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Cool

Cool

ASIN: B00004Y6NG

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George Duke wears shades on the back cover and calls his latest recording Cool, but "Busy" and "Scattered" might better fit this wild potpourri of R&B, pop, jazz, gospel, and Brazilian sounds. It feels as if he's taking a stand against the unwritten modern music biz rule that homogeny sells records, as each tune genre hops gleefully, capturing yet another facet of the keyboardist-producer's spirited personality. He goes into a Curtis Mayfield falsetto to sing us his autobiography on the retro-soul-minded "Marin City," and returns to that voice on "Ancient Source," an ode to the music of Africa featuring exotic chants and offbeat percussion. Once we have the background, Duke plays comedic social observer ("Wake Up, Smell the Coffee"); corny, hopeless romantic ("She's Amazing," sung soulfully with Chante Moore); a traveler to the joyous part of Rio ("If You Will," which features Duke's Rhodes dancing over samba grooves, vocal choruses, and the solo voice of Flora Purim); spiritual leader (playing keys behind the gospel group Anointed on "Never Be Another"); and adviser to the lovelorn with stars in their eyes on "If He Ain't Mr. Right (Then He's Mr. Wrong)."

Some of the tunes are catchy and fun, but few measure up to his vast catalog. More effective is Duke's Quincy Jones-like flair for inviting too many musicians to the party and then making the most of each invitee. It's always been clear, however, that Duke is a far superior keyboardist than vocalist, and it's unfortunate that most of his best solos here come midway through vocals that don't always catch fire. Two of the all-instrumental pieces--especially the meandering ambient piece "At a Glance"--fall short, but the brassy, snappy "Whatever It Takes" keeps the focus where it should be, on his melodic playing. More of this would create the cool Duke aspired to. --Jonathan Widran

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George Duke calls his latest recording Cool, but "busy" or "scattered" might be more apt titles for this wild potpourri of R&B, pop, jazz, gospel, and Brazilian sounds. It almost feels as if he's taking a stand against the music industry's insistence on homogeny. Each tune on this record hops gleefully from one genre to the next, and every leap captures yet another facet of the keyboardist/producer's spirited personality. He goes into a Curtis Mayfield falsetto to sing us his autobiography on the retro-soul-minded "Marin City," and returns to that voice on "Ancient Source," an ode to the music of Africa featuring exotic chants and offbeat percussion.

After we have the background, Duke plays comedic social observer ("Wake Up, Smell the Coffee"); corny, hopeless romantic ("She's Amazing," sung soulfully with Chanté Moore); a traveler to the joyous part of Rio ("If You Will," featuring Duke's Rhodes dancing over samba grooves, vocal choruses, and the voice percussion of Flora Purim); spiritual leader (playing keys behind the gospel group Anointed on "Never Be Another"); and advisor to the starry-eyed and lovelorn on "If He Ain't Mr. Right (Then He's Mr. Wrong)."

Some of the tunes are catchy and fun, but few measure up to those in his vast catalog. Still, he shares with Quincy Jones a flair for bringing way too many musicians to the party yet making the most of each invitee. It's always been clear, however, that Duke himself is a far superior jazz/funk keyboardist than vocalist, and it's unfortunate that most of his best solos are found midway through vocal tracks that don't always catch fire. The brassy snap of "Whatever It Takes," however, keeps the focus where it should be: on Duke's melodic playing. More cuts like this would have created the cool to which he aspired.

--- Jonathan Widran, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Time Out
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  • This CD Changed The Rules
  • Time out....Dave Brubeck Quartet
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 Time Out
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002AGN
Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Blue Rondo A La Turk
  2. Strange Meadow Lark
  3. Take Five
  4. Three To Get Ready
  5. Kathy's Waltz
  6. Everybody's Jumpin'
  7. Pick Up Sticks

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Boasting the first jazz instrumental to sell a million copies, the Paul Desmond-penned "Take Five," Time Out captures the celebrated jazz quartet at the height of both its popularity and its powers. Recorded in 1959, the album combines superb performances by pianist Brubeck, alto saxophonist Desmond, drummer Joe Morrello and bassist Gene Wright. Along with "Take Five," the album features another one of the group's signature compositions, "Blue Rondo a la Turk." Though influenced by the West Coast-cool school, Brubeck's greatest interest and contribution to jazz was the use of irregular meters in composition, which he did with great flair. Much of the band's appeal is due to Desmond, whose airy tone and fluid attack often carried the band's already strong performances to another level. Together, he and Brubeck proved one of the most potent pairings of the era. --Fred Goodman

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Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.

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5 out of 5 stars This CD Changed The Rules.......2007-06-16

This album changed the rules in jazz in two important ways. First, it introduced atypical time signatures to jazz performers. Performers were pushing ever other musical limit, including harmony (Miles Davis, Bill Evans, . . .), melody (John Coletrane, Eric Dolphy, . . .) and song structure in general (Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, . . .). 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures were already optional in contemporary classical music and some ethic music. Brubeck opened up this fertile opportunity for the jazz world (and later rock like Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull and Rush). Perhaps more remarkable was the fact that this album proved that the public was receptive to this new approach to popular music. Brubeck went pioneering and returned with no lethal arrows in him.

The best part about this album is that this new technique was not just a novelty; it was a path to creating timeless compositions like Take Five and Blue Turk a la Rondo. My favorite things about Brubeck are his range of expression (from cool and understated to highly muscular), and the unique voice of Paul Desmond's saxophone. Desmond's instrument has the bird-like sweetness of Charlie Parker combined with the lazer-focused tone of John Coletrane. The alternating solo voices really injects life and breath into the group.

The use of different time signatures did not did not get embraced as widely as one might expect in a genre built on creativity. Some felt that odd time signatures did not "swing" (although Brubeck and others disproved that), some may not have felt comfortable with or inspired by this new approach, and I suspect that the distinctiveness of this contribution by a white man made it "uncool" among many jazz musicians to do something that sounded "like Brubeck". The happy side effect for Brubeck is that this album stands out in jazz like few other works.

5 out of 5 stars Time out....Dave Brubeck Quartet.......2007-06-01

A clear jazz master piece......remastered by Sony....better than the originaland better than todays Brubeck Quartet

5 out of 5 stars Brubeck in SACD...heaven.......2007-05-17

Sony/Columbia did this superb sounding disc very well in this SACD transfer! This rivals the original edition Lp for lovely sound, and I think it is among the best single layer SACD's out there (Mingus ah um is THE best to these ears!). You know (or should know) the music, so don't hesitate getting it on SACD! I should add I am not into 5.1 for music. My sound review refers only to 2 channel stereo sound.

5 out of 5 stars Dave Brubeck time out.......2007-05-14

I just absolutely love this CD The song Time Out is one of my favorites.

5 out of 5 stars Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond.......2007-05-05

Great, great recording ! I had this on the original LP record and wore it out years ago. "Take Five" is perhaps the best known work, but the rest of this CD shines with stellar performances by Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright (bass) and Joe Morello (drums). Brubeck's percussive piano dovetails perfectly with Desmond's beautiful and expressive alto sax. Wonderful and wild. It jumps.
This is a timeless modern classic- it sounds like it was made yesterday.
Getz/Gilberto
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    Stan Getz , Joao Gilberto , and Astrud Gilberto
    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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    ASIN: B0000047CX
    Release Date: 1997-05-20

    Tracks:

    1. The Girl From Ipanema
    2. Doralice
    3. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao
    4. Desafinado (Off Key)
    5. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
    6. So Danco Samba
    7. O Grande Amor
    8. Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer)
    9. The Girl From Ipanema - 45 RPM Issue
    10. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - 45 RPM Issue

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    Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Getz/Gilberto, which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering. A classic. --Fernando Gonzalez
    1776 (1969 Original Broadway Cast)
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      		1776 (1969 Original Broadway Cast)

      Manufacturer: Sony
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      ASIN: B0000027WJ
      Release Date: 1992-05-19

      Tracks:

      1. Overture - Orchestra
      2. Sit Down, John
      3. Piddle, Twiddle And Resolve/Till Then
      4. The Lees Of Old Virginia
      5. But, Mr. Adams
      6. Yours, Yours, Yours
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      10. The Egg
      11. Molasses To Rum
      12. Is Anybody There
      13. Finale

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      Evidence that one can make a musical about anything, Exhibit A: 1776. As one might expect, the whole concept of making a musical about the creation and signing of the Declaration of Independence was greeted in the late 1960s with, well, ridicule. The show debuted on Broadway in 1969, and three years later, when its run finally ended, it was its producers who had the last laugh. In addition, it toured for an additional two years and beat out Hair (in 1969 yet!) for a Tony Award. This recording, with the original Broadway cast, includes many of the same actors who went on to star in the film, the version with which most audiences today are probably familiar. One notable exception is Rex Everhart, who replaced Howard da Silva at some performances and on this recording. But there's still William Daniels as John Adams, though in some cases his performance is more subdued than it was on film. Musically, 1776 is an odd creation, considering when it came into being. As one might expect, there's a lot of fife and drum going on, especially in the opening number and during "The Lees of Old Virginia." For those less than familiar with the plot, it hinges on the idealism of Adams, who's trying his best to back up the American Revolution with some legislative action, and spends much of his time arguing with either the Continental Congress or God, as in "Piddle, Twiddle, and Resolve": "A second flood, a simple famine / Plagues of locusts everywhere / Or a cataclysmic earthquake / I'd accept with some despair / But no, you sent us Congress / Good God, sir, was that fair?" (One could argue that he gets further with God.) While not entirely historically accurate, and containing some rather peculiar numbers (Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams sitting around debating what their new country's national bird is going to be ranks among the oddest), there's no questioning 1776's staying power. --Genevieve Williams
      Birth of the Cool
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        		Birth of the Cool
        Miles Davis
        Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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        ASIN: B00005614M
        Release Date: 2001-01-09

        Tracks:

        1. Move
        2. Jeru
        3. Moon Dreams
        4. Venus De Milo
        5. Budo
        6. Deception
        7. Godchild
        8. Boplicity
        9. Rocker
        10. Israel
        11. Rouge
        12. Darn That Dream

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        The first important leader date from one of jazz's most seminal figures and farsighted practitioners. Having made his reputation in large measure from playing with bop giant Charlie Parker, Davis confounded expectations when he embraced the "cool" arranging style of Gil Evans, an arranger for Claude Thornhill's band. Evans, who was employing unique voicings by adding French horns and tuba to Thornhill's instrumentations, also emphasized a diminished use of vibrato in both reeds and brass, producing a drier, "cool" sound. Two of Evans's arrangements, "Boplicity" and "Moon Dreams," appear on the album. Also involved are baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, who contributed such outstanding tunes as "Jeru" and "Venus de Milo," and Modern Jazz Quartet pianist John Lewis. The result is a date that has withstood the tests of time, fashion, and Davis's own extraordinary growth as a performer.

        An enhanced set, The Complete Birth of the Cool features previously bootlegged live recordings of the nonet at the Royal Roost in New York in 1948. Although the sound quality is far from perfect, the performances are remarkable, and worth the additional expense for the serious fan. --Fred Goodman

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        Birth of the Cool is the first important leader date from Miles Davis, one of jazz's most seminal figures and farsighted practitioners. Having made his reputation in large measure from playing with bop giant Charlie Parker, Davis confounded expectations when he embraced the "cool" arranging style of Gil Evans, an arranger for Claude Thornhill's band. Evans, who was employing unique voicings by adding French horns and tuba to Thornhill's instrumentations, also emphasized a diminished use of vibrato in both reeds and brass, producing a drier, "cool" sound. Two of Evans's arrangements, "Boplicity" and "Moon Dreams," appear on the album. Also involved are baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, who contributed such outstanding tunes as "Jeru" and "Venus de Milo," and Modern Jazz Quartet pianist John Lewis. The result is a date that has withstood the tests of time, fashion, and Davis's own extraordinary growth as a performer. An enhanced set, The Complete Birth of the Cool, expands the original issue with previously bootlegged live recordings of Davis's nonet at the Royal Roost in New York in 1948. Although the sound quality is far from perfect, the performances are remarkable, and worth the additional expense for the serious fan. --Fred Goodman
        Back to Mono (1958-1969)
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          		Back to Mono (1958-1969)
          Phil Spector
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          ASIN: B000003BDM
          Release Date: 1991-11-12

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          3. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
          4. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
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          23. All Grown Up - The Crystals

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          Among producers, his name remains the simile of choice. If some hotshot studio whiz emerges in, say, hip-hop, he's inevitably labeled "the Phil Spector of rap." That's quite a statement given that decades have passed since this boy from the Bronx remodeled rock & roll to suit his own visions of grandeur. The story of the girl-group auteur is a fascinating one. Spector composed a No. 1 hit at 17 (the Teddy Bears' "To Know Him Is to Love Him," its title inspired by the inscription on his father's tombstone). By 19 he was head of A&R for Atlantic Records. By the time he was 22, he'd founded his own label (Philles) and was churning out Wall of Sound hits at an unprecedented clip, beginning with the Crystals' "He's a Rebel." The four-disc Back to Mono befits its singular subject in both presentation (the richly annotated booklet includes a piece by Tom Wolfe) and content (60 songs cut between 1958 and 1969, plus the entire classic Yuletide LP A Christmas Gift for You). --Steven Stolder
          Jazz Samba
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            		Jazz Samba
            Stan Getz , and Charlie Byrd
            Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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            ASIN: B0000047CW
            Release Date: 1997-05-20

            Tracks:

            1. Desafinado
            2. Samba Dees Days
            3. O Pato
            4. Samba Triste
            5. Samba de Uma Nota So
            6. E Luxo So
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            Guitarist Charlie Byrd was invited to travel and play in Brazil during a cultural goodwill tour sponsored by the Kennedy administration in 1961. He was completely enamoured by the music, and when he returned, he headed straight for the recording studio to make the now classic Jazz Samba. Collaborating with Stan Getz on tenor sax and backed by a band that included Gene Byrd (bass, guitar), Keter Betts (bass), and Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach (drums), Byrd forged a new and brilliant sound. American record companies were to churn out hundreds of watered bossa-pop albums that have since given the style its lounge-addled image, but this album stands as a tribute to the vitality and adaptability of jazz. --Louis Gibson
            Sketches of Spain
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              		Sketches of Spain
              Miles Davis , and Gil Evans
              Manufacturer: Sony
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              ASIN: B000002AH7
              Release Date: 1997-09-23

              Tracks:

              1. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)
              2. Will O' The Wisp
              3. The Pan Piper
              4. Saeta
              5. Solea
              6. Song Of Our Country
              7. Concierto De Aranjuez (Part One)
              8. Concierto De Aranjuez (Part Two Ending)

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              Miles Davis's impact on jazz is almost incalculable. From his early days as a sideman for Charlie Parker, through his groundbreaking Birth of the Cool sessions, to his stunning small groups of the '50s and '60s, through to his electric renaissance, the trumpeter, bandleader, and composer has left a deep mark on all who came after. He is one of jazz's true giants. Sketches of Spain, though one of Davis's most commercially successful sessions, is also one of his most controversial. Re-teaming with arranger and composer Gil Evans, who played such a pivotal role in Davis's 1949 Birth of the Cool recordings, Davis recorded a series of large group albums beginning in the late '50s, including Porgy and Bess, Miles Ahead, and Quiet Nights. Sketches of Spain, with its emphasis on flamenco, rich orchestrations, and relaxed tempos, is certainly one of Davis's most mellow recordings (he even works out on fluegelhorn), and proved to have broad appeal. To some critics, however, the project was "elevated elevator music." An expanded version of the album, featuring alternative tracks and unreleased material, was issued in 1997 by Columbia Legacy. --Fred Goodman
              75th Birthday Bash Live!
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                		75th Birthday Bash Live!
                Kenny Burrell
                Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B000O5BP64
                Release Date: 2007-06-19

                Tracks:

                1. Vivo Tirado
                2. Medley: Stormy Monday/Blues For the Count
                3. Romance
                4. Love You Madly
                5. Sophisticated Lady
                6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
                7. Footprints
                8. Lament
                9. All Blues
                10. A Night In Tunisia
                11. I'll Close My Eyes
                12. Take the 'A' Train

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                Kenny Burrell turned 75 on July 31, 2006. That night he finished a five-day run at Yoshi's in Oakland and then the next day played with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra in Santa Cruz. This CD commemorates the occasion with performances from both nights, presenting Burrell's sparkling guitar in settings that range from an intimate trio to fronting Wilson's 17 -piece band. The material reflects Burrell's long career and broad associations. Among the small group tracks, there's a beautiful quartet sequence of Wayne Shorter's "Footprints," J.J. Johnson's "Lament," and Miles Davis's "All Blues," each demonstrating Burrell's consummate lyricism and absolute mastery of the mainstream modern. The big-band tracks pick up on associations with Duke Ellington, including the elegant "Sophisticated Lady" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," with the 88-year-old Wilson providing a sparkling foundation that has Burrell and company soaring. Best of all is the extended "A Night in Tunisia" with a septet that has organist Joey DeFrancesco and flutist Hubert Laws. --Stuart Broomer
                The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
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                  		The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
                  Bill Evans
                  Manufacturer: Riverside
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

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                  ASIN: B000AMJEKA
                  Release Date: 2005-09-13

                  Tracks:

                  1. Spoken Introduction
                  2. Gloria's Step (Take 1, Interupted)(First U.S. Release)
                  3. Alice In Wonderland
                  4. My Foolish Heart
                  5. All Of You (Take 1)
                  6. Announcement And Intermission
                  7. My Romance (Take 1)
                  8. Some Other Time
                  9. Solar

                  Tracks:

                  1. Gloria's Step (Take 2)
                  2. My Man's Gone Now
                  3. All Of You (Take 2)
                  4. Detour Ahead (Take 1)
                  5. Discussion Repertoire
                  6. Waltz For Debby (Take 1)
                  7. Alice In Wonderland (Take 2)
                  8. Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)
                  9. My Romance (Take 2)
                  10. Milestones

                  Tracks:

                  1. Detour Ahead (Take 2)
                  2. Gloria's Step (Take3)
                  3. Waltz For Debby (Take 2)
                  4. All Of You (Take 3)
                  5. Jade Visions (Take 1)
                  6. Jade Visions (Take 2)
                  7. ...A Few Final Bars

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                  Bill Evans, with virtuoso bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, reinvented the jazz piano trio, creating stunning contrapuntal dialogues that merged luminous lyricism with layers of complex, elusive harmonies, its moments of limpid beauty suddenly giving way to surging rhythms. The trio's finest recorded moments, these performances were captured just 10 days before LaFaro's death in a car accident. The original releases--Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby--are celebrated masterpieces. This three-CD set is a brilliant reissue--almost a revision--of that material, with superb sound from the newly remastered original tapes and all of the music presented in the sequence of the original five sets, adding a previously unissued take of "Gloria's Step," spoken introductions, and the band's incidental conversation. For those who know this music, it's a chance to hear it in a fresh way; for new listeners, it will come as a revelation at a bargain price. --Stuart Broomer
                  My Favorite Things
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                    		My Favorite Things
                    John Coltrane
                    Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
                    ProductGroup: Music
                    Binding: Audio CD

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                    ASIN: B000002I53
                    Release Date: 1990-10-25

                    Tracks:

                    1. My Favorite Things
                    2. Everytime We Say Goodbye
                    3. Summertime
                    4. But Not For Me

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                    This 1960 recording was a landmark album in John Coltrane's career, the first to introduce his quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones and the first release on which he played soprano saxophone. It also provided him with a signature hit, as his new group conception came together wonderfully on the title track. It's an extended modal reworking in 6/4 time that brought the hypnotic pulsating quality of Indian music into jazz for the first time, with Coltrane's soprano wailing over the oscillating piano chords and pulsing drums. The unusual up-tempo version of Gershwin's "Summertime" is a heated example of Coltrane's "sheets of sound" approach to conventional changes, while "But Not for Me" receives a radical harmonic makeover. This is an excellent introduction to Coltrane's work. --Stuart Broomer

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