The Color and the Light

1. Beg or Borrow Days

2. Driving Through

3. Color and the Light

4. Hole in the Road

5. Saved

6. Yer Copout

7. Ready to Go

8. Why Don't You Do?

9. Million Dollar Smile

10. Thought of You

11. Hopeful

The Color and the Light,Jennifer O'Connor,Red Panda,Indie Rock,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: Outstanding Incredible..Worth 30 stars Superb singing matched with superb arrangements Beautiful music Beautiful Music, Yet There Is No There Here

Blue Wheat Stephen Foster , John , American Traditional , Spiritual Traditional , and Dale Warland Singers Manufacturer: American Choral ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Harvest Home Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers Cathedral Classics December Stillness Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000003M4T Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Oh, Shenandoah (Traditional)
2. He's Goin' Away (Traditional)
3. Skip To My Lou (Traditional)
4. Steal Away (Spiritual)
5. Wayfarin' Stranger (Traditional)
6. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me? (Traditional)
7. Pretty Saro (Traditional)
8. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
9. Black Is The Color (Traditional)
10. Red River Valley 9 (Traditional)
11. Nelly Bly (Stephen Foster)
12. My Lord, What A Mornin' (Spiritual)
13. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (Stephen Foster)
14. Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster)
15. Single Girl (Traditional)
16. Deep River (Spiritual)
17. Buffalo Gals (Cool White [John Hodges])
18. The Water is Wide (Traditional)
19. Black Sheep (African-American lullaby)

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2007-06-06

Robert De Cormier's remarkable arrangement and Marie Spar Dymit's and Lynette Johnson's pure vocals of "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" are well worth the price of the entire CD.

Incredible..Worth 30 stars.......2007-05-16

The Dale Warland Singers are my benchmark by which I judge all other choirs. The uniformity of sound, blend, and precise entrances, uniformity are incredible - almost inhuman. Excluding the all male Chanticleer from the roster, this was the finest choir in America. Now that they have broken up, buy all of their CD's you won't be disappointed!

Superb singing matched with superb arrangements.......2004-07-03

A project like this one inevitably highlights the skill of arrangers, and Dale Warland has selected some of the most talented anywhere. Most of these selections will be familiar to listeners, but I doubt most people have heard, for example, "Red River Valley" in Carol Barnett's haunting version here, and ditto for her magnificent "Deep River."

The disc opens with a spectacular, panoramic "Shenandoah" that takes maximum advantage of the Dale Warland Singers' refined sound, and things only get better (if that's possible). Other favorites are a cheery, fizzing "Nelly Bly" and Mark Keller's strong reworking of Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More."

Throughout the recording, the freshness of the arrangements is matched by the irresistible singing. This group is known for its outstanding performances and recordings, but this must be counted as one of their all-time best. The sound quality is terrific, capturing the gorgeous blend and precision of the group in a natural-sounding acoustic. Just stunning.

Beautiful music.......2003-07-03

I bought this CD after hearing a few of the recordings on our local NPR radio station. I was not disappointed in any of the selections. Very beautiful.

Beautiful Music, Yet There Is No There Here.......2003-01-13

The Dale Warland Singers (DWS) are among the relatively few musical professionals, who by their aesthetic standards and demonstrated artistry, have taken the less traveled and narrow road to exemplary artistic excellence.

The sound quality and acoustics are excellently engineered in this 20-bit original recording. The most delicately blend and inflection of the singers' voice can be heard. This sheaf of choral works has once existed in real space and time in the kaleidoscopic folklife of past generations. In recording the "Blue Wheat", the 40-member DWS, the creme de la creme of professional choral ensembles, has elevated the common oral tradition of American folk music into a rarified choral art form a capella "in the style of the chapel."

If the soul of the DWS is a capella singing, then Warland and the arrangers are the wings of the same soul. Among the kapellmeisters whose arrangements have graced this folksong anthology are the late Norman Luboff and Roger Wagner. Also included in this album are contemporary arrangements by other esteemed composers: John Rutter (conductor of The Cambridge Singers), Carol Barnett (the DWS resident composer from 1992 to 2001), and Stephen Paulus.

Gertrude Stein is famous for saying of her childhood home, Oakland, California, "When you get there, there's no there there." Purportedly, Stein opined this city by the San Francisco Bay lacked a defining sense of place. Bel canto notwithstanding, the folk melodies of "Blue Wheat" invoke a longing for something no longer possible. The abyss between the America today and the its past is impossible to bridge. Already, we have yielded to the abstractness of political correctness. Our past is either neglected, actively destroyed, or selectively museumed. We do not live in an understood land and culture. There is no there here in the presence of this music. It is only the poignancy of the moment that these beautifully rendered tunes live in our mind. We have to accept this reality as part and parcel of our rootlessness.

If the Oakland Raiders do make it to and win the Superbowl in 2003, there is a there there for some in the football community, albeit fleeting.

Average customer rating: Stands out among all my CD's.

The Color of Light Dana Cunningham Manufacturer: Fountain Creek Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dancing at the Gate Silent Night It's About the Rose An Ancient Muse Team of Rivals ASIN: B000K4X9C2 Release Date: 2007-06-04

Tracks:

1. Leap of Faith 6:23
2. Away 3:57
3. Amazing Grace 3:39
4. The Color of Light 8:28
5. House in Freedom 3:18
6. River of Grace 4:24
7. Improv I (Walking with Dad) 1:49
8. Flowers in the Dark 5:19
9. Flying Over Water 3:48
10. Improv II (First Light) 1:21
11. Swimming With Stones 5:58
12. Angels at Shady Grove 3:13
13. Stephen's Song 3:45
14. Prayer for Peace 4:46
15. Reprise 8:09

Product Description

The Color of Light blends 15 tracks of idyllic artistry featuring piano soloist, Dana Cunningham's original compositions and improvisations. Among her distinctively lyrical solo works are a number of pieces enhanced with instrumental textures and contemporary structures. Featured Grammy Award-winning artists include cellist, Eugene Friesen, percussionist, Glen Velez, and Will Ackerman, on guitar. Within the contemplative nature of Dana's previous works, the result is a surprisingly powerful and evocative album radiating with liberating colors, textures, line, and space as remarkable as any natural vista or visual work of art. The Color of Light is required listening for peacekeepers, contemplative listeners, as well as classical, and jazz aficionados.

Customer Reviews:

Stands out among all my CD's........2007-06-25

My mother died suddenly last February, and even though I had listened to The Color of Light many times before then, it helped me tremendously in my grieving and healing. I have also sent this CD to friends suffering from cancer and other illness, and everyone has thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful music. This is my favorite of Dana Cunningham's CD's because I think it's the most complicated and interesting for me. I listen to many types of music, and for me, this albumn is true joy.

Average customer rating: Great CD A High Energy Dance Album including vocals of Casey A melodic voyage into trance w/ some surprises along the way

Color vs The Light Nevarakka Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Soft LTD I Am Trying Twin Sun Rain Theory The Years ASIN: B0007KX2OE Release Date: 2005-01-12

Tracks:

1. Color Vs The Light
2. Energized
3. Alive
4. I Am Trying
5. Secrets
6. Something Wonderful
7. Love At First Sight
8. Why
9. Baby Let Me Know
10. Everyday
11. Understanding
12. Tears of Mine
13. Strings and Things

Album Description

This is the debut album from a high-energy dance act from Sweden that combines pounding trance beats with soaring synth melodies and dreamy vocals. Most of the singing comes from a beautiful young woman named Zandra, but other guests pop up, including Casey "3PM" from the band Wideband Network, and there are some intense instrumentals thrown into the fray as well. The music of Nevarakka fits into the new breed of melodic dance music, where synthpop melodies combine with modern trance for a beautiful and infectious sound. Fans of acts like Delerium, Schiller, Blank & Jones, ATB, etc. will find similarities, as well as new surprises.

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2005-07-28

I was pleasantly surprised by this CD. I took a chance on this CD and loved it all the way through. I would rate it in my top ten over the last 12 months.

A High Energy Dance Album including vocals of Casey.......2005-06-09

This is a very high-energy album that includes the vocals of Casey from The Wideband Network, and the vocals of Zandra. From my own opinion, I think that my favorite three songs are "Secrets", "I am trying", and "Why". I would recommend this album to anyone looking for a a high-energy dance album. And also, it is my favorite synthpop album. I would say that Nevarakka is a rising star!

A melodic voyage into trance w/ some surprises along the way.......2005-04-02

You can read a thorough review of this album, written by me using the name manicstar, under Reviews/Synthpop at www.regenmag.com, and please feel free to leave comments!

I hope you find it helpful! :)

Average customer rating: Music & Lyrics Excellent Sondheim at his best Great Jazz CD- Sondheim or not A joyous adventure

Color and Light: Jazz Sketches on Sondheim Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Soundtracks | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Jazz | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stephen Sondheim's Passion... in Jazz Sunday in the Park With George (2006 London Revival Cast) Turned to Blue ASIN: B000002AUC Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. Pretty Woman - Peabo Bryson
2. Every Day A Little Death - Grover Washington Jr.
3. Poems - Terence Blanchard
4. Anyone Can Whistle - Nancy Wilson w/ Terence Blanchard
5. Loving You - Nancy Wilson And Peabo Bryson
6. Color And Light - Herbie Hancock
7. One More Kiss - Jim Hall
8. Losing My Mind - Holly Cole Trio w/ Wayne Shorter
9. Children And Art - Holly Cole Trio w/ Oscar Castro-Neves
10. What You Can Lose? - Jim Hall
11. They Ask Me Why I Believe In You - Stephen Sondheim And Herbie Hancock

Customer Reviews:

Music & Lyrics.......2003-03-15

Works best without words. Sondheim's lyrics are badly sung and their meaning undermined. Otherwise fine.

Excellent.......2003-02-26

This album was a very pleasant surprise. Loving You - Nancy Wilson And Peabo Bryson, stands out as the best track but the entire album is excellent.

Sondheim at his best.......2003-02-06

Superb performances by Peabo Bryson, Nancy Wilson and Holly Cole are the highlight of this Sondheim collection. Sad to say, I was unaware of how prolific Sondheim was for so many years. A true blend of vocals and musicals from the soulful duet by Bryson and Wilson to the rather avante-garde stylings of Herbie Hancock. You may like some songs better than the others (I did). But, I can guarantee that if you like any of the principals involved, you'll consider the CD worthwhile. I have owned it for years and it is still near the top of the list of CD's that I listen to.

Great Jazz CD- Sondheim or not.......2002-07-09

Even if you're not a big Sondheim fan (and not everyone is despite what some fanatics think) you'll love this album. The jazz interpretations bring nuances to his music that will surprise you.
If you are a Sondheim nut you have to own this one. The duets are the albums assets but there is not a weak link in the set.

A joyous adventure.......2001-04-04

I found this jazz CD to be a delightful mixture of straight ahead jazz, vocal arrangements, and "smooth" tunes. The music is quite listenable and soothing. It has something for everyone who likes jazz. But the purist might find fault with its commercial appeal; I, for one, just sat back and relished.

Average customer rating: Intelligent, low-fi, addicting. THIS CD IS RETARDED Jennifer O'Connor Do yourself a favor and buy this CD cmj review

The Color and the Light Jennifer O'Connor Manufacturer: Red Panda ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jennifer Oconnor Getting Somewhere The Search New Moon The Crane Wife ASIN: B0007Y8AD8 Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

1. Beg or Borrow Days
2. Driving Through
3. Color and the Light
4. Hole in the Road
5. Saved
6. Yer Copout
7. Ready to Go
8. Why Don't You Do?
9. Million Dollar Smile
10. Thought of You
11. Hopeful

Customer Reviews:

Intelligent, low-fi, addicting........2006-06-05

Jennifer's going to be big. She has an album due out on Matador in the near future, so if you want to brag that you caught onto her first, get this record. Filled with smart, heartfelt lyrics illuminated by O'Connor's slightly husky voice, the mood varies from the upbeat on songs like 'Hole In the Road' to the beautiful, haunting strains of 'The Color and the Light'. Overall, a near-perfect collection of low-fi indie rock; just gorgeous.

THIS CD IS RETARDED.......2006-01-30

Everyone who listens to this cd must have ALOT of time on their hands. The singer and the music are tasteless! All of the people who listen to this cd need to get a life or atleast go watch viva la bam or sumthing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If i could i would give it zero stars!!!!!!!!!!! I have more fun watchin grass grow than listening to this cd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jennifer O'Connor.......2005-10-13

The title track is better than any single song Azure Ray have ever made. The album flows really well, as O'Connor's smoky voice suthes the listener into a dreamy fog. (how poetic)

Do yourself a favor and buy this CD.......2005-06-22

I've seen Jennifer play a few times acoustically, and own her last self-titled release, which is also acoustic. So I was totally unprepared for the full band sound on "The Color and the Light". While she's been drawing comparisons to early Liz Phair in the press, I hear much more (and it probably helps that I don't own any Liz Phair releases to limit those comparisons).

The music on "The Color and the Light," whether it is the guitar twang of "Beg or Borrow Days" the hushed, acoustic guitar of "Saved" or the layered, electric guitar on "Yer Copout" (which reminds me of Mazzy Star), serves as an excellent accompaniment to her lyrics. There is a variety of musical styles here, from the heavier fuzz-rock guitar on "Million Dollar Smile" to the softly acoustic "The Thought of You," but the lyrical thread that runs through the CD draws everything together. Many of those lyrics deal with motivation and stagnation; the desire to want so much more and how we often serve as our own best enemy.

Probably "Yer Copout" and "Why Don't You Do" (in which I hear early Suzanne Vega) are my favorite songs on the CD, although I really don't hear any lesser tracks on this release.

This is one of those indie gems that I hope more people hear. Jennifer has a real talent to my ears, and more people deserve to be exposed to her music. I have probably played this CD almost every day since I got it; and keep hearing more on it. I am really looking forward to her touring this summer.

cmj review.......2005-06-03

Now that Liz is lost in the Matrix, Brooklyn's Jennifer O'Connor (originally from Connecticut) picks up the ball and buck-n-runs with it. Right from the get-go, The Color And The Light explodes with some of the most compelling mid-fi indie since Exile; O'Connor shares Phair's deep register, droll delivery and the endearingly limited vocal range that enhances expressiveness rather than hinders it. While these parallels serve as a savvy calling card, O'Connor quickly outpaces them. She's a more proficient guitarist and (should we go there?) whip-smart songwriter, as evidenced on sparse tracks like the haunting "Saved." She's flexible enough to spike the mix with an occasional twanger, and descriptive enough to breathe lyrical life into boy/girl battles without resorting to sexual bluntness. On the album's second half, O'Connor relies on sheets of melodic feedback for a gauzy dream-pop effect, vowing on the sparkling "Beg Or Borrow Days," "I'm gonna drink black coffee all night long/Until I write the perfect song." Based on the trajectory of The Color And The Light, she may not even need as much as a venti.
- Glen Sarvady

Average customer rating:

Color Everything Pilot Light ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTKI80 Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

1. Meron
2. Doncha Know
3. Beautiful People in Boots
4. Still Life
5. Drive
6. Chicken Bones
7. Color Everything
8. Bits and Pieces
9. Meron 2
10. No Regrets

Average customer rating:

THE COLOR OF LIGHT JAMIE & CHRIS KEARNEY ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000QULN5A

Product Description

SILENCE, HIS NAME IS EVERTHING, THE PRIVILEGE, REST YOUR HEART, ANCIENT DAYS, DRAW ME CLOSE, ANGUS DEI, INDIGO EYES, LET THERE BE JOY, WILD BLUE, HIGHER GROUND, KALEIDOSCOPE

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Siren of Titan Manufacturer: We Bought the Universe Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA44A0 Release Date: 2004-06-29

Average customer rating:

Infinite Spectrum Meditation: Journey into the Healing Power of Your Soul Laurelle Shanti Gaia Manufacturer: Infinite Light Healing Studies Center ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA9R6G Release Date: 2001-11-27

Tracks:

1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Infinite Spectrum Journey

Average customer rating:

Uliyanich: Breathing of Cosmos Manufacturer: Russian Compact Disc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DGJ7 Release Date: 1998-10-27

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