Up the Lazy River

1. I Wanna Roof over My Head

2. Roses of Picardy

3. St. Louis Blues

4. Kom Og Fortael du Kan Li' Mig

5. Avalon

6. All of Me

7. I Got Rhythm

8. What Shall I Say?

9. Once in a While

10. Doggin' Around

11. Bye Bye Blackbird

12. Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes

13. Contemporary Blues

14. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

15. Savoy Blues

16. I Aften Ma du to Mig

17. On a Slow Boat to China

18. Boogie Woogie on the Tin Roof Blues

19. Lazy River

Up the Lazy River,Various Artists,Danica Records,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Great Album A Perennial Fave River Dancing I have to agree, this is timeless... Great CD!

Up a Lazy River Leon Redbone Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: On the Track Sugar Double Time Champagne Charlie No Regrets ASIN: B0002IQI2E Release Date: 2004-08-17

Tracks:

1. Play Gypsy Play
2. At the Chocolate Bon Bon Ball
3. Lazy River
4. When Dixie Stars Are Playing Peek-A-Boo
5. Mr. Jelly Roll Baker
6. Gotta Shake That Thing
7. You're a Heartbreaker
8. Bittersweet Waltz
9. Goodbye Charlie Blues
10. That Old Familiar Blues
11. Dreamer's Holiday
12. I'm Going Home

Customer Reviews:

Great Album.......2007-01-15

This is the best Leon Redbone album I've heard (I own about 7 and have heard parts from his other albums). In fact, this is one of my favorite albums of all time. One gem after another. Beautiful music. A Classic.

A Perennial Fave.......2005-08-09

Some musicians are out there to keep traditional music alive. Ry Cooder springs to mind. He does it multiculturally, whereas Leon Redbone and Randy Newman stick pretty close to Americana and the Hoagy Charmichael school of singer. I love the old stuff. It's just such a serendipitous/smooth/Moonlight on the Wabash Old School sorta thing! Not too many of us were even born when these tunes were popularized, but like Harry Nilsson's "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night" and Linda Rondstadt's great renditions of classic tunes, this recording is near landmark quality!

Great accompaniment from his backup band, as usual. Quality recording in every sense! Five stars easily!

BEK

River Dancing.......2005-07-09

Redbone for the Redbone fan. The right mix of the old classics done with that Redbone flair and those distinctive songs that are his own. I heartily recommend this work to anyone who enjoys Leon at his best.

I have to agree, this is timeless..........2005-01-16

I never get tired of playing this album. It is short, but sweet and no missteps. Great music for a lazy, Sunday afternoon...

Great CD!.......2004-12-11

If you like Leon Redbone (who doesn't), add this one to your collection. I have listened to this CD hundreds of times and I never get sick of it. A must have for any jazz lover.

Average customer rating: A Natural Upper! 50s and 60s Hit Fare Effectively Rewickered for Big Band

Big Band Plays the Big Hits, Vol. 1/Up a Lazy River (Big Band Plays the Big Hits, Vol. Si Zentner & His Orchestra Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | 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 General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Suddenly It's Swing/Swingin Eye Road Band A Thinking Man's Band/Waltz in Jazz Time Blue Eyes Plays Ol' Blue Eyes Swinging Sounds of the Great Bands ASIN: B00004XSIX Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Asia Minor
2. African Waltz
3. Walk - Don't Run
4. Raindrops
5. Tenderly
6. Calcutta
7. Save The Last Dance For Me
8. Wonderland By Night
9. Apache
10. Because They're Young
11. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
12. The Hollywood Twist
13. Autumn Leaves
14. Perfidia
15. Blue Moon
16. Honky Tonk (Part 2)
17. Heart And Soul
18. Nice N' Easy (Twist)
19. Never On Sunday
20. Take Five
21. Moon River
22. Blue Tango
23. Yellow Bird
24. Up A Lazy River

Customer Reviews:

A Natural Upper!.......2003-06-21

As a trombone player, I'm probably biased, but it seems to me that most of the really great big bands were centered around trombone-playing leaders. Tommy Dorsey and Glen Miller played mellow swing; Si Zentner played raucous music that brought a smile to your face. His pedigree was spectacular, playing with Les Brown, Harry James, and Jimmy Dorsey before forming his own band in the late 50s. If you've never listened to his music, this is a great place to start--it is an excellent compilation. The only regret is that his arrangement of "Walk on the Wild Side" was not included.

50s and 60s Hit Fare Effectively Rewickered for Big Band.......2001-07-21

Quick, which group won the Downbeat Poll for best big band thirteen times straight? Aw, you peeked. I first saw Si Zentner's "Orchestra" live around 1960 at a shopping center (no malls in those days). An afternoon performance, out in the hot sun, Si and his gang were frankly wonderfully noisy and rowdy beyond belief (for this 12 year old anyway). Most distinct memory was Si telling the audience, "Now settle down, we're going to play something nice and quiet," and then letting all hell break loose, doing something even louder than the previous six songs. This recording (actually a two-fer of 1961-2 Liberty LPs from Collectables) captures that rambunctious spirit, but sometimes squanders the opportunity, choosing instead to showcase some less than compelling hit material. The tracks are all short, good for airplay but frustrating if one wants to hear an extended solo. The well-conceived big band arrangements of the hits are largely high quality, transforming those slim pickin's into aesthetically acceptable, listenable goodies. Zentner's trombone can be stubbornly lyrical, even when the rest of the band is flailing away uptempo. The recorded sound is top-notch (Liberty was an early stereo advocate). Time has been unkind most to the few songs he did with a twist beat, with one glaring exception, the vigorous, joyful "Lazy River," a Grammy-winning single, which still ranks as one of the best two-minute excursions in Hitsville in the early '60s.

Average customer rating: great for new jazz fans * BURSTING WITH LIFE * Sidney Bechet at his best

Up a Lazy River Sidney Bechet Manufacturer: Good Time Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Runnin' Wild ASIN: B00000JQKD Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

1. Sweet Lorraine
2. Up A Lazy River
3. China Boy
4. Four Or Five Times
5. That's A Plenty
6. If I Could Be With You
7. Squeeze Me
8. Sweet Sue
9. I Got Rhythm
10. September Song
11. Who
12. Song Of The Medina
13. Love Me With A Feeling
14. Polka Dot Stomp
15. Kansas City Man Blues
16. I'm Through, Goodbye
17. Waste No Tears
18. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
19. Blues Improvisation
20. Broken Windmill
21. Without A Home

Customer Reviews:

great for new jazz fans.......2006-03-12

Honestly, I got this cd because I was on a hunt for the song 'up a lazy river' ... (long story, but its a welcome memory from my childhood)...

I've always been vaugely interested in jazz, but being a music lover in general, and busy with tons of other genres, I always told myself "I'll get to jazz eventually"....

Well, thank GOD I chose this Sidney cd from the many variations of 'up a lazy river' I could have purchased. I'm happily surprised to have found myself a GREAT starter cd for someone interested in checking out jazz!

Ovbiousley 'up a lazy river' is my favorite track, but they're all fabulous and interesting....this cd is really righteous, and I can't wait to get all the other tracks stuck in my head. ;>

* BURSTING WITH LIFE *.......2002-12-05

This is a beautiful set, with Sidney Bechet in stellar form throughout, and to sweeten the deal he is joined by the great cornetist Muggsy Spanier on tracks 1-8 and 18-19. These are some of the finest, most luscious jazz recordings one could hope to hear, with Bechet's clarinet and soprano sax alternately spilling forth like sweet molasses and striking like Dixie lightning. China Boy is absolutely transcendent in all its zooming, swirling brilliance, and on tunes such as Sweet Lorraine and September Song, Bechet and Co. squeeze every last exquisite drop of melody and emotion into flawless readings which will leave one with little doubt of Bechet's special powers.

This package is of the highest quality in all areas. All session dates, locations and musicians are clearly listed, along with some truly intelligent and enlightening liner notes. What really counts however, is sound quality, and my expectations were far exceeded in that department, as the sound is utterly clear, warm and bright, with virtually no surface noise.

Aside from having the great Muggsy on board, the listener is also treated to the presence of Pops Foster on bass, Baby Dodds on drums, and stride piano master James P. Johnson on multiple tracks. The sessions range in size from quartet (tracks 1-8, from 1940), to septet (two sessions from 1949), to octet (on two live New York radio sessions, complete with audience, from 1947).

This disc is simply bursting with life, and will have you drifting Up A Lazy River and doing the Polka Dot Stomp in no time. Recommended.

Sidney Bechet at his best.......2000-08-18

Sidney Bechet had one of the warmest, most powerful sounds in jazz music, and his vibrant playing is very recognizable in this album. Included on this collection are 8 songs from the classic 1940 New York session with Muggsy Spanier. Muggsy Spanier gives Sidney Bechet just the right kind of backing to inspire to a real jazz tour de force. The brilliant Muggsy Spanier is also included in two songs with the This is Jazz All-Stars. The song 'Squeeze me', by Fats Waller, is a winner on this album, but there are many contenders for this title in the many classics collected here. There are also 5 very fine recordings from 1949 with Bob Wilber's Jazz Band, among them the wonderful 'Waste no tears'. This is a very good introduction to Sidney Bechet's jazz music, and proves why he is so highly regarded now, as he was in his lifetime.

Average customer rating:

Up A Lazy River Gene Vincent Manufacturer: Goldies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000N4R8Q2 Release Date: 2007-07-02

Album Description

The Bo Diddley beat was based on the rhythmic patter from the phrase 'Shave And A Haircut, Two Bits' (albeit a little faster and repeated over and over) and he created his own little niche in Rock 'No Roll with that simple, yet extremely effective, idea. This 12 track compilation features just a sample of Bo and his beat including the cuts 'Bo Diddley', 'I'm A Man', 'She's Fine, She's Mine' and more. Golden Stars.

Average customer rating: "Up A Lazy River" Reflects True Redbone Style Makes you want to sing along like you are there.crabs,crawdads,friends,beer....... A great CD, a second best!

Up a Lazy River Leon Redbone Manufacturer: Blue Thumb ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Thumb | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Whistling in the Wind Sugar Branch to Branch Any Time Double Time ASIN: B00005CDN8 Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Play Gypsy Play
2. At The Chocolate Bon Bon Ball
3. Lazy River
4. When Dixie Stars Are Playing Peek-A-Boo
5. Mr. Jelly Roll Baker
6. Gotta Shake That Thing
7. You're A Heartbreaker
8. Bittersweet Waltz
9. Goodbye Charlie Blues
10. That Old Familiar Blues
11. A Dreamer's Holiday
12. I'm Going Home

Customer Reviews:

"Up A Lazy River" Reflects True Redbone Style.......2004-06-12

Leon Redbone's CD, "Up A Lazy River," is a beautiful look at this man's unique style and versatility. He's playful on "At the Chocolate Bon Bon Ball", mellow on "Lazy River", and artistic on "Play Gypsy Play." It's my favorite album by any artist. But then, I dig old popular music from the first half of the 20th century more than a lot of the overly noisy, "wall of sound" stuff that comes out of too many studios today.

Makes you want to sing along.......2003-03-27

I originally was given a cassette of this album about 8 years ago and that cassette was worn out pretty quickly. I love listening to his music for the lyrics as well as the tunes. I always loved seeing him on Johnny Carson when I was little and love his music now. I highly recommend this album and his music to everyone, especially if you love the Jazz of old. My favorite song on this album is "At the Chocolate Bon Bon Ball". Buy this album, you'll be glad you did.

like you are there.crabs,crawdads,friends,beer..............1999-04-27

Darn fine.Brings to mind a time,down the green river in utah.all the girls, all the wind, don't forget the F14 doing his NOE stuff,thanks Buffy U are the best

A great CD, a second best!.......1998-05-27

The top songs on this CD are, in order, "A Dreamer's Holiday," "Bittersweet Waltz," and "You're A Heartbreaker" with "Lazy River" a close second. Leon's musical arranging talents shines as does his writing ability examplified in "Play Gypsy Play" and "Goodbye Charlie Blues." As is typical with Leon's recordings, the instrumentation varies with each song such that the music does not become boring over time. And if you are a Dr. John fan, listen for him on piano in "Bittersweet Waltz." Leon's singing style is mostly straight which brings out the fullness of his deep voice.

Average customer rating: What ?? Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.) A let down The definitive Paul Robeson compilation

The Essential Paul Robeson Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Robeson, Paul | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ballad for Americans Paul Robeson Live at Carnegie Hall Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital Ol' Man River: His 25 Greatest ASIN: B00005B15R Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Ol' Man River
2. Steal Away
3. Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
4. Water Boy
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
6. Deep River
7. Lonesome Road
8. Mighty Lak' A Rose
9. Rockin' Chair
10. When It's Sleepy-time Down South
11. Mah Lindy Lou
12. My Curly Headed Baby
13. Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
14. Lazy Bones
15. St. Louis Blues
16. Congo Lullaby
17. Canoe Song
18. Shenandoah
19. I Still Suits Me
20. Summertime
21. It Ain't Necessarily So
22. Just A-Wearyin' For you
23. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
24. Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

Tracks:

1. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Minstrel Man
2. Git On Board, Li'l Children/Dere's No Hidin' Place
3. Go Down, Moses
4. Bear De Burden/All God's Chillun Got Wings
5. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
6. Got The South In My Soul
7. Blue Prelude
8. Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes/Shortnin' Bread
9. Wagon Wheels
10. The Banjo Song
11. Love Song
12. Climbing Up (Mountain Song)
13. All Through The Night
14. Mood Indigo
15. At Dawning
16. An Eriskay Love Lilt
17. Trees
18. Jerusalem
19. The Cobbler's Song
20. A Perfect Day
21. Sylvia
22. Sea Fever
23. King Joe (The Joe Louis Blues)
24. The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
25. My Old Kentucky Home

Customer Reviews:

What ??.......2006-12-10

The idiot from Virginia thought it a bit strange that an American black man would give the communists a chance. Looking back from modern perspective is easier than what he had to go on in the thirtes. Gee, I wonder why a black man would do that after all that southern hospitality, segregation, and steady work you gave the "black folk". Not to mention all those nighttime campfires you had going in their honor.
While I might be from New York I certainly would not be called a bleeding heart liberal but I can certainly understand why the poor soul was looking elsewhere. You are either ignorant of history and its influences on people or you are a totally unsympathetic jackass!!

Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.).......2006-01-07

Paul Robeson, who was brainwashed into
beleiving Communist rhetoric (which is
strange as hell for an Amer-I-can black
man). A good singing voice but all cover
songs! Come on, Paul!

A let down.......2004-09-24

I own several Robeson recordings and purchased this one with high hopes as it has a great selection of tracks. Unfortunately given the excellent recording quality of "Songs for Free Men" and "The Paul Robeson Oddyssey", the remasters from what I assume are 78's and possibly radio are a let down and mar what could have been an excellent album.

The definitive Paul Robeson compilation.......2003-09-19

This 2 CD set of Paul Robeson is the definitive collection providing a decent overview of his work in 50 tracks all wonderfully restored from 78s as usual for ASV, with spirituals, show tunes, Shakespeare-like readings, and more done with a trademark bass voice and orchestration that backs up Paul perfectly and he would later be one of the first civil rights activists. The first disc is a reissue of the single disc "Ol' Man River-His 25 Greatest" on ASV containing "Ol' Man River," "Mighty Like a Rose," "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho," "Carry Me Back To Green Pastures," "Lazy Bones," and many more classics which is also available here at Amazon for those who only want a single disc of Paul's work and the 2nd disc contains 25 more classics including "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen," "The Old Folks At Home," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Wagon Wheels," "Git On Board, Little Children," and many more. In other words, all 50 of these tracks are essential to any early pop, folk, gospel, blues, etc. music fan and this is the set to introduce yourself to his work in a convenient 2 CD package with the usual great liner notes and details on the original 78s ASV provides with each CD released in their Living Era series.

Average customer rating: "Up A Lazy River" Reflects True Redbone Style Makes you want to sing along like you are there.crabs,crawdads,friends,beer....... A great CD, a second best!

Up a Lazy River Leon Redbone Manufacturer: Private Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Whistling in the Wind Sugar Branch to Branch Any Time Double Time ASIN: B0000000KS Release Date: 1992-02-25

Tracks:

1. Play Gypsy Play
2. At The Chocolate Bon Bon Ball
3. Lazy River
4. When Dixie Stars Are Playing Peek-A-Boo
5. Mr. Jelly Roll Baker
6. Gotta Shake That Thing
7. You're A Heartbreaker
8. Bittersweet Waltz
9. Goodbye Charlie Blues
10. That Old Familiar Blues
11. A Dreamer's Holiday
12. I'm Going Home

Customer Reviews:

"Up A Lazy River" Reflects True Redbone Style.......2004-06-12

Leon Redbone's CD, "Up A Lazy River," is a beautiful look at this man's unique style and versatility. He's playful on "At the Chocolate Bon Bon Ball", mellow on "Lazy River", and artistic on "Play Gypsy Play." It's my favorite album by any artist. But then, I dig old popular music from the first half of the 20th century more than a lot of the overly noisy, "wall of sound" stuff that comes out of too many studios today.

Makes you want to sing along.......2003-03-27

I originally was given a cassette of this album about 8 years ago and that cassette was worn out pretty quickly. I love listening to his music for the lyrics as well as the tunes. I always loved seeing him on Johnny Carson when I was little and love his music now. I highly recommend this album and his music to everyone, especially if you love the Jazz of old. My favorite song on this album is "At the Chocolate Bon Bon Ball". Buy this album, you'll be glad you did.

like you are there.crabs,crawdads,friends,beer..............1999-04-27

Darn fine.Brings to mind a time,down the green river in utah.all the girls, all the wind, don't forget the F14 doing his NOE stuff,thanks Buffy U are the best

A great CD, a second best!.......1998-05-27

The top songs on this CD are, in order, "A Dreamer's Holiday," "Bittersweet Waltz," and "You're A Heartbreaker" with "Lazy River" a close second. Leon's musical arranging talents shines as does his writing ability examplified in "Play Gypsy Play" and "Goodbye Charlie Blues." As is typical with Leon's recordings, the instrumentation varies with each song such that the music does not become boring over time. And if you are a Dr. John fan, listen for him on piano in "Bittersweet Waltz." Leon's singing style is mostly straight which brings out the fullness of his deep voice.

Average customer rating:

Magnifical And Mighty Manufacturer: Aca Digital ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000004CLC Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Rejoice In The Lamb
2. Te Deum in C
3. Four Madrigals: 1. Parting
4. 2. Flowers For The Graces
5. 3. Love
6. 4. An Absent Friend
7. Six Chansons: 1. La Biche
8. 2. Un Cygne
9. 3. Puisque tous passe
10. 4. Printemps
11. 5. En Hiver
12. 6. Verger
13. : 5 Flower Songs 1. To Daffodils
14. 2. The Succession of the 4 Sweet Months
15. 3. Marsh Flowers
16. 4. The Evening Primrose
17. 5. Ballad Of Green Broom
18. Somtimes I Feel Like A Moanin' Dove
19. Up The Lazy River

Average customer rating:

Cage: The City Wears a Slouch Hat/Fads & Fancies in the Academy/A Chant with Claps Manufacturer: Mode ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000NZ8 Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

1. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Intro - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
2. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Opening Stroll (Rehearsal #1) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
3. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Holdup (Rehearsal #4) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
4. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Nightclub (Rehearsal #7) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
5. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Passerby (Rehearsal #8) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
6. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Along The River (Rehearsal #10) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
7. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Phone Call (Rehearsal #11) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
8. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Sreetfight (Rehearsal #12) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
9. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Up In The Sky (Rehearsal #14) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
10. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Woman In The Rain (Rehearsal #15) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
11. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Kidnapping (Rehearsal #16) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
12. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Mirthogram (Rehearsal #17) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
13. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Street Poetry (Rehearsal #18) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
14. The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Off In The Ocean (Rehearsal #20) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
15. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: I. Axioms: The Pupil Is Easy To Learn - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
16. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: I. Axioms: The Pupil Is Constitutionally Lazy - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
17. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: I. Axioms: We Deal With The Total Child - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
18. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: II. A Short Historical Sketch: Reactionaries - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
19. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: II. A Short Historical Sketch: Revolutionaries - Pitched Battle - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
20. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: III. Vistas Of The Future: Pessimist - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
21. Fads And Fancies In The Academy: III. Vistas Of The Future: Optimist - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
22. A Chant With Claps - John Kennedy/Charles Wood

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The appropriately titled Lost Works rescues three Cage works from obscurity. The City Wears a Slouch Hat dates from 1942 but has its premiere commercial release here some 54 years after completion and four years after Cage's death. A radio play broadcast in Chicago by Columbia Broadcast System, its text was written by writer/poet Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972). As the aptly described sound orchestra drifts between recognizably urban sounds that set mood and place for the characters, it also liberally proffers percussion passages that shift from background to foreground--the kind of non- programmatic accompaniment that more traditional radio plays shun. The original broadcast recording, which surfaced on a bootleg LP in Germany, was shelved and the score for Slouch Hat was thought to be lost until 1990, when the finished manuscript was found among a collection of radio play scores donated by CBS to the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts. Essential Music has reinstated and expanded musical passages as Cage's score intended. Fads and Fancies in the Academy, for piano and small percussion orchestra, was written for a Maria van Tuyl dance at Mills College (Oakland, California) in 1940, but was unknown until Cage presented it to his publisher shortly before his death. Those who think Cage's music is too far out will be surprised by these melodic pieces, rapturous and delightful--and tuneful! A Chant with Claps, the undated final work in this terrific disc, is a brief, whimsical piece for Sidney Cowell on the occasion of her and Henry's anniversary. --Tom Welsh

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Up a Lazy River Maddox & Madonia Manufacturer: Permanent Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA7E1G Release Date: 2003-12-16

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