Night Sessions

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Three of the biggest instrumental pop hits ever recorded were by trumpeters Hugh Masekela, Herb Alpert, and Chuck Mangione. Botti's fourth album comes equipped with more than enough catchy and light melodies to compete with that legacy, but it will probably be "All Would Envy," one of the two vocal tunes on Night Sessions, that will help this disc dent radio and sales charts. It's a song given an irresistible Brazilian lilt by its composer, Sting, who Botti has toured with, and sung hauntingly by Shawn Colvin. Like those aforementioned horn players, Botti does put an emphasis on rhythm on upbeat groove tunes like "Miami Overnight," "Streets Ahead," and especially "Blue Horizon," which has more than a hint of Europe's drum & bass sound, and features killer keyboard work by Billy Childs and album producer Kipper. But it's the Alpert-influenced "Through an Open Window," with its rock guitars and slick melody line that many may consider the hottest track. Most of the other tracks consist of Botti's crisp clear tone cutting through the kind of atmospheric, heavily padded keyboard music that has gotten him on smooth-jazz radio and Hollywood soundtracks. --Mark Ruffin

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Average customer rating: Outstanding The ultimate mood disc Fantastic Brought me inspiration Chris Botti "Night Sessions"

Night Sessions Chris Botti Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Thousand Kisses Deep When I Fall In Love The Very Best of Chris Botti Slowing Down the World Midnight Without You ASIN: B00005QFL4 Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

1. Lisa
2. Miami Overnight
3. Streets Ahead
4. Interlude
5. All Would Envy
6. Best Time
7. When I See You
8. You Move Me
9. Blue Horizon
10. Light The Stars
11. Through An Open Window
12. Easter Parade

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Three of the biggest instrumental pop hits ever recorded were by trumpeters Hugh Masekela, Herb Alpert, and Chuck Mangione. Botti's fourth album comes equipped with more than enough catchy and light melodies to compete with that legacy, but it will probably be "All Would Envy," one of the two vocal tunes on Night Sessions, that will help this disc dent radio and sales charts. It's a song given an irresistible Brazilian lilt by its composer, Sting, who Botti has toured with, and sung hauntingly by Shawn Colvin. Like those aforementioned horn players, Botti does put an emphasis on rhythm on upbeat groove tunes like "Miami Overnight," "Streets Ahead," and especially "Blue Horizon," which has more than a hint of Europe's drum & bass sound, and features killer keyboard work by Billy Childs and album producer Kipper. But it's the Alpert-influenced "Through an Open Window," with its rock guitars and slick melody line that many may consider the hottest track. Most of the other tracks consist of Botti's crisp clear tone cutting through the kind of atmospheric, heavily padded keyboard music that has gotten him on smooth-jazz radio and Hollywood soundtracks. --Mark Ruffin

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2007-05-15

The warm and sensual melodic tones of this cd reveal this outstanding artist as a soulful natural, expressing his passion for his instrument and the music of life in terms we all can appreciate. Outstanding !!!

The ultimate mood disc.......2007-04-01

Chris is a trumpet master and one who really knows how to create a mood in his music. He gets it. He knows how to put his emotion into it so that it's transferred to the listener. The only other trumpeter that puts his soul into his music and that you can hear through a mute (which I think is difficult to do) is Miles Davis. The musicianship is tremendous and his band really adds to his minimalistic playing...less is more. I'm always picking up new licks from Chris and his band in this disc bacause his music has a number of layers if you're listening for them! This is the 1st disc of his I owned and it's one I'll never get tired of it.

Fantastic.......2006-12-29

We have alot of music by Chris Botti, but this CD is, by far, my personal favorite. It is so expressive and emotional. Just absolutely beautiful.

Brought me inspiration.......2006-07-22

This album is fantastic. It is my "muse" music. Whenever I need inspiration I play it and it helps. "Streets Ahead" does the trick. : )

Chris Botti "Night Sessions".......2006-07-05

Chris is a talented musician and this CD shows his talents well.
It is mellow and pleasing to hear. I am enjoying it very much

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Night Fever: The Versatile Sessions Cornell Dupree Manufacturer: Empire Musicwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Right Stuff Stuff Rhythm and Blues Guitar Uncle Funky Can't Get Through ASIN: B000ETRCJO Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Shadow Dancing/Last Dance
2. The Closer I Get To You
3. On And On
4. Hey Girl
5. Peg
6. Two Dorrs Down
7. The Creeper
8. Stayin' Alive
9. Boogie Nights
10. Shake It Well
11. How Deep Is Your Love
12. Lovely Day
13. Slip Slidin' Away
14. It's So Easy

Album Description

His name and face might not grace many album covers, but Cornell Dupree's guitar playing has touched millions of people. The funky two-note string pop at the beginning of Aretha Franklin's "Respect," the serene lead and refrain on King Curtis' "Soul Serenade," even the rhythmic underpinnings on Mariah Carey's Emotions album -- they're all the work of Dupree. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. In a remarkable career now entering its fifth decade, Dupree has played on an estimated 2,000-plus albums, and worked with a staggering list of artists that includes James Brown, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Donny Hathaway, Elvin Jones, B.B. King, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Paul Simon and Barbra Streisand. Also known by guitar fans around the world for his work with the instrumental funk combos Stuff and the Gadd Gang - his unique, funky fat-back rhythm and blues meets jazz style is in a class of its own. This CD release of the rare late 70's sessions he did for the short lived! Versatile label will be reason to rejoice for Cornell's fans and marks the first official CD release of this classic material.

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L' Apericlub Saturday Night Sessions Various Artists Manufacturer: Bar De Lune Boxes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Vendredi at l'Apericlub Hotel Costes, Vol. 8 Claude Challe Presents: Near Eastern Lounge Barlotti (Unibox) Hotel Costes, Vol. 9 ASIN: B00013MX0Q Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

1. Demarkus Lewis Blown Away
2. Inland Knights U Too
3. JT Donaldson Leave Your World
4. Blue Dreams feat. Jane Henley Music Brings Us Together
5. Smitty & Davenport feat. Candace Spend The Night
6. Gordon Edge Its Time
7. The Script Kiddies Ether
8. Stephane Malca Revolution (Mike Monday Goodman Remix)
9. Demarkus Lewis Talk To Me Dirty
10. EP*2 Gonna Be
11. Dr. Q presents the Jellyheads Double Youre Not House
12. Nic Scaravilli Italian Summer
13. Mettle Music Capture (Chris Lums Frisky Remix)
14. Chris Lum Regarding Love
15. Julian Jabre Deliverance

Album Description

Bar de Lune reopens the doors to L'Apericlub, with a fine selection of deep house grooves - made perfect for some serious Saturday Night indulgence!

Compiled and mixed by Bar de Lune's resident DJs - Bootsie & Steve D, these tracks have been road tested on their recent travels from Cargo in London to the beaches of Mexico, from Manchester's Babooshka to the terrace at Pacha in Ibiza. As always with Bar de Lune and L'Apericlub, the album comes in the very finest packaging and the very best tracks, making it one of the first must-have albums of 2004.

Average customer rating: A beginner... Opening the Doors to Cuba......... Explosive Blend of Afro-Cuban Roots of Salsa

Late Night Sessions Caravana Cubana Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Buenos Hermanos ASIN: B00003J6J1 Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

1. Romanza Guajira
2. Una Rumba Con Dos Tres
3. Chucho Carabali
4. Rica Y Caliente
5. Afrekete Suite
6. Anga Y Jimmy
7. Solo Y Triste
8. La Comparsa

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Recorded in Los Angeles as a tribute to the late pioneering Cuban American DJ Emilio Vandenedes, the Caravana Cubana crew invites comparisons with Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club franchise insofar as it brings together such Cuban musical veterans as pianist Jesus "Chucho" Valdés and 83-year-old singer Pio Leyva with young upstarts like trombonist Jimmy Bosch and conguero Miguel Anga Diaz. But it's a more lively project than the suavely dignified BVSC records thanks mainly to a ferocious percussion section that maintains a sizzling flame under material ranging from traditional Santeria ceremonial music to the head-spinning drumming of "Una Rumba con Dos Tres" to a handful of jazzier jams kicked off by former members of Dizzy Gillespie's legendary 1940s Latin jazz band. --Richard Gehr

Album Description

A joyous reunion of Cuba's best known musicians with their friends in the United States. Jesus "Chucho" Valdes, Bamboleo, Miguel Anga Diaz, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, and the 83 year-old Pio Leiva join with LA-based Jose Caridad "Perico" Hernandez (one of Cuba' s greatest musicians according to Chucho Valdes), Lazaro Galarraga, Carlos Del Puerto, Jr., Francisco Aguabella, and others. An added bonus is the presence of Raul Travieso Rodriguez, brother of the Cuban music legend, Arsenio Rodriguez. This is Raul's first recording since his brother's death in the early 1970's. These are original recordings throughout the summer of 1998.
BAND MEMBERS:
Francisco Aguabella
Bamboleo
Jimmy Bosch
Carlos Del Puerto, Jr.
Miguel Anga Diaz
Lazaro Galarraga
Jose Caridad Perico Hernandez
Pio Leiva
Al McKibbon
Raul Travieso Rodriguez
Jesus Chucho Valdes
Orlando Maraca Valle

Customer Reviews:

A beginner..........2000-12-05

I write this review from the perspective of an extreme novice of the genre. I actually listened to this CD at a Borders and was absolutely taken in (especially by the infectious beat and tempo of the first track). I had been inspired to check it out by the popularity of Buena Vista Social Club and actually found myself enjoying this CD more. At the most basic level, I enjoy the range of songs on this album and the incredible musicianship. Going beyond this, it seemed to me to be a good introduction (in part because of the range of songs but also because of the range of musicians) and I feel like I have already learned a lot. I cannot comment, obviously, in reference to other artists or albums in this genre, but I can assert unequivocally how much I ENJOY this album. It has worn very well and I suspect will give me a great deal of upbeat listening pleasure for a long time to come.

Opening the Doors to Cuba................2000-01-29

While not as joyous and buoyant as "A Toda Cuba Le Gusta," this album is a good cross-section of Cuban and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Outstanding vocals by the legendary Pio Leyva (Leiva, here)and Perico Hernandez, and great percussion (to be expected). Chucho Valdes' piano solo on "Chuco Carabali" is an eclectic mix of great jazz and soulful Cubanismo. The album isn't the best of the genre, but five or six of the eight tracks are still far above average. Surely worth your time!

Explosive Blend of Afro-Cuban Roots of Salsa.......1999-07-29

After hearing this album I was amazed at the craftmanship of these Cuban Masters. They definately took me on a 'caravana' journey of the sounds of Cuba. The inspirations of vocalist Lázaro Galarraga and the bass legend Al McKibbon blew the roof off of my house with their sounds. If you love Buena Vista Social Club you will not go wrong with this album!

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Songs of Copland & Rorem Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Poems of Love and the Rain/From an Unknown Past Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem ASIN: B00005ABH4 Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

1. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Nature, The Gentlest Mother
2. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: There Came A Wind Like A Bugle
3. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Why Do They Shut Me Out Of Heaven?
4. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: The World Feels Dusty
5. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Heart, We Will Forget Him!
6. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Dear March, Come In!
7. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Sleep Is Supposed To Be
8. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: When They Come Back
9. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: I Felt A Funeral In My Brain
10. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: I've heard An Organ Talk
11. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Going To Heaven
12. Copland: Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: The Chariot
13. Rorem: Ten Songs: The Tulip Tree
14. Rorem: Ten Songs: The Midnight Sun
15. Rorem: Ten Songs: What Sparks And Wiry Cries
16. Rorem: Ten Songs: The Serpent
17. Rorem: Ten Songs: I Am Rose
18. Rorem: Ten Songs: For Poulenc
19. Rorem: Ten Songs: Little Elegy
20. Rorem: Ten Songs: Youth, Day, Old Age And Night
21. Rorem: Ten Songs: See How They Love Me
22. Rorem: Ten Songs: Visits To Saint Elizabeth's
23. Rorem: Cycle Of Holy Songs: Psalm 134
24. Rorem: Cycle Of Holy Songs: Psalm 142
25. Rorem: Cycle Of Holy Songs: Psalm 148
26. Rorem: Cycle Of Holy Songs: Psalm 150

Average customer rating: A favorite for 30 years Proof that American songs can be great

But Yesterday Is Not Today-The American Art Song 1927-1972 Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Permit Me Voyage: Songs by American Composers Just-Spring: Art Songs of John Duke Paul Sperry Sings An American Sampler DEBUT ~ Nathan Gunn - "American Anthem" from Ragtime to Art Song / Kevin Murphy Stefano Donaudy: Amor mi fa cantare ASIN: B0000030FE Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. The Children
2. Once Upon A Time
3. The Rose
4. Moo Is A Cow
5. Thomas Logge
6. Once A Lady Was Here
7. Song Of An Old Woman
8. Richard Cory
9. Luke Havergal
10. Miniver Cheevy
11. Strings In The Earth And Air
12. When The Shy Star Goes Forth In Heaven
13. O, It Was out By Donnycarney
14. Bid Adieu
15. My Love Is In A Light Attire
16. Song
17. On The Beach At Fontana
18. These, My Ophelia
19. Sure On Thes Shining Night
20. The Running Sun

Customer Reviews:

A favorite for 30 years.......2006-10-05

Like the next reviewer, I had this on record, and now have the CD. I have loved this music for 30 years. If you love 20th century American music, give it a try. I wish you as much pleasure as I have received from it.

Proof that American songs can be great.......2002-07-05

I have had the lp issue of this album for many years and have enjoyed it more with each encounter. The songs by Duke, Bowles, Citkowitz, Chanler, and Copland are based on some familiar poems, but the songs are not, themselves, well-known. I particularly have liked the witty and memorable Duke settings of E.A. Robinson's "Luke Havergal" and "Miniver Cheevy," but the real musical highlight of the disc would probably be the settings of James Joyce's "Chamber Music" by Israel Citkowitz. Donald Gramm is in fine voice for his selections and Bethany Beardslee proves again her legendary status as an interpreter of all kinds of modern music. It is definitely a good thing that this has been reissued on CD and I hope it will reach a wide audience.

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Plays American Piano Music of Our Time Manufacturer: Lyrichord Discs Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Adams | Adams, John | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carter | Carter, Elliott | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foss, Lukas | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Nancarrow | Nancarrow, Conlon | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rzewski | Rzewski, Frederic | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008HZG Release Date: 1993-01-18

Tracks:

1. Tango?
2. Dead Moth Tango
3. Night Fantasies
4. Tango from the Exiles Cafe
5. Parchment
6. Phrygian Gates
7. Curriculum Vitae Tango
8. Tango

Tracks:

1. Two Canons for Ursula: Canon a
2. Two Canons for Ursula: Canon B
3. Mayn Yingele
4. Blue Bamboula
5. Old and Lost Rivers
6. Piano Sonata No. 1
7. Middle Passage

Average customer rating: predawn hangout, late night rendezvous The late night/chillout CD to finish off a night of clubbin' The late night/chillout CD to finish off a night of clubbin' SUPERIOR Farley & Heller Deal Out The lovE

Late Night Sessions, Vol. 3 Farley & Heller Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000K23R Release Date: 2001-05-01

Album Description

Two disc set from the hit U.K. dance label featuring 25 tracks mixed by Terry Farley and Pete Heller. Includes tracks by Presence, Fresh And Low, Soul Dhamma and more. Double slimline jewel case within a colorful open-ended slipcase sleeve.

Album Details

Mixed by Farley and Heller.

Customer Reviews:

predawn hangout, late night rendezvous.......2003-11-25

Certain CDs take on characteristics other than the music offered, it's what I would call "flavor". On MOS's Late Night Sessions III, Terry Farley and Pete Heller manage a tour of the late night coffee houses that double as trendy hotspots scattered throughout the UK. The special kind of places where people tend to drift toward, gather, mix, mingle, exchange ideas, contacts, discoveries, share stories, and hip each other to upcoming events. These bastions of culture accidentally become the marks of embarkation for the evenings activities and the ultimate safe return when exhaustion sets in. Places that unintentionally become proving ground on the current scene. This social phenomena is essential in understanding this very comfortable, honest collection of wonderful, downtempo house tunes corralled for this compilation. Farley and Heller know their stuff. Meant as an after-hours cool down collection from the rough and tumble club chaos, these 2 disc serve as an educational journey through the best of house music's history. Not all tunes are current, but remain relative and essential for completion of the project. This isn't just entertainment, it's a package deal of substance and style. 25 choice cuts to numerous too mention but a few: John Cutler and DJ Roman - The Ride, King Britt - Scuba, The Good Reverend Dr. Gary Henry - Faith, Francois K - Time and Space, Scott Grooves - Organ Nights, Blue Six - Music and Wine, Fresh and Low - Going Away, Soul Dharma - Flower, Elegia - From Nowhere With Love, Nick Holder - Paradise, and Mutiny - Bliss. It all has a familiarity like all these tunes have been hanging out together, grooving, being buddies for a long time. Farley and Heller are hipped as the mix flows like the blue river Danube for Mozart in 1755 - clean, uncluttered, with grassy picnic banks, and late night frolicking swims. Grab a latté or Café Oley, add some pastries, crumbled cheese, and gather round with company you love to keep. Late Night Sessions III will score the fond memory deep into your subconscious mind. You can play it back time and again with each spin of this subliminal album.

The late night/chillout CD to finish off a night of clubbin'.......2002-02-07

This was the third and final installment of the Ministry of Sound's Late Night Sessions. The excellence that was demonstrated on the first two CDs in the series (the first mixed by DJ Harvey and the second by X-Press 2) continued with Farley and Heller.

The first CD of this third volumn has so many tracks that stand-out as real gems like "Ncameu", a very soulful, deep house tune. "Equitorial" is also a soothing track as well, but with a more Latin, tribal beat. One of my favorites is the "The Ride" which is definitely deep house, but on the progressive/trance side. And King Britt's "Scuba" is definitely not to be missed. But, my absolute favorite on CD 1 is "Faith", a very deep, dark, soulful track that lurks around with a very meaningful spoken refrain. After listening to this track, you will definitely believe that "Faith is your best friend." And the Latin-infected "Feel What You Know" will give you a little invigoration before coming back down.

The second CD is deeper and slower than the first. It is obvious that there is a progression going on here. As the CD moves, the tracks become darker and more mellow. The best track on CD 2 is Blue Six's "Music and Wine". This is definitely one of the best deep house track ever. It has an excellent groove that certainly helps you relax. And probably many clubbers and househeads can probably relate to the track's chorus. Then comes "Singing Da Blues" which reminds me of Billie Holiday. The track is steady, haunting, almost hypnotic and the acoustic guitar adds the perfect touch. Other favorites are "Float", "Going Away", and "From Nowhere with Love."

Overall, this is a fantastic CD. Farley and Heller really did an excellent job choosing, then mixing the tracks together. If you can get your hands on any of the Ministry of Sound's "Late Night Sessions" compilations, you will not be disappointed. This Farley and Heller mix is probably my favorite, but all of them are excellent. These CDs have the quality and skill that are lacking on the MoS' current "Chill-Out" Sessions series.

The late night/chillout CD to finish off a night of clubbin'.......2002-02-07

This was the third and final installment of the Ministry of Sound's Late Night Sessions. The excellence that was demonstrated on the first two CDs in the series (the first mixed by DJ Harvey and the second by X-Press 2) continued with Farley and Heller.

The first CD of this compilation has so many tracks that stand-out as real gems like "Ncameu", a very soulful, deep house tune. "Equitorial" is also a soothing track as well, but with a more Latin, tribal beat. One of my favorites is the "The Ride" which is definitely deep house, but on the progressive/trance side. And King Britt's "Scuba" is definitely not to be missed. But, my absolute favorite on CD 1 is "Faith", a very deep, dark, soulful track that lurks around with a very meaningful spoken refrain. After listening to this track, you will definitely believe that "Faith is your best friend." And the Latin-infected "Feel What You Know" will give you a little invigoration before coming back down.

The second CD is deeper and slower than the first. It is obvious that there is a progression going on here. As the CD moves, the tracks become darker and more mellow. The best track on CD 2 is Blue Six's "Music and Wine". This is definitely one of the best deep house track ever. It has an excellent groove that certainly helps you relax. And probably many clubbers and househeads can probably relate to the track's chorus. Then comes "Singing Da Blues" which reminds me of Billie Holiday. The track is steady, haunting, almost hypnotic and the acoustic guitar adds the perfect touch. Other favorites are "Float", "Going Away", and "From Nowhere with Love."

Overall, this is a fantastic CD. Farley and Heller really did an excellent job choosing, then mixing the tracks together. If you can get your hands on any of the Ministry of Sound's "Late Night Sessions" compilations, you will not be disappointed. This Farley and Heller mix is probably my favorite, but all of them are excellent. These CDs have the quality and skill that are lacking on the MoS' current "Chill-Out" Sessions series.

SUPERIOR.......2001-08-31

This cd is deep and focused. The emotional progression is skillfully crafted; medicinal.
1. After Hours
2. 2 Loves
3. Ncameu
4. Beng Beng Beng
5. Equitorial
6. Ride
7. Scuba
8. Restless Nights/Deep Sens
9. Faith
10. Time & Space
11. Feel What You Know
12. Soft & Sweet
13. Sweet In The Morning
14. Organ Nights
15. Music & Wine
16. Singin Da Blues
17. Float
18. Going Away
19. Flower
20. Ascension
21. From Nowhere With Love
22. Strength Within
23. Baghdad Cafe
24. Paradise

25. Bliss

Farley & Heller Deal Out The lovE.......2000-02-02

Farley & Heller's two cd-set lays out an unprecedented journey into the depths of groove, infused with silky beats, and amazing samples. Once you start listening...you will have a hard time putting this cd down.

Disk One one quickly casts its spell on you with a mesmerizing assortment of beats, invigorating layers of groove, and sweet samples.

Disk Two is pure love. What more can I say...Farley & Heller launch you into a complex matrix of samples, beats, house, and flowing groove.

All in all...be prepared to traverse a silky web of consciousness on many threads of mystical proportion.

A must have !

Average customer rating: A beginner... Opening the Doors to Cuba......... Explosive Blend of Afro-Cuban Roots of Salsa

Late Night Sessions Caravana Cubana ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Buenos Hermanos ASIN: B00000JBV5 Release Date: 1999-05-15

Tracks:

1. Romanza Guajira
2. Una Rumba Con Dos Tres
3. Chucho Carabali
4. Rica Y Caliente
5. Afrekete Suite
6. Anga Y Jimmy
7. Solo Y Triste
8. La Comparsa

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Recorded in Los Angeles as a tribute to the late pioneering Cuban American DJ Emilio Vandenedes, the Caravana Cubana crew invites comparisons with Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club franchise insofar as it brings together such Cuban musical veterans as pianist Jesus "Chucho" Valdés and 83-year-old singer Pio Leyva with young upstarts like trombonist Jimmy Bosch and conguero Miguel Anga Diaz. But it's a more lively project than the suavely dignified BVSC records thanks mainly to a ferocious percussion section that maintains a sizzling flame under material ranging from traditional Santeria ceremonial music to the head-spinning drumming of "Una Rumba con Dos Tres" to a handful of jazzier jams kicked off by former members of Dizzy Gillespie's legendary 1940s Latin jazz band. --Richard Gehr

Album Description

A joyous reunion of Cuba's best known musicians with their friends in the United States. Jesus "Chucho" Valdes, Bamboleo, Miguel Anga Diaz, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, and the 83 year-old Pio Leiva join with LA-based Jose Caridad "Perico" Hernandez (one of Cuba' s greatest musicians according to Chucho Valdes), Lazaro Galarraga, Carlos Del Puerto, Jr., Francisco Aguabella, and others. An added bonus is the presence of Raul Travieso Rodriguez, brother of the Cuban music legend, Arsenio Rodriguez. This is Raul's first recording since his brother's death in the early 1970's. These are original recordings throughout the summer of 1998.
BAND MEMBERS:
Francisco Aguabella
Bamboleo
Jimmy Bosch
Carlos Del Puerto, Jr.
Miguel Anga Diaz
Lazaro Galarraga
Jose Caridad Perico Hernandez
Pio Leiva
Al McKibbon
Raul Travieso Rodriguez
Jesus Chucho Valdes
Orlando Maraca Valle

Customer Reviews:

A beginner..........2000-12-05

I write this review from the perspective of an extreme novice of the genre. I actually listened to this CD at a Borders and was absolutely taken in (especially by the infectious beat and tempo of the first track). I had been inspired to check it out by the popularity of Buena Vista Social Club and actually found myself enjoying this CD more. At the most basic level, I enjoy the range of songs on this album and the incredible musicianship. Going beyond this, it seemed to me to be a good introduction (in part because of the range of songs but also because of the range of musicians) and I feel like I have already learned a lot. I cannot comment, obviously, in reference to other artists or albums in this genre, but I can assert unequivocally how much I ENJOY this album. It has worn very well and I suspect will give me a great deal of upbeat listening pleasure for a long time to come.

Opening the Doors to Cuba................2000-01-29

While not as joyous and buoyant as "A Toda Cuba Le Gusta," this album is a good cross-section of Cuban and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Outstanding vocals by the legendary Pio Leyva (Leiva, here)and Perico Hernandez, and great percussion (to be expected). Chucho Valdes' piano solo on "Chuco Carabali" is an eclectic mix of great jazz and soulful Cubanismo. The album isn't the best of the genre, but five or six of the eight tracks are still far above average. Surely worth your time!

Explosive Blend of Afro-Cuban Roots of Salsa.......1999-07-29

After hearing this album I was amazed at the craftmanship of these Cuban Masters. They definately took me on a 'caravana' journey of the sounds of Cuba. The inspirations of vocalist Lázaro Galarraga and the bass legend Al McKibbon blew the roof off of my house with their sounds. If you love Buena Vista Social Club you will not go wrong with this album!

Average customer rating:

Late Night Sessions - Autumn Collection Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Clubber's Guide to Ibiza 2002 Sound of Smoove Clubber's Guide to Summer 2004 Club Nation Ibiza Late Night Sessions 2003 ASIN: B0000DIGMK Release Date: 2003-12-30

Tracks:

1. Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim
2. Problem Is - Dub Pistols
3. Girl Who Fell Through the Ice - Aim, Kate Rogers
4. Mind Eye - Nightmares on Wax
5. Making Music - Chungking
6. Pony the Funk - International Pony
7. Musik Lounge - DJ Jazzy Jeff,
8. I Don't Know - Jakatta
9. Play On - Jungle Brothers, Rae & Christian
10. Venasque - Ian Pooley
11. Into the Light - Themroc
12. Steal You Away - Hybrid
13. Snooks (Progress Report) - Elbow
14. Come On - Moloko
15. Jam for the Ladies - Moby, Princess Superstar
16. Shelf Wobbler - Mr. Scruff
17. Kenny - Grandadbob
18. Morning Sun - Plump DJs, Louis Charles Robinson
19. You Never Come Closer - The Jack Herren Band, Ralph Myerz
20. Figure of Eight - Clayhill

Tracks:

1. Let the Sun Shine - Milk & Sugar All-Stars, Lizzy Pattinson
2. E Samba [Rasmus Gaber Can Dan Club Mix] - Junior Jack
3. Summer Jam - The Sunclub,
4. Stand Back [Instrumental Mix] - Linus Loves
5. Manila - Seelenluft
6. Button Six
7. Deepest Blue [Jon Hopkins Mix] - Deepest Blue
8. I'm in Heaven [Jason Bye Remix] - Holly James, Jason Nevins,
9. Marrakech Adventure [Crave Mix] - Tiff Lacey
10. Come With Me
11. Do You Dream - Ikon
12. King Wisp - Bent
13. Supernatural Thing - Adam Freeland
14. SFM - Basement Jaxx
15. Strict Machine - Goldfrapp
16. 24 Carat Blag - The Herbaliser
17. Know How - Young MC
18. Everybody Loves the Sunshine - Roy Ayers,
19. Coming Home Baby - Skeewiff

Album Description

Full title - Ministry Of Sound - Late Night Sessions Autumn Collection. Import exclusive compilation featuring 39 tracks from such artists as Fatboy Slim, Dub Pistols, Aim & Kate Rogers, Nightmares On Wax, Chungking, International Pony, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jakatta, Rae & Christian/Jungle Brothers, Ian Pooley, & many more. Slipcase. 2003.

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