1928

1. Amponsah, Pt. 1

2. Amponsah, Pt. 2

3. Atsin

4. Mam Bebi Minda

5. Opuhim Wuara

6. So Wu Bam

7. Kasi Ken Ken

8. Odo Yewu Ayem, Ye Man Mbobo

9. Akodaa Wisua

10. Womma Onye Bi

11. Mu Wu a Mbeda Dzii

12. Pen Pen Sin Pen

13. Adjuah Adadziwah, Pt. 1

14. Adjuah Adadziwah, Pt. 2

15. Araban Tekuah Kesi

16. Yaw Donkor

17. Penpensarku

18. Akoful

19. Banasko Na Kwesi Ayaw

20. Se Minga Biara a

Tracks:

Frankie
Nobody's Dirty Business
Ain't No Tellin'
Louis Collins
Avalon Blues
Big Leg Blues
Stack O' Lee
Candy Man Blues
Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)
Blessed Be The Name
Praying On The Old Camp Ground
Blue Harvest Blues
Spike Driver Blues

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Mississippi John Hurt recorded 13 country-blues songs for the Okeh Electric Records company in 1928. Then he vanished. Actually, he never went anywhere. Indeed, he never strayed from his hometown of Avalon, Mississippi. He simply put the guitar down. It was the Great Depression, times were tough, money was scarce, and he needed to work. Nearly 30 years later, a blues enthusiast tracked him down, took him back to Washington, D.C., and suddenly Mississippi John's musical career resumed as quickly as it had finished. He recorded again, but these first songs from the late 1920s--with John's melancholy voice and hypnotic guitar playing at its most inspired--are his greatest musical accomplishments. --Percy Keegan

Customer Reviews:

The real thing.......2007-03-22

Fabulous singing, guitar playing that must have had a great influence on Jerry Garcias acoustic stuff. And wonderful songs.

Mellifluous early blues recordings!.......2006-09-04

Mississippi John Hurt recorded only 13 songs before returning to a life of obscurity and hard work on a farm. Of these 13 songs recorded in 1928, 11 were penned by John Hurt with the other two being traditional spiritual numbers ("Blessed be the name" and "Praying on the old camp ground"). The recording quality of these Okeh recordings is simply fantastic, and have the best recording quality I have heard from this era. A little hiss is heard (very little) and not much else.

As to the recordings themselves, they are probably the sweetest sounding, most mellifluous early delta/country blues I have ever heard. John Hurt may not have had the well-known name of a Robert Johnson or Son House, but these recordings have had their influence in their own way. The song Stack O' Lee penned by Hurt became an R&B hit in 1950 (as Stack-A-Lee) for New Orleans pianist Archibald, and also became a rock-and-roll hit in 1958 for Lloyd Price (as Stagger Lee).

It should be noted that after Hurt recorded these songs, he went back to work in his hometown of Avalon, MS. Because this was an out-of the-way town, few passed through it, and because of this Hurt was influenced by few outside artists of the day. What we wind up with on this album is the heart and soul of John Hurt.......and it is magnificent.

Avalon Blues; Complete 1928 okeh recordings.......2006-03-26

If you like to hear Mississippi John Hurt, this is a very good
group of early music he sang. I like it very much, and I bought it as a gift for a family member never thinking I would get "hooked" on him as much as the family member was. This open my eyes to some wonderful music. I'm glad I bought for someone else and got to listen to it myself.

sweet sweet blues.......2006-03-08

This is simply the smoothest blues i've ever heard. His incredibly fluid and smooth playing style is like a steady flow of water. Im also amazed at how one man could create such a sound with a guitar and sing at the same time. This music is also incredibly happy sounding for blues, the lyrics are rather sad, but the pretty way he sings them makes it very sweet sounding. This music reminds me less of the old delta blues (even though thats what it is) but sounds more like music from the hills, almost as if there is a folky feel to it. This is definately a great addition to anybodies blues collection, and i thoroughly suggest anybody who is interested in the blues to check this out.

classic blues.......2005-12-23

As good as anything ever recorded.Remarkable guitar style.Soft sweet soulfull voice.Unlike anyone of his time.A MUST HAVE!!

Show Boat (1988 Studio Cast): Von Stade; Hubbard; Hadley; McGlinn

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The Best American Musical
An American Treasure
DON'T DESPAIR. IT'S BEEN REISSUED!!!!!
An American tragedy....
Gorgeous!

Show Boat (1988 Studio Cast): Von Stade; Hubbard; Hadley; McGlinn
Frederica von Stade , Jerome Kern , Jerry Hadley , Bruce Hubbard , Teresa Stratas , David Garrison , Leslie Fyson , John McGlinn , and London Sinfonietta
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SJL
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Overture
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Cotton Blossom: Niggers all work on d Mississippi... (Stevedores, Gals, Queenie, Steve, Pete, 1st Mincing Miss, 2nd Mincing Miss, Beaux, Girls & Boys)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Cotton Blossom: 'Andy!!!...' (Parthy, Windy, 1st Mincing Miss, 2nd Mincing Miss)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo: 'Here comes the Show Boat parade!...' (Boy, Girls, Boys, Andy, Parthy)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo: 'Hey Julie...' (Pete, Julie, Steve, Parthy, Andy, Ellie)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo: 'It's a man...' (Ellie, Ravenal, Vallon)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Where's the Mate for Me?: Who cares if my boat goes upstream... (Ravenal, Magnolia)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Make Believe: Only make believe I love you... (Ravenal, Magnolia, Vallon)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene One - Ol' Man River: 'Oh, Joe!...' (Magnolia, Joe, Men)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Two - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man: 'What cher doin' all by yourself, Miss Nola?...' (Queenie, Magnolia, Julie, Joe, Servants)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Three - Life on the Wicked Stage: Why do stage struck maidens clamor... (Ellie, Girls)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Three - Till Good Luck Comes My Way: The man who ventures with chance... (Ravenal, Men)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Four - Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun': Mis'ry's comin' aroun'... (Queenie, Women, Joe Magnolia, Julie, Men, Solo Bass)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Four - Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun': 'Take her up, Rubberface!...' (Andy, Julie, Steve, Magnolia, Parthy, Ellie, Windy)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Four - Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun': 'Hello, Windy...' (Vallon, Andy, Magnolia, Steve, Julie, Windy, Ellie, Parthy)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Four - Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun': 'You needn't all look at us...' (Steve, Colored Chorus, Andy, Parthy, Magnolia, Ellie, Frank)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Four - Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun': 'Looks like a swell...' (Andy, Parthy, Frank, Ravenal, Julie, Magnolia, Steve, Joe)

Tracks:

Show Boat: Act One, Scene Five - I Would Like to Play a Lover's Part: Her face is fair to look upon... (Boys, Girls, Ellie, Frank)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Five - I Might Fall Back on You: Little girl, you are safe with me... (Frank, Ellie, Girls)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Five - Queenie's Ballyhoo: 'Is de theatre fillin' up, Cap'n Andy?...' (Queenie, Andy, Colored Chorus)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Six - Villain Dance
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Seven - You Are Love: 'That you, Nola?...' (Ravenal, Windy, Magnolia, Parthy)
Show Boat: Act One, Scene Eight - Finale Act One: Oh tell me, did you ever!... (Firls, Boys, Chorus, Andy, Women, Men, Negro Women, Magnolia, Parthy, Vallon, Pete)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene One - At the Fair: When we tell them about it all... (All, 1st Barker, Boys, Girls, Chorus, 2nd Barker, Men, 3rd Barker)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene One - Why Do I Love You?: I'm walking on the air, dear... (Magnolia, Ravenal, Chorus, Andy)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene One - In Dahomey: Dyunga doe!... (Dahomey Villagers, White Chorus)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Three - Convent Scene: Alma Redmptoris Mater... (Nuns, Mother Superior, Ravenal, Kim)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Four: 'All right, Jake...' (Jim, Jake, Julie)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Four - Bill: I used to dream... (Julie)
Show Boat: Magnolia's Audition - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Reprise): Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly... (Magnolia)
Show Boat: Magnolia's Audition - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Reprise): 'Whaddaya say, boss?...' (Frank, Jim, Magnolia, Jake)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Six - Trocadero Opening Chorus: Let's make the new year... (Chorus)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Six - Apache Dance
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Six - Goodbye, My Lady Love: So you're going away... (Frank, Ellie)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Six - After the Ball: 'Ladies and Gentlemen...' (Jim, Drunk, Andy, Magnolia, A Man, All)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Seven - Ol' Man River (Reprise): Ol' Man River... (Joe)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Seven - Hey, Feller!: When you yen for a gent... (Queenie, Chorus)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Eight - You Are Love (Reprise): 'That you, Nola?...' (Ravenal)

Tracks:

Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Nine: Cottom Blossom (Reprise): Cotton Blossom... (Chorus)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Nine - It's Getting Hotter in the North: Now up in the northern land... (Kim, Chorus)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Nine - It's Getting Hotter in the North: 'Say, Cap'n Andy...' (Frank, Ellie, Andy)
Show Boat: Act Two, Scene Nine - Finale Ultimo: 'Hello, Gay...' (Andy, Hope, Ravenal, Girl, Man, Magnolia, Old Lady, Chorus)
Show Boat: Appendix - Pantry Scene (Act One, Scene Two; deleted - 1927): 'What cher doin' all by yourself, Miss Nola?...' (Queenie, Magnolia, Julie, Joe, Servants)
Show Boat: Appendix - Waterfront Saloon Scene (Act One, Scene Three; deleted - 1927): 'Number four, black!...' (Voice (off), Ravenal, Loungers, Gambler)
Show Boat: Appendix - Yes, Ma'am (Act One, Scene Three; unused - 1927): Bet your hat... (Girls, Ellie)
Show Boat: Appendix - Kim's Imitations (Why Do I Love You?): (Act Two, Scene Nine; Ziegfeld Production - 1927): Why do I love you?... (Kim, Chorus)
Show Boat: Appendix - Dance Away the Night (Act Two, Scene Nine; London - 1928): Music in the air... (Kim, Girls, Boys)
Show Boat: Appendix - A Pack of Cards (Act One, Scene Six?; unused - 1927): One night as I sat by my fireside so weary... (Magnolia)
Show Boat: Appendix - The Creole Love Song (Act One, Scene Seven; unused - 1927): 'That you, Nola?...' (Ravenal, Windy, Magnolia)
Show Boat: Appendix - Out There in an Orchard (Act Two, Scene Four; unused - 1927): There was a sun sinking slowly in the west... (Julie)
Show Boat: Appendix - Gallivantin' Aroun' (Universal Film - 1936): Liza Matilda HIll... (Magnolia, Chorus)
Show Boat: Appendix - I Have the Room Above Her (Universal Film - 1936): 'Seems to me I've seen that stocking someplace...' (Ravenal, Magnolia)
Show Boat: Appendix - Ah Still Suits Me (Universal Film - 1936): 'Joe! Dere you go again!...' (Queenie, Joe)
Show Boat: Appendix - Nobody Else But Me (Act Two, Scene Nine; 1946 Revival): I was a shy, demure type... (Kim, Chorus)

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John McGlinn's sprawling, monumental three-CD set is about all the Show Boat any listener could ever ask for. In an obvious labor of love, McGlinn reconstructs the show as it ran on opening night, November 15, 1927, including every song, the original orchestrations, and all underscored dialogue. The most significant restoration is the dark choral number "Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun'," as Show Boat's serious subject matter helped establish its place as the most important turning point in the history of American musical theater. McGlinn also adds an appendix that includes songs cut before opening night and every song subsequently written for the show's many productions, most notably the love duet "I Have the Room Above Her," written for the 1936 film. (The recording is also available in a one-disc reduction called the "Broadway Show Album.")

Rest assured this 221-minute blockbuster is not just dry scholarship; it's also terrific listening, with McGlinn conducting a dynamic London Sinfonietta and a strong cast including Frederica von Stade as Magnolia, Jerry Hadley as Ravenal, Teresa Stratas as the tragic Julie, Bruce Hubbard as the worldly wise Joe, Karla Burns as Queenie, and David Garrison and Paige O'Hara as the comic couple Frank and Ellie. And of course the songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II are among the most glorious ever written: "Ol' Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "Make Believe," "Why Do I Love You," "Bill," "You Are Love," and "Life upon the Wicked Stage." Also included are exhaustive production notes, a history of the show, a detailed synopsis, and a libretto. John McGlinn's Show Boat is a staggering achievement and a recording for the ages. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

The Best American Musical .......2007-07-29

The CD is the best American musical ever! The performances by Von Stade,Hadley etc are magnificient!

An American Treasure.......2007-03-03

When PBS showed the 1989 Paper Mill Playhouse production of Showboat, my five year old daughter fell in love with musical theater. To this day we never miss a production of Showboat, West Side Story, Music Man, Oklahoma or the rest of the great American musicals. These 3 discs are the closest you can ever hear to the original in 1927 and the recordings are leaps and bounds above any movie version or revival cast. Listening to Bill or Make Believe you almost want to cry at what Kern and Hammerstein were able to create.

I defy anyone to come up with another Broadway production that has three songs in a row better than Make Believe, Ol' Man River and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (West Side Story's Maria, America and Tonight are the best three in a row of a movie musical) and it's a shame that no movie version of Showboat can compare to this version. The first act is full of songs that are as good as any ever sung on a stage and I can't think of another production with a first act that compete against the big 3 plus Cotton Blossom, Where's The Mate For Me, Life On The Wicked Stage, Till Good Luck Comes My Way, Misry's Comin' Aroun', You are Love, Act One finale and Why Do I Love You?. You just don't want to have the music stop.

If you don't like opera you won't like this version. Sung the way Kern and Hammerstein wrote them, you can't help but feel the operatic nature of these songs. Tough noogies because Showboat is above all an opera disguised as a Broadway play and no sweetening should be allowed.

The four leads are all superb, Frederica von Stade as Nola especially. The booklet contains the complete libretto and allows a different way to appreciate the music.

If you buy just one version of Showboat you need this one. If you have other versions of Showboat you need this one. As a matter of fact, anyone with ears to hear needs this version. A true American treasure.

DON'T DESPAIR. IT'S BEEN REISSUED!!!!!.......2006-11-16

One of the great recordings of musical theatre ever. Although it's no longer available on EMI Angel, it was reissued in October, 2006, as an EMI Classic's "Great Recordings of the Century." It's been "Digitially Remastered at Abbey Road Studios from the Original Masters" and "noise-shaped via the Prism SNS system for optimum sound quality." If ART remastering does for this recording what it has done for other EMI Classics in my library, then it should sound superb. However, I understand the booklet is not as detailed as the one in the original 3-disc release.

Thank you, EMI.

I would hope other labels would follow suit and remaster and reissue other examples of classic American musical theater. It would be a pity if our children, grandchildren, and future generations were unable to savor "110 in the Shade" or "Little Mary Sunshine" or . . . . . . . . . (fill in the blanks.)

An American tragedy...........2006-02-06

This is the first of the great American musical plays, and probably remained unchallenged until the mid-1950s when West Side Story appeared. The term "musical comedy" does not apply. The few laugh lines are subsumed by the terrible sense of loss and disaster that work throughout the story. At its core is homelessness, the destruction wrought by racism, bad choices, human weakness, and reconciliation. The cast?--this was one of the few crossover recordings I've ever heard that actually worked. The trio of Jerry Hadley, Frederica von Stade, and Teresa Stratas is a marvel; Stratas in particular seems to have had a patented Dark Cloud that shadowed her. It's perfect for Julie Dozier Laverne. And the late Bruce Hubbard brings a magnificent dignity and voice to Joe--his singing of "Ol' Man River" amy not efface Paul Robeson, but can stand beside it.

Gorgeous!.......2005-08-26

Simply gorgeous! The most unforgetable music and the best voices! An album for all time!
M. J. Conrades

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Excellent brainwave entrainment CDs
Took a nap during labor
Awesome!
Induces great relaxation, pair with noise-cancelling headphones and sleep on plane.
Recommended for first rate relaxation and sleep!

Brainwave Symphony

Manufacturer: Relaxation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-06-03

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Sinfonia Decima A 7 For 2 Trumpets and Strings, Op. 3, Adagio, Grave, Adagio
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Sonata In D For 2 Trumpets, Strings, And Continuo
Violin Concerto In A Minor, BWV 104 First Movement
Cello Concerto In C, Moderato
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Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550 Andante
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Tracks:

The Planets Suite: Venus, Bringer Of Peace
The Planets Suite, Neptune, The Mystic
Adagio For Strings
Adagio In G Minor
Symphony No. 4 In C Minor, Andante
Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Andante
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Andante
Lady Radnor's Suite, Slow Minuet
Sospiri, Op. 70
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Clair De Lune
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Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, Adagio
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, Chant

Album Description

BRAINWAVE SYMPHONY combines carefully selected music from the baroque, classical, romantic, impressionistic, and twentieth-century eras with breakthrough audio technology to give you the best of classical wisdom and modern science.

We all experience many states of consciousness, from ordinary waking and sleeping states to extraordinary states in which we are more at peace, particularly aware, or unusually creative. Each state has a unique pattern of brainwaves that can be mapped and measured. Brainwave Symphony uses of inaudible pulses of sound, based on these brain maps, to trigger your brain to produce the state you want to experience.

Combining this powerful new recording process with carefully selected works of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Bach, and other masters offers a beautiful and unique listening experience as well as a powerful tool for personal transformation.

Orchestrate Your State of Mind

CD1 Alpha Relax & Let Go Alert Meditation, Tranquillity, and Active Relaxation. Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Warlock, Vivaldi, Bononcini, and Beethoven

CD2 Beta Energize & Focus Heightened Focus, Enhanced Energy, and Peak Performance. Mozart, Bach, Alberti, Haydn, Albinoni, and Vivaldi

CD3 Delta Unwind & Sleep Deep Relaxation, Rejuvenation, and Restful Sleep Holst, Barber, Albinoni, Parry, Elgar, Bridge, Mendelssohn, and Chopin

CD4 Theta Meditate & Create Deep Meditation, Heightened Intuition and Enhanced Creativity.

Williams, Finzi, Debussy and Britten

All brainwave frequencies were scored by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson whose innovative work, based on over 20 years of clinical research, is used by healthcare professionals in 26 countries. Dr. Thompson is currently on the faculty of, and has research and clinical offices at, the California Institute for Human Science.

Music was selected and sequenced by Pat Moffitt Cook, M.M., Ph.Dc., AMI Fellow, a pioneer in the use of music in health care. Pat is the founder and director of the Open Ear Center for Music in Healthcare and Education, where she trains professionals, musicians, and laypeople in the use of healing music.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent brainwave entrainment CDs.......2007-08-02

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson's brainwave entrainment music is by far the most effective. This CD set is excellent. Whether you are a classical music fan or not, listening to this CD will produce results. I was concerned when I bought the CD that I would be getting second rate classical music or possibly that it would be warped by the "brainwaves." Not so. These are beautiful, timeless recordings of some of the greatest classical masters. And, the brainwaves cannot even be heard in the music (at least I can't hear it!)

This CD set is also useful because it can be listened to and experienced without headphones. It's nice to have the choice of different brainwaves, and the ability to let it play in the background while I go about other things. (Others of his CDs require headphones, lying down, etc.)

Highly recommended.

Took a nap during labor.......2007-01-16

I used the first CD in this collection (Alpha) to assist me during the labor and delivery of our daughter. I put it on our ipod and listened to it over and over during the labor process. I actually managed a light nap during active labor and had very little pain throughout the process. It that doesn't tell you that it keeps you relaxed and able to meditate, I don't know whatelse might convince you. The recording is great, the music lovely, and it does what it claims to do. I highly recommend it!

Awesome!.......2006-03-17

These really work! Ever wonder why listening to classical music may make you more up-tight than relaxing you? Here's the reason...

Induces great relaxation, pair with noise-cancelling headphones and sleep on plane........2005-12-30

So far I have only really used the relaxation CD, which works amazingly well. I have been flying more red-eyes lately in part because I know I can sleep on the plane from as soon as I get on. However, I have always slept pretty well on airplanes!

I keep forgetting to try out the rest of the CD collection.

Recommended for first rate relaxation and sleep!.......2005-06-06

These cds sound like simple classical music, but they do indeed assist you to enter different states of mind. For best effect, wear stereo headphones. But even without, you will find it easier to relax, sleep and meditate. If you don't like classical, the Brainwaves Suite has a new age/environmental sound.

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Exceptional Collection

Bedroom Adagios

Manufacturer: Decca
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Concerto For Harpischord, Strings, And Continuo No. 5 In F Minor, BWV 1056 - Raymond Leppard
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12 - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Pavane For A Dead Princess - Steve Erquiaga
Romance For String Orchestra - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Carnival Of The Animals - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 - Alexandre Lagoya
En Bateau - l'ochestre de la suisse romande
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Italiana - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Una Furtiva Lagrima - BBC Concert Orchestra
Chanson De Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 - BBC Concert Orchestra
Suite In E Major For Lute, BWV 1006A/1000 - Eduardo Fernandez
Touch Her Soft Lips, And Part - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 In C Major, BWV 1009 - Pepe Romero
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Julian Lloyd Webber
Pavane - Nicholas Kraemer
Serenade For Strings In E Major, Op. 22 - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields

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O Mio Babbino Caro - BBC Concert Orchestra
Cavatina - Goran Sollscher
La Fileuse - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Flower Duet (Sous Le Dome Epais) - BBC Concert Orchestra
Pied-En-L'Air - Nicholas Kraemer
Arioso - Steve Erquiaga
Two Aquarelles - English Chamber Orchestra
In Paradisum - Stephen Cleobury
After A Dream - Steve Erquiaga
Suite For Cello Solo No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007 - Mischa Maisky
My Bonny Boy - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Concerto For Guitar In D Major, RV 93 - Eduardo Fernandez
Un Bel Di - BBC Concert Orchestra
Holbert Suite, Op. 40 - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Concerto For Oboe In D Minor, BWV 1059 - Heinz Holliger
Vissi D'Arte - BBC Concert Orchestra
Sheep May Safely Graze - William Bennett
Fantasia On Greensleeves - William Bennett

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional Collection.......2003-12-31

I have heard many, many classical "mood" collections, and this is one of the best, with many surprise selections.
It is consistently restful and calming.
I recommend it highly.

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The Complete Recordings Of Tommy Johnson
As good as it gets.
Essential!
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The Victor tracks are worth the price of the CD

Complete Recorded Works (1928-1929)
Thomas "Snake" Johnson
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ASIN: B000000J25
Release Date: 1994-05-27

Tracks:

Cool Drink OF Water Blues
Big Road Blues
Bye-Bye Blues
Maggie Campbell Blues
Canned Heat Blues
Lonesome Home Blues (Take 1)
Lonesome Home Blues (Take 2)
Big Fat Mama Blues
I Wonder To Myself
Slidin' Delta
Lonesome Home Blues
Untitled Song-Take 1 (Morning Prayer Blues)
Untitled Song-Take 2 (Boogaloosa Woman)
Black Mare Blues (Take 1)
Black Mare Blues (Take 2)
Ridin' Horse
Alcohol And Jake Blues

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Evidence of the strange genius of Mississippi bluesman Tommy Johnson is limited to 17 recordings from two late-1920s sessions. It is the first of these, for the Victor Company, that produced the recordings upon which Johnson's lofty reputation rests. Sung in a husky falsetto, somewhere between an African field holler and an Alpine yodel, "Cool Drink of Water Blues" stands atop a pinnacle in the richly inventive Delta blues tradition with younger cousin Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail" and Skip James's "Devil Got My Woman." "Canned Heat Blues" is a bittersweet paean to the older Johnson's penchant for imbibing tins of jellied kerosene, and was a modest hit in that era's "race record" market. Also notable from his 1928 session were the influential "Maggie Campbell Blues," "Big Road Blues," and "Big Fat Mama Blues," while the recently discovered Paramount session was remarkable for "Slidin' Delta" and "I Wonder to Myself." --Alan Greenberg

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The Complete Recordings Of Tommy Johnson.......2006-11-10

Tommy Johnson was one of the most unique and influential delta blues men in the history of American music. He has inspired such artists as Howlin' Wolf, Houston Stackhouse, and Robert Nighthawk.
The Complete recorded works of Tommy Johnson is essential to all lovers of blues and American roots music.
Sadly Johnson only recorded 17 classic sided and they are all present on this collection. The sound qualitiy is also superior to previous releases of these tracks. If you only have a few Tommy Johnson tracks on various compilations, it is worth the price to have them all in chronological order as they are presented on this disc. You get to hear what a dynamic artist Johnson was and how he took the influence of Delta greats Charlie Patton and Ishmon Bracey, and even the falseto vocal stlylings of Jimmy Rodgers, and turned them into something totally unique and timeless.
A must have.
-Devon Wendell

As good as it gets........2006-05-12

I have been a blues fan for forty years, and have listened to just about everybody, from Ma Rainey to Susan Tedeschi, with Muddy Waters and Lightning Hopkins on the way. Nobody is better than Tommy Johnson. Nobody at all. Johnson's great reputation is based on a pitifully small collection of recordings, over half of which were put out on the dreaded Paramount label (Paramount is the despair of blues fans -- on the plus side, without the label we might never have had recordings from Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, early Skip James and early Son House, to name only a few: on the other hand, we are constantly tantalized and frustrated by what we might have had if the company's recording standards had been of even average quality for the time {i.e., late 1920s-mid 1930s} instead of awful beyond description). In any case, the eight Victor sides Tommy Johnson made in 1928, and in particular Big Road Blues, Maggie Campbell Blues, Cool Drink of Water Blues and Canned Heat Blues are at the absolute acme of blues recordings. In terms of emotional power, intensity and sheer brilliance, I have never heard anybody in the blues genre I have thought to be Johnson's equal. I believe that you have to go to some of the great American jazz masters such as Louis Armstrong or Charlie Parker to find adequate comparisons.

This Document Records compilation is an absolute necessity for any serious collector of the blues, and particularly of early blues. There were many great bluesmen named Johnson: Robert, Blind Willie and Lonnie to name the best known. However, if you can only take one "Johnson" record down that Big Road, Tommy's is the one to take.

Essential!.......2004-04-12

Before Robert Johnson came along, and long before Son House started spreading the rumour that he (Johnson) had sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his abilities on the guitar, a man fifteen years Robert Johnson's senior ever so often implied that his immense talent came as the result of a midnight deal with Old Scracth.

Thomas Johnson was born in 1896 down in the Mississippi Delta, and though his name is not as well known as those of Charlie Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson (no relation), he was one of the most important prewar bluesmen, and certainly one of the most talented.
He was also an uncontrolled alcoholic, and the fact that he lived to see sixty is something of a miracle. His "Canned Heat Blues" is certainly autobiographical, and his contemporaries have told about Johnson straining shoe polish through a slice of white bread in order to extract the alcohol.

But his music is something to behold. Johnson sounds totally immersed in it, his voice possessing an eerie quality enhanched by his occational falsetto moans, and this disc includes the original versions of "Maggie Campbell Blues", "Big Road Blues", and "Cool Drink Of Water Blues" (later recorded by Howlin' Wolf as "I Asked For Water (she gave me gasoline)").

Johnson plays alone on a few songs, but on most of these seventeen sides (which comprise his entire recorded legacy) he is backed by one or more additional musicians, most often a second guitarist. The first eight sides, Tommy Johnson's Victor sides from 1928, boast amazing sound quality...much (much!) better than Charlie Patton's or Son House's contemporary recordings, they're clean and crisp with just a little static, and every phrase and every instrument is clearly heard. Johnson was a talented and quite original guitar player, and it is a delight to be able to hear him so well.

The Paramount sides, on the other hand, are...well, Paramount sides. Much inferior in sound quality to the Victor sides, they are nevertheless well worth a listen, particularly "Alcohol And Jake Blues" and the battered "Lonesome House Blues".
On the best of these songs, Johnson's voice is positively frightening, and his "Cool Drink Of Water" is the sound of pure despair. This is some of the starkest, most powerful music you'll ever hear.

One of the Most Unique of the Early Blues Players.......2004-02-10

Tommy Johnson and Charlie Patton are perhaps two of the most unique and innovative rural blues players to have ever lived. As where Patton's style is coarse and rough, Johnson's style (at least when he is at his best) is incredibly smooth. Also Johnson's unique falsetto (which is yodel like at times) is amazing. These recordings bare witness to his talent even after nearly a century. It is a shame that these recordings are all that there is.

The Victor tracks are worth the price of the CD.......2003-06-18

I agree with the other reviewers, this is a must for any serious fan of the blues, but be prepared for the songs recorded by Paramount, which I found, at first listen, to border on inaudible (which is why I am docking this CD a star). This morning, however, I was listening to them again, and got into them more. That being said, the Victor tracks are unforgettable and worth the price of the CD all by themselves. ... I suspect that when Tommy sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads, the Devil said, "Fine. I'll make you a great guitarplayer BUT half of the music you lay down is going to sound like you were playing outside in a hailstorm." Tommy probably smiled and said, "That's OK because I won't be around long. Just keep me stocked in 'canned heat,' brother." All joking aside, I urge you to check it this seminal music.

Boop-Boop-A-Doop: 27 Original Mono Recordings 1928-1951

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She Boops to Conquer
Helen charms, croons and squeaks her way into nostalgic hearts.
Boop is good
Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A little Helen goes a long way

Boop-Boop-A-Doop: 27 Original Mono Recordings 1928-1951
Helen Kane
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

I Wanna Be Loved By You
That's My Weakness Now - Helen Kane, Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra
Get Out and Get Under the Moon - Helen Kane, Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra
Is There Anything Wrong in That?
Don't Be Like That
Me and the Man in the Moon
Button Up Your Overcoat
I Want to Be Bad
Do Something
That's Why I'm Happy
I'd Do Anything for You
He's So Unusual
Ain'tcha?
I Have to Have You
I'd Go Barefoot All Winter Long (If You'd Fall for Me in the Spring)
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Thank Your Father
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Readin', Ritin', Rhythm
My Man Is On the Make
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I Wanna Be Loved By You - Helen Kane,

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She Boops to Conquer.......2007-01-28

Too long overshadowed by Betty Boop, the character allegedly ripped-off from her persona, Helen Kane's personality, humor, and overall talent shine in this comprehensive collection of her songs.

Helen Kane wasn't just a songstress; she was a comedienne. Like Sophie Tucker and Mae West, she made light of sex and sex appeal. But if Tucker and West were parodying the all-knowing and mature woman of the world, Kane's target was alleged innocent who feigns naivete but knows quite a bit more than she lets on. There's more eroticism and sexuality in one string of Kane's "boop-boop-a-doops" than in all the jigglings, gyrations, and "wardrobe malfunctions" that constitute many a singer's modus operandi today.

All of Kane's standards are here, including jovially randy gems such as "That's My Weakness Now," and "I Wanna Be Bad." The five tunes from her comeback attempt in the '50s lack the old zest, but they're still fascinating. The mind nearly boggles that Helen is taking Mel Blanc's role in "I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat," years after the Fleischer's finagled their way out of paying Helen any royalties over Betty Boop. Overall, the newer beat doesn't jibe well with Helen's sound, but her work is still interesting, and she acquits herself nicely with her reprise of "I Wanna Be Loved By You."

The overall quality of the package, from sound to liner notes, is excellent. Helen Kane may not have won a victory over Betty Boop and her creators, but in the long run, she has prevailed.

Helen charms, croons and squeaks her way into nostalgic hearts........2006-09-02

Helen Kane caused quite the sensation in the late 20's and early 30's with her remarkably unique style, and listening to this beautifully compiled collection, it's easy to see why. Her charm is saturating and her talent is exquisitely evident. Her voice, accentuated with a thick bronx accent and replete with her distinctively squeaky tone, form the words of her lyrics with grace and control. Her range proves to be amazingly versatile, as evidenced in the innocent yet provocatively suggestive "I Want To Be Bad", the romantically delightful "That's Why I'm Happy", and most impressively showcased in the lighthearted "I'd Do Anything For You."
Every song in this collection is a gem, each one offering something clever and new. Helen takes the lyrics and makes them purely her own, providing her unique twist on each verse while taking each song to a new plateu. Thus, no track is unintersting. On the contrary, the listener will find themselves anxious for the next track to begin just to hear what she'll do next.
It was said in one review or another that Helen used her signature "boop boop a doop" ad nauseum. While she does indeed import the classic phrase many times throughout the cd, it's usage is usually subtle and not used in every song. The instances where she includes the legendary words fit quite well in the flow of the tune. At times it's done quickly, like a quaint little poke to remind you who you're listening to, and has passed before you realize what hit you. In other cases, she changes up the words, extends them, creatively re-arranges them to form a completely new word and sound that dances, blends, and becomes one with the rythm.
All in all, a wonderful collection of a beautiful, talented woman from a bygone, golden era of hope and reckless abandon. I highly recommend it to anyone in love with the era and it's timeless, wonderful music.

Boop is good.......2006-02-07

Each one of these recordings is a gem, a period piece. Sure it's possible that listing to the entire CD in one sitting is too much, but Helen never dreamed of anyone doing this with original 78s. Take one at a time shuffled with other period recordings and this is an excellent CD. It is interessting that only studio bands accompanied her, while Annette Hanshaw had some of the finest jazz musicians behind her. I could do without Kane's later 50s stuff, but in all, it's a great CD for boop-a-doop fans, for those interested in popular music of the era, and those who just like Helen Kane.

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-02-03

This whole Helen Kane thing started when I was at a Flea-Market
and I found a 7 33 r.p.m lp box set called "These Were our Songs The Late 30's" It it had a 1936 song on it called "There's A Small Hotel" by Paul Whiteman Vocals sung by Durelle Alexander.
(Paul Whiteman did not sing it, Durelle Alexander did)
Durelle Alexander sounds just like Helen Kane (a.k.a Betty Boop) So I got on my computor and searched many diffrent websites looking for a Durelle Alexander cd, cassete tape, and even records! Unforetonantly, I found none. But I knew she sang just like Betty Boop did in the cartoons I wathced, so I got on my computor, and typed in Betty Boop, And found Helen Kane tried to soo Max Fleicher (creator of Betty Boop Cartoons)for stealing her voice for Betty Boop. So I got on amazon and found this.
SHE SOUNDS JUST LIKE DURELLE ALEXANDER!!! I LOVE THIS CD!!!!!!!!!

A little Helen goes a long way.......2005-04-26

Certainly there is a fine vocalist in here, a woman with taste and some sterling musicians, but these recordings can quickly wear out their welcome. In ones or twos they'd be a fun diversion. With 27 consecutive tracks, her squeaky voice and affected diction wear one out. Or at least this one.

Like all singers who became famous for their catchphrase, Helen browbeats the listener with a Boop-boop-a-doop over and over, until I, at least, started to cringe. And like many others who had a brief flash of fame, she tried too hard for too long, and then attempted a misguided comeback that has all the charm of an wizened old gal with long blond hair and a miniskirt. Though I'm glad I got to hear what she sounded like when she tried that return, I now cut the CD off before those tracks arrive.

Yet there is genuine charm here as well. Helen could sing, and on a few, she nails them dead-on. The coy, the wry, the slightly wicked is all here, and all well done. But this is too much cuteness. Like a Shirley Temple film festival, one gets weary of marshmallows and wants something with a bit more heft.

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Big Bill's Best Box...3.5 stars
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All the Classic Sides 1928-1937
Big Bill Broonzy
Manufacturer: Jsp Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000DF5U4
Release Date: 2003-09-29

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House Rent Stomp
Big Bill Blues
Down In The Basement Blues
Starvation Blues
Somebody's Been Using That Thing
Black Cat Rag
Pig Meat Strut
Guitar Rag
Saturday Night Rub
I Can't Be Satisfied
Grandma's Farm
Skoodle Do Do
Tadpole Blues
Bow Leg Baby
Skoodle Do Do
Saturday Night Rub
Pig Meat Strut
Papa's Gettin' Hot
Police Station Blues
They Can't Do That
No Good Buddy
State Street Woman
Meanest Kind Of Blues
I Got The Blues For My Baby
The Banker's Blues
How You Want It Done

Tracks:

Worried In Mind Blues
Too Too Train Blues
Mistreatin' Mamma
Big Bill Blues
Brown Skin Shuffle
Stove Pipe Stomp
Beedle Um Bum
Selling That Stuff
Mr. Conductor Man
Too Too Train Blues
Worrying You Off My Mind, Pt. 1
Worrying You Off My Mind, Pt. 2
Shelby County Blues
Mistreatin' Mama Blues
Bull Cow Blues
How You Want It Done
Long Tall Mama
M And O Blues
Rukus Juice Blues
Friendless Blues
Milk Cow Blues
Hungry Man Blues
I'll Be Back Home Again
Bull Cow Blues, Pt. 2
Serve It To Me Right

Tracks:

Starvation Blues
Mississippi River Blues
At The Break Of Day
I Want To Go Home
Hard Headed Woman
Dying Day Blues
I Want To See My Baby
Serve It To Me Right
Dirty No-Gooder
Let Her Go - She Don't Know
Hobo Blues
Prowlin' Ground Hog
C.C. Rider (Take A)
C.C. Rider (Take B)
Sweet To Mama
Rustlin' Man
She Caught The Train
Midnight Special
The Dozen
Don't Tear My Clothes
The Southern Blues
Good Jelly
C And A Blues
Something Good
You May Need My Help Someday

Tracks:

Rising Sun Shine On
Mountain Blues
Bad Luck Blues
I Can't Make You Satisfied
I'm Just A Bum
Keep Your Hands Off Her
The Sun Gonna Shine In My Door Someday
Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down
Down The Line Blues
Bricks In My Pillow
Tell Me What You Been Doing
Ash Hauler
Evil Woman Blues
These Ants Keep Biting Me
Big Bill Blues (These Blues Are Doggin' Me)
You Know I Kneed Lovin'
Match Box Blues
Low Down Woman Blues
Keep You Mind On It
Bull Cow Blues, No. 3
Married Life's A Pain
Black Mare Blues
Pneumonia Blues
Big Bill's Milk Cow, No. 2
W.P.A. Blues
I'm A Southern Man

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Nancy Jane
Lowland Blues
Seven-Eleven (Dice Please Don't Fail Me)
You Know I Got Reason
Oh Babe (Don't Do Me That Way)
Detroit Special
Falling Rain
Black Widow Spider
Cherry Hill
Out With The Wrong Woman
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You Drink Too Much
Southern Flood Blues
My Big Money
My Woman Mistreats Me
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Come Up To My House
Get Away
Terrible Flood Blues
Little Bug
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Mean Old World (Take 1)
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Big Bill's Best Box...3.5 stars.......2004-11-30

With this box you get the pre-war sides of the Chicago Gentleman of the blues. Broonzy was interesting in that, at least to me, he seems rather emotionally detatched, vocally, much of the time. Particularly in comparison to many of his contemporaries. Whereas Skip James can make you feel like you just heard a ghost crying on the wind, Broonzy kinda sounds like a stately, distinguished gentleman. Certainly a feat, considering how sexually explicit some of his lyrics are.

I think the idea of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is ridiculous to begin with, but if Broonzy isn't in it (maybe he is, I don't know), then it's even more ridiculous than I thought. Broonzy had a much larger stylistic impact upon rock & roll than did, say, Robert Johnson, who I would imagine is probably already in there for no other reason than Clapton and Keith Richards can't seem to ever shut up about him. Detach yourself from the hype and actually just listen to the musics of Broonzy and Johnson. There is nothing of Johnson's sound or style that widely found its way into rock & roll. Now listen to quite alot of Broonzy's music. Much of Broonzy's music isn't even so much blues as it is rhythm & blues... the very foundation of the later Chicago blues sound, and early R&R sounds. Water down the lyrics, add some horns or an electric guitar, speed it up a bit, make it 25 years later and some of Big Bill's music is 1950s rock & roll.

Not that I give or take two doo-doos of merit to something because it did or did not influence rock, but seeing as how so many classic-rock fans are always regurgitating the same stuff they've read in 50 Clapton interviews, it annoys me how many blues-rock fans will go on and on about how Robert Johnson was the greatest blues musician ever, as well as some sort of genius proto-architect of rock, when this guy (Broonzy) that most of those same people have never heard, clearly, at times, sounds like a main influence for everyone from Little Richard to Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two. I'm not slighting Robert's music here, just saying that if you believe the hype, he seemed to do everything but create the earth and sky.

As for Broonzy's music itself, this is a blessing and a curse. Sometimes he does indeed fall into many of the repetitious and bland pitfalls that became the hallmark of the famed post-war "Chicago Blues sound" that oftentimes bores me to tears. That is certainly not all the music in this great box, though. And of course some of his music does dig deep. It's not all just sex and fun.

I feel special mention must be made of Black Bob, Broonzy's longtime pianist. He is as much the star of this box as is Broonzy himself.

As for JSP's work on this box, it is lovely as usual. This is the best sounding Big Bill I have heard. My 3.5 stars don't slight JSPs fine transfers, it's just that as much as I like Big Bill, I personally have never elevated him to the same level as the Memphis Minnies, Lonnie Johnsons, Skip James', Blind Willie McTells, etc... of the world. If you're a huge Big Bill fan, or a first-timer just looking to check him out, this is as fine a box (and price) as you will ever find. I've had this box for 4 or 5 months now and it has yet to escape my player for more than a couple days.

****ý.......2004-02-20

Finally! All of Big Bill Broonzy's classic and hugely influential prewar sides gathered together. 128 sides recorded for labels like Paramount, ARC and Perfect Records, and featuring Big Bill as a solo performer, as well as leading various small combos.

Big Bill Broonzy was one of the major links between country blues and the urban Chicago variety, and artists like Memphis Slim and Muddy Waters recorded entire LPs of his material.
The sound on these five discs is not great, but you probably won't find any better-sounding Big Bill-sides from the 20s and 30s, and this is certainly no second-rate compilation, in spite of the relatively low price and the cartoonish design of the box. On the contrary, it is a well-annotated, carefully remastered overview of the music of Big Bill Broonzy in his prime.

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THE SKILLET LICKERS VOLUME 2: 1927-1928
Bald Mountain Caruso!
simply amazing

The Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2: 1927-1928
Skillet Lickers
Manufacturer: Document
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ASIN: B00005898J
Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

Drink 'Er Down
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
A Fiddlers' Convention In Georgia - Part 1
A Fiddlers' Convention In Georgia - Part 2
Old McDonald Had A Farm
Bile Them Cabbage Down
Big Ball In Town
It's A Long Way To Tipperary
Buckin' Mule
Uncle Bud
Johnson's Old Grey Mule
Hen Cackle
Cumberland Gap
Cotton-Eyed Joe
Black-Eyed Susie
Prettiest Little Girl In The County
Slow Buck
Settin' In The Chimney Jamb
Sal Let Me Chaw Your Rosin
Possum Hunt On Stump House Mountain - Part 1
Possum Hunt On Stump House Mountain - Part 2
Hog Killing Day - Part 1
Hog Killing Day - Part 2

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THE SKILLET LICKERS VOLUME 2: 1927-1928.......2007-08-06

Once again all's I have to say is that this is one excellent CD. It gives you a sampling of every kind of music styles they did. Comedy, skits, fiddle work, falseto,and gospel. Plus to make each song more unique they add their own sound effects of sorts. Must have for Gid fans.

Bald Mountain Caruso!.......2005-04-08

"Gid Tanner was one of the most widely recognized names among country music enthusiasts of the 1920s and 1930s. The group that he headed, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, was one of the most influential string bands that recorded during the formative years of the country music industry. The innovative approach, craftsmanship, and professionalism of this widely imitated ensemble was due in large part to the talents of such competent band members as Clayton McMichen on fiddle and Riley Puckett on guitar.

James Gideon "Gid" Tanner was born at Thomas Bridge, near Monroe, in 1885 and spent most of his adult life in Gwinnett County, where he made a living as a farmer. He learned to play the fiddle as a teenager and became known in local circles for his prowess with the instrument. As a young man he was a regular participant at the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers' Conventions, held annually in Atlanta between 1913 and 1935. He won the state fiddling championship in 1928. Tanner was known among musicians and convention audiences as a crowd pleaser. He was not only a fiddler but also a comedian noted for his stereotypical imitations and a singer with legendary range. Tanner allegedly knew the words and music to more than 2,000 songs. The favorite among his audiences was "I'm Satisfied," which he sang in alternating falsetto and bass registers. When Tanner sang the song at the fiddlers' conventions, newspapers reported that he "brought down the house" and was forced to repeat the song several times "before the audience would let him go."

On April 17, 1926, the Skillet Lickers recorded eight songs for the Columbia record label in an Atlanta studio. During the next eight years various combinations of Atlanta-area musicians joined Tanner to record more than 100 songs under the Skillet Lickers name. Besides McMichen and Puckett, the Skillet Lickers at one time or another included Ted Hawkins (mandolin, fiddle), Bert Layne (fiddle), Fate Norris (banjo, harmonica), Hoke Rice (guitar), Lowe Stokes (fiddle), Arthur Tanner (banjo, guitar), and Mike Whitten (guitar). With such songs as "Bully of the Town," "Pass Around the Bottle and We'll All Take a Drink," and "Soldier's Joy," these records were well received by fans of old-time string band music, and they sold well. The band's biggest-selling record was "Down Yonder," recorded at its last session in 1934, with Tanner's son, Gordon, playing the lead fiddle.

In addition to traditional folk music, fiddle tunes, and novelty songs, the Skillet Lickers recorded a series of skits in which humorous dialogue, interspersed with snatches of familiar songs and tunes, was the main feature. Called "rural drama records," these skits, as their titles indicate, recounted stories about such topics as "A Corn Licker Still in Georgia," "The Medicine Show," and "Kickapoo Joy Juice."

Although Tanner's recording career ended in 1934, he remained active as an entertainer until shortly before his death. During his last years he performed on stage and radio and entered fiddlers' contests. He won his last first-place trophy at the age of seventy-one.

At his death in 1960, just three weeks shy of his seventy-fifth birthday, Tanner left behind a living legacy of his work as a musician. His grandson Phil Tanner and Phil's son, Russell, both fiddlers, are still actively performing in an old-time string band that retains the name Skillet Lickers. Four generations of Tanners have kept Georgia's old-time music alive for more than a hundred years. Tanner was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1988."

simply amazing.......2002-11-29

This is one amazing colaboration of talent. The music is a refreshing and honest approach to folk and country. My hat's off to these men.

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Some of the most essential hot jazz from New Orleans...

Recorded in New Orleans 1925-1928
Oscar Celestin
Manufacturer: Jazz Oracle
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Release Date: 2000-06-28

Tracks:

Original Tuxedo Rag
Careless Love
Black Rag
I'm Satisfied You Love Me
My Josephine
Station Calls-1
Station Calls-2
Give Me Some More
Dear Almanzoer
Papa's Got The Jim-Jams
As You Like It
Just For You Dear I'm Crying-1
Just For You Dear I'm Crying-3
When I'm With You
It's Jam Up
The Sweetheart Of T.K.O.
Ta Ta Daddy
Steppin' On The Gas
Everybody's Talking About Sammy
Mobile Stomp
Sing On
Short Dress Gal
Bogalousa Strut
Down By The Riverside
Over In The Glory Land

Customer Reviews:

Some of the most essential hot jazz from New Orleans..........2000-10-13

Here on this exellent CD are all of Oscar "Papa" Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra recordings from the 20's. Celistin's legendary big band was the hottest group(only second to Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives & Sevens) to record in New Orleans in the 30's. Celistin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra was probably the 1st jazz band to record in New Orleans, and his band was HOT. Also included are all of the recordings done by the absolutly hot Sam Morgan's Jazz Band, which is just as hot and essential as Celestin's. This is essential, historical, and joyful New Orleans/Dixieland Jazz, and some of the earlist and greatest music recorede in New Orleans. These bands are legendary. This is essential for all, especially Dixieland and New Orleans collectors. A MUST BUY!!!