Matt's Mood [Import]

Product Description
Japanese pressing of the UK sophisti-pop act's 2004 release, features one bonus track. Universal.

Matt's Mood,Matt Bianco,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Excellent return to form Matts Mood~Matt Bianco Matt Bianco with Basia - "Icing On The Cake" 'Ear Candy' --Creative Contemporary Pop good things to those who wait.

Matt's Mood Matt Bianco Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Clear Horizon: The Best of Basia Whose Side Are You On? Time and Tide London Warsaw New York Where Our Love Grows ASIN: B0007KTB8U Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Ordinary Day
2. I Never Meant To
3. Wrong Side Of The Street
4. La Luna
5. Say The Words
6. Golden Days
7. Ronnie's Samba
8. Kaleidoscope
9. Slip & Sliding
10. Matt's Mood III

Customer Reviews:

Excellent return to form.......2007-06-26

The three ORIGINAL members of Matt Bianco are reunited on this CD and its an excellent return to form, with a number of standout tracks including Ronnies Samba and Golden Days. Excellent album cant wait for the follow up.

Matts Mood~Matt Bianco.......2007-05-05

My first CD of this group as a whole! I had heard cuts from this CD on satellite radio (Ie: La Luna)! Very Impressed with the beat and vocals!
I decided to order this CD and definetly got my moneys worth! The quality of the CD is great and really makes a good stereo system strut its stuff. The beat is bosa nova, cha cha if you will, pop all rolled into a nice collection of very entertaining music.
I have Basia CDs and this is definetly Basia at her best. She really seemed to be enjoying herself in this CD! If you like smooth jazz and maybe getting a little tired of just instrumental heres one CD to mix things up with some good vocals...

Matt Bianco with Basia - "Icing On The Cake".......2007-03-27

If you've never heard this lady called Basia... well, you're in for such a treat. What a voice! She sings, you soar. Danny White's keyboarding is like a seven-course meal for your ears. Mark Reilly's vocals are clear and clean. Bassist Kito Poncioni seems to feel out the soul of each song and play it with just the right amount of "groove". This cd contains such wonderful rhythms, it's hard to NOT to sway in your seat. You'll be wishing for Basia to start working on her next project. Do your musical self a favor, buy this CD. You'll enjoy listening to it again and again.

'Ear Candy' --Creative Contemporary Pop.......2006-11-17

I bought this CD on a gamble, having only heard a little snippet that I really liked, and, being familiar with Basia's music, I thought it was a good risk. I wasn't dissapointed. I don't know anything at all about 'Matt Bianco'. But whoever the male singer is and the other musicians that make up this music, they really have an infectious groove going on. Basia, who is the polish singer who has had a great deal of success in the contemporary pop genre, shares the singing on almost every track here, and the effect is very complementary. The songs would fit very well on any of her earlier albums, particularly the Sweetest Illusion (1994). I say that because the instrumentation on that album was just killer, and so is this. It's slick, it's listenable. It's ear candy. I've been listening to this recording off and on for several months and still enjoy it immensely.

The album really mixes up a nice blend of creative tunes that really defy categorization, although there are several that are quite brazilian in their feel (latin, bossa nova, samba) yet they seem to create a flavor all their own. The singing is really augmented when combined with the extraordinary vocal talents of Basia, as the two (male/female) together create a really nice balance of textured vocal sound.

What I appreciate most about the album is the actual song structures and instrumentation arrangements. I have several favorite tracks on here: 'I never meant to' is a wonderful laid back tune that has a killer hook in it. Basia's backing vocal of 'ha haha hahaha' are sweet and soft and create a wonderful 'cushion' that fits perfectly with the male lead vocals. 'Golden Days' is quite infectious. I defy anyone to sit still listening to this. Upbeat, postivie and feel good stuff. Great changes and creative arrangement, the song is built around a great energetic piano riff that hits the off beats. Very cool. 'Slip and Sliding' is also very addictive to listen to, and just continues with it's own momentum.

The most unusual track on the album is the last one: 'Matts Mood III', and it has got to be my favorite. It's another energetic, kinda 'techno' piece, this time all instrumental. It's built on a great little 'rhodes' electric piano riff with a bit of delay and layered against a canvass of sound that builds bit by bit full of ear candy I've never heard before, but it all works in a wonderful way. In fact, it's downright addictive! With each cycle, new bits of free form and very creative improvisation is introduced. I just love it.

This album will delight fans of Basia and anyone else who really appreciates sophisticated pop/jazz music. I highly recommend it.

good things to those who wait........2006-10-06

I just happen see a recommendation from Amazon's site for any news of a new Basia c.d,and saw a related c.d.Curious,I checked it out and was I surpised!!!Even though though this was not her disc,this was Basia at her best.I hope she and Bianco make more music together.

Average customer rating: A Magical Musical Journey Around the World with Mantovani.

Old and New Fangled Tangos/Folk Songs Around the World Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music | General Christmas | Today's Deals | Box Sets | Children's Music | Classical Instrumental | Halloween | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Opera & Vocal | Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Pop Vocal Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Italia Mia/Verzauberter Klang Aus Germany Concert Spectacular/American Scene The Ultimate Tango Collector's Mantovani, Vol. 1 Strauss Waltzes ASIN: B0006840K2 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
2. Blue Tango
3. Tango Delle Rose
4. New-Fangled Tango
5. Music Box Tango
6. Adios Muchachos
7. Besame Mucho
8. Hernando's Hideaway
9. Blauer Himmel (Blue Skies)
10. Takes Two to Tango
11. Rain in Spain
12. Orange Vendor
13. Folk Songs of America: Aura Lee/Skip to My Lou/The Streets of Laredo
14. Folk Songs from European Countries: Au Clair de la Lune/Fr Jacques
15. Folk Songs from the British Isles: Greensleeves/When Love Is ...
16. Two Guitars
17. Moon on the Ruined Castle
18. Hava Nagila

Customer Reviews:

A Magical Musical Journey Around the World with Mantovani........2005-02-23

The soaring strings of the original orchestra led by the late great Mantovani are once again presented in this brand new Vocalion release of two of the maestro's masterpiece recordings first released in 1964 (Folk Songs) and 1968 (Tango). Folk Songs from Around the World will charm and excite listeners with melodies as diverse as Aura Lee (what Elvis sang as Love Me Tender) and the sizzling sounds of Hava Nagila. The highly disciplined orchestra under the baton of Mantovani perform spectacular arrangements of "Two Guitars" from Russia and folk songs from Japan, Europe,and the British Isles arranged with such artistry that they will readily evoke from each listener intense emotions. The splendid orchestrations found on the Tango tracks also evoke a variety of emotions, with Whatever Lola Wants, Hernando's Hideaway and Takes Two to Tango, offering playful amusement, and such tracks as Blue Sky, Orange Vendor, and Tango Delle Rose combining captivating tango rhythms with time honored melodies made ever more delightful by the unique, cathedral sound identified exclusively with Mantovani. In an interview at the time of the Tango album's release, the ever perfectionist Mantovani expressed his delight with the musical outcome,noting that he tried "blending fine melodies with exciting rhythms to produce a sound that is stimulating.." Acquire this two CD-set, and new and old Mantovani fans will know the maestro was right on the mark in his assessment of this incomparable musical journey.

Average customer rating:

Matt's Mood Matt Bianco Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00023BIGA Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

1. Ordinary Day
2. I Never Meant To
3. Wrong Side of the Street
4. Luna
5. Say the Words
6. Golden Days
7. Ronnie's Samba
8. Kaleidoscope
9. Slip & Sliding
10. Matt's Mood III

Average customer rating: Welcome back BASIA!!!!!!! I can't shake this hangover It's Basia! SAVOR THE FLAVOR I absolutely loved this album!!

Matt's Mood Matt Bianco Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Matt Bianco: 1983-1990 ASIN: B00022UTJ8 Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Ordinary Day
2. I Never Meant To
3. Wrong Side Of The Street
4. La Luna
5. Say The Words
6. Golden Days
7. Ronnie's Samba
8. Kaleidoscope
9. Slip & Sliding
10. Matt's Mood III

Customer Reviews:

Welcome back BASIA!!!!!!!.......2005-05-14

This cd comprehensively rules. Sweeping arangements, clever lyrics and a deep appreciation for the humanity of their audience. This stuff is resonant--and one song, I NEVER MEANT TO, hits home with the force of a 7.0 temblor off the San Andreas.

The return of the resplendent Basia certainly reinforces this album's hold on the grateful listener. But Basia does not carry this puppy--she sings background on a number of tracks that are excellent nonetheless (such as I Never Meant To).

Still, this is the best thing I've listened to in a long time. Welcome back Matt Bianco--and welcome home Basia.

Mike

I can't shake this hangover.......2005-04-13

Saw Matt Bianco the other night in Cleveland. What a performance. Matt's Mood is simply excellent. Smart, tight arrangements, Clever lyrics. Seriously one of the best CDs I've heard in several years. Perhaps because I've listenned to the CD about 200 times, I can't get it out of my head, and I'm OK with that!

It's Basia!.......2005-02-23

Folks! Buy this LP because the lead singer is BASIA! She's back - backed up by the band she started with in the 1980s. THIS IS HER!!!! This CD is just great!

SAVOR THE FLAVOR.......2005-02-23

5 STARS? TRY 10! DON'T MISS THE PIECE OF HEAVEN YOU'LL FIND AS YOU SAVOR "MATT'S MOOD." I HAVE 3 COPIES OF THE CD; 1 AT HOME AND 1 IN EACH CAR. CAN YOU TELL I LOVE IT?

I absolutely loved this album!!.......2005-02-13

This is a great album! I bought it several months ago and I hope that it does very well when it is released here in the U.S. next month. I wrote a very extensive review of it at http://www.saxtalk.com.

Average customer rating:

Angel Eyes Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000BX5KJ Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Noveltyflickan
2. Misty
3. Filosoflick Dixieland
4. All Of Me
5. Stardust
6. Splanky
7. I'm In The Mood For Love
8. Rattjakt For Tva
9. Angel Eyes
10. Geasapeagen
11. Hello Dolly
12. Con Amore
13. Novelty Accordeon
14. Zigenarens Serenad
15. How High The Moon/Ornithology
16. Revydags
17. Botvid/Lite Grand Fran Ovan
18. Copacabana

Average customer rating:

Matt's Mood ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001ZX1GO Release Date: 2004-05-25

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the UK sophisti-pop act's 2004 release, features one bonus track. Universal.

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