Lou's Blues

Lou's Blues

ASIN: B0001AP0BI

Track Listings

1. Lou's Blues

2. Looking With New Eyes

3. Hip Pickles

4. Odalisk

5. Mr. Clean

6. Song for John

7. Dangerous Cargo

8. Rena/Country

Tracks:

White Mansions: Story To Tell (The Preface)
White Mansions: Dixie, Hold On
White Mansions: Join Around The Flag
White Mansions: White Trash
White Mansions: The Last Dance & The Kentucky Racehorse
White Mansions: Southern Boys
White Mansions: The Union Mare & Confederate Grey
White Mansions: No One Would Believe A Summer Could Be So Cold
White Mansions: The Southland's Bleeding
White Mansions: Bring Up The Twelve Pounders
White Mansions: They Laid Waste To Our Land
White Mansions: Praise The Lord
White Mansions: The King Has Called Me Home
White Mansions: Bad Man
White Mansions: Dixie, Now You're Done

Tracks:

Legend Of Jesse James: Ride Of The Redlegs
Legend Of Jesse James: Quantrill's Guerillas
Legend Of Jesse James: Six Gun Shooting
Legend Of Jesse James: Have You Heard The News?
Legend Of Jesse James: Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet
Legend Of Jesse James: Help Him, Jesus
Legend Of Jesse James: The Old Clay Country
Legend Of Jesse James: Riding With Jesse James
Legend Of Jesse James: Hunt Them Down
Legend Of Jesse James: Wish We Were Back In Missouri
Legend Of Jesse James: Northfield: The Plan
Legend Of Jesse James: Northfield: The Disaster
Legend Of Jesse James: High Walls
Legend Of Jesse James: The Death Of Me
Legend Of Jesse James: The Plot
Legend Of Jesse James: One More Shot
Bonus Track: A Train Robbery

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This double-disc reissue documents one of the more curious careers in country music. Both 1978's White Mansions and 1980's The Legend of Jesse James are Southern song cycles that were conceived by Britain's Paul Kennerley, then an unknown songwriter who somehow recruited a high-profile cast for each. A Civil War saga from the Southern perspective, White Mansions suffers from caricature and cliché but benefits from signature contributions by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Eric Clapton. Jesse James has more focus and narrative momentum, with Levon Helm, Johnny Cash, and Emmylou Harris in lead roles. Though the albums are more noteworthy for artistic ambition than memorable material, Kennerley subsequently became a successful Nashville songwriter and Harris's husband from 1985 to 1993. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Legend of Jesse James.......2007-05-13

I had heard of this album in 1981 or so. Although I have the LP I wanted the
CD also. I really like the story telling aspect of this cd. Starting with the
first tract completely through the last. Also, the caliber of the singers
included really pleased me. Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash and Levon Helm's
voices are so well suited for the characters that they portray. It also made
me interested enough to do a little history reading on the real Jesse James.
History would be a lot more interesting to people, I think, if more were
presented in such a well done way.

A Gem.......2007-04-11

My husband bought the LP years ago and pretty much wore it out. When I bought this CD for him as a gift he was thrilled to hear elements of the recordings he says he never heard on the LP. We are both very happy with this CD and have told many of our friends and relatives who are interested in the history of the US during the civil war and post civil war period. I wish they would make a video of this even if they have to recast the parts with contemporary singers to replace those who have left this planet.

Two Magnificent and Historically Accurate Song Cycles About the American South.......2006-09-01

I accidentally ran into the cassette version of "The Story of Jesse James" probably shortly after the cassette was released. My 35 year old daughter remembers well hearing it played over and over again, when she was a child. Naturally, the tape finally wore out and I had no idea where to find another copy. I felt an unbelievable sense of loss because of this for many years, until I recently decided to search "Jesse" on Amazon.com, hoping to find that it had been re-released as a CD.

When I found that "White Mansions", which I had never even heard of before, had been combined into a double CD set with "Jesse", I was ecstatic and I immediately ordered two copies of the set, one for my car and one for my house. I found that I had to immerse myself in hearing "Jesse", until my "thirst" for it had been satisfied, before I could bring myself to listen seriously to "White Mansions". However, the Civil War/the War Between the States/the War of Northern Aggression/the Late Unpleasantness, as it is variously called, has always extremely interested me and filled me with great sadness, especially since most people today do not understand the complexities of the war, its many heart-breaking aspects, and how lasting its influence has been on our country.

These song cycles are replete with superb music and equally superb singers whose voices fit the characters who tell the story of the Civil War from the Southern white point of view in "White Mansions" and the story of Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang in "The Story of Jesse James". These song cycles are most highly recommended by me, however, not only because of their superb music and vocalists, but also because they are historically so accurate. I am a history buff and I know Civil War history and the lives and activities of the James brothers and the Younger brothers very well. My only bone to pick with the cycles is the song "High Walls" on "Jesse". Although I enjoy the song greatly, I personally do not believe that Jesse James ever was so self-pitying, although he probably did regret the path that he had chosen, after he had matured and had become a loving husband and father who had decided to settle down on a farm with his family.

I most highly recommend this set to anyone who appreciates the best in country music, to anyone who is interested in the Civil War, especially those who are interested in the different points of view of its Southern caucasian socio-economic groups, and/or to those who are interested in the war's resulting production of some of our nation's most notorious outlaws. I am now also so emotionally involved in "White Mansions", as well as in "Jesse", that today, I literally burst out with a loud exclamation concerning what had just been sung in one of its songs, while I was driving my car, startling my friend who was riding with me and embarrassing myself!

A secret treasure!.......2006-02-17

I bought "The legend of Jesse James" vinyl LP in 1980 when I was 17 and was immediately struck by the solid writing, emotional narrative and excellent musicianship found on this concept album. I remember "One more shot" got some airplay on country radio stations at the time, but without the rest of the album to provide the appropriate context, the single didn't have much impact. One listen to the entire album, and it's hard not to be impressed by this collection of country/folk/rock jewels.

This 2-CD set was my first introduction to "White Mansions", Paul Kennerley's original Southern Americana musical history lesson. This album is as well produced and the song writing as strong as on "Jesse James". However, this collection is not as emotionally engaging as the tracks on "Jesse James". The performances are all first rate and Waylon Jennings' vocals on this album are perhaps his best ever and proves that he was at his peak in the late 1970s!

Anyone that listens to this compilation of two great country concept albums will become instant fans. I sincerely hope more people will find this secret treasure.

The CD to save if your house was on fire!.......2005-12-04

White Mansions and especially The Legend of Jesse James gives me chills when I listen to it. I grew up in Clay County,Missouri right up the road from the James Farm. This music is so authentic in the style and the way the voices sound as if they are truly Missouri locals. Anybody who knows the true outlaw story of the James Boys knows this cd is so dead on it will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Jesse James is not just a train robber but a true southern farmer turned guerilla who just wanted his money back from the Yankee Feds. This CD has the best I believe of Waylon & Jessi, Johnny Cash and Levon Helm singing in a southern rock style that will have you swilling sweetea out of a mason jar. If you like hog callers and mules, tobacco and whiskey culture and realize the Civil War really started on the southern Frontier in Missouri, buy this you will play it for years!!!

The Very Best of Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find Another

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Spendid anthology of one of the finest singers of his generation
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The Very Best of Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find Another
Lou Rawls
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Tracks:

Dead End Street
Love Is A Hurtin Thing
Trouble Down Here Below
A Natural Man
Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
Street Corner Hustlers Blues/World Of Trouble [Live]
I Cant Make It Alone
You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches
Youve Made Me So Very Happy
On Broadway
Righteous Woman/I Wanna Little Girl
Breaking My Back (Instead Of Using My Mind)
The Shadow Of Your Smile [Live]
Bring It On Home
Show Business
Down Here On The Ground
Lady Love
See You When I Git There
Groovy People
Let Me Be Good To You
Youll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2007-05-15

I probably should have looked closer at the playlist on this CD. Instead, I just went by the title, "The Very Best of Lou Rawls." I've never heard of most of the songs on the CD, and I don't think the sound quality is up to par.

Good Music...How Good R&B/Soul Used to Sound Like.......2007-04-03

While I'm in my late-20s, I'm aware of the late, great Lou Rawls. 1st because of his 70s disco recordings as well as the songs he sings on the Garfield specials I used to watch as a child. But it's his work with the United Nergo College Fund that comes to my mind when I think of him.

6 months after his passing, Capitol Records released a greatest hits of his soul recordings (for those wanting a collection of him singing jazz & blues standards, there's "The Best of Lou Rawls: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions") I like 20 of the 21 songs featured. EMI should give praised for adding Rawls' Grammy-winning song "Natural Man" for records companies don't like to license songs from another label.

While I don't care for Rawls' take of "The Shadow of Your Smile" (great standard, but I just don't like his version of it), I love the rest of the disc. What I liked about these songs is that they're about adult issues. Something that our modern-day youth obsessed culture can't deal with. Of these songs, there's 5 that I enjoy listening to the most:

Street Corner Hustler's Blues/World of Trouble: From his 1966 LIVE LP. I love the story Rawls tells of a street hustler before sliding into "World of Trouble" At times funny.

You've Made Me So Very Happy: Very Motownish. Love the chorus line at the end.

Breaking My Back (Instead of Using My Mind): Sings about going to a job that he hates. Most of us who have jobs we don't like can relate to this.

Show Business: Songs about the realities of show business, that not everybody makes it. The lyrics were truthful then, as they are 40 years after Rawls first penned them.

Let Me Be Good to You: Sings about treating a lady who's been in a bad relationship well (without sounding nor being too sexual, an issue I've seen in a lot a modern-day R&B).

This disc also comes with very colorful liner notes in booklet form. You get an interesting essay from Billy Vera (a close friend of Rawls), photos as well as music chart info on the songs. If you want good R&B & don't care that it's from the 1960s-1970s, you'll enjoy this. Lou Rawls may be gone, but he won't be forgotten.

Spendid anthology of one of the finest singers of his generation.......2007-01-08

As his good friend Billy Vera points out in the liner notes, Lou Rawls never ever sang silly love songs. No sir! From the very beginning Lou Rawls sang about serious, adult subjects. And you could feel the emotion and the personal experience dripping in just about every tune the man ever sang. Finally, Capitol records has seen fit to release a single disc anthology befitting of this marvelous talent. "The Very Best of Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find Another" offers the listener a compehensive compilation of practically all of Lou's single hit recordings from his debut single "Love's A Hurtin' Thing" back in 1966 right on thru to his fabulous recording of "Let Me Be Good To You" in 1979. It is a disc that really was long overdue.
"The Very Best of Lou Rawls" features 21 splendid recordings and I can honestly report that there is not a weak track among them. It was certainly terrific to hear the remastered version of Lou's classic 1967 tune "Dead End Street" as well as his memorable 1972 smash "A Natural Man". And I had forgotten just how great his 1969 hit "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" really was. In the late 60's, while still at Capitol records, Lou also covered a couple of old favorites. While his renditions of "On Broadway" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" were not huge sellers they are highly entertaining nonetheless. Both are included here. I was also extremely pleased to see that the 1967 single "Show Business" was included as well. I had not heard that outstanding tune in nearly 40 years.
"The Very Best of Lou Rawls" concludes with a half dozen tunes from his highly successful days at Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble's Philadelphia International records. His very first recording for that label would prove to be his biggest hit ever, 1976's "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". And who can ever forget "Lady Love" or "See You When I Git There" from 1977. Also included in this anthology is an incredible "live" recording of "The Shadow of Your Smile" from his 1966 "LIVE!" LP. Great stuff!
"The Very Best of Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find Another" comes with a well thought out 12 page booket that includes information on each of the tracks as well as liner notes lovingly written by the aforementioned Billy Vera. I am also pleased to report that the 24 bit remastering job is superb. We only see the likes of Lou Rawls about once per generation. Lou Rawls carried on in the tradition of great male vocalists like Billy Ecksine, Al Hibbler, Jimmy Ricks and Nat King Cole. His untimely death in January 2006 leaves a major void on the American music scene. "The Very Best of Lou Rawls" is a great way to keep his music alive. Very highly recommended!

Well deserved tribute of Lou Rawls' music.......2006-06-18

I saw this CD recently in stores and went, If this album doesn't have Let Me Be Good To You, I'm passing on it! Finally, they got it right--it is on here! Every other Lou Rawls compilation failed to include this song. While most of us remembers Lou's late 70s era of hits like You'll Never Find, this album heavily focuses on his earlier hits from the '60s and early 70s like Love Is A Hurtin' Thing, Dead End Street, A Natural Man, Bring it On Home and Show Business. As much as I like Lady Love, I can't BELIEVE that it peaked at #21 R&B and #24 pop in 1977-1978! Maybe their minds were too much onto Donna Summer, the Bee Gees,Barry Manilow, Gloria Gaynor and others that year than on this wonderful, lush classic by Rawls. It should have been No. 1 just like You'll Never did. You'll Never Find from 1976 is still a classic to many people, but I have to give the upper hand to 1979's Let Me Good to You. Track 20 of this CD is a fine representation of Lou's classic style, his familiar raps in his songs as he invites a woman to his place for a night together. And his smooth baritone style sounds so good over the rattling percussion going through the song. See You When I Get There sounds too much like a faster bridge of Teddy Pendergrass' Come Go With Me and some of the O'Jays '70s songs--maybe Gamble and Huff had too many identical songs in the studio at the time. But Rawls' stamp on it avoids all derivative comparisons. Lou Rawls passed away in January, but his music will live on for many eras and generations to come. He was a wonderful performer, philanthropist, commercial pitchman and singer in the 5 decades that he entertained audiences.

A Much Needed Anthology.......2006-06-15

Like his friend and contemporary Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls began his musical career in gospel but was just as comfortable with R&B, pop and even jazz. His first solo hit was with Capitol Records when "Love is a Hurtin' Thing" (#13, pop; #1, R&B) in 1966. He continued to have hits through the mid-Seventies when he switched labels to Philadelphia International where he scored a No. 2 hit hit with the million-selling "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" in 1976 under the guidance of producer/songwriters Gamble & Huff.

Rawls was a multiple Grammy winner and all of his Top 40 hits are here, including R&B hits like "Groovy People" and "See You When I Get There." Also included is a funky arrangement of Sam Cooke's "Bring It on Home." [Note: Rawls sang backup on Cooke's original hit version.] This 21-track collection is a thoroughly satsifying look at a performer who needs to be remembered by a wider audience. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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Just What I Wanted
Love Songs by Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls for sure!
excelent item
Incredible voice - already missed @}->---

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If It's the Last Thing I Do
The Shadow of Your Smile
Love is a Hurtin' Thing
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Let's Fall In Love All Over Again
From Now On
See You When I Git There
Early Morning Love
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You Are
Be Anything (But Be Mine)
At Last (duet with Dianne Reeves)
I'm Still In Love With You
Save All Your Love For Me
There Will Be Love
I Wish You Belonged to Me

Customer Reviews:

Just What I Wanted.......2006-10-11

I had heard Lou Rawls singing on the radio last week and I realized that I did not have any of his CD's in my collection. I especially wanted the song "You'll Never Find..." This CD has all the songs I wanted. It's just great!

Love Songs by Lou Rawls.......2006-03-16

This CD recaps Lou Rawls oldies but goodies music. It is also a confirmation of why he was so popular. If you just want to relax a little, but on occasion still bopp your head to the beat, listen to this CD, you won't be disappointed.

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Lou Rawls for sure!.......2006-03-15

The CD is Lou Rawls. Tender, sensitive and refreshing.
Its not his best but a very good and sadly, his last recording.
If you are a fan, you'll enjoy Love Songs.

excelent item.......2006-03-03

This is a jewel!! A must have cd for any over 35 years

Incredible voice - already missed @}->---.......2006-01-12

Talk about talent. Lou Rawls had the most beautiful deep and smooth voice and this album shows the best of his best. His songs are great (although to me, there will never be another greater song than You'll Never Find ...). All the music here is brilliant and very very classic. It's good bedroom music or nice easy listening when you want to chill out. I think sometimes we forget how much material one performer has done until there are all these fantastic songs on one cd. Go get this to hear beautiful music sung with a beautiful voice.

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I keep coming back and wanting more.

Dreams Come True
Lou Ann Barton , Angela Strehli , and Marcia Ball
Manufacturer: Texas Music Group
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Release Date: 1990-09-19

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I keep coming back and wanting more........2001-10-16

Three independently good solo jazz singers meld together compellingly. I keep giving copies away.

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WOW! Wanda Jackson 25 years later!!
Lady Sings The Blues
A Little Bit of Austin While Driving in Your Car
One of the best!
A Solid Effort

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Sexy Ways
Shake a Hand
Good Lover
Mean Mean Man
Shake Your Hips
Te Ni Nee Ni Nu
Can't Believe You Want to Leave
You Can Have My Husband
It's Raining
Rocket in My Pocket
I Wonder Why
Let's Have a Party
High Time We Went

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Austin's Lou Ann Barton displays her sassy blowtorch blues style splendidly on her third recording, on which she receives assistance from friends and former bandmates such as Kim Wilson, David "Fathead" Newman, and current duet partner Jimmie Vaughan (Do You Get the Blues). But Barton, a past member of both Roomful of Blues and an early edition of Stevie Ray Vaughan's band, doesn't really need much help; her amazingly rich, blues-drenched voice is a musical force of nature. Whether using it on a sizzling remake of Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips," digging deep into Irma Thomas's Crescent City classic ballad "It's Raining," or energizing "High Time We Went," Barton saturates her sound with raw emotion and unerring blues sensibilities. Even semi-novelty numbers like Lazy Lester's bayou funk standard "Sugar Coated Love" and the tough-woman anthem "You Can Have My Husband" somehow seem more substantial. She further accentuates her no-nonsense image with superlative takes on Barbara Lynn's "You'll Lose a Good Thing" and renegade country legend Wanda Jackson's "Mean, Mean Man." --Michael Point

Customer Reviews:

WOW! Wanda Jackson 25 years later!!.......2007-05-02

This is just great, great stuff. Are you sure this isn't Wanda Jackson's illegitmate daughter? If you like blues and rockabilly it doesn't get any better than this in this day and age. If you don't like this CD--you just don't like music!

Lady Sings The Blues.......2007-04-09

I bought this one on vinyl when it first came out and have been listening to it regularly ever since. This is one fine blues album and a must for any serious blues collection. I was lucky enough to see Lou Ann at Antone's in Austin back in the early 90's and she "smoked". She had much the same band then as on this album; the great but unheralded Derek O'Brien on guitar, George Rains on drums and Reese Wynans on keys. The material on this album is top notch, covering swamp blues, soul, R&B and texas blues. This album is right up there with any, yes any, blues album released in the last 25 years; I kid you not. It is a real shame that Lou Ann didn't record a follow-up but there's still time as most of the participants are still alive and active, except the late, great Clifford Antone and the late, exceptionally great Doug Sahm. Lou Ann is now Jimmie Vaughan's main squeeze (well, she was a year or so ago) and sings in his ripper band; she deserves much more on all accounts!! Come on Lou Ann, give us another one just like the other one.

A Little Bit of Austin While Driving in Your Car.......2007-02-28

After a long wait, I finally was able to see Ms. Barton perform with Jimmy Vaughn's band during the Summer 2006 Bob Dylan minor baseball stadium tour. I had purchased this record on vinyl, but I had not listened to it in years. Coming back to it was a real treat. Her voice is strong and sassy. The record is loaded with Austin guitar players (including Denny Freeman who now plays with Dylan), and the players sound like a real band, not just a bunch of guys putting together a studio album. So, if you cannot make it to Austin, or if you are on your way there, play this record and feel the blues.

One of the best!.......2004-09-28

I have had this album since it can out and it has always been one of my absolute favorites. The singing is as good as it gets and the band is top notch. Check out the guitars solos by Jimmie Vaughan on Sugar Coated Love and Ti Ni Nee Ni Nu, Derek O'Brian on You Can Have My Husband and David Grissom on Shake Your Hips. If you want to know what a blues band should sound like, this is IT! I wish this same line up would get together and record something new.

A Solid Effort.......2002-04-25

A very good effort from Lou Ann Barton. I had never heard of her before a friend in college at the University of Boston turned me on to her. This CD moves from slower blues to rhythm and blues with a very strong common demoninator, which is Lou Ann's voice. Very strong and hypnotizing. Her voice pulls you in and wraps you in a cacoon.

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I'm Old Enough
Brand New Lover
It's Raining
It Ain't Right
Finger Poppin' Time
Stop These Teardrops
Sudden Stop
Doodle Song
Maybe
Every Night of the Week

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Alone on a Street Of Blue Notes
Blues Walk: A First-Rate Lou Donaldson Group

Blues Walk
Lou Donaldson
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Album Description

Lou Donaldson's undisputed masterpiece, Blues Walk, marks the point where the altoist began to decisively modify his heavy Charlie Parker influence and add a smoky, bluesy flavor of his own. The material is still firmly in the bebop style, and the mellower moments aren't as sleepy as some of Donaldson's subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and loosens things up. What elevates Blues Walk to classic status is its inviting warmth. Donaldson's sweetly singing horn is melodic throughout the six selections, making even his most advanced ideas sound utterly good-natured and accessible. The easy-swinging title cut is arguably Donaldson's signature tune even above his late-'60s soul-jazz hits, and his other two originals - "Play Ray" and "Callin' All Cats" - are in largely the same vein. Elsewhere, Donaldson displays opposite extremes of his sound; the up-tempo bebop classic "Move" provokes his fieriest playing on the record, and his romantic version of "Autumn Nocturne" is simply lovely, a precursor to Lush Life. The addition of Ray Barretto on conga is a subtle masterstroke, adding just a bit more rhythmic heft to the relaxed swing. There are numerous likable records in Donaldson's extensive catalog, but Blues Walk is the best of them all.

Customer Reviews:

Alone on a Street Of Blue Notes.......2001-07-21

Lou Donaldson made his mark with this one...probably his best, then again this was 1958 and he had many more albums to cut. He was young and inventive and he made his own tune "Blues Walk" a classic. Take this and then jump to the second cut "Move" another legitimate bop standard up there with anything written by anybody...in fact the entire CD is up there with anything ever written......and why I don't see it on anyones Jazz To Have Lists can only be explained by pure oversight or lack of record company hype (support)...I know, a lot of great Jazz came out of the 1950's but this one is a definitive stand out. I write about music but never recommend anything...but...forget about Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins for a minute and get this album...it catches every mood and rises to the top of all the Blue Note releases... you just can't put it down.

Blues Walk: A First-Rate Lou Donaldson Group.......2000-04-15

Although Lou is wonderfully facile in this Blue Note session from the late 1950s, it's Herman Foster, the great pianist, who steals the show, with convincing evidence that a complex harmonic instrument need not be treated as another variant on the Horace Silver/Bud Powell single-note theme. Foster's highly sophisticated two-handed harmonies in "Play Ray", a medium tempo blues for Barretto, are worthy of transcription. This is a virtuoso pianist with an aggressive, percussive approach which is atypical of Blue Note recordings of the era. The intensity of Foster's attack in Denzil Best's "Move" is phenomenal. Check it out.

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Too long a wait...
A timeless classic!
Long Awaited Black & Blue and Tobacco Road
The voice shines through

Black and Blue/Tobacco Road
Lou Rawls
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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ASIN: B000FA57NU
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

Roll 'Em Pete
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
How Long, How Long Blues
Everyday I Have The Blues
St. James Infirmary
(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue
Gloomy Sunday
Kansas City
Going' To Chicago Blues
Trouble In Mind
World Of Trouble
Six Cold Feet Of Ground
Strange Fruit
Tobacco Road
Cotton Fields
Rockin' Chair
Stormy Weather
Ol' Man River
Blues For A Four-String Guitar
St. Louis Blues
Georgia On My Mind
Sentimental Journey
Summertime
When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Customer Reviews:

Too long a wait..........2006-08-05

Adding this CD reissue of "Black and Blue" and "Tobacco Road" from 1963-64 was a no-brainer, for this was the first time I'd had a chance to hear two of the greatest albums Lou Rawls has ever recorded.

It was a treat to hear Lou do justice to some of the greatest jazz and blues classics ever written, brilliantly arranged by Onzy Matthews and played by a smokin' hot big band made up of A-list musician talent. The liner notes were very informative and gave insight of the creation of each album.

Judging by the fantastic arranging and conducting on these two albums, I cannot believe that Mr. Matthews' career did not take the more successful turn of other arrangers of that period. As for Lou, thank God that his early work is finally in circulation for all to enjoy...why wait until after his death for this to happen?

A timeless classic!.......2006-07-12

Lou Rawls is one of the greatest singers of this era. I have several of his albums. But I rejoiced when I found songs not included on other CDs such as "Blues for a Four-String Guitar," "Stormy Weather," "Georgia on My Mind," and "Summertime" as well as some of his signature tunes like "Tobacco Road." Lou Rawls really makes the standards his own. This album is Lou Rawls at his best, and a must-have for any fan!

Long Awaited Black & Blue and Tobacco Road.......2006-07-06

It's very hard for me to be objective about these two recordings by Lou Rawls and Onzy Matthews. I wore out my vinyl long, long ago and have been waiting for the CD issue of these records for 20 years. FINALLY! Great and creative big band writing by Onzy Matthews....The arrangements never get in Lou's way and such mature singing for a young guy. Lou's in great voice, the selection of material is first rate and the writing and playing top notch. Enough with the cliches........buy it..at two for the price of one!

The voice shines through.......2006-05-23

This CD comprises of two albums recorded in 1962 & 1963, with two tracks, numbers 7 & 24 as bonus tracks. Arrangements on both albums were by Onzy Matthews, with a whole slew of hand picked session players to perform them.On both sets Lou Rawls displays imperious styling and phrasing, and his voice is distinctive and given lots of space in the arrangements. There is, however a distinct contrast between the choice of material on the two albums. The "Black and Blue" set contains a much better chosen range of songs, and the arrangements more in empathy with Rawls style. Stand out tracks are a version of "Every day I have the Blues", Count Basie's "Going to Chicago Blues" and an outstanding reading of Oscar Brown Junior's "World of Trouble". The bonus track would not have been out of place in the original programming. The "Tobacco Road" set starts with an excellent version of the title track, but the rest of the set is good without ever being outstanding, except for "Blues for a four string guitar" which is really quite weak. Throughout, Rawls does his best to impart something new to all of them, though he's not helped in places by the arrangements, where on the second album the guitar sound is weak. It's also difficult not to compare the version of "Georgia on my mind" with what Ray Charles was doing with it at about the same time in another place! The remastering is excellent throughout, mixed as it was from 3 track tapes. I welcome the re-release of these long deleted albums, but on reflection despite Rawls' valiant efforts elsewhere the "Black and Blue" set is the highlight of this CD.

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One Hundred Greatest TV Themes

Manufacturer: Silva America
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Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

The A-Team - Nic Raine
The Addams Family - Nic Raine
The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe - Nic Raine
Airwolf - Derek Wadsworth
The Avengers - Mike Townend
Barnaby Jones - Jerry Goldsmith
Batman - Nic Raine
Battlestar Galactica - Nic Raine
Baywatch - Derek Wadsworth
Beverly Hills 90210 - Derek Wadsworth
Bewitched - Nic Raine
Between The Lines - Mark Ayres
The Bill - Nic Raine
Bonanza - The Philharmonia Orchestra
Brideshead Revisited - Derek Wadsworth
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Nic Raine
Burke's Law - Derek Wadsworth
Cagney And Lacey - Derek Wadsworth
Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Mark Ayres
Casualty - Mark Ayres
Cheers - Mark Ayres
Dallas - Nic Raine
Dangerman (Secret Agent) - Mike Townend
Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
Doctor Kildare - Jerry Goldsmith

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Doogie Howser, M.D. - Derek Wadsworth
Dynasty - Nic Raine
The Equalizer - Derek Wadsworth
Falcon Crest - Derek Wadsworth
Fireball XL-5 - Derek Wadsworth
The Fugitive - Nic Raine
Hawaii 5-0 - Mike Townend
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Nic Raine
The High Chaparral - Nic Raine
Highway To Heaven - Derek Wadsworth
Hill Street Blues - Derek Wadsworth
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Mark Ayres
The Incredible Hulk - Derek Wadsworth
Jason King - Mike Townend
Jesus Of Nazareth - Paul Bateman
Joe 90 - Derek Wadsworth
Johnny Staccato - Derek Wadsworth
Knight Rider - Derek Wadsworth
Kojak - Mike Townend
L.A. Law - Derek Wadsworth
Land Of The Giants - Nic Raine
Little House On The Prairie - Derek Wadsworth
Lonesome Dove - Nic Raine
Lost In Space - Nic Raine
Lou Grant - Derek Wadsworth

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Magnum, P.I. - Derek Wadsworth
A Man Called Ironside - Mike Townend
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Derek Wadsworth
M*A*S*H - Nic Raine
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Mike Hammer - Derek Wadsworth
Mission Impossible - Mike Townend
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The Munsters - Derek Wadsworth
Murder She Wrote - Derek Wadsworth
Newhart - Derek Wadsworth
North And South - Derek Wadsworth
Northern Exposure - Derek Wadsworth
NYPD Blue - Mark Ayres
The Outer Limits - Nic Raine
Perry Mason - Mike Townend
The Persuaders - Mark Ayres
Peter Gunn - Mike Townend
Police Squad - Nic Raine
The Prisoner - Mike Townend
Quantum Leap - Derek Wadsworth
Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) - Mike Townend
Red Dwarf - Mark Lambert
The Rockford Files - Mike Post
Roseanne - Dan Foliart

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The Saint - Mike Townend
Seaquest DSV - Nic Raine
Space 1999 - Derek Wadsworth
Star Trek - Mike Townend
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Derek Wadsworth
Star Trek: Voyager - Nic Raine
St. Elsewhere - Derek Wadsworth
The Streets Of San Francisco - Nic Raine
Stingray - Barry Gray
Taxi - Derek Wadsworth
Thunderbirds - Derek Wadsworth
Thirty Something - Derek Wadsworth
The Time Tunnel - Nic Raine
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - The Philharmonia Orchestra
The Twighlight Zone - Nic Raine
Twin Peaks - Derek Wadsworth
U.F.O. - Derek Wadsworth
The Virginian - Nic Raine
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Nic Raine
Wagon Train - Paul Bateman
The Waltons - Jerry Goldsmith
The Wild Wild West - Derek Wadsworth
Young Riders - John Debney
Xena: The Warrior Princess - Paul Bateman
The X-Files - Mark Ayres

Customer Reviews:

Quantity Over Quality.......2007-01-15

As a musician myself, I know too well that one of the most important ingredients in ANY performance (live or recorded) is passion. The recordings here generally lack the same passion and sheer drama of the originals. Much of the instrumentation has been reduced to a cheezy, thin, plastic synthesized replica. The performances are simply a watered-down lackluster version of the classic originals. If it were not for the sheer volume of tracks compiled here, I would have rated the comp only "one star".

Mediocre.......2006-05-17

The sound quality for this collection isn't much better than the samples offered by Amazon.

One Hundred Greatest TV Themes.......2005-08-06

I have watched almost all the shows that are on these 4 cd's. Many were made before I started watching TV. Most I've seen once or twice before.

Pretty close to original recordings.......2005-07-24

Definitely not as good as the originals. You'll probably notice the slight differences since it's stuff you saw and listened to every week or everyday in reruns growing up, but it's still an amazing collection.

Really Good Collection.......2004-07-11

I bought this in part because it had soundtracks to tv shows that are unavailable. My husband and I watch aome British programming. Many of the theme songs are for what seems like obscure British shows. That said; it has been enjoyable to hear music that I would normally never hear. Some music does sound tinny; some are very very rich, and some music is derived from actual preformances from the original artists. I think this is worth buying because is has a wonderful blend of music. The pieces are full soundtracks so they includes the parts of the theme song which are often edited out. I think the orchestra's who preformed the music did a great job. I have MonsterMania which redoes the soundtracks to the Godzilla movies. The interpretation is less heavy and stark than the preformance we associate with the original soundtrack; but I regard it as a new way to appreciate the music and all the componets which make the song unique.

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

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

Tracks:

You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Groovy People
See You When I Git There
Lady Love
One Life to Live
Let Me Be Good to You
Sit Down and Talk to Me
I Go Crazy
I Wish You Belonged to Me
From Now On
Trade Winds
Bark, Bite (Fight All Night)
I Wish It Were Yesterday
Dollar Green
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing [Live]
Dead End Street [Live]
Tobacco Road [Live]
This Song Will Last Forever
There Will Be Love
Ain't That Loving You

Album Description

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

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

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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