Big Train

Big Train

ASIN: B00000JKPL

Editorial Reviews
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Train sounds hold a special mythic space in Afro-American folklore, literature, and music, and on this CD Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra explore and expand these railroad resonances in grand fashion. With Duke Ellington as the spiritual "conductor," Marsalis and his crew guide the listener through the syncopated scenery of America's harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic places and spaces. As always, Marsalis is in top form, growling and sliding in vivid locomotive tones driven by his trumpeting cohorts including Marcus Printup and Ryan Kisor. Saxophonists Wess Anderson, Victor Goines, Walter Blanding Jr., and Joe Temperley brilliantly recombine essences of Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges, and Harry Carney. With this CD, it's apparent that Marsalis's grasp of the compositional demands of a large ensemble is still growing and traveling in the right direction. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Tracks:

Hills Of Ixopo
Thousands Of Miles
The Train To Johannesburg/Reprise: Thousands Of Miles/The Search
The Little Gray House
Who'll Buy/Trouble Man
Murder In Parkwold/Fear
Lost In The Stars
O Tixo, Tixo, Help Me
Stay Well
Cry, The Beloved Country
Big Mole/Chapel Scene
A Bird Of Passage/Reprise: Thousands Of Miles

Customer Reviews:

One of Weill's best American scores!.......2005-10-16

`Lost in the Stars' and `Johnny Johnson' are two Broadway shows scored by Kurt Weill in collaboration with Maxwell Anderson and Paul Green respectively for the librettos, both in English. Both are distinguished works and both were, I believe, fairly popular when they were first performed. What these two works have in common is that they are both works aimed at our social conscience.

`Johnny Johnson' is a mildly anti-war play dealing with America's entering the First World War, written in the mid 1930s, when Germany was already uncomfortable for Jews, but not yet on the brink of precipitating World War II. What is most interesting to me about the libretto is the reluctance of the principle character, Johnny, to enlist in the army, while his fiancée (contrary to many famous antiwar works of the past), is all in favor of his enlisting and threatens to break their engagement if he does not enlist. As a work of art, I believe the work is more interesting as a milepost in American antiwar sentiments than as an important artistic work for either the composer or the lyricist. To my ear, there is not a single song from this work that finds its way into the repertoire of balladeers. This is from a composer who has given us `September Song', `Speak Low', `Lost in the Stars', `Saga of Jenny', and `Lonely House', not to mention all the great songs from his German works such as `Mack the Knife' and `Pirate Jenny'. On top of this, there is my feeling that much of the instrumental music sounds very similar to earlier German works, especially `Mahagonny'.

`Lost in the Stars' is based on Alan Paton's novel, `Cry, the Beloved Country' and was written after World War II, in 1948-1949, and has much of the musical interest of what is missing from `Johnny Johnson'. Throughout the play, the instrumental music is much less similar to earlier Weill works and all songs seem stronger. At least two of these songs, `Lost in the Stars', `Trouble Man' and `Stay Well' are often performed by Lotte Lenya and other vocalists. While it may be pushing it a bit, this work seems almost as strong as Gershwin's `Porgy and Bess'.

I bought both because I am a big fan of Kurt Weill's music, and I would recommend both recordings to any and all Weill enthusiasts, especially as both have extensive notes and complete librettos. But, to the person mostly interested in Broadway in general, I would recommend only `Lost in the Stars'.

I will say that the performances of both vocalists and orchestra are excellent on both; however the vocalists on `Lost in the Stars' seem to give just a little extra, possibly because their material is just a bit more substantial.

I love it!!.......2002-07-12

It is so easy to get some of these songs in your head...I love this soundtrack..

Can we get someone to put this label back in stock?.......1999-12-28

With great hope in the powerful amazon.com's Jeff Bezos, the person of the year by Time magazine, we wish you can urge someone to put this title back into circulation! I have sung the piece "Lost in the Stars" and was drawn by the wonderful music and intriguing lyrics. Is there a way to locate the music score of the soundtrack?

Powerful performance,historically significant.......1999-06-04

After 50 years the little snippet heard on this site brings back the original emotions.I would love to purchase this recording in any format. The original performance, a life-changing event for me as a young girl, is recaptured.

"THE MOST MOVING MUSIC AND SACRIFICE OF A NATION.......1999-06-01

I saw the oringinal Musical "Lost in the Stars", and have the 33 album. Would love to have a CD to play on my "modern" equipment. When Todd Duncan was asked to do the part of the "Efunsdi", he read the part and broke an existing contract to go into rehearsal. He said "I have to do this for my people." I was enthralled at the libretto and zest of the choreography. So when I hear the music I am taken right back to the Opera stage and see and hear the glorious presentation. Please put it back into circulation, or if someone out there has a copy (cd) I would love to talk to you about it. CT

The Maltese Falcon and Other Film Scores

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Intriguing
A Tribute to Adolph Deutsch...

The Maltese Falcon and Other Film Scores
Adolph Deutsch , William T. Stromberg , and Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007ACVKA
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

The Maltese Falcon: Main Title
The Maltese Falcon: Street Scene
The Maltese Falcon: Door Slam
The Maltese Falcon: The Deal
The Maltese Falcon: The Plot
The Maltese Falcon: Gutman
The Maltese Falcon: End Title
The Maltese Falcon: End Cast
George Washington Slept Here: Main Title
George Washington Slept Here: Arrival At House
George Washington Slept Here: Uncle Arrives
George Washington Slept Here: The Phone
George Washington Slept Here: The Letter/Wheelbarrow
George Washington Slept Here: Locust/End Title
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Main Title/Deadman
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Dimitrios Selects A Victim
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Contract
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Dirty Spy
The Mask Of Dimitrios: The Traitor
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Peter Writes A Letter
The Mask Of Dimitrios: The Escape
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Blackmail Letter
The Mask Of Dimitrios: The Black Hat
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Struggle For The Gun
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Revenge
The Mask Of Dimitrios: Death Of Dimitrios/Finale
High Sierra: Main Title
High Sierra: The Pardon
High Sierra: Velma's Plight
High Sierra: The Giveaway
High Sierra: Apprehended
Northern Persuit: Main Title
Northern Persuit: Nazi Sub/Customs/Train
Northern Persuit: Consultation
Northern Persuit: Planning The Escape
Northern Persuit: Escape
Northern Persuit: Preperation
Northern Persuit: Eavesdropping
Northern Persuit: Gun Battle
Northern Persuit: The Big Battle
Northern Persuit: End Title: 'What Am I Saying?'

Customer Reviews:

Intriguing.......2007-02-15

This is a very commanding and intriguing score. Composer Adolph Deutsch did a tremendous job scoring this one. Conductor William T. Stromberg and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra once again come through with an excellent recording intrinsically representing Adolph Deutsch's perspective.

A Tribute to Adolph Deutsch..........2005-04-02

In the shadow of the big film score trio of the 1930s and 40s, Steiner, Korngold, and Waxman; there were other distinguished film composers such as Adolph Deutsch. Thanks to this now budget priced reissue on Naxos, we are given a varied program example of his film score output from 1941-44. John Morgan again as in most of these projects has reconstructed and quilted together suites to preserve talent that would go down in obscurity. Deutsch was a contract composer at Warner a good part of his career, where the five selections on this disc are drawn. Oddly Deusch had a popular music background, but was not given any musical assignments. He was however thrown a comedy or two, one which was the Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan farce "George
Washington Slept Here". Through whimsical dressed up folk themes, we see the mishaps of a couple struggling to get a supposed historical farmhouse up to par. Nice to have a comedy score for a change! We get two Bogart scores, ofcourse "Maltese
Falcon" and "High Sierra". In Maltese the music is subtle and mysterious using economy of instruments; yes, because the studio was on a budget. "High Sierra" also was budget restricted, but Deutsch still managed a melody Steinerish score depicting the great natural locations of California's Sierra Mountains. In the "Mask of Dimitrios" we get a tension filled mood score as Peter Lorre pursues a deadman walking. "Norhtern Pursuit" a WWII
espionage thriller gets a big orchestra illustrating icy Canada and patriotic themes as well as Nazi darkness. The bars of V victory from Beethoven's fifth end the film abruptly. Mosfilm Studios does another good job with the recording, full and spacious.

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Sound Feast

The Symphonic Ellington: Night Creature

Manufacturer: Soul Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001QGNZ
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Night Creature: Fast - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
Night Creature: Andante Misterioso - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
Night Creature: Moderato - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
Night Creature: Moderato - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
Night Creature: Andante Misterioso - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
Night Creature: Moderato Sostenuto - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
Swampy River - Marco Fumo
New World A-Comin': Moderato Lento - Marco Fumo
New World A-Comin': Moderato - Marco Fumo
New World A-Comin': Allegro/Moderato - Marco Fumo
The Three Black Kings: King Of The Magi - Civica Jazz Band
The Three Black Kings: King Solomon - Civica Jazz Band
The Three Black Kings: Jazz Improvisations - Roberto Rossi/Lucio Terzano/Gianni Bedori/Roberto Tarenzi/Emilio Soana/Tony Arco/Guilio Visibelli
The Three Black Kings: King Of The Magi - Civica Jazz Band
Take The 'A' Train - Enrico Intra

Customer Reviews:

Sound Feast.......2001-09-23

Night Creature is a universal feast of sonorous and dissonant sounds for aesthetes; in a word, it is beautiful. To me, it as a rare delight of incessant sheer music in a world relentlessly drowning out beauty with noise.
I hear Ellington at his apogee. Jazz? Classical? Why not "Ellington music."
Being one generally shunning live recordings due to the transcendent destructions of hand-clapping noise, I note that one of its myriad of delights is the applause follows in lieu of interrupts the music. Another delight is that the improvisation is by the Civica Jazz Band and Ensemble dell'Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi performed at the Teatro Lirico di Milano; i.e., Europeans deeply aware of Ellington's earned status. Since the six-week ago first hear, I have quotidianly listened at least twice. After each hear, I hear Beethoven say to Mingus, "That gets yo' soul ahit." To which, Mingus sighs in delight, "Oh Yeah."

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Marsalis tells stories--
MY GOSH IT'S GREAT
Vacuous and Vapid attempt to Recreate the Magic of Ellington
Squeaks, Squawks, Squeals and a Little Music
Marsalis at his most pretentious, ineffective...

Big Train
Wynton Marsalis
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00000JKPL
Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

All Aboard
Observation Car
Union Pacific Big Boy
Smokestack Shuffle
Northbound-Southbound
Dining Car
Night Train
Engine
Bullet Train
Sleeper Car
Station Call
The Caboose

Amazon.com

Train sounds hold a special mythic space in Afro-American folklore, literature, and music, and on this CD Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra explore and expand these railroad resonances in grand fashion. With Duke Ellington as the spiritual "conductor," Marsalis and his crew guide the listener through the syncopated scenery of America's harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic places and spaces. As always, Marsalis is in top form, growling and sliding in vivid locomotive tones driven by his trumpeting cohorts including Marcus Printup and Ryan Kisor. Saxophonists Wess Anderson, Victor Goines, Walter Blanding Jr., and Joe Temperley brilliantly recombine essences of Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges, and Harry Carney. With this CD, it's apparent that Marsalis's grasp of the compositional demands of a large ensemble is still growing and traveling in the right direction. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Marsalis tells stories--.......2003-12-09

Marsalis combines a story telling approach of Duke Ellington and what I call the city sound style of L. Bernstein. Bernstein put the sounds of the city into his music by using horns and percussion to create sort of a musical dissidence. Listen to much of the music on this cd and you'll hear sounds of trains as a motif throughout a ride in both metropolitan and rual parts of the country. It's a creative use of instroments to illustrate the stages of the journey and the trains themselves. I think it's well done, and worth listening to.

MY GOSH IT'S GREAT.......2002-07-19

I Love it Marsalis Gillespie Ellington miller these guys are my favorites if you want wynton marsalis get this it's great. But really what the heck is the problem with you guys writing 2 star reviews if you have a pick between this CD and another get this one and don't listen to these guys so see you later BYE!

Vacuous and Vapid attempt to Recreate the Magic of Ellington.......2002-02-15

If I want to listen to Duke Ellington I can get out my Blanton-Webster band set and listen to music that is vital, creative, and absolutely of the moment in which it was created.

I absolutely do not want to hear Marsalis'pathetic attempt to re-create the Ellington band's magic at the end of the 20th century. Duke Ellington never attempted such a bland and rote re-creation of an earlier style of music and is probably rolling over in his grave at this crass attempt to channel up his timeless music.

If you want to hear creative repertory music - check out the Mingus Big Band - not this drivel.

Squeaks, Squawks, Squeals and a Little Music.......2001-06-27

Big Train is the inspiration of traveling by locomotive across the country. Each jazz-laden track is influenced by different parts of the train. The rhythm of clickitty-clack permeates throughout as well as many sounds that one would associate with a big 4-8-8-4 Big Boy.

I first heard Big Train on PBS-TV. It was very interesting to watch the orchestra perform this concept. They used different mutes and techniques to get the squeal and squeaks of the train's breaks, its engines, its whistles and steam being let off. I bought the album later remembering how much I was impressed by the video. Upon listening to the album, I found the sound effects to become annoying after awhile. They could have left the squeals to the beginning and end of the album, and had more time to actually play.

When they do play, the orchestra plays quite well. It is amazing to listen to so many instruments working together to produce music and not just plain old noise (although they do make a lot of noise on several occasions). There are some very good songs here like "Station Call", a great guitar solo on "Observation Car" and "Engine" with an amazing drum solo. This is where I was first introduced to trumpeter Ryan Kisor. Unfortunately, in an orchestra setting, it is nearly impossible to tell who is playing unless you can actually see them.

Overall, I really like this album. I could do without the sound effects though. I don't need to hear squealing breaks to know that I'm on a train. They could have focused entirely on the rhythm and accomplished the same musical image and had a great album. If you're a fan of the Lincoln Center Orchestra and a big brassy sound, don't hesitate getting aboard the Big Train.

Marsalis at his most pretentious, ineffective..........2000-03-13

When people look back on the 80's and the 90's they will scratch their heads at the attention given to Wynton Marsalis. Has there ever been a more derivitive and ineffective jazz composer lauded to this degree? No, never. The overuse of mutes and brass effects are simply that, just effects, devoid of any coherency or soul. And I defy anyone to hear this music and remember even one theme. They are all interchangable and utterly forgettable, as is most of Marsalis's music and improvisations. Add to it the insufferable liner notes and basic pretense of a gentleman who would never have been on a steam driven train in his young life presuming to write an entire (and way overlong) suite about it, and you have the essence of Wynton Marsalis, a man who desperatly wants us to believe he is a heavy jazz musician when at best he is an excellent classical trumpet player who has studied jazz and plays a bunch of strung together jazz like phrases while pontificating useless garbage that he has gleaned from conversations with Stanley Crouch and Albert Murray.

Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

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Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

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ASIN: B000000FRC
Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

Act I: The Hills of Ixopo - Hopkins/Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Thousands of Miles - Arthur Woodley
Act I: Train to Johannesburg - Hopkins/Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Little Tin God - Reginald Pindell
Act I: The Search - Hopkins/Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Intro: Little Gray House - Woodley/Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Little Gray House - Woodley/Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Who'll Buy - Carol Woods
Act I: Trouble Man - Cynthia Clarey
Act I: Murder in Parkwold - Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Fear - Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Lost in the Stars - Woodley/Concert Chor of NY
Act I: Entr'acte - Orch. of St. Luke's
Act II: The Wild Justice - Hopkins/Concert Chor of NY
Act II: Soliloquy: O Tixo, Tixo, Help Me! - Arthur Woodley
Act II: Stay Well - Cynthia Clarey
Act II: The Wild Justice - Concert Chor of NY
Act II: Cry, the Beloved Country - Hopkins/Concert Chor of NY
Act II: Big Mole - Jamal Howard
Act II: A Bird of Passage - Pindell/Concert Chor of NY
Act II: Four O'clock - Hopkins/Concert Chor of NY
Act II: Finale - Hopkins/Woodlwy/Clarey/Woods/Pindell/Howard/Vogt

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Night Train/Big Band Guitar
Buddy Morrow
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Impact/Double Impact

ASIN: B00005KHFG
Release Date: 2001-07-10

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Night Train
Fine And Mellow
Corrine Corrina
Quarter To Twelve
Re-Enlistment Blues
Hey Mrs. Jones
Greyhound
Some Of These Days
One Mint Julep
Got You On My Mind
The Boogie Woogie March
All Night Long
Scraunchy
I Cried For You
Isle Of Capri
The 3rd Man Theme
I'll Get By
Tequila
Don't Fret
Deep Purple
Ambrosia
The Very Thought Of You
Hong Kong Blues
Camp Meetin'

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Buddy Morrow was a trombonist of great renown with Artie Shaw, Bunny Berrigan, Tommy Dorsey, and Bob Crosby before forming his own band in 1945. A bandleader with R&B flair, Morrow gave his own spin to standards like his breakthrough hit, Night Train. Highlights on these original archival RCA recordings (available for the first time on CD) include Fine and Mellow, Deep Purple, and Hong Kong Blues. 23 tracks.

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very disappointing

Magical World of Harry Potter

Manufacturer: Music Club Records
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ASIN: B00063339Q
Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

Prologue
HarryS Wonderous World
Arrival Of Baby Harry
Letters From Hogwarts
Platform 9 & 3/4
My Longbottom Flies
Hogwarts Forever
Quidditch Match
Invisibility Cloak & The Face Of Voldemort
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Gilderoy Lockhart
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Buckbeats Flight
Window To The Past
Secrets Of The Castle
Petronus Light
Forward To Time Past
Dementors Converge
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Following the successful Themes from the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Music Club have commissioned recordings from the phenomenal series of Harry Potter movies. High in quality and impressively packaged this single CD features key music from three of the finest children's movies of all time, Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber Of Secrets & The Prisoner Of Azkaban. 2004.

Album Details

High in Quality and Impressively Packaged the Single CD features Key Music from Three of the Finest Children's Movies of Our Time.

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very disappointing.......2005-08-02

Promo says recorded by "Big Movie Orchestra" but it sounds more like a couple of synthesizers. The "strings" are OK but anything on brass or wind sounds AWFUL. Some tracks are not even on pitch. Seller would not refund, either - adding insult to injury! Now it's a handsome coaster for my desk!
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Beloved Rogue

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The Gold Rush: The Silent Years Theme 'Georgia'
The General
The Mark Of Zorro
The Beloved Rogue
The Gold Rush
Orphans Of The Storm
Blood And Sand
The Silent Years Closing Theme

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ASIN: B0000015BI
Release Date: 1995-04-16

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Playin' Possum
Speak Low
I May Be Wrong
Shuffle Off To Buffalo
Please Mr. Sun - Frankie Lester
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That Ever Lovin' Rag
'Deed I Do
Soft Talk
More
Time After Time
One Mint Julep
Rosie's Room
Dag's Blues
Night Train

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a gimmick of epic proportions

Take the Z Train
Microscopic Septet
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Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

Chinese Twilight Zone
Wishful Thinking
Take The Z Train
Mr. Bradley, Mr. Martin
Kelly Grows Up
Pack The Ermines, Mary
I Did'nt Do It
A Strange Thought Entered My Head

Customer Reviews:

a gimmick of epic proportions.......2002-06-03

Between this and the other Microscopic lp "Beauty based on science", a whole other genre of noir-jazz is unleashed on hapless but eager listeners. The fun involved in what must have been a lengthy process nailing these highly arranged compositions by either Phil Johnston (saxes) or Joel Forrester (piano) is readily apparent, especially in "A Strange Thought Entered My Head". "Kelly Grows Up" is a lovely piece that could have come from the 40's, except the theme keeps convoluting so much, and the feel the septet bring to the performance is so gestural that you begin to realize these guys are pretty special. When they first presented this stuff at jazz festivals and shows, most folks didn't know what to think... unfortunately overlooking the great instrumental talent of the band, especially the rhythm section. If you know who the Kamikaze Ground Crew are, or the Clubfoot Orchestra, this should ignite your enthusiasm. If you also like jump'n'jive music and early r'n'b, this is a very imaginative retrofit, and a definite party pick.

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