Latin for Lovers

1. Lady in Red

2. Madalena

3. Siboney

4. Cumparsita

5. My Shawl

6. Green Eyes

7. Bomba

8. Jalousie

9. Inspiration

10. Estrellita

11. Última Noche

Latin for Lovers,Xavier Cugat,Special Music,Big Band,Cha-Cha,Instrumental Pop,Latin,Latin Jazz,Mambo,Rhumba,Tropical

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Average customer rating: "UHP! I'M AN IDIOT." Not bad Listened to it at a friends house Perfect! Smooth, melodic, intimate

Bossa Nova for Lovers Various Artists Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bossa Nova Brasil Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve Woman on Top The Girl from Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook Samba Bossa Nova ASIN: B00007KN0L Release Date: 2003-02-24

Tracks:

1. Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) - Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto
2. Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
3. The Shadow Of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto
4. Corcovado (Quiet Nights If Quiet Stars) - Stan Getz And Laurindo Almeida
5. My Foolish Heart - Astrud Gilberto
6. Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
7. Misty Roses - Astrud Gilberto
8. Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
9. So Nice (Summer Samba) - Astrud Gilberto And Walter Wanderley
10. Winter Moon - Stan Getz And Laurindo Almeida
11. Insensatez (How Insensitive) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
12. Dindi - Astrud Gilberto
13. Bahia - Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd
14. The Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
15. O Grande Amor - Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto
16. Meditation - Astrud Gilberto

Customer Reviews:

"UHP! I'M AN IDIOT.".......2007-04-16

The last time I went home to Los Angeles - (You remember, I told you THAT story in my review for the Huffy Good Vibrations Men's 24-Inch Cruiser Bike. Are you paying attention here, or not?) - I called the BITTER BROTHERS and arranged a "Bitter Breakfast." That's a meeting where a bunch of us macho fellas - er, I mean, "Men" - get together to blow off steam over quiche and champagne. Uhm, that is, over Huevos Rancheros and strong, black coffee. (Let's be honest, the "blowing off steam" part could just as easily be called "Male Gossip", but . . . well, you know, I've faked a pretty good masculine facade for myself at Ammyland up to this point, and I'd hate to see it all go to ruin now.)

So, me an' my Bitter Bros were expressing our bitterness at The Sidewalk Café on Venice Beach one morning (perhaps the definitive "L.A. Experience") and observing the Frisbee-catching dogs, the rays-catching one-eighth dressed roller-skating babes, and the usual Carnival of Human Freaks parading past the Café, when I noticed this young cat playing some pretty fancy guitar over yonder. My soul emptied of its bitterness, and my glass emptied of its champa - my cup emptied of its coffee - I went to talk to the young cat and learned that he was a Russian bloke named VADIM, and I bought one of his self-produced compact discs. ["Vadim #1"; vadimrecords at yahoo dot com, or (310) 801-4212]

Well, I eventually just went crazy for track three: "Bossa-Nova." And having heard the term about a zazillion times (that's a lot!), I decided I simply must find out just what BOSSA NOVA really is. So I did an internet search and what I learned is that I have been in love with Bossa Nova music for pretty much my entire life without ever knowing it. {*He's a tad slow, folks, but give him four and a half decades and he'll figure it out.*}

You see, as a young kid in the early and mid-1960s, when the Bossa Nova craze was at its zenith, my Grandpa used to play it around his house. My Ma had an 8-Track tape (yeah, I'm bitter AND old, OK?) containing the gorgeously haunting song "The Shadow Of Your Smile." I loved it, and the song still makes me think of her. Wait a second. . . . . {*"Macho fellas" don't get teary-eyed, Stephen!*} . . . . Sorry. OK. Then later, in my mid-20s, I owned the classic Jazz album "Getz/Gilberto" on licorice pizza (that's LP, not 8-Track!) and I played the hell out of it (well, I would have if there had been any hell in it), falling in love with the beautiful saudade in Astrud Gilberto's voice. (Saudade? Look it up on Wikipedia.) Only Karen Carpenter's voice was infused with more, and - in my op - the standard ballads by Bobby Darin are the only example of Saudade in a male voice. (Despite the jocular exterior, my entire life is one of Saudade, but I don't know you well enough to tell you more.)

Then love came to me again in the form of Pat Metheny's three brilliant Brazilian-influenced albums, "The First Circle", "Still Life Talking", and "Letter From Home." About the same time, I owned a Cannonball Adderley album that included "Clouds" and "Morning Of The Carnival" and they were my favorite cuts, but I couldn't have told you why exactly. I also loved Vince Guaraldi's "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" from his "Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus" album, but the Bossa Nova connection eluded me. And when my Good Friend Melanie gave me Angelique Kidjo's "Black Ivory Soul" recording, I loved it immediately from the first few notes down to the very last ones, and I rarely embrace new music that quickly. But I still hadn't made the Bossa Nova Connection. It took a Russian cat playing Brazilian music on Venice Beach to make this American dude finally realize that the thread running through it all has always been Bossa Nova, and that Bossa Nova is the thing I dig! Hey, it required only 43 years for me to piece it all together; I'm just a mental dynamo! {*"Uhp! He's an idiot."*}

So, I just bought "BOSSA NOVA FOR LOVERS", and here's my assessment of each of its 16 tracks:

1. VIVO SONHANDO: Classic! I remember this one from my Getz/Gilberto album. Stan was one of the first major Jazz cats I got into.
2. WAVE: Wow! I've just learned that Antonio Carlos Jobim is the musician who transformed Samba into Bossa Nova.
3. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE: [Sniffle! Sniffle!] I want Astrud to sing this one at my funeral.
4. CORCOVADO: Not the version from the Getz/Gilberto set, but nice guitar from Almeida, and Getz really plays that tenor sax! {*Yeah, but can he pitch?*}
5. MY FOOLISH HEART: Marry me, Astrud! I promise I can learn to behave myself!
6. AMOR EM PAZ: Sheesh! Talk about Saudade. Love it!
7. MISTY ROSES: Makes me misty. Astrud, play Misty for me.
8. DESAFINADO: Jobim is the Boss of Nova.
9. SO NICE (SUMMER SAMBA): Oh, gee, I swear, I melt. One of my very favorite tracks. Too short! More! More!
10. WINTER MOON: "Winter" warms my heart. "Great Getz!"
11. INSENSATEZ: Well, let's face it, along with "The Girl From Ipanema", this is the face of Bossa Nova.
12. DINDI: Astrud sings. What else ya need to know?
13. BAHIA: Cool!
14. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA: I prefer the version with Getz and Astrud, of course, but great melody regardless.
15. O GRANDE AMOR: Beautiful!
16. MEDITATION: I dunno; let me contemplate it further.

I see that I used the word "love" seven times in this review. I don't ordinarily use that kind of language, but the collection IS called "BOSSA NOVA FOR LOVERS", and I guess I'm a lover after all. {*Nah. He's an idiot.*}

Not bad.......2006-11-05

A little too many instrumental music only songs, but otherwise good compilation of popular bossa nova love songs. Although, I would highly recommend Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour if you like the collection on this CD.

Listened to it at a friends house.......2006-03-19

I don't have any Bossa Nova music, except for the Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour, so when I listened to this CD at my friends house I knew I had to get it. It gives you a good representation of the classic Bossa Nova. Good variety of songs by the traditional performers. It is also great soft music to listen to.

Perfect!.......2005-09-17

The music on this album is smooth and inviting. The perfect music to play as a background for a cocktail party - or for intimate moments with the one you love. Even in the coldest temperatures, this album will warm you up!

Smooth, melodic, intimate.......2003-02-10

Outstanding collection of romantic tracks from the giants of Verve's roster. No surprises really among the selections, but who wants a jarring surprise in the middle of a romantic interlude? This set goes down so nicely it won't matter that you may have most these tracks in so many other anthologies.
Track listing :
1. Vivo Sonhando - Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto
2. Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
3. Shadow Of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto
4. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Stan Getz And Laurindo Almeida
5. My Foolish Heart - Astrud Gilberto
6. Amor Em Paz - Antonio Carlos Jobim
7. Misty Roses - Astrud Gilberto
8. Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
9. So Nice (Summer Samba) - Astrud Gilberto And Walter Wanerley
10. Winter Moon - Stan Getz And Laurindo Almeida
11. Insensatez (How Insensitive) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
12. Dindi - Astrud Gilberto
13. Bahia - Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd
14. Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
15. O Grande Amor - Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto
16. Meditation - Astrud Gilberto

Average customer rating: Classic 1965 recordings Simply Timeless One word is all I need: Beautiful! Voice without peers Doris recorded great albums while the Beatles took over USA

Doris Day's Sentimental Journey/Latin for Lovers Doris Day Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Day by Day/Day by Night Her Life in Music 1940-1966 Love Him!/Show Time What Every Girl Should Know/I Have Dreamed The Love Album ASIN: B00005R1PB Release Date: 2001-11-27

Tracks:

1. The More I See You
2. At Last
3. Come To Baby, Do!
4. I Had The Craziest Dream/I Don't Want To Walk Without You
5. I'll Never Smile Again
6. I Remember You
7. Serenade In Blue
8. I'm Beginning To See The Light
9. It Could Happen To You
10. It's Been A Long, Long Time
11. Sentimental Journey
12. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
13. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
14. Meditation
15. Dansero
16. Summer Has Gone
17. How Insensitive (Insensataez)
18. Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado)
19. Our Day Will Come
20. Be True To Me (Sabor A Mi)
21. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)
22. Be Mine Tonight (Noche De Ronda)
23. Por Favor

Album Description

Doris Day's biggest hit, 'Sentimental Journey' was recorded while she was a vocalist in Les Brown's band in the mid-1940s. Highlights from these two original albums on one compact disc include 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'The More I See You.' (Collectables)

Customer Reviews:

Classic 1965 recordings.......2007-01-13

Highly polished, studio recordings -- with a bit too much reverb for me. It was all the rage at the time. My opinion are the recordings she made with Nelson Riddle and Harry Zimmerman are better. The "Sentimental Journey" track on this recording is probably the one you know and love from radio play.

Simply Timeless.......2005-03-09

Growing up with Doris Day music and movies, I knew the simple fact that here was a woman that could sing, act, dance, look beautiful and make me smile or tear up with each performance. Then one evening a year ago I was watching a performance of my daughter's High School Ball Room Dance team (which is now a hot sport amongist teenagers) perform, and a song came on they were dancing to that blew me away. When I asked the coach who was singing it, I found out it was Doris Day's recording of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps". No girl next door here, this song simply sizzled. The other tunes on this CD are great, but for this song alone I would buy this. Doris Day movies or music are simply timeless.

One word is all I need: Beautiful!.......2004-06-25

This is not the first Doris Day CD someone should buy; you should start with one of her greatest-hits CDs such as "Golden Girl" (which I've earlier reviewed). But if, after listening to this, you decide you want to hear more of that great voice, this should be one to get early. It's truly a beautiful example of what Doris could do.

Most of Doris Day's big hits were in the 1950s; this CD represents a Doris Day of about 10 years later. It is a combination of two LPs which she recorded two months apart in 1964 and Columbia released (the second-recorded one first!) in 1965. So it's a slightly more mature Doris Day, but just as nice to listen to as the Doris of the 1950s.

The two LPs combined in this CD are actually two quite different sets of tunes. "Doris Day's Sentimental Journey" consists of a collection of songs that were old standards even in 1964, plus a remake of her very first hit, the title tune of the album, done in a rather different style from the 1940s version. "Latin for Lovers" contains a number of songs that were mostly fairly new in 1964 (some of which might be called standards now!) with Latin origins. (Some were composed by the man who introduced the bossa nova to the USA, Antonio Carlos Jobim.) Only one of the songs on "Latin for Lovers" was one I'd heard Doris do: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" ("Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" in the original Spanish). All the songs on both LPs, now on one CD, reminded me of why I've always considered Doris my favorite singer; every single one is done beautifully.

What more can I say? Of course it gets 5 stars! I wish I could give it six!

Voice without peers.......2003-06-25

I remembered her voice as just one of those flashy voices from Hollywood movies.Alas,those were mostly in mono and simply had yet to discover the true virtue of her voice.

Then in Amsterdam I found some great soundtracks with old works from Henry Mancini.Next to his works was some this rather shy album of Doris Day.

When I heard her interpretation of * Three coins in the fountain & Quiet nights of quiet stars *,I couldn't believe my ears. Her voice has such profound timbre with such grade delicacy of
the acoustic instrument, one just brought to life by finest artisan alive. Her voice is so vibrant and resonant like any voice I have heard before.

I asked my friends at my home to listen some music on my system and I asked them who is finest female voice on the planet? Some said Billie Holiday , Ella Fitzgerald....list goes on.

With some reservation I said for me it is from now on Doris Day.
Needles to say that made them laugh until they have heard sheer delicacy of her voice.

Without any reservation,with experience in classical music and Jazz, her voice is among finest voices, period. It is a great pity that she didn't extend range of her materials more into demanding materials of Jazz standards. I'm scare to think what kind of the treat that would be.

Her voice is like a finest High-End audio instrument, depending only on quality of material. If you treat the same with care it will reward you with delight. Ribbon speaker owners and those with generally fine systems, listen for these two songs on
this album. It will define you standards, what can you expect in human voice. In this case. exquisite,profound and unique voice of Doris Day.

In today mediocrity of quality in almost every sphere of human awareness,let her voice remind you that some things posses a true substance.

Doris recorded great albums while the Beatles took over USA.......2003-06-01

The first album on this twofer, Sentimental journey, was recorded in 1964 and was something of a nostalgia trip for Doris - truly a sentimental journey back to the songs of the forties. The title track is a re-recording (and updating) of the song that provided Doris with her biggest hit during her days with Les Brown. Some may regard the new version as sacrilege, but I love it, as I also love the original.

The album begins with The more I see you. Originally an American hit for Dick Haymes, Chris Montez had an international hit with his cover in the sixties. I remember you was originally a top ten hit for Jimmy Dorsey but Frank Ifield had a huge sixties hit with it around the world, going to the very top of the UK charts. At last and Serenade in blue were popularised by Glenn Miller. Among the other songs here, you can listen to covers of Come to baby do (another song Doris originally recorded with Les Brown), I'll never smile again (Tommy Dorsey), I'm beginning to see the light (Harry James), It could happen to you (Jo Stafford) and It's been a long long time, which topped the 1945 charts in America via two different versions (Bing Crosby, Harry James).

The second album on this twofer, Latin for lovers, recorded in 1963, features a mix of standards and songs of Latin origin, all given a gentle bossa nova rhythm. On Be mine tonight, Doris actually sings a verse in Spanish - the only time she ever did that. Of the standards, Fly me to the moon and Our day will come are the best known. One of the Latin songs, Perhaps perhaps perhaps (a translation of Quizas quizas quizas) became popular in the UK as a consequence of its use in a TV commercial. This is an excellent album that sets its own mood.

Doris could not compete with the Beatles for sales, although she continued to record albums of the highest quality - and they have stood the test of time.

In the UK, these two albums were issued on separate twofers - Sentimental journey was coupled with What every girl should know, while Latin for lovers was coupled with Love him.

Average customer rating: I love it and I give it as a gift MarMSED Diverse range but the songs are butchered...

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Tracks:

1. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Academy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields
2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
3. Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
4. Miserere Mei, Deus - Gerald Finley
5. Veni Creator Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
6. Lacrimosa - London Philharmonic Choir
7. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Ambrosian Singers
8. The Heavens Are Telling - John Shirley-Quirk
9. Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
10. Ave Maria - Groupe Vocal De France
11. Ode To Joy - The Westminster Choir
12. Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
13. Chorus Of Slave Girls - Chorus Of The National Theatre Of Sophia
14. Coro De Romanticos - Coro Cantores De Madrid
15. In Paradisum - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
16. Totus Tuus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
17. Song For Athene - Winchester Cathedral Choir
18. Celebration - London Symphony Chorus
19. Jerusalem - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

1. Zion Hort Die Wachter - South German Madrigal Choir
2. Pleni Sunt Coeli Et Terra - Charles Brett
3. Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
4. Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
5. Veni Sancte Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
6. Awake The Harp - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
7. And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
8. L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
9. Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
10. Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
11. Ave Verum Corpus - Schutz Consort
12. Begluckt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat - Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Munich
13. Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
14. Laudamus Te - Radio France Chorus
15. Chichester Psalms - Rachel Masters
16. The Lamb - Vasari Singers
17. Agnus Dei - Winchester Cathedral Choir
18. Requiem Aeternam - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
19. Dies Irae - Philharmonia Chorus
20. O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir
21. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope Glory) - Royal Choral Society

Customer Reviews:

I love it and I give it as a gift.......2006-12-11

This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've been listening to. I appreciate the producers selecting "Song for Athene" by Tavener and "Celebration (Standing Stone)" by McCartney. They are new to me and I love them. Disk 1 ends with "Jerusalem" and Disk 2 ends with "Land of Hope and Glory." As an American I rarely hear these and I am so glad they were included. I believe this album was intended to help popularize choral music and I believe the selections do fine job towards that end.

I know snobs rage against popularizing classical music, but everyone deserves exposure to the beauty of song. I will also mention here "The East Village Opera Company" because they work to popularize opera by setting it to a rock beat. They do a fine job but also get criticized for attempting to popularize classical music.

"The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever" was so popular with my teen-age daughter that it was hard to get it back from her. I give the album as a gift to nephews and nieces.

MarMSED.......2005-08-27

The music selections are extraordinary. The only problem has to do with the balance of sound. There are some parts that are very loud, and some that are so very soft. You have to continually adjust the volume.

Diverse range but the songs are butchered..........2005-07-24

Well, this CD isn't horrible by any stretch, but it is irritating to someone who's more than a casual listener of choral music. I'm by no means as musically "literate" as many reviewers out there, but I have a collection of probably twenty-five or thirty choral CD's and this is one that will probably be gathering dust in the back of the CD book.

The peices are well-performed for the most part, but they are hopelessly edited. Beethoven's Ode to Joy is somewhere around twenty four minutes, but this CD only includes an arrangement of about five minutes. The beautiful Miserere is, uncut, almost eleven minutes but is cut down to five and a half minutes here.

Looking back, I should have realized the major editing that would be involved, just by the sheer number of peices on it. I'm familiar with a great many of them and I know they're too long to fit onto a seventy minute disc without some major cutting going on. I just didn't reason that out before I shelled out the money for it.

Bottom line. This CD has decent singing, but is nothing special. If you're a newcomer to this genre, you might get this as a quick overview of the different types of choral music out there, but if you're any kind of an avid listener, this CD will drive you insane with the severity of the cuts. Beginners, if you're looking for a great collection CD, you'd do better to look at "Choral Moods". It doesn't have the diversity in styles of this one, but it will introduce you to incredibly talented composers. To the old hats out there, steer clear of this one and look to CD's by your preferred individual composers themselves. It's more money, but much less frustration in the long run. The old sayings are sometimes the best: You get what you pay for.

Average customer rating: Gorgeous Arias

For Lovers Antonio Carlos Jobim Manufacturer: Verve ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Verve | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: For Lovers 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Antonio Carlos Jobim Wave Tide Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour ASIN: B000LXSTPY Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. Fotografia (Photograph)
2. ua de Beber (Water to Drink)
3. Look to the Sky
4. Chovendo Na Roseira (aka Double Rainbow)
5. Tide
6. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
7. Desafinado (Off Key)
8. Captain Bacardi
9. Ana Luiza
10. Caribe
11. Nuvens Douradas (Golden Clouds)

Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous Arias.......2007-03-21

If you like Opera, or if you are just starting to investigate the world of opera, you will love this tape. It has great vignettes by great divas like Maria Callas, Montserrat Caballe, and wonderful tenors like Placido Domingo and Franco Corelli. It is romantic and truly highlights beautiful moments in the works of Puccini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi. Worthwhile to add to you music collection. A "keeper".

Average customer rating: Sensual "take me away" music! I'm Not Italian But I Love It! Oh, Al!

Guitar for Latin Lovers Al Caiola Manufacturer: Alanna Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Heart & Soul Guitar Classic Italian Love Songs The Best of the 50 Guitars Italian Gold: Treasured Collection Encore Oro Italiano ASIN: B00005Q6J4 Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

1. Be True To Me (Sabor A Mi)
2. Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)
3. You Are Always In My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon)
4. Happy Brasilia (Feliz Brasilia)
5. Magic Is The Moonlight (Te Quiero Dijiste)
6. The Story Of Love (Historia De Un Amor)
7. Our Last Night (La Ultima Noche)
8. Meditation/The Girl From Ipanema (Meditacion/La Muchacha De Ipanema)
9. I Am In Love (Estoy Enamorado)
10. Pretty Butterfly (No Balanco Do Jequibau)
11. Without You (Tres Palabras)
12. Morning Of The Carnival (Manha De Carnival)
13. Love, You Do Things To Me (Tarde Quiente)
14. Stay Awhile (Quedate Un Rato Mas)
15. Loquillo Beach (Playa Loquillo)
16. One (Uno)
17. Fingers (Dedos)

Album Description

From the first glourious strains of Al Caiola's guitar and strings, your heart will be swept along and completely captivated. Mr. Caiola has never been more brillant in his masterful guitar performance, or his superb arrangements of truly beautiful music. This recording is the highlight of his long, illustrious, and successful career. A brilliant, assortment of romantic latin music, played with the magical touch of Al Caiola on guitar. Al Caiola's remarkable talent is at its very best when bathing these latin ballads with his string arrangements and his ever-golden guitar. The pristine clarity, and the warm, splendid mix of Al's unique sound and performance, make for moments of enchanting listening.

Customer Reviews:

Sensual "take me away" music!.......2007-04-17

This is the best CD of Latin love songs ever produced. The string
orchestrations flow like silk while the Latin rhythms sway you like a
warm tropical breeze. It reminds me of dancing under a starry, velvety
night sky on the terrace of a little cantina in Manzanillo, Mexico one
summer night. Unforgettable!

I'm Not Italian But I Love It!.......2006-08-20

Yes, I'm not Italian but I love it! The songs on this CD are just wonderful.
Starting with track 1, "Be True to Me (Sabor a Mi)" passing true track 5, "Magic Is the Moonlight (Te Quiero Dijiste)", 12 "Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval)", 16 "One (Uno)"; all just a PLEASURE to listen to. Al Caiola's guitar playing is phenomenal. I absolutely recommend it. This one really deserves a five stars ratings.
I also recommend his album "Italian Gold - Treasured Collection", another SUPERB Five stars.

Oh, Al!.......2002-09-07

Oh, Al! This is such a wonderful CD. When I come in at night worn out from work, I get a cup of coffee, stretch out in my favorite easy chair, kick off my shoes and listen to Al Caiola. I own a few of his records. It's nice to have his music on CD, and now that I have one-it's like good chocolate! I can't buy just one, I will buy others!

In the early 1970's I worked with a 'Salsa' band. I was hired because I played piano, organ, and accordian.

Sabor a Mi was popular on the latin radio stations, and I learned it from an early recording. Later, I learned other music, all latin or soft jazz from listening to keyboard players, but I also listened to Al Caiola. He has thrilled audiences with his guitar. He's a true stylist. You can listen to him, and you will know who's playing. He is very distinctive, and has both the technical skills and the natural talent to make his recordings interesting and beautiful. If you've never heard Mr. Caiola play, then do yourself a favor and buy this CD. It is lovely, it's romantic! Oh, Al!

Average customer rating: Perhaps the Best "Two-Fer" Ever! "Antonio Carlos Jobim & Percy Faith arrangments" PERCY FAITH - THE KING OF EASY LISTENING MUSIC Relaxing Music

More Themes for Young Lovers/Latin Themes for Young Lovers Percy Faith Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Today's Themes for Young Lovers/For Those in Love Themes for Young Lovers Angel of the Morning/Black Magic Woman Malaguena Passport to Romance/Mucho Gusto! More Music of Mexico ASIN: B000060OXU Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. You Don't Own Me
2. Forget Him
3. Anyone Who Had A Heart
4. Sugar Shack
5. I'll Take You Home
6. Judy
7. Wives And Lovers
8. Blue On Blue
9. See The Funny Little Clown
10. Popsicles And Icicles
11. Since I Fell For You
12. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
13. The Lonely Bull
14. One Note Samba
15. Spanish Harlem
16. How Insensitive
17. No More Blues
18. Always Something There To Remind Me
19. The Duck
20. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
21. Someone To Light Up My Life
22. Tuhla
23. The Girl From Ipanema
24. Carnaval

Customer Reviews:

Perhaps the Best "Two-Fer" Ever!.......2006-07-08

With so many utterly fantastic Percy Faith reissue choices available, it is most difficult to single out a "two-fer" release that stands out above all others, but this could very well be "it!" These are two of his very finest albums ever, and to have them offered in a set is gratifying to say the very least.

Percy Faith is simply "the" orchestral artist who could consistently take the popular songs of the sixties, for example, and present them as a veritable symphony! You do not have to be a "Percy Faith lover" to thoroughly enjoy these masterfully beautiful recordings; just a music lover, folks.

His treatments of the Lenny Welch hit, "Since I Fell For You," Bobby Vee's "Forget Him," and Dionne Warwick's "Anyone Who had a Heart" are indeed symphonic, and his renditions of "The Lonely Bull" and "Spanish Harlem" are the best versions ever!

Simply put, this is one of those rare collections that easily justify at least six stars!!

"Antonio Carlos Jobim & Percy Faith arrangments".......2003-07-02

Reminiscing back to the early to mid '60s we find several outstanding albums by Percy Faith ~ two of which have found their place on this double album CD ~ "More themes For Young Lovers/Latin Themes For Young Lovers" all with the "Percy Faith Touch" we have grown to love over the years. If it's strings you crave and a few of today's top hits in a lush instrumental version then this is the place.

Over an hour of stand outs ~ "ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART", "WIVES AND LOVERS" and "BLUE ON BLUE", three great standards by the composing team of Hal David and Burt Bacharach ~ "UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM", the great Curtis Mayfield tune with highlights of plunking strings and percussion. Might make mention the track "JUDY", composed by Percy Faith, later came out as "Christmas Is", became a wonderful Holiday Classic we hear during the Christmas Season.

Let's take a trip down to South America with "THE LONELY BULL", a Sol Lake composition originally was made a hit by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, but listen to this brilliant arrangement by Percy and picture the countryside as you listen to the hovering strings ~ "ONE NOTE SAMBA", "HOW INSENSITIVE (INSENSATAEZ)", "NO MORE BLUES (CHEGA DE SAUDADE)", "QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS (CORCOVADO)", "SOMEONE TO LIGHT UP MY LIFE (SE TODOS FOSSEM IGUAIS A VOCE)" and "THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (GAROTA DE IPANEMA)"all composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim reaching new heights and all because of the performances of Percy and the guys in his fabulous orchestra ~ gotta love it!

Total Time: 62:38 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7420 ~ (2/19/2002)

PERCY FAITH - THE KING OF EASY LISTENING MUSIC.......2003-03-02

ONCE AGAIN THIS CD SHOWS HOW PERCY FAITH TOOK SOME HO HUM POPULAR HITS AND TURNED THEM INTO BEAUTIFUL EASY LISTENING SONGS. SONGS LIKE "YOU DON'T OWN ME", AND "POPSICLES & ICICLES". AND I LOVE THE SONG "JUDY". I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE AN EXCUSE TO PLAY "CHRISTMAS IS" ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. AND AGAIN BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN FM RADIO HAD EASY LISTENING STATIONS ON THE AIR, SONGS LIKE THE ONES ON THIS CD WERE PLAYED ON THOSE STATIONS. IT'S NICE HAVING THE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THEM ANY TIME YOU WANT.

Relaxing Music.......2002-03-17

This is one of my favorite cds by Mr Faith.Although not as heavily orchestrated as the Shangri la album it still sounds
good.More Themes contains such music as You Don't Own Me,
I'll Take You Home,Judy(which sounds like a instrumental
version of Christmas Is)and my favorite Forget Him as well
as Blue On Blue,Icecicles and popsicles,Sugar Shack and others.
Latins Themes contains Spanish Eyes,Something to remember her
by,One Note Samba,Theirs always something to remind me and more.
Liner notes for either albums arn't included and it's a shame
because I also have both of these on lp as well and the lps
have the notes.The cd it self sounds great.The sound is clear
and pristine with stereo sound on More Themes.Latin Themes
for some reason isn't as loud meaning you may have to turn
the volume up a little but it still sounds good with stereo.
You can tell a slight difference in sound between
the first and second album when you get to the second.
I'm glad collectibes finally decided to release these
albums on cd and now that I have them I'm hoping to see
American Seranade released sometimes this year,this album
is similer to Shangri la meaning it is very lushly orchestrated
with heavy strings.

Average customer rating:

Songs for Lovers Only Andy Russell Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soy un Extrano Spotlight on Andy Russell My Heart Sings ASIN: B00069I77S Release Date: 2005-05-31

Tracks:

1. Magic Is The Moonlight
2. I Can't Begin To Tell You
3. They Say It's Wonderful
4. I'll Never Love Again
5. I Cried For You
6. You Belong To My Heart
7. Sleighride In July
8. My First, My Last, My Only
9. I Should Care
10. All Of My Life
11. Don't Blame Me

Average customer rating:

Plays for Latin Lovers/Girls Girls Girls Stanley Black Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Intimate Percussion/Exotic Percussion Place Pigalle/Music of Lecuona All-Time Top Tangos/Spain Black Magic ASIN: B0006840RA Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Sweet and Gentle
2. Be Mine Tonight
3. Serenata
4. Blue Star
5. Baia
6. Tenderly
7. Bern Te Vi Atrevido
8. Peanut Vendor
9. Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
10. Again
11. Out of Nowhere
12. I Happened in Monterey
13. Delicado
14. Medley: Lily of Laguna/Dolores/Pretty Polly Perkins/Stella by Starlight
15. Medley: Mary's Grand Old Name/My Friend Elizabeth/Jeannie with the Ligh
16. Medley: Alice Blue Gown/Sally in Our Alley/Louise/Nelly Kelly I Love Yo
17. Medley: The Story of Tina/Oh Suzanna/Mona Lisa/Young Molly/Dinah
18. Medley: Annie Laurie/Fare Thee Well, Annabelle/Patricia/Harriet/Peg o'
19. Medley: Rose of Washington Square/Barbara Allen/Can't You Hear Me Calli

Average customer rating:

Songs for Lovers Carlos Franzetti Manufacturer: Chesky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FKO3Y4 Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. It Might as Well Be Spring
2. Things I Miss About You Most
3. I Do It for Your Love
4. Skylark
5. These Foolish Things
6. Once Upon a Summertime
7. My One and Only Love
8. My Ship
9. Love Dance
10. More Than You Know

Average customer rating: Fabulous A technical masterpiece I never get tired of this latin music and the artist who You couldn't ask for better music

Piano for Latin Lovers Charlie Shaffer Manufacturer: Alanna Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Serenata Passage to Paradise A Dreamers Holiday Guitar for Latin Lovers Master of the Medley ASIN: B000007S3K Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

1. FIREHOUSE
2. LA PERLA DEL CARIBE
3. TU Y YO
4. INNER SPIRIT
5. FANTASY OF SHELL
6. ITS ALL GOOD
7. SERENITY
8. C. J. MAX
9. PASADENA CHA-CHA
10. FRIENDS
11. UN DIA EN ESPAÑA
12. MI PUEBLO
13. MEMORIES OF SERGIO
14. SAMBA FOR YOU

Album Description

Afro-Cuban music with Brazilian influences.

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous.......2001-03-31

I was fortunate enough to have Charlie playing for an event in Las Vegas where I met him and got a copy of his work. He is a truly amazing artist and I enjoy listening to his music. Thanks Charlie!

A technical masterpiece.......1999-10-15

I bought this CD after hearing one track on my local FM station. It is beautifully arranged (as good as Don Costa's best) and perfectly executed. The selection of melodies is also perfect. On a scale of 1 to 10 this disc rates a 12! WOW!!

I never get tired of this latin music and the artist who.......1998-10-20

plays it in a contempory style. Always makes me want to get up and dance---rhumba, cha-cha, mambo, samba, or whatever!

You couldn't ask for better music.......1998-10-20

The music is great and the artist makes the old familiar tunes come alive and you want to dance. We never tire of listening to the music and wish we could find more CD's by Mr. Shaffer.

Salsa Music:

1. Master Pistas, Vol. 3
2. Master Pistas, Vol. 4
3. Master Pistas, Vol. 5
4. Mexico a Traves De Su Musica, Vol. 1
5. Mexico a Traves De Su Musica, Vol. 2
6. Mexico a Traves De Su Musica, Vol. 2
7. Nao E Azul Mas E Mar
8. Perdoname
9. Poemas Para Lu Corazon
10. Remixes '96

Salsa Music

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Triple J Noise Remix [Import]

Viaje a la Semilla [Import]

Toward Eternity

Varicose Brain

Uns Kann Keiner [Import]

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To Diz with Love: Diamond Jubilee Recordings

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Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream / Piau, Collot, Herreweghe

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