, this music may only be available by download, you might only be "borrowing" it, and it probably won't come with the the authentic cover art or the 26-page booklet.

(See also the original broadway CD of Out of This World.)

Beautiful remastering of historic original cast recording.......2004-05-24

Recorded in January 1949, this album of KISS ME KATE has remained in print adn a steady best-seller for over 50 years now.

The sound on this newly remastered CD is crisp and clear and easily surpasses all previous issues. Sony even uses the original artwork from the very first LP release.

The performances remain as fresh as ever. Alfred Drake was Broadway's top leading man and sounds just glorious. Pat Morrison had less of a career but sounds just perfect as Lilli. Lisa Kirk is wonderful as Lois, and Harold Lang makes the most of his few moments on the record as her boyfriend, Bill. In an unusual move these peopel reunited 10 years later to re-record the score for Capitol in true stereo. They still sound great on that recording (on CD as part of the Broadway Angel series) but the performances are fresher on this recording made just 2 weeks after KIS ME KATE had opened on Broadway to rave reviews.

The CD booklet has good info about the show, though curiously, no synopsis. There are, however, a half dozen pictures of the original production. This edition featureds longer takes of "We Open in Venice", "I Hate Men" and "Too Darn Hot" though the total extra music adds but a minute to the album's running time. A bonus track of the Overture dates from a 1958 stereo recording by Lehman Engle.

KISS ME KATE was the first Tony Award winner for Best Musical (1949). The 1999 revival won a Tony for Best Revival.

the peerless original cast.......2004-03-04

KISS ME KATE is still regarded as Cole Porter's greatest musical; a charming backstage story detailing feuding ex-spouses Lilli Vanessi and Fred Graham as they star in a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew".

Very rarely has the score been bettered than the original 1949 cast album, reissued here on the Columbia Broadway Masterworks label. Patricia Morison plays Lilli, with Alfred Drake (OKLAHOMA!, KISMET, GIGI) as Fred, the feuding, ego-ridden leads. Lisa Kirk (ALLEGRO, MACK AND MABEL) is the sexy young starlet Lois, with Harold Lang (PAL JOEY) as her caddish boyfriend Bill.

KISS ME KATE opened at the New Century Theatre on Broadway in 1949, making history in its run of over 1000 performances. Patricia Morison is perfectly-suited to the role of Lilli. She offers a glowing rendition of "So in Love", whilst her duet with Alfred Drake in the tongue-in-cheek "Wunderbar" is sublime. Lisa Kirk gets three of the big showstoppers ("Why Can't You Behave?", "Tom Dick or Harry" and "Always True to You in My Fashion"), and nails each and every one. Harold Lang was a better dancer than he ever was as a singer, but is quite good on this disc.

A must-own.

Who Put The Shake In Shakespeare?.......2001-04-11

Who put the 'shake' in 'Shakespeare'? Cole Porter, of course! Kiss Me Kate is the best of his musicals, and this recording is the best of the recordings! The original Broadway cast performs with much old-style, vaudeville jazz!

The story is set in a Baltimore theatre where a divorced couple, Fred Graham and Lilli Vannessi, are in the two leading roles of a musical version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Fred currently dates a colorful light-heart named Lois Lane, while Lilli is about to head off to get maried in the south. Lois, by the way, will 'always be true' to her boyfriend, the gambling player Bill Calhoun. The story takes off from there!

The show originaly opened on Broadway in 1948. It's timelessness has still not worn off after so many years. The classic script by Bela and Sam Spewack, and the best music of Cole Porter, we cannot fail! The show has been performed since then in many many countries, and has been performed in many languages! It has only recently been revived on Broadway.

Kiss Me Kate has become a staple of classic Broadway, and this is the cast that will not be outdone. Patricia Morrison is a perfect, operatic, Lilli Vanesi. She is strong, yet thoughtful. Her voice fills the CD with a lively 'Wunderbar' and the raging 'I Hate Men.' Alfred Drake is a manly and appealing Fred Graham who will have you laughing out loud! His 'Where Is the Live...?' is yet to be surpassed. Harold Lang is a sexy, and hypnotic Bill Calhoun. He takes the role for himself, and his 'Bianca' is done to the point of perfection! His voice is misty and self-confident, and has the qualities all Bill Calhoun's should. And of course, there will be no one as good as Lisa Kirk for the role of Lois Lane! Her tongue-in-cheek performance on this CD is flawless! She is teasing, sympathetic, funny, and has the right voice to win her part! I can't imagine anyone who can do what she has done with 'Alway True to You' and 'Why Can't You Behave.' The classic character songs are very nice! The balladic, and melodic 'So In Love' will ring in your head. 'We Open In Venice' will make you dance! And 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare'(performed with much humor by Jack Diamond and Harry Clark) will give you a laugh the next time you read 'Romeo.' You won't be disapointed!

The nostalgic quality of the 40's is alive and well in this recording. Columbia has done a great job restoring the work, and the scratching that were a part of the original releases. The sound quality is crisp and clear, and the music sounds wonderful! The magic hasn't worn out yet!

There have been a few more recordings of the work, including a complete London recording, and the new Broadway revival cast. None can do as well as the original recording, however. In the revival recordng, however, they come close. Brian Stokes Mitchell has the voice for Fred, but runs through his lines a bit fast, and without much enthusiasm. And the orchestrations for the new recording are a bit overdone, and they sound more like PBS's Jazz, than Broadway.

Altogether, this is great recording. I was very pleased with my buy, and hope that you will add it to your collection right away! It's time to Brush Up Your Shakespeare!

TIMELESS BROADWAY SHOW.......2001-01-11

COLE PORTER'S most famous musical play hasn't lost none of it's power over the years;it's one of those few shows in which all the elements clicks:cast,songs,libretto, to make a great entertainment product.Without getting to cynical,KISS ME KATE has enough good songs to fill 3 BROADWAY shows of today ,and i am not kidding,it's a fact.While the revival is also of interest,it's always a delight to hear the original with PATRICIA MORRISSON and ALFRED DRAKE, both terrific in their parts.I can assure you that you'll play this record more than twice.It's not only WUNDERBAR ,it's WONDERFUL!You can't actually single out one number because they are all good.All right, if we have to choose one, it's SO IN LOVE.

Average customer rating: Great compilation - and that's just the first half. The best of Elfman!!! Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic What Great Music super

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music Manufacturer: Fontana Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music The Simpsons | Specialty Stores | Music Music | The Simpsons | Amazon.com Stores | us-stores Similar Items: Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 2: Film & Television Music Serenada Schizophrana So Lo Sleepy Hollow: Music from the Motion Picture Beetlejuice: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000002OEB Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

1. Excerpts From: Pee Wee's Big Adventure
2. Excerpts From: Batman
3. Excerpts From: Dick Tracy
4. Excerpts From: Beetlejuice
5. Excerpts From: Nightbreed
6. Excerpts From: Darkman
7. Excerpts From: Back To School
8. Excerpts From: Midnight Run
9. Excerpts From: Wisdom
10. Excerpts From: Hot To Trot
11. Excerpts From: Big Top Pee Wee
12. Excerpts From: The Simpsons
13. Excerpts From: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Jar
14. Excerpts From: Tales From The Crypt
15. Excerpts From: Face Like A Frog
16. Excerpts From: Forbidden Zone
17. Excerpts From: Scrooged

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half........2005-09-14

I first got this on cassette in the summer of '94 and listened to it every day, drawn by its thematic range and compositional depth. And that was just side-one.

Elfman pioneered the sound that drives today's movie adaptations of comic-books and darker-themed children's stories. Side-One kicks things off with a rollicking, hyper-cartoonish theme from the first Pee-Wee movie - the one where Pee-Wee searches for his beloved bike. Elfman's theme contains layers of different rides - on tightropes, highways, in the middle of a NASCAR rally - which rudely yet melodically crash into each other.

The Batman entry actually contains several pieces - the opening credits, the extended sequence in the cathedral and the climax - which show Batman's darkened extreme at its "Frank Miller" best. (Dir. Tim Burton couldn't sustain the mood in the next sequel, and the franchise took a turn towards the camp of the TV series with the next 2 movies.)

The theme for "Dick Tracy" is perhaps the most romantic on this disc, a quality that surpasses the theme's comic-book origins, but ends on an ironic note that's pure Elfman.

"Beetlejuice" (opening & closing credits) gives Elfman's childish ID a chance to stretch its legs, or in this case, slam-dance.

"Nightbreed" is an enigma wrapped in a dark mystery, and that's just Elfman's score. Elfman's work on this movie is as good as the movie wasn't, having a more powerful narrative than the script - easily the best track on the entire disc, one likely to exceed the movie in its dose of chills.

"Darkman" doesn't quite rise to the occasion, though the score may be hobbled by the movie itself, which seldom surpassed one of the many "Batman" clones of the early 1990's. "Darkman" (the movie, I mean) excelled as a parody of many comicbook staples (the wronged hero, the relentless villain, the scientific breakthrough with just one flaw), but not enough to escape being largely anonymous. Within those constraints, it's still a moving if scary piece.

When is Elfman not like Elfman? When he was in the mid-late `80's and scored "Back to School" (A Rodney Dangerfield vehicle) and "Midnight Run". Horns in "School" bring it closer to Elfman's over-the-top style, while "Run" sounds like a love-theme for the run-down, out-of-the-way parts of America that seldom appear in Elfman-movies. "Run" is a fun score for a fun movie - it's nothing like Elfman's previous work but it perfectly captures the on-the-road-without-a-map craziness of the movie.

To this day, I don't know why I never ventured to Side-two, but it's irrelevant. Even half this disc is worth it

The best of Elfman!!!.......2005-09-05

I was obsessed about getting this CD right from when I heard about it. I found it at the library and was so excited about it, and it didn't let me down. In fact, it was a lot better than I expected. It's a fun and creepy (strange mix, but it really works!) collection of Danny Elfman's film and television soundtracks. The first track, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, is probably my favorite. Also, I really like Batman and Wisdom. Batman is creepy and dark, and Wisdom is just weird, in the best possible way.
I'd recommend this to anyone who likes film music, or everyone who is even the tiniest bit an Elfman fan. It's amazing!

Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic.......2003-08-19

You should be able to tell from the movies and TV shows listed here whether or not you'd be interested in this collection. It's a little too eclectic for my tastes (hence only 4 stars) but better than volume 2. I think thatthe miscellaneous collected ites here along with the previously unreleased stuff should make this worth buying. Especially if you're a fan of Elfman's movie soundtrack work.

What Great Music.......2003-05-11

I fell in love with the music of Danny Elfman when Beetlejuice came out. There was something different about the music that he made. When Edward Scissorhands, and then Nightmare Before Christmas - I knew this man was a musical master. Its the verbal form of surrealism.

super.......2003-04-17

What a great CD. Danny's music is so original and inventive. this CD contains his pre 90's quirky, gothic music. it's all very well written and beautifully orchestrated. batman and darkman contain some really excellent long, dark, gothic cues that really take u away from reality. in my opinion no one, apart from howard shore, is as inventive and original as danny in the world of filmmusic. he far surpasses the repetitive works of williams or horner. buy this, and volume two, and keep supporting one of the greatest film composers of all time.ohh...and buy fellowship of the ring and two towers by howard shore....amazing work!

Average customer rating: One of my favorite cast recordings Thougt You Were The Candyman Didn't ya freggy! The Rockiest Recording to Date Good recording, bad show. Oh Daphne!

The Rocky Horror Show (2000 Broadway Revival Cast) Alice Ripley , Tom Hewitt , Raul Esparza , Sebastian Lacause , Jarrod Emick , Lea Delaria , Daphne Rubin-Vega , and Richard O'Brien Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Revivals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Rocky Horror Show (Original 1973 London Cast - Rhino) The Rocky Horror Show: Original Roxy Cast (1974 Los Angeles Cast) The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast) The Rocky Horror Show (1995 Studio Cast) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00005B605 Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Science Fiction Double Feature
3. Damn It, Janet
4. Over At The Frankenstein Place
5. Time Warp
6. Sweet Transvestite
7. The Sword Of Damocles
8. I Can Make You A Man
9. Hot Patootie
10. I Can Make You A Man (reprise)
11. Touch-A-Touch-A-Touch Me
12. Once In A While
13. Eddie's Teddy
14. Planet Schmanet-Wise Up Janet Weiss
15. Floor Show/Rose Tint My World
16. I'm Going Home
17. Spaceship
18. Super Heroes
19. Science Fiction Double Feature (reprise)
20. Time Warp (reprise)

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The movie version of The Rocky Horror Show has turned into such an enduring cult success that it has pretty much obliterated the fact that it all started with a stage show. And now Richard O'Brien's musical is back on stage, where some say it truly belongs (it was nominated for the category Best Revival of a Musical in the 2001 Tony Awards). With a great cast that includes Dick Cavett, Alice Ripley (Janet), Tom Hewitt (Frank 'N' Furter), and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Magenta), the revival fires on all cylinders. Note that while Joan Jett was in the cast as Columbia, she's not on the CD (Kristen Lee Kelly is). But Lea DeLaria, last seen stealing the show in On the Town, more than compensates by playing both Eddie (Meat Loaf in the movie!) and Dr. Scott--and doing great by both. As a bonus, the song "Once in a While" is back after being cut from the movie. Bursting with energy, this recording brings the rock back in Rocky. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite cast recordings.......2007-01-17

This was the first Rocky Horror album I've ever listened to besides the movie soundtrack. Despite the lack of Joan Jett as Columbia and the 2nd Usherette, this album is sweet. Daphne-Rubin Vega is perfect as Magenta. And Tom Hewlett 's interpretation as Frank N. Furter is just in sync with the character. But he's still no Tim Curry. And the rest of the cast is sublime. And with Dick Cavett as the Criminologist and famed lesbian comedienne Lea DeLaria as both Eddie and Dr. Scott is just excellent.

Thougt You Were The Candyman Didn't ya freggy!.......2006-06-22

I thought that this was gonna be just another edition of the Rocky Horror Show.But boy was I wrong.I loved it they really modernized and gave it more of a Rock flavor than in the original play which was more pop.I just loved how they had the Overture and Space shipa partof the cd.They really recreated great for broadway.When i heard that broadway was doing Then Rocky Horror Show I didn't know what to think.Because Rocky Horror had been an off-broadway show for many years.The thought of it being onBroadway was just amazing Because people back in the 70's and 80's always thought that The Rocky Horror Show was much too trashy to be put on Broadway.Because you always think about broadway plays as being classy and eligent.They didn't want a play about Sex and Horror and Gay Transvestites.But this was just a head turner.I loved it.It's definitely 5 stars.The cd quality was great.It was so professionally done and it was great.I think any RHS Fan will love it.This was no candyman!

The Rockiest Recording to Date.......2006-06-07

This 2000 Broadway revival of the cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW boasts a completely re-vamped orchestration of Richard O'Brien's score. This is certainly the most rock-fused version of these songs to date, and right from the "Overture" the listener can assume this. Many may not be able to accept this harder, bolder score and I myself am a bit skeptical, considering the more piano-driven and sci-fi sounding orchestrations of the film soundtrack or Roxy cast recording. However, it is so interesting to hear these songs done like this that I cannot help but enjoy it. The performances are half-and-half. Daphne Rubin-Vega belts out the opening number in that great gravelly voice she has, and Raul Esparzza sends chills down my spine every time I hear his two great solo moments ("The darkness must flow down the river...." and "Frank 'N' Furter, it's all over..."). Sebastian LaCause is amazing as Rocky, as thankless a part that is. Eddie and Dr. Scott being portrayed by a woman (Lea DeLaria) is one of the strangest casting decisions ever and is too distracting to be able to even listen to her (his? I don't know!!!) songs: "Hot Patootie" and "Eddie's Teddy." Tom Hewitt does his best as Frank 'N' Furter, but the character was so well defined by Tim Curry in the film (one of the most underrated performances ever) that one can't help but ignore him. I'd say that this recording is something every ROCKY HORROR fan should listen to; it just all depends on whether you like the new or original orchestrations.

Good recording, bad show........2006-03-10

Rocky Horror is an American institution. It's indelible, unforgettable, and entirely unique. But without the audience participation, the show is revealed - it's simply not very good. It's a passable (if dated) parody of '50s B-movies with a transvestite main character and some halfway decent songs. The show lives with and dies without an audience. The lyrics, the characters - nothing is half as fun without the audience throwing and shouting and bantering right along.

That said, this is a VERY good recording of what's there. Tom Hewitt does as good a job as anyone trying to fill Tim Curry's sequined heels, and brings some nice twists to the table instead of going the Curry-imitation route. Raul Esparza as Riff-Raff is electric - his rendition of "Time Warp" is unlike anything else you're likely to hear on a cast recording. He blasts it right into outer space, screaming like the world's going to end. Daphne Rubin-Vega is plenty of fun as Columbia, giving a nicely sinuous and raw-edged sexiness to the role. The orchestra gives their all to the new arrangements, and they sound crystal clear.

It's definitely the best recording of the show available, even sans Tim Curry.

Oh Daphne!.......2005-12-29

Most of the reviews have it right here - this production wasn't really Rocky at it's best. That being said, I must say that Daphne Ruben-Vega as magenta is probably one of the most interesting, refreshing, and note worthy things about this recording. Very cool in that regard.

That's All...

Average customer rating: Great Album Hot Show! Buy This Now!! Best Cd EVER!!!! I Like To Listen

Hot Show Prozzak Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ready Ready Set Go (Dlx) Cruel, Cruel World The Saturday People Aquarium Arrested Development - Season Three ASIN: B00000JT4M Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Europa
3. Strange Disease
4. Omobolasire
5. Shag Tag (You're It)
6. Hot Show
7. Mediterranean Lady
8. Medley: Wild Thing/Poor Boy
9. Sucks To Be You
10. New York
11. I Like To Watch (Milo's Night Out)
12. Tsunami
13. Sleep With Myself
14. Anna-Lisa
15. Simon's Final Thought

Customer Reviews:

Great Album.......2006-05-21

This cd is surprisingly nice. It's catchy, funny (at times), and different. If you want something genuine to listen to... this is it.

Hot Show!.......2006-01-28

I first heard this when it came out in 1999....I wasn't to stuck on it except for 'Omobolasire'. I kept hearing it on the radio and so I tracked this CD down and gave it a listen. I got rid of it because I didnt like it at first. I have since changed my opinion. this is one of those CDs that needs more than one listen to really say whether you like it or not. I recently acquired it in my collection once again and gave it a fair chance and after goin through the entire CD I can say this is a very good disc...by a unique group...And of course, they're canadian so thats a plus right there

Buy This Now!!.......2005-12-14

I wouldn't call this music pop, but it is a lot like pop. It's fun, entergetic, catchy, and different. I like old bands and songs that are a bit different, so when a friend of mine forced me to listen to this whil we were in her mom's car, I wanted it! We went to a cd store and I bought Hot Show and Saturday People and Simon & Milo, Ready Ready Set Go! It was a bit pointless to buy Ready Ready Set Go! since all the same songs are on it. But it only has the best songs from the two cds and I like all of those so that was cool. I think you should buy this now! Enjoy.

Best Cd EVER!!!!.......2005-12-13

I really like these songs, they're songs preteens and teens alike can enjoy. I really like this cd. I think that every single preteen and teen should listen to this cd. And I think everyone should listen to Be As. This song is positive saying that you should just be yourself no matter what. I think every parent should buy this cd for their kid(s). My parents bought this cd for me last year and it was my favorite christmas present. I totally loved it. And at our big annual family Christmas party, guess who's cd everyone was singing and dancing to? That's right. My Prozzak Hot Show cd. At the end of the party everyone was humming their favorite song from the cd. Even my Grandma was humming "Be As" when she left. It was the best Christmas ever. Everybody wants me to bring my cd again this year. It was super cool. So go get this cd now, it rocks!!
If you don't get this cd soon, you'll be missing out. Buy this cd if you're looking for something fun, entergetic, and different!

I Like To Listen.......2005-12-13

I Love Ready Ready Set Go. So when I found out there were cds before it came out, I was excited. I really like these songs. I especially like I Like To Watch (Milo's Night Out.), Omobolasire, Be As, And Anna-Lisa. I really like these songs. They're all really catchy and right now I'm singing I Like To Watch. These are really good songs and I think everybody should buy a copy of this cd. Some people might not like some of the lyrics. Example: From I Like To Watch (Milo's Night Out) some people might not like how Milo sings:
I like to watch
I like the way you bounce bounce
I like to watch
Ya ya groove 'n' move it
I like to watch
Shake it if you've got it lady
Here's my confession
I like to watch your hot box
Some people might find it offensive but I merely think that Milo happens to enjoy people,(mainly women)dancing. And if they happen to bounce bounce, groove 'n' move it, shake it if they've got it, or move their hot box so be it. I think more people find it offensive how in Sucks To Be You, Simon says he's a b@$%$#d if it's true. Big whoppdee freaking do. They're still really good, catchy songs mixed with great music and great voices. So I say buy the cd if you're looking for something a little different.

Average customer rating: He only thinks they're funny

Comedy Tonight: Stephen Sondheim's Funniest Songs Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Send in the Clowns: The Ballads of Stephen Sondheim Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast) No One Is Alone The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00006LSPG Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

1. Comedy Tonight (from ''A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum'') (Jason Alexander, Michael Kubala, Joey Mckneely, Scott Wise & Company)
2. The Worst Pies In London (from ''Sweeney Todd'') (Angela Lansbury)
3. The Little Things You Do Together (from ''Company'') (Cleo Laine)
4. Everybody Ought To Have A Maid (from ''A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum'') (Stephen Collins, Christopher Durang, Michael Rupert)
5. Agony (from ''Into The Woods'') (Robert Westenberg, Chuck Wagner)
6. Getting Married Today (from ''Company'') (Madeline Kahn, Mark Jacoby, Jeanne Lehman, Ensemble)
7. I Never Do Anything Twice (from ''The Seven Percent Solution'') (Millicent Martin)
8. The Story Of Lucy And Jessie (from ''Follies'') (Lee Remick & Company)
9. Chrysanthemum Tea (from ''Pacific Overtures'') (Alvin Ing, Mako, Mark Hsu Syers, Timm Fujii, Gedde Watanabe, Patrick Kinser-Lau, Conrad Yama, Jae Woo Lee, Ernest Harada, Freda Foh Shen)
10. You Must Meet My Wife (from ''A Little Night Music'') (David Kernan & Millicent Martin)
11. It's Hot Up Here (from ''Sunday In The Park With George'') (Bernadette Peters)
12. The Boy From . . . (from ''The Mad Show'') (Millicent Martin)
13. A Little Priest (from ''Sweeney Todd'') (Angela Lansbury & Len Cariou)
14. Agony (Reprise) (from ''Into The Woods'') (Robert Westenberg, Chuck Wagner)
15. Can That Boy Foxtrot! (from ''Follies'') (Millicent Martin, Julia Mckenzie
16. You Gotta Have A Gimmick (from ''Gypsy'') (Debbie Shapiro, Faith Prince, Susann Fletcher)

Customer Reviews:

He only thinks they're funny.......2007-01-10

Some of the songs on here are good and some are just not funny at all. I prefer some of his others works to this one, but it is still worth listening to.

Average customer rating: You'll never hear this music anywhere else!

Harold Arlen Sings Sweet and Hot Harold Arlen Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Get Happy: The Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen St. Louis Woman/Harold Arlen and His Songs ASIN: B0006OJR7W Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Sweet and Hot
2. Baby Face
3. Happy Go Lucky Lane
4. Linda
5. You Said It
6. Pardon Me, Pretty Baby
7. Little Girl
8. Stepping into Love (Collinstone Fox Trot)
9. Stormy Weather
10. Happy as the Day Is Long
11. Smoke Rings
12. Let's Fall in Love
13. This Is Only the Beginning
14. Ill Wind
15. As Long as I Live
16. You're a Builder-Upper
17. Over the Rainbow
18. Blues in the Night
19. Hooray for Love
20. I Never Has Seen Snow
21. Moanin' in the Morning
22. Buds Won't Bud
23. Last Night When We Were Young
24. Hit the Road to Dreamland

Customer Reviews:

You'll never hear this music anywhere else!.......2005-09-04

Fabulous songs sung by the master hiimself--Harold Arlen. How sweet it was to hear his voice. Not lush and polished like the Nat but sweet and tender underlying his lyrics of love and longing, betrayal and disappointment. I listen to this CD in the car and voila, I am in a different time, a different place, and I am happy. Give this recording a try. The sound is a bit grainy, but after all, it is old! It's not enough to dimish your pleasure. Sweet and Hot--that's what it is.

Average customer rating: The BEST Gershwin/Porter album Glowing Coles of Porter...

Fennell Conducts Porter & Gershwin Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hi-Fi A La Espanola/Popovers Liszt: Piano Concertos Mercury Living Presence - You Are There - The True Story of a Legendary Label British and American Band Classics Byron Janis: Prokofiev; Rachmaninov...(Recorded By Mercury On Location In Moscow) ASIN: B0000057LZ Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

1. Blow, Gabriel, Blow
2. So In Love
3. It's All Right With Me
4. Ridin' High
5. In the Still of the Night
6. Begin the Beguine
7. Night and Day
8. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
9. Anything Goes
10. I've Got You Under My Skin
11. It's De-lovely
12. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
13. I Got Rhythm
14. Love Is Sweeping The Country
15. Love Walked In
16. 'S Wonderful
17. Bidin' My Time
18. Oh, Lady, Be Good
19. Fascinating Rhythm
20. Liza
21. Embraceable You
22. The Man I Love
23. Someone To Watch Over Me
24. But Not For Me

Customer Reviews:

The BEST Gershwin/Porter album.......2004-02-11

Perhaps I'm romanticizing, but this was THE cd I listened to in high school. The arrangements are absolutely captivating; building new material over the original themes while referencing them so purely. I couldn't imagine a better use of your money than purchasing this album, it will bring you years of joy!

Glowing Coles of Porter..........2004-01-15

I can only comment on the Porter half of this recording, as I own it on original vinyl. It's a mono copy, but you wouldn't know it. As usual, excellent engineering from Mercury, who set standards in the early 60's that still count (IMHO) as best practice.

Frederick Fennell is right at home in the warmth of these beautifully wrought Ray Wright orchestrations. As he should be; Wright's day job was orchestrating for Radio City Music Hall. The sound is lush, the dynamics amazing, the performance spot on. It gets four stars only because I can't justify five, not having heard the Gershwin half.

I suppose that if you can't find a nice copy to play on a good turntable with a warm amplifier, then this CD would do - but then, you miss the excitement of hearing sound you've been taught can only come from a CD, magically floating straight up from ancient vinyl.

Average customer rating: A Phenomenal Treasure-Trove of Amazing Music. Brilliant selections unavailable elsewhere

Hollywood Swing and Jazz: Hot Numbers from Classic MGM, Warner Brothers & RKO Films Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing Jazz & Big Band | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey: Swingin' In Hollywood (Film Soundtrack Anthology) The Lion's Roar: Classic M-G-M Film Scores, 1935 - 1965: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology Alive And Kickin': Big Band Sounds At M-G-M - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00004S825 Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. Hooray For Love: Living In A Great Big Way - Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson/Thomas 'Fats' Waller/Jeni Le Gon
2. Operator 13: Congo Fever (Jungle Fever) (Outtake) - The Mills Brothers
3. Hollywood Hotel: Let That Be A Lesson To You (Alternate Version) - Johnnie 'Scat' Davis/Frances Langford/Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
4. Hollywood Hotel: I've Got A Heartful Of Music - The Benny Goodman Quartet
5. Freddie Rich And His Orchestra: You're An Education - The Three Symphonettes
6. A Day At The Races: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Partially Unused Version) - Ivie Anderson/Benny & The Chrinoline Choir
7. Going Places: Jeepers Creepers - Louis Armstrong
8. Dancing Co-Ed: Nightmare - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
9. Dancing Co-Ed: Traffic Jam - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
10. Blues In The Night: Blues In The Night (Outtake) - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
11. Six Hits And A Miss: You've Got To Know How To Dance - Six Hits And A Mmiss
12. Cairo: Buds Won't Bud - Ethel Waters
13. Cabin In The Sky: Things Ain't What They Used To Be/Going Up - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
14. Cabin In The Sky: Shine - Buck & Bubbles (Ford Buck & John W. Bubbles)/The Hall Johnson Choir
15. Higher And Higher: Mrs. Whiffen (Outtake) - Mel Torme/Marcy McGuire/Ivy Scott
16. I Dood It: One O'Clock Jump - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
17. Broadway Rhythm: Body And Soul (Outtake) - The Hazel Scott Trio
18. Bathing Beauty: Toot Suite (Outtake) - Harry James & His Orchestra
19. To Have And Have Not: Hong Kong Blues - Hoagy Carmichael
20. To Have And Have Not: Baltimore Oriole - Hoagy Carmichael
21. Thrill Of A Romance: Please Don't Say No (Outtake) - The King Sisters
22. Jammin' The Blues: Jammin' The Blues - Lester Young/Harry 'Sweets' Edison/Illinois Jacquet/Marlowe Morris/Garland Finney/John Simmons...
23. Jammin' The Blues: On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Marie Bryant
24. Romance On The High Seas: It's You Or No One - Doris Day
25. Duchess Of Idaho: You Do Something To Me (Outtake) - Lena Horne
26. I'll Get By (Private Studio Recording) - Lena Horne

Tracks:

1. An American In Paris: Do, Do, Do/Bidin' My Time/I've Got A Crush On You/Love Is Here To Stay - Benny Carter & His Orchestra
2. The Strip: Ain't Misbehavin' (Outtake) - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
3. Skirts Ahoy: Hold Me Close To You - Billy Eckstine
4. Remains To Be Seen: Taking A Chance On Love - Dorothy Dandridge
5. Small Town Girl: My Flaming Heart - Nat 'King' Cole
6. High Society: Now You Has Jazz - Bing Crosby/Louis Armstrong
7. High Society: I Love You Samantha - Bing Crosby/Louis Armstrong
8. This Could Be The Night: I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Julie Wilson
9. The Subterraneans: Improvisation (Source #1) - Andre Previn Trio
10. The Subterraneans: Red Drum Blues - Andre Previn Trio
11. The Subterraneans: Improvisation (Source #2) - Andre Previn Trio
12. The Subterraneans: Coffee Time - Carmen McRae
13. The Subterraneans: Spaghetti Fantasy - Russ Freeman/Bill Perkins/Gerry Mulligan/Art Pepper/Art Farmer/Bob Enevoldson/Buddy Clark...
14. The Subterraneans: Alarm Clock - Russ Freeman/Bill Perkins/Gerry Mulligan/Art Pepper/Art Farmer/Bob Enevoldson/Buddy Clark...
15. The Subterraneans: Should I? - Andre Previn Trio
16. The Subterraneans: Things Are Looking Down - Russ Freeman/Bill Perkins/Gerry Mulligan/Art Pepper/Art Farmer/Bob Enevoldson/Buddy Clark...
17. The Subterraneans: Bread And Wine - Russ Freeman/Bill Perkins/Gerry Mulligan/Art Pepper/Art Farmer/Bob Enevoldson/Buddy Clark...
18. All The Fine Young Cannibals: God Bless The Child - Pearl Bailey
19. Two Weeks In Another Town: Don't Blame Me - Leslie Uggams
20. Sunday In New York: Sunday In New York - Mel Torme
21. Get Yourself A College Girl: The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto
22. Made In Paris: Skol Sister - Count Basie & His Octet
23. Made In Paris: Goof Proof - Count Basie & His Octet
24. Made In Paris: Lottie - Count Basie & His Octet
25. When The Boys Meet The Girls: I Got Rhythm - Louis Armstrong

Amazon.com

Say what you will about the state of entertainment-conglomerate megamergers, but this ambitious Rhino compilation of jazz in film--combining music selections from three studios--would have been all but impossible without them. More importantly, this satisfying set serves as a virtual primer of jazz's influence on American films and its rich, multihued heritage and diversity--be it the "race music" of the Mills Brothers' 1933 romp "Congo Fever," Duke Ellington and Hoagy Carmichael's elegant classicism, Louis Armstrong's refined Dixieland, the big-band swing of Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman, or even that unlikeliest of jazz chanteuses, Doris Day. Collectors will also be delighted at the generous sampling of stellar outtakes that surface here for the first time, including an Ellington reading of "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm," originally intended for the Marx Brothers' Day at the Races, a smoky Lena Horne rendition of "I'll Get By," originally recorded for Louis B. Mayer's personal collection. And there are no fewer than nine cuts from the 1960 hipster opus The Subterraneans, many featuring Andre Previn, Art Farmer, Gerry Mulligan, and Art Pepper. Painstakingly compiled and lovingly annotated, this set is both great entertainment and joyous history lesson. Regarding history, it bears noting that when much of America's radio and clubs were still strictly segregated, black jazz performers found their broadest public exposure via Hollywood. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

A Phenomenal Treasure-Trove of Amazing Music........2002-06-22

If you're a fan of "traditional jazz", you'll love this incredible collection from Turner/Rhino. If you're a fan of classic musical soundtracks, you will also find this collection essential for your music library. If you're like me, and you have a pechant for both kinds of music, you'll be in utter ecstacy with the selections here.

The list of performers here reads like a who's who of jazz:
DUKE ELLINGTON, COUNT BASIE, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, GERRY MULLIGAN,
LESTER YOUNG, BENNY GOODMAN, CARMEN McRAE, FATS WALLER, the list goes on and on. What really makes this collection sizzle, are the real rarities included. Who knew Duke Ellington had recorded music for A DAY AT THE RACES with the Marx Bros.? No one! Until
the producers here unearthed a track that had been recorded by 'Sir Duke' for that classic comedy that ended up on the cutting room floor. That's just one example of the jewels to be found here. There are several great vocal renditions, with everyone from Ethel Waters to Pearl Bailey, and you even get a whiff of Brazillian Bossa Nova Jazz with Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto doing a version of THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA that is slightly different (but just as incredible) than the famous recording.

Then there's unreleased material from Nat "King" Cole, Billy Eckstine, and even Dorothy Dandridge. My favorite track is a swingin' rendition of "One O'Clock Jump" by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra that almost sounds like it's going to explode!

It's too bad that more people don't know about this album. It's one of the most creative assemblages ever released on CD. The album comes with a richly-illustrated booklet and great liner notes, too!

Brilliant selections unavailable elsewhere.......2000-05-21

The only way to approximate this collection would be to turn on your tape recorder while these movies were showing on your TV. Even if you'd managed to do all that, you still wouldn't have the pristine sound quality that Rhino managed to get by using the source material for this collection. Let alone the out-takes that were never included in the released versions of the films.

My favorite examples here are the Bojangles/Fats version of "Great Big Way" (which opens the collection), Ellington's uncut rendition of "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Marx Brothers fans take note - this is different than the hacked version that you'll hear in "Day At The Races"), and the Andre Previn selections on disk 2 - there's some wonderful soloing here, as good as the material that Benny Goodman recorded with him in the late 50's.

Sure, there's a little hokey stuff in here too, like the Mel Torme' selection in disk 1, but it's good-natured and doesn't detract from the real gems of the collection. It's a narrowly better value than Rhino's previous movie nugget compilation, "Alive and Kickin'", and it's fair to say that if you like that one, then you'll love this CD too.

Average customer rating: A great introduction to these wonderful jazz vamps...

Torch Songs Various Artists Manufacturer: Louisiana Red Hot ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Torch Songs Sirens of Song: Classic Torch Singers Lady Sings the Blues Great Ladies of Jazz Torch Songs ASIN: B000003A27 Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Am I Blue - Billie Holiday
2. He's Gone Blues - Bessie Smith
3. You've Got Me Crying Again - Lee Wiley
4. Tears In My Heart - Mildred Bailey
5. Love Me Or Leave Me - Teddy Grace
6. I'm Up A Tree - Ella Fitzgerald
7. I'm Gonna Cry You Out Of My Heart - Ella Fitzgerald
8. Stormy Weather - Ivie Anderson
9. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Ivie Anderson
10. It's Torture - Helen Humes
11. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - Peggy Lee
12. You Took My Love - Jo Stafford
13. A Friend Of Yours - Jo Stafford
14. Good-For-Nothin' Joe - Lena Horne
15. One For My Baby - Lena Horne
16. There Must Be A Way - Connie Boswell
17. There Will Never Be Another You - Evelyn Knight
18. My Old Flame - Billie Holiday

Customer Reviews:

A great introduction to these wonderful jazz vamps..........2000-06-15

I acquired this CD mainly for the one song "There Must Be A Way" sung by Connie Boswell(I am a big Boswell fan), also I wanted to hear Lee Wiley's "You've Got Me Crying Again" in "Digital Stereo." And I had to have the cover photograph of gorgeous Lee Wiley in color laying on a couch smoking a cigerette. The Boswell track was great and so were all of the tracks on this finely remastered CD, though the digital stereo is just a slight echo to create the effect, however Billie Holiday singing "Am I Blue" makes her sound like she's in the room singing live. Some great and under-rated vocalists are here such as Ellington's canarie Ivie Anderson, the blackest white blues singer I've ever heard is Teddy Grace heard here moanin' "Love Me Or Leave Me" or as she pernounces "Love Me Oh Leave Me," and Jo Stafford who sings two heart wrenching torch songs... all of these females(aside from Billie Holiday) are now forgotten, and were all truly great jazz vocalists. Lee Wiley perhaphs one of the best jazz singers of the 30's, and of course Connee Boswell(sometimes spelled Connie) with her sensious new Orleans accent, as she would say HONEY CHILE, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS, YHEA SUH, YHEA SUH! Highly Recommended, with great liner notes and bios on all the gals, with pics inside of all these lovely jazz vampires. If you love jazz or are a collector this is especially essential.

Album Review:

1. In Motion [Import]
2. Inna City Pressure (Rmx) [Original recording remastered]
3. Irma at Sex & The City, Pt. 2: Nightlife Session [Soundtrack]
4. Jocelyn
5. Kosi Comes Around
6. Light at the End of the Tunnel Is a Train [Import]
7. Live in Bulgaria: Mixed By Tall Paul
8. Loops From the Bergerie
9. Lover-Dose: Mixed by Claude Challe [Import]
10. Mañana

Album Review

album review

Album Review

Classic 80's Groove Mastercuts, Vol. 1 [Import]

Haydn: String Quartet, Op.51

Infinite Journey

Music: Japanese Drums

I Hear You Knockin' [Live] [Import]

Hymns

Life-There's Something More

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris

Forever & Always [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Grandes Exitos

Friends & Lovers [Import]

Fado Curvo [Import]

Formica Blues [Import]

Busoni: Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra

Emergency on Planet Earth