Transit

Track Listings

1. Underground

2. Engravings

3. Marseille

4. Foreign Correspondence

5. Transit

6. Lost Time

7. Circe

8. Calling

9. Suite for Dominique: Over and Under/Round Robin/All Bounced Up

Transit,Ira Stein,Russel Walder,Windham Hill Records,Chamber Jazz,Contemporary Instrumental,Jazz,Jazz Music,Neo-Classical

Transit

Tracks:

Introduction
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Beginnings
Questions 67 And 68
Listen
Poem 58
Free Form Guitar
South California Purples
I'm A Man
Prologue, August 29, 1968
Someday (August 29, 1968)
Liberation

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Having morphed--some would argue devolved--into a predictable ballad machine by the '80s, it's good to be reminded of Chicago's original artistic ethos and vibrant promise. And what better place to start than their spectacular 1969 debut? This digitally remastered edition compiles the double album on a single disc that retains the original LP artwork and features a 16-page booklet with a retrospective essay (based on new band member interviews) by David Wild. Chicago weren't yet the '70s hit-singles factory they would shortly become, and CTA showcases a band whose muscular musicianship and creative restlessness fostered two LPs worth of music that was as aggressive and far-ranging as its singles were friendly and inviting. Tellingly, the hits showcased here--"Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?" "Beginnings," "Questions 67 and 68," and their rhythmically pumped cover of the Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man"--were often edited down from the original collection's suite-heavy structure. But those familiar cuts belie the downright progressive and angular nature of much of the rest, which fuses Terry Kath's neo-psychedelic guitar (which careens to noisy, feedback-laden Hendrixesque extremes on "Free Form Guitar") to one of rock's pioneering horn sections with enough experimentalism ("Poem 58") that it frequently overwhelms their undeniable genius with a pop song. Chicago would seldom sound so adventurous after this, one of rock's greatest debut albums. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Remastered and repackaged edition of their 1969 album. Features 'Beginnings', 'Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is', 'Questions 67 And 68', 'I'm A Man', 'South California Purples' and more. Digipak in a slipcase with a 16-page booklet featuring complete lyrics and detailed liner notes by Rolling Stone contributing editor David Wild. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Upgrade to old LP record.......2007-05-30

This is the first LP which started me buying this music. I have just upgraded my worn out record to a CD because this band still sounds good after over 30 years. Suggest those younger than 30 give it a try and hear how big band music really should sound.

CTA Review.......2007-05-24

It didnt take much convincing. My sister has the original LP and I used to play them constantly. Throught the years Ive bought this cassette several times and played them til they wore out. Now Im glad to have it on CD

When Chicago was electrifying...........2007-04-13

Chicago is a nasty city. The sports teams always lose, the weather is that of extremes (bitter cold, stifling, humid summers), and it tends to get ignored in favour of NYC and L.A.. But some great music came out of that city, and Chicago (the band) is an example. This is one of the greatest debuts in rock history, an album full of life, vigor, experimentation, intelligence, and rock and roll. Terry Kath especially shines on this album, with his blistering guitar work on Introduction, Poem 58 (his best song here), and Free Form Guitar. Most people who grew up listening to Chicago in the 1980's when they were making pop friendly, AOR music would absolutely freak at this song, and most of this album. There are pop tracks, like Does Anybody Know What Time It Is? and Beginnings, but they are adventurous, complex pop songs, and Lamm's piano solo on Time (usually edited on the single version) is beautiful. KAth's gravely voice is as amazing as his guitar work. Their cover of I'm a Man is better than Winwood's original, and Liberation is an amazing track in which to conclude. It's 14 1/2 minutes of jazz/rock fusion mayhem. Chicago was as good as any jazz/rock, prog rock band out there for the first 4 albums or so. Their pop songs, while not awful, certainly didn't have the adventure you have here.

Don't buy from CDNOW Preferred Buyer's Club.......2007-03-29

I never got the CD and Amazon and CDNOW Preferred Buyer's Club ignored my emails. Go to a real store and buy your music.

Excellent.......2007-03-09

I bought this CD for my brother's birthday, upon his request. He told me he absolutely loves it, and has listened to it non stop in his car to and from work.

Very satisfied customer in Ohio.

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Best Yet
Call it a comeback
Brilliant and Intense
unbelievable
Good choice!

Everything in Transit
Jack's Mannequin
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Jack's Mannequin, the angst-flavored, SoCal-vibed side project of Something Corporate's singer-song-writer Andrew McMahon, debuted live at SXSW and now debuts on album with Everything in Transit. Produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Alien Ant Farm), and featuring Motley Crue's Tommy Lee on drums, Everything in Transit offers yet another stage for the ethereal voice of an iconoclastic performer who is among alt-rock's most popular artists.

Customer Reviews:

Best Yet .......2007-03-15

I'm a huge SoCo fan, so of course when I heard about Andrew McMahon's solo project I was excited. This cd was even better than I could have expected. I've listened to it about 1000 times, and I'm still not tired of it. It has catchy lyrics, and all the songs are cool and piano driven, which I love. Honestly there's not a bad song on it.

Call it a comeback.......2007-03-09

Everything in Transit is the kind of CD you play on repeat in your car and don't get sick of...at least I haven't yet! I love each track from start to finish. I recently saw Andrew McMahon with Jack's Mannequin play at the 930 club and he sings and throws down on the piano even better live than he does on the album.

Brilliant and Intense.......2007-02-15

i don't like something corporate at all,
even north ,which i think is their less worst record,but mcmahon's jack's mannequin deliver amazing piano driven songs with so much grace that makes you wanna jump around the room,or just reflect a little bit 'bout life.

good music
i'm glad that he's ok

unbelievable.......2007-01-27

words cannot describe how incredible this CD is,,, amazing talent across the board,, I have found what i have been looking for ,,,, get it !!!! I know good music trust me,,,,,,, WOW

Good choice!.......2007-01-10

This CD is really great! Just because I love Something Corporate, I decided to buy the CD and was not let down. Jack's Mannequin delivers the same great style of Something Corporate.

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JACKS MANNEQUIN = AMAZING
The second coming of a future legend.

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Album Description

Everything In Transit offers another stage for the ethereal voice of iconoclastic performed Andy McMahon, one of alt-rock's most popular artists.

Customer Reviews:

JACKS MANNEQUIN = AMAZING.......2007-02-07

Wow. This album blew me away. I loved SoCo to death, but I love Jack's Mannequin just a little bit more. Literally, EVERY SONG IS AWESOME!! Words can't describe how great of an album this is. This CD is worth every penny. You must own this CD.

Standout Tracks : EVERY SINGLE SONG.. AMAZING BAND .. AMAZING CD

The second coming of a future legend........2006-11-19

I won't waste my time and yours by doing a full review of 'Everything In Transit', Jack's Mannequin's flawless gem of an album; there is already ample gushing in the review section of the disc's original release. What I will do is tell you why, even if you already own the album, you owe it to yourself to purchase this re-release for the spectacular DVD footage it contains.

If you've never seen piano-playing frontman Andrew McMahon play a live show before, you're in for a treat. The 24 year old is a born entertainer and one of the most charismatic young performers you'll ever have the pleasure of encountering. But the shows recorded here are exceptional in that they represent the singer's return to the stage after a battle with leukemia that very nearly claimed his life. The first show on the disc took place a mere 100 days after the stem cell transplant that saved him and there is a touching irony to the record's seemingly carefree lyrics as Andrew, rail-thin and still bald from chemotherapy, sings, 'California in the summer / and my hair is growing long'. If the fans in the audience appear subdued, it is out of sheer relief. And after all he's been through, McMahon delivers a quiet but pitch-perfect set sprinkled with dialogue that is upbeat, gracious, and even, endearningly, a little nervous.

The second show set in New York City has a completely different vibe. Now sporting one of his trademark nerdy sweater vests and a headful of reassuring fluffy regrowth, McMahon gives his fans the kind of show they've come to expect from him; the kind that rocks one's face off. And while he's still a long way from flipping his piano over and lighting it aflame, stunts he was infamous for during his Something Corporate days, it is clear that his irrepressible energy and enthusiasm for music has returned full force.

And if that weren't enough, the disc also includes two beautifully crafted music videos. The animated floral explosion that is The Mixed Tape Version One (animated because McMahon was physically unable to record a video at the time it was released) and the stunningly gorgeous Dark Blue, which features a painful looking 40's era dance marathon (watch for Tommy Lee's cameo).

So, boys and girls, if you've always wanted to see a pheonix rise up from the ash, well, here's your chance. Despite being entirely too short, the poignant and triumphant live performances included with this rerelease are well worth the full price. And you can always use another copy of Everything In Transit, you know, for when your other one melts from overplaying. ;)

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Jack's Mannequin is amazing, buy this cd
This CD Could Sink the Sun
uhh the best cd you will ever stumble upon
BEST CD EVER
Neither Corporate nor Bruised

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Jack's Mannequin is amazing, buy this cd.......2006-08-15

This is an amazing band and an amazing cd. I love every track on the cd, which is rare for me when buying a cd. I can listen to this cd over and over. I recently went to a show and they are awesome live. I highly recomend this cd and this band, as long as you like the pop/punk genre you will not be disapointed!

This CD Could Sink the Sun.......2006-08-09

The most amazing CD you will ever hear. Finally, great music and amazing lyrics to go along with it. The keyboard is coming back :D If you havent heard a song by Jack's Mannequin...you are seriously missing out. The lyrics are mindblowing. Hurry, GO BUY THIS CD!

uhh the best cd you will ever stumble upon .......2006-07-31

i absolutely love my copy of everything in transit. it is practically the best cd you will ever have. after a year of listening to it im still not even tired of it and if you ever get a chance to see them live you should..theyre just as good or maybe even better than the cd.

BEST CD EVER.......2006-07-14

I bought this cd and it is the best Cd I have ever had In My Entire 14 years of living and I've had quite a few cds in my lifetime. I Completely Recomend this cd to anyone on the entire earth

Neither Corporate nor Bruised.......2006-07-08

Though noticably different from Something Corporate's North, Everything in Transit shares the vocals and most obviously the talent behind Something Corporate. Tracks like "Bruised" and "Dark Blue" are phenomenal examples of a narrative both surreal and familiar. The album's a pleasure from start to finish, and it really is a story. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Something Corporate or is a fan of genuine creativity in general.

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Hendrix with a horn section!
Don't believe the hype
Fantastic music from a golden era !!
Progressive Rock with a Jazz Twist
Breathtaking beginning for a brilliant, brassy band

Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Manufacturer: Chicago Records
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ASIN: B0000021RB
Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

Introduction
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Beginnings
Questions 67 And 68
Listen
Poem
Free Form Guitar
South Californica Purples
I'm A Man
Prologue, August 29, 1968
Someday (August 29, 1968)
Liberation

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Formed in 1967, the Chicago Transit Authority echoed the concepts of Blood, Sweat & Tears by adding a jazzy horn section to their rock sound. Before shortening their name due to pressure in their hometown, the CTA released this impressive debut album. Featuring the vocals of keyboard player Robert Lamm, guitarist Terry Kath, and bassist Peter Cetera, Chicago's sound was smoothly orchestrated one minute and overtly raucous the next. The late Terry Kath indulged himself in "Free Form Guitar" and wailed aggressively in the cover of the Spencer Davis Group's hit, "I'm a Man." Robert Lamm wrote most of the original material, including the successful "Beginnings" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is." This record shows Chicago fully formed and sounding great. --Mitch Myers

Customer Reviews:

Hendrix with a horn section!.......2007-05-06

Not that that is a "bad" thing--because to my ears, it's not. But the point I'm making is to show you how much the focus of this band's music had shifted from the first album to future albums. And if I didn't know any better, I would have thought that this album was a vehicle for guitarist Terry Kath's solo career. If you listen to this album throughout, you can make the conclusion that this was Terry Kath's album, as he was pretty much given free room to roam on virtually every track unrestrained--including his own pyrotechnic "freak-out" number, "Free Form Guitar". This is a far cry from even the next two albums, when the horns, which were supposed to be Chicago's trademark in the beginning, seem to at least share as much or more of the soloing. Much later, it would become ALL horns!
But it looks like in the beginning, Chicago was largely a "guitar-based" band, centering around Terry Kath, who also shared a lot of the singing in the early days. It didn't seem to be Peter Cetera's band, as it seemed to come to be known many years later. The singing was shared a lot between Terry Kath, and organist Robert Lamm--who in my opinion, has one of the classiest singing voices in rock, especially on one of Chicago's most beautiful ballads--"Beginnings". As Chicago and Santana both played many of the same rock festivals during this period, it was easy to see a lot of similarities between Lamm and Gregg Rolie from Santana, as both men, similar in appearance, seemed to be the singing organists who stoked the engines of their repsective large bands--but Lamm was much less the organist than Rolie was for Santana. Perhaps, however, he was a better songwriter.
But again, I see this as largely a guitar player's album. Every aspiring guitar player should give this one a listen. Pay close attention to Terry Kath's techniques, feel, tone, distortion, and choice of amplification, because it is "smokin'" hot, and some of the best of 1969. In fact, I would register this among the best guitar albums of 1969--I know that sounds strange for a group known mostly for horns, but Terry Kath's contributions to rock guitar can simply not go ignored!

Don't believe the hype.......2006-08-06

My favourite Chicago moments largely occur from 1976 and before: during the time when they gave more vent to their impulses to infuse slightly jazz-tinged horn charts into their rock and ballads. Unlike probably the bulk of their fans, I don't remember the initial release of the albums (born in 1970) so it was with high hopes of unearthing a "lost classic" that I came to this album. My hopes were mostly dashed.

For the unitiated, Chicago Transit Authority (the band shortened their name after a legal threat from the Windy City subway system) married horn charts and a jazz sensibility to rock guitar at this point. (They would later evolve into adult contemporary pap merchants in the 80s with Cetera at the helm.)

HIGHLIGHTS:
The still popular "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" continues to be one of the band's nicest combinations of melody, a bit of somewhat jazzy improv, and a memorable hook: in the AM radio "single edit" anyhow. Here you also get a meandering piano prelude that doesn't really progress into the melody properly. The epic "Beginnings" is probably the best synthesis of the band's chops and a good tune. It runs long but doesn't overstay its welcome unlike others on here. When Pankow's trombone blast cuts in, the moment is ebullient rapture rather than the lazy wandering that mars other cuts on the disc. Somewhat bluesy "South California Purples" is a decent mid-tempo chugger. A charging cover of Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man" nearly stands up to the original's power.

LOWS:
"Free Form Guitar" is wankery of the first order. All "check out my technique" and no "dig the melody". What differentiates Kath and other guitar luminaries like Hendrix or Clapton is the ability to know when to STOP. Kath doesn't seem to find that line here. The self-important politics of "Prologue, August 29th, 1968" (a soundbite of protests before that year's Chicago Democratic Convention that led to riots) may have made this album "relevant" at the time but now it renders the disc more dated than Kath's prominent wah-wah. "Poem 58" and "Liberation" begin promisingly enough but my attention's wandering about 2 minutes in.

BOTTOM LINE:
Chicago at their best continues to be as a singles band. Only 'jam-band' fans should find the whole CD essential, otherwise you can get the best bits here on the 2CD anthology or the single CD set Chicago IX: Greatest Hits. Average 70s effort overall.

Fantastic music from a golden era !!.......2006-05-30

Want to hear something different and ground breaking? Well this album delivers both in spades !! As a mere 16y old in the late 1960's I was used to the very special music that was being made both in England and the US. However I was not prepared for this. This wasn't "progressive rock", "jazz" "pop" or "blues". In fact it couldn't be categorised and that's where the beauty of this music lays. Right from the outset your ears will wonder where the tunes will take you next. How can for instance "free form guitar" and "does anybody know what time it is ?" be on the same album. Would this be the case today ? I won't say anything further...just to invite you to listen to probably the most inventive a technically brilliant piece of music you might ever come across. And I mean cw Pet Sounds or any of the Beatles output !!!!

Progressive Rock with a Jazz Twist.......2006-04-07

Those who are familiar with Chicago of the 1980s and beyond will likely not know the original incarnation of Chicago at all. This music in 1969 was fresh, original, and, looking back, very progressive. At the time the music was called by some jazz-rock fusion, which the booklet included with the album explains was a marketing move. Today we know such music in all its incarnations as progressive rock.

An amazing six of the twelve tracks from this CD were released as singles during the three years the album was on the Billboard top 100. Of the six, five had to be edited because of their excessive length. In those days, when FM was considered somewhat "underground" because of the paucity of FM stations and receivers, FM was the only place to hear these cuts in their unedited entirety.

Ardent fans of Chicago will recognize most if not all these hits by their titles: "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?," "Beginnings," "Questions 67 and 68," "Listen," "Poem 58," and "I'm a Man." I admit that while I recognize most of these songs when I hear them, the titles often do not match well to the lyrics. Even casual fans of Chicago would likely recognize most of these songs from the airplay they received in the late 60s and early 70s, and the airplay they continue to receive on classic rock stations.

Some of the songs in their unedited album versions are unfamiliar. The extensive piano introduction to "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" gives the song an even stronger jazz influence than the song proper. "Beginnings" starts out like the version released for radio, but it is nearly eight minutes long on the CD, adding an extended instrumental exit that adds jazz and Hispanic elements.

While the term jazz-rock does seem to classify much of this music, this first effort was experimenting with a variety of genres. "Free Form Guitar" uses heavy feedback in a style strongly reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. Music such as "Free Form Guitar" make "Chicago Transit Authority" as experimental in some ways as the contemporary "In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson, considered one of the key milestones in progressive rock.

The last selection on this CD, "Liberation," has riffs that feel like some of the heavier music of the 60s, and manages to be sufficiently free-form that you might wonder whether this recording was the first time that Chicago played this music in exactly this way. While there is a jazz influence in this song, it is a very psychedelic rock song.

The music in this album is all over the map in a way, from pop influenced songs like "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" to the bizarre guitar instrumental of "Free Form Guitar." Every cut shows the breadth of talent and ability of a group that should be considered progressive in its first incarnation. Even the pop influenced songs generally have only pop portions, with incredible layered instrumentals surrounding the pop portions. This album contains absolutely phenomenal, ground-breaking rock music, a must-have for any fan of progressive rock and cutting edge music of all eras.

Breathtaking beginning for a brilliant, brassy band.......2005-08-30

The band Chicago, fresh out of the gate, champing at the bit, and straining at the reins was a wonder to behold. In many ways, this album is their best, born before fame and the cares of pop stardom took their toll on nerves and egos. CTA shows the band as musically competent, but with a ferocity, inventiveness, looseness, daring, hunger and depth of feeling that sadly steadily eroded over the next half-dozen albums.

I first heard this album in the early seventies as I started high school. Back then, I was fascinated by the big hits - "Questions 67 and 68," "Beginnings," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" But now I find myself enjoying the rest of the album as well or even more. The long guitar solos and clockwork jamming of "Listen" and "Poem," and even (but only occasionally) the very free-form guitar of "Free Form Guitar." Given that shortness of Terry Kath's career, this album is an eerily prescient memorial to his phenomenal skill.

I love everything about the album - it's big pop sound, its complexity ("Introduction" is one of the tightest and most complicated rock compositions I have ever heard), its energy, and its politics. "Liberation," seamlessly incorporating the chant "The Whole World is Watching" from the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, still has the power to roil this old radical's blood. Listen to the album over and over, focusing on Danny Seraphine's kaleidoscopic drumming, or Peter Cetera's melodic bass lines, or Terry's ornamental guitar lines. There is so much going on here that a cursory listen just will not do.

An incredible beginning for a band that is still filling halls with audiences eager to relive old standards.

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Pax Futura
Oliver Future
Manufacturer: Transit Of Venus/Fireproof Recordings
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ASIN: B000QW6XU8
Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

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With the long-playing album succumbing to today's single song downloadable world, Oliver Future's "Pax Futura," due July 24, 2007, is refreshingly anachronistic. Filled with mini-suites and recurring themes, Oliver Future and acclaimed producer Adam Lasus have created an album in the biggest sense of the word. From the first winsome notes of opener "The Many Things I Am Aware Of," to the manic closer "The Slow Fast," the record brims with intensity and highlights the band's impressive range. Songs fade into each other like scenes from a film as frontman Noah Lit muses on topics such as the apocalypse, politics, failed romance and natural disaster. Oliver Future has rapidly made a name for itself in its adopted hometown of L.A, winning over locals as well as influential radio DJ and music supervisor Chris Douridas, who has had them play live on his KCRW show, "Higher Ground." Digipak.

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Capitalism at it's worst
Timely music...
The shape of music to come
Lost Time -- nice song

Transit
Ira Stein , and Russel Walder
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
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ASIN: B000008L4O
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

The Underground
Engravings
Marseille
Foreign Correspondence
Transit
Lost Time
Circe
The Calling
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Customer Reviews:

Capitalism at it's worst.......2006-03-25

I owned this on cassette tape (remember those?), and have since misplaced it. Hoping to find it on CD I came to Amazon.com only to find that it cannot be purchased for less than $60.00 (for a CD). This country is going downhill quickly!!!
Give people a break, spread the joy of this wonderful music, and offer it at a price that a normal human being might be able to afford!

Timely music..........2005-09-28

If this CD is disappointing (esp. in contrast to "Under the Eye"), it's solely because it's such pure '80s music. But if you can filter out the 80s-ana in here, and hear the whole collection as one of the very very best of the innovative stuff boiling out of that era, some of the best of the new acoustic/new age/new jazz that frothed up that decade, then you'll dig it. And you'll hear it as fresh, resonant, "NOW" stuff, too. It's got a life beyond 1982, yes it does.

OK, it's full of 80s gimmicks, the synthesized hand-clap rhythm, etc, but if you're tired of it now, just relax, because it was so new then. And Walder/Stein were among the first and best to plunder the new and the old for sounds that helped deepen their music. I still remember the happy dissonance of that electro-clapping. It worked then, it still does.

For myself, I like this CD a ton. I also love "Under the Eye" and I've worn out the Stein Group's CD "Carousel". These boys have a knack for feeling-ful music, that helps me (maybe you too) figure out whats going on deep in our locked-up hearts and put some musical vocabulary to it. To know it for the first time.

I love that about music. As a favorite professor called it, "the history of an emotion". Stein and Walder are excellent affective historiographers.

The shape of music to come.......2005-06-11

If you wanted to look into the future from back in 1986 and see in what direction music might be heading, all you had to do was to pick up "Transit." Stein and Walder were WAY ahead of the curve. How do I know? There was a young Bruce Hornsby singing on the LP, and Dawn Atkinson contributed vocals and electronic percussion. Joining Bruce and Dawn were Mark Isham and Mike Manring. When you have that kind of support on an album that tells me a great deal. But don't take my word for it - I've only been playing and enjoying music for some three and a half decades. Take a chance. Give 'Foreign Correspondence' an unbiased listen, remembering you're listening to a sound that first came out on LP in 1986. Then enjoy every tasty cut.

Lost Time -- nice song.......2004-10-23

The comparison between this terrific duo's work, 'Under the Eye', and this work, is a bit of a disappointment for the listener. All the originality and rich instrumentation from the other work is here a much simpler ensemble with acceptable result but not as much brilliantness.

The first track, 'The Underground', starts in a very interesting way, but a synth loop gets a bit repetitive.

'Engravings' sounds beautiful although it needs some listens.

'Marseille' sounds a bit poorly instrumentated and maybe should have more instruments in order to be more evocative.

The best track undoubtedly is Walder's composition, 'Lost Time', a great and imaginative song where the piano and the oboe intertwine together perfectly and the melodies are spontaneous and very inspired.

The title track 'Transit' is nice although a bit too commercial.

There's another highlight, 'The Calling'. It's a really uplifting song with a lot of emotion and the beautiful oboe sounds here best than ever.

This album is a part of the progress that led to stunning 'Under the Eye'. Look for that album. It will staunt you.

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This is it...
A feisty little musical riot
A wondrous look into secular medieval music
More fine familiar material from Ensemble Unicorn

Carmina Burana
Ensemble Unicorn , Posch , Ambrosini , and Ens Oni
Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GO42
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

Bache, Bene Venies
Axe Phebus Aureo
Clauso Cronos
Katerine Collandemus
Fas Et Nefas
Tempus Transit Gelidum
Ich Was Ein Chint So Wolgetan
Ecce Torpet Probitas
Exiit Diluculo
Vite Perdite
Procurans Odium
Celum, Non Animum
Tempus Est Iocungum

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This is it..........2005-08-30

This is easily my favorite of the Ensemble Unicorn albums, providing an excellent contrast to Carl Orff's far more modern rendition (especially track 13). This CD is a must have, and three of the tracks, Bache, Bene Venies, Vite perdite, and Tempus est iocundum stand out as some of the best renditions of early music that I have ever heard.

This recording blends the impeccable balance of the instrumentation with excellent vocals, (listen for Bernhard Landauer and Eric Mentzel, the countertenor and tenor, respectively). This is as much as you could ask for, and certainly more than you could expect, in an Early Music recording.

A feisty little musical riot.......2005-07-12

If you've ever been even slightly curious as to how Medieval secular music might have sounded but were unsure if it was for you this is a great place to start. At this price Naxos makes musical terra incognita much easier to explore. The results here are an absolute riot and are barrels of fun. There is life, rhythm and colour in abundance - all of which makes it irresistible from start to finish. The only word of warning is that this definitely NOT Gregorian chant and if that is what you want you will be in for a huge shock. The music here is gregarious, bawdy and populated with drunkards and virgins being deflowered. It is really all completely over the top.

As always Michael Posch is to be thoroughly commended for the sheer spontaneity of the musical feast that he unfailingly serves up. Too often music making of Medieval music seems awfully dry and academic - whereas this is way too riotous for that, even though a good deal of musicological research has gone to recreating Medieval performing practice.

The final carrot to go and buy this recording is the fantastic recorded sound. Naxos you have put many a major recording firm to utter shame with this release, who all to frequently demand several times the price for dreadful recordings/transfer - with Virgin Classics being the worst offender. Audiophiles after a miraculous bargain should pounce at the oppurtunity. Soundstaging is glorious, with air around the instruments, balance, detail, focus balanced by some warmth. It is all there for the taking!

A wondrous look into secular medieval music.......2004-09-07

I originally purchased this album because of one song: Bacche Bene Venies. I have heard countless versions of this song from varying quality ensembles.

Out of all the arrangements of any of the original Carmina Buranas, this album contains all of them. The always-brilliant Ensemble Unicorn has once again captured the mood of the music, showing the listener what these songs and poems really were: (often very filthy) drinking songs and poems for the medieval pilgrim. This album is a must have for the early music enthusiast.

More fine familiar material from Ensemble Unicorn.......2003-03-20

Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars, as I've noted in other reviews here, seem to shine especially on one-line monodic material where the performers must make their own arrangements. This is music tailor made to that approach --- especially since not all of the poems have their own tunes, and those that do have them recorded in hard to read neumes rather than staff notation. Melodies for the poems with no music at all are often borrowed from other period pieces.

Tracks:

Birth
Transit Theme
House Carpenter
In Speed
Taki Pejzaz
Roadkill
Earth's Kiss
Fire & Castration
The Questioning
I No Longer Wish To
The Corwith Brothers
Dream On A Train
I'd Like To Be

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intense and very ok.......2007-06-27

This is a very intense album but the music almost gets strangled in words but what can I say some of os want more music some of us want more words, it's a great album even though it's not my favorite I'm pretty sure that I'll buy all af the albums. Love the intensity.

5 stars are not enough!.......2006-05-17

Five stars simply is not enough for this wonderful record. I had the great pleasure of seeing Faun Fables open for Rasputina here in Florida year before last when they performed at least two of the songs from this album. Their version of "The House Carpenter" puts a new spin on one of my favorite traditional folk songs."Taki Pejzaz" is another great song from Zygmunt Konieczny who's "Carousel With Madonnas" was on "Family Album".
"The Corwith Brothers" is great piece in the classic musical theatre vein.It would be tough to find a weak song on record.If you get the chance to see Faun Fables perform the "The Transit Rider" live,run (don't walk) to the box office for tickets.Faun Fables are spectacular live and this record is really something special.

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Milestone of Brazilian Jazz
Smooth Jazz and Funk....With a Brazilian Twist.
Cascades is a great CD!! Rapid Transit on the other hand...

Cascades/Rapid Transit
Azymuth
Manufacturer: Milestone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AKJC
Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

Club Morocco
Cascade Of The Seven Waterfalls
Through The Window
Remembering Milton
Festa Nativa
A Woman
Indian Pepper
Make Mine Guarna
Afternoon
Missing Doto
Somewhere In Brazil
I'm Just Looking Around
Montreux
Gate Of Time

Customer Reviews:

Milestone of Brazilian Jazz.......2007-06-22

This double set is very important in the Brazilian Jazz world, because it offers one of the best representatives of its genre in Cascades, also, this album is very hard to find now and one of the most sought-after ones by Azymuth loyal fans.
Azymuth has written an important page in the music industry; it's amazing and almost impossible to find groups or musicians who can release not only 2 albums, but 2 super albums in the same year, and that's exactly what Azymuth did back in 1982 when they released "Telecommunication" and "Cascades"; these two, are albums with an impressive level of musiquality hard to match anywhere; 5 of Cascades 7 cuts were extensively aired and reached high rankings on radio transmissions everywhere in the world in the 80's - 90's; these hits are:
1) Club Morocco / 2) Cascade of the Seven Quedas / 3) Through the Window / 5)Festa Nativa and 7)Indian Pepper.

Another amazing feat reached here by Azymtuh is that after 25 years; these super hits sound soooo modern and up-to-date because they didn't use musical formulas that easily fade away. Not to be missed by Jazz and Brazilian Jazz fans out there.

Smooth Jazz and Funk....With a Brazilian Twist........2003-11-04

This is a wonderful CD. Many of the songs have a smooth jazz feel to them, however other songs, such as my favorite on the album, "Indian Pepper ("Pimenta Malagueta") remind you of the funk era from the late 70's - early 80's. Another good album to check out by Azymuth is "Telecommunication".

Cascades is a great CD!! Rapid Transit on the other hand..........2002-11-23

I've been looking for this album since I was in college back in the early 90's. I was thrilled when I found out Fantasy Records re-released it along with another obscure Azymuth album. I love the first 7 tracks which represents the Cascades CD, especially "Indian Pepper" and "Cascades of the Seven Waterfalls". I found it to be one of their best recordings. Rapid Transit though is not one of their better efforts. I wasn't too impressed with many of the tracks. I found it very abstract, like a painting. Maybe it will grow on me. Overall, get the CD for the first 7 tracks. You wont be disappointed!!

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