Landmarks

Track Listings

 
1. Gleann
2. Fadó
3. Mhuirnín Ó
4. Of This Land
5. Court to Love
6. Golden Ball
7. Bridge of Tears
8. Autumn Leaves Are Falling
9. Let Me See
10. Loch Na Caillí

Editorial Reviews

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Clannad's particular mix of Celtic, pop, and ambient styles is in fine form on this album, with no lapses in performance. They're as smooth as ever, and they should be after so many years together. While their more pop-oriented songs, such as "Court to Love" and "The Golden Ball," are pretty but unexceptional, Clannad really shines on the more traditional songs. These include the fast-paced, heavily rhythmic "A Mhuirnín Ó," the sorrowful "The Bridge of Tears," and the smooth, relaxed "An Gleann," which is the most successful blend of pop and traditional styles on the album. Máire Brennan's voice has never been more beautiful or controlled, and Landmarks is a fine effort all around. --Genevieve Williams

What the Critics Say
Clannad are engrossed in the weather ... and their New Age- traditional albums are the solemn-sweet same every time, awaiting the moment when domestic mood calls for the comforting sigh of gentle rain on the roof.

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Looking for Landmarks
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Blown Away
  • Gorgeous
  • Looking out
  • THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA
  • A unique and possibly timeless album
Looking for Landmarks
Two Loons for Tea
Manufacturer: Sarathan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006HCTE
Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

  1. Blue Suit
  2. Looking for Landmarks
  3. Dying for Love
  4. Blood for Sugar
  5. Sad Diamonds
  6. She's Not Worth the Worry
  7. Shape of Strange
  8. Green Limousine
  9. Emily
  10. The Prisoner
  11. This Mortal Rodeo
  12. Emily Dickinson

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All that can be sensual, mysterious, and sexy about pop music is found in Looking for Landmarks, the second release by the collective Two Loons for Tea. Led by singer Sarah Scott and songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer, Two Loons infuse their album with flourishes of jazz and progressive rock. Yet despite its complexity, the disc is accessible, thanks in large part to Scott's thrilling melodic narrations. She is a confident explorer whose gossamer vocals transcend classification; Scott touches on funk or allows her voice to trail off into a world-weary vibrato reminiscent of Billie Holiday. The album's roster of guest musicians, including drummer Matt Chamberlain (Garbage, Fiona Apple), guitarist Trey Gunn (King Crimson), and violinist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frisell), complements the songs' deep well of world rhythms, style, and experimentation. Landmarks is expertly executed; its many luminous layers radiate through flawless, organic production. Finally, the disc massages the ear with exotic soundscapes that reward the listener with subtle but endless detail. Pop hasn't seen an outfit this sophisticated since Portishead. --Beth Massa

Album Description

"Looking for Landmarks" is an album of delicious sensuality and ear-expanding musical eclecticism from the Seattle-based modern-pop collective Two Loons for Tea (led by Sarah Scott [vocals & lyrics] and Jonathan Kochmer [guitars, composition & production]).

From the voluptuous rhythms of "Blood for Sugar" and "She's Not Worth the Worry," to the hip-thrusting funk-rock of "Shape of Strange" and the sage-scented melodies of "Sad Diamonds," "Looking for Landmarks" is an enigmatic pop masterwork that establishes Two Loons For Tea as one of contemporary pop's most passionate and adventurous new groups.

"Looking for Landmarks" features performances by some of the finest musicians and technicians of our time, including producer Eric Rosse (Tori Amos); drummer Matt Chamberlain (Garbage, Fiona Apple, Elton John, Macy Gray); engineer Kevin Killen (Elvis Costello, U2, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush); Warr guitarist Trey Gunn (King Crimson, David Sylvian); bassist Brad Houser (Edie Brickell, John Doe, Critters Buggin); bassist Paul Bushnell (Ednaswap); percussionist Mike Dillon (MC 900 Foot Jesus, Pigface, Critters Buggin); violinist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frissell, Mr. Bungle) and soundscapist Jeff Greinke (Land).

The result of all this virtuosic firepower is a sprawling album that honors no musical or lyrical boundaries. In Scott's and Kochmer's fanciful creative world, loose-limbed R&B rhythms mingle with bluesy vocals, supple jazz-rock melodies, ethereal guitars and lyrics that possess the haunting allegorical power of dreams. With its poetic allusions and musical eclecticism, "Looking for Landmarks" accurately captures the exquisite strangeness of our fast-changing age.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Blown Away.......2007-07-11

I had never heard Two Loons for Tea prior to this album but was instantly drawn in. Interesting soundscapes well-supported by gripping lyrics and a tremendously versatile voice, this album pushes musical boundaries while keeping you interested. Sarah Scott's vocals are a perfect mix of style and emotion, breathing life into some very potent lyrics. There's also a lot of instruments at work here played by several talented musicians, but they are blended together so well that they avoid being cacophonous. I really enjoyed the entirety of this album, especially how it develops, going from the catchy Blue Suit, to the soothing title track, percussive and exotic Dying Love all the way to the almost jazzy Shape of Strange and melancholy yet redemptive Emily Dickinson. There's really something here for everyone.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous.......2007-07-09

Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. It seems to me that there are two ways of loving Two Loons for Tea. The first way is the simplest. You are a sucker for the beautiful voice of a beautiful woman. So you play "Sad Diamonds." And while you listen to the beautiful Sarah Scott, the unaggressive fullness of Two Loons' sound sneaks up and slowly cocoons you.

Or maybe you love Two Loons for their genre-fusing genius. This love starts the same way, simply enough, with Sarah Scott's voice. Doesn't she sound, 1 minute and 41 seconds into track 8, exactly like Joan Armatrading? But Sarah Scott's voice has many sounds, from Tori Amos to Norah Jones to Nelly Furtado to Macy Gray, and your list soon grows too full. So you turn to the music, but this list is no shorter. The melody of "Blood for Sugar" sounds like a delightfully relaxed Paul Simon. Portions of the "Shape of Strange" remind you of Me'Shell NdegeOcello. You begin to understand that Two Loons is trip-hop and pop and jazz and rock and electronica, and even folk and funk, on occasion. You begin to understand that this is one of the most sophisticated, pleasurable, and entirely fresh albums you've had the fortune to hear in a long time.

5 out of 5 stars Looking out.......2005-02-20

One of the most underrated indie-pop bands of the twenty-first century is probably Two Loons For Tea. Like their self-titled debut, "Looking for Landmarks" is a sultry blend of jazz, pop, trip-hop and smooth guitar, without much of a downside at all.

It certainly says something about the musical quality if it's produced by Tori Amos' former producer Eric Rosse, and has Fiona Apple's drummer Matt Chamberlain. It's a bit more accessable than their smooth debut, starting out with alluring powerpop "Blue Suit," with its sinuous Hammond melodies and catchy hooks.

But with the second song, they lapse into deeper turf, with the swirling title track and the prog-flavored "Dying For Love." After that, it's a tangle of flexible jazz-rock and ethereal ballads. Sometimes the songs are a mix of the two, like in the sultry, panoramic "Prisoner." And at the very end is a hidden track: a slow, atmospheric song, which builds up slowly to a stately prog-jazz beat. Very weird, but also very interesting.

"Looking for Landmarks" is a teeny bit more accessable than its predecessor, with those wicked pop hooks and catchy rhythms. But Two Loons For Tea don't fall prey to the dumbing-down that many bands do. Their music stays complex and multilayered, even when it's catchy -- listen to "Green Limousine's" atmospheric opener, before Two Loons start to rock out.

The two Loons -- that is, the ones that are always there -- are Sarah Scott and Jonathan Kochmer. Scott contributes her sweet vocals and songcraft: "And I was not born for morning,/or abstract love, or silent notes." And Kochmer, as well as being cowriter, also contributes four kinds of guitar, plus bass and string arrangements. But he's not the only one.

The instrumentation is so complicated that it's sometimes hard to sort out, as in the glittering last half of "Dying For Love." It doesn't hurt to have Matt Chamberlain doing some of his most impressive percussion work, backed by Rosse's piano, Hammond and Casion, and Eyvind Kang's exquisite string arrangements. Meshed together, the instrumentation is lush and almost intoxicating.

Few pop bands can reach the heights of Two Loons For Tea, and "Looking For Landmarks" proves that their debut was no fluke. Definitely something to check out, while waiting for their forthcoming third album.

5 out of 5 stars THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA.......2002-12-09

Building on the strengths of their first album, Two Loons For Tea comes back with "Looking For Landmarks". With rich, full instrumentation, catchy melodies and beautiful vocals, the Loons have carefully produced an album equally enhanced by bright freshness and deep soulfulness. Vocalist Sarah Scott and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer are joined here by an A-list roster of musicians who've earned their stripes with such acts as Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Macy Gray, Elton John, King Crimson and many more, but the songs are never overshadowed by show-boating. The guests elegantly weave into the musical cloth, building its strength. This is classy album that shuns labeling and is not to be missed. Look for it on many end of the year `best of' lists.

5 out of 5 stars A unique and possibly timeless album.......2002-10-02

I've been seeing rave reviews of Two Loons for Tea online, and bought "Looking for Landmarks" right away. This exquisite album hasn't left my CD changer since, and I've bought more copies for friends.

First... what genre is it? It's some kind of pop, but touches so broadly and frequently on other genres (rock, ambient, Asian, funk, folk, alternative, jazz, classical, etc.) that it doesn't fit neatly into existing categories. Two Loons somehow melds these influences into one coherent sound. Are they forging a new genre? Eclectipop? Smartpop? Sophistipop?

Every song is a unique gem, but consistently features strong and confident vocal performances by Sarah Scott and superb supporting musical performances by her multi-instrumentalist bandmate Jonathan Kochmer (and the 19 other musicians they rounded up -- the quality and diversity of contributors to Two Loons for Tea is remarkable, ranging from jazz musicians in the NYC Knitting Factory crowd, to Tori Amos' original producer, Eric Rosse).

Here's some brief reviews of each song in an attempt to convey the sprawling beauty of this album:

1. Blue Suit: A peppy power-pop ditty with driving percussion and guitars and a rousing chorus. Great for opening an album, though it's more mainstream than the album as a whole. Distinctly a summer-time song.

2. Looking for Landmarks: Deservedly the title track (and the real beginning of the album) with the relaxed sensuality Two Loons achieves better than most anyone else: consistently transports one elsewhere. Lovely and moving lyrics ("Do you hear the chorus in the canyon / as you spend another evening alone? You must accept / when an ending comes / breathe... just breathe"). Especially nice are the vocal lead-in to the chorus, sparkly acoustic guitar lines throughout (which evoke summer sunlight on a windy lake), and an outro that exhales soft and accepting sighs into silence.

3. Dying for Love: Flamboyant ethnic-flavored guitars and percussion leading to verses with insistent and shoulder-bobbing rhythms, and then a soaring chorus. There are many ethnic influences in this piece (Balkan, Brazilian, and Spanish), and somehow it all works.

4. Blood for Sugar: Wistful and poignant song with world-weary singing and lyrics of bittersweet delicacy ("a tuxedo / a promise / a ceremony, a compromise / she's trading blood for sugar") and choruses with a Phil-Spectorish wall-of-sound luxuriousness. But Two Loons again surprises by veering off into what sounds like Central-Asian bazaar music and again, they make this unlikely juxtaposition work.

5. Sad Diamonds: Simply vocal and guitars and simply one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Shivers and tingles every time. Although the lavish instrumentation of the rest of "Landmarks" is fabulous, a duo acoustic album from Two Loons would be a special treat.

6. She's Not Worth the Worry: This must be why Two Loons is compared to U2: imagine U2 shucking Bono for a female vocalist and hiring a chamber orchestra: you'd get something very like this song.

7. Shape of Strange: How strange indeed! Suddenly the Two Loons musical mystery bus goes on soul-funk caravan complete with booty-shakin'-bass and rousing gospelesque call-and-response vocals. But Sarah Scott's confident vocals and allusive lyrics stamp it unequivocally as a Two Loons tune.

8. Green Limousine: The only song on the album that flaunts this band's Seattle roots: a brooding dark insistence and explosive soft-verse / loud-chorus structure reminiscent of Seattle alternative (spiked with Floydish doses of prog-rock?). There's so much going on in the chorus that the listener becomes delirious which may be the intended effect given some of the lyrical content ("he's the freeway pharmacist / the cars are waiting in a line / while he read Voltaire / in his wheelchair / edge of the freeway / drive-through heroin / and caviar / the freeway pulses / with the blood of the city"). The soloed vocals at the end are a chilling and perfect lead into:

9. Emily: The album began in summer, and now we're led into a haunted house in the hollowness of winter. Spare and dark music, creepy subliminal sounds, and a supernatural experience in a wide stereo field.

10. The Prisoner: A good song, but maybe a tad long. Great vocals in the soaring chorus and bridge. Still head-and-shoulders above lots on the radio these days.

11. This Mortal Rodeo: The best way to describe this gently enigmatic tune may be "world-wise-sophisti-pop". The string sections could be an imaginary and melancholic Bollywood soundtrack, the guitars and percussion convey wisdom of weary workers in a village square, the horns are a haunting cry from a lovesick mermaid, and the lyrics encourage a thoughtful re-evaluation of the privileged in this world.

12. Emily Dickinson: The album closes with an instrumental version of Track 9 (Emily). One now feels as if one has passed on and gone to a parallel universe floating above the album you have just heard.

And that's a good way to summarize "Looking for Landmarks": it's like the Number-One-Pop-Album in a parallel universe where heart, soul, beauty and mind matter more than image or trends. This is a truly unique and possibly timeless album.
Landmarks
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • For everyone who loves good music!
  • landmarks Clannad
  • A pleasure to behold....
  • Smooth as silk
  • Celt-evator music
Landmarks
Clannad
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000062RS
Release Date: 1998-03-03

Tracks:

  1. An Gleann
  2. Fado
  3. A Mhuirnin O
  4. Of This Land
  5. Court To Love
  6. The Golden Ball
  7. The Bridge Of Tears
  8. Autumn Leaves Are Falling
  9. Let Me See
  10. Loch Na Cailli

Amazon.com

Clannad's particular mix of Celtic, pop, and ambient styles is in fine form on this album, with no lapses in performance. They're as smooth as ever, and they should be after so many years together. While their more pop-oriented songs, such as "Court to Love" and "The Golden Ball," are pretty but unexceptional, Clannad really shines on the more traditional songs. These include the fast-paced, heavily rhythmic "A Mhuirnín Ó," the sorrowful "The Bridge of Tears," and the smooth, relaxed "An Gleann," which is the most successful blend of pop and traditional styles on the album. Máire Brennan's voice has never been more beautiful or controlled, and Landmarks is a fine effort all around. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars For everyone who loves good music!.......2004-05-05

Clannad is a genuine Irish band, well known for their haunting music that is a mix of traditional Irish and modern pop and jazz styles. (As a footnote, the popular singer Enya got her start with Clannad!) The music itself is hard to categorize - would you like to call it New Age, or Easy Listening? Well, it's sort of both, and really neither. This is great music, relaxing and thoughtful, almost religious in tone.

I love this album, and enjoy playing it just about all the time. I highly recommend it to everyone who loves good music!

5 out of 5 stars landmarks Clannad.......2003-08-01

Great irish music, very relaxing. I recommend this cd to others.

5 out of 5 stars A pleasure to behold...........2002-06-06

One of my favorite albums. Wonderful, emotional blend of voices and instruments. I continue to be impressed by Clannad's exceptional, diversified musical talents: keyboards, string instruments, wind instruments - all employed with a gifted understanding of balance. The tracks complement each other, as they blend perfectly from one to the next. This album would make a friend of Clannad to anyone.

5 out of 5 stars Smooth as silk.......2002-04-09

Clannad has their style, a mix of Celtic pop polished to a fine jewel. After the brilliant LORE I was at first a wee tad disappointed with the more gentle LANDMARKS. But this one gets better with repeat listening. I especially loved OF THIS LAND.

Clannad is magick!!

2 out of 5 stars Celt-evator music.......2001-11-07

Sometimes, recommendations just don't hold up. Such was my experience with this CD. Having very much enjoyed the work of Enya, Secret Garden and (especially) Loreena McKennitt, _Landmarks_ seemed destined for a place of honor in my CD rack. Unfortunately, despite multiple listenings, I have to depart from the very favorable reviews here, give it a begrudging 2 stars, and hope that it re-sells quickly as a used CD.

The general flaw in these _Landmarks_ is their generally thin, saccharine quality. If anything, these "relaxing" songs are _too_ soft and high-pitched. In the background on most tracks, pipes quiver tremulously with a cloying, not gentle, effect. Even the few tracks that do show signs of life, such as "A Mhuirnin O", are likewise sugar-coated with airy techo-jazz; and "The Golden Ball" (easily the worst track here) is, at best, suitable for recomposition as elevator music in a Dublin highrise.

The "New Age" must have more depth and passion than this if it intends to endure. I definitely cannot recommend this CD.
Stokowski: Landmarks of a Distinguished Career
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    Stokowski: Landmarks of a Distinguished Career

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    Release Date: 1995-11-14

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    2. Adagio For Strings
    3. Suite For Wind Instruments In B-Flat, Op.4: Gavotte
    4. Evolution (Part 1)
    5. Symphony No.8 In D Minor: Scherzo
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    Landmarks
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Absolutely Clannad at their best
    Landmarks
    Clannad
    Manufacturer: RCA
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    ASIN: B0001BFI5A
    Release Date: 2005-02-22

    Tracks:

    1. Gleann
    2. Fad
    3. Mhuirn
    4. Of This Land
    5. Court to Love
    6. Golden Ball
    7. Bridge of Tears
    8. Autumn Leaves Are Falling
    9. Let Me See
    10. Loch Na Cailli
    11. Gleann [Cantoma Mix][*]

    Album Description

    Deluxe edition, digitally remastered from the original tapes, reissue of 1998 album features 11 tracks including 1 bonus chill-out remix track, 'An Gleann' (Cantoma Mix). Includes 12-page booklet with new sleeve notes & rare photos. BMG. 2004.

    Album Details

    Digitally Remastered Reissue features New Liner Notes from Irish Journalist Stuart Bailie plus Original Artwork and Rare Photos.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Clannad at their best.......2006-11-23

    Clannad has their style, a mix of Celtic pop, polished to a fine jewel. After the brilliant LORE I was at first a wee tad disappointed with the more gentle LANDMARKS. Only, this one gets better with repeat listening. I especially loved OF THIS LAND. Each song is so special on this album. It's rare when you love every song equally. I never get tired of work of sheer beauty.

    Clannad is magick!! Highly recommended.
    Halcyon Days: A Treasury of British Light Music
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      Halcyon Days: A Treasury of British Light Music

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      Release Date: 2004-02-24

      Tracks:

      1. Overture
      2. Lento, Ma Non Troppo
      3. Gaily, But Not Quick
      4. Cantilena
      5. Vivace
      6. Miss Melanie
      7. Raf March Past
      8. Very Slow
      9. Maestoso; Alla Marcia Funebre
      10. Fairly Slowly, But Evenly Flowing In Strict Time
      11. Allegretto Rubato
      12. Overture, Op.52
      13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
      14. Country Dance: Allegretto E Leggiero
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      17. Sarabande: Maestoso
      18. Bourree: Vivace
      19. Rondo In A Flat
      20. Allegro
      21. Lento Moderato
      22. Con Brio

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      2. Plymouth Hoe (A Nautical Overture)
      3. Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
      4. Tower Hill
      5. The Horse Guards, Whitehall
      6. Rotten Row
      7. Covent Garden
      8. Westminster
      9. Knightsbridge March
      10. No.1 Wheatly Processional
      11. No.2 Constant Billy
      12. No.4 Jockie To The Fair
      13. No.5 Ladies Of Pleasure
      14. No.6 Princess Royal
      15. Malltraeth (Pastorale)
      16. Cemaes (Scherzo)
      17. March Of The Bowmen
      18. City Of Lincoln March
      19. Overture, Op.3
      20. Londonderry Air

      Tracks:

      1. The Devil's Galop
      2. Sailing By
      3. High Adventure
      4. The Watermill
      5. Loch Laggan
      6. Psalm 23 - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
      7. Southern Rhapsody
      8. Ecce Homo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
      9. Girls In Grey
      10. Halcyon Days
      11. March Glorious
      12. An English Overture
      13. Spitfire Prelude And Fugue
      14. Carry On Suite
      15. Carry On Up The Khyber
      16. Andante Expressivo
      17. The Dam Busters March
      18. Tarka The Otter
      19. The African Queen

      Tracks:

      1. Caramba
      2. Two Interlinked French Melodies
      3. Kanikani
      4. Preambule
      5. Barcarolle
      6. Provencale
      7. By The Sleepy Lagoon
      8. A L'ombre D'un Buissonet
      9. Triste Est Le ciel
      10. Allons Gay
      11. A Mountain Tune
      12. Tambourin
      13. Passepied
      14. Sarabande
      15. Farandole
      16. Petite Promenade
      17. Andante/Medium Beguine
      18. Song Dance
      19. Fado
      20. Kolo
      21. In The French Countryside
      22. Carpet Dance
      23. Slow Waltz
      24. End Titles

      Tracks:

      1. Miniature Overture (Help!)
      2. March (When I'm 64)
      3. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Can't Buy Me Love)
      4. Arabian Dance (It's For You)
      5. Chinese Dance (Ticket To Ride)
      6. Dance Of The Reed Flutes (She Loves You)
      7. Waltz Of The Flowers (From Me To You)
      8. Pas De Deux (All My Loving)
      9. Sarabande
      10. The Reception
      11. The Orgy (Rondo)
      12. Danza Gaya
      13. Scene 1
      14. Malaguena (Vivace)
      15. Habanera (Moderato)
      16. Tango (Vivace)
      17. The Hiring Fair
      18. Carousing
      19. Round Dance
      20. Pas De Deux
      21. Hornpipe
      22. March
      23. Doll's Dance
      24. Round Dance
      25. Bobby Shaftoe
      26. The Keel Row
      27. The 98th Jacks Listed!
      British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Very nice music, but...
      • Second volume of a highly entertaining series.
      British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000002ZZT
      Release Date: 1997-04-10

      Tracks:

      1. London Suite: Knightsbridge
      2. Bal Masque (Valse-Caprice)
      3. The Grasshopper's Dance
      4. My Native Heath: Barwick Green
      5. Rouge et Noir
      6. The Peanut Polka
      7. Carriage And Pair
      8. London Landmarks: The Horse Guards, Whitehall
      9. A Little Suite: March
      10. Sailing By
      11. Portuguese Party
      12. Beachcomber
      13. In The Shadows
      14. Tabarinage
      15. Sanctuary Of The Heart (Meditation religieuse)
      16. The Westminster Waltz
      17. Carissima
      18. Girls In Grey
      19. The Runaway Rocking-Horse
      20. Robin Hood Suite: March Of The Bowmen

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Very nice music, but..........2005-12-28

      If you are looking for incidental (background) music used in Monty Python's Flying Circus. This CD only contains one track, and it is the wrong version. The performance is completely different.

      Knightsbridge March was The Dull Life of A City Stockbroker.

      5 out of 5 stars Second volume of a highly entertaining series........2000-11-09

      Light orchestral works are becoming something of a lost art, but the British have excelled at them -- the form is especially popular during their annual "Proms" concerts -- and this second volume of Hyperion's popular series continues in the same high-quality vein as Volume One. Twenty pieces by some of the best British light music composers on a generously-packed 78 minute CD -- no skimping here!

      These aren't meant to be challenging works, but are skillfully orchstrated, excellently played, and well recorded. The variety is tremendous -- you may even recognize a few of the pieces and say to yourself, "so THAT'S where that tune came from!"

      Perfect music for easy listening on a lazy Sunday afternoon, or anytime you need a break from the classical music heavyweights. Hyperion's packaging and booklet notes are, as usual for this premium classical label, uniformly excellent.

      For more of this refreshing series, check out Volumes One and Three, as well as European Light Music Classics and American Light Music Classics.
      Landmarks
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Landmarks - is this as good as it gets?
      Landmarks
      Joe Lovano
      Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000005HGU
      Release Date: 1991-06-04

      Tracks:

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      4. Landmarks Along The Way
      5. Street Talk
      6. Here And Now
      7. I Love Music
      8. Where Hawks Fly
      9. Thanksgiving
      10. Dig This

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Landmarks - is this as good as it gets?.......2003-03-18

      This album contains music with some of the most succesful mixes of composition and improvisation in recent years. You can see the list of musicians and that may sell it to you in itself but, if you have any doubts, THIS ALBUM IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF IT'S PARTS. Each of these world class players rasies his game throughout this collection. Highlights are too many to mention but John Abercrombie's playing is a little more raw than usual and a very pleasant surprise, even if you love his ECM work. Kenny Werner is at his best here, using all 88 keys in a way which sets him apart from most contemporary 'post Bud Powell' pianists. And what about Big Joe? Listen to the sublime melodicism of 'Emperor Jones' and marvel at the subtle excellence and breadth of expression that is Joe Lovano.
      Haydn Wood, Vol. 2
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Haydn Wood, Vol. 2

        Manufacturer: Marco Polo
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000461N
        Release Date: 1997-06-10

        Tracks:

        1. A May - Day Overture
        2. Soliloquy
        3. Variations On A Once Popular Humorous Song
        4. Suite: Paris: Waltz: Apache Life
        5. Suite: Paris: Meditation: In The Tuilleries Garden
        6. Suite: Paris: March: Montmartre
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        8. A Manx Rhapsody
        9. Suite: Frescoes: Sea Shanties
        10. Suite: Frescoes: March: The Bandstand
        11. An Evening Song
        12. Suite: A Day In Fairyland: Dance Of A Whimsical Elf
        13. Suite: London Landmarks: March: The Horseguards, Whitehall
        Landmarks
        Average customer rating: Not rated
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          Mulgrew Miller
          Manufacturer: Muse Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000008BRI
          Release Date: 1994-10-17

          Tracks:

          1. Promethean
          2. Inner Urge
          3. Portrait Of A Mountain
          4. Milestones
          5. Sublimity
          6. My Man's Gone Now
          7. Blues Again
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          Landmarks
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • you have to have this one !
          • Great CD
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          Clifton Anderson
          Manufacturer: Milestone
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000000XVN
          Release Date: 1996-12-03

          Tracks:

          1. P.G. (From Whom All Blessings Flow)
          2. Mommy
          3. Landmarks Along The Way
          4. Princess Neh Neh
          5. I've Never Been In Love Before
          6. My One And Only Love
          7. I Thought It Was Understood
          8. Thanks

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars you have to have this one !.......2005-11-29

          I bought this CD about 5 years ago in NY and have ever since considered it one of the best in my collection. I would take this one to a lone island if I had to choose 3 CD's. Very good Anderson here. You will not find many fantastic trombone solos like he plays here.

          5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......1998-05-31

          This is the trombone player that you often hear with Sonny Rollins. Clifton Anderson decided to release his own album with members of the Sonny Rollins band like bassist, Bob Cranshaw. He brought in Kenny Garrett, alto Saxophone, for one song, and the whole CD is great and a good first album for maybe one of the great jazz trombonists of tomorrow.

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