| 1. Intro |
| 2. Live Niggaz (featuring Eddie Boy) |
| 3. Game Over (featuring The Vigg & Chu-Luv) |
| 4. 20 Inch Ryders (featuring Metro) |
| 5. (skit) |
| 6. All Out (featuring Metro, Eddie Boy, The Vigg, Chu-Luv) |
| 7. Chromed Up |
| 8. How U Want It (featuring Young Tyson & 30-30) |
| 9. Raw & Uncut |
| 10. Thug Life |
| 11. Flossin (featuring Chu-Luv & Metro) |
| 12. Hostile (featuring Eddie Boy, E-O The Red Nose, Metro) |
| 13. Night Shift (featuring Jo-Luv The Savage) |
| 14. Make Examples |
| 15. Where U At |
Editorial Reviews
Prepare yourself for a raw new sound emerging from the streets of San Francisco California. Checkmate Muzik recording artist Slo-O has just completed his first solo album entitled "Game Over" and is ready to turn the Hip Hop world upside down.
Born on November 4, 1978 in San Francisco, California to a mother and father who soon parted when he was five, Slo-O was raised by both his grandmother and the streets. He was forced to spend most of his childhood living in San Francisco as well as Sacramento, Antioch, Richmond and Mississippi - all of which would later play a big part in his story telling later in life.
Slo-O started listening to rap as early as six and has since been influenced by such pioneers from Rakim, Slick Rick and LL Cool J to Nas, Jay-Z, 2pac and Biggie. By the age of twelve, he picked up the mic himself and began to tell his story. Now, eleven years later at age twenty-three, Slo-O emerges with a new sound that is heavily influenced by this mixture of east coast and west coast music.
Born Omar Flenoid, Slo-O got his name from the street because he was so laid back. Ask him now and heíll tell you that his name now stands for his rap style, "slow most the time and laid back." His songs combine metaphoric lyrics with an ability to tell the experiences in his life. Slo-O also describes his writing style as "story telling and expressing of the trials and tribulations I've seen or done." Left to do a solo project while most of his group was in jail, Slo-O felt the responsibility of holding it down for everyone. With such realistic lyrics and a persuading memorizing edge, Slo-Oís first release, "Game Over" takes you through a journey in each of its 15 tracks. Each track representing a different chapter. Each chapter representing a different story from his life.
"Game Over is a statement! A movement warning people this album is just the start of it. Basically saying we here now, and when the album drops it's game over for other cats who ainít reping the west coast right." From thug life, drugs, and money to basic survival on the streets, "Game Over" is an autobiography. The song "Thug Life" speaks on his troublesome childhood with no mother or father and running the streets doing everything from dealing drugs to robbing people, because that's what thug life speaks about. Although it took a lifetime to put together, it only took a year in the studio to create. With a growing respect and street credibility for his music, Slo-O is on the road to national exposure.
With other projects currently in the works like The Million Dollar Team, Slo-O has not lost his roots. "The team consists of childhood friends I grew up with. My role in the project is to input creative energy and bring fire on tracks. I think with the style and versatility me and my group has, we're destined for fame. We say what people want to hear and we also have the image. I think my group and I are the next to be on the platinum status.
Product Description
San Francisco, CA: From the streets of Northern California, Slo-O, the latest artist to be signed to the Checkmate Muzik label, has recently dropped his much anticipated debut album, "Game Over" on July 9th, 2002. With lyrics that bring to life the struggles of being raised in a rough neighborhood in Fillmore, Slo-O invites you into his version of life
"street reality."
Like a book of different lifestyles, every track on "Game Over" has a different chapter that that takes you through a journey, touching on subjects of violence, struggle, money, drugs, expressing of trials and tribulations and life on the streets. The message is that there are no games involved. This is "real life" to him and millions like him in the urban parts of the country. People lose their life for mere survival, just to wake up the next day to fight for it again. His lyrics make you run with imagination and his passion for storytelling will make you feel like you lived his life.
"Chromed Up," the first single to be released off of "Game Over" is a party club banger. Second single is song called "Thug Life" which captures the story of his life. Touching on subjects from his personal struggle with family and how hard life was growing up without a mom or a dad to the street life he has grown to love and trust, this 23 year old rapper has experienced a part of life that many don't live to talk about.
For the recording of "Game Over", Slo-O brought in other underground rappers like Metro, Eddie Boy, Chu-Luv, 30-30, E-O The Red Nose, The Vigg, Jo-Luv the Savage and Young Tyson. Teaming up with rapper Metro for the song "20-Inch Ryders," Slo-O talks about money, jewelry, and driving expensive cars with an ironic twist. On the one hand you have the 'Lex' with the rims and the guy on the street smoking cigars on the other you have the prison reality of twenty-five to life. It's the concept of these opposing worlds, which compliments the music. For the street minded, there is the realness of "Live Niggaz", "Game Over", and "Where U At."
On "Game Over," Slo-O exposes life on the streets with such sharp lyrics and a smooth flow that he challenges your way of thinking.
Game Over,Slo-O,Checkmate Muzik,Prepare yourself for a raw new rap sound emerging from the streets of San Francisco California.
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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Tracks:
- Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
- Swanee- Al Jolson
- When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
- A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
- My Man- Fanny Brice
- Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
- If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
- Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
- Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
- Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
- Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
- Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
- Body And Soul- Libby Holman
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
- Night And Day- Fred Astaire
- Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
- You're The Top- Ethel Merman
- Summertime- Anne Brown
- September Song- Walter Huston
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
- It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
- Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
- Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake
Tracks:
- New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
- If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
- Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
- There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
- How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
- Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
- Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
- Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
- Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
- Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
- Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
- Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
- Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
- Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
- Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
- Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
- I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
- Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
- The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
- Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
- Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Tracks:
- Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
- I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
- Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
- My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
- Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
- Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
- Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
- Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
- The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
- Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
- What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
- As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
- Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
- People- Barbra Streisand
- Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
- If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
- Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
- If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
- Open a New Window- from Mame Voice
Tracks:
- Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
- Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
- The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
- Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
- I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
- I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
- We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
- Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
- Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
- Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
- One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
- All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
- Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
- Come Follow The Band
- Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
- And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
- The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia
Tracks:
- Memory- Betty Buckley
- I Am What I Am- George Hearn
- Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
- Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
- The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
- You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
- The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
- Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
- With One Look- Glenn Close
- On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
- Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
- Seasons Of Love-
- Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
- I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
- Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
- Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
- Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
- I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
- Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30
Top Shelf.......2007-01-04
TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23
Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14
Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17
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Get Ya Mind Correct
Paul Wall & Chamillionaire , and Swishahouse Manufacturer: Paid in Full ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068QV5 Release Date: 2002-06-25 |
Tracks:
- My Money Gets Jealous
- N Luv Wit My Money
- Thinkin' Thoed
- Skit
- Falsifying
- U Owe Me
- Skit
- The Other Day
- Game Over
- I Wanna Get
- Balla Talk II
- Go Grind
- Skit
- Luv N My Life
- U Already Know
- Play Dirty
- Outro
Customer Reviews:
Sweet, and syrupy; just the way it should be........2006-10-12
While it's true that Paul nor Chamillionaire are profound lyricists, dropping GZA knowledge on this release, they are both damn good rappers, able to flip sweet punchlines galore. Clever metaphores abound throughout this album, while Chamillionaire sings the hooks in each song. I know Cham gets some flack for singing the hooks in his songs, and has even be labeled "50 Cent Jr." by some people because of it, but for the Chamillionaire detractors, face it; Chamillionaire has a slick voice, and is one of the few rappers who SHOULD handle his own hooks(the only other I can think of is Cee-Lo, and, well, he's made a career out of crooning now).
The Swishahouse crew handle production duties, and as one would expect, that's a good thing. It's hard to get an album sounding this authentic to the Houston sound Screw crafted over a decade ago, but 4 years ago, Swishahouse brought it; and they're still bringing the tight production today. These aren't songs to 'get crunk' to; these are songs to chill to. This is an ideal album to listen to whether you're taking a late night drive, or simply chilling out in your home with your headphones on. Calm, cool, and downright dope, the production on this album matches the charismatic duo perfectly.
If you're a fan of the H-Town sound, then this is perfect for you. Even if you're not, it's still incredibly difficult not to love this release. If you can find it, pick it up. Highly recommended.
Still N Luv Wit My $$$.......2006-02-12
This probably isn't the album 4 you if you're looking for a Nas' "Illmatic," Jay-Z "Reasonable Doubt" or Wu-Tang "36 Chambers" type of album -- lyrical masterpieces.
That's not to hate on Paul and Cham b/c they got somethin' 2 say.
This is definitely an album you can ride 2 ... N Luv With My Money is still one of my favorites.
It's really too bad Paul and Cham fell out after this album though I'm not sure I'd even want them to try to top this LP if they got right again.
Fun, fun, fun hip hop album. Recommended for those who like to chill, have a good time and ride to some highly entertaining hiphop music.
Worthwhile.......2006-02-08
weak !.......2006-01-05
The Only Good Album With Paul Wall.......2005-11-06
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Get Ya Mind Correct
Paul Wall & Chamillionaire , and Swishahouse Manufacturer: Paid in Full ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008V5ZV Release Date: 2003-03-11 |
Tracks:
- Freestyle
- Game Over
- The other Day
- Play Dirty
- My Money Gets Jealous
- Thinking Thoed
- Freestyle
- Falsifying
- Go Grind
- Luv N My Life
- U Already Know
- I Wanna Get
- N Luv Wit My Money
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding.......2005-09-09
One of The Best.......2005-04-29
They Got It Right The First TIme.......2004-10-28
Sick, just plain sick.......2004-05-03
best album ever.......2003-09-18
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Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights)
Manufacturer: Jay Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00001O2XK Release Date: 1999-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Prelude
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Hello, I'm Public Opinion
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Eurydice Is All A-flutter!
- Orpheus In The Underworld: So That's The Game
- Orpheus In The Underworld: I Feel A Cool Intoxication
- Orpheus In The Underworld: We, The Watchdog Of The People
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Tzing, Tzing, Tzing, Tzing!
- Orpheus In The Underworld: A Night On The Town
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Remember What You Did To Leda
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Look Out, Look Out, Move Over There!
- Orpheus In The Underworld: He Is Coming, Oh, How Boring
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Oh, Oh, Look At That Look He's Giving Me
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Though I Was King Of All Beotia
- Orpheus In The Underworld: We Can Tell She's In Hell
- Orpheus In The Underworld: My Little Spies Uncover
- Orpheus In The Underworld: There You Are, You Look So Neat
- Orpheus In The Underworld: It's Strange, But A Touch Seemed To Wake...
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Do Not Look Back Or All Will Be Lost
- Orpheus In The Underworld: ...He Is The Only God
- Orpheus In The Underworld: Infernal Gallop
Customer Reviews:
A Splendid Souvenir to Remember a Spectacular Performance!.......2003-10-30
god moves in a peculiar way.........i am god.............2002-01-17
Orpheus in the Underworld.......2000-03-17
Excerpts.......1999-12-23
Highlights or total Opera?.......1999-11-01
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Game Over
Various Artists Manufacturer: Yosumi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004T8L1 Release Date: 2000-05-16 |
Tracks:
- Intro - Dirty Hood
- Super Brooklyn (Bq Mix) - Cocoa Brovas
- Que Que - Tomorrow's Weapons
- Roll Wit Me - Ghg
- U R Who? - Jugga
- Who R U? - Illa Noize (J-Getm)
- Splain To Him - Jugga
- Creep - Royal Flus
- Chica Bonita - Jnj Project
- Jugga In Sink - Jugga
- Hellbound (H&H Remix) - Eminem
- Mamita - S.U.
- Puff Harder - Mista Cheeks
- Newscast - George
- Spread It Out - Masta Ace
- 4-Tivity - Jugga
- Petrified - Dhark Citi
- Smokin Trees - Groovy
- Think Like Street - Godfather
- You Can't Take Me Out - Cocoa Brovas
- Rumble - Danny
- Punch Out - Cocoa Brovas
- Yun Yih - Big B.J.
- Game Over - Steele
- Wrap It Up - Big B.J.
- Super Brooklyn (Original) - Cocoa Brovas
Customer Reviews:
Don't be ignorant and think this CD is from Eminem.......2004-10-01
First of all, this CD doesn't have ANYTHING to do with Eminem (besides his only 1 verse, roughly 40 seconds long on Hellbound). This CD was made to promote underground rappers and give them a little exposure. DO NOT mistake this for anything made and produced by Em or anyone from Shady Records. The verse Eminem had was rumored to be from when he was underground, no matter if that was true or not, Eminem was on this CD because his career was launched from the underground and the buzz he created there was mind boggling.
All that aside, this was a great CD made from the illest of the illest, everyone spitted lyrically, don't expect any Hip-hop crunked up stuff here, just the wonderful sound of rap.
Original.......2001-09-27
FOR ALL YOU STUPID PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT EMINEM!!!.......2001-05-13
EXCELLENT!.......2001-04-29
disapointing effort from the king of rap.......2001-01-09
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Various Artists Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00009YEXC Release Date: 2003-07-22 |
Tracks:
- Game Over - Performed by Alexa Vega
- Thumb Thumbs
- Pogoland
- Robot Arena
- Metal Battle
- Toy Maker
- Mega Racer
- Programmerz
- Bonus Life
- Cyber Staff Battle
- Tinker Toys
- Lava Monster Rock
- The Real Guy
- Orbit
- Welcome To The Game
- Heart Drive - Performed by Bobby Edner and Alexa Vega
- Game Over (Level 5 Mix) Remix - Produced by Dave Curtin for DeepMix
- Isle of Dreams (Corez Mix) Remix - Produced by Dave Curtin for DeepMix
Album Description
Music from the motion picture from the writer/director/composer Robert Rodriguez, starring Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban, Steve Buscemi, Alan Cumming, Bill Paxton, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo and Sylvester Stallone. Composed and recorded by Robert Rodriguez, the score is comprised of a hybrid sound of classic video game analog synth mixed with crushing orchestra and rock guitars. Features 18 tracks including 2 bonus tracks, 'Game Over' (Level 5 Mix) & 'Isle Of Dreams' (Cortez Mix). Milan Records. 2003.Customer Reviews:
The best soundtrack!.......2005-10-25
duet with co-star Bobby edner, singing Heart Drive.
If you know the movie, you'll love the soundtrack!(14 year old)
AWESOME!!!.......2005-07-08
The Best!.......2003-11-27
OH MY GOSH!.......2003-11-15
Game Over's the Best!.......2003-10-03
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Lose My Breath/Game Over
Destiny's Child Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006B2ALA Release Date: 2004-11-02 |
Tracks:
- Lose My Breath
- Game Over
Customer Reviews:
catch your breath and spend a few dollars!.......2006-04-16
1. Lose My Breath (album version)- this song was the song of the winter in 2005 and will still get the crowds moving today! the drumline beat and infectious melodies will turn any wall-flower into a dancing queen!
2. Game Over (previously unreleased)- this song, produced by 9th wonder, is a song which should have been on the album point blank. DC3 takes love to the next level on this mid-tempo R&B classic. with lyrics like: "his smile is so amazin'/my heat is open for his taking", you can see these ladies are dedicated to their man! definately worth a listen and one of my favorite songs by the ladies of destny's child!
#1 song.......2005-09-07
Lose My Breath.......2005-03-22
Game Over.......2005-03-03
Sexy Female group EVER!!!.......2005-02-21
Beyonce/Michelle/and Kelly are doing their thing FOR REAL YA HEARD ! HOLLA !
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Secret Weapons Over Normandy
Manufacturer: La-La Land Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00012FXW2 Release Date: 2003-12-30 |
Tracks:
- Main Theme
- Dunkirk Harbor
- Battle Of Britain
- Operation Sea Lion
- Zauara
- The Siamese Coast
- The Rescue Of Pauline
- Midway
- Copenhagen
- Stallingrad
- East Prussian Factory Run
- Fjords Of Normandy
- Stealing The Me262
- Peenemunde
- Harz Mountains
- The Normandy Coast
Tracks:
- Gold Guy Logo
- Prelude
- Dunkirk Harbor Extra
- Battle Of Britain Extra
- Operation Sea Lion Extra
- Zauara Extra
- The Siamese Coast Extra
- Copenhagen Extra
- Stalingrad Extra
- Prussian Factory Run Extra
- Fjords Of Norway Extra
- Harz Mountains Extra
- The Rescue Of Pauline Extra
- Belgian Navy Song
Customer Reviews:
At long last, SWON on CD.......2007-03-12
Packaged to Please.......2004-02-13
The game (again, having played it myself) is a heavily action packed, WWII arcade-style flight sim, and to say that the score for Secret Weapons Over Normandy captures the mood of the material is an understatement of the largest kind. Not only does Giacchino capture the mood of the game, but he has managed to orchestrate every break-neck dive, flak burst, bomb blast, every enemy swooping in from out of the sun, and every juking turn to avoid a collision with a canyon wall (I'll stop now because the list could go on for hours) and has put it into two breathtaking CDs.
As the booklet in the CD case says, "This is not music for sipping tea or knitting," and as a final word: BUY IT! You won't be dissapointed.
A SOARING SCORE!.......2004-01-05
Much like his brilliant game scores for Medal Of Honor, The Lost World and the Alias TV series Giacchino fills this score with heroic themes combined with dark nemesis tunes mixed with exciting action music. With the use of swirling strings, pounding timpani, blazing brass and woodwinds with choir Giacchino creates one of the most heart pounding action scores to come out in years. This is a two disc set with disc 2 containing bonus musical cues and interviews with the composer along with video of the orchestra performing to be viewed on your computer. If you love music in the style of early John Willians or Jerry Goldsmith then get this score! It' s awesome!
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Plays George Gershwin
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000WW1 Release Date: 1994-03-22 |
Tracks:
- Rhapsody In Blue
- Hang On To Me
- Fascinatin' Rhythm
- The Half Of It Dearie Blues
- I'd Rather Charleston
- Sweet And Low Down
- That Certain Feeling
- Looking For A Boy
- Looking For A Boy
- Do-Do-Do
- Do-Do-Do: Someone To Watch Over Me
- Clap Yo' Hands
- Maybe
- My One And Only
- Three Preludes
- 'Rhapsody In Blue': Andante
- S' Wonderful & Funny Face
- Rhapsody In Blue
Tracks:
- An American In Paris
- Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
- Porgy And Bess: The Buzzard Song
- Porgy And Bess: Scene: Summertime - Crapgame - A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
- Porgy And Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now
- Porgy And Bess: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin
- Porgy And Bess: Where Is My Bess?
- Porgy And Bess: Summertime
- Porgy And Bess: My Man's Gone Now
- Porgy And Bess: Concerto In F - Third Movement
- Porgy And Bess: Song Medley With Chorus And Orchestra: I Got Rhythm & Of Thee I Sing
Amazon.com
The first of these two discs gathers all Gershwin's commercially issued discs as a pianist, including the two abridged Rhapsody in Blue traversals, Gershwin accompanying the Astaire siblings, and twelve solo sides. Hearing the composer play his own music is like getting your ears cleaned out from 75 years of interpretive maulings. Gershwin's crisp touch, clear-cut and unsentimental phrasing, and rhythmic verve comes through more convincingly in these flat discs than in his much-vaunted piano rolls. Also included are the composer-supervised first recordings of An American in Paris and selections from Porgy & Bess, along with a flawed yet revelatory aircheck of Gershwin playing the finale of his concerto. No Gershwin lover should be without this important collection. --Jed DistlerCustomer Reviews:
Gershwin plays Gershwin.......2006-01-26
Although one is disappointed with the cuts in the familiar "Rhapsody in Blue," what did make it onto the original disc is quite remarkable. It certainly gives the first clear indication of Gershwin's brilliant piano playing. No one would ever play Gershwin's music with more enthusiasm and ability than the composer himself. The Whiteman orchestra plays Ferde Grofe's original arrangement and gives a clear indication of what the February 1924 premiere must have sounded like, even if the sonics are somewhat limited by the acoustical process. Only three years later Victor reunited the same musicians with Gershwin for an electrical recording, using the same cuts.
Gershwin's numerous piano solos, sometimes including his friends Fred and Adele Astaire (who had introduced some of the Gershwin songs in his musical comedies), are amazing. His virtuoso piano playing astonishes us and, for the most part, the sound on these early electrical recordings is quite good. A single microphone was usually placed close to the grand piano, picking up the best possible sound of that time.
The world premiere recording of "An American in Paris" was made in 1929 for RCA Victor, using a hand-picked orchestra that was conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret, Victor's longtime musical director. Gershwin was on hand, supposedly to supervise the recording of the complete score, but he reportedly "got in the way" and was asked to leave the recording studio. Then it was recognized that there was no one on hand to play the celesta solo, so Gershwin was asked to return and play the brief but impressive passage that adds to the magical moments of this innovative score. Also included were the original Paris taxi horns that Gershwin had brought back with him in 1928 for the first performance.
Alexander Smallens conducted Metropolitan Opera stars Helen Jepson and Lawrence Tibbett and a professional orchestra in excerpts from Gershwin's latest musical triumph, "Porgy and Bess." Although the folk opera had not yet achieved its later great success, many recognized the innovations of this score and RCA Victor asked Gershwin to supervise the recording of some of the important songs from his opera in 1935. While some may question the use of white singers to sing in Negro dialect, particularly when the first performances used a mostly black cast, not even the Metropolitan Opera used black singers until 1955 when Marian Anderson made her long-awaited debut in Verdi's "A Masked Ball."
Finally, there is a tantalizing excerpt from the "Concerto in F" in a special arrangement for Rudy Vallee's radio program on NBC. Gershwin occasionally appeared on radio programs, even hosting his own 15-minute show in the early 1930's, and this is one of the few surviving examples of how Gershwin could dazzle both the studio audience and the millions tuning in on their radios. It is a wonderful moment.
An Essential Gershwin Collection, Despite Variable Sound.......2005-05-14
This 2-disc Pearl CD set, as Amazon editorial reviewer Jed Distler points out, is an essential purchase for anyone who loves Gershwin's music. Pearl adheres to an "as is" philosophy of transferring old 78 rpm records to CD. This results in very immediate sound, but a lot of shellac noise comes along with it. With a little twiddling of your treble knob, these performances are very listenable and thoroughly enjoyable.
To my mind, just about everything here falls into the category of "definitive" performance. The 1924 Rhapsody In Blue has more joy and exhilaration than any other recording made (and Gershwin's piano playing is heard more clearly than in the 1927 electrical re-make, fine as it is). It was recorded just four months after the world premiere at Aeolian Hall in New York City. What an event that must have been! The audience included such luminaries as Rachmaninov, Kreisler & Sousa. When the performance was finished, the audience roared its approval with a standing ovation that lasted 20 MINUTES!
The songs with Fred Astaire and his sister Adele are utterly delightful, and Gershwin's solo piano playing strikes me as a far truer representation of his art than his notoriously unreliable piano rolls available elsewhere. "An American in Paris," conducted by Gershwin's boyhood chum Nathaniel Shilkret, is irresistable (Gershwin even plays the small parts for piano & celesta, and the car horns he brought back from Paris are used here).
The original 1935 "Porgy and Bess" excerpts, conducted by Alexander Smallens, are wonderful. Jepson is excellent, but the real star here is Lawrence Tibbett, to my taste the greatest operatic baritone America has ever produced. His enormous charm is complemented by fabulous diction - he's one of the very few "classical" singers whose every word is clearly understandable.
Gershwin never recorded a complete Concerto in F. For the best-ever version of that, you have to buy the Roy Bargas/Bix Beiderbecke/Paul Whiteman account on a Pearl CD called "Gershwin and Grofe," which also has the first-ever recordings of Grofe's Grand Canyon & Mississippi Suites (a lot of fun!). But here we get to hear the ONLY CD account of Gershwin himself playing just the 2nd mvt. from a 1933 Rudy Valle Show radio broadcast. It's fascinating and frustrating at the same time: a tantalizing fragment of what must have been a glorious interpretation.
The Concerto in F excerpt is UNIQUE to this CD - which makes it a MANDATORY purchase for Gershwin lovers. The Rhapsody (both versions), American in Paris, and the Porgy selections are also on Sony's "Historic Gershwin Recordings" in somewhat smoother transfers. The aforementioned Whiteman-conducted Concerto in F is also on a Sony CD called "From Gershwin's Time" (sadly, it's out of print - see my review).
CDs seem to have an alarmingly short shelf life these days, so grab this wonderful set while it's still available.
Very Highly Recommended.
The first disc especially is fantastic.......2001-04-03
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Bark Psychosis Manufacturer: 3rd Stone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000594O Release Date: 1997-08-05 |
Tracks:
- Blue
- Three Girl Rhumba
- I Know
- All Different Things
- Manman
- Bloodrush
- A Street Scene
- Murder City
- Scum
- Pendulum Man (live)
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