A Joyful Noise

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Just when you resign yourself to the fact that everything's probably been done in the world of holiday albums, a disc like A Joyful Noise comes along. Not that there's exactly anything new about the collection: with the exception of two originals, including the title track, the choices are all classics. But Jo Dee Messina brings a unique charm, warmth, and subtle sexiness to standards like "The Christmas Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," attributes that are often missing from yuletide releases. As a vocalist, Messina could teach today's pop divas a thing or two about how to create memorable vocals without resorting to histrionics. Vince Gill shows up to add even more charm on a duet of "Silver Bells." The nifty arrangements certainly count for a lot, and something like the haunting harmonica solo on "Let It Snow!" is truly unique to recordings of that particular song. But in the end, it's Messina's wonderful voice, spirit, and personality that make this the finest Christmas release of 2002. --Bill Holdship

Product Description:
Jo Dee recorded this album live in the studio backed by a full orchestra. By doing so, the project took on a new dynamic, with Jo Dee rising to the occasion. The first Christmas album from the multi-Platinum artist. Curb Records. 2002.

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Average customer rating: Better than Soul Serenade The best of what a great band can do inventive, invigorating Judge Not But Listen `Joyful Noise' pushes beyond the restrictive boundaries of t

Joyful Noise The Derek Trucks Band Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Jazz Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soul Serenade Songlines The Derek Trucks Band - Songlines Live! Live at Georgia Theatre Déjà Voodoo ASIN: B00006IK03 Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

1. Joyful Noise
2. So Close, So Far Away
3. Home In Your Heart (Feat. Solomon Burke)
4. Maki Madni (Feat. Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
5. Kam-ma-lay (Feat. Ruben Blades)
6. Like Anyone Else (Feat. Solomon Burke)
7. Every Good Boy
8. Baby, You're Right (Feat. Susan Tedeschi)
9. Lookout 31
10. Frisell

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The third album from guitar phenom Derek Trucks resounds with joyful noise indeed, and amazingly, it seems as though Trucks and his band run through (at least) 10 distinct genres across these 10 songs. Trucks may venture all over the musical map--blues, soul, jazz, Eastern music, to name a few stops--but he does so with a confidence and assertiveness usually found in much older musicians. Then again, he is the nephew of Butch Trucks (a fellow member of the Allman Brothers Band, Trucks's moonlighting gig) and is married to fellow guitar wiz Susan Tedeschi (who guests on this album), so it's not surprising that he seems experienced beyond his years. Joyful Noise features a host of guest artists--including Qawwali singer Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and soul legend Solomon Burke--but despite the considerable variety here, the album maintains a unified, if high-flying and eclectic, vision. Even at such a young age, Trucks already plays with skill, invention, and heart. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Better than Soul Serenade.......2006-12-29

I really liked the feel of this whole effort, much better than Trucks latest release, Soul Serenade. Rather than being built around the lead singer, the darker, more mysterious, jazzy instrumental musical exploration on this cd (especially tracks 9 and 10) comes closer to capturing all the subtle nuiance of the live Derek Trucks Band sound at its improvisatonial best.

The best of what a great band can do.......2006-09-21

If you've heard some of the Derek Trucks Band's music, perhaps you know what to expect. That is you don't know what to expect! DTB plays rock, blues, jazz, and world music, sometimes at the same time. This album has a lot less blues than some of their others, but lots of mind-expanding jazz-rock, some world, some great R&B with Mrs. Trucks (Susan Tedeschi) and with soul legend Solomon Burke... What more could one want? There are no bad DTB albums, but this one is probably the best.

inventive, invigorating.......2006-02-13

Very rarely do I get "the feeling". You know the one I'm talking about. Something comes on the radio and the chill runs up your spine. You either pull the car over because you've got to hear it, or it's so exciting you speed up. Look down and you're going 85 in a 55 mile zone. I used to get that feeling often. Aretha, early ABB, the first time I heard the harmonies on Suite:Judy Blue Eyes. Lately I've been more likely to get it from songwriters like Guy Clark or Rodney Crowell where the lyrical images are so strong and the storytelling so good, I shiver.

I have been a Derek fan for several years, but have become a bit over the top since he joined the Allman Brothers Band. Derek is ofen compared to Brother Duane for good reason-he's an astounding slide player. But a more apt reason for this comparison is that he shares Brother Duane's insatiable musical curiosity. Any music Derek Trucks hears and likes will find its way into his musical palatte. Where on previous records, it seems the listener can identify that Derek is in his blues phase or Coltrane phase, here all the pieces come together.

Joyful Noise jumps off the speakers. Dancable, funky, with a gospel feel. So Close So Far Away is a lovely instrumental and the two Solomon Burke vocals are astounding. Susan Tedeschi-Trucks visits on Baby You're Right, a blues romp that is too much fun. Maki Madni and Kam-ma-lay take us on a fun world tour. While the guest vocal appearances have their roots in Javier Colon's leaving the band during recording (has anyone heard from him since) it works out well and perhaps frees the band to follow Derek's wandering muse

Definately one for the desert island

Judge Not But Listen.......2005-06-05

Joy....all you need to do is read the liner excerpt from the great writer and philosopher Krishnamurti on the cd and know where their head is at.. freedom from the known is still freedom within limits..the many styles displayed here are the past with music that has freshness and tightness that pays homage to the roots of it all...some Jazz Fusion,Funk,Latino,Blues and Soul...even shades of China Cat Sunflower for your Dead Heads..with some twists on the sounds of the east..people have a need to classify...don't..you have a right to because it is your money but if you spend it on jam bands and desire a smart band that sounds old and new at once these guys are it. I have noticed that their other cd's are all different in style...they are like leaves blowing in the wind...let the wind take them where they go..

`Joyful Noise' pushes beyond the restrictive boundaries of t.......2004-12-24

September 25, 2002
Artist: Derek Trucks
Title: Joyful Noise

On his sophomoric release, Derek Trucks (nephew of Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks)has released an artistic mosaic that defies categorization and is certain to confound listeners. In the richest Fillmore-esque tradition, Trucks and band have amalgamated a fine tuned cornucopia of rootsy sounds into a sonic masterpiece. "Oh sure, but what's that mean?" Today's market practically requires artists to dumb down their sound into a well defined niche so that any dope with fifteen bucks can figure it out. In the short term this means quick sales but tends to cost the artist long term career development. Not so with `Joyful Noise.' Trucks and band lay out an album consisting of instrumentals, an Indian raga, a couple of soul ballads, a "Jazz" track, and a powerful blues song featuring Susan Tedeschi. The result is an eclectic, wonderful, challenging collection of songs that defy `niche' but nonetheless fit together.

Relying on guest vocalists, Joyful Noise employs some of the day's most underappreciated singers including; Solomon Burke, Ruben Blades, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Mrs. Trucks othewise known as Susan Tedeschi. And just to put a point on it, Tedeschi's track, `Baby, You're Right' may be her finest recorded vocal delivery yet. Guitarist Trucks steals from the best including; Carlos Santana,Duane Allman, and John McLaughlin. Guitarists tend to be classified on a spectrum ranging from emotive (Mato Naiji) on one end to technical (Robert Fripp) on the other end. When a player is both expressive and technically adept, well, you have something special (Adrian Belew). Seeped in the `60's tradition of art before economics, Trucks' newest is a excellent example of a special player, who clearly understands the legacy of what that is "good music." `Joyful Noise' pushes beyond the restrictive boundaries of today's music industry and somehow produces art in the art-starved genre that is rock music. `Joyful Noise' is a rare gem that will over-time unfold to listeners and hold up to repeated listenings over the years to come. Psst - next time draft Chris Robinson or that kid from the Screaming Cheetah Wheelies for some vocal tracks)

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Tracks:

1. The Creation: Awake The Harp
2. Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
3. Mass In G Major: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
4. Heavenly Father (Ave Maria)
5. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
6. St. Paul: Rise Up, Arise
7. St. Paul: See What Love
8. Onward, Christian Soldiers
9. The Lord's Prayer
10. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
11. Messa di Gloria: Gloria
12. Gloria: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
13. Requiem: Sanctus
14. Gloria: Laudamus Te
15. Lord Nelson Mass: Sanctus
16. Mass In C Minor, K. 427: Gloria
17. Praise The Lord
18. Mass In E-Flat Major, D. 950: Gloria
19. Requiem Mass: Sanctus
20. Messiah: Hallelujah

Average customer rating: Moving, intense music. peaceful moment to soothe you and draw you closer to Him. Aural Delight Excellent Russian Music Slavyanka: Small Chorus - Large Sound

Russian Church Music Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Russian Divine Liturgy Russian Christmas Russian Medieval Chant Ancient Echoes Basso Profondo From Old Russia ASIN: B0000007DX Release Date: 1992-10-01

Tracks:

1. Our Father (The Lord's Prayer)
2. Blessed is the Man
3. Behold, Bless The Lord
4. O Lord, Save Thy People
5. Having Fallen Asleep
6. By The Rivers Of Babylon
7. Make A Joyful Noise
8. With My Voice
9. For The Mercy Of Peace
10. Salvation Is Created
11. O Gladsome Light
12. It Is Fitting (A Hymn To The Virgin Mary)
13. The Shadow Of The Law Passed Away
14. Lord, Now Lettest Thou Servant Depart
15. For the Mercy of Peace
16. Our Father (The Lord's Prayer)
17. Glory To God In The Highest

Customer Reviews:

Moving, intense music........2006-04-30

I've had this album for a little over a year now and still listen to it regularly. It's a favorite in my car, especially in the early morning while driving my kids to school. The combination of the sunrise and the moving vocals combine to leave me feeling full of life, ready to move on with my day. The chorus is truly incredible, and with a decent sound system the feeling of being in the midst of all those deep voices is something memorable.

I love the sound and style of Russian music, and this CD has been wonderful when I'm in the mood for something more meaningful.

I'm not a music expert or Russian linguist, nor will you find me in a church on Sunday. I enjoy good music of all forms, and no matter what your religion or linguistic affiliation, this is excellent music that is sure to add something to your collection.

peaceful moment to soothe you and draw you closer to Him........2001-08-03

The themes and songs remind me of an ancient Russia when the Church is at peak and predominantly practiced at the whole of Russia.Just imagine yourself in one of those great cathedral with the choir singing and the priest celebrating the mass.The song that echoed in the great cathedral wall will surely put ones to heavenly realm,a sense of calm and joy one will always remember....

Aural Delight.......2001-02-06

Of all the music I own this cd is my favorite at this time. This group has a very rich and powerful sound. When I buy choral music this represents exactly what I am looking for. If you are like me you bought a Gregorian Chant cd and were disappointed becuse it is in unison and rather flat sounding: this is harmonious and lush. Each track is four part a capella. I cannot adequately express the pleasure I receive from this cd. I am not an audiophile or vocal technique expert but I know good music when I hear it; this certainly qualifies. The group has a very good blend and sings what seem to be difficult pieces very smoothly. I would describe the mood as invigoratingly soothing. If you like all-male choral works you will enjoy this. I will certainly be purchasing more work by this group in the future.

Excellent Russian Music.......2000-10-04

This is an excellent performance and resource. These days, it can seem that nothing less than an authentic performance will do, whether that necessitates playing Bach on 300 year old violins or Liszt being played by a full-blooded Hungarian. And with the amount of recordings becoming available from countries with few previous U. S. releases, it can seem that only a Russian ensemble can truly perform Russian music. Slavyanka's CD proves that philosophy to be false: an American choir can deliver an excellent account of Russian choral music.

I'm not sure if this is professional, semi-professional, or a group that meets weekly, but the results are quite good. Recording quality here is generally good and the choir has the requisite low bass section (the first track will let you know that). There are times when intonation and ensemble seem to slip away slightly, which keeps this recording from cracking the upper echelon. Some of the soloists seem uncertain at times, as well.

The inclusion of texts in Cyrillic letters, transliterated Russian, and English is an excellent addition that I wish CDs used more often. The texts make it easier to understand the message and to learn about the Russian language (definitely not the easiet language in which to sing). In fact, the CD booklet is so big that it scarcely fits into the jewel box.

I enjoy having this CD in my library and I would encourage those interested in choral music, Russian music, or even those learning Russian to buy it. I can't think of a better way to learn about a language and a culture.

Slavyanka: Small Chorus - Large Sound.......2000-03-29

Slavyanka Men's Chorus has the ability, through magnificent dynamic contrasts, to sound small and intimate, but can sound large as a Russian theological academy chorus. Their work on this disc is impeccable. The accompanying booklet of program notes is superior, and is in multiple languages. The inclusion of the text of the liturgical music in several languages, including Slavonic and transliterated English pronunciation of the Slavonic, is a wonderful addition. Can't recommend it highly enough!

Average customer rating: I have a better recommendation Good Christmas CD----Need More Orignal Christmas Songs Good mix of old and new! Not typical Jo Dee but very nice New Twist on Old Classics

A Joyful Noise Jo Dee Messina Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I'm Alright Burn Jo Dee Messina Delicious Surprise The Season for Romance ASIN: B00006JM1Y Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

1. Winter Wonderland
2. I'll Be Home For Christmas
3. Let It Snow
4. The Christmas Song
5. Silver Bells
6. Sleigh Ride
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
8. What Child Is This
9. O Holy Night
10. Silent Night
11. A Joyful Noise
12. (Bonus Track) Keep The Faith

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Just when you resign yourself to the fact that everything's probably been done in the world of holiday albums, a disc like A Joyful Noise comes along. Not that there's exactly anything new about the collection: with the exception of two originals, including the title track, the choices are all classics. But Jo Dee Messina brings a unique charm, warmth, and subtle sexiness to standards like "The Christmas Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," attributes that are often missing from yuletide releases. As a vocalist, Messina could teach today's pop divas a thing or two about how to create memorable vocals without resorting to histrionics. Vince Gill shows up to add even more charm on a duet of "Silver Bells." The nifty arrangements certainly count for a lot, and something like the haunting harmonica solo on "Let It Snow!" is truly unique to recordings of that particular song. But in the end, it's Messina's wonderful voice, spirit, and personality that make this the finest Christmas release of 2002. --Bill Holdship

Album Description

Jo Dee recorded this album live in the studio backed by a full orchestra. By doing so, the project took on a new dynamic, with Jo Dee rising to the occasion. The first Christmas album from the multi-Platinum artist. Curb Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

I have a better recommendation.......2005-12-11

I like Jo Dee, but I don't think she has the right voice for these songs. Martina McBride's Christmas album, White Christmas, has almost all of the same songs as this one. If you're contemplating buying this album, I would check out Martina's. She did a beautiful job with all of the traditional christmas songs.

Good Christmas CD----Need More Orignal Christmas Songs.......2005-04-24

I love Jo Dee Messina but this was not my faviorte Christmas CD. How many artists can possibly do a Christmas album? They all seem to have the same songs on them. I have Leann Rimes Christmas CD and love it because there are more orignal works on it than other CD's. But still this is a great CD for the Christmas season.

Good mix of old and new!.......2004-01-22

This CD is really nice at Christmas time. The songs give you a nice feeling since they are new and fresh but grounded in a traditional style. Jo Dee's voice is beautiful and strong - truly a joyful noise.

Not typical Jo Dee but very nice.......2003-09-01

Jo Dee built her success on predominately up-tempo songs recorded in a contemporary country style. I therefore expected that any Christmas album would reflect that, but I realized from other reviews that this album is not like that at all. In fact, this is a generally mellow album, with an orchestral backing used sparingly but effectively. The result is an album that bears no relation to the contemporary country scene, but is nevertheless a very enjoyable listening experience - at least to me, though some country fans will inevitably be alienated. While this is different from Jo Dee's other work, it is an easy-listening musical style that I appreciate in a different way.

Jo Dee demonstrates that she can sing with restraint as she works her way through a succession of classic Christmas songs. Only towards the end of the set does she loosen up, but even then she does not use the full power of her voice, which is on her other albums. After all the classics, the album ends with two excellent original songs.

Jo Dee's die-hard fans will accept this change of style as a contrast to her other albums, as will those (like me) with eclectic tastes. If you are looking for a contemporary country Christmas album, this is not it. Likewise, Jo Dee's less committed fans may hesitate. If in doubt, you might be wise to listen to some of it before buying. I thought long and hard before buying this but I'm very glad I did.

New Twist on Old Classics.......2002-11-25

Jo Dee Messina has outdone herself once more. Not only did she co-produce this nostalgic collection, she recorded it LIVE in the studio and rises to the occassion in her usual fashion. All of these timeless classics take on a whole new meaning and sound when Jo Dee sings them for us; with feeling and warmth. She's a real pro and proves it to us on this cd. You'll be able to see why people go in droves to see her perform live...it's what she was born to do.

Average customer rating: If you like African American Spirituals you will love this one.

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Tracks:

1. N'Kosi Sikelel I'africa
2. Amen Siakadumisa
3. Betelehemu
4. Something Inside So Strong
5. Over My Head
6. Soon-Ah-Will Be Done
7. Keep Your Lamps
8. This Little Light of Mine
9. Hush, Hush
10. Little Innocent Lamb
11. Ring Dem Bells
12. Witness
13. Elijah Rock
14. Deep River
15. Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho
16. Balm in Gilead
17. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
18. Rainbow Round My Shoulder
19. Hope for Tomorrow

Tracks:

1. Ride on King Jesus
2. Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
3. Psalm 133:1 Brethen in Unity
4. Holy Spirit
5. Available to You
6. I've Got Something This World Can't Take Away
7. Call Him Up
8. I'm a Testimony
9. Shadow of Your Wings
10. Make a Joyful Noise
11. Perfect Praise
12. Call Him Up (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

If you like African American Spirituals you will love this one........2005-09-07

Large male chorus singing traditional African American spirituals with great harmony and arrangement.

Average customer rating: One of the 2 first excellant Mother Earth albums Definitley a Desert Island Disc

Make a Joyful Noise Mother Earth Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Living with the Animals Bring Me Home Mother Earth Satisfied Live from Cell Block D ASIN: B00061XA14 Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Stop the Train
2. What Are You Trying to Do
3. I Need Your Love So Bad
4. Soul of the Man
5. Blues for the Road
6. You Win Again
7. Come on and See
8. Then I'll Be Moving On
9. Fly
10. I Wanna Be Your Mama Again
11. Wait, Wait, Wait

Customer Reviews:

One of the 2 first excellant Mother Earth albums.......2007-01-05

My personal favorite on this album is "You Win Again," and she can still sing like that. This is full of good ones, besides that. Just slightly not as great as the first one by them, but it's close enough to be called great.

Definitley a Desert Island Disc.......2004-12-14

Although hard to believe, this follow-up may even be better than Living With The Animals -- the groups first release. If I am not mistaken, the group had moved to Tenn from Calif before producing this masterpiece. Although the country influence is clearly present, the recording still rocks out with some very bluesy and soulful cuts...and then there is "The Fly" by R.P. Saint John, which is hard to describe, but accomplishes to convey a netherworld experience within the context of a pop song, and in the process rises to a genuine level of poetic art. Of course Tracy Nelson's singing is as good as ever, and the song selection and ordering on this release form a progression of song types that work together to produce an emotionally satisfying listening experience. Great to see this release now available on CD.

Average customer rating: Very Pretty It grows on you American and English Psalmody A good introduction to some little-known music

Make A Joyful Noise: American Psalmody Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 1 Wake Ev'ry Breath - Music of William Billings Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition) Lost Music of Early America: Music of the Moravians ASIN: B0000030FK Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

1. An Anthem Of Praise
2. Chesterfield
3. Newburgh
4. Crucifixion
5. Invitation
6. Montague
7. Providence
8. New Jordan
9. The Dying Christian's Last Farewell
10. Washington - Washington
11. Sunderland
12. Heroism
13. Richmond
14. Macedonia
15. Ode On Martyrdom
16. Summons
17. Middletown

Customer Reviews:

Very Pretty.......2006-10-12

Nice collection of very pretty songs of praise to the Almighty YHWH GOD and our Lord, Jesus Christ. Simple songs, beautifully displayed and sung.

It grows on you.......2005-04-25

I'd like to echo what Mr. Cole wrote 6 years ago: the apparent youth of the singers is a benefit. This CD grows on you. It has staying power, variety, honesty, vigor... and sopranos that excel. Listen to what offsetting effect they have against the young basses on track 2, Chesterfield. Or the seductive tracks 5 and 13.

The choir members are now pushing 50 years old. I would like to thank them for the pleasure and joyous renewal that they give so many years after these performances.

American and English Psalmody.......2003-01-24

The music of American psalmodists such as Billings and Belcher, while it does represent some of the great achievements of the psalmody tradition, is not the whole of this tradition. The fuging tune and related music (anthems etc.) stem originally from English psalmody (the "West Gallery tradition"), the works of men such as William Tans'ur and Aaron Williams. They, their music and the people who sang it in England, as in the US, were very much not of the elite: they were of "the folk", hence their folk music. Pieces by Tans'ur can be found, for those who are interested, in US psalmodies still in print, such as "Harmonia Sacra"

A good introduction to some little-known music.......1999-03-09

I first heard this recording on an old scratchy LP in a college course on American music. Like most people, I was ignorant of the existence of 'fuging tunes', which are an odd and uniquely American blend of baroque counterpoint and homespun harmonies. This extended polyphony is often tacked onto the end of the homophonic chorales or hymns which constitute the standard fare of modern American Protestant church services (and are often boring and bland by comparison, in my opinion). What was in Europe a past-time for the elite became music for the masses in the New World: These tunes were sung not by choirs but by congregations, and proliferated in folk tunebooks such as the 'Southern Harmony', which still survives today.

The performance by the Oregon State group is youthful and exuberant... Overall intonation and clarity are excellent, while vocal technique is somewhat unrefined (this is actually appropriate, given the origins of this music). If you've never experienced early American vocal music, you will be surprised and pleased with this recording.

Average customer rating: TIMELESS

A Joyful Noise Unto the Creator Galliano Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: In Pursuit of the 13th Note The Plot Thickens Talkin' Loud 1990-1994 ASIN: B000025XG0 Release Date: 1992-06-08

Tracks:

1. Grounation Part 1
2. Jus' Reach
3. Skunk Funk
4. Earth Boots
5. Phantom
6. Jazz?
7. New World Order
8. So Much Confusion
9. Totally Together
10. Golden Flower
11. Prince Of Peace
12. Grounation Part 2

Customer Reviews:

TIMELESS.......2003-05-22

I bought this CD in London more 10 years ago and lost track of it through the years. I recently was able to find it and buy it again. 10 years after I am still totally pleased with the tunes. Great acid jazz, just timeless! I totally recommend it!

Average customer rating: Borders on show tunes Adrenaline and tears this CD fills the soul. a GEM

Psalms Manufacturer: Reference Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Turtle Creek Chorale | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000I08E Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

1. Make a Joyful Noise
2. Psalm 1: Truth Is God's Gift
3. Psalm 8: The Majesty And Glory Of Your Name
4. Psalm 23: The Lord's My Shepherd (arr. Kurt Kaiser)
5. Psalm 47: Clap Your Hands
6. Psalm 91: The Secret Place
7. Psalm 93: The Lord Reigneth
8. Organ Improvisation
9. Psalm 92: It Is A Good Thing To Give Thanks
10. Psalm 100: A Festive Psalm
11. Psalm 103: Bless The Lord, My Soul
12. Psalm 121: I Will Lift Up Mine eyes
13. Psalm 85: A Psalm Of Peace
14. Psalm 150: Praise The Lord!

Customer Reviews:

Borders on show tunes.......2005-02-09

The audio quality is great, as is most often the case with Reference Recordings. However, there are far better chorales and compositions than represented on this cd. The content strikes me as saccharine. We're not allowed to mention other recordings in reviews, but I put one idea of some good choral music (chorale la) in the recommended instead section.

Adrenaline and tears this CD fills the soul. a GEM.......1999-10-28

I really like heoric choral/organ/orchestra music. But this is the ONE disc that I think everyone should experience. I recently played this disc at a HiFi Event in Norway. About half the listeners clamored for info on where to buy it. This one is magic, trust me.

Average customer rating: A remarkable compilation of 20th century American psalmody.

Make His Praise Glorious Manufacturer: Gloriae Dei Cantores ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Hanson | Hanson, Howard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hovhaness, Alan | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thompson | Thompson, Randall | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Voices 1900/2000 The Lord Is My Shepherd Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and other choral works Blue Wheat O Magnum Mysterium ASIN: B00000JXXD Release Date: 1998-10-13

Album Description

Recording of twentieth-century American psalm settings features many recorded premieres, including works by Hovhaness, Nelson, Adler, and Hanson. Other composers included are Ives, Starer, Thompson, and Pinkham. This album was recorded in the splendid setting of Methuen Memorial Music Hall with its marvelous organ and acoustics. |

Gloriæ Dei Cantores has a mission to preserve and perform the finest sacred music. From its beginnings, the choir has also felt a special mission and an affinity for American music. There is a rich bounty of great American music that is rarely heard, and for that reason, Gloriæ Dei has now embarked on a series of recordings of American psalm settings.

Customer Reviews:

A remarkable compilation of 20th century American psalmody........2004-05-19

Elizabeth C. Patterson and her Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) chorus had been total unknowns to me prior to about a year ago. The group had been brought to my attention then by Mark O'Connor's publicist, at which time he had been the guest artist on their "Appalachian Sketches" album. But that album, excellent as it was, turned out to be just the small tip of a significant iceberg in terms of choral singing, and particularly the American traditions of sacred choral singing over the last half-millennium.

I've since collected quite a few of their albums, and, to switch metaphors, this "Make His Praise Glorious" album may turn out to be the mother lode. Actually a religious choral community based on Cape Cod, MA, Gloriae Dei Cantores members have literally dedicated their lives to this music genre. In addition to recording at their "home base," they have also recorded frequently in Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA and at Methuen Memorial Hall, Methuen, MA (where this particular recording was made). (For those who aren't familiar with the organ tradition in America, Methuen Memorial Hall is where the original organ in Boston's Symphony Hall found its "final resting place" after the formation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra rendered it redundant. Fully restored, reconstructed and revoiced in 1947, this organ is one of the finest historical organs in the U.S., and its permanent home-Methuen Memorial Hall-was built specifically for its properties, and for its perpetual preservation as well.)

The music on this album is as wide a variety of settings of the Psalms by 20th century American composers as one could ask for, covering a variety of liturgical points of view. Samuel Adler and Robert Starer (both Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria respectively who settled in the U.S and built significant careers in music afterwards) take their own individualistic approaches to their choices of psalms. Adler's, in English, is heroic, resplendent with two trumpets supporting the chorus. Starer's, in Hebrew, with piano accompaniment, are more reflective and smaller in scale, but equally well-done.

Alan Hovhaness's "Make a Joyful Noise" is a cantata in four parts based on Psalms 54, 55 and 66. Like much of Hovhaness's music, with its reflection of his Armenian roots, "Make a Joyful Noise" is otherworldly; simply a beautiful piece of writing. The opening Prelude is for trombone solo and organ; quite a piece by itself. The remaining three parts are the actual psalms; all three of them have the Methuen organ supporting the chorus and the second and fourth parts in addition have a brass quartet of two trumpets and two trombones. A joyful noise indeed!

There are four brief a capella motets set to psalms by David Pinkham, and excellent sacred choral works by Ronald A. Nelson, Howard Hanson and Randall Thompson. Thompson's setting of Psalm 23 ("The Lord is My Shepherd") is particularly beautiful, with the chorus accompanied by harp. (The booklet notes point out that Thompson set this for chorus plus optional organ, piano or harp. I believe that Elizabeth Patterson made a very wise choice in the harp option; it fits the music perfectly.)

All of the works already described were written in the middle third of the 20th century. All are readily accessible, and none could truly be called "modern." That description best fits the remaining work on the album,Charles Ives's setting of Psalm 90. Originally written in 1894, and possibly performed a few years later, when Ives was organist at the Central Presbyterian Church in New York, the work was then lost, and then reconstructed by Ives in 1923, partially from sketches he had preserved but largely from memory. (Ives had a prodigious memory, apparently, and could reconstruct works decades after they had been lost or abandoned.) Its first true public performance didn't take place until 1966,when the Gregg Smith Singers presented the official premiere. (The Robert Shaw Chorale then performed it the following year.)

This remarkable work is full of many Ives compositional touchstones, made famous in his later works, that belie its original date of composition. Written for chorus, organ and bells, it is in every sense a visionary work, full of unusual harmonies, stacked chords, harmonic ambiguities, and even tone clusters, and, as well, transcendent atmosphere (provided by the bells). Yet, despite this fearsome description of its constituents, the work is fresh and accessible, and, like the very best of Ives, very moving. In a phrase, it is an eleven-minute masterpiece, and easily the shining star of this album. And to think that it is the oldest work on the album, and by so many years!

Gloriae Dei Cantores do a splendid job with this difficult work, and this performance easily suffices as the best example of an Ives psalm in the absence of a remastering of the Gregg Smith Singers LPs that had so many good Ives choral works on them. Better yet, other albums by Gloriae Dei Cantores have additional Ives psalms on them.

As I finish writing these thoughts, we are less than 24 hours away from official observance of the 50th year since Ives's passing. A fitting tribute, I'd like to think.

Bob Zeidler

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1. A Taste of Yesterday's Wine
2. A Tribute to Tradition
3. Always Never the Same
4. American Flyer/Spirit of a Woman [Import]
5. American IV: The Man Comes Around [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Import]
6. American Roots Music [Box set]
7. Away Out on the Mountain
8. Back Home in Sulphur Springs
9. Back with a Heart
10. Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World

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