Doin' It Right Now

Doin' It Right Now

Doin' It Right Now

ASIN: B00003XB5X

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This Chicago hard-bop tenor, father of the better-known tenor Chico, has always been content to remain a regional legend in his hometown rather than venture out for national attention as his boy did. Perhaps that's why he was 50 years old when he made this debut recording as a leader. These eight cuts prove him to be an exceptionally bold, visceral, and striking player reminiscent of Roland Kirk, who actually produced this 1972 effort. Freeman turns Roberta Flack's hit "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" into a gentle midtempo swinger without sacrificing any of its poignancy. He moves from utter tenderness to frenetic flurries on the ballad "Lost in a Fog." Best, however, is his duet with bassist Sam Jones on "Sweet and Lovely," which allows him to ambitiously explore the melody to his heart's content. The quartet is rounded out by well-known drummer Jimmy Cobb and the delightfully original pianist John Young, who sounds like a restless McCoy Tyner. Young, like Freeman, was another local Chicago mainstay, and together they prove that jazz thrives west of the Hudson River. --Marc Greilsamer

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Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A bargain collection of showtunes
Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits

Manufacturer: Golden Greats
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005USEJ
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

  1. Ouverture - Orchestra
  2. Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
  3. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
  4. Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
  5. So in Love - Patricia Morison
  6. You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
  7. Bill - Carol Bruce
  8. Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
  9. Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
  10. I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
  11. This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
  12. Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
  13. Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
  14. Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
  15. Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
  16. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
  17. Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
  18. It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
  19. Make Believe - Jan Clayton
  20. Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
  21. They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
  22. When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
  23. More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
  24. Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
  25. I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman

Tracks:

  1. Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
  2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
  3. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
  4. There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
  5. If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
  6. People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
  7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
  8. Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
  9. Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
  10. Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
  11. Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
  12. Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
  13. Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
  14. Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
  15. Summertime
  16. Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
  17. Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
  18. It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
  19. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
  20. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
  21. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
  22. Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
  23. I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
  24. Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
  25. I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence

Tracks:

  1. New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
  2. Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
  3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
  4. Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
  5. How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
  6. Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
  7. South American Way - Carmen Miranda
  8. September Song - Walter Huston
  9. This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
  10. Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
  11. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
  12. Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
  13. You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
  14. I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
  15. Night and Day - Fred Astaire
  16. I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
  17. Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
  18. Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
  19. Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
  20. Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
  21. Heatwave - Ethel Waters
  22. Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
  23. She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
  24. I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
  25. Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray

Album Description

Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

Album Details

3 CD set

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19

This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.
Doin' It Right Now
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    Doin' It Right Now
    Von Freeman
    Manufacturer: Koch Records
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    Release Date: 2000-02-08

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    3. Lost In A Fog
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    This Chicago hard-bop tenor, father of the better-known tenor Chico, has always been content to remain a regional legend in his hometown rather than venture out for national attention as his boy did. Perhaps that's why he was 50 years old when he made this debut recording as a leader. These eight cuts prove him to be an exceptionally bold, visceral, and striking player reminiscent of Roland Kirk, who actually produced this 1972 effort. Freeman turns Roberta Flack's hit "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" into a gentle midtempo swinger without sacrificing any of its poignancy. He moves from utter tenderness to frenetic flurries on the ballad "Lost in a Fog." Best, however, is his duet with bassist Sam Jones on "Sweet and Lovely," which allows him to ambitiously explore the melody to his heart's content. The quartet is rounded out by well-known drummer Jimmy Cobb and the delightfully original pianist John Young, who sounds like a restless McCoy Tyner. Young, like Freeman, was another local Chicago mainstay, and together they prove that jazz thrives west of the Hudson River. --Marc Greilsamer

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