While the Music Lasts
While the Music Lasts
ASIN: B00026B1TG
Editorial Reviews
Philadelphia Daily News, July 13, 2004
"While the Music Lasts" serves a new crop of subtle, bittersweet "countrypolitan" tunes from Jesse Harris… A-
Performing Songwriter, July/August 2004
"The methodology results in songs as wide-open and warm as "More" and "Forever Nowhere," which collectively define the word "wonderful.""
While the Music Lasts
While the Music Lasts,Jesse Harris,Verve,Americana,Jazz,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter
Average customer rating:
- Atmospherically wonderful!
- Remarkable
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The Dufay Collective:Miri It Is
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Early Music
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
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ASIN: B000000AXM
Release Date: 1995-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Merry It Is While Summer Lasts
- Dance: Miri it is
- Blessed Be Thou, Queen Of Heaven
- Estampie: Edi beo thu
- Formerly I Knew No Sorrow
- Ductia
- Bird On A Briar
- Estampie
- O Chosen Bride Of God
- Blessed Womb
- Holy
- This Congregation Sings Alleluya
- Ductia
- Holy Mother Of Grace
- Sancta Mater graciae
- Dance
- The Song Of The Flood
- Dance : Omnis caro
- Ductia
- Summer Is Come
Customer Reviews:
Atmospherically wonderful!.......2003-01-05
Listen to the last track here " Summer is Come" with your eyes shut and you will be transported to a village in the middle ages, just as the garden begins to grow. While some of the tunes here are presented in a more somber mood than should be, there is much to delight the ear.
Remarkable.......2001-04-07
This is an exceptional recording. Both the vocals and the instrumentals are flawless and comfortable in both the medieval and the English folk idioms. I can't have enough praises for John Potter; his voice is extremely expressive, and can move from frantic intensity to honey-sweet richness. He NEVER lapses into opera or any vocal practice that would sound "classical" to the modern ear, as many singers of medieval music are wont to do. And, in a remarkable leap of insight (albeit one they have used on a few other recordings), the male instrumentalists lend their vocals to several pieces. This is an excellent choice in that their untrained voices lend an exceptional air of authenticity to the recording. Their renditions of the Latin polyphonic pieces and "campfire sing-alongs" sound like field recordings of English folk polyphony; it is commendable indeed when an early music recording can do this correctly and believably; as yet, only the Dufay Collective has been able to get folksy enough.
And the instrumentals! The vielles especially can float airily or grind dramatically (true levels of virtuosity are reached in the Song of the Flood as the vielle is used to comment on the happenings in the tale). The harp is sweetly played, and "Ar ne kuth ich sorghe non" (Formerly I knew no sorrow) will bring tears to your eyes with its tender simplicity. An anonymous dance sounds like a village revel; I've heard this dance recorded a number of times, but never has it sounded like this: joyous, raw, and utterly British Isles. Even the organist jams on the keys in his solo estampie!
Average customer rating:
- Music to my ears
- An underrated genius, solid like the big guys
- A wonderful album from start to finish.
- A wonderful album from start to finish.
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While the Music Lasts
Jesse Harris
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Alt-Country & Americana
| Country
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Singer-Songwriters
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Verve
| Verve Music Group
| Specialty Stores
| Music
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ASIN: B00026B1TG
Release Date: 2004-07-13 |
Tracks:
- Wild Eyes
- Wish I Was a Bird
- I Never Changed My Mind
- More
- I Have No Idea
- While the Music Lasts
- Gone Gone Gone
- Forever Nowhere
- Burn
- Always Seem to Get Things Wrong
- Mirror Ball
- Don't Need That
- Open Your Eyes
- One Day the Dam Will Break
Customer Reviews:
Music to my ears.......2005-01-13
Norah Jones' guitarist Jesse Harris brought together his band the Ferdinandos for another album, While the Music Lasts. I didn't really know he had ANY albums out at first, but I saw this recommended to me on here, so I decided to give it a spin.
Instead of being an album that has a few long songs, this is one of those albums that has a lot of short songs. Some people might say that Jesse ends these songs too soon without actually making a point, but I think the songs are pretty good. "Don't Need That" is nice to chill to, as is one of my favorites, "Always Seem to Get Things Wrong". And as far as playing "I Never Changed My Mind", well, I did just that.
Jesse's singing isn't for everyone, and sometimes his vocals can tend to get annoying, like on "Wish I Was a Bird". But everything else is pretty decent, making While the Music Lasts a nice album to give you some serenity. Pick it up.
Anthony Rupert
An underrated genius, solid like the big guys.......2004-07-15
His music is so musically studied and focused, it may be better than most music going on right now. Listening to his music you can imagine him attending prestigeous music schools, like Johnn Mayer, but he's different, his tunes are truly solid.
A tune like Wild eyes or More brings back a lot of rockabilty that you sometimes feel from less singles-oriented Stones albums, I mean he sounds lighter in a modern tone, but he sure rocks hard. Jesse Harris used to be sophisticated, but on this album, surely his best yet, he's way creative. One of the best albums of the year that I know. It deserves a fan base as big as the White Stripes.
A wonderful album from start to finish........2004-07-15
Jesse Harris crafts timeless songs that stick with you. His voice seems to soar right above a whisper and is full of character. This album features strong performances by his band and many guests including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, and string arrangements by Van Dyke Parks. Perfect for late nights or with your Sunday paper.
A wonderful album from start to finish........2004-07-15
Jesse Harris crafts timeless songs that stick with you. His voice seems to soar right above a whisper and is full of character. This album features strong performances by his band and many guests including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, and string arrangements by Van Dyke Parks. Perfect for late nights or with your Sunday paper.
Product Description
1. Kalenda maya~~~2. Ce fut en mai~~~3. Estampie reale~~~4. Miri it is while sumer ilast ~~~5. Ye have so longe keepyt o~~~6. Me lyketh ever lenger the bet~~~7. Chominciamento di gioia~~~8. Unter den linden~~~9. Amor mi fa cantar~~~10. Lalma mia piange~~~11. Cuckoos nest~~~12. Morris dance-Trunkles~~~13. The cuckoo~~~14. The merry Sherwood rangers
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