Take Note!

Take Note!

Take Note!

ASIN: B000008B9S

Track Listings
 
1. My Ship
2. Thoughts of You
3. Groove Merchant
4. Whisper Not
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. Some Other Blues
7. But Beautiful
8. In Walked Bud
9. Ceora
10. Winter Sleeves

Take Note!,Holly Hofmann,Capri Records,Bop,Jazz,Pop
You Gotta Take a Little Love
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Groovy, but a throwback
  • Still cookin' like always..
  • MELODIES FOR YOUR MALADIES
 You Gotta Take a Little Love
Horace Silver
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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ASIN: B000MG2LRM
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

  1. You Gotta Take A Little Love
  2. The Risin' Sun
  3. It's Time
  4. Lovely's Daughter
  5. Down And Out
  6. The Belly Dancer
  7. Brain Wave

Album Description

Although this quintet with Charles Tolliver in place of Randy Brecker debuted on the second half of Serenade To A Soul Sister, this album, despite its "could only happen in the sixties" artwork, is among Silver's best, if least recognized, efforts. The compositions, six by Silver and one by Maupin, and the playing are excellent throughout. This album makes its first appearance on CD.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Groovy, but a throwback.......2007-06-21

This is a Horace Silver Blue Note session from 1969 which has recently been re-issued. Horace has hornmen Bennie Maupin and Randy Brecker, and Billy Cobham on drums. Despite the fusion lineup, you get straightahead jazz. The opener and title track is a R&B shuffle which, unfortunately for Bennie Maupin, shows he's not very comfortable with that style. "The Risin' Sun" is another jaunty number with a tempo that slows and surges in spots. "It's Time" is a softer, slower song with a pretty melody. Bennie Maupin opens "Lovely's Daughter" with a flute solo. "Down And Out" is a blues. I'm finding it difficult to be too descriptive, since each song is 4 - 7 minutes long, and has the basic head-solos-head format. "The Belly Dancer" has an Asian cast, and "Brain Wave" has a slightly exotic melody. Aside from the first song, Bennie Maupin sounds good, and Randy Brecker sounds virtuostic throughout. Compared to the other stuff that came out in 1969, like "In A Silent Way" and various lesser-known avant-garde jazzers, this CD sounds hopelessly out of style. Proper enjoyment, then, comes from imagining it came out in 1963 (and does it really matter whether it was recorded 44 or 38 years ago?) and pretending the album cover art was daringly ahead of the curve.

5 out of 5 stars Still cookin' like always.........2007-05-31

I have to admit that I love Horace Silver's music. His style is unmistakable, and he has that 'delicious' ability to combine the intricate harmonies that are characteristic of the idiom commonly referred to as 'Jazz', with the music's rhythmic origins. Whatever composition he performs or pens, Horace Silver's piano style is so distinctive that to me it imbues familiar melodies with an exotic tinge.

5 out of 5 stars MELODIES FOR YOUR MALADIES.......2007-04-06

Horace Silver always delivers; "You Gotta Take A Little Love" is no exception.

While the inspiration on this session isn't as sustained as on "The Tokyo Blues," highlights like the grits-n-gravy "Down and Out" and the superlative "Brain Wave" elevate this to near-classic status.
At the Sign of the Crumhorn
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The best of the 4 I recently bought
  • a little jewel of Renaissance music
 At the Sign of the Crumhorn

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00004GLLP
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Come Out All
  2. Needles, Needles
  3. Den III. Ende VI. Ronde + Quatre Branles
  4. In Sorrow Must I Die
  5. I Carry In My Heart
  6. Be Sure To Drink In Moderation
  7. A Venus Creature
  8. How Sorrowful Is My Heart
  9. New Almanack
  10. In The Middle Of May
  11. A Guild Has It's Wench
  12. My Heart Has Secretly Departed
  13. My Beloved's Brown Eyes
  14. Ye Noble Young Spirits
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  16. Fool's Entr'acte
  17. Beautiful Venus
  18. Hoboken Dance
  19. I Went Out Last Night
  20. Allemande IV-III-IV
  21. Gaillarde I-II-III
  22. You Are The Most Precious
  23. Pain And Sorrow + I Mourn
  24. O Time So Heartily Full Of Melodies
  25. Now Take Note
  26. Here We Come
  27. A Girl Came Walking By I
  28. A Girl Came Walking By II
  29. Ronde III - IV

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best of the 4 I recently bought.......2005-04-27

For some reason I recently decided to buy a variety of Early Music CDs from Amazon. I purchased four, including this one, enough to spend $25 for free shipping. Of the four (the others being 'Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore', 'Music of the Troubadours', and 'Music of the Crusades'), this is my favorite.

I particularly like the song whose title is translated on this page as 'Be sure to drink in moderation' - I don't know enough contemporary Dutch to know if learning to sing this as recorded on this CD would be comprehensible to native speakers of Dutch today, but I certainly hope so, because it would make a terrific ice breaker at parties in Holland.

As for the music, it's hard to imagine that a gaggle of trained geese would sound as good as these Crumhorns. This album really rocks.

5 out of 5 stars a little jewel of Renaissance music.......2004-01-17

If you are looking for an album with all types of renaissance-music from the Low Countries this is the album. Different composers from that time-area and different types of music are recorded. Some songs are very modest, others makes it difficult not to hum with. This cd is a jewel worth listening. Renaissancofiles: this album should be in your collection.
The Complete Recordings, 1902-1920 (Box Set)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Get It While You Can
  • Essential edition for opera lovers
 The Complete Recordings, 1902-1920 (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00030B92K
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Album Description

The Complete Caruso: Volumes 1 - 12

The Italian tenor Enrico Caruso holds a unique place in musical history, as the first operatic singer whose recordings sold in millions, and who created an international reputation on the strength of these. Caruso's robust tone and musical sincerity made him both an ideal stage and recording artist, whose voice the primitive acoustic recording technology of the early twentieth century was able to reproduce with startling fidelity. The Naxos Historical Caruso edition constitutes the complete cycle of all Caruso's recordings issued in chronological order. In addition, the transfers have been immaculately undertaken by top sound engineer Ward Marston, unrivalled for his knowledge of the specialized world of acoustic opera recordings, and his rare ability to retrieve all of the music lying in the grooves of the original recordings. Naxos Historical's incredible price (12 CD'S FOR THE PRICE OF 10) puts this unique legacy of great singing within the reach of all music-lovers. This! complete cycle of recordings represents a major document in the history of sound recording, and one which no collector and enthusiast of great singing will wish to be without. "There is no series of vocal records that have a greater documentary value, that meant more to the development of the phonograph record, or that are as consistently capable of providing pleasure to lovers of great singing. ...One of the most significant recording industry events of the decade." Fanfare

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Get It While You Can.......2006-10-13

This may not be easy to get in the USA for very long.....don't miss it.

5 out of 5 stars Essential edition for opera lovers.......2005-02-01

This set gives you the opportunity to follow the entire recording career of one of the greatest singers in Operatic History. Enrico Caruso was the first superstar of the 20th century -- and this without the benefit of mass media. His person and his records were his greatest publicity.

The set begins with Caruso's Italian made recordings. They show a great raw talent. The artistry is lacking with many sobs, over acting and mistaken cues. The 1902 and 1903 clearly show a tenor with a lot to learn. But learn it he did. His 1904 sessions show a mature artist on par with any heard since. His voice matures before your very ears and by 1910, you wonder if you will ever listen to any other tenor the same way again.

The engineering used for this set is wonderful. There is no attempt at all to use the soundstream process of computer sound enhancement as heard on the RCA issued sets. These are near perfect mint conditioned discs copied by engineer extraordinary Ward Marston. They sound like natural 78s, they way Caruso himself must have heard the playbacks at the (RCA) Victor studios.

Also included are outtakes and extra takes. There is a "Celeste Aida" from 1908, complete with a broken high note, previously released by RCA in a 1973 set commemorating the tenor's centenary birthday. But there are new treasures here as well, including extra takes of two of Caruso's greatest recordings, the Italian song "L'Alba separa dalla l'uce ombra" and an aria from Rubinestine's Nerone. Listening to them, one wonders what Caruso could have possible thought inadquate in those long lost altenative takes.

Finally, there is the simple joy of hearing so many things so well sung. Caruso was the pinnacle of the tenor art. He can be compared to no other single tenor since ... he has the brilliant ring of Bjorling, the passion of Gigli, the beauty of Gedda, the youthful enthusiasm of Lanza, the warm tonal quality of Tucker, the pure strength of Corelli, the charasma of Pavarotti and the artestry of Domingo.

Whether you are an opera fan, a voice fan or just a music lover. This set is worth every penny.

Todd Kosovich
The Symphonic Ellington: Night Creature
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 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:

  1. Night Creature: Fast - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
  2. Night Creature: Andante Misterioso - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
  3. Night Creature: Moderato - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
  4. Night Creature: Moderato - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
  5. Night Creature: Andante Misterioso - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
  6. Night Creature: Moderato Sostenuto - Marco Fumo/Fatlinda Thaci/Marco Fior/Giulio Visibelli/Roberto Rossi
  7. Swampy River - Marco Fumo
  8. New World A-Comin': Moderato Lento - Marco Fumo
  9. New World A-Comin': Moderato - Marco Fumo
  10. New World A-Comin': Allegro/Moderato - Marco Fumo
  11. The Three Black Kings: King Of The Magi - Civica Jazz Band
  12. The Three Black Kings: King Solomon - Civica Jazz Band
  13. The Three Black Kings: Jazz Improvisations - Roberto Rossi/Lucio Terzano/Gianni Bedori/Roberto Tarenzi/Emilio Soana/Tony Arco/Guilio Visibelli
  14. The Three Black Kings: King Of The Magi - Civica Jazz Band
  15. Take The 'A' Train - Enrico Intra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 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."
English Song
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • A century of British art songs to delight those who love them
 English Song

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ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

  1. A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
  2. Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
  3. Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
  4. Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
  5. The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
  6. Henry King - Neal Davies
  7. Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
  8. In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
  9. The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
  10. Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
  11. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  12. The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  13. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  14. The Call - Graham Johnson
  15. Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
  16. Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
  17. The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
  18. Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
  19. The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
  20. Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
  22. Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  23. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
  24. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
  25. Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
  26. A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
  27. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

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  1. The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  2. The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  3. Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  4. Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  5. The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
  6. Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
  7. As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
  8. The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
  9. Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
  10. Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
  11. The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
  12. Chopcherry - John Constable
  13. A Sad Song - John Constable
  14. Rutterkin - John Constable
  15. Bethlehem Down - John Constable
  16. Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
  17. Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
  18. Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
  19. Popular Song - Martyn Hill
  20. Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
  21. Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
  22. Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
  23. The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
  24. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
  25. Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
  26. The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.
Take to the Skies
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Dental Hygiene
  • A Genius, A God, The Master of the Saxophone
 Take to the Skies
Richard Elliot
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ASIN: B000005HHA
Release Date: 1991-08-13

Tracks:

  1. I'm Loving You
  2. Boardwalk Walk
  3. Take To The Skies
  4. In The Name Of Love
  5. When A Man Loves A Woman
  6. The Girl
  7. In Your Arms
  8. Moonlight In Your Eyes
  9. Down To The Keys
  10. 4:00 A.M.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Dental Hygiene.......2003-07-18

Heard this in my dentist's office while waiting
for the novacaine to numb my gums. After listening
to Richard Elliot, I didn't need the novacaine.
If you want to experience the clean numb feel of
a dentist's office, here's your man!

5 out of 5 stars A Genius, A God, The Master of the Saxophone.......2001-11-05

Why hasn't anyone written a review on this album? This man is a genius, he is a god and the master of the sax. There isn't an artist alive with his passion, he loves to give you his music and it shows in all his work.

Don't ask me why but I never seem to collect albums in the order they were released and despite this being one of Richard's earliest releases it was the latest to my collection with the exception of Crush. Take to the Skies bears Richard's spirited and moody playing, he really is the best at getting every single emotion out of each and every note. If your familiar with his work then you'll know what I mean when I say his music is instantaneously recognisable and only others can follow. A saxophone comes alive in the lips of Richard and this album is an excellent example of his heady and fervent playing. His latest release, Crush, demonstrates a little mellowing with age so for any one new to Richard my recommendation would be this album or Chill Factor. Take to the Skies is a worthy purchase just for the classic track "When a Man Loves A Woman" alone. There aren't the words to describe this guy's talent, each and every album is a masterpiece, his works should be in every jazzers collection.
The Bernstein Songbook
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A great "first step" to the magic of "The Great White Way"
 The Bernstein Songbook

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000026OU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. On The Town: New York, New York
  2. On The Town: Lonely Town
  3. On The Town: Carried Away
  4. PETER PAN: Build My House
  5. PETER PAN: Plank Song
  6. Trouble In Tahiti: I Was Standing In A Garden
  7. Trouble In Tahiti: What A Movie!
  8. Wonderful Town: Conga
  9. Wonderful Town: Ohio
  10. Wonderful Town: Wrong Note Rag
  11. Candide: Best Of All Possible Worlds
  12. Candide: Oh, Happy We
  13. Candide: Glitter And Be Gay
  14. Candide: Make Our Garden Grow
  15. West Side Story: America
  16. West Side Story: Maria
  17. West Side Story: Tonight Quintet
  18. West Side Story: Somewhere
  19. Mass: Hymn And Psalm: A Simple Song
  20. FINALE: ON THE TOWN: Some Other Time
  21. ENCORE: 1600 HUNDRED PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE: Take Care Of This House

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A great "first step" to the magic of "The Great White Way".......2006-11-26

With the Thanksgiving passing of songwriter Betty Comden, I recalled that I had, in my album collection, this album, not just featuring her songs but Comden singing on "Carried Away" and "Some Other Time" from the Tony-award-winning "New York." Two other songs from the play are featured, culled from a 1960 recording.

This compilation has some of the best of Broadway, not just the songs but the performers as well. Familiar names like Boris Karloff, the legendary Rosalind Russell, Nancy Walker, Chita Rivera, and Carol Lawrence are showcased in various selections from the likes of "Peter Pan," "Trouble in Tahiti," "Wonderful Town," "Candide," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and, in this writer's opinion, the best musical in the history of the stage, "West Side Story."

The liner notes provide brief but insightful descriptions of the various plays, including an introduction from Comden and her longtime collaborator Adolph Green, also heard on the album.

The music is definitely Bernstein with his uniquely American style, coupled with Old World influences.
Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak
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    		Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak
    Dvorak
    Manufacturer: Naxos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000069HGK
    Release Date: 2002-09-17
    Take Note!
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      		Take Note!
      Holly Hofmann
      Manufacturer: Capri Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000008B9S
      Release Date: 1994-06-30

      Tracks:

      1. My Ship
      2. Thoughts of You
      3. Groove Merchant
      4. Whisper Not
      5. If You Could See Me Now
      6. Some Other Blues
      7. But Beautiful
      8. In Walked Bud
      9. Ceora
      10. Winter Sleeves
      Take Note
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        		Take Note
        One Alternative
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000M7MY9G

        Product Description

        One Alternative / Take Note Track Title 1. Take Note 2. Light Bends 3. Karunda 4. Alaskan Hushpuppies 5. Gato Hey! 6. Back In Four 7. Strawberry Fields Forever 8. Trillium 9. No Need To Tell Me Why

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