Groovy

Groovy

ASIN: B000000Y3T

Editorial Reviews
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When Red Garland was a member of Miles Davis's band in the late '50s, Davis would regularly depart the stage to feature Garland in a trio format. He was a complete jazz pianist, able to find ideal chordal extensions to prod a soloist, to swing aggressively with block chords, and to string together single note lines with buoyant energy and a bright articulation. He was capable of real delicacy, but his playing never descended to the decorative. His regular trio featured bassist Paul Chambers, his gifted partner from the Davis quintet, and drummer Art Taylor, a rock-solid timekeeper whose balance of subtlety and drive also made him Bud Powell's drummer of choice. Garland mated his harmonic sophistication to elements that communicated directly, his tunefulness, his rhythmic drive, and his vigorous roots in Texas and the Southwest blues traditions. They're evident everywhere here, from the medium-tempo swing of Ellington minimalist masterpiece "C-Jam Blues" to the deep, melancholic blues that infuse "Willow Weep for Me." Garland's Prestige recordings of the late '50s are models for the piano trio in modern jazz, and Groovy is among the best of them. --Stuart Broomer

Tracks:

I Will Always Think About You
Dandy Handy Man
Girl Unsigned
Treat Her Groovy
Summertime's Another Name for Love
Just Feel Worse
Can't You See Me Cry
We Will Love Again
Things I'd Like to Say
Hold Me with Your Eyes
You Know Better
Barbara, I Love You
Free
Love, That's the Best I Can Do
Come and Give Your Love to Me
I Could Never Lie to You
Ride the Wicked Wind
I Want You to Know
Sun Within You
Blue Eyes
Come Away with You
Prairie Grey

Album Description

Features 22 tracks including 'Barbara, I Love You', 'Dandy Handy Man', 'Treat Her Groovy', 'Free', 'Sun Within You', 'Prairie Grey' and more. EL. 2005.

Album Details

A Rock Group Scheduled to Appear at the Annual Spring Concert of St Patrick's High School in Chicago Called in at the Last Moment and Said They Couldn't Appear Due to Illness. Pat Mcbride, Emcee of the Show and Senior at the School, Got Together with Three Other Seniors and Formed a Group to Fill In. They Did Three Beatles Numbers that Night and the Response was So Good They Decided to Become a Regular Group. They Called Themselves the Patsmen but Soon Tired of that Name and Searched for a New One. They Decided on 'the New Colony' Since it was in the Middle of the First Big British Musical Invasion and They Wanted to Be Known as a Strictly American Group. By the Time the Group Had Grown to Six-hence, the New Colony Six, which Went on to Become One of Chicago's Most Popular Groups and Eventually Spread Across the Nation.

Customer Reviews:

Fond Memories Of The New Colony Six!.......2006-03-09

For you old timers (myself included) that remember & liked The New Colony Six; you have got to hear these ballads again! Hands down; This is one of the best Bands that I remember; and yet forgot about; until I happened to stumble upon their (out of print) Best Of; Colonized CD here at Amazon. What a pleasant surprise for me! Needless to say; I done more searching looking for my favorite New Colony Six songs on other compilations that was still in print and found their 2 most popular Ballads was on Dick Bartley Presents Classic Oldies 1965-1969 being, I will Always Think About You, and, Things I'd like To Say, however purchasing that CD only left me wanting more of their good songs. I knew there was more because I vaguely remember a few of them but didn't remember the titles and it has been so long; the available 30 second song samples wasn't helping me at all. Well..... My search stopped right here with this Treat Her Groovy Disc that Amazon now has. The titles of 2 of those songs are, Barbara; I Love You, and, Blue Eyes, and, Blue Eyes, isn't even on the Colonized CD. There are also 3 others here that I remember and I think they are every bit as beautiful as the Band's 2 most popular Ballads (which are also here) being, I Want You To Know, I Could Never Lie To You, &, Can't You See Me Cry. The remainder of the songs don't appeal to me much and that is why I only gave this Disc 4 stars however the Ballads more than justify purchasing this CD.
This Disc is their 2 Mercury Records Studio Albums, Revelations, &, Attacking A Straw man, from 1968 & 1969 on 1 Disc and for roughly ¼ of the price of the Colonized CD; and this is what I was looking for. This Disc and their, At The Rivers Edge, Disc will get you 15 of the 20 Colonized songs anyway; for roughly ½ the price. The sound quality on this CD is as beautiful as the Ballads. If you like this band; you can't go wrong here. I cannot believe I completely forgot about them but then.....It was a long time ago!
Final Note; I'm only kidding about old timers only. Everyone needs to hear the Ballads I have mentioned above! Simply put......They are Gorgeous!

Great music reminiscent of the Association.......2006-02-21

Thank God for Satellite radio! I had no idea who did "Things I'd Like To Say" until I caught it on XM and it was The New Colony Six! I was aware of their garage rock sound but not the ballad sounds that would make you think of the Association or Gary Puckett. Better than Puckett, on par with the best Association music and were better at making whole albums as evidence here. If it had more cuts like "Sun Within You" and "Come Give your Love To Me" and dropped the last two cuts, I would have given it 5 stars. Save yourself some bucks and skip the "Colonized" Rhino collection. Far too expensive. Buy this along with the insanely excellent "At the River's Edge" (5 stars!) and you will have most of "Colonized" for half the price. One disc will have the garage and the other will be the lighter sunshiny music. A logical move in 1968 for a garage band considering the immense popularity of Puckett, the Association, the Bee Gees,etc. If you are into this stuff don't hesitate.

New colony six - 2 albums in 1.......2005-12-07

Being from chicago, the new colony six where the second most popular local bang in the late 60's only the buckinghams got more national attention.

This CD combines their last 2 albums on Mecury Records "revelations" and "attacking a straw man" . Most people will know the hits from the first album "i will always think about you" and their biggest national hit " things i'd like to say". its good clean pop sound, happy and carefree no anti war messages here, just fun and toe tapping/sing along songs......hope you like as much as i did when i bought the 8-track tapes in '68 and '69!

Workin' on a Groovy Thing: The Best of Patti Drew

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Workin' on a Groovy Thing: The Best of Patti Drew
Patti Drew
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000NOKF2G
Release Date: 2007-04-30

Tracks:

Tell Him
Stop and Listen
Can't Shake It Loose
Where Is Daddy
My Lover's Prayer
Sufferer
Keep on Movin'
There'll Never Be Another
Workin' on a Groovy Thing
Beggar for the Blues
Fever
Hard to Handle
Just Can't Forget About You
I've Been Here All the Time
Midnight Confessions
Guy Like You
Love That a Woman Should Give to a Man
He's the One (I Love)
Which One Should I Choose
Wild Is Love
Hundreds and Thousands of Guys
It's Just a Dream
It's My Time [*]
I've Known [*]
Tell Him [*]

Album Description

2007 compilation from the R&B/Pop vocalist who scored solo hits in the late '60s with 'Tell Him' and 'Workin' On A Groovy Thing' (later a big hit for the 5th Dimension). 24 tracks including the two aforementioned cuts plus 'Stop And Listen', 'Where Is Daddy', 'My Lover's Prayer' and more. EMI.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Anthology of the Chicago Singer who Achieved her First Chart Hit in 1967 with "Tell Him", a Song Previously Recorded with her Sisters and Brother in Law Carlton Black as the Drew-vels in 1963. She Hit the Charts in a Big Way Again in 1968 with a Cover of Neil Sedaka's "Working on a Groovy Thing". Her Only Other Us R&B Hits Both Came from her Third Album,"i've Been Here all the Time. Chess Records' Richard Evans Produced Patti's Final Capitol Album, Wild is Love in Chicago, a Very Jazz and Cabaret Oriented Affair, but Soulful Enough to Include a Hard-hitting Gospel Influenced Number Like Hundreds and Thousands of Guys. It was her Last Album for the Label but also the First to Chart on the Billboard R&B Album Chart. Whatever her Producers and Arrangers Provided for her Recordings, that Powerful and Exciting Gospel Influenced Vocal Style was Never Far from the Surface.

Feelin' Groovy: The Best of Harpers Bizarre

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Feelin' Groovy
Great slice of the sixties
Don't even have to hear it...
Feelin' Groovy: The Best Of Harpers Bizarre
Back In The Daze #5

Feelin' Groovy: The Best of Harpers Bizarre
Harpers Bizarre
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Come To The Sunshine
Happyland
Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
The Debutante's Ball
Anything Goes
Jessie
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
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Knock On Wood
Poly High

Customer Reviews:

Feelin' Groovy.......2007-01-10

This truly is a groovy album. I hadn't realized how many hits HP had, or how much I enjoyed their music "back in the day". It's happy music - with a bit of a dark side at times -- and it can really improve a bad mood day!

As a professional fiction writer, I really appreciate the way they turn a phrase and tell a story.

Great slice of the sixties.......2006-11-04

The lovely grouped harmonious voices of Harpers was in keeping with the trend of that time period. Recall the Monkees, Beatles, etc. These guys didn't enjoy quite the same PR or fame, but two of the cuts "Feelin' Groovy' and 'Anything Goes' did reach the charts and did do well. In fact, 'Feelin' Groovy' is on many compilations of the period as well. I can attest to having been around then and everyone was singing/whistling that tune. It just wouldn't go away, nor was it annoying. So, buy the cd, kick back and get nostalgic for a time when people were a little kinder/gentler/more civil.

Don't even have to hear it..........2006-03-29

I have been a fan of HB since hearing Feelin' Groovy back in '67 (or was it '68). The best thing I ever did was NOT buy their Feelin'Groovy album first. I remember being faced with the choice of Anything Goes or Feelin' Groovy. I opted for the former on the basis of Chatanooga Choo Choo and Anything Goes scoring together on points better than Feelin' Groovy. Anything Goes is just 150% excellent. I played that LP to death. I then bought the Secret Life. Arguably even better as a 'whole' even though it didn't have songs to match Anything Goes and Chatanooga Choo Choo. I then bought Feelin' Groovy and was dissapointed. I would never have bought the other albums on the strength of Feelin' Groovy.

As a previous reviewer pointed out, without even hearing this compilation I just knew they've got it wrong. What a waste.

My advice? Hunt out Anything Goes and The Secret Life or Harper's Bizarre rather than buy this. Also Harper's Bizarre 4 (which I've only just got from Amazon - March 2006!). Excellent, but not as good as Anything Goes and Secret.

Feelin' Groovy: The Best Of Harpers Bizarre.......2000-05-02

It brings back the best of memories. The mix of instruments, topped by the best harmonies, what a heavenly delight. Just close your eyes, sit back, and enjoy! There will never be this kind of magic, ever again. I also am trying to find the album or cd " Anything Goes". I can sing every song on that one. What I miss on the "Best Of", is the prelude to Anything Goes, where the tune of Anything Goes is being sung like Rudey Valley, and some lyrics like, Instead of landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock would land on them. For all the youngsters out there, Try it, you'll like it!

Back In The Daze #5.......2000-02-21

Hailing from the mystery spot known as Santa Cruz, California, and previously known as "The Tikis," Harpers Bizarre was a clever work of experimentation, coyly disguised as a soft-rock combo. Harpers, boasting an editorial staff to the envy of any fan of the genre, would seamlessly blend innuendo, revivalism, and daring multi-track bombast, to turn any generation's ear sideways. Given that Warners has been the stingiest of the major labels to delve into its archives, fans will will find this tempting overview, "groovy," and newcomers may hear Harpers Bizarre for what they were, as pioneers of broad band Tiki-nology.

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One of the piano masters
Candy to the ears
A very special record
Red at his best
A Superior LP.

Groovy
Red Garland Trio
Manufacturer: Ojc
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ASIN: B000000Y3T
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

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Will You Still Be Mine?
Willow Weep For Me
What Can I Say (After I Say I'm Sorry)?
Hey Now

Amazon.com

When Red Garland was a member of Miles Davis's band in the late '50s, Davis would regularly depart the stage to feature Garland in a trio format. He was a complete jazz pianist, able to find ideal chordal extensions to prod a soloist, to swing aggressively with block chords, and to string together single note lines with buoyant energy and a bright articulation. He was capable of real delicacy, but his playing never descended to the decorative. His regular trio featured bassist Paul Chambers, his gifted partner from the Davis quintet, and drummer Art Taylor, a rock-solid timekeeper whose balance of subtlety and drive also made him Bud Powell's drummer of choice. Garland mated his harmonic sophistication to elements that communicated directly, his tunefulness, his rhythmic drive, and his vigorous roots in Texas and the Southwest blues traditions. They're evident everywhere here, from the medium-tempo swing of Ellington minimalist masterpiece "C-Jam Blues" to the deep, melancholic blues that infuse "Willow Weep for Me." Garland's Prestige recordings of the late '50s are models for the piano trio in modern jazz, and Groovy is among the best of them. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

One of the piano masters.......2004-07-25

Definitely one of the great piano trio recordings. Red Garland was the man alright. Subtle, tasteful rolled into one. Loads of space, great timing etc.

Candy to the ears.......2003-06-07

After hearing Milestones by Miles Davis, and hearing track 05 Billy Boy, I hurried over to my nearest CD store to pick up Groovy. The ease and the buoyancy created by Red Garland on Billy Boy, one of my favorite standards, was just it. Having the name Groovy, one would think that this album is full of alot of songs played with the style he had on Billy Boy. Although C-Jam Blues, Hey Now and What Can I Say (After I Say I'm Sorry) are very similar to the style of Billy Boy the other half of the songs are ballads. Now don't get me wrong the ballads are beautiful, candy to the ears. But if I were you I would buy Garland of Red first. But if you already have Garland of Red I would strongly recommend picking this album up.

A very special record.......2003-06-05

Red Garland has never received the amount of praise he deserves. Maybe he simply didn't stick around long enough with Miles once the maestro was signed to Columbia. The great Miles Prestige sets which Garland was a part of as well as Round About Midnight and Milestones, are among the greatest piano accompanyments on record.

It was very hard to decide whether this record merits 4 stars or 5. I chose 4 because I cannot put this record on the level of other Garland/Miles records. However, this is Garland's greatest set, because he plays just what is needed and nothing more; something many pianists forget.

To the avid jazz listener: Be warned, while this is a very special set, it will not blow you away, if you've heard Garland in the Miles Quintet. If by some chance you came upon this recording and do not own any of Miles' recordings with Garland, I suggest you purchase that first, particularly Milestones.

Red at his best.......2002-02-09

Do yourself a favor and go pick up a copy of 'Groovy' and a 'Garland of Red', clearly the best works of Red as a solo artist. No piano player I have ever heard swings as well and as hard as Red does. Check out his version of C Jam Blues (worth the price of the CD just to hear that).

A Superior LP........1999-05-24

Just who is this James from the USA? Red's "Groovy" may possibly be deemed the utmost representative of the now legendary Garland, Chambers, Taylor trio. The art of the trio is indeed perfected quite seldom; "Groovy" presents a superior example of this perfection. The first cut, Red's rendition of the very simple yet very complex Ellingtonian "C Jam Blues," is enough to ensure this album's place within the halls of the art of the jazz trio. Peterson, Brown, and Thigpen are not to be compared with these three masters--each trio offers equal yet opposing forms of genius.

Swinging Mademoiselles: Groovy French Sounds from the 60s

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French Bubblegum Pop Rock - Sound Quality Iffy
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A Nice Surprise!
Another side of the 60s

Swinging Mademoiselles: Groovy French Sounds from the 60s
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B0009VBTSW
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

7 Heures Du Matin - Jacqueline Tajeb
Je Suis Sublime - Elizabeth
Des Tigres Et Des Minets - Christine Delaroche
Je Suis Folle De Tant T' Aimer - Arlette Zola
La Porte A Cote - Christine Delaroche
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Idealisation - Cosette
Je Suis La Tigresse (I'm A Tiger) - Delphine Desyeux
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Ce Soir Je M' En Vais - Jacqueline Tajeb
Plus Tard (Call Me) - Katy David
Palladium (The Hip) - Liz Brady
Les Yeux Doux - Olivia
Pourquoi Pas Moi - Stella

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In 1960s France, the bastion of the burgeoning youth culture in Europe, teenagers were becoming totally absorbed in American culture, though films, music and clothes. Long before the sixties began to swing in London town, France was enjoying what was to become known as "les annees ye-ye." A truly golden period of uniquely Gallic takes on American and British pop. Out of this music explosion came the "ye-ye girls," sultry, young French maidens, heavy on mascara and a languid innocence. Inspired by the chanteuse tradition, these sexy girls added their own sparky twist to create a much loved chapter in the history of pop.

This compilation bring together a groovy collection of sounds that capture the pure essence of ye-ye from straight down the line pop to the influences of psychedelia. This release is the perfect starting point to the swinging world of ye-ye. If it were any cooler it would be frozen.

Customer Reviews:

Great music, lame compilation.......2007-07-04

Annoyingly, this brazenly rips off the title of the well-known - and much more lovingly compiled - Swinging Mademoiselle compilations. Everything about it is as unoriginal and careless as the borrowed title, from the misattributions to the generic liner notes. Not to mention that every track is available on other compilations. A listless attempt to cash in on a trend and others' good taste and hard work.

Yes, the music itself is wonderful, but instead go for the superior Femmes De Paris and Pop A Paris compilations, or try to track down the original Swinging Mademoiselle or Ultra Chicks comps, as a previous reviewer suggested.

French Bubblegum Pop Rock - Sound Quality Iffy.......2006-03-23

While the Amazon reviewer called them yeh-yeh girls - which I think of as more folk-pop, the tracks on here are mostly all of the bubblegum pop rock variety - nothing wrong with that if that's what you want but if you're looking for yeh-yeh songs, you'll be disappointed.

The sound quality also leaves a lot to be desired but since there's not a lot of these songs in print avaialble in the US, these will do for now.

If you prefer your French pop more of the Power Pop/Rock variety, you'll be very happy with "Femmes De Paris V.1" The two collections share 3 tracks and the sound quality is WAY WAY better on the Femmes De Paris V.1 CD.

It's still fun and as promised, it is "groovy.' Sound quality could be better.

Just for the record.......2006-01-24

The title of this compilation is a rip off of an earlier and superior compilation by Sasha Monet entiitled Swinging Mademoiselle. Yes the music on this is good, but the unoriginality of this comp is a turn off. On top of that there is wrong information: "Et moi, et toi, et soie" is not a song by Clothilde but by Cleo (a song written by Dutronc and prior to his own hit "Et moi, et moi, et moi." Also, it is Jacqueline Taieb not Tajeb. So as you can see there is something not right here.

But, due to the unavaiability of superior comps, this one will have to do.

This collection is of music that 95% of French people do not know nor have ever heard of though it is superior to non-Franco ears than a lot of the big stars of the day. This stuff was churned out by music industry factory of the 60s that had just found that there was a market for "new music." With the exception of Taieb, Stella, Pilzer and Clothilde the girls no this comp did not write their own songs or had much say in how the material was produced.

A Nice Surprise!.......2005-12-27

When I first found this CD in the French music section I thought this would be a cheesy, cheap, and bad compilation with a poor quality of music. But to my surprise, I found it to be one of the most catchy and melodic French albums I've ever heard. And to think that this is from the 60's! Of course, this album makes me think of the glory days of pop when the Beatles took over the music world, but at the same time it opened me up to a more fresh side to France and French music that I never thought of before. Every song is as catchy, playful, innocent, and sexy as the next. Even though there seems to be very little information about these "ye-ye girls" (the most popular was Brigette Bardot), listening to these songs makes me want to know more about them---and if I can't, simply treasure the gems they've made during the glory days of 60's pop. I can't wait to show this to my French teacher and see what she thinks about it, I bet she will even be surprised at this wonderful treat! If you are into 60's pop music, then surely you will like this album even if you may not be a fan of the French language or can't understand French in general.

Another side of the 60s.......2005-11-16

For those of you who grew up thinking that the 1960s were nothing but protest and pschedelia take a listen to Swinging Mademmiselles: Groovy French Sounds from the 60s. This great little cd shows us that pop was definitely king at least in France. All the tracks are sung by different French chanteuses with a certain girly but knowing sound to their voices. The most bizarre track on the cd is one singer's take on The Who's mid sixties anthem, "Talkin' bout my Generation. The only recognizable thing in this version of the song is the ever catchy refrain, "Talkin' bout my g-g-g-generation." Have fun listening to this very European time capsule of this generation.

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A naear-perfect anthology of his PIR recordings.
MOST OF THE ESSENTIALS ARE COLLECTED HERE.
RIP to One of the smoothest Vocalist Cats Ever

Groovy People: The Best of Lou Rawls
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ASIN: B0009YVBRS
Release Date: 2005-08-01

Tracks:

You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Groovy People
See You When I Git There
Lady Love
One Life to Live
Let Me Be Good to You
Sit Down and Talk to Me
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I Wish You Belonged to Me
From Now On
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Dead End Street [Live]
Tobacco Road [Live]
This Song Will Last Forever
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Ain't That Loving You

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This Best Of features the hits 'Lady Love', 'Let Me Be Good To You', 'See You When I Git There' and the top 10 smash 'You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine' and also features new artwork and sleeve notes by Bill Buckley of Blues & Soul magazine. 20 total tracks. Music Club. 2005.

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Digitally Remastered Collection of the Great Soul Singer featuring the Hits "Lady Love", "Let Me Be Good to You", "See You When I Git There" and the Top 10 Smash "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine".

Customer Reviews:

A naear-perfect anthology of his PIR recordings........2006-03-30

This superb compilation of Mr. Rawls' 1976-82 Philadelphia International recordings is nothing short of special--not only does it give us some of his all-time greatest recordings, it also allows us to enjoy his rich and ultra-smooth voice again. Lou was dearly loved and will be missed but his music remains timeless and shall be loved always.

MOST OF THE ESSENTIALS ARE COLLECTED HERE........2006-01-11

Being a big Lou Rawls fan, I can say without reservation that all of the essentials from the Philadelphia International years are here. In fact, I would have picked the same tunes to represent the best from what was arguably the pinnacle of Ms. Rawls' career. [I might have included "Some Folks Never Learn," and "You're My Blessing," however.] You're getting about a dozen of the very best from that incredible mid-late 70's period. Mr. Rawl's greatest hit from the 60's--"Love Is A Hurtin' Thing"--is here, as well, albeit a live version from 1996, along with his "Tobacco Road" and "Dead End Street."

A note on the 70's stuff: Pairing Lou Rawls with the Gamble & Huff organization was a match made in heaven. The production and performance were flawless. Very smooth, tasty and jazzy arrangements, with all the bells and whistles. Well, horns and strings, anyway. The tunes were pretty awesome, too. How can you top "You'll Never Find...," and "Lady Love?' "This Song Will Last Forever" really will! "One Life to Live," is beautiful. "See You When I Git There" is wonderful fun.

If the mastering is good, and if the selections are full-length album versions, this set would be hard to beat as a single disc collection of Mr. Rawl's best work. Sorry that I can't attest to that.

A final note: I was thrilled to meet, and to even sing with Mr. Rawls when I worked in the Atlantic City casino industry. Mr. Rawl's was a gentleman, an extremely gifted singer, a class act, and a fine human being. Heaven recently became a more musical and swinging place!

RIP to One of the smoothest Vocalist Cats Ever.......2006-01-07

Lou Rawls was not Only a strong Vocalist,but also a very down to earth Brother.this Coompilation mainly serves from His Philly International Era which is the Era that truly Blew Him up even more so than His 60's material."you'll never find another love like mine is classic×.Lady love,see you when I get there are all trademark Lou Rawls vocal gems.you can hear the Billy Eckstine,Arthur Prysock&Frank Sinatra vibe on him as a Artist.Lou Rawls blended styles so well&yet had his own bag when he presented songs.when Frank Sinatra says you have the Silkest Chops in Music that speaks volumes coming from Ole Blue Eyes.Lou Rawls did a decent take on a Sinatra tribute Project.Lou Rawls always gave back&His United Negro College Fund telethon has enriched so many lives. RIP to a Strong Artist&a even Stronger Soul brother who touched so many lives.He was Groovy People.

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Good, groovy and more
A great trumpet player. A unique and clear, vibrant horn.

Good N' Groovy
Joe Newman
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ASIN: B000000YAC
Release Date: 1994-03-10

Tracks:

A.M. Romp
Li'l Darlin'
Mo-Lasses
To Rigmor
Just Squeeze Me
Loop-D-Loop

Customer Reviews:

Good, groovy and more.......2005-09-18

Joe Newman (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Billy English (d) 3/17/61. (Swingville)

Recorded 10 months after the excellent JIVE AT FIVE album (also for Swingville), and with Flanagan and Jones returnees, this album is just as good as its predecessor. Frank Foster's forceful, mainly middle-register playing is very effective, and Tommy Flanagan is as good as ever. Only one tune, MO-LASSES, which is a blues a bit too overloaded with funk, is not up the the high level of the other tracks. A solid date.

A great trumpet player. A unique and clear, vibrant horn........1999-08-18

A great find, after hearing Joe Newman's horn quality. I had to go out and find any and everything I could that he was on. Basie, Ellington everything.

Average customer rating:

What a groovy place indeed...
A great album.
Pre-post-psychedlic Mindbender
Really hilarious
Fabulous! A riot

A Groovy Place
The Mike Flowers Pops
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007263
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Groovy Place
Wonderwall
"In" Crowd
Light My Fire
Please Release Me
Venus as a Boy
Crusty Girl
Velvet Underground Medley: All Tomorrow's Parties/Venus in ...
Freebase
1999

Customer Reviews:

What a groovy place indeed..........2006-02-15

Mike Flowers voice is that of a silky-smoothed would-be crooner with a penchant for danceable lounge music. The music on "A Groovy Place" is so laid-back but moving and fun...it has a sense of humor but is still serious about the level of musicianship which is very good and comes off sounding authentically 60's...I like the choices of the songs also and its great to hear Bjork and the Doors at the pace and arrangement they are given, not to mention the best off the album "Wonderwall"...thankfully Oasis exsisted if not only to give Mike a great song to remaster and record.
All in all..great music, great sound...get a hold of the Mike Flowers Pops and let them get a hold on you.

A great album........2003-11-05

First heard this CD around 1998 and fell in love with it. Everything is perfectly done without anything weighing the album down. As good for going to the beach as spacing out at work. In fact, the monologue at the middle of "1999" is probably worth the price of admission alone.

Just buy the album.

Pre-post-psychedlic Mindbender.......2003-06-18

This is a classic album that should be in your record collection, mainly as an antidote to the REST of what you listen to. In a way, it should more properly be filed under Comedy than Lounge (or maybe both) as it is similar in style to Weird Al Yankovic's "Polkas on 45" shtick, or the "2 Live Jews- As Kosher as They Wanna Be" album. What sets it apart from those is the sheer musicianship involved on the record- the backing orchestra runs through every figurative musical riff in the history of "big-band kind" and the "Sounds Best Singers" will flash you back to Benny Hill's "Ladybird Singers" and their renditions of 60's favorites. The record scratches on "Wonderwall" seriously had me wondering who ripped off who when I first heard it! Secondly, everybody seems to be having fun...and you will, too. There should be a VH1 special on the making of this album- I'm sure there's a story in there. Beware- this record will seductively pervert your sense of music and even your very life! And you didn't even know you liked Engelbert Humperdinck- oh, but you will- you're gonna LOVE IT!!!

Really hilarious.......2000-05-20

The most wonderful one hit wonder of the 90's. The album is mostly parodic Burt Bacharach kind of versions of different artists' songs. But unlike most humor music, this is both funny and good music. The hit, "Wonderwall" by Oasis sounds better than the original version. "1999" by Prince is another hilarious song, the liner notes say it's recorded at the end of the millenium party. Flowers also wrote a few songs himself. One of them, "A Groovy Place" is one of the best songs on the album. I'd love to hear another Mike Flowers Pops album but I doubt there will be one. This kind of thing couldn't have done more than once.

Fabulous! A riot.......1999-06-10

A friend of mine brought this album back after spending a year in Europe in 1995. We played it every day at work that summer (to the delight or chagrin of our coworkers) and I never once got sick of it. Finally, last fall, I broke down and special-ordered my own copy. I am so glad I did. I generally go for classical music and operatic selections, but Mike Flowers makes a refreshing diversion (one can't have the "Ring" cycle every time out). The arrangements are bright, shiny, and light as a bubble, and Mike must have a really wry sense of humor to pull off such selections as "Wonderwall" and a "Velvet Underground Medley." If you're looking for something to brighten up your day, this will definitely do the trick.

Average customer rating:

Pretty Decent

Introducing Gordon Chambers
Gordon Chambers
Manufacturer: Chamber Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Love Stories
Choklate
If Only
Babysoul

ASIN: B0009GU3UC
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

Touch You There
Never Fall In Love
Slippin Away
My Imagination
Be Happy
Still in Love
My Valentine
I'll Miss You Most
That's When You Fall
Always Be Proud
I Apologize
The Only One

Product Description

Grammy award winning songwriter of hits for artists such as Anita Baker, Beyonce, Brownstone, Angie Stone, Aretha Franklin and others arrives with his own showcase of R&B/Soul

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Decent.......2007-06-30

Actually I thought I already reviewed this ablum but I will give it another shot.
I brought this album because someone told me to and I loved the first song but couldn't really follow the rest. He had some remakes of some old songs (or atleast it sound that way). I gave him 3 starts for effort. I think he has alot of potential if he could be more original.

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We love mr. Ray!
Mr. Ray Rocks!
Great for the kids, Great for the parents too

Songs From The Kids' Lounge
Mr. Ray
Manufacturer: Honeyhead Music Company
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Family Ride
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Whaddaya Think of That?

ASIN: B0006H4OKY
Release Date: 2004-11-15

Tracks:

Kids Lounge Welcome
My Favorite Place
The Days Of The Week
Gimme A Hi-5!
George The Groovy Giraffe
A Friend Like You
Gotta Have Respect
Ladybug, Ladybug
The Um Song
Ellie Elephant
Do You Believe In Monsters?
In My Mind
The Number Song
Make The World Safe

Album Description

For Families That Wanna ROCK! Original Rock/Pop Music for cool kids 1-9 and their hip families... Songs with engaging classic rock production/arrangements with lyrics written from the perspective of a child sung in mr. RAY's warm n' fuzzy style... Parents will find themselves listening to this gem when the kids aren't even around! There are lesson songs...songs about the virtues of respect, friendship, imagination... and just fun, groovy tunes, of course to keep you, your child and the WHOLE FAMILY rockin'at home or those way long car rides.

Customer Reviews:

We love mr. Ray!.......2007-03-27

This is a wonderful CD for kids, because it is one that parents will enjoy listening to as well. mr. Ray is a former rocker who played with Meatloaf and others -- and definitely can sing. We have all of the mr. Ray albums and it's hard to choose which is better. What I love about Songs from the Kids' Lounge is how catchy the songs are and there are very good messages dispersed throughout the songs -- especially about respect and inclusion. My pre-schooler learned the order of the days of the week from the song with the same title, and for the first time ever, mr. Ray has inspired my usually shy daughter to sing loud and strong -- and even attempt "writing" a few of her own songs. IMPORTANT NOTE: Don't be gouged by high-priced sellers -- this CD should be available at Amazon for a reasonable price. And if not here, be sure to check out mr. Ray's website for CDs and other merchandise.

Mr. Ray Rocks!.......2007-01-19

I purchased this CD for my 3 year old son and he loves it! The lyrics are catchy and the music is fun - I find myself singing along to the CD in the car! If you are going to be forced by your toddler to listen to his music under the threat of a tantrum, this is a whole lot better than "Old MacDonald".

Great for the kids, Great for the parents too.......2005-05-29

Considering that Mr. Ray lives nearby and gives a free concert locally on a regular basis, we were quite familiar with Mr. Ray's music. We purchase his first CD and loved it. So, for Christmas this year, Santa put this CD, Mr. Ray's second outing called "Songs from the Kids' Lounge" in my son's stocking. My son was very addicted to listening to the first CD that he didn't play it right away. Every night we have "Mr. Ray" time, where he's brought to his room to dance and jump and get those last bits of energy out before taking his bath and going to bed, and he always insists on putting on Mr. Ray music.

Well, he finally started playing this second album, and I have to say, having heard all the songs EVERY NIGHT for the last few months, I actually like this better than the first one. Why? The music itself actually sounds more sophisticated, which is a good thing. Mr. Ray has written on his website that he wanted to make sure that his next album was something that everyone could enjoy, because he knows that parents listen too. And I DO listen. The music definitely shows his major influences, like the Beatles or Carole King, as well as some others. Just about every tune you could rewrite the words, and they'd easily be a song that you'd hear on mainstream radio. But instead, Mr. Ray talks about things that apply to all kids, like being nice to kids who are different, encouraging others to do well with a high five, learning the days of the week, etc. But he has some fun, silly songs too. One of our favorites is the "UM song", which is about when you can't think of something to say, you usually say, "um....". This seems especially appropriate for my son, as he actually has a speech impairment and says that a lot. But it's a way of poking fun at ourselves that we all do it, and for my son, he sees it's okay. He's actually learned the words, which is exciting for us, and he knows the words to all the Mr. Ray songs.

If you want to get a good CD that everyone can listen to, that won't make you, as a parent, say, "Man, that CD is annoying!", you've gotta get this one, because it's SOOOOO listenable for everyone, and it's just plain good music!

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