Live from New York City [Live]

Disc: 1

1. Introducción/Jay Pérez Vengo Naciendo

2. Marginal

3. Despertar

4. Canción Para Una Niña Grande

5. Soledad [Dedicada a Mercedes Sosa]

6. Amilcar [Dedicada Al Amigo de Haidee]

7. Hay

8. De Que Callada Manera

9. Mirame Bien

10. Identidad

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Ei Tiempo Pasa

2. Para Vivir

3. Yolanda

4. En el Breve Espacio Que No Estáas [Todavía]

5. Amor

6. No Me Pidas

7. Yo No Te Pido

Live from New York City,Pablo Milanés,Kubaney,Latin,Latin Pop,Nueva Cancion

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Live from New York City Marc Anthony Manufacturer: Immortal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: El Cantante Desde un Principio: From the Beginning Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos Como Ama una Mujer Marc Anthony ASIN: B000O5AYMA Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

1. Y Hubo Alguien
2. Contra La Corriente
3. You Sang to Me
4. Hasta Ayer
5. Si Te Vas
6. Nadie Como Ella - Marc Anthony, Tito Puente
7. Te Conozco Bien
8. De La Vuelta
9. Preciosa

Album Details

Recorded February 2000.

Average customer rating: My favorite! cautivante intimidad....... It's hard to be humble... a time capsule with added trace elements and vital minerals Saw this Concert at Carnegie Hall........

Live From New York City, 1967 Simon & Garfunkel Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Concert in Central Park Simon and Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964-1970 Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Old Friends Live on Stage (2 CD) ASIN: B000069JIN Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. He Was My Brother
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. Sparrow
4. Homeward Bound
5. You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies
6. A Most Peculiar Man
7. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
8. The Dangling Conversation
9. Richard Cory
10. A Hazy Shade Of Winter
11. Benedictus
12. Blessed
13. A Poem On The Underground Wall
14. Anji
15. I Am A Rock
16. The Sound Of Silence
17. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
18. A Church Is Burning
19. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Amazon.com

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were the apotheosis of the '60s folk revival, bringing the music to the mainstream via Top 40 radio and network TV. This live set was recorded before a rapt audience at New York's Lincoln Center in January of 1967, just as their Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme album was carrying them to superstardom, and there's a palpable pre-Woodstock/Altamont sense of boundless possibilities in these performances. Carried by just their bittersweet, magnificently interlocking voices and Simon's acoustic guitar, the duo showcases its already impressive slate of hits ("Homeward Bound," "I Am a Rock," "The Sounds of Silence") and its stylistic diversity that was already confident enough to encompass breezy pop ("The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"), madrigal influences ("Benedictus"), and the introspective impressionism of "A Hazy Shade of Winter." Simon takes a jazz-folk solo instrumental turn on Davey Graham's "Anji," while Garfunkel showcases his angelic pipes on "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her." It's a remarkably crisp live recording as well, one whose digital remastering was overseen--but not artistically tweaked--by the musicians and their original engineer Roy Halee, ensuring the performance remains as true as the cold yet invitingly warm evening on which it was recorded. Their subsequent albums Bookends and Bridge over Troubled Water may have expanded their creative instincts and their fame, but, like the Beatles, their partnership eerily paralleled the decade's demise, its optimism and promise imploding in a swirl of cynicism and ego. Those facts make this find from the vaults all the more compelling. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

My favorite!.......2007-03-08

I am an avid Simon and Garfunkel LP collector - which I unfortunatly don't get to listen to as often as I'd like, but this is the CD I listen to when I need my S&G fix! I love love love live and acoustic versions of music because to me, an artist is not a true artist unless he or she can perform live and still rock it! This is the CD to buy if you want to hear the true art of Simon and Garfunkel. Another suggestion is the Greatest Hits album which I have to admit, at the age of 22, I made fun of my mom for owning this CD up until I turned 17 and discovered their brilliance!

cautivante intimidad..............2006-12-22

corrian los años del amor...del sentir que era posible cambiar algo..y esta edicion refleja simplemente una noche de ese particular año, 1967....nada mas y nada menos...un momento de una de las tantas noches que derramo ese año..y casualmente tocaban simon & garfunkel, derritiendo la apatia, la desesperanza y la monotonia....todo envuelto en una pristina calma y sensibilidad exasperante...canciones fragiles, por momentos arrolladoras o delicadas..pero que al final de cuentas hicieron historia. OBRA ALTAMENTE RECOMENDABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's hard to be humble..........2006-09-18

...when you're Simon and Garfunkel. And what reason does this duo have to be? Even as early as January 22 of 1967, when this concert was recorded, Paul and Arti were able to stack the setlist with three Top Ten selections ('Homeward Bound', 'I Am a Rock', and 'Sounds of Silence') and two other Top 40 numbers, 'Hazy Shade of Winter' and 'The Dangling Conversation', which Garfunkel introduces as their personal "favorite". Songs already in the works for later in 1967 included the likes of 'Fakin' It', 'Feelin' Groovy' and 'Scarborough Fair'. But chart success is far from what Simon and Garfunkel were all about at this most influential time in their careers.

Much is made in the liner notes by Anthony DeCurtis, and other reviewers here at Amazon, about the remarkable rapport between audience and performers on this disc. It's almost spellbinding in our day and age, when people come to concerts and all but ignore the performers, to hear the sounds of silence emanating from this reverant crowd at Philharmonic Hall in Philadelphia. Certainly not all 1967 performances were accorded such stature. It's hard to believe that the management of the auditorium went to the unheard of length of seating people on the stage behind the performers to accomodate the demand for tickets, and that Simon and Garfunkel would consent to such an unusual configuration for their performance. When listening to this disc, it is hard not to place yourself in one of these choice seats and imagine how it must have felt to hear these enigmatic performers unleash one poignant tune after another. I imagine you would be able to feel as though it was just you and them sharing these transcendent musical performances together.

And the music to this day remains glorious. Snippets of lyrical genius can be gleened with regularity from each and every song, and with each listen, some new image or combination of words or ideas will catch your attention. On one recent listen, 'Leaves That Are Green' left me with the brief aliteration "...and they wither with the wind", while 'You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies' emphasized its point by having each word in the title claim its own note. 'The Dangling Conversation' contrasts two people unable to connect with "we are verses out of rhythm, couplets out of rhyme, in sycopated time". 'Blessed' expands on the poor and the meek to include "meth drinkers" and the "groovy lookin'" before admitting "I've tended my own garden much too long". The writing of graffiti artists in 'Poem On the Underground Wall' is rendered as "a gently tapping litany". And in 'I Am a Rock', the self-isolated subject becomes "like a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow", capsulizing his unaffected and unaffecting nature. 'The Sounds of Silence' caress us with "a vision softly creeping" that "left its seeds while I was sleeping", while Garfunkels incredible vocal abilities illuminate images like "I kissed your honey hair with my grateful tears" from the first encore, 'For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her'. The pair sing "I won't be a slave anymore" in the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement, adding the defiant "you can burn down my churches, but I shall be free" in the second encore, 'A Church Is Burning'. Garfunkel tells the enthused crowd before the final number "Shut up, you've had your fun!", before performing the odd choice, 'Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.', the title song from their first disc, ending with "the morning is just a few hours away" before fading into an out-of-tune coda from Simon's frets. You could fill the auditorium with the lyrical gems that grace this concert with aural, literary, musical, cultural, and political and social import. While Simon was quite reserved regarding his vocal capabilities at this point in his career, his harmonies only enrich Garfunkel's leads, and his guitar work seems the perfect complement throughout, laced with both emotional expression and punctuation.

The recording is less than perfect. While everything that should be there is there, there is also an annoying buzz from the recording equipment (less pronounced after 'A Hazy Shade Of Winter', the middle track), but which cannot be ignored throughout the performance. Today's remastered, digital listener is less likely to be forgiving of such imperfections, but the perfection of these songs, performed live at the height of their influence demands that the good be taken with the bad. This is musical history, as well as a window into the best of what America was in perhaps its most turbulent and revolutionary of decades, save the 1770's and the 1860's. Even if you are not a Simon and Garfunkel aficionado, this concert should be taken in at least once to gain a better insight into who we were in the 1960's.

a time capsule with added trace elements and vital minerals.......2006-01-30

Simon & Garfunkel
Live From New York City 1967
Columbia/Legacy (CK6I 513)
Arrives in stores July 16th, 2002
Simon & Garfunkel's records had many strengths, not least of which was recording quality decades ahead of its time. We don't think about this sort of thing today, when every tiny burg boasts half a dozen digital studios capable of recording anything most musicians can envision, but aural depth exponentially greater than that achieved by, say, the Rolling Stones or Bob Dylan, was a large part of the impression and respect Simon & Garfunkel had at the time. They spent 800 hours in the studio mixing "Bridge Over Troubled Waters." Of course, it was impossible to get that quality out of a live recording in 1967, and so the first thing one notices about this new Columbia release is that it lacks one of the duo's greatest strengths.
It isn't a bad recording; not for a live recording from 1967, but it in no way compares to the duo's studio output. There are unique strengths to the release as well, but whether they make up for audio-deficit is up to the individual listener.
The strengths are these -- Simon's guitar work, unadorned by whatever he did to sound so respectful of the highest standards of folk in the studio, sounds earthy, even bluesy at times, on this release, and that adds a rawboned power to protest songs that, let's face it, originally sounded as if they weren't going to lead to any solutions, because those anemic, turtlenecked geeks weren't ever going to win any battle with the military/industrial complex they were warning us about. On this live album, oddly, they sound as if they might actually have a chance. Second, like most concert sets, this one represents the best and/or most popular material the act has released to date. Included here are "He Was My Brother," "Sparrow," "Homeward Bound," "Feeling' Groovy," "The Dangling Conversation," Benedictus," "I Am A Rock," "The Sound of Silence" and Wednesday Morning, 3AM," along with ten other potential favorites from their catalog and stage banter. For sensitive folkies, you will find these guys to be quite entertaining between songs as well as while producing those irreplaceable harmonies.
... a time capsule with added trace elements and vital minerals ...

Saw this Concert at Carnegie Hall...............2006-01-12

Hi people. Metamorpho has had a busy day - reflecting mostly. Anyway children - before all this technology hit and digital sound bytes infiltrated everyone's craniums- we actually had some purity to the music. If you've been following my reviews - when we last left Metamorpho - someone gave him a free ticket to see Simon and Garfunkel at Carnegie Hall. Essentially this program was pretty much the same- as presented here as being at Philharmonic Hall. But who can quibble? I do remember distinctly coming away with amazement that they could be so mesmerizing by utilizing only vocals and one guitar. And the audience REALLY listened to them! And it was all real!
These tunes are essentially from the beginning of their career. It is amazing how good Paul is on guitar and practically makes you forget the embellishments that were added in the studio. You have the angelic voice of Art Garfunkel perfectly juxtaposed against Paul's vocals. The enunciation, the precision, the timing of the harmonies is about as perfect as you can get. One can see easily the effect that The Everly Brothers had on them. This live recording is a pure joy. It reminds us that - at one time - we didn't have the need for alot of musicians when the material was this good. Dylan also was able to weave his magic this way. But, everybody plugged in electric guitars and things became different. Mind you, Metamorpho is fine with all this because it is transition and progress - but isn't it good to hear this nugget, that preserves a moment in time which will always be precious?
You can see what songs they do under the song select on this page. What I will say is that they are sung expertly and you will be stung by the sheer beauty of the balanced harmonies. It is good to have them both - forever preserved in their prime. Believe me people, if Metamorpho had been given more tickets back then, I would have gladly brought you along. But, since that didn't happen, just imagine yourselves sneaking into New York City with me to see this. Close your eyes, put on this c.d., and you are there! You see them, don't you? Artie and Paul on stage with just a chairstool, microphones and a guitar. Metamorpho is proud of your efforts to tune in to the collective unconcious! Alright Alright. Enough babbling from Metamorpho. But, when I say it's a treasure .... it's a TREASURE! I wouldn't steer you wrong or get you to drink tainted Kool-Aid. Trust me................ Metamorpho

Average customer rating: Her voice is every color of dream Stratas is sublime It is dangerous to use words like "definative," but.... Amazing The One

Stratas Sings Weill Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Teresa Stratas - The Unknown Kurt Weill September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill Anne Sofie von Otter - Speak Low ~ Songs by Kurt Weill / Gardiner Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al Sings Kurt Weill, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000005IXU Release Date: 1991-06-25

Tracks:

1. One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself
2. Ausfstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Havanna - Lied
3. Happy End: Surabaya-Johnny
4. One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart
5. Der Silbersee: Ich bin eine arme Verwandre (Fennimore's Song)
6. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live
7. Marie Galante: J'attends un navire
8. Happy End: Das Lied von der harten Nuss
9. Street Scene: Lonely House
10. Marie Galante: Le Roi d'Aquitaine
11. Ausfstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Denn wie man sich bettet
12. Marie Galante: Le Train du ciel
13. Die Dreigroschenoper: Das Lied von der Untulanglichkeit menschlichen Strebens
14. Knickerbocker Holiday: It Never Was You
15. Happy End: Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gotten

Amazon.com

Revealing an affinity for Weill, Teresa Stratas fulfills her promise to Lotte Lenya on her deathbed to "carry on the torch for Kurt Weill's music." Stratas's glorious soprano has never sounded better as she applies her operatic expertise to deliciously caress this music without losing any of the underlying subtext. Lacking the grittiness of other interpreters, she captures the emotional angles by letting her beautiful voice express the tortured heart beneath it; where others shout at you, Stratas sings at you. She casually bounces off the cheerier selections from One Touch of Venus and Happy End, letting Gerard Schwarz's brilliantly conducted orchestra display their wit. Program notes include a fascinating interview with Stratas. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Her voice is every color of dream.......2005-12-03

I don't care who knows it--I've been in love with Teresa Stratas since I was a senior in high school and saw her as Mimi in La Boheme one Friday night in 1961. That obsession preceded and outlasted my marriage:-). I lost a lot of years away from opera, then discovered that Stratas' recorded output is shamefully small. A difficult performer, probably, renowned for some unendearing quirks. But. What's there is gold. I have heard recordings I should not of her as Suor Angelica, Butterfly, and Melisande. I have seen her famous Zefirelli Boheme and Traviata. And Amahl. But the Weill material...it's unbelievable. When Lenya "ordained" her as her successor after seeing a performance of Mahagonny, the old lady knew what she was doing. Stratas has the perfect temperament for Weill's music. The voice coos, snarls, belts, and weeps. My favorite of all Weill songs, "Surabaya Johnny," is a mini-drama of love, hate, rage and despair. The only person who comes close to her in that song is the late Cathy Berberian.

Yes, get this. Get "The Unknown Kurt Weill." Lobby the Met to release her broadcasts, esp. The Bartered Bride. She was absolutely magnetic and the field isn't quite gone yet.

Stratas is sublime.......2005-03-27

Teresa Stratas is one of those singers whose reputation as a temperamental diva precedes her. Well, in my book, if it takes being temperamental to accomplish a collection like this, the end justifies the means. She is a singer of tremendous vocal and emotional range, and Weill's music provides what seems to be a perfect vehicle for both.

I've had this CD for at least 12 or 13 years and, no matter how many times I listen, I still notice new details in her interpretations.

It is dangerous to use words like "definative," but...........2004-04-04

Stratas's interpretations make one rush headlong into that danger.

Many singers have done beautiful Surabaya Johnnys but have any been as shattering as Stratas? Though years later she stumbled with her ill-concieved and eccentric Seven Deadly Sins, this CD is Stratas at in her prime, making bold choices about the material that blows the cobwebs off song we thought we knew. Even 15 years later, this album is fresh, uncliched, deeply affecting, and enthralling.

Stratas proves herself not only a great singer, but a great actress as well.

Amazing.......2000-06-29

Until I heard this and the Unknown Weill, I was a "stranger myself here,' as Stratas sings in the first selection. I simply did not appreciate nor understand the immediacy and importance of Weill to our musical heritage. Stratas simply transcends and reveals this music so intuitively that it is amazing.

The One.......2000-06-01

Stratas is the Weill singer, and everyone else is an also-ran. Ute Lemper is just a poser, and while Lenya was an important figure for Weill and she has her charms, but Weill wanted trained, operatic voices to sing his music, but not in the style of Verdi or Mozart. Here, Stratas delivers the composer's wish. Her voice is beautiful and cultivated in the best way, but it is her manner that is so important; straightforward, sincere, artless. From the opening "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" her affinity for this music is fully apparent. The selections span Weill's career and are delivered in many English, French and German, and regardless of the language, Stratas communicates completely. The orchestra plays the original orchestrations, and the sound is simply wonderful, nostalgic and modern all at once. This is where all Weill listeners and lovers should start.

Average customer rating: Jazz violin is heaven Wow! What playing! What sonics!

Live from Studio A in New York City Johnny Frigo with Bucky & John Pizzarelli Manufacturer: Chesky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Love John Frigo...He Swings ASIN: B000003GEQ Release Date: 1994-07-06

Tracks:

1. Pick Yourself Up And Start All Over Again
2. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
3. Detour Ahead
4. Just Friends
5. Estrellita
6. Stompin' At The Savoy
7. Early Autumn
8. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
9. In A Sentimental Mood
10. The Song Is You
11. I'm Through With Love
12. Summer Me, Winter Me
13. Tangerine
14. I'll Never Be The Same

Customer Reviews:

Jazz violin is heaven.......2007-06-23

You gotta hear "Estrellita" for some smooth jazz fiddlin' from this master, Johnny Frigo. I think there are too many cuts on this album in which we don't hear enough of him, but rather too much of his accompanists, as good as they are.

"Early Autumn" is another super smooth number, but too much guitar and bass in there, in my view.

"You Stepped Out Of A Dream" has more zip, but still charms.

"In A Sentimental Mood" starts with a lovely solo fiddle from Johnny, then proceeds with accompanyment and some dreamy melody.

"The Song Is You" shows the best integration of the fine playing of the Pizzarelli brothers with Johnny's strong fiddlin' in this powerful piece that really rolls. You'll really hear that bass drum.

"I'm Through With Love" is as tender as creme cheese. A song like this is why we love jazz violin.

"Summer Me, Winter Me" has a Brazilian beat to it, nice drum work. Great fiddle.

Overall, this is a very enjoyable album by Johnny and the Pizzarellis. I can't wait to get more of his work!

Wow! What playing! What sonics!.......1999-07-30

These guys could be musical just walking down the street. Bucky and John Pizzarelli are wonderful, but the find of finds is violin man Johnny Frigo. Check out track 10 - a blistering version of "The Song Is You". Django and Stephane may have sounded this good from time to time, but it's hard to imagine anyone doing this Hot Club of France-style stuff with more energy, wit or style. And Chesky's sonics are jaw-dropping. This 128-bit encoded recording is close to a decade old but is still one of the finest CD's ever pressed. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

Average customer rating:

Live from Studio A in New York City Johnny Frigo with Bucky and John Pizzarelli Manufacturer: Chesky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Love John Frigo...He Swings Johnny Frigo's DNA Exposed! Live at the Floating Jazz Festival Kind of Blue ASIN: B0000AOV3V Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

1. Pick Yourself Up and Start All Over Again
2. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me
3. Detour Ahead
4. Just Friends
5. Estrellita
6. Stompin' at the Savoy
7. Early Autumn
8. You Stepped Out of a Dream
9. In a Sentimental Mood
10. Song Is You
11. I'm Through with Love
12. Summer Me, Winter Me
13. Tangerine
14. I'll Never Be the Same

Average customer rating: not nora jones Got Live If You Want It! ALMOST AS GOOD AS BEING THERE!!! COOL COMPILATION Disappointment

The Living Room - Live in NYC - Vol.1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Stanton St. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Folk Rock | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Living Room - Live in NYC - Vol.2 New York City The Little Willies Turn Me On/Crazy Chance & Circumstance ASIN: B00006ANHC Release Date: 2002-06-28

Tracks:

1. Cafe Intro
2. I've Got To See You Again (Norah Jones)
3. If He Asks You That (Jesse Harris)
4. I'm All Right (Jesse Harris)
5. To The Homeland (Malcolm Holcombe)
6. Dressed In White (Malcolm Holcombe)
7. Yesterday's Clothes (Malcolm Holcombe)
8. Muddy Road (Rachel Loshak)
9. Here I Am (Rachel Loshak)
10. Trying Not To Be Still (Rachel Loshak)
11. Single Stroke (Chris Moore)
12. Nowhere Special (Chris Moore)
13. No Validation (Chris Moore)

Album Description

Live at the Living Room Vol.1 is the debut in a series of live recordings from New York City's leading singer/songwriter club. The CD features performances by rising jazz/pop Blue Note recording sensation Norah Jones, songwriter and EMI recording artist Jesse Harris & The Ferdinandos, Atlantic recording artist Malcolm Holcombe, Detroit native Chris Moore and England's newest "folk angel", Rachel Loshak.

Album Description

Featuring Blue Note recording artist and rising star Norah Jones, former EMI recording artist Jesse Harris, who wrote 5 songs on Norah's debut CD. Also featuring Malcolm Holcombe who Rolling Stone gave 4 stars for his debut album A Hundred Lies, England's newest 'folk-angel' Rachel Loshak & Detroit native alt-rocker Chris Moore. Featuring everything from slow-paced blues-rock to shimmering dream pop...this album is an excellent way to check out some up-and-coming artists doing their thing in a live setting. Digipak. Stanton St. Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

not nora jones.......2003-01-20

this CD was advertised as a nora jones CD it is not, she is only on the first song. I was disapointed.

Got Live If You Want It!.......2002-12-12

To set the record straight both Malcolm Holcombe and Jesse Harris have had major label releases. The reviewer who claimed this was a collection of local artists was totally off base . This CD is filled with inspired performances. and the Norah Jones track is just stunning. Malcom shines like a rusty diamond - if you like Tom Waits and John Prine you'll love his work. Jesse Harris wrote five songs on Norah's Blue Note release and is featured singing tracks from his new release. The other artists also offer a glimpse into what a night at the Living Room is like. Buy this collection.

ALMOST AS GOOD AS BEING THERE!!!.......2002-11-17

WHAT A SOUND!! This CD sounds almost as new and fresh as being there.Norah Jones sounds live, indeed; not like most studio recordings. I've seen her at THE LIVINGROOM,so I know!! Jesse Harris also lays down some good tracks. OVERALL : An excellent and diverse selection of acoustic music. I'm looking forward to their next volume.

COOL COMPILATION.......2002-08-14

Neat to hear Norah before the hype.....I like this live version of Got To See You Again better than the studio one....I think her songwriter Jesse Harris is really good too...Totally worth my ten bucks.....

Disappointment.......2002-08-07

Norah sings only one song on this CD. The rest is an assortment of apparently local artists of varying talent. If you want to hear Norah, save your ten bucks for her next release!

Average customer rating: Paul and Artie sing some of their songs in NYC in 1967 A Hazy Shade Of Lackluster This is the one Superb document of S&G's mid-60s form Superb!

Live from New York City, 1967 (Deluxe Packaging) Simon & Garfunkel Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000069JIP Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. He Was My Brother
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. Sparrow
4. Homeward Bound
5. You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies
6. A Most Peculiar Man
7. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
8. The Dangling Conversation
9. Richard Cory
10. A Hazy Shade Of Winter
11. Benedictus
12. Blessed
13. A Poem On The Underground Wall
14. Anji
15. I Am A Rock
16. The Sound Of Silence
17. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
18. A Church Is Burning
19. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were the apotheosis of the '60s folk revival, bringing the music to the mainstream via Top 40 radio and network TV. This live set was recorded before a rapt audience at New York's Lincoln Center in January of 1967, just as their Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme album was carrying them to superstardom, and there's a palpable pre-Woodstock/Altamont sense of boundless possibilities in these performances. Carried by just their bittersweet, magnificently interlocking voices and Simon's acoustic guitar, the duo showcases its already impressive slate of hits ("Homeward Bound," "I Am a Rock," "The Sounds of Silence") and its stylistic diversity that was already confident enough to encompass breezy pop ("The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"), madrigal influences ("Benedictus"), and the introspective impressionism of "A Hazy Shade of Winter." Simon takes a jazz-folk solo instrumental turn on Davey Graham's "Anji," while Garfunkel showcases his angelic pipes on "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her." It's a remarkably crisp live recording as well, one whose digital remastering was overseen--but not artistically tweaked--by the musicians and their original engineer Roy Halee, ensuring the performance remains as true as the cold yet invitingly warm evening on which it was recorded. Their subsequent albums Bookends and Bridge over Troubled Water may have expanded their creative instincts and their fame, but, like the Beatles, their partnership eerily paralleled the decade's demise, its optimism and promise imploding in a swirl of cynicism and ego. Those facts make this find from the vaults all the more compelling. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Paul and Artie sing some of their songs in NYC in 1967.......2005-10-14

In contemporary parlance this would be an "unplugged" concert since all you have is Paul Simon on acoustic guitar while he and Artie Garfunkle blend their voices in sweet two-part harmony. But that misses what I think is the key point of this 1967 concert in New York City, which is that Simon & Garfunkle were originally folk singers. That is clear from the start when they open their concert with "He Was My Brother" and sing about a Freedom Rider killed in the South. Both of the songs Simon & Garfunkle produced during their relative few years recording together, "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies" and "A Church is Burning," are definitely in that tradition as well. Fortunately, I like Simon & Garfunkle as folk singers.

I actually remember seeing Simon & Garfunkle when they appeared on network television for the first time on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," but then we moved to Japan, which meant the end of American television and it was not until "The Graduate" came out that I started to check them out in terms of tracking down their albums. That meant the "Bookends" album was their newest release and I remember reading about what it was like in the studio with Simon trying to find the right instruments and the exact blend of tracks and takes to get the effect that he wanted with each song. The simplicity of the duo singing on this album stands in stark contrast to what they were doing at that point in their careers, on the cusp of going out in a blaze of glory with the triump of the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album.

What will stand out here for Simon & Garfunkle fans are the stripped down version of songs like "A Hazy Shade of Winter" and "I Am a Rock." We already knew from their first greatest hits collection that "Homeward Bound" and "For Emily, Wherever I May Find" would work fine in this setting. But clearly some songs lend themselves better to this format than others. A passionate "Sparrow" and a rather hushed version of "A Most Peculiar Man" work just fine, but "Blessed" does not click. There are a few moments when Simon is banging away on the guitar a bit too much (e.g., "A Most Peculiar Man"), but those are few and far between. Overall, fans of the duo will truly appreciate an opportunity to go back to the early days and the simple single of long familiar songs.

The concert provides a nice balance of tunes from Simon & Garfunkle's early albums, with five tracks each from "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.," "Sounds of Silence," and "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme," and one from "Bookends." What stands out in the end is the rather unique niche the duo had in folk revival of the Sixties. I have been trying to think of another "group" that consisted of two guys singing with only one playing the guitar and I am drawing a blank. Then you toss into the mix the fact that Simon's lyrics meet the requisite standard for poetry just like it was written by Edwin Arlington Robinson or one of the crowd.

A Hazy Shade Of Lackluster.......2003-07-08

As a longtime S&G fan and owner of several live recordings from 1967 to 1969 (many of which are officially unreleased), I figured if this disk was blessed and sanctioned by the masters themselves, it must be about the best in the vault. Well, about 1/4th the way through it, I realized I'd apparently erred. Not to say it's a lousy performance: It just sounds very flat and lackadaisical compared with other S&G concert performances. Five songs from this show are available on the "Old Friends" boxed set--including "Red Rubber Ball," not on this cd for whatever reason)--and as it turns out those songs are played and sung with the most spirit and gusto of the bunch (particularly "A Church Is Burning," maybe the cream of the crop.) Yes, you'll get a few songs here that are difficult to find any other live versions of, but the only standouts of that group are "The Dangling Conversation" and "A Hazy Shade Of Winter," the latter being the duo's most recent hit at the time--so they likely weren't yet tired of singing it. Also, sometimes the key in which a song is played can make a difference: In the duo's performance at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival just five months after this concert, "Benedictus" and "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her" were played and sung in a higher key than they are in this New York show--and I prefer the Monterey versions. I cannot, in good conscience, rate this cd lower than 3 stars--simply on the strength of the songs and the performers, but collectively, this is a pretty flat, going-through-the-motions performance. The 12-string guitar sounds OK, but when Paul is playing 6-string, the guitar and microphone sound like they're separated by a beach towel! If S&G and Sony were out to counter the bootleggers with this show, I'm afraid they came up a megabytes short. My alternative suggestion to those of you considering purchasing this cd is the following: First, get the "Old Friends" box if you don't already own it, for along with all the other excellent material contained therein (including two studio cuts "The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings" does not have), it boasts ten live cuts total--all very good! Then track down the seven tracks from S&G's set at the Monterey Festival which were allowed out of Lou Adler's vault for a great 1988 radio special and subsequently bootlegged. Finally, track down the widely bootlegged November 1969 performance at Miami (of Ohio) University. There's more out there, but those three sources will give you a sufficient serving of S&G performing live and on the very top of their individual' and collective game.

This is the one.......2003-05-03

If you only ever own one Simon and Garfunkel CD, this is the one to have. The night captured on this disk is the best these two legends ever were, the best they could possibly be. Everything is perfect, the music is magical, the production is flawless.

If you have a special shelf where you keep ten or so CD's that are beyond everything else in recorded music, this disk will have a permanent home there.

Superb document of S&G's mid-60s form.......2003-03-30

Though a few of these tracks appeared on the 1997 Old Friends box set, it wasn't until 2002 that the bulk of this 1967 concert was made commercially available. Bootlegs of mid-60s S&G shows have circulated for years, but this is the first artist-and-label endorsed package, and it's about as fine a document of the era as one could hope for. The song selection includes the obvious hits, well-picked album tracks (e.g., "Leaves That Are Green") and a pair of obscurities ("A Church is Burning," from Simon's pre-S&G solo album, and a 1967 B-side, "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies"). The range of material that the duo had racked up by this point in their career, from charged social statements ("The Sound of Silence") to angry, introspective observations ("I Am a Rock") and jangly-pop ("The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"), was (and remains) truly impressive.

Even more interesting is that the entire concert was recorded without additional accompaniment: Garfunkel sings and Simon sings and plays acoustic guitar. Their stripped-down (or, more accurately, not-built-up-and-electrified) arrangements of tunes from "The Sound of Silence" LP, as well as later songs like "A Hazy Shade of Winter," are both disconcerting and impressive. Simon's qualities as a guitar player were no secret by this point in his career (having been featured on the duo's albums), but his talent and feel as a live performer shows off an added dimension. The bent, plucked notes of "Blessed," the signature introductory lick of "Homeward Bound," and the instrumental run through Davey Graham's "Anji" are just some of the highlights.

This is a pitch-perfect document of folk-rock legends in their prime, capturing not only their artistry, but the freedom and intensity of the times itself. The recording and performance are both crisp and present - a must-have for all S&G fans.

Superb!.......2003-03-21

I bought this CD several weeks ago and thought it was absolutely superb! I was not only impressed by Paul and Artie's
harmonic interweaving, but Simon's folksy and innovative guitar playing was what hooked me to the folk guitar many years ago, and in this performance I was thrilled by his talents.
I didn't think 'The Borders of our Lives' would adapt to
a live recording, but they performed it with angelic presence.
I thoroughly recommend this CD. It exemplifies perhaps a dying breed of true artists who could
really perform music on stage (S&G used to busk in Leicester Square, London, in the early 1960's) and not the instant coffee variety of artists who are created and groomed by the PR wizadry of music companies.

Average customer rating: Where is the rest of it? Brilliant music making. There ought to be a video of this available Operatic Concert of the Century Great singing Mixed truimph!

Sutherland-Horne- Pavarotti "Live From Lincoln Center" Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Ponchielli, Amilcare | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Horne, Marilyn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Sutherland, Joan | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Marilyn Horne: The Men in My Life ASIN: B0000041SA Release Date: 1987-05-11

Tracks:

1. Ernani: Solingo, errante, misero - SUTHERLAND/HORNE/PAVAROTTI
2. Norma: Adalgisa!...Oh rimembranza - Sutherland/Horne
3. Norma: Ma di'...Oh, non tremare - SUTHERLAND/HORNE/PAVAROTTI
4. La Gioconda: Ecco la barca, addio - SUTHERLAND/HORNE/PAVAROTTI
5. La Gioconda: Deh! Non turbare - Horne/Pavarotti
6. Otello: Gia nella notte densa - Sutherland/Pavarotti
7. Il trovatore: Madre, non dormi? - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti/Gardner

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This recording marks ground zero of the Three Tenors phenomenon and reminds you of all that it was supposed to be. There's only one tenor here--Luciano Pavarotti--and because he's partnered by different voice types--soprano Joan Sutherland and mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne-- the possibilities of substantial artistic collaboration are much greater. Though this event was heavily hyped and would've driven audiences wild no matter what, the singers use the concert as an occasion to do things they'd never do on the opera stage, such as the Sutherland-Pavarotti duet from Otello. In their prime, they were one of the great operatic teams, as were Sutherland and Horne. And this concert gives ample evidence why. It's essential for fans of these singers. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Where is the rest of it?.......2006-02-14

When DECCA issued this recording in the LP era it came in 2 LPs and COMPLETE. I have no idea who decided to omit the arias but it was a big, BIG mistake. Horne sang a terrific "Mura felici" from la Donna del Lago that alone would be worth the price of a double album. Sutherland sang the aria from I Masnadieri and Pavarotti the unmissable aria from La Bohéme. I really hope one day (sooner than later) DECCA will reissue this concert COMPLEEEEETEEEEEE!!!!

Brilliant music making. There ought to be a video of this available.......2006-01-26

Sorry, but I humbly disagree with other reviewers here. Dame Joan, in 1981, was still singing fantastically. The age is somewhat apparent, but... who cares! That sound! I love Marilyn Horne in this period, and Pavarotti is fantastic. But what really moves me about the whole package is Joan Sutherland. I adore Marilyn Horne in the basso cantante role: this is the turn that makes this trio fantastic: no wobbly bass! Brava Tutti.

Operatic Concert of the Century.......2005-12-21

This was dubbed the Concert of the Century and captured Pavarotti and Horne in their prime. As some have suggested, Dame Joan may have been past her prime, but her voice was still strong and brilliant.

Great singing.......1999-05-23

If this is Joan Sutherland way past her prime, I can't imagine how great she must have been IN her prime. I personally enjoy all the singers in this cd.

Mixed truimph!.......1998-11-30

If you are a fan of Pavorotti and Horne, buy this CD. But if you are a fan of Dame Joan, you will be very disappointed. Sutherland is already way past her prime years of 1956-1976. Her wide vibrato is and pitch problems are particularly troublesome.

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Live from New York City The Dells Manufacturer: Soul Concerts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000P6R97G Release Date: 2007-07-10

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1. Intro [DVD]
2. There Is [DVD]
3. Love We Had Stays on My Mind [DVD]
4. Oh What a Night [DVD]
5. Always Together [DVD]
6. Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation [DVD]
7. Heart Is a House for Love [DVD]
8. Stay in My Corner
9. Stay in My Corner [DVD]

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If I Live Through This Manufacturer: Nde ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA3KJG Release Date: 2004-10-12

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