The Return Of The Players

About the Artist
Juz-Cuz is a six-piece instrumental/vocal group ranging from the ages of 18-25. The group formed in 1997 in San Martin, CA when a group of pre-teen cousins got together to create some music (hence the name Juz-Cuz). Combining the sounds of classic artists such as The Average White Band, Marvin Gaye, Chicago, and Stevie Wonder, with contemporary artists such as Justin Timberlake, The Black Eyed Peas, Jamiroquai and R. Kelly, the young Juz-Cuz developed a wide fan base and performed at family parties, church activities, and community fundraising events. In November 2003, the band signed with PPL Records USA to produce their debut album, "The Return Of The Players," which has revolutionized a new style of music dubbed ‘The New Old School.’ Fronted by sensational lead singer/songwriter/keyboardist Sammy Donato, age 20; his younger brother guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Anthony Donato, age 18; Anthony's longtime friend bass man Mark Kraft, age 18; trumpeter/keyboardist/vocalist Deepu Kochuparambil, age 20; Sammy and Anthony's neighbor saxophonist/percussionist/vocalist Armando Rodriguez, age 21; and their versatile all-around drummer Kirk Berkland, age 25; Juz-Cuz has always been a head above the rest, for despite their young age, they play their own instruments, write their own songs, and perform like the classics themselves. They will be known as the new originators and many imitators will follow.

Product Description
This San Martin, California-based band is "The One" of a kind musical crew. They have blended funk, hip-hop, R&B, and pop into a sound that can best be described as "New School/Old School Brew." Their first single off the album is the Average White Band's classic instrumental "Pick Up The Pieces," which they have made their own with the superb lead vocals of Sammy and the help of hip-hop/rap sensation Rocc. This latest rendition of the tune is a smash HIT!

The Return Of The Players,Juz Cuz,PPL Records USA

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Ramsey: Choral Music Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000030OH Release Date: 1995-04-18

Tracks:

1. How Are The Mighty Fallen
2. When David Heard
3. Almighty And Everlasting God, We Humbly Beseech Thy Majesty
4. O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord
5. Magnificat
6. Nunc Dimittis
7. In Guilty Night - Adey Grummet/Richard Lea/Robert Macdonald
8. Sleep, Fleshly Birth - Alicia Carroll/Katy Tansey/Fergus McLusky/Tom Raskin/Daniel Norman/William Clements
9. Thou May'st Be Proud - Robin Blaze
10. Go Perjur'd Man! And If You E'er Return - Katy Tansey
11. What Tears, Dear Prince - Philip Cave
12. Inclina Domine Aurem Tuam - Rosemary Tusca/Alicia Carroll/Stephen Taylor/Duncan Saunderson/Tom Phillips/Tom Raskin...
13. In Monte Oliveti
14. O Sapientia
15. O Vos Omnes
16. Te Deum
17. Jubilate

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Psalms & Prophets Alicia Solomon Manufacturer: Eroica Classical ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006CBEL Release Date: 2002-07-07

Tracks:

1. Psalm 23
2. Godspell: On the Willows
3. Come to the Water
4. Wait on the Lord
5. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339: Laudate Dominum
6. Elijah, Op. 70: O rest in the Lord
7. Messiah, HWV 56: How beautiful are the feet of them
8. Messiah, HWV 56: He shall feed His flock...Come unto Him
9. Here I am, Lord
10. What Return Can I Make to the Lord
11. On eagles' wings
12. I lift mine eyes

Album Description

Alicia Solomon's wide experience includes opera, ("Queen of the Night"), oratorio, ("Messiah"), and musical theater, (Gilbert & Sullivan to Weber & Rice), as well as extensive sacred work, spanning three continents and over thirty years. Recently, she has performed with the Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Concert Association, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, who welcome her back this Christmas season. She is currently soloist with the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Santa Fe. Her first CD, "Psalms & Prophets", was just released in October, and is an eclectic mix of original, contemporary, and classical favorites. Alicia is a Brownie troop leader in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where she lives with her husband, Jeff Click, and their daughters Sophie, 7, and Rosie, 2.

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Tribute to the Phantom of the Opera Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009K7RIY Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Think of Me
3. Angel of Music
4. Mirror (Angel of Music)
5. Phantom of the Opera
6. Music of the Night
7. Prima Donna
8. All I Ask of You
9. Reprise
10. Masquerade
11. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
12. Point of No Return
13. Finale

Average customer rating: Sounds and Melodies without End Great CD Gekker is fabulous

Hovhaness: Chamber Symphony 'Mountains and Rivers Without End'; Prayer of St. Gregory for trumpet and string orchestra; Symphony No. 6 'Celestial Gate'; Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Symphony 'Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places' Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hovhaness, Alan | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Manhattan Chamber Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001SGT Release Date: 1994-01-04

Tracks:

1. Mountains And Rivers Without End - Chamber Symphony
2. Prayer Of St. Gregory For Trumpet And String Orchestra
3. Aria From Horoutiun For Trumpet And String Orchestra
4. Symphony No. 6 - Celestial Gate
5. Return And Rebuild The Desolate Places
6. Return And Rebuild The Desolate Places

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Alan Hovhaness (b. 1911) is an Armenian-American composer who has probably done more experimenting with modes, styles, and instruments in his music than any composer in this country. Mountains and Rivers Without End (1968) was inspired by the Korean landscape and opens with extended sliding passages for the trombone. His music has often been described as being mystical and you'll find that here, especially in Prayer of St. Gregory (1946) and the Aria from Haroutiun (1948) that also make extensive use of the trumpet. His Symphony 6 Celestial Gate (1955) is about as mystical as you can get and as good as you can get. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

Sounds and Melodies without End.......2005-01-31

First of all, Alan Hovhaness was not Armenian-American.
Hovhaness was an American composer of Armenian
ancestry born in Somerville,Massachusetts to Armenian
and Scottish immigrants. Hovhaness is my most
favorite of all American composers. In this
recording we listen to some of his most and
less recorded works. From the "Prayer of St. Gregory"
to a less known Trumpet Concerto(Return and Rebuild
the Desolate Places). "Mountains and Rivers Without End"
is in one movement, and what the composer calls a chamber
symphony and is score for flute, oboe, trumpet, trombone
clarinet, timpani, harp and percussion. On this chamber
symphony the trombone opens the work with a melody
that repeats all over the work. The Trumpet Concerto
"Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places" was written
in two movements for trumpet and band(there are several
pieces by Hovhaness for a solo instrument and band, a
usual practice of this composer)composed originally
in 1944 and later arranged in 1965. The opening movement
the trumpet plays, against tone clusters; the second was
influenced by an Armenian painting. Hovhaness is a composer
whose music one has to listen to, to realize that
one has found music by a genius in an age of
"musical opportunists" and false atonal music.

Great CD.......2001-12-28

I would highly recommend this CD to any music lover

Gekker is fabulous.......2000-06-09

What a great showcase for the amazing sound of Chris Gekker and his trumpet. His playing is nothing short of breathtaking. My only wish is that he was the trumpet soloist on "Mountains And Rivers Without End" too. At any rate, this disc has great recordings of an extraordinary musician. Hovhaness's music is as magical and mystical as ever.

Average customer rating: Musical Prodigy THE NEW CREW Truly an Inspiration!!! Juz what your soul needs!!!!!!!!!! Juz-Cuz is the bomb!

The Return Of The Players Juz Cuz Manufacturer: PPL Records USA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002BBK88 Release Date: 2004-08-15

Tracks:

1. Pick Up The Pieces (Part 2)
2. Ready For You (Part 1)
3. A Whole Lotta Love
4. Super Booty
5. Forevermore
6. Freedom
7. Feeling Inside
8. Will You Be My Baby
9. Juz-Cuz
10. Like A Fool
11. Pick Up the Pieces (Part 1)
12. Dance
13. (---------------------)
14. Ready For You (Part 2)

Album Description

This San Martin, California-based band is "The One" of a kind musical crew. They have blended funk, hip-hop, R&B, and pop into a sound that can best be described as "New School/Old School Brew." Their first single off the album is the Average White Band's classic instrumental "Pick Up The Pieces," which they have made their own with the superb lead vocals of Sammy and the help of hip-hop/rap sensation Rocc. This latest rendition of the tune is a smash HIT!

Customer Reviews:

Musical Prodigy.......2005-02-02

Juz-Cuz are awesome! I can't believe how young they are, they perform the most challenging covers better than songwriters, while busting out their own original flavor of funk/r&B and soul.
theres not one weak track on the entire album, each song challening different genres and mastering old school classics.

THE NEW CREW.......2005-02-01

I really like this album and listen to it often.The songs
are solid with nice hooks and lyrics. Stylistically,the album includes pop, funk, and R&B in dance and ballad formats.The lead singer of Juz-Cuz has a soulful presence, and fresh ways of phrasing his lines.The horn section and rhythm section hold their own quite well to keep the beat pumpin'.The background vocals work great--always making a difference,but without being obtrusive. The mix is fat, rich and wide.There are two covers of Average White Band's "Pick Up Pieces", one instrumental and another featuring lyrics and rap.
This CD works for me especially because of its footing in solid acoustic sound.For example,on the ballad "Forevermore", you can hear the guitarist changing strings,and you know there's a human on deck. The album, appropriatey titled "The Return of the Players" is just that.I've shared this CD with people of all ages,and they all find something they love listening to!

Truly an Inspiration!!!.......2004-11-30

All i have to say is what an amazing talent these guys have..Truly Gifted!!! This cd is full of different types of genres from r&b to pop to soul and everything in between that. This Cd will bring you up and start dancing the night away...especially when you see them play live it's even better!!! so start your DANCE with JUZ-CUZ..i guarantee there is A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE going on here and there READY FOR YOU to start this FEELING INSIDE & shake your SUPER BOOTY so go on and PICK UP THE PIECES and don't be Like A FOOL ... so what are you waiting for?

Juz what your soul needs!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-11-06

this cd is awesome!!!! As a choreographer and teacher, I have alot of difficulty finding good music that is inspiring, clean, and has the "get up and go" feel to it. I have seen this group live and they are quite impressive. I saw the Backstreet Boys before they hit it big, I know Juz Cuz will be just as successful, if not more...These guys sing and play their own musical instruments...and they are lookers!!!!!! Now that is a package you want to buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Juz-Cuz is the bomb!.......2004-11-06

I'm so proud of these talented musicians, I love their music! I listen to their C.D., and I get inspired...You should buy the C.D., you won't be disappointed

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