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Dennie
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A Decade of Steely Dan -- CD
Steely Dan
1996 MCA Records
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The notion of a Steely Dan greatest-hits collection is suspect at best, if only because their biggest public successes ("Reelin' in the Years" from Can't Buy a Thrill, Prezel Logic's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," and Aja's "Peg") are also in many ways their least typical. Indeed, after the craft-conscious Thrill, the duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen showed an almost perverse penchant for swimming against the prevailing pop current, despite the protestations of numbskull critics who Didn't Get It in a big way. That said, here's the duo's best-known public works and radio fodder (including all of the above), a sampler that will satisfy the hit-hungry and tempt the less acquainted to sample B&F's more colorful musical adventures. --Jerry McCulley
1. "FM (No Static At All)" – 4:50 (from the movie FM)
2. "Black Friday" – 3:33
3. "Babylon Sisters" – 5:51
4. "Deacon Blues" – 7:26
5. "Bodhisattva" – 5:16
6. "Hey Nineteen" – 5:06
7. "Do It Again" – 5:56
8. "Peg" – 3:58
9. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" – 4:30
10. "Reelin' In the Years" – 4:35
11. "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" (Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley) – 2:45
12. "Kid Charlemagne" – 4:38
13. "My Old School" – 4:46
14. "Bad Sneakers" – 3:16
Track listing
"I'm No Angel" (Tony Colton, Phil Palmer) – 3:42
"Anything Goes" (Gregg Allman) – 4:12
"Evidence of Love" (Steve Diamond, Chris Farron) – 4:34
"Yours for the Asking" (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler) – 3:16
"Things That Might Have Been" (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler) – 4:26
"Can't Keep Running" (Michael Bolton, Martin Briley) – 4:02
"Faces Without Names" (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler) – 3:36
"Lead Me On" (Gregg Allman, Dan Toler) – 4:44
"Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin) – 2:31
"It's Not My Cross to Bear" (Gregg Allman) – 5:37
It's been a long time since I have listened to this one! :text-bravo: :banana-dance: :banana-rock:
Dennie
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Blue Rose -- Remastered CD
Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
1956/1999 Columbia Legacy
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While the names Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington appear on the cover, the person most responsible for these unusual 1956 recordings was Ellington's regular collaborator, arranger Billy Strayhorn. When the project developed, Clooney was in the midst of a difficult pregnancy and unable to leave Los Angeles. Strayhorn visited her to work on the arrangements, eventually moving in and becoming nurse as well as orchestrator, picking the material with Clooney and arranging familiar Ellington classics and some of his own songs, like "I'm Checking Out (Goombye)," to suit her voice. The situation eventually required that the band and vocal tracks be recorded separately, the first time the technique had been attempted by major artists, and it's remarkable testimony to Strayhorn's writing and supervision that the natural-sounding results were achieved. Clooney's rich timbre, clear diction, and fine rhythmic sense are well suited to the material, and the Ellington band, as always, was both a fine orchestral instrument and a collection of great soloists. There's also an evocatively exotic instrumental performance of Strayhorn's signature "Passion Flower," with Johnny Hodges's trademark alto saxophone standing out. The recording is an unusual chapter in the Ellington band's history, a showcase for Strayhorn's arrangements and an early chance for Clooney to demonstrate just how good a jazz singer lurked behind her lightweight hits of the day. --Stuart Broomer
1. Hey Baby
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. Me and You
4. Passion Flower
5. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
6. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
7. Grievin'
8. Blue Rose
9. I'm Checkin' Out -- Go'om Bye
10. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
11. Mood Indigo
12. If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)
13. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
Dennie
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16 Most Requested Songs -- CD
Louis Armstrong
1994 Columbia Legacy
An honor for a man, well deserved, April 9, 2006
By Anibeth (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)
As a jazz great, and a charming singer with a rustic voice, he proved to bring light and joy to the music. His trumpet skills was refreshing and many of the songs have brought tears to my eyes. His range of vocal skills and jazz rhythm has impressed many and one of his vocal artistry in "What a Wonderful World" provides the imagery he captures with his vision of beauty and grace. It would also make a wonderful addition to any collection of Louis Armstrong's recordings for fans who want to re-create the man who had existed not only once, but more than once.
Track listing
1. Mack the Knife
2. Ain't Misbehavin'
3. All of Me
4. On the Sunny Side of the Street
5. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
6. Black and Blue
7. Honeysuckle Rose
8. Blueberry Hill
9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
10. Back O' Town Blues
11. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
12. That's My Desire
13. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Rockin' Chair
16. Cabaret
Dennie
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If I had to pick just one album..... I couldn't!
But, if I HAD to.... It just might be this one! :bow-blue:
Ella & Louis -- CD
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
1956/ 1989 Verve Records
Ella and Louis, February 9, 2011
By Nikica Gilic - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ella & Louis (Audio CD)
Now this one is a no-brainer:
EVERYBODY knows by now how great idea was teaming Ella (at her peak) and Louis (close enough to his peak) on this album,with a killer back-up group lead by Oscar Peterson at his rhythmiest (yes, I know it's not a real word). I'm writing about the original CD from the early 2000s I bought, not about SACD (where the review will apparently, also end up), so I can't talk about the technological finesse of this edition... I'm just claiming this is a beautiful jazz album, happily matched only by Ella and Louis Again, another masterpiece. Groveling expressiveness of Louis' voice is matched beautifully with the melodic brilliance of Ella's jubilant voice and the rest is history.
Side One:
"Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:45
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) – 6:14
"Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:40
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
"Under a Blanket of Blue" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 4:16
"Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:05
Side Two:
"A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:31
"Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 3:32
"Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) – 5:52
"The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 5:40
"April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 6:39
But, if I HAD to.... It just might be this one! :bow-blue:
Ella & Louis -- CD
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
1956/ 1989 Verve Records
Ella and Louis, February 9, 2011
By Nikica Gilic - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ella & Louis (Audio CD)
Now this one is a no-brainer:
EVERYBODY knows by now how great idea was teaming Ella (at her peak) and Louis (close enough to his peak) on this album,with a killer back-up group lead by Oscar Peterson at his rhythmiest (yes, I know it's not a real word). I'm writing about the original CD from the early 2000s I bought, not about SACD (where the review will apparently, also end up), so I can't talk about the technological finesse of this edition... I'm just claiming this is a beautiful jazz album, happily matched only by Ella and Louis Again, another masterpiece. Groveling expressiveness of Louis' voice is matched beautifully with the melodic brilliance of Ella's jubilant voice and the rest is history.
Side One:
"Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:45
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) – 6:14
"Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:40
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:36
"Under a Blanket of Blue" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 4:16
"Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:05
Side Two:
"A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:31
"Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 3:32
"Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) – 5:52
"The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 5:40
"April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 6:39
Dennie
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Today's work truck music.....
Breakfast In America -- CD
Supertramp
1984/1990 A&M Records
Amazon.com
After a shaky start followed by several critically acclaimed releases, the English group Supertramp hit the commercial jackpot in 1979 with Breakfast in America. The album combined the band's FM radio, AOR-rock style with an almost carnival-like nature. Breakfast gave the band major hits with "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger," and "Take the Long Way Home." The plinking piano and dramatic clarinet runs of "The Logical Song" imparted a comic, yet bittersweet tone to the release as a whole. In another example of the band's devotion to alternative ways to carry their melody lines, "Goodbye Stranger" rings with some of the purest whistling ever recorded. There's also a healthy dose of cynicism running through the 10 tracks with "Just Another Nervous Wreck." --Steve Gdula
Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Gone Hollywood" Davies 5:20
2. "The Logical Song" Hodgson 4:10
3. "Goodbye Stranger" Davies 5:50
4. "Breakfast in America" Hodgson 2:38
5. "Oh Darling" Davies 3:58
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Take the Long Way Home" Hodgson 5:08
2. "Lord Is It Mine" Hodgson 4:09
3. "Just Another Nervous Wreck" Davies 4:26
4. "Casual Conversations" Davies 2:58
5. "Child of Vision" Hodgson, Davies and Helliwell 7:25
Breakfast In America -- CD
Supertramp
1984/1990 A&M Records
Amazon.com
After a shaky start followed by several critically acclaimed releases, the English group Supertramp hit the commercial jackpot in 1979 with Breakfast in America. The album combined the band's FM radio, AOR-rock style with an almost carnival-like nature. Breakfast gave the band major hits with "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger," and "Take the Long Way Home." The plinking piano and dramatic clarinet runs of "The Logical Song" imparted a comic, yet bittersweet tone to the release as a whole. In another example of the band's devotion to alternative ways to carry their melody lines, "Goodbye Stranger" rings with some of the purest whistling ever recorded. There's also a healthy dose of cynicism running through the 10 tracks with "Just Another Nervous Wreck." --Steve Gdula
Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Gone Hollywood" Davies 5:20
2. "The Logical Song" Hodgson 4:10
3. "Goodbye Stranger" Davies 5:50
4. "Breakfast in America" Hodgson 2:38
5. "Oh Darling" Davies 3:58
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Take the Long Way Home" Hodgson 5:08
2. "Lord Is It Mine" Hodgson 4:09
3. "Just Another Nervous Wreck" Davies 4:26
4. "Casual Conversations" Davies 2:58
5. "Child of Vision" Hodgson, Davies and Helliwell 7:25
Dennie
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This is a great example of why we buy SACD's.
The sound quality is Top Notch..... :text-bravo:
Girl Singer -- SACD
Rosemary Clooney
1992/2003 Concord Records
Classic Rosie October 11, 2007
By Scott T. Rivers VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
No matter the era, Rosemary Clooney remains among the great vocal stylists. Her repertoire of smooth jazz and classic pop finds the ideal showcase with "Girl Singer." This 1992 Concord Jazz recording contains some of Rosie's finest music: "Nice 'N' Easy," "Sweet Kentucky Ham," "Miss Otis Regrets" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right." The hybrid SACD resolution works wonders on a DVD/CD player. Clooney's entire catalog should be reissued in this multichannel format.
1. Nice 'N' Easy
2. Sweet Kentucky Ham
3. Autumn in New York
4. Miss Otis Regrets
5. Let There Be Love
6. Lovers After All
7. From This Moment On
8. More Than You Know
9. Wave
10. We Fell in Love Anyway
11. Ellington Medley: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
12. Of Course It's Crazy
13. Straighten Up and Fly Right
14. The Best Is Yet to Come
The sound quality is Top Notch..... :text-bravo:
Girl Singer -- SACD
Rosemary Clooney
1992/2003 Concord Records
Classic Rosie October 11, 2007
By Scott T. Rivers VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
No matter the era, Rosemary Clooney remains among the great vocal stylists. Her repertoire of smooth jazz and classic pop finds the ideal showcase with "Girl Singer." This 1992 Concord Jazz recording contains some of Rosie's finest music: "Nice 'N' Easy," "Sweet Kentucky Ham," "Miss Otis Regrets" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right." The hybrid SACD resolution works wonders on a DVD/CD player. Clooney's entire catalog should be reissued in this multichannel format.
1. Nice 'N' Easy
2. Sweet Kentucky Ham
3. Autumn in New York
4. Miss Otis Regrets
5. Let There Be Love
6. Lovers After All
7. From This Moment On
8. More Than You Know
9. Wave
10. We Fell in Love Anyway
11. Ellington Medley: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
12. Of Course It's Crazy
13. Straighten Up and Fly Right
14. The Best Is Yet to Come
Dennie
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Anyone looking to get into Jazz or just add some great 1950's Jazz music to your collection should check this out....
It is under $20 for 8 CD's, here's the link -----> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NTVMLA...d=18910925001522018731&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=
My set will be here Saturday..... :happy-partydance:
Dennie
bscene-drinkingcheers:
It is under $20 for 8 CD's, here's the link -----> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NTVMLA...d=18910925001522018731&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=
My set will be here Saturday..... :happy-partydance:
Dennie
bscene-drinkingcheers:
Dennie
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Intuition -- CD
The Brubeck Brothers Quartet
2006 Koch Records
Oftentimes when the offspring of famous musicians decide to become musicians they try to distance themselves stylistically from the ground their parents tread. Such is not the case with drummer Dan Brubeck and his bass-playing brother Chris. The Brubeck Brothers drink from the same cool post-bop stream as their famous father Dave, playing groove-oriented jazz with plenty of rigorous musicianship, which manifests itself in both structure and improvisation. Yet the Brubeck Brothers are clearly versed in funk, fusion, and ballads, and all of these elements come into play on 2006's INTUITION. Guitarist Mike Demicco, and pianist Taylor Eigsti flesh out the core quartet on this highly enjoyable outing.
Track Listing
1. West of One
2. Sahara Moon
3. Parade du Funk
4. Bullwinkle's Revenge
5. Still as Winter
6. Open Door
7. Jump Up, Get Down
8. Easy for You to Pray
9. Change Up
Personnel: Mike DeMicco (guitar); Chris Brubeck (bass trombone, fretless bass); Taylor Eigsti (piano); Pete Levin (organ); Dan Brubeck (drums).
Dennie
Well-Known Member
12 Greatest Hits -- CD
Patsy Cline
1967/1988 Decca/MCA Records
Amazon.com essential recording
In the late 1950s and the '60s, country music was essentially a singles medium. This album, first released in 1967 and reissued on compact disc in 1988, collects Patsy Cline's biggest hits--all of them from the country singles market--including "Walkin' After Midnight," "Sweet Dreams (Of You)," "Crazy," and "I Fall to Pieces." Producer Owen Bradley surrounds Cline's full-throated, emotionally charged vocals with lush, sophisticated arrangements that set the standard for Nashville's "countrypolitan" sound. Before Shania Twain found a new (though not necessarily improved) way to combine country and pop in the 1990s, this was the top-selling country album of all time by a female artist. --Rick Mitchell
1. Walkin' After Midnight
2. Sweet Dreams
3. Crazy
4. I Fall to Pieces
5. So Wrong
6. Strange
7. Back in Baby's Arms
8. She's Got You
9. Faded Love
10. Why Can't He Be You
11. You're Stronger Than Me
12. Leavin' on Your Mind