About Time

Track Listings
 
1. Preface
2. Much Too Old
3. Black September
4. Materialism
5. Strong Woman
6. I Am a Freud
7. O My Photography
8. Jungle Windo(w)
9. Hours Gone

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About Time

About Time
It's About Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Debut...
  • A must-have
  • Classic SWV, Classic CoCo, Classic Material..............
  • one of the stand-out albums of the 1990s girl group invasion!
  • honest
 It's About Time
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ASIN: B000002WMU
Release Date: 1992-10-27

Tracks:

  1. Anything
  2. I'm So Into You
  3. Right Here
  4. Weak
  5. You're Always On My Mind
  6. Downtown
  7. Coming Home
  8. Give It To Me
  9. Blak Pudd'n
  10. It's About Time
  11. Think You're Gonna Like It
  12. That's What I Need
  13. SWV (In The House)
  14. Weak (A Cappella)
  15. Right Here (Human Nature Remix)

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Once En Vogue proved that old-fashioned gospel-soul female harmonies could create sparks with modern street beats, every record company went looking for young singers to hook up with new-jack-swing producers. Those efforts bear fruit with SWV, which stands for Sisters with Voices, and the three teenaged singers from New York really do have great pipes, capable of a distinctive sound that can dominate a production rather than the other way around. Cheryl "Coko" Gordon, the trio's lead singer, boasts a great range that allows her to sound tough and sultry in her gritty alto, and romantic and flirty in her trilling soprano. SWV's debut album includes 13 different songs, plus two alternate mixes, and the best tracks are the 10 written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, who knows how to create the melodies that all great harmonies must start with. The first single, "Right Here," features a very funky, push-and-pull rhythm track, but the three singers reclaim the song with harmonies that are very percussive themselves but with lots of melody and romantic personality as well. The single, "Weak," is a ballad that allows Gordon to confess her infatuated weakness without ever sounding like a weakling as she hits the beats confidently and purrs in anticipation. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Debut..........2007-03-22

This is a great start to SWV's career but their second album "New Beginning" was their best album to date. On this album they had a lot of smash hits like "Weak", I'm so Into You, "Downtown",and "Human Nature". They had a few uptempo songs that sounded good, but they exceled on their ballads "It's About Time" and "What I Need". All the SWV fans should have this album and SWV is working on some new material so look out for them.

F.Y.I. Check out Lelee's interview on life after SWV in April 2007 edition of Sister 2 Sister magazine. You will be moved.

5 out of 5 stars A must-have.......2007-01-05

This SWV CD was one of the best ones out at the time and you can still groove to the songs on this one.

5 out of 5 stars Classic SWV, Classic CoCo, Classic Material.....................2006-11-25

Loved:
I'm So Into You
Weak
Anything
Downtown
You're Always on My Mind
It's About Time
Right Here
Black Puddin

5 out of 5 stars one of the stand-out albums of the 1990s girl group invasion!.......2006-02-19

"It's About Time" takes me back to my young days, as a pre-teen. I remember well, listening to tracks on this album, on our local R&B radio station. What made SWV stand out, as a trio, was their great ability to blend different voice types together. They all had lower voices, but Coco, in particular, demonstrated her command of her lovely alto range. This is heard especially on tracks like "I'm So Into You" (with the infectious hook, and catchy melody) and "Weak" (which was later covered by that teen pop star, JoJo---their version is FAR superior to hers, by leaps and bounds). My favorite cut is "Right Here (Human Nature Remix)." This combines a sample of "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson, with their lovely vocals.

These are the types of songs you put on, when you and your sweetie are getting together for a romanctic evening. Just turn the tracks on, pour the wine, and enjoy these Sisters With Voices. ......

3 out of 5 stars honest.......2005-09-15

Who doesn't remember 'weak'? This girl group was very good, I don't know why they broke up but they were good.
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  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
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  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
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  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
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  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
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  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
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  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
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  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

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  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
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  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
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  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
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  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
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  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
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  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
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  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
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  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
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  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
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  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
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  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
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  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
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  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
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  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

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  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
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  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

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  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
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  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
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  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
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  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
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  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
  29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
  30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
  31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
  32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
  33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
  34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
  35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
  36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
  37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
  38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
  39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
  40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
  41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
  42. Canzon 28
  43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
  44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
  46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
  47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
  48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
  49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
  50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
  51. Images (Gigues)
  52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
  53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
  54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
  55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
  56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
  57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
It's About Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • jonas brothers ROCK!!!!!!!!!
  • Great CD!
  • My daughter loves this CD
  • I LOVE THEM!
  • Great soundtrack for the children
 It's About Time
Jonas Brothers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000G7PNLI
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

  1. What I Go To School For
  2. Time For Me to Fly
  3. Year 3000
  4. One Day At A Time
  5. 6 Minutes
  6. Mandy
  7. You Just Don't Know It
  8. I Am What I Am
  9. Underdog
  10. 7:05
  11. Please Be Mine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars jonas brothers ROCK!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-15

I LOVE THE JONAS BROTHERS I HAVE THE CD IN MY IPOD THE BEST SONG IS THE YEAR 3000 AND I WENT TO THERE CONCERT ONE TIME AT THE RYMAN AT NASHVILLE TENNESSEE. AND NICK JOE KEVIN JONAS YOU ROCK.......

5 out of 5 stars Great CD!.......2007-06-15

This CD is great! All of the lyrics are appropriate and positive. I definitely would recommend it!

5 out of 5 stars My daughter loves this CD.......2007-05-21

My daughter loves the Jonas Brothers and I have enjoyed the music along with her. The content is very appropriate for her.

5 out of 5 stars I LOVE THEM!.......2007-05-17

This CD was amazing. I love every song, especially Mandy and 7:05, but also Year 3000 is a song that everyone in my whole family (my parents and my little brother age 6 and my little sis age 8) can all listen to in the car and sing along to. And until about a month ago, I wondered if they were truly as nice as they sound the CD. I went to the Easter Egg Roll at the White House and performed there. Not only did they sing live, but they play all there own instruments. Also, they stayed for hours after, taking pictures and signing autographs for everyone. Also they would just walk around and you could talk to them. This CD was wonderful and I would recommend this for all ages! GO JONAS BROTHERS! (though I e NICK THE BEST, he's the little 1)

5 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack for the children.......2007-05-13

My daughter wanted this soundtrack. I bought it and listened to it before she did. It was nice to give her a cd that she likes and have no restrictions on it..I actually liked one or two of their songs..However, very popular cd amazon gave me a great price but I had to wait almost 5 weeks for it
About Time
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Just keeps coming
  • Sensational
  • Why remaster a great sounding CD recorded less than 3 years ago?
  • Simply Stunning
  • Boy genius has still got it
 About Time
Steve Winwood
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BKSIV2
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

  1. Different Light
  2. Cigano (For The Gypsies)
  3. Take It To The Final Hour
  4. Why Can't We Live Together
  5. Domingo Morning
  6. Now That You're Alive
  7. Bully
  8. Phoenix Rising
  9. Horizon
  10. Walking On
  11. Silvia (Who Is She?)

Tracks:

  1. Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live)
  2. Why Can't We Live Together (Live)
  3. Voodoo Chile

Album Description

The live tracks on the DVD side are:

*Dear Mr. Fantasy - Austin City Limits Festival *Different Light - Sonoma Jazz Festival *Take It To The Final Hour - Sonoma Jazz Festival

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just keeps coming.......2007-01-15

Bought this because I follow/love what Winwood has done in the past - very pleased I got it. It is full of tracks that stand out because of their musicality, difference to the current musical mainstream and depth/richness of melody and instruments. This album could be prescribed for stress relief, it is very cool. Plenty of Latin influence in this one but SW, as always, finding warm melodies and stunning vocals to spark the soul. For me it was worth buying just for track 1 (Different Light) and track 9 (Horizon) - and everything in between is great too.

5 out of 5 stars Sensational.......2007-01-12

This is the best quality album soud wis I have. The music is first class and will be enjoyed by all Steve Winwood fans. He only makes one every five years or so. You cant miss really. We all want a box set remastered but alas not yet. This is the next best thing.

5 out of 5 stars Why remaster a great sounding CD recorded less than 3 years ago? .......2006-05-09

I bought the CD with the companion recording of the three live cuts a couple of years back, and it sounds fantastic. Is this newly packaged dual disc version really remastered with superior sonics? or is it just a marketing gimmick. I am the suspicious sort.

Saw Winwood and his band at an outdoor show last summer and they were trememdous, they stretched songs from this CD and classic pieces into some great live workouts, go see them if they come to your area.

5 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning.......2006-02-03

Perhaps the last time that I seriously listened to Steve Winwood was back during the premier attention focused on "Arc of a Diver". Anyone who can do the math knows that that was a long time ago and I have to admit that Winwood music was stapled in my synapses along with my perhaps less "responsible" days. Today, I believe that I can judge a suite of music with a bit more context than those younger, headier days. But, to my astonishment, I was "blown-away" by this resurrection of Winwood artistry. A syncopated blend of his most creative process, injected with blatantly latin/caribbean overtones simply left me breathless. The production, arrangements and insistent rhythyms led me to finish that bottle of Stag's Leap Chardonnay all by myself. In short, an incredible recording.

5 out of 5 stars Boy genius has still got it.......2005-12-15

Since his debut with Spencer Davis as a mere teenager, Steve Winwood has exemplified all that is great about rock. This album is nothing short of superb. He takes an obscure soul number like "Why Can't We Live Together," and puts his definitive stamp on it. I've heard him described as a white Ray Charles, and after seeing him in September at Denver's Paramount Theater, I have to give in to that cliche. From the outstanding opening track to the final cut, this album brims with understated elegance that is rare in rock anymore. Everything from soul to latin to Traffic-style up tempo numbers is what you will find on this remarkable recording. His Hammond B-3 playing is still the standard among keyboard players and provides a very warm retro feel to the production. The band seems to be essentially the same one he tours with and they are all superb musicians. I would encourage the purchase of this record, and even more so, encourage everyone to catch his live show. From boy genius to rock pioneer to grammy winner, Steve Winwood deserves, and has earned, all of the accolades and admiration one can give a performer.
About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1966-68
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fantastic Sixties Rock!
  • Attack - 'About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection,1966-68' (RPM)
  • Powerful infectious bass lines.......
  • Excellent Band/-Excellent 60's Rock u Never Heard!
 About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1966-68
The Attack
Manufacturer: Rpm Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FJHWCU
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

  1. Any More Than I Do
  2. Feel Like Flying (Making It)
  3. Created by Clive [Radio Session][#]
  4. Try It
  5. Go Your Way
  6. Too Old
  7. Colour of My Mind
  8. Lady Orange Peel
  9. Sympathy for the Devil [#]
  10. Neville Thumbcatch
  11. Strange House
  12. Created by Clive
  13. Mr Pinnodmy's Dilemma
  14. Come on Up [Radio Session][#]
  15. Freedom for You
  16. Hi-Ho Silver Lining
  17. Magic in the Air (Aka Watch with Mother)
  18. Anything [#]
  19. We Don't Know

Album Description

Making up the four great bands of the 1966 pop-apocalypse were The Who, The Action, The Creation and finally The Attack. Four names that in their brevity summed up the instant flash of mod-pop appeal. They had more energy than an H-bomb after flash, and they hit the senses and the soul with a long awaited wake up call. A definitive collection, which includes such stand outs as - Try It "bugged out insanity,with sexual overtones blowing the Standells version into oblivion"; We Don't Know "a tight explosion of mod-soul" ; Anymore Than I Do "a freak beat classic" - plus of course their pre-Jeff Beck version of Hi Ho Silver lining. A Must for all Mod Collectors. Includes for the first time on CD all four Decca singles. Includes previously unreleased material. Special Phil Smee package. Sample track on April issue of Mojo cover mount.

Album Details

The Four Great Bands of the 1966 Pop-apocalypse were the Who, the Action, the Creation and the Attack. Four Names that in their Brevity Summed Up the Instant Flash of Mod-pop Appeal and Energy. Led by Ex-ready Steady Go Dancer Richard Shirman AKA Jivin'k. Boots (!), and Future Nice Guitarist David O'list , the Attack Recorded Singles for Decca plus a Number of Unreleased Tracks (Including Two Unearthed on Acetate) and a Radio Session. All Are Included Here. Stand Outs Include Try it "bugged Out Insanity,with Sexual Overtones Blowing the Standells Version Into Oblivion"; We Don't Know "a Tight Explosion of Mod-soul" ; Anymore Than I Do "a Freak Beat Classic" - plus of Course their Pre-jeff Beck Version of Hi Ho Silver Lining. This Special Package by Phil Smee Had the Full Involvement of Richard Shirman and Notes by Chris Welch who Wrote About them for Melody Maker. A Must for all Fans of the Mod Era.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Sixties Rock!.......2007-05-29

I am a big fan of sixties music--well, really, 65 to 75--with an emphasis on psychedelic stuff out of England and harder rock from wherever. Therefore, I regret to say I had not even heard of this band. I'm not sure how I could have missed them. These guys have a great sound, very distinctive, very hip. I actually think their sound is closer to Paul Revere and the Raiders than The Who. It is full of very cool predatory attitude, and as a previous reviewer noted, there are some great bass lines. I rarely even notice the bass, but here I kept saying "Oh, Yeah! That sounds great!" Don't worry, there are also great guitars riffs and neat lyrics. I'm telling you, Motorhead needs to do a cover of "Try It." That song needs to be perpetuated throughout the generations. This is definite rock music, not pop. Any type of "lite" sound is the death knell for me, and The Attack are not lite. These guys really deserve a more notable place in musical history. My respect may be new but it is now iron-clad.

I buy about a dozen CDs a month, and this is the single most satisfying CD I've bought in over a year. I usually listen to any new CD once or maybe twice and then I file it away to be listened to some other day. This CD I've replayed about 20 times now over the past week and I still get a great vibe from it every play. I now move on to "Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends," but those fellows have a hard act to follow, because The Attack really set a mod mood which compliments my evening cocktail.

5 out of 5 stars Attack - 'About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection,1966-68' (RPM).......2007-05-01

A superb nineteen track compilation of The Attack's unreleased gems, Decca singles and radio sessions. About every cut here is truly out-standing, like "Anymore Than I Do", "Feel Like Flying", "Try It" (I saw the Grassroots perform this song live out on the oldies circuit many moons ago), the awesome "Go Your Way", the total groovin' "Colour My Mind", "Lady Orange Peel" (great guitar licks), their happening Stones cover "Sympathy For The Devil", the uptempo "Neville Thumbcatch" and so on. Only tune here I didn't care for was the corny "Created By Clive". Several line-up changes took place during the Attack's existence but the most vital personnel seems to have been Richard Shirman-vocals, Geoff Richardson-guitar, George Watt-organ, Kenny Harold-bass and Chris Allen-drums. Comes with a nicely assembled 14-page booklet packed with plenty of info, pics, complete discography and art work. Sure to appeal to fans of the Action, Open Mind, Q 65, early Who, the Creation and Les Fleurs De Lys. Essential UK '60's psych. Another upside to this CD is that it has a nearly all-different track listing than The Attack's 'Early Daze' released on the Angel Air label a few years ago (see my review).

4 out of 5 stars Powerful infectious bass lines..............2006-12-30

My first reaction to this CD was being captivated by the infectious bass lines, far more than any of the rest of the instrumentation. In much the same way that Keith Moon's drumming stood out to me when I first heard the Who (the "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" 45). The material is very strong, witness the fact that the lead track, "Any More Than I Do," was a B-SIDE when originally released. I had originally heard "Created by Clive" as performed by The Syn, but The Attack's version is far stronger, peppier and enlivened by the mallett percussion. Well, it says it's a mod collection but, at the risk of alienating purists, I would surely suggest that the psych and freakbeat minded would all find much to enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Band/-Excellent 60's Rock u Never Heard!.......2006-12-07

This band should have been as Big as The Who! For sheer originality within the English rock of the late 60's these guys are second to none. This music's right up there with "Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Who sings My Generation and The Move". Now's your chance to hear how "The Attack" pay homage to"The Standells" with this excellent version of the first rock record to get banned in the U.S. Because of it's "filthy" lyrics which amounts to "Try it". How times have changed. The worse fears expressed by 'Lou Reed's Berlin' have been realized. Let this excellent group take you back to a much simpler time when Rock n Roll was new and thousands of super creative bands roamed the US and London. And people still believed that "Rock Music" could save your soul.
It's About Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One Great Album
  • Gran album
  • really great
 It's About Time
Marc Ford
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ASIN: B0001HN57W
Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

  1. Hell or Highwater
  2. Long Way Down
  3. Change of Mind
  4. When You Go
  5. Giving
  6. Idle Time
  7. Two Mules and a Rainbow
  8. Cry, Moan and Wail
  9. Shining Again
  10. Elijah
  11. Wake Up and Walk Away
  12. Feels Like Doin' Time
  13. California
  14. Darlin' I've Been Dreamin
  15. Just Let Go

Album Description

Rare solo debut effort from ex-Black Crowes guitarist, currently playing with Ben Harper. Good roots style music, and he also contributed to the recent George Harrison tribute album. 15 tracks made up of a montage of songs he's been writing for years, featuring artists such as Gary Louris (Jayhawks), Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, & Matt Abts (Gov't Mule), & Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz) to name a few.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One Great Album.......2005-08-18

This is truly one of the best albums I have listened to in the last 6 mos--why it is not released in the US puzzles me. This is better than alot of the Black Crowes albums. Marc is a great guitarist-very original-and an excellent singer and song writer. Why doesn't he get any regonition? He should and I am waiting for his next release. I guess I will have to wait for the next Black Crowes release to hear from him again--I will definitely go to the next concert. GET THIS CD!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Gran album.......2004-05-17

Sincero y honesto disco el de Marc Ford, sin duda la gran pérdida de los Black Crowes. Influencias de Gram Parsons, Stones, Neil Young, The Band,...Una maravilla de principio a fin.

4 out of 5 stars really great.......2004-04-02

much better than any other ex-Black Crowes records...
This sounds fresh and happy. Marc Ford rocks all along the record, even with ballads.
great job man.
About Time
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Solid Punk Album
  • best pennywise album.... period
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  • Classic
  • Pennywise-Live @ The Key Club
 About Time
Pennywise
Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001IPY
Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

  1. Peaceful Day
  2. Waste Of Time
  3. Perfect People
  4. Every Single Day
  5. Searching
  6. Not Far Away
  7. Freebase
  8. It's What You Do With It
  9. Try
  10. Same Old Story
  11. I Won't Have It
  12. Killing Time

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Solid Punk Album.......2006-03-01

While it won't go down in history with And Out Come the Wolves..., Against the Grain, Punk in Drublic, or Dookie (nor will any Pennywise album), it is still one of the better albums of the modern punk age or whatever the hell you want to call it. To me, Pennywise is a cross between Bad Religion and NoFX in that they retain somewhat of a hardcore-edgy/semi-melodic sound but are also very drvien by more catchy, pop-like riffs and vocals. This album displays that sound very nicely, with some damn catchy and well-done tracks such as Peaceful Day, Every Single Day, and Killing Time.

The problem is that Pennywise is no where near the calibur of BR or NoFX, mainly because I think their sound is almost too straightforward and their lyrics too simple. And while I'm a huge fan of simplicity, this album just feels a little too plain. And as is the annoying thing with many punk records, all the songs sound the same. What makes it worse is that the track names are all very similar as well. But if you can get past that, I think this is a brilliant little album that is worth the pruchase for any fan of punk music

5 out of 5 stars best pennywise album.... period.......2006-01-08

not every song is great but the ones that are.... are amazing.
peaceful day- 5/5 most likely the best song on the album
waste of time- 5/5
perfect people- 5/5
every single day- 5/5
searching- 5/5
not far away- 4/5
freebase- 5/5
it's what you do with it- 4/5
try- 3/5
same old story- 5/5
i won't have it- 3/5
killing time- 4/5

5 out of 5 stars Pennywise.......2005-06-09

Peaceful Day - 5/5
Waste of Time - 4/5
Perfect People - 3/5
Every Single Day - 5/5
Searching - 5/5
Not Far Away - 5/5
Freebase - 4/5
It's What You Do With It - 5/5
Try - 4/5
Same Old Story - 5/5
I Won't Have It - 3/5
Killing Time - 4/5

5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2004-12-14

This was one of the first CDs I've even owned. I've actually bought it 3 times because of over-listening scratches. Straight from the beginning this album shows you what it's made of, and what it's made of is classic new-age punk. This is a must-have CD for any punk rock listener and any loyal Pennywise fan.

5 out of 5 stars Pennywise-Live @ The Key Club.......2004-11-14

this cd is the best! 18 of Pennywise's best songs up to 2000 live! if your new to pennywise then buy this and you won't be dissapointed. If you already have this then get Full Circle or About Time next.
Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time
Miles Davis
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00005M0N2
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

  1. Directions
  2. Spanish Key
  3. Masqualero
  4. It's About That Time/The Theme

Tracks:

  1. Directions
  2. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
  3. Bitches Brew
  4. Spanish Key
  5. It's About That Time/Willie Nelson

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Miles Davis took the stage of New York's Fillmore East with five other players on March 7, 1970. Leaning heavily on the soon-to-be-released Bitches Brew and looking back no further than 1962's "Masqualero," they rumbled, squawled, and stomped through two sets that might have surprised even fans of Davis's new rock-influenced sound. At times edgier than even the challenging Brew, the music was nonstop, polyrhythmic, and crashing while remaining groove-oriented. With Miles blowing one aggressive solo after another, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and drummer Jack DeJohnette rise to the moment while providing reminders of the angular sound of the '60s trio. While "Bitches Brew" itself appears in a drastically shortened but still relatively hushed treatment, the first of two versions of "It's About That Time" breaks away from In a Silent Way's midtempo meditation into full-tilt tumult. These 90 minutes capture Miles headed in the direction of Jack Johnson, stopping to give the rock audience a glimpse of himself working at another peak. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Clarification Due.......2007-07-28

Firstly, this double cd IS scorching. The powers that be who didn't release this record for 31 years should be imprisoned for aural robbery.This is by far the best document of this band (including the grossman stuff) I think this is one of the farthest OUT playing Miles has just about ever done (along with the cellar door, agartha) For those reviewers on here who compare this set to Bitches Brew, you must understand this set is an entirely different beast. Bitches Brew was pieced together in the studio and the drumming is very different. Bitches Brew, while not being a "Live" take, had a much more patient feel to it. This music is set apart by Jack Dejohnette. He plays particularly loose on alot of the tracks and it makes the entire band float. Airto only adds to the polymetric, pulse driven energy music. For a while I was surprised at how incredibly loose the approach is, and on repeated listens it continues to gratify. Check out the DVD, Miles Daves:A Different Kind of Electric Blue (? title) on DVD for a set of this band at the Isle of White festival.

5 out of 5 stars A furious barrage of free jazz and intense performances.......2006-09-07

This live March 7, 1970 release is burning hot and intense. Oddly enough, Miles was warming up for the Steve Miller Blues Band and Neil Young and the response from the audience is halfhearted and lukewarm. It seems likely that fans of the comparatively more straightforward material of those two bands were in no way shape or form prepared for this wild barrage of free jazz, jazz-rock, and unfettered experimentation. It's too bad too - this is easily the best set I have heard from this period of Miles (1969-1971) and reinforces in my mind the incalculable impact he had on music.

Alongside Miles (trumpet) is a virtual who's who of the jazz rock scene: Chick Corea (Fender Rhodes electric piano); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Dave Holland (electric bass guitar and acoustic bass); Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor saxophone); and Airto Moreira (percussion). These guys are all top shelf musicians and turn in some of the most "out there" performances I have ever heard. Chick Corea is especially wild and simply tears the electric piano up - the furious, free-form barrage with Dave Holland during the first set is simply unbelievable. Speaking of the bassist, I happen to like Dave Holland quite a lot - a lot more in fact than Motown bassist Mike Henderson (who played on the Live Evil album, 1971). Dave is a technically superior player and he truly interacts with the other players rather than just laying down an ostinato. Jack DeJohnette is also in top form and churns out a swirling mass of impenetrably dense rhythms, while Wayne Shorter cuts loose with furious torrents of notes that recall free jazzer Eric Dolphy at his most intense. Whew. Let us just say that the performances on this live recording are hot.

Tracks 1-4 comprise a 42 minute jam that holds your attention all the way through, while the second set provides more of the same. Musically, the pieces incorporate elements of free jazz, although some influences taken from James Brown and other soul/funk musicians can be heard as well - even though they really take a back seat to the free jazz and experimental jazz rock.

If you enjoyed this live album, you might also like Bitches Brew (1970); Live Evil (1971); A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971); and On the Corner (1972). This is all simply amazing stuff and Miles was an extremely forward thinking musician. Very highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars The Lost Quintet Live - The Power & Dynamic is just AWESOME!.......2006-09-03

The playing on these two discs is masterful and intense. The Fillmore audience full of stoned teens and college students must have been taken aback by this sonic assault. There's some polite applause here and there but they must have been wondering "WTF was that?"

Holland and DeJohnette provide a punishing, pulsing, swinging foundation to the other players to improvise upon - Shorter and Miles go wild. As usual, I am not wild about Corea's distorted electric Fender Rhodes with that Ring Modulator gadget (not a particular good effect in my opinion but it must have been "trippy" at the time), but his playing is fabulous. I will say this disc is probably only for the die-hard Electric Miles collector. Some listeners are going to hate it because there's a lot of "free jazz" (in the Ornette Coleman sense of the expression) going on in here and the cacauphony will be a bit overwhelming at times. This is not a collection I can listen to at any ol' time and it certainly isn't "background music", but I am glad I purchased it.

Just because you like Bitches Brew, Big Fun, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner doesn't mean you are going to like this. The playing is very hot but it's also very free form in places. Some of it even reminds me of Holland and Corea's Circle - The Paris Concert with Anthony Braxton. Fidelity is a little muddy for bass and drums but don't let that put you off. Apparently, according to the Cellar Door Sessions booklet, the engineers were still trying to figure out how to record this band with this concert took place.

5 out of 5 stars Miles Moves Forward.......2006-08-30

Miles Davis' 1969-1970 performances, which saw - or rather heard - the trumpeter fusing the eerily open-ended logic of BITCHES BREW with the screaming stagecraft of the then-burgeoning arena rock scene, represent one of the most exciting links in the solid gold chain of breakthroughs which was his singularly stellar career. Long unavailable in the US, these shows have hit the shelves in a big way over the past nine years as Columbia Records continues its hell-for-leather efforts to get every note Miles ever recorded for the label out to the public. Happily, IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME, like other releases from the same era, more than justifies such a policy.
With saxophonist Wayne Shorter here playing his final gig with Miles, TIME could easily get by on historic importance alone. But riding atop one of Davis' - indeed, one of jazz's - greatest rhythm sections (Chick Corea on electric piano and assorted bizarre circuitry, Dave Holland on bass guitar and Jack DeJohnette on drums and on fire), the two great blowers and composers are given no chance to rest on their laurels. Tunes from BREW and IN A SILENT WAY here coalesce into forty-five-minute suites of crashing, keening, thundering improvisational elan and fearlessly forward momentum. Whether this sort of thing is your cup of tea or not, it's impossible to dismiss; few if any acts in either the jazz or rock sphere could have offered a more powerful concert experience than this in what must surely rank as the absolute peak period for live music of any sort. Never once sinking into either the safety of convention or the lethargy of chaos, this version of the Miles Davis Quintet/Sextet was and remains a formidable unit.
And IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME is a formidable pair of discs. Whether it's the best way to hear Miles and Company at this juncture, however, is rather hard to say. I'd actually call the long-deleted Japan-only release 1969 MILES, recorded in Antibes a month before BITCHES BREW itself, a somewhat more interesting document, as it applies the scorched-earth logic of this band to a broader cross-section of Davis' repertoire, including such pre-electric classics as "'Round Midnight" and "Footprints." By the same token, Shorter's departure, regrettable as it may have been, didn't prevent his bandmates from continuing to jell and explore, with the result that BLACK BEAUTY, recorded a month after this set with Steve Grossman on soprano sax, seems to my ears to achieve the impossible by reaching an even more torrential level of intensity, if only in a few spots.
Nevertheless, with no other recording of this particular combo tackling this particular program currently available, IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME meets five-star criteria for both the sound and significance of its content. Miles forever!

5 out of 5 stars A Smokin' Performance.......2006-06-08

There are numerous official and bootleg albums dating from the early electric phase of Miles Davis. But It's About That Time is the best that is currently available. The material features a band operating loud and proud, with the solos by Davis and Shorter nothing short of brilliant.

Looking back more than 35 years later, one can easily hear why jazz fans/critics were critical of Davis (in actuality, what else was new) while he took "fusion" into major rock venues, while opening for popular rock acts of the time.

The music is as thrilling to hear today as it certainly was live in 1970. The CD is an essential part of a collector's library who wants to hear Davis and his band tearing it up and get a real understanding in what fusion meant at its inception.
The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003FWE
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

  1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
  2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
  3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
  4. 'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
  5. Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
  6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
  7. Were You There - Various Artists
  8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
  9. Deep River - Various Artists
  10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
  11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
  12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
  13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
  14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
  15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
  16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
  17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
  18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
  19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
  20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
  21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
  22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
  23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

  1. Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
  2. Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
  3. Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
  4. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
  5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
  6. Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
  7. The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
  8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
  9. The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
  10. Bless This House - Leontyne Price
  11. I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
  12. Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
  13. I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
  14. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
  15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
  16. America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
  17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
  18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
  19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

5 out of 5 stars A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

1 out of 5 stars not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

5 out of 5 stars Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

4 out of 5 stars Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.
About Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 About Time
Steve Winwood
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ASIN: B00009MGUA
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

  1. Different Light
  2. Cigano (For The Gypsies)
  3. Final Hour
  4. Why Cant We Live Together?
  5. Domingo Morning
  6. Now That Youre Alive
  7. Bully
  8. Phoenix Rising
  9. Horizon
  10. Walking On
  11. Silvia (Who Is She?)

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Marking his 40th anniversary in the music business, veteran Steve Winwood returns from the six-year hiatus he undertook after 1997's disappointing Junction Seven with this debut release for his own Wincraft Music label. If it foregoes the slick chart fodder that elevated Winwood's career expectations to somewhere just south of the stratosphere for much of the '80s, it also returns him to the warm, more band-oriented musical setting he thrived in from his days as the Spencer Davis Group's teen wunderkind and subsequent rewarding stints in Blind Faith and Traffic. More concerned with human connections, texture, and potent rhythmic contexts than pop hooks, Winwood evokes much of the latter band's jazz and funk sensibilities to good effect, often working with a diverse group of songwriting collaborators to wrap his distinctive blue-eyed soul in the sort of rich Latin and Caribbean influences familiar to fans of Santana. Veteran jazz guitarist and current Winwood bandmate/songwriting collaborator Jose Neto lights an evocative gypsy fire beneath "Cigano," "Domingo Morning," and the slow-burning "Silvia," while previous Winwood sideman Anthony Crawford shares songwriting credits on the Marvin Gaye grooves of "Final Hour" and the ebullient "Walking On." Brit popster William Topley stirs his Stax-meets-Jamaican seasoning into Winwood's B-3-powered stew on "Phoenix Rising" while Winwood's wife Eugenia shares writing duties on "Now That You're Alive, "Bully," and the beautiful, wistful "Horizon." --Jerry McCulley

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Steve Winwood, one of the most respected & innovative talents in the music world, marks his 40th anniversary making music with the launch of his record label Wincraft Music, a tour of the United States & a CD, About Time. Known for his work with Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith & as a solo artist, Winwood set out to craft a fresh, contemporary album that would combine rock 'n' roll & world music. Winwood centers the album's sound around the Hammond B-3 organ. Working closely with guitarist Jose Neto (Airto Moreira & Flora Purim) & drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Santana, Traffic), About Time marks the first time in 27 years that Winwood recorded live without the use of multiple tracks or recording loops. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars This is great music.......2007-07-19

Here's why I did not award this great recording FIVE stars: There are no incredibly unforgettable moments. Steve's classic solo recordings - BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE, for instance - have surprises everywhere. The drum intro to "Higher Love," the guest voices on the title track, and so on. This particular album has everything EXCEPT that extra pinch of substance we refer to as genius. It's a very good album, though, every song is good. You should add it to your collection, especially if you admire Steve's other stuff. It is different and solid.

5 out of 5 stars Jam record.......2005-09-05

This album brings me back to when you could buy an album and the songs were longer than 3 minutes each on it. Nowadays if the songs go over 3 minutes it's too long for the general publics' attention span can handle. If you like great musicianship and lyrics then this album is for you. It's hard to believe this is only 3 guys playing. Steve Winwood is as always great ! Buy it if you're a fan.

5 out of 5 stars A Genius At Work!.......2005-07-19

Since he was the star performer in the Spencer Davis Group way back in the 60's, Steve Winwood has always managed to amaze and delight me in his musical genius and style. He is such a virtuoso yet with the flare necessary to allow him to adapt to any type of music style, whether it be hard rock, jazz, Latin or any combination thereof. With the release of 'About Time' Steve has yet again laid out for us a masterful design and performance in every single tune on this CD! My particular favorites are 'Different Light','Cigano', 'Domingo Morning' and the live version of 'Mr Fantasy'. The later of these is included on the Imported version along with live versions of 'Why Can't We Live Together' and 'Voodoo Child' and well worth the addition few dollars. But not a single tune is not worth playing over and over again! What genius. This time with Latin flavor and lots of it. I had the pure pleasure if sitting row 5 center stage at his recent concent in Danbury, Ct and he was amazing. The group was tight and the music flowed from one masterpiece to the next. And generously. Don't miss this recording of our own modern day Mozart. Steve, come back with more, very soon!!!

5 out of 5 stars Stevie's B3.......2005-07-07

"About Time" is one fantastic CD, highlighting what is best about Steve Winwood: great vocals,outstanding music supported by talented musicians around him, innovative jams, and the unique sound of the Hammond B3 and Leslie "going round and round". I am so happy that Steve has returned to exclusively playing the best instrument and sound in music: the B3..and, this musical collection reminds us all of how talented a keyboard player he is. The song selection is outstanding, and for many reasons can be played over and over again, especially "Cigano", "Different Light", and, on the bonus CD "Voodoo Chile". "Dear Mr. Fantasy", live, really reminds us of his continued strong vocals as well as guitar playing that ranks at the top among the best. But, that constant presence of the organ and leslie sound in every cut makes this CD, to me, the best he has ever produced. I only hope that Steve and his current strong, talented line-up contine to play together and produce more CD's for all of us to enjoy.
(I saw this band live in Chicago last weekend..what a show... topping off the concert with an encore of "Crossroads" and "Gimme Some Lovin'.)
I hope "About Time" is the first of many more Cd's to come from the great Hall of Famer, Steve Winwood.

5 out of 5 stars Best of Winwood Delux.......2005-04-15

This 2 CD album set is off the charts for a Steve Winwood collection. The only improvement I would have the nerve to even suggest would have been to add one of his biggest hits, "Can't Find My Way Home", but that's OK because there is the *LIVE* bonus CD with: "Dear Mr. Fantasy", Why Can't We Live Together", and "Voodoo Chile".

Of course, the only thing better than a CD of Winwood is to actually see him in concert and I came close to that by seeing his group perform on PBS "Soundstage" not long ago and it was one hour of pure jam style enjoyment! The range of his talent is a true pleasure to take in!

Pop Music:

  1. Angel Melodies
  2. Another View
  3. Applause!
  4. Ballads And Blues 1972
  5. Before the Dawn Heals Us [Limited Edition]
  6. Beloved Tribal Women
  7. Big Sky
  8. Black and White Six
  9. Bossas, Ballads & Blues
  10. Calendula

Pop Music

pop music

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All Time Greatest Hit Singles [Import]

Global Classics

Here's My Heart...

Music: C'est Toujours Pour Ceux Qui Savent [Import]

Iliad of a Wolverhampton [Import]

Deseos

Girl Talk

Inno a Maria Vergine / In Domum Domini Ibimus

Grandpa's Soccer CD

Jazz of the 1920's: Greatest Hits

Heavy Metal Funkasson [Import]

Hikaru Sazanami

De Vallenato a Cumbia

Keep Believing

The Feeling of Jazz