Rain Sometimes

Rain Sometimes

ASIN: B00007H1QM

Track Listings

1. Let's Take the Long Way Home

2. My Melancholy Baby

3. Where Have You Been?

4. He's My Guy

5. Why Can't I?

6. I Only Want Some

7. Rain Sometimes

8. Little Did I Dream

9. There's No Such Thing as Love

10. Sweet William

11. Early To Bed

12. No More

13. Here I Am in Love Again

14. Put Your Dreams Away

Editorial Reviews
From: Carol Sloane's liner notes
". . .Winters has more than a casual instinct for choosing songs of enchantment and pathos, songs light-hearted to achingly poignant."

Product Description
Pinky Winters is a jazz singer who, with only the assistance of a piano and bass, can rivet you and raise the hairs on your arm with all the force of the Basie band.

Winters recorded one album in the 1950s, another in the 1960s, then married and retired from the jazz circuit. Today copies of both those highly regarded out-of-print LP's command many hundreds of dollars apiece on the record collectors' market. Since the 1960s, Winters has surfaced in the recording studio only three times. But each appearance has proved worth the wait.

In 1985, Winters cut "Let's Be Buddies (Jacqueline Records)" in 1994, "This Happy Madness (Verve)," and 2001 saw the release of "As Long as There's Music" (Koch Jazz), a collaboration with Lou Levy and the Netherlands Metropole Jazz Orchestra. For many years now, the esteemed British pianist-connect hall-film soundtrack composer, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, has wanted to record with Winters. For her, the feeling has been mutual. Now, that long-awaited encounter has finally taken place with "Rain Sometimes."

Rain Sometimes

Tracks:

Sonnet [Bynner]
Clouds [Goodman]
Early In The Morning [Hillyer]
The Serpent [Roethke]
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal [Tennyson]
Opus 101 [Bynner]
I Strolled Across An Open Field [Roethke]
To A Young Girl [Yeats]
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair [after Foster]
Ode [de Ronsard]
For Poulenc [O'Hara]
Littlle elegy [Wylie]
Alleluia
Look Down, Fair Moon [Whitman]
O You Whom I Often And Silently Come [Whitman]
I Will Always Love You [O'Hara]
The Tulip Tree [Goodman]
The Wintry Mind [Bynner]
I Am Rose [Stein]
The Lordly Hudson [Goodman]
O Do Not Love Too Long [Goodman]
Far - Far - Away [Tennyson]
For Susan [Goodman]
A Journey [Glaze]
Sometimes With One I Love [Goodman]
Love [Lodge]
Orchids [Roethke]
Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening [Frost]
Do I Love You More Than A Day [Larson]
Ferry Me Across The Water [Rossetti]
The Sowers [Bynner]
That Shadow, My Likeness [Whitman]

Amazon.com

Contemporary composer Ned Rorem is typically likened to an American Schubert (living in Paris) for the fecundity, emotional range, and quality of his songs (though this represents only one facet of a prolific career). And Rorem's masterful 1998 cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen would seem to justify that reputation, as does this marvelous anthology from the Rorem songbook of the past half-century. The composer is fond of dividing musicians into the "German" and the "French," clearly identifying himself with the latter for the elusive sparkle and subtle play of shadows that characterize his art. What other kind of sensibility could "through-compose" Gertrude Stein's "I Am Rose" in a deftly perfect 27 seconds? Fortunately, American lyric mezzo Susan Graham intuitively understands this expressive aspect, as does pianist-partner Malcolm Martineau. Graham is constantly attentive to the marriage of music and text in the 32 songs here and phrases their little worlds into being with grace and wit. She can shade to a sweet vanishing point or allow her voice to blossom, orchidlike, into a dazzling profusion of colors. Few of these songs, which draw on the poetry of Walt Whitman, Theodore Roethke, Frank O'Hara, and many others, last more than two minutes. But their resonance lingers, whether in the haunting "Opus 101"--with its lean but potent string trio scoring--or the enigmatic "That Shadow, My Likeness" from Whitman. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

One last touch of Paris (but oversold by the critics).......2005-10-11

Ned Rorem is the last survivor, since the death of Virgil Thompson, of the long reach that Paris exerted over a generation of American expatriate composers, many of whom drifted overseas between the wars to study with the legendary Nadia Boulanger. Rorem's songs sometimes have American folk roots, but mostly he writes chansons, and like their French counterparts, his are crystalline, spare, sophisticated, and precisely defined emotionally.

If he were more tlaneted he might have wirtten masterpieces, but mostly this sounds like Samuel Barber on skim milk. Rorem often sets minor, if not trivial poetry. His lyrical gift is modest. But there's no doubt that he has been neglected, largely because of his stubbornly tonal conservatism, and now that tonality is repsectable again, he is being accorded last-minute honors. I'm glad for him, and his best work, which consists of his multi-volume memoirs, has added much to American culture. But even when skillfully sung by an artist of the caliber of Susan Graham, a hour's worth of Rorem's tiny jewel-like chansons is about twice too much at one sitting.

wonderful perforance of excellent songs.......2005-01-20

I'm a neophyte to Ned Rorem's work. To be honest I purchased this CD because I really enjoy listening to Susan Graham. Although I really love hearing Ms. Graham's opera performances, I find it refreshing to hear her singing something in English. I also appreciate how she's taken time to perform something other than opera. Susan Graham's performance of Ned Rorem's songs has me seeking out other performances of his work.

Classic Rorem Songs!.......2004-05-18

Susan Graham has a remarkable mezzo voice and sings Rorem as though she really is a sounding board for the composer. Kudos to her and this CD comes highly recommended to newbies to Rorem songs and those many die-hard fans!

Come To Pop, Baby!.......2004-03-12

Recently, I heard Susan Graham on Garrison Keillor's "Prarie Home Companion" show. Wow! I didn't know who she was, but she had so much humour, verve and style while singing some show tunes, and that incredible voice. I rushed to amazon but all the English language songs I could find seemed to be on this album of Ned Rorem music. Well, whatever the weight lieder songs carry for the Germans, it seems that art songs in English mean songs you can't snap your fingers to, can't slap out a beat to and would never, ever, sing with your friends. I know, I know, I'm a Philistine, but please, Ms. Graham, give us an album of American popular classics, show tunes and the like. When I listened to you on Mr. Keillor's show, if I had been a bell, I'd have been ringing too! You are simply great. Don't let the classical music fans have all the fun. Throw a little our way too. Pretty please.

Worthy indeed - a gem.......2002-08-27

I cannot disagree with "A Music Fan"'s panning of this CD. Having first purchased the Hearing CD which he/she references, I reached the conclusion that Rorem's music was too knotty and "20th century" for repeated listenings and enjoyment. This CD with Susan Graham completely reversed my opinion. The songs are indeed chosen to be accessible, but they are much more than that. They are, simply stated, lovely. This is a disc I will play again and again, and has caused me to investigate many other Rorem CDs. I just came on line to buy it as a gift for a friend. Rorem deserves his due, and this disc gives it to him.

Average customer rating:

Sometimes He Lets It Rain
Katherine Nelson
Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000DES4K
Release Date: 2006-05-26

Tracks:

You Surround Me
Sometimes He Lets It Rain
Love's Sweet Name
Follow Jesus There
Carry Me
Stay
You Can Let Me Down
Fireplace
Standing Still
Reaching
Broken Feathers

Average customer rating:

Northern Rain

Manufacturer: Spent Round
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAA57G
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Average customer rating:

Hearing: 32 Songs of Ned Rorem

Manufacturer: Premier Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Rain Sometimes
Pinky Winters & Richard Rodney Bennett
Manufacturer: 3d
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0009X4U90
Release Date: 2005-09-05

Tracks:

Let's Take the Long Way Home
My Melancholy Baby
Where Have You Been?
He's My Guy
Why Can't I?
I Only Want Some
Rain Sometimes
Little Did I Dream
There's No Such Thing as Love
Sweet William
Early to Bed
No More
Here I Am in Love Again
Put Your Dreams Away
Lamp Is Low

Average customer rating:

Spirituals

Manufacturer: Centaur
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000057TC
Release Date: 1993-11-04

Tracks:

I Gotta Robe
Little David, Play On Your Harp
Joshua
City Called Heaven
Steal Away
Calvary
I Stood On De Ribber Ob Jerdon
Oh, Didn't It Rain
Ride On, King Jesus!
He's Got The Whole World In His Hand
Weepin' Mary
Were You There
Deep River
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Witness
Honor! Honor!
My Lord, What A Mornin'
Listen To the Lambs
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Nobody Known De Trouble I've Seen
Give Me Jesus

Average customer rating:

leaders of the emotional

Sometimes Something
Rain Still Fall
Manufacturer: Watermark
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000021ON
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

cloth
kelly
fossil
slowgreen
without
third
plant Life

Customer Reviews:

leaders of the emotional.......2000-02-02

one of the most touching and easily accessible "emo punk" (emotional punk) records of its era. timeless in its mellowdramatic rocking songs about girls and putting dirt on your shirt. well received from the emo community, check out the song samples.

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Cherokee Wind
Cherokee Wind
Manufacturer: Kore Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005YTE4
Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

Highway 40 Blues
Cherokee Wind
One Tear
Lonesome River
If I should wander back tonight
Back on my mind again
Go Rest High On that Mountain
The Old Homeplace
Enchanted
Baby Girl

Album Description

Finally! After two years in the making, Cherokee Wind's first project is available for purchase. On the project we have included songs that the fans have requested. Among these is our theme song, Cherokee Wind, written by Carl Towns, a haunting song rooted deep in the group's Native American heritage.

Other songs include the traditional favorites suc as; the Flatt and Scruggs classic, "If I should wander back tonight"; as well as Country songs with that Bluegrass sound. Vince Gill's, "Go Rest High On that mountain" and Ronnie Milsaps, "Back On My Mind again".

Tracks:

Rollin' by Mornin'
Rich Man's World
All the Paradise We Need
I Miss Those Old Times
Autumn Rain
Dreaming
Fairytale Queen
Slaughter of Innocents
Darkness
Joy
It's Time I Gave My Heart Away
Wheel of Chance
Little Girl Dreams

Album Description

An interesting mix of styles, folk, rock and country. These songs are beautiful, powerful and, sometimes, dangerous. When you bite down on his music, it has the crunch of reality.

Average customer rating:

My Name

Manufacturer: Early Morning Rain Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAEEG4
Release Date: 2004-01-27

Tracks:

The Only 1
California Blue
Runaway
Time
Hollywood
My Name
Rainy Days
Let It Go
The Dark
Kimmy
This song?s for you

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