New Vintage

1. Star Wars (Main Title)

2. Oasis

3. Maria {From West Side Story}

4. Vuelo (The Flight)

5. Scheherazade

6. Airegin

New Vintage,Maynard Ferguson,Wounded Bird Records,Bop,Crossover Jazz,Disco,Hard Bop,Jazz,Jazz-Funk,Jazz-Pop,Pop

Average customer rating: Just a great album Boring, But Still MF WoW Of all the MF recordings, this is one of them... New Vintage - Maynard Ferguson

New Vintage Maynard Ferguson Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Carnival Primal Scream M.F. Horn, Vol. 1 Conquistador Maynard Ferguson ASIN: B0002FHCN6 Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

1. Star Wars (Main Title)
2. Oasis
3. Maria [From West Side Story]
4. Vuelo (The Flight)
5. Scheherazade
6. Airegin

Customer Reviews:

Just a great album.......2005-10-24

New Vintage is one that will drive one to play over and over. The arrangements , music and talent that are on this album is just amazing! If one likes jazz, this one's for you.

Boring, But Still MF.......2005-08-31

This CD was one of the series of 70's releases from Maynard Ferguson that was loaded with great solos by the Boss and little else.

I recall thinking at the time how much the material on New Vintage sounded like the Conquistador release.

Maria is interesting and MF does a superb job with it but it ends up going nowhere.

Airegin is a great Mike Abene tune played very well.

Scheherazade with disco beats? Please! Despite the upper register playing from MF, this tune does nothing for the overall presentation.

If you're looking for a good MF CD to add to your collection, keep shopping.

But if you buy it, you WILL enjoy MF's playing (and hopefully you will enjoy some 70's style arrangements, too).

WoW.......2005-04-22

Well, well well, I have got to declare that this album contains all that whitehot Ferguson firepower that us devotees have come to expect, and more!!! Maynard really unleashes the full hi-chops artillery. Some fans might be offended by the blatant porny sounding arrangements, however, for my pure MF listening pleasure, Scherezade is top shelf (listen out for Maynard's backing babes and the 'stylish' MF violin cadenza at the start), Oasis is smooth ecstasy, and as for the second half of Maria, BAM! As for Star Wars, I think George Lucas should really consider making Maynard an honourary Jedi and use him on the upcoming film, Episode III. Finally, the CD cover art is the epitome of MF in his full glory. CHECK IT OUT!

Buy this MFGOLD Now!!!

Of all the MF recordings, this is one of them..........2005-04-01

Many of us who play trumpet learned by playing along with MF and Mangione records in the seventies. There is some overly commercial stuff here, but Airegin is worth the price of the CD. It is an old Slide Hampton chart, and Peter Erskine's drumming here rivals Buddy Rich even on a good day. Mike Migliore and Biff Hannon solo as if they'd been stuck playing disco for the whole rest of the session (I wonder why). It is also nice to hear MF come in on lead trumpet during the "shout chorus" before the A section at the end. And Erskine's last last seven notes are incredibly hip.

New Vintage - Maynard Ferguson.......2004-08-28

Maynard Ferguson's "New Vintage" dates from 1977, around the middle of his contract with Columbia Records. His Columbia recordings were very pop oriented and extremely successful commercially, though when heard today are clearly a product of their time. Ferguson released one album per year and then toured the world, often performing in high school auditoriums and encouraging jazz education with an extremely exciting 12-piece band.

Ferguson's Columbia recordings fall into three vague periods. The first set, from "Alive and Well in London" (1969) to "Chameleon" (1974), featured a vicious band performing both straight-ahead and jazz-rock fusion charts recorded in real-time. His middle period, from "Primal Scream" (1975) to "New Vintage" (1977) incorporated studio musicians and guest soloists and
used extensive studio technique and signal processing. "Conquistidor" (1976) even yielded a top-40 hit, the theme from "Rocky." The recordings from the final period, from "Carnival" (1978) to "Hollywood" (1981), are a mixed bag, often betraying the strain for commercial acceptability, including more obligatory movie/TV themes (Rocky II, Battlestar Galactica), rigid pop covers (Baker Street, Star, 9-to-5), strange hybrid charts featuring background vocals (How Ya Doin' Baby, Toma Topa Woman), some excellent originals (Carnival, Spirit of St. Fredrick, Dayride) and a few straight-ahead standard gems (Aregin, Stella by Starlight, Naima).

"New Vintage" hails from the middle period and has a more cohesive band sound than the studio constructions of "Conquistidor" or "Primal Scream." All but one of the six charts were arranged by Jay Chattaway, who began his career writing for the U.S. Navy and followed his 70's band arranging work with a very successful film/TV scoring career, including hours of music for all the reincarnations of the Star Trek TV series. His moderately funky and accessible arrangements and compositions define the sound of "Primal Scream," "Conquistidor," and "New Vintage."

"New Vintage" follows the formula of "Conquistidor" almost track for track. "Star Wars" has pop hit written all over it, although it did not achieve the chart status of "Rocky." "Oasis" is the smooth brother of "Mister Mellow." A funky "Maria" equals "Star Trek" all the way to the freakish triple-high C nestled in the fade-out of the song. "El Vuelo" is an ersatz Spanish composition
similar to "Conquistidor." "Scheherazade" is a pop-funk classical adaptation in the mold of "Pagliacci" (from "Primal Scream"). "Aregin" is the odd-man out, a frantic traditional bop arrangement by Mike Abene that sounds especially clean with the album's dry production style and make you long for Ferguson's halcyon days with Stan Kenton's band in the early 50's.

While Ferguson's playing lacks the superhuman clarity of his work in the early 50's (he was 48 years old at the time of the recording), in some ways his lyrical tendencies mesh better with the soft-funk of "New Vintage" than the traditional jazz he pursued immediately before and after his Columbia days. The soloists are excellent, including a young Peter Erskine, saxophonist Mark Colby, flautist Bobby Militello and saxophonist Mike Migliore. Most of the sidemen were Ferguson's live band and given the passion and virtuosity they displayed in concert, it is a shame that their talent is often masked by the production technique and intentionally lukewarm scoring.

For those of us band geeks that came of age during this period, those high notes conjure happy memories of band trips and jazz festivals. While Ferguson's best Columbia recordings are, arguably, the early 70's MF-Horn series, none of those recordings are yet available on CD. The three mid-70's recordings have their own charm for those willing to take the time trip, and "New Vintage" may be the best of the bunch.

Average customer rating: ear candy terrific collection of early songs another great release from OLD HAT. Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music A total package

Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Jewel Case) Uncle Dave Macon , Rev Gary Davis , Big Bill Broonzy , Stripling Brothers , Kokomo Arnold , Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band , Long Cleve Reed , Down Home Boys , Blind Blake , and Ernest Stoneman Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing 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 General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of American Primitive, Vol. 2 Violin, Sing The Blues For Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949 ASIN: B000GYHXYG Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
2. How You Want It Done? - Big Bill
3. The (New) Call Of The Freaks - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
4. The School House Fire - Dixon Brothers
5. Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
6. You Got To Go Down - Blind Gary
7. The Old Ark's A'Moving - A.A. Gray And Seven-Foot Dilly
8. Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
9. Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan
10. Get The "L" On Down The Road - Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
11. I Got A Bulldog - Sweet Brothers & Ernest Stoneman
12. Old Hen Cackle - Colman & Harper
13. Song From A Cotton Field - Bessie Brown
14. Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
15. Easy Rider Blues - Soileau And Robin
16. Hot Lips - Bill Brown And His Brownies
17. Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo - Uncle Dave Macon
18. Hastings Street - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand
19. Ain't That Trouble In Mind - Fields Ward & The Grayson County Railsplitters
20. Give The World A Smile - The Corley Family
21. Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long Cleve Reed And Little Harvey Hull (Down Home Boys)
22. Hot Town - Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra
23. Paddlin' Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
24. Plow Boy Hop - Grinnell Giggers

Album Description

Declan McManus Pumps It Up. Joe Bussard. "He's an eccentric record collector who's preserved all sorts of magical corners of music - although he says things like, 'There are no good jazz records made after 1927.'" Elvis Costello - Esquire UK October 2005

"This is the music of poor whites and blacks: wild-ass jazz and string-band hillbilly, surreal yodels and king snake moans, lightning-bolt blues and whorehouse romps and orgasmic gospel. It's all anti-pop, anti-sentimental: the raw sounds of the city gutter and the roadside ditch." Desperate Man Blues by Eddie Dean - Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000

"Joe has spent more than 50 years pursuing his purpose with a single-mindedness bordering on mania. And his purpose is no less than collecting and preserving the vast wealth of American vernacular music that was recorded on fragile shellac discs during the early decades of this century." A Visit and Interview with Record Collector Joseph E. Bussard, Jr by Marshall Wyatt - Old-Time Herald Spring 1999 - oldhatrecords.com/BussardInt.html

24 Rare Gems From The King Of Record Collectors - String Bands, Blues, Jazz, Country, Cajun, Gospel. Profusely illustrated, 28-page full-color booklet includes biographical essay, fully annotated discography, and (online) firsthand accounts of Joe's record collecting adventures. 72 minutes of newly, digitally remastered music. Jewel case, second edition.

Album Description

Re-issued with new packaging, with a 28-page color booklet and offered a new low price. Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s 1926-1937. The 24-track sampler is drawn from longtime radio broadcaster Bussard's fabled collection. The Frederick, MD-based Bussard is said to have more than 25,000 of the rarest early blues, jazz and country 78s, all meticulously catalogued in a basement-cum-vault beneath his house. The triple-fold release comes with a full-color, 72-page booklet filled with funny stories about Bussard's door-knocking searches for old shellac, more than 40 photos and complete annotation.

Customer Reviews:

ear candy.......2007-06-26

Sell your shoes cause your goin to heaven after you play this one! You can finally say you've heard it all. Top drawer assemblage of roots, blues, and just plain fun. Uncle Joe say it ain't so... give us another, PLEASE!

terrific collection of early songs.......2007-02-13

If you're interested in the history of US music, as I am, you'll find this a fine addition. Cleaned up as well as can be expected but still some hum & hiss...but not enough to be distracting.

another great release from OLD HAT........2006-12-26

everything i've ever bought on the old hat label has been fantastic, and this is no exception. a must have disc for fans of old time music. and if you have no old time music discs, this would be as good a place as any to start with. great sound and a variety of musical styles make this disc a complete winner.

Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music.......2006-07-15

A generous 24-track helping of some of record collector extraordinare Joe Bussard's favorites. The examples included run the gamut of early 20th centruy roots music ranging from Hillybilly music to Blues, Jazz, Jug Bands and beyond.

Sound quality is top notch -- these guys really know how to do 78-RPM transfers. Also Joe's records seem to be in excellent condition to begin with so not a lot of noise reduction is required. This is one of the very finest sounding discs of 78-RPM transfers that I have heard.

Packaging is also lavish with a 70 page booklet that contains annotations for each of the 24 tracks, and lots of interesting photos of vintage record labels and packaging, as well as several essays and stories about Joe's record collecting career. There's much of interest here for those who love Roots music.

A total package .......2006-02-04

I had not heard of Joe Bussard before this collection though I consider myself an avid music enthusiast and budding collector. After having heard this disc (and having read the extensive liner notes) I'm more than a little green with envy over Bussard's collection.

This disc collects some of Joe's personal favourites with names more familiar (Big Bill Broonzy, Gene Autry, Uncle Dave Macon) and some that will prove obscure to all but the most investigative record collectors (A.A. Gray and Seven-Foot Dilly, Fields Ward and the Grayson County Railsplitters, The Stripling Brothers). It's also cross-genre so if you only like country, or only blues, or only gospel, this will not be the collection for you.

Besides the songs themselves, which would be enough to make this a good buy, the packaging tells you a lot about WHO Bussard is (been collecting records since 12, once ran a pirate radio station), WHY he collects ("You ever smell the sleeves? They got that real funny wood smell to 'em.") along with some great stories about the "finds" he's made over the years. He's enough of a character that I'd love to watch the documentary about him. You also get brief bios for each of the performers included (a paragraph or two) as a nice bonus.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Twin fiddle workout "The Lost Child" has served as the radio theme for Bussard for years and I can see why. It's a keeper that alternates smooth fiddling with some nice staccato that implies the child might be "skipping" at play. Jazz-blues "The (New) Call of the Freaks" has an insistent chorus ("Stick out your cans/Here come the garbageman...") while Blind Gary (AKA Rev. Gary Davis) does a great gospel blues sermonette in "You Got to Go Down" ("You got to learn how to treat everybody/cuz you got to go down...ashes to ashes and dust to dust"). Charley Jordan's risque blues "Keep it Clean" is a standout as well. Autry's "Atlanta Bound" is far from the cheerful image of the man who sang "Rudolph": he's promising to kill the "rounder" who's dallying with his wife.

LOWS:
The only tune here I found unlistenable is the gratingly off-key family gospel tune "Give the World a Smile" by the Corley Family. Despite the nice sentimental lyric, I just couldn't stomach the singers themselves.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you have an interest in early music that's not restrictive to a single style, this is a very nice collection with some gems that would otherwise be lost.

Average customer rating:

Broadway Musicals of 1960 Manufacturer: Bayview ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) The Broadway Musicals of 1953 Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast) Broadway Musicals of 1926 110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast) ASIN: B0007N1A7M Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Hey Look Me Over [From Wildcat]
2. How to Handle a Woman [From Camelot] - Brent Barrett
3. One Boy [From Bye Bye Birdie] - Liz Larsen
4. Lusty Month of May/Before I Gaze at You Again [From Camelot] - Lisa Vroman
5. Summertime Love [From Greenwillow]
6. I Know About Love [From Do Re Mi] - Marc Kudisch
7. Little Old New York/Picture of Happiness [From Tenderloin] - Eddie Korbich, Liz Larsen
8. Our Language of Love - Lisa Vroman
9. Tall Hope [From Wildcat]
10. I Ain't Down Yet [From the Unsinkable Molly Brown] - Eddie Korbich, Marc Kudisch, Liz Larsen
11. Kids [From Bye Bye Birdie] - Tovah Feldshuh
12. Ism Vintage 60 [From Vintage 60] - Tovah Feldshuh
13. One Last Kiss [From the Musical "Bye Bye Birdie"] - Marc Kudisch
14. Fireworks [From Do Re Mi] - Brent Barrett, Lisa Vroman
15. You're a Liar [From Wildcat] - Marc Kudisch, Liz Larsen
16. Christine [From Christine]
17. Late, Late Show [From Do Re Mi] - Eddie Korbich
18. Make Someone Happy [From Do Re Mi] - Marc Kudisch, Lisa Vroman
19. Camelot [From Camelot] - Brent Barrett
20. Lot of Livin' to Do [From Bye Bye Birdie]

Average customer rating:

When I Get There Various Artists Manufacturer: Pinecastle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000063BOV Release Date: 2002-02-20

Tracks:

1. Jesus Blazed the Trail - New Tradition
2. On My Father's Side - The Village Singers
3. Clinging to a Saving Hand - New Coon Creek Girls
4. Heartbeat - The Rarely Herd
5. Help Thy Brother - Larry Stephenson
6. Let in the Guiding Light - Reno Brothers
7. I Dreamed I Drove the Nails - Continental Divide
8. When I Get There - New Tradition
9. Hymn from Way Back - Larry Stephenson
10. Who Will Pray for Me - New Coon Creek Girls
11. When I Lift Up My Head - The Village Singers
12. He Took Your Place - New Vintage
13. Holy, Holy, Holy - The Rarely Herd

Average customer rating:

Saints And Scoundrels Hecate's Angels Manufacturer: redFLY ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hidden Persuader Barbeque Babylon The Index Masters ASIN: B00022AEF2 Release Date: 2004-04-09

Tracks:

1. Way With Words
2. Patterns
3. Necklace
4. Femme Fatale
5. Galatea
6. Half Moon Cafe
7. The Innocents
8. Silence
9. Winsome
10. Moon Maid's Lament
11. Shrink Wrapped Soul
12. Appalachian Raga

Average customer rating: ear candy terrific collection of early songs another great release from OLD HAT. Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music A total package

Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Digipak) Uncle Dave Macon , Rev Gary Davis , Big Bill Broonzy , Stripling Brothers , Kokomo Arnold , Two Poor Boys , Long Cleve Reed , Down Home Boys , Fields Ward , Grayson County Railsplitters , Ernest Stoneman , and Sweet Brothers Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing 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 General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of American Primitive, Vol. 2 Violin, Sing The Blues For Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949 ASIN: B00009MGQU Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
2. How You Want It Done? - Big Bill
3. The (New) Call Of The Freaks - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
4. The School House Fire - Dixon Brothers
5. Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
6. You Got To Go Down - Blind Gary
7. The Old Ark's A'Moving - A.A. Gray And Seven-Foot Dilly
8. Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
9. Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan
10. Get The "L" On Down The Road - Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
11. I Got A Bulldog - Sweet Brothers & Ernest Stoneman
12. Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
13. Song From A Cotton Field - Bessie Brown
14. Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
15. Easy Rider Blues - Soileau And Robin
16. Hot Lips - Bill Brown And His Brownies
17. Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo - Uncle Dave Macon
18. Hastings Street - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand
19. Ain't That Trouble In Mind - Fields Ward & The Grayson County Railsplitters
20. Give The World A Smile - The Corley Family
21. Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long Cleve Reed And Little Harvey Hull (Down Home Boys)
22. Hot Town - Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra
23. Paddlin' Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
24. Plow Boy Hop - Grinnell Giggers

Album Description

What is your favourite Sunday morning record? "I like old recordings. I love the things Joe Bussard puts out - he's preserving a lot of corners of music that are precious, mountain music, jazz, blues, music that was on 78. I dig that." Elvis Costello - MOJO Dec 2005

"This is the music of poor whites and blacks: wild-ass jazz and string-band hillbilly, surreal yodels and king snake moans, lightning-bolt blues and whorehouse romps and orgasmic gospel. It's all anti-pop, anti-sentimental: the raw sounds of the city gutter and the roadside ditch." Desperate Man Blues by Eddie Dean - Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000

"Joe has spent more than 50 years pursuing his purpose with a single-mindedness bordering on mania. And his purpose is no less than collecting and preserving the vast wealth of American vernacular music that was recorded on fragile shellac discs during the early decades of this century." A Visit and Interview with Record Collector Joseph E. Bussard, Jr by Marshall Wyatt - Old-Time Herald Spring 1999 - oldhatrecords.com/BussardInt.html

24 Rare Gems From The King Of Record Collectors - String Bands, Blues, Jazz, Country, Cajun, Gospel. Profusely illustrated, 72-page full-color booklet includes biographical essay, fully annotated discography, and firsthand accounts of Joe's record collecting adventures. 72 minutes of digitally remastered music.

Album Description

Re-issued with new packaging, with a 28-page color booklet and offered a new low price. Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s 1926-1937. The 24-track sampler is drawn from longtime radio broadcaster Bussard's fabled collection. The Frederick, MD-based Bussard is said to have more than 25,000 of the rarest early blues, jazz and country 78s, all meticulously catalogued in a basement-cum-vault beneath his house. The triple-fold release comes with a full-color, 72-page booklet filled with funny stories about Bussard's door-knocking searches for old shellac, more than 40 photos and complete annotation.

Customer Reviews:

ear candy.......2007-06-26

Sell your shoes cause your goin to heaven after you play this one! You can finally say you've heard it all. Top drawer assemblage of roots, blues, and just plain fun. Uncle Joe say it ain't so... give us another, PLEASE!

terrific collection of early songs.......2007-02-13

If you're interested in the history of US music, as I am, you'll find this a fine addition. Cleaned up as well as can be expected but still some hum & hiss...but not enough to be distracting.

another great release from OLD HAT........2006-12-26

everything i've ever bought on the old hat label has been fantastic, and this is no exception. a must have disc for fans of old time music. and if you have no old time music discs, this would be as good a place as any to start with. great sound and a variety of musical styles make this disc a complete winner.

Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music.......2006-07-15

A generous 24-track helping of some of record collector extraordinare Joe Bussard's favorites. The examples included run the gamut of early 20th centruy roots music ranging from Hillybilly music to Blues, Jazz, Jug Bands and beyond.

Sound quality is top notch -- these guys really know how to do 78-RPM transfers. Also Joe's records seem to be in excellent condition to begin with so not a lot of noise reduction is required. This is one of the very finest sounding discs of 78-RPM transfers that I have heard.

Packaging is also lavish with a 70 page booklet that contains annotations for each of the 24 tracks, and lots of interesting photos of vintage record labels and packaging, as well as several essays and stories about Joe's record collecting career. There's much of interest here for those who love Roots music.

A total package .......2006-02-04

I had not heard of Joe Bussard before this collection though I consider myself an avid music enthusiast and budding collector. After having heard this disc (and having read the extensive liner notes) I'm more than a little green with envy over Bussard's collection.

This disc collects some of Joe's personal favourites with names more familiar (Big Bill Broonzy, Gene Autry, Uncle Dave Macon) and some that will prove obscure to all but the most investigative record collectors (A.A. Gray and Seven-Foot Dilly, Fields Ward and the Grayson County Railsplitters, The Stripling Brothers). It's also cross-genre so if you only like country, or only blues, or only gospel, this will not be the collection for you.

Besides the songs themselves, which would be enough to make this a good buy, the packaging tells you a lot about WHO Bussard is (been collecting records since 12, once ran a pirate radio station), WHY he collects ("You ever smell the sleeves? They got that real funny wood smell to 'em.") along with some great stories about the "finds" he's made over the years. He's enough of a character that I'd love to watch the documentary about him. You also get brief bios for each of the performers included (a paragraph or two) as a nice bonus.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Twin fiddle workout "The Lost Child" has served as the radio theme for Bussard for years and I can see why. It's a keeper that alternates smooth fiddling with some nice staccato that implies the child might be "skipping" at play. Jazz-blues "The (New) Call of the Freaks" has an insistent chorus ("Stick out your cans/Here come the garbageman...") while Blind Gary (AKA Rev. Gary Davis) does a great gospel blues sermonette in "You Got to Go Down" ("You got to learn how to treat everybody/cuz you got to go down...ashes to ashes and dust to dust"). Charley Jordan's risque blues "Keep it Clean" is a standout as well. Autry's "Atlanta Bound" is far from the cheerful image of the man who sang "Rudolph": he's promising to kill the "rounder" who's dallying with his wife.

LOWS:
The only tune here I found unlistenable is the gratingly off-key family gospel tune "Give the World a Smile" by the Corley Family. Despite the nice sentimental lyric, I just couldn't stomach the singers themselves.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you have an interest in early music that's not restrictive to a single style, this is a very nice collection with some gems that would otherwise be lost.

Average customer rating: stunning An amazing young artist Watch His Star Rise Must be in everyone's cd player A Fantastic CD

New Vintage Peter Grant Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Call Me Irresponsible ASIN: B000EMSGKU Release Date: 2006-04-24

Tracks:

1. Joanna
2. Walk Away
3. Best Is Yet to Come
4. Windmills of Your Mind [From the Thomas Crown Affair]
5. Spooky [From Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels]
6. Fool on the Hill
7. Girl from Ipanema
8. We've Only Just Begun
9. I Saw Her Standing There
10. More I See You
11. You're the First, The Last, My Everything
12. Didn't We
13. On Days Like These [From the Italian Job]
14. All the Way
15. Modern Way [*]

Album Description

With a voice that really suits these classic songs and arrangements, the result is a fantastic and varied selection of some of the finest songs of the 50's, 60's and 70's. New Vintage features refreshingly, ultra-cool make overs of Scott Walker's 'Joanna', and Barry White's 'You're The First, My Last, My Everything', as well as movie classics such as 'On Days Like These' (The Italian Job), 'Spooky' (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and 'Windmills Of Your Mind' (Thomas Crown Affair). Universal 2006.

Album Details

The Lad from Leeds with the Unbelieveable Voice, Thats Peter Grant! There Are Not Many Lads that Combine a Voice Like Matt Monroe and the Youthful Good Looks of an 18 Year Old from Leeds. Peter's Voice is So Smooth, Assured and Mature that You have to Check You've Put the Right CD In. You Can't Believe a Young Guy Like this Has Such an 'unbelieveable' Voice. Inspired by his Father a Local 'tenner' on the Northern Club Circuit Peter Grew Up Dreaming of Singing Like Frank Sinatra. He Tried Other Styles of Singing but Loved the Cool Sound of the 'rat Pack' . He also Found that is Voice Really Suit These Classic Songs and Arrangements. As a Result He Has Reworked a Fantastic and Varied Selection of Some of the Finest Songs of the 50's , 60's and 70's. Ultra Cool Make Overs of Scott Walkers Joanna, and Barry White's 'you're the First, My Last, My Everything. The Songs have Been Carefully Selected to Appeal to the Younger Generation as Many of them have Featured in Films.

Customer Reviews:

stunning.......2007-07-18

This is a delightful record. The selections were chosen with care. It was Peter Grant's voice and his deliverance that made me fall off my chair. He has a beautiful voice and express the diction with clarity. Pity though because he is British and not from North America. Cast aside clones like Michael Buble, Steve Tyrell, Rod Stewart( Ugh!!!!) and their like fodder. This is the real thing if you like good music.

Will someone from the US listen to him and give him the exposure that he deserves? Music listeners from all over the world are starving for good music. This CD together with Smokey Robinson's last recording stand tall above the rest of the muzak.

An amazing young artist.......2006-11-28

With a voice that is as smooth as velvet, this talented young man compares quite favorably with Sinatra or Tony Bennett in their primes. This debut album is stunning in its quality and maturity, and beautifully showcases Mr. Grant's talents. He powerfully evokes a range of emotions and moods, while reinterpreting a number of well known standards in ways that make them all his own. This album is a refreshing change from the mass-produced popular music that dominates the radio here in the States, and with luck Mr. Grant will find a US audience.

Watch His Star Rise.......2006-09-30

Peter Grant may be only 18, but his talent extends far beyond his tender years, and is a force to be reckoned with.

My CD collection ranges from Michael Buble to Jamie Cullum to Peter Cincotti, and I'm familiar with many of the original versions of the songs covered on New Vintage. In spite of this, I was completely blown away by what I heard, and haven't taken the album out of my player since purchasing it a week ago.

Every track, in my opinion, is a gem. From epic ballads like Walk Away and Joanna to big band numbers like Best Is Yet To Come and I Saw Her Standing There, and sizzlers like Spooky and Girl From Ipanema -- there's something for everyone, delivered with vocal perfection.

But lest you think Peter lacks versatility, rest assured that he is fully capable of swinging effortlessly from belting high notes to growling in the lower registers. He delivers angst and passion when required, adds a touch of cheekiness at appropriate moments, and is absolutely brilliant with the big band ( pacing well with the orchestra yet holding back just a little with relaxed confidence ).

His voice is just wonderful, with a lush tenor vibrato that never falters even when under extreme stress. The maturity of his tone is remarkable considering his age. I can only imagine how spectacular he'll sound once he hits his 20s.

My favourite track at the moment is The More I See You, which I've heard Michael Buble cover with a big band. Peter opts for an uptempo cha-cha, which works beautifully and has me pushing the 'repeat' button non-stop.

If you love New Vintage, then spread the word! Peter Grant is the next jazz wunderkind and is poised to take the world by storm.

Must be in everyone's cd player.......2006-07-22

I bought this CD off the AmazonUK site several weeks ago, and it has not been out of the cd player yet! I can't possibly believe that this young man is under 20 years old! His voice is so perfect for the song choices on this CD. I have always enjoyed the 'standards', and hearing young singers & musicians carrying the torch is fantastic. I hope people here in the US learn of Peter Grant and will enjoy this CD as much as I am. It's quite often that I end up on the UK Amazon site looking for music that my UK friends have over there, but which doesn't quite make the ocean crossing to the US sites. I owe those that told me of Peter quite a large pint of ale! Ta!

A Fantastic CD.......2006-06-27

As a Brit living in the US I was not familiar with Peter Grant. As a member of the Sinatra Music Society UK I noticed mention of this young singer in their "Perfectly Frank" newsletter. My son told me of his climb in the UK charts so on his advice I purchased a copy of "New Vintage" in an HMV store. To say that I was completely bowled over is an understatement. I have played this disc over and over upon my return to the States. "Joanna" is simply gorgeous and I am bombarding my American friends with it. I also love "The More I see you", "You're the First, the Last, my Everything", "On Days Like THese" the arrangements are superb. In fact I love the whole album - please buy it - you will love it and not be disappointed.Barbara Pearson, Arlington, VA.

Average customer rating: Pop / Classical Instrumental album good for day dreaming

Vintage Selections: Wine Tasting Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Gallery (Esi) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vineyard Jazz: Wine Tasting Music A View of the Vines: Wine Tasting Music Wine Country Classics: Wine Tasting Music ASIN: B000068C8S Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. Highway To The Sun - Wind Machine
2. Millwood Junction - Wind Machine
3. The Only One - Checkfield
4. Sunday Sailing - Liquid Amber
5. Dream Of The Princess - Gerry Schubert
6. A Wedding Vow - Jeff Burak
7. Celestial Dreams - Liquid Amber
8. Voices In The Wind - Wind Machine
9. Song For Bria - Jeff Burak
10. The Common Bond - Checkfield
11. Leaving - Jim Chappell
12. Going Home - Checkfield
13. Looking Back - Gerry Schubert

Customer Reviews:

Pop / Classical Instrumental album good for day dreaming.......2003-03-16

I bought this album while doing the wine tasting thing in the Napa Valley. I don't really know how to explain it, but this music really goes well with things like wine tasting, day dreaming, and quiet picnics. Its a very soothing set of instrumental songs from different artists. Mostly light pop and classical sounding.

My personal Favorite is The Dream Princess by Gerry Schubert. You can't help but day dream about nostalgic moments in your past, or past loves.

Average customer rating:

Tonic Vintage Vocals Tonic Vintage Vocals Manufacturer: SKM Creative, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Retro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Man Swings ASIN: B0008JFMPQ Release Date: 2004-12-28

Tracks:

1. Lemon Twist
2. Second Date Stomp
3. Lazy River
4. I've Got a Crush On You
5. Hepster's Jive
6. Smoke Rings
7. Sammy Slick
8. I've Got Reservations
9. I Thought About You
10. Cloudy Memories
11. Fancy Feast
12. Straight For the Stars (via Lake Shore Drive)
13. Tonic

Product Description

The debut release by Chicago's Premiere Vintage Vocal Jazz Quartet sets the new swingin standard in Late Lounge. TONIC hit the Windy City jazz scene in 2003 with a myopic goal to carve out a niche in the future of the Great American Songbook. Two years later theyre delivering slick vocals that put a refreshing spin on popular Songbook classics and sharp neo-pop originals, all backed by a mix of the best musicians on the Third Coast. Hailed by critics and industry greats (Cy Coleman, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Larry Gelbart, etc.) their entre to the vocal jazz world is a mix of hot harmonies and sweet that grooves from Lounge to Latin and kicking to cool. 13 cuts of solid swank with sweet harmonies and smooth solos that blend into a modern journey back to pure Vintage style.

Average customer rating: totally so-so 80's

Vintage 80s, Volume 1.0 Various Artists Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vintage Eighties, Volume Two Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 10 The Lace ASIN: B000000OUB Release Date: 1995-03-28

Tracks:

1. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
2. French Kissin - Debbie Harry
3. Riding With The King - John Hiatt
4. Sex (I'm A...) - Berlin
5. Goin' Southbound - Stan Ridgway
6. Ways To Be Wicked - Lone Justice
7. Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball) - Was (Not Was)
8. Our House - Madness
9. No More Words - Berlin
10. A Million Miles Away - The Plimsouls
11. Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash
12. Emotion In Motion - Ric Ocasek
13. Desire - Gene Loves Jezebel
14. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung

Amazon.com

Ah, the '80s. Gene loved Jezebel; Berlin was more a band than a city; folks of all races and creeds would gather together on weekends to Wang Chung. Those hazy, lazy days are commemorated in Geffen Vintage 80s, Volume 1. As the title implies, this is only Geffen stuff (Madness, Debbie Harry, Stan Ridgway, Plimsouls, Ric Ocasek, a half-dozen others), so you get your Quarterflash singing "Take Me to Heart" but no Pat Benatar singing "We Live for Love." Oh, well. That's another volume. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

totally so-so 80's.......2002-07-31

Half good, half bad. The good half however is really good. The songs by Quarterflash, Madness, and Debbie Harry are all classic 80's. But it's "Emotion in motion" by Ric Ocasek, and "No more words" by Berlin that makes this collection well worth the two bucks I got it for used. Would you pay full price for a collection that nobody reviewed in seven years? Only if you want to Wang Chung tonight.

Pop Music:

1. Nice & Slow
2. Now Playing: Movie Themes - Solo Piano
3. Our Man in Paris [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
4. Out of the Blue
5. Page One [Original recording remastered]
6. Paseo
7. Pleasures of the Night
8. Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights [Original recording remastered]
9. Ride
10. Saxophone Colossus (20 Bit Mastering) [Original recording remastered]

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