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2012 two CD collection, released to coincide with Guy Clark's 70th birthday. Artists include Rodney Crowell, Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, Shawn Colvin, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylous Harris and John Prine, Patty Griffin, Ron Sexsmith, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker and others. The collection was lovingly produced by Grammy-winning producer Tamara Saviano (Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster) and frequent Clark co-writer Shawn Camp ("Sis Draper," "Magnolia Wind"). The tribute includes 30 tracks by 33 Americana artists who are friends and colleagues of Clark or who have been influenced by his remarkable compositions. The collection was mixed and mastered by Austin's Cedar Creek Records principal Fred Remmert.

That Old Time Feeling – Rodney Crowell
Anyhow I Love You – Lyle Lovett
All He Wants Is You – Shawn Colvin
Homeless – Shawn Camp
Broken Hearted People – Ron Sexsmith
Better Days – Rosanne Cash
Desperadoes Waiting For A Train – Willie Nelson
Baby Took A Limo To Memphis – Rosie Flores
Magdalene – Kevin Welch
Instant Coffee Blues – Suzy Bogguss
Homegrown Tomatoes – Ray Wylie Hubbard
Let Him Roll – John Townes Van Zandt II
The Guitar – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Cold Dog Soup – James McMurtry
Worry B Gone – Hayes Carll

Dublin Blues – Joe Ely
Magnolia Wind – Emmylou Harris & John Prine
The Last Gunfighter Ballad – Steve Earle
All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad – Verlon Thompson
The Dark – Terri Hendrix
LA Freeway – Radney Foster
The Cape – Patty Griffin
Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kris Kristofferson
Texas Cookin’ – Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien
Stuff That Works – Jack Ingram
Randall Knife – Vince Gill
Texas 1947 – Robert Earl Keen
Old Friends – Terry Allen
She Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – The Trishas
My Favorite Picture of You – Jerry Jeff Walker
 
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Great Moments with B.B. King -- CD

B.B. King

1981 MCA Records

Fine mix of live & studio recordings
, January 9, 2000
By MilesAndTrane (Chicago, Il USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Moments With B.B. King (Audio CD)

Compared to other efforts, "Great Moments With B.B. King" is something of a lesser effort. The first half of the album is comprised of intimate, live club performances. The second half are studio tracks. If you love "ol' school" sounding blues then this is for you. Part of the ol' school trick comes from the mixing. Whether live or in the studio, these records are usually mixed to sound as if the drums and bass guitar are in the back of the stage/studio, followed by organ and/or rhythm guitar in the middle, with horns, lead guitar & vocals up front. This album sticks by the ol' school method faithfully and sounds better for doing so. The studio cuts are not as great as the small club performances; the first 5 live tracks are especially mindblowing.

Maybe you've heard the King or Lucille sound better on other albums and you may be right, but the feeling is still overwhelming. This album is authentic, gritty blues from the King that would soon be replaced by the air-tight, blemish-free performances we now know (but love anyway).

Track listing

1. Waitin' on You
2. Gambler's Blues
3. Tired of Your Jive
4. Night Life
5. Buzz Me
6. Blind Love
7. Baby Get Lost
8. Gonna Keep on Loving You
9. I Know What You're Puttin' Down
10. Heartbreaker
11. Dance With Me
12. That's Wrong Little Mama
13. See See Rider
14. Wee Baby Blues
15. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
16. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
17. How Long, How Long Blues
18. Cherry Red
19. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
20. Until I Found You
21. I'm Gonna to Do What They Do to Me
22. Having My Say
23. I'm Not Wanted Anymore
 
mzpro5 said:
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2012 two CD collection, released to coincide with Guy Clark's 70th birthday. Artists include Rodney Crowell, Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, Shawn Colvin, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylous Harris and John Prine, Patty Griffin, Ron Sexsmith, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker and others. The collection was lovingly produced by Grammy-winning producer Tamara Saviano (Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster) and frequent Clark co-writer Shawn Camp ("Sis Draper," "Magnolia Wind"). The tribute includes 30 tracks by 33 Americana artists who are friends and colleagues of Clark or who have been influenced by his remarkable compositions. The collection was mixed and mastered by Austin's Cedar Creek Records principal Fred Remmert.

That Old Time Feeling – Rodney Crowell
Anyhow I Love You – Lyle Lovett
All He Wants Is You – Shawn Colvin
Homeless – Shawn Camp
Broken Hearted People – Ron Sexsmith
Better Days – Rosanne Cash
Desperadoes Waiting For A Train – Willie Nelson
Baby Took A Limo To Memphis – Rosie Flores
Magdalene – Kevin Welch
Instant Coffee Blues – Suzy Bogguss
Homegrown Tomatoes – Ray Wylie Hubbard
Let Him Roll – John Townes Van Zandt II
The Guitar – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Cold Dog Soup – James McMurtry
Worry B Gone – Hayes Carll

Dublin Blues – Joe Ely
Magnolia Wind – Emmylou Harris & John Prine
The Last Gunfighter Ballad – Steve Earle
All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad – Verlon Thompson
The Dark – Terri Hendrix
LA Freeway – Radney Foster
The Cape – Patty Griffin
Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kris Kristofferson
Texas Cookin’ – Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien
Stuff That Works – Jack Ingram
Randall Knife – Vince Gill
Texas 1947 – Robert Earl Keen
Old Friends – Terry Allen
She Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – The Trishas
My Favorite Picture of You – Jerry Jeff Walker

Damn, that looks good! Thanks for posting it Mz! :handgestures-thumbup:




Dennie
 
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Verve Jazz Masters 17 -- CD

Nina Simone

1994 Verve Records

This compilation brings together 16 great tracks that Nina Simone recorded for the Philips label during the years 1964-1966. This record presents Nina in her prime, at a time when she created some of the best work of her legendary career. Her range of musical style is, as always, all over the map: jazz, folk, protest songs, gospel, musical theater, and R&B are all a part of her creative journey.

Included in this collection are such timeless classics as her original tunes "Four Women," and "Mississippi Goddam," both which beautifully articulate racial injustices, her haunting version of "Wild Is The Wind," and her unforgettable version of Screaming Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You." Also included on this CD is a finger-popping "My Baby Just Cares For Me" which was recorded live at the Vine Street Bar & Grill in 1987.

Track listing

1. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
2. I Put a Spell on You
3. Love Me or Leave Me
4. Little Girl Blue - (alternate take)
5. My Baby Just Cares for Me - (live)
6. I Loves You, Porgy
7. Work Song
8. Ne Me Quitte Pas
9. Wild Is the Wind
10. See Line Women
11. Strange Fruit
12. Pirate Jenny
13. Four Women
14. Mississippi Goddam
15. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
16. I Hold No Grudge
 
The Will To Live by Ben Harper

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1997 ~ Virgin Records America, Inc.
* *
1. Faded
2. Homeless Child
3. Number Three
4. Roses From My Friends
5. Jah Work
6. I Want To Be Ready
7. The Will To Live
8. Ashes
9. Widow of a Living Man
10. Glory & Consequence
11. Mamma's Trippin'
12. I Shall Not Walk Alone
 
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Vonski Speaks -- CD

Von Freeman's New Apartment Lounge Quartet

2009 Nessa Records

Superior Performance by Underappreciated Tenor Master, November 20, 2009
By K. Hooker "kh1958" (Dallas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Vonski Speaks (Audio CD)

This superior 2002 concert performance by Von Freeman is well recorded and features four long tracks, two originals and two standards. There are no weak tracks--all predominately feature Mr. Freeman's unique tenor sound on an unwaveringly inspired night, backed by a fine Chicago group. I might have thought before hearing this recording, that I never needed to hear a new version of Summertime again; however, Von Freeman has proven me to be oh so wrong. Assuredly one of the best releases of 2009.

Track listing

1. Von's Greeting
2. Vonski Speaks
3. Von's Intro To...
4. Darn That Dream
5. Summertime
6. Blues for Sunnyland
 
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Genius Loves Company -- SACD

Ray Charles

2004 Concord Music

Genius Loves Company is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004 on Concord Records.[1] Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004.[2] The album consists of R&B, country, pop and blues standards performed by Charles and several guest musicians, such as Natalie Cole, Elton John, James Taylor, Norah Jones, B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt. Genius Loves Company was the last album recorded and completed by Charles before his death in June 2004.

The album was produced as a collaboration of Concord Records and Hear Music, the record label owned by the coffee chain Starbucks.[3] It served as the first original non-compilation release by Hear Music,[3] as well as one of Ray Charles' most commercially successful albums. On February 2, 2005, Genius Loves Company was certified triple-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America following sales of over three million copies in the United States.[4] The album featured an iconic image by photographer Norman Seeff on the cover.

1. "Here We Go Again" (feat. Norah Jones) Laniel, Steagall 3:59
2. "Sweet potato Pie" (feat. James Taylor) James Taylor 3:47
3. "You Don't Know Me" (feat. Diana Krall) Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker 3:55
4. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (feat. Elton John) Elton John, Bernie Taupin 3:59
5. "Fever" (feat. Natalie Cole) Eddie Cooley, Davenport 3:30
6. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?" (feat. Bonnie Raitt) Burnette, Smotherman 4:34
7. "It Was a Very Good Year" (feat. Willie Nelson) Ervin Drake 4:59
8. "Hey Girl" (feat. Michael McDonald) Gerry Goffin, Carole King 5:15
9. "Sinner's Prayer" (feat. B.B. King) Lowell Fulson, Lloyd Glenn 4:25
10. "Heaven Help Us All" (feat. Gladys Knight) Ronald Miller 4:32
11. "Over The Rainbow" (feat. Johnny Mathis) Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg 4:54
12. "Crazy Love" (feat. Van Morrison) Van Morrison 3:42
 
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Old Friends - Live On Stage -- 2 CD's 1 DVD

Simon & Garfunkel

2004 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

One may never be able to go home again, but that hasn't kept Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel from trying every other decade or so. This two-CD plus DVD live set (recorded in December 2003 at the Meadowlands and Madison Square Garden) shows their musical chemistry has transcended the years--and no small amount of acrimony. But while their '80s live reunion was marked by an aura of celebration, this one floats on an undercurrent of bittersweet resolve. There's no mistaking the elegiac tone of the title track, while stark readings of "Hazy Shade of Winter" and "Sounds of Silence" can't help but evoke the scars of 9/11. A musical circle is completed as the Everly Brothers step in for a joyous "Bye Bye Love," while elsewhere Simon's musical restlessness inspires a subtly jazzy reworking of "Slip Slidin' Away" and Garfunkel adds his stately grace to his partner's "American Tune." The album concludes with S&G's first new studio recording in 30 years, the plaintive, irony-studded plea "Citizen of the Planet." --Jerry McCulley

CD Disc 1

1. Old Friends/Bookends
2. A Hazy Shade of Winter
3. I Am A Rock
4. America
5. At the Zoo
6. Baby Driver
7. Kathy's Song
8. Tom and Jerry Story
9. Hey, Schoolgirl
10. The Everly Brothers Intro
11. Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
12. Scarborough Fair
13. Homeward Bound
14. The Sound of Silence

CD Disc 2

1. Mrs. Robinson
2. Slip Slidin' Away
3. El Condor Pasa
4. The Only Living Boy in New York
5. American Tune
6. My Little Town
7. Bridge Over Troubled Water
8. Cecilia
9. The Boxer
10. Leaves That Are Green
11. Bonus Track: Citizen of the Planet


DVD
Act 1
1. Opening Montage (America inst.)
2. Old Friends/Bookends
3. A Hazy Shade of Winter
4. I Am A Rock
5. America
6. At the Zoo
7. Baby Driver
8. Kathy's Song
9. Tom and Jerry Story
10. Hey, Schoolgirl
11. The Everly Brothers Intro
12. Wake Up Little Susie
13. All I Have To Do Is Dream
14. Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
15. Scarborough Fair
16. Homeward Bound
17. The Sound of Silence

Act 2
18. Opening Montage
19. Mrs. Robinson
20. Slip Slidin' Away
21. El Condor Pasa
22. Keep The Customer Satisfied
23. The Only Living Boy in New York
24. American Tune
25. My Little Town
26. Bridge Over Troubled Water
27. Cecilia
28. The Boxer
29. Leaves That Are Green
30. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
 
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Greatest Hits -- Remastered CD

Miles Davis

1969/1997 Columbia Legacy

Yet Another Welcome Introduction To A Jazz Master,
May 11, 2000
By Anthony G Pizza "trivialtony" (FL) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)


This review is from: Miles Davis - Greatest Hits [Columbia 1997] (Audio CD)
Unlike jazz contemporaries Dave Brubeck and bandmates Cannonball Adderly and Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis never had a Top 40 hit single. Moreover, his best-known tracks are heard best within the context of their original albums. "Kind of Blue" has kindled more interest in Miles' music, and jazz generally, than any best-of collection could attempt.

Even so, this is an excellent sampler of Miles Davis first 15 years on Columbia Records. Two "Kind of Blue" tracks are heard live in grittier, wider versions than on that legendary CD. Miles' influential ballad style shows up on the haunting "My Funny Valentine." And "Walkin'" here is from a live Antibes, France concert Lp featuring a young Tony Williams on drums.

Those unfamiliar with Miles' music should use this as a springboard to Miles' most accessible music. Those owning "Kind of Blue," but no other Miles albums, should get this to sample other Miles moods and styles. A recommended purchase either way.

"Seven Steps to Heaven" (Victor Feldman, Miles Davis) – 6:26
Available on Seven Steps to Heaven
"All Blues" [live] (Davis) – 8:54
Available on My Funny Valentine
"Someday My Prince Will Come" (Larry Morey, Frank E. Churchill) – 9:11
Available on Someday My Prince Will Come
"Walkin'" [live] [edited] (Richard Carpenter) – 13:11
Unedited version available on In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk
"My Funny Valentine" [live] (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 15:10
Available on My Funny Valentine
"E.S.P." (Wayne Shorter) – 5:32
Available on E.S.P.
"'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 5:58
Available on 'Round About Midnight
"So What" (Davis) – 9:23
Available on Kind of Blue
 
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The Very Best of -- CD

Otis Redding

1992 Rhino Records

Amazon.com

No other Otis compilation quite satisfies the way the old double-LP best-of does, but never mind: any way you hear Redding's many great moments is a good one. The Very Best splits ballads and up-tempo stuff half-and-half, letting you hear the great one's humanity in every mood--the pile-driving rock of "Respect," the preaching fervor of "Try a Little Tenderness," the nascent reflection of "Dock of the Bay." A record collection with no Otis is a poor thing: here's yours. --Rickey Wright

1. "These Arms of Mine" Otis Redding 2:34
2. "Pain In My Heart" Naomi Neville 2:26
3. "That's How Strong My Love Is" Roosevelt Jamison 2:25
4. "Mr. Pitiful" Otis Redding/Steve Cropper 2:44
5. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" Otis Redding/Jerry Butler 2:57
6. "Respect" Otis Redding 2:11
7. "I Can't Turn You Loose" Otis Redding 2:49
8. "Satisfaction" Mick Jagger/Keith Richards 2:47
9. "My Lover's Prayer" Otis Redding 3:12
10. "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" Otis Redding/Steve Cropper 2:43
11. "Try A Little Tenderness" Jimmy Campbell/Reg Connelly/Harry Woods 3:20
12. "Shake" Sam Cooke 2:33
13. "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" Otis Redding/Steve Cropper 2:45
14. "Tramp" (with Carla Thomas) Lowell Fulson/Jimmy McCracklin 3:02
15. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Steve Cropper/Otis Redding 2:42
16. "I've Got Dreams to Remember" Zelma Redding/Otis Redding/Joe Rock 3:15
 
My last one for the evening....


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Mostly Blues -- CD

Lionel Hampton

1999 Jazz Heritage

Lionel and Bobby Define "Deep Groove", December 18, 2005
By Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States)
(TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)


No doubt this unnoticed, out-of-print session is languishing in scattered CD cut-out bins. But if you find a copy, grab it up--in fact, better make it several. Along with Hamp's fabled "Stardust" Concert (1947) this late Hampton entry deserves a place in anybody's record collection. "Mostly Blues" is a moody, mesmerizing session that hits an uncharacteristic groove for Lionel--more modern than swing era, more simmering than sizzling, more seductive than showy. Hampton goes for a Milt Jackson slow-vibrato sound and lets up on the technique and showmanship. Deserving an equal amount of credit is pianist Bobby Scott, heard here for one of the last times before cancer led to his premature death. He's an exceptional, hard-swinging, "blowing" piano player, and he makes the most of each of his turns, contributing solos that are gritty, incisive, always high-spirited--a perfect complement to the more deliberate and delayed attack of the vibes. And as for his comping, the man's a veritable funk machine, a combination of Horace Silver's chord voicings and Bernard Purdie's infectious beat.

Tracks 4 and 5 are pure "riffin' and groovin'" on E-flat blues. No solos to speak of--just Lionel and Bobby dancing around and with each other, steppin', struttin', and gliding on the smooth floor wax laid down by Bob Cranshaw and Grady Tate. As for the "real" tunes--"Someday My Prince Will Come," "A Train," "Honeysuckle Rose," "Bye Bye Blues," "Limehouse Blues" (neither of the latter technically a blues)--these guys are so steeped in the elemental 12-bar form that even the "standards" sound like basic blues.

Finally, reserve some praise for the recording engineer on this date. Maybe I've simply been listening to too many Rudy Van Gelder recordings lately, but "Mostly Blues" strikes me as exemplary for its acoustic depth and spaciousness. You are literally in the same room with the musicians, positioned close to the vibes and conscious of the location of each player. Even the sound of the bass (both acoustic and electric) is balanced and natural.

This may not be the kind of music that immediately arrests your attention (it's likely to get to your feet before your head), but after playing the CD many times, I can testify that it's simply incapable of wearing out its welcome.

Track listing

1. Bye Bye Blues
2. Someday My Prince Will Come
3. Take the 'A' Train
4. Blues for Jazz Beaux
5. Walkin' Uptown
6. Honeysuckle Rose
7. Mostly Blues
8. Limehouse Blues
9. Gone with the Wind
 
Today's work truck music......


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Luck Of The Draw -- CD

Bonnie Raitt

1991 Capitol Records

Amazon.com

As its title makes clear, the 1991 sequel to Bonnie Raitt's platinum breakthrough on Nick Of Time takes nothing for granted. Raitt had achieved sobriety, renewed commercial focus, and then the payday that the prior album yielded, but Luck Of The Draw mirrors an even fiercer determination to make music as if her life depended on it. Again teamed with producer Don Was, Raitt surpasses herself with her best album to date: her wonderfully lush, blues-rimmed voice and sinuous slide guitar wrap themselves around a dozen potent songs culled from a typically shrewd mix of writers including Paul Brady, John Hiatt, Bonnie Hayes, Shirley Eikhard, and Billy Vera, and Raitt herself turns in her most generous batch of originals yet. Sympathetic guests include Brady and Delbert McClinton on harmony vocals, Richard Thompson on guitar, and Heartbreaker Benmont Tench on organ, in a program including the sassy "Something to Talk About," the sultry "Slow Ride," a soaring "Not the Only One," and the heartbreaking "I Can't Make You Love Me." This isn't luck, it's artistry. --Sam Sutherland

1. Something To Talk About
2. Good Man Good Woman
3. I Can't Make You Love Me
4. Tangled And Dark
5. Come To Me
6. No Business
7. One Part Be My Lover
8. Not The Only One
9. Papa Come Quick (Jody And Chico)
10. Slow Ride
11. Luck Of The Draw
12. All At Once
 
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Magic Theater -- CD

Shadowfax

1994 Earthbeat Records

From the New Age "Remembrance" to the jazzy "Night Passage" to the World Music sound of "Imaginary Islands," Shadowfax has proven once again the depth of its talent and interest. Hot on the heels of the group's 1992 Grammy-nominated hit album Esperanto, Magic Theater proves to be a showcase for Shadowfax's unique musical abilities. Expect a captivating assortment of music to match the assortment of electric and acoustic instruments. ~ MusD

Track Listing
1. Imaginary Islands
2. Hey! Your Hat's on Backwards
3. Secret Gathering
4. Ebony Wind
5. Castaneda's Boogie
6. Baker's Dozen
7. Night Passage
8. Remembrance
9. How Much Does Zimbabwe?
10. Spirit Door, The

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Shadowfax: Chuck Greenberg, Phil Maggini, Stu Nevitt, Armen Chakmakian, Ramon Yslas.Personnel: Phil Maggini (vocals, flute, keyboards, upright bass, fretless bass); Stuart Nevitt (vocals, acoustic bass, electric bass, drums, snare drum, cymbals, percussion, sound effects); Danny Heines (guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar); Andy Abad (guitar, electric guitar); Chuck Greenberg (alto flute, woodwinds, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon); Glenn Morrison (flugelhorn); Armen Chakmakian (piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Ramon Yslas (congas, bongos, shaker, percussion, chimes, sound effects); Aaron Gross (dumbek).

Dennie,

Thanks for reminding me about these guys, it has been a long time since I listened to this one!

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"New Electric India" (G. E. Stinson) – 5:12
"Watercourse Way" (Chuck Greenberg, Stinson) – 5:06
"Ghost Bird" (Stinson) – 5:04
"Shadowdance" (Greenberg) – 5:20
"Brown Rice/Karmapa Chenno" (Don Cherry) – 4:18
"Distant Voices" (Stinson, Greenberg) – 3:46
"A Song for My Brother" (Stinson) – 9:04
 
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Mind Body & Soul -- CD

Joss Stone

2004 Virgin US

Amazon.com

These days, it seems anyone can make an R&B album. However, recording a soul album takes that special intangible element. The 17-year-old Devon, England, native first proved that she has it with The Soul Sessions, a collection of rare soul grooves. She does it here again with Mind, Body & Soul, her first album of original material. For those who thought that Stone could only interpret vintage ballads, witness the midtempo attitude of "Jet Lag." Backed by a thumping backbeat, Stone tells of a love of so all-encompassing that it is physically draining. On lead single, "You Had Me," Stone takes the persona of a woman done wrong with biting edge and a funky wah-wah guitar introduces her "get lost" sentiment over an infectious hook. Mind, Body & Soul also features a host of moving ballads that are reminiscent of the more downtempo fare characteristic of The Soul Sessions. The choir-backed "Security" is an organ-touched tale of love and support in the wake of tragedy. "Spoiled," a song Stone wrote with the legendary Lamont and Beau Dozier of Dozier-Holland-Dozier, is a romantically lush offering in which Stone's alto caresses the piano-driven arrangement. Other Mind, Body & Soul highlights include the hypnotic "Snakes & Ladders" and the roots reggae vibe of "Less Is More." While The Soul Sessions introduced Stone to the world, this album will make her placement in the soul canon undeniable. --Rashaun Hall

1. "Right to Be Wrong" (Joss Stone, Desmond Child, Betty Wright) – 4:40
2. "Jet Lag" (Stone, Jonathan Shorten, Conner Reeves) – 4:00
3. "You Had Me" (Stone, Francis White, Wendy Stoker, Wright) – 3:59
4. "Spoiled" (Stone, Lamont Dozier, Beau Dozier) – 4:03
5. "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" (Stone, Child, Wright, Steve Greenberg, Mike Mangini, Eugene Record, William Sanders) – 3:31
* Contains a sample of Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut" (Eugene Record, William Sanders)
6. "Less Is More" (Stone, Shorten, Reeves) – 4:17
7. "Security" (Stone, Greenberg, Daniel Pierre) – 4:30
8. "Young at Heart" (Stone, Salaam Remi) – 4:10
9. "Snakes and Ladders" (Stone, Shorten, Reeves) – 3:35
10. "Understand" (Stone, Wright, Angelo Morris, Mangini, Greenberg) – 3:46
11. "Don't Know How" (Pierre, Curtis Richardson, Jeremy Ruzumna, Justin Gray) – 4:01
12. "Torn and Tattered" (Austin Howard, Ben Wolf, Andy Dean, Wright) – 3:58
13. "Killing Time" (Beth Gibbons, Stone, Wright) – 5:11
14. "Sleep Like a Child" (Patrick Seymour) – 15:27
* The actual duration of music on this track is 5:27 followed by 10 minutes of silence to hide the last track
15. "Daniel" (hidden track) – 2:44
 
heeman said:
Dennie said:
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Magic Theater -- CD

Shadowfax

1994 Earthbeat Records

From the New Age "Remembrance" to the jazzy "Night Passage" to the World Music sound of "Imaginary Islands," Shadowfax has proven once again the depth of its talent and interest. Hot on the heels of the group's 1992 Grammy-nominated hit album Esperanto, Magic Theater proves to be a showcase for Shadowfax's unique musical abilities. Expect a captivating assortment of music to match the assortment of electric and acoustic instruments. ~ MusD

Track Listing
1. Imaginary Islands
2. Hey! Your Hat's on Backwards
3. Secret Gathering
4. Ebony Wind
5. Castaneda's Boogie
6. Baker's Dozen
7. Night Passage
8. Remembrance
9. How Much Does Zimbabwe?
10. Spirit Door, The

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Shadowfax: Chuck Greenberg, Phil Maggini, Stu Nevitt, Armen Chakmakian, Ramon Yslas.Personnel: Phil Maggini (vocals, flute, keyboards, upright bass, fretless bass); Stuart Nevitt (vocals, acoustic bass, electric bass, drums, snare drum, cymbals, percussion, sound effects); Danny Heines (guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar); Andy Abad (guitar, electric guitar); Chuck Greenberg (alto flute, woodwinds, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon); Glenn Morrison (flugelhorn); Armen Chakmakian (piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Ramon Yslas (congas, bongos, shaker, percussion, chimes, sound effects); Aaron Gross (dumbek).

Dennie,

Thanks for reminding me about these guys, it has been a long time since I listened to this one!

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"New Electric India" (G. E. Stinson) – 5:12
"Watercourse Way" (Chuck Greenberg, Stinson) – 5:06
"Ghost Bird" (Stinson) – 5:04
"Shadowdance" (Greenberg) – 5:20
"Brown Rice/Karmapa Chenno" (Don Cherry) – 4:18
"Distant Voices" (Stinson, Greenberg) – 3:46
"A Song for My Brother" (Stinson) – 9:04
You're welcome man of Hee! That's the great thing about this thread, it either introduces us to new (to us) music, or reminds of of music we forgot about.

Shadowfax is great, enjoy!


Dennie
 
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16 Biggest Hits -- CD

Kris Kristofferson

1997 Monument Legacy

Classic Kristofferson, May 11, 2009
By Dr. David R. Brock (Centennial, CO USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits-Kris Kristofferson (Audio CD)

Almost all these songs were recorded previously by others, but this album gives them the songwriter's gravel-voiced, hard-lived edge that they need. I listened to this and Gordon Lightfoot over and over through college. The songs are classic. If you aren't familiar with them, but appreciate music from the heart of a life lived hard, I highly recommend it. Lyrics like, "the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert" from Sunday Morning Coming Down take experience to write, much like Gordon Lightfoot's Second Cup of Coffee from his Don Quixote album(I'm on my second cup of coffee and I still can't face the day, I'm thinking of the lady who got lost along the way).


Track Listing
1. Me and Bobby McGee
2. Jody and the Kid
3. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
4. From the Bottle to the Bottom
5. Once More With Feeling
6. For the Good Times
7. Taker, The
8. Help Me Make It Through the Night
9. Come Sundown
10. Pilgrim - Chapter 33, The
11. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
12. I'd Rather Be Sorry
13. Nobody Wins
14. Stranger
15. Why Me
16. Highwayman
 
My last one for the evening....


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Road To Ensenada -- CD

Lyle Lovett

1996 MCA Records

Amazon.com essential recording

After the more experimental themes and misanthropic bit players populating his prior album, I Love Everybody, the songs on this superb 1996 set return to the more affable, earnest, but still knotty balance established by Lyle Lovett on his first four albums. He spins amiable yarns about his preferred headgear ("Don't Touch My Hat") and larger-than-life love objects (the one-eyed "Fiona"), sways hilariously through the backfired seductions of the samba-paced "Her First Mistake," and swings buoyantly through "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)," then ropes the equally droll Randy Newman into a tongue-in-cheek duet on "Long Tall Texan." In between, he sneaks a fresh string of dark love songs ("Private Conversation," "I Can't Love You Anymore") that sustain his formidable standards. Forget the forced issue of his putative ties to "new country": Lovett is simply one of the best American singer-songwriters extant, whether playing raconteur, philosopher king, or wounded romantic. --Sam Sutherland

All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted.

"Don't Touch My Hat" – 3:47
"Her First Mistake" – 6:28
"Fiona" – 4:09
"That's Right (You're Not from Texas)" (Lovett, Ramsey, Rogers) – 4:54
"Who Loves You Better" – 4:46
"Private Conversation" – 4:32
"Promises" – 3:07
"It Ought To Be Easier" – 4:11
"I Can't Love You Anymore" – 3:14
"Long Tall Texan" (Henry Strzelecki) – 3:27
"Christmas Morning" – 3:43
"The Road To Ensenada" – 10:12
"The Girl in the Corner" -- hidden at the end of track 12, following 1:30 of silence**
 
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Stars In My Crown -- CD

Jorma Kaukonen

2007 Red House Records

It's interesting the way things go in circles. In the early '60s, Jorma Kaukonen (or Jerry, as he was then) played blues guitar in the coffeehouses of the South Bay Area, sometimes with Janis Joplin. Now, after stints with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, he's back to his first love, mixing blues, gospel, and country, backed by some excellent musicians. It's a blissful self-indulgence, laid-back but still quite heartfelt, although it has to be said that not all his material meets the standards ("Heart Temporary" is a decent opener, but not in the same class as "No Demon" or Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around"), although "A Life Well Lived" is a lovely piece of work. There are some excellent covers, a couple from the Rev. Gary Davis, and a delicious version of "By the Rivers of Babylon." As you'd expect, after four and a half decades, Kaukonen can pick a mean guitar, but he's content to let others take the lead role, especially Barry Mitterhoff's mandolin work. All in all, it makes for a great package, one to be savored over and over for its gentle, soulful heart. ~ Chris Nickson

Track Listing
1. Overture: Heart Temporary
2. Fur Peace Rag
3. By the Rivers of Babylon
4. Living in the Moment
5. Late Breaking News
6. Come Back, Baby
7. Mighty Hard Pleasure
8. No Demon
9. There's a Table Sitting in Heaven
10. When the Man Comes Around
11. Life Well Lived, A
12. Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?
13. Preachers Picked the Guitar
14. Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown? - (Reprise instrumental)
 
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Three Or Four Shades Of Blues -- CD

Charles Mingus

1977/1989 Atlantic Records

Recorded on March 9 & 11, 1977 at Atlantic Studios, New York, and March 29, 1977 at The Record Plant, New York. Includes liner notes by Ilhan Mimaroglu.

Even in the latter stages of his career the notoriously restless Mingus never stopped searching for new ways to interpret and present his compositions. As befits one with such a mercurial muse, his artistic destinations were often surprising, but seldom as surprising as on THREE OR FOUR SHADES OF BLUES. Here he reconfigures (and redefines in the process) some of the best-known tunes from his daunting canon, tackling them in a more contemporary style. In 1977, this meant the enlistment of guitarists Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine to add some burning, fusion-friendly licks to "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" and frenetic amphetamine-flamenco riffs to "Goodbye Porkpie Hat." It's to Mingus' credit as arranger and bandleader that these updates never seem contrived and still don't sound dated. It's just one more way of viewing the revolutionary work of this compositional giant. THREE OR FOUR SHADES is exhilarating in its fresh outlook and unfettered passion.

The Mingus Band: Charles Mingus (acoustic bass); Ricky Ford (tenor saxophone); Jack Walrath (trumpet); Bob Neloms (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums).

Additional personnel: George Coleman (alto & tenor saxophones); Sonny Fortune (alto saxophone); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Larry Coryell, Philip Catherine, John Scofield (guitar); George Mraz, Ron Carter (acoustic bass); Dannie Richmond (drums)

"Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" - 4:35
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" - 7:00
"Noddin Ya Head Blues" - 10:29
"Three or Four Shades of Blues" - 12:03
"Nobody Knows" - 10:06

All compositions by Charles Mingus
 
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Urban World Music -- CD

Hiroshima

1996 Qwest/WEA Records

Urban World Music captures a revitalized and re-energized Hiroshima, full of new ideas and new ambitions. Although the title suggests that the album is composed of worldbeat explorations, that isn't quite the case. Like any Hiroshima album, Urban World Music is filled with fusions, but the music on this particular collection is given a slight, but noticeable, dance-oriented sheen, thanks to producer Robin Millar (who previously worked with Sade and Everything But the Girl). With new lead vocalist Kimaya Sweard in tow, Hiroshima creates a lightly funky set of jazzy soul numbers, complete with worldbeat flourishes. As always, the gruop has problems writing consistently compelling material, but when they are on, they provide some intriguing sounds and directions. In short, Urban World Music suggests more than it delivers, but those suggestions are quite enticing on their own. ~ Leo Stanley

Track Listing
1. Unspoken Love
2. Passion & Pain
3. Let Me Be Your Baby
4. Heiwa (Peace) - (Japanese)
5. Through My Eyes
6. Ripples in Our Waterfall
7. Timekeeper
8. Love How You Love Me
9. Urban World
10. None of Us Are Free
11. Koto Blues
12. Hipnotic
13. Walking With Angels
 
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