Back on the Corner [Enhanced] [Import]

1. Take the "A" Train

2. Back on the Corner

3. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

4. Goin' to the City

5. Lost Mind

6. Saturday Night

7. Rout 66!

8. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love

9. Swinging Machine

10. My Funny Valentine

11. 7th Son

12. Don't Forget to Smile

13. Dat Dere

14. Stop This World

15. I Get a Kick Out of You

16. Nothing But These Blues

Back on the Corner,Herman Brood,Bmg Int'l,Netherlands,Pop,Rock

Average customer rating: Liebman standing proud on the corner Dave Liebman--our most versatile jazz sax player alive?

Back on the Corner Dave Liebman Manufacturer: Tone Center ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pilgrimage Brown Street The Third Quartet Lawn Chair Society Mysterious Shorter ASIN: B000LXSSVY Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. 5th Street
2. Ife
3. Bass Interlude
4. Black Satin
5. Bela
6. Drum Interlude
7. New Mambo
8. Acoustic Guitar Interlude
9. Mesa D'Espana
10. Electric Guitar Interlude
11. J.B. Meets Sly/5th Street Reprise

Album Description

Back On The Corner refers to a return to that cutting edge musical philosophy that made Miles Davis' "On The Corner" record a musical milestone in 70's progressive jazz. Former Miles/Elvin Jones' saxophonist Dave Liebman, Anthony Jackson ( Steely Dan, Chic Corea ), Mike Stern (Miles Davis, Solo Artist) together with Liebman `s regular group members,Tony Marino, Marko Marcinko and Vic Juris turn in an incredible set inspired by this important moment in musical history.

Customer Reviews:

Liebman standing proud on the corner.......2007-05-09

The Miles Davis CD "On The Corner" is still a controversial disc. Miles wanted to appeal to a younger generation, but its radical sound and Columbia's lackluster marketing combined to ensure it wasn't a hit. David Liebman played on "On The Corner" and some of the '70's Davis albums. For "Back On The Corner" he gets his usual band, plus Anthony Jackson and Mike Stern to pay homage to "On The Corner". The CD starts with a Liebman original. It fuses together 70's and contemporary jazz sensibilities. Next is "Ife" and the highlight, "Black Satin". "Black Satin" is my favorite part of "On The Corner", and the Davis composition is the best song on "Back On The Corner". "Bela" and "Mesa D'Espana" are two soft tunes, and "New Mambo" is more upbeat. Those three are more contemporary jazz than groovy fusion. The funky final song channels the spirit Davis was going for by going to his influences, and is a fun way to end the CD. Like the best jazz tribute albums, it pays tribute without trying copy what once was.

Dave Liebman--our most versatile jazz sax player alive?.......2007-03-04

I'm beginning to think so, what with his impeccable collection of recent discs, including, not only this one, but Saxophone Summit, featuring Joe Lovano and Mike Brecker (on one of his last recordings); Flashpoint, featuring Aydin Essen, Anthony Jackson, and Steve Smith; Three for All, comprising Liebman, Steve Swallow, and Adam Nussbaum; To Music, featuring Jim Robitaille, winner of the Ninth Annual Thelonius Monk International Composers Competition, and so many and varied performances that he certainly deserves the title of most accomplished and selfless contributor to contemporary jazz recordings. His generosity of spirit, his willingness to subordinate his monster chops to whatever vibe is going down, bear witness to a man who cares a lot more about making whatever session he's on work optimally than stamping the proceedings with his own, admittedly, high-powered chops and conception.

The thing that amazes about Liebman is the consistently high level of his contributions, no matter how arcane or quotidian the session. Here, in this highly charged fusionistic setting, he never ceases to amaze, whether spinning off brilliantly conceived solo flights of fancy, or plying his unique wooden flute stylings.

Liebman, having recruited fusion monsters Mike Stern (guitar) and Anthony Jackson (bass) to his regular working outfit (Tony Morino, bass; Vic Juris, guitar; and Marko Marcinko, drums), shows not only his respect for his core band members, but a willingness to expand his musical palette to energize the fusion vibe inherent to a project such as this.

Personally, I don't pick up on that much of an electric Miles vibe going down here. But the killer fusionistic vibe conjured by these outstanding musicians maps out a territory entirely apposite to that which Miles evoked in the late eighties and early nineties, and gloriously extends that sensibility into the new millennium.

Music of great power and vision.

Average customer rating: Let theyself be hereby dubbed.........Best Broadway Tune Vocalist... This isn't a vanity crossover project but Cole Porter with art and style pure self indulgent garbage Thank god, no astaire or kelly singing on this one Cole must have been watching over this project

Night and Day: Thomas Hampson Sings Cole Porter Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hampson, Thomas | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Leading Man Christmas with Thomas Hampson The Very Best of Thomas Hampson ASIN: B000002RS3 Release Date: 1991-05-24

Tracks:

1. 'Night And Day': 'Begin The Beguine' (Jubilee)
2. 'Night And Day': 'In The Still Of The Night' (Rosalie)
3. 'Night And Day': 'Easy To Love' (Born To Dance)
4. 'Night And Day': 'Two Little Babes In The Wood' (Greenwich Village Follies - Sixth Yearly Edition)
5. 'Night And Day': 'When My Baby Goes To Town' (Something For The Boys)
6. 'Night And Day': 'When I Had A Uniform On' (Hitchy-Koo 1919)
7. 'Night And Day': 'I've Got You Under My Skin' (Born To Dance)
8. 'Night And Day': 'Bring Me Back My Butterfly' (Hitchy-Koo 1919)
9. 'Night And Day': 'Who Said Gay Paree?' (Can-Can- Unused, Nicht verwendet, Inutilise)
10. 'Night And Day': 'A Fool There Was' (Rosalie - Can-Can- Unused, Nicht verwendet, Inutilise)
11. 'Night And Day': 'How's Your Romance?' (Gay Divorce)
12. 'Night And Day': 'My Cozy Little Corner In The Ritz' (Hitchy-Koo 1919)
13. 'Night And Day': 'Don't Fence Me In' (Hollywood Canteen)
14. 'Night And Day': 'Drink' (Seven Lively Arts)
15. 'Night And Day': 'Night And Day' (Gay Divorce)
16. 'Night And Day': 'It Was Written In The Stars' (Du Barry Was A Lady)
17. 'Night And Day': 'I Concentrate On You' (Broadway Melody Of 1940)
18. 'Night And Day': 'Bull Dog' (Yale College)

Customer Reviews:

Let theyself be hereby dubbed.........Best Broadway Tune Vocalist..........2007-06-21

Of my dozens and dozens of Broadway music performances, I find only one singer can be dubbed "Best." That person, Thomas Hampson, is thee. While show performers and ballad singers have all had their way with these tunes, only one is across-the-board great in them.

And whether or not these are the "best" representative songs of Porter is a moot point, something entirely up to personal taste. The point is that these songs have not been better performed by an individual male singer. It certainly doesn't hurt, either, that the great John McGlinn was on board as conductor/director (and likely strongly involved in arranging).

****

This isn't a vanity crossover project but Cole Porter with art and style.......2006-07-17

The glut of crossover albums that came our way in the ripe era of Pavarotti and Domingo has abated, leaving not the best taste in the mouth. But there were some high points, and this 1991 Cole Porter collection from Thomas Hampson is a gorgeous example. Like his hero from the 30s, Lawrence Tibbett, who triumphed as much on radio as in the opera house, Hampson sings full out, applying an overtly operatic baritone to popular song. He has such a command of vocal technique that, as with Tibbett and more recently Ben Heppner, the glory of the vocalism would carry the day on its own.

But Hampson adds to this a good deal of finesse, humor, and suavity--particularly the last. "Begin the Beguine" and "In the Still of the Night" convey the cosmopolitan asurance that is a Cole Porter trademark. There are also some bigger songs, such as "It Was Written in the Stars," where Hampson can unleash his voice at full force, a thrilling experience. I don't think there's been an opera star who's made a Cole Porter recording other than Kiri Te Kanawa, in forty years. This is a very enjoyable one indeed.

pure self indulgent garbage.......2006-04-22

SOMEONE PLEASE STOP THOMAS HAMPSON, BEFORE HE HURTS HIMSELF...OR HURTS THE REST OF US....What a collective piece of trash this album is?..is there a more self-important, bloated, indulgent, precious, affected, pompous singer on the planet?...i am waiting for Thomas Hampson sings Disco...or Thomas Hampson sings Elton John...or Thomas Hampson does Eminem?...he probably thinks he could pull 'em off...what unmitigated gaul...don't waste your money here

Thank god, no astaire or kelly singing on this one.......2001-04-30

This was a great listen and it was finally nice to hear trained singers doing Porter. Can't stand it when I hear a lilting Porter song in an MGM film and then Astaire or Gene Kelly decide to try and sing it, usually off key, and end up slaughtering the number. Great to hear some of the old stuff and different takes on other standards.

Cole must have been watching over this project.......2000-09-06

John McGlinn's orchestrations on this compilation of Cole Porter tunes have as much to do with the brilliance of this CD as Mr Hampson's vocal renderings. Both have that lush sound that make a Porter tune sound like what this reviewer believes Porter would have appreciated, judging by his own versions of his songs, and the arrangements that he was involved in. McGlinn remained faithful to those original arrangements and added a few of his own ideas and along with modern day recording improvements produced a sound that I think Porter would very much approve of. My only complaint is the selection of songs, but that as always comes down to personal taste. However in doing so I was tuned into a few songs that I had never heard before, some of which are now among my favorite Porter songs. Specifically, 'Who said Gay Paree' is a sublime version of a lesser known Porter tune. It is one of his tunes about Paris but unlike the others its a sad tune of love lost with McGlinn and Hampson both at their finest. Another one new to me was'My Cozy Little Corner In the Ritz' an early Porter tune with him at his sarcastic best and a brilliant rendition. The standards are all briliantly done. 'In the Still of the Night' is my favorite, followed by I Concentrate on You', 'Easy To Love', 'Night and Day' (edging out Sinara's version, but not quite as magical as Fred Astaire's from the movie 'Gay Divorcee', but close) 'I've Got You Under My Skin' is divine, Begin the Beguine and 'Don't Fence me in'. All the others are great versions but none would make my top 50 Porter tunes. With the convenience of tracking with CD's though I program my favorites in and hear an hour of heavenly music from one of my favorite tunesmiths as interpreted by two contemporary masters of our time.

Average customer rating: A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions Ain't it a Shame! Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical Long-Forgotten Broadway Hit Gets First Rate Revival

The Wizard of Oz - Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | 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 Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Land of Oz/The Reluctant Dragon The Wizard of Oz (1988 London Cast) Shock Treatment (1981) The Wizard Of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Deluxe Edition Into the Woods ASIN: B00009MPYQ

Tracks:

1. Wizard of OzSelection (Arthur Pryor's Band)
2. The Bullfrog and the Coon (Ada Jones)
3. Pocahontas (Edward M. Favor)
4. Daisy Donohue (Harry Tally)
5. Down on the Brandywine (Collins & Harlan)
6. Come Take a Skate with Me Sung (Collins & Harlan)
7. I Love You All the Time (Harry Macdonough)
8. The Moon Has His Eyes on You (Ada Jones)
9. When You Love, Love, Love (Thomas E. Whitbred)
10. When We Get Whats a-Comin to Us
11. Mister Dooley Sung (Edward M. Favor)
12. Julie Dooley (J. W. Myers)
13. Meet Me Down at the Corner (Jones & Spencer)
14. Budweisers a Friend of Mine (Billy Murray)
15. Theres a Lot of Things You Never Learn at School (Bob Roberts)
16. Under a Panama (Billy Murray)
17. Good Bye Fedora (Collins & Harlan)
18. Sitting Bull (Collins & Harlan)
19. I Love Only One Girl in this Wide Wide World (Harry Macdonough)
20. Sammy (Harry Macdonough)
21. The Tale of a Stroll (Morgan & Stanley)
22. Cant You See Im Lonely? (Ada Jones)
23. Are You Sincere? (Byron G. Harlan)
24. Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Collins & Harlan)
25. Football (Dan W. Quinn)
26. Id Like to Go Halves in That (Burt Shepard)
27. Rejoice!The Wizard is No Longer King
28. The Traveler and the Pie
29. Must You? (Dan W. Quinn)
30. Thats Where She Sits All Day (Dan W. Quinn)
31. The Sweetest Girl in Dixie (Henry Burr)
32. Scarecrow Laugh (Fred Stone)

Tracks:

1. Sammy Mira (Music Box Disc)
2. Must You? (Mira Music Box Disc)
3. Opening Prayer
4. Phantom Patrol
5. Just a Simple Girl from the Prairie
6. Poppy Song
7. Love is Love
8. When We Get What's A-Comin' to Us
9. The Traveler and the Pie
10. When You Love, Love, Love
11. Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King
12. Phantom Patrol (Aeolian Piano Roll)
13. My Little Maid of Oz Aeolian Piano Roll
14. The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Rythmodik Piano Roll)
15. The Tik-Tok Man of OzSelection (Piano Roll)
16. Ask the Flowers to Tell You (Macdonough & Dunlap)
17. My Beautiful Dream Girl (John Barnes Wells)
18. My Pretty Little Piece of Dresden China (Bessie Wynn)
19. Gay Paree (Montgomery & Stone)
20. Travel Travel Little Star (Montgomery & Stone)
21. A Scotch Moriah (Montgomery & Stone)
22. Hurrah for Baffins Bay (Dan W. Quinn)
23. Daisy Donohue (Trombone Solo by Arthur Pryor)
24. Mr. DooleyMedley (Xylophone Solo J. Frank Hopkins)
25. Down on the BrandywineMedley (Edison Military Band)
26. The Bullfrog and the CoonMedley (Six Brown Brothers)
27. Ill Take You Back to Italy (Ada Jones & Billy Murray)
28. Father Goose Songs (Sallie Osbourne)

Album Description

The Wizard of Oz a musical with book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Paul Tietjens premiered on June 16, 1902, at the Grand Opera House in Chicago. It was an instant hit and made stars of David Montgomery (the Tin Woodman) and Fred Stone (the Scarecrow). On January 21, 1903 the show opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York. It ran for nine months and set out on the road with a second company right on its heels. The show toured, came back to New York, toured, and returned to New York again many times until finally disbanding around 1911. Stock and amateur companies continued to present it into the 1930s when it was overshadowed by the classic MGM film starring Judy Garland.

The show was legendary for its success and its impact on American culture. It was the Cats or Les Mis of the early 1900s--but the show has been swallowed by history. What made audiences of the early 1900s devour the show and return for more again and again? In this unprecedented 2-CD set—featuring over 145 minutes of vintage recordings and 64 pages of lyrics, photos, notes and synopsis—you can discover how The Wizard of Oz entertained the American public for the first two decades of the 20th century. And like the audiences of nearly a hundred years ago, you can hum along to "Budweiser," "Sammy," and "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay"—everyone's favorite songs from The Wizard of Oz! Also included in this comprehensive collection are recordings from later Oz musicals, The Woggle-Bug and The Tik-Tok Man of Oz written by Oz creator L. Frank Baum, as well as vintage non-Oz recordings by original "Wizard of Oz stars" Montgomery & Stone and Bessie Wynn

Customer Reviews:

A Collection of the Original Oz Stage Productions.......2006-12-07

This Double-Disk Collection contains music from the original and varied Oz Stage Productions: "the Wizard of Oz", "the Woggle-Bug" (based on 'Marvelous Land of Oz) and "the Tik-Tok Man of Oz" (based on 'Ozma of Oz'). There are plenty of "Wizard" songs and music, but there isn't a lot of "Woggle-Bug" and/or "Tik-Tok Man".
I often wondered how different the 1st & Original Production of 'Oz Wizard' was different to the book, and thanks to Mark Evan Schwartz's book "Oz: Before the Rainbow" I found out for myself (WORTH A READ!!). Later I got this CD to go along with the book's stage telling (more or less) and I listened in interest to the songs which, I read, were entirely different to the future Musicals of Oz. The songs are good, but not all of them are actually completely restored to perfection, so the singing may/will sound somewhat muffled. Also, due to the time it was made (for some reason), the songs don't actually fit into the story (even the stage's rewritten story) and sound distant/unrelated. But there are songs that sound similar to the original story ("Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King"). CD 2's Track 3 has music played during Silent Oz Film "His Majesty, Scarecrow" on the MGM 3-Disk DVD.
The best thing about this CD Collection is the two booklets packaged along with the disks: the first (entitled "The Records") has writing on "What the Wizard Was" with a synopsis of the stage production story and "About the Recordings", a listing of all the songs on CD 1 (which are helpful for "Selection" Tracks not specifically named on the back) and notes on the songs like their origins and background. Booklet 2 (entitled "The Lyrics") has the words to the songs (in case you can't make out the words/want to sing-along). BOTH CDs include b&w photos of the actors, performance (few of which can be seen in "Oz: Before the Rainbow" book) and even reprints of a few illustrations made for the stage. The pictures are the best part of this purchase.
The Entirely Different Songs may not fit with the story, original or rewritten, but there's nothing really wrong with the music when one enjoys to what they're listening to.
I know that there is also another 'Oz on Stage' CD Collection called "Before the Rainbow" . . . hmmm, I wonder if I should get that too?

Ain't it a Shame!.......2006-05-20

I think that this is a wonderful album of HISTORICAL value. Not too many people know this, but "the wizard of oz" was made into a smash hit in 1903, but because all the history was BARELY in obscurity, hungry tiger press wanted to educate the blockheads in the world about this remarkable piece of history. that being said, david maxine collected all of the old material, such as Piano rolls (my especial favorite of all of them is "the poppy song", i LOVE the bass notes: "nnn-ded-deh mmmm-ded-deh"), and music boxes, and cylinders, and records!
however, it is quite a shame that that CRAPPY movie with judy garland pushed this lovely musical into obscurity. i would have liked to see it in my day, but it was already lost in darkness, but thanks to the highly DIGNIFIED people in the world, this cd is available!! BUY IT!!!! I *ORDER* YOU!!! YOU CANNOT BE DIGNIFIED WITHOUT THIS REPLACING YOUR "RAP" GARBAGE WITH THIS JEWEL!!!!

Why the 1903 "Wizard" was forgotten.......2004-03-20

This truly remarkable 2-disc collection of old cylinders, discs, music boxes and piano rolls explains why the 1903 musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" did not survive the early thirties. It wasn't because it was before its time or even of its time, but simply because it was way behind the times. Its producers resisted composer's Paul Tietjens' attempts to write plot-driven numbers. His contribution survives only in the incidental music preserved on piano rolls (and the most interesting element on this collection) linking very disparate and even incongruous vaudeville acts by various authors and performers that graced the stage during the musical's multi-decade run. In other words, Baum was telling a story and the songs were telling another... As fascinating as they are for historical reasons, those numbers are commonplace, mostly uninspired flash-in-the-tin-pan ditties, with timid syncopation and a stong reliance on musical clichés. There is not a single standard among them and not even a decent lyric where "fine" doesn't rhyme with "mine" and "love you" doesn't rhyme with "I do"- or even "I know you know I know you do", as happens more than once. As an assemblage of shtick pieces and ephemeral sentimental or nonsensical ditties, this collection cannot be topped and it represents a monumental effort. Without it and its very generous and informative liner notes, I would not have the same appreciation for the absolute genius of Victor Herbert's operettas ("Babes in Toyland" came out the same year) where the more memorable songs are plot-driven and introduced and linked by the most luscious, inventive and varied incidental music ever heard outside an opera house. This sort of unified concept would culminate in Jerome Kern's "Show Boat" and it remains a truth today that the integration of plot and music - reminiscent of opera - is the true secret of successful and perennial musicals, whatever the current idiom. This collection also makes one appreciate the complete originality of the Hollywood film for actually going back to Baum's books, entrusting the songs, lyrics and music to Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Herbert Stothart and scrapping the musical's colourful but checkered history (except for casting ex-vaudevillians as the main characters, of course!). Highly recommended for its nostalgia value, its irreplaceable rarities and a better understanding of the history of American popular music.

A long overdue revisit to a classic American musical.......2003-09-30

Although it was one of the most financially successful stage musicals of the early 1900's, very little information is presently available on the 1903 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ. In what was obviously a labor of love, David Maxine has done much to correct this oversight by releasing a 2-CD set with over 145 minutes worth of extremely rare recordings of music from this and other OZ-themed musicals dating back to before World War I. Recorded materials include vintage acoustical disc and cylinder phonograph records, piano rolls, and music box discs, many of which go back almost a century. In addition, he has included two booklets worth of historical background information on the 1903 WIZARD OF OZ production, its stars, the individual musical numbers, and lyrics for the songs included on the CDs. (Lavishly illustrated with rare old black and white photos and artwork, these booklets, and the information they contain, are themselves worth the price of the set!) Several bonus CD tracks are included that offer rare recordings by Montgomery & Stone (the original Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow) and Bessie Wynn, who was also in the 1903 cast. Not just for dedicated Oz fans, this set is a "must have" for anyone interested in the history of American musical theater and American popular culture of the early 1900's.

Long-Forgotten Broadway Hit Gets First Rate Revival.......2003-09-17

One hundred and three years ago, author L. Frank Baum published the best-selling children's book of the 20th century, THE WIZARD OF OZ. Although the book was adapted several times as plays, silent motion pictures, animated cartoons, and radio shows in the next few decades, it is the 1939 MGM film that most people think of as THE WIZARD OF OZ. The success and popularity of that film completely eclipsed the memories of previous incarnations and even the book itself in popular culture. However, prior to the film's release, there was a successful stage version which premiered on Broadway in 1903 and delighted audiences for many years, making stars of Fred Stone and David Montgomery, the original Scarecrow and Tinman. As with the MGM film, chilren who saw THE WIZARD OF OZ on stage carried fond memories of the production into adulthood. Ray Bolger was so impressed with the Fred Stone's Scarecrow, that he remembered it vividly as an adult and based his own protrayal of the character in the movie on Mr. Stone's stage version.

Unfortunately, time and Judy Garland have pushed the once popular Broadway Smash into history. It has been all but forgotten...until now.

As the show moved from theater to theater and casts changed, so did the songs. Many of these were recorded on the primative equipment of the day: Wax cylinders, 78-RPM records, piano rolls, and music Boxes, and surprisingly many of these still exist. Now, thanks to those hard-working gents at HUNGRY TIGER PRESS, you can own these historic recordings on this awesome 2-CD set. THE WIZARD OF OZ: Vintage Recordings From The 1903 Broadway Musical contains over 145 minutes of terrific early 20th century music. You won't find "Over the Rainbow" or "Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead!" here. Instead, this WIZARD OF OZ contains tracks like "Budweiser's a Friend of Mine", "Sammy", "Hurrah for Baffin's Bay", and "Rejoice! The Wizard is No Longer King", each one a portal over the rainbow to the Broadway stage of a century ago.

Obviously the play was quite different in plot from the movie--Dorothy travelled to Oz with her cow Imogene instead of Toto, for starters--, but the songs represent the style of popular music of 100 years ago and are collected here in a beautiful compilation. The set contains two booklets of liner notes which contain credits, lyrics, a written history of the production, and are extensively illustrated with photos and illustrations. Although the sound quality of the source material is not always up to today's standards, the songs are presented in the best versions possible, and the music is highly enjoyable. With 60 tracks and the wealth of information contained here, both written and photographic, this 2-CD set is good value for the money. A must-have for all collectors of WIZARD OF OZ memorabilia, an insightful look at popular music and Broadway history from a century ago, a glimpse into ethnic and racial stereotypes that were accepted at the time, and a curiosity for fans of the 1939 film, this set is big on appeal. Kudos to the Hungry Tiger Press for rescuing this treasure trove of musical history from obscurity!

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Hot Harmony Groups, Vol. 3: When the Old Gang's Back on the Corner Various Artists Manufacturer: Acrobat [Cit570] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Viddle De Vop, Vol. 2 Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: That's The Rhythm, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0007WBDMA Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Joe Louis Is a Fightin' Man - The Dixieaires
2. Your Red Wagon - The Dixieaires
3. G.I. Wish - Four Vagabonds
4. You Can Depend on Me - The Harmonaires
5. I'm Just a Fool
6. I Cover the Waterfront
7. My Bicycle Tillie
8. Bell Bottom Trousers - Four Blues
9. Chitlins and Pigs Feet - Four Blues
10. It Had to Be You - Earl Hines & His Orchestra,
11. Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat - The Four Tones
12. At Least You Could Save Me a Dream - Herb Jeffries
13. Get Away Mr Satan Get Away - The Coleman Brothers
14. Raise a Ruckus Tonight - The Coleman Brothers
15. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - The Charioteers
16. Rock-A My Soul
17. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Southern Sons
18. River Stay Away from My Door
19. You're Not the Only Apple on the Apple Tree - Master Keys
20. It Had to Be You - Jimmie Lunceford
21. When the Old Gang's Back on the Corner - Four Vagabonds

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Golden Age of Light Music: The 1940's Manufacturer: Guild ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Morton Gould | Gould, Morton | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Golden Age Of Light Music: The 1950s Great Records Of The Decade: 40's Hits, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00020HEOS Release Date: 2005-01-17

Tracks:

1. Music in the Air - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, Sidney Torch
2. Just One of Those Things
3. Melody on the Move - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra,
4. Out of My Dreams
5. Linda Chilena - Stanley Black Orchestra
6. Laura - Morton Gould,
7. Golliwog's Cakewalk - Walter Goehr,
8. Manhattan Square Dance
9. Runaway Rocking Horse
10. Woodland Revel - Melachrino Orchestra, George Melachrino
11. Music for Romance
12. Canadian Caravan - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra,
13. Waltz from "The Three Bears" - Eric Coates, Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
14. Metropolis - Sidney Torch
15. Gorgeous Hussy - Hans May
16. Ascot Enclosure - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra,
17. Ten Green Bottles
18. Wagon Lit - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, Sidney Torch
19. Roving Fancies
20. Way to the Stars - Film Themes
21. Theatreland - Jay Wilbur
22. Dancing Tambourine - Morton Gould,
23. Blue Skies - Selection: Blue Skies/Always/Heat Wave/Getting Nowhere

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Back on the Corner Dave Liebman Manufacturer: Mascot ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000LC4DCS Release Date: 2007-02-26

Tracks:

1. 5th Street
2. Ife
3. Bass Interlude
4. Black Satin
5. Bela
6. Drum Interlude
7. New Mambo
8. Acoustic Guitar Interlude
9. Mesa d'Espana
10. Electric Guitar Interlude
11. J.B. Meets Sly/5th Street Reprise

Average customer rating:

On Tour: Recorded Live in Concert Manufacturer: Town Hall Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000G5SY Release Date: 1998-12-08

Tracks:

1. The Maple Leaf Rag (joplin)
2. Entertainer's Rag (Roberts)
3. Tiger Rag (Original Dixieland Band)
4. Piano Rag Music (Stravinsky)
5. Golliwogg's Cakewalk, Clair dr Lune (Debussy)
6. Nola (Arndt)
7. Kitten On The Keys (Confrey)
8. Song Medley (Gershwin)
9. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song (Berlin)

Album Description

Lincoln Mayorga, recorded in concert, live.

Average customer rating: Little twist on the old time classics Way past cool

Back on the Corner Herman Brood Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JB62 Release Date: 2000-05-02

Tracks:

1. Take the "A" Train
2. Back on the Corner
3. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
4. Goin' to the City
5. Lost Mind
6. Saturday Night
7. Rout 66!
8. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love
9. Swinging Machine
10. My Funny Valentine
11. 7th Son
12. Don't Forget to Smile
13. Dat Dere
14. Stop This World
15. I Get a Kick Out of You
16. Nothing But These Blues

Customer Reviews:

Little twist on the old time classics.......2002-01-15

Very nice big band sound. Unique arrangements on many of the old rock versions. Very soothing to the soul, well mixed and great sounding. Only thing that could have made it a little better was just a bit more of the guitar in the big band sound.

Way past cool.......1999-11-07

Don't buy this if you don't enjoy fabulous piano playing, grand passion, top of the line modern Big Band music, and Herman Brood in black tie. In addition to a little Cole Porter and Frank Sinatra favorites, it's also fun to hear Herman's own songs dressed up in swing. It just doesn't get any better!

Average customer rating: F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.! At LAST the complete series ORIGINAL soundtrack, the wait is over!

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2 The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 3 Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic The Saint/Secret Agent ASIN: B0006SSQ8E Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

1. First Season Main Title
2. Vulcan Affair
3. Deadly Games Affair
4. Double Affair
5. Project Strigas Affair
6. King of Knaves Affair
7. Fiddlesticks Affair
8. Meet Mr. Solo
9. First Season End Title
10. Second Season End Title
11. Alexander the Greater Affair

Tracks:

1. Foxes and Hounds Affair
2. Discotheque Affair
3. Re-Collectors Affair
4. Arabian Affair
5. Tigers Are Coming Affair
6. Cherry Blossom Affair
7. Dippy Blonde Affair
8. Third Season End Title
9. Her Master's Voice Affair
10. Monks of St. Thomas Affair
11. Pop Art Affair
12. Fourth Season (Main Title)
13. Summit-Five Affair
14. "J" for Judas Affair

Customer Reviews:

F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.!.......2006-02-02

I've got the original music (including v2 and v3), the books (the best is Heitland's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book; still in print);
the 22 VHS tapes issued in the early 1990's (a haphazard collection issued in no particular order of episodes that boasted famous guest stars). Can I please get the whole series on DVD? I have not seen Mother Fear toying with Illya (The Children's Day Affair) in over 40 years.

At LAST the complete series ORIGINAL soundtrack, the wait is over!.......2005-07-12

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.

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