Sings & Strings [Import]

Sings & Strings [Import]

Sings & Strings [Import]

ASIN: B0009SQ3HW

Track Listings
 
1. I Get Along Without You Very Well
2. My Funny Valentine
3. There Will Never Be Another You
4. Thrill Is Gone
5. I Fall In Love Too Easily
6. Look For The Silver Lining
7. But Not For Me
8. Time After Time
9. You Don't Know What Love Is
10. I'm Thru With Love
11. Love Walked In
12. You Better Go Now
13. I Married An Angel
14. Love
15. I Love You
16. What A Diff'rencec A Day Made
17. Why Shouldn't I?
18. Little Duet For Zoot & Chet
19. Wind
20. Trickleydidlier

Sings & Strings,Chet Baker,Golden Stars,Jazz
Reverie
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • She does it again
  • Inga sings and swings
 Reverie
Inga Swearingen , and The Bill Peterson Trio
Manufacturer: Rhythome
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAFUKI
Release Date: 2005-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Tiptoes
  2. Black Crow
  3. Reverie
  4. Where Flamingos Fly
  5. Stargazer
  6. Down by the Riverside
  7. Happy to Be
  8. Sunrise
  9. Stompin' at the Savoy
  10. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
  11. Beautiful Love
  12. Just In Time
  13. My One and Only Love

Product Description

Intimate, beautiful & strong - Inga Swearingen sings and scats with the Bill Peterson Trio on "Reverie" so comfortably that every note, chord, beat and breath will pull you in closer.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars She does it again.......2007-01-29

An outstanding follow-up to her debut album, Learning How To Fly. Inga's voice is smooth and accurate while at the same time retaining a sense of intimacy and warmth.

5 out of 5 stars Inga sings and swings.......2006-07-09

A great album of great songs. Inga sings with feeling and is ably supported by the Bill Peterson Trio. 'Black Crow' and 'Just in Time' are exceptional tracks, but then the whole album is superb. Excellent.
Abbey Sings Abbey
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • abbey sings abbey
  • Rich, low tones and luxuriously lazy timing.
  • One of the last Vocal Masters from the golden period of Jazz
  • AMAZING PERFORMANCES IN NEW MUSICAL SETTINGS
 Abbey Sings Abbey
Abbey Lincoln
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PC1QNI
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

  1. Blue Monk
  2. Throw It Away
  3. And It's Supposed To Be Love
  4. Should've Been
  5. The World Is Falling Down
  6. Bird Alone
  7. Down Here Below
  8. The Music Is the Magic
  9. Learning How To Listen
  10. The Merry Dancer
  11. Love Has Gone Away
  12. Being Me

Album Description

In her oblique, singular trajectory across the multiple currents and trends that have fashioned the incredibly rich and complex landscape of contemporary Afro-American music these past fifty years, Abbey Lincoln has gradually established herself in everyone's eye as the great female voice of the post-free era.

On this new album she performs exclusively personal songs, carefully chosen from the nine recordings she made for Verve over the last fifteen years. With a consummate sense of theatre, alternating slow, crepuscular ballads - almost static in their imperceptible unfolding - and songs of timeless sophistication with melodies that are more archaistic, at the frontiers of country-music and folk, she, using little, almost secret Impressionist touches, recapitulates the skillfully "natural" art of phrasing with all its intimate deployments, breaks and suspensions, revealing the magic spells of a rift that can't be confessed while plucking constantly at the strings of emotion with discretion and restraint and distilling, in its slightest inflexions, melancholy that is literally overwhelming.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars abbey sings abbey .......2007-07-09

This cd touched my spirit in many ways, the haunting voice of Abbey Lincoln is that of a Goddess. She can say the many things I cannot find words for about life, love and creativity.

PAM

4 out of 5 stars Rich, low tones and luxuriously lazy timing........2007-06-05

For those who expect their jazz singers to possess a unique timbre, the departure of Shirley Horn passes the "greatest-living-vocalist" crown to the reclusive Abbey Lincoln.
Her voice, while unmistakeably personal, carries the same bluesy texture and total emotional commitment of a royal line going back to Billie Holiday and beyond.
She's also a fine composer whose bittersweet songs have a strong identity.
Warmly backed by a group featuring cellist Dave Eggar, accordionist Gil Goldstein and Larry Campbell on mandolin and various guitars, she sounds contentedly sad.
The first track, Thelonious Monk's "Blue Monk" (lyrics by Lincoln) is the only historically jazz track on this album but it falls in nicely with the folksy country blues exploration of emotion of the rest of the album.
"Should've Been" is real class while "And It's Supposed To Be Love" is a happy-go-Norah Jones time turn.
There's definitely some voodoo mambo going on with "The Music Is The Magic".
The final track, "Being Me" shows an affirmation of an ending which is a bit of a cliché but that's easy enough to overlook bearing in mind the quality of the rest of the CD.
Larry Campbell's guitar work and Gil Goldstein's accordion really set the scene for this uplifting set for the quiet times in your life, but Abbey is the real star here.
Abbey Lincoln (vocals), Larry Campbell (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, National guitar, pedal steel, mandolin), Scott Colley (bass), Gil Goldstein (accordion), Dave Eggar (cello).

5 out of 5 stars One of the last Vocal Masters from the golden period of Jazz.......2007-05-27

I hope Cassandra Wilson studies this carefully and really understands why this touches the soul to the depths of touching. There is a presence, a soul force, a duende that permeates this creation that carries an indigenous wisdom. The lyrics ride on simple, elegant arrangements with unique instrumentation of guitars, accordion, bass and drums.

Abbey is a philosopher as much a singer/musician. She has turned in an incredible record as actress, writer and singer. From the looks of the CD cover, she is still a great beauty and now also an elder queen/mother.

Thanks Abbey for giving the gift again. You embrace the heart and engage the intellect. This collection is rooted in tradition, contemporary and timeless. All praises good sister.

5 out of 5 stars AMAZING PERFORMANCES IN NEW MUSICAL SETTINGS.......2007-05-22

Five SURPRISING Stars!! Abbey Lincoln has been a pre-eminent jazz singer/songwriter for decades, leading the group more often than not because she was crafting the powerful, unusual, socially conscious songs she sang in her own pure, idiomatic way. She brings her extraordinary skills to this CD in a more different vein than I have ever heard. THe emphasis here is on the song and the delivery in different sonic frameworks. Without the expected pure jazz backgrounds, she adds in different types of music that she soars over, hinting at other exotic and different music forms, relying primarily on Larry Campbell's wonderful guitars with support from Scott Colley's bass, Gil Goldstein's accordion, drummer Shawn Pelton, and Dave Eggar's cello. Even with the different sonic backgrounds, there is still the jazzy, declarative phrasing, that wonderful internal rhythm of the delivery, and the wonderful personal vibrato. And it works beautifully, maybe opening her deeply personal music to other listeners beyond the jazz realm. A jazz singer for the ages and a pure singer for today!

The 'Pieces De Resistance', the best of the best, begin with "The World Is Falling Down" which gets a 'blues with a bounce' treatment that is startling but completely effective: a great performance that demonstrates the universality and capabilities of Abbey's music. "Throw It Away" gets the gypsy treatment, re-inventing the delivery and the atmosphere in a wonderful, mesmerizing performance. "Should've Been" is more along the expected jazz/blues arc: a great performance. "Bird Alone" is pure Abbey Lincoln lyrics and delivery. "Down Here Below" is a powerful, searing testament to living through the times and the pain. After decades of shaping her craft and her music within the jazz realm as one of it's 'supreme queens', Abbey Lincoln has created yet another surprise, based on some of her most well-known works and it is FABULOUS. My Highest Recommendation! Five HUGE Stars!!

(This review is based on an iTunes digital download.)
Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME !!!!!!!!
  • im suprised .
  • Good Ol' Boys being Good Ol' Boys
  • Outstanding idea, well executed!!
  • Velvet Voices
 Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again
George Jones , and Merle Haggard
Manufacturer: Bandit Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HIVQ7Q
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

  1. Footlights
  2. The Race Is On
  3. The Way I Am
  4. She Thinks I Still Care
  5. All My Friends Are Strangers
  6. Things Have Gone To Press
  7. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
  8. Born With The Blues
  9. Sick, Sober & Sorry
  10. I Always Get Lucky With You
  11. Sing Me Back Home
  12. The Window Above
  13. You Take Me For Granted
  14. Don't Get Around Much Anymore

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Nearly 25 years after their last album together (1982's A Taste of Yesterday's Wine), the Possum and the Hag reunite... with a twist. This time, they sing each other's songs. The conceit can be dangerous unless you're playing it for laughs, e.g., Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley on the former's 1960 television special. But though Jones puts more emotion into interpreting Haggard's songs than Hag reciprocates, these two old legends manage to pull it off. And with the help of producer Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson), they keep the music solid, too, spotlighting steel guitar great Norm Hamlet and celebrated piano sideman Pigg Robbins, who played on many of their original recordings. Jones particularly shines on "The Way I Am," and Haggard proves sublime on "I Always Get Lucky with You." Where the album really lights up, however, is on the duo's pocketful of duets, starting with a poignant and intensely resonant rendition of Haggard's classic aging-musician ballad, "Footlights." Surprisingly, the repertoire never seems tired, and there's a surprise around every corner: Rhonda Vincent adding splendid harmonies on Haggard's new "Born to the Blues" and Jones turning transcendent on a confessional line about being "crazy and lonely." Just as these ragged masters take their leave, they put a little more Western in Duke Ellington's swing ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore"), filling in the middle with a warm, nostalgic banter that reminds listeners just how much these two have seen and done. Who knew hard-luck autobiography could sound so exquisite? --Alanna Nash

Album Description

On this disc the two country music icons take turns singing the other's hit songs. On four songs they team up on duets. The end result is an historic recording enhanced with stellar production by Keith Stegall and an all-star band.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME !!!!!!!!.......2007-06-29

Don't get me wrong! I didn't mean don't waste your time listenning to this album because it is not good. I just want to tell all of you to run out and get this piece of gem right now, by all mean neccessary. There's no need to read the reviews....just believe me.

5 out of 5 stars im suprised ........2007-06-21

as i heard this album i was taken back . For in recent yrs jones voice has sounded like he has a renewed spark . LIKE A DANCER with a new step. i seen him in concert last yr and oh my he sounded wonderful . and never missed a note . just awesomwe . And merle on the other hand has lost a step . BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID merle missing a step is still better then most artist on tour now on thier best day . WITH only 4 people with many yrs under thier belts still doing what they do so well left touring . JONES .MERLE .WILLIE . AND HANK JR . i WAS thinking MERLE CANT DO GEORGE JONES songs .As no one can sing jones songs . AS WAYLON SANG .(WRONG ) YES I ADMIT i was wrong . merle was great on this outing . george on the other hand was very good . So the one i thought would be the stronger of the two was not . Now im not saying mr jones was lost on this album . But merle was the merle of old . But jones can sing anything so he got away with being different on this album .Like getting in the ring with a great fighter known for his right hook . SO YOU WATCH out for that right hook . and get knocked out with the left . HOPE they tour together this yr.

5 out of 5 stars Good Ol' Boys being Good Ol' Boys.......2007-03-18

Sometimes two mixing two great talents togeter dilutes the result. Not in this case. Here, 1+1 is very much more than 2. Quite simply this is brilliant, blissful stuff. Outstanding.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding idea, well executed!!.......2007-01-19

One of my favorite albums ever. I've already bought several more as gifts!

5 out of 5 stars Velvet Voices.......2007-01-18

I LOVE this CD. Merle's voice is pure velvet and George Jones is totally himself - the rich deep voice of yesterday. They make a great team. I hope they do another one!
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I Love Ella in Paris!
  • A Best Seller in Heaven
  • The First Lady of Song Sings Cole Porter Gems
  • I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!
  • new ella fitzgerald fan
 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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ASIN: B0000047EG
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

  1. All Through The Night
  2. Anything Goes
  3. Miss Otis Regrets
  4. Too Darn Hot
  5. In The Still Of The Night
  6. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  7. Do I Love You?
  8. I'm Always True To You In My Fashion
  9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
  10. Just One Of Those Things
  11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
  12. All Of You
  13. Begin The Begiune
  14. Get Out Of Town
  15. I Am In Love
  16. From This Moment On

Tracks:

  1. I Love Paris
  2. You Do Something To Me
  3. Ridin' High
  4. Easy To Love
  5. It's All Right With Me
  6. Why Can't You Behave?
  7. What Is This Thing Called Love?
  8. You're The Top
  9. Love For Sale
  10. It's De-Lovely
  11. Night And Day
  12. Ace In The Hole
  13. So In Love
  14. I've Got You Under My Skin
  15. I Concentrate On You
  16. Don't Fence Me In
  17. You're The Top (Alternative Take)
  18. I Concentrate On You (Alternative Take)
  19. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Alternative Take)

Amazon.com

Long considered a jewel in Verve Records' very impressive crown, Fitzgerald's songbook collections of various composers--a series that was started by the success of this set--are all wonderful, but her natural wit and intelligence was at its most perfect with Cole Porter's erudite, urbane songs. While not as scat-oriented as her small group outings, these Porter sets offer her most realized pop performances. Also, the gold remastering does a fine job of bringing out the nuances in the arrangements, making this a treasure for the serious collector and the casual listener alike. A true American music gem. --Skip Heller

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I Love Ella in Paris!.......2007-01-30

I received this CD for Christmas. I never listened to
another Christmas carol after this started playing.
This not only has Ella's great vocals, but it has songs
that everyone, at least everyone of my age, knows
and loves. On a trip to Paris we listened
to it every evening in our apartment while sipping our wine and watching
the barges glide down the Seine. When Ella sang "I Love
Paris", that did it for my friend. She bought it as soon as she got back home.

5 out of 5 stars A Best Seller in Heaven.......2007-01-06

The de-lightful-est! The de-lovely-est! It doesn't get better than this!

Vaishali, Naples, FL

5 out of 5 stars The First Lady of Song Sings Cole Porter Gems.......2006-12-13

"In Ella Fitzgerald there is a basic purity of sound and of style; she sings truly and she sings honestly. She is the Hemingway of the singers. Is there another singer alive today whose work, like Hemingway, is so basic and simple on the surface and yet so meaningful? There are none, of course. In the jargon Hemingway loves so well, today it is Ella, the champion, against the field." ~ Norman Granz ~

"What it is we recognize and enjoy as distinctively "Cole Porter" in Cole Porter lyric? Actually there are many great things in Porter lyrics and this gives them a continuing charm by always giving us something new to discover. But there is a key trait or quality that is paramount in a Porter lyric. It is intelligence that is the reigning force in Porter, putting all his facts, facilities and philosophies into the right balance to make good entertainment. And that, after all, is his purpose." ~ Fred Lounsberry ~

This two-CD-set presents the very best of Cole Porter songs as interpreted by the legendary songbird, Ella Fitzgerald at her best, and arranged and conducted by Buddy Bregman so remarkably wonderful. It's one of the best-ever Songbook series she recorded. This set offers a compilation of the most popular Cole Porter gems from stage shows and motion pictures from 1929 thru 1954, except for one track, "Miss Otis Regrets," which is neither from stage nor screen.

Cole Porter was one of the few great songwriters who can creatively write a song by himself and didn't need a songwriting partner. He was at par with Irving Berlin and Frank Loesser in that category. In these recordings, his songs really shine through with Ella Fitzgerald's beautiful interpretations, from "Begin The Beguine," "Do I Love You" and "Every Time We Say Goodbye" to "You Do Something To Me," "Easy To Love" and "I Concentrate On You."

This is essential not only to all Ella Fitzgerald and Cole Porter fans, but also to anyone who loves the Songbook series.

A collector's item.

5 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!.......2006-09-02

I love this cd so much that at least one of them (it is a 2-cd set) are in my cd changer at ALL times. This is truly one of the best investments in music I have EVER made and I am so glad I bought it!!! This has to be one of the best ella cds out there...PERIOD.

4 out of 5 stars new ella fitzgerald fan.......2006-07-03

I never listened to this type of music before. I am a Jewel fan & had saw that this was her favorite cd, so I decided to give it a try. I am very impressed. Great cd!
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Wow!
  • Not even close to being a complete overview
  • Great Album!
  • ONLY 38 MINUTES OF MUSIC!
 Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Nina Simone
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000CNE164
Release Date: 2006-01-17

Tracks:

  1. Do I Move You?
  2. Day And Night
  3. In The Dark
  4. Real Real
  5. My Man's Gone Now
  6. Backlash Blues
  7. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
  8. Buck
  9. Since I Fell For You
  10. The House Of The Rising Sun
  11. Blues For Mama
  12. Do I Move You? (Second Version)
  13. Whatever I Am (You Made Me)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2007-06-22

This is my introduction to Nina Simone. I heard "Do I Move You" in the 4th season sound track of The L word. I have heard of Nina Simone, but never really bothered to check her out, but I really liked "Do I Move You, " such a cool song, so I decided to buy this CD. It is awesome. I think is it a perfect intro to a great singer. Her voice is so distinct that it can never be copied, and her styling and phrasing is deep. "In the Dark" & "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," are absolute gems, but the CD overall is excellent. My only complaint is the measly 38 minutes, I think there could have been more songs added, but other than that it's a good CD for starters.

2 out of 5 stars Not even close to being a complete overview.......2007-05-14

While I agree with the reviewer who criticized the album for its short length, I dislike this album primarily because of the selections. In her liftetime, Nina Simone recorded many blues songs, only a mediocre handful of which are represented here. However, there are a few gems, such as "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" and 'House of the Rising Sun" and "Do I Move You?." Only buy if you can get it for under 5 dollars.

5 out of 5 stars Great Album!.......2007-05-13

Short on time. Just trying to offset a lone reviewer who gave this one star! Yes, this is a short album, but there's no filler. My favorite of Nina's albums.

2 out of 5 stars ONLY 38 MINUTES OF MUSIC!.......2007-05-10

This CD is a rip off. Only 38 minutes of music. Furthermore, only half of the songs are worth listening to. Save your money and buy "Nina Simone's Finest Hour" or the two disc "Anthology" CD set.
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Stunningly Unsurpassable
  • The Greatest Album of All Time
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  • Only His Best
 Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
Frank Sinatra
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000006OHF
Release Date: 1998-05-26

Tracks:

  1. Only The Lonely
  2. Angel Eyes
  3. What's New?
  4. It's A Lonesome Old Town
  5. Willow Weep For Me
  6. Good-Bye
  7. Blues In The Night
  8. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
  9. Ebb Tide
  10. Spring Is Here
  11. Gone With The Wind
  12. One For My Baby
  13. Sleep Warm
  14. Where Or When

Amazon.com essential recording

Look past the tacky, sad-clown velvet painting on the cover (a Grammy-winner for album design in 1959!), there's nothing cheap or sentimental about this record--the bleakest and blackest album of popular songs ever recorded, so quietly powerful it can leave you slumped in your chair with the ice cubes still rattling in your glass. Every single "suicide song" (as Sinatra liked to call 'em) on Only the Lonely is a stunner that will take your breath away. Nelson Riddle's arrangements are like shadows, almost colorless and motionless, so that all you hear is the ache in the singer's voice. "Angel Eyes" and "One for My Baby" each deserve an album to themselves-- so exquisitely moving that at the end of three minutes you feel like you've just heard a lifetime of loneliness. My only regret--and it's a big one--is that this flawless masterpiece doesn't include Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life," which truly belongs here; Sinatra put it into an already overcrowded recording schedule and, when fatigue and the difficulty of the song defeated him after a couple takes, he gave up and never attempted it again. We got the chillingly lovely "Willow Weep For Me" instead, so I'm really not complaining--but that just adds to the pang of loss that this album expresses so vividly. Drink up! --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stunningly Unsurpassable.......2007-05-25

Firstly, please know that I am not anything remotely close to an afficiando when it comes to Frank;nonetheless, it's quite difficult for me to imagine that he has ever surpassed this absolute gem in his entire career. I can only believe, now and forever that he may? have equalled this brilliant effort but never surpassed it. From start to finish, the performance, the songwriting, arrangments,choice of songs and even the order in which they appear are amazing in every way. Frank's delivery is so pitch perfect that you instantly know that you have never heard better pure singing in your entire life by anyone and that you never will again. If you cannot feel the heartbreak, pain and utter despair that pervades this album, you have no heart, no soul and are so devoid of any real life that you may already be dead.The remastered sound is so crystaline and detailed that you will swear you are literally in the studio. Like Sinatra, I am also certain that this was also the apex for Nelson Riddle as well. On occasions that are ever so rare, it all comes together in deeply magical ways,and this is one such occasion. If you simply live and breathe, buy this NOW. Even if you neither live nor breathe but have a good healthy morbid curiosity about Frank you should still buy it. This album will make you feel things you have never felt, things you didn't even know you felt as it's truly that powerful and if I could I'd give it 100 stars.Think of this as the greatest works of Rembrandt,Picasso and Dali all combined into one magnicient work and then you have some understanding of the broad and achingly beautiful brush strokes that all combined somehow managed to paint here.Without a doubt this is one of the greatest works of art ever produced and a thousand years from now people will still care and still listen. When one encounters a work such as this, there is no test of time for time truly stops and the music is indelibly and universally timeless. Let's all drink a toast to Frank and the great Nelson Riddle for that and know that others will toast them forever as well. Only those on the wagon are excused.

5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Album of All Time.......2007-05-02

The Beatles can't touch this. Full of tenderness and heartache. Only Kristin Hersh's work even aproaches it.

My only beef is on the recording of Where or When. At the end, when Frank hits the last note, his voiced gets very tinny and lost in the orchestral arrangement. Anyone else agree?

5 out of 5 stars not just for the lonely.......2007-01-30

Here we have Frank at his best ,as he often said hes a saloon singer.
Each track makes you feel the heartache he is going through.
All the songs on this CD are aptly chosen,the usual timing,phraseing& diction which have become the hallmark of the greatest vocalist of the 20th & 21st century.

5 out of 5 stars Sit them up Joe.......2006-11-06

The ultimate piano/vocal of all time, "it's a quarter till three!" Just the best

5 out of 5 stars Only His Best.......2006-07-03

I've heard it said "SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS" is it, but since he himself considered his forte the saloon song/ballad - THIS IS SIMPLY FAS's BEST ALBUM EVER! Check out "Spring is Here" with Riddle doing pastiche Alfred Newman ("Bali Hai" and "March of the Siamese Children"...)
Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck (And Other Children's Favorites)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Oldie but Goodie
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  • Burl Ives Sings A Little White Duck
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  • a baby-boomer classic!
 Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck (And Other Children's Favorites)
Burl Ives
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ASIN: B00000253F
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. The Little White Duck
  2. The Little Engine That Could
  3. Mr. Froggie Went A-Courtin'
  4. The Donut Song
  5. Two Little Owls
  6. Fooba Wooba John
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Oldie but Goodie.......2007-03-28

This is a wonderful children's CD. My two kids loved it when they were little (it was a record then) and now I keep several on hand to include in gifts for babies and small children. Burl Ives' voice is "easy on the ears" for adults as well.

5 out of 5 stars Great songs.......2006-05-16

I highly recommend this CD. I grew up listening to Burl Ives as a child (his adult stuff), and was looking for some of his music for my son. This CD is perfect - my 2 1/2 year old son's current favorites are the "train song" (little engine that could) and the "goose song". We listen to it over and over in the car.

5 out of 5 stars Burl Ives Sings A Little White Duck.......2006-03-15

When I saw that this was available, I had to have it. Listening to Burl Ives brought back such good memories of my childhood. I listened to it all of the time and even now I still remember the lyrics. The CD provides good, wholesome, entertainment and also wonderful phonemic awareness opportunities for little ones.

5 out of 5 stars Beloved songs.......2006-02-01

...but where is the Crocodile Song that was on the original album? What a classic.

5 out of 5 stars a baby-boomer classic!.......2005-02-28

I suppose i shouldn't have been surprised to read the other reviews and stories of how precious this album--and its memories---were to the other reviewers; back when we "baby-boomers" were little the music/media field was MUCH smaller--only a handful of artists putting out children's music. so like with "hula hoops" or "mickey mouse club", the folks weaned on this album probably numbers in the millions! Who knew!? but now most are too old or too "cool" to remember this "classic rock(a-bye)" album. so it was a pleasant surprise when i too typed in this title on a whim and found such kindred spirits! Anyway, for the newcomers- this is great folk music (with a child's style) delivered by a master the likes of which they just don't make no mo'! thanx, burl!
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Otis!
  • ****3/4. One of the all-time classic soul records
  • Oddly overrated classic soul LP
  • Best soul album ever.
  • Not even a compilation, just great
 Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
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ASIN: B000002IHD
Release Date: 1991-06-11

Tracks:

  1. Ole Man Trouble
  2. Respect
  3. A Change Is Gonna Come
  4. Down In The Valley
  5. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  6. Shake
  7. My Girl
  8. Wonderful World
  9. Rock Me Baby
  10. Satisfaction
  11. You Don't Miss Your Water

Amazon.com essential recording

Otis Blue has always been that rarest of beasts: a '60s soul album that could actually have been made as an album, rather than as a slapdash assortment of singles and fillers. The point being that there is no filler among these eleven classic Redding tracks that range from the crisp stomp of "Respect" and the Stones' "Satisfaction" to the touching pop of the Temps "My Girl" and Sam Cookes "Wonderful World"--not forgetting, of course, the heart-rending anguish of "Ole Man Trouble" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long." Otis Blue captures Redding at the very peak of his raw, unpolished powers, with the peerlessly punchy backing of Booker T. and the MGs. --Barney Hoskyns

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Otis!.......2007-02-23

Tired of what passes for soul these days? Had enough of Destiny's Child, John Legend, etc.? Then let me tell you about Otis Redding. This is the man who penned Respect - yeah, so Aretha's version is definitive, but his ain't too shabby either. This also contains Otis' first big hit, the oft-covered I've Been Loving You Too Long, which has survived being butchered by the Rolling Stones - out of its many covers, it's best heard here. And speaking of the Stones, Otis' version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction is a surprisingly good reading of the just rock classic, especially considering it's a fine example of record company prostitution - the Rolling Stones had hit big with it a few months prior to this album's release. Otis' is funky, soulful, etc. And how about the bluesy Ole Man Trouble? Man, that song's a killer. "Don't want you, Ole Man Trouble, don't need you, Ole Man Trouble..." damn! Is that soul, or what? Two cool Sam Cooke covers (Shake and Wonderful World) round this classic album out. I enjoy every song (with the possible exception of a rather limp My Girl), and this is one of my favorite Soul LP's.

5 out of 5 stars ****3/4. One of the all-time classic soul records.......2006-07-28

I don't know if "Otis Blue" is the greatest 60s soul record ever released, as some have suggested, but I'm convinced it must be in the top-10.
"Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul" is a bit brief by today's standarts, and I do prefer the Stones' own version of "Satisfaction" to this one, but virtually every thing else is terrific. The arrangements are lean and uncluttered but suitably muscular, and Otis Redding was not the least of the many fine vocalists of soul's "golden age".

Redding is equally convincing on slow, gospel-like tunes like "A Change Is Gonna Come" and up-tempo soul stompers like "Respect", and he receives excellent backing by guitarist Steve Cropper and a tight four-man horn ensemble (two trumpets, two saxes).
Highlights include almost every song. A gritty, grinding "Down In The Valley", a rarely-compiled cover of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World", the aching ballad "I've Been Loving You Too Long", and "Shake", a driving dance-friendly party tune. Whether or not the blues classic "Rock Me Baby" benefits from this arrangement depends on how you feel about blues to begin with, I guess, but Steve Cropper's playing is certainly very good.

Some of Otis Redding's best self-penned songs are here, like "Ole Man Trouble" and the aforementioned "Respect" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long", and while a good case can be made for the "Dock Of The Bay" being Redding's best original album, I think this one deserves a tie at least.
"Otis Blue" should not be missing from any self-respecting soul collection. Music collection, really.
It's got a beat and you can dance to it. Ot just sit there alternately swaying and bopping your head like a deranged pigeon.

4 out of 5 stars Oddly overrated classic soul LP.......2006-05-23

This is probably Redding's most famous and acclaimed single LP; it's one of only two that Rhino keeps in print domestically at mid-price. (The other is the ubiquitous semi-compilation, DOCK OF THE BAY). Redding's incredible force of personality carries all of his LPs, and they're all quality entertainment, but most of them are erratic. OTIS BLUE is as uneven as any of them but contains a handful of seminal performances.

Side A is much stronger than side B, and contains all of the original material Redding brought to this session. As expected, the three originals are all outstanding. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" is a justly famous, dynamic torch ballad; "Ole Man Trouble" (repeated, perhaps to more poignant effect, on DOCK OF THE BAY) receives a cavernous arrangement, anchored to a dissonant Steve Cropper riff, with lyrics of overwhelming despair. And the version here of "Respect" is sleeker and punchier than Aretha's, although necessarily it lacks much feminist interest. I prefer it anyway.

There are also three Sam Cooke songs, which suggests that Redding might have had a fuller tribute in mind to the then-recently deceased legend. Otis improves on both "Shake" and "A Change is Gonna Come" - the latter is skeletal and gut-wrenching, the former gloriously raunchy. (Despite the album's title, Redding's concerns throughout the album are pretty earthy - a lusty blues showcases Cropper on both sides of the LP, although the performances aren't among Redding's most memorable.)

Side B features a take on "Wonderful World" that is more radical, but not nearly apt or successful as the late-Cooke pieces on Side A. There's also a perfunctory version of "My Girl" that, like the two blues, slows the album's momentum and leads me to wonder why this is usually classed as Redding's masterpiece when discs like THE IMMORTAL OTIS REDDING are just sitting there unnoticed. After an odd (but basically reverent) version of "Satisfaction", complete with fuzz guitar, Redding takes William Bell by the collar and shakes "You Don't Miss Your Water" free, cutting to the quick just as he did with "A Change Is Gonna Come". His rendering of the immortal soul ballad is as eccentric and indispensible as The Byrds'.

Either three-and-a-half or four stars. DOCK OF THE BAY, which is just as cheap and is, to a certain extent, cobbled together (side B extracts tunes from three previous Redding LPs and one Stax compilation) is probably a better starter.

5 out of 5 stars Best soul album ever........2005-09-05

This is for me the best soul album ever.
All songs are beautiful, contains true soul arrangements without
frequent and disruptive background vocals.
Redding is in top form. His songs like Respect or I've Been Loving You Too Long are great and his covers like Satisfaction or Down in the walley too.
This is essential music for every soul fans.
Note: I have this album on mono.

5 out of 5 stars Not even a compilation, just great.......2005-08-30

You would think that this album is one of the many compilations of the greatest Otis Redding songs. But it isn't! It's an actual album, maybe still released as a collection of singles but definitely great.

You won't hear a lot of the great Redding/Cropper compositions because there are only three.

It starts with one of the best Redding openings. The choppy, on first hearing not to good, intro of 'Ole Man Trouble'. But you will never forget it.

Song 2 has been made more famous by Aretha Franklin, but Otis' rendition of his own 'Respect' has a different meant and a great horn part in the pumping intro followed by Donald Dunn's great bassline.

There are three Sam Cooke songs on this album, the first being the anthem 'A Change is Gonna Come'. As a great Sam Cooke fan I have to admit that Otis gives such a gutwrenching all out performance that is rivals Cooke's version.

'Down in the Valley' has a great bass/piano beat, it may not be the best song on the album, but it's still very good.

Track 5 is an Otis standard, the great 'I've been loving you too long', one of his best vocal/ballad performances.

Another Cooke song is 'Shake' recorded a lot wilder than Cooke did. This may actually be closer to what Cooke intended but he was of course bound by record label rules. If he had put this on his 'live at the harlem square club' album it would probably have sounded like this.

'My Girl' is a song that everybody will know and the same goes for Cooke's 'Wonderful World' which is one of the best covers of this song.

'Rock Me Baby' is one the bluesiest songs Otis ever recorded and it rivals the BB King Original, helped by the rumbling bass beat.

Otis gives a great and original version of the Stones' 'Satisfaction'. It's the horns that make the song.

The slower 'You Don't Miss Your Water' ends the album. An 11 song sample of Otis' many talents is over.

Great album
Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • GREAT, but....
  • You can BETTE it'll please ya !!!
  • Excellent
  • This CD is Outstanding
  • Bette is the Bomb
 Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Bette Midler
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ASIN: B0000BYMYK
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

  1. You'll Never Know
  2. This Ole House
  3. On a Slow Boat to China
  4. Hey There
  5. Tenderly
  6. Come On-A My House
  7. Mambo Italiano
  8. Sisters
  9. Memories of You
  10. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
  11. White Christmas

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It's nice to see Bette Midler putting her spin on an American classic after less-than-convincing detours through adult-contemporary cheese. This tribute focuses on Rosemary Clooney in the early to mid-1950s--so we don't get any of the fabulous Nelson Riddle material--but it's a fairly strong offering. It was produced and arranged by Midler's old musical director, Barry Manilow--who actually dueted with Clooney on a couple of songs in the 1990s and here replaces Bing Crosby on the duet "On a Slow Boat to China." Mostly, the CD is about hits: "Hey There" and "White Christmas" are done in straightforward manner, while Linda Ronstadt fills in for Rosemary's actual sister Betty on a slinky version of "Sisters." Happily, Midler plays "Come On-A My House" down instead of up (the old Bette would have milked its comic aspect) but the singer lets loose on "Mambo Italiano." That's pretty much the only time the Divine Miss M peeks out from behind Clooney's elegant persona, and it's a delight. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREAT, but...........2007-06-26

This is a fine tribute to a truly great singer. Bette is in wonderful voice, and does full justice to Rosemary Clooney. "Mambo Italiano", and "Slow Boat to China" are delightful; in fact, I prefer Bette's "Slow Boat" to the original. "Come On A My House" is quirky enough to be great. It's actually a historically important song; the harpsichord was ubiquitous in the days of Bach and Mozart, but by the 1950's, it was forgotten; Miss Clooney used one in the background, and the instrument made a comeback. Of course, Bette uses it, too. Most people don't know that "This Ole House" was originally a hymn by the late Stuart Hamblin...quite a story. "Sisters" is a pure joy, with Bette paired with Linda Ronstadt; I can't tell their voices apart, but I can't tell Rosemary and Betty apart on the original, either.

Great album...five stars for the musical quality. But, 31 minutes is kind of short for a full price album. Also, and this may be picky, the breaks between songs are a bit shorter than I like. Caveats aside, still a super choice. Enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars You can BETTE it'll please ya !!!.......2007-01-23

Bette Midler and Barry Manilow do justice to the masterful art of Rosemary Clooney with this album of Rosemary's hits. The sound is exceptionally crisp and clear; the song selection sublime and the musical arrangements very well executed. This CD proves it.

The album starts off with "You'll Never Know" and Bette begins this song with passion a cappella. The musical arrangement that then joins her is flawless and Bette's voice is strong, vibrant and full of energy. The CD changes gears somewhat for the next track, "This Ole House," which Bette performs with an awesome country twist.

Most of the CD boasts classic ballads that true music aficionados could never forget. These great songs include "On a Slow Boat to China" that offers some great chemistry and banter between Bette Midler and Barry Manilow; "Hey There;" "Tenderly;" "Memories of You;" "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" and "White Christmas." Excellent!

"Mambo Italiano" is a fun song and Bette works this number to the hilt with her passion; she communicates her emotions so well for this number. Linda Ronstadt does a great job with Bette for their duet of "Sisters."

The liner notes include great pictures of Bette and Barry Manilow as well as the credits for each song.

Unfortunately, however, although there are eleven songs on this CD, the total running time is barely more than 30 minutes. That's too short a songbook to honor and remember the great Rosemary Clooney. Where are some of the songs Clooney did with Nelson Riddle? Amazon correctly mentions that the focus of the material is too skewed toward the early to mid 1950s. Could a Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook, volume 2, come to fruition in the near future? It would sure please this author! Unfortunately, these drawbacks frustrate me so I will take off one star to make this a four star review.

Overall, Bette does a superlative job of honoring Rosemary Clooney with the help of Barry Manilow and Linda Ronstadt. Bette delivers a strong, upbeat and vibrant performance that leaves you wanting more! I agree with the reviewer who writes that this CD will make you want to hear Rosemary's original recordings of these classic songs. Fans of Rosemary Clooney and Bette Midler will definitely enjoy this album; and I highly recommend this CD for fans of classic pop vocals as well.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2006-11-10

We thoroughly enjoy this CD and the song selections chosen. The combination of Bette's vocals and excellent background musicians make it a great choice for anyone who loves the nostalgic era of Rosemary Clooney. Makes you want to learn how to swing dance!

5 out of 5 stars This CD is Outstanding.......2006-11-10

My husband and I like Bette Midler to begin with . . . . but . . . this is by far the best album we have of hers. We dance, we sing and in general enjoy every song on the album.

We're going to purchase her new Christmas album in hopes that it is equally as great!

5 out of 5 stars Bette is the Bomb.......2006-07-28

Rosemary Clooney had some beautiful songs that needed to be shared with the younger generations. And who else but Bette could do them with such passion! This is a treasured CD.
Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • THE Best of Two of the Best........
  • It is what it is, and I like it
  • faking and industry crass commercialism
  • A treasure
  • Best of the Best
 Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Ray Charles , and Count Basie Orchestra
Manufacturer: Concord Records
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ASIN: B000H0MNOE
Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

  1. Oh What A Beautiful Morning
  2. Let The Good Times Roll
  3. How Long Has This Been Going On?
  4. Every Saturday Night
  5. I Can't Stop Loving You
  6. Cryin' Time
  7. Busted
  8. Come Live With Me
  9. Feel So Bad
  10. The Long And Winding Road
  11. Look What They've Done To My Song
  12. Georgia On My Mind

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To fake or not to fake: That is the question consumers must answer for themselves in assessing this feat of aural Photoshopping: an "imaginary concert" created by combining recently discovered soundboard tapes of Ray Charles's vocals from a mid-'70s European show and newly recorded backing by the Count Basie Orchestra--the "ghost band," still on the road 22 years after Count's passing. Charles is in exceptional voice, singing the heck out of standards like "How Long Has This Been Going On?," Genius classics like "Busted," and pop covers like Melanie's "Look What They've Done to My Song." His performance is a thrilling corrective to forgettable posthumous albums like Genius Loves Company, designed to cash in on the new audience created for him by the movie Ray. But as competently as the Basie band fill in the blanks under the direction of Bill Hughes, with Joey DeFrancesco guesting on organ, most of the new arrangements are rather pallid, and the ensemble lacks the personality of both the Basie orchestra and Charles's best groups. And as attractive as Ray Sings, Basie Swings may be for the casual listener, the gimmickry will appall serious fans, particularly since neither Charles nor Basie--who never collaborated in life--was around to lend his approval. Is The Doors Sing, Woody Herman Swings next? --Lloyd Sachs

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Ray Sings, Basie Swings proves not only that there's a market for Brother Ray's every last recorded utterance (and a breathless one at that), but that musical grafting can reap some seriously satisfying rewards. After Concord Records A&R chief John Burk mined his label's vaults in 2005 and came across tapes labeled "Ray/Basie," he made a move to re-record the songs, originally performed in the 1970s; the result is these 12 tracks, in which Charles's whiskey-weathered, old-soul vocals are laid over arrangements by the current Count Basie Orchestra. Charles fans couldn't ask for a classier pairing or more seamless studio wizardry: The classics, from "I Can't Stop Loving You" to "Busted" to "Georgia on My Mind," play as though orchestrated by the Genius himself--tight, nuanced, and intimate-sounding. Less familiar tracks, like the down-home deep-South number "Every Saturday Night" and a couple of covers ("Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" and "The Long and Winding Road") offer so much in the way of novelty it's tempting to forget that what's playing is mostly the result of modern experimentation. Deep as the disc runs--and no one who who hears the broken-hearted "Cryin' Time" will deny it runs deep--the most essential track on Ray Sings, Basie Swings may be its most lighthearted one: There is no hearing Ray Charles sing "Oh What a Beautiful Morning"--even if it's four in the afternoon, even if it's raining torrentially--without agreeing. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

The producers of this CD discovered archival reels of Ray Charles and the Count Basie Orchestra performing live together in 1973. Although the vocals were superior, the remaining elements were or extremely poor quality. They decided to bring the current Count Basie Orchestra into the studio and, using the latest technology, they carefully and painstakingly laid down a new musical backdrop for Charles' towering vocals.

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE Best of Two of the Best...............2007-07-03

Ray Charles' songs and the Count's music...an incredible combination that truly showcases the best work ever put together by these two timeless artists. Thanks to technology and a lot of painstaking work, Charles and Basie's "recording" with each other will top the "wish-list" of all jazz/R & B collectors for many years to come!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars It is what it is, and I like it.......2007-06-11

I was standiing in a well known book store a while back, suffering through Rod Stewart's Still the Same...Great Rock Classics Of Our Time, when finally a young employee put me out of my misery with this great recording. What a breath of fresh air! Compared to Rod's yawning, lifeless, "the tape is full, when do I get paid?" sounding recordings, here is Ray belting it out with all the soul and power that few could ever possess. Sure, I found out later, that we had been a wee bit had, that this was a bit of "aural Photoshopping". but what a great job it was. As a graphic designer, I have created many pieces by splicing 2 or 3 separate photos together. This CD is sort of like that. As long as the purchasers of this work know this before they buy it, I see no problem. It is what it is - a beautiful piece of music, and I like it.

1 out of 5 stars faking and industry crass commercialism.......2007-05-30

This is the recording that never was. One will never know what the original ray charles tapes sounded like--all we know from the liner notes is that much was unuseable and that through the genius of modern technology, ray charles' lyrics were improved and melded with an improvised new basie (after the Count) band's music. Whether Ray would have wished it his way or did it this way is an unknown and the effort, in the circumstances, exploits an artist and his public to improve the bottom-line of a recording company. That, in my view, is a sad commentary on the state of today's music "industry."

5 out of 5 stars A treasure.......2007-05-26

Of the many wonderful Ray Charles collections, this disk is one that would be a perfect introduction to those who might not have experienced the music from this late genius of his realm. Perfect recording for the upcoming summer months out by the pool, or at the beach!!!

5 out of 5 stars Best of the Best.......2007-04-26

This is one collaboration...well re-mixed, dubbed, whatever CD that you could ever ask for.

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