Live in Manhattan [Live]

Editorial Reviews
Russell Davies
Dame Cleo Laine: at New York's palace of music. It's an honor and a delight.

The Washington Post
..four decades into her career, she still nails every note up and down her opreatic vocal range

Album Description
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1998, Live in Manhattan, featuring saxaphonist and husband John Dankworth, is a 25th anniversary collection of her first Carnegie Hall performance.

Live in Manhattan [Live]

Tracks:

God Bless America
We Will Go On
Ave Maria
This Is The Moment
Danny Boy
Bring Him Home
Shenandoah
America The Beautiful
The Lord's Prayer
Into The Fire
You'll Never Walk Alone
The House I Live In

Amazon.com

It's said politics makes strange bedfellows. But it's got nothing on the peculiar marriage of art and history inspired by the tragic events of 9/11/01. Before that day, Daniel Rodriguez was a member of New York's finest, working as an NYPD security officer at the Manhattan South precinct. If it seemed an odd calling for a gifted, operatically trained tenor, it was employment many a journeyman artist could relate to: the proverbial "day job." As it turns out, no police academy in the world could have trained Rodriguez for the crucial role his city's darkest hour thrust upon him. While his colleagues mourned their staggering losses and toiled around the clock in rescue efforts, Rodriguez delivered renditions of "God Bless America" that rallied both his city and his country, much as Kate Smith's version of the Irving Berlin patriotic standard had done at the dawn of WWII.

Contemporary jazz great-producer Tom Scott took it from there, showcasing Rodriguez's powerful voice in this deftly arranged album focused sharply on personal and national inspiration. Taking his cue from his own hero, Mario Lanza, Rodriguez instills no small amount of drama in his performances, and it serves him well on tracks like the American folk classic "Shenandoah," a rousing take on Scarlet Pimpernel's "Into the Fire," and the relative Sinatra rarity "The House I Live In." The "God Bless America" here varies from the original single release, with Rodriguez reading the spoken intro once delivered by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Is Rodriguez the greatest tenor of modern times? No. But it's hard to imagine a talent better suited to the challenge history has thrust upon him; we're lucky--make that blessed--to have him. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

God Bless Daniel Rodriquez.......2007-07-16

This alblum is a treasure to own and listen to. He really captures the spirit of patriotism. I have played his songs at a local fireworks show that I DJ at and his songs are up there with the other songs by artists by Mr. Lee "God Bless The U.S.A." Greenwood and other great artists. New York City and the nation needed him at a time when we were trying to recover from the worst tragedy in the history of the U.S.A. and he was there for us.

Music From and For the Heart.......2006-11-25

Daniel's album is music to be shared with family and with friends to help further ensure warmth, strong family ties, and love of our beautiful country. His voice is magical, skilled, rich and so memorable that it can take one on a journey from yesterday to promise for a bright tomorrow. This is a superb rendering of past unforgettable music. His solemn rendition of the peace song "God Bless America" is the album's centerpiece and truly unforgettable....

Daniel Rodriguez.......2006-11-11

I first heard of Daniel Rodriguez a couple of months ago when he sang on Jay Leno's show. He was/is WONDERFUL! His voice is beautiful, but he sings from the heart, and that makes him exceptional.

Some definite winners on this album.......2005-12-14

My favorites are "Ave Maria" and "The Lord's Prayer" where Daniel truly shows off his vocal talents. I could have done without the choir backup on "Ave Maria" but nonetheless a great rendition.

The ending that he has for the "The Lord's Prayer" almost brings a tear to my eye each time I hear it. Well done Daniel.

The Spirit of America.......2005-10-10

This is a great CD...of course, Daniel Rodriquez is the best!!!
As much as I enjoyed it, I do think "In the Presence", also by the same vocalist, is the ultimate. That could be because "In the Presence" was the first CD I had of this tenor vocalist, who is outstanding!

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Cleo Laine Still Has It

Live in Manhattan
Cleo Laine
Manufacturer: Gold Label (Soh)
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Binding: Audio CD

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That Old Feeling
Nothing Without You

ASIN: B00008OM0C
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

St. Louis Blues
Bidin' My Time
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)/The One I Love Belongs to Somebody
Love Me or Leave Me
Come Rain or Come Shine
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
Cleo Talk: My Dad
Vincent Youmans Medley: Without a Song/It's Gonna Be a Great ...
'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
Just Once More
Taking a Chance on Love
Cleo Talk: Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
How High the Moon
When the World Was Young
Oh, Lady Be Good
New York, New York

Album Description

Cleo showed early singing talent, however, it wasn't until her mid-twenties that she seriously applied herself and auditioned for the hugely successful British band led by the acclaimed John Dankworth. Cleo toured extensively with the band and in 1958, she married Dankworth, which strengthened their bond as personal and professional collaborators. Together they have toured the world with sold-out engagements betore enthusiastic audiences. In 1983, Cleo became the first British artist to win a coveted Grammy award - Best Female Jazz Vocalist, for the third of her "live" Carnegie Hall albums, Live in Manhattan. Ella Fitzgerald celebrated the occasion by sending Cleo two dozen roses together with a card reading "Congratulations, gal - and about time too!". Add "Live in Manhattan" to your collection TODAY!

Customer Reviews:

Cleo Laine Still Has It.......2007-04-27

I would thoroughly recommend this CD to anyone who appreciates the vocal range of this amazing lady. She certainly knows how to deliver a song and the album is a pleasure to listen to time and time again.

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A brilliant quartet in a rare live recording

Man-Tora!: Live in Tokyo
The Manhattan Transfer
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Mecca for Moderns

ASIN: B0000033RK
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

Birdland
Route 66
Jeannine
Malaise En Malaisie
Trickle Trickle
Boy From New York City
This Independence
Foreign Affair
Body And Soul
Blue Champagne
How High The Moon
Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone
Four Brothers
Operator
Spice Of Life
Tuxedo Junction

Customer Reviews:

A brilliant quartet in a rare live recording.......2002-11-08

Few of the Manhattan Transfer's studio recordings have captured their magnetism as effectively as this terrific disc recorded live in Tokyo in 1983.

From the opening "Birdland," you can feel the energy and enthusiasm of the crowd. Almost every song here has been featured elsewhere, but not with the electricity here. Take "Jeannine," for example - one of their standards. Only here do we get the long, intricate improvisations that the singers added in live performances, totally trumping their studio version.

The early gospel-inflected hit "Operator" falls near the end of the program, and it's stunning - again with greater passion that makes the original track sound tame. Janis Siegel's voice is in soaring form, but all four musicians sound superb; either individually or together, they really know how to sing.