The Sound of Jazz

The Sound of Jazz

The Sound of Jazz

ASIN: B00004YL7Q

Editorial Reviews
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Jazz and network television have seldom had a close or harmonious relationship, hardly any relationship at all, in fact. But there was a rare and glorious moment in 1957 when CBS presented an hourlong show called The Sound of Jazz. Musical advisers Nat Hentoff and Whitney Balliett didn't aim for a history of the form, but they assembled an extraordinary group of players, including the cream of the swing era, still vital players whom fashion was largely passing by. This CD isn't taken from the soundtrack of the show itself. It's from a recording studio session held a few days before the event with largely the same material and musicians. While several tracks are listed as being by a series of "All-Stars," some key figures keep reappearing, heightening the feel of an unusually coherent jam session.

The great Basie alumnus Jo Jones is the only drummer present, and Coleman Hawkins plays tenor and Vic Dickenson trombone throughout. Billie Holiday turns in one of her finest 1950s performances on "Fine and Mellow," accompanied by the pantheon of swing tenor saxophonists, Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Lester Young, with "Prez," too, in rare form for the time. The Basie tracks surge and soar with as star-studded a big band as he ever led, including Ellington baritonist Harry Carney contributing memorable solos. While trumpeter-vocalist Red Allen was typecast into Dixieland, he was a musician of tremendous imagination, making note choices that could surprise boppers. His two tracks pair him with fellow trumpeter Rex Stewart, whose muted growls provide effective contrast. The various streams of '50s modernism aren't extensively represented, but "Blues" presents an intergenerational meeting of the quirkily creative clarinetists Pee Wee Russell and Jimmy Giuffre. Giuffre's trio with guitarist Jim Hall touches on folk roots and cool, chamber-jazz textures in a performance of "The Train and the River." The most unusual track is "Nervous," an edgy, postbop piano solo by Mal Waldron, then a little-known musician who was present as Holiday's accompanist. --Stuart Broomer

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Sound Grammar
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Album!
  • Switching Instruments
  • Not a Coleman fan after all.
  • Just Beautiful
  • A vital force in jazz
 Sound Grammar
Ornette Coleman
Manufacturer: Sound Grammar
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ASIN: B000GFRE76
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Jordan (after introducing the band members)
  2. Sleep Talking
  3. Turnaround
  4. Matador
  5. Waiting for You
  6. Call to Duty
  7. Once Only
  8. SONGX

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When so much jazz is recycled or reissued, a new Ornette Coleman album is cause for celebration. But Sound Grammar, the free-jazz legend's first release in a decade, is special even by his lofty standards. Coleman was 75 when this live-in-Italy set was recorded in 2005. But he sounds pluckier than he has in years. Pared down to its eloquent basics, the music has a rare combination of beauty, power, lift, and melodic immediacy. With two bassists providing contrasting textures and internal drama--Greg Cohen plucks his acoustic instrument while Tony Falanga bows his--Ornette plays with his usual songful brilliance on alto saxophone and also sounds great on trumpet, a secondary instrument on which he usually demonstrates yeoman skills. (He also dabbles on violin.) Sound Grammar could be better engineered--the astute catchall drumming of Ornette's son Denardo Coleman is too far back in the mix and the basses frequently don't have enough presence. But this album stands with Ornette's best. Two of the songs, "Turnaround" and "Song X," are remakes; the rest of the material is just as good. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pulitzer Prize Winning Album!.......2007-04-18

It was announced today that this album won the Pulitzer Prize for music. Congratulations Mr. Coleman!

2 out of 5 stars Switching Instruments.......2007-02-18

Coleman's play on different instruments showed a lot of skill, but the music seemed to lose some of its spontaneity in the process. The jazz represented to me a kind of neo-be-bop that lacked lyrical luster and moving harmonies.

jwc

3 out of 5 stars Not a Coleman fan after all........2007-02-02

Thought Coleman was a different type of jazz musician than he is. If you want melody and mellow, forget Coleman. If you like dissonance, try him

5 out of 5 stars Just Beautiful.......2006-12-02

The return of acoustic Ornette Coleman, beautifully recorded, a wonderfully intuitive and interactive band, and the leader playing as sweetly as he ever has in his life. This is my favorite album of Ornette's since Song X and a reminder that the jazz greats just get better and better as they age.

5 out of 5 stars A vital force in jazz.......2006-10-18

Of the few remaining legends in jazz, Ornette Coleman is the only one that doesn't record fairly often. Sonny Rollins had long running deal with Milestone before starting his own label, and Ornette has followed that route in starting his own imprint and releasing Sound Grammar, his first album in nine years and a recording of a concert from Germany in 2005 where he performed on alto saxophone, violin and trumpet with his son Denardo Coleman on drums, Gregory Cohen on bass, and Tony Falanga on bass. The music is classic Coleman with sweeping joyful arcs of alto on some reinterpretations of classics and a few new compositions.

"Jordan" leads things off with a choppy start-stop feel with Ornette improvising over bowed and plucked bass. There's an interlude where the two basses improvise together before Coleman contributes a few trumpet blasts. "Sleep Talking" begins with mournful bowed bass with some light alto sax comments. A bass duet over drums contributes a very open sound to the music. "Turnaround" has an almost "Saints Go Marching In" fell to the melody. Ornette has a gently sweeping solo over a bed of bass and drums. The group gets a beautifully unique sound with Ornette's keening alto and two basses. "Matador" takes things on a faster pace with some jaunty, smiling alto before two basses, both plucked, duke it out before Ornette sweeps back in and takes everybody out.

Both "Waiting" and "Once Only" convey a deep sense of plaintive loss and yearning with Coleman's saxophone nearly crying the blues in these deeply emotional performances. Contrasting those performances are a couple of free up-tempo numbers, "A Call To Duty" and Song X." The first is a fast paced, full throttle improvisation with ominous bass and drums keeping a wicked beat while Ornette contributes some slurred trumpet and sharp alto saxophone. Finally "Song X" ends the concert on a very high note with some daredevil heart-stopping alto improvisation over frantic basses and drums. Denardo Coleman gets his lone drum solo and there a cool bass duet interlude, but the moment belongs to the leader who is absolutely on fire. This is an endlessly exciting and powerful disc proving that Ornette Coleman is still a vital force in jazz. Very highly recommended.
Boots Randolph - Greatest Hits [Monument]
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B0000026LH
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Yakety Sax
  2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  3. Gentle On My Mind
  4. Stardust
  5. Big Daddy
  6. Hey, Jude
  7. Charlie Brown
  8. Proud Mary
  9. Danny Boy
  10. Wabash Cannonball
  11. You've Lost That Loving Feeling
  12. The Shadow Of Your Smile

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Boots will always be king........2007-04-12

Nobody will ever plan like Boots Randolph. He's the king. And this CD ois incredible.

5 out of 5 stars A great CD.......2004-08-16

Boots Randolph is probably one of the best sax players on the planet. His articulation, tone, everything is awesome. Yakety Sax is a great song. One of my favorite Jazz songs. Get this CD if you like jazz or sax. Or just get it anyway.

5 out of 5 stars Boots still knocks out the competition........2003-09-28

Boots is still the best Tenor Sax player alive! Kenny G does not even come close to him. Nobody has matched his incredible tone quality(quality of his sound). This was one of his best Cds. I hope I will get to see him perform live once again.
Yakety Sax! (Sony)
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ASIN: B0000026LJ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Yakety Sax
  2. Walk Right In
  3. If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)
  4. Cotton Fields
  5. Charlie Brown
  6. Cracklin' Sax
  7. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  8. I Can't Stop Loving You
  9. Lonely Street
  10. It Keep Right On A-Hurtin
  11. I Fall to Pieces
  12. I Really Don't Want to Know

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Requested CD.......2007-01-10

This CD was on a Christmas list for a family member, he said he truly enjoyed it. And it was so easy to find on Amazon.

4 out of 5 stars What you see is what you get.......2006-11-15

Nice cd with some of the best of Boots. If you're a cw fan, you'll probably like it even more since several cuts are definitely cw.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty good.......2006-07-17

It has the music the vynyl had although my memory has more depth of sound in the vynyl. I'd rather have it than not.

4 out of 5 stars Lounge Sax!.......2004-11-23

Boy this CD brings back memories as it was one of my Mom's faves when growing up. Now that I'm an adult, I can appreciate it as great Lounge Music. It's kinda corny, nostalgic and fun. If this was repackaged as Lounge Music by Sony I think Boots would find a whole new and younger generation of listeners.

3 out of 5 stars For Sax Lovers.......2004-01-25

If you're a sax lover, you probably want this album. I wanted a couple of songs from it, and ended up enjoying just that. An entire album of sax is a bit trying--at least for me. I really appreciate the up-tempo wailing songs, but the slower songs just reminded me that I was listening to a saxophone, which at times sounded too alone.
Big Band Magic: The Sound of the Fabulous Forties
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ASIN: B000056V1C
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

  1. In The Mood - Glenn Miller
  2. Stardust - Artie Shaw
  3. Opus No.1 - Tommy Dorsey
  4. I'm Beginning To See The Light - Harry James
  5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown
  6. Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman
  7. Who Wouldn't Love You - Kay Kyser
  8. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
  9. Let Me Off Uptown - Gene Krupa
  10. Opus In Pastels - Stan Kenton
  11. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
  12. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
  13. Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington
  14. There, I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe
  15. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar - Will Bradley
  16. Green Eyes - Jimmy Dorsey
  17. Daddy - Sammy Kaye
  18. I'll Get By - Harry James
  19. Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw
  20. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe - Woody Herman
  21. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
  22. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
  23. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Tommy Dorsey
  24. Got A Date With An Angel - Skinnay Ennis

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  2. Moonglow - Artie Shaw
  3. Jukebox Saturday Night - Glenn Miller
  4. Let's Dance - Benny Goodman
  5. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown
  6. You Made Me Love You - Harry James
  7. Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey
  8. Marie - Tommy Dorsey
  9. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw
  10. I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan
  11. Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
  12. Cow Cow Boogie - Freddy Slack
  13. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey
  14. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
  15. And The Angels Sing - Benny Goodman
  16. I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James
  17. Down The Road A-Piece - Will Bradley
  18. Why Don't You Do Right - Benny Goodman
  19. At Last - Glenn Miller
  20. Blues In The Night - Jimmie Lunceford
  21. Heartaches - Ted Weems
  22. Dream - The Pied Pipers
  23. Tampico - Stan Kenton
  24. Oh, What It Seemed To Be - Frankie Carle

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Super collection.......2007-03-18

All the best of the best original artists. Brings back a lot of memories. Sound and selection not to be equaled. No need of another collection.
R.P. Simeone

5 out of 5 stars AT LAST..........2002-06-12

I absolutely LOVE and ENJOY this particular Collection. and I do enjoy the entirety of the Songs and Artists. Again "Bravo and Hurrah"for the excellent production of this music unit for the World and as well as myself to Listen to and Reflect to the: Good Ol'Days.

5 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC COLLECTION!.......2001-08-08

Anyone interested in the 40's Big Band music will not be disappointed in these two CD's. They are terrific. Great sound, great music.
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
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  • A Charlie Brown Christmas
 A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
Vince Guaraldi Trio
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ASIN: B000000XDJ
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Tracks:

  1. O Tannenbaum
  2. What Child Is This
  3. My Little Drum
  4. Linus And Lucy
  5. Christmas Time Is Here ( Instrumental)
  6. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)
  7. Skating
  8. Hark The Herald Angel Sings
  9. Christmas Is Coming
  10. Fur Elise
  11. The Christmas Song
  12. Greensleeves

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The first time you listen to this disc you will undoubtedly be transported directly back to your childhood. Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters will go toe-tapping and funky-dancing through your mind's eye. Play it a few more times, though (ignoring the dialogue snippets, if you can), and you will begin to truly revel in Guaraldi's wonderful, humorous, deep piano playing. You'll hear why he's such an influence on new age ivory tickler George Winston, but you'll also realize that Winston's holiday music never quite sparkles with the underlying passion, and humor, that twinkles in these grooves. Buy it for the nostalgia--keep it because it will remain one of the most enchanting albums in your holiday collection. --Michael Ruby

Album Description

Original soundtrack recording of the CBS television special recorded in 1965, tracks include 'O Tannenbaum', 'What Child Is This', 'My Little Drum', 'Linus and Lucy', 'Christmas Time Is Here' (instrumental), 'Christmas Time Is Here' (vocal), 'Skating', 'Hark, The Herald Angels Sing', 'Christmas Is Coming', 'Fur Elise', 'The Christmas Song' & 'Greensleeves'. Fantasy Records. 1988.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Classic.......2007-03-09

Great CD!!! It brought back good memories. A must-have for any lover of Christmas music, the Peanuts gang, or jazz.

5 out of 5 stars You wanna hear some great Jazz music?.......2007-03-09

I recently purchased this CD and I was blown away by it. I am a big fan of Vince Guaraldi and his music always makes me feel great. The sound on the CD is great (no distortion at all). I would whole heartily recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys light Jazz!

5 out of 5 stars GREAT SELLER.......2007-02-07

Would recommend this seller to others. Fast shipment and product as described. Thank you much!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent! A must have!.......2007-01-29

This compilation of Peanuts tunes by the Vince Guaraldi Trio is outstanding. Everytime I play this, I can see all the Peanuts characters in my mind. It is fun to listen to at anytime of the year, and really brings back memories of my youth and watching Charlie Brown during the holidays. Guaraldi and company show their expert musicianship skills on these snazzy jazzy tunes.The holiday season isn't complete without this collection!

5 out of 5 stars A Charlie Brown Christmas.......2007-01-27

The perfect background music for the Christmas season. It has a quality that brings back the memory of the joy of Christmas times past. I can play it multiple times and still want to hear it again.
At The Movies
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ASIN: B0001HAGPG
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

  1. Love Theme - Romeo and Juliet
  2. Lara's Theme / Somewhere My Love - Dr. Zhivago
  3. My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
  4. The Second Waltz - Eyes Wide Shut
  5. Heigh-Ho - Snow White
  6. Moonriver - Breakfast at Tiffany's
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  8. Main Title - The Godfather
  9. Bolero - "10"
  10. John Dunbar's Theme - Dances with Wolves
  11. The Windmills of Your Mind - The Thomas Crown Affair
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  14. Stranger in Paradise - Kismet
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  16. Main Title - Once Upon a Time in the West

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars At The Movies by Andre Rieu.......2007-05-20

Andre Rieu brings a warmth and pop-like aire to his music.Here he plays popular music with a classical orchestra and adds his special ingredients to it ie:humor (musical jokes for the serious listener),fun,light-heartedness.It's a band of very talented musicians having alot of fun as is evident in the playing and especially if you've seen them in concert.I can "hear" the smiles on their not serious faces by their style of playing...less staccato and with more feeling.Andre and company swing and dance through every track climaxing on Ravel's Bolero from the movie "10".

4 out of 5 stars very beautiful.......2007-01-09

This cd is very beautiful. It captures the songs wonderfully. The orchestra does a fine job.

5 out of 5 stars Refreshing Music.......2006-11-03

Andre Rieu presents wonderful songs in a very inspirational way. They are to be enjoyed as "dinner music" or just for times when the TV is off and you need some "quiet time". It is a great grouping of melodies.

5 out of 5 stars from texas--AND FROM A MUSIC LOVER.......2006-08-30

ANDRE RIEU TAKES US ON A WONDERFUL TRIP BACK IN TIME TO THE MOVIES YOU CAN=T FORGET AND THE MUSIC THAT MADE THEM CLASSICS. DO BUY IT. IT IS A TREASURE...

4 out of 5 stars Andre Rieu - Music for the masses.......2006-08-10

Sometimes you just want enjoyable music as a backdrop to the job at hand. I turn to Andre to get me through these events. Probably not a glowing endorsement, but if you know of Mr. Rieu's feelings about music, he would just smile and nod his head. This is music to just enjoy for the sake of music - and that is a good thing.
The Best of Boots Randolph
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000000DHO
Release Date: 1997-03-04

Tracks:

  1. Yakety Sax
  2. King Of The Road
  3. Born To Lose
  4. Stardust
  5. Crazy
  6. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  7. Lady
  8. Mountain Minuet
  9. Amazing Grace/Amen/Saints Go Marching In

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Master.......2007-04-02

Started playing the sax in 1944. To this day, Boots is my favorite and I've found no one (certainly incluing me) who can come close to matching his work. All of his CDs are incredible.

5 out of 5 stars It doesn't get any better than Boots!!!.......2006-12-15

Kenny G., sit down and take some lessons from a true musician! Boots is the best. Buy this CD and let 'Yakety Sax' take you away. Pick up a Donna Fargo CD while you're at it. The two compliment eachother perfectly and can set the perfect mood for a romantic eavening!
Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
  • Top Shelf
  • TERRIFIC CD'S
  • Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs
  • Great Compilation!
 Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
  2. Swanee- Al Jolson
  3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
  4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
  5. My Man- Fanny Brice
  6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
  7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
  8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
  9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
  10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
  11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
  13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
  14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
  15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
  16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
  17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
  18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
  19. Summertime- Anne Brown
  20. September Song- Walter Huston
  21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
  22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
  23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
  24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
  25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

  1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
  2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
  4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
  5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
  6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
  7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
  8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
  9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
  10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
  11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
  12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
  13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
  14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
  15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
  16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
  17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
  18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
  19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
  20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
  21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
  22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

  1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
  2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
  3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
  4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
  5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
  6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
  7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
  8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
  9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
  10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
  11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
  12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
  13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
  14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
  15. People- Barbra Streisand
  16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
  17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
  18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
  19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
  20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
  21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

  1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
  2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
  3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
  4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
  5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
  6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
  7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
  8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
  9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
  10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
  11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
  12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
  13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
  14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
  15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
  16. Come Follow The Band
  17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
  18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
  19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

  1. Memory- Betty Buckley
  2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
  3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
  4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
  5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
  6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
  7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
  8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
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  10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
  11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
  12. Seasons Of Love-
  13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
  14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
  15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
  16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
  17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
  18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
  19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

5 out of 5 stars Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

5 out of 5 stars Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro): The Original Sound Track From The Film
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The best and original.
  • wonderful
  • Buy the movie, not this soundtrack
  • Nace el bosanova
  • Great Disc
 Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro): The Original Sound Track From The Film
Antonio Carlos Jobim , and Luiz Bonfa
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000004726
Release Date: 1990-01-05

Tracks:

  1. Generique
  2. A Felicidade
  3. Frevo
  4. O Nosso Amor
  5. O Nosso Amor
  6. Manha De Carnaval
  7. Scene Du Lever Du Soleil
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  11. Manha De Carnaval
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  13. Batterie De Cappela
  14. Bola Sete Medley: Manha De Carnaval/A Felicidade/Samba De Orfeo

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This impressionistic score from Marcel Camus's 1958 cinematic retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus was most Americans' introduction to the Brazilian musical style called bossa nova. As it became a nationwide craze that featured both Brazilian samba and U.S. cool-jazz participants, the names of Black Orpheus composers Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa became familiar far beyond the hi-fi set. Along with the haunting theme song, "Manha de Carnaval," and several Jobim compositions are the vibrant street sounds of the pre-Lenten festival Carnaval, which provides the backdrop to the tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The score is awash with percussive samba rhythms and the laughter and chanting of the annual festival melee. This is a great disc to play when the day needs a parade. --Lois Maffeo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best and original........2007-01-29

I like Manha De Carnaval so much that I listened to Domingo, Nana Mouskouri, Carly Simon and Luis Miguel's versions borrowed from the libraries. I like the original song in track 6 by Luiz Bonfa. Track 8 guitar playing is also beautiful. Track 11 female vocal is wonderful, spontaneous and second to none. The sound quality is excellent.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful.......2006-03-26

It's wonderful to have a new recording of the sound track from the movie Black Orpheus. The movie was one of my favorites but I played my old record of the sound track so many times (and put it through so many moves) it was scratched and no longer enjoyable to listen to. Now everytime I listen to my CD version I am transported to the time and space of the movie and the time and space of the early sixties when I first heard it. The little bonus addition at the end of the CD is fun too.

2 out of 5 stars Buy the movie, not this soundtrack.......2006-03-09

Save your money. I love the movie very much, and to watch it and to listen it is an experience like none other. However, if you look for the music from this movie, do not look here. This is just the movie, except without video. I have great respect for Bonfa and Jobim's work on this music, but they do not get glorified truly since the tracks change so quickly and the movie sounds play such a large role in the soundtrack cd. Listen to Trio da Paz and their Black Orpheus album and see how it compares, and even though it is not the original Jobim or Bonfa, it pays more homage to them than this original soundtrack. Verve took the wrong route with this one. Yes the music is landmark in evolving Samba/Bossa Nova, but this cd does not depict truly how wonderful the music is.

3 out of 5 stars Nace el bosanova.......2006-02-21

Considerada la primera película en la que se da a conocer el bosanova, "Orfeo Negro" incluye una serie de fabulosas canciones como "A felicidade", "A nosso amor" y "manha de carnaval". Al parecer los temas fueron tomados de la película, razón por la cual el audio no es el mejor. Este es un disco para coleccionistas entusiastas del bosanova pero no espere variedad ni calidad de audio. Como punto negativo encuentro que en el CD no incluyeron los nombres de los intérpretes de cada canción.

5 out of 5 stars Great Disc.......2006-01-15

Brand new and shipped fast. Great merchant
Soul Jazz Records Presents Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Tropicalia, again
  • pretty swell
  • The 60s Happened in Brazil Too!
  • More fuzz!!! psychedelic brazillian style!
 Soul Jazz Records Presents Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Soul Jazz
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ASIN: B000BM7UBY
Release Date: 2006-02-20

Tracks:

  1. Bat Macumba - Gilberto Gil
  2. Minha Menina - Os Mutantes
  3. Tuareg - Gal Costa
  4. Domingo No Parque - Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes
  5. Alfa - Caetano Veloso
  6. Sebastina - Gal Costa
  7. Prociss- Gilberto Gil
  8. Irene - Caetano Veloso
  9. Ave Genghis Khan - Os Mutantes
  10. Take It Easy, My Brother Charles - Jorge Ben
  11. Jimmy, Renda-Se
  12. Ando Meio Desligado - Os Mutantes
  13. Tropica - Caetano Veloso
  14. Quero Sambal Meu Bem
  15. Vou Recome - Gal Costa
  16. Panis et Circenses - Os Mutantes
  17. Gloria
  18. Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amor - Os Mutantes
  19. Lost in Paradise - Caetano Veloso
  20. Bat Macumba - Os Mutantes

Amazon.com

This dizzyingly diverse melting pot of sounds is a perfect primer on tropicalia--and then some. Tropicalia arose in the late 1960s as a genre informed by rock, bossa nova, soul, and underground rhythms, all mashed together to create an electrifying new movement in Brazilian music. The artists assembled here--Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Gal Costa—-are all an integral part of the tropicalia scene. Each, however, makes their own potent artistic statement. Enthusiastic vocals, inspired chants, inventive loops, and hushed arrangements collide throughout this expanse collection. You're never quite sure what you'll hear from track to track. Gal Costa's "Vou Recomecar" is a delight, playing like a foreign counterpart to Dusty Springfield's blue-eyed soul sparkle. The genius, however, is that every moment on Tropicalia sounds both classic and modern at the same time. Most everything here is as urgent and electric as anything you'll hear on contemporary radio. --Joey Guerra

Album Description

Tropicalia in the late 1960s revolutionized Brazilian music mixing Psychedelic Rock, avant-garde musique concrete (tape loops, sound experiments), Samba, Funk and Soul into a truly unique combination.This is the first album to bring together all the artists involved in Tropicalia, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Gal Costa and more. Os Mutantes, the sophisticated musical anarchists from Sao Paulo not only became the musical template for Beck, they were also discovered by Kurt Cobain on tour in Brazil who tried (and failed) to get them to support Nirvana. CD comes complete with the customary extensive 40 page booklet that is full of exclusive photos. Soul Jazz. 2006.

Album Details

As Championed by David Byrne, Beck, Kurt Cobain, Stereolab and Many More, Tropicalia Revolutionized Brazilian Music in the Late 1960s. This is the First Album to Bring Together all the Artists Involved in Tropicalia - Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Gal Costa and More. This Soul Jazz Release Comes Complete with the Customary Extensive Sleeve-notes Contextualising Tropicalia, Exclusive Photos and Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Tropicalia, again.......2006-07-19

It's nice to see more of this revolutionary era in Brazilian music released. However, anyone checking who was performing a main role in the movement, by looking at the Sargeant Pepper's-inspired cover of Tropicalia, the 1968 album, will notice that:

a) Tom Ze was there.

b) Jorge Ben or Jor Benjor was not.

c) Nara Leao was there on the cover and in the poetic "Lindoneia" with Caetano. Maybe the Caetano song in English was included as a marker of his exile after the Military Redeemer coup cracked down on anyone offending "values."

I believe Jorge Ben was always his own man. Gil, after Tropicalia, and Caetano, also after Tropicalia, discovered how great Jorge Ben was. Now, a US group also likes him.

Maybe Jards Macalé should be included. The problem with compilations from Brazil is that it's such a huge country, with so many different rhythms; it's hard to pick and choose. Man is lazy. It's easier to go with the "pop." Oops, pop, goes the weasel.

4 out of 5 stars pretty swell.......2006-06-27

if i were in charge of this project i'd change the following: more jorge ben, more gal costa, less mutantes, less tom ze (or better song choices), and maybe replace lost in paradise for a different caetano veloso song. notheless, this album is really excellent, and a great intro to tropicalia music.

5 out of 5 stars The 60s Happened in Brazil Too!.......2006-06-26

One of the best reveiewed ablums of 2006 (according to Metacritic.com), I was not disappointed.

I am a fan of 60s music and vintage 60s sounds, and this album is a treasure chest of pyschedelia that I had never been exposed to before.

I don't hand out too many 5 stars (or 1 star for that matter), but this one is worthy if you love that sound....

5 out of 5 stars More fuzz!!! psychedelic brazillian style!.......2006-05-24

Wow! this is a must have.
Some genius compiled this list of legends from Brasil and created a masterpiece! Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Tom Ze and others!
Here are songs from the 60's-70's of Brasil that rocked the house and these songs still stand the test of time.
these songs have many different ranges in sounds but you wanna get up shake it up when you hear'em and maybe take a tab or two and just get down.
You have some great Bossa Nova overtones all over it but when you least expect it the Mutants will play something trippy, you'll never know who's gonna play what.
You get a good sample of all of the different stylings these artist are capable of.
this CD is a must! this CD is an incredible starter kit for anyone interested in the musical legends of Brasil.

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