Instrumentals [Import]

Product Description
Long overdue reissue of this superb collection (originally released in 1987) of instrumental & soundtrack material recorded between 1982 & 1987, with guests including Vini Reilly & Durutti Column, Steven Brown, Mikel Rouse & Wim Mertens. Full sleevenotes. Original Crepuscule artwork reproduced.

Instrumentals,Blaine L. Reininger,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Ricky and Thunder Bring Blue Lightening The most fun listening in a long time. Outstanding music mix Great Music by Talented Instrumentalists A tasteful tune set with several interpretive twists

Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Manufacturer: Skaggs Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular Bluegrass Rules! Brand New Strings Long List of Heartaches The Promised Land ASIN: B000G8NXJG Release Date: 2006-08-01

Tracks:

1. Goin' To Richmond
2. Missing Vassar
3. Wayward To Hayward
4. Montana Slim
5. Crossing The Briney
6. Crossville
7. Gallatin Rag
8. Dawgs' Breath
9. Spam Jelly
10. Goin' To The Ceili
11. Polk City

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Though the title describes the contents of the latest release by the veteran mandolin virtuoso and his crack band, it hardly suggests how far this musical interplay extends beyond bluegrass convention. The soaring strings of "Crossing the Briney" suggest the soundtrack to an imaginary movie, while "Going to Richmond" and "Goin' to the Ceili" both springboard from Irish reels as well. There's a clarinet break in the jazzy "Gallatin Rag," and accordion graces a couple of the other tracks. Skaggs pays tribute to a couple of other bluegrass progressives in "Missing Vassar" (in homage to the late Clements) and "Dawg's Breath" (for David Grisman). Though all of the musicians get ample opportunity to showcase their chops, what's most impressive is the cohesiveness of the ensemble, the way they serve the music and support each other instead of simply showing off. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Ricky and Thunder Bring Blue Lightening.......2007-05-30

I have gotten hooked on bluegrass - it took one live concert with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky at One World Theater here in Austin. This was a year ago and I now have an entire collection of new grass (and some old). But, no one is better than Ricky and his elite troop of instrumental talents. They produce the tightest sound I've ever heard. And, while I love Ricky's vocal work and harmonies, there is nothing more purely bluegrass than his instrumentals. This CD is a winner - every track delivers bluegrass thunder and lightening.

The most fun listening in a long time........2007-04-02

It seems I've been buying a lot of CD's lately for just one or two worthwhile tunes on the whole CD. This one was different.
I don't think there was a throwaway cut on the whole thing.
I haven't had this much enjoyable listening on one CD in a long, long time.

Outstanding music mix.......2007-02-08

This is a truly beautifully composited CD with a very eclectic mixture of musical styles and a **VERY** high level of musicianship. Thanks, Ricky... this is a wonderful CD that I can listen to many times without ever tiring of its freshness!

Great Music by Talented Instrumentalists.......2007-01-24

This is my first and only venture so far into bluegrass. Attracted by watching Skaggs Christmas show, decided to venture further by buying one of his CD's. Taking chance on this latest of instrumental offering, not disappointed at all.

In fact, I find myself listening often, and liking more and more each of the eleven offerings. Doesn't matter to me if not all is pure bluegrass, enjoy the accordian, clarinet, strings, etc. The blues rag song is terrific as well as the Celtic sounding "Crossing the Briney."

These are certainly fine musicians on their instruments who play wonderfully together, with their turns at jamming, or whatever it's called in bluegrass. In any case, they've got a new fan.

A tasteful tune set with several interpretive twists.......2006-12-25

Playing Time - 47:32 -- I assumed that all eleven of these instrumentals were written by Ricky Skaggs because liner notes didn't provide tune credits. A little info from the label's publicist indicated that nine are new compositions by multiple Grammy award-winner Skaggs. Also, the CD jacket for this band's first-ever all-instrumental project has the entire seven-piece band on the cover, but a few of the regular members appear to be missing in the musical mix. Bios for Darrin Vincent and Paul Brewster are provided, but I don't see them listed in the credits. We do hear Ricky Skaggs (guitar, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, percussion), Jim Mills (banjo), Cody Kilby (guitar), Andy Leftwich (fiddle) and Mark Fain (bass). Guests include Jeff Taylor (accordion, whistle), Andy Statman (clarinet), and the Nashville String Machine with orchestration by Jim Gray on one cut.

No one can doubt the astonishing fluency with which these string practitioners speak. While they have a strong preference for moderate-tempo'ed offerings, they manage to create an eclectic state of musical mind with tastes of old-time, Celtic, bluegrass, Dawg, blues, jazz and classical idioms. Green hues of the Land of the Shamrock color compositions like "Going to Richmond" and "Goin to the Ceili." If a fusion of Celtic and Classical sounds are your cup o' tea, listen to the embellished brogue provided by the Nashville String Machine on "Crossing the Briney." With the band "playing their thoughts" in a manner similar to how fiddler Vassar Clements used to, "Missing Vassar" establishes a hillbilly jazz groove based on a recurring lick that honors that musical philosopher. With a copious amount of respect for another mandolinist (David Grisman), Ricky Skaggs and the boys lay a hot little tune, "Dawg's Breath," on us. The melody inhales and exhales with precision, bounce and pizzazz. When "Gallatin Rag" begins, as on a few others, we clearly hear the only minimal shortcoming in this album's music - some distraction caused by Ricky's pick on his fingerboard. Statman embellishes that offering with some euphonious clarinet. In Statman's hands, it becomes clear why the instrument was once affectionately called the "hot licorice stick" among swing musicians in the 1930s and 40s.

All in all, this album is a tasteful tune set with several interpretive twists along the way. Performed by exceptional musicians, the composite is a product that would make Bill Monroe proud. They don't betray their bluegrass pedigree. Rather, their adventurous vision provides a treasure trove of unique tunes. I'd like to see some music notation and/or tablature for them so I can learn a few favorites. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Average customer rating: A Classic! Santana The Best Instrumentals Best Instrumentals From the inside!! Just the music

Best Instrumentals (Sony) Santana Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Rock | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Essential Santana The Best of Santana, Vol. 2 Caravanserai Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Reality The Best of Santana ASIN: B000006X37 Release Date: 2000-12-25

Tracks:

1. Samba Pa Ti
2. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
3. I Love You Too Much
4. Aqua Marine
5. Bella
6. Moonflower
7. Life Is A Lady/Holiday
8. Full Moon
9. Song Of The Wind
10. Tales Of Kilimanjaro
11. Love Is You
12. Guru's Song
13. Treat
14. Blues For Salvador
15. Soul Sacrifice

Album Description

Mid-priced compilation featuring 15 of the guitar legend's absolute finest instrumental works, including 'Samba Pa Ti','Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)', 'I Love You Much Too Much', 'Life Is A Lady/ Holiday', 'Blues For Salvador' & 'Soul Sacrifice'. 1997 Sony release.

Album Details

Tracks Include: Europa, Samba Pa Ti, Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile), Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) Tales of Kilimanjaro and More.

Customer Reviews:

A Classic!.......2007-07-02

This compilation cd is a great collection of Santana favorites. The instrumentals only feature lifts these recordings from a 60's/70's, etc. retrospective into a terrific adult contemporary classic.

Santana The Best Instrumentals.......2007-03-19

This CD has a number of Santana's classic hits like Samba Pa Ti, Flor de Luna, and Soul Sacrifice that I really enjoyed, however, in my opinion those are the only really good songs and this is a mediocre album.

Best Instrumentals.......2006-11-06

This is great collection. This is the flavor of Santana I enjoy most.

From the inside!!.......2005-08-20

This is a very good compilation of only instrumentals by the master. My only regret is that "Every Step of the Way" from "Caravanserai" is missing. That is one of the most powerful Santana songs ever. Also, my favorite in this compilation is "Aquamarina".

Just the music.......2005-01-09

There are many great guitarists in the world but only Carlos Santana can move me like he does. Long ago I made my own version of this album on cassette because I wanted all these great instumentals on one tape. Finally it has been done and been done right. Europa is easily the best instrumental number ever and I would argue one of the best songs of all time. It is perfectly married with all the other great Santana numbers that were usually the best thing on their respective albums.
Put this on, turn the lights down low and lose yourself in the music.

Average customer rating: Get up and JUMP! Use Cruise Control Love It!!!! Catchy Boogie Woogie Looking to Boogie, Get this Album

Blues 88's: Boogie Woogie Instrumentals Various Artists Manufacturer: Easydisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Boogie-Woogie | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boogie Woogie Man Boogie Woogie Stomp 8 Hands On 88 Keys -- Chicago Blues Piano Masters Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1: Piano Soloists Blues After Hours: All Instrumental ASIN: B00000663W Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

1. Buzzin' - Honey Alexander
2. Walk The Walk - David Maxwell
3. My Bonnie Rocks - Al Copley
4. C.Q. Boogie - Katie Webster
5. Keep It Rollin'! (Solo) - Davell Crawford
6. Albi's Boogie - Roomful Of Blues
7. Backstage Boogie - Deanna Bogart
8. Yancey's Bugle Call (Solo) - Preacher Jack
9. Honky Tonk Train - Jay McShann
10. Three Keys (Solo) - James Booker

Customer Reviews:

Get up and JUMP!.......2007-01-10

If this album doesn't get your toes a-tappin' you need surgery. While not the "best" of this genre, this album is crammed with fun music and it is well recorded to boot! Hard to beat the beat! Intense piano. HIGHLY recommended as an introduction for those wanting to hear what boogie is about. Woogie woogie! Five stars!

Use Cruise Control.......2006-12-05

I was hopeful based on other reviewers, and love this. All of the players are very, very good. Some numbers are solo, others have a band backing up the player. Musical selections are between so-so and FAN-TASTIC! If you listen in your car, USE YOUR CRUISE CONTROL, especially on #4. Katie Webster really rolls on this one, as does her band. I kept listening and my foot kept easing down on the "exhilarator". Next thing I know, I'm doing 20 mph over speed limit. If you like piano with great melody, fast playing (and accurate-no fumble fingers here), with a fast blues riff or a boogie-woogie beat, don't hesitate. Buy it!

Love It!!!!.......2006-08-11

Great sampler of current blues-boogie!

This is going to be stuck in my CD player for a good long while. Lots of fun and these guys are GOOD! I just started taking boogie woogie piano after several years of classical so I can hear what they are doing and am just so impressed - I can't imagine playing this well. I like fast music and while some may say its showing off - I say 'if you got it flaunt it'!

The difficult thing with boogie is the timing - getting the right hand and left hand coordinated when they are hitting different timings and rhythms. I should say its difficult for me but these guys get it right - sooo right!

Clean recording and not a single track which I skip.

Catchy Boogie Woogie.......2006-03-05

An easy listening CD, with "catchy" tunes from the first track. If you dance to music as part of an exercise routine, this is an excellent warm up CD!

Looking to Boogie, Get this Album.......2005-01-26

I bought this album alongside a couple of modern Boogie Woogie CD's. Don't let the mundane look fool you. This album has got it! I had expected it to be older sounding in quality due to the look of the cover. Happily that is not the case. The sound quality is clean and full and it is mixed very well. In short, this album rocks! (Or boogie-woogies rather, but you get the idea). I have had it in slot #5 on my CD player for around six months and often let it play through after listening to another CD. With most albums, it depends on the mood I'm in. I enjoy listening to this one most anytime and usually just let it roll. If your interested in Boogie Woogie, definitely get this one. Every single piece is a winner. It's all instrumental so you will never tire of crappy lyrics. This may be the only Boogie Woogie CD you will ever want because it just doesn't get any better than this.

Average customer rating: Outstanding collection of '50s and '60s instrumentals For Water Aerobics, THE MOST POPULAR CD! Bonanza...

Hard to Find Pop Instrumentals II Various Artists Manufacturer: Eric Collection ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II All-Time Great Instrumental Hits, Vol. 1 25 Rockin' Instrumentals All-Time Great Instrumental Hits, Vol. 2 Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2: The Sixties ASIN: B00008L3OA Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann (Des)
2. Bonanza - Al Caiola
3. Asia Minor - Kokomo
4. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
5. Down Yonder (Orig. Version) - Del Wood (mono)
6. Armen's Theme - David Seville (mono)
7. The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson (mono)
8. Sadie's Shawl - Bob Sharples (mono)
9. No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) - The T-Bones
10. Music To Watch Girls By - Bob Crewe Generation
11. A Walk In The Black Forest - Horst Jankowski
12. I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman - Whistling Jack Smith
13. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
14. Mexico - Bob Moore
15. Comin' In The Back Door - Baja Marimba Band
16. I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha - Enoch Light
17. Quentin's Theme - Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
18. (Theme From) 'The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs' - Ernie Freeman
19. Dragnet - Ray Anthony (mono)
20. Bandstand Boogie - Les Elgart (mono)
21. Oh, Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert (mono)

Album Description

A terrific follow-up to Volume One in this instrumental series featuring 6 songs that have never been on a U.S. CD before. All recordings have been digitally mastered from the original master tapes & are in True Stereo wherever possible. Includes a full 8-page booklet with detailed liner notes on each song.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding collection of '50s and '60s instrumentals.......2005-02-16

Like everything in Eric's line of "hard-to-find on CD" discs, this one is filled with gems that have been hard to come by on legitimate releases. What makes Eric's releases so unusual is that rather than scouring the obscure edges of pop music, they collect stellar examples of chart hits that somehow slipped though the cracks of other anthologies. That makes Eric compilations terrific musical and nostalgic experiences.

Volume two of their pop instrumental series is one of Eric's strongest discs to date. Instrumentals have a hard time cracking the American charts, and so those that do find an unusually rare resonance with listeners. On occasion these instrumentals are tied to cultural phenomena such as hit TV shows ("The Bonanza Theme," "Dragnet," "Quentin's Theme," and "Bandstand Boogie") or commercials ("No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" and "Music to Watch Girls By"), but more often than not they're just unusual, maddeningly hummable pieces of music that won't leave a listener's mind.

High on the can't-get-it-out-of-your-head list is Bent Fabric's laconic "Alley Cat" and Don Robertson's "The Happy Whistler." The latter tune pairs nicely with Whistling Jack Smith's "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman," as rare examples of music that can oust "It's a Small World" from your cerebral cortex. Other tracks, such as Horst Jankowski's "A Walk in the Black Forest," capture a mood like no lyric ever could, and Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" had three lives, first as a flop, then as a hit, then most eternally as Benny Hill's closing chase theme.

This is an incredibly rich collection of songs covering orchestral pop, lounge, rock, jazz, ragtime and more. The tracks are beautifully mastered and with plenty of true stereo (mono on #5-8 and 19-21). Joseph Laredo's liner notes are informative, and the packaging provides detail on chart and release dates.

For Water Aerobics, THE MOST POPULAR CD!.......2003-07-04

This CD Series (Hard-to-Find Pop Instrumentals I, and II) is THE MOST POPULAR at water aerobics classes (whose typical member is over age 50), and has been for a several weeks. It is even more popular than both "Abba Gold" and the "Hooked on Classics" series.

I've lent this CD Series to so many water aerobic instructors (four different ones), for so many days, that I've actually purchased second copies, something I've done with no other CD.

So, why this popularity? Possibly because: (1) The music is positive/upbeat, (2) the variety, and (3) the excellent sound quality. If you know why the popularity, please tell me.

Bonanza..........2003-05-05

Eric Records rolls out a second volume of 50's and 60's pop instrumentals with the emphasis on tracks seldom, if ever, found on legitimate CD. Twenty-one tracks ranging from Del Wood's '51 "Down Yonder" through 1969's soap opera "Dark Shadows" theme, ie. "Quentin's Theme" by Charles Randolph Grean and company. In between are found familiar tunes such as Bent Fabric's "Alley Cat", Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" and "Music To Watch Girls By" from the Bob Crewe Generation. In keeping with its title however, rarities such as David Seville's "Armen's Theme", one of his pre-Chipmunk era instrumentals along with Enoch Lights' "I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha" and Bob Sharples' "Sadie's Shawl" put this dead center into the more serious collector's radar screen. All save one of these tracks were top-100 charting singles, that exception being Les Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie", the tune that became the theme to TV's "American Bandstand". Add to all this Eric's usual high standards for sound quality and informative accompanying liner notes and you have a superb follow-up to their first volume in this series. A highly recommended piece for both the casual listener and avid fan.

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Masterpiece Anthony Burger Manufacturer: Spring House / EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Anthony Burger: From the Homecoming Series A Tribute to Bill and Gloria Gaither Let Freedom Ring The Best of Anthony Burger Together Classic Gospel A Tribute to Anthony Burger ASIN: B00023RSFA Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

1. Rhapsody In Blue/Shout To The Lord
2. I Sing The Mighty Power
3. Clair De Lune/Jesus Loves Me
4. God Leads Us Along
5. Hallelujah Chorus
6. Swingin' My Way Back Home
7. Old Time Religion/William Tell Overture
8. Over The Rainbow
9. Friends Medley
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
11. No Longer A Stranger
12. Doxology

Product Description

Another CD in "The Gaither Gospel Series" - Masterpiece by Anthony Burger. Playlist: 1. Rhapsody/Shout To The Lord 2. I Sing The Mighty Power 3. Clair De Lune/Jesus Loves Me 4. God Leads Us Along 5. Hallelujah Chorus 6. Swingin' My Way Back Home 7. Old Time Religion/William Tell 8. Over The Rainbow with Janet Paschal 9. Friends Medley 10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough 11. No Longer A Stranger 12. Doxology

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Magnificent City Instrumentals Rjd2 Manufacturer: Decon Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dead Ringer Since We Last Spoke The Horror Magnificent City Funky Skunk ASIN: B000ENV3FO Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. All For U
2. Fire
3. Cornbread , Eddie & Me
4. Mooore
5. Supahero
6. High Lights
7. Disconnected
8. Caged Bird
9. Solomon Jones
10. A Sunday Mystery
11. Junior
12. Heaven
13. Here & Now
14. A Beautiful Mine

Average customer rating: Marquee players, but look before you leap. Monk, Rollins and Some Really Fine Friends!...A Treasure Remastered rollins and monk

Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins Manufacturer: Prestige ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lush Life Walkin' Relaxin' Soultrane Eastern Sounds ASIN: B000FZET5W Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

1. The Way You Look Tonight
2. I Want To Be Happy
3. Work
4. Nutty
5. Friday The 13th

Amazon.com essential recording

Thelonious Monk created some of his most innovative music during the period in the early '50s when he recorded for Prestige, and Sonny Rollins was in the forefront of the few musicians who could respond to Monk's challenging compositions and sharp-angled, dissonant comping. It's apparent in the way the two transform the standards "The Way You Look Tonight" and "I Want to Be Happy," Rollins soaring through the former and bringing wry wit to the latter. Monk's "Friday the 13th" is heard in an extended performance with Rollins and French-horn player Julius Watkins--challenging, probing music. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Marquee players, but look before you leap........2007-02-16

Because of the two principals, this session is likely to receive ongoing reincarnations, never going out of print. But the title is somewhat deceptive. Rollins and Monk play together on 3 of the 5 tracks on the album, which comprises three separate recording sessions held between Nov. 1953 and Sept. 1954. Moreover, on "The Way You Look Tonight" Monk plays a mere half chorus, and in a fairly conventional bebop style at that. This leaves two tunes, "I Want to Be Happy" and "Friday the 13th," on which the two inimitable soloists contrast and complement one another's strong musical personalities.

The proceedings are enjoyable, frequently original and illuminating, but not as telepathic, or even miraculous, as some reviewers have described them. It's instructive to hear the "real" Monk emerge on "Happy," allowing the beat to establish itself before playing off of and around it, making the piano another polyrhythmic, percussive voice as opposed to a solo voice accompanied by rhythm section or a member of the accompanying team itself (these latter two roles characterizing his work on "Way You Look").

Still, I'm afraid that after hearing the Monk and Coltrane Carnegie Hall concert, this one is anticlimactic, sonically as well as musically. Moreover, Rollins, though bearing some of the same melodic-rhythmic qualities of his successor Charlie Rouse, lacks the light articulations and responsive quickness of the underrated Rouse. Compared to Rouse's sportive playfulness, Rollins sounds somewhat heavy and ponderous to me in Monk country. Coltrane's intensity meshes better with Monk whimsy because the piano serves as both ground and foil to the altissimo, rapturous flights of the tenor saxophone, as though Monk's solid harmonies are the falconer around which the falcon's spiraling harmonies are free to expend themselves without spinning out of control.

Blakey and Monk, both of whom are heard here, always made for an engaging rhythmic pairing, but this session leaves you wanting to hear more. An unfortunately overlooked recording (perhaps because it was on the "wrong" label) is "Thelonious Monk with Art Blakey" (Atlantic, 1957), which also features excellent trumpet work by the sadly underrecorded Bill Hardman. It's a fascinatiing duel between two equally strong-minded music-shapers, and though Blakey delivers his brand of overwhelming firepower, Monk doesn't yield an inch--in fact, both players emerge as winners but not before a Titanic struggle.

Monk, Rollins and Some Really Fine Friends!...A Treasure Remastered.......2006-11-04

This review refers to : "Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]" CD - 2006

Okay so first things first, these recordings from the early 1950's sound like they were made yesterday. A fantastic job by Rudy Van Gelder, who was the original engineer, was at the sessions and knew exactly what the musicians wanted these great numbers to sound like. The CD runs about 35 minutes. There are 5 tracks all a good length from 5:09 to a get lost in 10:30 for Friday the 13th, which by the way was the date of one of the sessions that every thing seemed to go badly.

Every number and every musician on this CD are beyond great. Opening with the jazziest rendition(my new favorite) of "The Way You Look Tonight", Rollins takes the lead and already you are feeling the music. The other tracks are "I Want To Be Happy", "Work", "Nutty" and as mentioned "Friday The 13th". The leads differ with each number. Rollins plays on tracks 1,2 and 5. Monk is on every track and what an magnificent piano player. It really takes your breath away. Other musicians on the album are stand outs as well. Percy Heath on bass for 3 of the songs is incredible.Drummers, Arthur Taylor, Art Blakey and Willie Jones really cook. And I must make mention of Julius Watkins on the French Horn sitting in on "Friday The 13th". These guys, with their own wonderful styles, have these instruments talking and singing to each other. The listener will know exactly the mood and the conversation.

These were some important sessions that really preserve the greatness of Theolonious Monk, Sonny Rollins and friends.And how fortunate we are to be able to listen to them on this high quality recording,the remastering overseen by the Engineer who was there. The music will at the very least have you finger snapping and toe tapping. Take it in your car, it'll keep you good company in traffic, or around the house.The CD has a nice insert with production stories of the sessions.

I love it..You will too....laurie

rollins and monk.......2006-11-02

sonny rollins' tenor playing sounds effortless, like talking or humming. jazz artists who feel the urge to play classical concert music, branford marsalis and regina carter, find ravel's pavane pour une infante defunte a seductive choice. sonny rollins' rendition of the way you look tonight is a jazz variation of ravel's pavane.
monk's sound, as always, is definitively monk.
rollins and monk play well together.

Average customer rating: Terrific collection Well-received gift Elevator Music This CD Comes With Memories To Have And To Hold... Awesome!!!!

Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals George Benson Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Greatest Hits of All The Best of George Benson Breezin' Givin' It Up The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery ASIN: B000002NGP Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. My Heart Is Dancing
2. Breezin'
3. Mimosa
4. Dinorah, Dinorah
5. Being With You
6. Valdez In The Country
7. Affirmation
8. Tenderly
9. We All Remember Wes
10. Weekend In L.A.
11. That's Right

Customer Reviews:

Terrific collection.......2007-05-21

This was one of the first George Benson CDs I bought, and it was a great pick. At the time, I didn't know he made so many great instrumentals, but this CD quickly got rid of that! There's not a bad song on here, although the first five are especially enjoyable and the live version of "We All Remember Wes" was very good as well.

Well-received gift.......2007-01-09

This CD was a gift for a guitarist and Benson fan. He loved it.

Elevator Music.......2005-11-26

Don't be fooled by the reviews. If you're looking for some jazz, don't buy this album. This is a CD of easy-listening music. If you're looking for some jazz guitar, check out the early CDs like George Benson Cookbook or the stuff he recorded with Brother Jack McDuff. I guess this stuff is okay to put on while watering the plants, but there is no substance to this ear candy. What a waste of talent. And George QUIT SINGING YOUR GUITAR SOLOS. It's bad enough that you sing, but singing during a solo just diminishes both the singing and the guitar playing. YAWN!

This CD Comes With Memories To Have And To Hold..........2005-01-15

In my opinion, "Breezin'" is the ultimate and the most precious of all George Benson's gems, and the most stunning track on this compilation CD. I remember the way my sister Debbie and I were 'going nuts' over this melody when it first came out in the late '70s and played the album (original platinum selling "Breezin'") over and over and over again and would repeat the track "Breezin'" quite a number of times that it must have broken our late father's turntable needle! (Deb, you remember that, don't you? And you were just too scared to tell Papa about it since he had been telling us to handle it with extra-care because the brand he used was so expensive and precious like diamonds!) Listening to this CD brings back a lot of memories and it's like being on a 'sentimental journey' to the past with my sister. (my sappy eyes, please behave!).

"Breezin'" was the first album that got me hooked with the music of Mr. Benson. My sister and I collected most of his earliest albums. My sister stopped collecting several years ago but I remained the 'faithful fan' to this day and continued with my collection. I always enjoy listening to his kind of music. I truly believe that he's one of the greatest and polished guitarists of all-time and an awesome vocalist as well.

A good friend of mine who has an impeccable taste in music and an extensive musical knowledge who also plays the guitar has the following reflection on our mutual favorite, George Benson, and I quote:

"George Benson is the best 'flat pick' guitarist who ever lived -- his single note sequences are better jazz than Lenny Breau, but he looked up to Lenny as the greatest all around finger style guitarist who ever lived. His "Tenderly" is the best flat picking solo of all time I'd say -- I saw George perform at a Town Hall in Bermuda in the '70s, just as "White Rabbit" LP was making him a star and his own composition "Ode To A Kudu" is the finest 'live' performance I have ever heard by any guitarist bar none."

This compilation CD consists of some of my cherished melodies of all-time, and it's a testament of Mr. Benson's mastery of guitar. The tracks I love the most next to "Breezin'" are "Tenderly" from his 1989 album of the same title, "My Heart Is Dancing" from "Love Remembers" album in 1993, his very own composition "Weekend In L.A." from his 1978 album of the same title, "We All Remember Wes," a Stevie Wonder-penned-bubbly- melody, Jose Feliciano's "Affirmation" from the 1979 album "Breezin'" and one of his original compositions "Mimosa" from his 1987 album "Collaboration" (with another guitar virtuoso, Earl Klugh).

This CD is a must-have and has the greatest collection of the best instrumentals ever recorded in the history of jazz. You should listen to it, and thank me for it! It's absolutely a gem!

Awesome!!!!.......2004-01-19

George Benson is truly one of the best!! I am new to jazz music (plus I am getting older) and while my taste in music has changed (for the best). I still know good music when I hear it, regardless of the genre. So when I say this is an excellent album for old and new jazz fans...Trust me!! This cd helped bridge me into Miles Davis and others, but is still old school enough to be real. I love this cd and you will, too.

Average customer rating: A Slight Innacuracy Excelente Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals, Vol. 2 Not totally an instrumental Another Collection You Wonr Find Anywhere else

Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II Manufacturer: Eric Collection ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hard to Find Pop Instrumentals II All-Time Great Instrumental Hits, Vol. 1 All-Time Great Instrumental Hits, Vol. 2 Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 3: The Seventies Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2: The Sixties ASIN: B00008L3O0 Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') - Bill Conti
2. Theme From 'Ben Casey' - Valjean
3. Theme From 'The Apartment' - Ferrante & Teicher
4. The Long Ships (Part 1) - Charles Albertine (mono)
5. The Day The Rains Came - Raymond Lefevre (mono)
6. Beautiful Obsession - Sir Chauncey
7. Theme From 'The Sundowners'- Felix Slatkin
8. Chariot (I Will Follow Him) - Franck Pourcel
9. That's The Way With Love - Peter Soffici (mono)
10. Theme From 'The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs' - Percy Faith
11. Theme From 'A Man And A Woman' (from The Soundtrack) - Francis Lai
12. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
13. Moonglow & Theme From 'Picnic' - George Cates (mono)
14. Swinging Sweethearts - Ron Goodwin (mono)
15. Ringo's Theme (This Boy) - George Martin
16. Song For Anna (Chanson D'Anna) - (Herb) Ohta-San
17. Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless) - Barry Devorzon & Perry Botkinc Jr.
18. Danny Boy - Sil Austin
19. Trumpeter's Prayer - Tutti Camarata
20. One Moment In Time - Vienna Symphonic Orchestra (VSOP)

Album Description

A spectacular follow-up to Volume One in this instrumental series featuring 15 songs that have never been on a U.S. CD before. But this set isn't just for collectors, but also for listeners. All recordings have been digitally mastered from the original master tapes & are in True Stereo wherever possible. Includes a full 8-page booklet with detailed liner notes on each song.

Customer Reviews:

A Slight Innacuracy.......2007-06-13

The version of "Nadia's Theme" (Theme from The Young and the Restless) isn't actually the one you're expecting. I believe it's actually the original arrangement made for "Bless the Beasts and the Children". So what later became the Young and the Restless theme (the one that was a hit) still remains unreleased on CD.

Hopefully, we can see that version on a future release. Maybe they could get "Little Ballerina Blue" on one while they're at it.

Still, some great stuff here.

Excelente .......2007-03-22

El tema de nadia es una de las canciones mas excelentes de la historia de la musica

Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals, Vol. 2.......2006-03-22

The purchase went as we had hoped. The delievry was as promised, and the quality of the product equal too, or above our expectations.

Not totally an instrumental.......2006-03-10

I was excited to find this album. I bought it but was horrified to find a loud vocal on the first track. The rest of the music is all instrumental but this one track simply JARS you when it plays. Very disappointing!

Another Collection You Wonr Find Anywhere else.......2003-05-06

Well, ERIC records has done it again.

Continuing their unique practice of giving us both well known hits and impossible to find rarities, Eric presents Volume 2 of "Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals". This one is, in my opinion, even better than the first.

First off, the sound quality of this disk is ASTOUNDING. ERIC has gotten the various reissue departments to provide them with absolute first generation mono and stereo masters and this CD proves it. The aural quality is breathtaking. The fact that Orchestral music is so beautifully suited for true stereo playback is exhibited here, as a whopping 15 of the 20 tracks are True Stereo and sound magnificent.

There are, of course, the big soundtrack hits here, like 'The Day The Rains Came" "Rocky", "Ben Casey", "Theme from The Apartment", and " Nadias Theme". All top 30 and well remembered. However, for this 43 year old fan, it was the some of the lessor known tracks, in particulatr the 1963 Colpix low level charter "Theme From The Long Ships" that really makes this collection the gem that it is. Outstanding tracks include "Theme From The Sundowners" , "The Dark At The Top of The Stairs" and "I Will Follow Him" , all tracks that will suddenly sound familiar again after first listen.

Therein lies the BEST part of this collection. When you put this on your player, you will be treated to a nostalgic feast,
a time when the magic of Orchestral music still ruled the charts, and existed in all our homes. And you'll certainly remember most of these once you hear them, which is the fun part!!

There arent enough great things I can say about this collection AND its sister CD "Hard To Find pop Instrumentals- Part 2" I personally liked this volume better, but if you dont have either yet, give yourself a musical treat, and some REAL listening enjoyment and pick these up...

Its listening the way it used to be.

MA....

Average customer rating: An amazing collection A message from the compilation producer

25 Rockin' Instrumentals Various Artists Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2: The Sixties Hard to Find Pop Instrumentals II Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 4: Soul Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 1: The Fifties Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 5: Surf ASIN: B0000AVHCX Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

1. Miserlou - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
2. Memphis - Lonnie Mack
3. Bongo Rock - Preston Epps
4. Tall Cool One - The Wailers
5. Raunchy - Bill Justis
6. Soul Twist - King Curtis & The Noble Knights
7. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
8. Rumble - Link Wray
9. The Happy Organ - Dave 'Baby' Cortez
10. Wheels - The String-A-Longs
11. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson
12. Tequila - The Champs
13. Asia Minor - Kokomo
14. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
15. Penetration - The Pyramids
16. Bust Out - The Busters
17. Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MG's
18. Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
19. Red River Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes
20. Wild Weekend - The Rockin' Rebels
21. Drums A-Go-Go - The Hollywood Persuaders
22. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues
23. Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble & The Stingers
24. Torquay - The Fireballs
25. Walk-Don't Run - The Ventures

Customer Reviews:

An amazing collection .......2004-12-14

I have held off buying compilations of 50's and 60's instrumental rock music, never satisfied with the CDs out there, and not sure I could sit through so many purely instrumental recordings. Well, this CD put that concern to rest. If you have always thought the old rock instrumentals were lame, watered down, 3 cord pap from bands who could not sing, think again. This grouping of some of the best instrumentals from that era should change your mind. Yes, most of these cuts are available on many CDs (I must have Lonnie Mack's Memphis on at least 3 others) but this mix does not have one truly weak link. I listened to it the first time on a long road trip last week, and must have looked weird shouting and slapping my hands on the steering wheel. The wailing sax in Tall Cool One and Bust Out - and the strollin' line dance image from Doggett's full version Honky Tonk, and on and on. Here's hoping Varese follows up with another like this.

A message from the compilation producer.......2003-09-17

The Rock 'n' Roll instrumental has been popular from the earliest day of rock. Not only did the format emphasize different instruments such as guitar, drums, bongos, organ, piano and saxophone, but also different musical styles, such the raw guitar-sax sound of The Champs "Tequila," the drum laden sound of Sandy Nelson's "Teen Beat," the bongos of Preston Epps, "Bongo Rock," Duane Eddy's trademark twangy guitar on "Rebel Rouser," and the organ drivin sound of Bill Doggett "Honky Tonk" among others. This collection features 25 of the finest hits the genre has to offer. No slow dances here, only the best rockin' instrumentals. Three songs are making their American CD debut. All tracks on this release are the original hit single versions, and are mastered from the best sources available.

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2. Life Or Death? [Import]
3. Little Bit of Miki & Griff [Import]
4. Maximum Blondie
5. Maximum Strokes: The Unauthorized Biography Of The Strokes [Import]
6. Maximum Velvet Revolver: The Unauthorised Biography of Velvet Revolver [Import]
7. Misdemeanor
8. Moe's Art
9. Monkey Business [Import]
10. Non-Fiction [Import]

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