Looking for America

Looking for America

Looking for America

ASIN: B000093I4N

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
For over forty years, Carla Bley has written music that infuses jazz traditions with her own personality. She continues to lead a variety of ensembles, from small combos to large-scale big bands. With Looking for America, Bley returns to the big band format. Totaling 18 pieces, the group is a rich blend of 13 horns, two keyboards, and a rhythm section. She has worked with many of the featured musicians for decades, and Bley consequently composes and arranges with their individual voices in mind. Here she returns to a theme she's visited before, most notably on her European Tour 1977 album (with the piece "Spangled Banner Minor and Other Patriotic Songs"). Touching on the whole of the North American continent, there are nods to Mexico ("Tijuana Traffics") and Canada ("O Canada"). Once again, Carla Bley excels at deconstructing the familiar. --David Greenberger

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Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Is it bad to say I like this better than the original soundtrack?
  • Absolutely Exquisite
  • Yo Yo Ma and the Maestro Marvelous!!!
  • Better Every Time
  • Fabulous CD
 Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002YCVXI
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

  1. The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe
  2. The Mission: The Falls
  3. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Playing Love from The Legend of 1900
  4. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Nostalgia from Cinema Paradiso
  5. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Looking for You (Love Theme) from Cinema Paradiso
  6. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Malena (Main theme)
  7. Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Remembering (Ricordare)*
  8. Sergio Leone Suite: Deborah's Theme from Once Upon A Time In America
  9. Sergio Leone Suite: Cockeye's Song from Once Upon a Time in America
  10. Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in America
  11. Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West
  12. Sergio Leone Suite: Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  13. Brian DePalma Suite: Main Theme from Casualities of War
  14. Brian DePalma Suite: Death Theme from The Untouchables
  15. Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Journey from Moses
  16. Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Theme from Moses
  17. Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Main Theme from Marco Polo
  18. The Lady Caliph: Dinner
  19. The Lady Caliph: Nocturne

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Ennio Morricone is well-known to moviegoers. His soundtracks for The Mission, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, Cinema Paradiso, and others are invariably warmly melodic and superbly suited to the films they grace. They not only add atmosphere; they help tell the story. For this CD Morricone has created new orchestrations for many of his scores, adding a solo cello part for the indefatigable Yo-Yo Ma, whose musical curiosity seems to be endless. Outside the films, these pieces tend to be lovely melodies, mostly pretty sentimental stuff, and, in the best way, gorgeous aural wallpaper. The most moving are the two selections from The Mission, but fans of Morricone's music will find plenty to enjoy here. Ma's playing, as always, is exquisite---warm, deeply felt (given the circumstances), and entirely idiomatic within the context. Perhaps not quite for the classical music lover, but an affectionate reworking of music by an important film composer. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Is it bad to say I like this better than the original soundtrack?.......2007-06-02

I never thought Yo-Yo Ma would do Gabriel's Oboe (Track 1) from THE MISSION justice, but I was wrong. There's a pureness to this version that makes it easier casual listening than the version(s) on the soundtrack CD itself. So no matter how much I love the theatrical "largeness" of the Original Soundtrack (not to mention the full choir), this is the version I grab for the CD player/iPod/whatever.

My two other recommendations are Main Theme from ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Track 11) and Ecstasy of Gold from THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Track 12). I suggest playing these consecutively as a single medley. Track 11 *WILL* bring tears to the manliest among us --particularly if you remember in the movie where Sergio Leone pulls the camera up to reveal the town rising.

I get the feeling "hardcore" classical fans would dismiss movie scores as commercial work. I truly believe Ennio Morricone transcends that. Even moreso than, say, John Williams, and on a different plane than a Danny Elfman. And I can't say more about the emotion Yo-Yo Ma brings to the table than what's already been discussed.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Exquisite.......2007-05-15

The combination of Morricone and Ma is pure perfection. This CD fills my heart with so much joy that I could just cry. I listen to it almost daily and have given it away as a gift to my loved ones. I am captivated by their incredible talents, and I know you will be too.

4 out of 5 stars Yo Yo Ma and the Maestro Marvelous!!!.......2007-05-13

Having recently succumbed to Yo Yo Ma after a longtime love of Ennio Marricone I was excited to get this CD from Amazon. It is superb! All of the songs had to be recrafted by Morricone to suit Yo Yo Ma but it is a great listen as you sonically travel down memory lane through some of Maestro Moricone's musical marvels. "Gabriel's Oboe" from "The Mission" now becomes "Gabriel's Cello." I laugh as Yo Yo Ma bows his brains out on the "Ecstacy of Gold' from "The Good,The Bad, and The Ugly." I recommend this to all Yo Yo Ma and Morricone fans...a great listen. Soothing after a hard day!

5 out of 5 stars Better Every Time.......2007-05-09

This CD gets better with every listening. It was a great purchase.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous CD.......2007-05-07

I love Morricone and this CD has some of the best versions of my favorite pieces. I have ordered several as gifts for friends.
Looking For Lucky
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • It's decent, but too homogenized
  • Good,but...
  • BEST BAND IN THE WORLD
  • Hootie Does it AGAIN
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 Looking For Lucky
Hootie & The Blowfish
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009XCEIE
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

  1. State Your Peace
  2. Hey Sister Pretty
  3. The Killing Stone
  4. Get Out of My Mind
  5. Another Year's Gone By
  6. Can I See You
  7. A Smile
  8. One Love
  9. Leaving
  10. Autumn Jones
  11. Free to Everyone
  12. Waltz Into Me

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Dire as it might have appeared when Darius Rucker appeared strumming a guitar in full cowboy regalia on a fast food commercial, Hootie & the Blowfish have not gone belly up. In fact, the songs the band uncorks on Looking for Lucky are so quintessential Hootie, right in line with 1994's Cracked Rear View and its 1996 follow-up Fairweather Johnson, that the three middling discs sandwiched between them and this offering could justifiably be yanked from their discography. The first single "One Love" lifts its sentiment (and its title) from Bob Marley, rubbing the master's message of peace and love with shiny pop polish. "State Your Peace" reins in its heavy-handed theme by way of straight-up sunny rock (think "Only Wanta Be with You" doused with some substance). "Leaving" loosens genre constrictions with a new-school bluegrass cut-up. Even a waltz is a thrown in - a cool, hum-along kind of waltz that makes you want to hear more. Looking for Lucky should cancel all concerns that Rucker & company have a long future of hamburger-hawking. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars It's decent, but too homogenized.......2007-04-23

Like much of mainstream American music, Hootie & The Blowfish have found their groove and settled in a little too well. The songs all sound nice, but each bleeds into the next much too easily. I would mention standout tracks to try, but when songs barely deviate from their comfortable formula of an easy tempo and the same damn three chords... Close your eyes, point, and try a sample song. If you like the thought of 12 tracks of it, you'll be quite pleased with Looking For Lucky. As for myself, I think I'll look elsewhere.

4 out of 5 stars Good,but..........2007-02-27

not as good as Cracked Rear View. It's a little more country than their previous albums if you can handle that.

5 out of 5 stars BEST BAND IN THE WORLD.......2006-11-15


My favourite group of music makers ever..
The album did not dissappoint.. thank you Amazon

5 out of 5 stars Hootie Does it AGAIN.......2006-09-06

A solid "comeback" effort! Hey Sister Pretty is by far the best track on this cd. Funny..the kids (who don't particularly LIKE Hootie) were caught singing along to the song on the way to school after a few listens. State Your Peace, Can I See You, Get out Of My mind...I could go on! GET THIS CD!!

5 out of 5 stars Hootie's Back!.......2006-07-21

While it seems like a lifetime ago that Hootie was the "thing" in music, realistically they've been going downhill eversince the mid 90s. But to my surprise, Look For Lucky is a very good album from the first track to the last. I'm give the band much credit for staying together, perservering and releasing a high quality work.
Sousa Original II / United States Marine Band
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • John Philip Sousa cd,s
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ASIN: B00000JD7M
Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

  1. Stars And Stripes Forever (Recorded Live)
  2. The Man Behind The Gun
  3. Selections From The Operetta, The Bride Elect
  4. La Reine De La Mer
  5. Sound Off
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  8. The Looking Upward Ste: Beneath The Southern Cross
  9. The Looking Upward Ste: Mars And Venus
  10. The Gallant Seventh
  11. The Thunderer March

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars John Philip Sousa cd,s.......2007-01-12

The john philip sousa cd,s arrived before the time expected. they were just what i was looking for. the sound is great thanks.

5 out of 5 stars Great Band and Greater Music II.......2006-03-18

Again, I have to say that I wish the CD had been longer. I always enjoyed playing Sousa's music and The Marine Band sounds like they do also. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Sousa Was THE March King.......2004-08-14

Being a big Sousa fan, I bought all four CDs in this series performed by the U.S. Marine Band. All in all this is a very comprehensive collection from an American icon (or should I say two American icons?). The overall quality of the recording as well as of the musicians is superb. No wonder the U.S. Marine Band is "The President's Own". Stirring stuff, indeed! I was amazed at the number of marches that were included that I had never heard before. Especially interesting and historically significant is the inclusion of selections recorded in the 1890s by John Phillip Sousa and his concert band. This series is well worth the price for band nerds like me.
Menuhin & Grappelli Play...
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Most beautiful music
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ASIN: B0002Z83LG
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
  2. Soon
  3. Summertime
  4. Embraceable You
  5. Liza
  6. A Foggy Day
  7. 'S Wonderful
  8. The Man I Love
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  10. He Loves And She Loves
  11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  12. They All Laughed
  13. Funny Face
  14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
  15. Lady Be Good
  16. These Foolish Things
  17. Laura
  18. April In Paris
  19. Autumn Leaves
  20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

  1. Cheek To Cheek
  2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
  3. Change Partners
  4. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
  5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  6. Heat Wave
  7. The Way You Look Tonight
  8. Pick Yourself Up
  9. A Fine Romance
  10. All The Things You Are
  11. Why Do I Love You?
  12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  13. Night And Day
  14. Looking At You
  15. Just One Of Those Things
  16. My Funny Valentine
  17. Thou Swell
  18. The Lady Is A Tramp
  19. Blue Room
  20. Jealousy
  21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.
Looking for a New Love: 2005 Remixes
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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  • A definite disaster....
 Looking for a New Love: 2005 Remixes
Jody Watley
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BYAD2U
Release Date: 2005-12-06

Tracks:

  1. Looking for a New Love [Rocasound Radio Edit]
  2. Looking for a New Love [Rocasound Mix]
  3. Looking for a New Love [Chus & Ceballos Mix]
  4. Looking for a New Love [Craig C. Mix]
  5. Baby Baby
  6. Looking for a New Love [Chris Joss Vocal Mix]
  7. Looking for a New Love [Chris Joss Stripped Vocal Mix]
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  9. Looking for a New Love [Goodandevil Mix] - Bosco Money, Jody Watley
  10. I Needed You
  11. Looking for a New Love [Heinrich Z Mix (Ultimix Edit)]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sexy! Slinky! Better than ever! x x x x x x .......2006-05-28

Don't hesitate! This is worth every little $! Jam-packed with top class remixes! "New Love" - remade, resung, remixed! It's about time too. It's always a pleasure to hear a new Jody Watley record but this is special. The track itself sounds as fresh as it did when I first heard it on the US top 40 countdown way back in the 80s!
Some of the mixes here hit but others miss - though I'm sure they work for other people. My favourite is the mix by upcoming talent Chus & Ceballos. (Check out their fab work on Madonna's "Hung Up" and Michael Gray's "Weekend"!) Here, they work up a dirty bassline over a tribal-ish beat, lots of percussion and some fab synth touches -and make full use of Jody's clean, sexy vocal. I love the "my love ... was true" bit at the 6 minute mark - building up to the final throwdown. Dirty! Sexy! Ah - I'd love to hear this in a club!
The main mix - the ROCAsound mix - is also fabulous! An electronica extravaganza with chunky house beats and a squiggly dirty synth! Go to iTunes or track down a promo for the brilliant Jody Watley vs. Alison Limerick mix - a super cool mash-up with fat beats, funky guitars and an oh-so- irresistible piano breakdown at the 4 minute mark!
No wonder this track hit the coveted No.1 spot on the US Billboard club chart. It's a dance fan's dream. It's about time Jody showed those other so-called Diva's what she's made of! Who needs a big name remix anyway! Claps for Jody for going it on her own -with integrity, style and a great attitude.
My love ... is true!
x X x Check out the website - jodywatley.net - for all the latest on Jody and up-to-date news on the forthcoming album! Go to the online stores and try out Jody's fab new version of Madonna's Borderline > hear it to believe it!

5 out of 5 stars Great Remixes, Vocals on Point.......2006-04-28

"Looking For A New Love 2005: The Remixes" is a CD single which features new remixes with new vocals of Jody Watley's most recognizable hit single "Looking For A New Love." Last summer one of the remixes hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. My favorite remix is the ROCAsound Mix. This remix really gets me going when I am at the gym working it out. This is a real nice set and you get your money's worth, a ton of remixes rather than just 1 or 2, for a great price. It's a great teaser--Jody has a new album coming out later this year named The Makeover--I read this on her official website jodywatley.net. This is a great remix collection.

4 out of 5 stars ( Great Remixes For A Classsic Hit ).......2006-04-25

This remix cd is right up Jody's alley. She's not only mixing soul with electronica, but showing those other wannbe diva's that is good to take music to the next level. I enjoyed every remix on this cd and can't wait for her full length album to come out later this year. Jody has always been five steps ahead of the rest. Keep going girl!!!!

Hajee.

4 out of 5 stars Jody only gets better as an artist with age.......2006-01-07

Although, "Looking For a New Love 2005" is not the bass-heavy, sparse synth, thunderous beat hit song the original 1987 version is, this version is pleasant enough as is. The Electronic/Dance genre is made up of many, many styles which vary greatly in sound. This, although not piano driven, is Soul music influenced Garage/House music. This sound is more likely to hook someone into Dance-Pop or Urban contemporary than Trance. I was not disappointed by the mixes at all. Obiviously, many enjoyed this version of "Looking For a New Love" is liked since it peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Jody's vocals are silky smooth and warm, as is most of the mixes. All the mixes are nice enough for me since they move my body and make me feel good, the mixes have done their job. If you are not into the colder, more abrasive styles on the Electronic/Dance genre such as Trance, this should be to your liking.

1 out of 5 stars A definite disaster...........2005-12-12

I agree with the other reviewer. Not a single mix on this single captures the integrity or attitude of Watley's original recording. It's all watered down into bland soft house mixes--and a couple of really bad electro attempts. AWFUL. Maybe they couldn't afford one of the more aggressive remixers to do a job on this classic track?
Looking for America
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Irony & (/or?) patriotism
 Looking for America
Carla Bley
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000093I4N
Release Date: 2003-05-13

Tracks:

  1. Grand Mother
  2. The National Anthem/OG Can UC?/Flags/Whose Broad Stripes/Anthem/Keep It Spangled
  3. Step Mother
  4. Fast Lane
  5. Los Cocineros
  6. Your Mother
  7. Tijuana Traffic
  8. God Mother
  9. Old MacDonald Had A Farm

Amazon.com

For over forty years, Carla Bley has written music that infuses jazz traditions with her own personality. She continues to lead a variety of ensembles, from small combos to large-scale big bands. With Looking for America, Bley returns to the big band format. Totaling 18 pieces, the group is a rich blend of 13 horns, two keyboards, and a rhythm section. She has worked with many of the featured musicians for decades, and Bley consequently composes and arranges with their individual voices in mind. Here she returns to a theme she's visited before, most notably on her European Tour 1977 album (with the piece "Spangled Banner Minor and Other Patriotic Songs"). Touching on the whole of the North American continent, there are nods to Mexico ("Tijuana Traffics") and Canada ("O Canada"). Once again, Carla Bley excels at deconstructing the familiar. --David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Irony & (/or?) patriotism.......2003-07-08

As Carla Bley herself says, "The timing couldn't have been worse." 21 minutes of this (59-minute) album are taken up by a suite based around "The Star Spangled Banner"; the album was actually released as US forces assailed Iraq, not exactly a great time to be flagwaving, even with a dose of Carla Bley's characteristic irony. In the event the suite is a rather unsettling mix of cheerfully jaunty grooves & some darker sequences, notably the moody setpiece for Andy Sheppard's tenor & the following free-jazz uproar which leads to a rather mystifying interpolation of "O Canada". The piece ends fittingly on an ambiguous & downbeat moment: a rousing & mostly "straight" (though mildly harmonically tweaked) statement of the national anthem is interrupted by a very dark response led by Gary Valente's trombone, & the piece then completely deflates, the final phrase of the national anthem delivered in a barely-audible pianissimo. I imagine that the interpretation of the piece's import & success will vary wildly with each listener, which is as it should be.

The rest of the album is something of a grab bag of snippets & finished items from Bley's workshop--four lovely miniatures that are all that remains of a failed attempt at a large-scale work, "The Mother"; bits & pieces from various commissions that didn't pan out (e.g. an album of traditional & children's songs that never came to fruition--the result is a peppy setting of "Old Macdonald Had a Farm"); a bop workout called "Fast Lane"; a nice Latin ballad, & a weird takeoff of Mexican music called "Tijuana Traffic" (which has a startlingly dissonant interlude in the middle which is neither prepared for nor resolved, simply starts & stops; the rest is merry south-of-the-border pastiche). It's all worth hearing, but somehow this strikes me as too bitty an album, & too dependent on the listener's being attuned to Bley's musical & ironic sensibility, to rank with her strongest work. Still, definitely worth a listen, not least for the memorably weird reworking of the national anthem.
A Box of Sousa
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Box Of Brilliance
 A Box of Sousa

Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y7U0
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

  1. Semper Fidelis
  2. Presidential Polonaise
  3. Manhattan Beach March
  4. Comrades of the Legion March
  5. Saber and Spurs March
  6. Gridiron Club March
  7. King Cotton March
  8. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
  9. Who's Who in Navy Blue March
  10. Invincible Eagle March
  11. Excerpts from Mars and Venus
  12. Washington Post March (1890)
  13. Washington Post March (1988)
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  15. Man Behind the Gun
  16. Selections from the Operetta, the Bride Elect
  17. Reine de la Mer
  18. Sound Off
  19. Royal Welch Fusiliers
  20. By the Light of the Polar Star
  21. Beneath the Southern Cross
  22. Mars and Venus
  23. Gallant Seventh
  24. Thunderer March [Historic 1896 Recording]
  25. Fairest of the Fair
  26. Hands Across the Sea
  27. Diplomat
  28. Rifle Regiment
  29. Occidental
  30. Riders for the Flag
  31. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  32. High School Cadets
  33. Boy Scouts of America
  34. Picador
  35. Directorate
  36. Black Horse Troop
  37. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
  38. Beau Ideal
  39. Belle of Chicago
  40. Corcoran Cadets
  41. National Game
  42. Loyal Legion
  43. Liberty Bell
  44. Liberty Bell [Historic 1894 Recording]
  45. Century of Progress
  46. Atlantic City Pageant
  47. Free Lance
  48. Glory of the Yankee Navy
  49. March of the Mitten Men
  50. Minnesota March
  51. Northern Pines
  52. Our Flirtations
  53. Pride of the Wolverines
  54. Solid Men to the Front
  55. White Rose
  56. Bullets and Bayonets
  57. In the Land of the Golden Fleece
  58. Pathfinder of Panama
  59. Liberty Loan
  60. Peaches and Cream
  61. National Fencibles [Historic 1890 Recording]

Album Description

Box Set of 4 CDs by The United States Marine Band.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Box Of Brilliance.......2004-01-13

Brilliant is a good word for this set of must have band classics, all of these songs are as american as apple pie. Its a must have for any true patriot or band lover. Sousa is the Motzart of the marchign band world and truly this capture so much more than any other collection.
Like No Other Sound
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Like No Other Sound
    Turtle Creek Chorale
    Manufacturer: Turtle Creek Chorale
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
    MeditationMeditation | New Age | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00004W1NC
    Release Date: 2001-08-02

    Tracks:

    1. Behold Man
    2. Simple Gifts
    3. America the Beautiful
    4. Star Spangled Banner
    5. Psalm 150
    6. Bridge Over Troubled Waters
    7. When I Fall in Love
    8. Bring Him Home
    9. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
    10. Once Upon a Time
    11. In This Heart of Mine
    12. I Shall Miss Loving You
    13. Looking Forward
    14. Who Will Heal the World
    15. Who Will Heal the World [Multimedia Track]

    Tracks:

    1. Soon-Ah Will Be Done
    2. Swingin' With the Saints
    3. Gloria Fanfare
    4. Ave Maria
    5. Gloria
    6. Peace, Peace
    7. Spaseniye Sodelal (Salvation Is Created)
    8. Nessun Dorma
    9. Majesty and Glory of Your Name
    10. Never Ever
    11. Let Me Be the Music
    12. Lux Aeterna
    13. I Have Loved
    14. Awakening
    15. We Shall Overcome
    From Broadway to Hollywood
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • From Broadway to Hollywood.
    • One of the greatest singing artists of all time !
    		 From Broadway to Hollywood

    Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Foster, StephenFoster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by HansonAll Works by Hanson | Hanson, Howard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    EnglishEnglish | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
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    1. The Stanford Archive Series: Lawrence Tibbett
    2. John Charles Thomas: An American Classic
    3. John Charles Thomas in Opera & Song
    4. Star of Stage & Screen
    5. Pinza

    ASIN: B0000037L1
    Release Date: 1996-07-06

    Tracks:

    1. Porgy and Bess: Summertime - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
    2. Porgy and Bess: Summertime & Crap Game/A Woman Is A Sometime Thing - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
    3. Porgy and Bess: My Man's Gone Now - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
    4. Porgy and Bess: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
    5. Porgy and Bess: The Buzzard Song
    6. Porgy and Bess: Bess You Is My Woman Now - Lawrence Tibbett/Helen Jepson
    7. Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
    8. Porgy and Bess: Where Is My Bess?
    9. Emperor Jones: Oh Lord!... Standin' In The Need Of Prayer
    10. Merry Mount: Oh, 'Tis An Earth Defiled
    11. The Rogue Song: The Rogue Song
    12. The Rogue Song: The Narrative
    13. The Rogue Song: The White Dove
    14. The Rogue Song: When I'm Looking At You
    15. The Prodigal: Without A Song
    16. The Prodigal: Life Is A Dream
    17. Ballads: De Glory Road - Lawrence Tibbett/Stewart Willie
    18. Ballads: Old Black Joe
    19. Ballads: Goin' Home

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars From Broadway to Hollywood........2007-02-12

    Tibbett had the talent and the way to express it. Would that I had been around to have enjoyed it in person. Who is out there today????????

    5 out of 5 stars One of the greatest singing artists of all time !.......2006-01-29

    The baritone Lawrence Tibbett was one of the first American artists (with Rosa Ponselle) to gain international fame and acknowledgement in opera. This disc documents his great artistry very well, although it does lack represantation of his great operatic roles.
    Tibbett gives every song and aria his whole heart and mind. He may not always sing perfect techniquely, but the truthfulness and drama Tibbett brings to being is superb and has in my opinion never quite been equaled.
    This record encompasses all Porgy and Bess recordings he made as well as some very impressive portrayals of ballads and songs. I would recomend this disc not only to the collector but to all who can tolerate a bit of surface noise inorder to hear one of the greatest singers of all time :
    Looking for an Echo
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • I found a treasure in LOOKING FOR AN ECHO...
    • DOO-WOP NEVER BETTER!
    • TOP OF THE CHARTS ALBUM...
    • Doo Wop In Its Purest Form
    • fantastic to chill out to.
    		 Looking for an Echo
    Kenny Vance & The Planotones
    Manufacturer: 32. Jazz Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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    5. Looking for an Echo

    ASIN: B000004CUU
    Release Date: 1996-05-14

    Tracks:

    1. This I Swear
    2. Hey Senorita
    3. Gloria
    4. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
    5. I Only Have Eyes For You
    6. Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh
    7. Your Way
    8. This Magic Moment
    9. Walking Along/Church Bells Will Ring
    10. I'm So Happy
    11. Looking For An Echo
    12. Looking For An Echo (Original)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars I found a treasure in LOOKING FOR AN ECHO..........2003-03-11

    While brousing through Amazon.com's DVD section, I stumbled on the movie LOOKING FOR AN ECHO. Being a fan of Armond Assante, I read the excellent movie reviews that strongly encouraged buying the sound track. I ordered the movie along with the sound track.

    My treasure was discovered when watching the movie; hearing the beautiful harmony that reached deep within me bringing back the years of my youth, when many groups harmonized ... when my mom and dad harmonized and me along with them and with my brother and sisters and friends. Not enough harmony is around today. I struggle to find the music I enjoy, music that has a melody that one can actually hum ... romantic music that makes one 'feel', tells a story, music filled with songs of love and inspiration, encouraging one to dream.

    I had never heard of Danny and The Dreamers. I only wish I had as I have fallen in love with their sound, the sound that Kenny Vance and The Planotones expertly portray with their magnificent sound of Danny and the Dreamers. I will search for more Kenny Vance and the Planotones recordings and research the music of Danny and the Dreamers if they are still recording?

    To Kenny Vance and The Planotones, I say ... don't stop now. Make more harmoneous music we can listen to. I have my LOOKING FOR AN ECHO album in my car and play it every time I drive. I love your sound and so does everyone who listens. Please ... make more recordings and thank you for making my kind of music. I'll be waiting for more ... and listening.

    A Florida fan who loves harmony

    5 out of 5 stars DOO-WOP NEVER BETTER!.......1999-11-25

    Having grown up to the classic harmonies of the 50's and early 60's doo-wop, this album is an absolute revelation! Every time I listen to it, I am taken back in time. The interpretations of this fantastic group of these songs is unbelievably smooth. Kenny Vance has one of the finest voices I have ever heard--melodic, silky and powerful. His falsetto is amazing. No group was better--back then or now. As simple as the song "Looking For An Echo" is, to me, it is the epitome of the genre. If you love doo-wopp, buy this album. It will quickly become a favorite!

    5 out of 5 stars TOP OF THE CHARTS ALBUM..........1999-08-24

    I am a collector of all oldies and doo wop music. When Kenny sings his track, Looking for an echo, it will bring you back to the old days, when music was for real. I can sit and listen to these songs over and over. Growing up in Brooklyn and reminiscing brings back unreplacable times and memories. No oldies fan should be without this c.d., in their collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Doo Wop In Its Purest Form.......1999-02-16

    Heard the title track on a N.Y. oldies station 18 months ago and was absolutely floored! Took me 9 months to find the CD (pre-internet days) but the search was worth it! Growing up in Brooklyn N.Y. during the doo wop era, I know the H. S. they sing about and what every street corner group was doing to be heard. The lyrics recreate those moments exactly! Another great track is "Your Way". It captures the simple essence of slow doo wop singing the way it was done back then. Even the "cover" songs are handled beautifully, with slightly different arrangements to make them fresh again. Kenny's voice may not be as powerful as Jay Black's, but his style and back-up group do a masterful job on all tracks. A great addition to any doo wop afficianados collection. You'll be playing this one over and over for some time to come!

    5 out of 5 stars fantastic to chill out to........1998-11-26

    This brought me back to my high school days. I want more!! Great sound, easy to dance to, I feel like I should be on Dick Clark's Show for saying this, but it's true.

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