In Person [Live]

Track Listings

1. Prologue

2. Eternal Spring

3. Westbound

4. Silver Moon

5. Peace

6. Bell Tower

7. Morning Prayer

8. Tienshan

9. Four Changes

10. Magical Sand Dancing

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In Person [Live]

Tracks:

Johnson's Motor Car
The Juice Of The Barley
O'Driscoll (The Host Of The Air)
Reilly's Daughter
Patriot Game
Legion Of The Rearguard
Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile
A Jug Of Punch
Galway Bay
Children's Medley
The Parting Glass

Customer Reviews:

Have been looking for the Children's Medly forever!.......2007-05-19

I was so excited to find this CD including the Children's Medly. I wanted my children to learn the songs that I learned when I was young and that you don't hear anyone sing anymore. I hope the traditional music of the Clancy's and Tommy Makem lives on long beyond their time.

Great Live Album.......2004-08-21

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem were the finest Irish group to ever come along. They were soley responsible for the Irish Folk revival in Ireland, and brought it to the USA. It is very unfortunate that the original concerts aren't available on CD, but this one is. After listening to old LP's, I find that they always performed better live vs. studio. A great album, and a must for any Irish music lover. BUY NOW!!!

A great early Clancy/Makem album.......2004-08-13

I agree with the other reviewers about this album. "Johnson's motor car" was a great hit. They performed it on the Ed Sullivan show on St. Patrick's Day. The "Children's melodies" section still stirs emotions and memories from our daughters (now in their late 40"s). I have never heard a more moving performance of "The parting glass".

Music that means something !.......2003-02-02

So much of the "music" we hear today is nothing more than noise coupled with the required dancing. Take away the visuals and there's NOTHING !! While I was growing up, I refused to listen to traditional Irish music, folk music, classical music, etc. What a pity !! I will always regret not seeing the Clancy Bros. perform... one listen to this masterpiece of beautifully crafted songs filled with wit, humor, anger and sadness shows why ! In particular for me is "The Parting Glass", the final song. So simple in it's construction; which belies the genious; it is a heart touching tune sung solely by Liam Clancy then achingly beautifully joined by the others. In the end,when Tom Clancy emparts to the audience with "God bless"..... you know he means it !!!

A fun night out!.......2001-03-19

This CD shows the Clancy/Makem collaboration at its best:In front of a responsive crowd, in great voice, with a collection of Irish folk tunes, Rebel songs, and the wonderful medley of Irish children's songs that show the humor and pain of growing up in Ireland. Touching and funny, this CD is for anyone who enjoys the vocal side of Irish music.Besides, where else will you find a Gaelic sing-along sung by a packed Carnegie Hall crowd?

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Otis, My Man!
OTIS LIVE
A great album, but not perfect...
Otis was unquestionably one of the greatest
Otis Redding's Best Live Album

In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
Otis Redding
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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King & Queen

ASIN: B0000032EZ
Release Date: 1992-06-23

Tracks:

I Can't Turn You Loose
Pain In My Heart
Just One More Day
Mr. Pitiful
( I Can't Get No ) Satifaction
I'm Depending On You
Any Ole Way
These Arms Of Mine
Papa's Got A Band New Bag
Respect

Customer Reviews:

Otis, My Man!.......2007-01-19

Simply Awesome. If you're not moved by this live version of "These Arms of Mine" you have no soul.

OTIS LIVE.......2005-08-25

for some reason, I've always preferred the Otis Redding live recordings to his studio work. He was undoubtdedly one of the greatest live performers ever, and his live albums capture some of that, if not all of it. The Monterey Pop Festivel recording is great as well (in addition to having some great live Jimi Hendrix on side 1).

A great album, but not perfect..........2003-07-15

It's easy to understand how people can arbitrarily give this album 5 stars based on the genius of Otis, the man, THE BIG O. But unfortunately, although the man himself is in top form at this juncture, the band isn't up to snuff.

The track selection is fine, and the band handles capably enough, but they're not on equal footing, both in regards to performance and recording; the mix is a little unbalanced. Far better is his "Live In Europe" release, and (if you can find it) his "Live At Monterey Pop Festival".

Otis was unquestionably one of the greatest.......2002-03-17

soul singers ever. On this side, recorded 35 years ago, he and his band are in top form, threatening to "blow the roof off" The Whiskey.

Look at the list of tunes: Respect, These Arms of Mine, Satisfaction, Pain in My Heart, Any Ole Way -- I mean this album hits you upside the head and you come back asking for more!

My favorite cut, though, is Otis' version of James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Hey, I like it every bit as much as James's! This thing just cooks, baby! And keeps on cookin!

You like soul from the 60s? Don't fool around, buy this CD. You couldn't spend your money any better! Hey, I've had the vinyl issue of this side forever, and it's been through so many parties, that it's scratched, mutilated and damn near worn out! Glad to see this being put on CD.

Wasn't no one better than Otis!

Otis Redding's Best Live Album.......2001-03-06

Recorded in 1966, Otis Redding's In Person At The Whisky A Go Go is his best live album, beating out Live in Europe, and is one of the best and most energetic live albums ever made. The album kicks off with the great I Can't Turn You Loose followed by Pain In My Heart, from Redding's first album. This is followed by the soulful plea of Just One More Day and a great version of his earlier hit Mr. Pitiful. The recording of Satisfaction on here is even better then the version on Otis Blue, and easily rivals the Stone's version. This is followed by three great soul songs, I'm Depending On You, Any Ole Way and the great ballad These Arms of Mine. Reddin then goes into a kickin' version of James Brown's Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, which at least as good as the original. The album closes with the classic Respect. This is just a tour de force performance and you can feel the energy coming off of it. This prooves just how great of a voice Otis Redding had and just how soulful he was. This is an essential album in Otis Redding's catalog and in the history of Soul and R&B.

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Simply wonderful
Gotta join the crowd
A Trip Down Memory Lane
You'll wear out the CD...
MEMORABLE

Tonight: In Person
The Limeliters
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002W37
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

There's A Meetin' Here Tonight
Molly Malone
The Monks Of St. Bernard (Les Moines De Saint Bernardin)
Seven Daffodils
Hey Li Lee Li Lee
Headin' For the Hills
The Far Side Of The Hill
Rumania, Rumania
(From 'At The Drop Of A Hat ') Madeira, M'Dear
Proshchai

Customer Reviews:

Simply wonderful.......2007-04-15

It's fun and engaging! Great musicianship and humor. My parents had an LP of this and I searched high and low until I had a CD of my own.

Simply wonderful!

Gotta join the crowd.......2006-01-19

OK, As much as I hate joining the crew of "my parents introduced me..." well, my parent's introduced me to the Limelighters, for years I grew up appreciating, not only great song writing and music, but quick wit and humor.

Anyone who grew up on these guys and the Trio, MUST see Mighty Wind BTW, Anywho, This is one of my favorite albums, has been since I was so young I don't want to talk about it... From "There's a Meetin' Here Tonight" to "Have Some Maderia (A family fav.) these are songs we should raise OUR kids on. at least that way, they'll grow up with a sense of humor. (Amazing moment in my life... early teens, folk music festival in FL at a local concert hall. My little sis and me in our late teens, screaming out all the words (surrounded by then bemused 40-50 somethings, never mind that I'm mid-30's myself now...as Limelighters and K. Trio preform. The best truly).
Anyway, if you remember them and love them, revisit them again.

A Trip Down Memory Lane.......2005-09-04

I ran across this CD and just had to have it. It's as fun now as it was when it came out! My friends and I used to get together every weekend and sing along to folk music. I remember singing Hey, Li Lee Li Lee to this LP. What fun! "Madeira, M'Dear" still embarrasses me makes me laugh me after all these years. This album is great and a lot of fun.

You'll wear out the CD..........2005-03-05

Like many of the other reviewers of the Limeliters, I was introduced to the trio through my father, through this album. Thirty years after I first heard it and twenty after I last heard it, I picked up the CD last week, and sang along with it the first time through. The songs stay with you, thanks to soaring harmonies and ferocious energy. The humor retains its bite more than forty years after its recording. Most impressively, the Limeliters didn't patronize its audience. Most of the humor on the record is sophisticated, and much of it is unspoken. For example, "The Monks of St. Bernard is sung entirely in French," yet the trio get across wickedly the salacious nature of the song. You don't need to like folk music to adore this record. If you appreciate musical virtuosity and peerless showmanship, you'll wear out the CD.

MEMORABLE.......2002-09-06

As a child, I grew up listening to the Limelighters as my parents had seen their nightclub acts and purchased all their albums. Their songs, which are ballads from across many lands, consist of hilariously funny audience group participation as well as tender songs of love. The Kingston Trio was a fantastic group, but in my mind never held a candle to the genius of the The Limelighters. Lou Gottlieb's quick witted ad-libbing was genius in itself and Alex Hassiliev was the quiet baritone. But Glenn Yarbrough, my favorite, has a clear splendid voice that when accompanied by his beautiful whistling brought forth great tenderness to his ballads of lost loves. This album consists of some of their most memorable songs. My son, also, grew up listening to this tremendous group and now three generations of our family have loved the Limelighters!

In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete

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Goodnights.
ONLY ONE WORD: MAGIC
Mobley and Kelly play above themselves
Let The Music Do The Talking
Get in your time machine, close the door, and shut your eyes....

In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
Miles Davis
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00009KU7L
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

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If I Were A Bell
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It doesn't get much better than this: a full night of Miles Davis captured live in his prime at an intimate jazz club. In 1961, Davis, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, and drummer Jimmy Cobb recorded at San Francisco's legendary Blackhawk. Originally released as two LPs, the complete sets, with nine previously unissued tracks, have been compiled in this superb, digitally-remastered, two-CD set. Davis's pithy and poetic trumpet tones signature a number of standards and original compositions. Backed by Kelly's in-the-pocket pianisms, Cobb's articulate drumwork, Chamber's intelligent basslines, and Mobley's Dexter Gordon-ish sax tones, Davis bares his wounded and wonderful musical soul to an engaging and enthralled audience. The elongated and illuminated renditions of the quicksilver modal number "So What," the dancing "On Green Dolphin Street," and the Latin-tinged "Neo" bridge the 1959 masterpiece LP Kind of Blue and the forthcoming '60s superband with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. The scene-stealer on this date is Mobley. His ebullient tone and sterling improvisations remind us of Miles Davis's equally impressive talents and a bandleader. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Album Description

Full title - In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete. Miles' April 21-22, 1961 stint at San Francisco's fabled Blackhawk nightclub was previously documented on a 2 LP set, but now all four sets from those two nights are available on this expanded 4-CD set, which includes no less than 13 previously unreleased selections! Remember, this is the sublime quintet line-up of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb and hank Mobley, performing such Davis classics as 'So What,' 'Walkin',' 'On Green Dolphin Street', 'Someday My Prince Will Come' and more. Original liner notes by Ralph Gleason together with updated notes by trumpeter Eddie Henderson & rare photos of all the musicians round out one of the jazz reissues of the year! Features 29 24-bit digitally remastered tracks. Two standard jewel cases housed in a deluxe slipbox. Columbia Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Goodnights........2007-05-19

This is a very good purchase for fans of Miles Davis and the sound of that time. It is a double album but many of the tracks are redundant. If you like the live format, and are interested in these particular performers, this is a
"must have" album.

ONLY ONE WORD: MAGIC.......2007-02-03

First, sorry for my english. If you close your eyes , you can feel the ambiance of the Blackhawk.
Great the rythim section, Winton Kelly is the third leader. Hank Mobley is one of my favourites, but we can understand the legend of champions of middleweight's tenors. His sound i't's so sweat, don't have the power of Gordon, Coltrane, Shorter. And Miles, it's Miles, that's it's enough.
I recomand listen every record two o three times, every time put your attention in a different instrument of the song.

Mobley and Kelly play above themselves.......2006-12-01

I've known every note of the Friday Night version of "On Green Dolphin Street" since I was 15 years old -- except for the first part of Hank Mobley's solo, which was edited out for the Columbia anthology I bought. As I got to know the works of Miles Davis, I quickly realized that the song was recorded at the Blackhawk, but reissue after reissue left it out, and I cursed Columbia Records for being a bunch of idiots. But here it is, with Mobley's entire solo included, along with many other riches whose value will depend on the listener. For me, both versions of "If I were a Bell" are spectacular examples of a happiness one doesn't expect from Miles Davis (indeed, his last few notes on the Friday night version are suddenly sad, which makes a beautiful coda to the performance). The Saturday night version of "On Green Dolphin Street" is more mellow and less inspired, but the Friday version makes up for that. There is an almost menacing quality to the melody and to Miles Davis's solo, worlds apart from the luminous version recorded with Coltrane and Adderley and Bill Evans in 1958.
Above all, Hank Mobley and Wynton Kelly reached the peak of their careers that weekend. They were never as good before or after, and that is the doing of Miles Davis, who has been justly called the greatest LEADER in modern jazz. He goaded his musicians to play above themselves, and this is the prime example. For me, the best soloist on all four CDs is Kelly, who plays with a joy and confidence that are the hallmark of the set.

Let The Music Do The Talking.......2006-11-24

With the classic cover photo from the original 2-lp set intact, the four sets covering two nights at the legendary Blackhawk nightclub in San Francisco shows the potential of re-releasing live material by allowing the unedited tapes to let the music take the listener to great heights through a group that briefly backed Miles.

The April 21-22, 1961, gigs featured what some critics deemed a transitional band of Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d) and Hank Mobley (sax). Because the group followed the quintet with John Coltrane and preceeded the historical sessions with Wayne Shorter, the ensemble - in my opinion - does not get the acclaim it truly deserves.

To hear the sets without any editing shows how each song builds upon one another and subtly shape into a dynamic that truly makes for an experience of a lifetime on stage and in the audience. The leadership and playing of Miles is nothing short of spectacular as he pushes each musician to quickly create beautiful textures on a majestic tapestry.

It is not the time a group is together, but what each member does with the studio sessions and on stage, that defines brilliance. The Blackhawk sets are a reminder of the power Miles had in challenging musicians and the audience to redefine the art of jazz.

Get in your time machine, close the door, and shut your eyes...........2006-11-10

I'm going to make this short: buy this album--you won't regret it! Instead of studio re-takes, overdubs and an altered order of songs like you get with most live recordings, this is the way it went down that evening in 1961. And you are THERE, at a table near the stage, at the Blackhawk club as the players stroll out, set up the first song, count it in and blass off. Each of the four sets unfolds exactly as it happened that night---completely unedited. Miles in charge, as always, expecting the very best tonight from pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. And they repond, launching themselves higher and higher, through the stratosphere, up into the ether where Miles hangs out, circling him, trading punches with him, diving ducking and weaving with him. No one knows what's going to happen next-this is live jazz--live without a net. You can almost feel the chemistry between the players. Close your eyes and put on the headphones if you really want to get there. And hang on!

Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)

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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
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Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
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Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
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Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2006-08-06

This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.

Simply the Best.......2005-06-29

First, to the person who criticizes the recording b/c of "Broadway Baby." Daisy Egan (who sings in in this recording) sounds like she's 10 becuase she IS young. She had just appeared on Braodway in Secret Garden and won a Tony for it. It's a joke...Broadway BABY...hello, it's a joke.

In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.

In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.

If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.

Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21

I am sure no knowledgeable person would deny how absolutely perfect all these songs are. However, the performances on this album are extremely inconsistent. It will go from an excellent rendition (Waiting for the Girls medley, Sunday, With So Little To Be Sure Of, Sooner or Later, Green Finch, Send in the Clowns, Pretty Lady) to the weird (I never Do Anything Twice), to the bad (Broadway Baby, Our Time). I still have absolutely no idea how they managed to butcher one of the best songs ever written--Good Thing Going--and turn it into smooth jazz elevator music. Why would they give Broadway Baby to someone who sounds like she's 10? That said, Liza Minelli, Glenn Close, Karen Ziemba, Dorothy Laudon and the "Waiting for the Girls" performers are all very good. And ending with Bernadette Peters and "Sunday" ends the set on a absolutley fabulous note.

"Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30

This review is by Crosley.

I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.

There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.

I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.

A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16

There's something to be said for the first concert you ever see at Carnegie Hall. I was fortunate enough to have this be my first. This entire evening was devoted to his genius and the performers did not disappoint.

This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.

My favorite song is, without a doubt, Dorothy Louden and her wonderful medley of "Losing My Mind" into "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" followed very closely by the recently departed Madeline Kahn singing "Getting Married Today."

Presenting/In Person
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A Must for Every Folk Music Fan

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Very enjoyable!

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The New Christy Minstrels
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ASIN: B00008A8HX
Release Date: 2003-07-08

Tracks:

This Land Is Your Land
Deep Blue Sea
Don't Cry, Suzanne
The Cotton Picker's Song
That Big Rock Candy Mountain
Oh! Shenando
Whistle
Railroad Bill
Californio
I Know Where I'm Goin'
Springfield Fair
In The Pines
Wellinbrook Well
Nine Hundred Miles
Denver
(The Story Of) The Preacher And The Bear
Liza Lee
The Dying Convict
The Invalids
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Louisana Lou
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1. This Land Is Your Land
2. Deep Blue Sea
3. Don't Cry, Suzanne
4. Cotton Picker's Song, The
5. That Big Rock Candy Mountain
6. Oh! Shenando
7. Whistle
8. Railroad Bill
9. Californio
10. I Know Where I'm Goin'
11. Springfield Fair
12. In The Pines
13. Wellinbrook Well
14. Nine Hundred Miles
15. Denver
16. Preacher And The Bear, The, (The Story Of)
17. Liza Lee
18. Dying Convict, The
19. Susan Jane - (previously unreleased, live)
20. Invalids, The
21. Fire
22. Louisana Lou
23. You Know My Name
24. Golden Bells
25. Bits And Pieces Medley
26. Saints' Train
27. Dance Me A Jig - (previously unreleased, bonus track)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

half remembered verses.......2007-04-14

For In person, Live at the Troubadoor, it was great to hear the songs from my childhood again: especially those frustrating lines that had been lost to recall. The other album Presenting was new to me but equally as good. Why have the current DJ's forgotten these classics?

One Terrible, One OK.......2005-08-07

There are 2 albums on this CD, the live one is unlistenable. It has to be the most annoying and obnoxious listening experince of my life!!! Awful!!! The other album is OK but not as good as I remember it, very dated... Skip this group!!

A Must for Every Folk Music Fan.......2005-06-09

I'm so pleased that the material from The New Christy Minstrels has been re-released on CD. These first two albums are fun and full of life. "Presenting" features rousing uptempo songs like "That Big Rock Candy Mountain" to ballads like the traditional "Oh! Shenando" with beautiful vocals. "In Person" contains a lot of humor, from songs like "The Invalids" to a great series of short tunes. I wholeheartedly recommend this CD... it's certainly fun to listen and sing along to!

Definitly a "Must Have" CD.......2003-08-29

Whatever you look for in music, you will find it on this recording. Folk fan or not, the excellent arrangements and blend of the Artist's voices cannot fail to draw appreciation from any listener. I have never worn out a CD before. This might be the one!

Very enjoyable!.......2003-07-17

This collection is a work of art! What a difference it makes going from the vinyl album to the CD. It is so clear that you would think the performers are in your living room performing "LIVE".
But this review is about the group as well as the CD. The New Christy Minstrels didn't sing anti-war songs that many of the folk performers of the 60's did. The music had to be simple and could easily be hummed, as Randy Sparks once said. That's what made this group so unique!
This CD, especially the 'IN PERSON' album, shows the true character of this group. Each member was outstanding as a singer and instrumentalist. Whether they performed as a solo, or a group within the big group, they were outstanding!
This album also shows the creative talent behind the founder of the group, Randy Sparks. His talent...is heard in the arrangements..in the songs that he wrote...in his leadership.
The song 'DANCE ME A JIG' is performed by Dolan Ellis and is not on the original album. Yet, it is truly a terrific piece of work!
From the opening song, 'DENVER', to the final song, 'SAINT'S TRAIN', this album is one of the best by this group and it comes highly recommended to those that are looking for a full, robust sound!
Thank you, Randy Sparks and the New Christy Minstrels, for a great album!

Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)

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Wow!
Everyone Should Whistle
An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master
Beautiful, moving concert
... and I love Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)

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ASIN: B000059LFF
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

Everybody Says Don't
I Wonder What Became of Me?
The Eagle and Me
I Had Myself a True Love
Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Happiness
Loving You
You Could Drive a Person Crazy
Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind

Tracks:

Buds Won't Bud
I Got Lost in His Arms
West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
Ice Cream
Send in the Clowns
The Trolley Song
Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Anyone Can Whistle

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2004-02-20

Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.

Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11

After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!

An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16

When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!

Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13

This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.

I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.

So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!

... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11

This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.

On the Banks of Helicon: Early Music of Scotland

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My heart is in the Highlands...
Awww, wow (^_^) I love this thing!
The BEST
This CD stays in rotation all the time
Like the Music of Scotland? You'll LOVE This!

On the Banks of Helicon: Early Music of Scotland

Manufacturer: © 1990 Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
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The Ladyes Delight

ASIN: B000001Q8M
Release Date: 1992-12-01

Tracks:

Over The Hills
Kathren Oggie
In A Garden So Green
My Heartly Service
Scotch Cap
The Flowers Of The Forest
Kilt Thy Coat, Magge
Canareis
I Will Not Go To Bed Till I Suld Die
Jockey Loves His Moggy Dearly
Our Father God Celestial
Come My Children Dere
On The Banks Of Helicon
Prince Edward's Paven
Lyk As The Dum Solsequim
The Scots Marche
Support Your Servand
My Lord Of March Paven
O Lustie May
Doun In Yon Bank
Branles d'Ecosse
Joy To The Person Of My Love

Amazon.com

There are no more proficient or imaginative practitioners of early music than the members of the Baltimore Consort. Their programs are invariably intelligent and involving, and the performances--well, you just have to hear them. Faultless musicianship and a real sense of style characterize every interpretation and arrangement. This disc features music of Renaissance Scotland--songs, dances, airs--both lively and lyrical, serious and humorous, performed by a colorful variety of period instruments and, often, the beautiful soprano of Custer LaRue. The nice thing is, you don't have to know anything about this music to thoroughly enjoy it. And considering its origins as folk music, that's just as it should be. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

My heart is in the Highlands..........2005-09-27

The Baltimore Consort, an ensemble of six players, was founded in 1980 with the purpose of performing 'broken consort' pieces of Elizabethan origin. 'Broken' here refers to the instrumentation - treble viol/violin, flue/recorder, lute, cittern, bandore and bass viol. Their repertoire expanded beyond these beginnings to include broader British fare, as well as French and Italian music of the time. This is a happy expansion, as it made this disc of Scottish music possible.

The Baltimore Consort play with life and vigour, with a good deal of improvisational flair, not being bound to texts and going through the production of notes as if mechanically. This is true to the spirit and nature of the early music, in which performers often had to 'play by ear', neither being able to read music nor having printed music even if they could.

The music here has a definite Celtic flavour to it. This disc represents 'music fyne', traditional native songs, and English imitations. Scottish courtly music was influenced both by England and France, but put its own unique accent to it. Indeed, most of the words to the songs performed here are in Scots, a dialect of English that had a strong literary flowering in the sixteenth century.

The names of many of the composers of these pieces have been lost to history, particularly the more folk-song oriented ones. Music represented here is as early as 1538 and as late as 1719, nearly 200 years of Scottish musical history.

Added to the regular consort players are Edwin George (playing bagpipe and recorder), and Alice Kosloski as a vocalist (alto). The regular players include Mary Anne Ballard (viols), Howard Bass (bandora), Mark Cudek (cittern and bass viol), Custer LaRue (vocalist/soprano), Larry Lipkis (viols), Ronn McFarlane (lute) and Chris Norman (flutes). Some artists are known from other Dorian productions, such as Ronn McFarlane on the lute in the collection 'Greensleeves'.

This is music that is interesting, flawlessly performed, entertaining and has a quality about it that makes it both ancient and current at the same time. A wonderful recording, this is a real treat to the listener interested in Celtic music, Renaissance music, and folk music.

Awww, wow (^_^) I love this thing!.......2003-01-22

This cd is so pretty! I love scottish music, and there isn't a single song on this alphum i don't like. And that's coming from a 14 year old girl who dresses in black and listens to Marilyn Manson...@_@....eh, I always had weird tastes. I think i'm the only one my age who listens to Malice Mizer, Dir en Grey, Gackt,Morning Musume, Enya, and Bach....AHHH! what have my parents spawned!?!? . .oh, well...
I think that only a closed minded person wouldn't like this alphum (you know, people who only like modern music and only ever wear the -latest fashions' . . .[cough] . . ) But then again, every one's entitled to their own opinion....

The BEST.......2001-11-27

The Baltimore Consort knows that Renaissance music is not only for the people interested in scholarly music that are studying for their finals. Of course, they are using period instruments and techniques in a very informed manner. However,they realized that the most important thing about music is find.

This CD stays in rotation all the time.......2001-08-08

I'm a Baltimore Consort junkie, and this album is entirely at fault. It's the first one I ever bought, and I got hooked. The first track starts off with pipes breaking into a lively song. Who needs to understand the words? The period instruments on this album give it a different sound; it's not classical music in the way you grow up thinking (Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc.). It's popular music-- of a different time. Really, really oldies. It's very hard to explain, but if you're thinking about getting a Baltimore Consort album, I'd say to start with this one. It's a great example of their style, and lots of fun to listen to.

Like the Music of Scotland? You'll LOVE This!.......2000-12-21

If you enjoy the musical sounds of Scotland, this album is a must-have. Custer LaRue's vocals, Chris Norman's flutes, Ronn McFarlane's lutes and Edwin George's bagpipes will transport you to Renaissance Scotland. And if you've heard these tunes before by other performers, give the Baltimore Consort a chance to show you what quality Renaissance music is all about! While this album is more vocally driven than some of the Baltimore Consort's other albums, it is an enjoyable offering that will only add spice to your music shelf. The songs here are grand examples of the fine Scottish music of the 16th-18th centuries, and will be enjoyed with perhaps as much zeal as the instrumentals. There is a fine musical rendering of the Lord's Prayer in "Our Father God Celestial" on this album, a favorite of mine. There are two bagpipe tunes, which no Scottish album could be without. Lovers of Celtic music (like me) will no doubt enjoy this album, as it is yet another by the Consort that has been played and replayed in my household.

Four Freshmen in Person/Voices and Brass

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The Freshman On Stage
Never Sounded Better

Four Freshmen in Person/Voices and Brass
The Four Freshmen
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
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ASIN: B0002LO7F6
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Somebody Loves Me
In This Whole Wide World
Holiday
Sweet Lorraine
You've Got Me Cryin' Again
My Heart Stood Still
Old Folks
Day By Day
Malaya
Indian Summer
Them There Eyes
Circus
It's A Blue World
Mr. B's Blues
Stella By Starlight
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
I Had The Craziest Dream
I'm Glad There Is You
It Had To Be You
Laura
Candy
Lonely For My Love
Pennies From Heaven
Never Again
Sunday
Autumn Leaves

Product Description

In Person:
1. Somebody Love Me
2. In This Whole Wide World
3. Holiday
4. Sweet Lorraine
5. You've Got Me Crying Again
6. My Heart Stood Still
7. Old Folks
8. Day By Day
9. Malaya
10. Indian Summer
11. Them There Eyes
12. Circus
13. It's A Blue World
14. Mr. B's Blues

Voices And Brass:
1. Stella By Starlight
2. Route 66
3. I Had The Craziest Dream
4. I'm Glad There Is You
5. It Had To Be You
6. Laura
7. Candy
8. Lonely For My Love
9. Pennies From Heaven
10. Never Again
11. Sunday
12. Autumn

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Freshman On Stage.......2005-09-14

A twofer from Collectors Choice, prime examples of The Four Freshmen in concert and in the studio. The concert recording finds the quartet in Southern California playing for an enthusiastic crowd. They sound great live and the patter is delightful. "Voices In Brass" is in the vein of the Four Freshman Five Trumpets and Five Trombones etc. "Voices..." contains there signature tune, "It's A Blue World". Both these albums showcase there marvellous talent.

Never Sounded Better.......2005-06-27

The Four Freshmen never sounded better. I have always been a fan of this style of music and the Four Freshmen still have their same magic.

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Cabaret diva
No Eartha Kitt Collection Complete Without this CD!
WOW!! (There is nothing else to say)
alive and scratching
This is the CD!

Eartha Kitt In Person at the Plaza
Eartha Kitt
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Purrfect: The Eartha Kitt Collection
Back in Business
The Best of Eartha Kitt: Where is My Man?
That Bad Eartha / Down to Eartha
Miss Kitt to You

ASIN: B000001OUG
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Sell Me!
I Wanna Be Evil!
Waray, Waray
The Touch
How Could You Believe Me?
Zhara Bee, Zha Zha
Champagne Taste
C'Mon A My House!
Old Fashioned Girl
C'est Si Bon!
Rumania, Rumania

Customer Reviews:

Cabaret diva.......2007-02-08

Eartha Kitt was one of the premier jazz cabaret singers of the 20th century. Despite this recording containing little to no information on the recording and musicians at hand, the disc still deserves five stars due to superb sound quality and a great price. Kitt is in peak form on this live set with plenty of sexy phraseology, wit, and charm. Nina Simone had the same kind of flare with audiences as Kitt.

The sound quality on this album is outstanding. Recorded live in 1965 at The Plaza, the musical director on this recording is David Saxon. I wish I knew who the sidemen were on these tracks, as they interact well with her on these sets. With vocals as rich and sultry as this, I find myself revisiting "Eartha Kitt in Person at the Plaza" regularly. So sample some of the tracks, read some of these reviews, and see how she suits you. I doubt Eartha will disappoint you.

No Eartha Kitt Collection Complete Without this CD!.......2001-05-09

"Live at the Plaza" is in my view, the best Eartha Kitt CD which is currently "widely" available. Some of the more difficult recordings to come by, such as "Live In London", compare favorably but any Eartha Kitt fan should have "Live at the Plaza". There are few performers with the charisma and stage presence of Ms. Kitt, and this album captures the very essence of her fabulous live performances. The recording quality is excellent, and the song variety is wonderful. "Champagne Taste", "I Wanna Be Evil", "How Could You Believe Me", "Warray, Warray", and "Sell Me" are all WELL worth the purchase price of this album. If you are a fan of Eartha Kitt, or if you are a fan of her genre, then you will not want to miss the opportunity to purchase this album. Though "Live at the Plaza" has been widely available for several years, Ms. Kitt's album's notoriously go out of print and become collector's items. Jump on this while you have the opportunity!!!

WOW!! (There is nothing else to say).......2000-09-30

This is the best of Eartha Kitt without a doubt. With her amazing talent, she brings the listener what I think is her best work. The songs range from "C'mon a My House," a very fast, fun and lively song to "Old Fashion Girl," a slow and hilarious song. Yet most of the songs on this CD are fast and fun! If you are looking for solower songs I think you should bye "Back in Business." One starts singing her songs everywhere one goes. She is a phenomenal artest and very talented in the way she uses her voice. Kitt has been nominated 3 times for a Tony Award and 2 times for a Emmy and Grammy. You are missing out if you do not have this CD. I hope you will enjoy and share it with your family and friends.

alive and scratching.......2000-05-05

the only eartha kitt cd worth buying at this time, miss kit displays the talents of an army of women on this recording, she sings acts and lives her music. very funny at times in several languages including japanese and yiddish.

This is the CD!.......1999-11-24

This is a wonderful Eartha Kitt CD with some of her best songs. If there is one CD of Ms. Kitts that you should get, this would be the one.

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