Jones by George

Disc: 1

1. White Lightning

2. Love Bug

3. Race Is On

4. Back in My Baby's Arms Again

5. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

6. Who's Gonna Chop My Baby's Kindlin'

7. Once a Day

8. House Without Love

9. Wedding Bells

10. Least of All

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. She Thinks I Still Care

2. Good Year for the Roses

3. Blue Side of Lonesome

4. They'll Never Take Her Love from Me

5. Walk Through This World With Me

6. Tender Years

7. Hearts in My Dreams

8. It's Funny What a Fool Will Do

9. Tarnished Angel

10. When I Wake up from Dreaming

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Jones by George,George Jones,Proper Pairs,Country,Country-Pop,Country/Bluegrass,Honky Tonk,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Pop,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Well worth the price Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection... Where's the chicks?!?! Not quite the ultimate.... Great Music - Questionable Selection

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Brannigan, Owen | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Topsy-Turvy The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan ASIN: B000007OU0 Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

1. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
2. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
3. H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
4. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
5. H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
6. H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
7. H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
8. H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
9. H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
10. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
11. The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
13. The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
14. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
15. Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
16. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
17. The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
18. The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
19. The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
20. The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
21. The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
22. The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
23. The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
24. The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
25. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
26. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La
27. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
28. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
29. The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum

Customer Reviews:

Well worth the price.......2006-04-13

I love this CD. No, despite its name it is not the "ultimate" collection, as scarcely could be expected from a single CD. It is heavy on Mikado, as others have stated. It leaves out things I would have included and includes things I would have left out. But the performances are wonderful, traditional and all you expect from G&S. Considering the low price, it is well worth including in your G&S collection ... as PART of your collection. After the disappointment of the godawful Opera World video series (Don't buy it!) this CD is a joy and a relief.

Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23

It seems that a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan music that has the name "The Ultimate Collection" in its title would boast a wide range of music, but I found the selection disappointing. Half of the tracks are songs from The Mikado, and the other half is divided between five... yes, FIVE other operettas. This means that the representation from each operetta is awfully scant. I would have liked to see less Mikado and more of everything else, and perhaps some highlights from the more obscure operettas (Princess Ida and The Sorcerer, namely).

In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.

Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.

Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15

It wouldn't be G&S if not for the ladies - so where are they? How could they leave out Mabel's aria - or Josephine's!? The only female aria included on this disc comes from Mikado, which is the least exciting (if G&S could be un-exciting) of the three! Everything else on the recording is great, but I am still quite disappointed.

Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25

This is a great collection, but unfortunately it doesn't have songs from all the works of G&S. Most notably, there is nothing from the "Yeoman of the Guard". I still reccommed it however as John Reed is wonderful!!

Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05

It's an ongoing challenge to find a recording of Gilbert and Sullivan that combines premium musicality and great theatrical performance. This recording is a true gem on both fronts. My only complaint is that for a "Best of" collection, this compilation is Mikado-heavy and scarcely touches on highlights from other masterpieces, particularly The Pirates of Penzance. This would be my favorite G&S CD of all time, of only it included tracks like "When the Foeman Bares his Steel," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "Dry the Glist'ning Tear," but then again, I guess there's no real consensus as to which are Gilbert and Sullivan's best works, and there are too many to fit on one CD.

Average customer rating: "has fans from both sides of the Atlantic ~ Lesley Garrett"

Diva!: A Soprano at the Movies Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Canteloube, Joseph | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Best of lesley Garrett Lesley Garrett - Diva! ~ A Soprano at the Movies Traveling Light ASIN: B0009JPVLA Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. Diva: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontano
2. The Hunger/Someone To Watch Over Me: Dome Epais
3. The Moderns: Voi Che Sapete
4. Phantom Of The Opera: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir
5. Moonstruck: Quando M'En Vo
6. Driving Miss Daisy: Song To The Moon
7. A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro
8. Henry V: Bailero
9. Dark Eyes: Una Voce Poco Fa
10. Carmen Jones: Dat's Love
11. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
12. Kismet: And This My Beloved

Customer Reviews:

"has fans from both sides of the Atlantic ~ Lesley Garrett".......2005-06-25

Silva America presents a lady with the gusto in life and music "DIVA: SOPRANO AT THE MOVIES", featuring one of the favorite sopranos in the Classical World today Lesley Garrett...Britain's favorite star comes up with this 1991 reissue, and at a special price will be a sure fire winner.

On this album we have twelve outstanding selections with The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Andrew Greenwood and recorded at The Hit Factory (London), December 1990/January 1991...with the following performances coming your way.
LA WALLY (rarely performed complete)
LAKME (duet became famous for a British Airways commercial)
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (full of life, love and games)
FAUST (jewels for her left by the Devil)
LA BOHEME (performed in the film "Moonstruck", one of my favorite films and favorite Puccini Operas)
RUSALKA (featured in the film "Driving Miss Daisy")
GIANNI SCHICCHI (featured in the 1986 film "A Room With A View")
SONGS OF THE AUVERGNE (melody introduced in Laurence Olivier's "Henry V")
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (award winning Italian/Russian "Dark Eyes" with Marcello Mastroianni)
CARMEN (1952 film "Carmen Jones" with Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandrige)
TALES OF HOFFMAN (featured in 1948 "The Red Shoes")
KISMET (1955 film featuring Howard Keel, Dolores Gray and Vic Damone)

Take a bow Phillip Thomas (producer), Reynold da Silva and James Fitzpatrick (executive producers), David Stone (album release supervisor) and Silva Screen for this reissue...as Miss Garrett states - making opera accessible and presenting the best music to the widest audience possible is the goal in her musical career...thank you Lesley for sharing your God given talent!

Total Time: 49:00 on 12 Tracks ~ SIL 3012 ~ (6/07/2005)

Average customer rating: Music from Humphrey Bogar Movies Simply the original not the stuff dreams are made of

Music from Humphrey Bogart Movies Manufacturer: The Sound Track Facto ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Takemitsu | Takemitsu, Toru | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sings Stardust and His Other Great Compositions Stardust Melody Casablanca: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Hoagy Sings Carmichael A Portrait of Hoagy Carmichael ASIN: B00006CFHZ Release Date: 2002-08-08

Tracks:

1. As Time Goes By [From Casablanca] - Elliot Carpenter, Dooley Wilson
2. Am I Blue/Hong Kong Blues/The Rhumba Jumps/How Little We Know [from To - Hoagy Carmichael, , Andy Williams
3. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine [From the Big Sleep] - Lauren Bacall
4. Petrified Forest
5. My Melancholy Baby/I'm Just Wild About Harry/It Had to Be You/In a ...
6. High Sierra
7. Maltese Falcon - Jo Stafford
8. Baila Bailando/Too Marvelous for Words [From Dark Passage]
9. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
10. Moanin' Low - Claire Trevor
11. African Queen
12. Oh, Give Me Time for Tenderness [From Dark Victory] - Vera Van

Album Description

Full title - Music From Humphrey Bogart Movies. Includes music from the classics, 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Big Sleep' (1946), 'Key Largo' (1948), 'To Have & Have Not' (1944), 'The Petrified Forest' (1936), 'The Roaring Twenties' (1939), 'High Sierra' (1941), 'The Maltese Falcon' (1941), 'Dark Passage' (1947) & 'The African Queen' (1951). Highlights include, Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter Trio 'As Time Goes By', Andy Williams 'Little We Know' & Lauren Bacall 'And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine'. Slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Music from Humphrey Bogar Movies.......2007-06-27

I was disappointed. I thought I would be getting a CD of full length themes from his movies but the CD is exactly what it says. It is from the actual films, in sections and pieces. I can't say it was misrepresented so I guess I was at fault. But I am sorry I bought it.

Simply the original.......2007-06-19

As the previous reviewer rightly pointed out, these are the original recordings from the era the films were made. And yes, the sound is completely different from what we are used to hear when we are turning the CD player on: it's mono, it's partially unsteady and some of the pieces suddenly fade. BUT, it's the REAL thing and it transports the charms and the charisma, inherent to the original ONLY.
Those who prefer the flawless technical perfection of a re-recording better should save their money. But for those who love the movies and their genuine sound, should be perfectly pleased with this release.

not the stuff dreams are made of.......2007-01-03

most of the tracks on this cd are available elsewhere, but what prompts me to give this a low review is the quality of the recording. some of them sound like they were taped off of a tv set showing a warbly print. you can do better elsewhere.

Average customer rating: Best collection of marches! The Best Sousa Album Sousa Marches There are 2 sections in this CD A Bit TOO "Budget Buy" For Sousa

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Tracks:

1. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Stars And Stripes Forever
2. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: El Capitan
3. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The High School Cadets
4. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Washington Post
5. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Picador
6. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Invincible Eagle
7. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Semper Fidelis
8. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Manhattan Beach
9. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Liberty Bell
10. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Thunderer
11. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: King Cotton
12. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Hands Across The Sea
13. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Navy Anchors Aweigh
14. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Coastguard Semper Paratus
15. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Cavalry She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
16. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: West Point March
17. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Ballad Of The Green Berets
18. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Army The Caissons Go Rolling Along
19. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: The Marine Corps Hymn
20. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Air Force The Army Air Corps
21. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: Commando March
22. Stirring Marches Of The USA Services: US Pacific Forces Guadalcanal March
23. Yankee Doodle: Thru' The Years 1776-1969

Customer Reviews:

Best collection of marches!.......2006-08-07

In spite of the mixed reviews below, after listening to the samples, I had to send for this CD. I am so glad I did - this is the best collection of marches I have ever owned. It's worth noting that the Band of the Grenadier Guards is a British military band whose history goes back 300 years!

The Best Sousa Album.......2005-09-06

This is the best album of marches I've heard. I agree with the reviewer who said they like these versions better. The orchestral versions are good, but I used to play in the band in high school (no, I don't have any "this one time, at band camp..." stories), so I like this type better.

Sousa Marches.......2005-08-15

I like this CD better than any of the others I previewed, and when it came I wasn't disappointed. I purchased the CD to use with my dog, Nina. She loves it and it has helped her relax and gait more smoothly in preparation for exhibiting in dog shows. This CD was the only one that wasn't performed by a string orchestra. It's more like you would actually hear a marching band at a half-time football game.

There are 2 sections in this CD.......2005-06-30

There are two different sections in this CD. Section 1 includes marches 1 to 12 and it is not the best recording that I have ever hear for Sousa Marches. However, Section 2 includes marches 13 to 23 and I consider that this is one of the best recording I have ever heard for the marches of the USA Services. So, even if the two sections are very different, you may buy this CD if you have never listened the Sousa marches; it will give you the opportunity to hear them. After that, if you wish to buy a high quality CD of Sousa Marches, continue to shop on Amazon.

A Bit TOO "Budget Buy" For Sousa.......2004-05-16

I have become quite the Sousa fan in the past year. While my ear for classical music is that of a casual fanboy and not a seasoned classical music critic, I have become particular in my Sousa preferences, and this particular release left me cold. The pace of the marches on this CD are sluggish, and sounds tinny even to a listener with a tin ear.

John Philip Sousa marches are just too good and lively to settle for a budget release like this. A good release like those by "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band series is a better place to start your Sousa collection!

Average customer rating: Well sung and varied repertoire from a legend. Terrifying, Thrilling, Gorgeous! Satanic!

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Tracks:

1. Faust: 'Le veau d'or'
2. La Damnation de Faust: 'Mephistopheles' Serenade'
3. Mefistofele: 'Ecco il mondo'
4. The Demon: 'Ne plach', ditya'
5. Patrie: 'Pauvre martyr obscur'
6. Thais: 'Voila donc la terrible cite'
7. Don Quichotte: Act V (Complete) - Massenet
8. Prince Igor: 'Ni sna, ni otdykha'
9. Boris Godunov: 'Dostig ya vysshei Vlasti'
10. Boris Godunov: 'Uf, tyazhelo! Dai dukh perevadu'
11. Das Rheingold: 'Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge'
12. Die Walkure: Wotans Scheidegruss und Feuerzauber
13. The Emperor Jones, Op. 36: 'Standin' In The Need Of Prayer'
14. Goethe: 'Pesnya Mefistofely o blokhe' - Mussorgsky

Customer Reviews:

Well sung and varied repertoire from a legend........2005-09-21

I first heard London as Wotan in a recording of das Rheindgold under Solti. I remember the voice as if resembling molten lava containing vast amounts of energy yet never too quick to release it. The voice was magnificent! When I read that its owner was passed his prime at the time of recording the role, I got quite excited and looked forward to getting to know this voice at the highpoint of its years portraying ( as is it is nicely put) gods and demons.

I value this CD mostly as a historic document of an artist not too well known, because I am missing the emotional build up and thus my own emotional engagement in the music. This is ofcourse often the case with anthologies such as this.

This being said, as I tread my way through more and more complete productions of operas I can see myself coming back to this recording comparing styles, textual insights and ofcourse the vocal techniques used by the different singers in the arias.

It does not sound as if George Londong did anything half heartedly and I believe his renditions are most definately to be reckoned with.

Terrifying, Thrilling, Gorgeous!.......2003-08-29

George London is my idol as far as singing goes. I'm a bass-baritone, myself and I've always admired him. I particulary love the Mussorgsky and Wagner selections. The 'Clock Scene' was absolutely terrifying and the two Wagner songs were majestic and powerful.
London could take any song and do amazing things simply because of the sheer vocal quality of his voice. Not to mention his great acting ability.

Satanic!.......2003-07-14

This is an excellent collection of a some of London's best roles, plus the recordings are clear and lively. His voice is very focused and totally overwhelming. While his "Le veau d'or" can't compare to that of Christoff, London still makes for a great devil.. and his acting is superb. It's unfortunate that they didn't include London's Scarpia (see the 1960 recording of Tosca with Tebaldi and del Monaco) or one of his villains from the Tales of Hoffmann. This CD is a necessity for all fans of one of the century's finest bass-baritones and actors!

Average customer rating: Several Nice Melodies Here for those Who Enjoy 19th Century Song

Hand That Holds the Bread Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brother Can You Spare a Dime? ASIN: B0000030FP Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

1. The Hand That Holds The Bread
2. The Anti-Monopoly War Song
3. The Pacific Railroad
4. The Song Of The Red Man
5. The Future America
6. Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill
7. A Laborer You See, And I Love Liberty
8. Out Of Work
9. Eight Hours
10. The Chinese, The Chinese, You Know
11. Little Ah Sid
12. No Irish Need Apply
13. Uncle Sam's Farm
14. Jim Fisk, Or He Never Went Back On The Poor
15. Kick Him When He's Down
16. We Never Speak As We Pass By
17. When The Girls Can Vote
18. The Fatherhood Of God And The Brotherhood Of Man
19. Ma! Ma! Where's My Pa?
20. Little Brown Jug
21. Father's A Drunkard, And Mother Is Dead
22. Crooked Whiskey
23. After The Fair
24. Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay

Customer Reviews:

Several Nice Melodies Here for those Who Enjoy 19th Century Song.......2006-04-02

The theme of this album is songs of social consciousness, which means that the compiler was looking for historical relevence, rather than overall good tunes. But there are at least two songs here that any fan of the 19th century popular song must have: "The Song of the Red Man," by Henry Clay Work, and "The Hand that Holds the Bread" by Root. Work's piece is simple, but driving and compelling, like all his best songs. The song by Root is just another fine, rousing melody by this exellent pop composer. Performance-wise, the soloists are a mixed bag, but they are sincere, and the chorus is superb throughout.

Average customer rating: From Broadway to Hollywood. One of the greatest singing artists of all time !

From Broadway to Hollywood Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hanson | Hanson, Howard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Stanford Archive Series: Lawrence Tibbett John Charles Thomas: An American Classic John Charles Thomas in Opera & Song Pinza Star of Stage & Screen ASIN: B0000037L1 Release Date: 1996-07-06

Tracks:

1. Porgy and Bess: Summertime - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
2. Porgy and Bess: Summertime & Crap Game/A Woman Is A Sometime Thing - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
3. Porgy and Bess: My Man's Gone Now - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
4. Porgy and Bess: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
5. Porgy and Bess: The Buzzard Song
6. Porgy and Bess: Bess You Is My Woman Now - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
7. Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
8. Porgy and Bess: Where Is My Bess?
9. Emperor Jones: Oh Lord!... Standin' In The Need Of Prayer
10. Merry Mount: Oh, 'Tis An Earth Defiled
11. The Rogue Song: The Rogue Song
12. The Rogue Song: The Narrative
13. The Rogue Song: The White Dove
14. The Rogue Song: When I'm Looking At You
15. The Prodigal: Without A Song
16. The Prodigal: Life Is A Dream
17. Ballads: De Glory Road - Lawrence Tibbett/Stewart Willie
18. Ballads: Old Black Joe
19. Ballads: Goin' Home

Customer Reviews:

From Broadway to Hollywood........2007-02-12

Tibbett had the talent and the way to express it. Would that I had been around to have enjoyed it in person. Who is out there today????????

One of the greatest singing artists of all time !.......2006-01-29

The baritone Lawrence Tibbett was one of the first American artists (with Rosa Ponselle) to gain international fame and acknowledgement in opera. This disc documents his great artistry very well, although it does lack represantation of his great operatic roles.
Tibbett gives every song and aria his whole heart and mind. He may not always sing perfect techniquely, but the truthfulness and drama Tibbett brings to being is superb and has in my opinion never quite been equaled.
This record encompasses all Porgy and Bess recordings he made as well as some very impressive portrayals of ballads and songs. I would recomend this disc not only to the collector but to all who can tolerate a bit of surface noise inorder to hear one of the greatest singers of all time :

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Great Voices of the 20th Century Manufacturer: Castle Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legendary Irish Tenor The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack) ASIN: B0009HL13E Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

1. Where'er You Walk (Semele)
2. Who Is Sylvia?
3. Is She Not Passing Fair?
4. I'll Walk Beside You
5. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
6. O Mary Dear (Londonderry Air)
7. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
8. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
9. Old House
10. Star of the County Down
11. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
12. Silent Noon
13. Oft in the Stilly Night
14. She Is Far from the Land
15. Off to Philadelphia
16. Passing By
17. Rose of Tralee
18. Ireland, Mother Ireland
19. Indiana Moon
20. Marcheta

Album Description

The most famous Irish tenor of all time, McCormack was hugely popular in the USA with 73 chart entries. This compilation contains electronic recordings from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s representing superior sound quality to his earlier acoustic recordings. Includes such favourites as "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes", "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" "The Rose Of Tralee" and "The Star Of The County Down". Castle. 2005.

Album Details

The Most Famous Irish Tenor of all Time, Mccormack was Hugely Popular in the USA with 73 Chart Entries. This Compilation Contains Electronic Recordings from the Mid-1930s to the Early 1940s Representing Superior Sound Quality to his Earlier Acoustic Recordings. Includes Such Favourites as "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes", "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" "The Rose of Tralee" and "The Star of the County Down".

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Russian Orchestral Masterworks Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00003INIQ Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

1. Sym No.5 in e, Op.64: I. Andante - Allegro Con Anima - LSO/Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
2. Sym No.5 in e, Op.64: II. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza - LSO/Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
3. Sym No.5 in e, Op.64: II. Valse: Allegro Moderato - LSO/Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
4. Sym No.5 in e, Op.64: IV. Finale: Andante Maestoso-Allegro Vivace - LSO/Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
5. Ser, Op.48: Pezzo In Forma Di Sonatina Andante-Allegro-Andante - English Strs Orch/William Boughton
6. Ser, Op.48: Waltzer: Moderato - English Strs Orch/William Boughton
7. Ser, Op.48: Elegie: Larghetto Elegacio - English Strs Orch/William Boughton
8. Ser, Op.48: Finale: Thema Russo Andante-Allegro - English Strs Orch/William Boughton

Tracks:

1. Scheherazade Sym Ste, Op.35: Largo E Maestoso - Allegro Non Troppo - Bradley Creswick/George Ives
2. Scheherazade Sym Ste, Op.35: Lento - Andantino - Bradley Creswick/George Ives
3. Scheherazade Sym Ste, Op.35: Andantino Quasi Allegretto - Bradley Creswick/George Ives
4. Scheherazade Sym Ste, Op.35: Allegro Molto - Bradley Creswick/George Ives
5. Russian Easter Festival Ov, Op.36 - Bradley Creswick/George Ives

Tracks:

1. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: I. Montagues And Capulets (Ste 2, No.1) - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
2. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: II. The Child Juliet (Ste 2, No.2) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
3. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: III. Dance (Ste 2, No.4) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
4. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: IV. Dance Of Antilles Girls (Ste 2, No.6) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
5. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: V. Morning Dance (Ste 3, No.2) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
6. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: VI. Romeo & Juliet (Ste 1, No.6) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
7. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: VII. Romeo At The Grave Of Juliet (Ste 2, No.7) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
8. Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Ste, Op.64: VIII. Death Of Tybalt (Ste 1, No.7) - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
9. Romeo & Juliet - Fant Ov - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka

Tracks:

1. Sym No.2 in e, Op.27: I. Largo - Allegro Moderato - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
2. Sym No.2 in e, Op.27: II. Allegro Molto - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
3. Sym No.2 in e, Op.27: III. Adagio - Martin Ronchetti
4. Sym No.2 in e, Op.27: IV. Allegro Vivace - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
5. Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 - BBC National Orch Of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka

Tracks:

1. The Firebird Ste: Intro And Dance Of The Firebird - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
2. The Firebird Ste: Adagio (Pas De Deux) - Entreaty Of The Firebird - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
3. The Firebird Ste: Scherzo - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
4. The Firebird Ste: Rondo (Khorovod) - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
5. The Firebird Ste: Allegro - Infernal Dance - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
6. The Rite Of Spring: I. Adoration Of The Earth: Intro (Harbingers Of Spring) - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
7. The Rite Of Spring: I. Adoration Of The Earth: Dances of The Adolescents - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
8. The Rite Of Spring: I. Adoration Of The Earth: Mock Abduction - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
9. The Rite Of Spring: I. Adoration Of The Earth: Spring Rounds - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
10. The Rite Of Spring: I. Adoration Of The Earth: Game Of The Rival Tribes - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
11. The Rite Of Spring: I. Adoration Of The Earth: Dance Of The Earth - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
12. The Rite Of Spring: II. The Sacrifice: Intro - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
13. The Rite Of Spring: II. The Sacrifice: Mystical Circles Of The Adolescents - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
14. The Rite Of Spring: II. The Sacrifice: Glorification Of The Victim - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
15. The Rite Of Spring: II. The Sacrifice: Evocation Of The Ancestors - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
16. The Rite Of Spring: II. The Sacrifice: Ritual Of The Ancestors - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
17. The Rite Of Spring: II. The Sacrifice: Sacred Dance - The Victim - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Tracks:

1. Petrouchka: First Scene: The Shrovetide Fair - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
2. Petrouchka: Second Scene: Petrouchka's Room - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
3. Petrouchka: Third Scene: The Moor's Room - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
4. Petrouchka: Fourth Scene: Grand Carnival - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
5. Sym In Three Movts: 1st Movt - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
6. Sym In Three Movts: 2nd Movt - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
7. Sym In Three Movts: 3rd Movt - LSO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Tracks:

1. Pno Con No.1, Op.35: I. Allegro Moderato - Martin Jones/Graham Ashton/Michael Bouchmann
2. Pno Con No.1, Op.35: II. Lento - Martin Jones/Graham Ashton/Michael Bouchmann
3. Pno Con No.1, Op.35: III. Moderato - Martin Jones/Graham Ashton/Michael Bouchmann
4. Pno Con No.1, Op.35: IV. Allegro Brio - Martin Jones/Graham Ashton/Michael Bouchmann
5. Pno Con No.2, Op.102: I. Allegro - Martin Jones
6. Pno Con No.2, Op.102: II. Andante - Martin Jones
7. Pno Con No.2, Op.102: III. Allegro - Martin Jones
8. Chm Sym, Op.110a: I. Largo - ESO/William Boughton
9. Chm Sym, Op.110a: II. Allegro Molto - ESO/William Boughton
10. Chm Sym, Op.110a: III. Allegretto - ESO/William Boughton
11. Chm Sym, Op.110a: IV. Largo - ESO/William Boughton
12. Chm Sym, Op.110a: V. Largo - ESO/William Boughton

Average customer rating: a disappointment

Jones by George George Jones Manufacturer: Proper Pairs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: When the Grass Grows Over Me: 24 Greatest Hits Grand Tour/Alone Again Memories of Us/The Battle The Definitive Collection 1955-1962 Blue Side of Lonesome ASIN: B0000C0FDG Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. White Lightning
2. Love Bug
3. Race Is On
4. Back in My Baby's Arms Again
5. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
6. Who's Gonna Chop My Baby's Kindlin'
7. Once a Day
8. House Without Love
9. Wedding Bells
10. Least of All
11. Cold, Cold Heart
12. Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
13. My Favourite Lies
14. Just a Girl I Used to Know
15. Ways of the World
16. Let a Little Loving Come In
17. Lifetime of Regret
18. I Can't Change Over Night
19. Please Don't Let That Woman Get Me
20. Jonesy [Instrumental]

Tracks:

1. She Thinks I Still Care
2. Good Year for the Roses
3. Blue Side of Lonesome
4. They'll Never Take Her Love from Me
5. Walk Through This World With Me
6. Tender Years
7. Hearts in My Dreams
8. It's Funny What a Fool Will Do
9. Tarnished Angel
10. When I Wake up from Dreaming
11. Yes, I Know Why
12. Things Have Gone to Pieces
13. Brothers of a Bottle
14. Open Pit Mine
15. Selfishness in Man
16. Old Brush Arbors
17. World's Worst Lover
18. On the Banks of the Ponchetrain
19. You Comb Her Hair
20. There's No Justice

Customer Reviews:

a disappointment.......2007-03-15

I had high hopes for this set, given my appreciation for several other sets (Sarah Vaughan, Bob Wills) on the Proper label. This set falls somewhat short of the usual excellent job by this label -- the sound quality of many of the cuts is poor and muddy and many of the cuts sound like out-takes. The booklet provides no information about the recordings but is a summary mostly taken from the (poorly written and redundant) Jones biography written by Bob Allen. Overall, I do not recommend this 2 CD set. Although no company (come on get with it Bear Family!) has stepped up and done the definitive Jones anthology, most of the songs on this Proper set are available elsewhere with better sound quality.

Music Album:

1. Jumping From Six to Six
2. Just Another Day in Parodies
3. 25 Years
4. A Country Legacy: 1930-1939 [Box set] [Original recording remastered]
5. A Tribute to John Hartford: Live From Mountain Stage [Live]
6. A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World: Or, My Salute To Bob Wills
7. After All
8. Ain't in It for the Money
9. Alameda County Line
10. American Beauty

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