Out of the Shadows [Import]

Out of the Shadows [Import]

ASIN: B000008F2X

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Lantasi Records reissue of the vocalist/pianist's first recordings since her 2000 collaboration with Van Morrison, 'You Win Again'. Briefly issued previously on the short-lived 35 label it's now been enhanced with nine bonus tracks, 'Here Ever After', 'Never Wear Mascara...', 'Dark End Of The Street', 'Moore Or Les', 'This Long & Lonely Night', 'Baby, I Want You', 'Dancin' Round & Round', 'Relentless' & a bonus video, 'I'd Rather Stay Home & Rock 'N' Roll' (previously unreleased). 2002.

Tracks:

The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
Witness (Maurice Jarre)
Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
Halloween (John Carpenter)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
The Fly (Howard Shore)
RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
Brainstorm (James Horner)
Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
The Dead (Alex North)
Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
Babe (Nigel Westlake)
The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

To Die For (Danny Elfman)
The Player (Thomas Newman)
Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
2001 (Alex North)
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
The Crow (Graeme Revell)
Blade (Mark Isham)
The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
Scream (Marco Beltrami)
The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
The Matrix (Don Davis)
The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
Rounders (Christopher Young)
The Score (Howard Shore)
The Replacements (John Debney)
Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
XXX (Randy Edelman)
Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
Cleopatra (Alex North)
Life As A House (Mark Isham)
Emma (Rachel Portman)
In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
Ice Age (David Newman)
Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

Average customer rating:

A good collection
A Musician of Great Dignity and Style
Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors.

Great Operatic Arias

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Great Baritone Arias

ASIN: B0006SGF1Y
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

'Even Bravest Heart My Swell'
'I Am The Barber Everyone Wants, I Am!
'Must I Be Made To Suffer'
'Look Down, Oh Gentle Evening Star'
'You Have My Love And My Devotion
'Oh Wine, Deliver Me From Sadness' - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
'Marriage Is Sacred' - I Was Right To Be So Suspicious'
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'O Nadir, Best Of Friends'
Billy In The Darbies
'Though I'm Somewhat Out Of Practice' - Janice Watson
'Hello, Here's A Soldier Bold' - Janice Watson
'I Wonder What He'll Think Of Me!'
'In Visions, Illusions'

Customer Reviews:

A good collection.......2007-05-14

Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are recorded, but there are only a few collections. My voice teacher recommended I listen to him to understand better how to deliver power without weight, something we've been working on. Yes, it's all in English, but that's fine, and the quality of Allen's instrument comes through very well.

A Musician of Great Dignity and Style.......2005-07-27

Sir Thomas Allen is one of the enduring baritones who has been able to move throughout the operatic repertoire and the recital stage with intelligence, informed characterization, and immaculate musicianship. To have a recording of some of the roles he has inhabited at this point in his career is a gift (this CD was recorded in 2003). To have the added challenge of retaining the stature of the roles while sung in English translations at the request of Chandos is a credit to his abilities and communicative powers.

English is a difficult language to make musical, though saying that abruptly is countered by the fact that some of the most beautiful operas in history are by Benjamin Britten, a composer who truly understood his native tongue and kept it as fluid as the soaring melodies he wrote, as Thomas Allen proves here in 'Billy in the Darbies' from Britten's 'Billy Budd'. It is the other major arias from Korngold to Wagner to Tchaikovsky to Rossini, Bizet, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Thomas, Strauss, and Lehar that Allen proves that English translations do not detract at all from the performances!

For those purists who prefer opera sung in the original language (and for those who don't even need supertitles in the opera house!), then this recording may provide a temporary barrier to respecting Allen's singing. But once caught up in the ease with which he moves from style to style and comedy to drama, it is hard not to relinquish old preferences and not be wholly impressed with the beauty of the voice and the warmth and dignity of this fine musician. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, July 05

Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors........2005-07-04

For me, the test here was Figaro's Cavatina, from Rossini's Barber of Seville - sung in English, as is this entire compilation of 14 operatic favorites, sung by baritone Sir Thomas Allen. Could he pull it off? Could Chandos pull it off? The answer is an unequivocal, unqualified yes! The secret in singing classics in English, that were written and scored in another language, is in three things: pacing, vocal agility and appreciation for "fit", and what greater test for tongue and timing than Figaro? When you listen to this one song, you will understand why Chandos and its benefactor, Sir Peter Moores have such a passion for their Opera in English series. Sir Allen's voice is a matured unmistakably settled baritone voice that contains a lifetime's worth of understanding of the music and words he imparts through his magnificent delivery. For example, when he sings, Tchaikovsky's "You have my love and devotion" from The Queen of Spades, he delivers a smooth and deeply emotional rendition that lacks nothing in translation. Wagner's "Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly", from Tannhäuser is another example of how fine, full orchestration behind a seasoned voice that waxes eloquent with every phrase, can create a mood of relaxed familiarity with word and music, that may be lacking when sung in another tongue. Great Operatic Arias, serves up a smorgasbord of tunes that are familiar, made more so by the care and attention given to creating a place for the Opera in English series in every home library. The mood here is romantic, relaxed and with few exceptions consistent throughout. If you haven't heard Opera in English, this might be a good way to start, given the fact that the listener gets to sample how different composers might sound in other than German, Italian or French. You might be surprised to discover that when done with care, as is obviously the case here, the sound is about as good as it gets. As an added bonus, the booklet that comes with the CD is full of pictures, libretto in English, and biography that gives us a good insight into history of the singer and his identifying rolls.

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Smokin' Hot Blues

Out of the Shadows
Phantom Blues Band
Manufacturer: Delta Groove Prod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music

Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000IFRR1M
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

Do The Dirt
My Aching Back
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?
I Only Have Love
Rain Down Tears
I'm Looking For A Miracle
Big Boy Pete
Let Them Talk
Book Of Rules
Havana Moon
Part Time Love
Think
Yield Not To Temptation
Bonus Track: Baby Doll
Bonus Track: Mary Ann

Customer Reviews:

Smokin' Hot Blues.......2006-12-21

If you are wondering what has happened to Michael Finnigan.........well this is his latest band and release of songs. Michael has teamed up with a smokin' hot blues band from Texas, and they really kick it up on this CD.

Michael carries many of the songs with his smooth, bluesy vocal style that is unequealed, but his compatriots also kick in here and can revv up your nightlights with their vocal arrangements as well.

Michael's songs range from a few gospel influenced fabulous songs "Looking for a Miracle" and "Yield not to Temptation", that will just have you sitting up and praising Michael's vocals and his ability to get your feet to stomping............to a sweet arrangement of Sam and Dave's song......."Part Time Love".

This CD is a must for any Finnigan fan, and for those of you who are not familiar with the smokin Hammond B3 and Leslie speakers coupled with bluesy rich vocals of Finnigan..........then you should get yourself a good bottle of your favorite, kick back and let this CD just make you sweat with the blues, hopes and fun of another great collection from this much underappreciated great........Finnigan.

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Varèse Sarabande à son meilleur!
A copy in every household . . .
A sampler feat. some of the greatest film scores in history.
"the man behind Varese Sarabande ~ Robert Townson"

In Session: Film Music Celebration
Robert Townson , Joel McNeely Jerry Goldsmith , and Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005ABOI
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

2001
Rebecca
Citizen Kane
That Hamilton Woman
Anna and the King of Siam
Captain From Castille
A Streetcar Named Desire
Viva Zapata!
The Trouble With Harry
Peyton Place
Vertigo
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The Twilight Zone
Psycho
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Breakfast At Tiffany's
To Kill A Mockingbird
Marnie
Hamlet

Tracks:

The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Sand Pebbles
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Born Free
Fahrenheit 451
Patton
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Jaws
Midway
Superman: The Movie
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Somewhere In Time
Body Heat
Out of Africa
Platoon
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Taras Bulba
Agony and the Ecstacy (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Sand Pebbles (Overture) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Moon and Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith, National Philharmonic Orchestra
Playtime [Born Free Dub Mix II] - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Frederic Talgorn
Road [From Fahrenheit 451] - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Patton (Entr'acte) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Tora! Tora! Tora! (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Man Against Beast - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Midway (Main Title and End Title) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rick Wentworth
Superman The Movie (Love Theme) - John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Enterprise [Star Trek: The Motion Picture] - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Somewhere in Time (Theme) - John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Body Heat (Main Title) - The London Symphony Orchestra, Joel McNeely
Out of Africa (Main Title) - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Platoon (Theme) - Georges Delerue
Shadows of the Empire (Xizor's Theme) [Star Wars] - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Ride of the Cossacks [Taras Bulba] - Cliff Eidelman, Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Varèse Sarabande à son meilleur!.......2003-04-17

Robert Townson célèbre ici le 500ème cd à être édité par Varèse Sarabande en créant une compilation receuillant les nombreux réengistrements que Varèse Sarabande sut faire au travers des dernières années. Regroupant du matériel de Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Alex North et plusieurs autres, In Session propose un parcours éclectique au travers des années de compositions de chacune des bandes sonores présentées au sein de la compilation. Le voyage commence à avec la musique rejetée de 2001 d'Alex North, pour faire un parcours passant par Rebecca, Citizen Kane (Félicitons ici le FABULEUSE voix de la soprano Janice Watson et la direction impécable de Joel McNeely), Viva Zapata!, Psycho, The Sand Pebbles, Patton, Jaws, Platoon (Autre musique rejetée du regreté Georges Delerue, pastiche du célèbre Adagio pour cordes de Samuel Barber), Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Musique composée par Joel McNeely pour le livre se déroulant entre The Empire Stricke Back et The Return of the Jedi) pour finalement clore avec Tara's Bulba. Il s'agit ici d'une sélection très riche, des morceaux d'une durée appréciable et d'une direction et d'une sonorité incroyable. Il s'agit ici d'un merveilleux cadeau de Robert Townson et Varèse Sarabande (Label qui célèbre en 2003 son 25ème anniversaire. Surveillez aussi la compilation de Varèse Sarabande (4 cds pour le prix de un!) qui verra le jour le 22 avril 2003) et c'est une compilation que toute personne sensible à la musique doit posséder! Chapeau Varèse!

A copy in every household . . ........2003-02-09

This disc is so chock-full of classic scores from classic films that every movie-and-music lover should own a copy. Thanks to Robert Townson for producing this collection and the entire Varese film score catalog. My favorite tracks from this disc are "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"; "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"; and "Midway".

A sampler feat. some of the greatest film scores in history........2001-09-06

Words cannot convey what a collection like this means to a film music collector such as myself. Varese Saraband has been releasing quality film scores and music for the last 20 plus years. My vinyl and CD collections burst with so much great stuff from Varese. One day I was looking in the bins of my local record store and noticed this little gem of a collection. I looked at it and saw a virtual cornucopia of the great film score cues for only $ (and 2 discs). So I purchased it and opened it up. Much to my surprise, the booklet is chock full of information about each scoring session and pictures to boot. I also learned more about some of these wonderful pieces as well. Well thanks to Mr. Townson and this nice collection, I plan to purchase some of the recordings these cues were released on since I don't own classics like Viva Zapata, Alex North's 2001, Superman (not the Varese version, I do have the other release), and Patton. Guess I will have to save a few pennies, but it will be worth it. I recommend this collection to anybody who wants to discover and learn about the history of film music. I also think it's a great listen from the first song to the last on both discs. My compliments to Varese on a great collection of classics (and keeping it under $).

"the man behind Varese Sarabande ~ Robert Townson".......2001-04-06

The music that this label releases is without a doubt in a class by themselves, always perfection. Here we have the 500th CD release from ~ "The Man Behind The Music" ~ Mr. Robert Townson. So much care is taken with each album, that you feel you are witnessing the birth of a newborn baby, and that may be just what it is.

For those of us who buy each album ~ people who work to create them ~ the artwork ~ musicians ~ and a list of some of the most talented composers and conductors ~ John Barry, Elmer Bernstein, John Debney, Georges Delerue, Cliff Eidelman, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, Michael Lang, Henry Mancini, Joel McNeely, Alfred Newman, Alex North, Miklos Rozsa, Dimitri Shostakovich, Frederic Talgorn, Franz Waxman, Rick Wentworth and John Williams ~ and as always the sound quality and performances by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and National Philharmonic Orchestra is dynamically flawless and simply superb.

This economically priced 2-CD-Set ~ pure film score sampling ~ is worth it's weight in gold. One should not have a favorite from this vast collection, but if asked ~ it would be "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" (1962) composer Elmer Bernstein took it to the limit and beyond, the story-line, cast and score was the perfect marriage.

A big, big thank you to ~ Matthew Joseph Peak (cover/session photography) ~ Jonathan Allen, Geoff Foster, Bernie Kirsh, Mike Ross, Mike Sheady and Al Swanson (recording engineers) ~ Rich Breen (mastering engineer) ~ and for the extensive 28 page liner-note booklet featuring "behind the scenes" memories of these past 500 albums, may we look forward to future classics on the next 500 CD's from producer...ROBERT TOWNSON!

Total Time: Disc One 71:20 on 19 Tracks & Disc Two 71:24 on 17 Tracks...Varese Sarabande 302 066 225 2...(2001)

Out of the Shadows
Average customer rating:

GOOD Stuff!

Perfect

Smooth Jazz at its finest

Out of the Shadows
Dave Grusin
Manufacturer: Grp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000001PP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Last Train To Paradiso
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Crystal Morning
Five Brothers
Anthem Internationale
Serengeti Walk (Slippin' In The Back Door)
Hokkaido
Sweetwater Nights

Customer Reviews:

GOOD Stuff!.......2005-10-10

Wow! I just entered this CD into my Delicious Library software and was blown-away at the current value! It doesn't surprise me however - this is truly a fantastic repertoire of Grusin cuts. I remember well my dad listening to the vinyl a lot when it came out. When I started collecting/transitioning tapes & vinyl into the new CD 'thing' - I got this immediately. Good thing - now ripped into the iPod I enjoy it a lot too (you just gotta love the whistle)! Awesome! This CD is a GRP Digital Master.

Perfect.......2005-06-06

I purchased this CD when it came out as a japanese import CD at an horrendous price. However the music and the sound is fantastic. For those who are fans of Grusin's music it is a pleasure and sonically one of the best CDs I have to test equipement.

Smooth Jazz at its finest.......1999-10-28

I came to the US in 1986 on vacation and first heard Dave Grusin on the radio while staying at the YMCA, ever since that day, I have loved the smooth sound of this artist.

The music I heard at that time was from this album, what more can I say, it's about as perfect as you can get.

My other Grusin recommendations: "Harlequin" (with Lee Ritenour), and "Mountain Dance".

Tracks:

Shadoogie
Blue Star (The 'Medic' Theme)
Nivram
Baby My Heart
See You In My Drums
All My Sorrows
Stand Up And Say That
Gonzales
Find Me A Golden Street
Theme From A Filleted Place
That's My Desire
My Resistance Is Low
Sleep Walk
Big Boy
The Rumble
The Bandit
Cosy
1861
Perfidia
Little 'B'
Bo Diddley
South Of The Border
Spring Is Nearly Here
Are They All Like You
Tales Of A Raggy Tramline
Some Are Lonely
Kinda Cool

Customer Reviews:

Dissapointed..........2007-06-13

Not a surf Album...

I was unaware of The Shadows, but researching surf tunes, I came across the group. I originally purchased "Shadows are go!" to hear what they were about and was blown away. Clean, pure and unpretentious. Surf at it's finest.

I figured more Shadows the better, so I got the "The Shadows & Out of the Shadows" compilation cd. It was a let down.

Now, I understand that groups must evolve and try out different genres, but this cd tries too hard. One of my favorites tunes being "Sleepwalk" is good, but there are un-necessary additions and elaborations to the song. The group also sings on this cd. Let's say that vocals were not their best attribute. It was nice to hear how they sound like, (no British accent), but not why I bought the cd.

There is missing on this cd the clean sound that "Shadows are Go!" provides. Different genres of tunes are played (R&B, country, jazz etc..), but it feels that surf was left in the background, although there are a few lifted from earlier gigs. Post-production sound and it just didn't do it for me, but nice to have regardless.

Joe

nostalgia satisfaction.......2006-07-27

I had the Out of Shadows album when I was a kid. It got sold when I foolishly got rid of a lot of my vinyl collection. Boy do I regret that.

So, I had to resort to buying a c.d. version. The bonus album did nothing for me. But the 'Out of Shadows' was well worth the investment. The drum solo, remember those, on 'Little B' is worth the trip down nostalgia lane.

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Fantastic

Songs My Grandmother Taught Me

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005ABNR
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

A Hundred Years From Now
Good Night
Answer The First Rap
Birds
When Church Is Out
When My Ships Come Home
To Understand
Her Greatest Charm
A Perfect Day
A Present From Yourself
Shadows
A Little Pink Rose
The Pleasure Of Giving
June And December
Your Song
Keep Awake
Just A-Wearyin' For You
God Remembers When The World Forgets
A Good Exercise
Because Of The Light
Have You Seen My Kittie?
First Ask Yourself
Until God's Day
Were I
Still Unexprest
Roses Are In Bloom
When They Say The Unkind Things
I Love You Truly
At Morning, Noon, And Night
A Song Of The Hills
Making The Best Of It
Nothin' But Love

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2007-04-25

Pardon me if I'm a bit biased, but William Hughes and Peggy Balensuela are fantastic people and amazing teachers. Who knew that I would find recordings of my professors on here?

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...And Into The LIght...
one really fine cut

Out of the Shadows
Jr. Paul Jackson
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

A River in the Desert
I Came to Play
Still Small Voice

ASIN: B000002IPA
Release Date: 1990-04-12

Tracks:

Make It Last Forever (Shocking Mix)
All For You
Days Gone By
Encino Shuffle
Way It Has To Be
This Love's On Me
New Jazz Swing
Road To Everlasting
My Thang
I Want Jesus To Walk With Me
Make It Last Forever
Encino Shuffle (Reese's Pieces Mix)

Customer Reviews:

...And Into The LIght..........2006-07-18

This is the album in which Paul Jackson Jr. stepped out of the shadows of studio-musicianship and into the jazz recording artist light. And I for one, and glad that he did, for he became one of my favorite artists. He is supported on selected songs by some very talented musicians who later became or were already major stars in their own light...Luther Vandross, George Howard, Kirk Whalum, Najee, and George Duke.

I love listening to this music while driving for it is relaxing and makes me feel very warm and mellow. There are only a couple of jarring exceptions, which is why even though it is one of my favorite Paul Jackson albums, I cannot in good conscience give a five star rating.

My very facorite song on the album is "make it last forever". I have always loved the song (the only song by Keith Sweat I could ever tolerate), and in my opinion it is one of those songs that no matter what style you play or sing it in, still comes out lovely. And lovely is exactly the word for it on this album as well. Paul does two versions of it and I adore both equally. Over the years, I have not heard an instrumental rendition of the song done any better. One version of the song begins the album and the "shocking mix" (as far as I am concerned) ends the album. Luther Vandross is one of the background vocalists on both arrangements.

Favorites sandwhiched in-between "make it last.." include: "all for you" a smooth, airy, melodic piece that makes me feel Paul Jackson is playing his music all for me; and "days gone by" a mid-tempo arrangement with a vocal segment repeating the title that is really a part of the instrumentalization of the song rather than a vocal highlight in it.

The pleasure of the album continues with "road to everlasting","this love's on me" with a beautiful, sincere, vocal solo by Tim Owens, and a very nice jazzy rendition of the old African-American spiritual "I want Jesus to walk with me".

It is when the album tries to do funky-uptempo hip that it struggles a bit. Of those arrangements "the way it has to be" is the only one I really enjoy. "New jazz swing" is the most unpleasant, along with "my thang". I find them to be too jarring and they somewhat spoil the mood established by the music early on. The reese's pieces mix of "encino shuffle" actually ends the album, but in my opinion does not even need to be there.

Having said that, the ablum remains a favorite of mine, even after all this time, and I highly recommend it.

one really fine cut.......2001-06-29

This is an uneven album, to say the least. I tracked it down for Make It Last Forever, which is a fine arrangement and a great groove (smooth jazz-ish). A couple of other cuts come reasonably close, but the rest descend quickly into self-indulgent funk. The snippet of Make It Last that you can hear on this page is probably the least interesting moment in the whole five minutes. So, if you want to take a chance, or if you like heavy funk and grooves...here you go.

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Spur of the Moment
Smooth road West
Just that good
Smooth, Sexy and Sensual
Capital Jazz Lives

Out of the Shadows
Spur of the Moment
Manufacturer: Contemp. Jazz Sotm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00004TXXT
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

E Z Street
In Key
In My Corner
Midsummer's Night Breeze
Out of the Shadows
Longer Than Forever
Tears
Mo' Betta Dayz
Somehow I Know
Party Vibe
So Long (Well, Well, Well)
For Me
I Believe I Can Fly

Customer Reviews:

Spur of the Moment.......2004-02-18

Spur of the moment is one of the most versatile and entertaining bands I've ever seen. Its too bad they didn't include some of the hot tracks that I have the pleasure of hearing them play in the MD/DC area on a bi-weekly basis. "People make the world go round", and anything they do by Earth Wind and Fire are my favorites. Not to mention their own, "In my corner" and others. If you get to seem them, do it! If you're thinking about buying there CD's, do it.

Smooth road West.......2003-03-24

I met Kenny when he was 9 years old, he was a pest! If I had any Idea there was that much talent in those hands, I would not have smacked them, I would have kissed them.I got the CD while in Maryland on Vacation, and played it all the way to INDIANA, Now thats smooth! I loved how "Your in my Corner" was the proper love song for the road, totally inspiring. And "Longer than Forever" just did'nt seem long enough. I tell ya, anytime I'm having the out of D.C. blues, "Spur of the Moment" get the nod to the CD player.

Just that good.......2002-04-11

Spur of the Moment is by far one of the best Jazz groups I have heard in a while. I had the pleasure of seeing them perform several times at a jazz festival in Virginia and believe me I was not disappointed then either. Keep up the good work fellas!

Smooth, Sexy and Sensual.......2002-02-10

I am listening to Spur as I type this review and it is the most sexy, sensous music I have heard in a long time. I have never heard of this group before I was given this CD and I was totally blown away. At first, there rendition of "I Believe I Can Fly" was my ultimate favorite, but the more I listened to it, it became hard to choose a favorite. "For Me" is excellent,as is "In Key", "Somehow I Know" and others. I can't wait to see them live. This definitely goes to the top of my favorite jazz groups. I'll be looking for some of their earlier work. Keep up the good work Spur. You have a real fan here.

Capital Jazz Lives.......2001-01-31

Spur of the Moment has done it again. I used to live in the Wash DC area and I had the pleasure of seeing Spur perform on many occasions. They never disappointed me. With this album, the addition of Maysa and the other vocal and background enhancements, they have taken that necessary step to get "Outside the Beltway". BUY IT! The day will soon come when this long underrated group will be Huge and we'll be able to say we own their early recordings (which, of course, I do).

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Flash Back
WOW!!!!

Out Of The Shadows

Manufacturer: RV
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00007MGWA
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

Face The Truth
I Want Your Love
Hypnotized
Love Me Or Leave Me
Terror In The Sky
Close To You
Lost Control
Alone In The Dark

Album Description

With a world-class vocal style and blistering guitar virtuosity, Robert Valdes delivers amazing Melodic Rock with "Out Of The Shadows".

Customer Reviews:

Flash Back.......2004-05-25

Mr. Valdes is talented but the songs lack originality. From start to finish, it is as if one is listening to an extemely lengthy tribute to long haired stars of the past. The cover gives the impression of a reflective examination of a long career while the music is more of a collection of personal hits with little thought to the whole musical concept whatever that may be. The music has potential but needs to be rearranged, rethought and possibly updated with a clear theme carried throughout the project.

WOW!!!!.......2003-07-29

All I can say is, WOW!!!. This is a great cd. You definitely won't be disappointed by this one. I discovered this cd at melodicrock.com, where it received a favorable review. After downloading the free mp3's on Robert's website, I was thoroughly impressed. I could give you a play by play for each track, but you'd be better of hearing it for yourself. I will say that there isn't one song that I skip when I listen to this cd. And you do get your fair share of mid tempo rockers, ballads and up tempo tunes.

Get this one! It's money well spent!!!!

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