The Same One

Track Listings

1. Lie to Me

2. Same One

3. It's Just a Matter of Time

4. Kiddio

5. My True Confession

6. Think Twice

7. Hotel Happiness

8. Thank You Pretty Baby

9. Boll Weevil Song

10. Rainy Night in Georgia

The Same One,Brook Benton,Brentwood,Pop,Pop-Soul,R&B,Smooth Soul,Soul,Southern Soul

The Same One

The Same One

An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
Average customer rating:

Ring introduction critique

FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE

Welcome back to a classic analysis

Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle

Very Functional

An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
Deryck Cooke , Georg Solti , Wiener Philharmoniker , Anita Valkki , Berit Lindholm , Birgit Nilsson , Brigitte Fassbaender , Christa Ludwig , Claire Watson , Claudia Hellmann , Dame Gwyneth Jones , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Eberhard Wächter , George London , Gerhard Stolze , Gottlob Frick , Grace Hoffmann , Gustav Neidlinger , Hans Hotter , Helen Watts , Helga Dernesch , Hetty Plumacher , Ira Malaniuk , James King , Jean Madeira , Joan Sutherland , Kirsten Flagstad , Kurt Böhme , Lucia Popp , Marga Höffgen , Marilyn Tyler , Maureen Guy , Oda Balsborg , Paul Kuen , Régine Crespin , Set Svanholm , Vera Little , Vera Schlosser , Waldemar Kmentt , Walter Kreppel , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Baritones | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round

Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti

Decoding Wagner: An Invitation to His World of Music Drama (includes 2 CDs)

Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera (Complete Ring Cycle)

Ring of the Nibelung

ASIN: B00000424H
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Of All Great Musical Compositions... (Examples 1-4)
The Fundamental Symbol... (Examples 5-11)
Returning Now To The Nature Motive... (Examples 6, 12-16)
A Number Of Further Motives... (Examples 5, 17-21)
A Second, Much Smaller Family... (Examples 22-25)
So Much For Nature. (Examples 26-38)
The Cause Of The Deterioration... (Examples 39-44)
The Other Transformation... (Examples 45-48)
Several Other Motives... (Examples 49-52)
Two Further Motives... (Examples 41, 53-61)
The Basic Motive Associated With The Spear... (Examples 62-68)
Along Another, More Complex Line... (Examples 69-72)
In Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 69, 73-75)
Returning Now To Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 76-79)
Love Is Another Of The Central Symbols... (Examples 80-83)
Later In The Same Scene... (Examples 84-87)
Freia's Motive Has Two Independent Segments... (Examples 88-91)
The Label 'Flight'... (Example 92)
When Fasolt, In Scene Two Of Rhinegold... (Examples 93-98)
A Little Later In The Interlude... (Examples 99-103)

Tracks:

The Other New Motive... (Examples 104-109)
There Are Several Independent Love-Motives... (Examples 110-114)
The Characters In Whose Lives... (Examples 115-120)
One Further Motive Belongs... (Example 121)
The Sword Motive Recurs... (Examples 122-130)
Ironically, This Phrase... (Examples 131-135)
Closely Associated With Gutrune's Motive... (Examples 136-140)
Here We Come To The End... (Examples 141-146)
Complemtary To This Symbol... (Examples 147-149)
One Last Central Symbol... (Examples 150-157)
One Further Motive Connected... (Examples 158-161)
There Are One Or Two Motives... (Examples 162-168)
These Motives Of Alberich And Mime... (Examples 169-171)
Quite A Number Of The Subsidiary Motives... (Examples 172-176)
Besides This Family Of Motives... (Examples 177-180)
Our Final Example... (Examples 10, 181, 182)
In The Final Scene Of Gotterdammerung... (Examples 181-183)
Even More Masterly... (Examples 184-188)
Now If We Return... (Examples 189-191)
This Masterly Way... (Examples 192, 193)

Amazon.com

When Wagner set the Ring to music, he intended the orchestra to act in the fashion of a chorus from a classic Greek tragedy--setting the mood and commenting on the action. In order to allow a nonverbal musical line to reflect on the plot, Wagner developed a psychologically and musically complex symbology to communicate his thoughts to the listener. From the beginning the Ring has spawned numerous written commentaries on the relationships of the motif structure, but by using examples from the Decca Ring recording, Deryck Cooke's thoughtful spoken commentary is by far the most accessible guide for either the fledgling Ring enthusiast or the seasoned veteran. --Christian C. Rix

Customer Reviews:

Ring introduction critique.......2006-11-04

This is very worthwhile, at the same time it requires time, patience and attention, but it does provide some keys to better enjoyment of a sensational piece of music.

FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE.......2006-08-16

This may look an intimidating, daunting and dull prospect - a 2+ hour lecture on the motifs in the Ring. Don't be put off. Whether you're a relative novice to the Ring and want to find out what it's all about, more experienced with a desire to understand the composer's methods better or an afficionado who thinks he knows it all inside out, there is great pleasure as well as elucidation to be had from this set. Originally made to accompany the Decca Solti Ring, it contains a multitude of musical illustrations taken from those recordings as well as some specially recorded by Solti just for this Introduction.

It wasn't the first time this has been tried. The famous HMV sets from the late 20's also included recorded examples of over 100 motifs. (These, by the way, are available as part of the Pearl reissue of those wonderful HMV recordings). What that set lacked was the wonderful insights as well as the approachability of the talk by Deryck Cooke. Cooke was a great and much missed musicologist - a Mahler expert responsible for the performing edition of the Tenth Symphony still most played today, a fascinating explorer into the nature of music's basic building-blocks in his excellent book, The Language of Music, and an inspiring and elucidating critic of Wagner's work as shown by the fascinating book he left unfinished at his death, I Saw the World End.

On these CDs he does much more than list the leitmotifs and identify them as calling-cards. He shows the amazingly integrated and organic growth of the musical material that Wagner uses throughout his vast work. He demonstrates how motifs can change their sense and meaning as they evolve through the drama. And he shows how the complex combinations of motifs can radically advance both the musical and the dramatic narrative of the piece. There are even places where he corrects the misinterpretation of some of the motifs that had become ingrained from early commentators' false labels.

This set should engage and enlighten anyone with an interest in Wagner's huge and inexhaustible tetralogy. Do give it a try - no matter how far down the road to Wagnerianism you are.

Welcome back to a classic analysis.......2006-05-28

Deryck Cooke's lecture series upon THE RING is almost as much a classic by now as the Solti RING cycle, with which it was originally issued on LP, and from which it derives its musical examples. The difference is that whereas the Solti RING has been continuously in print ever since it was completed, and was among the first opera sets to benefit from the CD revolution, the Cooke analysis was for long almost totally unobtainable. Now we have it back. It should be welcomed: it is a classic. Cooke's mellow, deep voice with the hint of a Celtic burr - which made him ideal on BBC radio - patiently explains Wagner's melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic metamorphoses to such good effect that if you own this recording, you really require no other RING analysis. (A pity about the abrupt beginnings and endings of too many vocal and orchestral illustrations, though.) Musicology lost a fine, sensitive thinker with Cooke's premature death in 1976.

If all you want is dilettantish baby food, there are plenty of dumbed-down Wagner commentaries on the market, stretching from Anna Russell's famous monologue (which doesn't pretend to be anything other than a parody aimed at morons) to the latest standard-issue "Wagner-was-a-Nazi-boo-hiss" feuilleton (which, unfortunately, does). Without reasonable score-reading skill you will find Cooke useless, however diligently you have ploughed through Marx, Jung, Freud, or other gurus purportedly relevant to THE RING. Cooke expects you to use your brains and your musical sense. Quelle horreur. At today's BBC his "elitism" would render him unemployable.

Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle.......2006-05-15

I originally bought this set on vinyl in the early 70s when I discovered the Ring in college. I studied the records and booklet assiduously, and after about three run-throughs I finally started getting it. Wow! Thirty-five years later, I still remember Mr. Cooke's analyses of various motive families, and I don't know how I could have mastered and loved the Ring without him. I now own this set on CD and listen again on the rare occasion of attending a Ring performance. My wife calls me a "Ring nut," but of course I'm nuts about many other things as well.

Bottom line, buy this set and study it if the Ring has captivated you as it has countless others. The presentation is dry, but sticking with it brings measureless and longlasting rewards.

Very Functional.......2006-03-19

This CD set is excellent for what it sets out to do: present the leitmotives of the Ring according to their relationship to one another and their role in developing both characters and plotlines. Deryck Cooke's lectures on each motive are very insightful, very helpful at cueing the listener into the semantic aspect of Wagner's orchestral writing. The one drawback is that the musical examples are a bit jarring. Without fade-ins or -outs, the engineering is quite barbaric. And though the orchestra was, I believe, conducted by Solti, and is beautifully done, the vocal performances can be quite unpleasant. Point being: this is not background music, but in accomplishing what it sets out to do, it is very successful, and I don't know of anything else like it.

Amazing Grace (American Hymns & Spirituals)

Average customer rating:

Absolutely Amazing!!! ('specially for white folk)
Not Up to Shaw's Usual Standard
A Must CD for Choral Music Lovers
Soul-stirring
Soul-stirring

Amazing Grace (American Hymns & Spirituals)

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Piano | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Irish Folk Songs
Sea Shanties
Battle Cry of Freedom
The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics
Gloria: Music of Praise & Inspiration

ASIN: B000003CZ1
Release Date: 1993-09-28

Tracks:

To God Our Strength
Come Away To The Skies
Wondrous Love
God Is Seen
Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal
Bright Caanan
Amazing Grace
His Voice As The Sound
I Will Arise
Saints Bound For Heaven
Ride On, King Jesus
Poor Mourner
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Dere's No Hidin' Place
My God Is a Rock
Sometimes I Feel Like a Moanin' Dove
I Got Shoes
Soon One Mornin'
Same Train
Lord, If I Got My Ticket

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Amazing!!! ('specially for white folk).......2004-03-27

This is an absolute must!!! I have never heard such passionate singing of spirituals from non-black choirs. Perhaps that is attributed to Shaw's minister roots. As usual, the sonority of Shaw's singers is second to none. This is a fun CD that all can enjoy...not just the choral buffs who know just how good Shaw and his choirs are!!!

Not Up to Shaw's Usual Standard.......2002-03-23

Maybe just personal taste. I don't find the arrangements and vocalizing as interesting and satisfying as "Sea Chanties" and "23 Glee Club Favorites", the latter setting a standard never equaled.

A Must CD for Choral Music Lovers.......2001-01-03

Amazing Grace is a very appropriate title for this recording. For those of you who love Sacred Harp , Southern Harmony and Spirituals, you will revel in the folk traditions of this album. Parker and Shaw arrangements, and sometimes just one or the other are so well done. The singers, of course, do an excellent job of making music under Shaw's direction. "Hark I Hear.." arr. by Parker is becoming a standard for choruses and this album will help you hear why. "If I've got my ticket" by Shaw is a wonderful exchange between solo and chorus. You will be playing this CD over and over once you hear it.

Soul-stirring.......2000-08-10

I have thoroughly enjoyed this CD. The thoughtful and meditative, "What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul" sends the listener awe-struck to the foot of the cross. The triumphant "Ride on King Jesus!" reminds the listener of final victory. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who appreciates musical and cultural heritage or for anyone who appreciates religious music.

Soul-stirring.......2000-08-10

Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection

Average customer rating:

Great gems from musicals that dissapeared
some gold mixed with dross

Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Unsung Musicals II (Studio Cast)
Unsung Sondheim
Lost in Boston
110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast)
The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast)

ASIN: B00005K9SG
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

Smile (from "Smile") (Hamlisch-Ashman) - Harry Groener et al.
Hero (from "Babe") (Menken-Ashman) - Debbie Gravitte
Didin't Leave It Here (from "Brownstone") (Larson-Rubins) - Kristine Fraelich and Jolie Jenkins
Starfish (from "La Strada") (Lawrence-Charnin) - Judy Kuhn
Sherry! (from "Sherry!") (Rosenthal-Lipton) - Christine Baranski and Jonathan Freeman
Smashing New York Times (from "A Broadway Musical") (Strouse-Adams) - Jason Graae
Silverware (from "We Take the Town") (Karr-Dubey) - Lee Wilkof and Timothy Jerome
Hundreds of Hats (from "Diamonds") (Sheffer-Ashman) - Jason Workman
At the Same Time (from "Freaky Friday") (Rodgers-Forster) - Tammy Minoff and Patrick Levis
When It Happens to You (from "The Red Shoes") (Styne-Stryker) - Lynne Wintersteller
Lawyers (from "A Broadway Musical") (Strouse-Adams) - Gregory Jbara and Lee Wilkof
At My Side (from "Welcome to the Club") (Coleman-Hotchner) - Sally Mayes and Michael Rupert
In a State (from "A Wonderful Life") (Raposo-Harnick) - Brent Barrett
Disneyland (from "Smile") (Hamlisch-Ashman) - Jodi Benson
Reveille Sun (from "Here's Where I Belong") (Waldman-Uhry) - Glory Grampton
The Memory of Tonight (from "Arthur, The Musical") (Skloff-Kauffman-Crane) - Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman
Stomp the Blues Away (from "Honky Tonk Nights") (Valenti-Allen-Campbell) - Melba Joyce et al.
New Words (from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five") (Yeston) - Liz Callaway

Customer Reviews:

Great gems from musicals that dissapeared.......2004-11-30

Songs from 1987's "Smile" make this well worth the price. The previously unreleased material from the late, great Howard Ashman deserves to have it's moment in the spotlight.

Also, there's Judy Kuhn's beautiful performance on "Starfish", Christine Baranski's vampy turn on "Sherry".

Finally, there's" New Words" from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five". This show has been restaged, by small theatre groups, under the title "History Loves Company". "New Words" is by far the best number of this show and Liz Callaway's voice fills with love as she sings this lullaby.

For a consummate musical theatre fan who's heard it all, this disc is a refreshing look at what has been lost over the years.

some gold mixed with dross.......2003-12-21

Some of these songs desrve to be unsung. But then you get a showstopper like Sherry and you wonder how could this show have flopped? That number alone makes this cd worth purchasing.I also enjoyed Marvin Hamlisch's toe tapping title song - Smile.There are also a few other lovely melodies which makes this cd a nice addition to a Broadway collection.

Average customer rating:

Shaw all by Himself

A Cappella

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Choral Masterpieces
A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale
Gloria: Music of Praise & Inspiration
The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics
O Magnum Mysterium

ASIN: B000A0GOKK
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

O Vos Omnes
A New Commandment
My Chosen Vine
Seeing The Star
Lord, You Made Her Lovely
Night In The Forest Op.62, No.3
Evening Serenade Op.42, No.1
Heavenly Light
O Serene Light
Thanksgiving To The Mother Of God
Ride On, King Jesus
Sometimes I Fell Like A Moanin' Dove
Same Train
In A Garden Shady
Ave Maria
Magnificat
Kyrie

Customer Reviews:

Shaw all by Himself.......2006-07-05

Robert Shaw is still considered on of the finest choral conductors this country has ever produced. When he took over the podium of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra some felt his talents were being wasted on orchestral influence: a few seasons into the role as an orchestral conductor erased the doubts of his ability in that realm. One of the aspects of his tenure programming was always to include the major works for orchestra and chorus and fortunately most of those works were recorded before his death.

In this superb CD Robert Shaw returns to his roots as choral conductor, presenting a group of a cappella works that demonstrates just how wide-ranging was his repertoire and a renewed appreciation for this gifts in drawing the very finest of choral singing from his musicians. Included here are near perfect performances of a wide variety of works: de Victoria's 'O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam', Thomas Tallis' 'A new commandment', Poulenc's 'Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence' and 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël', Debussy's 'Chansons de Charles d'Orléans', Brahms' 'Waldesnacht' and 'Abendständchen', Aleksandr Kopylov's 'Heavenly Light', excerpts form the Rachmaninov 'Vespers', Verdi's 'Sacred Pieces', Britten's 'Hymn to St. Cecilia', Arvo Part's 'Magnificat', Frank Martin's 'Mass', and three spirituals.

Some may argue this is too wide a selection for a CD, that while this made make for a brilliant evening's performance in the concert hall, it is too much variation to digest on a CD format. But those who feel that way can parcel out the treasures here recorded according to their needs. For a sampling of the genius of Robert Shaw conducting a cappella works, this CD is as fine as they come. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, July 06

Average customer rating:

i dig the phobes

Poverty Jetset
Phobes
Manufacturer: Beat Neat-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000JTN5
Release Date: 1999-11-01

Tracks:

Poverty Jetset
Love Song
You'll Never See Me
The Life In a Day
Just Watch Me
I'm Gonna Be OK
Miracle Worker

Album Description

1. The Mass Is Ended (Go In Peace) 2. Olive Tree Sunrise 3. The Rabbi Said 4. African Bones 5. Will To Power 6. Tombeats 7. Long Road 8. What A World 9. Storm Spirit 10. Blood On The Ground 11. Conspiracy Theory 12. Crazy

Many of the songs on "All Over The Place" have religious and spiritual themes, with musical styles running from rock to dance to folk. One song is about Cain (Blood on the Ground), one song is about Abel (What a World), there is a song about the commonality of the human race (African Bones). The album has a unique style and sound, often humorous, with lyrics that reward repeated listening.

Customer Reviews:

i dig the phobes.......1999-09-06

i've had the pleasure of seeing the phobes perform in Philadelphia at the Khyper as well as purchase Poverty Jetset. though the phobes live and the phobes on record are two very different performances, i enjoy both greatly. the record contains some clean thoroughly rockin songs. i was reminded of bands such as the buzzcocks, the choclate watchband and the jam. the production is somewhere between lo-fi and hi-fi. my personal fav song is either "you'll never see me" or "the life in a day".

Tracks:

Seven Years
Turn Me On
Lonestar
One Flight Down
Don't Know Why
Feelin' The Same Way
Come Away With Me
If I Were A Painter
The Nearness Of You
The Long Day Is Over

Product Description

1. Seven Years
2. Turn Me On
3. Lonestar
4. One Flight Down
5. Don't Know Why
6. Feelin' The Same Way
7. Come Away With Me
8. If I Were A Painter
9. The Nearness Of You
10. The Long Day Is Over

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Another Tribute album..........2003-12-02

Upon listening to this CD, one ponders the question why re-create songs that are already in this arrangement? Norah Jones is very mello, dull and boring as it is. All of her work is through-composed. She just writes as she goes with no attention to form.
These Vitamin guys must be cranking these CD's out in bulk just hoping that one will cash in. Do we really need muzak versions of all these rock-pop artists? The music was created originally for a certain ensemble. Putting it in string format does not heighten it's credibility. Furthermore Vitamin keeps hiring the same people to do these arrangements,why not at least experiement and make logical new arrangements based on the music (i.e. maybe a smooth jazz for Norah) to offer a fresh version-whoops you might steal that idea now...also I heard the tracks from the guy that was originally hired to do this..Joe Andolino.. and he's a great arranger. Too bad Vitamin doesn't care. Based on the used copies available of this already it speaks for itself.

Average customer rating:

TERRIFIC MUSIC FROM A MARVELOUS TALENT
In her Prime

Because of You
Lucie Blue Tremblay
Manufacturer: Maggie & Shandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Tendresse/Tenderness
I'm Ready
Lucie Blue Tremblay
Transformations
It's Got to Be About Love

ASIN: B00005JG8T
Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

Voie Douce
When You Can't Hear the Music Inside
Letting You Go
She Sings in a Chorus
Vent du Sud
Home Is Where You Are
Buzz in the City
Because of You
Is This Some Kind of Love?
Mrs. Klein
House on a Lake
Your Precious Love
Say Goodnight

Customer Reviews:

TERRIFIC MUSIC FROM A MARVELOUS TALENT.......2002-02-20

This is just vintage Lucie---excellent love songs all sung with that warm, rich, vibrant voice. She's terrific!

In her Prime.......2001-11-02

The best yet. Her voice is as soothing as honey and she reveals her innermost feelings. It's like listening to Piaf or to Mel Torme, velvet tones from people who really sing Love Ballads.

Average customer rating:

Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak
Dvorak
Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2
An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout"
Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony
An Introduction to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"
Classics Explained: Rite of Spring

ASIN: B000069HGK
Release Date: 2002-09-17

Average customer rating:

Jazz of the Highest Quality
Even better than Mask!

One and the Same
The Jeff Gauthier Goatette
Manufacturer: Cryptogramophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Penumbra
Mask
Change of Heart
Cowboy Justice
The Sad Machinery of Spring

ASIN: B000F6ZP1S
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

Ahfufat
Solflicka
Water Torture
Don't Answer That
Heart Wisdom
Rina Pt. 1
A Corner of Morning

Album Description

One and the Same is violinist Jeff Gauthier's fourth CD as a leader, and features guitarist Nels Cline of Wilco. Gauthier has been named a Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Star for two years in a row as both instrumentalist and producer. One and the Same features music by Gauthier, Nels Cline, Eric von Essen, and Bennie Maupin. "Gauthier and his group show how it should be done, rooting themselves solidly in the jazz tradition while at the same time extending and revitalizing it." -Bill Tilland, BBC Online.

Customer Reviews:

Jazz of the Highest Quality.......2007-01-11

I had never heard of Jeff Gauthier before I bought this album, but I will without a doubt be getting more of his work. I stumbled across this album while researching the works of Nels Cline, who is probably my favorite guitarist ever.

I listened to a few songs and I was instantly hooked. I love the way Gauthier transforms the violin into a jazz instrument. His playing is unlike any I have heard before. In many of the songs, the guitar and violin will be playing the same line, or harmonizing (beautifully.)

As a surprse to me, every artist on this album is incredible. I would listen to a song and think; "wow, that bassist is good, I wonder what else he has done?"

Nels Cline is in his top form. He manages to beautifully float between structured playing and ambient, electronic, and sometimes even chaotic sounding effects. Fans of him will be far from dissapointed. It seems like Cline gets better with every album he releases.

Joel Hamilton is a superb bass player. He is so good, in fact, that I am surprised I had not heard of him before (I play bass myself). He knows exactly how to be prominent within a song without pushing the other instruments aside. His smooth and relaxed bass lines lay down a rock solid base (ha ha, it is a phonetic pun!) for every song.

David Witham is better than your average pianist as well. His piano playing is light and playful, and seems very relaxed. Without it, the songs would sound empty, and I believe that Witham really holds everything right where it should be.

Alex Cline is a very good percussionist. His drumming varies between comlex fills and driving beats to light and quiet jazz drum lines. And he is more than capable of playing it all; and playing it very, very well.

But the beauty of this album lies not in its individual members, but in how all of these brilliant musicians are able to work together. You can tell immediately that the members of the Goatette have been playing together for a while. They all know each other well, and each musician is able to feed off of the others. The songs are perfectly balanced; no one instrument ever stands out more than it should. They work together in order to create a song, but they also each step out in turn into the foreground and take a solo. And oh what solos...

The album art is very cool, too. The paint splatter on the front is the same as the design on the actual CD but there are five or six more of different colors when you open the CD up. This CD is from Cryptogramophone Records; and in my experience, their CD's all have beautiful packaging.

I could honestly keep writing more and more here. I could start picking apart each individual song; writing about what in it I like, and what I love. But in order to save you some time, I will simply close with a recommendation. This is a CD for fans of Gauthier, Nels Cline, the Goatette, or for anyone who enjoys listening to exceptional jazz. With all of the mediocre music flooding the market today, it is hard to sift through it all in order to find the real treasures. Well you, my friend, have just scooped a gold nugget up out of the dirt.

Even better than Mask!.......2006-05-17

I've been following Jeff Gauthier around for years, and I can honestly say that this is the most enjoyable album he's recorded under his own name. It's got all the Gauthier trademarks - his knack for finding lyricism even in the outest settings, great Eric von Essen tunes and a couple elegant originals, and a freakishly good group of improvisers playing with him - then wraps them all up in a perfectly balanced mix and an eye-popping package. Denizens of the L.A. jazz scene have long regarded Nels and Alex Cline as two of the strongest sidemen around, but it's really nice to hear David Witham and Joel Hamilton come into their own on this one, too. Just listen to them spacey keyboard sounds and pumping bass pistons on "Ahfufat." Between this and the earlier Ben Goldberg/Erik Friedlander releases, 2006 is already a banner year for Cryptogramophone, and it's only May.

Soul Music:

Soul Music

soul music

Recommended Music:

Rock N Roll [Extra tracks] [Import]

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade for orchestra Op35

Prokofiev, Chopin and Amirov

All I Want for Christmas

Respect Is Burning: Ete d'Amour [Import]

Soul Serenade/Willie Mitchell Live [Import]

Party Time (((Revisited)))

Really Sayin Something: the Platinum Collection [Import]

Rock N Roll Collection [Import]

Prokofiev: War & Peace [Box set]

Ryhthm & Romance [Import]

Navidad Latina

Rumbambola [Import]

Gospel Favorites

Pop Music pop-music-26