title: Look no further!!

text:
This is by a wide margin this legendary recording is arguably the greatest performance of the Mahler 8th ever.  Eduard Flipse was one of the great 20th century genius conductors who is now a tragically forgotten name as he recorded little.  The sound is surprisingly good and the singers are far superior to those of today.  This recording was available when Bernstein's inferior attempt was released and became completely pushed aside because of the publicity and hype promoted by Columbia and Bernstein himself.  Granted, he did much to make Mahler a more popular and frequently performed composer, but few of his recordings are any longer among the front rank.  His earlier recording of the first movement of the 8th is far superior than his complete recording, primarily do to better singers.

I should also mention that the performances by Wyn Morris and Klaus Tennstedt come closest to Flipse's overall approach.


title: Definitely Worth It

text: Haberman has championed Sorabji for decades. The music is absolutely dense. It will either pique your curiosity so you will listen some more, or you will DETEST it. I'm in the former camp. This recording is quite clean in quality. The music is good. It is difficult to judge the playing because SO FEW recordings of Sorabji's pieces are available.


title: My favorite Elvis song

text: Beautiful music with no audience interference


title: Awesome

text: My husband's favorite band ever


title: Great CD

text: Variety of songs,


title: Reminds me of Paris

text: Reminds me of Paris


title: Broken CD case

text: Great music from Guns & Roses.  Amazon shipped it in a flimsy shipping bag and I assume the case was broken during shipping.  Amazon needs to package CD's better to avoid damage.


title: Incredible Praise and Worship!

text: I had the priviledge of being at the recording of this CD...there were about 3000 New Lifer's worshiping and dancing for over 3 hours.  It was the most fun I've ever had in my life!  :)  Ross and the team did an unbelievable job leading us all into the presence of God.  This CD ministers to me each time I listen to it (which is all the time).  And when we sing any of the album songs at church, there is an electric anticipation in the air.  This CD is encouraging, meaningful and FUN.  It lifts your spirit and takes you to a place of unashamed love and adoration for our King.


title: Amazing

text: My most beloved Patsy CD yet


title: 3 stars

text: I was disappointed in the quality of the audio.  Throughout all 6 discs, there are places where there is so much static and scratchiness that it's completely inaudible.  I purchased the set prior to driving out of town, but I got so frustrated with the quality, I ejected them.


title: Buy it!

text: My mama loves George Strait so I bought her this CD and she loves every song. Shipping was fast. Great purchase would buy again. There was a small crack on the front of the case, but that could’ve happened during transport didn’t affect the CD though, so all is good.


title: Five Stars

text: awesome


title: Excellent album

text: Excellent album


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent album!!!


title: Five Stars

text: One of the best albums ever!!!!, everyone that loves rock should have this in their collection!!!!


title: Four Stars

text: Good product


title: Waited forever to receive

text: Unhappy with songs


title: Great memories!

text: Good reminiscing music.


title: Highly reccomend

text: This was a great way to break the barriers of otherwise forbidden or embarrassing talk. Meaning some kids would not know how or feel comfortable broaching the subject of sexuality. There are parent who also, would find this a struggle. Those natural, easy conversations CAN be had, but then again they may not. This could also be a door into which those conversations could happen more easily. My point is, kids need valuable information and this is a great way to get it to them. YES, it is christian based. Your child is not going to get a green light to explore their sexuality before marriage. They are encouraged to save the best of themselves for their soul mate/marriage partner. If this is not what you want to encourage, than you will have issues with this. I found it so positive. So much what kids hear about their changing bodies and sexuality can be negative and perverse, especially among their peers and society. Not to mention giving your child over to misinformation. To me....this felt like a celebration of who they were becoming. We made it fun and special and laughed at the corny stuff and talked about the stuff they were unsure about. For our family, it was a win!


title: Great Old Time Music

text: Classic Old School Music, which is what I love ! A little pricey, but I'm enjoying listening the CD.


title: outstanding

text: great local music


title: Five Stars

text: outstanding


title: Drunken sailor?

text: This CD is fun and my son enjoys it. However, I am disturbed that there's a song about a drunken sailor.  "What do you do with a drunken sailor...put him in a rowboat until he's sober...(repeated over and over).


title: Five Stars

text: Can't wait to hear more.


title: Great Album

text: One of the first groups I listened to in 1979 when I became a christian.  This is the studio version but there is a live version that has the same cover.  I thought this was it because I had the live 33.3 album.  This is as good because the songs sounded the same as they performed them on the live version.  This version doesn't have "Little Pilgrim" on it however, like the liver version did.


title: Nice selection of music

text: New, in time for Christmas.  Nice selection of music.


title: Support of Local Musicians

text: Because my love for KFOG


title: If you got the money

text:
I enjoy this so much.

The case is larger than expected but that is because it comes with a DVD that has "Odds&Ends" and "sky of beginning" music videos.

As for the CD itself its just the two songs and the instrumental versions.

Worth looking at if you like having a hard copy of the videos but you could make do with the mp3 form.


title: Delightful Music

text: Wonderful album, much more somber and reflective than the previous album, "Let's Take A Walk," which was much more up-beat (I think this album was only available on cassette).


title: One Star

text: Not as advertised. Basic.


title: Five Stars

text: Great Music!


title: Excellent anthology of a Blues Rock band with a strong Christian message - not for the faint at heart

text: Anthology of the Resurrection Band (Rez) with accompanying booklet describing the origins of the band, their ministry as part of Jesus People through the end of the 20th century.  Music to Raise the Dead 1972 - 1998 contains all of their best pieces of blues-oriented rock with a strong Christian message.  Not for the faint at heart.


title: Five Stars

text: Solid and wonderful for all those who desire to grow in the grace of God.


title: A great talent

text: Jennings a great talent in country music...Its a keeper...I didnt see him in concert but because this album covers that


title: Wonderful scripture training songs for kids.

text: We received this CD as a gift several years ago. We have lots of different scripture CD's and I think these are very well done. They are our number 2 pick of favorite scripture CD's. Our number one pick [[ASIN:B002CLBJXM Seeds of Courage 1]] are any of the Seeds Family Music CD's. We have all of them except for the last 2 and they are the most requested scripture memory songs we own.


title: Scripture songs with some pep

text:
I like this CD. The songs are peppy and fun to sing. They flow very well. We have several CD's with scripture songs on them, and these are our second favorite series. The top favorite is "Seeds Family" series. Both of the series are good enough that I will listen to them even when the kids are not in the car.

This CD has the following songs on it:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T (1 Peter 2:17)
Whoever Can Be Trusted (Luke 16:10)
Self-Controlled Believers (I Thessalonians 5:8)
Be A Friend (Proverbs 17:17)
Speak the Truth (Zechariah 8:16-17)
Be Patient (Ephesians 4:2)
Give! (Luke 6:38)
Be Kind Everyday (I Thessalonians 5:15)
You Must Forgive (Colossians 3:13)
Walk In Obedience (2 John 1:6)
Love One Another (John 13:34)
Be Joyful Always (I Thessalonians 5:16)


title: Recipient loved it.

text: Purchased as a gift.  Recipient loved it.


title: 50-s music

text: I love this CD.  It's great to exercise by and sing to.  Would recommend it to everyone.  Sound quality could be improved


title: Excelente producto

text: Perfecto, a tiempo


title: Lots of extras

text: Great for price, loaded with extra pictures.


title: Five Stars

text: Fun!


title: Five Stars

text: fun!


title: No photo card!!??

text: I love this album and spring day and not today is definitely my favourite songs. BUT I have to return it and make an exchange bacause there's no photo card in my album.


title: Nice Songs

text: This is a nice collection of music from various singers.  Through the Eyes of Love is in a more jazzy style, with a saxophone, which isn't really my style, but I like most of the songs.  My personal favorites are "You Were Falling in Love With Me," "I Will Believe," and "Daughter of Zion."  The songs are full of emotion and various instruments.  I have not yet read the Zion Chronicles series--that would surely add a whole new and interesting dimension to the songs.


title: Five Stars

text: One of the greatest records ever! Shipment came on time.


Just what I was looking for! Album not one of the famous ones but it is sooo good!


title: Three Stars

text: Uptown Funk is great, but the second song skipped a lot and I didn't care for the song.


title: Very satisfied

text: I bought this CD for my husband because he had been wanting this since we heard them perform in Hawaii.  I was very happy to find it on Amazon and it arrived very quickly, in good condition, with no damage to CD.


title: Five Stars

text: Received immediately. Marvelous !!


title: New Stuff - Pretty Impressed overall

text: These are all new to me - and, in general, I have been pretty impressed with this wild mix of songs.  I need to do more exploration but I think most people will appreciate it as a whole.  Definitely not the run of the mill...


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent CD... All songs are outstanding


title: Conspiracy of hearts

text: An excellent movie to bring home the evil of the holocaust. It shows the power of love ,able to overcome the most vicious forms of evil, particularly, that directed at innocent children. It shows the courage and the determination to survive that these victim children display.


title: A great musical offering

text:
In a world where it is just hard to find any music that is worth listening to, I am glad I have "Nothing Glaring", by Harry Bailey's Transport.
The group is made up of two awesome musicians.  The drummer, Steve Morris and the keyboardist, Joe Roman.  I have seen these guys perform live and the energy of the album is explosive on stage.
This is not your typical corporate music.  This is free spirited fun loving music performed by two musicians who are enthusiastiac about their craft and not afraid to play the music that they love.
For Beatles fans and fans of Billy Joel, you will enjoy this, but also anyone who enjoys a unique and refreshing musical sound that is free of techno droning and over modulation of vocals.


title: Strong yet smooth vocals

text: This is what I'd listen to on a relaxing day off; or on a Saturday night, by the fire!


title: Great for a road trip.

text: Good buy!  All my favorite JB songs on two CDs.


title: chade

text: An awesome CD! My daughter who is now 21 just purchased it for her toddler because she has such good memories of listening to it when she was younger.


title: I highly recommend it!

text: This CD is very calming and relaxing. This music creates a lovely environment and I feel it's a reasonable price. I highly recommend it!


title: Awesome tunes

text: Bought this for my 71 year old husband a die hard rocker. He loves their music. Looks like I have to get the rest of their CDs.


title: A keeper.

text: The selection of my favorite tracks are on this CD.


title: GREAT MUSIC!

text: GREAT!  RECOMMEND HIGHLY!


title: Truly Spirit-Filled

text: I have purchased this album for myself and then several friends after that because I love it so much. Truly spirit-filled words and music. Thank you Kristene!


title: awesome

text: if you are a fan of rockabilly and are looking for something new? this entire cd is awesome, very very cool.


title: Good music

text: It's prince


title: AWESOME CD

text: THIS CD IS MOST INSPIRING AND ANOINTED OF THE SHOWING A PROFOUND EXAMPLE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WRITER AND SINGER OF THIS CD. IT BLESSED ME AND THE WORDS WERE JUST SO INSPIRING!  A A MUST HAVE CD WHICH WILL ENRICH YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ON IT WILL MAKE YOU PURSUE ONE!


title: A CLASSIC CD

text: THIS CD IS A CLASSIC OF ROY HARGROVE ON TO HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION!


title: a classic of all time one that will always be here

text: I have this album and wanted the cd to play in my car!  This cd will never get old!


title: Five Stars

text: I would consider this the best live recording of there's..."Happy Trails " era psychedelic sweetness indeed...


title: A Stressful Situation Made Easier!

text: When I was asked to play harp with this now out-of-print Easter cantata I was eager to do so but all I had to go by was the conductor's orchestral score and a pianist's book.  In somewhat of a panic, I quickly ordered this CD of the work, listened to it many times and played along with it, comparing and counting the measures meticulously.  It worked, and the final choir performance was wonderful!  I appreciated the fact that the used CD was shipped to me in record time and was in excellent condition.


title: OUTSTANDING!

text:
What an excellent release! This is the best thing Elton has done since his heyday of the 70's.
I LOVE it! The piano playing is brilliant! If you loved Elton in the 70's but lost faith in the 80's , like myself, I will tell you
Elton is back! Grab this wonderful album!


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!!!!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Great vinyl record


title: Three Stars

text: to many soso songs


title: Great music - super service

text: The music is absolutely delightful, but that's probably not a surprise to anyone considering this disc.  Unfortunately, the CD jewel case arrived badly cracked.  Impressively, the seller immediately offered to send a replacement case ... and then did so.  Exceptional service and customer care during holiday shopping season - thank you!


title: Three Stars

text: no problems,  just as ordered


title: Happy with item

text: Recieved item on May 18 thank you


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent thanks

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title: Five Stars

text: Fun


title: Fitting score for an unforgettable movie

text:
I think, simply, that Chiinatown is the best movie ever made in this country. It is literally unforgettable: the scenes are as vivid as they were in 1974: Jake Gittes, like Oedipus, drawn helplessly towards the tragic truth..."Young man,you may think you know what you're dealing with, but you don't."

He plunges blindly on, drawing the woman he loves to her death -- at the wheel of an elegant Packard in the dark, alien streets of the move's imagined Chinatown. It's beyond noir -- it's Sophoclean.

I also think that this is Jerry Goldsmith's best script: romantic, elegiac, haunting. The first few notes are a bit like those of a standard romantic drama but then tone changes and the listener begins to hear, beneath the lush melody, the haunting promise of cruel and inevitable loss.


title: Great album!

text: I love all of their stuff!


title: The other best!

text: I love all of 8th day's stuff. There is so much heart and wisdom in their music and lyrics.I bought just about all of their albums now and Im waiting for the moment to see them in concert. I recommend!


title: Five Stars

text: I cant say enough good things about 8th day.


title: More Bronco

text: a "must have" for every Bronco fan!


title: Pablo does it again!

text: If you like Pablo Montero, you will love this.  I keep hoping he will record a bunch of the classics, but until he does, this is a good choice.


title: Fernando de la Mora

text: He has the perfect voice for this type of music!  Not all tenors can "do" mariachi with the right intensity.  A MUST for your collection.


title: Danish Jungle Band

text: Another excellent CD by Pierre Dorge and his fabulous Jazz Band the Danish Jungle Band taking on their great versions of Duke Ellington standards.  They not only add another dimension to these tunes, but also put their own trademark of exciting and lovely sounds, and prove this Danish band can actually live up and continue a modern version of Duke Ellington Music.


title: First LP ever bought

text:
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Jazz Goes to Junior College issued in 1957 was the first ever LP I bought as a 15 year old in 1959 when my comtemporaries were listening to Doris Day and Elvis.  Dave Brubeck had become famous introducing his brand of Modern Jazz to the West Coast college crowd and this LP (never re-ssued on CD till a couple of years back) got somewhat overshadowed by his earlier Jazz Goes to College recording with his old rhytem group of Bob Bates on bass and Joe Dodge on drums.  (Which on its own is a delightful concert in the same vein as the Junior College LP).
However the addition of his more dynamic drummer Joe Morello gave another dimension of excellence.
Being used to 3 min. ditties on the radio -  what was also intriguing was the duration of these 5 tiles performed. Bru's Blues starting this LP lasted 12 min and the wonderful These Foolish Things lasting 10 and took up side 1 gave Dave and Paul the time to show their brilliance as two of the worlds best piano and alto-sax players and harmonizers.  While the piano Dave used for this concert would have been preferred by another favorite of min Thenolious Monk - its the live atmosphere which add to this wonderful LP - which you never get tired of listening to.
Since I have played my 1st copy 1000 + times - I had to buy this 2nd copy 54 years later so I could frame it also in memory of Dave Brubeck's 12/5/2012 passing away 1 day short of his 92 birthday - in whose lifetime he played, composed some of the most interesting and enjoyable music you will ever hear. Hurry up before they are all gone.


Arrived in good shape and story excellent.


title: this is awesome

text: 5 stars cd from the mexican Band Morbo,this is awesome


title: Five Stars

text: great CD


title: Welcome find

text: I have this Angel LP of two works by Milhaud in an excellent recording conducted by Maurice Abravanel.  Wish I could get it on CD.


title: Classic 90's new age wolf music

text: New Age Wolf is a surprisingly good new age album featuring synthesized instrumentals and a chorus of wolves howling and calling in the background, alongside other sounds of nature and the outdoors. This album is a very nice purchase if you were the sort of person who loved all those nature and spirituality stores back in the 1990's. I loved all the music, the minerals, the herbal teas, the rain makers, wolf t-shirts and posters (there were other animals too), and all the science stuff too. I had the cassette of this album and I replaced it because it was such a favorite piece of my life. The music is peaceful, relaxing, and sometimes even beautiful. There are one or two tracks which are rather sub-par, but they do not mar the over all experience, which can be enjoyed by anyone appreciative of the new age music or even peaceful nature music in general. It does help to like wolves.


title: ok

text: ok


title: Off the hook

text: Excellent recording... off the hook.


title: vince madison

text: I just absolutely love this man.... beautiful piano music so relaxing and calming.... my dogs love it too it settles them down for the afternoon  just chilling out .... I have all his cd but one .... I would love to hear more of him.... I am glad I have these 4<br />Diana


title: European CD shipped from Asia

text: This CD was exactly what I expected and was received shortly after I ordered it. I would recommend this shipper and would order from them again.


title: Great songs!

text: Love this CD!  Great music to blast!  Love the “catchy” songs!


title: LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!

text: I love all of Enya's music.


title: Five Stars

text: God-honoring music, and performed in a God-honoring way.  Well worth the listen.


title: Georgetown

text: Stumpy Joe, The Treepeople, The Purdins, Jules Maes, Uncle Moes, Zachs weed, This is Georgetown. Go back to Ballard "Top Chef"


title: Wonderful Artist (hard to find these old ones on Vinyl)

text: Saw Michael live recently and fell in love with his music. Very passionate. This item came packaged well and sounds great.


title: Great quality sound

text: Excellent sound quality. Haven't heard the album for years. Great price on such a classic !


title: Phenomenal musical and technical art

text:
This 1969 recording of the Dvorak Trios is exquisitely well played, originally recorded, and later transferred to CD.  The 1996 transfer to digital should prove to all the sonic excellence of well-recorded analog tape.  There is hardly any discernable tape noise, excellent miking, excellent instrument sound, great ambience, etc.  This is a top quality recording in terms of the engineering arts.  It is wonderful that the master tapes of excellent analog recordings like this were so well preserved.

The performances are similarly excellent, as one would expect from the Beaux Arts Trio.  Pressler, Cohen and Greenhouse work together perfectly and also bring out the individuality of the parts wonderfully.  It's clear that Dvorak's approaches to the trio evolved over the course of the four compositions, culminating in the strongly-slavic "Dumky".  Re-listening to the third trio in F minor, it may be my favorite for it's coherence, expressiveness and poignant beauty.  The Dumky is more of a meditation on several Slavic themes.  The earlier trios may be more likely to bear some similarity to Germanic works such as Brahms'.  In all of Dvorak's trios, there is a freedom and dynamic approach to the themes that feels more open-minded, cosmopolitan and universal.  Where composers like Beethoven at times appear to rebel against the confines of their German culture, Dvorak inhabits a broader world as a wide-eyed explorer.  Dvorak's result is liberating and refreshing.

These trios have stylistic roots in a European tradition, but feel like distinctly new music.  Perhaps Dvorak's time visiting, conducting and composing in America has some influence on his worldly viewpoint.  These works remind me of American composer MacDowell more than the German Romantic tradition which Dvorak's formal musical training came from.  Wherever the style of these trios can be traced to, the result is outstanding.  These are compositions of the first order; phenomenal music, and these performances by the Beaux Arts do them full justice.

This recording is both technically and artistically exemplary.


title: Brilliant performances, excellent sound

text:
It's hard to imagine better performances of these works, either technically or emotionally.  Brendel takes a relatively straight line through the works that reveals their varied emotional glory.  This is beauty through structure, realized though a heartfelt and thoroughly considered, yet spontaneous-sounding performance.  This wonderous music is simple in form, but beautiful and emotional when played spectacularly well as here by Brendel.

Recordings are from 1972 through 1975 on analog tape.  Sound quality is phenomenal.  There are no obvious limits imposed by the very high quality analog tape, microphone technique or recording hall, other than perhaps a touch of overload.  (Piano is notoriously hard to record well due to wide dynamic range, sharp percussive attacks, a large physical volume, etc.)  It would not be surprising if this digital transfer sounds better than the LPs it was originally released on.  The piano is a bit close-miked, yet there is very good hall sound.


title: Delightful

text:
"Delightful" is a single word to describe this recording of Haydn's Piano Trios. I was fortunate to find one of the apparently few remaining copies of the Beaux Arts Trio's performance of the complete Landon edition trios on Philips (Polygram 454 098-2). (This was before the apparent re-release.)  This ten and a half hour treasure was originally very well-recorded in the 1970s on analog tape in Switzerland and the Netherlands, then first released on CD in 1991, then again in 1996.

The Beaux Arts plays wonderfully; not much more could be asked from these performances, other perhaps for a slightly more distant microphone perspective. It's amazing that F.J. Haydn had been considered largely irrelevant by his succeeding romantic generations. His compositions are, for lack of a better description, classically classical and far less "cute" than the precocious and better-known works of upstart Mozart. The Beaux Arts is able to infuse the joyful compositional beauty of Papa Haydn's trios with skillful elegance and charm.

There are some definite surprises, particularly in the later works.  As others have noted, Haydn presaged the Romantic period in some of his later trios.  The variety of compositions presented here are at times beautifully proportioned and balanced, elegant and refined, humorous and witty, joyous and rollicking.  In short they aptly display much of the skill, talent and personality of one of my favorite composers.


title: battlefeild of the mnd

text: this is a good start to the book. i listen to it back and forth to work in my car.


title: Wonderful Album!

text: The album arrived on time and was excellently packed.  The condition is as to be expected for a record that is over 40 years old.  As promised, it was in good condition as was the cover.  Happy with purchase and would recommend the seller.  Thanks!


title: KLB is the greatest!!

text: I paid a lot less for mine, but it's well worth it. Everyone had shorter hair then, and I had more. ---gk


title: Dixieland Christmas

text: I love this album of Christmas songs played Dixieland style. I had heard about the album before, but never had the chance to hear it until now.<br />It arrived on time and in like new condition.


title: Andre Rieu CD

text: This Audio CD did not have tracks I expected. Most of the tracks are lousy<br />style none of the nice tracks from the Tuscany shaw.


title: Five Stars

text: Christmas gift


title: Awesome rendition of the songs

text:
I got this from the album launchin/concert held in Manila, Philippines. It's one of the best ballad albums i have. my favorite rendition of the songs in this albums are In My Eyes and She's out of my life. The Promise is a new song (that i'm aware of) but it's also good.

Songs in this albums are as follows:
All My Life
What Matters Most
She's Out Of My Life
Out Here On My Own
In My Eyes
The Promise
Lean On Me
Just The Way You Are


title: Addictive  --  well done

text:
I purchased this CD single not realizing that it was a CD single.  If you already have the CD " Point de suture " , you have the vocal on this disk.  That being said, I want to add that this CD single also has the instrumental version of " Appelle mon numéro ", and that is quite nicely done with some excellent arrangement and work on the electronic clavier.

While I was working on the computer earlier this week, I came across the video of "Appelle mon numero" on YouTube.  I think it is one of Mylene Farmer's better videos.  It is sexy in an innocent way, with excellent videography.

The whole purpose of this CD single is to get you to purchase the CD "Point de suture." The album had success on the French, Swiss, Belgian and Russian charts.  There are melancholy ballads on this album, but there are fewer than on an earlier album "Avant que la ombre".  I like the album "Point de suture" as much as many of the earlier Mylene Farmer CD's,and I recommend it to my friends who like French pop music.


title: Must Have for Anyone who loves the KING

text: Soothing yet inspirational with Sarah's sweetly strong voice of spiritual love for the KING !


title: Worth a listen

text:
This was Animotions last album & it was released in 1989.  By the time this album was recorded, most of the original band personnel had departed which left only lead guitarist Don Kirkpatrick & keyboardist Greg Smith to carry on. Actress/dancer/singer Cynthia Rhodes was brought in to take over lead vocals for Astrid Plane & I think she does a really good job here. Her voice isn't quite as strong as Astrid's but it's still really good. Paul Engemann replaced Bill Wadhams as the male lead vocalist & his voice is also very decent & meshes well with Rhodes voice.

The songs aren't bad either. There is lots of fast paced dance music to be found here along with a couple ballads. The big hit was the catchy "Room to Move" (written and originally performed by Climie Fisher)& it was the group's 2nd & final Top 10 hit. It along with the powerful romantic ballad "Calling it Love" also made it onto the [My Stepmother is an Alien] soundtrack. They are the 2 best songs here but there are other quality tracks to be found as well. "The Way Into Your Heart", which Rhodes co-wrote with her husband - singer Richard Marx, is a pretty catchy mid tempo track & probably coulda been a single. "Send It Over", "Best Mistake", "Do Like I Do" & "Ground Zero" are also decent tracks & definitely worth a listen.

So to sum it up, if you're a fan of the group or good pop music, you should def checkout this album cuz it is a better than average release with lots of good songs & good music. It is also a good continuation of the group's earlier work. Unfortunately, it would be their very last album. But at the very least, it was a solid one with some memorable songs.


title: The Doobies at their Very Best!

text: This is one of the very last concerts the Doobies peformed before they temporarily broke up. Recorded in 1983 in Los Angeles on cd & in San Fran on VHS, these 2 shows really show the band in top form. A great set list and excellent performances abound by Michael McDonald & Company. Being what they thought was their final performance, you can really tell these guys wanted to sound flawless & they did that very thing cuz they've never sounded better! Another cool thing was that the band had some surprise guests toward the end of the show. Several former bandmates who had been with them over the years joined in for the last 2 songs, including original founding member Tommy Johnston.  It was a real treat to hear him do lead vocals on China Grove again. My only complaint is that an excellent hard rocking song (Out on the streets) from the vhs show was left off this cd.  But all in all, a great concert & one that loyal fans should definitely not miss.


title: Old school music is the best!

text: This cd takes me back to the time I was in high school. Old school music is the best!


title: excellent music collection in one cd

text: Great sounds of the past. All young people could try it first before accepting some of the present time sounds without passion.


title: It was awesome, I got it before time it was new ...

text: It was awesome , I got it before time it was new in good conditions I loved it.


title: Venus Hum, Montana Remixes, CD Maxi-Single

text:
[[ASIN:B000MMVMLM Montana (Remixes)]]

Montana (Remixes) - Venus Hum (CD Maxi-Single 2003)

Style: Techno
Produced by  :  Multiple
Written by  :  Multiple
Vocals by  :  Annette Strean
Published by :  MCA Records America
Catalog No.  :  MCAR 5993-2
UPC:  n/a

  From the album "Big Beautiful Sky" comes the seven track Maxi-Single release of Montana".  The CD includes the work of Venus Hum's original album version as well as remixes by:
New Ground / Shanghai Surprise / I-Monster / Steve Hilliar.

The tracks are all a bit different in style, as you would expect.  My personal favorite is I-Monster's dub, to me the most listenable and danceable.

Happy!  That's how I would describe this CD.  It's just a happy little toe-jammer y'all.  It's well suited for pre-party, dance party, rave, chillout, post party, the early-mid-late-mid-pre post party chillout. Okay, I made the last one up, if you can't have fun why do it?  Hard to find! That's also how I would describe it.  It's a good "Hey Man, whurdyagetdat?" addition to your collection.  Not available in stores, I found my copy here The Zon.

I rate it a "4.6" out of  "5" stars!

Cheers!
Fuzzilla :o)


title: Five Stars

text: I love this CD offers me an awesome time of praise and worship


title: Yes yes yes

text: Does this picture answer your question? If not, then you will be doing yourself a favor by purchasing this album. TA are a gem of the early 00's scene in the Bay Area, and have a unique sound all their own.

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title: Thank you!

text: I was very pleased with this CD purchase.  The price was reasonable, and it was sent to me in a prompt and efficient manner.  I would highly recommend this seller!


title: Must-have

text: A must-have for any Pentatonix fan.  We love the rendition of "Hark the Herald Angels".  Also, the bonus track of "Let it Go" is great.


title: Absolutely Inspiring

text: Tom Wilson's Catholic faith shines through this wonderful compilation of music. I have used it to inspire many, such as RCIA candidates, bible study groups. It has some very prayerful songs for meditation. It's a gem.


title: Five Stars

text: very wonderful and magnificence cd


title: i was surprised to find the record in such excellent condition, I've searched for this record for a ...

text: i was surprised to find the record in such excellent condition, I've searched for this record for a long time.


title: wonderful music and voice from Karla  Burns

text: Love this cd and I can't find it now so I might have to buy it again.  I can listen to it and feel my soul being remastered by God,


title: no stars

text: This turned out to me a 45 record -- not the CD I had thought that I ordered ??  Hey???  No so good at all


title: Five Stars

text: Love the taste, very licorice....& chewy.


title: "Do your duty and leave the consequences to God! " Loved it

text: Me and the kids absolutely enjoyed it from the first, we thought it was well done, we started it on a road trip but the road trip was too short so when we returned we all gathered in on my bed and finished listening to it.  Really helped us see the conflict General Lee had, whether to serve his country or his beloved Virginia.  I Love G.A. Henty , he is such a great writer that teaches great morales and values while retelling the history in his books.  I have so far loved all productions done by Heirloom Audio and look forward to any new ones forth coming.


title: Am enjoying the music on all 7 CD's, am ...

text: Am enjoying the music on all 7 CD's, am anxious to use consistently to see and feel the results, have only just gotten them.


title: Harp by the Sea

text: Take pleasure in calming, peaceful harp melodies blended with the ebb and flow of the surf. Close your eyes and you are there on the seashore connecting with the scent of salty sea breezes and the joyful sounds of seagulls in flight. This CD is my favorite tool when conducting progressive relaxation exercise as a final touch at the end of Yoga class. I wore out my first beautiful CD. So happy to have found another copy.


title: Five Stars

text: As advertised


title: One of my Favorites

text: I love instrumental music and the "Timeless - Hymns in Colour" actually the "Hymns in Colour" series were one of my favorites. As cassette players were replaced by CD players and I missed out on purchasing this CD, along with another of my favorites, "Praise - Hymns in Colour"  another of the "Hymns in Colour" series by Harlan Rogers and Smithy Price. I was about to give up trying to locate these CD's until one day I tried Amazon as a last resort and found both and I believe there is a third that I also purchased and I bought more than one since I have one in my car and the other is in my computer.


title: Love love Hillsong!

text: Love love Hillsong!They're like on my top 3 favorite musicians. They (like the other 2) never cease to amaze me with their music & much less with their lyrics. God bless them & may they continue to bless others with their music. :)


title: too many repetitive songs

text: I love this cd except for the fact that he has way too many too too too many repetitive songs


title: Did not work, product defective.

text: This product did not work.  I purchased it to connect a Wii to a Samsung TV.  It must be miswired internally or otherwise defective.  In desperation I ordered a more expensive version, also from Amazon, and that one worked just fine.


title: Five Stars

text: Reminded my of good memories!


title: Great CD

text: This  CD has some beautiful songs on it for Christian Couples.  I would recommend it to anyone interested. Would be good to play at a wedding, reception.


title: beautifully performed and great sound

text: Absolutely gorgeous music, beautifully performed and great sound.  My ancestry is Czech and I'm also a fan of Janice Martin.  What can I say!  I'm so glad I purchased this disk.


Janice Martin is the most talented person I know.  I met her about 4 years ago at Silver Dollar City when I saw her Aerial Silks performance with her violin.  The last few years she has been the headliner on the Showboat Branson Bell where I bought this album and her Christmas DVD and another copy of her classical violin album.  Her rendition of Gershwin is fresh, unique and MOST enjoyable.  Miss Martin is an awesome performer whether on piano, violin, or voice.  I also thumbed through her new book on how she learned to "fly"---which talks about her fear of heights and how she conquered it during basic training in the US Army.  You can catch clips of this from her website www.janicemartin.com  Besides being a woman of extraordinary talent, she is gracious, personable, God-fearing, and patriotic.  If you love music, you'll love this album.


title: Five Stars

text: nice


title: Absolutely LOVE it! I got this CD when it 1st ...

text: Absolutely LOVE it!  I got this CD when it 1st came out years ago and thought it was some of the most relaxing and beautiful piano music I had ever heard.  I have somehow misplaced my copy and was looking online to find another.


title: Christian music

text: Thank you for putting music with a message out there. We are encouraged in the Lord every time we listen to it! Keep up sharing the good news!


title: Five Stars

text: Hunter is one of the finest fiddlers in this generation.


title: Great Addition to my collection

text: great addition to my collection


title: Beautiful CD!

text: Arrived on time.  Recommend this CD for anyone who wants to listen to an angel sing.  Beautiful CD!


title: Details

text:
Disc 1
1. Walker [early mix] - Cascadeur
2. Don't Wake The Dead - Guards
3. South Pacific - Is Tropical
4. La Musique - Yelle
5. What You Know [Mustang remix] - Two Door Cinema Club
6. Disque Oh - Beataucue
7. Climbing Walls - Strange Talk
8. Blockhead [edit] - Punks Jump Up
9. Red Kiss, The - Aikiu (The)
10. Crave You - Flight Facilities & Giselle
11. Insomnie - Jolie Cherie
12. Get Related - Wild At Heart

Disc 2
1. Once And For All - Clock Opera
2. Manners [extended] - Icona Pop
3. Glory Of The Night - Young Empires
4. Chateau - Housee De Racket
5. See Spaces - Teeth
6. Liar My Dear - Heartbreaks
7. Fires - Waylayers
8. Blitz - Digitalism
9. Me And Madonna [The Twelves remix] - Black Strobe
10. Sorry - Justus Kohncke & Alexis Taylor
11. Terror Management - Psychobuildings
12. Moon Children - Palmbomen
13. Prisoner, The [Cecile remix/Jerry Bouthier remix] - MAY68


title: Product Description

text:
Reviews:

Tremendously entertaining ... will surely shift more copies than all of this years bookish Gallic chronicles combined. --Sunday Times

Anyone who's ever encountered a snooty Parisian waiter or found themselves driving on the Boulevard Peripherique during August will enjoy this book. --Daily Mail

Relentlessly and energetically rude about almost every aspect of French history and culture. --Mail on Sunday
Product Description
Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? No! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? No! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? No! It was invented in Yorkshire. Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since 1066.


title: Maywood Rocks

text:
Wonderful music, fun yet serious lyrics, and a variety of styles, there is something for everyone in this incredible debut album. Personal favorites include Broken For You, Draw Me Out, Dance, and Alone In This World. Really I love them all, but those are the standouts. These guys are even better live, so you should definitely get their CD then check out one of their shows.

You can tell when seeing them live in concert that their hearts are in the right place and they exist to glorify God through music. Get it on Amazon MP3, or if you want the disc, check them out live and buy one directly from them (it's cheaper that way). I usually find out concert and event dates through their website. maywoodband dot com


title: Enjoy her songs of faith the most.

text: Great voice and songs, too bad it was short lived.


title: Happy, happy

text: Replacing the one I had. Enjoy listening to it.


title: Two Stars

text: The record was scratched and the sound was scratchy.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful! Inspiring music!


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful!


title: Good deal

text: Quick shipment.  It's the Dead. Im happy


title: Hard to believe ........

text: It is hard to believe that this wonderful set has not long ago received some kind of a review.  I bought my set many years ago when Tower was still a viable concern.  The renditions are magnificent, authentic, and the orchestration is very well done.  The Dance music does indeed  cover dance music from the Renaissance era to the early 19th century.  Beware though - the cover of the box shows Renaissance dancers, giving the impression the music is only of the Renaissance.  It is a beautiful album full of glorious music through the ages!  GJV


title: Mahler Symphony #4, Hidemaro Konoye, 1930

text: I bought my copy of this recording many years ago while perusing the Mahler section of recordings at the now defunct Tower Records.  Being recorded on May 28/29, 1930, it is of course a monorual recording.  This first electrical recording (as opposed to acostical)of Mahler has been remastered and is mostly quite free of the cliks and bumps one might expect.  I give it four stars only because it is not up to current standards ... but after one listens to it for a few minutes it can be thought that this was recorded only a few years ago rather than eight decades.  A must for collectors of historic fine classical music.  It is a landmark gem!


title: Great

text: Love Karen 's voice  could listen to the Carpenters all day  . Thanks so much


title: ..really cool.

text: not only is she lovely, but is a talented and respectable artist. her rendition of john barry's theme from the movie somewhere in time is just jaw dropping.


title: Five Stars

text: Outstanding. Brings back memories of time spent in Holland in 1970s.


title: nothing

text: good quality of music


title: Great overview

text: Amazing album.  Excellent song choices over a huge time period.


title: Five Stars

text: good detail for such a small figure


title: Four Stars

text: It the CD my wife wanted it was in good shape.


title: Go out and buy this NOW!

text: I love Dusty Springfield.  Had some of these tracks on other releases.  But the sound is great and it's good to hear them in their proper context.  I've been playing this over and over.  And she rocks a lot more than usual.


title: Raw gems

text: This CD has a number of instrumental tracks and a few ones with vocals. It's definitely captured that raw energy that early Velvet Teen did so well. A little rough recording, but that's to be expected since this was one of their earliest releases. My favorite track that isn't on any of their other releases was probably the ballad "Heaven." Beautiful chords, soaring harmonics... definitely in the vein of some of their other early ballads "Penning the Penultimate" or "Reverie to Chanticleer."


title: Utter brilliance

text: No one can match Arthur Rubinstein when it comes to Chopin. ( Well ... maybe Horowitz) This CD is absolutely fantastic..


title: NO

text: I love Walt Dickerson's music.


title: Great value and great product

text: Excellent condition. Arrived very fast


title: Beautiful

text: It is missing but I did enjoy it.


title: Great music

text: I enjoy Andy Stewart's music in the car with the CD and on You Tube on the Internet.


title: Three Stars

text: was good


title: Great quality! Love the personal note!

text: Husband loved it!


title: I question the Rating

text: Lots of pops and audiable scratches on the records surface, I wouldn't give this record better than a fair rating


title: Great live Tool album

text: It’s Tool, so of course it’s great. It’s live, so it’s not perfect, but that’s part of the charm of live albums. And Ted, these guys totally ruined your song. (Kidding. It’s a great cover)


title: Good great

text: Relaxing


title: Good

text: Good


title: Album booklet/packaging is adorable!

text: Fast delivery and product has super cute packaging!  Looks great for displaying in my daughters room :)


title: Great Music!

text: First heard this at an antique store and my mom and I fell in love with the music.  So we ordered our own thanks to the employee who told us where we can purchase it!  The 5CD set was in good condition!


title: You can't not smile!

text: Great album--so much energy and fun!


title: Celtic meets Worship!!

text: Love this collection! If you like Celtic music and worship music, this is the one for you! Every song is amazing!


title: Harder sound for The Echoing Green

text: I have always loved the message and sound of The Echoing Green.  Again, with In Scarlet and Vile, I find myself appreciating their depth lyrically.  Their new sound is certainly harder than their past recordings, though still electronic.  This is perhaps a new evolution in electronic music that I'm not in touch with, so I think many will still love it.


title: Very good CD

text: Great Holliday CD. Glad I purchased.


title: Tom Petty At The Top Of His Game..  His Very Finest Work.. Absolutely Excellent....!!!  A Must Own!!

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This CD is Tom Petty at his very best per the title "Greatest Hits." These 18 tracks truly define Tom Petty for who he really was: A one of a kind, evolving, brilliant singer/songwriter/producer, live concert performer and recording artist in the best tradition of The Beatles, Dylan and The Byrds. An amazing guitarist totally unique in his own right on the level of Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Keith Richards who sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the top selling recording artists of all time. First came Mudcrutch, then Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers and finally The Traveling Wilburys after which came work as a solo artist and various reunions of the above noted bands taking Tom Petty into the 21st century..  The "rebel" seems to be a consistent theme in his music yet, he comes from a very positive and honest place.. His music took us to the edge and back, for it was nothing short of "cutting edge"  and broke new ground in popular music.  All his truly historic tracks from the late 70's and early 80's such as "I Need To Know" (1978)  "Refugee" (1980) to the late 80's "I Won't Back Down" (1989) and "Free Fallin'" (1989) are here and they've never sounded better! My personal favorite Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers song is track #8, "Here Comes My Girl," the 3rd single from the landmark 1979 album "Damn The Torpedoes"  featuring Tom Petty's wailing, soulful vocal and both his and Mike Campbell's searing guitar work..  Awesome!!

On a more detailed level, "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits" contains many tracks from Tom Petty's  two of his three best albums, "Damn The Torpedoes" and his first solo album, "Full Moon Fever" released in April 1989. (The 3rd album being "Wildflowers.") "Full Moon Fever" is a personal favorite album of mine, with recording of the album actually being interrupted by The Traveling Wilburys recording sessions which began in May 1988. Most of "Full Moon Fever" was a collaboration in writing and producing by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne and many tracks have the sound and feel of the first Wilburys album, especially "I Won't Back Down" and "Runnin' Down A Dream." It's notable that all the Traveling Wilburys members minus Bob Dylan contributed to this outstanding album (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison) as well as members of the Heartbreakers, most notably Mike Campbell.. With this album, Tom Petty explores his musical roots with a nod to his musical influences. This album is nothing less than superb.. It was a critical and commercial hit in the United States peaking at No. 3 on The U.S. Billboard Top 200 Chart in 1989 and certified 5X Platinum by The RIAA in 1990. The album was certified 6X Platinum in Canada by the CRIA in September 1991. (it peaked at No. 8 in the UK) This album marked Tom Petty's commercial peak as an artist and is an indisputable masterpiece..  Tom Petty would later say "Full Moon Fever" was the most enjoyable record of his career. This amazing album produced five outstanding singles, "I Won't Back Down," (1989) "Runnin' Down A Dream, (1989) "Free Fallin'", (1989) "A Face In The Crowd," (1990) and "Yer So Bad" also released in 1990.  What's interesting here is that the "Greatest Hits" compilation pulls a fair number of songs from this superb album and we're getting that very cool Wilburys trademark sound, feel and mood on many tracks, as mentioned above. Nice going Charlie Wilbury!  Incidentally, "Tom Petty's Greatest Hits" peaked at No. 5 on The U.S. Billboard Top 200 Chart in February 1994, and that's an amazing feat in itself for a "Greatest Hits" compilation. The music here is nothing short of brilliant!

An interesting footnote to musical history is that Tom Petty met Elvis Presley when he was 10 years old in the summer of 1961. (Tom Petty was born October 20th, 1950) His uncle was working on the set of "Follow That Dream" filming in Ocala Florida, not far from Petty's hometown of Gainesville and he was invited to watch the shoot.. Of that meeting with Presley, Petty later said "Elvis Glowed."  When he met Elvis Presley the course of his life changed and the direction it changed to, was music.. Tom Petty did follow that dream and in doing so he changed the course of pop music forever..

In the late 1980's Tom Petty Became a member of George Harrison's super-group The Traveling Wilburys as referenced above. Lets not forget George Harrison was a member of the band that redefined "the power of celebrity" and recorded what is universally recognized as the greatest body of work in the history of popular music. The Beatles.. The greatest rock 'n roll band of all time.. As a member of The Traveling Wilburys, in my opinion Tom Petty attained a truly legendary status in his own right.. This was a quantum leap for him, as it would be for any artist,  joining this studio band formed by a former Beatle.. The band, representing four eras of rock music, known as "The Ultimate Supergroup" per The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock And Roll also included Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison. They recorded two albums between 1988 and 1990 and disbanded in 1991. Both albums were produced by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. "Volume 1" was a huge critical and commercial success peaking at No. 3 on The U.S. Billboard Top 200 Chart and selling two million copies in The United States in the first six months after it's release in October 1988.  It was nominated for a Grammy for Album Of The Year and won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and certified triple platinum by the RIAA. The album is also included in Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums Of All Time.  As for George Harrison himself, the first single "Handle With Care" released on October 17, 1988  and  "Heading For The Light" released a day earlier as a promotional single featuring George Harrison's outstanding vocals, and his additional vocal contributions on "Volume 1" demonstrated "further proof of Harrison's complete return to form" according to Rolling Stone magazine as he sounds not only great, but truly happy. "Heading For The Light" reflects Harrison's confidence during this period of the late 80's and peaked at No.7 on Billboards Album Rock Tracks Chart. "Handle With Care," the debut single, peaked at No. 2 on Billboards Album Rock Tracks Chart and was the most successful single released by the band. All five members contribute vocals that are nothing less than outstanding.. These two songs are my personal favorites from both albums and are considered by many the best songs the band recorded. I recently viewed the "Handle With Care" official video which demonstrates that Harrison, Dylan, Orbison, Petty and Lynne are at the top of their game.. These five legends of rock 'n roll in an amazing collaboration share vocals on this fantastic song and knock the ball way out of the park! They are nothing less than the epitome of total cool and it's surprising they didn't give more thought to taking the act on the road and touring. They're totally relaxed, in top form, look great while lip synching to the studio track of what is, a totally awesome song! The very best song to come from this dynamic, incredible grouping of talent.. Tom Petty adds even more style and grace wearing that classic hat standing next to Dylan.. Wow! The producing, arranging and structure of the song is very interesting. Harrison handles each verse then passes the vocal to Orbison who then passes the vocal to Dylan, Petty and Lynne who sing the refrain.. This vocal arrangement is nothing short of brilliant.. Everyone here is at the very top of their game. It just doesn't get any better than this..  This video is a must see!  This period also saw the release of George Harrison's "Cloud Nine" album, issued on November 2nd, 1987 and produced by Harrison and Jeff Lynne.  A chart topping and critically acclaimed album which reestablished Harrison's commercial appeal, while at the same time drawing the attention of a new generation of fans. A truly remarkable time for George Harrison who hadn't enjoyed this kind of artistic praise and commercial success since the early-mid 70's.. The aforementioned "Heading For The Light" single has the unique sound, texture and feel of the "Cloud Nine" album.  The Traveling Wilburys 2nd album titled "Volume 3," though well received met with less success than the previous one. It just didn't have the "electricity" of the first album, possibly due to the loss of Roy Orbison, yet it's still excellent in it's own right.. The album is a bit lighter and faster than "Volume 1" yet still retains the feel and mood of 50's and early 60's rock 'n roll.. Rolling Stone called the blending of the four participants musical styles as "seemingly effortless" and they continued to enjoy their collaboration into 1991. The album peaked at No. 11 on The U.S. Billboard Top 200 Chart. (It peaked at No. 14 in the UK) The RIAA certified the album Platinum in 1991.  Roy Orbison died in December 1988, less than two months after the release of the first album and "Volume 3," recorded in May 1990 and released in October again utilized the brilliant talents of Harrison, Dylan, Petty and Lynne as a foursome without a replacement for Orbison, considered a legend in his own right. After the idea of touring was rejected, this incredible studio band disbanded in 1991 yet remains a significant landmark in the careers of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.  In the years following the release of "Volume 3," there was speculation about further Wilbury releases. George Harrison's passing on November 29th, 2001 ended the possibility of any future projects. There will never be another super-group of this caliber again.

Jeff Lynne adds the finishing, master touch to The Traveling Wilburys and the band wouldn't have had the incredible success it did without his presence. He's a legend in his own right as a singer/songwriter and is regarded as one the greatest record producers in music history.  He founded The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1970 and the band sold over 50 million records worldwide and had fifteen top ten songs in the UK from the early mid 70's through the mid 80's. He wrote and produced nearly every song this truly unique and dynamic band has ever released. ELO's style seamlessly and innovatively blends rock, pop and classical..  From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated more combined UK and US top 40 hits than any other band in the world, and also generated the third most UK and US separate top 40 hits. Additionally, what's very interesting is that from 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 top 40 songs on the UK singles chart, and fifteen top 20 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits (20) without a number one single of any band in US chart history. My personal favorite ELO song is the hauntingly beautiful "Strange Magic" released in 1976, which utilizes George Harrison styled slide guitar riffs, various swirling strings and heavy imagery in the best tradition of The Beatles. It peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A somewhat eerie, very cosmic song!  Had Jeff Lynne's resume ended there it would be nothing short of incredible yet, as a producer, he officially secured his name forever as one of the true great artists of rock music. He co-produced George Harrison's "Cloud Nine" album in 1987 as discussed above and also worked with Harrison in this period co-producing both Traveling Wilburys "Volume 1" and "Volume 3."  The Traveling Wilburys "Volume 1"  album was recorded in 1988 in conjunction with the recording of Tom Petty's first solo album, "Full Moon Fever" which he also produced for Petty. His acknowledged brilliance as a producer took him to The Beatles Anthology project by 1994, in which he worked with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr recording the two new tracks from the original John Lennon home demos for the "Anthology" release: "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love," both released in 1995 as two separate singles along with the numerous outtakes and alternate versions of previously released Beatles tracks. "Beatles Anthology" produced the first new Beatles singles in 25 years and the project itself remained at or near the top of the charts for two years.  Beatles producer George Martin decided not to produce the project due to a bit of hearing loss and felt it wouldn't be appropriate to oversee this massive undertaking.  In 1997 Lynne went on to co-produce Paul McCartney's "Flaming Pie" album, considered McCartney's finest work in the 1990's. His importance to the Traveling Wilburys as a band member and co-producer cannot be overstated.. His work as a song writer, singer and producer from the early 1970's to the present day is nothing short of pure genius..

Tom Petty was inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in December 2001 and sadly, he passed away on October 2nd, 2017, less than a month before his 67th birthday. He died from an accidental drug overdose one week after the end of The Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour.  Dana York, his wife since 2001 has explained that Petty had suffered from various physical ailments in recent years and had been using various prescription drugs to treat severe pain. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner in January 2018 called Tom Petty's death "an unfortunate accident." This is truly tragic as Tom Petty had much more wonderful music to give to the world.

In 1986 and 1987 Tom Petty joined forces with Bob Dylan and toured together. These shows were nothing short of outstanding.. In many ways, Tom Petty's major influence was Dylan. The voice. The style. Though.. Totally unique in his own right.. His Lyrics and storytelling have put him in an elite class of great American songwriters right up there with Dylan.. In his own right, Tom Petty's live performances demonstrate he was a consummate rock front man.. Live in concert, as in the recording studio Petty was nothing short of amazing..

So what do we get on the "Tom Petty And The Heartbreaker's Greatest Hits" CD? We get 18 historic tracks that as stated above, truly define who Tom Petty really was as an artist. These tracks spotlight Tom Petty's remarkable depth and evolution as a revered and tremendously influential as well as skillful songwriter, producer, recording artist and performer, though no live tracks are included in this collection.  All killer studio tracks here with absolutely no filler!  On a technical level,  having worked in the recording industry, I've heard a lot of CD's lately that have been remastered while dropping out most of the high end. Not the case here.. The high end is crisp and the bass is tight. Mid-range frequencies are literally perfect. These songs have been nothing short of brilliantly engineered and remastered for this CD release.

It should be noted that this album/CD was originally released in 1993 and remastered for it's 2008 reissue. Track 18, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," the searing duet featuring Petty and Stevie Nicks, originally released in 1981 on Nick's debut solo album "Bella Donna" has been added as the close out song on this fantastic CD and is truly an added bonus. (Written by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers) Stevie Nicks herself is a brilliant singer/songwriter and one of the greatest, most unique female vocalists of the 2nd half of the 20th century, The pairing of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty for this song is nothing short of amazing..

Tom Petty's music for me, and many others, is in the best tradition of The Beatles, Dylan, The Byrds and solo John Lennon post Beatles.. When Tom Petty first saw The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast live on February 9th, 1964 he immediately knew he had to form a band.. Meeting Elvis Presley ignited his musical engine yet seeing The Beatles live was the true catalyst that actually put that rocket engine into orbit.. The reference to Lennon solo post Beatles is meant in overall greatness as an artist whose music covered and crossed many genres and took rock 'n roll and music as an art form in general to new heights.. This is the highest compliment that can be paid to Tom Petty and his music.  Credit must also be given to Mike Campbell's co-writing and lead guitar work on the majority of Tom Petty's songs over the years. Additional credit must be given to the rest of the band members, some of which came and went though, most of "the crew" remained with Petty for decades. The talent and ingenuity of truly great musicians like Ron Blair, Stan Lynch, Benmont Tench, Howie Epstein, Steve Ferrone and Scott Thurston in addition to Mike Campbell made Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers undeniably the greatest rock 'n roll band from the late 70's into the 90's and on into the 21st century.. Every studio album released by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers as well as Tom Petty's work as a solo artist over a period of three decades is characterized by a raw intensity, spontaneity, craft and musicianship that puts him at the very top of the list..  In the 1980's "Johnny" might have nodded his head and said, "yes.." to Petty's unique style and talent as an artist.. We'll never know yet I suspect Lennon would have.. George Harrison understood and applauded his talent therefore Tom Petty was invited to become a member of The Traveling Wilburys.. That's only fitting..  An evolving, influential artist who's songwriting, producing, live concert performances, guitar work and recording style in the studio was nothing short of brilliant. He was one of the best in the business and the songs on this album are Tom Petty at the top of his game..

The energy, passion, intensity and sheer drive of Tom Petty's music has not been surpassed by any American artist with the notable exception of Bob Dylan and The Eagles. It is uniquely appropriate that Petty and Dylan joined forces and teamed up to tour together in the mid 1980's as noted above and were both members of George Harrison's super-group, The Traveling Wilburys nearing the end of the decade.  Those of us who were fortunate enough to have lived during this period of American history witnessed a magic and artistic brilliance that will not be repeated.

 We all miss Tom Petty.. This collection of songs is definitely his very finest work.. Don't hesitate for a moment to add this CD to your music collection. It'll put a smile on your face, embrace your soul and touch your heart.


title: <3

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I tried to get these albums through BigHit but sold out to quickly.  If you <3 BTS, you'll of course LOVE this album.

Delivered way before expected.


title: Highly recommended

text: Added this to my reading of the Indigo Girl book. Makes the story complete.


title: Great! Shipped fast!

text: This was a gift my granddaughter requested for her birthday. She loved it


title: Cards

text: Came on time<br />I liked he photo cards it came with


title: Perfect!

text: This was a Christmas gift for my lil bro, and he works in the kpop industry. Hands down THE BEST GIFT! He loved it! He also got a token to talk to the group, lucky!!


title: My CD arrived in excellent condition and in good time

text: I ordered a scarce used CD from this vendor when nobody else had it.  It arrived quickly and exactly as described --- like new condition.  I plan to look into what else Sfbookshelf has that I might like.


title: Terrible Print

text: Ok so I absolutely love the album it is fantastic, my personal favorite Black Keys project. But the print is AWFUL. I ordered this album and the first tracked skipped so much it was unlistenable. So I return it and order another one, and the new vinyl I got skipped again. NOTHING FIXED?!?! Absolutely terrible print. Sure the honey color is cool but if I can't even listen to the album I order what's the point. Wish I could give it 0 stars...


title: A bargain

text: At under $1,200 a bargain you can't afford to miss


title: Five Stars

text: great CD


title: Slightly different set of tracks / inferior sound compared to original 2-CD release of this concert

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This June 14, 1987 concert by a quartet featuring pianist Harold Danko, bassist Hein van de Geyn [or Geijn], and drummer John Engels was first released on 2 CDs in 1989 ("Four" and "Memories: In Tokyo"), and then combined shortly thereafter to 2-CD sets [in Japan, titled "Memories" on King Records, elsewhere, titled "Chet Baker in Tokyo" on Evidence Records). Those editions all had a total of 11 tracks, and superb sound. The edition on this Amazon page, from Immortal Records, is a 9-track version with slightly "wolfy," compressed sound (possibly coming from the video recording master rather than the original audio master? Lots of shady stuff happens with unauthorized Chet Baker CD releases, which this may well be). But this version isn't only missing some tracks, it also has some tracks left off the earlier editions.

So, basically, with this version, you get versions of "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" [with a vocal and a scat solo] and "Beatrice" that are not found on the other CD editions.

Missing from this edition are 1.) Jobim's "Portrait in Black and White" (a.k.a. "Zingaro" or "Retrato em Branco e Preto"), 2.) a vocal version of "I'm a Fool to Want You", 3.) a vocal version of "For All We Know", and 4.) the Richie Beirach instrumental "Broken Wing".

If you are only looking to buy 1 version of this show, get the earlier version from King Records or Evidence. If you are a completist, this version will add a couple of more tracks to the mix, but you'll still want the other version for the better sound and the tracks missing here.


title: Nice example of Bertoncini swinging out a bit more than usual on nylon string

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Fred Haas is an excellent foil for Gene Bertoncini on this album of duets. It's Haas's date, but I would imagine that in 2021 and beyond, most people seeking it out are here for the Bertoncini. And they won't be disappointed. Gene is playing his nylon string, and quite ably creates a groove on up-tempo numbers like "Tangerine", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Broadway". On ballads, Gene's forte, you probably already know what to expect...Gene's sensitivity and mastery are on full display. "Once I Loved" and "Estate" are smoky masterpieces. "Embraceable You" has lovely asides and counterpoint from Gene (as do many other tracks, of course).

The sound is interesting, almost sounding like a 1 or 2 mic "audio verite" / Chesky Records kind of approach, where you can hear a lot of the room's reflections of the sax notes. I could stand for the sax to be a little more close mic'd, but it's not a deal breaker.

This record makes me wish Gene might have had a chance to record with a swing tenor master like Zoot Sims or Scott Hamilton. He would have given Bucky Pizzarelli and Joe Pass a run for the money if he'd been able to...he's an excellent "one man rhythm section".


title: A valuable addition to the Scott canon, but mastering could be better

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Microphone Music includes many recordings originally made for radio airplay ("transcription recordings", as they were known back when this practice was a thing), as well as rehearsal recordings. About 20 or so of these same recordings were earlier released on the 1992 Stash Records "Raymond Scott Project Vol. One - Powerhouse" CD. Despite an Amazon reviewer who claims that release has "poor audio quality", it's actually a livelier sounding transfer of these source recordings than "Microphone Music". The difference is that the mastering engineer for Microphone Music decided to roll off the higher frequencies and put a little boost in the mid-range frequencies in an attempt to make the music sound more "modern" (in terms of frequency distribution). What that does is dull the presentation of instruments like cymbals and clarinet, and also make the lower range of the piano and tenor sax sound a bit "wolfy" and over-emphasized. "Noise reduction" is easy to overdo on old recordings, and here, unfortunately, it's been a bit overdone.
Microphone Music, being a 2-disc set, obviously includes a lot of music not available on the 1-disc "Raymond Scott Project" CD, and so for serious Raymond Scott collectors, you'll want both.
For listeners new to Raymond Scott, I'd disagree that Microphone Music is "the definitive collection of Raymond Scott Quintette recordings", as another Amazon reviewer states. The 1999 edition of "Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights" remains the place to start, the one essential Raymond Scott CD to own (leaving aside the electronic music of his later years, which is a whole 'nother kettle of fish). [The 1992 edition of "Reckless Nights" is virtually identical to the 1999, and is just a good place to start.]


title: Faithful recreations of the 1930s "Quintette" repertoire from a former member

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Dave Harris played tenor sax in the Raymond Scott Quintette in the late 1930s, and 20 years later, decided to re-record the band's music himself in high fidelity. There's not a whole lot to say about this album other than the fact that the music is very well played and faithfully recreates the Scott arrangements without attempting to improve or expand them. Scott himself was famously a control freak who did not encourage improvisation or group member input with the Quintette, and the compositions themselves are little clockwork masterpieces that deserve to be played as written. This was the first recreation of the music in the age of high fidelity recording. Amost 40 years later, during the 1990s Scott revival, these arrangements were recorded by the Dutch band The Beau Hunks, and 6 of them turned up on Don Byron's "Bug Music" album as well. To my ears, there are no clear losers--if you can afford to buy them all, do, because each has its strengths. The Beau Hunks recorded 33 small-group Scott tunes, so they win on breadth of material. Byron's recordings are very faithful to the originals, despite being played by a group of "downtown" NYC jazz wizards who mostly spent their time on more post-modern endeavors. If Byron had recorded 15 or 30 Quintette pieces with his Bug Music band, they'd probably be my main listening choice for modern recreations of the Quintette. But Byron only did 6 of the better-known tunes. Harris gives us 12 tunes with the right feel, and therefore a worthwhile album.

If I were going to introduce Scott's Quintette music to a young person (say a school-band music geek) who wasn't accustomed to the sound of 78-rpm recordings, I might actually send them to this album rather than Scott's original recordings. Otherwise, the first stop for anyone new to Raymond Scott should probably be the 1990s Sony/Columbia compilation "Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights". It's got all the original versions of this timeless music.


title: A career highlight for Sco, and some of the most interesting music of the dark days of jazz

text: I have probably 30 Sco solo records, and that same number of records where he is a backing or guest musician. There are some records of Scofield's that I like as much as this on, but none that I like better. Steve Swallow's playing and sound here are wonderful (assuming you like his unique band of electric jazz bass), and the trio as a whole is tight and burning through interesting, memorable material. This trio has a unique voice, and its few records sound better to me with each passing year. Scofield told an interviewer he couldn't book gigs for this trio, which is not too surprising given his level of fame at the time and the generally dismal state of jazz in the dark days of disco and fusion. What a shame that they didn't make 4-5 studio albums...they had more great originals in their repertoire that never got a proper recording, though informal recordings exist documenting some of them.


title: Jimmy Rowles bringing out the best in Joe Pass

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Jimmy Rowles showed up a good bit on Pablo Records during that label's 1970s-1980s heyday, including on an outstanding run of five albums with Zoot Sims. Through his entire career, Rowles had a way of bringing out the best in his jazz star partners, from Ben Webster to Ray Brown to Al Cohn, Lee Konitz, and many first-rank singers (not the least of which was Billie Holiday).

Joe Pass sounds just fantastic here, playing an archtop guitar with a beautiful, rich acoustic sound. Pass is freed from the plate spinning act that can sometimes be the lot of a solo chord-melody jazz guitarist. Pass had unexpected success as a "jazz Segovia", and I'm sure there were aspects of it that he loved, but he said in interviews that he never set out to have a career working completely solo--he loved interacting with other jazz musicians. Here, he's digging in, playing very soulfully, and not worrying about whether or not we know he has a monster technical ability. In fact, pass really lets Rowles shine, just as Rowles does for Pass.
It's not quite as impressionistic or interactive as the famous Bill Evans/Jim Hall duets, but it's got some of that same dynamic. It's basically a masterclass in playing chamber jazz.


title: A routinely brilliant session

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"What's New" may seem to be a fairly unremarkable mainstream piano trio session, like many commissioned by Japanese labels from 1975 to the early 21st century, where mid-career or late-career jazz masters go into the studio and cut a batch of popular song standards and classic jazz compositions. There are many similar sessions by players like Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Kenny Barron, and Bill Charlap. These types of sessions are usually good and sometimes great, and I'd put Bishop's "What's New" session in the "great" category.

Bishop wasn't recorded nearly as often as his contemporaries Flanagan and Jones, and judging from this session, that's a shame. He's focused, elegant and light on his feet, and swinging hard. Kenny Washington and Peter Washington lock in behind him with great grooves. In the 30+ years after this was recorded, Kenny and Peter made many piano trio records with A-list jazz pianists, most notably as part of Bill Charlap's main trio, and earlier, on three 1990s records with Richard Wyands.

On this Walter Bishop session, the sound is great, the program of tunes feels balanced, and there seems to be a good mix of spontaneity and preparation. Nothing here will make you see Bishop or bebop piano in a new way. But if you are choosing between this and, say, your 16th Hank Jones trio record, or your 45th Bill Evans trio record, and you've already got the great platters by Jones or Evans, by all means go for this one.

Hear his take on lots of jazz piano traditions, from Ellington to Bud Powell to Herbie Hancock and more. It's mostly mid tempo or slightly up-tempo, though "Crazy She Calls Me" is an unaccompanied straight ballad that breaks up the feel a bit. "For All We Know" and "What's New" aren't as slow as you might expect (especially "What's New", which is quite lively in and manages to avoid the maudlin vibe that can go along with some interpretations of that lounge classic). The rest of the tunes are as vigorous as you'd expect of bebop and modal classics, but the trio is never thunderous or bombastic. He's a student of Bud Powell (as the opening "I'll Remember April" attests), and he achieved his own mastery of bop that mixed in a bit of the 1960s school (Tyner, Hancock, Corea, etc.) but stayed rooted in an earlier era. The tunes are:

1.) I'll Remember April
2.) What's New
3.) Speak No Evil
4.) Crazy He Calls Me
5.) Things Ain't What They Used to Be
6.) Waltz Zweetie
7.) For All We Know
8.) Una Mas


title: Energetic, crowd-pleasing Hampton at the end of his life

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Hampton Hawes was in good form on this Sunday afternoon house concert, recorded in Half Moon Bay (at the same venue as Bill Evans' 1973 recording "Half Moon Bay"). The band is loose in the sense of arrangements, but the grooves are tight. The audience is clearly involved and enjoying the show, and Hawes seems to respond to their enthusiasm by playing with a lot of dynamic range, from subtle lines at the beginning "Nice Meanderings" to the full-throated soloing on the backbeat-propelled arrangement of "Sunny". Hawes peppers his solos with occasional dissonance and unexpected rhythmic twists to show he's awake and thinking. However, this is fairly "inside" mid-70s soul jazz, sort of half way between a straight bopper like Bud Powell and a stylist like Ahmad Jamal.
The recording is clear and all the instruments can be heard reasonably well, though the balances aren't quite as good as you'd like--it's not an ECM-level live recording. The audio is good enough that you could play it on on a jazz radio station for casual listeners and nobody would wonder why the DJ was playing a crummy-sounding live tape.
If you are just starting to collect Hampton Hawes' records, it's probably not one of the first five you'd want to buy. But I expect I'll play it more often than some of the records from his "golden period" (the late-1950s records on Contemporary)--specially, I'd put it head of The Sermon and Four!.
Denny Dias, it is true, is mostly in a supporting rhythm guitar role here, so don't buy the album expecting to hear him blow some bop licks. I love Dias' Steely Dan playing, and would have been happy to hear a little more of him, but I bought the record for Hawes, and Hawes does not disappoint. I'm not sure there are any bass or drum solos, for that matter, or if there are, they are brief. This is not the Cecil Taylor Trio. It's good-time music for a Sunday afternoon.


title: Gene meets a rhythm section

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Gene Bertoncini, still around as of this writing but not recording much, did not seem to work all that often in a guitar trio format with bass and drums. As a nylon-string guitar player, this makes sense--his sound is delicate and subtle, and would easily be overpowered by a standard bebop rhythm section. However, on one occasion in late 1992, Japan's King Records label recorded Gene with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Akira Tana, and this album was the result.
The cover and title are bizarrely generic, as if the American label that licenced the album for a 2003 release was going after not jazz guitar fans, but Best Buy shoppers looking for background music to play at a dinner party or on their yachts. But when you dig into the album, you can hear that the trio wasn't doing an album of mood music on auto-pilot. Most of the performances are in the 5-7 minute range and feature real soloing and interaction. Granted, it is a quiet album compared to your average hard bop session or even a Wes Montgomery record.
It sounds very much like the kind of session that might have been organized and released by Concord Records in the 80s or 90s...classic tunes recorded by first-rank mainstream jazz cats, but nothing edgy or unexpected. I avoided buying this one for years, assuming it really was just a mood music album Gene cut for some quick cash, but it is more rewarding than that. I still favor his solo records over all else, but this is right up there with the best of his group recordings. Current prices on Amazon are a bit high, but you can get it for very cheap as a lossless or mp3 download from the Sons of Sound label's band c amp site.


title: Tal and Tommy were a winning combination

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Tal made some of his very best records in the drummerless trio format, starting with vibraphonist Red Norvo's trio in 1950-1951, and continuing with his own great 1956 recordings that featured pianist Eddie Costa. When Farlow retruned to a more regular playing and recording career in the mid-1970s, cut two trio albums. Both recorded in 1977, they were "Sign of Times" for Concord (with Hank Jones and Ray Brown), and "Trinity" for Columbia Japan (which featured a more run-of-the-mill trio consisting of Tal with pianist Mike Nock and bass player Lynn Christie).

It's "Sign of the Times" that is most interesting to compare to "Chromatic Palette", which came along in 1981. "Sign" has the monumental bass playing of Ray Brown. Brown's tone is incredible, his time and grove are rock solid, and he makes Farlow sound all the better (much as Charles Mingus did for Tal in the Red Norvo trio).

For a while, I thought "Sign" was the pinnacle of Farlow's later career, and it's certainly right up at the top of the list. On "Chromatic Palette", bassist Gary Mazzaroppi plays well, but he doesn't have the rhythmic force of Brown, and he does more of the legato playing (sometimes including glissando slides) typical of 1970s jazz bassists, which for me often makes the groove too squishy (and can even sound like a cartoonish version of jazz).

What puts "Chromatic Palette" beside or maybe even above "Sign of the Times" is the sensitive swing of Tommy Flanagan. Hank Jones is a wonderful player, and has many fine moments on "Sign", but Tommy has all the swing you could ask for, plus a slightly impressionistic touch that makes for a great combination. Jones has a more "Bach-like" purity to his playing (a little less blusy than Flanagan), which actually mirrors Farlow's sensibility. They don't clash, but Flanagan gives a nice contrast and a little more blues to Farlow. (On the other hand, Jones really brings something special to a tune like "Put on a Happy Face" with his bright and slightly more old-fashioned chording.)

Both Concord drummerless trio records Farlow made are in my opinion are among the very best records Farlow ever made. They don't have the delightfully manic drive that some of the 1956 sides with Costa have, but they have some maturity and wisdom as compensation. They are timeless, elegant examples of boppish swing.


title: Great album; you may want to look for the Fantasy / OJC CD release

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As other reviewers note, this trio deserves a much wider audience than it has ever received. If you like 1950s chamber jazz trios like those of Red Norvo featuring Tal Farlow, or Farlow's own trio featuring pianist Eddie Costa, you will most likely like "The Trio" a lot. This group probably came along about 8-10 years too late to gain traction in the jazz world, but the music they made is timeless. Billy Bean was a monster player, and this is the place to hear him.

Note that Fresh Sound is a European label taking advantage of Europe's more liberal copyright laws to release this album without need to license it. That most likely means that they did not have access to master tapes, and likely reproduced the recording by either cloning the Fantasy / OJC release, or by cloning the Fantasy CD (or the original Riverside LP) and then monkeying around with the equalization and perhaps doing other post-processing. While I haven't compared the two label's releases directly, I'd have more confidence that the Fantasy CD release reflects the master tapes more accurately.


title: One of Bickert's best

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It's a shame that 'Bye Bye Baby' has not been released on compact disc (and at this late date for that format, who knows if it ever will?). The record, from 1984, and his first studio date on the Concord label, is one of Bickert's finest showcases. Bickert was wonderfully inspired by the great swing pianist Dave McKenna, who appears throughout. The title track, in fact, is a fabulous duet between Bickert and McKenna. Jake Hanna on drums and Steve Wallace on bass complete the band. McKenna rejoined Bickert for a few cuts on the 1989 album 'Third Floor Richard', so presumably the two of them enjoyed playing together. Bickert later recorded a wonderful live duet with pianist Bill Mays (also on Concord), whose mainstream jazz orientation and firm sense of swing have a lot in common with McKenna's.

Bickert was one of those extremely consistent jazz players who just didn't seem to have off days (at least when the microphones were turned on), so his records tend to differ more in texture (what instrumentation he is using) than in the quality of his inspiration or technique. The record that followed this one ('I Wished on the Moon') doesn't quite match this one, in my opinion because tenor sax player Rick Wilkins wasn't that good a fit with Bickert. 'Moon' did get a CD release, and may be easier to find. It's definitely worth owning, but 'Bye Bye Baby' is currently the lost holy grail in the Bickert discography.


title: The great lost Shirley Horn album

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It is hard to fathom how this 1987 release, recorded in a New York City studio (with superb sound) with her regular trio and special guest Frank Wess on a few tracks, was never issued outside of Japan. In the early 1990s, Horn's albums (including obscure mid-1960s work for Mercury and ABC-Paramount that was ignored when new) were selling like hotcakes. Fans of her Verve albums sought out her 1980s work on SteepleChase and Audiophile, and die-hards tracked down her ultra-rare LPs on Stere-O-Craft and Perception. Eventually European labels got around to putting out even the ultra-rare stuff, but this studio album, which easily ranks alongside her best Verve work, is basically unknown. Forget 'Travelin' Light', 'Live at the Gaslight Square', and 'Where Are You Going' for the moment...this is the Horn album to go tracking down after you've bought a few of the Verves. (Unfortunately, it remains quite rare at the time of this writing.)

Here's the story on this record: In the fall of 1986, CBS-Sony producers came to New York City and booked enough studio time to record at least 10 singers singing standards with small jazz ensembles (Carol Sloane, Susannah McCorkle, Morgana King, and Sheila Jordan were among the other artists recorded as a part of this project). The albums were recorded live to 2-track in the studio. Shirley's album was recorded over 2 days. Despite having released 4 albums on the Dutch SteepleChase label over the previous eight years, Horn was still toiling in relative obscurity as a jazz artist, and without a long-term record contract. Thus Sony Japan was (presumably) able to record her relatively cheaply as part of their "Jazz Standard Vocals" multi-album project, a project which seems to have been geared towards both lovers of jazz vocals and audiophiles who wanted records to show off what their new CD players could do. Of that group of 10 artists recorded by Sony, only Susannah McCorkle was, like Horn, on the cusp of a steep upward career trajectory, and McCorkle did not end up on a major label working with artists like Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, and Johnny Mandel. With Horn in 1986, Sony got a major-league artist at the top of her game, along with her longtime rhythm section collaborators, for what was probably peanuts, financially speaking. And when she did hit it big about three years later, for whatever reason, this album stayed hidden from view, except for those jazz fans in Japan who knew where to look.

For Shirley's session, she's backed by Charles Ables on bass and Steve Williams on drums. Guest saxophonist Frank Wess sits in for 3 or so tracks as well. Horn recorded ten tracks for this album, all of them solid songbook standards (or in the case of Carol King's "Go Away Little Boy", a solid 1960s pop ballad). It's probably her strongest small-group studio recording since her 1960 debut album, in terms of the overall balance of song selection, recording quality, and performances. My very favorite Horn albums remain "Close Enough for Love" from 1989 (for studio) and "I Love You Paris" (for live). Those albums get 5 and a half stars, but this one surely deserves five.

The tracks are:

1.) Somebody Loves Me
2.) All Of Me
3.) Dindi
4.) I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5.) I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
6.) I've Got The World On A String
7.) Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
8.) Go Away Little Boy
9.) I Fall In Love Too Easily
10.) Goodbye

Total time is 50:09

Die-hard fans will note that Horn recorded 'Dindi' a year later in the studio for Audiophile, and this performance is similar in pacing and depth of feeling, though with a slightly different arrangement. "Go Away Little Boy" (originally "Go Away Little Girl") was recorded by Horn for Mercury in 1963, when it was a relatively new song, and it's interesting to see her return to it over two decades later. "I Got It Bad" turned up on her Verve debut the following year. Almost all of the tunes happen to have strong versions by Sinatra ("All of Me", "I've Got the World on a String", "Bewitched", "I Fall in Love Too Easily", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "I Got It Bad" and "Goodbye", not to mention "Dindi" if you like Sinatra's foray into bossa nova), though it was probably more a case of Horn and Sinatra having similar tastes in material than any kind of homage on Horn's part.


title: Creative small-group jazz arrangements of Bacharach classics

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This session, recorded for the Japanese label Avant, and never officially released/distributed in North American or Europe (to my knowledge--I could be wrong) deserves to be in print and more widely heard. Recorded in December of 1997, and released the following year, McAuliffe works with a fairly standard hard-bop combo instrumentation (piano trio with a front line of trumpet, trombone, and tenor sax), but the results are closer in texture to Carla Bley or other creative jazz orchestra leader / arrangers than to the driving, solo-focused music one usually associates with this instrumentation. Vibes and tuba appear on a couple of tracks each to add some additional flavor. There are tasty solos sprinkled throughout, but with most of the tracks clocking in between 3 and 6 minutes long, the solos are kept concise, and are not necessarily the main course. The Bacharach melodies are always recognizable, though sometimes stretched over or woven into harmonic and rhythmic backgrounds that leave Bacharach's signature pop arranging style behind.
If this record had come out on Blue Note in at the time and received EMI's marketing muscle, it probably could have been heard and purchased by thousands of NPR listeners and NYTimes subscribers, and McAuliffe might have had a string of records to follow...her sensibility was mainstream enough to appeal to those types of music listeners. C'est la music biz...

Unfortunately Amazon has not posted any samples on this page to give an idea of the album's sound, but the arrangement of "I Say a Little Prayer" that leads off the albums was featured earlier in 1997 on the compilation album "Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach" (search Amazon for ASIN: B000003YTQ), and you can hear a taste there.

The tunes on this album are as follows:

1 I Say a Little Prayer 6:17
2 Promises, Promises / Do You Know the Way to San Jose? 2:43
3 In Between the Heartaches 4:42
4 Are You There (With Another Girl) 2:04
5 Wives and Lovers 5:46
6 Alfie / A House Is Not a Home 2:55
7 In The Land of Make-Believe 4:31
8 Trains and Boats And Planes 3:24
9 Where Are You? 2:58
10 Look of Love 7:39
11 One Less Bell to Answer 1:23


Historical note: "The Wonderful World of Love" (Tangerine TRCS 1509, released around 1969) started out life as the Little Jimmy Scott album "Falling in Love Is Wonderful" (Tangerine TRCS 1501, released in 1963). Jimmy Scott was under contract to Savoy Records when Ray Charles arranged for him to record an album for Charles' Tangerine label, and Savoy's Herman Lubinsky threatened a lawsuit when Tangerine released "Falling in Love," so Tangerine pulled the record off the market. Fast forward six or so years, and out comes "The Wonderful World of Love," with Wild Bill Davis playing Hammond organ melodies over the same orchestral tracks that were originally recorded for Jimmy Scott to sing over.

I haven't heard the Wild Bill Davis version, though I own "Falling in Love" and I'm quite familiar with Wild Bill's organ playing, so I can imagine what it sounds like.