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1. Cosas del Alma

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3. Inolvidable - Cheo Feliciano, Tito Rodriguez

4. Llegaste Tarde

5. Sin Fé

6. Me Dices Que Te Vas

7. Bello Amanecer - Cheo Feliciano, Tito Rodriguez

8. Entrega Total

9. Ausencia

10. Irremediablemente Solo

11. Mi Propio Yo

12. Aventura Más

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Average customer rating: nu jazz Wonderful surprise The Vocals. The Beats. The Blank CD.

The Remixes 2002-2005 Jazzanova Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mixing Secret Love: A View on Folk The Remixes 1997-2000 Blue Note Trip: Jazzanova Blue Note Trip, Vol. 5: Mashed ASIN: B000B5IOV6 Release Date: 2005-11-25

Tracks:

1. Heavy - Wonderlove For Minnie (Jazzanova Remix)
2. Masters At Work feat. Roy Ayers - Our Time Is Coming (Jazzanova's Guestlist Mix)
3. Eddie Gale - Song Of Will (Jazzanova Rhythm Happening)
4. Calexico - Black Heart (Jazzanova's White Soul Dub)
5. NuSpirit Helsinki - Honest (Jazzanova Remix)
6. Free Design - Lullaby (J-Nova Remix)
7. Marcos Valle - Besteiras do Amor (Jazzanova Remix)
8. Shawn Escoffery - Let It Go (Jazzanova Remix)
9. Status IV - You Ain't Really Down (Jazzanova's Hey Baby Remix)
10. Fat Freddys Drop - Flashback (Jazzanova Remix)

Product Description

1. Heavy- Wonderlove For Minnie (Jazzanova Remix)
2. Masters At Work feat. Roy Ayers- Our Time Is
3. Coming (Jazzanova's Guestlist Mix)
4. Eddie Gale- Song Of Will (Jazzanova Rhythm Happening)
5. Calexico- Black Heart (Jazzanova's White Soul Dub)
6. NuSpirit Helsinki- Honest (Jazzanova Remix)
7. Free Design "Lullaby (J-Nova Remix)
8. Marcos Valle- Besteiras do Amor (Jazzanova Remix)
9. Shawn Escoffery- Let It Go (Jazzanova Remix)
10. Status IV- You Ain't Really Down (Jazzanova's Hey Baby Remix)
11. Fat Freddys Drop- Flashback (Jazzanova Remix)


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

nu jazz.......2007-04-03

Anyone who like any of Jazzanova's CD's will enjoy this. Buy the Secret Love CD's for a glimpse at their influence and direction. They have fabulous rythym and insight.

Wonderful surprise.......2006-03-23

I had never heard of this group until I ran accross a review of their music in a magazine I was reading. I decided to take a chance and...WOW! I loved it! Great music with a wonderful mix of jazz and R&B. I am definitly looking into buying more of their music.

The Vocals. The Beats. The Blank CD........2005-12-26

Great companion to their earlier Remixes CD. Terrific vocal performances. Beats that stay interesting. Change-ups that crackle with energy. All with a deep, chill attitude and unmistakeable groove.

But where Jazzanova really breaks new ground is the inclusion of a blank "DIY" CD-R. The accompanying text invites you to either: use that blank CD to rip a copy for a friend(!!!); or to go online, download some special Jazzanova tracks and burn 'em to the CD-R for yourself. Now that's cool...

Average customer rating: I love these guys!!! Excellent album This is only a warning Recent Purchase that I'm Joyed to Find and Enjoy Simply Amazing

Best of L.A.G.Q. Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: For Thy Pleasure LAGQ: Latin LAGQ's Guitar Heroes L.A. Guitar Quartet: Evening In Granada L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker ASIN: B00000DCXY Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

1. Hoe-Down
2. Jumpin' At The Woodside
3. Nutcracker Suite, Waltz Of The Flowers
4. El Amor Brujo, Danza Del Juego De Amor
5. El amor brujo, Danza del juego del fuego (Para Ahuyentar Los Malos Espiritus)
6. Black Horse Troop
7. Capriol Suite, Pieds-en-l'air
8. Capriol Suite, Mattachins
9. Traditional: Shenandoah
10. Simple Gifts
11. Corral Nocturne
12. Introduction & Fandango, Introduction
13. Introduction & Fandango, Fandango
14. My Lord Of Oxenfordes Maske
15. Canzon Per Sonar Primi Toni
16. Dance Suite, Gavottes 1,2,3 & 6
17. Dance Suite, Volte II
18. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, III: Allegro
19. La SoirDans Grenade (Evening In Granada)
20. Main Street Electrical Parade (Baroque Hoedown) Disneyland in the Style of Vivaldi

Customer Reviews:

I love these guys!!!.......2007-01-02

At first I did not know anything about LAGQ. I was taking an intro to guitar class on the campus of USC. One of my assignments was to attend two guitar performances happening on campus and write about each. I was so fortunate to have picked LAGQ. I fell in love with their music and their humor. I was amazed by the variety of sounds coming out of the guitars. Although guitar playing is a hobby for me... these guys inspire me to study the guitar more seriously. This is the first album of theirs I bought. Their rendition of Shenandoah is the best. It is so beautiful I fall asleep to it. Simple Gifts is the most lovely version too. Jumpin' at the Woodside is another favorite... it jazzy bounce makes it a popular choice for background music to any situation. The Main Street Electrical Parade never fails to delight me and surprise my friends when I play it. These guys are silly...but in a good way. Its 2007 now and I still go back to the songs on this album. Great variety. This is a good starter to a LAGQ collection. Go see them live if you can!!!

Excellent album.......2004-11-23

Recently I learned about LAGQ and bought this album. I have been impressed by the arrangements and interpretation, the texture, innovative touches and originality. It is a treat!

This is only a warning.......2004-09-19

The LAGQ are fine players, and the music here is first rate as a summary of what they do, or for any purpose. HOWEVER, the transfer to CD on my disc was very poorly chosen, so that the top octave and a half was mostly missing (worse on some pieces than others, though). This takes the snap! out of guitar strings and notably attenuates your ability to tell what the 4 are doing with guitar timbre and the like. So, if you have wide-range audio gear, you might want to look elsewhere for an introduction to these players.

Recent Purchase that I'm Joyed to Find and Enjoy.......2001-01-27

Not until recently did I know about this guitar four. Hearing a number of their songs on internet classical radio, I decided I'd try this one.

What a great surprise --- their arrangements of Copeland to Sousa to Praetorius are excellent and in taste. I'll be venturing into their other works.

Simply Amazing.......2000-06-12

LAGQ is wonderful and this CD is a great compilation of some of their best work to date. Extremely versatile musicians, they perform swing music, Sousa march music, a Main Street Electrical Parade tune from Disneyland, as well as music by Copland and Praetorius. It's amazing how they are able to produce the sounds they do. A great compilation and one that would nicely add to your LAGQ collection or a great CD to start that collection!

Average customer rating: Curious and Modern Inventions Great Music - Great Price

Marini: Curiose & Moderne Inventioni Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Romanesca | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Romanesca | ( R ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bergamasca Uccellini - Sonatas / Romanesca - Manze · North · Toll Fantastic Style: 17th-Century Violin Music Schmelzer: Unarum Fidium /Holloway * Assenbaum * Mortensen Veracini: Sonatas /Holloway * ter Linden * Mortensen ASIN: B00015WMHI Release Date: 2004-04-13

Customer Reviews:

Curious and Modern Inventions.......2007-05-03

The phrase "Italian baroque violin music" no longer conjures up exclusively the music of Corelli and Vivaldi, thanks to recordings such as this one by the English baroque ensemble Romanesca. As Romanesca has shown us in disc after disc of Biber, Schmelzer, and other composers, 17th-century violin music is an exciting antidote to the sewing-machine facility of the later Italian baroque. This disc takes us to the first half of the 17th century, when the violin had recently acquired its modern form with the Amatis and other makers, and composers were starting to develop a distinctive idiom for the new instrument. Perhaps the most distinguished of these early violin composers was Biagio Marini (c.1587-1663) of Brescia, a violinist at San Marco in Venice who played under Monteverdi's direction.

The compositions on this disc are from three different Marini publications: opus 3, 8, and 22 (his last published collection). They fall under three types: pieces for solo violin and continuo, trio sonatas, and dances and other short pieces for string quartet (!) with continuo. Among the highlights are the SONATA QUARTA for violin (track 6, an attempt to adapt vocal monody, the expressive recitative of early opera, to instrumental terms); ROMANESCA (track 7), based on a ground bass shared with "Greensleeves"; the 12-minute PASS'E MEZO (track 15), a prismatic variations piece; and especially the poignant, eloquent PASSACAGLIO (track 8). Everywhere, Marini's harmonic boldness and his distinctive, bittersweet lyricism are in evidence.

Early baroque music often looks plain on the page but yields expressive riches through an imaginative interpretation; violinist Andrew Manze and his colleagues (including John Toll on harpsichord and Nigel North on chitarrone) illustrate this beautifully. Their commitment to giving the pieces coherent shape through dynamics, expression, and other means is clear. This is especially relevant for the solo violin sonatas, which on the page look like haphazard splotches of sound but emerge here as arresting, highly expressive utterances. Manze's flamboyant style is appropriate to the sonatas, but his expressive range is wide: compare his lovely, silky tone in the beginning of the ROMANESCA with the rapid, prickly divisions at the end of the piece. I have only a few reservations. I could have wished for a little more "affective embellishment" in the PASSACAGLIO, which is nonetheless performed in an appropriately grave and muted manner. I regretted the absence of a beautiful C major trio sonata from opus 22. And in general the succession of miniature ensemble pieces - as fine as they are - created a somewhat unsatisfying impression, making one wish for one or two more long compositions.

This disc is a fine place to start for anyone interested in exploring the instrumental side of the 17th-century Italian STIL MODERNO.

Great Music - Great Price.......2005-07-18

The period-instrument ensemble Romanesca performs works from Curiose & Moderne Inventioni, Op.12, and other publications by Biagio Marini (c1587-1663).

"You won't regret ordering this cd. The sounds are light and alive, but never overwhelming. Romanesca does not try to "prove" itself with this record. The music speaks for itself, with low moods displayed as such, and as said, high moods never so high, loud and fast that you feel you must turn down your player. Now that's a rare cd!" (Anonymous, Amazon.com)

The works on this recording:

1. Sinfonia Sesto Tuono
2. Balletto Terzo
3. Corrente Seconda
4. Zarabanda Terza
5. Balletto Quarto Allemano
6. Sonata for violin solo "Per sonare con due corde"
7. Romanesca per violin solo & basso se piace, Op 3
8. Passacaglia
9. Sinfonia Primo Tuono
10. Zarabanda Quarta
11. Sonata Basso e Violino
12. Sinfonia Terzo Tuono
13. Sonata Prima A doi Violino, Op 8
14. Sonata Terza, Variata for violin solo, Op 8
15. Pass'e mezo in 10 Parti Doi Violini e chitarone, Op 8
16. Balletto secundo

Average customer rating: Nowhere - Can I Go Soulful & Contemplative

All I Can Provide Clara Hill Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Restless Times Belle et Fou Aquarian Angel Play with the Changes Bold and Beautiful ASIN: B000FVHHCI Release Date: 2006-09-04

Tracks:

1. What For
2. Nowhere I Can Go
3. Endlessly
4. Wake Up
5. Hard To Say
6. Paper Chase
7. Just Paradise
8. Just Let Me Know
9. Run
10. Did I Do Wrong
11. 21 June 2005

Album Details

Clara Hill Blends a Soulful Voice with Deep Lyrics and Sophisticated Beats from an Illustrious Range of Producers Into an Irresistible 21st Century Urban Sound.

Customer Reviews:

Nowhere - Can I Go.......2007-06-21

I am already a fan of Jazzanova, AtJazz, and Viktor Duplaix so knowing they all had a had in Clara's followup to Restless Times made it an instant BUY for me. It is a really good cd and should not be slept on.

My current favorites are:

2. Nowhere - Can I Go (w/AtJazz - All I can say is 'Oh My'. It gave me shivers!! Kind of stays on repeat.)
5. Hard to Say (w/Slope - I'm liking Slope and I enjoyed driving with one on)
6. Paper Chase (w/Viktor Duplaix - Love his voice)
7. Just Paradise (w/Georg Levin)
8. Just Let Me Know (w/Tonee and Slope - Sweet n Sexy)

All in all this cd is simply beautiful.

Soulful & Contemplative.......2007-01-13

Definitely worth getting if you like Jazzanova, Vikter Duplaix, and George Levin. Another solid release from the Jazzanova camp....even better than her last release "Restless".

Average customer rating: "gran muestra de nuevo groove" Excellent ... Buy in NOW .... !!! Jazzanova Top Themselves With a Stellar DJ Mix CD. Mixing.... and remixing it's a five stars again...

Mixing Jazzanova Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Remixes 2002-2005 Blue Note Trip: Jazzanova Remixed Secret Love: A View on Folk Versions ASIN: B0001ZWL4C Release Date: 2004-05-24

Tracks:

1. A Long Walk (A Touch Of Jazz Mix)/L.O.V.E. Beats - Jill Scott
2. Sponsored By The Alphabet - Dimlite
3. Rainbow - Phoojun
4. U-Again - Sirius Mo
5. Can't Get Away (From Your Love) - Carol Williams
6. The Quest (Dixon's Not Released In 2001 Mix) - Attica Blues
7. Let Your Heart Be Free - Jazzanova
8. Glow And Glare (Ame Remix)/Uzoamaka (Acapella) - Jazzanova
9. Held Him First - Deyampert
10. Dance The Dance (At Jazz Remix) - Jazzanova
11. Thinking About (Domu Mix) - Bakura
12. Mousse (Get Down Mix) - Slope
13. Uknowhowwedo (Ski Remix) - Bahamadia
14. Siding - Extended Spirit
15. Try - Bugge Wesseltoft
16. Let There Be Love - Georg Levin

Product Description

1. Jill Scott - A Long Walk (A Touch Of Jazz Mix)
2. Jazzanova - L.O.V.E. Beats *
3. Dimlite - Sponsored by The Alphabet
4. Phoojun - Rainbow
5. Sirius Mo - U-Again
6. Carol Williams - Can't Get Away (From Your Love)
7. Attica Blues ft. Roger Robinson - The Quest (Dixon's
8. Not Released In 2001 Mix) *
9. Jazzanova ft. Nicola Kramer, Clara Hill & Georg
10. Levin - Let Your Heart Be Free *
11. Jazzanova - Glow And Glare (?me remix) *
12. Oba Funke - Uzoamaka (Acapella) *
13. Deyampert ft. Clover from Amraah 8 - Held Him First
14. Jazzanova - Dance The Dance (Atjazz remix) *
15. Bakura - Thinking About (Domu Mix)
16. Slope - Mousse *
17. Bahamadia - UKnowHowWeDo (Ski remix)
18. Extended Spirit - Siding*
19. Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft - Try
20. Georg Levin - Let There Be Love *
* exclusive!


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

"gran muestra de nuevo groove".......2005-07-13

Como es ya una costumbre jazzanova nos da una probadita mas de que en europa esta la batuta del electro mundial, nuevas tendencias, mezclas ricas en contenidos y no solo pasar de una pieza a otra, esta sesion es una gala de atrevido groove fuera de lo convencional. Se agradece el groove con toques jazzy, que jazzanova lo tiene ya muy estudiado, voces ya conocidas en producciones anteriores y algunos nuevos valuartes del sello sonar kollectiv o jcr, hacen de este cd otro proximo clasico el jazz-electro.

Excellent ... Buy in NOW .... !!!.......2005-02-14

Excellent Mix, brilliant track selection, Fantastic production & its jazzanova, some of the best acid jazz (i have heard in a loooong time) ... Do you need more reasons ?

A Long Walk by Jill Scott is fantastic ...

Jazzanova Top Themselves With a Stellar DJ Mix CD........2004-08-08

A mix of chilled jazz, nu soul, a dash of hip hop, live instruments, and some electro and retro grooves make up the salad bowl that is "Mixing" by Berlin's Jazzanova, a great selection of tunes for that last-minute get together. Jill Scott sets the tone with her "Touch of Jazz" mix of "A Long Walk" before we cruise through twin soulful gems "Can't Get Away (From Your Love)" by Carol Williams and "The Quest" by Attica Blues. Jazzanova throw into the set a couple grooves of their own, including the retro 80s feel of "Let Your Heart Be Free" and jazzy vibes of the percussion/horn-heavy "Dance the Dance." The tempo eventually simmers down with relaxing slow jams: the ambient "Try" by Sidsel Endersen and Bugge Wesseltoft and Georg Levin's "Let There Be Love." Filler-free and with no real duds, "Mixing" shows Jazzanova at the top of their game.

Mixing.... and remixing it's a five stars again..........2004-07-23

Before to start to review i think it's necessary to know the tracks :
1)jill scott - a long walk
2)jazznova - l.o.v.e. beats
3)dimlite - sponsored by the alphabet
4)phoojun - rainbow
5)carol williams - can't get away
6)attica blues (feat r. robinson) - the quest
7)jazzanova feat nicola kramer, clara hill e g. levin - let your heart be free
8)jazznova - glow and glare
9)oba funke - uzoamaka (acappella)
10)deyampert feat clover from amraah 8 - held him first
11)jazzanova - dance the dance (at jazz remix)
12) bakura - thinking about (domu mix)
13)slope - mousse (get down mix)
14)bahamadia - uknowhowwedo (ski remix)
15) extended spirit - siding
16)sidsel endresen &bugge wesseltoft - try
17)george levin - let there be love
The people from Berlin again are here with a beautiful CD.
Starting from a pearl from JILL SCOTT (a cool r&b)coming to the last "sweet" from George Levin.
In the middle Attica Blues, Jazzanova and Bakura are the tops.
A little less than the others the second and third songs.
Strange to find in this Cd a song like TRY, but this is the job of the JAZZANOVA...put all togheter and mix and remix....at the end you probably get the five stars...
If you want dance and relax with r&b, and nu jazz this is for you.

Average customer rating: Jazzanova must buy A fine label mix by label mates of a very exciting label.

Broad Casting Jazzanova Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Blue Note Trip, Vol. 5: Mashed Belle et Fou Kings of Jazz The Remixes 2002-2005 Mixing ASIN: B000EF5MZO Release Date: 2006-06-16

Tracks:

1. Candlelight - Wahoo
2. Or At Least - The Slapped Eyeballers
3. Intermission - Soul Phiction
4. Excelsior - Ame
5. Flashback (Jazzanova's Mashed Bag) - Fat Freddy's Drop
6. Skitsophrenic Pt. 2 - Leroy & Darnell
7. In The (Re)Mix (Starship Interpretation) - Capitol A
8. I Just Wanna Sing For You - Norman Weeks & The Revelations
9. No Memory Of Time (Reggae Version) - Joe Dukie
10. Clapz (Trickski Mix) - Mocky
11. Ain't Nothing Like This Feeling - Slope
12. Boom Clicky Boom Klack (Mr Scruff's Vocal Mix) - Jazzanova
13. Nowhere (I Can Go) (At Jazz' Astro Black Mix) - Clara Hill Meets Atjazz
14. My Vision (Dixon Edit) - Agora Rhythm
15. Serve It Up (Starship Mix) - Capitol A
16. Sun Of A Beach (London Mix) - Pharoah Roche
17. Beatzers - Jaslopski
18. Step Off - Arken
19. So Long - Nicola Kramer
20. Just A Lil' Lovin' (Just A Lil' Outro) - Jazzanova

Customer Reviews:

Jazzanova must buy.......2007-05-12

Wow what a stunner! Best LP I've bought in a good long time. I came to Jazzanova late but made up for lost time. For me this is easily their best work which is saying a lot. If you like Jazzanova you will love this. I insist you buy it right now! Is it NuJazz? NuJazzSoul? New Electronica-Jazz? Nu Jazz-Hop? Electronica Soul-Hop? As I listen to it it now... I'm still in awe... Excelsior playing now... It is indisputably modern, but rarely challenging. There is a crispness about Jazzanova... That Berlin edge? It's like they love Jazz but refuse to be retro-dated. Thinking people's Electronica? No flash in the pan beats or slick plastic pop here. The 'In the (Re)mix" lyric "And you wonder why it's takin' a fall?" seems to speak directly to this point. I've made a couple party CDs with it and the peeps just love it. "It's what we do... It's what we dooo". Groove on my friends.

A fine label mix by label mates of a very exciting label........2007-01-16

Funky German nu jazz superstars Jazzanova bring together a whopping collection of current Sonar Kollektiv tracks. There's something for everyone on here, from hip hop, to nu jazz, to soulful jazz, to tech house. It's a great representation of what this very diverse and superb label is cranking out these days. They have always been at the top of the nu jazz scene, as well as sneaking in all other types of genres into their repertoire. From their top vocal diva Clara Hill, to tech house monsters Âme, to their main staple artists over the years, Wahoo, Slope, Capital A, and Fat Freddy's Drop, Jazzanova manages to uniquely mold everything to the point that even the near misses work.

If you enjoy this, don't hesitate to seek out their 2004 mix called Mixing, as it's another superb mix of diverse and jazzy sounds.

Average customer rating: Triumphant! Excellent Renaissance Faire. Buy it! Definitely Worth the Listening Superb musicianship on ancient instruments.... Piffaro Renaissance Band Superb

Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy Joan Ambrosio Dalza , Heinrich Isaac , Francesco Bendusi , Giorgio Mainerio , Rossino Mantovano , Costanzo Festa , Anonymous , Fillippo Azzaiolo , Jacques Arcadelt , Vincenzo Ruffo , Orazio Vecchi , Lodovico Agostini , Giovanni Ferretti , Cesario Gussago , Aurelio Bonelli , Eric Anderson , Grant Gerreid , Adam Gilbert , Joan Kimball , Gwyn Roberts , Robert Wiemken , Thomas Zajac , Piffaro , and The Renaissance Band Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chansons et Danceries (French Renaissance Wind Music) Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Music From the Odhecaton ASIN: B0000057EX Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Piva
2. Palle, Palle - Ne piu bella di queste - La mi la sol
3. Recorders: Pass'e mezo ditto il Romano - Moschetta - Bandera
4. La Parma - Un sonar de piva in fachinesco (Lirum bililirum)
5. Regem archangelorum - Alma, che scarca dal corporeo velo
6. Aldi, dolce ben mio - Bona via faccia barva (Venetiana) - Gentil madonna, del mio cor padrona
7. Donna, quando pietosa - El travagliato - La gamba in basso e soprano - Amor e foco e ghiaccio
8. Putta nera ballo furlano
9. All'arm', all'arm' - Com'al primo apparir - Sonata 'La facca'
10. Canzona 'Istrina' - Sonata 'La fontana' - Canzona 'Licori'
11. la morte de la ragione (Pavane) - La traditora (Gagliarda) - Bel fiore - La rocha el fuso (Gagliarda) - El desperato (Saltarello) - La lavandara (Gagliarda)

Amazon.com

Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Triumphant!.......2006-12-01

This is truly one of the best albums of Renaissance music currntly available! Purely instrumental! Much of it appears to be music for a royal court event or the like, with much use of brass and wind instruments. There are also many selections for the festival setting, usually involving the bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy. Too many albums of ancient music "pad" the content with monotonous choral polyphonic selections, perhaps starting out with one or two really good instrumental pieces. However, they did not do that in this one!

Excellent Renaissance Faire. Buy it!.......2005-11-15

'Piffaro The Renaissance Band' is a Philadelphia group who has done several superior albums of Renaissance music for the label 'Archiv', late of Deutche Grammaphone, now part of Polygram. I was astonished when I heard from a student of one of the directors, Robert Wiemken, that the band is paid virtually nothing to make the record and have it distributed. While I would expect that from a minor label, it is surprising that an act should make it to Deutche Grammaphone and not be paid for their recording. I go into this minor digression because I am especially impressed by this recording and all their others as well.

I do take issue with it's being labelled a recording of 'wind' music, as there is ample representation from the family of string instruments, most famously the guitar and the hurdy gurdy.

Although I really enjoy 'old music', I'm not an expert on it, but I set out to distinguish this music from modern stuff, and the two I can find are the presence here of a lot of drone instruments such as the bagpipe and the hurdy gurdy and the absence of instruments such as the clarinet which give us that lushly woody tenor we hear in pieces such as 'Rapsody in Blue' or in some of Kurt Weill's German stage pieces. We also certainly miss the rich sounds of the piano, as the pianoforte has not been invented yet.

If you like old music, this band is a 'must hear'!

Definitely Worth the Listening.......2004-01-26

Simply lovely. Some whimsical, some more technically serious. In all, definitely worth the money and the time. One of my new favorites.

Superb musicianship on ancient instruments...........2001-10-03

I wish composers were still writing for hurdy-gurdy @ crumhorn...what a wonderful sound. I especially liked "La Parma". I do believe a modern tunesmith has taken that melody @ recently made a rather haunting popular song from it; a female vocalist, I think. If anyone out there can remember what the name of that modern tune is @ will post it here, it will save me some on-going mental annoyance. You won't go wrong in buying this album!

Piffaro Renaissance Band Superb.......2001-05-20

This CD has me dancing in the streets. I have played holes in the recording. The musicianship is extraordinary with excitement, love and a great warm sense of pleasure taken by everyone involved. Renaissance instruments are not generally known for subtlety or nuance, but these players work miracles. The percussion sections are also integral to the whole and thrilling, where appropriate. Piffaro, please keep your music coming.

Average customer rating: Ever wondered what was before Bach, Lully, or Palestrina?

Madrigal History Tour The King's Singers , The Consorte of Musicke , various/anonymous/traditional , and Anthony Rooley Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Le Jeune, Claude | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music King's Singers | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals English Madrigals and Songs Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers Olde English Madrigals & Folk Songs at Ely Cathedral ASIN: B000246J7M Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

1. Amor Vittorioso
2. Lirum Bililirum
3. Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno
4. La Bella Franceschina
5. Ultima Mei Sospiri
6. Alla Cazza
7. Or Si Rallegri Il Cielo
8. Fine Knacks For Ladies
9. Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake The Plough
10. Of All The Birds That I Do Know
11. Too Much I Once Lamented
12. Fair Phyllis I Saw
13. The Silver Swan
14. Now Is The Month Of Maying
15. La Guerre
16. La, La, La, Je Ne L'ose Dire
17. Bon Jour: Et Puis, Quelles Nouvelles
18. Mignonne, Allons Voir Si La Rose
19. Il Est Bel Et Bon
20. Margot Labourez Les Vignes
21. Un Gentil Armoureux
22. Faulte D'Argent
23. La Tricotea Samartin La Vea
24. Triste Estaba El Rey David
25. Cucu, Cucu!
26. Tres Morillas M'enamoran
27. Fatal La Parte
28. La Bomba
29. Tanzen Und Springen
30. Vitrum Nostrum Gloriosum
31. Ach Elsein, Liebes Elselein
32. Ach, Weh Des Leiden
33. Das G'Laut Zu Speyer
34. Herzliebstes Bild

Customer Reviews:

Ever wondered what was before Bach, Lully, or Palestrina?.......2007-04-29

During the days of the Renaissance, the madrigal was one
of the most popular musical forms and outputs. The King's Singers, a modern-day all male vocal group, demonstrate the authentic sound of which these 34 chosen madrigals may have been performed. In the Renaissance, in place of sopranos and altos, there were countertenors (men who sang falsetto in a feminine range). That's what these guys do; just listen to the first few and you'll automatically be transported back to this magical and sort of other-worldly time. If you've been to Renaissance fairs, it will make you think of those, too.

The King's Singers offer 34 well-chosen madrigals from composers like John Dowland, Hans Leo Hassler, Clement Jannequin and some composers who wished to remain anonymous. They are grouped by the different languages to show that the madrigal wasn't just the rage in Italy where it had originated but at various other places all over Europe, the hub of the music world. The Italian ones come first, then in English, French, Spanish and German. The best one in the set is "La Guerre" which runs 6 minutes, and is an incredible vocal showpiece. It's even very funny at times.

If you want to hear exactly how Renaissance madrigals sound, this is the real deal.

Average customer rating: Lushly beautiful jazzy folk -- almost too pretty, but irresistable Good Nu-Folk

Sunchild Thief Manufacturer: Sonar Kollectiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Belle et Fou Broad Casting from Offtrack Radio All I Can Provide Aquarian Angel ASIN: B000MEYIK2 Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

1. Sunchild
2. Atlantic
3. Hold On, Hold On
4. If There Was A Love
5. Clouds
6. Self Portrait
7. Does It Make Any Sense
8. Somewhere
9. I Can't Remember
10. (Like) Leaves
11. Home
12. Sunchild (Reprise)

Album Description

2007 release from the neo-Folk band fronted by Sasha Gottschalk. Produced by the Jazzannova team Extended Spirit (Axel Reinemer and Stefan Leisering), the album's mellow vibe is conjured by guitars, strings and some electronic beeps. Sunchild features guest appearances from Clara Hill, Georg Levin and Paul Kleber. 12 tracks including 'Atlantic', 'If There Was A Love' and 'Clouds'. Sonar Kollektiv.

Album Details

Debut Album by Two Jazzanova Members and Singer/Songwriter Sasha Gottschalk.

Customer Reviews:

Lushly beautiful jazzy folk -- almost too pretty, but irresistable.......2007-06-24

Aside from the lyrics (sincere and simple to the point of utter inanity) I like this a lot. Some of the songs are a bit too bland, but the harmonies and instrumentation are rich and complex and Sascha has a fine,gentle, directly emotive voice. I find myself listening to this whole album much more than others I was more turned on by at first -- it has grown on me, even though I feel a bit embarrassed by its easy-listening vibe. Hold On, Hold On, the single, is a more dynamic cut (fun, kind-of-flamenco-sounding percussion and guitars) and probably the best place to start. There is also a gorgeous Thief song (The Siren's Call) on Jazzanova's Belle and Fou -- another very good album, much more mixed in terms of genre.

Good Nu-Folk.......2007-03-28

Wondering if here's officially a genre now? Nu-folk? Maybe it is, and if so, how fitting that the likes of Jazzanova would be behind this particular brainchild. I first heard Thief off of one of Jazzanova's early compilations with Sonar Kollektiv in 2004 titled "Secret Love", a view on folk as ddone by Jazzanova and Resoul. Thief was one of the artists there and pretty much epitomized the sort of vibe they were looking at since there was a growing number of artists blending more modern electronic styles with established folk elements.

To be honest I was a little skeptical, but the album is really good. I always liked "If There was a Love", which has a really pure guitar and percussion sound to it and Sasha's voice won't necessary blow you over but it's not really supposed to - it was perfect for the song. This album though starts out with the title track, and it's a wonderful song tapping into folk roots from the very first note. But as the song starts, you immediately feel the slightly broken beat as only Jazzanova's artists can arrange. Good stuff. "Atlantic" is another one that I really enjoyed, great lyrics which actually link well with the moodiness of the song which rises and falls like a wave. Really nicely done there. Other songs I enjoyed were "Home", which featured in Secret Love II from last year, and I also enjoyed "Leaves". The album does a good job of blending a few different musical styles with guitar and electronica to provide a good folksih vibe overall.

I recommend this, but I'd be careful for traditional Jazzanova or Compost Label fans as it's a different project. I'd say the best way to approach it is open and expecting something different. Also, this isn't an album to listen to if you're trying to get extremely motivated. It's very laid back, reflective and melancholic. Not all of the songs wowed me and a few were just a bit too brooding, but overall I'd say this was a good one. For fans of folk that know the classic genre much much better than me, I'd love to get a tip on what this sounds like... there was an artist from the late 60's or 70's that this clearly mimmicks but I can't remember the name of the artist or the song... it's driving me mad! Anyways, if you like this, check out the Secret Love series and maybe works from 4Hero and Blue States first two albums.

Careful on the price of this one. I tend to like the hard copies, but you can download this for 1/3 of the price I see here & maybe less.

Average customer rating:

Belle et Fou Jazzanova Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Broad Casting Homecooking: Soulfood Served by Jazzanova & Friends Play with the Changes All I Can Provide Blue Note Trip, Vol. 5: Mashed ASIN: B000L43OW6 Release Date: 2007-02-26

Tracks:

1. Rendezvous
2. This Is The Place
3. Maybe Now
4. Opening
5. Glow And Glare
6. Behold These Days
7. D D D Dance
8. Morning Star
9. Caprice
10. That Night
11. Keep On Making Me High
12. Am I Losing You
13. Sun In My Candlelight
14. Flickermood
15. Sirens
16. Just A Lil' Lovin'
17. Bows
18. Ice
19. Siren's Call

Album Details

A Soundtrack to the Berlin-based Contemporary Dance Theatre Production.

Salsa Music:

1. Sonora Brillante
2. Sus Exitos Y Algo Mas
3. Taconazos Sin Parar
4. Te Quiero Tanto
5. Telenovelas Love, Vol. 1
6. Telenovelas Love, Vol. 3
7. Tengo Derecho a Ser Feliz
8. Tengo Una Idea
9. Tito No. 1
10. Tongoneo

Salsa Music

salsa music

Salsa Music

Rise [Enhanced] [Import]

The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 1 & 2

True Blue/Double Cross

I'll Meet You in the Morning

Whole Lotta Rock: 1966-1967

Tributo a Garoto [Import]

Well Worth It

Woodland Tea

Verdammt Ehrlich [Import]

Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Arias

Whistling Midgets

Voices Beyond My Curtain

United DJs of America, Vol. 1

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

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