Story Ended [Import]

Product Description
Japanese Release featuring Three Bonus Tracks: 'moses in the Bullshourses (Live)', 'the Pirates Dream (Live)', and 'no Amount of Loving (Live)'.

Story Ended,Dick Heckstall Smith,Vivid Sound,Rock

Average customer rating: in memoriam THE HISTORIAN STRUTS HIS STUFF just before the curtain fell The Man Speaks! A Reflection more than a Review

...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended... Dave Van Ronk Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Folk | Styles | Music Revival | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-69 Inside Dave Van Ronk The Mayor of Macdougal Street: A Memoir Sunday Street Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk ASIN: B0002739TK Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Down South Blues
2. Dave Speaks
3. You've Been A Good Old Wagon
4. Dave Speaks
5. Don't You Leave Me Here
6. Dave Speaks
7. Did You Hear John Hurt?
8. Dave Speaks
9. Green, Green Rocky Road
10. Dave Speaks
11. Jelly Jelly
12. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
13. Dave Speaks
14. One Meatball
15. Buckets Of Rain
16. Dave Speaks
17. Sometime (Whatcha Gonna Do)
18. Sportin' Life Blues
19. Dave Speaks
20. Ace In The Hole
21. Dave Speaks
22. St. James Infirmary
23. Thank You
24. Urge For Going

Album Description

For a performer who never dreamt of being a "folksinger," Dave Van Ronk left a deep mark on the entire folksong revival. His jazz-trained voice, masterful guitar technique, and sharp wit endeared him to audiences everywhere; his generosity of spirit earned him friendship with artists such as Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Mississippi John Hurt, and Christine Lavin. This October 2001 recording of his last concert features the incomparable "Mayor of MacDougal Street" at his lively best.

Customer Reviews:

in memoriam.......2007-03-03

I don't do this reviewing thing....but Van Ronk was more than great.
When I was a kid ,I learned guitar from "Inside Dave van Ronk" and if any kid should be reading this, start from the beginning, and your life will be richer for it.

THE HISTORIAN STRUTS HIS STUFF.......2006-04-01

When I first heard folk music in my youth I felt unsure about whether I liked it or not. As least against my strong feelings about the Rolling Stones and my favorite blues artist such as Howling Wolf and Elmore James. Then on some late night radio folk show here in Boston I heard Dave Van Ronk doing `Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies' and that was it. That old-time gravelly voice (even though I found out later that he was relatively young at that time) still commands my attention in the same way.

This was Dave Van Ronk's final public performance, although it is not clear that a farewell concert was his intention here. The format is to put his funny, witty and well-formed anectotes in between the songs. For those in need of a refresher about the early days of the folk scene in New York City and Dave's part in it this is helpful. The musicanship, as always is high, even though this is a live album. Special note goes to Dylan's Buckets of Rain, Dave puts Mr. Dylan's version in the shade on that one. Urge for Going, as always, is a classic Van Ronk rendition.

The last time I saw Dave Van Ronk perform after not seeing him for a fairly long period of time was not a particularly good night as he pretty sick by that time. Moreover, his politics seemed to have crumbled over time from that of the hardened Trotskyist of his youth going out slay the benighted Stalinist for the soul of the working class. His dedication to leftist politics, as testified to by those who knew him well like Tom Paxton, was well know and passionate. Although no one asks a musical performer to wear politics on his or her sleeves as a litmus test, given his status as a prime historian/activist of the folk revival of the 1960's, this was disconcerting.

That folk scene, of which Dave was a central and guiding figure not fully recognized outside a small circle to this day, was not only defined by the search for root music and relevancy but by large political concerns such as civil rights, the struggle against war, and the need for social justice. Some of it obviously was motivated as well as simply a flat out need to make our own mark on the world. Dave was hardly the first person from this period to lose his political compass in the struggle against injustice. I say this with sadness in his case but I will always carry that memory of that late night radio experience in my head. That said, please listen to this man reach under a song. You will not forget it either.

just before the curtain fell.......2005-02-18

This is one of those rare perfect recordings which feel like something larger than a mere compact disc. It is the last concert Dave Van Ronk ever gave, shortly after he received the diagnosis that he had cancer. Within five months he was dead. But Van Ronk does not sound like a sick man on this sparkling night in Takoma Park, Maryland. In his singing he is a pro in top form. The songs will be familiar to those who have followed Van Ronk's career, mostly blues, vintage African-American jazz and pop songs, and relatively more recent folk-based material by Van Ronk friends Tom Paxton, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell (whose "Urge for Going" closes the set). If I'm not mistaken, only Dylan's "Buckets of Rain" is new to the recorded repertoire. Still, Van Ronk was always expert at finding fresh depths of meaning in songs he had long been singing, and every time he did "Sportin' Life Blues" or "Green, Green Rocky Road" or "St. James Infirmary," it sounded newly alive and somehow different.

It's the stories that give one the sense that Van Ronk knew his past was what was left to him, and that it would sustain him in the short, hard future that awaited. Van Ronk, whom I knew slightly and who read a couple of my books, was the greatest storyteller I have ever heard. When I saw him, I would ask him questions I liked to think he hadn't been asked before, and he always had a riveting, hilarious, sometimes bawdy anecdote in store. This CD preserves not just the tales -- of old, long-gone musicians, of songs, of days of his life -- but the telling.

Van Ronk's memoirs will be published in May, and they will be well worth reading, but you will not hear, at least with your ears, his voice speaking to you. For that, we have this magnificent recording.

The Man Speaks!.......2004-07-08

This CD of Van Ronk's last concert, given right after he was diagnosed with cancer, captures the essence of a true national treasure. 14 Songs take up alot of the 79 plus minutes and they are wonderful. Nearly half the cd, though, are the amazing anecdotes he offers up to give depth to the music as well as a peek into an incredible life. If I could come back as any musician, living or dead, it would be as Dave Van Ronk at this concert.

A Reflection more than a Review.......2004-07-02

This is not a crass plug to get you to buy this recording. I was the producer of this concert,I was the F.O.H.engineer,and I was the recording engineer.(And in many ways, I was the blind squirrel finding the acorn)I am completely humbled by the astonishing number of people who worked on this recording package out of a sense of love and compassion and honor to give back to Dave Van Ronk the same qualities he so graciously gave to others. Dave was the lynchpin between the jazz,blues,and early folk music emerging from the 1920's-1940's that went hurtling into the first folk scare of the 1960's! My God, I am honored to be a part of this. And thank you to NYC for naming a street in the Village for Dave.

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As You Like It - Shakespeare in Music Henry Purcell , Leonard Bernstein , Cole Porter , Felix Mendelssohn , Ambroise Thomas , Hector Berlioz , Sergey Prokofiev , John Wilson , Pelham Humfrey , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Jean Sibelius , New York Philharmonic , Berliner Philharmoniker , Cleveland Orchestra , English National Opera Orchestra , Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra , Esa-Pekka Salonen , Jeanne Lamon , George Szell , James Conlon , Pembroke Davenport , Andre Kostelanetz , Bo Skovhus , Richard Tucker , Carol Lawrence , Lucine Amara , and Charles Bressler Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003XAH5 Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21: Overture. Allegro di molto
2. 'Where The Bee Sucks'
3. 'Take, O Take Those Lips Away'
4. Musick In The Fairey Queen: Aire 4 In 2 (Dance For The Followers Of The night)
5. Musick In The Fairey Queen: Chacone
6. Othello: 'The Willow Song'
7. Hamlet: 'To Be Or Not To Be'
8. Hamlet: 'J'ai pu frapper le miserable... Etre ou ne pas etre'
9. Romeo And Juliet, A Dramatic Symphony, Op. 17: Queen Mab, The Dream Fairy, Scherzo: Prestissimo - Allegretto
10. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Dance Of The Knights
11. West Side Story: 'One Hand, One Heart'
12. Kiss Me, Kate: 'So In Love'
13. The Merchant Of Venice: 'How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps Upon This Bank!'
14. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: Andantino
15. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'How Sweet The Moonlight'
16. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'Look How The Floor Of Heaven...'
17. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'Come, Ho! And Wake Diana With A Hymn!'
18. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'I Am Never Merry When I Hear Sweet Music'
19. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'Music! Hark!'
20. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'How Many Things By Season...'
21. The Merchant Of Venice: Serenade To Music: 'Soft Stillness And The Night'
22. The Tempest: 'Our Revels Now Are Ended'
23. The Tempest: 'The Mermaids'
24. The Tempest: 'Miranda'
25. The Tempest: 'Caliban's Song'

Average customer rating: Phenomonal 70's Album Re-released Absolutely stunning...

A Story Ended Dick Heckstall-Smith Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Those Who Are About to Die Salute You Tomorrow's Blues Blues and Beyond Valentyne Suite Daughter of Time ASIN: B00025OHU2 Release Date: 2004-07-05

Tracks:

1. Future Song
2. Crabs
3. Moses In The Bullrushourses
4. What The Morning Was After
5. Pirates Dream
6. Same Old Thing
7. Moses In The Bullrushourses (Live) (Bonus Track)
8. Pirates Dream (Live) (Bonus Track)
9. No Amount Of Loving (Live) (Bonus Track)
10. I'll Go Back To Venus
11. I Can't Get It

Customer Reviews:

Phenomonal 70's Album Re-released.......2005-08-04

I purchased this album on vinyl when it was first released in '72 and am very happy it's out on CD. Dick Heckstall-Smith (1934-2004)was an incredible musician (tenor and soprano saxes, often at the same time) and he invited lots of fellow incredibles to create this-his first solo album after the breakup of his former group Colosseum, a six piece jazz rock ensemble. Several former bandmates do indeed appear on this reording: drummer Jon Hiseman, bassist/vocalist Mark Clarke, keyboardist Dave Greenslade, and vocalist Chris Farlowe. As well as the unique Paul Williams (Tempest, IOU) and guitarist Chris Spedding. Adding to this notable entourage is the lyricist Peter Brown. The 6 tracks of the original Lp are all here, including "Moses In The Bullrushes" featuring the late Graham Bond on vocals and organ. The piece d' resistance is "The Pirates Dream"-an 11 minute tour de force which was originally a Colsseum number. It's worth the price of the Cd alone as far as I'm concerned. Of the 5 bonus tracks there's little to get excited over unless you're a fan of James Litherland, who plays some awesome guitar on the live material. "No Amount Of Loving You" is a good cut; sounds alot like Colosseum's "I Can't Live Without You" from their first Lp. The last two cuts are from unreleased Manchild recordings and they should've stayed that way. I always found Dick Heckstall Smith to be enigmatic: how could a jazz musician born in the 30s get involved with such "heavy" rock musicians like Clem Clemson and Jack Bruce? Thank God he did.

Absolutely stunning..........2005-06-29

This really is a masterpiece from one of the most talented musicians ever to walk the Earth. Sadly, Dick passed away at the end of last year, but he left us with so many beautiful moments to savor, many of them captured on this stunning album.

While I was aware of him from his work with John Mayall, it was his exquisite sax work with John Hiseman's Colosseum that really got me on board as a lifelong DHS fan. The ghost of Colosseum permeates this solo album in a very positive way, partly due to the evocative soloing by Dick, which often harkens back to his many classic Colosseum solos (Valentyne Suite being a breathtaking showcase for his and John's genius).

John Hiseman did an excellent job in the Producer's chair, vacating it to play on the album's mind-blowing epic The Pirate's Dream, originally a DHS/Dave Clempson song from Colosseum days, which John helped the boys develop into the work of genius it became, as you will see here. One of the many wonderful things about this album is the inclusion of a devastating 'live' version of Pirate's Dream as one of three Bonus Tracks and two previously unreleased Manchild recordings.

If you are a Colosseum fan, this is an essential purchase, or if you just love good music, likewise.

Did I mention that it was absolutely stunning?

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The Music of Stephen Foster, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin Manufacturer: Everest Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000023GY Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

1. A Commemoration Symphony: Quasi adagio
2. A Commemoration Symphony: Cantabile
3. A Commemoration Symphony: Allegretto
4. A Commemoration Symphony: Allegro quasi recitativo
5. A Symphonic Story Of Jerome Kern
6. Easter Parade
7. With You
8. Let's Face The Music And Dance
9. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
10. What'll I Do?
11. Say It Isn't So
12. How Deep Is The Ocean?
13. Now It Can Be Told
14. The Girl That I Marry
15. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
16. The Song Is Ended

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Story Ended Dick Heckstall Smith Manufacturer: Airmail Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FGFY2S Release Date: 2006-04-24

Tracks:

1. Future Song
2. Crabs
3. Moses in the Bullrushourses
4. Pirate's Dream
5. Same Old Thing
6. Moses in the Bullrushourses
7. Pirate's Dream
8. No Amount of Loving
9. I'll Go Back to Venus [As Manchild]
10. I Can't Get It [As Manchild]

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating: Excellent Ragtime recording Excellent collection Excellent collection

From Berlin to Bernstein Manufacturer: Centaur ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00001QEHS Release Date: 1999-10-01

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Excellent Ragtime recording.......2000-07-30

This is an excellent ragtime recording for those who have an interest in ragtime or are just staring to experience it. This recording is essential Berlin, performed by the New York Pops. From the start, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" will get your fingers snapping and will stick with you the rest of the day. The music is timeless and will become a classic in your CD collection.

Excellent collection.......2000-07-30

If you have any interest in ragtime, this is an excellent recording for your collection. the 1st track, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," is especially catchy, timeless, and finger-snappingly good (ha!). The CD gets better as it goes along and the music is complemented nicely by the outstanding performance by the New York Pops. new to ragtime music? pick this disc up and enjoy.

Excellent collection.......2000-07-30

If you have any interest in ragtime, this is an excellent recording for your collection. the 1st track, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," is especially catchy, timeless, and finger-snappingly good (ha!). The CD gets better as it goes along and the music is complemented nicely by the outstanding performance by the New York Pops. new to ragtime music? pick this disc up and enjoy.

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The Rewrite of My Obituary Norm Pizzi Manufacturer: Addict For Life Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8OD8 Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

1. Intro (N.O.R.M.A.N.)
2. Change
3. Some Call Me Stupid
4. Consumed by the World
5. Im Midwestern
6. Addict for Life
7. Hanging from a String
8. Only Where im From
9. Peace, Love, And Happiness
10. Game Recognize Game
11. Just Them Little Things U Do
12. Let It Go
13. Never Given Up
14. Rewrite of My Obituary
15. Pop What You Got
16. Outro

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A Story Ended Dick Heckstall-Smith Manufacturer: Sequel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024954 Release Date: 1994-10-24

Tracks:

1. Future Song
2. Crabs
3. Moses in the Bullrushourses
4. What the Morning Was After
5. Pirate's Dream
6. Same Old Thing

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Story Ended Dick Heckstall Smith Manufacturer: Vivid Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00042YBV8 Release Date: 2004-10-04

Tracks:

1. Future Song
2. Crabs
3. Moses in the Bullrushourses
4. Pirate's Dream
5. Same Old Thing
6. Moses in the Bullrushourses
7. Pirate's Dream
8. No Amount of Loving
9. I'll Go Back to Venus [As Manchild]
10. I Can't Get It [As Manchild]

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring Three Bonus Tracks: 'moses in the Bullshourses (Live)', 'the Pirates Dream (Live)', and 'no Amount of Loving (Live)'.

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Story Ended ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EQIQSI Release Date: 2006-08-22

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