Blazing the West

1. Cumbanchero

2. San Antonio Rose

3. Garcia

4. Panhandle Rag

5. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

6. Texas Blues

7. Red River Valley

8. Gunslinger's Blues

9. Lonesome Cowboy

10. Jesse James

11. Don't Fence Me In

12. Standing Eagle

13. Streets of Laredo

Blazing the West,Ross Nickerson,Pinecastle,Bluegrass,Contemporary Bluegrass,Country,Pop,Western Swing

Average customer rating: Not My Style Rockin' Western Collection Hard to Find Great Western Themes Western Music A great follow-up

Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Morricone, Ennio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Songs Of The West, Vol. 4: Movie & Television Themes From Alamo to El Dorado, Vol. 2 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection The Greatest Western Movie Themes ASIN: B000060PBU Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

1. The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
2. The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
3. The Alamo-Davy Crocket
4. The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
5. The Big Valley-Main Theme
6. Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
7. Bonaza-Main Theme
8. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
9. The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
10. Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
11. A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
12. For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
13. Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
14. Giant-Main Theme
15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
16. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
17. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
18. Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
19. The Hanging Tree-Main Title

Tracks:

1. High Caparral-Main Theme
2. How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
3. High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
4. The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
5. The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
6. Nevada Smith-Main Title
7. Old Gringo-Main Themes
8. Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
9. One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
10. The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
11. The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
12. Quigley Down Under-End Titles
13. Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
14. The Scalphunters-Main Title
15. Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
16. The Shootist-Main Title
17. The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
18. Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
19. The Virginian-Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

Not My Style.......2007-05-11

This CD has a lot of good songs on it, but it just too bland for our taste. We prefer Western music to sound as though genuine cowboys are singing it - not a fancy chorus!

Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28

For anyone who likes movie/tv music from westerns should purchase this CD. What a wonderful collection of both film and tv with great renditions of each piece. I'm about to purchase Vol. 1 to complete my collection.

Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16

This CD has a number of great western themes that are not in some of the standard lists. For example it includes "The Hallejuah Trail", "Blazing Saddles", and "Giant". This CD also has what I consider the true theme of "The Comancheros". I have been disappointed with some other CDs I have purchased listing "The Comancheros" which had a song rather than this theme. Many of the tracks on this two disk CD go beyond the main theme music and are actually suites. The "Big Country" and "How the West Was Won" are just a couple of examples. It may be a little more expense than some CDs, but not bad for a two disk set. I am really happy with my purchase.

Western Music.......2005-07-29

I enjoy this CD. It has many familiar melodies. Good background for reading, nice to listen while driving. It is also the only CD I've ever found that has the great theme from the movie "Giant."

A great follow-up.......2003-08-29

This is the second collection by SilvaScreen, who are also responsible for "The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection" (see my review). And it's just as good as the first. There are themes in here that everyone will recognize ("Bonanza," "A Fistful of Dollars"), themes that may not be so familiar ("Duel in the Sun," "The Hanging Tree," the lively "Blazing Saddles"), and even themes you may not associate with Westerns at all ("The Friendly Persuasion"). And no duplication either: when this disc includes a piece from one of the same sources covered in its predecessor, it's a different piece. One great treat: the full lyrics to "Gunfight at OK Corral," which I've never heard outside the soundtrack of the movie itself. The arrangement from "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" includes not only the familiar song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" but an overview of the music--seguing almost seamlessly into Bernstein's magnificent "The Comancheros," a rare find indeed. An expensive item, but if you love Western film music, well worth it.

Average customer rating: Nice Try, Ross A great banjo album A splendid compilation of highly-arranged hotly-picked tunes

Blazing the West Ross Nickerson Manufacturer: Pinecastle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mel Bay The Banjo Encyclopedia: Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z ASIN: B000089YBW Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Cumbanchero
2. San Antonio Rose
3. Garcia
4. Panhandle Rag
5. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
6. Texas Blues
7. Red River Valley
8. Gunslinger's Blues
9. Lonesome Cowboy
10. Jesse James
11. Don't Fence Me In
12. Standing Eagle
13. Streets of Laredo

Customer Reviews:

Nice Try, Ross.......2004-07-02

I gotta give Ross credit for trying but this CD just doesn't cut the mustard in my book. Although there are fleeting moments of driving three finger pickin, most of the tracks just deadpan lame. The western spin is a novel twist for bluegrass banjo but unfortunately, it falls flatly on the ear.

A great banjo album.......2003-07-05

"'Blazing the West' is a collection of cowboy and western songs that I wrote or adapted for the five-string
banjo..." This concise introduction opens the liner notes to his latest recording, by Ross Nickerson. If you like either western or banjo music, stop reading and go get this one.

I'll use "Texas Blues," which is the sixth of thirteen tunes on this album, as a perfect example of several
qualities which permeate "Blazing the West."

Ross Nickerson makes you believe these were banjo tunes to begin with; there is no struggle to hear the melody line of familiar tunes which can plague some banjo albums. "Texas Blues" is very lyrical and moody. Other interpretations are just as appropriate. I've heard other versions of "Panhandle Rag" which were all speed and no rag. Not so for Ross. This version is not even in Scruggs style, but a combination of single-string and jazz (New Orleans style) which really makes Panhandle a rag again. He is adept in choosing which style to use for each particular tune. On slow tunes like "Gunslinger's Blues" and "Streets of Laredo" his single string work sounds more like a Willie Nelson guitar break than a typical banjo instrumental; and it works well (including all the reverb). "Red River Valley" was the one tune that I didn't immediately recognize in its Scruggs-style rendition; during the dobro break I realized what I was hearing.

In contradiction to the title, this is not a nonstop barrage of Scruggsian or melodic showstoppers. He uses all the techniques and tools in a banjo player's toolbox to bring out the feel of a song. For instance, in "Texas Blues" he uses single-string, jazz and tenor banjo techniques with generous helpings of slides, pulls and bending to give a blues interpretation on a par with the subsequent fiddle/mandolin duet by Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum (you'd think those guys had been playing together forever, instead of just providing a guest appearance on somebody's album). Not that he is timid. Several showstoppers are included. The opening number "El Cumbanchero" and "Ghost Riders In The Sky" are tours de force worthy of many hours at the stereo trying to decipher the Nickerson method.

Speaking of Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum introduces another attribute of this CD: top notch sidemen. Besides Laurie & Tom and a full compliment of "Riders In The Sky" (Woody Paul, Too Slim and Ranger Doug), he is assisted by David Grier and Peter McLaughlin on guitar, Joe Craven, Butch Baldassari and Tim O'Brien on mandolin, Rob Ickes on dobro, Mike Bub on bass, Jason Carter and Ben Wilborn on fiddle.
There is one aspect of this album that puzzles me. Why no vocals? Even on the archetypal cowboy song "Don't Fence Me In" and accompanied by the Riders In The Sky the presentation is purely instrumental. Well done, but it still feels as if something's missing. The same holds true for numbers like "Ghost Riders in the Sky," "Streets of Laredo" and "Red River Valley."

But who's complaining? This is a great banjo album. It is also a great fiddle, guitar, dobro and mandolin album. If you already like cowboy and western tunes, even better. (Matt Snook, Nwbluegrass Yahoogroup)

A splendid compilation of highly-arranged hotly-picked tunes.......2003-02-27

Award-winning banjo wizard Ross Nickerson does a bang-up job on his new release, "Blazing the West." He has assembled a stunning cast of master musicians that serve up tasty instrumental renditions of bluegrass, western swing, country and folk, from the opening notes of a ripsnorting "El Cumbanchero" to the closing refrain of a dreamy "Streets of Laredo." Guest artists include Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, Too Slim, Tim O'Brien, Butch Baldassari, Mike Bub, Jason Carter, Joe Craven, David Grier, Darol Anger, Rob Ickes, Laurie Lewis, Peter McLaughlin, Ben Wilborn, and Tom Rozum. Wow, what a killer lineup! A special treat is to also hear Nickerson and friends pick the living daylights out of four self-penned tunes: Garcia, Gunslinger's Blues, Lonesome Cowboy, and Standing Eagle. Garcia is a challenging contemporary piece that features some hot melodic picking. Gunslinger's Blues hits the target dead on for showing that, yes, a banjo can effectively play the blues. Lonesome Cowboy is a minor-keyed fiddle tune that trucks, and Standing Eagle is a screaming Texas-style fiddle tune that reminds me a bit of an uptempo Sally Goodin'. Nickerson has much performing, recording, and teaching experience under his belt, and it clearly shows that he's a consummate and professional 5-stringer. He currently fronts his own band called Ross Nickerson and The Fast Brothers which showcases his original and other material. Although he plays a Goldstar banjo affectionately called his "Masterclone" on this album, Nickerson currently plays a Huber Banjo, made by Steve Huber. Clearly a product of many musical influences, Nickerson shows that he is comfortable with an eclectic body of music. I can almost see sagebrush rolling by as Nickerson's fingers roll on his strings. "Blazing the West" is a splendid compilation of highly-arranged hotly-picked tunes that break new trail for demonstrating the great versatility of the instrument and its master. I highly recommend that you pick up this album and throw it on your Walkman during your next trailride. Five-string players may also want to get the tablature book for this album. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

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Blazing Arrow Blackalicious Manufacturer: Universal/Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000068G4V Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Introduction: Bow and Fire
2. Blazing Arrow
3. Sky Is Falling
4. First in Flight - Blackalicious,
5. Green Light: Now Begin
6. 4000 Miles
7. Nowhere Fast
8. Paragraph President - Blackalicious, De La Soul
9. It's Going Down - Blackalicious, Lateef the Truth Speaker, KeKe Wyatt
10. Make You Feel That Way
11. Brain Washers - Blackalicious, Ben Harper, Ben Harper
12. Chemical Calisthenics - Blackalicious, Cut Chemist
13. Aural Pleasure - Blackalicious, Jaguar Wright
14. Passion - Babu, Blackalicious, Rakaa-Iriscience
15. Purest Love
16. Release Pt. 1, 2 and 3 - Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, Saul Williams
17. Day One

Album Details

Features the Bonus Track 'just What Can Happen'.

Average customer rating:

Yard Sale Madd Band Manufacturer: Red Eyez Music Group Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000A1MFT8 Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Who You Be?
2. Bonsai
3. Bring the Flame (Featuring Tex)
4. Stress (Featuring Tex)
5. I Need That
6. Keep It Movin
7. Life-Love-Liberty (Featuring Yo-Yo Brown)
8. Love You Though (Featuring Shana)
9. Street Life (Featuring Shano Delano)
10. React
11. Hustling and Strugglin (Featuring Shano Delano)
12. Slice and Dice
13. *Bonus Track* Rent Money (Featuring Big Ha)

Product Description

12 Tracks

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Automatic Manufacturer: Chop Shop Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAJUSQ Release Date: 2003-12-16

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Gotta Rep The West
3. Keep It Up
4. Just Want Somethin'
5. Take It Off
6. I'm A Star
7. Ride Tonight
8. Take It There
9. To The Fullest
10. I Deserve It
11. Interlude
12. Everywhere I Go
13. BATKAVE!
14. To The Sky

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Going West, Looking East Zlatko Brodaric Manufacturer: Progressive Arts Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Shred | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001HKUNE Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

1. It's Chemical
2. Going West, Looking East
3. Goran & Luka
4. Horse Whisperer
5. Seems too Funny
6. Train
7. Prima Vista
8. Levanat
9. Queen's Eyes
10. Son of the Sun
11. Big Blue

Album Description

"Going West, Looking East" is the first international release from renowned Croatian session guitarist, Zlatko Brodaric. The 11 tracks on this release are a pure display of blazing intrumental rock, caught between the likes of Steve Morse, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Scott Henderson, Lee Ritenour and Robben Ford. Rock, blues, fusion and classical are all perfectly blended, with a unique Eastern-European twist.

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Last Laugh Manufacturer: Hilldwella Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA6YIU Release Date: 2004-11-23

Music Album:

1. Blue Grass Favorites [Import]
2. Born Country
3. Columbia/Epic Singles 1969-75 [Import]
4. Conmemorativo: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
5. Country Boy - City Boy
6. Country Memories/Cool Water [Import]
7. Cowboy's Conscience [Soundtrack]
8. Down to the Well
9. Dust on Mother's Bible
10. Essential [IMPORT] [Import]

Music Album