Presidential Suite

Product Description
'Chilly' Gonzales proudly presents his 3rd album, the Baroque meets Broadway 'Presidential Suite'. Collaborations and tours with Peaches gave them the (in)famous name of 'Bonnie & Clyde of Prankster Rap'. The album is packed with Groucho-esque raps, self-help anthems, sarcastic love songs and odes to the popularity contest. 2002 on Kitty-Yo.

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Average customer rating: A Song Of Home A little too slick and a little too much Galway Very Compelling Classy Classical Appalachian Is it the music or the musicians? A National Treasure

Song of Home James Galway , Jay Ungar , and Molly Mason Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Harvest Home The Lovers' Waltz Civil War Classics Waltzing With You James Galway ~ Meditations ASIN: B00006IGQ0 Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. My Cape Breton Home
2. Foster's Ladies
3. Presidential Hornpipes
4. A Roving On A Winter's Night
5. The West Texas Waltz
6. Oh Shenandoah/Shenandoah Falls
7. The Lovers' Waltz
8. Bound For California
9. Heart Of The Heartland
10. Pretty Saro
11. The Mountain Ranger
12. Themes From 'Harvest Home Suite'
13. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

A Song Of Home.......2005-07-09

You can feel his pride in his heritage in the way he plays on this CD

A little too slick and a little too much Galway.......2004-01-16

Based on the reviews I read about this album, I had high expectations. I am sorry to say that the album leaves me a little cold. The performances are superb, but unspontaneous. Another difficulty is with the orchestrations. In most cases on this album I think the flute just doesn't work. A case in point is Lover's Waltz, which is near perfect in the original Ungar/Mason version. Galway's flute just doesn't exude the same warmth. Another disappointment is Heart of the Heartland, which could have been an interesting conversation between Galway's flute and Ostroushko's mandolin. Instead we get another showcase for Galway with Ostroushko relegated to backup musician--what a shame! The only track I think that works well on this album is The West Texas Waltz, where we get a taste of how a really collaborative album might have sounded. I guess this album makes good easy listening, but it is certainly not the engaging album I would have expected of these folks.

After a year or two of owning this album, I have to say that the performances are even more stale that when I first reviewed it. I wish they'd let me take a star back.

Good for folks who like "easy listening". I like musicians who aren't afraid to challenge each other and themselves. This album had that potential, but falls flat.........

Very Compelling Classy Classical Appalachian.......2003-02-08

I get home from a hard day at the office and put on my headphones and am transported to heaven. If I had only two hours left of life on earth, I would want to listen to this album for one of them and we won't discuss the other hour please! Galway, Ungar, and Mason are superb. My wife and I were already of fan of Galway. Garrison Keillor's recommendation of "Waltzing with You" by Ungar and Mason (Sony) turned me on to Jay and Molly. Then on to "The Lover's Waltz" and "Harvest Home". The subtle blending and play between Galway's Flute, Jay's Fiddle, and Molly's Guitar . . . . God, there is nothing like it. If you buy this CD and don't like, I'll buy it off you and give it to a friend! ... Thanks Sir James, Jay and Molly.

Is it the music or the musicians?.......2002-12-07

During the many times I have listened to this album, I have posed myself the same question: is it the music I like best or the musicians that perform it? The music is compellingly rich for sure, music that makes the home a resonant place to live in the same way that a dancing wood fire speaks to the eyes of the soul. But the music sings with a penetrating warmth because of the seasoned artistry of the musicians who perform it. I have to give the tilt to the musicians who will forever haunt me with the flickering flames of their performance.

A National Treasure.......2002-10-20

This meeting of musical minds was a stroke of creative matchmaking by RCA. James Galway, the renowned flutist blends but does not blur with two of American folk music's more deeply rooted musical thinkers -- Jay Ungar & Molly Mason. Right from the start, "My Cape Breton Home," the art and craftsmanship, the painstaking selection and arrangement is evident. And this CD continues to delight the mind with an hour of the most beautiful music. All tunes, whether old favorites, like Stephen Foster's "Gentle Annie," or new and original, like "West Texas Waltz" by Jay Ungar, come together as naturally as the confluence of many streams. It seems as if you know these songs so well, which in my case is surprising, but perhaps not so surprising from a CD with Jay Ungar on it, composer of the evocative song for all time, "Ashokan Farewell." This piece has become a de facto theme for millions of people who heard it played again and again in the Ken Burns documentary on The Civil War.

The instrumentation, as you might expect, is the main feature of the CD. Flute, fiddle, piano, mandolin, guitar. But at what seems to be exactly the right time, Molly Mason and Ruth Ungar (Jay's daughter) voices sing out in harmony. And there is a deep understanding of the music here too, and therefore, much beauty in the sound. The rendering of "Pretty Saro" could stand alone as a classic, but when you hear it in order and against the background meticulously prepared by these musicians, it has a presence that is truly haunting.

I think anyone with a taste for the roots of American folk music will enjoy this CD. It has deepened my appreciation of the folk music of America and even the rural environment where I live in America. The art and craft are impeccable. "A Song of Home" is from beginning to end, thoroughly enjoyable, much to think about, a heritage to keep.

Average customer rating: Enjoyed very much despite muted scratchy sound on last track Great Band and Greater Music A Moderate Sampling of Sousa Start of a great series for Sousa admirers Sousa Played as only the Marines can do

Sousa Original / United States Marine Band Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sousa Original II / United States Marine Band Sousa 3 Sousa, Vol. 4 Sousa's Greatest Hits Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches ASIN: B00000IK8P Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

1. Semper Fidelis
2. Presidential Polonaise
3. Mahattan Beach March
4. Comrades Of The Legion March
5. Saber And Spurs March
6. Gridiron Club March, The
7. King Cotton March
8. Easter Monday On The White House Lawn
9. Who's Who In The Navy Blue March
10. Invincible Eagle March, The
11. Excerpts From Mars And Venus March
12. Washington Post March (1890), The
13. Washington Post March (1988), The

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyed very much despite muted scratchy sound on last track.......2007-02-07

I gave this to my father. He was thrilled by the collection of songs. He said the last track was a little scratchy and lower volume but that the sound quality of all of the other tracks was great.

Great Band and Greater Music.......2006-03-18

Having taught music for 41 years, I do appreciate the quality of a good band, good music and a good recording. This series is all three! My only complaint is that the CD's are not long enough. I would like to have them last much longer. Enjoyed them very much!

A Moderate Sampling of Sousa.......2003-12-04

Actually one of the better CDs of the limited Altissimo! line of products. At least we have the Marine band playing Sousa, as it should be, but many of the selections are what we have heard already on countless CDs of Sousa. A few of the selections here are different and worthwhile. The problems we encounter are a mixture of recording styles taken from different internal tracks from the Marine Band Library. These recordings were never intended for commercial use. Hence the un-even sound at times. Also the brief durration of the CD indicates as well that it was never intended for public use. Finally, lack of any worthwhile liner notes tops off a rather un-professional job overall.

Start of a great series for Sousa admirers.......2002-09-07

The President's Own play these like no other ensemble. I don't know what the current occupant of the White House thinks about them, but this wind ensemble is a national treasure in my book. This whole series is highly recommended. They play with more energy than the fine musicians of the Detroit Concert Band who sound a little bored on the complete Walking Frog set. They are a much finer ensemble, playing with greater precision and balance than Kieth Brion's British players on Naxos. The only weakness is in the documentation. There is none. We are not even told who the excellent conductor is. But that doesn't prevent one from enjoying the inspiring performances. Highly recommended!

Sousa Played as only the Marines can do.......2001-11-01

This release by Altissimo! is a great collection of Sousa Recordings played by the band that Sousa made great. There are tons of Sousa recordings out there, but none feature the US Marine band. Sousa marches don't sound the same until you have heard them played by the Marines. Sousa wrote many of these marches while bandmaster of the Marines, thus the reason why the renditions of these works are so excellent here. The band playes with a real drive and energy, the likes of which few can compare. While not a large selection of marches, this CD is only volume one of a four volume set of Sousa's music featuring the US Marine band. (...) Now more than ever, with our nation in crisis, we need the inspired music of our great service bands.

Average customer rating: Hail To the Thief! Hail to the Chief Another Great Altissimo! Release Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Paine | Paine, John Knowles | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands Music of the U.S. Armed Forces Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches Hollywoodland (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B0006SSP6C Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

1. President Garfield's Inaugural March
2. The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement)
3. Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. March "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
5. Auld Lang Syne
6. Thomas Jefferson March
7. The Blue Danube Waltz
8. The President's March (Hail Columbia)
9. Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman
10. The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
11. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
12. Hungarian Dance #3
13. The Pride of the Wolverines
14. The Maple Leaf Rag (Historic 1906 Recording)
15. Inaugural Address Excerpt Dwight Eisenhower
16. Listen to the Mockingbird
17. The Marseillaise
18. Solemn March
19. Presidential Polonaise
20. The March from the Nutcracker Suite
21. Inaugural Address Excerpt John F. Kennedy
22. Guadalcanal March from Victory at Sea
23. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
24. Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn)
25. A Message from President Ronald Reagan
26. Hail to the Chief

Customer Reviews:

Hail To the Thief!.......2005-08-06

Despite the fact that most of our presidents are not worth remembering in music; this is none the less an interesting CD. Altissimo! has done its usualy bit of culling through the Marine Band library to dig out enough appropriate pieces to put together on one CD. No original recordings here! We should be glad that its a full length selection of over 60 mins for a change, instead of the old 45 min. cheats in the past! Still, the different sound qualities of the various tracks is distracting at times.

Most labels when they combine different recordings together usually list the recording date and who conducted the band at that time. Altissimo! has not graduated to that level of professionalism in their products yet. Hence we just get The US Marine Band, not when it was recorded and who might be directing it!

Fortunately, the quality of the Marine Band is so good that it does not matter what Altissimo! does in putting together a CD. That said, the music provides an interesting chronology of ceremonial music played at the White House over the years. The linear notes are an improvment over the past, when little or nothing was provided. All and all, not bad from what we have come to expect from Altissimo!

Hail to the Chief.......2005-02-02

Hail to the Chief is the latest of about twenty-seven CDs offered by "Altissimo!", which offer recordings of the USA's fine military service musical organizations. Until Altissimo!, these recording were very rare and just about impossible to find. Thanks to Altissimo! every one can appreciate and enjoy the fine music of these top-notch musical organizations.
The program in Hail to the Chief is a tribute to our presidents. It is a varied program that shows the depth of the music played by one of America's oldest, established in 1798, and finest musical organizations, the United States Marine Band. This CD contains twenty-one marches and other classical numbers from Sousa to Strauss to Tchaikovsky. Some of the music in the CD is rare and for this reason alone of interest to music history buffs. One of these selections is a recording of the "Star-Spangled Banner" using the earliest published arrangement (1814) of the anthem. Another is the "Solemn March" played at Lincoln's funeral. Also included a rarely recorded Sousa piece, "Easter Monday on the White House Lawn." There is also an historic 1906 recording of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag."
The recording also contains excerpts from speeches made by five of our presidents four of which were from inaugural addresses. The program notes explain the musical selections and how each was of interest to the various presidents.
The only negative, and it is not with the CD itself, is that the program notes do not include recording dates, where recorded and who the conductor of the band was. I highly recommend this CD to all interested in the America's patriotic music as well as the serious collector of military music and those interested in the musical roots of our country.
George Barkman

Another Great Altissimo! Release.......2005-01-13

Listening to the latest CD from Altissimo! brought pleasure to my ears. Whether you like listening to ballads, waltzes, Hungarian Dances, or marches you will find something on this CD that you will love to listen to. This wonderful compilation presents the listener with music favored by 23 of our United States Presidents, and includes bonus tracks of excerpts from four inaugural speeches.

Hail to the Chief.......2005-01-11

Hail to the Chief is unique, educational and without question, absolutely wonderful!

I was initially puzzled by the selections but as I began to listen and read the short narrative that is offered I started to realize I was being taken on a very different trip through American history. Consequently, the impact of the program had a totally unexpected and fascinating effect.

I was not just mesmerized by the sounds I heard, the arrangements which were presented or the memorable utterances of some of our Chief Executives. I was completely entranced by the realization that these men and others who had held the office of President of the United States, had listened and reacted to the same music the CD offers. It gave me an insight into their humanity that text books cannot provide.

As an example, I hadn't known the original sheet music for the "Star Spangled Banner" was arranged differently from the way we listen to it today --- who know how many Americans heard it played that way?

I had never actually thought about the fact that Washington might have actually heard "Hail Columbia" played, just as I was hearing it.

I was a bit startled that Chester Arthur commanded Sousa to compose what became the "Presidential Polonaise" and tried to imagine how much pressure he, (Sousa), must have felt in doing the President's bidding. (By the way, after listening to that unquestionably superb composition of the "March King", I must admit despite its delightful sound, I'm very pleased that we no longer use that as the official march of the President and we have returned to "Hail to the Chief".)

I vividly recall watching the casket of President Kennedy being carried over the steps of the Capitol and listening to "The Navy Hymn" and the music recaptured that moment as if it was yesterday.

It wasn't solely the music I savored but it was also the historical images they engendered. Indeed, music affects all "ages"!

The CD is a professional product that will hopefully be enjoyed by thousands for many years to come.

Average customer rating: Three Choral Masterworks Including a Menotti Treasure

Menotti: The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Menotti: Goya Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors Menotti: The Consul Saint of Bleecker Street Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas ASIN: B00005QK6I Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Presidential Ste:I. Ask Not (JFK)
2. Presidential Ste: II. Advice From Honest Abe
3. Presidential Ste: III. Calvin's Creed
4. Presidential Ste: IV. Whistle Stop (HST)
5. Presidential Ste: V. No News (Thomas J.)
6. Presidential Ste: VI. In The Jungle (Teddy R.)
7. Presidential Ste: VII. Rendezvous (FDR)
8. A Medieval Bestiary: 1. Leo The Lion
9. A Medieval Bestiary: 2. The Panther
10. A Medieval Bestiary: 3. The Antelope
11. A Medieval Bestiary: 4. The Elephant
12. A Medieval Bestiary: 5. Castor The Beaver
13. A Medieval Bestiary: 6. The Unicorn
14. A Medieval Bestiary: 7. The Weasel
15. A Medieval Bestiary: 8. The Manticore
16. A Medieval Bestiary: 9. The Hyaena
17. A Medieval Bestiary: 10. The Bonnacon (Bison)
18. A Medieval Bestiary: 11. The Bestiary
19. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Intro
20. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude I
21. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: First Madrigal
22. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude II
23. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Second Madrigal
24. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Intro/Third Madrigal
25. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Fourth Madrigal
26. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude III
27. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude III
28. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Sixth Madrigal
29. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Seventh Madrigal
30. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude IV
31. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Eight Madrigal
32. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Ninth Madrigal
33. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude V
34. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Tenth Madrigal
35. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Interlude VI
36. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Eleventh Madrigal
37. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: The March To The Castle
38. The Unicorn, The Gorgon, And The Manticore: Twelfth Madrigal
39. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Three Choral Masterworks Including a Menotti Treasure.......2005-09-06

Kudos to The Carolina Chm Chorale and Timothy Koch for recording these three works. The first two works are engaging, witty, and accessible works for a cappella Chorus and soloists. 'Presidential Suite' by Jack Gottlieb is based on words by famous presidents (e.g. 'Ask not' by JFK) and is fine choral writing. 'A Medieval Bestiary, for chorus' by R. Murray Schafer describes the various creatures of the jungle and of mythology and uses solo voices in tandem with the chorus to bring each animal alive.

But the important work on this recording is the exquisite Madrigal Fable for Chorus, 10 dancers and 9 instruments - THE UNICORN, THE GORGON AND THE MANTICORE composed by Gian Carlo Menotti. This wondrous work tells the story of a strange man in a castle 'who doesn't even go to church on Sundays' and who parades his various 'beasts' of the title through the town on three consecutive Sundays. The prince of the village, egged on by his envious wife, mimics the strange man, procuring the odd beasts, and the envy of the unknown eventually drives the village to accept the fact that the strange man is simply a poet.

The work is written as a ballet/mime and has had intermittent festival performances. It is a beautiful story, with Menotti's finest choral writing, and interspersed with the madrigal narrative are instrumental interludes for nine instruments that are likewise some of Menotti's best chamber writing. The visual aspects of this work greatly enhance the appreciation of the superb piece, but this performance conducted by Timothy Koch is very fine. This is a lesser-known work that would be a welcome addition to those who love choral music and modern interpretations of the art of madrigal singing. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, September 05

Average customer rating: Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops are as American as apple pie

American as Apple Pie Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: American Jubilee ASIN: B000001K6T Release Date: 1995-01-17

Tracks:

1. Take Me Out To The Ball Game, National Anthem - Albert Von Tilzer
2. Casey At The Bat - Frank Proto
3. The Stars And Stripes Forever March - John Philip Sousa
4. Le Reine De La Mer Waltzes - John Philip Sousa
5. The Gliding Girl Tango - John Philip Sousa
6. The Thunderer March - John Philip Sousa
7. Myrrha Gavotte - John Philip Sousa
8. The Washington Post March - John Philip Sousa
9. Peaches And Cream Foxtrot - John Philip Sousa
10. The High School Cadets March - John Philip Sousa
11. Desiree: Waltz From The Comic Opera 'Desiree' - John Philip Sousa
12. El Capitan: Prelude To The Comic Opera 'El Capitan' - John Philip Sousa
13. Presidential Polonaise - John Philip Sousa
14. Semper Fidelis March - John Philip Sousa

Tracks:

1. Oh, Kay: Overture - George Gershwin
2. Girl Crazy: Overture - George Gershwin
3. Tiptoes: Overture - George Gershwin
4. Of Thee I Sing: Overture - George Gershwin
5. Mvt. I: Love Is Here To Stay; Love Walked In - George Gershwin
6. Mvt. II: Nice Work If You Can Get It - George Gershwin
7. Mvt. III: Foggy Day; Strike Up The Band - George Gershwin

Tracks:

1. The Carousel Waltz From Carousel - Richard Rodgers
2. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue From On Your Toes - Richard Rodgers
3. Pops Hoe Down - Richard Hayman
4. Mark Twain: Portrait For Orchestra - Tony Chipurn
5. Festival March - Victor Herbert
6. American Fantasia - Victor Herbert

Customer Reviews:

Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops are as American as apple pie.......2000-07-16

For those of us who have enjoyed the irrepressible Maestro Kunzel and the effevescent Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for so many years both live, on Cd and on PBS, this collection of Americana is as good as it gets. Sousa, long revered as America's March King, shines on these discs as the composer of delightful dance tunes and even 'The Presidential Polonaise' a worthy contender with the weighty European prcessional. Its a pity that the President doesn't trot this out for White House functions. The tunes are every bit a Fourth of July celebration. The spoken word piece, 'Casey at the Bat' couldn't have a better narrator than Johnny Bench,a man who knows the score about baseball. So, if you want to have yourself up and marching and dancing and laughing around the house, buy this collection and treat youself to a holiday any day of the year.

Average customer rating: Nice Selection

On Wings of Lightning Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: John Philip Sousa: On Stage Sousa: At the Symphony, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3 ASIN: B00000JYSS Release Date: 1999-08-31

Tracks:

1. March: The Gladiator
2. Tango: The Gliding Girl
3. March: The Federal
4. The Presidential Polonaise
5. The Irish Dragon: Circus Galop
6. Sandalphon Waltzes
7. March: The Belle Of Chicago
8. Silver Spray Schottische
9. Foxtrot: Peaches And Cream
10. Myrrha Gavotte
11. March: The Fairest Of The Fair
12. Caprice: The Coquette
13. Galop: On Wings Of Lightning
14. Three Quotations. Grand March: The King Of France
15. Three Quotations. Reverie: I, Too, Was Born In Arcadia
16. Three Quotations. Cakewalk: In Africa
17. March: Venus
18. March: Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty

Customer Reviews:

Nice Selection.......2004-11-28

This is a nice selection of Sousa music. While I much prefer a military band to play these works, this orchestra does a spirited job. Under Keith Brian the interpretations are inspired. There is also a lot of material not often played, including many overtures, dances, novelties, etc. Sousa should be remembered for far more besides his many excellent marches. His works spanned the entire globe of music, and he was a far more versatile composer than posterity has given him credit for. This excellent budget series by Naxos deserves a lot of credit for putting on these many fine CDs of of his works.

Average customer rating: A Box Of Brilliance

A Box of Sousa Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005Y7U0 Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

1. Semper Fidelis
2. Presidential Polonaise
3. Manhattan Beach March
4. Comrades of the Legion March
5. Saber and Spurs March
6. Gridiron Club March
7. King Cotton March
8. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
9. Who's Who in Navy Blue March
10. Invincible Eagle March
11. Excerpts from Mars and Venus
12. Washington Post March (1890)
13. Washington Post March (1988)
14. Stars and Stripes Forever [Live]
15. Man Behind the Gun
16. Selections from the Operetta, the Bride Elect
17. Reine de la Mer
18. Sound Off
19. Royal Welch Fusiliers
20. By the Light of the Polar Star
21. Beneath the Southern Cross
22. Mars and Venus
23. Gallant Seventh
24. Thunderer March [Historic 1896 Recording]
25. Fairest of the Fair
26. Hands Across the Sea
27. Diplomat
28. Rifle Regiment
29. Occidental
30. Riders for the Flag
31. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
32. High School Cadets
33. Boy Scouts of America
34. Picador
35. Directorate
36. Black Horse Troop
37. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
38. Beau Ideal
39. Belle of Chicago
40. Corcoran Cadets
41. National Game
42. Loyal Legion
43. Liberty Bell
44. Liberty Bell [Historic 1894 Recording]
45. Century of Progress
46. Atlantic City Pageant
47. Free Lance
48. Glory of the Yankee Navy
49. March of the Mitten Men
50. Minnesota March
51. Northern Pines
52. Our Flirtations
53. Pride of the Wolverines
54. Solid Men to the Front
55. White Rose
56. Bullets and Bayonets
57. In the Land of the Golden Fleece
58. Pathfinder of Panama
59. Liberty Loan
60. Peaches and Cream
61. National Fencibles [Historic 1890 Recording]

Album Description

Box Set of 4 CDs by The United States Marine Band.

Customer Reviews:

A Box Of Brilliance.......2004-01-13

Brilliant is a good word for this set of must have band classics, all of these songs are as american as apple pie. Its a must have for any true patriot or band lover. Sousa is the Motzart of the marchign band world and truly this capture so much more than any other collection.

Average customer rating:

Americana Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Morton Gould | Gould, Morton | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00007GXPO Release Date: 2002-12-10

Average customer rating: More Gonzales please infectious oh so very very worth buying

Presidential Suite Gonzales Manufacturer: Efa Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Entertainist ASIN: B000063WAE Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

1. So Called Party Over There
2. Shameless Eyes
3. Scheme And Variations
4. You Snooze You Lose
5. 1000 Faces
6. Political Platform Shoes
7. Take Me To Broadway
8. The Joy Of Thinking
9. Decisions
10. Chilly In F Major
11. Starlight
12. Bottom Of The Pops
13. Salieri Serenade
14. Headstone Park
15. Melodika

Album Description

'Chilly' Gonzales proudly presents his 3rd album, the Baroque meets Broadway 'Presidential Suite'. Collaborations and tours with Peaches gave them the (in)famous name of 'Bonnie & Clyde of Prankster Rap'. The album is packed with Groucho-esque raps, self-help anthems, sarcastic love songs and odes to the popularity contest. 2002 on Kitty-Yo.

Customer Reviews:

More Gonzales please.......2003-01-05

Gonzales uber Alles is the better album (still in the category I call, for lack of a better word, "lounge rap") but no way will you get me to give this less than 5 stars, given the wasteland of mediocre music that it fights through. Chilly is *smart*. The same way Frank Zappa and Mike Patton was/are smart. Please, if you are stupid and don't "get it," buy a copy for your clever friends. Buy lots of copies and maybe Chilly will record more.

I love "Shameless Eyes." How I love to see them cry.

Wish there were more Peaches on this CD but now I have my copy of the Teaches of Peaches. Har har har. (Completely different than Chilly but also a keeper.)

infectious.......2002-09-22

They say AIDS isn't real. Neither is this music, but I can't stop listening to it. Who is this guy? He's an absolutely brilliant producer. Gonzales Uber Alles is his definitive release. The Entertainist was entertaining upon one listen. But The Presidential Suite is a return to form. Almost every track virally attacks your brain, and you can't shake it.

oh so very very worth buying.......2002-07-28

Quirky, well produced, resonant beats. Quirky, quirky is the word! Unusual, original and catchy lyrics. Gonzales is whacked out in the most delightful way. - The best album, across all genres, I've heard in a year.

Average customer rating:

Songs of Humor & Satire Manufacturer: Premier Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Fine, Irving | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000007OGH Release Date: 1995-01-19

Tracks:

1. Oh, Billy O!
2. Departmental
3. Philosophical Anecdotes, The Philosopher
4. Philosophical Anecdotes, The Search
5. Philosophical Anecdotes, Country Fair
6. Irving Fine: The Choral New Yorker, Prologue
7. Irving Fine: The Choral New Yorker, Scherzando
8. Irving Fine: The Choral New Yorker, Concertante
9. Irving Fine: The Choral New Yorker, Epilogue, Design For October
10. Jack Gottlieb: Presidental Suite, Ask Not (JFK): Anthem
11. Jack Gottlieb: Presidental Suite, Advice From Abe: Riff
12. Jack Gottlieb: Presidental Suite, Calvin's Creed: Softshoe Shuffle
13. Jack Gottlieb: Presidental Suite, Wistle Stop (HST): Madrigal
14. Jack Gottlieb: Presidental Suite, No News (TJ): Barbershop Chorale
15. Presidental Suite, In The Jungle (TR) Soundscape
16. Jack Gottlieb: Rendezvous (FDR): March, Finale
17. George Gershwin: Two Madrigales, Sing Of Spring
18. George Gershwin: Two Madrigales, The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid
19. Gian Carlo Menotti: Moans, Groans, Cries and Sighs
20. Gregg Smight: Mark Twain Cantana, Introduction: Plain Twain
21. Gregg Smight: Mark Twain Cantana, Waltz: Vain Twain
22. Gregg Smight: Mark Twain Cantana, Recitatives And Chorale: Germain Twain
23. Gregg Smight: Mark Twain Cantana, Scherzo And Ragtime: Twain On Rain
24. Charles Ives: Vote For Names

Album Review:

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2. Querschnitt
3. Relaxing Effects of Water
4. Remain Pt.1 [CD-single] [Import]
5. Rewind!, Vol. 2
6. Rewind!, Vol. 3
7. Ride It [UK CD1] [CD-single] [Import]
8. Schizophonia [Import]
9. Sessions: Mixed By Derrick Carter [Import]
10. Sessions V.1 [Import]

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