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Music for meditation and celebration alike, Buddha Garden features guitar, keyboards, and percussion. Uplifting melodies and easy grooves create a light-hearted setting of rejuvenation and leisure. This music creates an enriching and affirming ambiance.

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Buddha Garden

Buddha Garden

The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack)
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brilliant. a truely timeless classic

FINALLY, KEER AND NIXON BOTH SING

The King and I--a distinguished, beautiful score laced with tenderness and sorrow

A fine King and I soundtrack reissue

great album

The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack)
Deborah Kerr , Yul Brynner , Marni Nixon , Rita Moreno , and Alfred Newman
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A7XC
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Main Title - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
I Whistle A Happy Tune - Marni Nixon/Rex Thompson
My Lord And Master - Rita Moreno
The March Of The Siamese Children - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Anna And The Royal Wives - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Hello, Young Lovers - Marni Nixon
A Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
Getting To Know You - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon
Garden Rendezvous - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
We Kiss In A Shadow - Leona Gordon/Reuben Fuentes
I Have Dreamed - Leona Gordon/Reuben Fuentes
Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You? - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon
Something Wonderful - Terry Saunders
Prayer To Buddha - Yul Brynner
Waltz Of Anna And Sir Edward - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
The Small House Of Uncle Thomas - Rita Moreno
Song Of The King - Yul Brynner/Marni Nixon
Shall We Dance? - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon/Yul Brynner
The Letter - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Something Wonderful (Finale) - Chorus/Alfred Newman
Overture (LP Version) - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman

Amazon.com essential recording

Compared with the Broadway cast recording, the 1956 soundtrack to the film version of The King and I wins hands down. Yul Brynner is the king (literally and figuratively) in both formats (how could anyone else own such a role?), but the movie's score has better sonics, Brynner's voice is stronger, and the tunes are more memorable (thanks to Alfred Newman's conducting and Ken Darby's scoring) than on any of the various cast recordings. Marni Nixon sings the role of Anna (played onscreen by Deborah Kerr), Brynner delivers his hallmark performance, and the best-loved tunes--"Hello, Young Lovers," "Getting to Know You," and "I Whistle a Happy Tune" are the versions we'll always remember. A classic. --James Hendrickson

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brilliant. a truely timeless classic.......2007-07-29

of all the musical teams, rodgers and hammerstein are pretty much the most recognizable. whether or not they are the best, im not entirely sure. but the king and i is, in my opinion, their greatest contribution to american theater. so it is ironic that the film soundtrack is one ot the best versions of it.

SONGS
what's great here is that although several songs were cut for the movie, they are included on the soundtrack (my lord and master, shall i tell you what i think of you) it's a shame they were left out, but getting to hear them here is pretty great. there's a great broadway feel because of that, so i'm glad they made their way to this soundtrack

SONGS 5 out of 5

PERFORMERS
well of course there's yul brynner as the king, and no one tops him. his combination of stupborness and confusion are great and even these vocal tracks show why he won his oscar. marni nixon (who dubbed for deborah kerr) and deborah kerr perform together on several tracks, and the dubbing is perfect. you can't tell where one begins and the other ends. nixon's voice is flawless and she is great here too. sadly the supporting performers are mildly forgettable. personally i didnt care for reuben fuentes and leona gordon's dubbing for lun tha and tuptim respectively. they both do well, but aren't as moving martin vidnovic and june angela in the 1977 broadway revival. and, as well as fuentes and gordon actually do, they lack the presence and emotional level that is unsurpassed by peabo bryson and lea salonga on the 1992 studio cast album

PERFORMERS 5 out of 5

this is a great recording from a great movie that is a wonderful addition for either music lovers, musical lovers, or movie lovers. and fans of the king and i cant pass this up. marni nixon and of course yul brynner are amazing and shouldnt be forgotten.

FINALLY, KEER AND NIXON BOTH SING.......2007-05-26

WHAT A COMPLETE JOY TO HEAR MARNI NIXON AND
DEBORAH KERR BOTH SING. TRULY A COLLECTORS
ITEM WITH ALL THE NOSTALGIA, OUTSHINES ALL
OTHER ATTEMPTS TO RE-MASTER THIS MAGNIFICANT
MUSIC.

The King and I--a distinguished, beautiful score laced with tenderness and sorrow.......2007-04-08

The King And I soundtrack is presented magnificently on this excellent 76 minute CD. This CD offers us much music and vocals that were cut from the film as well as material that never made it to the record album release of the soundtrack back in 1956. We get stunning performances by giants including Yul Brynner, Terry Saunders and Marni Nixon. This CD is so complete and generous with it's treatment of the soundtrack that it must be considered as the definitive soundtrack edition of the music from The King And I.

The CD starts off with the music for the "main title" of the film; and this also serves as an appetizer to whet out appetites for what's to come. "I Whistle A Happy Tune" gives us Marni Nixon singing the vocals for Deborah Kerr; the melody is infectiously catchy; this song is one of the highlights of the CD. "My Lord And Master," performed by Leona Gordon who sang the vocals for Rita Moreno, is another masterpiece with a softness to it that belies the pain Rita's character Tuptim feels because she is separated from her one true love. "The March Of The Siamese Children" is performed by the 20th Century Fox Orchestra to perfection without a single superfluous note; the melody infuses this number with an Asian flavor as well.

Other gems on this CD--and that would, quite honestly, include every single track--include "Hello, Young Lovers" sung by Marni Nixon as Deborah Kerr's character Anna Leonowens laments a love gone awry back in England; the touching and heartrending "We Kiss In A Shadow;" Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang performing "Something Wonderful" with exceptional sensitivity and "Shall We Dance?" which is performed by Deborah Kerr, Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner. As you listen to numbers like "Shall We Dance?" that calls for Anna, played by Deborah Kerr, to speak and then sing, you will have a hard time discerning where Deborah Kerr leaves off speaking and Marni Nixon starts singing. It's THAT good.

As long as I include the words "Something Wonderful" when writing this review I must add that the extras you get are stupendous. As I stated above, the CD boasts much that the record album soundtrack never included. Indeed, we get music that didn't even make it to the final cut of the movie! I loved the beautiful and sensitive rendition of "The Small House Of Uncle Thomas" which was previously unreleased and "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You" is a marvelous song--cut from the final edited edition of the film--that highlights Anna's contempt for the King's backward ways.

The CD package offers more still. Along with the CD comes a generous 32 page booklet with an extensive essay by Charles L. Granata that tells the history of both the stage play and the making of the stage play into a major motion picture at Fox. In addition, you get the song credits and there are rarely seen photographs as well.

The quality of the sound shines like solid gold. These performances reflect great sensitivity to the emotions each character felt. It is a special treat to listen to Yul Brynner's songs; he infuses each song and even every word with just the right emotions so that the listener experiences exactly what his character feels at every turn.

This CD is one of the very few that truly remind me of the old MGM logo which boasted of having "more stars than there are in the heavens." Indeed, five stars are nowhere near enough for this treasure. I highly recommend this CD for people who truly loved and appreciated The King And I both in its several onstage productions as well as on the big screen; and fans of show tunes will delight in this CD soundtrack with its' diamonds scattered broadly in all directions.

A fine King and I soundtrack reissue.......2007-02-10

Of the three recent EMI-Angel R&H film soundtrack reissues, I find that this reissue of the King & I soundtrack is the best-executed. The King and I shows a new maturing of the R&H element and this superb 1956 film adaptation more than certainly does it justice. The superb soundtrack presented here includes the complete score, along with some of Alfred Newman's underscoring, and boasts splendid performances by Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner. And of course the orchestra is sumptuous and properly lush, enveloping us in sweltering renditions of some of Rodgers' most heartfelt melodies.

I won't reiterate the critic-proof performances here. Other reviewers have covered them elsewhere. Nixon as a voice-dubber is in her element as Anna, and portrays her characterfully. Brynner is in his element as the King, as firm, commanding and authoritative as we've always known him to be. This performance shows him at his best, ripe, fresh and mature. Leona Gordon and Reuben Fuentes shine as the star-crossed lovers Tuptim and Lun Tha, bringing a melancholic quality to their brief numbers. It's really a treat to hear their renditions of the omitted songs My Lord and Master and I Have Dreamed. Rita Moreno as the real Tuptim acquits herself well when narrating the Uncle Tom's Cabin ballet sequence, presented for the first time on an official soundtrack recording. It's good to also hear Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang, in a heartfelt, humane and imploring rendition of Something Wonderful, and she is the icing on the cake of this superb soundtrack recording.

This EMI-Angel R&H soundtrack offers an extra benefit in addition to the extra musical sequences. Unlike the companion CDs of Oklahoma and Carousel, it presents the extra material from the original unmixed studio vault masters, except for the Prayer to Buddha and the Uncle Tom's Cabin ballet. This means that this reissue is blessedly free of the extraneous sound effects that plague the Oklahoma and Carousel CDs. I know that the sound effects and little snippets of dialogue drown out the music, but at least these reissues are a start in presenting comprehensive R&H soundtracks worthy of their films. What a pity that none of these R&H soundtrack reissues aren't 2-CD sets, otherwise we would have been able to hear the underscore.

In short, this is a superb presentation of a fine R&H film soundtrack.

great album.......2006-07-15

Great songs for kids to learn to sing along, instead of bubble gum fluff.

Average customer rating:

great music, BAD services
New Age-y

Buddha Garden
Parijat
Manufacturer: New Earth Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-03-02

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Album Description

Music for meditation and celebration alike, Buddha Garden features guitar, keyboards, and percussion. Uplifting melodies and easy grooves create a light-hearted setting of rejuvenation and leisure. This music creates an enriching and affirming ambiance.

Customer Reviews:

great music, BAD services.......2007-02-28

I bought this CD from Steven B. Fox, SBF Services through amazon. The CD I received was a bootlegged version with only part of the first song recorded, the rest of the CD was blank! The cover was a bad photo copy and the case was dirty and used looking. I wrote Mr. Fox and never heard back nor did I recieve my money back. I know the CD is good (I've heard it before) 5 stars for the music, no stars for the services.

New Age-y.......2007-01-28

Very nice, upbeat New Age music, complex enough to bear repeated listening, but subtle enough to fade into the background if you're concentrating on something else. It's worth checking out.

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Good performances, strange songs. Worth listening to...every once in awhile
Amazing album!
Magicians at work
The best album - EVER!
The only album I ever wore out!!!!!

The Magic Garden
The 5th Dimension
Manufacturer: Buddha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Stoned Soul Picnic
Up-Up And Away: The Definitive Collection

ASIN: B00004SBSR
Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

Prologue
The Magic Garden (Soul City Single 762 (B))
Summer's Daughter
Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe
Carpet Man (Soul City Single 762 (A))
Ticket To Ride
Requiem: 820 Latham
The Girls' Song (Soul City 781 (A))
The Worst That Could Happen
Orange Air
Paper Cup (Soul City Single 760 (A))
Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

Good performances, strange songs. Worth listening to...every once in awhile.......2007-03-25

The main reason I wanted to hear this album was to listen to some of Jim Webb's early songs. Webb is one of the strangest and one of the most fascinating songwriters in pop music. This album, produced by Bones Howe (who engineered the early Mamas & Papas' recordings), was arranged and conducted by Webb. The 5th Dimension had earlier scored big with Webb's "Up, Up And Away."

All of the songs were written by Webb except for a cover of John Lennon & Paul McCartney's standard "Ticket To Ride." The best known song, aside from "Ticket To Ride," is Webb's "The Worst That Could Happen," which later became a smash hit for the Brooklyn Bridge.

This is not an album I can easily take to - it reminds me of the big production extravaganzas Webb created for Richard Harris ("MacArthur Park"). You can listen to it once in awhile, but repeated listenings signify possible danger-to-self ideation. Listening to "The Magic Garden," these thoughts come to my mind: I imagine sitting cross-legged in front of a window sill, my head resting on my arms. It is a rainy Sunday afternoon, and I'm looking out at the falling rain and contemplating what a shambles my life has become. The love relationship gone awry, the plane missed by just a moment. The sadness that comes from having brushed "The Secret" or "The Answer" with my fingertips just before it eluded my full grasp...up, up, and away!

Amazing album!.......2007-03-03

But don't pay this rip-off price. All the 5th Dimension albums will be reissued as two-fers on March 20, 2007.

Magicians at work.......2006-12-29

Where do I begin? The musicians, like Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Tommy Tedesco, Johnny Rivers, Larry Knetchel and other members of the LA Wrecking Crew are exquisite. The vocals, which Jimmy Webb must have known would be, were ethereal and otherworldly, how in the world did those five voices sound so right? The production by Bones Howe is most likely one of his best in a long and illustrious career, not to mention the engineering (which must have been really hard, capturing the music and vocals just so) by Armin Steiner and Bones Howe. The genius that is Jimmy Webb is thankfully recorded here for us to listen to in awe: Billy Davis Jr.'s vocal performance on "Summer's Daughter" and especially on "Requiem: 820 Latham" is true magic, an experience. He is truly an underrated singer! Songs like "The Girls' Song" (which Jackie De Shannon covered), "Carpet Man" and "Orange Air" make this album a complete joy. It all came together in a perfect storm of musical genius, one that makes me happy to have had the good fortune of listening to, again and again. These magicians made this an album to be proud of!

The best album - EVER!.......2004-07-06

This album has followed me wherever i go and the re-release on CD was one of the best days of my life. To hear this great album again (just programme your CD player to leave off Ticket to Ride - who was the schmuck responsible for its inclusion?) is to understand just what a prodigy Jimmy Webb was and how lucky the 5th Dimension were to have met him. i rate this collaboration as highly as Shel Sylverstein and Dr Hook (and if you only know them by their 'soppy' hits then dig out the first two albums, especially Sloppy Seconds - an absolute must). Yes, I know that the 5th Dimension brought a great deal to the party - there is no finer version of 'The worst that could happen' - but the whole concept, production and songwriting skills on this album exceed anything before or after. It is a tragedy that more people do not know this album. Do yourself a favour and listen to this album in it's entirety - minus of course TTR - and please do not download individual tracks off the internet - this album should and desrves to be heard as it was meant to be - in its entirety. Listen love and appreciate the genius that is Jimmy Webb.

The only album I ever wore out!!!!!.......2004-04-19

I began collecting records in 1965 and have been doing it ever since. For the first 10 or 15 years I was interested almost exclusively in 45's. The only albums I bought were generally "Greatest Hits" collections. However, I was a huge fan of the 5th Dimension and purchased "The Magic Garden" shortly after its release in 1967. I was stunned by just how good this album was. This was one of the very first "concept" albums. I thought it was better than "Sgt. Pepper!! Yet the album received very little promotion from the record company and because it did not fit any radio format of that era it received precious little attention and airplay. In fact, despite spending a total of 31 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, the album peaked at #105!!!
Songwriter Jimmy Webb and producer Bones Howe collaborated on this record which produced some of the most marvelous vocal performances you will ever hear. All but one of the selections on the album were penned by Webb and the music flows from one tune to another without interruption, a very unique thing for its day. I enjoyed the whole album from start to finish. I was particularly fond of the title song "The Magic Garden", the lovely "Summer's Daughter" and of Billy Davis' magnificent performance on "The Worst That Could Happen". As I said earlier I literally wore out my copy of this album and because it was cut out I was unable to find another copy for years and years. Then, much to my surprise I discovered that the album had been released on CD in 2000. I was thrilled! The remastering was done with a great deal of care and make the vocal performances even more impressive. In addition, I really appreciated the liner notes and photos in the included 8 page booklet.
Finally, when I decided to review this album on Amazon I was absolutely stunned to find that some many other people felt the same way I do about this record. I had no idea that so many other people had actually heard it. If you are a fan of great harmony give this CD a try for sure. You'll enjoy it!!!

Buddha's Meditation Garden: Music for Relaxation & Meditation

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Buddha's Meditation Garden: Music for Relaxation & Meditation

Manufacturer: World Sangha Publishing
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000EY1650

Product Description

This extraordinary music CD is packed full of dreamy passages and mind altering movements. It is composed and masterfully recorded for the mystical & spiritual inner journey. This CD is great for Healing Work, Massage, Reiki and Relaxation. This is a combination New Age Soundscape Music, with a touch 60 piece string orchestra. This music for meditation CD, combined with Alpha & Theta Brainwave Technology, is designed to help create a trance like state of consciousness for the purpose of relaxation, meditation & relief from feeling stressed or emotionally upset. Alpha brainwaves are those most frequently found when you are in a deep meditation state. The presence of alpha waves indicates that you are in a relaxed, and in a deep and peaceful soothing state of mind. Alpha brainwave states are typically associated with contemplation, visualization, problem solving and accessing deeper levels of creativity. Theta brainwaves represent a state of deep relaxation and meditation, enhanced creativity, stress relief, light sleep and dreaming. Theta brainwave states have been used in meditation for centuries. Research has proven 20-30 minutes a day of Theta meditation can dramatically improve a person's overall health and well-being. This Music CD is perfect for inner relaxation, and 'silencing of the mind' for a sense of stillness & mental calm. This state of mind, of relaxed mental awareness and reflection, is superbly beneficial to the exploration of deeper levels of consciousness where personal and spiritual insights await to greet and teach you. This music CD will guide you into a meditative state naturally and effortlessly, simply by listening to the wonderful and soothing music. Each CD includes beautiful full color graphics imprinted on top of the CD and are shipped in a slimline jewel case without a paper insert and without shrink-wrap. Christopher Love is an internationally known Bestselling Author, Award Winning Composer/Recording Artist.