Fresh Air

About the Artist
Michel is a singer songwriter from Chicago.

Band members: Michel: Vocals
Bobby Schiff: Keyboard, piano and producer
Kraig McCreary: Electric and acoustic guitar
Mark Beringer: Bass
Gerald Dowd: Drums:
Michael Levin: Saxaphone and Flute

Product Description
Michel's debut CD Fresh Air is a compilation of 12 original tunes reflecting a variety of musical influences. Her writing style unites a blend of pop,rock, blues and jazz into a melodic tapestry which features her unique lyrical style. Michel's vocals will draw you into her world and her lyrics will capture your attention in a profound way. This artist is not to be overlooked!!!!

Fresh Air,Michel

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Average customer rating: A distinctive, eclectic symphony for synthesizers, drums and acoustic instruments An Excellent Musical Representation of Winter.... Leaves you feeling cold... Fresh, Cold Aire Great

Fresh Aire IV Mannheim Steamroller Manufacturer: American Gramaphone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fresh Aire III Fresh Aire II Fresh Aire I Fresh Aire V Fresh Aire VI ASIN: B00004WFMQ Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. G Major Toccata
2. Crystal
3. Interlude 7
4. Four Rows Of Jacks
5. Red Wine
6. Dancing Flames
7. The Dream
8. Embers

Customer Reviews:

A distinctive, eclectic symphony for synthesizers, drums and acoustic instruments.......2006-10-02

A warm fireside in the dead of winter seems to be the theme for at least some of the selections on this fourth in Chip Davis' "Fresh Aire" series. At times inspired by Baroque music and instrumentations, sometimes sounding like a dated seventies or eighties TV soundtrack, and occasionally a rarified New Age-style exploration of synthesizer voices, this music is whimsical, playful, and as hard to categorize as it is to decide exactly why I like it. But I do; it's one of the first CDs I ever bought, and one of the early attempts to create a classical-popular fusion (sometimes referred to by Chip Davis as "eighteenth century rock"). "Fresh Aire IV" has, for years, continued to warm me on cold, icy days and made me smile. So I'll settle for describing each of the somewhat disparate tracks separately. "G Major Toccata" seems to be inspired by the great organ works of J.S. Bach (think "Switched-On Bach") and "Four Rows of Jacks" refers to the four rows of plectrum-bearing jacks in a harpsichord, which is showcased with delightful abandon throughout the piece. "Crystal" and "Interlude 7" are icy, minimalistic pieces representative of a crystalline night and a quiet dawn. "Red Wine" is a gentle, Greensleeves-like lute song that builds into a nicely orchestrated ensemble piece filled with courtly dignity. "Dancing Flames" is another piece that builds, not in any particularly original way, but pleasantly enough, and it features the harpsichord again--always a treat. "The Dream" is of the nervous, spacey, techno variety, as though dreamt by an astronaut who's drunk too much coffee before bedtime. "Embers" rounds out the set as a warm, wistfully romantic piano piece with strings and vocal humming in the background and eventually some ominous, deep bells chiming in, as if warning that the end is near. And so the end it comes, the way endings always do. There are many other volumes in Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire series, and a good way to sample Chip Davis' work is through the two-album retrospective, "Twenty Five Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller." For more explorations of synthesizer timbre and texture, explore the decidedly edgier work of Tangerine Dream and Patrick O'Hearn. And for a great introduction to showy harpsichord playing of real Bach fare, give a listen to Robert Edward Smith's "Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Music in the Grand Manner."

An Excellent Musical Representation of Winter...........2003-09-07

This is my favourite Fresh Aire album for many reasons. Unfortunately it's considered by many to be the worst installment in the Fresh Aire series mainly because of the significant and experimental use of synthesizers. I myself have a deep appreciation for synthesizers, and I feel that this album just wouldn't be the same without the use of them. The music in this album tends to intermittently send chills up my back every time I listen to it. I'll be very frank and point out that this isn't a happy depiction of winter. Every time I'm finished listening to it I feel very lonely and empty. Winter is my favourite season of the year, and a great deal of the feelings that I experience in the winter I feel again when listening to this album. I especially like the G Major Toccata piece. This piece is very powerful and the pipe organ sounds beautiful in it. For me, this album is very dream-like, and certain pieces like Crystal, and, of course, The Dream make me feel like I'm dreaming. Ultimately, I would recommend this album to everyone, and especially to those who appreciate music because of its different stories and meanings, and not just its popularity.

Leaves you feeling cold..........2002-07-31

Fresh Aire 4 is a step back in the Fresh Aire series in many ways. Thematically, there is little cohesiveness ("The Dream" doesnt even have a place on the album!) which makes the album sound a lot more like a collection of Fresh Aire singles than a Fresh Aire album. Fresh Aire II and III flowed remarkably well; Fresh Aire 4 didn't even attempt to build a transistion between its tracks.

FA4 is the most clearly experimental of the first four releases. Whereas II and III continued to break new ground in a new genre, each adding depth in musical arrangements and the types of instruments used, 4 is less complex, and for the most part fails to blend the synth sound with the old world sound as well. Crystal and The Dream sound ridiculously dated (like something off the original Terminater soundtrack), Interlude 7 is hardly an interlude, and Embers is as cheesy as they come (and Davis KNOWS cheesy. Pick up a copy of Christmas in the Aire, and you'll know what I mean.)

It's not that this album is bad. It's really not; G Major Toccata is a first for Mannheim Steamroller, and proves that classical organ can really rock. Four Rows of Jacks and Dancing Flames are both very much like Fresh Aire III's excellent Mere Image, and if not as good are comparable. Red Wine is like FAII's Toota Lute, only richer and more beautiful, thanks to a backing symphony. But if that's the best the album offers, then its hardly essential. Basically, Mannheim Steamroller has done this cd before, and much better.

Despite some scattered moments, this album ultimately dissapoints. Oh, and Chip; this is the fourth album in a row to come in squarely under 35 minutes. The Steamroller, it seems, is starting to run out of steam.

Fresh, Cold Aire.......2002-03-23

What works so well about this album is that it genuinely sounds cold. Mannheim Steamroller has always been good at evoking moods through their music, and this album truly succeeds. Surprisingly, their interpretation of Winter here is not a cozy, fuzzy, Christmassy one, but rather a harsh, lonesome one. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the album was released before their highly successful Christmas series even began. The one track that stands as an exception to this is "Red Wine," which definitely captures a Christmas feel, and admittedly "borrows" from "Greensleeves." The final track, "Embers" is interesting for two reasons: First, as another reviewer pointed out, its melody is used on Steamroller's version of Silent Night, but even more interesting than that is that the melody is identical to a song from Fresh Aire I (Just play Sara's Band slower, and you'll see what I mean.)
The highlights of the album are Dancing Flames, Red Wine, G-Major Toccata and Four Rows of Jacks... all memorable pieces and great to listen to over and over. Unfortunately, the rest of the album is largely filler. Crystal and Interlude are both effective at creating a mood, but are ultimately boring pieces. The Dream is a very Avante-Garde, experimental piece. It's okay, but not really what you want when you buy a Steamroller album. Still, the good tracks more than make up for the lackluster ones.

Great.......2001-01-02

(Recently I posted a reveiw for the wrong album here, if it gets posted, i am very sorry for any confusion)

The forth album is some of their best work. Opening with an Organ toccata, then slowly moving to the erie sounds of the wind. The fast pace of "Four Rows of Jacks" wakes the listener up (the first time I listened to it, it scared me to death). The album ends with a nice peaceful song, which the end of it is used in Mannheim Steamroller's version of "Silent Night".

Average customer rating: Joyous Sounds Aire 7 is pretty good! Strong research, weak Mannheim Steamroller Intuitive Research and Great Composition "perfection through sound - Chip Davis via Mannheim"

Fresh Aire 7 Mannheim Steamroller Manufacturer: American Gramaphone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fresh Aire VI Fresh Aire V Fresh Aire 8 Fresh Aire III Fresh Aire IV ASIN: B00004WFMU Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Conjuring The Number 7
2. Sunday The 7th Day
3. The 7 Colours Of The Rainbow
4. The 7 C's
5. The 7 Metals Of Alchemy
6. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 1
7. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 2
8. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 3
9. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 4
10. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 5
11. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 6
12. The 7 Chakras Of The Body:Chakra 7
13. The 7 Stars Of The Big Dipper

Customer Reviews:

Joyous Sounds.......2007-02-06

I am a huge fan of Mannheim Steamroller and this CD ranks with the best of them.

Aire 7 is pretty good!.......2006-09-07

This CD has some pretty good songs on it, that are really interesting to listen to! I would rate it third compared to 5 and 6, but it is definately MUCH better than 8. This music is enjoyable to listen to and uplifting!

Strong research, weak Mannheim Steamroller.......2002-07-31

Every reviewer of this disc seems very quick to point out that it won a Grammy. I find that strange, because most everyone knows that a Grammy is rarely an indication of the quality of music, and is instead an indication of the number of sales. And we should all know that just because the public loves it doesn't mean that the music is all that spectacular.

Such as it is, this is an album that has a lot of thought put into the backstory of each track. The research is interesting and humorous.

I can't help but think that more emphasis should've been made on the music. Musically, none of the organic sounding Classical Rock of the first four Fresh Aire albums is present. Rather it continues in the same vein as Fresh Aire 5 and 6. Except for the orchestra sounds strangely muted; so perfect as if it was played through a midi player. In fact I get that sense over the entire album. It sounds as if it was created on a computer instead of in a recording studio. Which would be an accurate pronouncement; this is Chip and his Toys gone overboard. The result is some interesting themes (and more forgettable ones) that have the same sound to them despite changes in the instrumental arrangements. And the songs don't have the impressive hooks, simplicite beauty or rolling gait that his early work had. It all sounds conservative; as if the music itself is 40 something...

Which is really what it is. Even as a big fan, I began to notice towards the end of the decade the magic began to disappear. The music has declined, even if the thought behind it has gotten better. But if you're like me, you'd much rather buy a CD for its music than its liner notes.

Intuitive Research and Great Composition.......2001-10-03

This album is so beautifully crafted and put together, it is no wonder it won a Grammy award. The album begins with "Conjuring the Number 7" (very intelligently, I might add) and starts with seven notes in a scale played on a piano. As you get to the seventh note, the music stalls for a second then blasts you with an awe inspiring wave of synthetic and acoustic textures which in turn transforms into classic "Deck the Halls" bass and drums (you'll have to listen to the song to know what I mean).

The second song, "Sunday, the 7th Day" utilizes "The Call of St. Hubert" (which is a hunting song played on french horns) as its base. This song takes it a bit further and adds a completely new section to the song as well as drums.

"The 7 Colours of the Rainbow" is a song with so much research and hard work built into it, you know it has to be good. And it is! Listen to this: This song is in 7/4 time, is performed with 7 instruments representing the 7 colors (not including drums), harmonizes with nothing but Major 7th +2 chords, written in the key of the seventh note (B Major), using the frequencies of the 7 colors corresponding to sound frequencies and lasting 7 minutes. The result? A song that I have declared, "The most relaxing song in the world."

The 7 C's is simply the playing of the 7 C's on a piano. (lasts 28 seconds)

The fourth song, "The 7 Metals of Alchemy" is a very upbeat, fast-paced song with plenty of synthesized elements, and string ensemble arrangements, not to mention those electric drums. It does give the listener a sense of mysticism and wonder while listening to it.

The 7 Chakras of the Body is a seven piece suite (the biggest suite on any Fresh Aire album).

The first Chakra is about physical sensations and begins with a series of percussion instruments in different pitches sort of just scattering around a big room. It comes together in the end and works its way into the second chakra which is about human mating (it is actually in 3/4 time, this gives the listener a sense of a "speed up and slow down, up and down" motion).

The third Chakra represents power and strength. You certainly get those feelings from this song. There is very little electronic elements in the piece, it is mostly made up of the orchestra.

The 4th is about unconditional love and it is obvious. A slow and melodic piece, it will definately make the listener want to snuggle up with that special someone.

The 5th is a choral piece sung by the Cambridge Singers. It based on a poem by Chaucer written in Middle English with a sampled bell from the University of Nebraska, Omaha ringing throughout the piece.

The 6th chakra is about the abilty to see beyond. The song is made of synthesized texture, the sampled bell from UNO, the strings and the choir. This song is made of two primary parts. The first one begins with a ringing bell which sounds like the Space Mountain theme from Disneyland which later includes the choir. The second, a choral display with synthesized elements backing the strings which gives the melody to a solo cello. Finally the song wraps up and leads into the 7th and final chakra.

The 7th chakra represents the mind and/or the intellect. It begins with what sounds like a cassette tape being fastforwarded through the player. This is representative that the mind is a very busy place. The song is face-paced and mystical like "The 7 Metals of Alchemy" and finishes with the choir singing different inversions of the Dm, Dm7, and other Dm chords while that sampled bell rings seven times in D.

The last but not least piece on the album, "The 7 Stars of the Big Dipper" sounds from the title like it is to be a space-like song, but in fact it sounds like a theme from a family movie in which a grandfather is showing his grandson the skies through a telescope for the first time. In fact, that's the feeling Chip Davis wanted to get through, and he does it very well.

Like I said the album is well worth the Grammy Award, continues to be one of my most favorite Mannheim Steamroller albums to date and I hope Chip Davis decides to do another with the same magnitude of the research and great composition this one has.

"perfection through sound - Chip Davis via Mannheim".......2000-11-12

What has American Gramaphone and Chip Davis accomplished with - "Fresh Aire 7", aside from the previous six of this series? For one, the opportunity to explore the legends and allure of lucky number seven...must be something to this number, as this album brought Chip his first Grammy Award.

Let's look at the word "Alchemy"...meaning "the art of the land of Khem" began in Graeco-Roman Egypt. One of its major goals was to seek perfection by union between spiritual and material phenomena. The changing of metals was simply an indicator, as Chip has changed the world of music as we once knew it.

The entire CD is outstanding, must mention the effort to give an audio display for "SEVEN COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW"...use of octaves, tempo, instruments give off this array of sound, like no other you've heard, or ever will. This segment is one of the highlights you'll remember and think about, and think about, and THINK ABOUT!

Total Time: 46:48 on 13 Tracks...American Gramaphone 5007...(2000)

Average customer rating: Aire 5 is the best one of all! Still a favorite The highest of praise from a long time Mannheim fan. Mannheim's masterpiece... Fresh Aire V: A Masterpiece

Fresh Aire V Mannheim Steamroller Manufacturer: American Gramaphone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fresh Aire VI Fresh Aire IV Fresh Aire II Fresh Aire III Fresh Aire I ASIN: B00004WFMR Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Lumen
2. Escape From The Atmosphere
3. Dancin' In The Stars
4. Z-Row Gravity
5. Creatures Of Levania
6. Earthrise/Return
7. The Storm

Customer Reviews:

Aire 5 is the best one of all!.......2006-09-07

I remember getting this for my 16th birthday over a decade ago, and it is such excellent music, I have rarely found better. So many good songs, and so creative, but positive. This is my favorite Fresh Aire album. They don't make music like this anymore.

Still a favorite.......2005-11-09

Having grown up with Mannheim Steamroller (I'm from Omaha) I never really appreciated the sound Chip created. Now, 25 years later, I'm rediscovering the early sounds of Fresh Aire I-V. Mannheim Steamroller was a revolution back in 1977, something completly different. After writing about the four seasons Chip moved onto space. And what a journey it is! I suggest listening to Fresh Aire V while flying - puts a whole new spin of air travel. The few Christmas concerts I went to as a kid I remember seeing Mannheim Steamroller dressed in white with the Omaha Symphony in front. There was Chip at his trap set wearing white Nike's with the blue logo while everyone else wore dress shoes. And pranking Jackson Berkey with the occassional whoopey cushion. Great stuff.

The highest of praise from a long time Mannheim fan........2004-10-22

As a rule, many albums (especially new age ones) set out to tell a story through music and few ever succeed.

Fresh Aire V is a wonderful exception to this rule and maybe Chip's finest hour in the Fresh Aire series. Fresh Aire 5 tells of a trip to the moon and back . . . and it is brilliantly executed. Creatures of Levania is an incredible track that surprises at first but goes on to paint such images in your mind, you'll want to play it over and over again.

From take off to return this a wonderful ride of musical mood and composition. Simply a great album that rivals the brilliance of Fresh Aire 7.

Mannheim's masterpiece..........2002-12-29

Ah, Fresh Aire V--where to begin? Easily Chip Davis' (and, by extension, the Mannheim Steamroller's) best album, Fresh Aire V runs the musical gamut from its opening, inspiringly beautiful chorale, "Lumen," to the hard-hitting synthetic textures of "Escape from the Atmosphere," and touches on everything in between. With this masterstroke, Davis finally achieved what his earlier albums strove for (and what his later albums, frustratingly, consistently failed to recapture)--a seamless integration of orchestral, vocal, and synthetic textures in such a way that it all feels completely natural. Admittedly, some of the synthesizers can sound a little corny to today's ear (especially in "Dancin' in the Stars"--shades of disco, I'm afraid, but still fun to listen to). But at its highest points--particularly the 10+-minute "Escape from the Atmosphere" and the beautiful, inspiring "Earthrise/Return" sequence--Fresh Aire V is a breakthtaking success that hasn't lost any of its power with age. My advice: turn down the lights, crank up the volume, start the second track and enjoy.

Fresh Aire V: A Masterpiece.......2002-07-31

Fresh Aire V comes out swinging. V sees the group fresh and excited about its new direction: Namely, the use of full orchestra and choir. The first four sounded like a quartet of guys and (occasionally) an ensemble of strings. Here, it feels as if Davis has adopted his own "Wall of Sound" approach (Spector, Beatles producer.) Escape from the Atmosphere, (with its choral intro Lumen) is a 10+ minute epic musical collage that mixes in old themes with their new sound. Its lively and exciting. And Davis never sounded so good on percussion.

This is simply the best Fresh Aire album ever made. It is wildly ambitious, especially when compared to the modest changes in sound that Fresh Aire 4 attempted. It's also very thematically focused, much more so than any other album up to this date. Both of these things make Fresh Aire V a turning point in the Fresh Aire series, as Davis moved towards larger, orchestral sound and continually dismissed the olde-world rock sound. But unlike subsequent albums (excepting, of course, the equally brilliant Christmas 1984), V didn't completely forgo the coupling of old-world instruments with synth textures. Best of all, on V Davis maintains his genius sense of melody. All of these elements combine to make Fresh Aire V the masterpiece of the series.

At times they use some dated synth effects. Also Davis rehashes more Fresh Aire II themes on this album than any other one, (and he REALLY likes his FAII themes.) But overall, it shows off a group at the height of their powers. It's an essential album.

Average customer rating:

A Breath of Fresh Air Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Time Time Time: Complete UK Singles & More 1965 to 1967 Nicely Out of Tune At the Kabuki Theatre Back to the Story Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Jefferson Airplane Live at the Fillmore East 1969 ASIN: B000NA2B0E Release Date: 2007-05-21

Tracks:

1. Evil - Edgar Broughton Band
2. Listen, Learn, Read On - Deep Purple
3. Druid One - Third Ear Band
4. Station Song - Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments
5. Rainmaker - Michael Chapman
6. Singing a Song in the Morning - Kevin Ayers
7. Foresaking - Our Captain Cried - Dolly Collins,
8. Careful with That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd
9. Armchair Theatre - Tea & Symphony
10. Big Bear Ffolly - Bakerloo
11. Round and Round - Panama Limited Jug Band
12. Octopus - Syd Barrett
13. Painter - Deep Purple
14. Country Morning - Pete Brown & Piblokto!,
15. Francesca - Roy Harper
16. Bad Penny - Forest
17. Backwood Theme - Chris Spedding
18. Real Cool World - Greatest Show on Earth
19. Breathe - Ron Geesin, Roger Waters
20. Taking Some Time On - Barclay James Harvest

Tracks:

1. There's No Vibrations, But Wait - Edgar Broughton Band
2. Soulful Lady - Michael Chapman
3. Entropy - Quatermass
4. Black Sheep of the Family - Quatermass
5. Grass - The Pretty Things
6. Salisbury Plain - Dolly Collins,
7. Embryo - Pink Floyd
8. You Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave
9. Speed King - Deep Purple
10. Magic Woman Touch - Greatest Show on Earth
11. Aeroplane Head Woman - Pete Brown & Piblokto!,
12. Baby Lemonade - Syd Barrett
13. Don't You Grieve - Roy Harper
14. October 26 - Roy Harper, The Pretty Things
15. Song from the Bottom of a Well - Kevin Ayers
16. First Leaf of Autumn - Michael Chapman
17. Call Me a Liar - Edgar Broughton Band

Tracks:

1. She Said - Barclay James Harvest
2. South Africa - Roy Harper
3. Evening Over Rooftops - Edgar Broughton Band
4. Do Ya - The Move
5. When the City Sleeps
6. Lady Rachel [1972 Version] - Kevin Ayers
7. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
8. City, Pt 3 - Toby Redd
9. Spaceship - Spontaneous Combustion
10. Overture - Third Ear Band
11. Fresh Air [Excerpt] - Jan Akkerman
12. Twelve Hours of Sunset - Roy Harper
13. Wells Fargo - Babe Ruth
14. Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra
15. Jet Silver and the Dolls of Venus - Be Bop Deluxe

Album Description

This 3 CD collection of music tells the story of the finest years of the Harvest Record label, featuring a diverse roster of talent that defined the sound of underground music culture that exploded in Britain in the late 60's and throughout the 70's.

Album Details

2007 Issued Triple CD Collection of Music that Lays Out the Story of the Finest Years of Output on the Harvest Records Label, featuring a Diverse Roster of Talent that Defined the Sound of Underground Music Culture that Exploded in Britain in the Late 60's and Throughout the 70's. Includes Songs by Artists Like Pink Floyd, Edgar Broughton, Deep Purple, Kevin Ayers, Chris Spedding, Barclay James Harvest, Quartermass, Elo, the Mark-almond Band, Jan Akkerman, Be Bop Deluxe, Roy Harper and Many More.

Average customer rating: Aire 6 is awesome! I Really Enjoy It A soaring intro, and then...? Timeless even after 15 years Mannheim Steamroller goes to the symphony

Fresh Aire VI Mannheim Steamroller Manufacturer: American Gramaphone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fresh Aire V Fresh Aire 7 Fresh Aire IV Fresh Aire III Fresh Aire II ASIN: B00004WFMS Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Come Home To The Sea
2. Rhodes Suite: Twilight At Rhodes
3. Rhodes Suite: Night Festival At Rhodes
4. Rhodes Suite: Sunrise At Rhodes
5. The Olympics
6. Nepenthe
7. Orpheus Suite: Descent Into The Underworld
8. Orpheus Suite: Dialog With The Devil
9. Orpheus Suite: Ascent From Hell
10. Sirens: Crash And The Call/The Dance/The Singing Contest/Farewell

Customer Reviews:

Aire 6 is awesome!.......2006-09-07

This CD has really interesting songs on it, and is my second favorite, compared to the 5th one. I think they really spent some time on this one. The Mythological theme is neat.

I Really Enjoy It.......2004-06-10

I recommend track one on this cd because I have Liberty Weekend Video since I was 5 and I am now 22, I love it. It brings me back and reminds me of that part of the tall ships. It was reall
really nice.

Nick

A soaring intro, and then...?.......2002-07-31

Fresh Aire VI opens with perhaps Mannheim Steamroller's best song ever: Come Home to the Sea. It's a stirring piano and orchestra 5 minute symphony with (surprisingly) very little synthesizer augmentation. It simply soars. The rest of the album struggles to reach the heights it set for itself with its first song. The Rhodes sequence is mostly undeveloped, though Night Festival is an interesting if forgettable time signature experiment. Nepenthe is very pretty, but then again we've heard a derivative of it on nearly every previous album. The descent sequence has some cool musical themes....but Chip plays them once and turns on the "loop" button. All of them repeat three times, with no bridge, and fade out. Sirens attempts the collage sound of Escape from the Atmosphere (FA5) but ends up sounding unconnected.

Sadly, the fact is that despite all these critiques some of the musical themes displayed here are among Mannheim Steamrollers more original work. It just seems like not enough time was spent on them. Only recommended if you must have the entire series or Come Home to the Sea.

Timeless even after 15 years.......2002-04-21

Last night, I heard a radio station broadcast this album in its entirety, and boy did it bring back so many memories! "Fresh Aire VI" was one of my most favorite albums during my high school years, and upon listening to it again the other night I was really surprised just how well the music works even today. Not only do many of the tracks stand the test of time, they also leave so much to the imagination with fantastic references to Greek mythology and maritime traditions. Finally, with electronic instruments seamlessly weaved into orchestral and choral sounds, what we have here is very a interesting, very rich, very musically noteworthy album.

Just a couple tracks sound dated. "Ascent From Hell" sounds 80'ish and a little annoying. "The Olympics" suffers from age as well, as it sounds like something from the TV show "CHiPs." Still I always get a kick out of listening to it.

As for the remaining tracks, musically they stand very well on their own, some better than others. I think the best tracks in this album are the raw "Descent Into the Underworld," the mysterious "Sirens" suite, and the highly memorable "Come Home To the Sea."

So, am I glad that I happened to catch that broadcast on the radio... It would have been a pity to have all this great music be lost from my life. Now that I have the recording once again, I am confident I can draw much pleasure from listening to this CD for a very, very long time.

Mannheim Steamroller goes to the symphony.......2001-03-21

Although placed in the Freshe Aire Series for marketing purposes, this CD shows Chip going off on an tangent from his previous work. That's not a bad thing at all, by the way, but the character of this CD is, for me, quite different from I-IV for instance.

I always find it difficult to describe Mannheim Steamroller to someone new, Chip's music just doesn't fit any category very well. It's usually categorized as "new age" but Chip's description of "18th Century Classical Rock" is at least as good! An eclectic combination of modern and classical styles, modern and classical instruments, exciting and relaxing... like I said it simply defies a comfy fit in any one spot.

I find this one more cohesive than Fresh Aire I-IV with an overall "feel" that's more like a symphonic work. Overall, its excellent, althought I don't rank this one at the top of my Mannheim Steamroller, I enjoy it a lot. In fact, if I didn't have the others to compare it to this would be a favorite, for sure. The recording quality and musicianship are first rate as always.

If you liked others in the series and you're looking to add to your Mannheim Steamroller collection, then this one is highly recommended. If you're completely new to Chip's non-Christmas music I'd recommend starting with one of the others in the series tho', especially III or II.

Average customer rating: The Baja Marimba Band

Fresh Air Julius Wechter , and Baja Marimba Band Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of the Baja Marimba Band Herb Alpert's Ninth Sounds Like The Beat of the Brass The Lonely Bull ASIN: B000EZ8AWQ Release Date: 2006-05-29

Tracks:

1. Cielito Lindo
2. Wave
3. I'll Marimba You
4. I Don't Want To Walk Without You
5. Fresh Air
6. Eleanor Rigby
7. Windmills Of Your Mind
8. Samba Nuevo
9. Here
10. Madagascar

Album Description

With his Baja Marimba Band, Julius Wechter popularized, updated and Americanized the traditional marimba sound in the same way his friend and frequent collaborator Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass revitalized the Mexican mariachi band—as a member of Martin Denny's backing group, he was also a catalyst behind the exotica phenomenon.

Customer Reviews:

The Baja Marimba Band.......2006-12-30

It is such a thrill to see this great gem being remastered onto cd. The classic A&M album from Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band released in 1969 is superb. The album opens with the latin standard, Cielito Lindo. It is treated with a nice arrangement. Antonio Carlos Jobim's Wave is a beautiful number. Julius is playing the vibes on this track. Second to "Sunrise Sunset," as a "marimba workout," I'll Marimba You, has Wechter and fellow marimbaist, Curry Tjader trading lines in excellent fashion to make quite a foot tapping number! Wechter made his vocal debut on "I don't wanna walk without you," arranged by Nick Decaro. The horns still keep this track in the Baja Fashion. The great up-tempo latin number, Fresh Air composed by Wechter is a number that makes you sing along with. An interesting take on the Beatles' Elenore Rigby is next. The Baja men make this track interesting, and surprisingly, "haunting." The next song is "Windmills of your Mind," arranged by Nick Decaro. This number is absolutely stunning! "Samba Nuevo," is another uptempo swinger! "Here" is also a nice track. The album comes to a close with an original from reedist Bernie Fleischer. "Madagascar," is prehaps the best track on the whole album. Its got a really "cool" vibe to it. All in all, it is very nice to see this album being released. Let's hope more of the classic Baja Marimba Band albums will be released in the near future.

Average customer rating: Every last note...

Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | 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 Similar Items: Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete) Couperin: 4 Livres de pièces de clavecin [Box Set] Bach: Complete Works - 155 CD Box Set ASIN: B0000037AX Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Handel In The Strand
2. Bridal Lullaby
3. English Waltz
4. Mock Morris
5. To A Nordic Princess
6. In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
7. In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
8. In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
9. In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
10. Peace
11. Saxon Twi-Play
12. Andante Con Moto
13. Children's March
14. The Immovable Do
15. Sailor's Song
16. Colonial Song
17. Walking Tune
18. Harvest Hymn
19. In Dahomey

Tracks:

1. b flat Pno Con (Opening)
2. Cradle-Song
3. Love Walked In
4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
5. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
6. Nimrod
7. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
8. Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
9. Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
10. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
11. American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
12. 'Blithe Bells'
13. Fugue In a
14. The Man I Love

Tracks:

1. Country Gardens
2. The Merry King
3. Molly On The Shore
4. Irish Tune From County Derry
5. Knight And Shepard's Daughter
6. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
7. Jutish Medley
8. Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
9. The Rival Brothers
10. Near Woodstock Town
11. Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
12. The Brisk Young Sailor
13. One More Day My John (Easy Version)
14. Rimmer And Goldcastle
15. Spoon River
16. The Widow's Party
17. The Hunter In His Career
18. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
19. Died For Love
20. Scotch Strathspey
21. One More Day My John (Complex Version)
22. Bristol Town
23. Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
24. Mo Ninghean Dhu
25. Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
26. Stalt Vesselil
27. O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
28. Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
5. Nell
6. Apres Un Reve
7. Pno Con, First Movt
8. Tiger-Tiger
9. Air And Dance
10. Hornpipe
11. Toccata And Fugue in d
12. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
13. Angelus Ad Virginem
14. Klavierstuck in E
15. Eastern Intermezzo
16. The Bigelow March
17. Pno Con, First Movt
18. At Twilight
19. Klavierstuck in a
20. Klavierstuck in B Flat
21. Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
3. English Dance
4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
5. 'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
6. Train Music
7. Zanzibar Boat-Song
8. Paganini Varations, No.12
9. Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
10. William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
11. 'A Dance Rhapsody'
12. Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
13. The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

Customer Reviews:

Every last note..........2006-06-14

A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.

Average customer rating:

A Breath of Fresh Air Stan the Man Manufacturer: STM Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000AE8RR Release Date: 2003-06-28

Tracks:

1. If Only You Knew
2. Breath of Fresh Air
3. I've Got My Wish
4. This Time Love is Real
5. If You Only Knew (Interlude)
6. Don't Let Love Slip Away
7. The Only One for Me
8. The Love of My Life
9. Love is Real
10. Saving the Best for Last

Product Description

The "A Breath of Fresh Air" CD is just as the name suggest. Stan The Man's Debute Release into the Pop R&B world give its listeners plethora of styles that makes this CD so interesting to listen to and easy to fall in love with. 'If You Only knew' the lead off track to this CD is so catchy and memerable it prompts you further to investigate the rest of the CD. The title track "Breath of Fresh Air" with it funky intro bass-line and smooth vocals are so reminiscent of Michael Jackson and could have been a track off the MJ's Thriller CD right behind P.Y.T. Fresh Air features Stan's vocal virtuosity on 'I've Got my Wish', as he tells his story of a long wait for the woman of his dreams. This track can best be described as a strong Love Ballad that is worthy of a place in Wedding day history. He has captured the esscence of the Late Great Luther Vandross and with his incredible vocal range gives him his own status as a crooner. The rest of the CD follows suite with an array of different vocal style that makes this CD so easy on the ears and not boring. Stan The Man has a great vocal range and with his song writing ability says that He's different and unique and one of the most versatile vocalist on the planet.

Average customer rating:

Bedtime Songs For Babies: Lullaby Baby Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Children's Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Children's Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | 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 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Children's Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Mozart Effect: Music For Babies: Nighty Night Build Your Baby's Brain ASIN: B00005ORAV Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

1. Dreamworld (Canon in D Major)
2. Like a Breath of Fresh Air (Air)
3. Too Young to Fall in Love (Coeur Blue)
4. Fast Asleep (Allegretto)
5. "Shhh! " (Intermezzo in B Minor, Op. 117 No. 2)
6. Song for Maria (Ave Maria)
7. Angel, Please Don't Cry Adta)
8. Counting Sheep (Prde in a Minor)
9. Girl With Stars in Her Hair (The Girl With the Flaxen Hair)
10. Rise and Shine (Soleil)
11. Barely Walking (Bourr
12. Lullaby (Wiegenlied)

Average customer rating: Fantastic-- Fabulous

Autumn in the Air Sue Raney Manufacturer: Fresh Sounds Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Breathless! Volume II Songs for a Rainy Day All by Myself New and Now! ASIN: B0000252MT Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Looking Back
2. Medley: I'll Never Go There Anymore/Time Was
3. Song Is Ended
4. Medley: Once Upon a Summertime/The Summer Knows
5. Here's to Life
6. I'll Be Seeing You
7. Autumn in the Air
8. Medley: When the World Was Young/Young and Foolish
9. Some Other Time
10. Why Did I Choose You
11. They Can't Take That Away from Me
12. This Is All I Ask
13. Over the Rainbow

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic-- Fabulous .......2004-12-24

Glad to see this one rereleased. Featuring the wonderful, underrated Ms. Raney & with touching, beautiful arrangements by the late Dick Shreve, this album for me rates with Sinatra's "September of My Years" & Joe Derise's "House of Flowers" as an album about an looking back on life from the perspective of years. SR's version of "Here's to Life" is even better than Shirley Horn's I think, and "Looking Back' & the medley or "Young & Foolish/When the World Was Young," "Over the Rainbow" & others are great. It's true she sings here with a bit more vibrato than her '80's albums-- or certainly the '60's ones-- but the control and attention to lyric are absolutely first class IMO. It's true many ballads; but a few upbeat ones to temper the mix too. Great, great stuff.

Christian Music:

1. Friends
2. Girl Like You
3. GOTTA HAVE THE REAL THING
4. Growing
5. Grown Men
6. Healthy Beginnings
7. Here It Comes Again [UK CD] [CD-single] [Import]
8. Hits Inc. Not Grandma's 45's
9. Hug The Earth : A Celebration of Life Through Music & Dance
10. Humble Man

Christian Music

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Christian Music

Amazing Things [Import]

Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Cantatas 106 & 198

Music CD: Live [Live]

Choice Cuts: Wicked Sounds Of Horror (Film Score Anthology) [Soundtrack]

Beyond the Moon [Import]

Coll: Little Queen / Dog Butterfly / Bebe Strange

Bleed

Asmahan V.2 [Import]

Beltane Fire

Blackburst Psycho-Acoustic

16 Kilates Musicales

Ballers [Clean]

The Art of Peter Hurford

Hot Piano! Ragtime Blues Jazz Classical Mark Birnbaum