Alegría

1. Alegría

2. Vai Vendrai

3. Kalandéro

4. Querer

5. Irna

6. Taruka

7. Jeux d'Enfants

8. Mirko

9. Icare

10. Ibis

11. Valsapena

12. Nocturne

Tracks:

Alegr
Vai Vendrai
Kaland
Querer
Irna
Taruka
Jeux d'Enfants
Mirko
Icare
Ibis
Valsapena
Nocturne

Album Description

Lively, colourful music composed by Rene Dupere. Alegria draws on the rhythms of jazz, pop, tango and klezmer. Alegria evokes the sound and spirit of wandering minstrels through the use of various acoustic instruments including the accordion. Alegria is the best-selling Cirque du Soleil album to date.

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All the best song from Cirque du Soleil
Cirque as always
Like a bowl of magical soup
Not exactly "Le Best"
Absolutely Breathtaking Music

Le Best of Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Manufacturer: Cirque Du Soleil
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VYQDO
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Egypte
Alegria
Pokinoi
Querer
Kumbalawe
Ombra
Reveil
Nostalgie
Vocea
Stella Errans
Gamelan
Liama

Customer Reviews:

All the best song from Cirque du Soleil.......2007-02-19

You could listen to all the best songs from Cirque du Soleil! Even you never watch its shows, you will be attracted to buy the tickets once you listen it the songs!

Cirque as always.......2006-03-10

Cirque always has the most magnificent musicians. Always outstanding! This cd takes some of the best from different programs and combines them into one experiance. It is a great compilation that has been done in the wonderfully unique Cirque way!

Like a bowl of magical soup.......2005-12-25

This is NOT the full course dinner, but an opening course, a little tease for your taste buds, or in this case, your imagination. This is like magical soup where each spoonful is a different flavor and sometimes, well it is a combination of the otherworldly and the worldly. Sometimes it is just the right spice for that right moment. This is great music and deserves respect for the creativity that fueled its construction. Like any good chef, it is personal, quirky and eclectic. Enjoy! If you want the full course, go to a live production and be ready to be a glutton.

Not exactly "Le Best".......2005-12-06

I was going to give this 4 and a half stars, but I can't. Literally. Anyway, there are some great tracks on this CD. Even Alegria, where the singer sounded like she lost her voice. Some of the songs are on my iPod right now. But I wish they put more. This isn't enough. Do you have how much music you can load on a CD? Come on, Cirque, add more!

Absolutely Breathtaking Music.......2005-10-05

I didn't buy this cd off of Amazon, at a Borders Store actually. But anyway this cd is absolutely amazing with a 14 selection of absolutely breathtaking performances and compositions from the world renowned Performance Show known as Cirque Du Soleil. With spellbounding varieties of music on this cd from the show. It's an absolutely worthy CD to buy. Hands down--you'll love it! Just buy it and hear it for yourself!

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Au Dela Des Couleurs by Francesca Gagnon
Beauty, Passion and Madness
An Amazing Journey To A World Of Joy And Wonder
Superb!
Very disappointed!

Alegria

Manufacturer: Cirque Du Soleil
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0002KQNUO
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

Alegria
Vai Vedrai
Kalandiro
Querer
Irna
Taruka
Jeux D'enfants
Mirko
Icare
Ibis
Valsapena
Nocturne

Customer Reviews:

Au Dela Des Couleurs by Francesca Gagnon.......2007-05-16

If you like Francesca Gagnon's haunting voice on this Cirque du Soleil soundtracks check out her other CD Au Dela Des Couleurs

Beauty, Passion and Madness.......2007-03-22

This CD is a bacchanalia. It is ecstatic and blissful and alien and sad and insane. There are so many worlds contained in this music that it's hard to describe. I have to say I've loved this CD for more than a decade and it has been a source of constant agony and joy and ecstasy. It doesn't age. It is a classic. There are so many nuances in it, so much fantasy, madness, passion and creativity that it is truly one of a kind. Each song produces a peculiar state of mind. I don't know how else to describe this experience. I'd say my favorite experiences are Mirki, Vai Vedrai, Querer (awesome!) and Valsapena. Please buy it and take the time to listen ... REALLY listen to it and experience it.

An Amazing Journey To A World Of Joy And Wonder.......2005-07-09

Alegria means happiness in Spanish, and that't exactly what this CD delivers, a good dose of happiness and a nice escape route from the pre-packaged wasteland of FM radio in the 21st Century. Having bought the CD several years ago, I could hardly wait to compare the listening experience to the live performance that I saw earlier today, and I must admit, the CD was an excellent primer for the show.

The most likable characteristic was the way the vocals in the live show matched the vocals on the CD.

Listening to Alegria makes you feel as if you've entered a fantasy land full of benign and carefree elves, goblins, and other wondrous mischievous misfit creatures whose only job is to take you to the edge of enjoyment and to let you define what your own limits are. And while the visual effects of the live show are mesmerizing, they would be useless without this powerful sound track, which is worth listening to on its own merits.

The songs are all built on melancholy keys, with the arrangements designed to tug at your emotions and create a feeling of Bohemia and old Europe. And despite the expectations of anyone who has ever seen a Cirque show, they deliver just the right dosage of fantasy and escapism with enough versatility to favor a nice drive, a quiet evening at home, or background music for a good book or even working on a project.

My favorite song on the CD is Vai Vedrai, which is a trademark Cirque song, with the haunting vocal adding to the sentimental gipsy lament that it seems to be broadcasting.

Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a good alternative listen, wants to share music with the entire family, or is interested in the Cirque du Soleil phenomenon. Also recommended is a visit to any live performance by this troop, as well as any other of their CD, or DVD/VHS products. They truly deliver the goods.

Superb!.......2005-06-09

I saw "Alegria" when it came to my area, and the show took my breath away. I have seen both "O" and "Dralion," and heard samplings of other Cirque shows, but "Alegria" has perhaps the most upbeat songs on it. Favorites include the title track, 'Vai Vedrai,' and 'Querer.'

Definitely worth your money, and it provides very ecclectic listening/mood music.

Very disappointed!.......2005-01-11

Despite the interesting and colorful jacket, the music is very disappointing. Most of the music sounds the same. This would not be a CD that I would recommend to others.

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Has lived in my player for weeks!
Title Tune is Reason Enough to Buy Alegria
some fun, eh?
Must buy
Experience The Passion

Alegría
Cirque du Soleil
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FRF
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

Alegria
Vai Vedrai
Kalandero
Querer
Irna
Taruka
Jeux d'enfants
Mirko
Icare
Ibis
Valsapena
Nocturne

Customer Reviews:

Has lived in my player for weeks!.......2007-07-09

This is one of the better Cirque titles. Typically, Cirque de Soleil will produce excellent quality music, and I have not been disappointed yet. But for some reason, this disc stays in my CD player. I find the vocals on Alegria to be captivating, and maybe that's why I have been listening to it time and again.

Title Tune is Reason Enough to Buy Alegria.......2007-05-15

It's OK to read the other reviews. I more or less agree -- depending on the review. What I don't think is emphasized enough, though, is just how special the title tune, "Alegria" is. Francesca's style and this great sentimental tune have a great synergy. You may love eggnog and you may like a nice oily aromatic nutmeg. Put the two together and you now can add that item to your list of something that's just too good. It's not an exact analogy, though. Francesa's voice is not the nutmeg or the eggnog; neither is the tune. Yes, synergy is all I'm getting at. But my "nutmeg and eggnog" makes that somewhat dry notion of synergy more palpable. And THAT is what Alegria is like: palpable. The first exposure to this song and you will find it quite beautiful. So much so that I thought it was Bel Canto singing style. Maybe, but probably not. But like someone who is truly a good person as well as a person you love, you love this song more when you see how repeated exposure can still bring such delight. Of course anything can be overdone. So there are a couple of other good tunes and plenty of atmospheric sounds on the CD. But when you do go back to Alegria again, you will again find it such a special song. It is like there is a profundity to be found in its sentimentality. I can't say I know of any other song like that. Songs are substantive in fun (like the Unicorn, or Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream Album) or substantive in joy or substantive in sadness (plenty of those!), but I don't believe I have ever come to believe in profundity in a song because it was dripping with sentimentality. Incidentally, the CD has excellent sound quality. So why not 5 stars? I guess I feel I've been doing "star inflation" -- especially on music. Or maybe it was the super Egmont overture by Beethoven I recently listened to. Talk about profundity! (Yeppers, I've reviewed several Egmont recordings; have a look.) Anyway, the title tune is so very special: it is a beguiling mix of profundity, sentimentality and Francesca's unusual voice. It's an almost addictive synergy (like nutmeg and eggnog).

some fun, eh?.......2006-10-06

Hey, can you imagine, a musical review inspired by anti-histamines? Way cool! Those Quebecois think of everything!

Must buy.......2006-10-02

If you want to experience how music control your emotion, you must buy this CD

Experience The Passion.......2006-07-10

If you are not familiar with the rising cult status of Cirque du Soleil, you may not understand the passion and dedication those who have seen a performance give to these productions. By far, this is the most passionate "I've Lost Love on European Streets in the Autumn Rain" songs you will ever encounter, and make for some intense love-making sessions. Highly recommended, this is a necessity for any contemporary musician's collection. "Alegria: There is a spark of life shining... Alegria: I hear a young minstrel sing... Alegria: There is a love in me waiting... Alegria: A joyous, magical feeling." Experience the passion. Flow with the emotions in the months that follow.

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Super Montoya recording

Carlos Montoya, Guitarist
Carlos Montoya
Manufacturer: Allegretto
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001KAD
Release Date: 1992-11-04

Tracks:

Malaguena
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Toque de lavarte
Bolero
Alegria
Variaciones
Farruca
Zambrilla
Chufla
Bulerias
Soleares - Sevillanas - Ritmos de cadiz
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Customer Reviews:

Super Montoya recording.......2000-06-25

Classical Montoya recording. I still have a hard time believing it is just one person playing. If you have any interest in Flamenco guitar, at it's best, then you'll be delighted with this recording.

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Johnny Mac's Acoustic Artistry Taken To A New Level
McLaughlin Peaks
One of John's best
ACOUSTIC McLAUGHLIN IN GOOD FORM.

Que Alegria
John McLaughlin Trio
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000478E
Release Date: 1992-04-07

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Belo Horizonte
Baba (For Ramana Maharshi)
Reincarnation
1 Nite Stand
Marie (Bass solo)
Hijacked
Mila Repa
Que Alegria
3 Willows

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The jazz-rock deity proves again that he can kick butt with a six-string acoustic. Percussionist Trilok Gurtu provides the exotic edge. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Johnny Mac's Acoustic Artistry Taken To A New Level.......2005-01-05

This is one amazingly diverse offering from John McLaughlin and Co.! Darn near biting at the heels of "Live At The Royal Festival Hall", the JM Trio (with the brilliant French bassist Dominic DiPiazza on all but one cut) furthers its explorations and even gets a chance to show its ability to reinterpret previous material of John's in amazing and sublime ways.

Things get off to a great start with a reworking of "Belo Horizonte'", where the tempo is actually slowed down quite a few notches, allowing the composition's melodic, harmonic beauty and strength to shine, wheras the original version (with the Translators band on the "Belo Horizonte" album) was marred with excessive speed and pyrotechnics. "Baba" is one of my favorite moments, starting off very mysteriously with midi-guitar and tablas, slowly morphing into a slow, smoldering sophisticated blues with the whole band pouring its heart out. "Reincarnation" (originally on "Adventures In Radioland") gets reworked and comes out a beautiful, deep meditative piece where bassist DiPiazza gets to jump out front, weaving in and out of John's atmospheric textures. "One Nite Stand" picks up the pace with scorching funk (here, it's Kai Eckhardt in the bass seat heating up the popcorn so to speak),great fun! "Marie" is a beautiful, lyrical solo bass piece by DiPiazza that holds one spellbound. The remaining tracks are no less compelling as the Trio interacts with each other in ways that often defy explanation, and truly add up to more than the sum of their parts!

After this disc ends, I get the sense that they hadn't even begun to tap into their full potential, especially underscored by the fact this was their last recording together(DANG!!)as the ever restless Johnny Mac was looking ahead to some other avenues of musical exploration.

Nonetheless, I am glad this band got to perform and record such brilliance if only for a relatively brief spell. I can't recommend this enough!

McLaughlin Peaks.......2004-12-10

This album, and its live companion, represent - for me - the pinnacle of John McLaughlin's career. Virtually everything he has been involved with is microcosmically encapsulated in his two trio recordings. McLaughlin possesses an very unique style that is an absolutely perfect combination fusion, jazz, Indian, blues and flamenco. Combine his slinky rhythmic playing and lightening fast melodic work with the amazing percussion work of Trilok Gurtu, and it's like Shakti meets the avant garde of NYC on Mars. If you're pondering whether you should buy this album, ponder no more. YOU MUST BUY IT. YOU MUST ALSO BUY THE LIVE ALBUM! DO IT! DO IT NOW! NO, LIEUTENANT, YOUR MEN ARE ALREADY DEAD.

One of John's best.......2000-04-22

It is very unfortunate that John McLaughlin Trio (with Trilok Gurtu & Kai Eckhardt or Dominique Di Piaza) has released only two albums. The first, Live in The Royal Alber Hall (1989), was marked by unbelievable playing of John and, especially, Trilok Gurtu. Que Alegria was the second (and last) album of the trio and was less melodic and exhibitionist (naturally, being a studio album), but it had great harmonic structures and brilliant bass player, Frenchman Dominique Di Piaza. The man is superbly eloquent, with a blistering speed that he often follows John's lines - while soloing! This is a kind of albums that can be heard over and over and upon each listening one can always discover an amazing line or structure. these kind of albums are rare to find.

ACOUSTIC McLAUGHLIN IN GOOD FORM........1999-09-29

This c.d. from 1992 features Mclaughlin on acoustic guitar and guitar synthesizer with Trilok Gurtu on percussion and Dominique Di Plaza on bass. The music is the unmistaken style of Mclaughlin, a fusion of Jazz, Flamenco and indian music, and his playing is as usual, as good as it gets and it is always a treat to hear the great percussion playing of Trilok Gurtu who has created a totaly new way of playing percussion by mixing Indian and Western playing styles.

It is so fascinating to hear the great rhythmic interplay between Gurtu and Mclaughlin they turn and twist it around so you'l never get bored with it, it's this mastery of rhythm that is one of the things I like about masters of indian music like Ravi Shankar and Zakir Hussain.

Mclaughlin also has a very sophisticated harmonic sense and it's fun to hear him improvise over these great rhythms and harmonies.

Tracks:

Esperanza de Volar
Carmen La Canastera [Buleria]
Monarcos y Republicanos [Alegria]
Ana, Dolores y Aurora
Gitanos de La Cava [Buleria]
Hay Azules Que Se Caen de Moraos [Tanguillos]
Sedel Aire
Loba [Siguiriya]
Corren Tiempos de Alger[Buleria]
Amar y Vivir
Fuente de Bebo [Buleria]
Cadencia Inesperada [Nana]

Tracks:

Fuente del Conocimiento [Solea]
MOscura Que La Noche [Cante de Levante]
No Me Dejaron Ni Verla
Tientos del LimTientos/Tangos]
Abriendo La Ma
DQue Yo Me Muera [Fandangos Naturales]

Album Details

Double CD Set of the Flamenco Singer's Albums "Corren Tiempos De Alegria" and "Teatro Real".

Customer Reviews:

Flamenco from Spain.......2006-04-08

Diego "El Cigala" is one of the of the foremost current proponents of flamenco music coming from Spain. This double disc finds him in fine form.The first twelve songs on the track listing are studio recordings found on disc 1 and the last six make up disc 2 which was recorded live from theTeatro Real in Madrid one summer day in 2002. There is plenty of variety as is indicated by the track listing of bulerias , tangos etc. Essentially it is the full spectrum of flamenco but with a mix of tradition and contemporary flavors. Take for example the buleria "Gitanos de la cava" where the jazz trumpet and bass lines create a nuevo flamenco sound that mixes perfectly with "El Cigalas" mournful vocals. The beautiful and lively guajira "Senor del aire" features Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes playing a prominent part of the song on the ivory keys for a great song dedicated to Juan Valderrama. Valdes is featured on several other songs most notably on the bolero "Amar y vivir" that has a Cuba meets Spain feel to it. "La fuente de Bebo" is a happy buleria that has a rhythmic interchange between "El Cigala" and Valdes that is similar to the fine disc the two recorded entitled "Lagrimas Negras" which is also recommended.The use of flute infuses a jazzy Middle Eastern flair to many of the songs which results in more nuevo flamenco meets old school flamenco. The chorus and palmas(hand clapping )can be find throughout the disc often in exuberant fashion. The live from Teatro Real disc 2 is pure flamenco and features the only solea on both discs entitled "Fuente de conocimiento" where the guitar is pure and compliments "El Cigalas" voice.The fandango closing out the disc entitled "El dia que yo me muero"is dedicated to matador Curro Romero much to the delight of the audience for a fitting ending to a nice double disc. A pleasing addition to any flamenco collection , this CD is pure flamenco with only hints of nuevo flamenco. Recommended for the flamenco afficionado of today.

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Alegria
Marcos Witt
Manufacturer: Sony International
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Alegria
Dissipointing foray into contemporay classical/spanish pop
A return to form ... and the studio.
Great art by one of the best jazz composers and performers
I wonder what comes next

Alegria
Wayne Shorter
Manufacturer: Verve
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Release Date: 2003-03-25

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Vendiendo Alegria
Bachianas Brasileiras No.5
Angola
Interlude
She Moves Through The Fair
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12th Century Carol
Capricorn II

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Following the release of the critically acclaimed Footprints Live!, this CD is saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter's first studio recording as a leader since the Grammy-winning 1994 release, High Life. Shorter is joined by pianists Danilo Perez and Brad Mehldau, bassist John Patitucci, drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Brian Blade, and percussionist Alex Acuna. Backed by a superb woodwind and brass ensemble, this project offers a comprehensive and sophisticated presentation of Shorter's music, from the Andalusian airs on "Vendiendo Alegria" by Antonio Molina to a reincarnation of "Capricorn II" from his mid-'60s Miles Davis days. Shorter's soprano and tenor playing is his most expressive in years, and producer Robert Sadin (who worked on Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World and Kathleen Battle's So Many Stars) has provided Shorter with his most poignant sonic setting on record. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Alegria.......2006-01-30

Wayne Shorter
Alegria
Verve Records 314543558-2
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Studio technology gets better and better. On "Sacajawea," which opens this new 10-song jazz release, it's used to make saxophone sound like "Mississippi saxophone," better known to most readers as "harmonica." It's weird, but it's innovative. It's weird, but it works, and isn't that part of the mission statement of a true jazz act, anyway?
During the second listen, themes begin to take shape. Gradually, subtly, it becomes apparent that this is an instrumental jazz opera, maybe not to the satisfaction of real opera buffs, but to the extent that Tommy and Jesus Christ, Superstar were rock operas or even that Porgy and Bess was some sort of hyphenated opera. Because it is instrumental, plot and characters are rather difficult to explain, for the story uses rhythm rather than romance and melody rather than melodrama in its development. Shorter once said, recalling his days with Miles Davis, "With Miles, I felt like a cello, I felt viola, I felt liquid, dot-dash . . . and colors really started coming."
On this deep, rich release, color arrives for Shorter and his listeners alike. The flirtation with gypsy music is particularly effective and will be remembered as a cornerstone of "world jazz" as that sub-genre develops.

Dissipointing foray into contemporay classical/spanish pop.......2005-05-23

I will give Shorter one thing, he is hard to catagorize. He went from possibly being one of the top 10 composers of the 60's to this. Wayne Shorter, like Billy Strayhorn, are amazing composer with such a high batting average because of the relative small of amount of compositions available from them. Wayne Shorter's "Nightdream", "Juju", "The All Seeing Eye", and "Footprints" are 5 star masterpieces from 60's second wave of avant garde. This record, which the exception of a few tracks (ie. Orbits and Capricorn II) is throwaway material. Some songs start of nice then, bam contemporary cheese. What really sucks is that this is to far out for contemporary cheese buyers and to cheese for avant garde/free bop fans of his earlier work.

A return to form ... and the studio........2004-05-16

Wayne Shorter's triumphant return to acoustic jazz on his Grammy nominated live album, Footprints, set the stage for this forward thinking and unique item in his discography. An almost orchestral album in scope, Alegria finds Wayne Shorter revisiting both classic pieces made famous during his stay in the Miles Davis quintet along with more obscure traditional fare.

There is one new tune present however, the opening cut "Sacajawea," which is rhythmically based on a driving boogaloo back beat. Shorter's overdubbed dual soprano lines complement his frenetic linear tenor solo on this cut. A fabulous opening to an intriguing album to be sure. The overall mood of Alegria is predominantly one of cool contemplation. Fortunately, the orchestration never becomes overwrought, opting for a "less is more" approach, exemplifying Shorter's compositional mastery.

Two classic 60's era compositions that were conceived during Shorter's tenure with Miles Davis, "Angola" and "Orbits," make radically updated appearances here. "Angola" is driven along with an almost tribal African rhythm, which is a trait shared by quite a few of the tracks on this release. There is an almost world music like patina to these proceedings. "Orbits" initially takes a more relaxed approach, which is undercut by the mysterious multiphonic solo that Shorter delivers throughout the song. Never one to lack for interesting material, there is a traditional waltz, a choral piece and a 1930's flamenco tune all adapted for inclusion.

Another highlight is an absolutely gorgeous interpretation of Villa-Lobos' "Bachias Brasieiras No.5". Hand percussion provides the foundation for cello and tenor sax to gently prod the piece along in a satisfying and wholly organic manner.

Despite the fact that a mere third of the tunes on this album are stripped down quartet tracks, the sporadic and tasteful appearances of a few string players and a small horn section give the album a more intimate feel than one would expect with such a large ensemble.

For those who've been waiting for Shorter to return to the studio to do an all acoustic recording, this should certainly satisfy. It's not the rough and tumble recording that Footprints was, but this certainly adds a new wrinkle to the Shorter legacy. Stylistically alternating between the rich orchestration of "Serenata" and the free form tenor and drum dialogue of "Interlude", Alegria is a welcome return to the sort of diverse album that made Wayne Shorter required listening in the first place.

Great art by one of the best jazz composers and performers.......2004-05-04

Wayne Shorter, throughout his career, has continued to astound everyone in the jazz world and this album is by no means away from that path. Alegria is a step in several different landscapes and times of music. From Villa-Lobos to English Carols, Wayne can do it all and continue to keep up his relevance and freshness that his atonality to harmony brings. This was voted as Jazztimes #1 Album of 2003, so why wouldnt you buy it?

I wonder what comes next.......2004-02-01

In this follow up to his highly-acclaimed 2002 come-back album "Footprints Live!" Shorter has his first all acoustic studio recording since 1967. With shifting personnel and group size (from 4 to 14 pieces) Shorter presents reconstructed originals from his days with Miles Davis and new gorgeous arrangements of classical pieces. Whether seen as a subtler more sophisticated reprise of "Footprints Live!" or on its own, "Alegria" shows a side of Shorter that has been hidden for too long.

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Disappointed
true magic
Stands on its own
Worth every single cent
Cirque has outdone itself with this marvelous CD!

Alegria: The Film Soundtrack
Cirque du Soleil
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cirque du Soleil - Alegria: An Enchanting Fable
Xotika

ASIN: B000028E6J
Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

Alegria [New Arrangement][Version]
Frac's Room/Frac and Train/Frac Andgiulietta
Love Leaves Someone Behind
Opera/Fleur's Trailer
Mirko/Vai Vedrai
Love Leaves Someone Behind/Chase/Factory
Herv
Child in His Eyes
Wedding
Irna
Herv/Giulietta and Fleur
Filet/Make-Up/Let Love Live [Instrumental]
Mountain of Clothes
Let Love Live [Instrumental]
Let Love Live

Customer Reviews:

Disappointed.......2005-09-14

I love the stage performance Alegria, but I have never seen the movie. I thought the movie would be simply the same show on big screen, and I was wrong. Should have done my research! The title song was the biggest disapointment. I know this is a different arrangement, but I was hoping for the same singer. I love the original singer very much. Her voice was so captivating. The singer in this album has a very low and deep voice, kind of gloomy and depressing. I prefer the orignal arrangement which is a lot more celebratoral in mood - isn't "alegria" supposed to mean "happiness"? The rest of the album is fine. The third song is very good.

true magic.......2002-09-05

this soundtrack it very great. i love everything about it. the songs are so wonderful & great to listen too. it is a must have for all fans & music loves out there in this world. if you love the movie then you will love the album as well. the songs very magical too. it makes me want to sing & dance . i feel so happy when i hear this lovely album. it's the best out there. it makes me think of italy again . if you like soundtracks then get this album for you or a friend. i love this album. buy it . you will
find true love again :)

Stands on its own.......2000-05-05

I really shouldn't be surprised when Cirque du Soleil releases an unbelievable CD anymore. This is the twelfth soundtrack that has been released, and it manages to carry the emotions of the movie very well. In fact, the basics of Alegria's movie plot can be followed quite well on the CD. Now all we need to wait for is some radio station DJ to pick this CD up and listen to the heart-wrenching Love Leaves Someone Behind and we'll be seeing Cirque get some well-deserved airtime.

Worth every single cent.......2000-03-16

At long last this album has been released, which should bring joy to some people. After watching the movie, I had too rush out and buy the album. Luckily i mangened to get a copy, and I would like to say, this is one of the best sountracks around. There are heart moving vocal songs. Instrumental songs, that will remind you of different parts of the movie. There are also extracts of songs from the original Alegria album. The songs here make you feel like laughing, dancing and even crying. Without doubt, this is a great album, and worth the price paid for it.

Cirque has outdone itself with this marvelous CD!.......2000-03-14

This soundtrack rivals even that of "O," Benoit Jutras's other Cirque masterpiece. The songs here are fabulous, both vocal and instrumental. The new arrangement of "Alegria" is just as good as, if not better than, the original, and every single one of the other vocal songs are some of the best I have heard. The instrumental pieces are also wonderful to listen to, whether they are slow and sophisticated or quick and lively. This CD has a little bit of everything; there are pop pieces, classical pieces, Spanish-style pieces, and much more. This is a must-have for any music lover, Cirque fan or not!

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