The Last Dance of Mr. X
The Last Dance of Mr. X
ASIN: B000003GBE
Editorial Reviews
What the Critics Say
The Last Dance of Mr. X is a captivatingly atmospheric voyage round Summers's bleached jazz roots. Dominated unsurprisingly by Summers's intricate fretwork, these 11 instrumentals comprise chiefly originals and homages to jazz maestros.... Too edgy to qualify as ambient, the album retains a clipped and disciplined shape.
The Last Dance of Mr. X,Andy Summers,RCA,Contemporary Jazz,Fusion,Jazz Music,Pop,Rock
Average customer rating:
- Andy in top form
- I liked it
- Nice!!!!
- MAGNIFICO!
- Beautifully Crafted Jazz Covers and Originals
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The Last Dance of Mr. X
Andy Summers
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Jazz
| Styles
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Jazz Fusion
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General
| Rock
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- World Gone Strange
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ASIN: B000003GBE
Release Date: 1997-10-14 |
Tracks:
- Big Thing
- The Three Marias
- Strange Earth
- Afro Blue
- The Last Dance Of Mr. X
- Lonely Woman
- We See
- Rumpelstiltskin
- The Somnambulist
- Footprints
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Customer Reviews:
Andy in top form.......2006-08-31
This is my all time favorite Andy solo disc. I saw him perform quite a few of these songs live in a small jazz supper club here in Los Angeles, where he would frequently perform in the late 90's. Andy is so charming in person, the kind of performer who comes out and chats with the audience after the set. I've had numerous chats with him about various topics over the years, and it's my feeling that his charm, wit and wicked sense of humor is displayed perfectly on this disc. To see Big Thing, one of my favorites, performed live is a must.
I liked it.......2002-03-19
Andy is an accomplished musician, and this release really opened that facet of Summers to me. I like it, it's good, it's jazzy, it's blue, it's happy.... it's just a good release. All the recording guests shine. The percussion/drummers REALLY shine -- BRAVO!!!
Performers
Gregg Bissonette : Drums
Bernie Dresel : Drums
Tony Levin : Bass
Andy Summers : Guitar, Vocals
Jerry Jr. Watts : Bass
Nice!!!!.......2001-06-22
Listen to Afro Blue and Strange Earth. They are what Andy is about--texture and style. His talents shine through on this CD, just like every other CD he has produced. If you get a chance, buy this as well as "Mysterious Barricades" if you can find it.
MAGNIFICO!.......2000-04-15
I am playing this CD everyday and every time it sounds better. ME ENCANTA LA TECNICA DE SUMMERS. Es realmente un guitarrista muy depurado, Una mezcla de Martino , Metheny y Hall. Every guitar lover should buy this one!
Beautifully Crafted Jazz Covers and Originals.......1998-10-20
Being of one my favorite guitarists, it didn't take much to win me over on his solo progressive jazz albums. The Last Dance of Mr. X has a great mood and atmosphere to it, making it a thoroughly enjoyable listen any time. Although it doesn't compare with the work he did with Robert Fripp, it is still remarkable.
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- Hesperion XX and others
- This is the best classical music
- Great collection
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España: Anthology of Spanish Music
Manufacturer: Astree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Falla
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All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn
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ASIN: B000026DG2
Release Date: 1993-09-01 |
Tracks:
- Cant De La Sibil.La: Sybil.La Latine (Excs) - Montserrat Figueras
- Villancicos & Ensaladas: Mundus Et Musica Et Totus Concentus (Canon Perpetum) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya/Jordi Savall
- Cantigas De Santa Maria: Cantiga 384: A Que Por Muy Gran Fremosura - Esther Lamandier
- El Cancionero De La Colombina: Propinan De Melyor - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
- El Cancionero De Palacio: Tres Morillas - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
- I Musica De Vihuela: Pavane IV - Hopkinson Smith
- Romances & Villancicos: Si Habra En Este Baldres? - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
- Recercadas Del Trattado De Glosas: Recercada Segunda Sobre El Passamezzo Moderno - Jordi Savall/Tom Koopman/Rolf Lislevand
- Il Sonetos, Villancicos Y Romances: Quien Amores Ten (Villancicos En Portugues) - Montserrat Figueras/Hopkinson Smith
- El Organo Historico Espanol I: Fabordon Y Glosas Del Sexto Tono - Kimberly Marshall
- Missa Pro Defunctis, A 5: Pie Jesu Domine - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
- Tres Libros De Musica En Cifras Para Vihuela: Fant Que Contrahaze La Harpa - Hopkinson Smith
- Ensaladas: Mateu Fleccha L'Ancien La Bomba, Ensalada Studium Musicae Valencia - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
- El Cancionero De Medinaceli: La Perra Mora - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
- Poema Harmonico: Canario, Treze Diferencias De Canario - Hopkinson Smith
- Missa De Batalla: Gloria - La Capella Reial De Catalunya/Jordi Savall
- L'Oeuvre Pour Clavecin 1: Son in a No.118-Allegro - Bob Van Asperen
- Lope De Vega: Intermedios Del Barroco Hispanico: No Hay Que Decirle El Primor - Montserrat Figueras
- El Organo Historico Espanol 9: Toccata Del Sexto Tono - Francis Chapelet
- Cancons De La Catalunya Mil.Lenaria: Els Segadors (Excs) - Montserrat Figueras
- Ariette Italiane, Seguidillas & Vars: Las Mujeres Y Cuerdas - Monterrat Figueras/Jose Miguel Moreno
- Les Sept Dernieries Paroles, Cadix: Il Terremoto. Presto Con Tutta La Forza - Le Conc Des Nations/Jordi Savall
- Una Cosa Rara: Allegretto 'Viva Viva La Regina' - La Capella Reial De Catalunya/Le Conc Des Nations/Jordi Savall
- Iberia (Version Orch): El Puerto - Orquesta De Valencia/Manuel Galduf
- El Sombrero De Tres Picos: Danse Finale (Jota) - Joven Orquesta Nacional De Espana/Edmon Colomer
- Don Quijote, Albada,...: Danza - Orquesta Sinfonica De Tenerife/Victor Pablo Perez
Customer Reviews:
Hesperion XX and others.......2007-03-28
This is a truly inspirational disc that features several different artists. I came across this disc years ago because of my interest in time period music performed by Jordi Savall and the lovely voice of Monteserrat Figueras in the group Hesperion XX. Both are featured on this disc extensively. Listening to this music is almost like a religious experience, it elevates your senses beyond the mundane for a richly rewarding experience; it is an auditory time warp. Essentially this is a compilation of time period music with compositions mostly from the 1500's. Besides the fabulous work by Hesperion XX the disc also includes some interesting work by Hopkinson Smith on Vihuela while Figueras sings in her lovely soprano voice. There are also some nice orchestra pieces most notably by Issac Ibeniz on "Iberia, El Puerto" which is a lush theme that would sit well in a movie about Spain's Golden Age, Manuel de Falla's beautiful compostion of "El Sombrero De Tres Picos" as performed by Joven Orchestra Nacional de Espana and Roberto Gerhard's "Don Quijote Albada Danza" as performed by the Orchestra Sinfonica de Tenerife. Also of note is the work of Francisco Guerau and the magical baroque guitar of Hopkinson Smith as performed on "Treze diferencias de Canario." Listening to this music reminds one of the grandeur of Spains's past in the Age of Discovery. This is classical album for people like me, who really don't know that much about classical music but realizes good music when he hears it. Recommended for people who like to listen to time period music and the interpretations of Hesperion XX.
This is the best classical music.......2001-02-05
I did'nt really like classical music till i bought España - Anthology of Spanish Music CD. I really, really love this CD. If your an artist and sometimes lack inspiration, I recommend this CD! It will get you in the mood to paint!
Great collection.......2000-11-04
Two complaints: no liner notes so any potential educational value is lost (I have a number of reference books around the house and some of these composers don't show up anywhere in them) and there is at least one extremely jarring organ work that blasts out of nowhere. A more listener friendly compilation would've sequenced the disc differently or left it out alltogether. That said, this is a wonderful collection of music that I have (mostly) never heard before. I'm glad Naive Astree saw fit to put a lot of obscure and out-of-print recordings together to form this audio introduction to an underappreciated canon.
Highlights include:
Track 8 - Jordi Savall (gamba), Ton Koopman (harpsichord), and Rolf Lislevand (lute) turn in a brief but jaunty chamber performance of Ortiz. Left me wanting more.
Track 11 - Hesperion XX give a haunting vocal performance of Morales' Pie Jesu Domine. I'm not one to ususally appreciate this sort of music (so consider me uninformed) but I found this truly beautiful.
Track 15 - features Hopkinson Smith on the baroque guitar performing a fascinating Guerau work. Descending arpeggios like gentle, trickling waterfalls. Smith is a stunning performer. I wish he was better known in the U.S.
Track 22 - from Haydn's original orchestral version of "The Seven Last Words Of Christ On The Cross," this is the one tempestuous movement from a work of mostly subdued music. Deep, powerful string sound from Savall's Le Concert Des Nations. Very well recorded.
While I'd like to know more about the works and the composers behind them there is so much here to be enjoyed on a purely aesthetic level that I can't whine too much. If you have any interest, by all means pick up this bargain. You will be introduced to a number of great performers and works.
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The Last Dance of Mr. X
Andy Summers
Manufacturer: Vap
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Jazz Fusion
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0001Z31AU
Release Date: 2004-06-07 |
Tracks:
- Big Thing
- Three Marias
- Strange Earth
- Afro Blue
- Last Dance of Mr. X
- Lonely Woman
- We See
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Somnabulist
- Footprints
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Jazz Music:
- The Soho Beat
- The Sound of the Trio [Extra tracks]
- The Very Best of Louis Armstrong [Import]
- Thinking About You
- Tristeza on Piano [Original recording remastered]
- Un Faux Pas!
- Uproarious Twenties in Dixieland/Wilbur and His New Orleans Orchestra
- What a Perfect Combination
- Witness
- 34th N Lex
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