Galaxies

1. Galaxies and Action V [Live]

2. No. 11 [Live]

3. Summit [Live]

4. One Up, One Down [Live]

Galaxies,Andrew Cyrille and Vladimir Tarasov,Music & Arts Program,Avant-Garde,Avant-Garde Jazz,Free Jazz,Jazz,Jazz Music,Post-Bop

Average customer rating: Umm, it's sorta froofy An excellent CD of new age "space" music Exactly what I was looking for... Wonderful stimulus to the imagination. A bit too commercial sounding

Galaxies Kevin Braheny Manufacturer: Hearts of Space ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blue Cosmos And the Stars Go with You Secret Observatory Space And Time The Stargazer's Journey ASIN: B000000X54 Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Galaxies Main Theme
2. Starflight
3. Ancient Stars
4. Milky Way Rising
5. Galactic Sky
6. The Southern Cross
7. Starflight 2
8. The Pleaides
9. Starflight 3
10. Winds Proxima Centauri
11. Intertgalactic Space
12. Ice Forests Of Orion
13. Lookback Time
14. Going Home
15. Starflight 4
16. Down To Earth

Product Description

1. Galaxies Main Theme
2. Starflight 1
3. Ancient Stars
4. Milky Way Rising
5. Galactic Sky
6. The Southern Cross
7. Starflight 2
8. The Pleaides
9. Starflight 3
10. Winds (Proxima Centaury)
11. Intergalactic Space
12. Ice Forests Of Orion
13. Lookback Time
14. Going Home
15. Starflight 4
16. Down To Earth

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Umm, it's sorta froofy.......2007-04-06

Judging by the reviews I had read here I was expecting something not unremarkable, but really this is just old-style New Age with a few added flavors.

Even the old Cosmos-like analog synth stuff wasn't all that inspired, and much of sounded like it was trying to rehash Vangelis' original concept.

Sorry; unremarkable.

An excellent CD of new age "space" music.......2006-08-07

I own this CD, I love this CD! Some new age music that claims to be space-related just doesn't cut it. With "Galaxies," every time I listen to it I can mentally drift off and imagine encountering the phenomena the tracks are named for. I own quite a few ambient New Age CDs, and this one is one of my top 3. If you're seeking music that puts you in mind of space flight, along the lines of the Hearts of Space collections, this CD is a must-own!

Exactly what I was looking for..........2002-01-05

I don't agree at all with the previous reviews that say this is "commercial sounding"... In fact, I don't even know what they are talking about. This CD is first rate. It reminds me of when I went to the San Francisco planetarium for the first time when I was little. The experience was charactirized by overwhelming awe and transport. When I listen to this, I know just how Ellie (in Contact by Carl Sagan - the movie version) felt when she space..."can't describe...no words...poetry..." This music is a soundtrack for experiencing the Numinous.

Buy this!

Wonderful stimulus to the imagination........2001-05-29

Actually, I like and agree with both of the prior reviews. I've had this for a number of years, like it a lot, though, yeah, it is a tad commercial. While listening to it, I think of the novel "Starmaker" the author of which escapes me at this point, but I think it's Olaf Stabledon. Just ponder interstellar, let alone intergalactic space.

Then maybe I'll pull out a book or magazine with a color photo of, say, the Sombrero galaxy, or even neighbor Andromeda, and contemplate their trillion or so stars...or the atoms of my body which were one day part of a star....

There's a slight resemblance to Mike Oldfield too, though my apologies to those who either love or hate Oldfield. I just hear most of his music as kind of pointless but relaxing and mentally stimulating at the same time.

Well, in a nutshell, I'm delighted, though not surprised, that Amazon.com offers this. And I'll have to order some more of Braheny's music now. I hope I enjoy it as much.

A bit too commercial sounding.......2000-10-23

The cover of this cd looked very promising, but didn't quite deliver in the music. Occasionally I will put it in rotation with other space music cd's to break the monotony of too much of my favorite deep space music, just to keep me on my toes. Yes, to me this cd has one foot just barely on the cheesy side. However, it is not at all boring. It is entertaining, and I like Kevin Braheny, but I think he does a little better when he collaborates with artists such as Tim Clark or Steve Roach. We all have our tastes, however, this cd is just a bit commercial sounding for me. It has some deep space moments, but leans more toward a slightly science fiction atmosphere, lightly sprinkled with a fairy tale feel. The music is nice, but I don't think the synthesizers used on this cd are necessarily cutting edge. Either that or he just isn't experimenting enough with various sounds. I've heard these angelic voices before. I've heard way too many similar effects as found here. Give me something that veers off the glorious, heavenly path but still remains mysterious and beautiful. A large order perhaps, but as an extreme space music buff, I can't help but continue to raise my standards as I am exposed to artists who do venture beyond what has already been done. But I still gave this cd three stars, and really that isn't bad at all.

Average customer rating: Not Ellis' best...but essential for fans. A reassessment

Music from Other Galaxies and Planets Don Ellis Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pieces of Eight Multiple Personalities: Milcho Leviev Plays the Music of Don Ellis New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground Connection Don Ellis at Fillmore ASIN: B000FZDGP6 Release Date: 2006-08-15

Tracks:

1. Star Wars
2. Arcturas
3. Princess Leia's Theme
4. Orion's Sword
5. Pegasus
6. Crypton
7. Lyra
8. Eros
9. Ursa
10. Vulcan

Customer Reviews:

Not Ellis' best...but essential for fans........2007-03-27

Kind of an oddity among the CDs of the Don Ellis Band, this was put together to capitalize on the success of Star Wars. Actually, for the time period, the Star Wars arrangements aren't too bad. The other pieces are mainly renamed works of Don's included to fill out the album. Not his finest work, but recordings of the "Tears of Joy"-style band with the strings are few and far between, so Ellis fans will still want this record.

A reassessment.......2006-08-16

I work with the Don Ellis estate and am involved in various recording, publishing, and producing projects for it. I received an early promo of this and it prompted me to rethink many of my long standing thoughts about this recording. First, a little history.

This recording was rushed together from beginning to end in six days. Atlantic's deal was that if they were going to record and release Don's upcoming Montreux date (they did), he first had to generate an album to capitalize on the then current Star Wars craze. There was very little time to do this since the Montreux gig was fast approaching. As one result, this is the only Ellis album where he had other people arranging his own tunes. Then the Atlantic marketing department went to work. The band was redubbed ("Survival"), and tunes were renamed with outer space references. Don likely had a hand in the renaming of the tunes as the names often slyly tie into the original title; e.g., Eros was originally entitled Let's Do It This Way For Awhile. So in six days, the whole project from end to end was brokered, conceptualized, arranged, rehearsed, and recorded. With that in mind, it's not surprising that the final product pales compared to Don's other recordings. But...

Wounded Bird has done a good job with the sound transfer. It has more presence and dimension than I recall from the LP. And maybe I'm just partial from association, but the album overall is not as weak as I thought before. Yes, there are 10 tunes on a 40 minute CD--probably for easy radio play--and the band never stretches out and unleashes its full power. Yes, many of the tunes have a disco aspect to them. Yes, the title track is particularly weak, especially with the vocals intoning "Star Wars" over and over. (By the way, it's my observation that jazz instrumentalists usually take a marked wrong turn when they try their hand at incorporating lyrics where none previously existed.) Yes, most of the tunes are in 4/4--and that's a marginal pejorative only when applied to Ellis' usual time signature forays. But many of the tunes and arrangements have solid things to recommend about them.

Arcturas, Lyra, and Eros all showed up in live versions on the Montreux recording, so you can judge for yourself what these charts were like unbridled. The only other thing to note about Eros is that Don made a lot of cuts from the original arrangement, which (I feel) greatly water down the piece into not much more than a head chart, albeit with some interesting cross accents.

Don's soloing is pretty good throughout. (He's almost the only soloist.) His solos are usually on the short side, but they rarely lack wit or musicality.

The strings are well integrated as an equal with the other sections and not just "sweeteners".

Given the circumstances of minimal rehearsal and limited recording time, the band plays well, if a bit on the safe side.

If the arrangements are somewhat curtailed, the compositions often reflect Don's melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic thinking at the time. For instance, the melodic profile of Crypton is very akin to that of Sporting Dance (on the Montreux recording), but the latter is a much more richly realized composition. Orion's Sword's melody (in inverted fashion) and harmonic treatment is also similar to Sporting Dance. Throughout the CD there are moments and passages that are very much what you would hear on a better realized and fleshed out recording.

I think just about anyone knowledgeable about Don's music would tell you this is the weakest recording he put out. I would agree with that. But as cited above, I think there are some good things here to enjoy. If they're not heard in the best context, they're still there for anyone willing to listen with an open mind.

Average customer rating: Whoa Nelly!

The Galaxies' Incredibly Sensual Transmission Field of... Tower Recordings Manufacturer: Communion Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Folk Scene School of the Flower ASIN: B0006G8F14 Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

1. Harvester
2. Empress of I-91
3. Giggy Garbage Gods
4. Ibiza Within You
5. Forum
6. Other Kinds Run

Customer Reviews:

Whoa Nelly!.......2006-07-22

I can't believe that noone else has reviewed this yet. I first borrowed this disc from a buddy of mine, then I bought it because man! It is the sheeeeeeeeeeeit!!! The first track builds and builds, with whining feedback and percusive shakeryness and then... WHOA! boom-kish-boom-kish, boom-kish and repeat, as the percussion takes you totally out there! Man! And then the last track "Other Kinds Run" I don't even know where to begin with how much this track rules! Some fool somewhere said it sounds like a lost Spacement 3 jam, but no! It begins with a pretty rocking riff played on an acoustic guitar, with some lyrics about something... bluejeans? Anyways, then everything starts going backwards and holy crap! Then the sky is ripped open and the listener experiences guitarmageddon!

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Galaxies Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Carbon Glacier ASIN: B000BIOH64 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Album Description

Title track is backed by the Laura Veirs & Kotos the Rock Thrower mix of 'Galaxies'. Nonesuch. 2005.

Average customer rating: Strange, but not unpleasant. Something inspiring! A must for the scientificly inclined.

Music from the Galaxies Dr. Fiorella Terenzi Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Heavenly Knowledge:: An Astrophysicist Seeks Wisdom In The Stars ASIN: B000001G0Y Release Date: 1991-06-25

Tracks:

1. Sidereal Breath
2. Galactic Beats
3. Stellar Wind
4. Plasma Waves
5. Collision
6. Radio Core
7. Cosmic Time

Customer Reviews:

Strange, but not unpleasant........1999-03-18

When I first put this on, I was disappointed. I was expecting music as I am accustomed to it, but that's not what this is. But the more times I listened, the better I liked it. I kind of compare it to those tapes of the ocean. Relaxing. But this isn't for everyone.

Something inspiring! A must for the scientificly inclined........1999-01-07

Dr. Terenzi was able to find a unique view of the different waves we receive from the universe. She uses sound to make them become alive. An unusual way to look at a topic that can be so boring to many people. I am using it for my students in Physics to spark their understanding and love for the sciences!

Average customer rating:

Making Money and Surfing Back to School Galaxies Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000874 Release Date: 1995-04-24

Tracks:

1. Makin' Money
2. Surfin' Back to School
3. Roll over Beethoven
4. Night Train
5. Think About the Good Times
6. Lucille
7. Beg Me
8. Tell Me I'm the Most
9. Little Girl
10. Make up Your Mind
11. You Better Don't
12. Back in the U.S.A.
13. Door Is Open
14. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
15. Only Child
16. It's All Wrong
17. Stuck on Lovin' You
18. Let Me In
19. She Blows My Mind
20. Round and Round
21. Late

Average customer rating:

Galaxies & Planets Jay Leonhart Manufacturer: Sons of Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000066JFT Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Endless Nights
2. Galaxies And Planets
3. I Got The Blues
4. Joy
5. Farmers Farming
6. THe Judge
7. Woe Is Me
8. Double Parking
9. Dizzy
10. Bass Abroad A Plane
11. You Say That You're Leavin'
12. Customs
13. Rash Cash Blues
14. She's Mean
15. German Shepherd
16. CD-Rom Data

Average customer rating:

Tour Of The Galaxies Alexander Manufacturer: Futurewave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Space Serene Moonlight On Water ASIN: B0001DB3IO Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

1. Beyond Our Stars
2. An Orion Fleet Of Many Ships
3. Cosmic Singer
4. Racing With A Comet
5. The Very Deep canyons Of Another Planet
6. The Pleadian Children Danced
7. The Dream Of Space
8. Deeper Mysteries
9. Beyond Our Galaxy
10. There I Must Go
11. Warp Speed
12. On The Robot's Ship
13. "I had no idea...how beautiful..."
14. Return To The Blue Planet

Album Description

An instrumental excursion into the mystery of the galaxies, rich in melodies and with rhythm felt in even the most ambient of songs. Outer space with love and a touch of humor. From orchestral concepts to beats that wouldn't be out of place on a dance floor "Tour" is a wide and varied experience.

The sole mission of this music is to let the imagination (that other great mystery) play with what might be 'out there'. To possibly experience as personal our connection with the seemingly impersonal vastness of space.

Average customer rating:

Black Clouds in Twin Galaxies Winters Manufacturer: Rise Above ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000PKBSWO Release Date: 2007-06-04

Average customer rating:

Galaxies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GZ4KSM

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