Blue Hour

Blue Hour

Track Listings

1. Marmot

2. I'm Not Cool

3. Press Roll

4. John the Baptist

5. Blue Hour +

6. Drum Solo Song

7. Liar

8. Cappuccino

9. Mother Love

10. Telephone

11. Steady Job

Tracks:

The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
Witness (Maurice Jarre)
Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
Halloween (John Carpenter)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
The Fly (Howard Shore)
RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
Brainstorm (James Horner)
Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
The Dead (Alex North)
Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
Babe (Nigel Westlake)
The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

To Die For (Danny Elfman)
The Player (Thomas Newman)
Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
2001 (Alex North)
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
The Crow (Graeme Revell)
Blade (Mark Isham)
The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
Scream (Marco Beltrami)
The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
The Matrix (Don Davis)
The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
Rounders (Christopher Young)
The Score (Howard Shore)
The Replacements (John Debney)
Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
XXX (Randy Edelman)
Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
Cleopatra (Alex North)
Life As A House (Mark Isham)
Emma (Rachel Portman)
In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
Ice Age (David Newman)
Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

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This is as blue as jazz gets.
Turrentine with the the Gene Harris Trio - pure jazz magic..
Sloooow burn
Some Sssmmmoooth Jazz Here!
6 Stars! Words can only diminish it.

Complete Blue Hour Sessions
Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ballads: Stanley Turrentine
Sugar
Up at Minton's
Blue and Sentimental
Rough 'n' Tumble

ASIN: B00004TR14
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

I Want A Little Girl
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Blue Riff
Since I Fell For You
Willow Weep For Me

Tracks:

Blues In The Closet
Just In Time
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Alternate Take)
Where Or When
Blue Hour
There Is No Greater Love
Alone Together
Strike Up The Band

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The Three Sounds were pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andy Simpkins, and drummer Bill Dowdy, and they swung in-the-pocket. Although they were not as acclaimed as the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Ramsey Lewis Trio, and other marquee combos, their streamlined sound bridged Count Basie and bebop into a modern yet grooving sensibility. This two-CD set features the trio's entire 1960 Blue Hour sessions with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. With Turrentine's robust, storytelling tenor sound, these dates are no-nonsense straight-ahead numbers and ballads, including "Willow Weep for Me," Andy Razaf's "Gee Baby, Ain't I Been Good to You," and Oscar Pettiford's "Blues in the Closet." Harris's lyrical ivory ticklings, Dowdy's zesty drum work, and Simpkins's deep and delicious bass lines get Turrentine's driving tenor as a topping and show that this ensemble was the real deal. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

This is as blue as jazz gets........2007-05-18

This is in my top 10 favorite jazz albums. Turrentine's tone has got the perfect soulful sound for this recording. I believe that no other sax player could have done it better. This CD is perfect for just relaxin, smoking a cigar (or other types of smoking), just chilling out and drinking a beer after a long day at work, background music for a hip art/record store, or even making some sweet love. enjoy it for many many years to come. Also, the extra disc is great too, but not as mellow as the first one, its more upbeat and moving, but it's still awesome.

Turrentine with the the Gene Harris Trio - pure jazz magic.........2003-09-10

Gene Harris is one of the best piano players out there, and this pairing with Mr. T is a bona-fide 5 Star classic. Having not heard it for a long time due to a totally worn out LP, I can't remember it ever sounding better; on top of which, now, we get the entire session. More Soul, more swinging, grooving Tenor genius, and a whole lot more fun and enjoyment. Stan is one of the few players on his instrument that can blow the funkiest blues on one track, and then turn around and astound you with his technical (yet always groovy) prowess on the very next cut. Stanley Turrentine was SPECIAL, and he is missed - terribly so.

Sloooow burn.......2003-03-23

A low, slow, burn of a set with a late night smokin' feel unlike anything else. Such a naked noir soundtrack you'll want to light up a cigarette when it's done.

Some Sssmmmoooth Jazz Here!.......2001-07-13

Some friends gave me this 2 CD Set for my birthday last year, and it has become one of my favorites. It's such a relaxing blend of talent. Smooth jazz w/ Turrentine on tenor sax, Gene Harris on piano, Andrew Simpkins on bass and Bill Dowdy on drums. Orginally released in 1960, this is some of the best jazz I've ever heard! Stanley Turrentine may not be as well known as some other jazz greats like Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck or Charlie Parker, but that doesn't mean the talent isn't there...because it certainly is! He is a jazz legend in his own right, or so I feel. Afterall, he did play a gig in the early years w/ Ray Charles and he and trumpeter brother, Tommy Turrentine Jr, played a couple of years in the Max Roach quintet. His music is very underated in my opinon.

I liked the reviewers' comments from Oregon. Read it....it's exactly what you wanna do when listening to this set. Even if you aren't a big jazz fan, this is something that I think most anyone would enjoy listening to. It's that light and that smooth. Blue Hour stays in my CD player. These cd's are remastered for your ultimate audio pleasure. Also, the liner notes give detailed info on the recording of these sessions, which is really interesting. Kick back and relax to the ultimate max with Blue Hour.

6 Stars! Words can only diminish it........2001-02-21

mmmmmmm

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Mrs Henderson Presents
Absolutely infectious!!!
A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Upbeat and Fun!

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CC3SDC
Release Date: 2006-01-03

Tracks:

Overture
Bored with Widowhood
Letting in the Sunshine
Revuedeville
Persuading Tommy
Sweet Inspiration
Vivian Van Damm
Goody Goody
After the Ball
Shilling for the Hour
Joyride
Fall of France: La Marseillaise
Blitz: Bombing/The Grecian Frieze/Defiance
Babies of the Blitz
Blue Nightfall
Girl in the Fan
All the Things You Are
Elegy
Sails of the Windmill
Girl in the Little Green Hat

Customer Reviews:

Mrs Henderson Presents.......2007-05-16

A very enjoyable and at times funny movie. Judi Dench gives one of her best perfomances with excellent support from the other cast members. This is a movie one could watch several times and never tire of it. AAA+++

Absolutely infectious!!!.......2007-03-28

From start to finish, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS is the finest collection of solid standards and George Fenton's own recreated time-period evocations,fully fleshed and skillfully performed and recorded.The talents of singer Will Young will not go unnoticed, especially in his heartbreaking rendition of ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE.Your toes will be tapping,your lips will be smiling and you will be glad that this soundtrack and wonderful film are yours!You will be transported to WW2 England and you will be humming these tunes day and night.

A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia.......2006-04-23

George Fenton has put together a musical score for the completely delightful MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS that is a combination of original music deeply influenced by the time of the film (London during WW II) and some of the best 'old favorite songs' from that time. In the film the music is always present, whether in the performances on the Windmill Theater stage or in the lyricism of the acting by Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and crew.

Fenton includes such terrific oldies as Johnny Mercer's 'Goody Goody', Charles Harris' 'After the Ball', Noel Gay's 'Letting in the Sunshine', Frank Loesser's 'Blue Nightfall', and Jerome Kern's 'All the things you are'. He segues these pieces with his own fine orchestrations and the result is a score that not only enhances the mood of the film, but one that stands alone as a recording. The various performers include Camille O'Sullivan, Charlene Ford, Ciaran Connolly, Elise Audeyev, Frances Garvey, Frank Lawson, Joseph McMurray, Kate Power, Matthew Hart, Melody Squire, Rachel Lawrence, Sir Thomas Allen!, Sophie Brown, The O'Brien Sisters, Vanessa Barmby, Vicki Davids, and Victoria Hay.

This is a recording to conjure up memories not only of a successful film but also of a time when music conveyed a lot of emotion during times of stress. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

Mrs. Henderson Presents.......2006-03-24

Met ALL my expectations, having seen/loved the film - especially the orchestration, arrangements, and vocals. Sound quality superb.
I've played this CD for others - of all age groups - all agree it's a defininte winner.

Upbeat and Fun!.......2006-03-22

Love this CD for the nostalgia! My favorite track is "All the Things You Are" by J.Kern and O.Hammerstein. This year's Oscar telecast produced a montage of film clips to this track including the last scene from "Mrs. Henderson Presents" and it was so emotion granting as is the song. Many of the other songs are from a time period right before WWII, but they are just fun and upbeat -- it was the depression, people needed to be uplifted with such such songs as "Letting in the Sunshine" and "Goody Goody." Judi Dench was asked by someone in the bleachers at the Oscars how it felt to be nominated this year for Mrs. Henderson, and she answered back, "just listen to the soundtrack darling!" How great is that???!!!!

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Simply brilliant
No Magic at all !!!!
Not too much magic
Where's the magic?
great album - recorded very well.

The Magic Hour
Wynton Marsalis
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001CNQNU
Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

Feeling Of Jazz
You & Me
Free To Be
Baby, I Love You
Big Fat Hen
Skipping
Waltz
Magic Hour

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For his debut on this label, Wynton Marsalis gets back to basics with a small combo. Taking a break from his large-ensemble works like Blood on the Fields and All Rise, the trumpeter leads a quartet consisting of bassist Carlos Henriquez, pianist Eric Lewis, and drummer Ali Jackson. Labelmates Bobby McFerrin (who recorded with the trumpeter on the early '80s LP, The Young Lions) and Dianne Reeves join Marsalis on "Baby, I Love You" and "Feeling of Jazz." "Big Fat Hen" is peppered by a New Orleans-meets-Brazil second-line samba, while "Skippin'" is a Monkish riff tune with stop time. The title track, dedicated to the time when kids go to sleep, includes a melodic nod to "The Flight of the Bumblebee," a mid-tempo groove, a ballad and the Cuban clave. With the sterling production by younger brother Delfeayo, Wynton Marsalis starts off on a good foot. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Album Description

Wynton Marsalis has compiled a remarkable track record as a jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He has become the most recognized jazz artist in the world today. He serves as Artistic Director of the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center and is renowned as a jazz statesman-a role officially recognized in 2001 when United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan proclaimed him an international ambassador of goodwill and appointed him a UN Messenger of Peace. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards and is the first jazz musician ever to be honored with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in Music (for his epic 1997 recording Blood on the Fields). Wynton Marsalis has produced 33 jazz and 11 classical records, including three certified gold records.

Now Wynton Marsalis has joined the roster of legendary jazz label Blue Note Records, reuniting with Blue Note president and music industry veteran Bruce Lundvall, who signed Wynton to his very first record deal in 1980. Marsalis makes his label debut with The Magic Hour, an upbeat, lyrical eight-song outing featuring his remarkable quartet-pianist Eric Lewis, bassist Carlos Henriquez and drummer Ali Jackson -and two special guests, Blue Note label mates Dianne Reeves and Bobby McFerrin.

The Magic Hour is Marsalis' first jazz ensemble studio recording since 1999's Marciac Suite. His last album was All Rise, an extended composition for big band, gospel choir and symphony orchestra. "All Rise was such a huge piece involving over two hundred people. I wanted to produce my next recording with a smaller group," says the trumpeter, who settled into Right Track Studios in New York for two days last June to record the new album. "I wanted to restate my basic love of jazz music in a quartet format," says Marsalis.

Wynton Marsalis: Trumpet
Eric Lewis: Piano, Carlos Henriquez: Bass, Ali Jackson: Drums
Dianne Reeves vocals on Feeling of Jazz
Bobby McFerrin vocals on Baby, I Love You

Customer Reviews:

Simply brilliant.......2006-01-05

Sure, I am no expert on Wynton Marsalis as this is only the 3rd CD of Wynton's I have owned (I picked it up cuz it's only AUS$17). Sure, the music is a bit light and isn't as advanturous as some of the fans would expect. Sure, the music may sound simple, but man, THEY REALLY SWING!

I really dig this 'less is more' approach the musicians have adopted on this CD. The sound is raw and soulful. The phrasings are beautiful and delicate. And the New Orlean drum beats (and the hand clappings) are deliciously funky.

No Magic at all !!!!.......2005-10-18

Let me preface this review by stating that I am a huge Wynton Marsalis fan. This recording simply has no magic. After coming to Blue Note I ahd an expectation Wynton coming out with a classic Jazz CD. While he is without question a very brilliant Jazz Musician who definitely respects and preserves the art form. He simply does not deliver or demonstrate that abibilty on this recording.

Not too much magic.......2005-05-16

This is a somewhat disappointing CD although good to hear Wynton again in a small group format - the CD, however, is not on par with his recordings of 15 years ago. Sounds like a rhythm section that doesn't play together all the time. Some nice moments but the magic is missing.

Where's the magic?.......2004-12-05

Wynton is a great trumpetplayer but this cd is very dissapointing. When you compare it to his work on columbia (standards, live at Blues Alley) this is a very moderate recording. The rhythmsection is not up to it and the material is very weak.
Buy the cd's mentioned above, they are much more rewarding.

great album - recorded very well........2004-05-26

This album took a couple of listens and then it happened... I was hooked... It's recorded very well and it even sounds like Cakewalk or Pro-Tools were used in the process... Marvelous! When is the next one like this?

Tracks:

Hark the Hour of Ten Is Sounding [From Trial by Jury]
Judge's Song [From Trial by Jury]
We Sail the Ocean Blue..... Buttercup's Song [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
My Gallant Crew... I Am the Captin of the Pinafore [From H. M. S. ...]
When I Was a Lad [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
Never Mind the Why and Wherefore [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
He Is an Englishman [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
Pirate King's Song [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast? ...Poor Wandering One [From the ...]
How Beautifully Blue the Sky [From the Pirates of Penzance]
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General [From the Pirates of ...]
When the Foeman Bears His Steel [From the Pirates of Penzance]
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Ah! Leave Me Not to Pine Alone [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One [From the Pirates of Penzance]
With Catlike Tread [From the Pirates of Penzance]
March and Entry of the Peers [From Iolanthe]
Law Is the True Embodiment [From Iolanthe]
When I Went to the Bar [From Iolanthe]
When All Night Long [From Iolanthe]
When Britain Really Ruled the Waves [From Iolanthe]
Oh Foolish Fay [From "Iolanthe"]
Nightmare Song [From Iolanthe]
If You Go In [From Iolanthe]
Finale: Soon as We May [From Iolanthe]

Tracks:

If You Want to Know Who We Are.... a Wandering Minstrel I [From ...]
Our Great Mikado [From the Mikado]
Behold the Lord High Executioner [From the Mikado]
I've Got a Little List [From the Mikado]
Three Little Maids from School [From the Mikado]
Braid the Raven Hair [From the Mikado]
Sun Whose Rays [From the Mikado]
Here's a How-De-Do [From the Mikado]
More Humane Mikado [From the Mikado]
Flowers That Bloom in the Spring [From the Mikado]
Tit Willow [From the Mikado]
There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast [From the Mikado]
Is Life a Boon? [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Where I Thy Bride [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Hereupon We're Both Agreed [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Strange Adventure [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
When a Wooer Goes a Wooing [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
For the Merriest Fellows Are We [From the Gondoliers]
We're Called Gondolieri [From the Gondoliers]
From the Sunny Spanish Shore [From the Gondoliers]
In Enterprise of Martial Kind [From the Gondoliers]
I Stole the Prince [From the Gondoliers]
When a Merry Maiden Marries [From the Gondoliers]
Regular, Royal Queen [From the Gondoliers]
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes [From the Gondoliers]
There Lived a King [From the Gondoliers]
In a Contemplative Fashion [From the Gondoliers]
Small Titles and Orders [From the Gondoliers]
I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious [From the Gondoliers]
Finale: Once More Gondolieri [From the Gondoliers]

Customer Reviews:

Good bargain........2004-08-25

The performances are good--this is the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, after all--and you get 2 full CDs, with 2 selections from "Trial by Jury", 5 from "HMS Pinafore", 9 from "The Pirates of Penzance", 9 from "Iolanthe", 12 from "The Mikado", 6 from "The Yeomen of the Guard", and 13 from "The Gondoliers". The booklet is a bit skimpy, and only lists recording dates for the first CD (1929-1949). But the sound is good, and the music is great, and at this price it's a great "greatest hits" collection.

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One of my favorites
Eclectic mix of tunes, great orchestrations

Rush Hour
Joe Lovano
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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ASIN: B000005GXR
Release Date: 1995-02-07

Tracks:

Prelude To A Kiss
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Wildcat
Angel Eyes
Rush Hour On 23rd Street
Crepuscule With Nellie
Lament For M
Topsy Turvy
The Love I Long For
Juniper's Garden
Kathline Gray
Headin' Out, Movin' In
Chelsea Bridge

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It's easy to understand why Joe Lovano is the most admired tenor saxophonist under the age of 50 in jazz today. The 43-year-old Cleveland native has the thick, burnished tone of swing giants such as Ben Webster and Lester Young, yet he is completely comfortable with the open structures and radical harmonics of such members of the vanguard as David Murray and Bill Frisell. In Lovano's playing, you can hear the essential unity of the jazz tradition. Seldom has that unity been illustrated with as much lucidity or feeling as on Lovano's Rush Hour, a brilliant album which should expand his following from critics and fellow musicians to a much wider audience. Rush Hour is an unusual album, for nine of the 13 tracks were arranged and conducted by Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composer Gunther Schuller. For four ballads, including Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss," Schuller backs Lovano with a jazz combo and a string orchestra which thickens the atmosphere without sweetening it. For four more vigorous works--including two extended Schuller compositions plus a movement from the Charles Mingus "Epitaph" symphony which Schuller resurrected--the conductor backs the saxophonist with a brass, reed, and woodwind orchestra which features some dazzling clusters of low-pitched clarinets and high-pitched saxophones. Coleman's ballad "Kathline Gray" is arranged as a jazz chamber piece for soprano sax, cello, harp, guitar, bass, and drums with gorgeous results. Lovano completed the album with three of his own compositions plus Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge;" on these he multi-tracked various reeds and drums himself and added some truly adventurous scat singing by his wife Judy Silvano. In its perfect pairing of a major jazz voice and an uncommonly imaginative orchestrator, Rush Hour reminds one of nothing so much as Miles Davis's collaborations with Gil Evans. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorites.......2001-05-23

When it comes to jazz cds my collection heavily favors the classic artists like Miles, Trane, Monk, and Mingus. But I would put this recording right up there with any of the heavyweights. Lovano's technique is superb and his range is impressive. Schuller's arrangements of some classic as well as original material is on a par with Gil Evans' collaborations with Miles. Particular favorites here are some of the ballads (Angel Eyes, a great Lovano tenor solo on Chelsea Bridge), and Schuller's "Lament for M" a poignant ode to his late wife. Superb.

Eclectic mix of tunes, great orchestrations.......2000-08-18

There is a great deal of variety on this album, with tunes from Monk, Mingus, Ellington, Coleman and a few standards and originals by Gunther Schuller and Lovano. The settings range from lush scoring for band and strings to Lovano alone. Gunther Schuller's "Rush Hour" is for me the highlight of this set- it's a frantic, 12-tone bop line with some fairly free solos. Also outstanding is the arrangement of Monk's "Crepuscule With Nellie" which manages to capture something of Monk's original quirkiness while still sounding new. This album has a lot to offer, and while some of the tracks are more accessible than others, all are worth repeated listenings.

Rosa Ponselle: The Columbia Acoustic Recordings

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Rosa Ponselle: The Columbia Acoustic Recordings

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ponselle, Rosa | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000WY3
Release Date: 1993-01-21

Tracks:

Norma: Casta Diva
Ernani: Ernani, Ernani involami
I Vespri Siciliani: Merci, dilette amiche
Il travatore: Tacea la notte placida
Il travatore: D'amour sull'ali rosee
Il travatore: Mira d'acerbe lagrime
La forza del destino: La vergine degl'angeli
La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio
Aida: Ritorna vincitor
Aida: O patria mia
Aida: O terra addio
Otello: Ave Maria
Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi lo sapete
I Pagliacci: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo
Maria, Mari
O sole mio
Goodbye
Sadko: Song Of India
The Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle
Blue Danube Waltz

Tracks:

Guglielmo Tell: Selva opaca
La Juive: Il va venir
L'africana: In grembo a me (Figlio del sol)
Lohengrin: Einsam in trueben Tagen
La Gioconda: Suicidio!
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
La Boheme: Si mi chiamano Mimi
TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine mobide
Rose Of My Heart
Where My Caravan Has Rested
Comin' Thro' The Rye
Little Alabama Coon
Old Folks at Home
Home, Sweet Home
Kiss Me Again
Keep The Home Fires Burning
Values
Rachem
Maritana: Scenes That Are Brightest

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Jameson Irish Whiskey: Rush Hour Jam CD
The Cranberries , Rubyhorse , Thin Lizzy , Gavin Friday , Dexy's Midnight Runners , Blue In Heaven , That Petrol Emotion , and featuring Rory Gallagher Taste
Manufacturer: Jameson
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000O9URPA

Product Description

The tracks are: 1. Free To Decide (The Cranberries), 2. Into The Lavender (Rubyhorse), 3. Whiskey In The Jar (Thin Lizzy), 4. The Last Song I'll Ever Sing (Gavin Friday), 5. Come On Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners), 6. The Big Beat (Blue In Heaven), 7. Big Decision (That Petrol Emotion), 8. What's Going On (Taste, featuring Rory Gallagher).

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Southbound
The Hour Glass
Manufacturer: Acadia Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Idlewild South
Living in the Material World (CD+DVD)

ASIN: B00029YFDM
Release Date: 2004-06-07

Tracks:

Southbound
February 3rd
God Rest His Soul
Apollo 8
It's Not My Cross to Bear
Down in Texas
Three Time Loser
Bad Dream
She Is My Woman
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Kind of a Man
I've Been Trying [Version 1]
In a Time

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HACKENSACK
Live Monk from the mid sixties

Blue Monk
Thelonious Monk
Manufacturer: A Jazz Hour With
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003DFP
Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

Hackensack
Light Blue
Evidence
Blue Monk
Jackie-Ing
Ruby My Dear

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HACKENSACK.......2001-04-03

MANERD G. KREBS 'B-DENVER WASWRIGHT AND A #1 KOOL CAT THUMBSUP ON THE MONK..........

Live Monk from the mid sixties.......2000-12-05

This album was recorded around 1964 at a live date in California. The personnel features Monk's quartet of the time consisting of the underrated Charlie Rouse on tenor, Larry Giles on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. This is a solid live date that features some spirited soloing from Rouse, (check out his solo on "Hackensack"), as well as Monk's classic off center sense of harmony, and his jagged, angular soloing ("Light Blue" is fine example). Gales and Riley each produce not only as rock solid rythm section but with their capable soloing throughout. As a unit the band is seamless, familiar with each other and the material. At times the sound quality suffers from source degredation and occational hissing and popping, but nothing too excessive. Overall this is a good live performance by Monk and his quartet, worth the investment in musical quality as well as quantity, (only "Ruby, My Dear" is under 10 minutes). A gem for Monk fans hungry for more.

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