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Customer Reviews:

Diana Krall Excells!.......2007-06-27

Diana has one of the greatest voices in the jazz biz. She plays a great piano, sings as a song bird, and is truly a marvelous performer.
(Cute too.)

Buy this one. If you like jazz, it is a Must in your portfolio/collection.

"From This Moment On" ~ Diana Krall.......2007-06-26

Listening to my CD of Diana Krall, "From This Moment On," is so relaxing.
Diana executes her songs with her strong, yet mellow voice.
The "back-up" band is a great asset to this CD, so between Diana singing and the band playing, you feel like you're "In Concert!"

Everyone HAS to hear it to believe it!

Mike

From This Moment On.......2007-06-10

From This Moment On~ Diana Krall is easy listening jazz at its best. Ms Kralls vocal skills are remarkable and she sings these traditional jazz tunes with conviction and fortitude of a grandmaster of jazz. The book-let is beautifull if a bit sparse. The photographs are simply put it amazing and she looks stunning. The production value is right on the money and I like it since it so easy to listen to even for jazz beginners such as myself. Highly recommended indeed and I easily give this album 5 out of 5 stars.

What went on with Ms. Krall?.......2007-05-24

Repertoire consists of rather expected standards. All broadly covered brilliantly by so many vocalists in the past. Ms. Krall and her arrangers adds nothing at all.

Singing offers no surprise than a mainstream singer would do.

Orchestra is currently the darling big band of the time being. Good players, rare good ideas, nothing impelling.

There is an original and beautiful arrangement here: for the track 'How Insensitive'.

And that's all. Let's wait for the next Krall album.

There's no one like her.......2007-05-12

What is there to say? Diana Krall is simply the best. This album is another fine example of consistently high quality musicianship.

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She's stoned said the Suede and the moon calf agreed!!
Nice first effort
Essential
Music from Who Knows Where
The Album That Changed Music Forever

Music from Big Pink
The Band
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004W50T
Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

Tears Of Rage
To Kingdom Come
In A Station
Caledonia Mission
The Weight
We Can Talk
Long Black Veil
Chest Fever
Lonesome Suzie
This Wheel's On Fire
I Shall Be Released
Yazoo Street Scandal (Outtake)
Tears Of Rage (Alternate Take)
Katie's Been Gone (Outtake)
If I Lose (Outtake)
Long Distance Operator (Outtake)
Lonesome Suzie (Alternate Take)
Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast) (Outtake - Demo)
Key To The Highway (Outtake)
Ferdinand The Imposter (Outtake - Demo)

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Music from Big Pink stands as one of those rare albums that turned the rock world on its axis. On this record, released in 1968 at the height of the psychedelic revolution, the five members of the Band (along with producer-sideman John Simon) eschewed spacey diversions, opting for an earthier route. Soon enough, wah-wah pedals and tape loops were making way for fiddles and mandolins. The group's most democratic effort (Robbie Robertson would soon emerge as the ensemble's mouthpiece), the debut's 11 songs come from Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, and pianist Richard Manuel, who contributes two songs and cowrote the doleful opener, "Tears of Rage," with Bob Dylan. Manuel's role would diminish from this point hence and the balance he brought to the quintet would be missed. Many would argue that Big Pink's sequel, The Band, represents their crowning achievement. The truth is, Big Pink is the purest distillation of the Band, and their preeminent recording. This remastered reissue is generously expanded to include nine bonus tracks, a bunch highlighted by a Robertson rarity ("Ferdinand the Imposter") and a cover of the Stanley Brothers's "If I Lose." --Steven Stolder

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She's stoned said the Suede and the moon calf agreed!!.......2007-04-08

Music from Big Pink was one of the first albums I bought as a teenager in the late 60s. It came at a time in my life when I was discovering the world around me, becoming conscious of social issues and discovering who I was.

The music touched my soul and gave life meaning and wonder at a time so much was uncertain. I still listen to the album on occasion and it remains astounding in it's simplicity, beauty and imagery. My favorite album of all time.

Nice first effort.......2007-04-07

Okay, so the self-titled second completely blows this away, but this is still one of The Band's better albums - I've only heard three, so I'm not much of a judge of it. Still, this is an enjoyably rootsy affair. Of course it's got The Weight, a landmark '60's tune with interesting, oft-analyzed lyrics, a well-known chorus, a cool descending bassline, AND great traded lead vocals between Levon Helm, Richard Manuel (whose voice gives me the chills) and Rick Danko. The perfect song. Same with Chest Fever, which is pretty funky - sorta reminds me of Up on Cripple Creek from the next record. And have you heard how many times that organ riff's been imitated? Seriously, it's almost become a cliche now.
Of course, The Band will always be linked to Dylan, and three of these songs were written or cowritten by him. I like - no, LOVE - Tears of Rage, prototypical enigmatic Dylan. Same with I Shall Be Released, which Dylan later recorded himself and admittedly did a better job on because he wisely got that stupid high-pitched synthesizer/organ/whatever-thing out of there. But I love Manuel's vocals on the song, so I can't complain too much. This Wheel's on Fire was Dylan's third contribution, and again it's funky, with a clavinet-sounding keyboard. Probably the weakest of his additions, but still, a good tune.
As I said, Manuel's vocals give me the chills, especially on Lonesome Suzie. Admittedly, the lyrics aren't among Robbie Robertson's best. But Manuel almost brings me to tears when he sings it. No joke. It's a hard song to listen to because of that, but I like it just the same.
Long Black Veil is the most fun you'll find here, an old folk song from BEYOND THE GRAAAAAAAVE with Ultimate Multi-Instrumentalist Garth Hudson adding what sounds like a tuba. A nice, uptempo, swinging song, one of the more underrated ones here.
So far it seems like it should be a five-star, but I can't get into some of this. Like To Kingdom Come, In a Station and Candelonia Mission. I just skip right over 'em. Really boring songs with weak lyrics. And while We Can Talk has fun traded vocals, I can't see much reason to listen to it outside of that. That's just me, though.
Though the next outing was an absolute five-star masterpiece that likely tops everything else The Band ever did (as I've said, I only know three of their albums: this, self-titled and Stage Fright, plus I've got that one-disc Best of the Band), this is an effecient warm-up to that album and recommended to fans of '60's rock, especially roots-rock. If you like this sound, I also recommend Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Stones' stuff from '68 to '72.
The bonus tracks are kind of wastes... I like Yazoo Street Scandal, it should've made the original album, and their version of Key to the Highway is good enough (partially because no-one can make that song bad, really), but most are poorly-written and recorded (Orange Juice Blues, Katie's Been Gone, Ferndidad the Imposter, etc).

Essential.......2007-04-01

One of the greats, absolute must have. Also needed to accompany this is Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" and "The Basement Tapes". Beside these 3 albums the rest seems no more than background noise. Songwriting, singing, musicianship par excellence, how come it has gone so far down in the USA since this? Maybe because these musicians were from Canada in the first place?

PS some of the best tracks on this CD IMHO are those missing from original vinyl - "Yazoo Street Scandal", "Katie's Been Gone", "Long Distance Operator", "Orange Juice Blues" - so even if you have the original vinyl, lucky person, you need this CD too :)

Music from Who Knows Where.......2007-03-29

It was always a close call whether this or the Band's 2nd album was their classic. This reissue and expansion presses the question to the point of impossible resolution. Not only do the outtakes enrich the release, but the remastering clearly improves the sound quality, making it much more dimensional and uncannily clear.

Time has also made it easier to assess this breakout album. It is still unclassifiable in the rock pantheon in which it finds itself. These are guys who went everywhere, heard everything, and play an incredible assortment of instruments well. They came of age when rock combos filled the juke joints and honky tonks, so yeah, you will find their work in the rock bin. In another era it might have been in the country bin, or the folk bin. At times, it sounds like each -- when it doesn't sound like old time carnival music, soul music, church music, even classical music.

For the genesis of this music is deeper than any of these categories. It goes as far back as the first European settlers on the continent; for the ultimate take on this subject consult Greil Marcus' Mystery Train and his essay inside The Basement Tapes. Simply, the music here comes from the mine that the oldest bi-racial folk tales such as Stackalee come from, where also you will find major authors such as Faulkner and Twain poaching when they try to give you a take on early times in America. Some of the stories come out like legends or folk tales, coherently told -- like Long Black Veil. All of it is in clearcut root English, but the closer you listen to some of the songs the more mysterious they become -- what are they even talking about, and who? In our era or 100 years ago? 200? All times in between at once? It is music not from "big pink" but from who knows where, and the band members freely trade the lead singer role back and forth as a song progresses, which only deepens both the wonder and the mystery, as if each of them is tossing on a piece of the whole story only they know.

While all this may sound like an academic exercise, it isn't -- The Band's school was the American road and they kept their eyes and ears wide open, playing separately and as sidemen for years, until they came together and made this. Warning: yes, it may be a bit of an acquired taste. But its well worth the effort, and is not only one of the most important rock records ever cut, but on the short list of important American music from century 20.

The Album That Changed Music Forever.......2007-02-28

Eric Clapton in the liner notes of Blind Faith's deluxe edition sums it up when he described this album as having the most significant impact on him "whose versatility and harmonious unity seemed blissfully free of the corrosive intensity which had fueled Cream".
Furthermore, The Band's melodic interplay and the subtle textures created by their exotic instruments whose close association with Bob Dylan only deepened his(Clapton's) fascination. No need to add words BUT all the bonus tracks, Basement Tape versions are grand fully reproduced in these high caliber remasters artwork and all.

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every once in awhile...
MINGUS' BEST
An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus
How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus
A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece

Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
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ASIN: B00000I14Z
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

Better Git It In Your Soul
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Self-Portrait In Three Colors
Open Letter To Duke
Bird Calls
Fables Of Faubus
Pussy Cat Dues
Jelly Roll
Pedal Point Blues
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Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like a funeral chorus that pitches headlong into a celebration of Lester Young's life and improvising flexibility, rather than his death. And there's the funky furnace blast of "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!), which reaches its glory with Booker Ervin's Texas tenor sax, wrapped tight in bluesy tone. With the index of emotions captured, these songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. He swings and shouts and hollers and somersaults. His tunes either induce foot-stomping with their intensity or reach for poignant yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Details

Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.

Customer Reviews:

every once in awhile..........2007-03-08

you get a breath of fresh air. its like opening the windows for the first time after a long winter. you've experienced the same thing maybe before but it just feels new.
thats what this disc is to me. i'm not gonna get into technical stuff because i cant. i'll say this tho. in my long ago past i was a horn player. this disc makes me remember exactly what that means. i hear things in here i long ago had forgotten existed in music theory. listening to this after thinking of modern day pop is like comparing picasso to a childs chalk drawing on the sidewalk.

MINGUS' BEST.......2006-12-10

This is Charles Mingus' best and most musically accessible alsbum. Recorded in 1959, it is soul stirring, great hard bebop with some fantastic sax playing by the great Booker Ervin. If you are into jazz, then this is an essential addition to your collection. I can never get tired of hearing this CD.

An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus.......2006-03-31

This is the CD you should buy if you're new to Mingus. It came out during a highly creative period in his life, and contains some of his most memorable compostions. Ah Um may not be his most ambitious album or his best, but it is one of his most well rounded and diverse, showing many of the styles, quirks and facets that make Charles Mingus one of the top jazz composers of all time. And it's all laid out in easily digestable morsels, ie some of the songs were edited to make them more concise and able to fit on vinyl. Don't worry, the edits are not noticable. Is it bop? Is it post bop? Is it swing? Well, yes and no. Mingus looks not only to big bands, bebop, and hard bop circa 1959, but also gospel, spirituals, pre-jazz and the blues for inspiration. Ah Um is as diverse and eclectic as it is enjoyable. It points the way to the many directions Mingus was exploring or would explore in his later career. Ah Um is a wonderful look into the music of a great mind and is by turns angry, sad, tender, sarcastic, joyful and damn good. You can feel the passion.

How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus.......2006-03-17

1 of 3-5 star lps- (see "Blues and Roots" and "Dynasty") issued by Mingus in 50's. All his own compositions, the song flow is unparalleled. No song can be called better than another, but, of course, we all favor some. Listen to his eloquent 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' Charlie's tribute to lester young. Check out 'Fables of Faubus; and think about.... CIVIL RIGHTS! Overwhelming opening funk/jazz piece "Better Git It In Your Soul" Mingus was certainly a master composer, creator, artist and a central link, between at most, 2 other great jazz composers. Buying this cd is a 'no brainer' for anyone of an age that knows what was, is and will be good for as long as we have ears. Companion cd is "Dynasty". The man who entitled his auto-biography "Beneath the Underdog" still gets way too little respect.

A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece.......2006-01-20

i always knew that Mingus was great...but it was not something that i could attest to through personal experience. i had seen the light that was Coltrane, Davis, Sun Ra, Dolphy...but Mingus' masterpieces somehow eluded me. probably due to the fact that i just simply did not take the time to check them out. well, i picked up Mingus Ah Um (finally)...and it all rang true. not only was this man an excellent bass player, but a true genius in composing. his music shines bright with a broad range of feeling and emotion. the righteous anger is present within the notes...anger that boiled hot over the shakey political/cultural climate of the times. but the music's fire is stoked by coals of passion and sincerity, jazz morphs into the blues and swings into melodies so alive and free that they can't be denied in their originality and greatness. i've been listening to this album only about 10 times and i'm still finding new things revealed to me with each spin. Mingus' vision grows deeper and more profound each time around. and there's so much more to explore and discover.

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glen miller greatest hits
Glenn Miller Greatest Hits
glenn miller greatest hits
Happy Music
Stompin' w/Glenn

Glenn Miller - Greatest Hits
Glenn Miller
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003G2K
Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

In The Mood
Moonlight Serenade
Tuxedo Junction
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
A String Of Pearls
When You Wish Upon A Star
That Old Black Magic
Moon Love
Little Brown Jug
Sunrise Serenade
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(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
American Patrol
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
King Porter Stomp

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glen miller greatest hits.......2007-05-20

I have enjoyed this cd verymuch since i got it. I have no faults with it.

Glenn Miller Greatest Hits.......2007-04-11

Glenn Miller is my all-time favorite of the big band musicians. I was only nine years old when Glenn Miller's plane was lost. However, my parents managed a boarding house for young military men and their wives. The men were stationed at what is now Ellsworth AFB, in Rapid City, SD. The wives wiled away their days playing board games, or playing the piano and singing this type music. It is a wonderful memory for me. My father was a huge Glenn Miller fan, too, so we listened to his music frequently. This is an excellent collection of his hits; it would be hard to select a favorite, although "In the Mood" and 'Moonlight Serenade" would be at the top of the list.

glenn miller greatest hits.......2007-04-10

excellent . it sounds like i am there with the band.

Happy Music.......2007-04-05

We have defined this as happy music. Great to listen to and your feet just get tapping

Stompin' w/Glenn.......2007-04-01

What can ya say...this CD has all his best known pieces and if you're not a fan then you probably wouldn't be reading this anyway. Quality is good and definitely the real thing...Big Band at it's BEST.

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Renee Olstead, a singer all will know about
A joyous revelation...
Renee Olstead, the breeziest chanteuse to come along
Can't get enough
Renee Olstead...

Renee Olstead
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ASIN: B00020HEL6
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Summertime
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Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Someone To Watch Over Me - featuring Chris Botti
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - duet with Peter Cincotti
A Love That Will Last
Meet Me, Midnight
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On A Slow Boat To China - featuring Carol Welsman
What A Difference A Day Makes
Midnight At The Oasis
Sentimental Journey

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No less an expert on pop affairs than Neil Sedaka likens the impossibly mature voice of 14-year-old vocalist/TV star (CBS' Still Standing) Renee Olstead to "Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday all wrapped in one." There's no disputing the sultry vocal talents showcased on this debut that balances familiar chestnuts from the great American songbook ("Summertime," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Sentimental Journey") with more recent fare that veers from R 'n' B sass ("Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby") to 70s chart hits like Sedaka's own "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis." A cynical ear might question how much of Olmstead's own life informs these bluesy performances: how trying can eigth grade be for an attractive redhead with a major label contract? Indeed, the tagline for at least one latter-day Ella Fitzgerald project comes frequently to mind here: "Is it real, or it Memorex?" Olmstead is yet another teen protege of hugely successful producer David Foster (who's midwifed the careers of Josh Groban and Michael Buble in recent years), and he provides her with some sturdy jazz arrangements to riff emotively on here--even if his production is as slick and bloodless as ever. Still, Foster's penchant for overwrought melodrama is kept mercifully in check on his own composition "I Want a Love to Last," while his shrewd teaming of the young chanteuse with fellow teen pop phenom Peter Cincotti on Sedaka's "Breaking Up.." deftly underscores the promising talents of both. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Renee Olstead, co-star of the Top CBS comedy series "Still Standing" releases her self-titled major label debut. With a seriously bluesy jazz voice, Olstead wows everyone who hears her, including the renowned David Foster who co- produced this album of classics. Unless someone told you, you might never suspect that Olstead is only in high school! Renee Olstead ... hear her ... you won't believe your ears.

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Renee Olstead, a singer all will know about.......2007-07-05

To start, I haven't bought or wasted much time in the past 30 years listening to anything trying to pass for music.

I read all 160 reviews, to be sure I made it very clear what her album means to me. And why I would bother with adding a review that's clearly in the majority.

I found out about Renee's singing thru her TV show as others did.

So I don't waste anyones time with repeating what's been repeated many times in the past 160 reviews, I'll leave out her age. It has no relevance to her sound.

I won't compare her to anyone else...Not to say another more mature singer
hasn't emulated Renee note for note to her disadvantage because Renee did it first and better.

I've tried, but at a total loss to get hold of her other two albums 'Unleashed' & 'Stone Country'. Much as I like her singing, I'm not putting out $80.00 for a 4 track album by anyone. But If I were to spend that much on music, her singing would be the deciding factor.

With most of the 160 reviews, they focus on the fact the album is bluesy/jazz.. and her age, and how this relates to how she sounds. I wouldn't know bluesy jazz if it bit me. But I do know when I like something, and my only gripe about Renee, is that I only have 14 songs by her to play over and over aqain. Her new album Skylark is due out in two days, reported by several web sites. And for this reason, I add my positive review to this album. I want more albums by Renee to listen to. One album just doesn't play that long. I figure the more that know
about her, the more incentive she has to make more albums. And increase my odds of more albums by her.

I see with Renee's album, the music and her renditions. It's all about her sound and how it sounds like her smiling with each song. You can hear how she enjoys singing. And something else I've found, playing her album over & over again also brings on new discoveries each time. The same songs are never the same. That's why I can't get enough of her singing.

My favorite was & still is Midnight at the oasis.. But it's having a hard time remaining at the top of my list. She sings duets that change every time I hear them, and inch them closer to the top of the list.

I really shouldn't mention a favorite, as I've given all 14 songs in my Itunes list 5 stars, so that when I play my favorites, hers are at the top.

Oasis just has such an odd story line to it.

My recommendation would be, if you like music, Renee is the one to watch. If you like the genre of music she's now into, you wouldn't want to be caught not knowing who Renee Olstead is.

Then you have her invitation to sing for the president. I predict she'll sing for many more presidents.

I was prompted to read all 160 reviews to see just why this album only rated a 4 1/4 stars. It seems there were 3 Trolls that wasted every ones time with a review from them. And several that just didn't feel like 5 was deserved. None lower than 3 except the trolls. And even one of them couldn't give her less than a 3. I'd say that speaks more than most of the other 155+ reviews. A troll that couldn't bring himself to bash her singing worse than a 3.

Had to be trolls. 155+ were in complete opposition. Remove the troll opinions and you have a solid 4 3/4. Maybe more depending on the star graphics available.

A joyous revelation..........2007-06-16

Pretty redheads are proof of God's creative genius. That said, I sure didn't expect an album by a pretty young girl to be sold in the jazz section...Surprise......

This is an absolutely fabulous recording...Renee handles these standards with the maturity and vocal strength of one of significantly more years. The idividual songs need no comment; you already know them. The good news is that she will only improve with time. Our hope is that there's more where this came from. Get this. You'll be glad you did.

Renee Olstead, the breeziest chanteuse to come along.......2007-04-06

I have come to know Renee Olstead ever since she appeared on the popular CBS comedy "Still Standing", but it is her singing that gets to me. She is like no other teenage artist in that she is the only one to date that can interpret jazz statndards in a very breezy manner. Not is she talented, but she is very adorable. If she were a contestant on American Idol, I would vote for her in a second. In fact, she should be a superstar based on her singing alone. If you go into jazz, I strongly suggest purchasing this CD. It will win you over.

Can't get enough.......2007-03-23

This girl has a fantastic voice, you will be sure to love this CD. This has quickly become my favorite CD. You will think you are in a swanky lounge back in the day.

Renee Olstead..........2007-03-17

she is fantastic and I am so happy to hear her sing jazz..we need her!

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Best Buble
BuBle
SMASH HIT
I love this music
I would love to fly with you!!!

Come Fly With Me (CD & DVD)
Michael Bublé
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ASIN: B0001IN07Q
Release Date: 2004-03-30

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Can't Help Falling In Love
My Funny Valentine
Mack The Knife
Fever
You'll Never Know
For Once In My Life
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My Funny Valentine (DVD)

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A year after his slickly produced recording debut launched him on a meteoric course to stardom, this combo CD/DVD set chronicles Michael Buble's crowd-pleasing live performances before amphitheater-sized crowds on a triumphant national tour. The audio portion kicks off with pair of new studio recordings again reinforce the 20-something Canadian heartthrob's 1950s-something artistic tack with mixed results: "Nice 'n' Easy" has a Sinatra-faithful jazzy swing; the overproduced, somnambulistic "Can't Help Falling in Love" evokes Perry Como more than Elvis. The remainder of the audio CD is comprised mostly of live versions of songs from Buble's debut, with his takes of "My Funny Valentine," "Fever," Van Morrison's "Moondance" and "Mack the Knife" again suggesting that Buble has an ear cocked wisely towards the Bobby Darin oeuvre. But with the notable exception of three elegant live-in-studio performances culled from Sessions@AOL, the live DVD does Buble's undeniabl! y charming stage presence a great disservice. Intercut awkwardly with offstage comments by Buble and his band, the balance of that disc suffers from an MTV-inspired, cut/dissolve-every-three-seconds style that's intended to focus one's attention, but does exactly the opposite. If sudden stardom virtually guarantees that Buble's impossibly smooth, expressive voice seldom ventures very far outside the Sinatra/Darin mold here, hopefully he'll leverage that fame towards greater artistic challenges in the near future. --Jerry McCulley

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In 2003,Michael Buble roared from being the latest discovery of David Foster (Josh Groban ,Celine Dion )to a gold debut album (double platinum,#1 in his native Canada)and being named along with Norah Jones,Harry Connick Jr.,Diana Krall and Rod Stewart as the leaders of a new-yet-trad pop move- ment. Now Come Fly With Me presents Buble with new songs on CD plus live performances and interview/backstage footage on DVD.It's time to get on board and come fly with Michael Buble.

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Best Buble.......2007-07-11

This is an album that I can listen to all of the time. You have to like buble or the old big band cronie. Very good

BuBle.......2007-04-01

I loved the cd/dvd of Michael buble, he's got such an awesome voice! He's so down to earth and brings back the good ol'days to the newer crowd.

SMASH HIT.......2007-01-18

Michael Buble is the best thing that has happened to music in the last twenty years.. The old standards, you can't beat them rate this cd as a number one..

I love this music.......2007-01-14

I have been told I am too old for my age as I love the Rat Pack music and American Standards. This is a great cover of those tunes.

I would love to fly with you!!!.......2006-11-10

This is a dynamite duo: cd/dvd!!! I first heard Michael Buble music in the Spring of 2005. The first purchase was It's Time, which is mind-blowing good!!! Come fly with me is awesome! The music is out of this world, and in my opinion, he sounds better than the original singers in the remakes he sings. WOW!!! The DVD is great! It shows his sense of humor, as well as his sensitive side. And there is no denying that he is an absolutely talented and amazing singer! The band is second to none as well! My impression of his talent was cemented even further when I saw his Concert in Spokane, WA in July of 2006. He never missed a beat and his voice was perfectly in tune. I have shared my excitement about his music and how it has touched my life with all of my friends, and have converted many of them to also be faithful fans of Michael's music. I now own almost all of his CD's and cannot wait to get the next one!

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Falls Short Of The Glory
Very Best of Benny Goodman.
The Very Best of Benny Goodman
The Very Best is a Great One!
The Best of Benny Goodman

The Very Best of Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000050G85
Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

Bugle Call Rag
St. Louis Blues
Swingtime In The Rockies
One O'Clock Jump
Exactly Like You - Benny Goodman Quartet
Sweet Georgia Brown - Benny Goodman Trio
I Know That You Know
And The Angels Sing
Stompin' At The Savoy
After You've Gone - Benny Goodman Trio
Avalon - Benny Goodman Quartet
In A Sentimental Mood
The Glory Of Love
Goody Goody
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Part 1) - Benny Goodman Quartet
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Part 2) - Benny Goodman Quartet
I Cried For You - Benny Goodman Quintet
Moonglow - Benny Goodman Quartet
King Porter Stomp
Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) (Parts 1 & 2)

Customer Reviews:

Falls Short Of The Glory.......2007-05-18

I must warn you up front: tracks 2,10,11,15,16,17 and 18 are ALTERNATE TAKES, not the masters you are probably use to. And it is NOT advertised on the package! So if you know these songs by heart, you will either be pleased to have them or very annoyed. Just to warn you.

The transfers are fine but the song selection is missing a bunch of songs that I would consider essential to a "Very Best" collection of Benny's RCA period. It is just not one without "Don't Be That Way", "Loch Lomond", "Goodnight My Love", "Goodbye", "Down South Camp Meeting", "Changes" and "Body & Soul". I would say go with "Pure Gold" or "Sing, Sing, Sing" instead.

Very Best of Benny Goodman........2007-05-08

To appreciate this one has to have danced to this orchectra. Been there and done that. Most talent heard in one group---ever. No omne has ever come cliose to Benny Goodman playing the clarinet.

The Very Best of Benny Goodman.......2007-04-11

I was a young teenager during Benny Goodman's era. My father loved the music and we listened to it frequently. What a great instrumentalist Mr. Goodman was! This is a terrific collection of his best songs.

The Very Best is a Great One!.......2007-03-22

The only band leader who can hold a candle to Glenn Miller!

The Best of Benny Goodman.......2007-02-22

I love the Big Band era and especially Benny Goodman. This is a good quality remastering of a variety of Goodman hits. I bought it for certain specific cuts I needed for a seminar I was giving, but it would be a good choice for someone just becoming acquainted with Benny Goodman.

Ken Burns's Jazz: The Story of American Music

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A Good Selection, An Odd Accompaniment to the Documentary
Great Intro to Jazz
Ken Burn's Jazz CD
A must have..
Good starter set for jazz beginners

Ken Burns's Jazz: The Story of American Music
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000050HVG
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Star Dust - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' in My Room0 - Mississippi
Memphis Blues - Lieut. Jim Europe's 369th Infantry ("Hell Fighters") Band
Livery Stable Blues - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Charleston - James P. Johnson
Chimes Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Back Water Blues - Bessie Smith
The Pearls - Jelly Roll Morton
Dead Man Blues - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Wild Cat Blues - Clarence Williams's Blue Five
Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) - Clarence Williams's Blue Five
Sugar Foot Stomp - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
Heebie Jeebies - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven
West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
The Mooche - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians
Black Beauty - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Mood Indigo - The Jungle Band
There Ain't No Sweet Man (Worth The Salt Of My Tears) - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Singin' The Blues - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Riverboat Shuffle - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Hotter Than 'Ell - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
I Got Rhythm - Ethel Waters

Tracks:

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Echoes of Harlem - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Moten Swing - Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
St. Louis blues - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
For Dancers Only - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
King Porter Stomp - Benny goodman & His Orchestra
Rose Room - The Benny Goodman Sextet
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman Sextet
Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie & His Orchestra
Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today - Count Basie & His Orchestra
Lester Leaps In - Count Basie's Kansas City Seven
Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Jones-Smith Incorporated
Without Your Love - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra
Three Little Words - Art Tatum
Rebecca - Pete Johnson & "Big" Joe Turner
Harlem Congo - Chick Webb & His Orchestra
A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Shine - Django Reinhardt & Le Quartet du Hot Club de France
Dear Old Southland - Noble Sissle & His Orchestra

Tracks:

Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins
Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Take the 'A' Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Well, Git It! - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Solitude - Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra
Drum Boogie - Gene Krupa & His Orchestra
Salt Peanuts - Dizzy Gillespie & His All Star Quintet
Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Ko-ko - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
Scrapple From the Apple - Charlie Parker Quintet
Enbraceable You - Charlie Parker Quintet
Get Happy - Bud Powell Trio
Epistrophy - Thelonious Monk
Straight, No Chaser - Thelonious Monk
Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
Moon Dreams - Miles Davis Nonet
Just Friends - Charlie Parker
Rockin' Chair - Louis Armstrong
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio
Walkin' Shoes - Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan
Fine and Mellow - Billie Holiday

Tracks:

Doodlin' - Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers
I Get A Kick Out of You - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
Django - The Modern Jazz Quartet
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
So What - Miles Davis Sextet
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Rick Kick Shaw - Cecil Taylor Trio
Chronology - Ornette Coleman
Original Faubus Fables - Charles Mingus
Acknowledgment - John Coltrane Quartet

Tracks:

Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong
Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Tourist Point of View - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
E.S.P. - The Miles Davis Quintet
Spanish Key (single version) - Miles Davis
Birdland - Weather Report
Mister Magic - Grover Washington, Jr
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
Un Ange en Danger - M.C. Solaar & Ron Carter
Tanya - Dexter Gordon
Soon All Will Know - Wynton Marsalis
Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson
Take The "A" Train - The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

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This five-CD box set soundtrack to filmmaker Ken Burns's 10-part, 19-hour documentary Jazz spans nearly a century of jazz styles, from the martial rhythms of James Reese Europe to the soul-jazz of Grover Washington Jr. It includes time-tested classics like Benny Goodman's 1938 classic, "Sing, Sing, Sing"; John Coltrane's chanting 1965 immortal track, "A Love Supreme"; Billie Holiday's blue-ember ballad, "God Bless the Child"; and Ella Fitzgerald peeling off "A-Tisket A-Tasket." Bebop is represented by Charlie Parker's orchestral bop version of "Just Friends"; Thelonious Monk's nocturnal calling card, "'Round Midnight"; and Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts" and "Groovin' High."

The jazz-instrumentalist-as-singer comes to life on Coleman Hawkins's "Body and Soul" and Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers' "Doodlin'." Clifford Brown and Max Roach's "I Get a Kick out of You" epitomizes the hard-bop era, while Miles Davis's "So What" stands as the modal masterpiece. The cool school is in session with Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan dishing out "Walkin' Shoes," and the Modern Jazz Quartet's soulful elegy "Django" straddles all the above musical orbits. As for Django Reinhardt, he's featured on "Shine" with the justly famed Le Quartet du Hot Club de France.

Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" and "Potato Head Blues" and Duke Ellington's rousing rendition of Billy Strayhorn's anthem, "Take the A Train," and his moody "Solitude" show why they are the Olympian masters of this art form--and the most frequently featured artists in the series. Although Ken Burns tries bringing the music up-to-date with Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, and two jazz-hip-hop-influenced tracks--Herbie Hancock's robotic "Rockit" and the French-language "Un Aige en Danger" by MC Solaar and bass legend Ron Carter--there are significant holes here. After Cecil Taylor and Ornette Coleman, the avant-garde period from the late 1960s to the 1980s is lacking. And aside from the bossa nova hit "Desafinado," Latin jazz is also missing. It's a tough task summarizing jazz in five CDs, and Burns has given us a vibrant and vivid multicolored aural portrait of the music. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

A Good Selection, An Odd Accompaniment to the Documentary.......2007-04-25

To chronicle the first six decades or so of American jazz in five CD's is an ambitious undertaking. Ken Burns pulled it off by making it the soundtrack to stories he wanted to tell. This made for heavy representation of songs from Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis easy choices. The documentary, in some ways, tells like an allegory of racism and civil rights in 20th century America, yet the soundrack includes white musicians like Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Dave Brubek and Benny Goodman in the CD selections. Brubek's inclusion is particularly notable after the documentary was so dismissive of "West Coast Jazz" - I don't even remember Take 5 being mentioned in the documentary. It would have been nice to include Bill Evans since every jazz pianist that followed him credited Evans as an influence, but his work as side man on "So What" is all we get. Herbie Hancock's Rockit is nowhere close to representative of his body of work. My main disappointment is that after Free Jazz and the like, jazz had nowhere left to go except backwards, yet the contemporary "pop" jazz at the end comes across as the latest and greatest thing yet. I respectfully disagree.

Great Intro to Jazz.......2007-03-23

For those just getting into Jazz or just need a refresher course this is a great CD. I brought it for my husband who is a big Jazz fan and he just loves it and gets alot of use out of them.

Ken Burn's Jazz CD.......2007-01-14

A great cd with many remastered original recordings of jazz greats. Each cd features a different jazz era, so one can select a jazz genre to suit one's mood.

A must have.........2007-01-05

..for any jazz fan or music history buff. LOADS of content, hours and hours of great music.

Good starter set for jazz beginners.......2006-02-22

This is a beautifully packaged 5 disc set highlighting some of the greatest jazz artists of all time. If you buy this set and are really excited about the sound and the masterful artists presented then, I highly recommend collecting the 22 discs of individual artists by Burns which showcase the popular and influential music of those artists. Having all of the Ken Burns Jazz editions is of course just a start but a good start into the world of jazz it will be.

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