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Cool Blue

Deep Dead Blue
Anuna
Manufacturer: Danu
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007LSS7E
Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

Deep Dead Blue
Nobilis, Humilis
Dicant Nunc
Blackthorn
Kyrie
Ther Is No Ros
Green Laurel
Island
Sliabh Geal Gcua
Fisher King
Quem Queritis
Sea
When I Was in My Prime

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One of Anuna's best!.......2007-05-05

This recording contains some of Anuna's best music, and performing in general. There is an electric, otherworldly quality throughout which is due to Michael McGlynn's extraordinarily appealing writing, the mix of influences (Celtic, medieval music, and minimalist composers such as Arvo Part), and the uniquely transparent ensemble sound which stems from a specially formulated blend of classically trained choral singers and more "raw" Celtic/folk singers.

Of particular note are "Nobilis Humilis" which is an incredibly complex multi-layered choral piece with cluster harmony built from a medieval conductus, "Blackthorn" with a gorgeous soprano solo and harp accompaniment, and "Island", which is a stunning masterpiece highlighted with McGlynn's unearthly clear tenor voice.

Wonderful!.......2006-06-06

This is a pretty unexpected treat for any lover of choral music or Celtic music! The quality of the singing is amazing, particularly from Lucy Champion on "The Sea" and "Blackthorn" - she leaves so many of these celtic-type female vocalists standing at the starter's gate. I bought this based on the reviewes, and I have not had it off my turntable since. An "essential" purchase.

Cool Blue.......2006-01-24

I got a present of this CD from a friend last year, and it hasn't been off my turntable since. This has to be one of the most elegant albums by any choral group around, and full of mystery and beautiful songs. "Island" is a favorite of mine, and the ice-cold "Blackthorn" featuring the voice of Lucy Champion. Easily one of the best albums I own, and worth it for the Elvis Costello/Bill Frisell title track alone!

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Intimate
2for2
Interesting combination!!
Incredible sound for only vocals and guitar
Exquisite MacManus/Frisell

Deep Dead Blue, Live at Meltdown
Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell , and Bill Frisell
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000AOR1
Release Date: 1995-08-21

Tracks:

Weird Nightmare
Love Field
Shamed Into Love
Gigi
Poor Napoleon
Baby Plays Around
Deep Dead Blue

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Elvis Costello has always had great taste in guitar players, from his early devotion to Wes Montgomery to his frequent use of Marc Ribot, while Bill Frisell has shown a special empathy for Costello's songwriting on The Sweetest Punch, his instrumental cover of Costello's collaboration with Burt Bacharach. This barebones duet meeting with Costello singing to just the accompaniment of Frisell's guitar comes from a 1995 London performance. Charles Mingus's "Weird Nightmare," with the composer's own lyric, is a moody, dissonant minor piece that establishes a common ground and sets one of the tones for the performance. While Costello's songs may sometimes be bleak, they're also driven by a reality principle with a sense of accomplishment in their own hard-won experience. Frisell is an excellent partner for him, creating a densely resonant atmosphere that stages and echoes the often haunted, memory-filled lyrics. The guitarist picks up on the singer's every vocal nuance, too, expanding on his complex moods and lifting every rising melodic line with his own sense of light. Songs like "Shamed Into Love" almost glitter with Frisell's serene and trebly arpeggios, and Lerner and Loewe's "Gigi" grows from an initial sense of loss to genuine wonder. The collaborative "Deep Dead Blue," with Frisell's compositional input, has an intriguing, almost fragmented structure. --Stuart Broomer

Album Details

This 1995 Recording Brings Together Two Artists (Elvis Costello and Bill Frisell) who Otherwise Might Not have Performed Or Recorded Together. Features "Poor Napoleon", "Love Field", a Rendition of Charles Mingus' "Weird Nightmare" and Four More Tracks. Recorded Live at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall During the Meltdown Festival on June 25, 1995.

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Intimate.......2003-12-13

Close your eyes. On the left of the stage sits Elvis Costello, geeky glasses, geeky smile, a microphone in his hand. On the right, Bill Frisell sits on the edge of a little Fender amp, rocking gently, picking his guitar in only the way he can.

While the audience applause in between each of the tracks on this album leads me to believe the setting was not quite as small as I like to imagine it, my imagination still beats out my reason. And that's what makes listening to this record so exciting. Clocking in at under twenty-seven minutes, and costing over twenty dollars, I had to wonder if this was worth the money. After it sat on my "To Buy" list for a few months, I decided to just spring for it.

I waited until, given what I'd read about the album and what I've already heard from Costello and Frisell as artists on their own, I thought the timing was right. It was a late night in November, sort of chilly outside. I wrapped up in a favorite blanket and listened to the album.

The album begins with "Weird Nightmare," an obscure Charles Mingus composition. Costello's voice is haunting when paired with Frisell's sparse lines, and Mingus' creepy lyrics bring out the best in both musicians. The tone is similar through the next three (two written by Costello, one a Lerner & Loewe standard) before picking the mood up considerably on "Poor Napoleon." Though it was originally recorded for Costello's "Blood & Chocolate," it is rerecorded here to a very effective end. Costello's voice is dead on, and (once again) perfectly matched to Frisell's one of a kind style.

This is music that needs to be heard. The next time you're lonely, pour yourself a glass of red (or two), light up a Lucky Strike, and curl up with a blanket. These twenty-seven minutes might not make you feel entirely better, but they'll certainly make you feel comforted.

2for2.......2003-01-14

live at the meltdown is truely one amazing piece of music. the pairing of elvis and bill was nothng short of genuis!! whether they are doing costello's "lovefield" or a mingus song "wierd nightmare" or the odd pair of writes (cait o'riordan/mac manus)"baby plays around" this CD offers nothing but talent from beginning to end. and i for one love elvis's voice

Interesting combination!!.......2002-11-18

Costello and Frisell happen to be two of my favorite artists. I had no idea that this album existed--I happened to stumble upon it one day while browsing through Amazon.com. I think they compliment each other pretty well. I particularly like the rendition of 'Baby Plays Around,' a gem from Costello's 'Spike' album that unfortunately often gets overlooked. The album has excellent sound quality. Fans of Costello and/or Frisell will dig this album.

Incredible sound for only vocals and guitar.......2002-10-07

When most people think of New Wave, good singers is probably not the first thing to come to mind, heh if not the last. However, Elvis Costello is one of the few New wave artists to have a simply amazing voice and it is never more evident than on this CD. With only guitar and vocals, the CD seems like it would be empty sounding, but instead it is just the opposite, creating a full lush sound that would actually be hurt by the addition of louder, more crash instruments like drums or bass. Bill Frisell's guitar work lies somewhere between the piano style of Eric Satae and the ambient experimentation of Fripp/Eno bridging the gap between minimalism and ambience to create a smooth, flowing wave of notes that wash over the listener. Costello then softly croons over frisell's work in incredible vocal range going from a gentle whisper to a full falsetto. The subtelty and brilliance of this album is breathtaking and the depth and beauty they can create with only 2 instruments at their disposal is more than impressive. Apart from the music, the sound is A+ quality for a live release and allows every note to remain intact in a concert that truly relies on the important of each and every sound. Finally, clocking in at only about 30 minutes, the CD ends without becoming repetative or boring, which eventually would be inevitable using only 2 instruments, simply leaving the content listener with a nice, concise batch of love songs.

Exquisite MacManus/Frisell.......2000-07-14

I must say this is a delightful cd... only if you are an open-minded listener. I thought every Costello or Frisell fan was such kind of person. Should I say that through the years I realize I was mistaken? I guess both Costello and Frisell ask for the same musical curiosity (or, lets say it: heterodox musical erudition) from the listeners than the one that obsessed them all the way; that is: their opening to different styles in music is not the attitude of a snob --is the rejoice of a musician who let him be surprised by the "new values" as well as by the traditions of their roots. That is the only way you can enjoy this cd: let you be driven into the subtle complexity of Frisell's guitar on "Love Field" and "Poor Napoleon", two underrated masterpieces written by Costello, who sings them as if he had learned the best of Sinatra's or Bennett's style (but remaining himself); or dive for that rare jewel that is "Shamed into Love" just to merge full of charity and self-consciousness; or re-read the Lerner and Loewe classic "Gigi" and realize that every thirty/fourty-some guy is a nowadays Louis Jourdan character is this XXI century world. Of course, there is more: you have "the taste of beauty" (that already was on "Spike") with "Baby Plays Around"; the rare Mingus song facing a darkness that's always lighten; and the original "Deep Dead Blue" version with its real "deep-end" approach, that breathless feeling of ephimeral marvel, that sort-of-satori revelation that can only be captured when a sublime songwriter (and very personal singer --I must admit: the kind of singer I prefer: honest and imperfect like the glimpse of a truth) and a talented musician, both of them as open-minded as faithful to themselves, work together for an open-minded listener with a wide open and sensitive soul. (By the way, excuse me for my English --it is not my everyday language).

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Deep Dead Blue
Lara Stephen
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FTVYFQ
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

Changes to George
This Star Called Grace
Blue Rain
Sometimes
Boat Song
Pulse
No Life Guarantee
Deep Dead Blue
Erasure
Same Without You

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Deep Dead Blue Live @ Meltdown
Elvis Costello
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DERG6
Release Date: 1996-11-21

Album Description

Limited edition 1995 Warner Brothers release featuring seventracks recorded live by Costello with guitarist Bill Frisellat the Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall RFH2, Londonon June 25, 1995. Unavailable in the U.S., it contains bothoriginals and covers, including Charles Mingus' 'WeirdNightmare' and the title cut from the classic musical'Gigi'.

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