Before My Time [Explicit Lyrics]
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1. Watch the Block Bleed
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2. I Am Your Future
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3. Lick
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4. In 1 Day (Lifetime)
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5. Low Life
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6. Mexicanos Veteranos
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7. Do as I Say
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8. And They Hate It
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9. To Be Continued
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10. I Am Your Future [Remix]
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11. 5735 96
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12. Dis or Dat
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13. Beautiful Vampire
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14. Show
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Before My Time,Grimm,Dope House,Grimm, known for the man who started it all. His style is dynamic and original,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop
Before My Time [Explicit Lyrics]
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- Enjoyment of old Russian liturgical nusic
- Finally, a recording I can sing along with!
- Good Music from Russia
- Great CD
- Well Below the Bass Range
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Basso Profondo From Old Russia
Manufacturer: Russian Season Fr.
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Release Date: 1999-08-10 |
Customer Reviews:
Enjoyment of old Russian liturgical nusic.......2007-01-09
The Basso Profundo recording reminds one of the recordings of Tibetan Monks in chant and is very stirring.
Finally, a recording I can sing along with!.......2006-11-04
As a low bass and wannabe octavist, I really enjoy singing along with this recording. Luckily, I have performed the Rachmaninov "All Night Vigil", Tchaikovshy "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom", and other works in Old Church Slavonic, so the words are mostly familiar.
I still find it amazing that these singers can make notes in the midrange still sound low! Enjoy!
Good Music from Russia.......2005-07-21
This CD is very good for those who like orthodox music. Buy it!
Great CD.......2003-03-02
I have done a good bit of research on basso profundo's, contrabasses, etc and these guys seem to be lower than any I've heard. The soloist on "Do Not Reject Me In My Old Age" has a full voiced G1, below low bass C which he hits a number of times on the CD. Very amazing recording... good musically, not the VERY best choir I've ever heard or anything, but definetly good. Russian music is great, many of the tracks are very dark musically, but there are some more majestic tracks, and a few tracks that sound kinda militaristic.
Well Below the Bass Range.......2002-01-15
The music on this CD won't be to everyone's liking, but the unique sound of the voice of a "basso profundo" or "octavist"
is a musical rarity that shouldn't be missed. These basses have a gripping effect, with a timbre resembling that of an organ's pedal tones. These basses can sing the low A below the bass range. They are, simply, extraordinarily powerful voices. Savor the unearthly sound of them. Who knows - you might just get to like Russian polyphonic liturgical chant, as well.
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- Music of Burton Lane
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Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B000005J1G
Release Date: 1992-11-24 |
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Customer Reviews:
Music of Burton Lane.......2006-02-18
This CD is a real delight as Michael Feinstein is one of my favorite performers. He does a great job with this music by Burton Lane. I have both Volumns of music by Burton Lane and I enjoy listenting to both of these CD's
Great CD!.......2000-11-26
It took awhile for me to enjoy the songs on this CD, but once I did, I couldn't stop listening. There are romantic songs, funny songs, powerful songs. A little something for everyone. If you don't enjoy it at the first listen - don't give up! This CD will definately grow on you!
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A Gilbert & Sullivan Gala
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Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
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- Incredible!
- Review of "Before My Time" Guitar Player Magazine
- Review of "Before My Time" by Alan Fark - Minor 7th
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- Review of "Before My Time" Acoustic Guitar Magazine
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Before My Time
Todd Hallawell
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ASIN: B00000J8ZX
Release Date: 1999-06-01 |
Tracks:
- Leola Kay
- Jiffy Jam
- Last Steam Engine Train
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- Miss You Like Crazy
- Brazil
- Tico Tico
- Ballad I
- Ballad II
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Customer Reviews:
Incredible!.......2002-02-23
If you like this, you will love "Blues for Two" by Joe Pass and Zoot Simms. These CDs are the very definition of mellow swinging.
Review of "Before My Time" Guitar Player Magazine.......2001-06-12
Before My Time [Soundset] heralds the arrival of an extraordinary fingerpicker, Todd Hallawell. Winner of the 1997 National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas, Hallawell attacks his Lance McCollum steel-strings with the precision of John Williams and punch of Jerry Reed. The disc's 14 instrumental tunes showcase his melodic clarity, bouncy swing feel, razor-sharp intonation, timbral diversity, and unerring technical accuracy.
He has a restless musical soul: His solo selections include the spry classics "Brazil" and "Tico Tico," the harplike original "Leola Kay," and the funky "Reedology," as well as two superb, previously unrecorded compositions by Russian guitarist Nikita Koshkin. Hallawell also presents several duets-Reed's "Jiffy Jam" performed on baritone with sax accompaniment is a standout-three trios, and a sextet. His fat baritone rings again on John Fahey's "The Last Steam Engine Train" (played with guitarist Greg Sarena) and on the timeless Shaker tune "Simple Gifts," performed with Pat Kirtley, the '95 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champ. Gorgeous.
Hallawell's righteous picking and rich arrangements sound so effortless and logical that it's easy to overlook his physical prowess. What can't be missed, however, is the music's scope-Before My Time soars, rumbles, whispers, and shouts. Each hearing reveals more detail and depth-truly stirring stuff.
Andy Ellis
Review of "Before My Time" by Alan Fark - Minor 7th.......2000-06-09
"Before My Time" is the debut CD for Todd Hallawell, who won the US National Fingerstyle Guitar competition in Winfield, Kansas in 1997, and who has associations with the Department of Music at Arizona State University. But this music is not just a stiff, erudite and professorial showcase of guitar technique, it's a collection of bouncy, cookin' and feel-good fingerstyle tunes which will just happen blow you over if you listen carefully. To the casual listener, Hallawell churns out these contagious melodies seemingly effortlessly. But the magic of Hallawell's playing is in hearing difficult riffs flow off his fretboard as fluidly as water flows downstream. The two tunes on this CD written by Hallawell are "Leola Kay" and "Cydney", and are beautiful songs "with the stylistic touch of Leo Kottke at his best" (so say the liner notes and I would agree). Hallawell has a gift for crafting a melody that latches onto your neurons and replays in your mind through the day. "Jiffy Jam", "Flat Foot Floogee" and "Reedology" are swing numbers to set the most stoic foot to tapping. "Brazil" and "Tico Tico" are Spanish-influenced, conjuring an ambiance of verandas and red adobe. "The Last Steam Engine Train" is what Blind Willie McTell or Reverend Gary Davis might sound like had they had access to digital recording equipment. My only reservation about this CD is the use of saxophone on "Flat Foot Floogee" and "Miss You Like Crazy", where the music might be better served as a solo guitar piece. Call me a purist... An excellent CD!
Review of "Before My Time" by Alan Fark - Minor 7th.......2000-06-09
"Before My Time" is the debut CD for Todd Hallawell, who won the US National Fingerstyle Guitar competition in Winfield, Kansas in 1997, and who has associations with the Department of Music at Arizona State University. But this music is not just a stiff, erudite and professorial showcase of guitar technique, it's a collection of bouncy, cookin' and feel-good fingerstyle tunes which will just happen blow you over if you listen carefully. To the casual listener, Hallawell churns out these contagious melodies seemingly effortlessly. But the magic of Hallawell's playing is in hearing difficult riffs flow off his fretboard as fluidly as water flows downstream. The two tunes on this CD written by Hallawell are "Leola Kay" and "Cydney", and are beautiful songs "with the stylistic touch of Leo Kottke at his best" (so say the liner notes and I would agree). Hallawell has a gift for crafting a melody that latches onto your neurons and replays in your mind through the day. "Jiffy Jam", "Flat Foot Floogee" and "Reedology" are swing numbers to set the most stoic foot to tapping. "Brazil" and "Tico Tico" are Spanish-influenced, conjuring an ambiance of verandas and red adobe. "The Last Steam Engine Train" is what Blind Willie McTell or Reverend Gary Davis might sound like had they had access to digital recording equipment. My only reservation about this CD is the use of saxophone on "Flat Foot Floogee" and "Miss You Like Crazy", where the music might be better served as a solo guitar piece. Call me a purist... An excellent CD!
Review of "Before My Time" Acoustic Guitar Magazine.......1999-11-23
" The 1997 Winfield winner covers a lot of territory, from stunning solo arrangements of "Brazil" and "Tico tico" to nifty renditions of Jerry Reed's "Jiffy Jam" and "Reedology". Hallawell brings other musicians into the mix to good effect on "Flat Foot Floogee", where Jeff Ervin's saxes and John Moore's flatpicking help the old novelty swing like crazy, and "Simple Gifts" where Pat Kirtley's pristine picking brings a glow to the track. Three compositions by Nikita Koshkin make a nice set midway through the disc, but it's a pity Hallewell doesn't write more pieces like "Cydney" and "Leola Kay" two of the loveliest guitar melodies I've heard.
Jim Ohlschmidt
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- Must Own
- So in Love With Broadway
- beautiful album
- Ron Raines Continues His Beautiful singing
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So in Love With Broadway
Ron Raines
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Release Date: 2004-11-02 |
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Customer Reviews:
Must Own.......2007-05-20
Another absolutely fabulous listening experience. Ron Raines' voice is truly sensational, and you will be captivated by his renditions.
So in Love With Broadway.......2005-10-12
Ah,yes, Ron Raines expresses his love of Broadway music with a beautiful baritone voice which possesses all of the passion of a great lover! A magnificent performance throughout the CD. A must for every true lover of Broadway music. It rates a Ten Star on a five star scale!!
beautiful album.......2005-04-23
Ron Raines does a fabulous job singing broadway songs. His voice is truly fantastic. He has a perfect voice for broadway songs and ballads. I think the song selection he chose is really wonderful and a great variety from different musicals. His first album was fantastic and so is this one. I'd highly recommend both albums. His voice is truly wonderful and a beautiful experience to listen to.
Ron Raines Continues His Beautiful singing.......2005-04-01
This is the second in Ron Raines series of Broadway Classics. It is just as beautiful as his first one. Close your eyes when you listen to him and you will believe that you are in a theater. You won't be disappointed if you like Broadway! The more I listen to Ron Raines sing, the better I like him. I hope he will make a new CD soon. He sings the songs that men sing in the original Broadway shows. It is great! This singer should be in everyone who likes music's collection
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- A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions
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- Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten
- A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical
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The Wizard of Oz - Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical
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ASIN: B00009MPYQ |
Tracks:
- Wizard of OzSelection (Arthur Pryor's Band)
- The Bullfrog and the Coon (Ada Jones)
- Pocahontas (Edward M. Favor)
- Daisy Donohue (Harry Tally)
- Down on the Brandywine (Collins & Harlan)
- Come Take a Skate with Me Sung (Collins & Harlan)
- I Love You All the Time (Harry Macdonough)
- The Moon Has His Eyes on You (Ada Jones)
- When You Love, Love, Love (Thomas E. Whitbred)
- When We Get Whats a-Comin to Us
- Mister Dooley Sung (Edward M. Favor)
- Julie Dooley (J. W. Myers)
- Meet Me Down at the Corner (Jones & Spencer)
- Budweisers a Friend of Mine (Billy Murray)
- Theres a Lot of Things You Never Learn at School (Bob Roberts)
- Under a Panama (Billy Murray)
- Good Bye Fedora (Collins & Harlan)
- Sitting Bull (Collins & Harlan)
- I Love Only One Girl in this Wide Wide World (Harry Macdonough)
- Sammy (Harry Macdonough)
- The Tale of a Stroll (Morgan & Stanley)
- Cant You See Im Lonely? (Ada Jones)
- Are You Sincere? (Byron G. Harlan)
- Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Collins & Harlan)
- Football (Dan W. Quinn)
- Id Like to Go Halves in That (Burt Shepard)
- Rejoice!The Wizard is No Longer King
- The Traveler and the Pie
- Must You? (Dan W. Quinn)
- Thats Where She Sits All Day (Dan W. Quinn)
- The Sweetest Girl in Dixie (Henry Burr)
- Scarecrow Laugh (Fred Stone)
Tracks:
- Sammy Mira (Music Box Disc)
- Must You? (Mira Music Box Disc)
- Opening Prayer
- Phantom Patrol
- Just a Simple Girl from the Prairie
- Poppy Song
- Love is Love
- When We Get What's A-Comin' to Us
- The Traveler and the Pie
- When You Love, Love, Love
- Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King
- Phantom Patrol (Aeolian Piano Roll)
- My Little Maid of Oz Aeolian Piano Roll
- The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Rythmodik Piano Roll)
- The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Piano Roll)
- Ask the Flowers to Tell You (Macdonough & Dunlap)
- My Beautiful Dream Girl (John Barnes Wells)
- My Pretty Little Piece of Dresden China (Bessie Wynn)
- Gay Paree (Montgomery & Stone)
- Travel Travel Little Star (Montgomery & Stone)
- A Scotch Moriah (Montgomery & Stone)
- Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Dan W. Quinn)
- Daisy Donohue (Trombone Solo by Arthur Pryor)
- Mr. DooleyMedley (Xylophone Solo J. Frank Hopkins)
- Down on the BrandywineMedley (Edison Military Band)
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- Ill Take You Back to Italy (Ada Jones & Billy Murray)
- Father Goose Songs (Sallie Osbourne)
Album Description
The Wizard of Oz a musical with book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Paul Tietjens premiered on June 16, 1902, at the Grand Opera House in Chicago. It was an instant hit and made stars of David Montgomery (the Tin Woodman) and Fred Stone (the Scarecrow). On January 21, 1903 the show opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York. It ran for nine months and set out on the road with a second company right on its heels. The show toured, came back to New York, toured, and returned to New York again many times until finally disbanding around 1911. Stock and amateur companies continued to present it into the 1930s when it was overshadowed by the classic MGM film starring Judy Garland.
The show was legendary for its success and its impact on American culture. It was the Cats or Les Mis of the early 1900s--but the show has been swallowed by history. What made audiences of the early 1900s devour the show and return for more again and again? In this unprecedented 2-CD setfeaturing over 145 minutes of vintage recordings and 64 pages of lyrics, photos, notes and synopsisyou can discover how The Wizard of Oz entertained the American public for the first two decades of the 20th century. And like the audiences of nearly a hundred years ago, you can hum along to "Budweiser," "Sammy," and "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay"everyone's favorite songs from The Wizard of Oz! Also included in this comprehensive collection are recordings from later Oz musicals, The Woggle-Bug and The Tik-Tok Man of Oz written by Oz creator L. Frank Baum, as well as vintage non-Oz recordings by original "Wizard of Oz stars" Montgomery & Stone and Bessie Wynn
Customer Reviews:
A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions.......2006-12-07
This Double-Disk Collection contains music from the original and varied Oz Stage Productions: "the Wizard of Oz", "the Woggle-Bug" (based on 'Marvelous Land of Oz) and "the Tik-Tok Man of Oz" (based on 'Ozma of Oz'). There are plenty of "Wizard" songs and music, but there isn't a lot of "Woggle-Bug" and/or "Tik-Tok Man".
I often wondered how different the 1st & Original Production of 'Oz Wizard' was different to the book, and thanks to Mark Evan Schwartz's book "Oz: Before the Rainbow" I found out for myself (WORTH A READ!!). Later I got this CD to go along with the book's stage telling (more or less) and I listened in interest to the songs which, I read, were entirely different to the future Musicals of Oz. The songs are good, but not all of them are actually completely restored to perfection, so the singing may/will sound somewhat muffled. Also, due to the time it was made (for some reason), the songs don't actually fit into the story (even the stage's rewritten story) and sound distant/unrelated. But there are songs that sound similar to the original story ("Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King"). CD 2's Track 3 has music played during Silent Oz Film "His Majesty, Scarecrow" on the MGM 3-Disk DVD.
The best thing about this CD Collection is the two booklets packaged along with the disks: the first (entitled "The Records") has writing on "What the Wizard Was" with a synopsis of the stage production story and "About the Recordings", a listing of all the songs on CD 1 (which are helpful for "Selection" Tracks not specifically named on the back) and notes on the songs like their origins and background. Booklet 2 (entitled "The Lyrics") has the words to the songs (in case you can't make out the words/want to sing-along). BOTH CDs include b&w photos of the actors, performance (few of which can be seen in "Oz: Before the Rainbow" book) and even reprints of a few illustrations made for the stage. The pictures are the best part of this purchase.
The Entirely Different Songs may not fit with the story, original or rewritten, but there's nothing really wrong with the music when one enjoys to what they're listening to.
I know that there is also another 'Oz on Stage' CD Collection called "Before the Rainbow" . . . hmmm, I wonder if I should get that too?
Ain't it a Shame!.......2006-05-20
I think that this is a wonderful album of HISTORICAL value. Not too many people know this, but "the wizard of oz" was made into a smash hit in 1903, but because all the history was BARELY in obscurity, hungry tiger press wanted to educate the blockheads in the world about this remarkable piece of history. that being said, david maxine collected all of the old material, such as Piano rolls (my especial favorite of all of them is "the poppy song", i LOVE the bass notes: "nnn-ded-deh mmmm-ded-deh"), and music boxes, and cylinders, and records!
however, it is quite a shame that that CRAPPY movie with judy garland pushed this lovely musical into obscurity. i would have liked to see it in my day, but it was already lost in darkness, but thanks to the highly DIGNIFIED people in the world, this cd is available!! BUY IT!!!! I *ORDER* YOU!!! YOU CANNOT BE DIGNIFIED WITHOUT THIS REPLACING YOUR "RAP" GARBAGE WITH THIS JEWEL!!!!
Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten.......2004-03-20
This truly remarkable 2-disc collection of old cylinders, discs, music boxes and piano rolls explains why the 1903 musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" did not survive the early thirties. It wasn't because it was before its time or even of its time, but simply because it was way behind the times. Its producers resisted composer's Paul Tietjens' attempts to write plot-driven numbers. His contribution survives only in the incidental music preserved on piano rolls (and the most interesting element on this collection) linking very disparate and even incongruous vaudeville acts by various authors and performers that graced the stage during the musical's multi-decade run. In other words, Baum was telling a story and the songs were telling another... As fascinating as they are for historical reasons, those numbers are commonplace, mostly uninspired flash-in-the-tin-pan ditties, with timid syncopation and a stong reliance on musical clichés. There is not a single standard among them and not even a decent lyric where "fine" doesn't rhyme with "mine" and "love you" doesn't rhyme with "I do"- or even "I know you know I know you do", as happens more than once. As an assemblage of shtick pieces and ephemeral sentimental or nonsensical ditties, this collection cannot be topped and it represents a monumental effort. Without it and its very generous and informative liner notes, I would not have the same appreciation for the absolute genius of Victor Herbert's operettas ("Babes in Toyland" came out the same year) where the more memorable songs are plot-driven and introduced and linked by the most luscious, inventive and varied incidental music ever heard outside an opera house. This sort of unified concept would culminate in Jerome Kern's "Show Boat" and it remains a truth today that the integration of plot and music - reminiscent of opera - is the true secret of successful and perennial musicals, whatever the current idiom. This collection also makes one appreciate the complete originality of the Hollywood film for actually going back to Baum's books, entrusting the songs, lyrics and music to Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Herbert Stothart and scrapping the musical's colourful but checkered history (except for casting ex-vaudevillians as the main characters, of course!). Highly recommended for its nostalgia value, its irreplaceable rarities and a better understanding of the history of American popular music.
A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical.......2003-09-30
Although it was one of the most financially successful stage musicals of the early 1900's, very little information is presently available on the 1903 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ. In what was obviously a labor of love, David Maxine has done much to correct this oversight by releasing a 2-CD set with over 145 minutes worth of extremely rare recordings of music from this and other OZ-themed musicals dating back to before World War I. Recorded materials include vintage acoustical disc and cylinder phonograph records, piano rolls, and music box discs, many of which go back almost a century. In addition, he has included two booklets worth of historical background information on the 1903 WIZARD OF OZ production, its stars, the individual musical numbers, and lyrics for the songs included on the CDs. (Lavishly illustrated with rare old black and white photos and artwork, these booklets, and the information they contain, are themselves worth the price of the set!) Several bonus CD tracks are included that offer rare recordings by Montgomery & Stone (the original Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow) and Bessie Wynn, who was also in the 1903 cast. Not just for dedicated Oz fans, this set is a "must have" for anyone interested in the history of American musical theater and American popular culture of the early 1900's.
Long-Forgotten Broadway Hit Gets First Rate Revival.......2003-09-17
One hundred and three years ago, author L. Frank Baum published the best-selling children's book of the 20th century, THE WIZARD OF OZ. Although the book was adapted several times as plays, silent motion pictures, animated cartoons, and radio shows in the next few decades, it is the 1939 MGM film that most people think of as THE WIZARD OF OZ. The success and popularity of that film completely eclipsed the memories of previous incarnations and even the book itself in popular culture. However, prior to the film's release, there was a successful stage version which premiered on Broadway in 1903 and delighted audiences for many years, making stars of Fred Stone and David Montgomery, the original Scarecrow and Tinman. As with the MGM film, chilren who saw THE WIZARD OF OZ on stage carried fond memories of the production into adulthood. Ray Bolger was so impressed with the Fred Stone's Scarecrow, that he remembered it vividly as an adult and based his own protrayal of the character in the movie on Mr. Stone's stage version.
Unfortunately, time and Judy Garland have pushed the once popular Broadway Smash into history. It has been all but forgotten...until now.
As the show moved from theater to theater and casts changed, so did the songs. Many of these were recorded on the primative equipment of the day: Wax cylinders, 78-RPM records, piano rolls, and music Boxes, and surprisingly many of these still exist. Now, thanks to those hard-working gents at HUNGRY TIGER PRESS, you can own these historic recordings on this awesome 2-CD set. THE WIZARD OF OZ: Vintage Recordings From The 1903 Broadway Musical contains over 145 minutes of terrific early 20th century music. You won't find "Over the Rainbow" or "Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead!" here. Instead, this WIZARD OF OZ contains tracks like "Budweiser's a Friend of Mine", "Sammy", "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay", and "Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King", each one a portal over the rainbow to the Broadway stage of a century ago.
Obviously the play was quite different in plot from the movie--Dorothy travelled to Oz with her cow Imogene instead of Toto, for starters--, but the songs represent the style of popular music of 100 years ago and are collected here in a beautiful compilation. The set contains two booklets of liner notes which contain credits, lyrics, a written history of the production, and are extensively illustrated with photos and illustrations. Although the sound quality of the source material is not always up to today's standards, the songs are presented in the best versions possible, and the music is highly enjoyable. With 60 tracks and the wealth of information contained here, both written and photographic, this 2-CD set is good value for the money. A must-have for all collectors of WIZARD OF OZ memorabilia, an insightful look at popular music and Broadway history from a century ago, a glimpse into ethnic and racial stereotypes that were accepted at the time, and a curiosity for fans of the 1939 film, this set is big on appeal. Kudos to the Hungry Tiger Press for rescuing this treasure trove of musical history from obscurity!
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Missa Mystica
Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.)
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ASIN: B00005433O
Release Date: 2001-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Our Father
- Truly Meet And Right
- God Is The Lord/Thy Birth
- Nunc Dimittis
- I Think On That Dread Day
- Let My Prayer Rise Up
- Today Hangs On The Cross
- God Shall Arise
- Thou Only/Holy God
- With The Saints Grant Rest
- Eternal Remembrance
- Our Father
- Blessed Are They Whom Thou Hast Chosen
- Before Thy Cross
- Lord Have Mercy
- Greater Doxology
- Blessed The Man
- Hymn Of The Cherubim
- Cast Me Not Away
- From My Youth
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Transcendent Beauty.......2004-08-14
I am surprised that no one else has reviewed this album. Most likely it's because it's not terribly well known.
Anyway, this is an absolutely gorgeous sampling of Russian Orthodox Church music. The Italian baroque influences are evident in some of the pieces, but the rich Russian chordal style always comes through.
The voices are transcendent, and truly evoke a sense of the sacred. If you are ever feeling angry, sad, hurt or stressed out, this is the perfect album to put you at ease. Track 19 will take your breath away.
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- for GOOD reason! (I couldn't give it 0 stars and have page post)
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Marilyn Horne: The Men in My Life
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ASIN: B000003FQ0
Release Date: 1994-08-16 |
Tracks:
- Swingin' On A Star
- The Man I Love
- You're Just In Love
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- All I Ask Of You
- The Little Things You Do Together
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- Somewhere
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for GOOD reason! (I couldn't give it 0 stars and have page post).......2007-07-17
Short and NOT Sweet!
In case you're wondering why this is only going for $2. for new copies from secondary dealers, is because it wasn't worth the $16.00 it originally was priced at! What a SHOCK when I got this home from the store and put it in my machine!
I gave it away in a grab bag at work!
All I can say is: "Miss Horne, I am so sorry that you allowed this to be released...it's worse than the stuff that Callas/Di Stefano did at the end."
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Apres Le Plie
Lisa Harris
Manufacturer: The Orchard
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ASIN: B00006AAUX
Release Date: 2002-07-02 |
Tracks:
- Slow Plie 3/4 The Way
- Plie 3/4 I Dreamed A Dream
- Plie 3/4 On My Own
- Slow Tendu 4/4 Castle On A Cloud
- Slow Tendu 4/4 Pachelbel's Canon In D
- Slow Tendu 4/4 The Strager
- Slow Tendu 4/4 New York State Of Mind
- Tendu 4/4 Singing In The Rain
- Tendu 4/4 Makin' Whoopie
- Tendu 4/4 Tarantella
- Tendu 4/4 On The Street Where You Live
- Tendu 4/4 Honeysuckle Rose
- Quicker Tendu 4/4 S'wondering
- RDJ 3/4 Stars
- RDJ 3/4 Goodnite Saigon
- Fondu 3/4 Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
- Fondu 3/4 He Loves And She Loves
- Fondu 3/4 Polovtsian Dance
- Frappe 2/4
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- Petit Battement 2/4 Stop Time
- Petit Battement 2/4 Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead
- Adagio 3/4 Theme And Variations
- Adagio 3/4 Unexpected Song
- Adagio 3/4 This Masquerade
- Adagio 3/4 Sleeping Beauty
- Adagio 3/4 Bayadere
- Stretch 3/4 I've Never Been In Love Before
- Grand Battement 4/4 Climb Every Mountain
- Port De Bras 4/4 Tell Me On A Sunday
- Port De Bras 6/8
- Adagio 3/4 Yesterday
- Adagio 4/4 Papa You Can Hear Me
- Tendu 4/4 Can't We Be Friends
- Tendu 4/4 Theme And Variations
- Tendu 4/4 Lady Be Good
- Tendu 4/4 Paper Moon
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- 2 great London cast albums make their CD premiere!
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Wish You Were Here/Paint Your Wagon (Original London Cast) and Bonus Tracks
Manufacturer: Sepia
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ASIN: B000A2UBLG
Release Date: 2006-05-30 |
Tracks:
- Camp Kare-Free Song - Mark Baker
- Nicer Than People - Shani Wallis
- Ballad Of A Social Director - Dickie Henderson
- Shopping Around - Shani Wallis
- Mix And Mingle - Bruce Trent
- Could Be - Elizabeth Larner
- Tripping The Light Fantastic - Ensemble
- Where Did The Night Go - Bruce Trent
- Certain Individuals - Shani Wallis
- They Won't Know Me - Bruce Trent
- Summer Afternoon - Christopher Hewett
- Don Jose Of Far Rockaway - Dickie Henderson
- Everybody Loves Everybody - Shani Wallis
- Wish You Were Here - Bruce Trent
- Relax! - Christopher Hewett
- Flattery - Elizabeth Larner
- I'm On My Way/Dialog/I Still See Elisa - Chorus
- They Call The Wind Maria/Dialogue/Wanderin' Star - Bobby Howes
- There's A Coach Comin' In/Dialogue/All For Him/Another Autumn - Chorus
- Dialogue/I Talk To The Trees/How Can I Wait - Sally Ann Howes
- Bonus Track I Love Him As He Is - Sally Ann Howes
- Bonus Track: I've Never Been In Love Before - Jerry Wayne
- Bonus Track: Luck Be A Lady - Jerry Wayne
- Bonus Track: If I Were A Bell - Lizbeth Webb
- Bonus Track: I've Never Been In Love Before - Lizbeth Webb
- Bonus Track: My Time Of Day - Jerry Wayne
- Bonus Track: I'll Know - Jerry Wayne
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2 great London cast albums make their CD premiere!.......2004-12-22
This fabulous CD from Sepia presents 2 great (ultra-rare) London cast albums on compact disc for the very first time.
WISH YOU WERE HERE had been a success on Broadway (mainly for the novelty of featuring an actual pool onstage), and a charming score by Harold Rome. It played for 282 performances at the London Casino. Most recognisible from the cast is Shani Wallis, immortalised oncreen as the tragic Nancy in OLIVER!, here playing the pert secondary female lead. Elizabeth Larner and Bruce Trent play the central couple. Standouts in the score are "Ballad of a Social Director", "They Won't Know Me", "Where Did the Night Go?" and "Could Be". Shani Wallis delights with her playful "Shopping Around". The original Broadway cast album of WISH YOU WERE HERE (on the RCA label) has been out-of-print for a while now, but the London cast is more than ample compensation.
PAINT YOUR WAGON had been a sound success on Broadway for it's composer and lyricist (Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner), offering fine roles for James Barton and Olga San Juan as father-and-daughter Ben and Jennifer Rumson. The London production was very interesting because it offered the dynamic of a real father and daughter in the roles. Bobby Howes was joined by his lovely daughter Sally Ann Howes (in her first big role). She's a smashing Jennifer, though the recording (originally made to fit 4 sides of a set of 78's), denied Howes the chance to lay down her rendition of "What's Going On Here?". Nevetheless fans of Sally Ann will find this recording indispensible. Bobby Howes (in one of his last great performances) is a fantastic Ben.
This CD is filled out by Sally Ann Howes' performance of "I Love Him As He Is" from the original London cast of BET YOUR LIFE (the rest of the album can be found on Sepia's `Julie Wilson in London with Friends' ). Also included are 6 numbers from GUYS AND DOLLS recorded in 1953, performed by Jerry Wayne and Lizbeth Webb (who played Skye Masterson and Sarah Brown in the original London production).
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