| 1. Music Is Sweet |
| 2. Greatest Texas Song |
| 3. Glenda Pearl |
| 4. Ain't No Future |
| 5. I Love Texas |
| 6. Blue Water |
| 7. Country Music |
| 8. Rodeo Cool |
| 9. Hot Spot |
| 10. Lovin' Me |
| 11. Cheatin' |
| 12. Take It Slow |
| 13. My Family |
| 14. Your Daddy Don't Live In Heaven |
| 15. Pretending Fool |
| 16. Seminole Country Jail |
| 17. Crazy Dreams |
| 18. Dark Side Of The Dancefloor |
| 19. As Precious As You Are |
| 20. Women Love, Love |
I Love Texas,Michael Ballew,Bear Family,Country/Bluegrass
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100 Favorite Patriotic Songs
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000A1HT8 Release Date: 2003-08-12 |
Tracks:
- America the Beautiful
- All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
- Ballad of the Green Berets
- On Top of Old Smokey
- Coyote Warrior
- Semper Fidelis
- Breeze from Alabama
- Onward Christian Soldiers
- Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
- Patriot
- Sweet Betsy from Pike
- Marines' Hymn
- America Is
- When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
- Happy the Soldier
- American Trilogy
- Home Sweet Home
- Washington Post March
- Enraptured I Gaze
- Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
- Yellow Rose of Texas
- Over There
- Simple Gifts
- Liberty Bell
- Star Spangled Banner
Tracks:
- God Bless the USA
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Katy Cruel
- I Vow to Thee My Country
- King Cotton
- Beautiful Dreamer
- America
- American Patrol
- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
- Mohican Dream
- Red, White and Blue
- Some Folks
- Liberty Song
- Pomp and Circumstance
- Hail to the Chief
- Bennington Rifles
- Peace on the Battlefield
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- Under the Double Eagle
- Red River Valley
- My Country 'Tis of Thee
- Camptown Races
- Wild Blue Yonder
- Hands Across the Sea
- Fanfare for the Common Man
Tracks:
- Stars and Stripes Forever
- Living in America
- Home on the Range
- Old Colony Times
- Clementine
- Invincible Eagle
- Ring Ring de Banjo
- Yankee Doodle
- Largo from "The New World"
- To a Wild Rose
- Hail Columbia
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Gettysburg
- Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
- Capitan
- Prairie Daughter
- Little Brown Jug
- Marching Through Georgia
- Entertainer
- Steamboat Around the Bend
- Revolutionary Tea
- Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
- Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
- Amazing Grace
- Grand Old Flag
Tracks:
- God Bless America
- National Emblem
- Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
- Anchors Away
- Oh, Susannah
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
- Toast
- Dixie
- St. Louis Blues
- Appalachian Spring
- Bonnie Blue Flag
- Old Hundreth
- Swanee River
- Battle Cry of Freedom
- U. S Field Artillery
- Sidewalks of New York
- Chester
- Auld Lang Syne
- Kingdom Come
- My Old Kentucky Home
- Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Shenandoah
- Abraham's Daughter
- This Land Is Your Land
Customer Reviews:
not to great.......2007-04-04
Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22
You get what you pay for........2004-07-04
Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04
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The Alamo: The Essential Film Music Collection
Dimitri Tiomkin Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00022MBNK Release Date: 2004-07-13 |
Tracks:
- Night Passage
- Tension At Table Rock
- High Noon
- The War Wagon
- The Wild Wild West: Main Theme
- The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
- Gunfight At The O.K. Coral
- Rio Bravo
- Rawhide
- Red River
- The Unforgiven: Across The Texas Panhandle
- The Unforgiven: The Need For Love
- The Unforgiven: Horse Ballet
- The Young Land
- Duel In The Sun
Tracks:
- The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Overture
- The Fall Of The Roman Empire: The Fall Of Love
- The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Pax Romana
- 55 Days Peking
- Land Of The Pharaohs
- Circus World (The Magnificent Showman)
- Dial M For Murder
- Strangers On A Train
- Giant: Main Title
- Giant: Love Theme
- Giant: The Jett Rink Theme
- The High And The Mighty
- Wild Is The Wind
- The Guns Of Navarone
Tracks:
- Cyrano De Bergerac
- The Well
- Friendly Persuasion
- Town Without Pity
- It's A Wonderful Life
- Tarzan And The Mermaids
- The Thing From Another World
- The Alamo: Overture/Prologue
- The Alamo: Davy Crockett
- The Alamo: Tennessee Babe
- The Alamo: The Battle Of The Alamo
- The Alamo: The Green Leaves Of Summer
- The Alamo: Finale
Tracks:
- Giant: This Then Is Texas
- Rawhide: Rawhide
- High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me
- Night Passage: Follow The River
- Giant: The Ballad Of Jett Rink
- Friendly Persuasion: Thee I Love
- It's A Wonderful Life
- Wild Is The Wind
- The High And The Mighty
- The War Wagon: The Ballad Of The War Wagon
- Rio Braco
- The Young Land: Strange Are The Ways Of Love
- The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
- The Wild Wild West: The Wild Wild West
Amazon.com
Dimitri Tiomkin was one of the most prominent composers of Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, his career spanning a half-century and some of America's most classic films. This sprawling, four-disc anthology (its title a marketing nod to the modern remake of one of Tiomkin's notable collaborations with John Wayne) features new digital recordings of full-bodied performances by the City of Prague Orchestra and Festival Chorus, the most ambitious and comprehensive tribute to the composer yet attempted. There's something here for film score buffs (rarities like a suite from his sci-fi genre-defining Thing From Another World and the "Main Theme" for the pilot of TV's Wild, Wild West) and novice alike; indeed one could scarcely ask for a more complete overview of Tiomkin's robust orchestral oeuvre. Divided into four chapters, disc one chronicles how the Ukrainian immigrant concocted a rich Western film heritage (including such genre landmarks as Red River, High Noon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Rio Bravo) from largely European traditions, while the next two CD's cover his rousing work for epics and thrillers of every stripe, and collaborations with Hitchcock, Wayne, Capra, Stevens and more. The concluding disc pays homage to Tiomkin the unlikely pop tunesmith, via his hit vocal themes to Rawhide, Wild is the Wind and High Noon's "Do Not Forsake Me." --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
More expensive than the other Essential but worth it........2007-04-22
Dial M For Murder is from the 1993 History of Hitchcock Vol. I, while Strangers on a Train is from 1995's History of Hitchcock Vol. II.
Three tracks originate from 1994's "Music From the Films Of John Wayne". They are "The High and the Mighty", "The Alamo - Overture" and "The Alamo - Green Leaves of Summer".
Red River is from 1996's "How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores Vol. One".
The Thing From Another World suite is from the excelllent 1998 set "Alien Invasion: Space And Beyond II"
Many tracks first appeared on "Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Vol. Two". They are: "Duel In The Sun", "The Alamo (Davy Crockett)", "Friendly Persuasion", "Giant (Main Theme)", "Gunfight at the OK Corral", "High Noon", "Rio Bravo", and "The Unforgiven (The Need For Love)".
The rest of the tracks are brand spankin new, and most are not available on other discs, so snag this one up in a hurry!
Excellent compilation of an important composer........2004-07-16
"film composer Dimitri Tiomkin gave his all and then some".......2004-07-13
Tiomkin was born in Ukraine, Russia [1894-1979] attended and graduated from St. Petersburg Academy[studied under the famed composer Glazunov] ~ had a degree in music as well as law ~ came to America in 1925, shown great interest for Native American music early in his film career.
Great fondness for "The Western" ~ "DUEL IN THE SUN" (1946) (Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotton, Lionel Barrymore, Lilian Gish and Charles Bickford - one of biggest and successful epic Westerns ever, score & photography was simply breathtaking), "RED RIVER" (1948) (John Wayne, Monty Cliff and Walter Brennan - the Duke should have won an Oscar for his performance as the aging cantankerous cattle baron)"HIGH NOON" (1952)(classic film with Gary Cooper in his Oscar winning performance of Will Kane), "TENSION AT TABLE ROCK" (1956), "GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL" (1957)(Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp & Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday pulled this off with the help of the Main Theme), "NIGHT PASSAGE" (1957), "RIO BRAVO" (1959) (top box office leaders John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson), "THE YOUNG LAND" (1959) (young Dennis Hopper), "RAWHIDE" (TV Series) (1959-66) (Eric Fleming as trail boss Gil Favor & Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates), "THE UNFORGIVEN" (1960) (Burt Lancaster, Audie Murphy and Audrey Hepburn), "THE WILD, WILD WEST" (TV Series) (1965-69)(Tiomkin's music never saw the light of day), "WAR WAGON" (1967) (John Wayne & Kirk Douglas starred) (beautifully melodic) ~ it's easy to see why Tiomkin loved Western lore.
Second disc contains The Epics ~ "LAND OF THE PHARAOHS" (1955) (Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Cheops and a beautiful Joan Collins as his scheming wife), "55 DAYS AT PEKING" (1963) (Charlton Heston, David Niven and Ava Gardner is the all star cast), "THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE" (1964) (featuring Alec Guinness as emperor Marcus Aurelius), "CIRCUS WORLD" (1964) (John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth under the big top) ~ next we Hitchcock Thrillers with "STRANGERS ON A TRAIN" (1951) (a masterpiece film featuring Robert Walker and Farley Granger are both very convincing as we learn, never talked to strangers on a train or anywhere), "DIAL M FOR MURDER" (1954) (tense moments come from Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings - they don't get any better than this) ~ finally Drama and High Adventure with "HIGH AND MIGHTY" (1954) (another outstanding performance by John Wayne, as the co-pilot of an airline whistling the haunting theme), "GIANT" (1956)(another big epic film with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Chill Wills show us what it's like to be a Texan, with oil and money), "WILD IS THE WIND" (1957) (Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani and Anthony Franciosa), "THE GUNS OF NAVARONE" (1961) (World War II film featuring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven and Stanley Baker on a small Greek Island trying to outwit the Germans and a very big gun) ~ some of Tiomkin's most inspiring themes rise to the surface.
On disc three ~ as we continue with Drama and High Adventures "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" (1946) (James Stewart, Donna Reed, Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore and Ward Bond with wholesome warm and endearing themes from our favorite composer), "TARZAN AND THE MERMAIDS" (1948) (in his 12th film as Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller still had what it takes to swim and defeat the man-god Balu - Weissmuller and Tiomkin the perfect combination for this Tarzan adventure), "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" (1950) (Jose Ferrer stars as Edmond Rostand's famous swordsman with a even more famous nose), "THE WELL" (1951) (intense cues give the film musical triumphs in final scenes), "THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD" (1951) (exciting Howard Hawks film with a score to match), "FRIENDLY PERSUASION" (1956) (director William Wyler shows the life and times of a Quaker family played by Gary Cooper, Dorothy Mcguire and Anthony Perkins during the American Civil War, very touching), "THE ALAMO" (1960) (big budget epic western with Big John Wayne it's producer, director and star as Davy Crockett with a haunting and never to be forgotten "The Green Leaves of Summer"), "TOWN WITHOUT PITY" (1961) (Kirk Douglas in a post-war Germany story, blends jazz themes with Tiomkin signature arrangements) ~ Tiomkin always made the difference when it came to scoring a film.
The last and final disc four ~ The Tiomkin Vocal Songbook featuring "This Then is Texas" (Giant), "Rawhide" (Rawhide), "Do Not Forsake Me" (High Noon), "Follow the River" (Night Passage), "The Ballad of Jett Rink" (Giant), "Thee I Love" (Friendly Percuasion), "It's A Wonderful Life", "Wild Is The Wind", "The High and the Mighty", The Ballad of the War Wagon" (The War Wagon), "Rio Bravo", "Strange are the Ways of Love" (The Young Land), "The Ballad of Jim West" (The Wild Wild West), "The Wild Wild West" (The Wild Wild West) ~ many were hit makers of the day and in the top ten.
Outstanding performances by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Nic Raine, Paul Bateman, Mario Klemens - are the conductors), Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple - choir master), featuring vocals by Jason Howard and Keith Ferreira ~ hats off to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Olilvia Tiomkin Douglas, John Waxman, Rick Clark and Gareth Williams (associate producers) ~ all film producers and directors welcomed the legendary composer with open arms for their forthcoming projects ~ the "film-score-buff" collectors are ecstatic about this four disc release on the essential film music collection of DIMITRI TIOMKIN, the arrangements and performances are top notch inclusive of HDCD/Dolby Surround.
When listening to the music of a film, you had the feeling of the storyline, characters and convictions of the whole picture, they'll never be another to come this way again ~ Silva America has outdone themselves on this one, it is definitely a five star film score box set...gotta love it!
Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 811 ~ (7/13/2004)
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Center Stage: Broadway 1947-1958
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007ZEO1E Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Shall We Dance?
- Ohio
- Luck Be A Lady
- The Ballad Of Mack The Knife
- There's A Small Hotel
- Once In Love With Amy
- The Yodel Blues
- Lazy Afternoon
- There Must Be Something Better Than Love
- You're Just In Love
- Now Is The Time
Customer Reviews:
STREISSAND LIVE IN CONCERT 2006.......2007-05-15
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Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B8I93Q Release Date: 2005-10-18 |
Tracks:
- Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
- Summertime
- I Could Write a Book
- It Never Entered My Mind
- I Can Cook Too
- Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
- If I Loved You
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Thou Swell
- I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- South American Way
Tracks:
- Shall We Dance
- Ohio
- Luck Be a Lady
- Mack the Knife
- There's a Small Hotel
- Once in Love with Amy
- Yodel Blues
- Lazy Afternoon
- There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
- You're Just in Love
- Now Is the Time
Tracks:
- Impossible Dream
- Love Makes the World Go 'Round
- Try to Remember
- Put on a Happy Face
- I Say Hello
- Happiness
- She Loves Me
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- Shy
- Consider Yourself
- Poor Little Person
Tracks:
- Magic to Do
- They're Playing My Song
- I Don't Know How to Love Him
- I Won't Send Roses
- Good Morning Starshine
- Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
- Hard Candy Christmas
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Won't You Charleston with Me?
- Applause
Tracks:
- Phantom of the Opera
- Memory
- On My Own
- Muddy Water
- How Could I Ever Know
- American Dream
- I Know Him So Well
- Dr. Jazz
- Me and My Girl
- Suddenly Seymour
Tracks:
- Mamma Mia!
- Popular
- Seasons of Love
- Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
- Whatever Lola Wants
- Crazy
- How Deep Is Your Love
- Stars
- People Like Us
- I Go to Rio
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Amazing Grace (American Hymns & Spirituals)
Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003CZ1 Release Date: 1993-09-28 |
Tracks:
- To God Our Strength
- Come Away To The Skies
- Wondrous Love
- God Is Seen
- Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal
- Bright Caanan
- Amazing Grace
- His Voice As The Sound
- I Will Arise
- Saints Bound For Heaven
- Ride On, King Jesus
- Poor Mourner
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Dere's No Hidin' Place
- My God Is a Rock
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Moanin' Dove
- I Got Shoes
- Soon One Mornin'
- Same Train
- Lord, If I Got My Ticket
Customer Reviews:
Absolutely Amazing!!! ('specially for white folk).......2004-03-27
Not Up to Shaw's Usual Standard.......2002-03-23
A Must CD for Choral Music Lovers.......2001-01-03
Soul-stirring.......2000-08-10
Soul-stirring.......2000-08-10
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Broadway Magic: Broadway 1968-1980
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007ZEO0K Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Magic To Do
- They're Playing My Song (Hers)
- I Don't Know How To Love Him
- I Won't Send Roses
- Good Morning Starshine
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina
- Hard Candy Christmas
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
- Won't You Charleston With Me?
- Applause
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Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007KTBH6 Release Date: 2005-03-08 |
Tracks:
- My Defences Are Down - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Girl That I Marry [From Annie, Get Your Gun] - Adolph Deutsch, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- They Say It's Wonderful [From Annie, Get Your Gun] - Adolph Deutsch, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Anything You Can Do [From Annie, Get Your Gun] - Adolph Deutsch, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Pagan Love Song [From Pagan Love Song] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- House of the Singing Bamboo [From Pagan Love Song] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Tahiti [From Pagan Love Song] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Make Believe [From Show Boat] - Adolph Deutsch, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- You Are Love [From Show Boat] - Adolph Deutsch, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Why Do I Love You? [From Show Boat] - Adolph Deutsch, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Young Folks Should Get Married [From Texas Carnival] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra,
- Lovely to Look At [From Lovely to Look At] - Carmen Dragon, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- You're Devastating [From Lovely to Look At] - Carmen Dragon, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Touch of Your Hand [From Lovely to Look At] - Carmen Dragon, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Higher Than a Hawk [From Calamity Jane] - Ray Heindorf, Howard Keel,
- I Can Do Without You [From Calamity Jane] - Doris Day, Ray Heindorf, Howard Keel,
- So in Love [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
- Were Thine That Special Face [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
- Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
- I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
- Where Is the Life That Late I Led? [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
- Right Place for a Girl [From Rose Marie] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Georgie Stoll's Trio
- Rose Marie [From Rose Marie] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Georgie Stoll's Trio
- Bless Yore Beautiful Hide [From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Sobbin' Women [From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
- When You're in Love [From Seven Brides for Seven Bothers] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Jane Powell
- Your Land and My Land [From Deep in My Heart] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Customer Reviews:
Bravos belong to beloved baritone Howard Keel.......2005-08-30
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Watch Your Step
Cast Recording Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005QZM9 Release Date: 2002-03-12 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Watch Your Step
- What Is Love
- Let's Go Round The Town
- Come To The Land Of The Argentine
- I Gotta Go Back To Texas
- Bird Of Paradise
- Lock Me In Your Harem
- They Follow Me Around
- I Love To Have The Boys Around Me
- When I Discovered You
- Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
- I'm A Dancing Teacher Now
- Syncopated Walk
- Lead Me To Love
- I Hate You
- Metropolitan Nights
- Opera Medley
- Homeward Bound
- Move Over
- Settle Down In A One Horse Town
- Simple Melody - Old Fashioned Wedding - Your Just In Love
- Encore - Simple Melody
- Bonus Track
Customer Reviews:
Great, obscure old Berlin!.......2002-08-07
Also on this CD is a great tribute to Berlin's counterpoint tunes. It's a mix of all three of the greats: Simple Melody, Old Fashioned Wedding, and Just in Love. Sung individually and then all three together! You won't get that anywhere else.
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I Like to Live the Love
Bobby "Blue" Bland Manufacturer: Mca Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002QCS Release Date: 1995-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Three O'Clock Blues
- It's My Own Fault
- That's The Way Love Is
- I'm Sorry
- Don't Cry No More
- Don't Answer The Door
- Goin' Down Slow
- I Like To Live The Love
- Driftin' Blues
- Let The Good Times Roll
Customer Reviews:
BOBBY BLAND AND BB KING -- TOGETHER AND IN TOP FORM.......1999-12-22
Those who have never heard Bobby Bland have missed out on one of the best reasons for living of which I am aware. His voice is impossible to describe without lapsing into seeming contradictions. For example, it's both smooth as silk and rough as sandpaper. It must be heard. Equally impressive, Bland always seem to have a deeply intuitive understanding of the songs he sings. He employs his remarkable voice with an all-too-rare intelligence. (In a sane world, everyone would know Bobby Bland and his work.) This CD is a good vehicle for hearing him.
I have a quibble about the selections made for this CD. Certainly, "3-O'clock Blues" and "Driftin' Blues" are about as good as it gets. I like both of these live versions better than any others I know. All of the cuts on this collection are worthy. Yet two cuts from the original source collections, Bland's best-ever rendition of "I'll Take Care of You" (which drives his audience crazy!)and an incomparably high-spirited rendition of King's blues anthem, "The Thrill Is Gone", are not included. As good as this CD is, it would have been better if they had been.
For someone who has never heard the original Bland/King "Together" collections, this CD should prove to be be a good purchase. It has most of the best material from those efforts and leaves out the few cuts which don't quite work. Serious blues enthusiasts might do better to purchase the earlier works. Still, "I Like to Live the Love" should enhance the collection of occasional blues fans, or those with more eclectic tastes, with a low-cost, high-quality CD that will bring much in the way of enjoyment.
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Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1
Irving Berlin Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005RKQR Release Date: 2002-02-26 |
Tracks:
- The Jolly Bachelors: That Beautiful Rag
- Ziegfeld Follies Of 1911: Woodman, Spare That Tree
- Everybody's Doing It: Everybody's Doing It Now
- Hullo Ragtime: Hitchy Koo
- Hullo Ragtime: Snooky Ookums
- Hullo Ragtime: Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Watch Your Step: I've Gotta Go Back To Texas
- Watch Your Step: Settle Down In A One-Horse Town
- Watch Your Step: The Syncopated Walk
- Watch Your Step: My Bird Of Paradise
- Watch Your Step: Show Us How To Do The Fox Trot
- Watch Your Step: The Simple Melody
- Watch Your Step: The Always Follow Me Around
- Watch Your Step: Discoveries
- Watch Your Step: The Minstrel Parade
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Beautiful Honolulu
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): England Every Time For Me
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Teach Me To Love
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love To Dance
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): The Girl On The Magazine
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): I Love A Piano
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Until I Fell In Love With You
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Father Wanted Me To Learn A Trade
- Stop! Look! Listen! (Follow The Crowd): Take Off A Little Bit
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