Be-Cool [Import]

1. Duel In The Underground

2. How About That?

3. Whereabouts Unknown

4. Onuma Blues

5. Hazure

6. Theme Of Inuhime

Be-Cool,Shibusa Shirazu,Chitei,World Music

Average customer rating: Nice Collection PERFECT! Great singing and excellent value for money More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'

Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll Henry Purcell , Nancy Argenta , and Nigel North Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Essential Purcell Purcell: The Fairy Queen Purcell: Odes for St. Cecilia's Day - Music for Queen Mary / Taverner Consort Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott Bach: Cantatas ASIN: B000059LOH Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
2. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
3. Not All My Torments - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
4. Stripp'd Of Their Green - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
5. Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
6. If Music Be The Food Of Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
7. Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
8. The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
9. Incassum, Lesbia - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
10. Sweeter Than Roses - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
11. Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
12. From Silent Shades - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
13. Dear Pretty Youth - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
14. From Rosy Bow'rs - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
15. Now That The Sun Hath Veil'd His Light - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
16. Beneath A Poplar's Shadow - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
17. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
18. Let Us Dance - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
19. Fairest Isle - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
20. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby

Tracks:

1. Nymphs And Shepherds - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
2. Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Streams - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
3. Love In Their Little Veins Inspires - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/Nigel North
4. Fly Swift, Ye Hours - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
5. They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
6. The Plaint: O Let Me Weep - Nancy Argenta/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
7. In The Black, Dismal Dungeon Of Despair - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
8. See, Even Night Herself Is Here - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones
9. Why Should Men Quarrel? - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/John Toll
10. Seek Not To Know - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Sophia McKenna/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
11. Retir'd From Mortals' Sight - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
12. To Arms, Heoric Prince - Nancy Argenta/Mark Bennett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
13. O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
14. Halcyon Days - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
15. Bid The Virtues - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
16. Lord, What Is Man? (A Divine Hymn) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
17. Music For A While - Nancy Argenta/John Toll
18. If Music Be The Food Of Love (1st Setting) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/John Toll
19. Sawney Is A Bonny Lad (A Scotch Song) - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
20. When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
21. Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fate - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
22. Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid In Earth - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North

Customer Reviews:

Nice Collection.......2007-03-05

I have many collections of Purcell's Music. This collection stands up to them at half the price. Solid buy.

PERFECT!.......2006-10-26

There is only a word with which I can describe this set of discs: perfect!
The only flaw there is, is not related to the singing or playing: no text enclosed.

Great singing and excellent value for money.......2004-09-19

This is probably one of the best anthologies of Purcell songs around, and not just because it's two-for-one pricing means it contains twice as much music (CD1:74'24" & CD2: 77'41")! Nancy Argenta has an irrepressible sense of style and crystal clear diction. But unlike Emma Kirby, whose vocal purity can become tiresome, these renditions radiate warmth. She is also, I have found, more consistently involving than any one of the singers in Hyperion's three disc survey of Complete Secular Songs (recently reissued as a single set). One marvels at how she judiciously balances restraint and emotional forthrightness. The accompaniments (archlute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and organ) are well judged and blend with the voice, all helped by an excellently defined recording acoustic. This is an absolute winner at any price!

More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'.......2001-08-02

Two CDs, totaling more than 150 minutes of sparsely-arranged (never more than 3-5 instruments at a time), sweetly-sung, 350 year old 'ayres' (a typically English form of secular music). Nancy Argenta's soprano voice is lovely, silvery indeed as her name implies. The instruments are a discreet but friendly accompaniment to her solo voice. Perhaps the instruments are a little too discreet -- there are times when I wish they were a touch more prominent. But that is a very, very minor complaint. A beautiful collection, and quite well worth the money.

Average customer rating: Horrible should have stopped at "Everything Sucks". Bad note to go out on not to impressed Good

Cool to Be You Descendents Manufacturer: Fat Wreck Chords ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music American Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Everything Sucks I Don't Want to Grow Up Milo Goes to College All 'Merican ASIN: B0001E5UAU Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. Talking
2. Nothing With You
3. She Don't Care
4. 'Merican
5. Dog And Pony Show
6. Blast Off
7. Dreams
8. Cool To Be You
9. Maddie
10. Mass Nerder
11. One More Day
12. Tack
13. Anchor Grill
14. Dry Spell

Customer Reviews:

Horrible.......2006-10-14

if you like goodcharlotte or blink 182 you are an idiot and you might like this.

if you like the Descendents don't listen to this ever. you will regeret it
i downloaded it and started listening, and i literally though it was a mislabeled torrent, that's how bad it is.

should have stopped at "Everything Sucks"........2006-07-12

I love the Descendents and thier work. Lets just say that I was very disappionted with this album. It didn't even sound like something Milo would sing. It sounded more like them trying to sound like an unoriginal punk POP (not Milo) band. This album does not give the Descendents justice to what an awesome band they really are.

Bad note to go out on.......2005-10-18

Milo and co. have made it pretty clear that this album is to be their last, but what a bummer of an album to go out on!

I thought the 1996 album (Everything Sucks) was not only the punk rock comeback album of the century... but I'd even go so far as to say neck-in-neck with "Milo Goes To College" as their best album ever... and hands-down the best punk album of the 90's... but this one was NOT worth the wait.

I've been listening to the Descendents since about 1982-83. I've pretty much grown up on this band. I thought much of their post-"Milo Goes To College" recordings in the 80's were spotty at best... one or two great songs amidst a pile of clunkers. There was a nine year wait in between the album "All" and "Everything Sucks"... a nine year wait that paid off in a major way when that incredible album finally saw the light of day. Then there was another eight year wait between that album and this one, but the feeling this time is disappointment rather than exhilaration.

When "Everything Sucks" came out, the Descendents were showing all of these pale "pop-punk" imitators the way it's SUPPOSED to be done and reaffirming their rightful status as masters of the genre. With "Cool To Be You", they just come off as if they're trying to imitate all the bands who have been trying imitate them. This album just goes through the motions with almost no trace of passion or inspiration. It's well-recorded and the performances are tight... but it's formulaic and bland.

They should have left "Everything Sucks" as their legacy, not this one.

not to impressed.......2005-03-28

i had never heard of descendants before, but im a nerd, and i like punk, so i bought it. i just wasnt that impressed though. first it really sucked, then i warmed up to it and now like three or four songs; still though, if i dont like every single song of a CD it makes me sad. i think i just didnt like the bitterness. it makes me sad and a little angry, like they are just mean and judging everyone unfairly. maby i would have liked it better if i had heard some of their other stuff first, i geuss ill never know. i just dont recomend this for first time listeners of this band.

Good.......2004-11-30

I would give this cd a 4 1/2 stars if there were such a rating. I'm not a huge fan of the Descendents cause, I actually perfer ALL. I guess thats why people either like or hate this album cause it doesn't have a classic Descendents sound. It really sounds like their late ALL years with Chad. Just cause I'm not a huge descendents fan don't at all think I hate them I love the songs old songs Sour Grapes, We, This Place, Thank You,When I Get Old,I'm The One, This Place, Everything Suxs and Van. Awesome CD if you like semi nerd rock, I just bought Everything Suxs hope it is as good or better than this album.

Average customer rating: A Splendid Souvenir to Remember a Spectacular Performance! god moves in a peculiar way.........i am god...... Orpheus in the Underworld Excerpts Highlights or total Opera?

Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) Manufacturer: Jay Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Orpheus in the Underworld; Voyage to the Moon Offenbach - Orphée aux Enfers / Dessay, Naouri, Fouchécourt, Beuron, Podles, Petibon, Smith, Gens, Cole, Minkowski Gluck - Orphée & Eurydice (Berlioz version) / von Otter, Barbara Hendricks, Fournier, Gardiner Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (Berlioz version) / Larmore, Upshaw, Hagley, Runnicles Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights) ASIN: B00001O2XK Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Prelude
2. Orpheus In The Underworld: Hello, I'm Public Opinion
3. Orpheus In The Underworld: Eurydice Is All A-flutter!
4. Orpheus In The Underworld: So That's The Game
5. Orpheus In The Underworld: I Feel A Cool Intoxication
6. Orpheus In The Underworld: We, The Watchdog Of The People
7. Orpheus In The Underworld: Tzing, Tzing, Tzing, Tzing!
8. Orpheus In The Underworld: A Night On The Town
9. Orpheus In The Underworld: Remember What You Did To Leda
10. Orpheus In The Underworld: Look Out, Look Out, Move Over There!
11. Orpheus In The Underworld: He Is Coming, Oh, How Boring
12. Orpheus In The Underworld: Oh, Oh, Look At That Look He's Giving Me
13. Orpheus In The Underworld: Though I Was King Of All Beotia
14. Orpheus In The Underworld: We Can Tell She's In Hell
15. Orpheus In The Underworld: My Little Spies Uncover
16. Orpheus In The Underworld: There You Are, You Look So Neat
17. Orpheus In The Underworld: It's Strange, But A Touch Seemed To Wake...
18. Orpheus In The Underworld: Do Not Look Back Or All Will Be Lost
19. Orpheus In The Underworld: ...He Is The Only God
20. Orpheus In The Underworld: Infernal Gallop

Customer Reviews:

A Splendid Souvenir to Remember a Spectacular Performance!.......2003-10-30

Having been fortunate to have seen the English National Opera's production in 1988 of "Orpheus" with Wilson and Pountney's outrageously naughty English text, this highlight CD serves as an audio souvenir. Too bad the ENO didn't have the foresight to film the production-would have made a great DVD. The CD booklet does have a few photos of the sets designed by Gerald Scarfe (who also designed Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album artwork) so you get a taste, combined with the CD selections, of what the production was like.

god moves in a peculiar way.........i am god.............2002-01-17

Offenbach is great anyhow, but this recording is riotous. The translation into English is first-rate, really funny stuff, and the singing is pretty good, too. Very worthwhile.

Orpheus in the Underworld.......2000-03-17

The rewritten lyrics, in English, are some of the wittiest and wicked in operetta. Wilson and Pountney have recaptured the spirit of naughtiness, not a small accomplishment in our licentious times. Though delighted to have the highlights, I wished a CD set or video of the full production were available.

Excerpts.......1999-12-23

This is a collection of excerpts. It is in English and is quite good. The performance of the entire operetta has been discontinued and it is a pity.

Highlights or total Opera?.......1999-11-01

I would like to know if this is highlights from the opera or the total opera.

Average customer rating: Where's the best song in the film?! Buy it for The Rock's solo, if nothing else Be Cool and Don't Buy This Soundtrack Where's Steven and Christina? pretty good

Be Cool Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hitch Be Cool (Widescreen Edition) It's About Time Get Shorty: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous ASIN: B0007GADXG Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Fantasy -- Earth, Wind, & Fire
2. Hollywood Swinging - Kool & the Gang
3. Be Thankful for What You Got - William DeVaughn
4. Roda - Elis Regina
5. Sexy - Black Eyed Peas
6. Suga Suga (Reggae Remix) - Baby Bash
7. The Boss - James Brown
8. Ain't No Reason - Christina Milian
9. Believer - Christina Milian
10. Brand New Old Skool - 777
11. G's & Soldiers - Planet Asia featuring Kurupt
12. Cool Chill (Motion Picture Score) -- John Powell
13. A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
14. You Ain't Woman Enough - The Rock

Amazon.com

This belated sequel to Get Shorty finds loan shark-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer (John Travolta) burned out on Hollywood and ready to tackle a new showbiz challenge: music. Thus inspired, its soundtrack bounds between a wobbly mix of Me Decade neo-classics, sparing doses of contemporary hip-hop, and modern R&B. Anchored by '70s stalwarts Earth, Wind & Fire ("Fantasy"), an early Kool & the Gang funk-fest ("Hollywood Swinging"), and William DeVaughn's soulful "Be Thankful For What You Got," it goes on to embrace everything from the energetic 60's Brazilian pop of Elis Regina's "Roda" to the Black Eyed Peas' standout "Sexy" and a pair of heated R&B tracks from Christina Milian. But despite the hip-hop-tinged story line, the tracks by 777 and Kurupt shortchange the genre a bit, while John Powell's jazz-funky suite of underscore cues effectively channels the slinky vibe Us3 and John Lurie created for the '95 original. The score's kitsch/loopy quotient is filled by Sonny & Cher's "A Cowboys Work is Never Done" and The Rock's lovably fey send-up of "You Ain't Woman Enough."--Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Be Cool is the sequel to the hit Get Shorty. Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Danny Devito, Andre 3000 from Outkast, Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, Cedric The Entertainer, Debi Mazar, and more. Directed by F. Gary Gray

Customer Reviews:

Where's the best song in the film?!.......2006-02-01

Gutted that "Cryin'" the duet between Christina and Steven wasn't on the album. I have had to put up with downloading the just aerosmith version which is great but the duet was faaabolous!! Otherwise a good album if you enjoyed the film.

Buy it for The Rock's solo, if nothing else.......2005-12-15

If you need a little pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you can't miss with The Rock's rendition of "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man". It was worth the price of the whole CD just to hear that hilarious send-up, complete with the Rock's ad libs. Add to this the fact that you've got a FABULOUS collaboration between the Black-Eyed Peas and Sergio Mendes, and it's money well spent. Those two songs alone make it worth the money.

Be Cool and Don't Buy This Soundtrack.......2005-07-26

Out of the 14 songs on the soundtrack, there are only 4 that are excellent to listen to:

Fantasy- Earth, Wind, & Fire
Hollywood Swinging- Kool & the Gang
Be Thankful for What You Got- William DeVaughn
The Boss- James Brown

These four songs are REAL R&B music and regardless of what 777 says, there is NO "brand new old skool." Not with the crap that I've been hearing on the radio these last 8 years. Anyway, this soundtrack is the weakest soundtrack that I have ever heard. Christina Milian has to be one of lamest singers out there and I'm glad no more of her songs were put on this soundtrack. For the record, she is NOT an R&B/soul singer- she is as pop as a Coca Cola about to lose it's fizz. I really don't care to much about the Black Eyed Peas and their music, especially since they've gone pop and added that floozy to the group. Listen to me, okay? Do not waste your hard earned money on this soundtrack. Dowload if you have to, but don't buy it.

Where's Steven and Christina?.......2005-07-24

Verrrrrry dissapointed that "Cryin" feat. Christina Milian wasn't on the cd.

pretty good.......2005-07-21

it's pretty good, but why isn't the song with aerosmith and christina milian on it?

Average customer rating: Just OK CD Great cd Wonderful! Dissapointing! I returned it! wedding music for the new world

It Had to Be You Various Artists Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Wedding Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Wedding Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wedding Jazz Album: First Dances Greatest Love Songs Modern Bride Presents the Wedding Album Heart Beats: Now & Forever - Timeless Wedding Songs Love Songs ASIN: B0000064XV Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

1. My One And Only Love - Louis Armstrong
2. There Will Never Be Another You - Bud Powell Trio
3. It Had To Be You - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
4. It's Love - Lena Horne
5. All Of Me - Benny Carter And His Orchestra
6. The More I Know You - Fats Waller And His Rhythm
7. Embraceable You - Duke Jordan
8. Like Someone In Love - Gary Burton Trio
9. My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Duke Ellington/Ray Nance
10. I've Got You Under My Skin - Paul Desmond
11. When You Wish Upon A Star - Glenn Miller/Ray Eberle
12. The Man I Love - Mary Lou Williams
13. You Go To My Head - Dizzy Gillespie/Johnny Hartman
14. Gypsy Queen - Count Basie And His Orchestra
15. I've Got The World On A String - Coleman Hawkins
16. Oh! You Sweet Thing - Billy Banks

Customer Reviews:

Just OK CD.......2004-04-09

What took me by surprise about this CD was the lack of vocals in the songs. Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 had no vocals whatsoever, which comprises about half of the CD and you can't tell this from the music list that they give here. However, I must admit the music is very good and the ones that do have vocals are good as well. If you don't care about vocals as much as I do or just want a mix of vocals/instrumental music, this CD is great for you.

Great cd.......2003-09-05

This album is a good choice if you'd like a different sound then the typical wedding music. Fun, lively yet appropriate music for a wedding. Good choice.

Wonderful!.......2002-10-08

The previous reviewer who didn't like the sound quality must not realize that these recordings date back to the '30s. They didn't have digital recordings then. Part of the charm of recordings from this era is the fuzziness. It's part of jazz history.

We loved this cd and chose our first dance song from it: "My One and Only Love".

Dissapointing! I returned it!.......2002-04-11

I really did not care for this CD and I can't believe that anyone likes it! What a poor quality recording and boring music. I have never returned a CD but the recording quality of every song varied so much that I kept having to adjust my stereo volume and setting for each song. DON"T waste your money!

wedding music for the new world.......2002-01-09

Now, we're cookin'. I love Mozart, Chopin, etc., but this is music for the new millenium! Celebrate!

Average customer rating: Intimate and tuneful Underrated Previn What happened?

Ballads/Solo Jazz Standards Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano After Hours Andre Previn Plays Jerome Kern Essential Collection We Got Rhythm: Gershwin Songbook ASIN: B000002SLK Release Date: 1996-04-02

Tracks:

1. More Than You Know
2. It Could Happen To You/Here's That Rainy Day
3. My Funny Valentine
4. How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
5. Have You Met Miss Jones/Nobody's Heart
6. In Our Little Boat
7. As Time Goes By
8. My Melancholy Baby
9. It Only Happens When I Dance With You
10. Angel Eyes
11. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
12. It Might As Welll Be Spring
13. The Second Time Around
14. Dance Of Life

Customer Reviews:

Intimate and tuneful.......2005-01-14

I'm an admirer of Previn as both classical and jazz musician, and in both categories he excels. This album has the same intimate, highly musical quality that you'll find in Keith Jarrett's The Melody at Night with You. What I appreciate about both is the fact that the pianist's invention always serves the music; it's never obtrusively artful or showy. Highly recommended. Do yourself a favor and get Jarrett's disc to go along with this.

Underrated Previn.......2002-01-14

Andre Previn has always been an underrated jazz pianist. Because of his astonishing variety of successes as a classical conductor, pianist and composer; a film composer; a songwriter; and a performer of romantic cocktail music, he has been eyed suspiciously by the jazz community. In fact, his Tatum-like virtuosity, and his wildly unique and often playfully humorous piano style has made him one of the most interesting, innovative, and entertaining jazz pianists around. His many trio albums on Contemporary Records in the '50s (with Red Mitchell and Shelly Manne) still hold up as some of the best of their kind. But like Rodney Dangerfield, he never gets any respect. Thus, even his most kind critics are likely to throw darts at "Ballads" as too sweet and not swinging. Nonsense! It's not Monk, but it is nevertheless a beautiful set and a loving tribute to some of the greatest songwriters in Tin Pan Alley. Previn squeezes out every harmonic nuance of each song, yet he sounds like he's playing off the cuff in his living room late at night just to amuse himself. Previn may not swing like Teddy Wilson or Oscar Peterson on this offering, but I can't imagine any serious listener being left unmoved by his version of Burton Lane's "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" It's simply gorgeous. Previn's amazing talents and his proficiency in many musical styles all come together in this unjustly overlooked CD. Give it a chance!

What happened?.......2001-10-03

THe magic is gone. After reading the liner notes, I learned that someone at the studio asked Previn to make an album of just ballads. BIG MISTAKE. I think he was not in the mood.

Average customer rating:

Glad to Be Unhappy Paul Desmond Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Easy Living Desmond Blue Bossa Antigua Take Ten Pure Desmond ASIN: B00005IAWT Release Date: 2001-05-10

Tracks:

1. Glad To Be Unhappy
2. Poor Butterfly
3. Stranger In Town
4. A Taste Of Honey
5. Any Other Time
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
7. Angel Eyes
8. By The River Sainte Marie
9. All Across The City
10. All Through The Night

Album Description

Remastered reissue of 1965 album. Packaged in a digipak reproduction of the original artwork. 10 tracks including 3 bonus 'By The River Saint Marie', 'All Across The City' & 'All Through The Night'.

Album Details

Twenty-four bit digitally remastered with restored original artwork.

Average customer rating:

Be Cool: The Modern and Dolphin Sessions 1952-1954 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Manufacturer: Ace Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music West Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NJL66K Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. DRAGNET BLUES - ALL BY JOHNNY MOORE'S THREE BLAZERS - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
2. DRIFTING BLUES - Vocal By Mari Jones
3. SATURDAY NIGHT (FOUR NIGHTS DRUNK) - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
4. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE - Vocal By Mari Jones
5. JOHNNY, JOHNNY - Vocal By Mari Jones
6. LAZY BLUES - Instrumental
7. DOWN IN TEXAS - Vocal By Mari Jones
8. MY LAST LETTER - Vocal By Frankie Ervin And Mari Jones
9. BE COOL AKA KEEP COOL - Vocal By Mari Jones
10. LONESOME GAL - Vocal By Mari Jones
11. FALSE LOVE - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
12. WHAT MAKES A MAN FOOL AROUND - Vocal By Mari Jones
13. PLAYING NUMBERS - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
14. CRAZY WITH THE BLUES - Vocal By Mari Jones
15. NIGHTMARE BLUES - Vocal By Mari Jones
16. MY SONG - Vocal By Mari Jones
17. GEE, IT'S ROUGH - Vocal By Mari Jones
18. LONESOME TRAIN - Vocal By Mari Jones
19. IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
20. BLUES IN MY HEART - Instrumental
21. LONESOME STRANGER - Vocal By Mari Jones
22. TOO BAD - Vocal By Mari Jones
23. MERRY XMAS BLUES (MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY) - Vocal By Mari Jones
24. I DON'T KNOW, YES I KNOW - Vocal By Mari Jones And Nelson Alexander
25. SO LONG - Vocal By Mari Jones

Album Description

Exquisite, early 50s west coast `cool blues' from one of the genre's most cherished acts.

Johnny Moore's Three Blazers survived the late 1940s defection of their frontman, Charles Brown, to continue well into the next decade with the same musical sound and a variety of vocalists. This package features three of the best; Mari "Mauri" Jones, Frankie Ervin and "Lex" Nelson Alexander, along with Blazers musical stalwarts Oscar Moore and Eddie Williams.

Repertoire here is drawn, wherever possible, from original Modern and Dolphin tapes and acetates, and includes many previously unissued recordings and/or takes.

Virtually none of this repertoire has been reissued in the CD era - and the sound quality is astounding.

A long overdue follow-up to Ace's first - and equally recommended - Three Blazers CD, "Drifting And Dreaming".

Album Description

Exquisite, early `50s west coast ''cool blues'' from one of the genre's most cherished acts. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers survived the late 1940's defection of their frontman, Charles Brown, to continue well into the next decade with the same musical sound, and a variety of vocalists. This package features three of the best; Mari ''Mauri'' Jones, Frankie Ervin and ''Lex'' Nelson Alexander, along with Blazers musical stalwarts Oscar Moore and Eddie Williams. Virtually none of this repertoire has been reissued in the CD era - and the sound quality is astounding.

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Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women Lena Johnson McLin , Dorothy Rudd Moore , Undine Smith Moore , Julia Perry , Irene Britton Smith , Dolores White , Gregory Walker , and Helen Walker-Hill Manufacturer: Leonarda Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: African Heritage Symphonic Series III Soulscapes: Piano Music by African American Women From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000004AF2 Release Date: 1997-11-25

Tracks:

1. Sonata for Violin and Piano: Allegro cantabile (Irene Britton Smith)
2. Sonata for Violin and Piano: Andante (I. B. Smith)
3. Sonata for Violin and Piano: Vivace (I. B. Smith)
4. Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: Vignette (Dorothy Rudd Moore)
5. Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: Episode (Rudd Moore)
6. Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: Caprice (Rudd Moore)
7. Prelude for Piano (Julia Perry)
8. Spring Intermezzo [from Four Seasonal Sketches for piano] (Betty Jackson King)
9. Troubled Water for piano (Margaret Bonds)
10. Pulsations for solo violin: Gracefully (Lettie Beckon Alston)
11. Pulsations for solo violin: Fast and Rhythmical (Alston)
12. Pulsations for solo violin: Sow with much expression (Alston)
13. Before I'd be a Slave for piano (Undine Smith Moore)
14. Moderato [from Five Interludes for piano] (Eubanks)
15. Larghetto [from Five Interludes for piano] (Eubanks)
16. Cool-Trane [from Portraits in Jazz for piano] (Valerie Capers)
17. Billie's Song [from Portraits in Jazz for piano] (Capers)
18. A Summer Day for piano (Lena McLin)
19. Etude No. 2 [from Two Piano Etudes] (Regina Baiocchi)
20. Blues Dialogues for solo violin: Blues feeling (Dolores White)
21. Blues Dialogues for solo violin: Expressive
22. Blues Dialogues for solo violi: Fast and funky (White)
23. Negro Dance, Op. 25 No. 1 for piano (Nora Douglas Holt)
24. Fantasie Negro for piano (Florence Price)

Album Description

Music by African-American Women. Total Time 72:27. Unabridged bios in 12-page CD booklet. Violinist/composer Gregory Walker holds degrees in Music and English from Indiana University, Computer Music from the University of California at San Diego, and Composition from Mills College. He completed his doctorate in composition at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Walker is Assistant Professor and Director of Ensembles at the University of Colorado at Denver and concertmaster of the Boulder Philharmonic.

Helen Walker-Hill, pianist, holds degrees from the University of Colorado, Smith College, and the École Normale de Musique in Paris, where she studied as a Fulbright scholar with Nadia Boulanger. Formerly on the piano faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Walker-Hill has also served as a visiting faculty member. She has been a member of the Walker Duo with her son, Gregory Walker, since 1983 and has been engaged in research and performance of music by black women since 1987.

Irene Britton Smith earned degrees from the American Conservatory and DePaul University and also attended Juilliard, Eastman, and the Conservatory in Fontainebleau. She taught elementary school in Chicago for 40 years while continuing to compose.

Dorothy Rudd Moore graduated from Howard University and continued studies with Nadia Boulanger. She taught at the Harlem School of the Arts, New York University, and Bronx Community College.

Recording, mastering, graphic design: Marnie Hall. Recorded in Marshall Auditorium at Haverford College, 1993 and 1994. DDD. This recording was supported in part by public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts and The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Additional funding provided by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music and The University of Colorado at Denver. Cover Painting, "Sengalese Woman" © Malkia Roberts, 1972. © Leonarda Productions, Inc., 1995. All rights reserved

Average customer rating: What's your problem? Very overrated here at Amazon Be Cool and Listen why isn't First Lady of Rock the most known song on earth? My New Favorite CD

Born To Howl Manufacturer: Red Cat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fire It Up Rise From The Ashes Dreams of Glory Situation Out of Control Church Of The Falling Rain ASIN: B00005B45M Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. Shake
2. Torn Asunder
3. Detroit or Buffalo
4. The First Lady of Rock
5. Jolene
6. Rock It
7. Four Times Gone
8. American Child
9. Death of the American Song
10. Bound to Burn
11. Call Off Your Dogs

Album Description

Family power rock trio. As one critic put it, " Imagine AC/DC fronted by a woman who sings like Patsy Cline and writes like Bob Dylan." Internet pioneers blazing their own trail, they have been embraced by everyone from college radio to author Elmore Leonard, who included their lyrics in his sequel to "Get Shorty", the novel "Be Cool". They rock and they mean it.

Customer Reviews:

What's your problem?.......2006-06-20

I'm having a little trouble understanding the previous reviewer--What's with the insane anger? And why do you keep reviewing them if you obviously don't understand or like the music? Is there something personal? Does it make you mad that everybody seems to like/love this amazingly cool band? We love them here in new Orleans, and they haven't even toured here yet...but we're keeping our fingers crossed. Can't wait to get the new cd that we've heard some of on xm.

Very overrated here at Amazon.......2006-06-10

This is the second Stone Coyotes album I've heard, and all I can say is that it's boring, predictable, and very overrated (apparently, judging from the Amazon reviews). I would only think this was decent if I came across this band at a bar and had had a few beers. Imagine Bonnie Raitt fronting ZZ Top and you're halfway there, except that they're barely half as good as that would be. Barbara Keith may have a decent voice, but she sings here with little true energy and no variation -- if you like one of these songs, you're bound to like them all, because they pretty much sound alike. The best song is their cover of "Jolene," because it's a great song and it's not theirs.

If you stopped paying attention to rock in about 1980, and classic rock radio is as cutting edge as you care to be, I can see where you're coming from liking these guys. If punk and other risk-takers in rock since then have been too scary for you, then this band may be for you. If you want to hear some truly great women in rock, though, listen to P.J. Harvey, Sleater-Kinney, or Neko Case, to name but a few.

Be Cool and Listen.......2005-03-25

The freshest rock in years comes from a middleage rocker named Barbara Keith. I love this album. My 10 year old daughter and I are both inspired to play the guitar and rock. Nothing false here. Long live the Stone Coyotes. I'm seeing them next week and I am stoked.

why isn't First Lady of Rock the most known song on earth?.......2004-01-14

First Lady of Rock.

This song is just the coolest.

The greatest inspiration for all the aspiring grrl guitarists and singers like me

My New Favorite CD.......2002-05-23

One review writer for a major publication described the Stone Coyotes as "AC/DC meets Patsy Cline." That's about as close as one can get, yet this family trio certainly has a sound both unique and awesome. I was virtually dumbstruck the first time I heard this disk, and it was my first exposure to this band. Their sound is powerful and crunchy, infectious and erotic. Every song on this disk is hot, hot, hot. Barbara's voice is both haunting and searing, and Doug and John form the tastiest rhythm section of any rock band today, bar none. Their cover of Dolly's "Joline" is particularly noteworthy. If you like rock, you absolutely must own this one.

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