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My last one for the evening....
The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter -- CD
Mary Chapin Carpenter
2003 Sony Legacy
If you can only own one MCC cd, this would be it, November 13, 2003
By Stephen M. John "magnoliasteve" (Federal Way, Wa United States) - See all my reviews
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I have to tell you, I adore the music of Mary Chapin Carpenter. I got hooked on her in the "Down at the twist and shout" era and have followed her ever since. She has a deep, sexy voice that seems to always reflect a mellowness of a special time. This cd takes a lot of her finest material from her earlier albums with the unusual exception of her debut album, "Hometown Girl," which was released well before her music became mainstream.
This is the second compilation released by Mary Chapin Carpenter. The first one, "Party Doll" contains some of the same material, but as live and alternate tracks. "Essential" Mary Chapin Carpenter is all of the original studio material the best I can tell and the quality of the recordings are exceptional. The album contains 16 of her best songs. Although two of my personal favorite Mary Chapin Carpenter songs, "Keeping the faith" and "Let me into your heart" have been omitted, it is tough to argue with the selection of songs here.
The cd showcases her versatility ranging from the bluegrass "Down at the twist and shout" to the acoustic "Stones in the road" to the poppy "Shut up and kiss me."
Most Mary Chapin Carpenter fans will already have most, if not all of the material, and have no need for the cd. But if you've always enjoyed her music on the radio, and you'd like to buy just one, this would be it. If you are out there and have just decided to explore some new music and you enjoy artists like Lyle Lovett or Emmylou Harris, or Roseanne Cash, then give this cd a spin. I am sure you will enjoy it.
Track listing, CD Album (90772):
1 Stones In The Road
2 The Long Way Home
3 Shut Up And Kiss Me
4 I Take My Chances
5 I Feel Lucky
6 Almost Home
7 Halley Came To Jackson
8 I Am A Town (Live DVD Version)
9 Quittin' Time
10 Down At The Twist And Shout
11 He Thinks He'll Keep Her
12 Only A Dream
13 Late For Your Life
14 The Hard Way
15 Passionate Kisses
16 10,000 Miles
The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter -- CD
Mary Chapin Carpenter
2003 Sony Legacy
If you can only own one MCC cd, this would be it, November 13, 2003
By Stephen M. John "magnoliasteve" (Federal Way, Wa United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
I have to tell you, I adore the music of Mary Chapin Carpenter. I got hooked on her in the "Down at the twist and shout" era and have followed her ever since. She has a deep, sexy voice that seems to always reflect a mellowness of a special time. This cd takes a lot of her finest material from her earlier albums with the unusual exception of her debut album, "Hometown Girl," which was released well before her music became mainstream.
This is the second compilation released by Mary Chapin Carpenter. The first one, "Party Doll" contains some of the same material, but as live and alternate tracks. "Essential" Mary Chapin Carpenter is all of the original studio material the best I can tell and the quality of the recordings are exceptional. The album contains 16 of her best songs. Although two of my personal favorite Mary Chapin Carpenter songs, "Keeping the faith" and "Let me into your heart" have been omitted, it is tough to argue with the selection of songs here.
The cd showcases her versatility ranging from the bluegrass "Down at the twist and shout" to the acoustic "Stones in the road" to the poppy "Shut up and kiss me."
Most Mary Chapin Carpenter fans will already have most, if not all of the material, and have no need for the cd. But if you've always enjoyed her music on the radio, and you'd like to buy just one, this would be it. If you are out there and have just decided to explore some new music and you enjoy artists like Lyle Lovett or Emmylou Harris, or Roseanne Cash, then give this cd a spin. I am sure you will enjoy it.
Track listing, CD Album (90772):
1 Stones In The Road
2 The Long Way Home
3 Shut Up And Kiss Me
4 I Take My Chances
5 I Feel Lucky
6 Almost Home
7 Halley Came To Jackson
8 I Am A Town (Live DVD Version)
9 Quittin' Time
10 Down At The Twist And Shout
11 He Thinks He'll Keep Her
12 Only A Dream
13 Late For Your Life
14 The Hard Way
15 Passionate Kisses
16 10,000 Miles
Dennie
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Ten Strait Hits -- CD
George Strait
1991 MCA Records
My favorite of his hits! February 7, 2002
By Roy Levins
Format:Audio CD
Out of all the greatest hits collections I truly think this collection is my favorite. These are some of his best songs. You have so many nice songs its amazing like Ace in the hole,Babys gotten good at goodbye,Baby Blue,Drinking Champagne and so many more just 10 great songs. This is great but I do say that any fan of this cd really should buy the real albums these songs came off of because I think those are his best albums. Your hearing his hits here from 1988-1991. Great collection if you are little strapped for cash right now and cannot afford the box set.
1. Famous Last Words Of A Fool
2. Baby Blue
3. If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
4. Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
5. What's Going On In Your World
6. Ace In The Hole
7. Overnight Success
8. Love Without End, Amen
9. Drinking Champagne
10. I've Come To Expect It From You
Dennie
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You can "Count" on "Basie's" Orchestra to Swing...... :happy-partydance:
Ray Sings - Basie Swings -- CD
Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra
2006 Concord/Hear Music
Ray Sings, Basie Swings combines archival, never-before-heard Ray Charles vocal recordings with brand-new performances by the Count Basie Orchestra. This ground breaking CD gives listeners the unprecedented experience of hearing Ray Charles at the dazzling peak of his vocal prowess. Ray Sings, Basie Swings was created with the most up-to-date recording and mixing technology, offering sound quality that is state-of-the art.
A Project Summary….The producers of this CD discovered archival reels of Ray Charles and the Count Basie Orchestra performing live together in 1973. Although the vocals were superior, the remaining elements were of extremely poor quality. They decided to bring the current Basie Orchestra into the studio and, using the latest technology, they carefully and painstakingly laid down a new instrumental backdrop for Charles’ towering vocals.
“Ray Charles and Count Basie were two of the most charismatic personalities I’ve ever known. I loved them both. So to hear this amazing collaboration of their musical geniuses is a treat of the highest order. When 21st century technology and timeless soul come together, watch out! This one is for the ages.” --- Quincy Jones
Highlights:
*Marks the FIRST-TIME an entire album has been created using a pre-existing vocal track and a new instrumental backdrop.
*The FIRST AND ONLY RECORDING in which Charles is backed by the legendary bandleader’s orchestra, helping to fulfill one of Charles’ life-long musical dreams.
*Features AMAZING NEW ARRANGEMENTS and renderings of many Ray Charles classics, as well as the NEVER-BEFORE RECORDED song “Every Saturday Night.”
*Features arrangements by Quincy Jones and vocal arrangements by Patti Austin.
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) – 4:35
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Moore, Theard) – 2:57
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:19
"Every Saturday Night" (Hogan, West) – 4:05
"Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 2:35
"Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 3:53
"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:02
"Come Live with Me" (Bryant, Bryant) – 4:10
"Feel So Bad" (Johnson, Temple) – 4:10
"The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:04
"Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" (Melanie Safka) – 2:51
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 4:40
Ray Sings - Basie Swings -- CD
Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra
2006 Concord/Hear Music
Ray Sings, Basie Swings combines archival, never-before-heard Ray Charles vocal recordings with brand-new performances by the Count Basie Orchestra. This ground breaking CD gives listeners the unprecedented experience of hearing Ray Charles at the dazzling peak of his vocal prowess. Ray Sings, Basie Swings was created with the most up-to-date recording and mixing technology, offering sound quality that is state-of-the art.
A Project Summary….The producers of this CD discovered archival reels of Ray Charles and the Count Basie Orchestra performing live together in 1973. Although the vocals were superior, the remaining elements were of extremely poor quality. They decided to bring the current Basie Orchestra into the studio and, using the latest technology, they carefully and painstakingly laid down a new instrumental backdrop for Charles’ towering vocals.
“Ray Charles and Count Basie were two of the most charismatic personalities I’ve ever known. I loved them both. So to hear this amazing collaboration of their musical geniuses is a treat of the highest order. When 21st century technology and timeless soul come together, watch out! This one is for the ages.” --- Quincy Jones
Highlights:
*Marks the FIRST-TIME an entire album has been created using a pre-existing vocal track and a new instrumental backdrop.
*The FIRST AND ONLY RECORDING in which Charles is backed by the legendary bandleader’s orchestra, helping to fulfill one of Charles’ life-long musical dreams.
*Features AMAZING NEW ARRANGEMENTS and renderings of many Ray Charles classics, as well as the NEVER-BEFORE RECORDED song “Every Saturday Night.”
*Features arrangements by Quincy Jones and vocal arrangements by Patti Austin.
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) – 4:35
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Moore, Theard) – 2:57
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:19
"Every Saturday Night" (Hogan, West) – 4:05
"Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 2:35
"Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 3:53
"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:02
"Come Live with Me" (Bryant, Bryant) – 4:10
"Feel So Bad" (Johnson, Temple) – 4:10
"The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:04
"Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" (Melanie Safka) – 2:51
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 4:40
Dennie
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Greatest Hits -- CD
Bruce Springsteen
1995 Columbia Records
Amazon.com
About as complete a selection of fan and artist favorites as any single-disc Bruce collection could be, this is a surprisingly coherent listen given the many stylistic and attitudinal shifts it charts. The inclusion of only four of Born in the U.S.A.'s seven Top 10 entries leaves space for less obvious choices like "Atlantic City" and four new cuts, among them songs recorded by a briefly reunited E Street Band. The pace lags a bit near the end--"Secret Garden" is turgid enough to take its place on a Sting album--but Greatest Hits earns its place in the car CD player with stuff like "Born to Run," "The River" and "Dancing in the Dark." --Rickey Wright
"Born to Run" – 4:30
(Originally released on the album Born to Run in 1975.)
"Thunder Road" – 4:48
(Originally released on the album Born to Run in 1975.)
"Badlands" – 4:03
(Originally released on the album Darkness on the Edge of Town in 1978.)
"The River" – 5:00
(Originally released on the album The River in 1980.)
"Hungry Heart" – 3:20
(Originally released on the album The River in 1980.)
"Atlantic City" – 3:56
(Originally released on the album Nebraska in 1982.)
"Dancing in the Dark" – 4:03
(Originally released on the album Born in the U.S.A. in 1984.)
"Born in the U.S.A." – 4:41
(Originally released on the album Born in the U.S.A. in 1984.)
"My Hometown" (early fade edit) – 4:12
(Originally released on the album Born in the U.S.A. in 1984.)
"Glory Days" (early fade edit) – 3:49
(Originally released on the album Born in the U.S.A. in 1984.)
"Brilliant Disguise" – 4:15
(Originally released on the album Tunnel of Love in 1987.)
"Human Touch" (edit) – 5:10
(Originally released on the album Human Touch in 1992.)
"Better Days" – 3:44
(Originally released on the album Lucky Town in 1992.)
"Streets of Philadelphia" (single edit) – 3:16
(Originally released on the soundtrack to Philadelphia in 1994.)
"Secret Garden" – 4:27
Recorded in January 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City
"Murder Incorporated" – 3:57
Recorded at The Power Station in April/May 1982
"Blood Brothers" – 4:34
Recorded in January 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City
"This Hard Land" – 4:50
Recorded in January 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City
Dennie
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The Very Best Of Buck Owens Volume 1 -- CD
Buck Owens
1994 Rhino Records
Amazon.com
Today he's heralded as a traditionalist who rejected the Nashville Sound's pop-rock concessions, but the real secret behind Owens's enormous success is that he embraced rock & roll more completely than any other country contemporary. The 16 hits here trace Owens and his Buckaroos as they move from more rural-sounding hits such as "Under Your Spell Again" to the rockabilly-inspired rhythms (Owens backed Gene Vincent for awhile) of his driving "freight train" sound, a series of classic singles that always sounded modern, electric, and decidedly urban. Volume 1 barely scratches the surface, but if you've never had your heart skip a beat when Don Rich cranks that driving electric lead to "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail," then you've just got to hear this. --David Cantwell
1. Under Your Spell Again
2. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) - Buck Owens, Howard, Harlan
3. Act Naturally - Buck Owens, Morrison, Voni
4. Together Again
5. I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)
6. I've Got a Tiger by the Tail - Buck Owens, Howard, Harlan
7. Only You (Can Break My Heart)
8. Waitin' in Your Welfare Line
9. Open Up Your Heart
10. Sam's Place
11. It Takes People Like You (To Make People Like Me)
12. Sweet Rosie Jones
13. Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass?
14. Tall Dark Stranger
15. The Kansas City Song
16. Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Buck Owens, Traditional
Dennie
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Truth -- Remastered CD
Jeff Beck
1966/2006 Sony Music
Product Description
After leaving the Yardbirds as lead guitarist in 1967, Jeff Beck formed The Jeff Beck Group featuring Rod Stewart on vocals and Ron Wood on bass, releasing two albums 'Truth' in 1968 and 'Beck-Ola' in 1969. This long-awaited 24-bit digitally remastered version of 'Truth' is released with 8 bonus tracks. This album was Rod Stewart's first-ever album-length lead vocal showcase as an artist, and is regarded, along with 'Beck-Ola' as a musical touchstone for hard rockers in the years that followed. Collaborators on this album (and bonus tracks) include Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins, Aynsley Dunbar and Madeline Bell. Jeff Beck's three singles 'Tallyman' , 'Love Is Blue' and 'Hi Ho Silver Lining' (First Stereo Mix) have been added as bonus track along with 'I've Been Drinking' (New Stereo Mix), 'You Shook Me' (Take One Mix), 'Rock My Plimsoul' (Stereo Mix), 'Beck's Bolero' (Mono Single Version With Backwards Guitar), 'Blues Deluxe' (Take 1 Mix) plus the gorgeous ballad 'I've Been Drinking' (B-side on 'Love Is Blue') which was omitted from the original album. The liner notes have been upgraded by Charles Shaar Murray and feature an extensive interview with Jeff Beck. All tracks produced by Mickie Most. Remastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road. EMI. 2005 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
1. Shapes of Things - Jeff Beck, McCarty
2. Let Me Love You - Jeff Beck, Rod, Jeffrey
3. Morning Dew - Jeff Beck, Dobson
4. You Shook Me - Jeff Beck, Dixon, Willie
5. Ol' Man River - Jeff Beck, Hammerstein, Oscar
6. Greensleeves - Jeff Beck, Traditional
7. Rock My Plimsoul - Jeff Beck, Rod, Jeffrey
8. Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck, Page, Jimmy
9. Blues de Luxe - Jeff Beck, Rod, Jeffrey
10. I Ain't Superstitious - Jeff Beck, Dixon, Willie
11. I've Been Drinking [Stereo Mix]
- Jeff Beck, Rod, Jeffrey
12. You Shook Me
[Take 1]
- Jeff Beck, Dixon, Willie
13. Rock My Plimsoul
[Stereo Mix]
- Jeff Beck, Rod, Jeffrey
14. (Beck's) Bolero
[Mono Single Version]
- Jeff Beck, Page, Jimmy
15. Blues de Luxe
[Take 1]
- Jeff Beck, Rod, Jeffrey
16. Tallyman
- Jeff Beck, Gouldman, Graham
17. Love Is Blue
- Jeff Beck, L'Amour Est Bleu
18. Hi-Ho Silver Lining
[Stereo Mix]
- Jeff Beck, English, Scott
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The Dance -- CD
Fleetwood Mac
1997 Reprise Records
Amazon.com essential recording
Fleetwood Mac's 1997 reunion could have been the kind of event that works on video--great concert, after all--but ends up not paying off in repeated listenings on CD. But The Dance, while concentrating on the group's '70s and '80s triumphs, finds the Mac energy running high and impassioned. New songs like "Temporary One" and "Bleed to Love Her" are fine additions to the canon, while "Everywhere" and "Say You Love Me" both breeze along the way you remember them and manage a reinvention in the live setting. The dark side of the vision is accounted for with Lindsey Buckingham's crazed solo "Big Love," but best of all is "Silver Springs," wherein Stevie Nicks tears the roof off the sucker and sets fire to the rubble. --Rickey Wright
"The Chain" (Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks) – 5:11
"Dreams" (Nicks) – 4:39
"Everywhere" (C. McVie) – 3:28
"Rhiannon" (Nicks) – 6:48
"I'm So Afraid" (Buckingham) – 7:45
"Temporary One" (C. McVie, Quintela) – 4:00
"Bleed to Love Her" (Buckingham) – 3:27
"Big Love" (Buckingham) – 3:06
"Landslide" (Nicks) – 4:28
"Say You Love Me" (C. McVie) – 5:00
"My Little Demon" (Buckingham) – 3:33
"Silver Springs" (Nicks) – 5:41
"You Make Loving Fun" (C. McVie) – 3:50
"Sweet Girl" (Nicks) – 3:19
"Go Your Own Way" (Buckingham) – 5:00
"Tusk" (Buckingham) – 4:22
"Don't Stop" (C. McVie) – 5:31
Dennie
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Diamonds and Rust -- CD
Joan Baez
1975/1990 A&M Records
Amazon.com essential recording
Perhaps the most outstanding folk album of the 1970s, this collection represents Baez's blossoming from a girlish folk icon into a mature interpreter of folk music. The title track (and, to a much lesser degree, "Dida" and "Children and All That Jazz") showcases her songwriting, but the intimate spin she puts on the music of others is what makes this the remarkable work it is. On Jackson Browne's "Fountain of Sorrow," Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" and John Prine's "Hello in There," the purity of Baez's clear soprano (deeper and mellower than on her early albums) expresses the gentle pains of nostalgia and what-might-have-been. The medley of "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair/Danny Boy" reminds us that no matter what other directions she moves in, Baez will always be a masterful singer of traditional folk music. --Barrie Trinkle --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
"Diamonds & Rust"
"Fountain of Sorrow" (Jackson Browne)
"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright)
"Children and All That Jazz"
"Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
"Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts)
"Hello in There" (John Prine)
"Jesse" (Janis Ian)
"Winds of the Old Days"
"Dida" (duet with Joni Mitchell)
Medley: "I Dream of Jeannie" (Stephen Foster) / "Danny Boy" (Frederick Weatherly)
Dennie
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Bring The Family -- CD
John Hiatt
1987 A&M Records
Stood up, and did it again..., February 7, 2000
By Rob Hosking - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bring the Family (Audio CD)
There's a game called 'Desert Island Discs' where you get to nominate the 10 albums you would take if you were ever marooned on such an isle. This is one of mine. In ascending order of importance: the playing is absolutely tops - Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner is pretty much unbeatable as a rhythm section, and what band wouldn't want Ry Cooder on lead guitar? Even in this company, Hiatt proves he no slouch on the fret. Hiatt's voice took me a while to get used to, but it has a gritty soul about it that won me over. which brings me to what this album is about - soul. The heart that pulses with every beat from this album is astonishing. The story behind it is fairly well known - Hiatt had cleaned up after sinking into alcoholism, wrote some songs and went into a studio with these three other musos and knocked out 'Bring the Family' in a matter of days. And each song has a guts and soul to it borne of Hiatt's encounter with darkness and his return. Other reviewers have compared Hiatt to Elvis Costello, and Hiatt has a similar biting wit. But (much as I like Costello's work) Hiatt beats it hands down for warmth and humanity. The album swings in mood - 'Memphis in the Meantime' opens in jokey fashion; then we're straight in to 'Alone in the Dark' which is real "It's 2am and my only companions are a bottle and my fear" stuff. This swing goes through the album before being reconciled in the last two songs - 'Stood Up', a tale of self acceptance, and, finally, in 'Learning How to Love You' a simple, humble, yet glorious declaration of love. A masterpiece - and an album that proves that rock music can grow up.
All tracks written by John Hiatt
"Memphis In The Meantime"
"Alone In The Dark"
"Thing Called Love"
"Lipstick Sunset"
"Have a Little Faith in Me"
"Thank You Girl"
"Tip Of My Tongue"
"Your Dad Did"
"Stood Up"
"Learning How To Love You"
John Hiatt - Acoustic guitar, vocals, Piano on "Have a Little Faith in Me"
Ry Cooder - Electric guitar, Harmony on "Thing Called Love", Sitar on "Your Dad Did"
Jim Keltner - drums
Nick Lowe - Bass guitar, Harmony on "Learning How To Love You"
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Graceland -- CD
Paul Simon
1986/1990 Warner Bros. Records
Amazon.com essential recording
The melding of South African styles and Simon's trademark sensibility made for one of the most intriguing albums--not to mention commercial hits--of the '80s. At once lively, thoughtful, gorgeous, and tough, Graceland acknowledges splits both in South Africa's social fabric and in Simon's personal life (the title track is a clear descendant of the earlier "Hearts and Bones," a song about the singer-songwriter's brief marriage to Carrie Fisher). Humor is hardly absent from the mix, though; witness the addled "I Know What I Know" and the fable-like "You Can Call Me Al." --Rickey Wright
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Boy in the Bubble" Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon 3:59
2. "Graceland" Simon 4:48
3. "I Know What I Know" General MD Shirinda, Simon 3:13
4. "Gumboots" Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali, Simon 2:44
5. "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" Joseph Shabalala, Simon 5:45
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "You Can Call Me Al" Simon 4:39
7. "Under African Skies" Simon 3:37
8. "Homeless" Shabalala, Simon 3:48
9. "Crazy Love, Vol. II" Simon 4:18
10. "That Was Your Mother" Simon 2:52
11. "All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints" Simon 3:15
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Power of the Pontchartrain -- CD
Tab Benoit with Louisiana's Leroux
2007 Telarc Blues
Amazon.com
Tab Benoit's album titles leave little doubt as to where he's from or the music he plays. Brother to the Blues, Fever for the Bayou, Wetlands, and now Power of the Pontchartrain exude the sweaty Louisiana swamp, blues, and R&B inherent in their names. But that only tells part of the story--the rest is in the grooves where Benoit's distinctive, grainy voice and tough Telecaster leads bring soul, grit, and intensity to a sound already infused with an earthy sensibility. There's more of the same on this disc, but that's no criticism. Benoit generally sticks with others' songs here, yet he unearths hidden gems. Julie Miller's "Midnight and Lonesome" is dragged into the murky swamps as a driving ballad with eerie qualities that live up to its name. Miller and husband Buddy are also credited with the righteous-yet-rugged gospel of "Shelter Me." "Somebody's Got to Go," originally by Lonnie Johnson, gets a crisp, frisky makeover, and even Buffalo Springfield's crusty "For What It's Worth" takes a swim in the muddy waters of Benoit's home state, with a little help of some altered, post-Katrina lyrics. The guitarist lets his Cajun influences fly on the bouncy rhythms of "Sac-Au-Lait Fishing," the album's only original, and shifts into pleading Otis Redding mode for the aching blues ballad "I'm Guilty of Lovin' You." The Chicago-by-way-of-the-Delta shuffle of "One Foot in the Bayou" is also an apt description of Benoit's approach. He touches on a variety of Americana styles, yet always keeps part of himself planted firmly in the wetlands of his roots. --Hal Horowitz
Track Listing
1. Don't Make No Sense
2. Good to Ya, Baby
3. Shelter Me
4. Power of the Pontchartrain
5. For What It's Worth
6. Midnight and Lonesome
7. Sac-au-Lait Fishing
8. Somebody's Got to Go
9. I'm Guilty of Lovin' You
10. Addicted
11. One Foot in the Bayou
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My last one for the evening....
Celebration -- CD
Norman Brown
1999 Warner Bros. Records
"BEST JAZZ GUITAR CD TO DATE" September 11, 2002
By Paul Roseboro
Format:Audio CD
When I first heard Norman Brown's single "That's The Way Love Goes" on a jazz radio station I called the station instantly before the song could finished and asked for the artist name and cd title which was "After The Storm", I went and bought the cd the very same day and have been a fan ever since. I was not only impress with his playing but with the song arrangements and the feelings he was delivering so sincerely. He sounded like George Benson playing at his best. Two weeks later I was at a car wash when a Lincoln Navigator pulls up beside me blasting the most incredible jazz guitar playing, I asked for the name of the cd and deja vu!! "Celebration" by Norman Brown. With out a doubt he has picked up the reign of jazz guitarist that was once ruled so many years by the great Wes Montgomery and George Benson.
Track Listing
1. Out'a Nowhere
2. Together at Last
3. Paradise
4. You Make Me Feel Brand New
5. Celebration
6. Getting By
7. Rain
8. Never Again
9. Breaking Out
10. It's Time for Love
11. Stay Young
Celebration -- CD
Norman Brown
1999 Warner Bros. Records
"BEST JAZZ GUITAR CD TO DATE" September 11, 2002
By Paul Roseboro
Format:Audio CD
When I first heard Norman Brown's single "That's The Way Love Goes" on a jazz radio station I called the station instantly before the song could finished and asked for the artist name and cd title which was "After The Storm", I went and bought the cd the very same day and have been a fan ever since. I was not only impress with his playing but with the song arrangements and the feelings he was delivering so sincerely. He sounded like George Benson playing at his best. Two weeks later I was at a car wash when a Lincoln Navigator pulls up beside me blasting the most incredible jazz guitar playing, I asked for the name of the cd and deja vu!! "Celebration" by Norman Brown. With out a doubt he has picked up the reign of jazz guitarist that was once ruled so many years by the great Wes Montgomery and George Benson.
Track Listing
1. Out'a Nowhere
2. Together at Last
3. Paradise
4. You Make Me Feel Brand New
5. Celebration
6. Getting By
7. Rain
8. Never Again
9. Breaking Out
10. It's Time for Love
11. Stay Young
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Secret Story -- 20-Bit CD
Pat Metheny
1992 Geffen Records
One of his greatest musical achievements April 11, 2004
By Patrik Lemberg
Format:Audio CD
Metheny's way of playing on this album might not seem exceptionally significant to fans who have listened to his music that's been produced during the last 12 years, but this album is a milestone in Metheny's guitar-playing; when it was released his playing presented new and personal ideas, licks, and sounds to his listeners. Since this album he has copied a lot of these elements in his guitar playing to other albums. There is a lick in particular (with hundreds of its own variations) that has been reoccurring almost everywhere he has been present since Secret Story, and that lick (present e.g. on track 2 at 2:35) is on the verge of overuse here, but it is new, and something that really personalizes his playing - a neat trademark.
In addition to members of the London Symphony Orchestra (whom are present throughout the album) a lot of known musicians guest; Will Lee, Charlie Haden, Steve Rodby, Anthony Jackson, Steve Ferrone, Paul Wertico, Gil Goldstein, Lyle Mays, and Toots Thielemans are only a few.
"Finding and Believing" and "The Truth Will Always Be" are two definitive 10-minute highlights of this (76+ min) album; both pieces feature thrilling string arrangements. On the latter Metheny plays a 3.5 minute long "guitar synth" solo that progresses incredibly beautifully after a 5+ minute introduction that is dynamically built up by percussion, synth "effects", and members of the LSO. No album is, on the whole, comparable to this; it's extremely personal, and the song titles suggest the moods quite accurately. The musicianship, compositions, arrangements, and instrumentation are beyond all praise. Pat Metheny is more than a jazz-trio guitar player. Here he plays--in addition to both electric and acoustic guitars--electric and acoustic keyboards. He uses a big variety of only beautiful guitar sounds throughout the album, and a cool synclavier accordion sound on "Antonia." This album is a definitive must for any Pat Metheny fan, and without doubt it will attract, and has attracted, people who aren't even familiar with the phrase "jazz".
"Above the Treetops" (An arrangement of the Cambodian spiritual "The Buong Song") – 2:43
"Facing West" – 6:05
"Cathedral in a Suitcase" – 4:52
"Finding and Believing" – 10:00
"The Longest Summer" – 6:34
"Sunlight" – 3:53
"Rain River" – 7:09
"Always and Forever" (Dedicated to Metheny's parents) – 5:26
"See the World" – 4:48
"As a Flower Blossoms (I Am Running to You)*" – 1:53
"Antonia" – 6:11
"The Truth Will Always Be" – 9:15
"Tell Her You Saw Me" – 5:11
"Not to be Forgotten [Our Final Hour]" – 2:22
Dennie
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The Goat Rodeo Sessions -- CD
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
2011 Sony Masterworks
World class musicians playing fabulous music October 28, 2011
By E. Strickenburg
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Vibrant and varied, this album is a wonderful addition to the classical crossover genre. Some tracks made me want to get up and dance, others were melancholy and heart rending. The musicians are all world class, and the music is of original composition. The fire and drive of the bluegrass world meets with the clarity and class of the classical world, and something new is born.
Edgar Meyer and Yo-Yo Ma have collaborated successfully before on albums such as Appalachia Waltz and Appalachian Journey, but this album reaches new levels of musical interest and variety. In this collaboration, they've added two more fabulous musicians to the mix: Chris Thile on mandolin (originally of Nickel Creek fame) and Stuart Duncan on fiddle (session musician with the big names in Nashville). This album relies primarily on instrumental work, but each track has a unique sound. The album never sounds repetitive. At times, the musicians even pull out instruments we're not used to hearing them play: we hear Meyer on the gamba and piano, Duncan on the banjo and mandolin, and Thile on the guitar, fiddle, gamba, and vocals.
The album flows well, and I enjoyed it in its entirety. "Here and Heaven" and "No One but You," which both include vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, are particularly wonderful. I also thoroughly enjoyed "Less is Moi," with its catchy and surprising rhythm. I think my favorite track, though, was "Franz the Eagle" -- I can't get over the beauty of the piano and cello duet in this haunting and majestic piece.
Track listing
"Attaboy" - 5.42
"Quarter Chicken Dark" - 4.47
"Helping Hand" - 4.32
"Where's My Bow?" - 5.30
"Here And Heaven" - 3.53
"Franz And The Eagle" - 6.53
"Less Is Moi" - 7.27
"Hill Justice" - 4.29
"No One But You" - 3.54
"13:8" - 5.54
"Goat Rodeo" - 4.18
Personnel
Yo-Yo Ma - cello
Stuart Duncan - fiddle, banjo, mandolin
Edgar Meyer - bass, piano, gamba
Chris Thile - mandolin, guitar, gamba, vocals on tracks 5, 9
Aoife O'Donovan - vocals on tracks 5, 9
Dennie
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My Blue Heaven - The Best of -- CD
Fats Domino
1990 Capitol Records
These Songs Will Put You In Heaven, May 20, 2000
By Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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The Crescent City has produced a wealth of talent over the decades: Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Lloyd Price, Dr. John, but none has dominated the pop charts like pianist Fats Domino, who with writing partner and producer Dave Barthalomew, placed more than thirty singles on the pop charts between "Ain't That a Shame" in 1955 and "What a Party" in 1961, selling 65 million records along the way--only Elvis sold more records than "The Fat Man" during the same period.
Domino's boogie-woogie piano and R&B vocals propelled such hits as "I'm in Love Again," "Blueberry Hill" (one of the few singles he didn't write), "Blue Monday," "I'm Walkin'," "Whole Lotta Loving" and "Walking to New Orleans," his final Top 10 from 1960. This collection even includes a couple of his early R&B hits: 1949's "The Fat Man" and 1953's "Please Don't Leave Me."
Although he wasn't the showman that contemporaries like Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis were, his impact on the formative years of rock 'n' roll made him a shoe-in for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame's first class of inductees in 1986.
These are all original Imperial recordings and this CD is an excellent overview of a prolific career. If you need more, try tracking down EMI's out-of-print 4-CD They Call Me the Fat Man from 1991. ESSENTIAL
1. My Blue Heaven
2. Fat Man
3. Please Don't Leave Me
4. Ain't That a Shame
5. I'm in Love Again
6. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
7. Blueberry Hill
8. Blue Monday
9. I'm Walkin'
10. Valley of Tears
11. Big Beat
12. Yes, My Darling
13. Whole Lotta Lovin'
14. I'm Ready
15. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
16. I Want to Walk You Home
17. Be My Guest
18. Walking to New Orleans
19. Let the Four Winds Blow
20. What a Party