Encounter

1. Temporary Loss of Control

2. Oh My...God

3. Deep in the Mind

4. Jungle of Lust

5. Random Ecstasy

6. Three Movements of an Encounter - Movement One: The Bonding of Eyes

7. Three Movements of an Encounter - Movement Two: The Revealing of the My

8. Three Movements of an Encounter - Movement Three: The Swimming of the S

9. Cirty of the Edge of Forever

10. Cigarette

11. [Silence]

12. [Silence]

13. [Silence]

14. [Silence]

15. [Silence]

16. [Silence]

17. [Silence]

18. [Silence]

19. [Silence]

20. [Silence]

See all 41 tracks on this disc

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Average customer rating: Fantastic! Loved the movie, love the score 4.5 Stars for The Greatest Game Ever Played One of Brian Tyler's best

The Greatest Game Ever Played Brian Tyler Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dreamer Oliver Twist The Great Raid (Score) The Legend of Zorro Annapolis ASIN: B000ASDGHQ Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. Main Title Overture
2. Immigrant's Theme
3. Determination
4. The Amateur
5. Broken Dreams
6. A Call To Arms
7. The Greatest Game Ever Played
8. Dog Leg
9. Angel
10. Invitation
11. Broken Dreams Reprise
12. Ouimet Trails By One
13. Ride The High Country
14. Indecision
15. Heads Turn
16. The Game Is Afoot
17. An Unlikely Outcome
18. A Chance Encounter
19. And Then There Were Three
20. Ride The High Country Reprise
21. True Valor
22. A Quiet Dignity
23. Duel
24. Showdown
25. Sunset
26. Angel - Dawn Upshaw
27. The Band Played On - Amick Byram
28. Hello Hello Who's Your Lady Friend? - Joe Jackson
29. End Title Overture

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!.......2007-01-09

As a movie soundtrack fan, I was immediately drawn to 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' and when I got it just a few weeks ago, I wasn't dissapointed.
At first it sounds much like James Horner's 'Legends of the Fall,' but it is by no means a repeat of it. It is a beautifull soundtrack on it's own, with many different themes that keep it exciting. The music has the same early 1900's feel as the movie while stil maintaining a variety of music styles; from soaring strings to intense violin pieces to period vocals like "And the Band Played On." Like the movie, it has a very inspirational feel, and I would definately recommend it to anyone, whether fans of the movie or soundtrack lovers.

Loved the movie, love the score.......2006-03-17

I saw The Greatest Game Ever Played in the theater and became enchanted with this film, based on the true story of Francis Ouimet, a low-class amateur golfer who emerges from complete obscurity to win the U.S. Open. By the end of the movie, I realized how much I was enjoying the music and decided that I just had to buy the soundtrack.

As I have listened to this soundtrack again and again, I've been captivated by this music. The beauty and power of Brian Tyler's composition is most impressive. As an intent listener, I've been deeply moved by the expansive musical landscape that is covered in this soundtrack. The central motif, a majestic and magnanimous melody which forms the essence of the main title, is woven into tracks throughout the disc, tying everything together as part of a musical (and theatrical) storyline. Indeed, it seems like an incomplete experience if I don't listen to the entire soundtrack, start to finish, in sequential order. If you take the time to do that, you'll find it's a very rewarding listen.

4.5 Stars for The Greatest Game Ever Played.......2006-03-11

This was an excellent 10 dollar purchase from iTunes, to put it mildly. As much as I loved Tyler's The Final Cut, Darkness Falls, Timeline and Constantine scores, this tops them all. It's a loving tribute to the main character of the film and good ol' fashioned film scoring in general. I haven't seen the movie and therefore cannot comment on wether or not it works in the context of the film. I can, however, say with great pleasure what a joy it is to listen to as a solo album.
The album picks up with the main title track, and what a great track it is. Some people will say it is Horner reminiscent, and while many themes on this CD do remind me of James Horner's best work, I actually think the closer resemblance is John Debney. I'm serious - this score is in many ways similar to The Passion of the Christ. It has pounding drums and wonderful percussion and isn't afraid to go all out with the string and brass section. It's a thrilling, heroic, melodramatic and operatic score that I've enjoyed listening to repeatedly. A highly recommended score for anyone who enjoys breathtaking and moving and powerful and heroic sometimes lighthearted and always thrilling music.
cheers
KZ

One of Brian Tyler's best.......2005-10-01

Brain Tyler says of this score that "the orchestral music was influenced by the popular music of the end of the 19th Century and the start of the 20th Century - Debussy, Sibelius, Strauss, and Mahler. To me, the sound we know as 'American' was a combination of the styles of so many of these great European composers." As far as I'm concerned, this score was a lot more influenced by James Horner -- certain bits sound strikingly similar to Legends of the Fall. But don't let that put you off, because the rest of the bits don't. This score is beautiful, lively, energetic, exciting and ebullient Americana throughout -- an odd contrast to Tyler's last score, the dark beast that was Constantine. Despite the occasional "nods" to Horner, though, Greatest Game Ever Played is one of Tyler's best and most thoroughly enjoyable scores, well orchestrated and well recorded also. If it's not quite Children of Dune, it's certainly better than his best since, such as Timeline and The Final Cut, on par with his other score for Bill Paxton, Frailty, though obviously in a very different genre and with a very different sound. So if you're a fan of Brian Tyler or good, uplifting, exciting film music in general, definitely check out this score.

Average customer rating: thru the mist Great group, but don't care for all the tunes An uneven set of tracks A Master Class

Joyous Encounter Joe Lovano Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Kids: Duets Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola I'm All for You I Have the Room Above Her Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 ASIN: B0008FPIW2 Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Autumn In New York
2. Bird's Eye View
3. Don't Ever Leave Me
4. Alone Together
5. Six and Four
6. Pannonica
7. Consummation
8. Quiet Lady
9. Joyous Encounter
10. A Child Is Born
11. Crescent

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For most saxophonists, recording with a mainstream rhythm section would be business as usual. For Joe Lovano, who has spent much of his career experimenting with duos and unconventional trios, little-big bands and string-enhanced ensembles, it's something of a departure. And a rewarding one at that, judging by his return to the studio with the illustrious backing trio of his 2004 effort, I'm All For You. The first time around, a certain spark was lacking in the accompaniment. This time, having toured together, the band clicks. The eminent bop-era veteran Hank Jones steals the show with his elegantly charged piano playing on tunes including Thelonious Monk's "Pannonica" and "A Child is Born" (one of three songs by his late, great brother Thad). Onetime Bill Evans drummer Paul Motian drops second line beats on a tripping-down reading of Oliver Nelson's "Six and Four" and graces Lovano's title track with varied textural effects. And bassist George Mraz is in fine form. In the end, though, Lovano commands the most attention with his grainy, boldly measured, heavyweight tenor. Ranging from the shimmering balladry of "Autumn in New York" to the modal intensity of John Coltrane's "Crescent" (the original of which featured another of Jones' celebrated siblings, Elvin), he finds consistently fresh ways to revitalize the familiar. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

thru the mist.......2006-11-14

joe lovano plays sax slower than anyone else around. i had to check to see if i had my old turntable on. no, this is a cd, so there was no warped vinyl, no playing speeding to adjust, or, out of curiousity, playing the album at a faster speed just to hear what the recording sounded like faster.
what i decided to do was travel to the mist to a land long ago when sax players wore loose suits and porkpie hats. i listened to don byas and coleman hawkins and lester young, back in the 40's and the 50's and none of them played that slow. i put on a cd by billie holliday and followed it with a cd by joe lovano. lovano's tone and pacing were beautiful. lovano isn't imitating or really playing tribute to the master tenors of long ago, what he's doing is playing with billie holliday.

Great group, but don't care for all the tunes.......2006-03-13

"Autumn in New York" is by far the best cut on this album. Why they chose to put it first is beyond me. First off, it's a ballad, which is risky business when using that as your opener -- live or on a CD. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The other tunes seem to cover the same base -- bebop and post-bop. There isn't enough variety to make each tune fit, unless he intended it to be an album of that nature.

I give it 4 stars because the group itself is great. Anything with Hank Jones is always enjoyable to listen to. This is really the only album I have heard of Lovano's beyond a 30 second clip, so others who are more familiar with his material probably know whether or not this is a hit or miss album for him.

An uneven set of tracks.......2005-10-28

Track one is so fine, in there with the best of quintet jazz in a traditional sound. Past track one I began to ask. "why this after track one?" The sound bits on
Amazon convinced me to buy this CD. I was not intentionally misled, I just did not
listen to those with a keen ear. There are good passages on any track, it is always a treat to listen to Hank Jones.

A Master Class.......2005-05-19

Contrary to Mr. Sachs' editorial review above, recording with a mainstream rhythm section does not constitute a departure of any sort for Lovano. His first CD was in 1985 with Kenny Werner, Dennis Irwin, and Mel Lewis. Since then he's recorded no fewer than 11 CDs featuring a piano/bass/drums rhythm section, not counting his work as a sideman or this quartet's previous CD, "I'm All For You." This isn't groundbreaking music, and it shouldn't be portrayed that way. It's old school jazz in the best tradition, and it stands handsomely on that merit.

For knowledgeable jazz fans, there's no better way to sell this CD than simply to explain that it's Joe Lovano, Hank Jones, George Mraz, and Paul Motian playing standards. For everyone else, whether you're genuinely looking for an introduction to jazz or you just want a few CDs to look cool on your rack: Start here. "Joyous Encounter" is a bona fide, five-star CD.

There's absolutely nothing I enjoy more than listening to a group of seasoned jazz musicians record a session of standards. These four guys have nearly three centuries of experience between them, and the result is a master class for any jazz musician -- how to approach standards with a fresh perspective, how to build solos without blotting out the rhythm section, how to increase intensity without increasing volume... They use all the tools, and they prove themselves craftsmen. They never skate; they dig in, from the first track to the last. There's a wealth of lessons and wisdom, every moment of which is a pleasure to hear.

This year has already brought five-star releases from Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, and Kenny Wheeler; and this summer promises competition from Bill Frisell, Jim McNeely, and Wayne Shorter. By December, we may have half a dozen CDs as good as "Joyous Encounter" -- but I guarantee, none will be better. Buy this now.

Average customer rating: No one can hear you snore in outerspace. A spacey classic A masterpiece Timeless One of the best deep space-ambient cd's

Encounter: A Journey in the Key of Space Michael Stearns Manufacturer: Hearts of Space ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blue Cosmos Sorcerer The Stargazer's Journey Structures from Silence The Storm ASIN: B000000X5A Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Encounter (Awaiting The Other)
2. Craft (Dimensional Release)
3. The Beacon (Those Who Have Gone Before)
4. On The Way (Space Caravan)
5. Dimensional Shift (Across The Threshold)
6. Within (Choir Of The Ascending Spirit)
7. Distant Thunder (Solitary Witness)
8. Alien Shore (Starlight Bay)
9. Procession (Sacred Ceremony)
10. Star Dreams (Peace Eternal)

Product Description

1. Encounter
2. Craft
3. The Beacon
4. On The Way
5. Dimensional Shift
6. Within
7. Distant Thunder
8. Alien Shore
9. Procession
10. Star Dreams

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

No one can hear you snore in outerspace........2007-03-10

In his liner notes Sterns promices "We tavel through a sonic voyage. The phenomenon of UFO encounters". A soundlog of an alien encounter should possess a certain degree of mystery and drama. Sounds intriging - not. Ten listless new age meandering vignettes hoover aimlessly overhead all sounding basically the same. I agree with a previous reviewer this music shall indeed "send you off to a serene spacy slumber." Actually NASA uses this CD to induce suspended animation on intergalactic flights.

A spacey classic.......2006-02-08

In the realm of space music which seems to be receding as we move forward in time, this Michael Stearns album is one to hold onto. In essence it's a unique "sonic storybook" that captures the nighttime feel of a spaceship encounter in the desert. This is one of my favorite CDs of all time for nighttime/bedtime listening. It can send you off to serene, spacey slumber.

A masterpiece.......2004-09-20

Michael Stearns is not my favourite ambient music author. I think that his works suffer from "new age sindrom" of cheap electronic music supposed to be listen at any time during any kind of works which means at the end supposed to not be listen at all, and never. However, this CD is an exception to this instant supermarket kind of music, as Encounter is deep, powerfull and inspiring CD. It's a very pleasent surprise for me. The CD contains 3 melancholic tracks which are among the best ever composed in electronic music, and few other tracks which go very very deep in reflexion about philosopical meaning of the encounter with another lifeform. So, if you think about yourself as an ambien freak, then this is one of those rare CD which you should have in your collection and keep it forever.

Timeless.......2002-08-13

If you're into space music this CD should be in your collection. I won't call it great but close enough. At my job I work at a computer and can listen to music while I work. That's where this sounds the best. My favorite is "Within". All the songs on here are a trip. I prefer to listen to homemade tapes at work as opposed to CD's. I have a tape with "Encounter" on one side and "Sea of Glass" by Giles Reaves on the other. They compliment each other well. This is space music with no frills so prepare to hear some far out sounding music. Actually, I think I should rate this CD 4 1/2.

One of the best deep space-ambient cd's.......2001-10-13

I have listened for 25 years to hundreds of ambient, new age, space music, classic electronic a la schulze, and this cd is very special. Stearns has made a tremendously deep work of art.

Average customer rating: Today's Jazz Diva In A Tour De Force Performance a shame to not have

The Grand Encounter Dianne Reeves Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Remember Good Night, And Good Luck A Little Moonlight Quiet After the Storm That Day... ASIN: B000005H3R Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

1. Old Country
2. Cherokee
3. Besame Mucho
4. Let Me Love You
5. Tenderly
6. After Hours
7. Ha!
8. Some Other Spring
9. Side By Side
10. I'm Okay

Customer Reviews:

Today's Jazz Diva In A Tour De Force Performance.......2004-07-29

This is quite a magnificent CD and every performance is masterful. The triple Grammy-winning Ms. Reeves is simply one of the best jazz singers of all time and she's accompanied by a squad of legends: Kenny Barron, James Moody, Phil Woods, Al Grey, Toots Thielemans, Joe Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry, etc. Whew!!! It's true, great musicians love to play behind and with great singers!!

One 'Piece De Resistance, "Cherokee", is simply a wonderfully dynamic performance of an old warhorse made new. Slipping from 3/4 to 4/4 and back again, Dianne's work is stunning. I just put the CD player on 'repeat' and let it go over and over. On the bridge "Dreams of summertime...." both passes are executed with so much ease and on the sonic arc of her voice, that one could miss the fact that they are very different, launched on different beats. And Bobby Watson throws down a sizzling killer alto solo. Speaking of killer solos, "Besame Mucho", brilliantly sung in English and Spanish, has some great harmonica solos from Toots, in a Monkish vein.

"Tenderly" is a fascinating rangy duet between the poised Ms Reeves and consummate blues belter Joe Williams, who hits, trust me, the LOWEST note ever sung on the last syllable of "Breathless....ly". Wow, Mr Williams!! My speakers barely passed that test. "Tenderly" lives up to it's title and both singers are magnificent.

"Old Country" is another winner, dished up with a big band sound and some heartfelt singing from Diane, who issues a judgement on a life and a message. The bluesy Sarah Vaughn classic "After Hours" now belongs to Dianne, and Moody's sax solo is just perfect. The very fun "Ha!" has Moody and Terry in the vocal chorus. Get this one, it's all good. You can't EVER go wrong with a Dianne Reeves CD or live performance. Five Wonderful Stars!!

a shame to not have.......1999-03-02

This album brings back what most new jazz artist lack. The warm feeling that each song was composed for this singer. It contains three generations of jazz icons that have influenced jazz as we know it. Not many artist can give you the feeling of big band yet stay fresh and true to ones self. Miss Reeves has mastered this art on this project.

Average customer rating: Too marvelous for words.

Grand Encounter ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Afternoon in Paris Third Stream Music Wonderful World of Jazz Pyramid The Original: Complete Studio Recordings ASIN: B0000564Y3 Release Date: 2004-01-06

Customer Reviews:

Too marvelous for words........2006-01-04

This must rank as one of MJQ's John Lewis' finest recordings, but it's the saxophone of Bill Perkins that will captivate you. A great set that leaves me speechless. Aptly titled, this is a Grand Encounter of the highest order. If you love great music, this one is not to be missed.

Average customer rating: A Felicitous pairing the story of an incredible meeting

Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim: The Legendary 1977 Encounter Buddy Tate Manufacturer: Chiaroscuro Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Duet African Sun Journey African Magic African Piano ASIN: B000003H94 Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Goduka Mfundi (Going Home)
2. Heyt Mazurki
3. Poor Butterfly
4. In A Sentimental Mood
5. Doggin' Around
6. Just You, Just Me
7. Shrimp Boats
8. Django

Customer Reviews:

A Felicitous pairing.......2004-05-28

This unlikely 1977 pairing turned out to be a bonanza for both men. Tate had not yet begun to lose his wind and Ibrahim was young and still open to the jazz influences he was searching for in America. Both men somehow conspired to bring out the best in the other. Ibrahim was so respectful of Tate that he entrusted his own opening tune, "Goduka Mfundi", to the captaincy of Tate and the rhythm section and sat out on piano. Tate never sounded better. Ibrahim's South African tonic was just the pick-me-up Tate needed as he entered the senior years of his career. And Ibrahim displays what a completely original keyboard voice he is on Duke's "In a Sentimental Mood" and the monumental, "Django". Thought you'd heard everything that could be done with "Django"? You haven't heard this. But perhaps the greatest revelation of this CD is bassist, Cecil McBee, who is liberally featured throughout and proves himself an absolute monster of the upright.If Hank O'Neal ever produced a better record I haven't heard it yet. This is jazz at its shining best.

the story of an incredible meeting.......2001-12-26

Who would have thought that Buddy Tate and Abdullah Ibrahim (aka Dollar Brand) would record together someday ? Buddy Tate (1913-2001),a tenor sax master from the swing era, was a member of Count Basie's orchestra at the end of the thirties,and remained active in music after he turned 80 years old. Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (born October 9,1934 in South Africa),was discovered by Duke Ellington.Duke even produced his first recording session, on the Reprise label (at that time,Abdullah was known as Dollar Brand),and also produced a record of Dollar's wife,singer Sathima Bea Benjamin.Then,Abdullah recorded several masterpieces,mostly in solo piano ("anthem for the new nations" on Denon,"ode to Duke Ellington" and "memories" on West Wind,"african piano" on ECM,"anatomy of a south african village" on Black Lion,and many others.
In 1977,producer Hank O'Neal had the crazy idea of inviting Dollar and Buddy to record together.This was the idea: Abdullah would teach Buddy some of his tunes ("Goduka Mfundi" and "Heyt Mazurki"),Buddy would teach Abdullah some of his ("doggin' around" and "just you,just me"), and a pair of standards would complete the session ("poor butterfly" and Duke's "in a sentimental mood").Bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Roy Brooks were hired for the session;they both recorded with Abdullah for Enja a few months before.Buddy Tate's playing is great,he really feels at home, and Abdullah's solos on standards is interesting to discover.After the first six tracks were taped,Buddy had to leave because he was playing at the Crawdaddy Club,NYC,so the trio recorded two more tracks which didn't appear on the original LP."shrimp boats", a Randy Weston original, sounds very african."Django", of course, is John Lewis' masterpiece, a tune dedicated to french gipsy guitar player, Django Reinhardt.After a haunting ad-lib introduction,with only drums,bass and voice (Abdullah's ?),the trio goes into a Coltrane-like exploration of the theme,without playing it.Abdullah's playing is very reminiscent of McCoy Tyner's,not based on the melody of the tune but only on the chords.THis is a very interesting meeting of two masters who maybe would never had the opportunity of playing together.And another marvel from Chiaroscuro,a label who commited some great records in the 70's.

Average customer rating: Nice stuff, but not a lot of character Special enjoyment . . .

Special Encounter Enrico Pieranunzi , Charlie Haden , and Paul Motian Manufacturer: Camjazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live in Paris Ballads Play Morricone Doorways Full of Life ASIN: B00080Z6JM Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. My Old Flame
2. You've Changed
3. Earlier Sea
4. Nightfall
5. Secret Nights
6. Loveward
7. Waltz For Ruth
8. Miradas
9. Hello My Lovely
10. Why Did I Choose You?
11. Mo-Ti

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Even for seasoned jazz veterans who place a premium on originality, formulas can exert a great appeal. The formula at work on Special Encounter can pretty much be summed up by the name Bill Evans, whose legend as an architect of the modern piano trio rests on the kind of lyrical, bop-tinged ballads and mid-tempo numbers offered here. Joined by a pair of decorated Americans, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian (a member of Evans' groundbreaking turn-of-the-1960s trio), Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi brings his usual elegance and insight to a smart mix of standards such as "You've Changed," Haden staples such as "Waltz for Ruth" and Pieranunzi originals such as the evocative "Secret Nights." If not all that special an encounter, it's certainly an agreeable one: the players, who have hooked up in different settings before, bond as a trio. The mood builds as the musicianship deepens. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

Nice stuff, but not a lot of character.......2005-06-05

Pieranunzi is a top-notch pianist in a post-Bill Evans, post-Herbie Hancock vein, but without a lot of distinguishing features to set him apart. The results here are beautiful & satisfying jazz but not especially memorable. The album was planned as a ballad session, & after the first couple tracks ("My Old Flame" & "You've Changed") I was fearing this would be a wallow, but Pieranunzi's originals are altogether more sharp-edged & distinctive, especially the angular melody of "Secret Nights" & the tribute to Paul Motian "Mo-Ti". Charlie Haden's three originals are as you'd expect from him a lovely but sentimental lot, the best being "Nightfall", which seems to be a close cousin to Bill Evans' "Turn Out the Stars" (the same initial gesture: a repeated simple phrase over two progressively more downbeat cadences).

If you're looking for a lovely piano trio album, look no further. But it's not exactly an album that stands out from the mass of accomplished piano trio albums out there--I'm inclined to say, why bother with this when you can get an album by someone like Kenny Barron or Fred Hersch which might have a little more pep & surprise to it?

Special enjoyment . . ........2005-05-22

. . . that's what's on tap for the discerning listener.

We've been blessed with a wealth of gorgeous piano trio sessions lately. One thinks of the Waslewsk/Kurkiewicz/Miski Trio, Alan Pasqua's My New Old Friend, Tord Gustavsen's The Ground, Frank Kimbrough's Lullabluebye, Shelley Berg's Blackbird, E.S.T.'s Seven Days of Falling, Don Friedman's My Favorite Things, and lots of others, too numerous to name. This, my friends, is among the very best, if not the absolute best of the lot.

These three players, leader Enirco Pieranunzi (piano), Charlie Haden (bass), and Paul Motian (drums) connect with a depth and magic found only among the greatest practitioners of the jazz art. All performers at the very pinnacle of accomplishment, they converse and interact with an ease and sharpness of music wit that shines forth from the first notes out of the speakers. Some groups work by virtue of new territory they carve out; some work by sheer exuberance and vitality. These guys excel at the subtlest but most profound musical give-and-take. They listen with uncanny precision, they answer with deft commentary, building on each other's statements, expanding, clarifying, moving musical speech in a new and fruitful direction.

There's a certain drollness in Pieranunzi's playing, almost sounding lazy if it weren't so scalpel-precise. The way he dances around time, melody, harmony, dynamics lulls the unwary into, perhaps, thinking he's a slacker, not paying attention. But when he wraps it all up with a long-withheld, teased-out, perfectly structured phrase, who's the one with egg on his face, Mr. Performer or Mr. Listener?

A note about Paul Motian. I admit, he DOES take a little getting used to, especially in such a sonically spare setting. His brushwork, were it not so idiosyncratically brilliant, would be perverse. Getting perhaps the greatest assortment of timbres from the sparsest materials, he's the absolute world champ at minimalist impressionist drumming. Charlie Haden strikes me as his perfect foil. An iconoclast of the first water himself, his pulse-based playing, strange-but-inevitable note placement, impossibly resonant tone, and weird swing perfectly ground this session.

A varied program of mostly nocturnally tinged ballads--three standards plus five Pieranunzi and three Haden originals--the compositions with their elegance and elegiacism vault what was already an extraordinary session into the stratosphere. If you have any affinity at all for this kind of music, this is most definitely a disc you will want check out.

Average customer rating: The first three episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" A MUST HAVE!! A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A Must- Have for Trekkies Worldwide!

Star Trek - The Next Generation: Music From The Original TV Soundtrack (Encounter At Farpoint) Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Star Trek Generations: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek - Nemesis Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek Insurrection: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000001P08 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation-Main Title - Jerry Goldsmith
2. Stardate
3. Troi Senses
4. Picard's Plan/First Chase
5. Detaching/Separation
6. Shaken/Court Time/There Goes Da Judge
7. USS Hood/On Manual
8. Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credit
9. Personal Log/Admiral/Old Lovers
10. Caverns
11. Splashing/The Woods/Memories
12. Scanned/Big Guns/Unknown
13. Revealed/Reaching Out
14. Departure
15. Main Title-Version #2 (Alternate M.T.)

Customer Reviews:

The first three episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation".......2006-02-23

"Encounter at Farpoint" (Written by D.C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry, First aired September 28, 1987) was the two-hour pilot "movie" that introduced us to the new crew of the new starship "Enterprise-D" as they come together for the first time on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The initial mission for the Galaxy-class starship is to check out Farpoint Station, which has been created on Deneb IV. Captain Jean-Luc Picard is not only trying to negotiate an agreement for Starfleet to use the station, but to try and learn how the Bandi built something that is clearly beyond their technological capabilities. But before they even get to the station, the "Enterprise" runs into Q, a mysterious and powerful being who puts the crew on trial for the sins of humanity. If Picard cannot convince Q to overturn the verdict, the crew will die (Warp 4).

In the second "part" of the story, the mission to Farpoint will be Picard's opportunity to prove the worth of humanity, but Q gives him only 24 hours to make his case. At Farpoint, Picard meets his new first officer and the rest of his crew, and on the planet's surface is surprised to discover that your wishes come true. Then a strange "ship" appears and starts blasting the Bandi city. You all know how small the Star Trek universe really is, so everything ends up being related and the "Enterprise" passes this initial test, because there are more episodes to come after this one (Warp 4.5).

In terms of the plot lines the first encounter with Q is of much more importance than solving the mystery of Farpoint Station. Little did we know that the trial would become the bookends for the series, but then I am betting that the creators did not know that either as the beginning. There is also a delightful cameo by DeForrest Kelly and the infamous "Imzadi" mental exchange between Riker and Troi that the producers quickly regretted (although eventually it would give us the best STNG book of the same title by Peter David). However, the masterstroke was the creation of Jean-Luc Picard and the casting of Patrick Stewart. Face it, one look at Picard and you know he is not Jim Kirk, but as soon as you hear that voice you just do not care.

An incredibly bad choice as the first episode to follow the two-part pilot, "The Naked Now" parallels "The Naked Time" episode from the original series. The key difference is that we had a much more solid understand of the characters on Star Trek before we watched them be stripped of their facades. The scene where Spock weeps for his parents and Kirk talks of his love for the Enterprise are emotionally significant because they have been set up by our complete understanding of these two characters. In "The Naked Now" the crew of this new Enterprise are still character types more than fully realized characters.

Consequently, this particular episode makes more sense out of context, if you fill in all that you learn about the characters in the years to come. But even from that perspective this a very shallow exploration of Picard and the others and just not worth the effort. "The Naked Now" continues some of the character and relationship exposition from the pilot, providing our first real proof of boy genius Wesley Crusher and the first hint of any feelings between Captain Picard and Doctor Crusher. The toss off scene of Tasha seducing Data does become poignant following her death, but right now it is just a joke (Warp 3).

I remember when I first watched this episode thinking it was not a good sign that the producers were already trying to rip-off the original Trek. When you watch the first season it becomes pretty clear that was exactly what they were trying to do with the vast majority of episodes. However, this particular episode represents the absolutely worst way to do so. The best, of course, would be the Deep Space Nine episode that blends so seemlessly with "The Trouble With Tribbles."

"Encounter at Farpoint" is worth a second look just to see how they laid the foundation for what was to come and even, in the show's second season, kicked it into warp drive. I still remember people actually gathering at my house to watch the first new "Star Trek" episode in two decades. As much as we cherish the original series because it gave us something so different from what we had to endure before in terms of science fiction on television, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is really the flagship series in the franchise.

A MUST HAVE!!.......2002-03-16

I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT ITS LIKE A BIBLE TO ME!!!!

A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-03-16

I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT ITS LIKE A BIBLE TO ME!!!!

A Must- Have for Trekkies Worldwide!.......2000-07-10

This cd is very good. It contains music from the pilot episode of Star Trek- The Next Generation, including the theme song. The music is very clear, without a lot of backround noise. It has provided many hours of enjoyable listening. I would recmmend this cd for all Star Trek fans. Also, check out the collection of Star Wars cds. They are really good too!

Average customer rating: Limelight for Hugo... Friedhofer: a good sampling

Friedhofer: The adventures of Marco Polo/The Lodger/The Rains of Ranchipur/Seven Cities of Gold Manufacturer: Marco Polo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Film Music of Hugo Friedhofer Bernard Herrmann At Fox, Vol. 2 - Garden of Evil / Prince of Players / King of the Khyber Rifles: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks [3 on 1] The Snows of Kilimanjaro The Young Lions (1958 Film) / This Earth Is Mine (1959 Film) Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery & Horror ASIN: B00000465E Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

1. The Adventures of Marco Polo (Suite)
2. The Lodger: Fox trade mark fanfare
3. The Lodger: Prologue
4. The Lodger: Murder
5. The Lodger: Mr. Slade moves in
6. The Lodger: Mr. Slade explains
7. The Lodger: Mr. Slade has nerves
8. The Lodger: The ripper
9. The Lodger: Alarms and excursions
10. The Lodger: A note for Mr. Slade
11. The Lodger: Mr. Slade is cornered
12. The Lodger: Epilogue
13. The Rains of Ranchipur: Main title
14. The Rains of Ranchipur: Allan and Edwina
15. The Rains of Ranchipur: Love theme
16. The Rains of Ranchipur: Safti and Edwina
17. The Rains of Ranchipur: Storm and flood
18. The Rains of Ranchipur: Crisis past
19. The Rains of Ranchipur: End title (Goodbye Edwina)
20. Seven Cities of Gold: Fox fanfare
21. Seven Cities of Gold: Main title
22. Seven Cities of Gold: The coach
23. Seven Cities of Gold: Expedition
24. Seven Cities of Gold: Encounter
25. Seven Cities of Gold: Jose and Serra
26. Seven Cities of Gold: Sand storm
27. Seven Cities of Gold: The miracle
28. Seven Cities of Gold: At the mission
29. Seven Cities of Gold: Jose and Ula
30. Seven Cities of Gold: Departure
31. Seven Cities of Gold: Seven Cities of Gold - End title

Customer Reviews:

Limelight for Hugo..........2005-04-05

The modest skillful orchestrator Hugo Friedhofer spent most of his career in the shadows of his friends, film score icons Steiner and Korngold. In fact, during interviews he prefered to discuss their achievements rather than his own. John Morgan that master film score reconstructor has given us here a generous sampling of this talented neglected film composer/orchestrator. The selections span the "Golden Era", from the 1930's to mid fifties. None of this is great music, but other than the "Lodger" we're treated to some exotic instrumentation and melodic themes typical of the fables told and the locals filmed. The "Lodger" uses somber and sad elements and modern techniques to illustrate the demented Jack the Ripper. I prefer when Morgan strings together themes as in "Marco Polo", rather than the seemingly endless track by track divisions nearly always implemented not just with this composer. "Marco Polo" comes off more like an exotic tone poem. All in all, this is another well recorded project of one more valued film composer that if not undertaken would have gone down in obscurity.

Friedhofer: a good sampling.......2000-06-16

The "golden era" of Hollywood had film scores written by the likes of Rozsa, Steiner, Newman, Herrmann, and Friedhofer. Hugo Friedhofer is primarily remembered for his Academy Award winning music to THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Most of his scores are rich orchestral masterpieces but he is not as well known as well as some of his contemporaries. Still, his music is worth a listen today.

Marco Polo continues recording music from "forgotten" film classics with commendable performances by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. This CD contains superb music from four of his earlier works: ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO -- 1937, 13 min.; THE LODGER -- 1944, 20 min.; RAINS OF RANCHIPUR -- 1955, 15 min.; SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD -- 1955, 25 min.

Digital recording on Marco Polo CD.

Average customer rating: Very Lovely

A Classic Encounter Ramsey Lewis w , the Philharmonia Orchestra , and James Mack Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000026HN Release Date: 1990-05-17

Tracks:

1. Classic Encounter: With A Gentle Touch
2. Classic Encounter: A Time For Love
3. Classic Encounter: J'aime La Nuit
4. Classic Encounter: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart & It Could Happen To You
5. Classic Encounter: After The Rain
6. Classic Encounter: The Earle Of Salisbury Pavane
7. Classic Encounter: Chance Encounter
8. Classic Encounter: Spiritual
9. Classic Encounter: Summer Of '42
10. Classic Encounter: Colours

Customer Reviews:

Very Lovely.......2006-12-31

I bought this album in 1998. I have never grown tired of it. I listen to it when I drive, when I exercise, when I take long walks. It is that soothing. It is that beautiful. I'm I hyping it? No. A Classic Encounter is like a true friend. You will appreciate it forever.

Meditation Music:

1. Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
2. Eternal Flow-Nature Meditation
3. Faces of the Harp: Celtic & Contemporary
4. Follow Me Home
5. Genesis for Two Grand Pianos
6. Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly [Box set]
7. Give and Take
8. Gounod - Romeo & Juliette / Gheorghiu · Alagna · Plasson [Highlights]
9. Guitar Works
10. Gwendoline

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

New Age Steppers

Gerhard Rosenfeld: Orchestral Works

Falla: The Complete Works for Piano Solo

Music: Moments to Remember

I Love Megamixes [Import]

Euromix, Vol. 10

Con Ritmo & Swin

Grace

Free at Last [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Flashpoint [Import]

Goodnight Wherever You Are

Cercando Te [Import]

Gone Till November [CD-single]

Stone Soul Classics 1

4:JJ/Slide/Curtis & Al