The Complete Lester "Roadhog" Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys

The Complete Lester "Roadhog" Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys

The Complete Lester "Roadhog" Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys

ASIN: B00000ERJP

Track Listings
 
1. Saturday Morning Radio Show
2. Saturday Morning Radio Show: Little Liza Jane
3. Saturday Morning Radio Show: Honky Tonk Girl
4. Saturday Morning Radio Show: Honky Tonk Girl
5. Saturday Morning Radio Show: Why Baby Why
6. Saturday Morning Radio Show: Angel Band
7. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School:
8. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Little Liza Jane [Theme]
9. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Hey Joe
10. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Fillipino Baby
11. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Sixteen Tons
12. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Rubber Dolly
13. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Wildwood Flower
14. Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School: Medley: Keep On The Sunny S
15. Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2
16. Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2: Little Liza Jane
17. Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2: Freight Train
18. Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2: He'll Have To Go
19. Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2: Medley: Hello Darlin' / Hello Walls
20. Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2: Church In The Wildwood
See all 23 tracks on this disc

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The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Certainly a 5-star set.
  • These Foolish Things
  • Excellent small band jazz
  • Lester at his very best, a must.
 The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Lester Young
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ASIN: B000005H09
Release Date: 1995-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Indiana
  2. I Can't Get Started
  3. Tea For Two
  4. Body And Soul
  5. D. B. Blues
  6. Lester Blows Again
  7. These Foolish Things
  8. Jumpin' At Mesner's
  9. It's Only A Paper Moon
  10. After You've Gone
  11. Lover Come Back To Me
  12. Jammin' With Lester
  13. You're Driving Me Crazy
  14. New Lester Leaps In
  15. Lester's Be Bop Boogie
  16. She's Funny That Way
  17. Sunday
  18. S. M. Blues

Tracks:

  1. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
  2. No Eyes Blues
  3. Sax-O-Be-Bop
  4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  5. Easy Does It
  6. Easy Does It (Alternative Take)
  7. Movin' With Lester
  8. One O'Clock Jump
  9. Jumpin' At The Woodside
  10. I'm Confessin'
  11. Lester Smooths It Out
  12. Just Cooling
  13. Tea For Two
  14. East Of The Sun
  15. The Sheik Of Araby
  16. Something To Remember You By
  17. Riffin' Without Helen
  18. Please Let Me Forget
  19. He Don't Love Me Anymore
  20. Pleasing Man Blues
  21. See See Rider
  22. It's Better To Give Than Receive

Amazon.com

Lester Young recorded for the Aladdin label between December 1945 and December 1947, leading a series of small groups that would range in size from quintets to a septet. While Young's solos were a marvelous paradox of the languid and the taut, his approach to putting a group together could be simply casual. His sidemen here come from both the ranks of the justly celebrated and the journeymen, whose names have all but disappeared from jazz history. The bands can include collisions of swing era stalwarts and dedicated boppers. Something of that's apparent in the first Aladdin session, where trombonist Vic Dickenson and pianist Dodo Marmarosa seem to have the blues in different languages on Young's eloquent "D.B. Blues." It seems to have mattered little to Young, who was in many ways a school of one. His playing here is usually at a level that others only dream about, creating a linear flow that has its own superior internal logic, whether the subject at hand is a standard, a blues, or an uptempo variant on "I Got Rhythm." His sound is one of the marvels of jazz, not just for its airy transparency but for its flexibility, the way a line is constantly shaded with gently honking punctuations and a hint of gravel. In addition to the Aladdin sessions, this two-CD set includes a 1942 trio date that's focused on standards and has Nat "King" Cole on piano and Red Callendar on bass. Young's solo on "Indiana" is one of his marvels of multidimensional swing. There's also a 1945 session with singer Helen Humes that has terrific input from trumpeter Snooky Young and altoist Willie Smith as well as Young. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dark Lester.......2007-03-16

For a number of reasons, Lester Young's sound changed after he left the Basie Band. He changed the mouthpiece on his saxophone, resulting in a darker, lower tone; he suffered from disappointment and depression after leaving behind his buddies in the band for a career that never really took off afterward; his short stint in the army was a disaster; he was drinking and smoking more and more; and maybe he was just getting a little older and somber as well. The result is a collection of fragile, beautiful songs. Many fans don't care as much for this sound as they do for his early recordings, but for me, they are the most touching things he recorded. These are the successful recordings of his "dark" period, which fell apart during the fifties, making a mess of his career. But for this brief period, his genius really shines through.

5 out of 5 stars Certainly a 5-star set........2004-01-28

This is a great set: a good place to begin, and would make a nice gift for almost anyone.

5 out of 5 stars These Foolish Things.......2001-08-09

This collection covers a wide time-span in Lester's recording life and one can see a vast difference from first to last. The "early" (1942) cuts, with Nat King Cole are nimble and swinging on Lester's part - a tribute to his innate time when you consider they were recorded minus drums. "Indiana" and "Tea For Two" are particularly brilliant: very much like his Basie+Billie period recordings a few years before but with a touch of the ethereal. It is a treat to hear Lester stretch for more than a chorus or two. The radical change in Lester came (NOT with the advent of WW11 as some reviewers suggest) AFTER Lester's return from his disastrous army stint in 1945. His timing never quite recovers and he tends to rely on his own cliches. That being said, there are moments of absolute genius and beauty in his 1945-1958 period. Thankfully this record captures his gorgeous 1945 rendition of "These Foolish Things" - certainly one of the great ballad performances in the history of jazz! Every phrase is a song itself. This alone is worth the price of the recording. "D.B. Blues" is also a gem of Lester's swing and beautiful sound.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent small band jazz.......2000-05-13

Unavoidably, Lester Young's recorded output is compared with his pre-WWII recordings. While not in the same class, these recordings are still very good. The main difference may well be in the players supporting Lester Young. Many sidemen are effective rather than exceptional. On the other hand, the spotlite throughout these sessions is on Lester Young. While his playing has changed, as compared to the 1930s, it is hard to argue that the change is for the worse. He has just continued to develop, while remaining a great musician.

5 out of 5 stars Lester at his very best, a must........1999-01-17

After receiving my C.D. Lester Young I could not stop playing it. Lester was past his best when he made these recordings ( or so the experts will tell us) they must have missed these records.The soft tone ,those beautiful bent notes this is a two C.D. set not to be missed. Lester at his very best. Put this on your must buy list.
Complete Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 Complete Recordings
Lester Young & Nat King Cole
Manufacturer: Definitive
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ASIN: B0000300J5
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

  1. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
  2. I Can't Get Started
  3. Tea for Two
  4. Body and Soul
  5. Back to the Land
  6. I Cover the Waterfront
  7. Somebody Loves Me
  8. I've Found a New Baby
  9. Man I Love
  10. Peg O' My Heart
  11. I Want to Be Happy
  12. Mean to Me
  13. These Foolish Things
  14. Lester Leaps In
  15. I Cover the Waterfront [*]

Album Description

Definitive edition of the recordings made joint by Nat King Cole and Lester Young on two studio dates and one transcription of the Jubilee broadcasting program.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars favorite Lester Young.......2006-12-12

Always my favorite Lester Young album, with the perfect version of "Indiana" Cole and Trio were still doing Jazz and this point and Lester was the precursor of "Cool". "The Prez" as he was called by Billie Holiday, Lester's style was rebuked by blacks as not being loud and Jazzy enough, Lester was accused of not being "manly" enough, not playing like Coleman Hawkins, etc, but both Cole and Young continued doing their thing. (Later Nat King Cole would be accused of the same thing...). This album, this music was a big influence on Stan Getz in his formative years.

Later, Young would have problem with drugs and alcohol and depression. The shy Young was drafted into the Army in WWII, got caught smoking marijuana and then beaten when it was discovered he was married to a white woman and left in the brig. In the 50's he felt the Cool artists of the fifties copied his style without acknowledgement.

But here he is at his peaceful melodic best: happy and upbeat "Indiana" or soulful, melancholy "Body and Soul", "I Cover The Waterfront".

I have many Lester Young albums, this is the one I listen to most!

Recording quality - transfer quality is good, as good as can be expected for this period.
The more expensive Aladdin sessions a two disc set includes this CD.
Mendelssohn: Complete Music for Cello
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Mediocre Mendelssohn, mediocre recording.
  • Listening to Mendelssohn's piano & cello works: priceless.
 Mendelssohn: Complete Music for Cello

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B00004YYQ0
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Son No.1 in B flat Op.45: Allegro Vivace
  2. Son No.1 in B flat Op.45: Andante
  3. Son No.1 in B flat Op.45: Allegro Assai
  4. Vars Concertantes Op.17
  5. Son No.2 in D Op.58: Allegro Assai Vivace
  6. Op.17 Son No 2 in D Op.58: Allegretto Scherzando
  7. Op.17 Son No 2 in D Op.58: Adagio
  8. Op.17 Son No 2 in D Op.58: Molto Allegro E Vivace
  9. Assai Tranquillo (First Recording)
  10. Lied Ohne Worte Op.109

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Mediocre Mendelssohn, mediocre recording........2004-02-07

This is not a bad CD and so this is not a bad review. Lester and Tomes play this music very well, both produce very nice sounds from their instruments, and their musicianship is solid, if not inspiring.

It's hard to get too excited about this batch of repertoire and I can't help that the music contributes to my 3-star rating. Mendelssohn produced lovely music at a moment's notice and certainly his piano/cello works are no exception...and are themselves unexceptional. I write 'piano/cello' because the balance of the instruments is so heavily weighted towards the piano that one is tempted to refer to these pieces as works for piano with cello obliggato. Yes, I know the piano was a much lighter instrument when Mendelssohn was writing this music and the cello was brighter and less rich in sound quality. Stringed instruments these days are strung much tighter with entirely different strings, no matter that Richard Lester plays a cello built before Mendelssohn's day. Even with these considerations, Mendelssohn really should have given the cello, the lyrical, singing instrument of this combination, more to do.

Of the sonatas, the B-flat major is very standard fare and rather unimportant, but the D major is far more interesting and is, by far, the strongest piece of the set. The opening movement begins with a striding theme punctuated with piano arpeggiation and includes a beautiful development that, typically with Mendelssohn, releases its energy gradually down to a whisper in a remote key. The scherzo proper is rather light and throwaway, but the trio is Mendelssohn's warm lyricism at its finest. The slow Adagio is the most interesting formally and texturally. The piano begins with a Bach-like chorale of arpeggios with the left hand crossing the right for the theme. The cello enters in a soulful, almost confessional mood like the sinner in a conversation with the almighty. The movement ends in utter seriousness with the piano restating the cello, but softly with a bowed/pizzicato accompaniament. I have no doubt that this movement inspired Cesar Franck while composing his great "Prelude, Chorale, et Fugue". Unfortunately, Mendelssohn ends the piece with such a potboiler of a finale that the entire piece is robbed of distinction that the first three movements have earned. This isn't a case of my merely not liking the theme or the mood. The movement is simply not worthy of a great composer and was a terrible miscalculation. It's too bad that the thin cello sonata repertoire cannot include what was to be a very worthy addition without some misgivings due to this frilly, silly display.

The charming Song Without Words is a nice encore piece that reminds me of the sentimental songs of Sullivan and the Assai Tranquillo fragment is a piece I didn't know existed.

This leads to my heaviest criticism. The recording quality detracts from this CD considerably. The sound engineers and especially the musicians should have demanded far greater clarity. Mendelssohn's piano writing is perhaps a bit too facile for today's instrument and all through this CD the piano overwhelms the cello. Much of the charm of this music is lost because of this overall "wet" quality and although I have no doubt Tomes is playing every single note in the score, the listener would never know because so many are lost to reverberation and carry. Too much pedal doesn't help, either.

All in all, if you're looking for a CD of Mendelssohn's piano/cello music, this isn't bad, but you might want to hold out for something better. I remember Lynn Harrell made a very good recording of the D major sonata back in the 70s and I don't know if it has ever been released on CD. Then again, you might want to invest in something of higher quality altogether such as Beethoven, Brahms, or...even Boccherini.

5 out of 5 stars Listening to Mendelssohn's piano & cello works: priceless........2001-04-20

Joao Gilberto once sang: "he who doesn't like the samba is either sick in the head or lame in the foot." Similarly, he who doesn't like Felix Mendelssohn is cold in the heart and lacking in soul. Or, perhaps, they haven't heard his music played correctly. There is some strange rumour going around - I think it was started by Wagner - that in order to play Mendelssohn's music, all you need is a light touch and rapid finger work. Susan Tomes and Richard Lester successfully prove how unjust a statement this is. The poetry of Mendelssohn's writing springs forth from their instruments with an unmatched beauty. They are well aware of Mendelssohn's precision, his deep regard for the classical masters; and his ideas are never lost to tastelss rubato or false expression. Susan Tomes always surprises me with her playing. For some reason I just never expect her to be as good as she is. A true musician and virtuoso! And, Richard Lester...well, never before have I heard such a pure, warm tone. His playing is magnificant. In the same way that Mendelssohn's compositions always seem to place a kind hand on your shoulder, Richard Lester's playing fills the spirit with happiness and calm. His interpretation of the "Lied Ohne Worte" is no interpretation at all - it was recorded straight from Mendelssohn's brain I'm sure! And, his cello is over 250 years old!

These five pieces are some of the greatest compositions in existence. I feel as though I've struck gold each time I put the C.D. in the player. But, no matter how precious that metal may be to some, it could never compare with the emotions one receives from Mendelssohn through his compositions (when played by great musicians). Who can put a price on such an experience (which, if the designers of C.D.s are correct, will last forever)?

Short note on technical quality: brilliant, well balanced, sounds good on a variety of speakers.
Complete Savoy Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Collection
  • Terrific, but...
  • They Say You Can Tell How He Was Feeling From How He Sounded
 Complete Savoy Recordings
Lester Young
Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000067FTL
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

  1. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You - Take 1 Master
  2. Exercise In Swing - Take 1 Master
  3. Exercise In Swing - Take 2
  4. Exercise In Swing - Take 3
  5. Exercise In Swing - Take 4
  6. Salute To Fats - Take 1
  7. Salute To Fats - Take 2
  8. Salute To Fats - Take 3
  9. Salute To Fats - Take 4
  10. Salute To Fats - Take 5 Master
  11. Basie English - Take 1
  12. Basie English - Take 2 Master
  13. Empty Hearted - Take 1 Master
  14. Circus In Rhythm - Take 1 Master
  15. Circus In Rhythm - Take 2
  16. Circus In Rhythm - Take 3
  17. Poor Little Plaything - Take 1 Master
  18. Poor Little Plaything - Take 2
  19. Tush - Take 1
  20. Tush - Take 2 Master
  21. Blue Lester (Lester's Blues) - Take 1 Master
  22. Ghost Of A Chance - Take 1
  23. Ghost Of A Chance - Take 2 Master
  24. Indiana - Take 1
  25. Indiana - Take 2 Master
  26. Jump, Lester, Jump (Lester's Savoy Jump) - Take 1 Master

Tracks:

  1. Crazy Over J-Z - Take 1
  2. Crazy Over J-Z - Take 2
  3. Crazy Over J-Z - Take 3 Master
  4. Ding Dong - Take 1
  5. Ding Dong - Take 2
  6. Ding Dong - Take 3 Master
  7. Blues 'N' Bells - Take 1
  8. Blues 'N' Bells - Take 2
  9. Blues 'N' Bells - Take 3 Master
  10. June Bug - Take 1 Master
  11. Neenah
  12. Body And Soul
  13. Up And Adam
  14. Big Eye Blues
  15. One O'Clock Blues
  16. Lester's Mop Mop Blues
  17. Pennies From Heaven
  18. I Can't Get Started
  19. How High The Moon
  20. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Collection.......2006-12-13

Not only do you get some exceptional studio material from Lester Young, but you also get a great set of live tracks recorded in Chicago ("Big Eye Blues" is an awesome slow blues). Don't let the large amount of alternate takes fool you. There were many great players, but Pres was one of those select few who could come up with something completely new from one take to the next, and Lester's ability to say so much with so few notes is unsurpassed. Lester can say more with a chorus or two than most sax players could with fifteen. It's not hard to understand why Charlie Parker studied Lester's recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Terrific, but..........2006-10-02

Lester Young is my favorite sax, so my review is highly biased - it's fantastic. The only problem is that the tracks on Disc 1 have a hitch in the order - "Empty Hearted" actually appears in Track #20, not #13, shifting all listed tracks, 14 - 20, by one, to 13 - 19.

5 out of 5 stars They Say You Can Tell How He Was Feeling From How He Sounded.......2006-01-04

recorded in 1944, 1949 and in 1950 this 2 CD set of the Savoy sessions boasts 20 bit sound and is a treat from a giant whose "sweet" swinging style, is often considered ethereal.
There are many Lester Young compilations out there and focusing on these Savoy sides with all the takes features him as a leader of his own group/small band,key soloist as well as dates with his "boss" Count Basie and other great magicians of the day.
Disc ones sides include Johnny Guarnieri All Star Orchestra 1944, and the Earl Warren Orchestra 1944,and Lester Young's Quintet 1944.
Disc two includes Lester Young's Sextet 1949 and Quintet sides live in Chicago 1950.
Complete Recordings
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars Complete Recordings
Billie Holiday & Lester Young
Manufacturer: Definitive Spain
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ASIN: B0009NVRL4
Release Date: 2005-05-09

Tracks:

  1. He Ain't Got Rhythm
  2. This Year's Kisses
  3. Why Was I Born?
  4. I Must Have That Man!
  5. Sun Showers
  6. Yours and Mine
  7. Mean to Me
  8. Foolin' Myself
  9. Easy Living
  10. I'll Never Be the Same
  11. Me, Myself and I
  12. Sailboat in the Moonlight
  13. Born to Love
  14. Without Your Love
  15. Getting Some Fun Out of Life
  16. Who Wants Love?
  17. Trav'lin' All Alone
  18. He's Funny That Way
  19. My First Impression of You
  20. When You're Smiling
  21. I Can't Get Started [*]

Tracks:

  1. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
  2. If Dreams Come True
  3. Now They Call It Swing
  4. Back in Your Own Backyard
  5. When a Woman Loves a Man
  6. Very Thought of You
  7. I Can't Get Started
  8. I've Got a Date With a Dream
  9. You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too)
  10. Everybody's Laughing
  11. Here It Is Tomorrow Again
  12. Say It With a Kiss
  13. Man I Love
  14. You're Just a No Account
  15. You're a Lucky Guy
  16. I'm Pulling Through
  17. Laughing at Life
  18. Time on My Hands
  19. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
  20. All of Me
  21. Man I Love [*]

Album Description

Now that is forty five years since these two artists left us forever (Lester died in March 1959, and Billie passed away four months later; they were, respectively, 49 and 44 years old), we wish to pay a tribute to their legacy with this complete collection of their joint recordings, a number of tunes which have become part of history thanks to the way in which she delivers those evergreen standards while he accompanies with exquisite subtlety of feeling. We are talking about pure, undiluted feeling. As a bonus tracks, on the first CD we have also included the only existing live recording featuring Billie and the Count Basie orchestra, a number which includes Lester's delicate improvisations over the vocal part. And on the second CD the only existing live recording (alongside the one issued in the first volume of this set) which features Lester's delicate improvisations over Billie's vocal part. Disconforme. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collections by Two Icons of Jazz. Lester Young Died in March 1959, and Billie Passed Away Four Months Later (They were Respectively, 49 and 44 Years Old). Here is a Tribute to their Legacy, a Complete Collection of their Joint Recordings, Tunes that have Become Part of History, Thanks to the Way She Delivers Those Evergreen Standards While He Accompanies with Exquisite Subtlety and Feeling. We Are Talking About Pure, Undiluted Feeling. As Bonus Tracks, on the First CD We have also Included the Only Existing Live Recording featuring Billie and the Count Basie Orchestra, a Number which Includes Young's Delicate Improvisations Over the Vocal Part. And on the Second CD the Only Existing Live Recording (Alongside the One Issued in the First Volume of this Set) with Young's Delicate Improvisations Over Billie's Vocal Part.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great sound, no session info..........2005-11-05

The sound quality (remastered from a previous Disconforme issue?) is wonderful, very rich and full. This release lacks session information (no dates or personnel given), which might disappoint some jazz fans--especially with regard to the two live bonus tracks. Also, perhaps a minor point, the rear tracklisting is somewhat tiny, framed in odd white rectangles over a flower print backgroud. This may be the best-sounding CD package of Billie and Lester's complete prewar masters.
Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Sonatas, Vol 4
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    		Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Sonatas, Vol 4

    Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by Domenico ScarlattiAll Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000OCZ1IA
    Release Date: 2007-06-12

    Tracks:

    1. Alla Breve-Presto
    2. Allegro
    3. Alla Breve-Allegro
    4. Allegro
    5. Alla Breve-Allegro
    6. Minuet
    7. Alla Breve-Allegro
    8. Allegro
    9. Alla Breve-Andante
    10. Minuet
    11. Andante
    12. Allegro
    13. Allegro
    14. Allegro
    15. Alla Breve-Allegro

    Tracks:

    1. Allegro
    2. Alla Breve - Andante
    3. Allegro
    4. Alla Breve - Allegro
    5. Allegro
    6. Alla Breve - Andante
    7. Allegro
    8. Alla Breve - Allegro
    9. Allegro
    10. Allegro
    11. Allegro
    12. Alla Breve-Allegro
    13. Pastoral - Allegro
    14. Presto
    15. Alla Breve - Fuga
    16. Allegro
    17. Pastoral - Allegro

    Tracks:

    1. Alla Breve-Allegro
    2. Piu Tosto Presto Che Allegro
    3. Alla Breve-Allegro
    4. Allegro
    5. Alla Breve-Allegro
    6. Presto
    7. Alla Breve-Allegro
    8. Allegro Molto
    9. Andante
    10. Presto, Quanto Sia Possible
    11. Alla Breve-Allegro
    12. Allegro
    13. Tempo Di Ballo
    14. Allegro
    15. Allegro
    16. Vivo
    17. Andante
    18. Alla Breve-Allegro
    19. Alla Breve-Allegro
    20. Allegro
    21. Tempo Di Ballo
    22. Allegro
    23. Andante

    Tracks:

    1. Allegro
    2. Allegro
    3. Andante Commodo
    4. Alla Breve-Allegro
    5. Moderato
    6. Minuet
    7. Alla Breve-Allegro
    8. Allegro
    9. Alla Breve-Allegro
    10. Allegrissimo
    11. Allegro, O Presto
    12. Pastoral-Allegrissimo
    13. Alla Breve-Allegro
    14. Allegro
    15. Allegro
    16. Allegrissimo
    17. Allegro
    18. Andante Commodo
    19. Moderato

    Tracks:

    1. Andante Spiritoso
    2. Alla Breve-Allegro
    3. Alla Breve-Allegro
    4. Allegro
    5. Allegro
    6. Allegro-Alla Breve-Presto
    7. Alla Breve-Allegro
    8. Allegro
    9. Andante
    10. Alla Breve-Molto Allegro
    11. Alla Breve-Allegro
    12. Allegro
    13. Andante Moderato
    14. Allegrissimo
    15. Allegro

    Tracks:

    1. Alla Breve-Allegro Molto
    2. Alla Breve-Allegro
    3. Minuet
    4. Andante
    5. Alla Breve-Allegro Molto
    6. Andante E Cantabile
    7. Alla Breve-Allegrissimo
    8. Allegro
    9. Allegrissimo
    10. Andante E Cantabile
    11. Alla Breve-Allegrissimo
    12. Alla Breve-Presto
    13. Alla Breve-Andante E Cantabile
    14. Alla Breve-Allegrissimo
    15. Presto

    Album Description

    "A very recommendable archive ... it should be considered as first choice for potential collectors of the whole oeuvre." -- Gramophone

    "A bold approach and musical perception ... a player who can see compositions in the round and has the assured technique to realize well-founded performances." -- Daily Telegraph

    The fourth volume of the seven volumes that will make up the complete keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. Includes appendices and recent discoveries, plus six continuo sonatas. When complete, the seven volumes will comprise thirty-eight CDs total. The last volume will be issued in July 2007 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Scarlatti's death.Richard Lester is founder and artistic director of the Cirencester Early Music Festival, an annual event designed to promote excellence in the performance of early music. These recordings use the critical edition of the works, completed in the early 1980s by Kenneth Gilbert.
    The Complete Billie Holiday Mastertakes Collection vol.2 1936-37
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      		The Complete Billie Holiday Mastertakes Collection vol.2 1936-37
      Billie Holiday
      Manufacturer: King Jazz
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Vocal Jazz GeneralVocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Classic VocalistsClassic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000KF7IUA

      Product Description

      Brand-NEW & Still-SEALED Ltd. Ed. Import on the King Jazz label: vol. 1 of 7 separate volumes of ALL Billie Holidays 1930s - 1940s Columbia material; her BEST recordings.
      Domenico Scarlatti: The Complete Sonatas, Vol. 2
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        		Domenico Scarlatti: The Complete Sonatas, Vol. 2

        Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by Domenico ScarlattiAll Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000N8UVNU
        Release Date: 2007-05-08

        Album Description

        "A very recommendable archive ... and there are other good reasons why it should be considered as first choice for potential collectors of the whole oeuvre." -- Gramophone

        The third volume in a brand-new series of seven volumes of the complete keyboard sonatas of Scarlatti, with appendices and recent discoveries, plus six continuo sonatas. This six-CD set comprises one of the volumes published in Venice in 1753, and two in 1754. The complete collection will comprise thirty-eight CDs. The last volume will be issued in July 2007 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Scarlatti's death.Richard Lester is founder and artistic director of the Cirencester Early Music Festival, an annual event designed to promote excellence in the performance of early music. These recordings use the critical edition of the works completed in the early 1980s by Kenneth Gilbert.
        The Complete Lester "Roadhog" Moran & The Cadillac Cowboys
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Still Available Online
        • The Ol' Road Hawg his own self...
        • Just Plain Crazy, but Just Plain CLEAN Fun
        • Good ole' boys playin' for 'em good ole' boys
        • Buzz words and phrases
        		 The Complete Lester "Roadhog" Moran & The Cadillac Cowboys
        Lester "Roadhog" Moran & the Cadillac Cowboys
        Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        Country ComedyCountry Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
        All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
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        1. The Definitive Collection (Statler Brothers)
        2. Farewell Concert

        ASIN: B000001E2Z
        Release Date: 1995-02-28

        Tracks:

        1. The Saturday Morning Radio Show: Little Liza Jane (Theme)/Honky Tonk Girl/Why Baby Why...
        2. Alive At The Johnny Mack Brown High School: Little Liza Jane (Theme)/Hey Joe/Fillipino Baby...
        3. The Saturday Morning Radio Show No. 2: Little Liza Jane (Theme)/Freight Train/He'll Have To Go...
        4. Rainbow Valley Confidential Audition Tape
        5. Interview With Ralph Emery
        6. Phone-In Interview With Ralph Emery
        7. Untitled
        8. Untitled
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        10. Untitled
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        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Still Available Online.......2007-06-05

        This CD is out of print and looks expensive used. But it's still available for DL. Just look around and you should find it.

        5 out of 5 stars The Ol' Road Hawg his own self..........2006-12-21

        I wish this CD would again become available. The Statler Brothers sendup of
        Lester "Roadhog" Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys is absolutely hilarious, in the
        same way that Spike Jones is, or maybe Weird Al Yankovic. I first heard it back
        in the '70's when a friend of mine taped it for me at the radio station where
        he worked. It reminded me painfully and humorously of the overconfident and
        underskilled rock & roll and country bands I had played in around then, each
        one of them a musical train wreck in process. You have to be good to play this
        badly on purpose (unlike the bands I was in, who did it all by accident).

        Iff'n it ever comes available agin, go on down an' git yerself a copy! Tell
        'em the Ol' Road Hawg sent ye!

        5 out of 5 stars Just Plain Crazy, but Just Plain CLEAN Fun.......2005-07-20

        I was 'introduced' to Lester and the Boys quite a few years ago. I will admit it may be 'corny' but you will not regret making them a part of your life. There are so many Roadhog '...isms' you will use forever! Enjoy this and remember, you have to be a very good musician to play very bad music(that, is, on purpose).

        5 out of 5 stars Good ole' boys playin' for 'em good ole' boys.......2004-12-15

        In the words of ole' Roadhog himself this record is "mighty fine". I heard these guys live when they opened for the Stafford Brothers and Mother Mayball Carter last Winter down to the Johnny Mack Brown Highschool gym and was imeadiately impressed. All I can say is buy as many copies of this country classic as you can get yer hands on before it goes out of print.
        Five stars jist aint enough, Thanks boys and keep on a'singin'

        5 out of 5 stars Buzz words and phrases.......2003-11-29

        Back in the 70s this group became legend among musicians of every genre at the time. We found hundreds of ways to filter lines from these recordings into every day situations and never got tired of listening to this hilarious spoof that took every one of us back to the days of southern local radio shows that our parents listened to religiously in the 50s. Like all satire, it's not that much of a stretch from the reality of what those shows were really like. This is one of those moments in time that just can't and won't be duplicated ever again. A diamond in the rough, indeed.
        Beethoven: The Complete Music for Piano Trio, Vol. 2
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          		Beethoven: The Complete Music for Piano Trio, Vol. 2

          Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          TriosTrios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
          Similar Items:
          1. Beethoven: The Complete Music for Piano Trio, Vol. 4
          2. Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat, Op. 1 No. 1; Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2; Piano Trio in E flat WoO 38
          3. Piano Trios 1
          4. Mozart: Piano Trios K502, K542 & K564
          5. Schumann: Piano Trios

          ASIN: B0000AE7BQ
          Release Date: 2003-10-14

          Album Review:

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