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[Dennie]

Heroes -- CD

Mark O'Connor

1993 Warner Bros. Records

Pure Genius, February 15, 2002
By Mrs. M. A. Hughes "Maria Hennings Hunt" (Dartford, Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Heroes (Audio CD)

Immerse yourself in the incredible genius of Mark O'Connor and his amazing chameleon-like creative ability to tease so many different moods and styles from his violin. If you like Cajun music - this is for you. If you like Western Swing - this is for you. If you like foot tapping fiddle with a Celtic slant - then this is for you! Classical? Jazz? Blues? Country Rock? Then yeah - you guessed it - this is for you! This is an absolutely fantastic album - a brilliant collection of melodies that bring together some of today's greatest violinists. Pure Genius.

Track Listing

1. New Country
2. Devil Comes Back to Georgia, The
3. Fiddlin' Around
4. Gold Rush
5. House of the Rising Sun
6. Diggy Diggy Lo
7. Sweet Jole Blon
8. Sadness / Darlin' Waltz
9. Jerusalem's Ridge
10. Sally Johnson
11. Ashokan Farewell
12. This Can't Be Love
13. Ain't Misbehavin'
14. Nomad

 

[Botch]

Well, I'm embarrassingly late to this party! Her singing floored me, then I noticed tape hiss in the recording (which otherwise is great), started reading the liner notes, and learned she'd died in 1996! This disk's tracks are actually taken from several sources, and some sound cleaner than others.
I'll probably start adding the rest of her back catalog to my collection, any recommendations?

 

[Dennie]

Well, I'm embarrassingly late to this party! Her singing floored me, then I noticed tape hiss in the recording (which otherwise is great), started reading the liner notes, and learned she'd died in 1996! This disk's tracks are actually taken from several sources, and some sound cleaner than others.
I'll probably start adding the rest of her back catalog to my collection, any recommendations?

As we always say, Better late than never!

I really like her "Live at Blues Alley" album, but you really can't go wrong with any of Eva's music.

I do notice more and more compilations coming out over the years, if you can stick to her albums, I think you're better off, if collecting her catalog.

Congratulations Botch and welcome to the Party, she is something! :dance:


Dennie

 

[Botch]

Really digging this one, thanks for the recommendation Flint!

 

[Dennie]

Short Trip Home -- CD

Joshua Bell & Edgar Meyer with Sam Bush & Mike Marshall

1999 Columbia Records

This recording was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

Bassist Edgar Meyer, equally at home in Nashville or Lincoln Center, likes to invite his classical friends to mix with his country friends in performances of his hybrid brand of bluegrass chamber music. In SHORT TRIP HOME, he has assembled a team long on bow arms. Featured are guitarist Mike Marshall and mandolin player Sam Bush, both of whom double on fiddle, and star violinist Joshua Bell, the name above the title, who not only fits well into the proceedings, but soars right above them when the occasion calls for it. What makes this disc more rewarding than many crossover assemblages is that Meyer is not crossing over, this melt of classical and country, Bill Monroe and Béla Bartók, is exactly what he writes and writes most successfully. At its best, such as in 'Death by Triple Fiddle' or the extended four movement 'Concert Duo' it can be mighty satisfying stuff, whether heard from an aisle seat or a front porch swing.

1. Short Trip Home
2. Hang Hang
3. BT
4. In the Nick of Time
5. Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass: The Prequel
6. BP
7. If I Knew
8. OK, All Right
9. Death by Triple Fiddle
10. Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass: 1st movement
11. Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass: 2nd movement
12. Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass: 3rd movement
13. Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass: 4th movement

 

[Dennie]

My Jaw still drops open when I hear 11 year old Jackie sing..... :eusa-clap:

Dream With Me -- CD

Jackie Evancho

2011 Columbia Records

Produced by David Foster, Jackie Evancho’s Dream With Me fulfills the promise of O Holy Night, Jackie's major label debut, a seasonal collection which became 2010's #1 best-selling debut recording with sales exceeding 1 million units. Dream with Me features a repertoire of classical arias and pop classics handpicked to suit Jackie’s angelic voice. Her range is so great that she ably shifts from the Disney classic “When You Wish Upon A Star” to Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma.” Other highlights include two extraordinary superstar duets showcasing the young vocalist performing with music legend Barbra Streisand ("Somewhere" from West Side Story) and international phenomenon Susan Boyle ("A Mother’s Prayer") The album is produced by the legendary David Foster, a sixteen-time Grammy winner (including three Producer of the Year trophies) who has worked with Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Beyoncé, Prince, Barbra Streisand and many others. “I can say without a doubt that working with Jackie on Dream With Me was truly phenomenal. Her natural ability and the depth of her understanding of the musical process left me speechless. I think we have created a musical experience that will thrill audiences of every age. She was a pure joy to work with and I had a front row seat to one of the next great talents of our time,” said David Foster.

1. "When You Wish Upon a Star" Leigh Harline, Ned Washington 3:41
2. "Nella Fantasia" Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferrau 4:18
3. "A Mother's Prayer (with Susan Boyle)" David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager 4:28
4. "Nessun Dorma" Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni 3:13
5. "Angel" Sarah McLachlan 5:22
6. "O mio babbino caro" Giacomo Puccini, Christopher Todd Landor 2:20
7. "Somewhere (featuring Barbra Streisand)" Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim 3:51
8. "All I Ask of You" Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Richard Stilgoe 3:55
9. "Ombra mai fu" David Foster 3:34
10. "Lovers" Shigeru Umebayashi 5:01
11. "Imaginer" Walter Afanasieff, Lara Fabian 4:56
12. "The Lord's Prayer" Albert Hay Malotte 3:40
13. "To Believe" Matthew Evancho 4:28
14. "Dream With Me" David Foster, Linda Thompson, Jackie Evancho 2:09
Total length:
54:56



Bonus Picture......

 

[Dennie]

Now That I've Found You - A Collection -- CD

Alison Krauss

1995 Rounder Records

Amazon.com essential recording

A poll-winning fiddler since her teens, Alison Krauss was an established bluegrass star when her label persuaded her to step out from her usual projects with Union Station, her crack band, and sanction this compilation of various band and solo guest performances. The ploy worked, yielding a wonderful, odds-beating crossover hit with Krauss's cover of "Baby, Now That I've Found You," a carousing late-'60s pop chant transformed into a delicate, vulnerable declaration of love. Focusing on Krauss's lovely, yearning soprano, the track elevated the musician above her resolutely democratic role in her quintet, catapulting Krauss to the biggest bluegrass success story in over 30 years. Krauss has stayed true to her bluegrass roots, as well as to Union Station, but this cross-section of contemporary bluegrass songs, joyous gospel, and canny rock covers testifies to the young artist's luminous appeal. --Sam Sutherland

"Baby, Now That I've Found You" (Macaulay, MacLeod) –3:49
"Oh, Atlanta" (Ralphs) –4:41
"Broadway" (Cox) –3:57
"Every Time You Say Goodbye" (Pennell) –3:13
"Tonight I'll Be Lonely Too" (Cox) –3:25
"Teardrops Will Kiss The Morning Dew" (Craft) –3:38
"Sleep On" (Mandrell) –2:23
"When God Dips His Pen of Love in My Heart" (Rev Derricks) –2:26
"I Will" (McCartney) –4:04
"I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" (Inman) –3:10
"In The Palm Of Your Hand" (Block) –3:24
"When You Say Nothing at All" (Overstreet, Schlitz) –4:21


Alison Krauss: Vocal, Fiddle, Viola
Ron Block: Vocal, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Banjo
Russ Barenburg, Mike Marshall, Scott Nygaard, Tim Stafford: Guitars
Jerry Douglas: Guitars, Dobro
Sam Bush, Brent Truitt: Mandolin
Stuart Duncan: Fiddle, Harmonica, Cymbals
Adam Steffey: Mandolin & Mandola
Pete Wasner: Piano

 

[Dennie]

Kind of Blue -- Remastered CD

Miles Davis

1959/1997 Columbia Legacy Edition

Amazon.com essential recording

This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. --John Szwed

All songs composed by Miles Davis (see content section for more information). Only six complete takes of the five tunes on the album exist, indicated by the song numbers.

"So What" – 9:22
"Freddie Freeloader" – 9:46
"Blue in Green" – 5:37
"All Blues" – 11:33
"Flamenco Sketches" – 9:26

Reissue bonus track

"Flamenco Sketches" (Alternate take) – 9:32

Tracks 1, 2 and 3 (side one on the original vinyl release) recorded March 2, 1959; tracks 4 and 5 (side two) recorded April 22, 1959. All tracks recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.

 

[Dennie]

The Complette Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 Disc 1 -- Remastered 20bit K2 CD

Bill Evans

1961/2005 Riverside Records

Amazon.com

Bill Evans, with virtuoso bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, reinvented the jazz piano trio, creating stunning contrapuntal dialogues that merged luminous lyricism with layers of complex, elusive harmonies, its moments of limpid beauty suddenly giving way to surging rhythms. The trio's finest recorded moments, these performances were captured just 10 days before LaFaro's death in a car accident. The original releases--Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby--are celebrated masterpieces. This three-CD set is a brilliant reissue--almost a revision--of that material, with superb sound from the newly remastered original tapes and all of the music presented in the sequence of the original five sets, adding a previously unissued take of "Gloria's Step," spoken introductions, and the band's incidental conversation. For those who know this music, it's a chance to hear it in a fresh way; for new listeners, it will come as a revelation at a bargain price. --Stuart Broomer

Afternoon Set 1

Spoken introduction
"Gloria's Step" (Take 1, interrupted) (Scott LaFaro)
"Alice in Wonderland" (Take 1) (Sammy Fain-Bob Hilliard) [Sb]
"My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young-Ned Washington) Wilted Flower
"All of You" (Take 1) (Cole Porter)
Announcement and intermission

Afternoon Set 2

"My Romance" (Take 1) (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) Wilted Flower
"Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein-Betty Comden-Adolph Green) Wilted Flower
"Solar" (Miles Davis) Sleep


Tracks marked with Sleep were originally released on Sunday at the Village Vanguard. The original running order was:

"Gloria's Step" (evening set 1, take 2)
"My Man's Gone Now" (evening set 1)
"Solar" (afternoon set 2)
"Alice in Wonderland" (evening set 2, take 2)
"All of You" (evening set 1, take 2)
"Jade Visions" (evening set 3, take 2)

In addition, tracks marked with [Sb] were bonus tracks on the CD reissue.

Tracks marked with Wilted Flower were originally released on Waltz for Debby. The original running order was:

"My Foolish Heart" (afternoon set 1)
"Waltz for Debby" (evening set 3, take 2)
"Detour Ahead" (evening set 3, take 2)
"My Romance" (afternoon set 2, take 1)
"Some Other Time" (afternoon set 2)
"Milestones" (evening set 2)

In addition, tracks marked with [Wb] were bonus tracks on the CD reissue.

 

[Dennie]

Time for Disc 2.....

Disc two
Evening Set 1

"Gloria's Step" (Take 2) Sleep
"My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin-DuBose Heyward) Sleep
"All of You" (Take 2) Sleep
"Detour Ahead" (Take 1) (Lou Carter-Herb Ellis-John Freigo) [Wb]

Evening Set 2

discussing repertoire
"Waltz for Debby" (Take 1) (Bill Evans-Gene Lees) [Wb]
"Alice in Wonderland" (Take 2) Sleep
"Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)" (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin-DuBose Heyward) [Wb]
"My Romance" (Take 2) [Wb]
"Milestones" (Miles Davis) Wilted Flower

 

[Flint]

Really digging this one, thanks for the recommendation Flint!

I love that CD! Too bad Sony couldn't make them stars as the Grays!

 

[Dennie]

Finishing up a Beautiful Sunday afternoon of music, with Disc 3.....

Disc Three

Evening Set 3

"Detour Ahead" (Take 2) Wilted Flower
"Gloria's Step" (Take 3) [Sb]
"Waltz for Debby" (Take 2) Wilted Flower
"All of You" (Take 3) [Sb]
"Jade Visions" (Take 1) (Scott LaFaro) [Sb]
"Jade Visions" (Take 2) Sleep
...A few final bars

 

[Dennie]

So, "Where were you when the World Stopped Turning"? I love this album.....

Drive -- CD

Alan Jackson

2002 Arista Records

One of the best releases of 2002, January 15, 2002
By Gennie Bailey (Savannah, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive (Audio CD)
It's safe to say that Alan Jackson's new release, "Drive", is going to be a huge hit in 2002. If you're already a fan of Jackson, you know pretty much what to expect...some good ole country music that doesn't stray from it's roots. You've got everything from great love songs ("Once In A Lifetime Love") to the obligatory car song ("Drive" & "First Love") to the fun ("Work In Progress" & "I Slipped and Fell In Love"). There's also an awesome duet with the King of Country himself, George Strait, called "Designated Drinker", about a pair of drinking buddies trying to get over a gal who's broken their hearts. There's not a bad track on the CD, which is not something you can say for most of what's released today in country music. There's something for everyone here.

The following are my favorite tracks on the CD:

"I'm A Little Bluer Than That": What a song!!! This is bound to be a hit on radio, if it's ever released. Alan sings of a man who can't seem to get over a woman who's left him for another man. He explains that even the saddest songs on the radio aren't as blue as he is.

"Bring On The Night": Alan has such a knack for singing a country love song and this is one the best I've heard him sing yet. It's a song about a man coming home after a long, hard day to the woman he loves.

And finally...."Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)": During the 2001 CMA's Alan Jackson premiered this song in tribute to the victims of September 11th. It's safe to say that there wasn't a dry eye in the nation that night after he sang it. Not only are you getting the original album cut, you're also getting that famous live version from the CMA's. There've been tons of tribute songs released since the tragedies but this is far superior to any that I've ever heard. It makes you think REAL hard about what matters in your life and how fragile life really is.

If you're going to buy just one new country CD this year, make sure it's Alan Jackson's "Drive". What makes "Drive" so enjoyable for me is that Alan isn't trying to be something he's not. He's the same down-home, layed-back guy he's always been and it shows in his music. He isn't out to bring new fans to country music or break new chart records. Instead he focuses all of his efforts on making good music. This has got "Album Of The Year" written ALLLL over it!!!

Gennie Bailey-Rogers

All songs written by Alan Jackson except where noted.

"Drive (For Daddy Gene)" – 4:02
"A Little Bluer Than That" (Mark Irwin, Irene Kelley) – 2:54
"Bring On the Night" (Jackson, Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall) – 4:04
"Work in Progress" - 4:07
"The Sounds" – 3:23
"Designated Drinker" – 3:52
(A duet with George Strait)
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" – 5:06
"That'd Be Alright" (Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers) – 3:41
"Once in a Lifetime Love" – 3:25
"When Love Comes Around" – 3:07
"I Slipped and Fell in Love" (Harley Allen, John Wiggins) – 2:55
"First Love" - 3:14
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) – 5:47
Live from the 35th Annual CMA Awards
spoken intro by Vince Gill

 

[Dennie]

I'm listening to Disc #2, it ends with the"new release" "Hole In The World"....

In 2003, the Eagles released a new greatest hits album The Very Best of the Eagles. The two-disc compilation was the first that encompassed their entire career, from Eagles to The Long Run. The album also included a new single, the September 11-themed "Hole in the World". The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts and eventually gained triple platinum status.

The Very Best of -- 2 CD Set

Eagles

2003 Warner Bros. Records

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Very Best of" that actually is, June 4, 2005
By Gavin Mack "Entertainment Junkie" (Carlsbad, NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eagles : The Very Best Of (2CD) (Audio CD)

After years of putting out "Greatest Hits" and "Best of..." packages, the record companies are now having to resort to greater hyperbole to sell the collections. The current trend of "The Very Best of..." sets is, in most cases, just another issue of the same old stuff that has, at least usually, been remastered. That is not the case with this set.

The Eagles are as much of an emblem of the American '70's as the Beatles were of the '60's. Each album that was released showed a band that was changing and maturing, both as musicians and as songwriters. By the time they got to the end of their run with "The Long Run" (no pun intended), they moved as far from their roots as the Beatles had in 1969. And like the Beatles, it was all good.

This collection manages to showcase this transformation in elegant style, taking the best from every album. There are at least 3 songs from each of their studio albums with "On the Border", "Hotel California", and "The Long Run" each contributing 6. The lone selection from their 1980 live album is also the only reason to own it, "Seven Bridges Road". Also included are the two best new songs from "Hell Freezes Over" and their post 9-11 tune, "Hole In The World".

Greatest Hits collections are seldom satisfying to the more than casual fan, leaving those of us who delve deep into back catalogs the desire to go and get more. The remarkable thing about this set is that over the course of two discs, a great band's career is effectively and satisfyingly summarized, leaving very little for further investigation that is truly of note. Which is not to say that this is all that the Eagles were. It is to say, however, that for everyone from the curious to the hardcore fan, this is a collection worth having.

Disc one

"Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey) – 3:29
"Witchy Woman" (Don Henley, Bernie Leadon) – 4:10
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Jack Tempchin) – 4:16
"Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 3:33
"Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:42
"Doolin-Dalton" (Browne, Frey, Henley, J.D. Souther) – 3:26
"Already Gone" (Tempchin, Robb Strandlund) – 4:13
"Best of My Love" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 4:35
"James Dean" (Browne, Frey, Souther, Henley) – 3:36
"Ol' '55" (Tom Waits) – 4:22
"Midnight Flyer" (Paul Craft) – 3:58
"On the Border" (Henley, Leadon, Frey) – 4:28
"Lyin' Eyes" (Henley, Frey) – 6:21
"One of These Nights" (Henley, Frey) – 4:51
"Take It to the Limit" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 4:48
"After the Thrill Is Gone" (Henley, Frey) - 3:56
"Hotel California" (Don Felder, Henley, Frey) – 6:30

Tracks 1–3 from Eagles (1972)Tracks 4–6 from Desperado (1973)Tracks 7–12 from On the Border (1974)Tracks 13–16 from One of These Nights (1975)Track 17 from Hotel California (1976)
Disc two

"Life in the Fast Lane" (Joe Walsh, Henley, Frey) – 4:46
"Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) – 4:55
"Victim of Love" (Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey) – 4:11
"The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) – 7:25
"New Kid in Town" (Souther, Henley, Frey) – 5:04
"Please Come Home for Christmas" (Charlie Brown) – 2:58
"Heartache Tonight" (Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, Souther) – 4:26
"The Sad Café" (Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther) – 5:35
"I Can't Tell You Why" (Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey) – 4:56
"The Long Run" (Henley, Frey) – 3:42
"In the City" (Walsh, Barry De Vorzon) – 3:46
"Those Shoes" (Felder, Henley, Frey) – 4:56
"Seven Bridges Road (Live)" (Steve Young) – 3:25
"Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack) – 4:00
"Get Over It" (Henley, Frey) – 3:29
"Hole in the World" (Henley, Frey) – 4:13

Tracks 1-5 from Hotel California (1976)Track 6 was a non-album single (1978)Tracks 7-12 from The Long Run (1979)Track 13 from Eagles Live (1980)Tracks 14 and 15 from Hell Freezes Over (1994)Track 16 is a new track (2003)



Bonus Picture.....

 

[Dennie]

Meet Me At Midnight -- CD

Maria Muldaur

1994 Black Top Records

Maria's classic tribute to Memphis

After the rootsy Louisiana Love Call gained adulation from critics and fans alike, Maria decided to follow her tribute to New Orleans with an album dedicated to the music of Memphis, particularly soul and blues. In doing so, she honed in on the theme of love, both the agony and the ecstasy, and its overriding importance to Southern music. The result was the masterful Meet Me At Midnite, which features guest vocals from famed Hi Records soul singer Ann Peebles.

Track Listing

1. Trouble With My Lover
2. Meet Me at Midnight
3. Send the Man Back Home
4. Sweet Simple Love
5. Power in Music
6. Ease the Pain
7. Trouble With Love
8. Recovered Soul
9. Down So Love
10. Serve Somebody
11. Woman's Lament
12. Mississippi Muddy Water

 

[Dennie]

Teaser & The Firecat -- CD

Cat Stevens

1971/1990 A&M Records

Amazon.com essential recording

The third album Cat Stevens put out in a 15-month burst that began in the summer of 1970 with Mona Bone Jakon, Teaser and the Firecat is where the enigmatic folk-pop idol crested commercially, if not artistically. Its immediate predecessor, Tea for the Tillerman, possesses an air of mystery and unforced whimsy that proved impossible for Stevens to replicate. That said, the singer-songwriter had it in him to pull together a captivating collection that boasted two of the biggest hits of his meteoric, if self-inhibited, career--"Peace Train" and the sublime hymn "Morning Has Broken." "The Wind," "If I Laugh," and "Moonshadow" are every bit as tuneful and appealing as the hits, while "Rubylove," "How Can I Tell You," and "Bitterblue" would be standouts on Stevens's less accomplished later albums. In fact, only the bellicose social statements "Changes IV" and "Tuesday's Dead" ring hollow. --Steven Stolder

Side one

"The Wind" – 1:42
"Rubylove" – 2:37
"If I Laugh" – 3:20
"Changes IV" – 3:32
"How Can I Tell You" – 4:24

Side two

"Tuesday's Dead" – 3:36
"Morning Has Broken" (Traditional, arr. Stevens; words Eleanor Farjeon) – 3:20
"Bitterblue" – 3:12
"Moonshadow" – 2:52
"Peace Train" – 4:04

 

[Botch]

 

[Dennie]

:text-bravo:




Dennie

 

[Dennie]

I think I'll end the evening with a little "September Song" and "Moonlight In Vermont"...

Stardust -- 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition 2 CD Set

Willie Nelson

1978/2008 Columbia Legacy

Beautiful and Soulful, February 10, 2010
By M. Brandon (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Stardust: 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition (Dig) (Audio CD)

I bought three copies of this cd., one for me other's for friends. I was so happy to know this had been released on cd, nearly wept with joy! My friends and I loved this from the moment Willie originally recorded it to vinyl. Can't tell you the memories this brings back for us, thank you Willie Nelson, it was beautiful then, and is still wonderful music now, will always be timeless and joyful.

"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:53
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 4:20
"Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:34
"All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) – 3:54
"Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 3:50
"September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) – 4:35
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 2:36
"Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) – 3:25
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:33
"Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:03


In 2008, Columbia Records issued a version of Stardust subtitled 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition. The album contained a 16 track bonus disc of standards from Nelson's other albums. None of the bonus tracks date to the original Stardust sessions.

"What a Wonderful World" (George David Weiss, Bob Thiele)
"Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams)
"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (D. Dougherty, E. Reynolds, A. Neiburg)
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young)
"The Gypsy" (Billy Reid)
"Mona Lisa" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
"Ole Buttermilk Sky" (Hoagy Carmichael, J. Brooks)
"That Lucky Old Sun" (Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith)
"Little Things Mean a Lot" (E. Calisch, C. Stutz)
"Cry" (Churchill Kohlman)
"You'll Never Know" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
"Tenderly" (Jack Lawrence, Walter Lloyd Gross)
"Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
"Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis)

 

[PaulyT]

Botch, I like this one more than Blues Alley. I think this is also one that Troy had at the GTG.