Live Laugh Love [Live]

Live Laugh Love [Live]

Live Laugh Love [Live]

ASIN: B00000JU17

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Clay Walker is an eminently likeable country singer who appears to have sold 6 million records largely on his likability. Not that he is without talent. He may look like a standard-issue "hat" act, but his voice is a cut above. With new producer Doug Johnson he has set out to place his voice front and center, a good idea with mixed results. On cuts like the rocker "Cold Hearted" and the R&B-style ballad "This Time Love," Walker cuts his considerable pipes loose in a way rarely heard in commercial country fare. Sadly, too much of the other material gives him little to do with this marvelous instrument, and the sound occasionally masks the subtle vocal twists at which Walker is so adept. Live, Laugh, Love isn't overproduced--steel guitars have replaced many of the pop keyboards present in his previous work and the record has an authentically loose and relaxed feel--but there are too many forced hooks and forgettable melodies. --Michael Ross

Live Laugh Love,Clay Walker,Warner Bros / Wea,Country,Country & Western,Pop
Live, Laugh, Love
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Live, Laugh, Love
  • His best CD to date!
  • He did it again!
  • Great songs from a great artist!
  • Clay Walker's Live, Laugh, Love
 Live, Laugh, Love
Clay Walker
Manufacturer: Giant Records / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IXUN
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

  1. She's Always Right
  2. Lose Some Sleep Tonight
  3. Holding Her And Loving You
  4. Cold Hearted
  5. If A Man Ain't Thinking ('Bout His Woman)
  6. Once In A Lifetime Love
  7. It Ain't Called Heartland (For Nothin')
  8. Woman Thing
  9. This Time Love
  10. The Chain Of Love
  11. Live, Laugh, Love

Amazon.com

Clay Walker is an eminently likeable country singer who appears to have sold 6 million records largely on his likability. Not that he is without talent. He may look like a standard-issue "hat" act, but his voice is a cut above. With new producer Doug Johnson he has set out to place his voice front and center, a good idea with mixed results. On cuts like the rocker "Cold Hearted" and the R&B-style ballad "This Time Love," Walker cuts his considerable pipes loose in a way rarely heard in commercial country fare. Sadly, too much of the other material gives him little to do with this marvelous instrument, and the sound occasionally masks the subtle vocal twists at which Walker is so adept. Live, Laugh, Love isn't overproduced--steel guitars have replaced many of the pop keyboards present in his previous work and the record has an authentically loose and relaxed feel--but there are too many forced hooks and forgettable melodies. --Michael Ross

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Live, Laugh, Love.......2006-07-19

I like this cd. I love the song Live, Laugh, Love. It is a upbeat and fun song. It is the main reason I brought this cd.

5 out of 5 stars His best CD to date!.......2001-11-08

While I've been a fan of Clay and his music from the first CD, Live, Laugh, Love presents a man who is obviously in absolute control of his voice and who he is as an artist.

While the song selection is even better than before, Clay takes his voice into territory that few male country artists even dare think about. Most importantly, it's not just for show. He uses his power when it fits the song. For example check out the way he keeps building "If A Man Ain't Thinking ('Bout His Woman)" and "Once In A Lifetime Love". Just when we think he can't take his vocal performance any higher, he effortlessly proves us wrong. And, in case you may be thinking this is "studio magic", we've heard him live. Have you ever heard an artist who is even better live? Clay hits his recent hits note for note and turns in even more powerful performances on his old standards.

Clay also demonstrates his knack for choosing love songs with a twist like "She's Always Right", "Lose Some Sleep Tonight" and "Woman Thing". And of course he's still able to teach a life's lesson with the heartfelt, "The Chain of Love." Overall, there is not a bad or marginal song on this CD. That's why we have renamed it "Greatest Hits 2"

Editor, eCowboy.com

5 out of 5 stars He did it again!.......2000-10-13

As a country music fan, I started listening to Clay when I started listening to country in 1993. Each album tops the last. He's got a traditional sound with a great pop twist. His love songs are beautifully written, as well as performed. The more I listened to his music, the more I loved it. You can hear the heart and soul he puts into every song. He's the complete package. He loves performing, he's a devoted husband and father, and he is genuine. All of which makes him sexy. I spoke with the DJ in charge of events at the biggest country station in the mid-atlantic. He said out of all the music artists he spoke with and met, Clay was the easiet to talk to. He loves what he does, and it shows. If you love music with heart, Clay is definitely the way to go!

5 out of 5 stars Great songs from a great artist!.......2000-10-06

If you love classic country like Alan Jackson and George Jones you will love this cd. The tracks are filled with traditional themes with a little modern flair.

Clay Walker is a great country singer and performer.

5 out of 5 stars Clay Walker's Live, Laugh, Love.......2000-09-15

The one song "The Chain of Love" is worth buying the whole album. One reviewer describes it as amazing, and I agree. It is the most remarkable song about a man who is not selfish and helps people (whether poor or wealthy) in need, a man named Joe. It is very applicable to the modern world of car breakdowns, and yet it has an eternal truth from Biblical times whose parallel is amazing. I'd vote for Joe in the coming election, whether he's losing or winning in popularity, and I think that the chain of love will win in the only judgement that really counts.

Osher Doctorow
Klezmer King
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Abe Schwartz -- King of Yiddish Music
  • Old-Time American Roots Klezmer Music
  • Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy
  • Close your eyes and you're at a Jewish wedding
  • Time warp
 Klezmer King
Abe Schwartz
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066401
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Russishe Shehr - Abe Schwart'z Orchestra
  2. Ch'Sidishe Nigunim (Hasidic Melodies) - Boibriker Kapelle
  3. Die Reize Nuch Amerika (The Trip To America) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
  4. Die Greene Cousine (The Greenhorn Girl Cousin) - Abraham Moskowitz
  5. Russian Scissors - Oriental Orchestra
  6. Dovid'l Bazetzt Die Kalleh (Little David Seats The Bride) - Dave Tarras
  7. Gelebt Und Gelacht (Live And Laugh) - Phillip Greenberg
  8. T'Kias 'Shofer Blosen' (Blowing The Ram's Horn) - Sam Beckerman
  9. Hurra! Far Unzer Held Levine (Hurray! For Our Hero Levine) - Irving Grossman
  10. Der Shtiller Bulgar (The Quiet Bulgar) - Jewish Orchestra
  11. Roumanian Doina - Abe Schwartz & His Daughter, Miss Schwartz
  12. Zorg Nit Mama (Don't Worry, Mama) - Abe Schwart'z Orchestra
  13. Hora Midor De Romania (Roumanina Hora) - Unknown Orchestra
  14. Nit Die Hagode, Nor Die Kneidlech (Not The Haggadah, But The Matzo Balls) - Abraham Moskowitz
  15. Frauen Liebe (Lady Love) - Abe Schwartz Orchestra
  16. Akdomes Un Af B'ri (At The Beginning And Daybreak) - Boibriker Kapelle
  17. Roumeinishe Doina - Naftule Brandwein
  18. Der Automobile - Morris Goldstein
  19. Yosel - Abe Schewartz's Orchestra
  20. A Galitzianer Tenzil (Galician Dance) - Sam Beckerman
  21. Die Boibriker Chasseneh - Pt. 1 (The Boibrik Wedding) - Boibriker Kapelle
  22. Russian Sher - National Dance - Russkij Orkestr 'Novinka'
  23. Mameniu, Liubeniu (Mama, My Beloved) - Abraham Brandwein
  24. Fihren Di Mechutonim Aheim-Tanz (Escorting The Parents Of The Bride And Groom Home) - Naftule Brandwein
  25. Lebedig Un Frehlach (Lively And Happy) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra

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It would be impossible to overstate Abe Schwartz's influence on the development of klezmer music in America. He was a fine violinist and pianist, an excellent composer, an arranger who added modern instruments like saxophones and banjos to the Old World sound, and a bandleader with a nose for talent who helped launch the careers of Dave Tarras and Naftule Branwein, among others. The Klezmer King collects 25 tracks from the 75 or so sides that Schwartz recorded for Columbia between 1917 and 1935. Schwartz was remarkably versatile, and the selections include traditional dance tunes like "Roumanian Doina," Yiddish pop tunes such as "Die Greene Cousine," which was later a hit for Benny Goodman as "My Little Cousin," and sly social commentary like "Der Automobile." Also here are three versions of the old melody "Russian Sher," which were recorded in 1917, 1927, and 1935. Listening to them, you can trace Schwartz's style as it evolves from its European roots to a more American version of klezmer. The sound quality of these rare recordings is outstanding; there are almost no clicks, pops, or hiss to mar the music. The Klezmer King is an essential recording from one of the pioneers of New World klezmer. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Abe Schwartz -- King of Yiddish Music.......2007-02-22

Abe Schwartz was an American klezmer pioneer who discovered such talents as Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwein as well as inspiring the contemporary klezmer revival bands. Don't miss this collection of his original recordings.

4 out of 5 stars Old-Time American Roots Klezmer Music.......2004-04-15

Abe Schwartz and his orchestra developed and defined klezmer music in America from the mid-1920s up until the 1940s and early '50s. If the beginning sounds of American roots klezmer music is of interest, this is the CD you want. I find that half-way through, my mind wanders. It sounds too schmaltzy for me. I love Central European and Balkan style music ... this CD has diluted versions of this styling. This CD contains Central/East European "cross over" music that is becoming Americanized. In reality it is not quite either, besides the violin, there is the requiste clarinet, other instruments are saxaphone, tuba, piccolo, alto sax, bass sax, drums, and other percussions. The music occasionally sounds like a Balkan Brass band ... fortunately the longing and nostalgia of the klezmer sound, the Jewish roots are evident in all the tracks. The 'sher', 'doina', and 'hora' are types of dance music played by this famous composer, bandleader, and fiddler. My favorite is "Escorting the Parents of the Bride and Groom Home" ("Fihren Di Mechutonim Aheim-Tanz') which features Naftule Brandwein on the clarinet. His improvisations and glissandos are brilliant. The famous klezmer clarinetist, Dave Tarras, is also featured on many of these recordings. "Hasidic Melodies" ("Ch'sidishe Nigunim") is one of my favorite examples of his playing. His command of the clarinet and the creative musical phrasing is phenomenal. "The Greenhorn Girl Cousin" ("Die Green Couisine") is famous for the music, lyrics, and message which brought to the public's attention the bad working conditions in the sweatshops, the first job of immigrants arriving in the USA. It is a catchy tune with Abe Schwartz featured on the violin and Abraham Moskowitz singing the vocals. Spin-offs of this song were written by many including one by Benny Goodman. Overall, if discovering and investigating early klezmer roots music is your goal, this CD will meet your criteria with highest expectations. Otherwise, give me "The Klezmatics", "The Klezmer Conservatory Band" or any modern klezmer group which expresses the music in a more explosive and exciting manner. For me, the modern sound is much more appealing than the early roots which is on this CD. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

4 out of 5 stars Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy.......2004-02-05

I came to Klezmer music via Izaak Perlmann's "In the Fiddler's House," which is one of my all time favorite CDs. I'm just learning about the genre, via other Amazon reviewers, so have just recently arrived at this and other "Klezmer roots" CDs (Dave Tarras, as another reviewer mentions, is also excellent). It's just exceedingly harmonious, well orchestrated, tightly knit music, transported from the old world to the new. The tradition lives on, and an increasing number of us goyim are coming to appreciate it. Sound quality, these can't compete with modern recordings like those of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, or the Klezmatics, but it will definitely give you an idea of where they learned from. Mazaltov!!

BK

4 out of 5 stars Close your eyes and you're at a Jewish wedding.......2003-03-31

If you've ever heard new groups like the Yiddish Cup Klezmer Band and The Klezmatics and marveled at how they got all those great old tunes, look no further. Abe Schwartz, the Klezmer King is now available on CD. Before this, 78 RPM records these were remastered from was the only place you could hear him.

The Klezmer King album is old, both in sound and style. But keep in mind that clarinet klezmer is more of an American thing. This music is a generation or two removed from the original originals. Songs called Russian Sher and Roumanian Doina indicate that, just like today, wedding musicians from the old country were jamming the hits of the day as well as the "Jewish" stuff.

But it was guys like Schwartz, Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers, whom the new wave learned from. But unlike the younger versions, these melodies don't seem to have jazz-like improvisation. They are straight ahead rollickers, heavy on catchy rhythm and melody. There are a total of twenty-five tracks on the album and most are short and fast.

The instruments employed are the violin, played by Schwartz, the clarinet and horns. The beat is so danceable that you forget there's no percussion. That's traditional, because back in the old country, if the klezmorim had any percussion at all it was just a bass drum.

For you Yiddish speakers, The Klezmer King is not all instrumental. There are tracks that start with lively shouts as well as straight singing pieces like Mameniu Liubeniu or the satirical Hurra Far Unzerheld Levine.

Then there's Die Bolbriker Chasseneh, which has Schwartz introducing a bride and groom in between slow music. He raises his voice, half speaking and half singing in rapid-fire Yiddish. Then he gasps out that the couple is now officially married and the band breaks into fast, bouncy jamming. Close your eyes and you can imagine you're one of the guests. That goes for most of the tunes here.

If you didn't know the difference between a bulgar and freilach and nigun before, you better start learning. Abe Schwartz taught long of young folks about what it takes to be a king of klezmer. Companion CDs of Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers are available from Legacy Recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Time warp.......2002-08-11

Listening to the 25 old but timeless cuts on this set of remastered Yiddish greats provides many layers of enjoyment. In hearing these long-forgotten tunes, one enjoys clarinet and violin strains influenced by ancient melodies and traditions. And some will recognize varied renditions of old favorites. The 6th cut, for example, Dovid'l Bazetzt die Kalleh, is engrained into my memory from Jewish Music, a Benedict Silberman recording, circa 1955, of Yiddish orchestrations.

The music is all decidedly Eastern European. The Roumanian Doina, for example, played by Abe Schwartz (violin) and his daughter, strongly resembles the brilliant Rom music generated by the same region.

No wonder. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Abe Schwartz (1881-1963) emigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1899 and became the most influential composer, fiddler and bandleader to shape and define modern U.S. klezmer groups. He arrived in the musical establishment via an acquaintance from small jobs with David Nodiff, a part-time composer and so-called A&R (for artist and repertoire) man for Columbia Records, who helped bring klezmer and other ethnic musicians to record companies. Nodiff hired Schwartz in 1917 to find new Jewish talent and head up instrumental recording sessions.

This recording provides some of the time and style progression of Yiddish American music from 1917, when Schwartz recorded Russian Scissors for Columbia with the Oriental Orchestra. In 1927, he recorded the same tune again as Russishe Shehr, in a brassier rendition played by his own orchestra. Still a later 1935 version can be heard in Russian Sher National Dance, the 22nd cut, recorded with the Orkestr Novinka. (And that is the most recent recording here.) The musical and stylistic progressions from 1917 and 1918 through 1935 are admirably explained in an accompanying 8-page pamphlet.

This is not the jazzy stuff many will remember from the 1940s and 1950s. It came before the Barry Sisters, before Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. Abe Schwartz was their mentor.

What you get here is a time warp, filled with early 20th century Jewish musical genius. Alyssa A. Lappen
Sings Sondheim
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Sondheim recital
  • Also a very dissapointed fan
  • Adequate performance; poor entertainment
  • a very disappointed fan
  • What a train wreck!
 Sings Sondheim
Mandy Patinkin
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JP2C
Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

  1. Opening
  2. Lesson #8
  3. Another Hundred People
  4. When?
  5. Someone Is Waiting
  6. Johanna
  7. Green Finch and Linnet Bird
  8. Pretty Women
  9. Finishing the Hat
  10. If You Can Find Me, I'm Here
  11. Live, Laugh, Love
  12. Live Alone and Like It
  13. Everybody Says Don't
  14. Rich and Happy, Part 1
  15. Our Time
  16. Broadway Baby
  17. Rich and Happy, Part 2
  18. Uptown, Downtown
  19. Liaisons
  20. Send in the Clowns
  21. Live, Laugh, Love (reprise)
  22. You Could Drive a Person Crazy

Tracks:

  1. Free
  2. Company
  3. Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
  4. Pleasant Little Kingdom/Too Many Mornings
  5. Not While I'm Around
  6. All Things Bright and Beautiful
  7. It Takes Two
  8. In Someone's Eyes
  9. Beautiful
  10. Losing My Mind
  11. Take the Moment
  12. Sunday

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Recorded live at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, this double CD is one heck of an extensive tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Backed only by Paul Ford on piano, Mandy Patinkin gets through nearly three dozen songs penned by the Broadway master. Some are obvious (excerpts from Sunday in the Park with George, in which the singer created the title role), others less so ("If You Can Find Me I'm Here" from Evening Primrose). Patinkin is often mocked for his shivering falsetto, but here, it's actually when his voice explores a lower register that it falters. What's more interesting is when he tackles songs usually sung by women, such as Follies' "Broadway Baby" and Company's "Another Hundred People" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"--the latter hammed up so much that you can hear the chewing of the scenery. A distinctively mannered interpreter, Patinkin remains an acquired taste, but fans of his will be in heaven with this set. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sondheim recital.......2007-01-22

Probably the best way to approach these disks is to treat them like a recital in a concert hall. Rather as you would listen to a Schubert or Schumann song cycle. Taken together this way, we come to hear Sondheim as one of our finest composers, serious, comic, manic, depressive, always dead on target no matter what the subject matter. And Patinkin is perfect for these songs; he understands the meaning and value of every note and every word, just as a fine concert singer would do, and he makes his listeners understand, too. One of the most intriguing concept albums in recent memory, and a joy all the way through. Bob Finley, Palm Springs, CA.

2 out of 5 stars Also a very dissapointed fan.......2003-08-22

I too LOVE Mandy and Stephen Sondheim and own just about everything both has ever made! I also have been to 6 of Mandy's live performances. This was truly a big dissapointment to me. Every concert I have seen Mandy in has been filled with emotion and his personality just grabs hold of you for an evening of wonderful escape-ism. This to me was very un-entertaining and I actually became irritated after awhile of listening to it. It seemed to drone on with out the wonderful feelings and emotions and soaring voice that Mandy typically puts into his music. I gave this as a gift too (since my friend and I had missed Mandy at his Sondheim review in DC last year) and felt badly that I had. There are so many other great recordings of Mandy...Kidults, Saturday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, Mandy sings Rogers & Hammerstien and Sondheim. This one has just sat on my shelf after I played it through twice hoping to warm up to it...while my other recordings are very worn out with years of playing!

2 out of 5 stars Adequate performance; poor entertainment.......2003-05-04

I received this disc the same day a "Philip Quast Live at the Donmar". The Quast disc has its own flaws (and I dont wish to compare the two performers) but it has been strung together in a more thoughtful manner, with witty imagination and using a more dangerous in the choice of songs, which is really where this disc fails. The songs here are generally enjoyable though rather standard, and the lack of cohesion (running the songs together doesnt count) means I just dip into the discs listening to a few favourites, rather than enjoying the whole show.

2 out of 5 stars a very disappointed fan.......2003-02-05

I have every recording Patinkin appears on, even if he's only on one track; I adore his voice, his flair, his emotion, his ability to deliver a song.

But (much of) this recording is disappointing, mainly because Mr. Patinkin's voice in the lower range sounds muddled and forced, as though he's lost ability to control it (however, the more falsetto sounds are as clear and sharp as ever).

And I don't care for the format of this performance. Live recordings should have live audience reactions: one (often unrelated) song after another without applause had me wondering when--if ever--was the audience was going to be allowed to react.

Also, while I've never had the privilege of attending a Patinkin concert, I imagined that--above all-- he would be passionate. Perhaps he was. But what (mostly) comes across on the CD is a somber--almost technical--performance.

I hope he's healthy, that mixed quality of singing on this recording was just a fluke, and that his next CD will be a Five-star as all his previous ones have been

2 out of 5 stars What a train wreck!.......2003-01-15

Hate to join the chorus of neigh-sayers, but jeeeez! I have to agree that with the exception of a few cuts (such as "Hyphenated Harriet") Mandy is a vocal bull in a china shop -- what he doesn't shatter he ... on. What should have been a tribute (I love Sondheim, but do we need ANOTHER anthology recording of oft sung songs?)is more like a wake. Mandy seems intent on becoming the male Ethel Merman -- if you can't hold the note, belt it out with a misplaced vabrato and maybe no one will notice. I REALLY wanted to like this recording, but is truly horrible. If the pipes are gone, Mandy, I hope you get back to acting.
The Art of the Song
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Age breeds a shining moment
  • Nice but dismissable.
  • Disappointing by Quartet West standards
  • If you breathe and have ears, buy this record!
  • A Night and a Lonely Town
 The Art of the Song

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JNMR
Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

  1. Lonely Town
  2. Why Did I Choose You
  3. Moment Musical Opus 16 No.3 In B Minor
  4. In Love In Vain
  5. Ruth's Waltz
  6. Scenes From A Silver Screen
  7. I'm Gonna Laugh you Right Out Of My Life
  8. You My Love
  9. Prelude En La Mineur
  10. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
  11. Easy On The Heart
  12. Theme For Charlie
  13. Wayfaring Stranger

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Bassist Charlie Haden was an integral part of Ornette Coleman's pioneering avant-garde groups in the '50s and '60s and led his own equally forward-thinking Liberation Music Orchestra. His ensemble Quartet West, with tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, drummer Larance Marable, and pianist Alan Broadbent, revealed a sentimental side of his musical personality that surprised many. This recording, with string arrangements by Broadbent, sounds like a soundtrack to a Raymond Chandler film as Haden's sturdy bass tones make him a worthy supporting actor. But although Shirley Horn's ethereal voice sparkles on "Lonely Town," "In Love in Vain," and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life," and crooner Bill Henderson's towering pipes are radiant on "Why Did I Choose You," "Ruth's Waltz," "You My Love," and "Easy on the Heart," all of the material is in pretty much the same ballad tempo, which, compounded by the time length of the CD, robs it of the romantic resonance it could truly shine on the listener. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Age breeds a shining moment.......2003-11-20

The criticisms miss the point. This is an effort that does a rare thing - it brings together men and women who can put the experience of life to judicious use in their art. Unlike listening to the deterioration other performers have faced, in later years, at the hands of studio production teams that no longer know what to do with them, Charlie Haden has found a way to create a beautiful volume of space in which to let the years of these venerated performers shine through. It is in this space you shall hear the notes of lives lived and savored.

3 out of 5 stars Nice but dismissable........2001-08-09

Haden's pleasant miscellany of neglected but deserving ballads is indeed a mixed bag, but somehow his focus, purpose, and method elude this listener. Neophyte writers are frequently enjoined to compose with a sharp, definitive, unified "thesis." Haden could have used a bit of coaching along these lines before producing this collection. Even drawing upon a common composer (as opposed to ranging from Kern to Rachmaninoff to public domain) might have provided the needed coherence to the project.

In any case, it's always a welcome experience to hear Shirley Horn; the revival of a touching ballad like "In Love in Vain" merits our appreciation; and though I was never a big fan of Bill Henderson (an acquired taste), he deserves to be recorded based on the evidence of this recording.

In sum, this album is more than anything else a "sampler" and should have been priced accordingly.

4 out of 5 stars Disappointing by Quartet West standards.......2001-05-09

The outstanding Quartet West album is 'Always Say Goodbye'. On that CD, Broadbent demonstrates his skills at orchestral arrangement, and Haden deftly selects great oldies to intermingle with some of his own superb compositions. Haden also takes some historic performances -- such as Jo Stafford on vocals -- to bring a resonance to the new covers. The experiment was very successful.

You can see the logic behind this subsequent album: instead of using dusty old recordings, why don't we use today's state-of-the-art production to capture the voices of several current artists? And why don't we let Alan orchestrate the whole album?

The trouble is that the orchestration, beautiful though it is throughout, constrains the band terribly. And the vocals swamp the album. (Actually the Jo Stafford track on 'Always Say Goodbye' is one of the weakest on the album.) They say that the saxophone is the instrument closest to the human voice, and it is Ernie Watts who suffers most on this album, The sax is simply crowded out by all the singing. It is only on the stand-out track, 'Prelude en la mineur', an instrumental re-working of a Ravel piece, that Watts finally gets a chance to let rip.

Shirley Horn's vocals are fine, particularly on 'Lonely Town'. But I simply cannot listen to any of the tracks containing Bill Henderson's voice, and sadly, there are four of them.

The most touching song is the last one, where Haden himself bravely takes the vocal lead. It's a song his mother used to sing on the radio, back in the early 1940s, when the entire Haden family would appear on KWTO Springfield. It is a farewell to the dead, and also a reassurance that one day they will meet again.

If you want a quick survey of this CD, check out tracks #1, #9 and #13. It's a long way from the days of Haden's playing with Ornette Coleman and the Liberation Orchestra, and it's very mellow.

5 out of 5 stars If you breathe and have ears, buy this record!.......2001-04-15

I first heard of Charlie Haden on Dublin's best radio music show - The Mystery Train presented by John Kelly on RTE Radio 1. I bought this CD and it has never been off my current play list. This is beautiful music that touches the heart. Listen to Wayfaring Stranger, Lonely Town, I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life, or Ruth's Walz after a tough day at the office or jammed in traffic and you will be back in touch with the good things in life. As someone who has evolved though Thin Lizzy, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Queen, U2, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, BB King, Grant Green etc, Charlie Haden is proof of my graduation. After since buying other and even better Haden CD's, I am looking forward to seeing him in concert with Quartet West here in Dublin on April 29. BUY IT NOW!

5 out of 5 stars A Night and a Lonely Town.......2000-05-24

Despite its problems, I think this album still deserves a five-star rating. Seemingly inspired by the music of moody classic cinema, a listener might well envision a seedy nightclub in a fog-swept black & white San Francisco of the 1940s or a tearful Ingrid Bergman about to board a twin-propellor leaving Rick and Casablanca behind her forever.

Regardless of which side of the Atlantic you envision on your moody musical journey, this is definitely a lounging type of music, perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons, after-theatre drives around town on warm summer evenings, warm candle-lit baths, or romantic dinners for two. The beautifully romantic ballads range from the longing "Lonely Town" to the mostly-resolute "I'm Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life" to the quietly complacent "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Interspersed with these great standards, however, are wonderful instrumental pieces which frame the remaining vocals with stunningly dramatic moods.

The only flaw is the rather unappealing voice of Bill Henderson, who seems to be suffering from a weak set of lungs, if not from lack of enthusiasm. Henderson seems to strive for the vocal capabilities of Shirley Horn, who sings on 1, 4, 7 and 10, but is incapable of achieving those same dramatic pitches of his fellow artist. Nevertheless, he does an adequate job on "Ruth's Waltz" and "Easy on the Heart" even if "Why Did I Choose You" is downright painful to listen to. Haden, who sings on 13, seems similarly incapable of reaching Horn's heights, but "Wayfaring Stranger," the traditional song he chose to render, is capable of carrying itself with the slow somber tone it evokes in the listener.

Regardless of its faults, this remains a beautiful album. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the kind of sit-at-home music it captures so very well in its beautifully jazzy tunes that are, at the very least, easy on the ears.
Live, Laugh, Love
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful
 Live, Laugh, Love
Daniel O'Donnell
Manufacturer: Rosette
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Irish FolkIrish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
IrelandIreland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
FolkFolk | Imports | Stores | Music
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  1. Dreaming
  2. I Need You/Don't Forget to Remember
  3. Songs of Faith
  4. Welcome to My World
  5. Daniel in Blue Jeans

ASIN: B00005T7XN
Release Date: 2002-07-03

Tracks:

  1. Live, Laugh, Love
  2. Somewhere Under the Sun
  3. Green, Green Grass of Home
  4. On the Other Hand
  5. Waltz Across Texas
  6. Among the Wicklow Hills
  7. Only This Moment Is Mine
  8. All I Want Is You
  9. Don't Say Love
  10. One More Time
  11. I Can't See Me Without You
  12. Rosa Rio
  13. I Will Think of You
  14. Thank You for Loving Me
  15. Roads of Kildare
  16. Belfast - David Downes, Noel Kelehan, , Daniel O'Donnell

Album Description

The popular Irish vocalist's 2002 album features 16 tracks including the Curly Putman classic 'Green, Green Grass Of Home', along with 'Waltz Across Texas' (Ernest Tubb cover), 'I Can't See Me Without You' (Conway Twitty cover) & many more. Rosette.

Album Details

The Irish Tenor Presents Another Grand Collection of Easy Listening Favorites. His Fanbase is Homegrown and Expands at a Geometric Pace with Every Passing Year.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2002-09-14

My sister and I first heard of Daniel on PBS special. We feel he puts heart and soul into his music. He reminds us of the country singers we grew up listening to, like Ray Price, Don Helms, Sonny James, etc. My sister always stated no one could take Elvis' place with her until she heard Daniel, now she rates him above Elvis. We are planning a trip to Branson in November to see Daniel
Live, Laugh, Love
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Songs of Inspirationo
  • Waltz Across Texas
  • Wonderful Singer
  • Never Tire of Daniel's Music
  • This the best!
 Live, Laugh, Love
Daniel O'Donnell
Manufacturer: Dptv Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
IrelandIreland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
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  1. Daniel O'Donnell - Greatest Hits
  2. Yesterday Memories
  3. Welcome to My World
  4. Especially for You/Love Songs
  5. Daniel in Blue Jeans

ASIN: B000087N25
Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

  1. Live, Laugh, Love
  2. Somewhere Under The Sun
  3. Green, Green Grass Of Home
  4. On The Other Hand
  5. Waltz Across Texas
  6. Among The Wicklow Hills
  7. Only This Moment Is Mine
  8. All I Want Is You
  9. Don't Say Love
  10. One More Time
  11. I Can't See Me Without You
  12. Rosa Rio
  13. I Will Think Of You
  14. Thank You For Loving Me
  15. Roads Of Kildare
  16. Belfast

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Songs of Inspirationo.......2004-04-24

Not only this disc, but all of his discs are SUPER. I now have 7 discs and plan to order more as they become available and I also have 2 DVDs, 7 VHS and listen to some every day. His music makes me feel at peace world and I highly recommend any of his recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Waltz Across Texas.......2004-01-14

All the songs on this CD are rated with 5 stars. I really can't pick just one song. It is just fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Singer.......2003-08-24

We can't get enough of this wonderful singer. Eventually I hope to own all of his CD's. Easy listening anytime!

5 out of 5 stars Never Tire of Daniel's Music.......2003-05-18

LIVE,LAUGH,LOVE, another desirable album by this personable Irish entertainer, was released in 2001. Daniel's fabulous voice is rapidly winning devoted fans in the U. S. as he has elsewhere. His easy-listening versatility is demonstrated as usual in this album with a mixture of country, pop, and Irish songs. I can listen to Daniel's albums often (I have most of them) and never tire of any.

Included are two lovely melodies which Daniel had a part in writing with Mark Roberts, ALL I WANT IS YOU and I WILL THINK OF YOU, both with lyrics that will touch your heart. I hope he writes more.

As usual it is difficult to pick favorites, but from lively LIVE,LAUGH,LOVE to lovely Irish BELFAST and AMONG THE WICKLOW HILLS, from WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS (I love waltzes) to the meaningful lyrics of ONLY THIS MOMENT IS MINE, Daniel's love of singing comes through his music. GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME is done as beautifully as anyone could do it. For country ballads all of them will surely please especially THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME.

For more about Daniel, please read my other CD reviews. He is a singer you will be hearing more and more about. If you like this kind of music, you will wish you had discovered him sooner as I do.

5 out of 5 stars This the best!.......2003-05-06

This CD is one of the greatest ever it is easy listening.
Daniel O'Donnell is one of the greatest singer of our time.
Just for You/Congress Dances
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Just for You/Congress Dances

    Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    PolkasPolkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    WaltzesWaltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Romberg, SigmundRomberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Strauss Jr., JohannStrauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by Johann Strauss Sr.All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
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    Easy ListeningEasy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B00005UKDI
    Release Date: 2002-03-12

    Tracks:

    1. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
    2. Bye Bye Blackbird
    3. Tell Me Tonight
    4. April Showers
    5. Ain't She Sweet?
    6. For Me and My Girl
    7. Charmaine
    8. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?
    9. Me and My Shadow
    10. If You Were the Only Girl in the World
    11. Beer Barrel Polka
    12. Anything Goes
    13. Radetzky March
    14. I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
    15. Live, Laugh and Love
    16. When the Lilacs Bloom Again
    17. In Grinzing
    18. Thunder and Lightning Polka
    19. When the Music Is Playing
    20. Vienna, City of My Dreams
    21. Annen Polka/Pizzicato Polka
    22. One Lives But Once
    23. Just Once for All Time
    24. You Will Remember
    Love, Laugh & Live
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Love, Laugh & Live
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: One20
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00027JYLW
      Release Date: 2004-05-25

      Tracks:

      1. My Heart's Got a Mind of Its Own
      2. It's You - Holiday Band
      3. Wonderful Woman
      4. What We Gonna Do About That - Casey York
      5. Somebody Knew I Needed Love
      6. I'm Gonna Love You - Band of Oz
      7. Somebody to Love - Coastline Band
      8. Can't Help Loving (The One Who Is Loving Me) - Jennifer Licko
      9. Unchained Melody
      10. Walkin' After Midnight
      11. Down for Your Love
      12. Love Laugh & Live
      13. Body and Soul - Heart & Soul Orchestra
      Live Laugh Love
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Live Laugh Love
        Daniel O'Donnell
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000254HNE
        Release Date: 2004-03-09
        Earned It!
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Earned It!
          Ray Barnett
          Manufacturer: Ray Barnett
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000CA2LMI
          Release Date: 2005-02-14

          Album Review:

          1. Lonely Grill
          2. Love in the Real World
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          8. Our Mother The Mountain [Import]
          9. Out of Control
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