I Thought About You

Italian Tribune News, March 13, 1997
A budding Johnny Mathis, even to the slight tremor in his pure timbre.

Electronic Link Journey, November 1997
A delightful mix of Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra...his breathless, throaty voice makes a ballad something special.

I Thought About You

I Thought About You,Frank Dain,Frank Dain,Vocalist Frank Dain sings in the romantic style of Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra with special emphasis on the lyrics.

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Average customer rating: Excellent for Johnny Hartman Fans "SOULFUL EXPOSURE" A great recording by a classic voice for a change, a real voice

And I Thought About You Johnny Hartman Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Just Dropped by to Say Hello Collection: 1947-1972 Hartman for Lovers Unforgettable For Trane ASIN: B000005H9Z Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

1. Mam'selle
2. To Each His Own
3. Sunday
4. Alone
5. Long Ago And Far Away
6. I Should Care
7. Little Girl Blue
8. But Beautiful
9. After You've Gone
10. There's A Lull In My Life
11. How Long Has This Been Going On
12. I Thought About You

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Best known for the 1962 recording John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Hartman had a long career that began with Earl Hines and Dizzy Gillespie in the '40s. But there were relatively few opportunities to record and little public recognition for a singer held in such high regard by other musicians. This 1959 session for the Roost label is one of the more obscure of Hartman's albums, receiving little attention before its reissue in 1997, but it's a fine showcase for his consummate abilities: the warm, distinctive glow of his baritone voice, its surprisingly flexible range, and his superb musical phrasing. He also had the ability to give a lyric the feeling of spontaneity, a talent that's apparent here on tunes both well known, like "I Should Care," and more obscure, like "Sunday" and "Alone." He's accompanied here by an unidentified rhythm section and reeds, subtly and unobtrusively orchestrated by Rudy Traylor. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Excellent for Johnny Hartman Fans.......2007-05-19

As always with Hartman good melodies soft and thoughtful.Execelent for romance or driving.

"SOULFUL EXPOSURE".......2007-05-13

An enchanting escape into the the nether world of soulful bliss. Johnny Hartman is one of the all time greats(albeit one who never made the commercial breakthrough). Few artists can deliver you from the stressful experiences of today into the comforting realm of musical tranquility.
I only wish others can feel and therefore experience his melodic mastery. This musical presentation as well as his many others is truly worth so much more than one can possibly imagine.

A great recording by a classic voice.......2000-10-07

Johnny Hartman has a wonderful smooth Baritone voice and this recording of him highlights it brilliantly. Johnny Hartman is most famous for his collaboration with the immortal Saxaphonist John Coltrane. Although not as outstanding as that recording, this album is excellent and very nice to listen to on those dark nights enjoying the sounds of good Jazz. From "Mam'selle" to "I thought about you" every song he sings is clear and wonderful to listen. This album is highly recommended to all Johnny Hartman fans and those who enjoy a great Jazz vocalist.

for a change, a real voice.......1999-10-01

loved this cd!!!! after finding hartman on the bridges of madison county soundtrack quite by accident he has become one of my favorite, although I prefer his, as others, in quite less jazz overtones to the "slither effect"!!!

Average customer rating: Great ballads from the American Songbook!

I Thought About You Patti Page Manufacturer: Flare UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | 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 ASIN: B000PY42N2 Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. East Of the Sun
2. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
3. I Let a Song Go Out Of My Heart
4. Moon Over Miami
5. Red Sails In the Sunset
6. These Foolish Things
7. It's a Sin To Tell a Lie
8. There Is No Greater Love
9. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
10. Did I Remember
11. You Go To My Head
12. Deep In a Dream
13. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
14. Spring Is Here
15. Darn That Dream
16. What's New
17. I'll Never Smile Again
18. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
19. You Walk By
20. Everything I Have Is Yours
21. Don't Blame Me
22. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
23. Penthouse Serenade
24. While a Cigarette Was Burning
25. I Thought About You

Customer Reviews:

Great ballads from the American Songbook!.......2007-07-31

25 examples of the best of American popular song sung by one of America's greatest female vocalists.
Patti recorded these during the early to mid 50s and they were released on a number of 45 rpm EPs, 10 and 12 inch LPs. Patti's Mercury album YOU GO TO MY HEAD is here in its entirety. Other selections have been taken from PAGE 1, PAGE 2, PAGE 3, and MUSIC FOR TWO IN LOVE.
Patti caresses these songs as a lover would sing them to the beloved.There's no doubt in my mind that Patti loved these songs when she recorded them. From the opening selection EAST OF THE SUN to the closer I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU the lights are low, the mood is love!

Average customer rating: An underrated gem! Dig that beat...

The Nervous Set (1959 Original Broadway Cast) Tommy Wolf , Fran Landesman , and Richard Hayes Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 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: Christine (1960 Original Broadway Cast) The Girl in Pink Tights (1954 Original Broadway Cast) The Happiest Girl in the World (1961 Original Broadway Cast) Bravo Giovanni (1962 Original Broadway Cast) Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00005YKIO Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

1. Overture/Man, We're Beat
2. New York
3. What's To Lose/Stars Have Blown My Way
4. Fun Life
5. How Do You Like Your Love?
6. Party Song
7. Night People
8. Overture - Act II
9. Party Song (Reprise)
10. I've Got A Lot To Learn About Life
11. The Ballad Of The Sad Young Man
12. A Country Gentleman
13. Max The Millionaire
14. Travel The Road Of Love
15. Laugh, I THought I'd Die
16. Fun Life (Reprise)
17. Bonus Track 1: Fun Life (By Jackie Cain & Roy Kral)

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As fans of musical theater, we're used to offbeat projects, but this long-forgotten show takes the cake--and it's completely entrancing. The opening number alone makes nasty fun of the then-popular beatniks and is immediately followed by "New York," a list song enumerating all the awful things about the city. Rarely has so much bile been spilled on the New York stage--but perhaps that's because the show originated in St. Louis. Tommy Wolf's finger-snapping score and Fran Landesman's biting lyrics are very compelling, especially because it's hard to tell when they're serious and when they're drily sarcastic. The energetic cast, which includes Larry Hagman (best known as JR in Dallas), is backed by a jazz quartet, and the result often sounds strangely contemporary. And then you have some numbers, such as "Night People," that are almost Sondheimian. What a strange, wonderful little show this is. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

An underrated gem!.......2003-06-03

The songs in this musical are simply wonderful! Canny, passionate, "beat," and sardonic. The story, its characters, and the lyrics are classic Greenwich Village of the late 1950's. This CD features talented singers and actors (including a very young Larry Hagman),a great lyricist, lush and complex music. To reiterate, it's just WONDERFUL! I ruined my LP long ago, and am THRILLED to find this CD replacement.

Dig that beat..........2002-02-28

A fun recording to have on CD. Very beatnik oriented musical from 1959 with such interesting names in the cast as Tom Aldredge (Into the Woods, Passion) and Larry Hagman!? The song "New York" is a lot of fun. The best of the rest the score include "The Ballad of the Sad Young Man" sung by Tan Seitz and "Laugh, I Thought I'd Die" sung by Richard Hayes. Larry Hagman has one song, "Travel the Road of Love" and although he doesn't embarrass himself, thank God "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Dallas" were still be come. He definitely did not inherit his mother's singing ability. In fact, I think his mother was performing in "The Sound of Music" during the short run of this show.

Average customer rating: Moved to tears Nonesuch delivers.Again harmonia in excelsis Our greatest living composer Wonderful CD

The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Adams | Adams, John | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | 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 Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Steve Reich 1965-1995 John Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father Knew Charles Ives Naive & Sentimental Music 25 Years: Retrospective Century Rolls ASIN: B00001SID1 Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. Lollapalooza
2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag The Bone
7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

1. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
2. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
3. Common Tones In Simple Time
4. El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
5. El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

Tracks:

1. Harmonielehre - Part I
2. Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
3. Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
4. Violin Concerto - Part I
5. Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
6. Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

Tracks:

1. Chamber Sympony - Mongel Airs
2. Chamber Sympony - Aria With Walking Bass
3. Chamber Sympony
4. Hoodo Zephyr - Tundra
5. Hoodo Zephyr - Dissappointment Lake
6. Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
7. Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
8. Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
9. Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

Tracks:

1. Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
2. A Sermon On Romance
3. Consuelo's Dream
4. Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
5. Tiffany's Solo
6. Song About The On-Site Altercation
7. Song About The Bad Boys And The News
8. Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
9. Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last)
10. Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
11. Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
12. Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
13. !Este Pais! / This Country
14. One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
15. Finale

Tracks:

1. Lollapalooza
2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam
5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone
7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera
8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet
9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel
10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator
11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

1. Harmonium - Negative Love
2. Harmonium - Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death
3. Harmonium - Wild Nights
4. Shaker Loops - Shaking and Trambling
5. Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
6. Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
7. Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

Tracks:

1. The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot For Orchestra
2. Grand Pianola Music - First Movement
3. Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
4. Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
5. Fearful Symmetries

Tracks:

1. Nixon In China - Opening
2. Nixon In China -
3. Nixon In China -
4. Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
5. Nixon In China -
6. Nixon In China -
7. Nixon In China -
8. Nixon In China -
9. Nixon In China - Cheers
10. Nixon In China -
11. Nixon In China - Opening
12. Nixon In China -
13. Nixon In China -
14. Nixon In China -
15. Nixon In China -
16. Nixon In China -
17. Nixon In China -
18. Nixon In China -
19. Nixon In China -
20. Nixon In China -
21. Nixon In China -
22. Nixon In China -

Tracks:

1. The Wound-Dresser
2. Christian Zeal And Activity
3. Five Songs - Thoreau
4. Five Songs - Down East
5. Five Songs - Cradle Song
6. Five Songs - At The River
7. Five Songs - Serenity
8. Eros Piano

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Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!

Average customer rating:

Sings Johnny Mercer Manufacturer: Reference Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sings Alec Wilder Sings Torch Songs With Much Love Sings Harold Arlen ASIN: B00000158U Release Date: 1993-12-17

Tracks:

1. Too Marvelous For Words
2. Skylark
3. I'm Shadowing You
4. Moon River
5. I Remember You
6. Laura
7. You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By
8. I'm Old Fashioned
9. I Thought About You
10. Weekend Of A Private Secretary
11. Day In, Day Out
12. Early Autumn
13. Autumn Leaves

Average customer rating: Great Artistry Even Before a Live Nightclub Audience simply shirley, simply excellent

I Thought About You Shirley Horn Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Close Enough for Love Here's to Life I Love You, Paris You Won't Forget Me Loving You ASIN: B000004758 Release Date: 1992-01-28

Tracks:

1. Something Happens To Me
2. The Eagle And Me
3. I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
4. Our Love Is Here To Stay
5. Isn't It Romantic (Instrumental)
6. Summer (Estate)
7. Nice 'N' Easy
8. I Thought About You
9. The Great City
10. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
11. Quiet Nights (Instrumental)

Customer Reviews:

Great Artistry Even Before a Live Nightclub Audience.......2000-07-09

I don't usually love live recordings specially when listening to Ms.Horn's great time and space crafted sound, full of forceful silence and notes played exactly where sensibility makes you creep. But this is an exception because Ms.Horn is an exception. Don't lose the opportunity to listen to all her work. And when you graduate in listening to Horn's albums you'll know there is the studio Horn, cream of the cream; also there is the live from the big theater and from the nightclub. All five stars or more.

simply shirley, simply excellent.......2000-04-30

Excellent CD: This is a very nice live recording of Shirley Horn and is one of my favorites. The quality of the recording is quite good, and Shirley does what Shirley does best: classic jazz tunes with beautiful, understated vocals. If you like jazz, and especially if you like Shirley Horn, you should consider adding this CD to your collection.

Average customer rating: IT RULES! Yet another great new voice in jazz. Still the best female jazz/pop singer around I'm Buying It Again! GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!

I Thought About You Christy Baron Manufacturer: Chesky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Take This Journey Steppin' Tangled Closer Than They Appear Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' ASIN: B000003GGZ Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. Got To Get You Into My Life
2. Round Midnight
3. Knocks Me Off My Feet
4. Ain't No Sunshine
5. Night And Day
6. Misty
7. Columbus
8. Body And Soul
9. Summer Soft
10. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
11. I Thought About You
12. If It's Magic

Customer Reviews:

IT RULES!.......2002-12-15

I loved this cd it was so totally jazzy and its very soothing when im laying in my bath tub with candles all around me its a must get item.

Yet another great new voice in jazz........2002-06-30

There is a refreshing quality to Christy Baron's voice. She does not seem to have a traditional jazz background not only in her vocal style but also in her choice of repertoir (three covers of Stevie Wonder songs and a one by Bill Withers!). But it is these qualities that make this cd a great jazz vocal cd. Of note are the excellent arrangements of the aforementioned Stevie Wonder classics (check out "Knocks me off my feet"!) as well as rearrangements of jazz standards such as "'Round Midnight". Worth every penny, this cd.

Still the best female jazz/pop singer around.......2001-08-22

Nobody sings like Christy Baron. Her voice is like an entire ensemble, many tones, pitchs, textures, pace, and attitude. It almost has a life of its' own. She rocks, enchants, makes you laugh and is sassy and sultry, all within one phrase. Wow! She is my first choice when I really want to "listen" to good jazz singing. This is an excellent CD. I rated it a 4 only because her "Steppin" CD is so awesome, everything else pales in comparison. If you like Krall and Stacy Kent (how come she gets so little hype here?), wait until you hear Baron. She'll blow you away!

I'm Buying It Again!.......2001-01-30

I LOVE this CD! A friend borrowed it and refuses to return it...so I'm buying it again. I love to play it when guests come over for dinner. People are totally charmed by her beautiful voice and unique renditions. It's also PERFECT to play while I take long, warm bubble baths. Not only is she pleasing to listen to...check out what she looks like on the CD cover! Some people have it all. Christy Baron is one of those people.

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!.......1999-06-20

The only this I can say about this album is GREAT! She is one good singer and it's sad that she only has one album. This album is a great buy, seldom do we see albums wherein all the songs are great. Her vesions are something else... her voice is somethinh else too. Buy this one, worth every dollar!

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I Thought About You Ranee Lee Manufacturer: Justin Time Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dark Divas: Hightlights Deep Song Just You, Just Me ASIN: B0000021BH Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. One Note Samba
2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
3. The Trolley Song
4. You Don't Know What Love Is
5. I Thought About You
6. No More Blues
7. Midnight Sun
8. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
9. The Island
10. Nana, What Do You Say?
11. Child Is Born/Alice In Wonderland/Secret Love
12. Smile

Average customer rating: Cerquetti's Abigaille Good soloists, mediocre chorus, mono recording Blistering Vocalism Glorious Cerquetti in very good Nabucco Verdi at the most exciting way!

Nabucco [Highlights] Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cherubini: Gli Abencerragi Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan ASIN: B000001XMU Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Nabucco: Part One - Introduzione
2. Nabucco: Part One - Recitativo e cavatina
3. Nabucco: Part One - 'D'Egitto la sui lidi'
4. Nabucco: Part One - 'Qual rumore?'
5. Nabucco: Part One - 'Come notte a sol fulgente'
6. Nabucco: Part One - 'Guerrieri e presto il Tempio'
7. Nabucco: Part One - 'Io t'amava!'
8. Nabucco: Part One - Corco - 'Lo vedeste?'
9. Nabucco: Part One - 'Finale ''Viva Nabucco!'
10. Nabucco: Part One - 'Che tenti?'
11. Nabucco: Part One - 'Tremin gl'insani del mio furore'
12. Nabucco: Part One - O vinti'
13. Nabucco: Part One - 'Mio furore'
14. Nabucco: Part Two, Scene One - Scena ed aria
15. Nabucco: Part Two, Scene One - Anch'io dischiuso un giorno'
16. Nabucco: Part Two, Scene One - 'Chi s'avanza'
17. Nabucco: Part Two, Scene One - 'Salgo gia deltrono aurato'
18. Nabucco: Part Three, Scene One - 'Donna,chi sei?'
19. Nabucco: Part Three, Scene One - 'Oh,Di qual'onta aggravasi'
20. Nabucco: Part Three, Scene One - 'Ah, qual suon!'
21. Nabucco: Part Three, Scene One - 'Deh, Perdona'
22. Nabucco: Part Three, Scene Two - Coro e profezia (Introduczione - Introduction)
23. Nabucco: Part Four, Scene One - 'Dio Di Giuda'
24. Nabucco: Part Four, Scene One - 'Porta fatale, or t'apriral!'
25. Nabucco: Part Four, Scene One - 'Cadran, cadranno i perfidi'
26. Nabucco: Part Four, Scene Two - Finale ultimo 'Oh,dischiuso e il firmento'
27. Nabucco: Part Four, Scene Two - 'Ah, torna Ieraello'
28. Nabucco: Part Four, Scene Two - 'Immenso jeovha

Customer Reviews:

Cerquetti's Abigaille.......2003-09-06

First off, it should be known to the potential buyer that these are HIGHLIGHTS only. The mono sound is acceptable. Orchestra and chorus are average at best. The focus clearly is on Anita Cerquetti and her rendition of Abigaille. Even though in the booklet listing of tracks her name is omitted on the last cue point. I never heard this singer live. My first encounter with her voice was the studio GIOCONDA with del Monaco and Simionato and I liked it very much. As Abigaille I find her less convincing. The voice is beautiful and even. But she cannot convey Abigaille's high flying ambitions. She sounds noble most of the time. Never aggressive or infuriated or spiteful or menacing. Her repentance/dying scene is superficial. Which makes me wonder how often Miss Cerquetti may have had the chance to sing this role during her brief career and develop a feeling for it. At times she unexpectedly breaks a phrase to catch her breath, which I find somewhat irritating. And some climax seem "rushed". It's also a bit disappointing to me that the "Salgo gia" cabaletta gets no repeat. Guess such were the customs in those years, even for concert performances. I am pleased with Messrs. Dondi (in the title role) and Trama. Aside from their vocal qualities I find them very much in character. Also the singers of Fenena and Ismaele made me prick up my ears. Taken all in all, it's worthwhile to have this document. It will nicely supplement your studio NABUCCO. It's been a guilty pleasure of mine to compare Anita Cerquetti to Elena Suliotis and Dino Dondi to Tito Gobbi. And I wish that one day the Metropolitan Opera's NABUCCO with Leonie Rysanek under the baton of Thomas Schippers will appear on CD.

Good soloists, mediocre chorus, mono recording.......2002-10-24

The soloists are very good, but the chorus (key in this opera) is not on the same level. "Va Pensiero", the famous chorus piece, is very weakly done. The mono recording is only just adequate, OK for the soloists but flat and dull for stage presence and orchestration.

Blistering Vocalism.......2001-02-23

I first heard this rare pearl over 20 years ago on some faded third-generation cassette. Despite the dim sonics, I was thrilled to hear a diva who could actually negotiate the scorching roulades of Abigaille's music while still sounding like a singer and not some wounded forest creature howling in pain. Apart from Callas' live performance, we've had precious little to celebrate in recorded Abigailles. Sure, Scotto lit a few fires with her EMI pressing, but who wouldn't with a microphone clenched betweeen her teeth and the volume control nailed in place at the top of the control panel? For Heaven's sake, most of the current generation of half-wit dimpled divettes and "sound-enhanced" melody muffins could come off like an Abigaille with the right studio wizards calling the shots.

Cerquetti was the REAL thing. Like Margharita Roberti (listen to her in Christoff's ATTILA recording), Caterina Mancini and Fedora Barbieri, she came from a school of barnstormers who could shake the foundations of San Carlo or La Scala with truly schooled, crafted voices that emanated from the viscera and not the top of the larynx. Cerquetti was one of the Queens of Can Belto, and this new release in great sound is one of the treasures among re-releases of the past decade. I cast aside all conservatory terminology and call this type of performance a ripsnorter for the ages. With Callas, Cerquetti, and Dimitrova on disc, and the rare likes of Linda Roark-Strummer performing the role onstage, the other studio bunnies can turn their attention to gentler repertoire and give the rest of us a break.

Glorious Cerquetti in very good Nabucco.......2000-07-19

With the exception of the famous Hebrew's choir 'Va pensiero', the number of recordings of 'Nabucco' is notably low. One possible reason is the extraordinary vocal demand of the female leading role, King Nabucco's daughter Abigaille. Very few sopranos have succeeded with this difficult role: Maria Callas, Elena Suliotis, Renata Scotto, Ghena Dimitrova (arguably the best). Now we have a live recording of the great Italian soprano Anita Cerquetti, and she is probably so good as Dimitrova. Cerquetti was one of the greatest sopranos of the century, although she had an astonishingly short carreer (she retired at the age of 30!). Most of her (scarce) recordings are live performances, so having any single piece of recording of her extraordinary voice is a real must. This Nabucco was one of the last documents of her operatic carreer, and here she sounds so splendid that it remains a mystery why she decided to give up singing so soon afterwards. The rest of the cast is very good, especially the bass Ugo Trama as the High Priest Zaccaria. Dino Dondi is a good Nabucco, but his interpretation of the title role is not a reference. The orchestra sounds well, and the choir efficiently provides the necessary support. The quality of sound is good for the time (1960). To Summarize: This incredibly low priced recording has an adequate combination of the elements needed for a good Nabucco: A very good choir, an excellent bass (Trama), a good baritone (Dondi) and a star of stars as princess Abigail: the great soprano Anita Cerquetti. Enjoy it!

Verdi at the most exciting way!.......2000-01-05

You have to buy this recording! Cerquetti is our and Verdi's dreams Abigaille! If you really are an opera fan or have any concern about Verdi you need this recording. Go for it!

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Fred Haas Bab Hallahan I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU Manufacturer: Jazz Toons ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EZ56B4

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