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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: cutting down the ribs

The Best of Studio One Collection Various Artists Manufacturer: Heartbeat / Pgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dub | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Love Is All I Had: A Tribute to the Queen of Jamaica Downbeat the Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One Deliver Me from My Enemies One Love at Studio One 1964-1966 Trojan: Rocksteady ASIN: B000FZEST4 Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. A Love I Can Feel - John Holt
2. Music Like Dirt - The Lyrics
3. Baby Why - The Cables
4. Can I Change My Mind - Alton Ellis
5. Just Another Girl - Ken Boothe
6. The Answer - Lone Ranger
7. Oh Mr.DC - Sugar Minott
8. Jah Promise - Johnny Osbourne
9. Declaration Of Rights - The Abyssinians
10. Roots Natty - The Gladiators
11. Rub A Dub Style - Michigan and Smiley
12. Party Time - The Heptones
13. Throw Me Corn - Larry Marshall
14. Melody Life - Marcia Griffiths
15. Born To Love - Slim Smith
16. My Last Love - The Termites
17. Rastafari Tell You - Judah Tafari Eskender
18. Row Fisherman (Extended Mix) - Wailing Souls

Tracks:

1. Love Me Forever - Carlton & The Shoes
2. Always Together - Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths
3. What Kind Of World - The Cables
4. Mister fixit - Winston Francis
5. Danger In Your Eyes - Don Evans/The Paragons
6. Rougher Yet - Slim Smith
7. Love Bump - Lone Ranger
8. Armagideon Time - Willie Williams
9. Full Up - Sound Dimension
10. Behold The Land - Culture
11. First Cut Is The Deepest - Norma Frazier
12. Look Who Is Back Again - Delroy Wilson/Slim Smith
13. Open The Gate - The Ethiopians
14. Fire Down Below - Burning Spear
15. Pick Up The Pieces - Burning Spear
16. Desperate Lover - Bob Andy
17. I Don't Want To See You Cry - John Holt
18. Big Mistake - The Bassies

Tracks:

1. Rockfort Rock - Sound Dimension
2. Real Rock - Sound Dimension
3. Swing Easy - Soul Vendors
4. Mojo Rock Steady - Sound Dimension
5. Heavy Rock - Sound Dimension
6. Freak Out - Jackie Mittoo
7. Tunnel One - Tommy McCook
8. Moon Ride - Brentford All Stars
9. Race Track - Brentford All Stars
10. Throw Me Corn - Brentford All Stars
11. Baby Face - Sound Dimension
12. Love Again - Jackie & The Invaders
13. Darker Shade Of Black - Soul Vendors
14. Banana Walk - Dub Specialist
15. Heavy Beat - Sound Dimension
16. Return Of The Scorcher - Sound Dimension
17. Popcorn Reggae - Soul Agent And The Soul Defenders
18. Death In The Arena - Soul Vendors

Tracks:

1. A Love I Can Feel - John Holt/Dennis Alcapone
2. Baby Why - Cables/Dennis Alcapone
3. Love Me Forever - Carlton & The Shoes/Dennis Alcapone
4. Mr. Fixit - Winston Francis
5. Death In The Arena Extended - Roland Alphonso/The Soul Vendors
6. Rebel Disco - McCook/Tommy & The Brentford Road Disco Set

Customer Reviews:

cutting down the ribs.......2006-08-03

it's the most entertaining collection ever put together. I will love to give it a try.

Average customer rating:

Studio One Scorcher Vol. 2 (Instrumentals) Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Studio One Scorcher (Instrumentals) Downbeat the Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One Last Train to Skaville Jamaica Soul Shake, Vol. 1 Studio One Rockers ASIN: B000G6H452 Release Date: 2006-07-24

Tracks:

1. Dick Tracy - The Skatalites
2. Frozen Soul - Soul Vendors
3. Joe Grazer - Vin Gordon
4. Black Wax - Pablove Black
5. Father Forgive Him - Cedric Brooks
6. High Locks - Pablove Black
7. Nimble Foot Ska - Roland Alphonso
8. Sidewalk Doctor - Vin Gordon
9. Cousin Joe Pt. 1 - Sugar Belly
10. Big Car - Jackie Mittoo
11. Sound Almighty - Soul Defenders
12. After Christmas - Jackie Mittoo, Devon Russell, Bagga Walker
13. Race Track - Brentford All Stars
14. Jamaica Bolero - Tommy McCook
15. Black Is Black
16. Gumbay Jump - Dub Specialists

Album Description

2006 CD containing classic and rare reggae recorded at the infamous Studio One under the supervision of Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd. Features tracks by key artists and killer reggae sidemen like Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Jackie Mittoo, Pablove Black and others. Includes The Skatalites' 'Dick Tracy', The Soul Vendors' 'Frozen Soul' and more. 17 tracks. Soul Jazz.

Average customer rating: Pricey but essential

Studio One Kings Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Segu Blue Call of the Valley Studio One Rude Boy Heart of the Congos Ma Fleur ASIN: B000NA6N1W Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

1. I've Got to Make It
2. Every Tongue Shall Tell - Horace Andy
3. Well Run Dry - Alton Ellis
4. Water More Than Flour
5. I'm the Ruler
6. Pretty Looks Isn't All - Cornell Campbell
7. Please Be True
8. Them a Come - Burning Spear
9. Change of Plan - Joe Higgs
10. Roots Natty
11. Be Yourself - Ken Boothe
12. I Shall Be Released - Freddie McGregor
13. Father Will Cut You Off - Freddie McKay
14. Locust - The Ethiopians
15. One One
16. I Don't Want to See You Cry
17. Won't You Come Home - Delroy Wilson

Album Description

2007 release featuring all the classic male vocalists from the influential Reggae label Studio One. The list of singers launched at the famous label reads like a roll call of Jamaican music: Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osbourne and more. This album features classic and rare tracks that span the breadth of the legendary Studio One catalogue: Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Lovers and more from the '60s and '70s. Sleeve-notes are by Chris Salewicz, the acclaimed writer who has written books on Joe Strummer, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones and others. Soul Jazz. 2007.

Album Details

Latest Soul Jazz/Studio One Records Release featuring all the Classic Male Vocalists from the Foundation Label of Reggae. Studio One's List of Singers Launched at the Famous Label Reads Like a Roll Call of Jamaican Music. Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Freddie Mcgregor, Johnny Osbourne and More. This Album features Classic and Rare Tracks that Span the Breadth of the Legendary Studio One Catalogue: Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Lovers and More from the 1960s and 70s. Sleeve Notes Are by Chris Salewicz, the Acclaimed Writer who Has Written Books on Joe Strummer, Bob Marley, the Rolling Stones and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Pricey but essential.......2007-05-19

Kind of pricey for a single disc, but this album is super smooth and rootsy with a some sweet rare cuts including a great one from Horace Andy.

If you're new to reggae, there are cheaper albums to check out and I'd start with the Dubwise and Otherwise compilations. But, if you're a serious reggae fan, this is a great pickup.

Average customer rating: Keep Looking.... classic reggae a real find The Cover Says It All Skankable !

Studio One Rockers Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Dub | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Studio One Scorcher (Instrumentals) Studio One DJ's Studio One Roots Studio One Classics Studio One Soul ASIN: B000050XFU Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. Real Rock - Sound Dimension
2. Feel Like Jumping - Marcia Griffiths
3. Bobby Bobylon - Freddie McGregor
4. Skylarking - Horace Andy
5. Soul Village - Lennie Hibbert
6. Greedy G - Brentford All Stars
7. Truth and Rights - Johnny Osbourne
8. Surfin' - Ernest Ranglin
9. Eye of Danger - Michigan & Smiley
10. You Don't Love Me (No No No) - Dawn Penn
11. Phoenix City - The Skatalites
12. Crab Walking - Prince Jazzbo
13. Hot Milk - Jackie Mittoo
14. Badder Dan Dem - Lone Ranger
15. Ethiopia - Cedric Brooks

Amazon.com

Bringing together the original cuts of classic tracks such as "Skylarking" and Dawn Penn's instantly recognizable "No, No, No," Studio One Rockers showcases not only the talents of influential artists that were to become synonymous with reggae but also the styles, sounds, and, above all, rhythms that were to dominate Kingston studios into the 1970s and beyond. There are a number of rock-steady classics (hence the name), with tracks like Hammond-Organ maestro Jackie Mittoo's "Hot Milk" and the legendary Marcia Griffiths's "Feel Like Jumping" highlighting the then-dramatic change in style away from the faster beats of ska towards heavy, bass-led tracks with a much slower tempo. But Studio One Rockers is not restricted to this. The semi-instrumental track "Phoenix City" pounds along at a breakneck pace with trumpets belting and, along with "Greedy G," shows the importance a faster beat, a funky take, or a big-band sound also had within the Studio One fold. There are tracks from DJs like Lone Ranger with his "Badder Dan Dem" vocal rhythms and dancehall sounds. Roots artists include one of its biggest stars, Horace Andy, whose then unique falsetto was later emulated by many looking for a similar pop success. Then a preteen, reggae star Freddy McGregor also appears on "Bobby Babylon." Freddy, like many of the artists here, was to produce some of his best work under the watchful eye of Studio One's equally famous producer--Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. In many ways a tribute to Coxsone's production skills and rhythms that continue to be rediscovered and recut, Studio One Rockers is essential listening for anyone with even a passing interest in Jamaican music. --Caroline Butler

Album Description

An incredible compilation of artists and styles from the Studio One label - the most important label in Jamaican music history. Winner of 'Compilation of the Month' from Seven and Muzik magazines. NME called it, 'a perfect intro into Jamaican music'. 15 tracks from such artists as Michigan & Smiley, Dawn Penn, Skatalites, Prince Jazzbo, Jackie Mittoo, Lone Ranger, Cedric Brooks and Sound Dimension. 40 page special edition booklet. Digipak housed in a slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Keep Looking...........2005-11-30

...also get the Soul Jazz compilations of Studio One Roots 1 & 2, Lovers and Rockers and you will truely be happy.

The Saints track "Sleeping Trees" on Roots 2 will drive you nuts! Can't stop listening to it! ..."Let's take another waaaaaaaaaalk"

Bless

Khader

classic reggae.......2005-02-19

This copilation of reggae from the original label in jamaica is one of the best selections you will ever hear on one disc. With or without spliff you will enjoy the trip. Just sit back, listen with a cool drink in you hand and envision a warm beach sunset view. Remember to turn up the bass and be transported. You won't be disappointed. If you can convince others, than better, it is for all to enjoy.

a real find.......2003-09-04

MMMM. After I had thought that I had acquired all the good studio one stuff, I took a chance on this and was duly rewarded.

Some familiar stuff (to me, at least), such as Johnny Osbourne, the Skatalites, but it mixes in nicely.

For those who aren't familiar, the best way I can think of to describe Johnny Osbourne's sound is Marvin Gaye singing reggae. That same silky smooth voice and enormous range, backed by a soulful organ and floating tempo. This track is a good example of his sound and a true classic.

The Skatellites use a lot of horns and are largely instrumental. But classic. More of a choogling, ska-type beat (ie faster) than Osbourne. The Phoenix City song on this album has got to be my favorite Skatalites song - and that's really saying something, because they have made a lot of classic tracks.

Similar for Horace Andy - probably my new favorite Horace Andy song. This track does not have much of his trademark screeching and instead has him singing much more like an early Jimmy Cliff style (circa the harder they come).

Dawn Penn's track is smooth, sultry and a godsend. I played this at a bar and most of the patrons asked who it was. Almost recalls something by the Cowboy Junkies or Mazzy Star in terms of the vocal style. Just beautiful.

Other high points are the Freddie MacGregor & Lennie Hibbert tracks. All in all, the only track I'm not completely sold on is the crabwalking track by Prince Jazzbo, simply because its just rapping over the Horace Andy track and the cuts aren't all that crisp. But a lot of other people would probably like it.

The Cover Says It All.......2002-01-27

So, I'm in the record store a while back picking through the same ol' stuff. I was getting frustrated because I felt like all I ever do is look at the same thing over and over without new results. Since I practically live for music, you can imagine how frustrating it is to come to a dead end with music experiences. Especially knowing there is more out there than you've been exposed to so far.

On my honeymoon to the islands I became fairly familiar with reggae. Mind you, I'm not an expert by any means. Every cab driver there listened to reggae. I couldn't believe how nice the cabs were and how much money they put into their stereos. Anyway, they all listened to reggae. It was my first real exposure to the music, but it really gave me something to associate it with. Since that time I have been a huge fan.

This collection of artists is a great one. The first time I ever heard it, it took me back to the islands immediately. It was everything I was looking for. I needed it, too. I had hit a dead end with the music I was listening to. I had been begging for a new genre to experience. Reggae seemed perfect.

Needless to say, as I was in the store, a friend of mine recommended this album and proceeded to give me some of the history behind it. As I listened, I briefly perused the back cover to see how many songs and artists were on the compilation. Enough to keep me busy for a while. I have since searched for many of the artists on this album with great results. I really owe a lot to this album. I really owe a lot to reggae. It showed me a new side to music when I really needed it.

The album starts off with "Real Rock" by Soul Dimension. This song has one of the thickest reggae sounds I've heard. Immediately you know that this album is going to take a lot of stress away. Next is the wonderful song by Marcia Griffiths titled "Feeling Like Jumping." There is also an appearance by the great Horace Andy. I have been familiar with some of his dub work. "Truth and Rights" by Johnny Osborne is one of my favorites on the album. Probably my favorite. For a moment you might think it's The Fugees.

If you are into reggae or are looking for something that might get you into it, I would recommed this compilation. It has some of the greatest songs. Put this on after school or work on Friday afternoon and enjoy life. You could put it on anytime and get the same feeling. Friday afternoon just happens to be my favorite time of the week.

Skankable !.......2001-07-22

This is a collection of storming classic's cut for Clement " Coxsone " Dodd's legendary Studio One record label ( the most important label in Jamaica's history ) . The Ska , Rocksteady , organ driven instrumentals , Roots Reggae , and DJ-ing that are represented on this disc will have you skanking around your living room floor , such is the dancability of all the tracks .
Any record that contains seminal tracks like Marcia Griffiths - " Feel Like Jumping " , Johnny Osbourne's - " Truth And Rights " , Michigan and Smiley's - " Eye Of Danger " , Dawn Penn's classic - " No , No , No " , and Cedric Brooks majestic - " Ethiopia " , has to be a must buy cd . It also comes with a nice booklet that has an interview with the great man himself , Mr C.S. Dodd .
I'd also recommend the Dynamite series of reggae compilations released on the Soul Jazz label , as they are also essential .

Average customer rating:

Studio One Classics Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Studio One Roots Studio One Rockers Studio One Rude Boy Studio One Roots, Vol. 2 The Best of Studio One ASIN: B0002JU7DO Release Date: 2004-11-15

Tracks:

1. Pussy Ska - The Skatalites
2. Love Me Forever - Carlton & His Shoes,
3. Rockfort Rock - Sound Dimension
4. Sing Jah Stylee - Johnny Osbourne
5. Pretty Looks Isn't All - The Heptones
6. Rougher Yet - Slim Smith
7. Automatic - Lone Ranger
8. Fever - Horace Andy
9. School - Prince Jazzbo
10. Simmer Down - The Wailers
11. Rocking Time - Burning Spear
12. I'm Just a Guy - Alton Ellis
13. Oh Mr DC - Sugar Minott
14. Consider Me - Jennifer Lara
15. Confucious - Don Drummond
16. Rub a Dub Style - Michigan & Smiley
17. Full Up - Sound Dimension
18. No Man Is an Island - Dennis Brown

Album Description

Import exclusive reggae compilation features 18 'Studio One Classics' from such artists as Horace Andy, Carlton & The Shoes, Skatalites, Dennis Brown, Slim Smith, Bob Marley, & The Wailers, Sugar Minott, & more. Soul Jazz. 2004.

Average customer rating: BEHOLD THE SCORCHER when this one hits you you feel no pain

Studio One Scorcher (Instrumentals) Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Studio One Scorcher Vol. 2 (Instrumentals) Downbeat the Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One Studio One Rockers Studio One Roots Studio One Ska ASIN: B00006I62H Release Date: 2002-09-30

Tracks:

1. Coconut Rock - The Skatalites
2. Mun-Dun-Gu - Cedric Im Brooks And The Sound Dimension
3. Shockers Rock - Tommy Mccook Richard Ace The Skatalites
4. Ringo Rock - The Soul Vendors
5. Jericho Skank - Jackue Mittoo And Ernest Ranglin
6. The People Skanking - The New Establishment
7. Money Generator - Karl Bryan And The Afrokats
8. Afrikan Beat - Lester Sterling
9. Heavy Rock - Sound Dimension
10. In Cold Blood - Sugar Belly
11. Heavenless - Son Drummond And The Skatalites
12. Bugaloo - Soul Bros
13. Red Blood - Vin Gordon
14. Push Pull - Pablove Black
15. Sidewalk Doctor - Jackie Mittoo And Brentford Rockers
16. Namibia - Liberation Group
17. Last Call - Brentford Road All Stars
18. Still Calling - Soul Defenders
19. Black Up - Karl Bryan And Count Ossie

Album Description

These Studio One Scorcher Instrumentals are the foundation of reggae. These rhythm tracks became the basis for all dancehall as countless artists & producers 're-versioned' these classics. Featuring Jamaica's finest musicians, Don Drummon, Tommy McCook, Jackie Mittoo, Cedric Brooks, Vin Gordon, Lester Sterling, along with all the key players in the legendary Studio One house bands, The Skatalites, The Sound Dimension, The Soul Bros., Brentford Rockers & The Soul Defenders. 19 tracks. Slipcase. Soul Jazz. 2002.

Album Details

Instrumental Classics from the Premier Factory of De Riddim for the World! features Some of the Greatest Musicians of Jamaica that have Backed the Best Like the Skatalites, Soul Bros., Sound Dimension, Soul Defenders and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

BEHOLD THE SCORCHER.......2006-07-13

Soul Jazz's "Studio One Scorcher" is one of the finest offerings of classic Jamaican instrumentals ever collected. In fact, in the context of "various artist" sets, "Scorcher" exists in the rarified atmosphere shared only by the Heartbeat label's magnificent "Downbeat The Ruler," also a collection of Studio One instrumentals. The selections here are truly phenomenal; glorious skanking grooves culled from the Studio One era of ska, rocksteady, and early reggae in the mid-to-late sixties and early seventies. The brass-laden music encompasses the aforementioned styles and more, liberally incorporating jazz, funk and soul into the mix, as well as touches of world musics from Latin to middle eastern. Funky bass and roiling hand-percussion abound. The range of textures, colors, moods and tempos here is wonderfully eclectic. Alongside righteously skanking rave-ups such as "Coconut Rock," and "Bugaloo," we are treated to moody, minor-chord masterpieces such the spooky "Jericho Skank" the mysterious "Money Generator," and the profoundly evocative "Black Up." "Mun-Dun-Gu" is the very definition of soul-funk, with wicked sax skanking over a grooving sea of hand percussion and funky bass. "Namibia" features virtuoso horn statements over an urgent, pounding double-time rhythm. There are two interesting tracks here where old Skatalites tunes were extended by the insertion of extra material recorded a couple of years LATER, and placed in strategically chosen locations. Tunes such as "Red Blood" couple supremely laid-back horns with shifting, dancing beats. The driving "Last Call," deftly incorporates subtle dub mixing techniques whilst remaining firmly organic and funky. Of course the musicians represented form a virtual roll-call of Jamaican greats, including Jackie Mittoo, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Lester Sterling, Leroy "Horse Mouth" Wallace, Karl Bryan, Pablove Black, Vin Gordon, Don Drummond, Cedric Brooks, Count Ossie, Ernest Ranglin, and many, many others.

Sound wise "Scorcher" is very good, though not always perfect, especially in comparison with Heartbeat's miraculously clear "Downbeat The Ruler" set. Nonetheless "Scorcher" is a remarkably high quality release, and a deeply edifying listen. Sleeve notes are very good, with track by track info that only lets us down as far as recording years and session musician names. The CD itself is nicely presented with a standard jewel box inside of a cardboard slipcase.

There is soul transforming magic in these sounds that any music lover MUST HEAR. What confluence of forces descended upon this little island (just the size of Connecticut!) during these years to produce art of such power and beauty? We may never be able to fully explain HOW Jamaican music exploded with such glory during this time, but with superlative releases such as "Scorcher," we will never forget that it did, and how truly spectacular it was.

If you like "Studio One Scorcher," you'll definitely want to check out it's follow up "Studio One Scorcher vol. 2," as well as these other scorching selections:

*Downbeat The Ruler - Studio One Killers (Heartbeat)
*Man From Wareika - Rico Rodruigez (Blue Note/Island)
*Last Train To Skaville - Jackie Mittoo/Soul Brothers (Studio One/Soul jazz)
*The Keyboard King At Studio One - Jackie Mittoo (Universal/Studio One/Soul Jazz)
*Alpha Boys' School - Various (Trojan)
*Trojan Instrumentals - box set (Trojan)

when this one hits you you feel no pain.......2005-02-19

great instrumentals from the legendary studio one studio; showcasing a variety of bands and styles (ska, rocksteady, jazz, soul, roots, dub). Most of the tracks that appear here are not available elsewhere. Standout tracks: Coconut Rock; Shockers Rock (a compelling 12" mix of a stomping ska tune, based on Roland Alphonso's "Cleopatra"); Ringo Rock (which is like a slowed down ska tune); Jericho Skank mysterious sounding rocksteady; Money Generator - nice saxophone; "Heavenless" again a hypnotic 12" mix of the timeless rhythm; Sidewalk Doctor is an extended organ cut of the "Woman of the Ghetto" rhythm; "Last Call" is Studio One's answer to the rockers sound of Channel One and "Black Up" a jazzy duel between Karl Bryan's saxophone and Jackie Mittoo's keyboard set to the background of nyabinghi drumming by Count Ossie.
Another recommended soul jazz release is "studio one discomixes".

Average customer rating: The Sound Of Young Jamaica it takes the power of soul and adds joy... A small part of a large collection, but not for beginners Great stuff Studio One Smashing Album

Studio One Soul Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Studio One Rockers Studio One Soul, Vol. 2 Studio One Roots Studio One Funk Studio One DJ's ASIN: B00005BILT Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

1. Express Yourself - Leroy Sibbles
2. Respect - Norma Fraser
3. Groove Me - Leroy Sibbles
4. Time Is Tight - The Heptones
5. Message from a Black Man - The Heptones
6. I'll Be Around - Otis Gayle
7. Still Water - Jerry Jones,
8. Soulful Strut - Sound Dimension
9. Can't Get Enough - Richard Ace
10. Don't Break Your Promise - Chosen Few, The Chosen Few
11. Queen of the Minstrels
12. First Cut Is the Deepest - Norma Fraser
13. How Strong - Kenny Parker, Ken Parker
14. Set Me Free - Ken Boothe
15. Is It Because I'm Black
16. Deeper and Deeper - Jackie Mittoo
17. I Don't Want to Be Right - Alton Ellis
18. No One Can Stop Us - Willie Williams

Album Description

UK reggae compilation featuring 18 tracks including Leroy Sibbles 'Express Yourself', Norma Fraser 'Respect', Otis Gayle 'Still Water' & Ken Boothe 'Is It Because I'm Black'. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase. 2001 releaase.

Customer Reviews:

The Sound Of Young Jamaica.......2004-12-24

Reggae wasn't only home grown. As this collection of Clement Dodd productions shows, the US had influence there, as it did pretty much everywhere. In the case of Jamaica, radio stations WNOE from New Orleans, WINZ in Florida and others were received loud and clear, and the black music in particular that they broadcast led to regular visits from artists of the stature of Curtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin.
Studio One was modelled on the record labels that had their own crack studio house bands, labels and studios like Stax in Memphis, Motown in Detroit, Muscle Shoals in Alabama and Criteria in Florida, so it was natural that at Studio One versions of some of the most influential soul records would be reworked in a Jamaican idiom for playing on the powerful sound systems, sometimes with different titles and sometimes with different composer credits, too, and some of the very best are rounded up here.
And so we find studio band Sound Dimension's instrumental re-interpretations of Young-Holt Unlimited (Soulful Strut) and Booker T. (Time Is Tight) alongside the Jackie Mittoo's keyboard reading of Barry White's I'm Gonna Love You A Little More Baby (as Deeper And Deeper). Top singers like Leroy Sibbles transpose King Curtis (Groove Me), Charles Wright (Express Yourself) and the Temptations' political Message From A Black Man (with the Heptones) into the reggae idiom. Ken Boothe's Set Me Free is actually a gorgeously extended 12" mix of the Supremes' You Keep Me Hangin' On while Willie Williams, best known for Armagideon Time, covers the McFadden and Whitehead 1979 disco hit Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now as No One Can Stop Us, and the Impressions' Minstrel And Queen is revived by Cornell Campbell and the Eternals as Queen Of The Minstrels.
As American black music became more politicized, militantly and sexually, through the music and messages of Sly Stone, the Temptations, Jimi Hendrix, Millie Jackson (I Don't Want To Be Right) and others, so Jamaican culture reflected this change in its music. Other examples here include Norma Fraser's adoption of Aretha's version of Respect, and Senior Soul's cover of Syl Johnson's Is It Because I'm Black, though there is still plenty of room for innocent dance tunes, as first recorded by the Detroit Spinners, the Delfonics and others.
There is an illustrated booklet with an essay by the compiler Mark Ainley which is full of helpful facts, though it does fall short of giving composer credits or publication dates of the included recordings

it takes the power of soul and adds joy..........2004-05-04

listen this baby is a must for anyone that loves soul...it is impossible to listen without feeling happy and the barry white cover is to die for...I tell you...it is a great homage to the masters of soul...

A small part of a large collection, but not for beginners.......2003-08-21

studio one's coxsone dodd produced some of the best reggae albums ever. this isn't one of them. there are some choice cuts on here (e.g., express yourself by leroy sibbles, no one can stop us by willie williams). there are some other nice tracks (e.g., groove me by leroy sibbles). there are a few weak tracks, where the production and performance sounds as if the song wasn't really intended as a major release. this is pretty much expected, as much of the classic studio one tracks have been picked up by heartbeat records.

key to note is that the tracks are all (or pretty much all) covers of motown or american soul hits. i'm not a real fan of reggae covers of motown or other genres as it usually just waters down the best of each genre - and this is pretty much the case here.

the album also comes with a truly excellent set of liner notes -more of a booklet - that gives a pretty nice explaination of the whole studio one thing as well as most of the songs/covers. great pictures. very, very well done.

if - like me - you're desperate to have every classic track mr. dodd produced and/or you're willing to shell out the price for the liner notes (they're really that good), then by all means plunge in and pick this up. but don't expect to want to listen to it straight through all that often.

if you're on anything resembling a budget and just want to get a solid set of great reggae records, however, look for the studio one reissues by heartbeat records - e.g., hit bound the revolutionary sound of channel one (which is still studio one) and the best of studio one volume one.

Great stuff.......2003-02-20

I recently got this disc (and a few other Studio One discs) and I love them. This disc is great for anyone who likes soul & reggae. Even though it is a cover album you shouldn't let that deter you - the songs are great, the performances top notch and the overall mood is hypnotic. A must have!

Studio One Smashing Album.......2001-10-15

Sometimes i wonder if it aint so that the best soul covers are made in Jamaica. Old soul and modern rnb remakes shows what an incredible feeling for rythms the have on that island. This album is a 'must buy' for every one with an interest in reggae, soul and other riddim based music. This album makes opens up a world for the wellknowing critic and for the beginner! Turn on the music and 'Express your self' (track one)!

Average customer rating:

Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Rub-A-Dub Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Studio One Groups Studio One Rude Boy Sweet Talking Studio One Roots Studio One Soul ASIN: B000LXST22 Release Date: 2007-02-26

Tracks:

1. My Conversation
2. Screw Gone A North Coast
3. Danger In Your Eyes
4. Minister For Ganja
5. How Could You Leave
6. Give Love
7. White Belly Rat
8. Forgive Them
9. Natural Mystic
10. Happiness
11. Pirate
12. Keep On Moving
13. Jah A The Creator
14. Empty Belly
15. No Mash Up The Dance
16. Forward To Jah
17. Natty Chalwa

Album Description

2007 Soul Jazz/Studio One Records release featuring classic 70s tracks from the foundation label of Reggae. In the 1970s, Clement Dodd's legendary Studio One Records went through an amazing period of re-birth working with new artists such as Willie Williams, Lone Ranger, Michigan and Smiley, Horace Andy as well as continuing to work with classic artists such as Alton Ellis, Freddie McGregor, etc. Re-versioning classic Studio One rhythms became the order of the day in the 1970s, not just with Studio One boss Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, but with every Jamaican producer of note employing their own in-house musicians to copy the music emanating from Brentford Road. The music on Studio One Rub-A-Dub features classic and rare tracks from this amazing period, from the likes of Cornel Campbell, The Heptones, Johnny Osbourne and many other legendary artists. Sleeve-notes are by Chris Salewicz, the acclaimed writer who has written books on Joe Strummer, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones and many more.

Album Details

In the 1970s, Clement Dodd's Legendary Studio One Records Went Through an Amazing Period of Re-birth Working with New Artists Such as Willie Williams, Lone Ranger, Michigan and Smiley, Horace Andy as Well as Continuing to Work with Classic Artists Such as Alton Ellis, Freddie Mcgregor, etc. Re-versioning Classic Studio One Rhythms Became the Order of the Day in the 1970s, Not Just with Studio One Boss Clement `coxsone' Dodd, but with Every Jamaican Producer of Note Employing their Own In-house Musicians to Copy the Music Emanating from Brentford Road. The Music on Studio One Rub-a-dub features Classic and Rare Tracks from this Amazing Period, from the Likes of Cornel Campbell, the Heptones, Johnny Osbourne and Many Other Legendary Artists. Sleeve-notes Are by Chris Salewicz, the Acclaimed Writer who Has Written Books on Joe Strummer, Bob Marley, the Rolling Stones and Many More.

Average customer rating:

Studio One Roots Various Artists Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Studio One Roots, Vol. 2 Studio One Classics Studio One Scorcher (Instrumentals) Studio One Rockers Studio One DJ's ASIN: B00005RFR7 Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

1. Meditation - Cyclones, Count Ossie
2. Natty Don't Go - Cornell Campbell,
3. Africa Here I Come - Freddie McGregor, Freddie McGregor, Sound Dimension,
4. Lumumbo
5. Addis a Baba - The All Stars, ,
6. Set Me Free
7. Far Beyond - The New Establishment, , Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
8. More Creation - Lennie Hibbert
9. Blackish White - Alton Ellis, Sound Dimension,
10. Fear Not - Winston Jarrett, Sound Dimension,
11. Drum Song
12. Africa - The Gaylads
13. School Children - The New Establishment,
14. You'll Get Your Pay - Linton Cooper,
15. Congo Rock - Sound Dimension
16. African Challenge

Album Description

Studio One Roots is an important collection of some of the deepest roots music to come out of Studio One Records, reggae's most important record label ever. This release features many rare and classic tracks that have been unavailable for over thirty years. Featuring, The Cyclones with Count Ossie, Cornel Campbell, Freddie McGregor, Bunny and Skitter, Leroy Wallace, The Gaylads and more. 2001 release on the great Soul Jazz Records label.

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