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Music
well done
SUPER!!!
The Rescuers remains neglected!
I didn't like the new renditions

Wishes! ~ Walt Disney Presents
Barbra Streisand , Sting , Olivia Newton-John , Elton John , Kenny Loggins , Bette Midler , and Phil Collins
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00092ZLLC
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) - Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
Someday My Prince Will Come - Barbra Streisand
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John
Your Heart Will Lead You Home - Kenny Loggins
You'll Be In My Heart - Phil Collins
When You Wish Upon A Star - Jesse McCartney
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Linda Ronstadt
The Bare Necessities - Tony Bennett
Baby Mine - Bette Midler
You've Got a Friend in Me - Randy Newman
If You Can Dream - Disney Princesses
My Funny Friend and Me - Sting
Part of Your World - Olivia Newton John
Make a Wish - Kevin Sharp
Wishes - Peabo Bryson and Kimberley Locke

Album Description

A musical partnership between Disney and the Make-A-Wish Foundation launched with the first official wish, which included a trip to Disneyland for 7-year-old Bobsy. This year we will celebrate the 50,000th Disney theme park visit for a Make-A-Wish child. In celebration of this landmark wish, Disney and Make-A-Wish have joined forces to create a compilation record themed around music of hope, friendship and dreams coming true. Each song is a timeless classic, which will instantly evoke the message of love and hope. Wishes! showcases leading artists, from Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Tony Bennett and many more, singing specially-selected Disney songs about the power of making wishes come true. Great artists, great songs and a great cause, brought together on one CD.

Customer Reviews:

Music.......2007-04-12

This is a wonderful Cd of music with talented singers. It is going to a wonderful organization for children fighting disease. A "must get" for any music lover of childrens movie titled songs.

well done.......2007-01-10

This is one of the better Disney albums....The Tony Bennett "Bare Necessities" and the Streisand "Someday My Prince Will Come" make it worth it, but the Kenny Loggins "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" is wonderful too.

SUPER!!!.......2006-07-06

Wishes was not only what I was looking for but even better, Great for a disney song collectot.

The Rescuers remains neglected!.......2006-01-20

One of the most fit songs to appear in this CD comes from Disney's 1977 feature, The Rescuers, and that was Someone's Waiting for You, which's original recording was beautifully performed by Shelby Flint, but why isn't in here? Once again, I wonder why the film's been neglected from appearing in any music CD ever.

I didn't like the new renditions.......2005-12-20

Others may prefer that this isn't just a 'greatest hits' album from Disney and has new folks singing the old songs, but to my ear they just didn't have the charm of the originals and not what I want to listen to.

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More of Bob Florence's Creative Spirit

Eternal Licks and Grooves
Bob Florence
Manufacturer: Mama Jazz Foundation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N60H68
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

Eternal Licks & Grooves
Claire De Lune
Mirror Images
Guiding Star
Invitation
I'm Old Fashioned
Appearing In Cleveland

Album Description

"Few have the touch of Bob Florence." -- JazzTimes

"Bob Florence is a pianist of unequalled harmonic virtuosity, as well as a composer and arranger of both sensitivity and power. Florence brings a mystical romanticism on the one hand and a driving potency on the other ... he assembles the finest musicians in the world and they respond brilliantly as a unit and individually." -- Jazz Review

"No other big band arranger and composer does it quite like Bob Florence does. Pyramid entrances by section and by individual, suite-like compositions that pierce the air with vivid memories, dramatic context that puts the listener on the edge of his seat, humorous asides and funny titles: these are the elements that intrigue both the performing artist and the satisfied audience." -- John Gilbert

"Swinging and original-sounding music and arrangements from a multitalented musician who has been a composer, arranger, bandleader, keyboardist, accompanist, and jazz educator ... the musicians in this band are obviously here because they love it and the results do sound like it." -- Audiophile Audition

The first new recording on MAMA in years! Bob Florence is a Grammy Award winner and has received an incredible fifteen Grammy nominations in addition to two Emmy Awards. "Eternal Licks & Grooves," commissioned by ASCAP and IAJE to honor Count Basie, premiered in January 2005 at the IAJE convention in Long Beach. "Appearing in Cleveland," commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Institute to honor Stan Kenton, premiered in March 2004 at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles.

Customer Reviews:

More of Bob Florence's Creative Spirit.......2007-04-09

The announced release date of a new Bob Florence Limited Edition CD always brings a heightened degree of anticipation within the big band jazz community. This is because Bob Florence is arguably the pre-eminent composer/arranger in big band jazz today (and certainly among the top three). Furthermore, the Limited Edition band ranks just as highly within the echelon of large jazz ensembles. But "Eternal Licks and Grooves" (recorded in 2006 or perhaps 2005 - the Cd booklet is not clear), raised even more anticipation among big band afficionados than usual. This was probably due to the fact that the CD would contain two of Bob's most recent major compositions which had been heard in concert over the past few years. Well, now that the CD is here, it is a joy to report that it meets and even exceeds all expectations.

What must be commented on first are these major compositions, both 14 minutes in length. The title track which opens the CD is Bob's tribute to Count Basie, while "Appearing in Cleveland" which closes the CD, is Bob's tribute to Stan Kenton. These compositions are most interesting in that each draws on major themes from these bandleaders' respective repertoires, yet in the end come across as pure Bob Florence, hard-driving, cutting edge (but within limits), creative jazz which both surprises and satisfies the listener.

But in truth Bob's creative spirit shines throughout the CD, on two more Florence originals, "Mirror Image" and Guiding Star", as well as three standards, "Clair De Lune", "Invitation" and "I'm Old Fashioned". Bob's ability to start a chart slowly and build it to a dramatic climax while keeping the listener fully engaged on the road is unparalleled. "Invitation" is a prime example, opening with Bob's reflective piano solo, building through a series of theme statements and swinging solos to a roaring shout chorus. Something similar takes place on "Clair De Lune", and on the more gentle "Mirror Image."

Florence's Limited Edition is gifted with the best musicians possible, and they dig into the music with great spirit and drive, and also much deep feeling when needed. For the latter, check out Bob Carr on baritone sax and Bob McChesney on trombone on "Guiding Star", and Alex Isles on trombone on "Old Fashioned" which is one the most beautiful theme statements this listener has ever heard. The band's ensemble playing is impeccable with top drawer soloists such as trumpeters Larry Lunnetta, Ron Stout, Carl Saunders and Steve Huffsteter, trombonist Scott Whitfield, saxophonists Kim Richmond, Don Shelton, Jeff Driskoll, Tom Peterson and Bob Efford adding personal and powerful statements. Perhaps the star of the CD apart from the leader is guitarist Larry Koonse whose comping and solos add a slightly different but most effective color to the music. Be not afraid, Koonse is no rock `n roll guitar distorter! The rhythm section of Peter Erskine on drums and Trey Henry on bass drive these often complex charts with flair and driving swing.

"Eternal Licks" and Grooves" is a masterpiece 70 minute CD, perhaps slightly more accessible on initial listening than a couple of Bob's recent Limited Edition recordings. The recording quality is very clear and well balanced, though a little distant, so that one will have to turn up the volume to get the full dynamic impact of the music (especially the shout choruses). "Eternal Licks and Grooves" is highly recommended to listeners of modern big band jazz and will certainly be among the top three or four big band releases of 2007. For many listeners it will be at the top of the list.

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

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The Price Club
A living legend
not your daddy's old timey spiritual
Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price
Great Gospel Stuff

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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Spirituals

ASIN: B000003FWE
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
Were You There - Various Artists
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
Deep River - Various Artists
Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
On Ma Journey - Various Artists
A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
Bless This House - Leontyne Price
I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.

Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998

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Six string heaven
Great stuff, but not enough of it
the Quintessential Doc
( THE MAN )
The best of Doc in instrumental form.

Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998
Doc Watson
Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country]
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Binding: Audio CD

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Black Mountain Rag

ASIN: B00004U1G6
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

Black Mountain Rag
Windy & Warm
June Apple
Doc's Guitar
Stone's Rag
Victory Rag
Nashville Pickin'
Medley: Fiddler's Dram/Whistling Rufus/Ragtime Annie (Raggedy Ann)
Billy In The Lowground
Rainbow
Dill Pickle Rag
Salt River/Bill Cheatham
Lonesome Banjo
Texas Gales
Tucker's Barn
Cannonball Rag

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Deep Gap, North Carolina's Doc Watson is considered one of country music's most influential guitar players. Watson's blend of Appalachian folk, blues, country, gospel, and bluegrass first gained steam nationally during a 1963 Newport Folk Festival appearance, and this anthology of instrumentals begins with "Black Mountain Rag" from his self-titled debut record from the following year. Foundation borrows 16 tracks from 11 albums--nearly 35 years worth of material--from his earliest recordings for Vanguard through the '70s and '80s duets with his late son Merle (who accompanies on banjo and guitar). Doc's voice serves only as an introduction to several of the collection's live numbers, letting his strings do the talking where it counts: on cap-tipping covers of songs by John D. Loudermilk, Maybelle Carter, and Molly O'Day, and on the nearly half-dozen rags that best display Doc's trademark flat-picking frenzy. --Scott Holter--

Customer Reviews:

Six string heaven.......2002-12-05

A flatpicking fan's delight. Ya can't beat Doc Watson when he gets those strings a-ringing, although I have to confess being more partial to his vocal numbers, myself. Sixteen sterling examples of Watson's flawless guitar playing, gathered from various old Vanguard albums.

Great stuff, but not enough of it.......2001-12-13

Clocking in at a spare 31:36, this CD collects sixteen instrumental cuts from a small selection of Doc's output during these 25 years. This collection is a good starting point for newcomers to Doc's fine guitar (and banjo) playing, but for the avid fan it provides only highlights of his career and little more. We get a taste of flat picking, and a taste of finger picking, with a little banjo playing thrown in on the side. Still, it's hard to complain about an artist who is truly a national treasure, and whose picking is unsurpassed. It's just so good one wishes that they had included much, much more.

the Quintessential Doc.......2001-10-02

I first heard Doc when I was A boy. Being that my mother is from Kentucky, I was blessedly afforded the gift of bluegrass. Being A Yankee from Michigan, this type of music was lost on my friends but Lawdy, not on me. My first experience with Docs music was through the hands of my uncle Nathen who would play everything you could imagine and then some. But,... But when he got to Doc, time stood still. I tell you these things as when I listened to this collection, time stood still with meaning for me. "Docs guitar" still leaves me speachless, and "Windy and Warm" is a lovely coalition of two generations (God rest Merle) coming together, one at his fathers feet, to gift the world with the glory of artisans. I have been a guitarist for 27 years and yet still I stand in rapt awe of his magesty on the guitar.

( THE MAN ).......2000-10-20

THE MAN

Doc has always been THE MAN to a lot of picker's,even the top picker's today, like Tony Rice,Norman Blake,& so on,it might seem like straight picking,but try and do some of his song and you'll find out different. When I frist started playing I started out with the guitar, listing to the Stanely Brother's, then I heard Doc play, and was in awh, I did'nt no you could pick a guitar that fast and smooth. And then I heard Tony Rice play and he would start out like Doc but then take it a different level, and now today I here young picker's play, start out like Tony Rice, but take it a new level, but it all started with THE MAN (Doc Watons). Its a must bye if you dont have these recordings already in your (Library), bye this one, sit back, and listen to the picking of Doc and the picker's of today and you'll see what I'am talking about, and you will also say yes he is (THE MAN)... thanks

The best of Doc in instrumental form........2000-08-20

Doc Watson is a man who has had enormous influence on the the emergence of the acoustic guitar as a lead instrument in the folk/bluegrass genres. Without a doubt, Doc is the guy who blazed the trail and showed just what the guitar could do. This album is a fitting tribute to Doc and showcases a selection of tunes that span his career.

While all of these cuts have been previously issued, this instrumental album is a first and should not be missed by any serious Doc Watson fan. It is truly magical to hear Doc's playing through the years on this CD. While his own style is remarkably similar throughout, the variety of artists who accompany him that make the tunes quite different and varied. This CD demonstrates just how special a player Doc is.

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A perfect blend of music !
Beautiful
Beautiful Music
Very Pleased!
VERY VERY GOOD

Jane Austen Companion

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000037IK
Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

String Symphony No. 4: Andante
Symphony In F Major: Andante
Concerto In E Major For Trumpet, Oboe d'amore, Violin, Strings And Continuo: Affettuoso
Overture No. 5 In E Major: Andante
Violin Concerto In C Major: Adagio
Symphony No. 6 In F Major: Larghetto
Cello Concerto In C Major: Adagio
Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major: I Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major: II Moderato e dolce
Symphony No. 3 In C Major: Andante
Symphony No. 94 in G Major: Menuet & Trio
Symphony No. 5 In B Flat Major: Andante con moto
Symphony No. 2 In A Major: Vivace
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Major: Andante
Symphony No.1 in D Major: Andante

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If the people at Nimbus are smart, they'll do a whole collection of discs on this theme. The literary-musical connection is, when done tastefully, as it is here, irresistible. As the intelligent and interesting notes maintain, "London at the time of Jane Austen was one of the most exciting centers in all of Europe for music," and this was an era of great fertility of composers in general. Lucky Jane! Imagine publishing your second novel the same year that Beethoven's Seventh Symphony receives its premiere. Or offering your fourth novel to the public near the time of the first performance of Schubert's Fifth Symphony. The program highlights popular music from Austen's time by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Fasch, J.C. Bach, Boyce, Schubert and others. I find the exclusion of chamber music a little odd here, though, since chamber music was the rage among the sort of gentlemen and women of the country about whom Austen wrote so well. --Gwendolyn Freed

Customer Reviews:

A perfect blend of music ! .......2006-11-23

I decided to try this cd based on the good reviews it got and I'm certainly glad I did ! The music is just perfect for relaxing and filling the house with all the old classical masterpieces. A good buy that that's well worth the money!

Beautiful.......2006-11-20

The more I listen to this cd, the more I love it!! It is very beautiful.

Beautiful Music.......2006-10-02

A great price for such a beautiful CD.
This CD is a must have if you love Jane Austen.
Buy this CD, you will not be disappointed!

Very Pleased!.......2005-09-28

If you like slow beautiful music, this is for you.
Austen has a great taste for harmonic melodies.
I've listen to this CD over and over again.
I still enjoy the beautiful music!

VERY VERY GOOD.......2004-03-07

If you love classical music while reading, relaxing or having a bit of tea, you won't regret getting this album. I personally love it to bits, worth every penny!

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John Dee Holeman & the Waifs Band
John Dee Holeman & The Waifs Band
Manufacturer: Music Maker
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The Way It Feels
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ASIN: B000PRJ7Z2
Release Date: 2007-05-24

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John Henry
Country Gal
Mojo Hand
Give Me Back My Wig
I'm a Pilgrim
Comin' Home To You
Dust My Broom
Little Queenie
I Miss Huggin'
Looking Yonder Comin'
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11-track CD on Music Maker.

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Horsepower
The Phoenix Foundation
Manufacturer: Young American
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Binding: Audio CD

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We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

ASIN: B000MM1FU0
Release Date: 2007-05-15

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Sister Risk
Let Me Die a Woman
This Charming Van
The Swarm
St Kevin
Bruiser
Sally
Celebrate!
Going Fishing
Lambs
Wildlife
The Drinker
Blue Summer

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Blast From The Past!
Impressive
Good Buy
Current, fresh, and it swings..
Hits both ends of the spectrum

Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
Bob Curnow
Manufacturer: Mama Jazz Foundation
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000018LY
Release Date: 1995-01-31

Tracks:

(It's Just) Talk
Always And Forever
The First Circle
Letter From Home
Are We There Yet?
If I Could
See The World
Minuano (Six Eight)
Dream Of The Return
Every Summer Night
In Her Family
Have You Heard

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Pat Metheny and his keyboard collaborator, Lyle Mays, have drawn on diverse sources for their music, combining folk, jazz, country, Latin, and world elements into a tuneful and often electronic mix. Bob Curnow is a veteran of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, and part of his avowed intention here is to set some of the Metheny and Mays compositions within the Kenton style. In keeping with that model, Curnow has assembled a very big band, 20 members strong with five trumpets and five trombones. It's an arresting project, and Curnow has successfully reconceived the Metheny work, substituting layered acoustic winds where electric guitars and keyboards were, enriching the textures and supplying orchestral breadth to what was once more intimate music. Metheny's prettier tunes, such as the ballad "If I Could," take on a Henry Mancini-like luster in this new setting. The sectional play is polished and energetic, and there are plenty of good soloists, including tenor saxophonist Rob Lockart, trombonist Chuck Hughes, and guitarist Paul Viapiano, who frequently provides a sonic bridge between the worlds of Metheny and Curnow. The sound is audiophile quality and the music provides a new look at both Metheny's music and the big-band tradition. --Stuart Broomer

Album Description

An amazingly successful translation of the inimitable compositions of the Pat Metheny Group into the idiom of big band jazz.

Customer Reviews:

Blast From The Past!.......2007-05-18

I played this arrangement of "The First Circle" in college jazz ensemble and it was one of THE highlights of anything we played. The clapping part was really fun, and it changes time signature every few measures so it was wicked difficult too. Wow, I remember combing the CD stores looking for this gem back before Amazon existed!

What great, great charts these are by Curnow, and Mays, two amazing musicians. And these are some of Pat Metheny's best, Minuano and Letter From Home are also standouts. Flat-out fantastic modern big band writing, absolute TOP recommendation.

Impressive.......2006-09-24

Hearing Metheney's tunes in a different context, apart from his guitar and Mayes' ubiquitous synth, really helps you to appreciate what strong, memorable themes Metheny writes. And Curnow's arrangments are first rate; he knows just what voice to assign where. The result is classic big band sound with some of the hippest tunes ever arranged for that settings. Listening to this makes me wish I was still in my high school big band, so that I might get a chance to play some of Curnow's charts!

Good Buy.......2006-03-17

I really enjoyed this CD. I love the music of Pat Metheny and the big band arrangements on the album are great. Personal favourites are "Minuano" and "Have You Heard." Reccomend for anyone that enjoys a more serious big band and not the poxy Glenn Miller sound.

Current, fresh, and it swings.........2005-05-15

This is a rich CD that you can listen to over and over again.
My favorite is Always and Forever where Bobby Shew's flugelhorn is funky and beautiful. Every Summer Night is light and interesting with a rhythm that moves it along. In Her Family is haunting.
The rhythms and orchestrations still sound fresh after over a decade.
Although I have not been a Pat Metheny fan nor a fan of the guitar in jazz, this music goes beyond just soft jazz that one hears in an elevator...
Is it a curse or a blessing that jazz is being picked up for background use? Just when we thought younger listeners would delve into the richness of Miles, Ella, Kenton, Gil Evans and Basie after being exposed to jazz, I hear it dismissed as dental office music !!
This is a richly orchestrated CD that supplies a strong background for soloists like Shew and Bill Cunliffe.
One can hear Curnow's roots in the Kenton orchestra and as has been mentioned before.."Is this CD what Kenton might have been doing now?"
Incredibly interesting rhythms and a great rhythm section to execute them.

Hits both ends of the spectrum.......2005-01-23

On a first listening to this cd, it was wonderful, and gets a bit better each time you re-listen.

Most of the charts were good, some, like Minuano, Dream of the Return and In Her Family were excellent.
The one that really blew me away was If I Could, which doesnt suffer at all compared to the original Metheny version.

I did find some VERY lacking. Letter From Home, which was always my favourite ballad from the original album, has absolutely no feeling in it. It seemed straightforward, and very dead, missing all the emotion Mays put into it.

Overall great arrangements by Curnow, and with the exception of Letter From Home, an Excellent CD. I would reccomend buying it.

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What can I say !
a voice teacher and early music fan
Another Rutter Keeper!
worship of god made mostglorius in this cd
Heavenly Music

Sing Ye Heavens - Hymns for All Time
Cambridge Singers , and John Rutter
Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

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

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

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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A Vaughan Williams Hymnal
Hymns Triumphant 1 & 2
Best Loved Hymns
Hymns Through the Centuries
Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral

ASIN: B00004WGEZ
Release Date: 2000-08-02

Tracks:

Hymns From The Psalms: O God, Our Help In Ages Past
Hymns From The Psalms: The King Of Love My Shepherd Is
Hymns From The Psalms: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Invocations: Veni, Creator Spiritus
Invocations: Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending
Invocations: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
The Eucharist: Pange Lingua
The Eucharist: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Passiontide And Easter: Vexilla Regis
Passiontide And Easter: Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Passiontide And Easter: When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Passiontide And Easter: Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
Folk Hymns: Be Thou My Vision
Folk Hymns: All Things Bright And Beautiful
Folk Hymns: Morning Has Broken
Folk Hymns: Amazing Grace
Folk Hymns: We Plough The Fields, And Scatter
Evening Hymns: Glory To Thee, My God, This Night
Evening Hymns: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended
Thanksgiving And Dedication: Eternal God
Thanksgiving And Dedication: Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation

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It's good to have the clean-vowelled, fresh-voiced Cambridge Singers back in action with composer John Rutter, who demonstrates once again his considerable talents as a choral director. Here, he also had his work cut out arranging 15 of the tracks (and composing one other). Divided up into various categories, such as "the Eucharist" and "folk hymns," this album will delight the confirmed hymn enthusiast, provided that he or she doesn't insist on the pure, as-written product. Rutter's reworkings range from the bold and brassy (occasionally deliciously over the top--what would Martin Luther have thought of the naughtiness in "A mighty fortress is our God"?) to those of harp-accompanied simplicity, not least in the charming lines of "Be thou my vision." Several tasteful descants are models of their kind. There are some surprises at which to chuckle. For example, not the expected brass and organ job on "We plough the fields and scatter," but a dainty, tripping harp accompaniment to the familiar melody, such as Haydn might have wedded to a Scottish folksong. Occasional numbers might be too saccharine for some tastes, but there are cunningly placed samples of Gregorian chant, Tallis, and Gibbons to provide contrast and cleanse the palate. --Andrew Green

Customer Reviews:

What can I say !.......2007-02-15

Having listened to this twice... It is difficult to find words for something so Glorious. It doesn't almost hurt, but I almost exploded in heavenly rapture several times.
You will need to get two. It is not music that you will want to keep to yourself.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-02

'The hymns heard on this disc span over 15 centuries of the history of Christian Europe, and have been chosen simply to make up a varied program which can be pleasant to hear.' Some items are accompanied by organ, some by harp where a lighter sound was more appropriate. Some are unaccompanied as in the Gregorian hymns, and five of the grandest hymns are given festival arrangements using brass, timpani, percussion and organ. Although the perspective of this album is Anglican,it must be noted that the Anglican hymn tradition has been notably eclectic. Hymnody is forever changing. 'This album does NOT attempt to reflect the most recent changes-the emergence of pop and folk-influenced worship songs and choruses has been well taken care of elsewhere, and time alone will tell whether there is any lasting worth in this most drastic upheaval of worship style.' Therefore, it is timely to reflect upon the immense riches of hymns built up over so many centuries, when they are at great risk of neglect. John Rutter has produced an amazing number of arrangements as well as original songs, and they are all first-rate. Choirs throughout the world (who are skilled enough to sing them)take great pleasure in working with his selections, and audiences, regardless of listening experience seem to enjoy them. They are tuneful, clever and unusual!!!
The Cambridge Singers number : 10 female sopranos,2 male and 4 female altos, 7 tenors and 8 basses. They sing extremely well with clear consonents and well-shaped vowels and plenty of gusto. I miss the boy sopranos that usually sing in the British choirs, but that's only a personal preference, and it surely is not Rutter's preference, because I have never known him to make use of them. A truly inspiring recording, nonetheless.

Another Rutter Keeper!.......2003-02-17

Rutter has won many fans throughout the world for his passionate, creative yet tasteful contributions to church music. Here is a hymn collection with several traditional choices along with Rutter originals.

Several comprise Rutter's remakes, which is most cases are very diginified and not at all distractive to the thrust of the original. The orchestration is superb, and the Cambridge Singers of course provide outstanding choral might.

Well worth consideration to the church music collection.

worship of god made mostglorius in this cd.......2002-04-30

i was 1st introduced to john rutters music on a radio program... when i 1st heard the arrangement of christ the lord is risen today presented in this cd i pictured a grand celebration of the solemn mass of the resurection of our lord and pictured in particular the grand procession i pictured this being celebrated... this hymn and cd does as best as humanly possible represent the great glory of god and does as its title suggests sing with the heavens and for you fellow traditionalists this is a strongly recomended cd

Heavenly Music.......2001-10-15

The hymns of SING, YE HEAVENS represent 1500 years of music in the Christian church. Pure and rich are these hymns by the Cambridge Singers with their perfect diction that leaves nothing for improvement and their tone quality that envelops the listener. The beauty of the harp, the organ, and the brass adds to the pleasure this CD brings to the listener's ear and heart.

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Pleasant music to listen to
Just an amateur classical music fan
Great selection, poor sound quality
This is not what it appears
Amazing Grace

Beethoven's Adagios

Manufacturer: Erato
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Mozart: Adagios
Bach's Adagios
Vivaldi Adagios
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Cello Adagios

ASIN: B000026AFP
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

Moonlight Son: Adagio - Maria-Joao Pires
Sym No.9 in d: Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim
Vn Son No.5 in F: 'Spring': Adagio Molto Espressivo - Thomas Zehetmair/Malcolm Frager
Sym No.6: 'Pastoral': Andante Molto Moto - New Philharmonia Orch/Guschlbauer
Mass in C: Kyrie - Audrey Michael/Lilia Bizimeche-Eisinger/Markus Schaeffer/Michel Brodard
Pno Trio in B flat: Adagio - Trio Fontenay
Spt in E flat: Adagio Cantabile - Berliner Solisten
Romance in F - Thomas Zehetmair
Pno Con No.3: Largo - Till Fellner

Tracks:

Pno Con No.5 'Emperors': Adagio Un Poco Moto - Stefan Vladar
The Creature Of Prometheus: Adagio - Andante Quasi Allegretto - COE/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Vn Con in D: Larghetto - Gibon Kremer
Son No.8 'Pathetique': Adagio Cantabile - Jean-Bernard Pommier
Sym No.7: Allegretto - Bamberger Sym/Joseph Keilberth
Pno Con No.2: Adagio - Till Fellner
Triple Con in C: Largo - Orch Nat De L'Opera De Monte Carlo/Armin Jordan
Son in A: Adagio Cantabile - Janos Starker
Sym No.3 'Eroica', Marcia Funebre: Adagio Assai - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg/Joseph Keilberth

Customer Reviews:

Pleasant music to listen to.......2003-10-25

I am just begining my appreciation for classical music and bought this cd pair to help me begin. I truely enjoy it while doing yard work, cross stiching, studying, or going to sleep. I have not noticed the hissing that other people have complained about, but I do believe that this is not the best quality cd. There have been many times when the second disc would not even work, like the player couldn't read it. This was very frustrating, so I mainly stick with the first disk. I would not recomend this cd, however, I would recomend the music. If you can find these songs on another disc, get it, you will find some time in your daily routine that it will fit right in with.

Just an amateur classical music fan.......2002-02-28

This is the best of the Adagio series by far

Great selection, poor sound quality.......2002-02-21

Adagios are beautiful and represent the depth of the composer. However, as one reviewer stated before me, the sound quality is poor. Some pieces have to compete with the hiss to be played as they should be at normal volumes. I hope that another label can come out with such a stunning array of adagios but with a much improved sound quality.

This is not what it appears.......2000-10-02

This is sold as a DDD recording but some of the recordings are over forty years old and hiss like a snake. This should be categorized under 'Historical Recordings'

Amazing Grace.......2000-09-14

Over 2 hours of emotionally uplifting music from the master of romanticism. This 2 CD album include all his best like Moonlight Sonata, well worth your money. It's wonderful to listen to at work or while studying at home for an exam.

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