Live at Carnegie Hall [Live]

Disc: 1

1. Sing Unto God

2. Journey Song [#]

3. Medley: Arise My Love/Ani Ma-Amin/Dodi Li

4. And the Youth Shall See Visions

5. Al Tasteir (Don't Hide Your Face)

6. Hal'luyah-Psalm 150

7. 23rd Psalm

8. Mi Shebeirach

9. Save a Life [#]

10. Oseh Shalom

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Disc: 2

1. Medley: The Alef Bet Song/Im Ein Ani Li/Plant a Tree for Tu B'shevat/I

2. Lullaby

3. Angels' Blessing

4. You Are the One (Red Nachman's Prayer)

5. Miriam's Song

6. Birkat Halevana [#]

7. Light These Lights (Oh Hear My Prayer) [#]

8. This Is the Day (Barry's Bar Mitzvah Song) [#]

9. Not by Might-Not by Power

10. Chi Lach

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Average customer rating: essential to your jazz collection, period Thelonious Monk Quarted with John colgrane at Carnegie Hall Very Nice Pure Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Thelonious Monk , and John Coltrane Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 Kind of Blue Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast Prairie Wind ASIN: B000AV2GCE Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. Monk's Mood
2. Evidence
3. Crepescule With Nellie
4. Nutty
5. Epistrophy (Live)
6. Bye-Ya
7. Sweet And Lovely
8. Blue Monk
9. Epistrophy

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Every year sees a crop of newly found jazz gems, but rarely are listeners treated to anything as special as this 1957 concert recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, which was accidentally discovered in an unmarked box by a Library of Congress engineer early in 2005. Until now, fans could only dream of hearing these two immortals play together beyond the three studio tracks they left behind. But here they are, hitting their stride at an all-star benefit concert, basking in the chemistry they had developed in Monk's quartet during the preceding weeks at New York's Five Spot. Coltrane's playing is a revelation. He's both an inspired accompanist and a galvanizing soloist, taking the music to new heights with his bold, brilliantly challenging, and sometimes jaw-dropping phrases, note clusters, and blasts of power. Sharing with Coltrane a newfound sense of freedom following the personal and professional troubles that had plagued them both, Monk is clearly tickled to be in the tenorist's presence, injecting humorous commentaries and otherwise asserting his eccentric genius as a pianist. The material, which was very well recorded by the Voice of America, includes Monk classics like "Epistrophy," "Monk's Moods," and "Evidence," as well as a striking rendition of the standard "Sweet and Lovely." This is music that not only bears repeated listenings, but also demands them--the ultimate definition of a classic. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

essential to your jazz collection, period.......2007-05-30

I can't believe this sat in a box and the library of congress all this time! It makes me wonder what other gems they got in deep freeze. Thank Jeezy they found it. I love listening to this when I drive around town with the windows down on a summer night. Good, good, good. Hear it, love it, get it.

Thelonious Monk Quarted with John colgrane at Carnegie Hall.......2007-05-29

This recording, unearthed after nearly fifty years on old tapes found at the Library of Congress, is a national treasure that speaks to all of us, after two generations. Surely this marks the work as art in its most universal sense: something with permanence, that will (I hope) last through the ages. I understand from a little research that Billy Holiday participated in this same concert, and regret that that recording has been lost! But this one, in my opinion, gets five stars.

Very Nice.......2007-05-25

I've got a small but impressive jazz library, jazz has been a recent addition to my musical tastes. I'm not the biggest Coltrane fan, I prefer Cannonball Adderly and some others less inclined to go wailing away. I do not like Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Monk and Coltrane team up here with a very enjoyable performance. Excellent for background music or dedicated listening. The fidelity is superb, very high quality. Only negative is it's mono. Jazz fans will love this.

Pure.......2007-05-20

It's funny what people find when they clean out closets. The people at Carngie Hall found a jewel and something unique and pure. A great addition to any jazz aficionado's collection. In reality a must have if you like jazz at all.

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.......2007-05-17

I purchased the disc, being asked by my brother.
He is exceited and overjoyed to have gotten the disc.

Average customer rating: Music as God intended...really-it's that good. One of my FAVORITE albums! The best live album I've ever heard... Best Live CD Ever? the best music ever

Live at Carnegie Hall Bill Withers Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lean on Me-Best of Bill Withers Live Menagerie Still Bill Good to Me: Live at the Whiskey a Go Go, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000002ALR Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. Use Me
2. Friend Of Mine
3. Ain't No Sunshine
4. Grandma's Hands
5. World Keeps Going Around
6. Let Me In Your Life
7. Better Off Dead
8. For My Friend
9. I Can't Write Left-Handed
10. Lean On Me
11. Lonely Town, Lonely Street
12. Hope She'll Be Happier
13. Let Us Love
14. Harlem/Cold Baloney

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Despite the import of the occasion--an October 1972 night at America's most prestigious hall--what really impresses about Bill Withers's Live at Carnegie Hall is the good feeling and sense of interplay passed between the star, his band, and the audience. From the surpassingly casual opening of "Use Me" and its build through eight-plus minutes and an extended ending to the complexity and occasional joy of Withers's socio-personal "Lean on Me," "I Can't Write Left-Handed," and a medley of "Harlem" and "Cold Bologna," Carnegie is an underappreciated document of what for a moment was progressive R&B. Always one of music's most humble performers, Withers quietly, intensely proves his mettle over the length of this one-time double LP. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Music as God intended...really-it's that good........2007-01-03

What? you don't have this album already??? well, what are you doing, stop reading this and go NOW!! or press purchase, whatever you need to do to enrich your life with this essential recording. Worth it just for harlem/cold balcony but the rest is just as good. Thanks Bill Withers.

"This strange man over here in Vietnam I don't ever now, ain't never done nothing to, God bless his heart, He done shot me in my shoulder!!.....and I can't write left-handed."
Good God, I love this album.

One of my FAVORITE albums!.......2006-03-30

I love this CD....soulful, personal, and the storytelling is intriguing. Bill Withers has always been one of the most underrated artists ever.

The best live album I've ever heard..........2005-11-24

I'm surprised that this isn't mentioned in the same breath as B.B. King's "Live At The Regal" and James Brown's "Live At The Appolo" as one of the best live albums ever. The energy of this performance is amazing and the crowd is so into the music that the whole disc is just ELECTRIC. The live version of "Use Me" is SO good, with the whole crowd clapping on the off beat. Best of all, after the band jams on the song for seven minutes, you can hear the shouts of "One more time!!" from what sounds like the back row of Carnegie Hall. Bill Withers asks the crowd, "One more time?" and the place goes nuts, at which point the band launches back into the song without missing a beat. This is just one of the moments captured here that can only be described as magical. The appreciative round of applause that Withers gets from the crowd after delivering an amazing vocal on "Hope She'll Be Happier" is also noteworthy. Bill Withers really possessed a natural talent for songwriting; his lyrics are simple and direct but say so much. The middle verse of "World Keeps Going Around" where he describes the dating chain of the narrator with a few different women is amazing. Songs like "Grandma's Hands" and "I Can't Write Left Handed" are incredible lyrically also. This was a great performance where everything just clicked: great songs, great band, and an enthusiastic crowd. This should be essential listening for everyone. The finale of Harlem/Cold Baloney is so awesome. Bill Withers gets the whole place to chant "shake em on down" as he leaves the stage. What an ending! This is really an unsung masterpiece.

Best Live CD Ever?.......2005-03-16

It's very possible. The band is tight. The crowd is really into the performance. The artist gets very personal with background info on the songs. You haven't heard Bill Withers till you listen to this CD. Another reviewer wondered why there was no DVD of this. I second that emotion.

PS-I give this CD 5 Stars. I hit the wrong button!

the best music ever.......2004-09-26

it's as simple as that: if you like good music, the one that comes from soul and guts, you have to get this album.
forget about style, this ain't typical soul music, or anything that could really be labelled. this music comes from the heart, and can speak to anyone, whatever your taste in music is.
if you already own some bill withers material, you're missing the essential piece: his studio work is great, but bill's voice, his sincerity, his sense of humor, his "fire", all those things are really amplified by his live performance, and his funky, funky band, brings the best possible music to fit his lyrics.
so, to every music listener in the world: whether it's a lovely or a sad day for you ,you'll find in this record something to listen, something that will fit your mood. don't you hesitate, this is forever good music, that will never get old.

Average customer rating: Outrageous playing Great Recording Carnegie Hall Delivers Barn-stormin' Becoming one of my Favorite SRV Albums

Live at Carnegie Hall Stevie Ray Vaughan Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Guitarists | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: In the Beginning In Step Soul to Soul The Sky Is Crying Live Alive ASIN: B000002BYA Release Date: 1997-07-29

Tracks:

1. Intro - Ken Dashow/John Hammond
2. Scuttle Buttin'
3. Testifyin'
4. Love Struck Baby
5. Honey Bee
6. Cold Shot
7. Letter To My Girlfriend
8. Dirty Pool
9. Pride And Joy
10. The Things That I Used To Do
11. C.O.D.
12. Iced Over
13. Lenny
14. Rude Mood

Amazon.com essential recording

The series of Stevie Ray Vaughan concert albums that began with Live Alive (1986) and continued after the guitarist's 1990 death is far from the catalog-bloating cash-in you'd expect from the record company of a platinum seller cut down at a career peak. Instead, each disc gives a distinctly different view of the Texas blues-rocker's stage strengths. Where Live Alive captured Vaughan and his band Double Trouble in full arena roar and In the Beginning recorded a looser early club gig, Live at Carnegie Hall finds the outfit broadening its range with guest shots from Dr. John and the Roomful of Blues horn section. Rather than overpowering Vaughan's signature tautness, the bigger band makes for an entertaining switch--in effect allowing a fresh look at his R&B roots. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Outrageous playing.......2007-03-14

Of all his CD's, this feautures some of Stevie's best playing, and it's LIVE! The acoustics of Carnegie Hall add tremendous depth to his soulful playing here, and he just rips and rips away without holding anything back. As an added bonus, this was right near the end of his career when he had his head on straight and his chops were peaking. You are really missing out if your collection doesn't include this one.

Great Recording.......2007-01-21

There is such history in this venue, and for Stevie to play there it was quite an extraordinary event. The recording is fabulous in your face guitar,
like they had the mic inside his cabinets, protected by a noise gate. Great, great live performance here.

Carnegie Hall Delivers.......2007-01-17

Live at Carnegie Hall is a must-have for the diehard SRV fan who wants to get a taste of the guitar master's live perfomance electricity. I purchased his Live Alive CD prior to this one and was somewhat disappointed (Live Alive was recorded at the depths of SRV's drug and alcohol addiction and lacked the luster and originality of his previous works).

This, however, was a real treat. His torrential solo on Dirty Pool and collaboration with his brother, Jimmie, on Things that I Used to Do were flawlessly executed and super-charged. I am always amazed at how he could bend and twist notes in ways unheard of, but these two songs were absolutely mind-boggling.

The second half of the CD, where SRV adds the Room Full of Blues horns and Dr. John on keyboards, was a pleasant surprise. Initially, I was skeptical, thinking it would be like "gilding the lilly, but it's a great R&B sound that every SRV fan should experience. In addition, Angela Strehli was outstanding on her fiery vocal on C.O.D.

The only issue that prevented me from giving this a five-star rating, is the muddy sound on the first two or three songs (Carnegie Hall was originally designed for acoustic performances). Don't let this stop you from adding this one to your collection, though.

Barn-stormin'.......2006-11-11

SRV and friends play up a storm. Herein are arguably the definitive recorded versions of "Cold Shot", "Pride and Joy" and "Things That I Used To Do". The horns really add warmth to the sound, but Stevie Ray is front and center. Eric Clapton has said he was in awe of Stevie Ray Vaughan for his flow; the way solos just poured out of him, and there are some blazing examples on this recording.
Yes, the man was a great guitar play, an absolute master of the form, but something that is rarely mentioned is that his singing was as emotive as his playing. He was in great voice on this night too.

Becoming one of my Favorite SRV Albums.......2006-10-26

This album has really grown on me with repeated listenings. For one it catches the band at their peak. They are still the tight trio that put out their outstanding debut album 'Texas Flood'. I only wish their was more of just the band. This stuff is great. While I enjoyed and saw the arena shaking Alive Live type material I have always liked Stevie and Double Trouble at their purest. The other reason why this album has really grown on me is that the second half of the album with the horns and guest stars (including his brother)has a really different sound\groove then any other SRV album. Dirty Pool is fanastic with the horns. My only wish is the both sides were longer. If you enjoy Stevie's early work you will enjoy this album. if you enjoy Stevie live, you will enjoy this album. If you have been a long time SRV fan and don't have this album in your collection you need to buy it now. This is a great and surprisely different album from the greatest guitarist to have ever lived.

Average customer rating: The Best Art Rock Band No One Ever Heard Of One of the best recorded Rickenbacker bass sounds on record For 30 years, I've considered this a "top 5" album Been in love for years Outstanding Adventure

Live at Carnegie Hall Renaissance Manufacturer: Repertoire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Scheherazade & Other Stories Turn of the Cards Ashes Are Burning Novella Song for All Seasons ASIN: B0000073BB Release Date: 1994-09-30

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. Ocean Gypsy
3. Can You Understand
4. Carpet of the Sun
5. Running Hard
6. Mother Russia

Tracks:

1. Scheherazade
2. Ashes Are Burning

Album Description

1994 reissue on Repertoire of the prog icon's 1976 double live album for BTM, complete with the original artwork. Contains all eight tracks on two CDs within a double slimline jewel case. Includes 'Mother Russia', 'Ocean Gypsy' and 'Ashes Are Burning'. The album was recorded with the NewYork Philharmonic backing Renaissance.

Album Details

Original Double Live Album from Annie Haslam and the Boys, with Prologue / Ocean Gypsy / Can You Understand / Carpet of the Sun / Running Hard / Mother Russia / Scheherazade / Ashes Are Burning.

Customer Reviews:

The Best Art Rock Band No One Ever Heard Of.......2007-03-17

This is the first Renaissance ALBUM I ever purchased, back in 1977 . It is still my favorite live recording of the band . The band and orchestra work very well together . Annie Haslam's voice is remarkable here . John Camp's bass on Ashes Are Burning and Scheherazade is interesting . Carpet Of The Sun ( the shortest song ) is a song for the ages . It is that good . Skip the other live Renaissance CD's and get this one .

One of the best recorded Rickenbacker bass sounds on record.......2007-01-22

The music is also very good, for prog rock fans. The bassist is a Chris Squire Alumni -YES- and plays beautifully with a marvelous sound.

For 30 years, I've considered this a "top 5" album.......2007-01-19

Even though there were many other great (usually shorter) songs from their first few albums that didn't even make it to this album, "Live at Carnegie Hall" is still pretty much a "best of" for Renaissance up to their 1976 output. They grandly showcase their unique brand of classical rock (complete with orchestra!), which was often heavily influenced by Russian romantic and impressionist composers. Annie Haslam's voice is as beautiful as ever here, and hits a high note at the end of "Scheherazade" that still astounds me. I love the dialogue between her, John Camp and the very appreciative audience. Camp's bass solo on "Ashes are Burning" - sublime! In fact, the whole band sounds tight. This is an absolute treasure for progressive rock lovers.

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 9.3/10; Performance = 9.5/10; Production = 9/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.4 ("5 stars")

Been in love for years.......2006-11-04

I've loved this album since I first heard it many years ago. It was lovely to hear it again after so long. Yes, there are some sound glitches on it - but it is a live recording. Microphone squeal adds to the "you are here" experience! Carpet of the Sun will make any day brighter.

Outstanding Adventure.......2006-10-09

This is one Terrific album. Renaissance has a distinctive blend of rock and baroque with strong ties to Rimsky-Korsakov, not only is it great music, but its good story telling "Mother Russia & Ocean Gypsy & Running Hard". "Song of Scheherazade" is one of the most beautiful songs they performed, they do so with the N.Y.Philharmonic and a chorus of 40 professional voices and every time I hear it I'm moved to tears. Annie Haslem's 5 octave vocal range would have most divas seething with envy with what she can do naturally. One problem; something happend during the recording of the 2nd half of "Scheherazade" and tracks are missing or something was unplugged so, I recommend "Scheherazade & Other Stories" For those who never heard this group before. All in all this is still a great album and it is one of a kind. I'm only sorry I wasn't there!

Average customer rating: Can you say "F---ing Hilarious"? Great CD with dreadful sound quality Good comedy, lousy recording Super Funny, but one problem carbegie hall loves Ray

Live at Carnegie Hall Ray Romano Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: I'm Telling You for the Last Time Everything and a Kite Live 2002 Eddie Murphy - Greatest Comedy Hits Everybody Loves Raymond: Our Family Album ASIN: B00005Q463 Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

1. Carnegie Hall
2. Italian & Jewish
3. Bachelor Party
4. Potato Chips
5. Juice
6. Stupid Joke
7. Politically Incorrect Joke
8. Forty
9. The Shower
10. The Bed
11. The Duties
12. The Shopper
13. Adult Movie
14. The Baby
15. Diapers
16. 2 year-olds
17. Twins
18. They Say Funny Things
19. The Tub Story
20. Sex

Customer Reviews:

Can you say "F---ing Hilarious"?.......2007-07-08

This is one of the funniest comedy shows I've every heard. I love that Ray Romano doesn't need to have a potty mouth to be funny! His timing is as always impeccable. My personal favorites are the bits on turning 40 (aka the prostate exam!) and Olestra (I have since introduced "anal leakage" into my social vocabulary). We want more!

Great CD with dreadful sound quality.......2007-07-04

Ray Romano is a talented guy, but the sound guy for this CD needs to go back to college, the sound quality is very poor and to actually put something like this on sale is a disgrace. I give it five stars for Mr. Romano afterall Everybody Loves Raymond, but buy this disc at your own risk, I wish I had spent my money on a Season of the show not this disc. Not that you need to Ray, please make another CD.

Good comedy, lousy recording.......2007-01-30

The previous reviewer hit it on the head -- the lone problem with this CD is in how it was recorded. Ray's voice bounces between being loud, as if he's right at the mike, to softer, as if he's set back a few steps demonstrating something. The crowd noise also changes periodically, with the laughter sometimes being as loud as Ray. This makes it difficult to listen to the CD in the car without playing with the volume.

That being said, I really enjoyed this CD and listen to it periodically. Some of the routines remind you of Ray's character on his show, but some of it is not for kids' ears. It's not because of language -- although the first track contains the only curse on the CD, the F*** word -- but it's more because of some of the topics around his kids and their diapers, or his twins ability to...well.. just listen on your own first.

Super Funny, but one problem.......2006-11-10

Ok so I say its super funny then only give it 4 stars. Thats because the jokes are great. I have listened to it so many times in the car and I still laugh. My husband and I even tell the jokes to each other and laugh. But it loses a star because of the quality of the cd. Be ready to play with the volume. If you pop the cd in as normal all you will hear is laughing. Maybe Ray`s mic wasn`t connected right to the recording booth or however they record it but you have to turn the volume way up to hear Ray, then turn it down since the laughter gets really loud. Other then that it was great. It was such a great comedy cd that I would buy another cd of Ray`s even with the same problem just to hear the jokes. Also I liked that other then one word in the very beginning that is beeped out, the cd is clean to listen to for the whole family. Other comedy cds, like Chris Rock have way too much swearing. It just isn`t needed in my family car.

carbegie hall loves Ray.......2006-08-06

Totally funny and worth having if you are a Raymon fan. Keeps you laughing and makes you wished you had been there to see him. His unique style of funny is all too real to the ongoings in the family dynamics. Must have.

Average customer rating: As good as it gets Some technical details and comments The complete concert, greatest live album ever made I'm Just Wild About Harry (Belafonte)! True talent, live

Live in Concert at the Carnegie Hall Harry Belafonte Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Calypso | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Calypso Ultimate Collection Island in the Sun: 20 Golden Songs ASIN: B000006SUU Release Date: 1993-08-30

Tracks:

1. Introduction/Darlin' Cora
2. Sylvie
3. Cotton Fields
4. John Henry
5. Take My Mother Home
6. Marching Saints
7. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
8. Jamaica Farewell
9. Man Piaba
10. All My Trials

Tracks:

1. Mama Look a Boo Boo
2. Come Back Liza
3. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
4. Hava Nagila
5. Danny Boy
6. Merci Bon Dieu
7. Cucurrucucu Paloma
8. Shenandoah
9. Matilda

Album Description

bin 15110. Remastered reissue, part of RCA's Living Stereo series, for the esteemed vocalist's 1959 live concert recording. 19 tracks: 'Introduction/ Darlin' Cora', 'Sylvie''Cotton Fields', 'John Henry', 'Take My Mother Home', 'The Marching Saints', 'Day O', 'Jamaica Farewell', 'Man Piaba', 'All My Trials', 'Mama Look A Boo Boo', 'Come Back Lisa', 'Man Smart (Woman Smarter)', 'Have Nageela', 'Danny Boy', 'Merci Bon Dieu', 'Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma', 'Shenandoah' and 'Matilda'.

Album Details

Double CD Set. Recorded Live in New York. Part of RCA 'Living Stereo' Series.

Customer Reviews:

As good as it gets.......2007-03-08

A superb taking of a superb artist in a superb mood. Need a say moore?

If you only plans to own five CDs this must be one of them. Mr Bellafonte at his absolute best. I enjoy every second of this CD. Not only is it musically outstanding but it is also a true high fidelity record.

A CD not only for easy listening but also for true listening sessions!

Some technical details and comments.......2006-07-25

Tracks flow into each other with no "silence" between; its just like the "Living Stereo" black vinyl Long-Play records. All of the content on the LPs is indeed here. Awesome.

Sound quality is quite good. CDs were issued in Germany in 1993 (performance dates were 19 & 20 April 1959). There are no markings on the CDs indicating remixing, remastering or other processing. Despite this, the sound is a little more "natural" than my LP transfer which had that circa-1959 bass richness. This may be just coloration in my turntable set-up and the CD gets it right. There is minor tape hiss in the background noise. The dynamic range may have been increased. The CD allows me to hear more in the music than I ever heard before (musican banter, HB's breathing etc).

The CDs are a great replacement to the LPs transfers I had on my iPod. (I'm not sure yet if I'll miss the ticks and pops from the needle. It was kinda cool on an iPod.)

Regarding musicality; the other reviews have said it all. I agree that this is one of those rare recordings where everything is perfect. It is unthinkable that this concert could even have one second edited from it. I love this concert. It is genius.

The complete concert, greatest live album ever made.......2006-02-07

Harry Belafonte, is on of the greatest, most influential man ever born in the United States, as well as a hero to the world as well as to all Americans. Mr. Belafonte, World WarII veteren, who volunteered and was on the battlefield, and still serves his nation and the World, with his international travel on behalf of Unicef.
As far as his totally unique talent, this magnificant talent, shows all of his power, his heart, soul and love for all humanity with the best live album ever created.
I have a sentimental feeling about the famous Carnegie Hall concert since I grew up in blue collar family in Brooklyn attended this show. Growing up, I used th hear my parents play this many times on weekends, while doing their chores and nothingw ould light up their faces, create laughter, got them to sing, more than when they listened to the album of this Carnegie Hall concert.
I was about eleven or so when I started hearing it, and I have the album about memorized and grew up loving the album, Mr. Belafonte, his talent, his incredibly diverse careers, and non-stop dedication to all of humanity.
There is comments by an individual who does live the CD about how Harry did "novelty songs" in the second act. THOSE ARE NOT NOVELTY SONGS, THEY ARE FOLK SONGS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD. But I guess to an American, International folk music is a "novelty song". Grrr. I know the gentlemen who made that comment meant no harm, but I hope it is understood. Mr Belafonte is currently and has previously spent his life unfolding the cultures of nations from all over the world by singing and giving publicity to the great folk music that tells the story of the people of the world.

It is great that this import has the entire concert, but I have to admit that I am ashamed as an American, that it has to be AN IMPORT, that no American music company has taken the original tapes, re-mastered it with love as they would any major piece of history and re-released it. He was born in Harlem and is one of the great, great stories of someone who has lived the American dream. Please remember the racism he experienced as well as being blacklisted suring the McCarthy hearings. But nothing stops his optomism and love of humanity.

He talent is unequaled and no one delivers a folk song with more power, heart and soul.
Besides, he probably was the best guest the Muppets ever had.

A couple of quick pieces of info on Mr. Belafonte. Bob Dylan was recorded for the first time on a Harry Belafonte album, where Harry hired him as a harmonica player.
Mr. Belafonte is a graduate of the Actors Studio in N.Y. the produced a generation of great actors.
Calypso was the first album to sell 1 million copies, but how many people know that he followed that album up with a album where he read and discussed the works of the great American writer, Mark Twain.

Thank you Harry for this great album and the great memories you leave me listening to it and the great pleasure you gave to my late parents.

Jon

I'm Just Wild About Harry (Belafonte)!.......2006-02-04

Nowadays the "powers that be" (read: "murderous thugs within the Bush Administration")are on a campaign to depict Harry Belafonte as being mentally unstable. Why? Because he had the courage to point out the all-too-obvious fact that George W. Bush and the dirty old dingbats around him are the biggest sources of world instability since Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

It's nice to know that he's still Harry after all these years; Still holding up a mirror to a sick and hypocritical society that obviously doesn't like what's reflected.

Belafonte At Carnegie Hall, recorded on two nights in April of 1959 is, no doubt about it, the finest "Live" album ever recorded. All these years later it still has a freshness that is irresistable. The fact that it was recorded with state-of-the-art equipment, you can close your eyes and it's almost as if your sitting, front row. It's moving and riotously funny all at the same time. Trust me on this one kiddies, you won't be disappointed!

Pray for peace

Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
tomdegan@froniternet.net

True talent, live.......2005-10-28

I grew up with this album that my parents had, unfortunately I recalled it as Belafonte RETURNS to Carnegie Hall. Thankfully I ordered this first, then later got Harry Returns (basically for Odetta and Miriam Makeba).

The man is brilliant in concert and it is unbelieveable they were daring enough to try to record these performances live. I shudder to think anyone currently who could pull this off (with the exception of Midler who thrives on a live audience).

Does Belafonte have an incredible voice and fantastic range? Not really. He has a great voice but the man has PASSION and intelligence in his hip pocket and he presents a priceless show.

It's amazing to me, now, to realize what a global attitude this man has, did I mention passion and intelligence? So I did, but it's well worth repeating.

I played this album for a 7th grade class and they ape over it -- they knew two songs from the movie Beetle Juice and insisted I download the lyrics. When it came time for Cucurrucucu Paloma they went wild (and the staff freaked when they heard it was a live performance) so I knew Mama Look a Boo Boo would be appreciated.

I know Mr. Belafonte is known and loved for many of his standards (basicaly Day-O) but I my faorite piece will always be Merci Bon Dieu. It's so beautiful, it's heartbreaking in a wonderful way.

I hate live albums because most artists cannot do live what they create in the studio. Not so with this -- he sounds even better live. A truly talented man with intelligence and passion -- darn, that's rare and very much appreciated, especially in the year 2005.

Average customer rating: Worst Wanderer Fantasy EVER? Pianistic Glory at its best!!!! An outstanding performance and story of a child prodigy Most Impressive! Trust the peanut gallery? Or trust experts. Your choice ...

Lang Lang Live at Carnegie Hall Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Memory [Includes Bonus CD] Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Paganini Rhapsody Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Scriabin Etudes Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Balakirev / Lang Lang ASIN: B00017NLHG Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

1. Applause
2. Abegg Variations, Op.1
3. 1. Allegro [Piano Sonata in C, H.XVI No.50]
4. 2. Adagio [Piano Sonata in C, H.XVI No.50]
5. 3. Allegro molto [Piano Sonata in C, H.XVI No.50]
6. 1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo [Fantasy in C Major "Wanderer"]
7. 2. Adagio [Fantasy in C Major "Wanderer"]
8. 3. Presto [Fantasy in C Major "Wanderer"]
9. 4. Allegro [Fantasy in C Major "Wanderer"]
10. 1. Missing Moon [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
11. 2. Beans [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
12. 03. Herdboy's Song [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
13. 4. Blue Nun [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
14. 7. Red Wilderness [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
15. 5. Ancient Burial [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
16. 6. Floating Clouds [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
17. 8. Sunrain [Eight Memories In Watercolour, Op.1]
18. Nocturne No.8 In D Flat Op.27 No.2
19. Reminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418 (after Mozart)
20. 7. Tr=E4umerei [Kinderszenen, Op.15]
21. Horses (after pieces by Huang Hai Hwai, Chen Rao Xing and Shen Li Qun) - Arr. by Lang Lang and Lang Guo-ren
22. Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3

Amazon.com

This is a dazzling recital, taped live at Carnegie Hall in November 2003--complete with applause. Lang Lang's virtuosity is almost frightening: the Liszt "Reminiscenses du Don Juan" is a showpiece when played "normally." Here, Lang plays it to its extremes, with soft passages amazingly soft and subtly delineated and the bigger moments heaven-thundering. And it is played so fast, and so accurately (a cascade of notes in mid-"La ci darem la mano" sounds like a waterfall), that it leaves the listener breathless--surely just what Liszt wanted. In a Haydn sonata, Lang's classical line is impeccable, but he's not afraid to shine through the music and embellish occasionally. The Schumann "Traumerei" is suitably dreamy and hushed; Schubert's "Wanderer" Fantasy, a real crowd-pleaser, is just that--beautifully played, familiar yet fresh sounding. And an encore, with Lang's father playing a two-string fiddle called the erhu, is a fascinating look into Eastern music. There's more (this is a 2-CD set), and it's stunning--and highly recommended for all admirers of great piano playing. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Worst Wanderer Fantasy EVER?.......2007-02-14

I can't believe the positive reviews this recording has gotten. Don't believe the hype folks; Lang Lang may have technique to burn, but most 1st-year conservatory students possess at least the same interpretive depth, if not more. When he isn't indulging himself in interpretive excess, then Lang Lang is playing as if he really doesn't care much at all.

His Schubert is garbage. Let him stick to playing Chinese compositions unknown to Western audiences, because virtually none of us will have any way of drawing comparisons between his interpretation and that of others. I can only assume that his interpretation of Dun Tan is the definitive version --- but I doubt it.

Pianistic Glory at its best!!!!.......2006-11-07

Wow!!
I have read several of the 'negative' reviews here and can only conclude (after viewing the DVD four times and counting) that what may be going on with these folks is something they themselves simply don't understand (about themselves!). They cannot or will not accept that here with Lang Lang, as with Evgeny Kissin (ever notice?) the world is being introduced to the next and even greater generation of pianistic virtuosos, young prodigies who can do everything that Horowitz and even Lizst ever did and more... I have no doubt those two would agree were they alive today. Karajan wept (for joy)when he heard the young Kissin perform Chopin's Fantasy in F# minor, Mehta was so taken with Kissin's performance under his baton that he could not refrain from hugging the young boy after a stellar performance... Andre Watts, not often praising his contemporaries, mused about finding the nearest bridge to jump off after hearing Kissin play realizing he was not in the same league and one other recent winner of an International Competition had to pull his car over to the side of the road, he was so taken with Kissin.... yes, I know it seems like I forgot we are talking about Lang Lang.... Lang Lang can do everything Kissin can and maybe more...Are we to believe that these aforementioned individuals are musical idiots prone to such actions?!!

Folks! accept it, embrace it and thank God for it!... just as he did when simultaneously brought Chopin and Liszt to our world in the early 1800's (they were the same age except for a year) He has now given us another Double Blast of Pianistic Glory in Kissin and Lang Lang! Pity those who can't get beyond their envy, jealously, general jadedness with life... or whatever ails them... they need help, lots of help!

As for me and many like me (BTW, it doesnt count for much but I am a pianist myself)... we are so grateful and blessed to have these 2 young men and the miracle of DVD technology to bring their concerts right into our living room!

An outstanding performance and story of a child prodigy.......2006-06-14

Lang Lang has the charm of an ebullient child as he plays the piano. I have never seen a pianists enjoy himself with such gay abandon, a delight that lured me into a space of complete attention. I sat with a smile on my face thoughout most of the performance. However, his wonderful performance air was only second to his pianism. You will gasp in awe during Reminiscenses de Don Juan. Lang Lang conveys powerful energy though the piano without losing the delicate touches and grace. The skill is a contradiction that few virtuosos have. Bravo!

Most Impressive!.......2006-05-18

When I first heard Lang Lang on the Internet, I thought he only played fast. When I heard him again (this time live), I thought, wow! He really is amazing! Lang Lang was born in 1982 in Shenyang, China. He started piano at the age of three, and played in his first public recital at age 5. He studied piano with many teachers. I love piano, too. Although I am not going to be like him, I must say that he is one of a kind. When he plays, he doesn't just play. He feels it, too, and uses his body to show his different emotions. And he's only 23!

Trust the peanut gallery? Or trust experts. Your choice ..........2006-01-05

o Lang Lang. German Echo Klassic 2004 Award Winner. Best Pianist.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Klassik

o About this Carnegie Hall recording? The one given some pretty bad reviews from the peanut gallery? Well, the recording won a 2005 Amadeus Austrian Music Award. And a DVD of this recital with documentary footage won the 2005 "Music DVD of the Year" Echo Klassik Award.

Music has always been interpretive and a vital mark of virtuosity is having your own voice - Lang has his own voice and he masterfully distinguishes himself with it. Lang is a refreshing draft of fresh air in a typically stagnant arena. Technically, the kid can flat out play. Period. Interpretively, he is bold, unafraid, and lets it all hang out.

Nuff said ...

Cheers!

Average customer rating: Great CD Simply the Best Inconsistent, but mostly excellent "Celebration" is not strong enough a word A maginificent evening, a magnificent album

Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast) Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sondheim, Stephen | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Hadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Side By Side By Sondheim (1976 Original London Cast) Sondheim Evening: A Musical Tribute (1973 Concert Cast) Send in the Clowns: The Ballads of Stephen Sondheim Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000003FDW Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

1. Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
2. Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
3. Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
4. Waiting for the Girls Upstairs--George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton/Love, I Hear--Michael Jeter/Live Alone and Like It--James Naughton
5. Someone Is Waiting--Richard Muenz/Symphonic Sondheim: Barcelona--orchestra
6. Being Alive--Patti LuPone
7. Good Thing Going--The Tonics
8. Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy--Dorothy Loudon
9. Our Time--Boys Choir of Harlem/Children Will Listen--Betty Buckley
10. Anyone Can Whistle--Billy Stritch
11. Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
12. Back in Business--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch, Ensemble

Tracks:

1. Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
2. Sooner or Later--Karen Ziemba
3. Pretty Lady--Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
4. Green Finch and Linnet Bird--Harolyn Blackwell
5. The Ballad of Booth--Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber
6. Broadway Baby--Daisy Eagan
7. I Never Do Anything Twice--BETTY
8. With So Little to Be Sure Of--Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page
9. Not a Day Goes By--Bernadette Peters
10. Remember?--Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker (Quintet)/A Weekend in the Country--Kevin Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry, Quintet
11. Send in the Clowns--Glenn Close
12. Old Friends--Liza Minnelli
13. Sunday--Bernadette Peters, Broadway Chorus

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2006-08-06

This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.

Simply the Best.......2005-06-29

First, to the person who criticizes the recording b/c of "Broadway Baby." Daisy Egan (who sings in in this recording) sounds like she's 10 becuase she IS young. She had just appeared on Braodway in Secret Garden and won a Tony for it. It's a joke...Broadway BABY...hello, it's a joke.

In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.

In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.

If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.

Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21

I am sure no knowledgeable person would deny how absolutely perfect all these songs are. However, the performances on this album are extremely inconsistent. It will go from an excellent rendition (Waiting for the Girls medley, Sunday, With So Little To Be Sure Of, Sooner or Later, Green Finch, Send in the Clowns, Pretty Lady) to the weird (I never Do Anything Twice), to the bad (Broadway Baby, Our Time). I still have absolutely no idea how they managed to butcher one of the best songs ever written--Good Thing Going--and turn it into smooth jazz elevator music. Why would they give Broadway Baby to someone who sounds like she's 10? That said, Liza Minelli, Glenn Close, Karen Ziemba, Dorothy Laudon and the "Waiting for the Girls" performers are all very good. And ending with Bernadette Peters and "Sunday" ends the set on a absolutley fabulous note.

"Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30

This review is by Crosley.

I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.

There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.

I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.

A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16

There's something to be said for the first concert you ever see at Carnegie Hall. I was fortunate enough to have this be my first. This entire evening was devoted to his genius and the performers did not disappoint.

This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.

My favorite song is, without a doubt, Dorothy Louden and her wonderful medley of "Losing My Mind" into "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" followed very closely by the recently departed Madeline Kahn singing "Getting Married Today."

Average customer rating: She is wonderful!! wonderful 3 stars for the voice and vim "Making Love Alone" - GONE Wonderful!

Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall Bernadette Peters Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sondheim Etc. Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall (The Rest of It) Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein Bernadette Peters in Concert I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Legends of Broadway ASIN: B00000GC22 Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. Broadway Baby
2. No One Is Alone
3. Sooner Or Later
4. Time Heals Everything
5. Raining In My Heart
6. Some People
7. Johanna
8. Happiness
9. Hello Little Girl
10. Any Moment
11. There Won't Be Trumpets
12. You Could Drive A Person Crazy
13. Not A Day Goes By
14. Being Alive
15. Move On

Amazon.com

This live concert from 1997, a benefit for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, was Bernadette Peters's Carnegie Hall debut, and it's a joy. Peters has always had a special affinity for the music of Stephen Sondheim, and she spotlights some of his best songs, only a few of them from the shows she's best known for, Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George. The program is part career retrospective--including non-Sondheim selections from Mack and Mabel and Dames at Sea--and part wish list, which provides a forum for Peters's pouty humor ("In this movie [Dick Tracy], this song was sung by a blonde bombshell... not me. Although we both have religious names."). She's backed by a full orchestra conducted by Marvin Laird, who also directed Peters's similar program a year later at London's Royal Festival Hall (captured on VHS and DVD). The very appreciative and knowing audience (there's applause at the first words of Dames' "Raining in My Heart") includes Stephen Sondheim himself. No doubt he was very proud. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

She is wonderful!!.......2007-01-06

This concert was an unforgettable performance. I happened to be in the audience that memorable night. This CD captures the excitment of that night beautifully. Her voice is amazing and I don't think anyone has ever sung Sondheim better. Her interpetation of Being Alive and Not A Day Goes By, are unparelled. She sings with such passion and understanding of the music and the lyrics that she just breaks your heart. I thought it was an interesting choice for her to sing Johanna and boy did she pull it off.
An amazing amazing performance and CD.

wonderful.......2006-04-25

Bernadette Peters is essentially my idol. That being said, this cd was one of the reasons I fell in love with her years ago. With such wonderful source material to work with (Sondheim never fails) and her marvelous voice, it would be difficult to have a bad album. She puts so much of herself into every song that she sings, something that I can only aspire to do. If you're a fan of Bernadette Peters, of Stephen Sondheim, of broadway, or just of amazing voices coupled with amazing songs, you will enjoy this album.

3 stars for the voice and vim.......2005-05-29

Who wouldn't/couldn't/doesn't love Bernadette Peters? Her voice, interpretation and all-around style signify star quality. I loved her in person in Annie Get Your Gun. I didn't "get" her as GYPSY"S Mom, or on this CD,either. It was on my wish list, but I could only stand listening to the angst-driven offering once, before I tossed it in a bin... The lyrics are that overwrought and maudlin. The background laughter and applause from the audience includes pauses & patter that are intrusive and annoying. The most tender song is Time Heals Everything, from Mack and Mabel. Please let someone revive this underrated musical; Bernadette could still pull it off...........

"Making Love Alone" - GONE.......2003-12-20

I bought this for one song that was track 4. It has been removed. Needless to say, it is a disappointment.

Wonderful!.......2003-10-19

I don't usually care much for out of context "personal interpretations" of songs from musicals. I don't hate those, it's just that they don't interrest me much. This is an exception.

Most of the SJS songs Bernadette Peters sings on this album are either definitive versions, or when they are too different from how they were written, they are at least handled with such skill that it doesn't matter to a SJS purist like me.

My advice is to get the actual cast recordings first, to experience the songs in their real context, then expand the collection with this incredibly good album.

Average customer rating: Devils Funk Very good, don't overestimate the evil Funk It Up A mind-blowing jazz-funk "Sacre du Printemps" Sonic Voodoo - Dark Magus is Mind Altering Stuff!

Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall [2-CD SET] Miles Davis Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pangaea Agharta Live-Evil Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time Get Up with It ASIN: B000002AH2 Release Date: 1997-07-29

Tracks:

1. Moja (Part 1)
2. Moja (Part 2)
3. Wili (Part 1)
4. Wili (Part 2)

Tracks:

1. Tatu (Part 1)
2. Tatu (Part 2)
3. Nne (Part 1 ('Ife')
4. Nne (Part 2)

Customer Reviews:

Devils Funk.......2006-10-27

Wow get this !!
how can i put it , its not about the genre with this album its about how you take it on board ( be wary ) . Its what some might call the jazzy mans Pink floyd but again its down to the individual listening experience.
I like all kinds of Music and do not subscribe to one train of thought in discerning them one way or the other, and this had me F***ED up with a capital F. Its surely something everyone should here just to say that you have been audibly pleasured.!!!! To me its the Devil himself breaking wind and it sounds fantastic , Demonic Funk at its best ( slate me all you want jazz man ). Get it and enjoy.

Very good, don't overestimate the evil.......2006-09-17

Dense, wild, and churning, but in 2006 I don't think Dark Magus is that evil. The liner notes written by Dave Leibman give the impression that very little was planned in advance, that the group went up there and improvised over a few riffs or parts. It's a funky album, but the funk has the slackness of when a jam band tries to get funky, I believe because the band was improvising. "On The Corner" is funkier because it's tighter. There are three guitarists credited, but I can't hear all three of them playing simultaneously. That keeps the music from being too muddled. The sound is typical for a mid-70's live album, so the last thing we'd want is all 9 musicians rocking out at the same time. Miles' playing focuses on sharp staccato phrases. There aren't any long continuous solos like yesteryear. When there is a longer solo, he leaves a lot of space between notes. It's a different style, not my favorite, but it's good trumpet-playing. When Dave Liebman or Azar Lawrence come in with a more traditional-sounding sax solo, it's almost a relief to have a more familiar sound. Lastly, Al Foster's drum playing is superb, he ties everything together and gets the band going when things start to dissolve.

Funk It Up.......2006-06-20

The live CD is a "companion piece" to the brilliant studio recording On The Corner.

Though many fans may point to the sonic sound pieced together by three guitarists, the music is dominated by the rhythms set down by Al Foster, Michael Henderson and Mtume.

Miles had truly put together a legendary rock band and these final concerts were a fitting culmination of a major creative era by an artist not afraid to redefine the boundaries of jazz.

The only frustrating part of the CD is on the second disc, where a solo by Miles is faded out as if it was a studio recording. I would hope that in the future a listener will be able to hear the complete piece.

A mind-blowing jazz-funk "Sacre du Printemps".......2006-05-21

If the story about Miles Davis hating his trumpet playing on this record so much that he wanted to have it edited out is true - and Lord knows Miles's story is hip-deep in apocrypha by now - it would only be a manifestation of the kind of perfectionism one might expect in an artist of his stature. [And for those of you joining us late, the stature is that of a Picasso or Joyce.]

Put another way, the searing razor-sharp ferocity of Davis's trumpet on this recording is the single most powerful musical sound of any kind that I have ever heard. Loud and bristling as hell, sure - but also desperately articulate. Slayer can crush your skull open like a sledgehammer to the forehead. But Miles's expert cutting - like Hannibal Lecter's - can surgically remove the top of your head while still keeping you alive and then saute your brains in white wine before making you eat them.

Remember the combination of urban cool, impassioned intellect, and bad-ass groove that made Miles a bop immortal [and icon of Black Pride] in the Prestige recordings of the mid-Fifties? Now imagine that man facing painfully disabling medical problems, growing ever more (justifiably) bitter at the indignities inflicted on him by a racist society [i.e. being told by a white politician "your Mammy must be very proud of you"], and descending ever further into the hollow darkness of drug addiction and the self-inflicted loneliness created by his long-harbored misogyny. Now picture that man plugging his instrument into a 15 foot high stack of humming Marshall amplifiers powered by the entire electrical grid of ghetto Detroit during the Vietnam/Watergate toilet-flush - as the most fiercely gifted young cats on the scene prepare themselves to prove that the Great Man's faith in their talent was not misplaced.

Cue music. The result is - as Robert Christgau described this record's sibling LP "Agharta" - "a well-aimed attempt to kick the world in the balls".

Though robed in sleazy electric funk, the eruptive catharsis of this music makes it kin to a classical masterpiece like Mahler's Ninth Symphony or Stravinsky's "Sacre du Printemps". Where Gustav and Igor arranged instruments, Miles arranged *players* of instruments - and with as much inventiveness and artistry. [Indeed, I would argue that his achievement in the unquantifiable field of band-assembling rivals his accomplishment as an instrumentalist.] But while they were able to exercise their musical genius in an atmosphere of isolated reflection, Miles exercised his while nimbly balancing on the treadmill tightrope of fast-paced improvisation before a live audience. [Who in this case were either the rich ofays who condescended to him or the snotty jazzbos who sulked over their inability to confine him to the cage of his previous masterpieces. No, it was not a loving vibe in Carnegie Hall on March 30, 1974.]

Needless to say, this music will not serve as a pleasurable ambience for classing up your next dinner party. It is a bitterly defiant expression of nihilism from the most proteanly brilliant musical mind of the 20th century.

Sonic Voodoo - Dark Magus is Mind Altering Stuff!.......2006-03-21

First of all, a warning: this music is a dense, heavy, unrelenting assault on the listener's psyche. It is almost overwhelming and will leave the listener exhausted. Also, at this point Miles had given up playing his trumpet like a trumpet. Here he's trying to get a feel that is much more similar to a guitar than a trumpet. Does it work? Sometimes it does, but most of the time it's hard to listen to when you know the guy can literally tear things up as a horn player.

I'd always thought this was the last of the great double live sets that Miles released in the 70's. In fact, at least one reviewer below makes that claim. This concert was actually recorded almost a full year prior to the Agharta and Pangaea concerts. I had also heard this was the most intense and the best of this live hat-trick (Dark Magus, Agharta, and Pangaea). While I don't believe Dark Magus is quite as an enjoyable listening experience as Agharta (I have a warm place for Agharta in my heart, I purchased it when it was first released on Lp many years ago) it is still an incredible listening experience and yes, it is very intense; you cannot help but feel the effect of this music and it WILL change your mood. This is mind alterning stuff! Really!

Perhaps the three guitar ensemble is a little too much, because to these ears the sound seems a bit... denser than what we hear on Agharta. Maybe even too dense. Was it really necessary for what Miles was trying to accomplish? Apart from Cosey's periodic flights of blues-tinged schizophrenic electro-mayhem (a compliment), it's hard for me to distinguish just what each guitar player brings to the session.

Liebman's soprano playing is a thrill and Azar Lawrence gets in on the action on Tenor. There are some passages when Davis, Liebman and Lawrence are playing together and it sounds almost like Coltrane's Ascension meets Davis's funk powerhouse - a great example is about 9 minutes into track 1 on the second disk (Tatu). This passage is just about as intense as it gets. 1000 stars for this little piece of the overall performance.

The passage with Mtume's drum machine coupled with Cosey's bizzare freaky sounds and menagerie of percussion is very interesting. This is followed by something that begins with a "header" that sounds rather like Maiysha and a very beautiful, moody, introspective tenor solo. This is one of only passages with a let up in the all out assault on the listener. Occassionally we get polite applause from the audience. Lord knows what they must have been thinking. It isn't hard to picture the audience plastered all over the walls and ceiling in their evening gowns and tuxedos. I wonder if any of the season ticket holders dragged their wives to this one? My wife would have killed me. This show must have been a complete shock to the system.

Dark Magus is a wonderful 100+ minutes of blistering, psychedelic funk. If you like Agharta and Pangaea, you are going to love this. If you haven't heard Agharta, I would start there first and then pick this one up. I haven't yet purchased Pangaea but that will be my next stop! Another word of caution, this music will leave you hungering for more of the same and, at present, we only have the trio of live concerts and "Get Up With It!" available for our ears.

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