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High Lonesome -- CD
Randy Travis
1991 Warner Nashville
Great traditional country album May 16, 2005
By Peter Durward Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Together with George Strait, Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs and others, Randy Travis helped to revive traditional country music in the eighties. He burst on the scene in 1986 with a phenomenal debut album, Storms of life, and continued to impress country fans for a number of years. He was still very popular when this album was released in 1991, as proved by the three top three country hits here. Randy co-wrote two of them (Forever together, Better class of losers) and another song here (I'd surrender all) with Alan Jackson. Alan does not appear on the album but he also provided another song here - Allergic to the blues, which Alan co-wrote with Jim McBride. It is worth noting that Randy and Alan co-wrote a number of songs, some of which Alan recorded including She's got the rhythm I've got the blues (a number country hit).
Both of those hits are brilliant but my favorite track here is the third hit - the one that Alan and Randy didn't write. Point of light (co-written by two established songwriters, Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler) contains plenty of wisdom in its lyrics. All the songs here are wonderful including Let me try, Oh what a time to be me, Heart of hearts, High lonesome and I'm gonna have a little talk.
The three country hits from this album all charted in 1991. Randy had a couple of number one country hits in 1992, recorded for greatest hits compilations. He recorded an album of western songs in 1993 then had another major country release (This is me) in 1994. That yielded three more major country hits but subsequent appearances on the charts became less frequent although he continued to have occasional hits into the new millennium.
This is one of Randy's finest albums - five of its tracks made in to the double-CD Anthology. If you wish to collect some of Randy's original albums, you should definitely include this one.
"Let Me Try" (Chuck Cannon, Allen Shamblin) - 4:03
"Oh, What a Time to Be Me" (Randy Travis, Don Schlitz) - 3:35
"Heart of Hearts" (Michael Henderson, Kevin Welch) - 2:41
"Point of Light" (Schlitz, Thom Schuyler) - 3:34
"Forever Together" (Travis, Alan Jackson) - 3:06
"Better Class Of Losers" (Travis, Jackson) - 2:41
"I'd Surrender All" (Travis, Jackson) - 3:36
"High Lonesome" (Gretchen Peters) - 3:27
"Allergic to the Blues" (Jackson, Jim McBride) - 2:28
"I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk with Jesus" (Schlitz, Travis)- 2:42
featuring Take 6
Dennie
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A classic.....
Storms of Life -- CD
Randy Travis
1986 Warner Bros. Records
Amazon.com essential recording
When Storms of Life's singles were climbing the charts in 1986, they sounded like a miracle. After all, at the time, Randy Travis was just about the only young exemplar of traditional country you could hear on the radio. Travis's first hits ("1982," "On the Other Hand," "Diggin' Up Bones") helped put twang, briefly, back in the saddle, inspiring what was quickly dubbed the new traditionalist movement. So, yeah, this is an important album, but what's really important here is Travis's beautifully expressive and quivering baritone. On the bridge of "No Place Like Home," he gets down on his knees and begs his wife to take him back in--and, with that voice, it's no wonder he pulls it off. --David Cantwell
"On the Other Hand" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) - 3:05
"The Storms of Life" (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals) - 2:43
"My Heart Cracked (But It Did Not Break)" (Ronny Scaife, Don Singleton, Phil Thomas) - 2:18
"Diggin' Up Bones" (Al Gore, Overstreet, Nat Stuckey) - 2:58
"No Place Like Home" (Overstreet) - 4:06
"1982" (Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman) - 2:58
"Send My Body" (Randy Travis) - 2:59
"Messin' with My Mind" (Joseph Allen, Charlie Williams) - 3:06
"Reasons I Cheat" (Travis) - 4:20
"There'll Always Be a Honky Tonk Somewhere" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:15
Storms of Life -- CD
Randy Travis
1986 Warner Bros. Records
Amazon.com essential recording
When Storms of Life's singles were climbing the charts in 1986, they sounded like a miracle. After all, at the time, Randy Travis was just about the only young exemplar of traditional country you could hear on the radio. Travis's first hits ("1982," "On the Other Hand," "Diggin' Up Bones") helped put twang, briefly, back in the saddle, inspiring what was quickly dubbed the new traditionalist movement. So, yeah, this is an important album, but what's really important here is Travis's beautifully expressive and quivering baritone. On the bridge of "No Place Like Home," he gets down on his knees and begs his wife to take him back in--and, with that voice, it's no wonder he pulls it off. --David Cantwell
"On the Other Hand" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) - 3:05
"The Storms of Life" (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals) - 2:43
"My Heart Cracked (But It Did Not Break)" (Ronny Scaife, Don Singleton, Phil Thomas) - 2:18
"Diggin' Up Bones" (Al Gore, Overstreet, Nat Stuckey) - 2:58
"No Place Like Home" (Overstreet) - 4:06
"1982" (Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman) - 2:58
"Send My Body" (Randy Travis) - 2:59
"Messin' with My Mind" (Joseph Allen, Charlie Williams) - 3:06
"Reasons I Cheat" (Travis) - 4:20
"There'll Always Be a Honky Tonk Somewhere" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:15
Dennie
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My last one before the Olympics.....
GO TEAM U.S.A...... :flags-usa:
Rickie Lee Jones -- CD
Rickie Lee Jones
1979/1990 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
The breezy melodies and jazz stylings of Rickie Lee Jones's debut album are usually found in the works of more mature pop artists. It's only the exuberance of Jones's often cackling voice that reminds you that a 23-year-old is at the controls. And Jones's "little girl lost" perspective, while hanging out in mid-1970s Los Angeles with neo-Beat songwriters-barroom troubadours Tom Waits and Chuck E. Weiss, makes for colorful storytelling. In fact, her tale about Weiss, "Chuck E.'s in Love," hit the Top 10. But there's a lot more elegant stuff here: "Last Chance Texaco" is a soaring ballad about automobiles and broken hearts, and the Sinatra-esque "After Hours" features a lonely Jones singing to a lamppost. --Bill Crandall
Songs written by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.
1. "Chuck E.'s In Love" 3:28
2. "On Saturday Afternoons In 1963" – 2:31
3. "Night Train" – 3:14
4. "Young Blood" – 4:04
5. "Easy Money" – 3:16
6. "The Last Chance Texaco" – 4:05
7. "Danny's All-Star Joint" – 4:01
8. "Coolsville" – 3:49
9. "Weasel And The White Boys Cool" (Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson) – 6:00
10. "Company" (Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson) – 4:40
11. "After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Midnight)" – 2:13
GO TEAM U.S.A...... :flags-usa:
Rickie Lee Jones -- CD
Rickie Lee Jones
1979/1990 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
The breezy melodies and jazz stylings of Rickie Lee Jones's debut album are usually found in the works of more mature pop artists. It's only the exuberance of Jones's often cackling voice that reminds you that a 23-year-old is at the controls. And Jones's "little girl lost" perspective, while hanging out in mid-1970s Los Angeles with neo-Beat songwriters-barroom troubadours Tom Waits and Chuck E. Weiss, makes for colorful storytelling. In fact, her tale about Weiss, "Chuck E.'s in Love," hit the Top 10. But there's a lot more elegant stuff here: "Last Chance Texaco" is a soaring ballad about automobiles and broken hearts, and the Sinatra-esque "After Hours" features a lonely Jones singing to a lamppost. --Bill Crandall
Songs written by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.
1. "Chuck E.'s In Love" 3:28
2. "On Saturday Afternoons In 1963" – 2:31
3. "Night Train" – 3:14
4. "Young Blood" – 4:04
5. "Easy Money" – 3:16
6. "The Last Chance Texaco" – 4:05
7. "Danny's All-Star Joint" – 4:01
8. "Coolsville" – 3:49
9. "Weasel And The White Boys Cool" (Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson) – 6:00
10. "Company" (Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson) – 4:40
11. "After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Midnight)" – 2:13
Dennie
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Today's 104 degree work truck music....
Lennon Legend - The Very Best of John Lennon -- CD
John Lennon
1997 Capitol Records
Amazon.com
John Lennon's solo work has been anthologized so many times that it's hard to believe there wasn't a definitive compilation before this one. And, depending on your particular take, you might not find Lennon Legend quite hitting the mark. However, since it does contain the brilliantly scathing "Working Class Hero," doesn't ignore the woefully underrated Rock 'n' Roll album, and catches the hopeful renewal that came toward the end of his foreshortened life, it's probably about as close as anyone's going to come. His great songs shine, meditations like "Imagine" and his rockers had form and content, as in "Whatever Gets You Through the Night." He was an icon, and this does him justice. --Chris Nickson
All songs written and composed by John Lennon, except where noted.
"Imagine" – 3:02
"Instant Karma!" – 3:20
"Mother"1 – 3:53
"Jealous Guy" – 4:14
"Power to the People" – 3:17
"Cold Turkey" – 5:01
"Love" – 3:23
"Mind Games" – 4:11
"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" – 3:19
"#9 Dream" – 4:46
"Stand By Me" (Ben E. King/Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) – 3:27
"(Just Like) Starting Over" – 3:55
"Woman" – 3:26
"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" – 4:00
"Watching the Wheels" – 3:31
"Nobody Told Me" – 3:33
"Borrowed Time" – 4:30
"Working Class Hero" – 3:49
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:33
"Give Peace a Chance" – 4:52
Lennon Legend - The Very Best of John Lennon -- CD
John Lennon
1997 Capitol Records
Amazon.com
John Lennon's solo work has been anthologized so many times that it's hard to believe there wasn't a definitive compilation before this one. And, depending on your particular take, you might not find Lennon Legend quite hitting the mark. However, since it does contain the brilliantly scathing "Working Class Hero," doesn't ignore the woefully underrated Rock 'n' Roll album, and catches the hopeful renewal that came toward the end of his foreshortened life, it's probably about as close as anyone's going to come. His great songs shine, meditations like "Imagine" and his rockers had form and content, as in "Whatever Gets You Through the Night." He was an icon, and this does him justice. --Chris Nickson
All songs written and composed by John Lennon, except where noted.
"Imagine" – 3:02
"Instant Karma!" – 3:20
"Mother"1 – 3:53
"Jealous Guy" – 4:14
"Power to the People" – 3:17
"Cold Turkey" – 5:01
"Love" – 3:23
"Mind Games" – 4:11
"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" – 3:19
"#9 Dream" – 4:46
"Stand By Me" (Ben E. King/Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) – 3:27
"(Just Like) Starting Over" – 3:55
"Woman" – 3:26
"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" – 4:00
"Watching the Wheels" – 3:31
"Nobody Told Me" – 3:33
"Borrowed Time" – 4:30
"Working Class Hero" – 3:49
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:33
"Give Peace a Chance" – 4:52
Matt B was playing some tunes from his I THING at Bat's GTG and had on her "Dream On" cover.........
I was immediately drawn to this and asked Matt "Who is this?" He said "Kelly Sweet, let me put a few other songs on for you...................I was HOOKED.
Pick this one up and started to listen this AM on the way to work. Can't wait to get home tonight to pop it in the Home System!
Track Listings
1. We Are One
2. Raincoat
3. Dream On
4. Caresse Sur L'Ocean
5. Crush
6. Ready For Love
7. Giorno Dopo Giorno
8. I Will Be Waiting
9. Now We Are Free
10. How 'bout You
11. Love Song
12. Je T'Aime
I was immediately drawn to this and asked Matt "Who is this?" He said "Kelly Sweet, let me put a few other songs on for you...................I was HOOKED.
Pick this one up and started to listen this AM on the way to work. Can't wait to get home tonight to pop it in the Home System!
Track Listings
1. We Are One
2. Raincoat
3. Dream On
4. Caresse Sur L'Ocean
5. Crush
6. Ready For Love
7. Giorno Dopo Giorno
8. I Will Be Waiting
9. Now We Are Free
10. How 'bout You
11. Love Song
12. Je T'Aime
Kazaam
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No-L said:
I've never seen them, but Radiohead's "I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings" EP sounds incredible to me.
I remember being amazed at the differences in instrumentation---and the energy---between those live recordings and the studio versions found on "Amnesiac" and "Kid A". And I really like both those studio albums as is, but this live EP makes me wonder if they could've been even better. It would be awesome to have more songs from that tour released on an official, full-length live CD.
No-L
Well-Known Member
heeman said:Matt B was playing some tunes from his I THING at Bat's GTG and had on her "Dream On" cover.........
I was immediately drawn to this and asked Matt "Who is this?" He said "Kelly Sweet, let me put a few other songs on for you...................I was HOOKED.
Pick this one up and started to listen this AM on the way to work. Can't wait to get home tonight to pop it in the Home System!
Track Listings
1. We Are One
2. Raincoat
3. Dream On
4. Caresse Sur L'Ocean
5. Crush
6. Ready For Love
7. Giorno Dopo Giorno
8. I Will Be Waiting
9. Now We Are Free
10. How 'bout You
11. Love Song
12. Je T'Aime
This is on my "curiosity list" now. I'm gonna have to check it out.
No-L said:heeman said:Matt B was playing some tunes from his I THING at Bat's GTG and had on her "Dream On" cover.........
I was immediately drawn to this and asked Matt "Who is this?" He said "Kelly Sweet, let me put a few other songs on for you...................I was HOOKED.
Pick this one up and started to listen this AM on the way to work. Can't wait to get home tonight to pop it in the Home System!
Track Listings
1. We Are One
2. Raincoat
3. Dream On
4. Caresse Sur L'Ocean
5. Crush
6. Ready For Love
7. Giorno Dopo Giorno
8. I Will Be Waiting
9. Now We Are Free
10. How 'bout You
11. Love Song
12. Je T'Aime
This is on my "curiosity list" now. I'm gonna have to check it out.
Her voice is so clear, that clear is not a good enough word.........
Dennie
Well-Known Member
The Best of Carly Simon -- CD
Carly Simon
1975/1990 Elektra / Asylum Records
Amazon.com
Almost any way you look at it, the Carly Simon of the '70s was pretty cool. Her acerbic wit and nasally expressive voice had people comparing her to Carole King, but there was also a weary androgyny to her that wouldn't be seen again until the arrival of Chrissy Hynde. Her songs rocked without quite being rock songs, and were folk-evocative without falling into the singer-songwriter bins. She scored multiple singles hits yet pulled off albums with the best of her contemporaries. This is an early collection, so it misses "Nobody Does It Better" and other later hits. Regardless, nearly all the songs here are worth having. Flavorful and nourishing--and a good package, besides. --Gavin McNett
1. "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (from the album Carly Simon) C. Simon/J. Brackman 4:19
2. "The Right Thing to Do" (from the album No Secrets) C. Simon 3:01
3. "Mockingbird" (from the album Hotcakes) C. Foxx/I. Foxx/additional lyrics by J. Taylor 3:51
4. "Legend in Your Own Time" (from the album Anticipation) C. Simon 3:45
5. "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (from the album Hotcakes) C. Simon/J. Brackman 3:40
6. "You're So Vain" (from the album No Secrets) C. Simon 4:19
7. "We Have No Secrets" (from the album No Secrets) C. Simon 3:58
8. "Night Owl" (from the album No Secrets) J. Taylor 3:51
9. "Anticipation" (from the album Anticipation) C. Simon 3:22
10. "Attitude Dancing" (from the album Playing Possum) C. Simon/J. Brackman 3:53
Dennie
Well-Known Member
Heros & Friends -- CD
Randy Travis - Duets
1990 Warner Bros. Records
Great selection of duets March 14, 2004
By Peter Durward Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This set opens with the title track, the only one that Randy sings solo and a fitting tribute to the guests that appear on the remainder of the album. The big country hit was A few old country boys, the duet with George Jones (also featured on his guest album, Friends in high places). Most of the other guests are country singers but blues singer B B King joins Randy on Waiting for the light to change, while Clint Eastwood is guest on Smoking the hive. Those songs are all originals, as are The human race (with Vern Gosdin) and Walk our own road (with Kris Kristofferson). The remaining songs are all covers.
Three female guests are included but Emmylou (almost an automatic choice on this kind of project) is not among them. Dolly guests on Do I ever cross your mind, a song that she must love, having recorded at least five versions - first with Chet Atkins, then for her Heartbreak express album, then for this album, then for her Heart songs live album, then for Trio II. Tammy duets on We're strangers again and Loretta duets on Shopping for dresses.
The oldest song here is Birth of the blues (with Willie Nelson). Conway Twitty joins Randy on his own song, Come see about me, not to be confused with the Supremes song of the same title. Merle Haggard duets with Randy on All night long, an old Bob Wills song. Roy Rogers completes the main album on (what else) a duet of Happy trails.
If you enjoy traditional country music, you will find much to your liking here.
1. "Heroes and Friends" Don Schlitz, Randy Travis 2:09
2. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 2:46
3. "The Birth of the Blues" Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson Willie Nelson 2:38
4. "All Night Long" Johnny Gimble, Bob Wills Merle Haggard 3:04
5. "The Human Race" Gene Dobbins, Tim Mensy, Jimmy Phillips Vern Gosdin 2:27
6. "Shopping for Dresses" "Little" Jimmy Dickens, Merle Haggard Loretta Lynn 3:00
7. "Waiting On the Light to Change" Richard Leigh, Gary Nicholson B.B. King 2:44
8. "A Few Ole Country Boys" Troy Seals, Mentor Williams George Jones 3:37
9. "Walk Our Own Road" Bernie Nelson, Lisa Palas Kris Kristofferson 2:44
10. "We're Strangers Again" Haggard, Leona Williams Tammy Wynette 2:45
11. "Smokin' the Hive" Byron Hill, J. Remington Wilde Clint Eastwood 2:23
12. "Come See About Me" Conway Twitty Conway Twitty 2:46
13. "Happy Trails" Dale Evans Roy Rogers 2:13
14. "Heroes and Friends (Reprise)" Schlitz, Travis 1:56
Dennie
Well-Known Member
Livin' It Up -- CD
George Strait
1990 MCA Records
A strange mix, but a great album December 24, 1999
By Loren Henson
Format:Audio CD
Most Strait albums are so well formulated, and predictable. He knows what works, what the fans want and delivers! This album departs a little from the norm, as did 'Beyond the Blue Neon'. Some of the traditional songs are very melancholy, while the others remind me of what Sinatra would sound like if he made a country recording. This rift in styles makes a strange mix for the album, but it is still good. I like this ' Frank Sinatra side' of George,and he shows his Sinatra influence with sincerity, while still being country thru and through.
"Someone Had to Teach You" (Harlan Howard) - 2:49
"Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are" (David Chamberlain, L. David Lewis) - 3:13
"I've Come to Expect It from You" (Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon) - 3:45
"Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy" (Clay Blaker) - 4:25
"When You're a Man on Your Own" (Carl Perkins) - 2:12
"Drinking Champagne" (Bill Mack) - 3:35
"We're Supposed to Do that Now and Then" (David Anthony, Dillon, Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrac Royer) - 2:33
"She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)" (Conway Twitty) - 2:30
"Love Without End, Amen" (Aaron Barker) - 3:07
"Stranger in My Arms" (Curtis Wayne) - 2:54
Dennie
Well-Known Member
Okay, time for some Jass.......
Monk's Dream -- Remastered CD
Thelonious Monk
1963/2002 Columbia Legacy
My Favorite Monk Record January 26, 2003
By G. McCoy
Format:Audio CD
I won't gush about how it's the best thing since sliced scrapple, but it's pretty stinking good. A well-recorded selection of Monk originals and covers, Charlie Rouse blowing the roof off, and the whole band moving like an elastic waistband make it a very listenable set. It's a happy record, really, unlike many jazz records; this band loves playing this music, and it really shows. It also features Rouse at the top of his game as Monk's foremost collaborator/interpreter on sax; at times, Rouse and Monk seem almost telephathic. If you haven't heard Monk on record, make no mistake: like all Monk records, this isn't your grandpa's dance music. But it's one of Monk's most accessible sessions in that all the tunes are both inventive and 'right on,' and unlike most other Monk records, it's a happy swinger throughout, or at least as much as that is true of any Monk record. The band takes its chances, but they all seem to pay off. There are no clunkers here.
Jazz nazis (if it takes one to know one, fine; I used to be one) will sneer that it isn't odd or inaccessible enough to be a classic, but that doesn't mean you have to miss this enjoyable record. If Monk's music is a language all its own, then this is one of his better conversations.
All compositions by Thelonious Monk except as indicated.
Side one
"Monk's Dream" - 6:26
"Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green) - 4:29
"Bright Mississippi" - 8:34
"Five Spot Blues" - 3:15
Side two
"Bolivar Blues" - 7:30
"Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) - 2:29
"Bye-Ya" - 6:01
"Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) 7:48
2002 CD Reissue
The 2002 CD Reissue added the following bonus tracks.
"Monk's Dream" [alternate take] - 5:16
"Body and Soul" [aternate take] (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) - 5:12
"Bright Mississippi" [alternate take] - 10:23
"Blue Bolivar Blues" [alternate take] - 6:12
On the original “Columbia Jazz Masterpieces” CD issue on Columbia/CBS Records (CK 40786), the song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25.
The most obvious difference between the versions is the longer arrangement before the piano solo (which starts at 2.46 on the original CD but at 2.07 on the Legacy version). It is difficult to tell if the shorter version is an edit or a completely different take.
Thelonious Monk - piano
Charlie Rouse - tenor sax
John Ore - bass
Frankie Dunlop - drums
Monk's Dream -- Remastered CD
Thelonious Monk
1963/2002 Columbia Legacy
My Favorite Monk Record January 26, 2003
By G. McCoy
Format:Audio CD
I won't gush about how it's the best thing since sliced scrapple, but it's pretty stinking good. A well-recorded selection of Monk originals and covers, Charlie Rouse blowing the roof off, and the whole band moving like an elastic waistband make it a very listenable set. It's a happy record, really, unlike many jazz records; this band loves playing this music, and it really shows. It also features Rouse at the top of his game as Monk's foremost collaborator/interpreter on sax; at times, Rouse and Monk seem almost telephathic. If you haven't heard Monk on record, make no mistake: like all Monk records, this isn't your grandpa's dance music. But it's one of Monk's most accessible sessions in that all the tunes are both inventive and 'right on,' and unlike most other Monk records, it's a happy swinger throughout, or at least as much as that is true of any Monk record. The band takes its chances, but they all seem to pay off. There are no clunkers here.
Jazz nazis (if it takes one to know one, fine; I used to be one) will sneer that it isn't odd or inaccessible enough to be a classic, but that doesn't mean you have to miss this enjoyable record. If Monk's music is a language all its own, then this is one of his better conversations.
All compositions by Thelonious Monk except as indicated.
Side one
"Monk's Dream" - 6:26
"Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green) - 4:29
"Bright Mississippi" - 8:34
"Five Spot Blues" - 3:15
Side two
"Bolivar Blues" - 7:30
"Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) - 2:29
"Bye-Ya" - 6:01
"Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) 7:48
2002 CD Reissue
The 2002 CD Reissue added the following bonus tracks.
"Monk's Dream" [alternate take] - 5:16
"Body and Soul" [aternate take] (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) - 5:12
"Bright Mississippi" [alternate take] - 10:23
"Blue Bolivar Blues" [alternate take] - 6:12
On the original “Columbia Jazz Masterpieces” CD issue on Columbia/CBS Records (CK 40786), the song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25.
The most obvious difference between the versions is the longer arrangement before the piano solo (which starts at 2.46 on the original CD but at 2.07 on the Legacy version). It is difficult to tell if the shorter version is an edit or a completely different take.
Thelonious Monk - piano
Charlie Rouse - tenor sax
John Ore - bass
Frankie Dunlop - drums
Dennie
Well-Known Member
The Best of Roy Ayers -- CD
Roy Ayers
1997 Polygram Records
Better Than The 2 CD Set!!! May 31, 2001
By chakasworld
Format:Audio CD
This 'Best Of Roy Ayers: Love Fantasy' compilation is GREAT!! It seems to be a miniture version of the 2 CD 'Polydor Anthology', and I would recommend this CD!! For one thing it includes 'What You Won't Do For Love' & 'Mystic Voyage', which weren't part of the 2 CD set (what a mistake!!!). This single CD Roy Ayers Compilation is all about the BEST SONGS, so the 'filler songs' that were included on the larger Anthology are absent. Every phase of Roy's 1970's output is covered here (positive soul, contemporary jazz, romantic ballads, and yes, DISCO!!). If you aren't interested in spending too much money on the Anthology, get this CD!! I would also recommend the LONG AWAITED soundtrack CD for 1973's 'Coffy' (starring Pam Grier), which was a Roy Ayers project!! Very ESSENTIAL!!! Peace, SD (of 'Chaka's World')
Track Listing
1. Love Will Bring Us Back Together
2. Running Away
3. Red, Black and Green
4. Mystic Voyage
5. What You Won't Do for Love
6. Don't Stop the Feeling
7. Coffy Is the Color
8. We Live in Brooklyn, Baby
9. Searching
10. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
11. Gotta Find a Lover
12. You Send Me
13. For Real
14. Destination Motherland
15. He's a Superstar
Dennie
Well-Known Member
My last one before the Olympics....
The Persuasions Sing The Beatles -- SACD
The Persuasions
2002 Chesky Records
Superb vocal stylings March 19, 2002
By J. Schor
Format:Audio CD
Chesky Records is well known for their fantastic "Audiophile" CD's, and the acoustics on this album are absolutely unbelievable. Innovative and smooth......I highly recommend it.
Dennie adds: Unless you are a "hardcore" Beatles fan, then stay away, but you already knew that.
Album Tracks
1. Eight Days a Week
2. Oh! Darling
3. Come Together
4. Rocky Raccoon
5. Octopus's Garden
6. Love Me Do
7. With a Little Help from My Friends
8. From Me to You
9. Yesterday
10. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
11. Don't Let Me Down
12. Ballad of John and Yoko
13. Imagine
14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
The Persuasions Sing The Beatles -- SACD
The Persuasions
2002 Chesky Records
Superb vocal stylings March 19, 2002
By J. Schor
Format:Audio CD
Chesky Records is well known for their fantastic "Audiophile" CD's, and the acoustics on this album are absolutely unbelievable. Innovative and smooth......I highly recommend it.
Dennie adds: Unless you are a "hardcore" Beatles fan, then stay away, but you already knew that.
Album Tracks
1. Eight Days a Week
2. Oh! Darling
3. Come Together
4. Rocky Raccoon
5. Octopus's Garden
6. Love Me Do
7. With a Little Help from My Friends
8. From Me to You
9. Yesterday
10. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
11. Don't Let Me Down
12. Ballad of John and Yoko
13. Imagine
14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)