Jazz Spectacular

Editorial Reviews
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Though he shared the same urban musical background as other band singers of his generation (he was a mentor to Anita O'Day), Frankie Laine enjoyed a unique success in the 1950s with highly dramatic (and heavily orchestrated) "cowboy" songs, including film and TV themes like "High Noon" and "Rawhide." He may have been closer to his real roots and affinities on this 1956 venture into jazz, with a comfortable collection of more-conventional pop tunes and an all-star band led by the superb trumpeter and Count Basie veteran Buck Clayton. Whatever his enthusiasm for the project, though, Laine isn't a jazz singer in any usual sense of the term, rather a good pop singer with an ability to emphasize lyrics in a distinctive, almost conversational way that creates an immediate bond with his audience. That relaxed yet precise diction makes the opening "S'posin'" particularly successful, but elsewhere his vocals serve essentially as pleasant frames for some excellent solos by Clayton, tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson, and special guest trombonist J.J. Johnson. --Stuart Broomer

Tracks:

Waitin For Days (Taylor/Doyle/Malone)
Ready (Taylor/Doyle)
So Close To You (Taylor/Doyle)
Wont Give Up (Taylor/Doyle)
Save Me (city mourns) (Taylor/Doyle/Malone)
Out On Your Own (Taylor)
When You Go (Taylor/Doyle)
Not For Lack of Want (Taylor/Doyle)
Hazy Jo (Taylor)
Good Times Roll (Taylor)
Seven Wonders (Taylor/Lauwerens)
Lonely World (Kortes)
Singin Sex (Taylor/Doyle)
I Wont Beg You (Doyle)
Life Gone Way (Taylor)
Levines Theme (Taylor)
Red Dress (Taylor/Doyle)
Somethin Bout You (Taylor/Doyle)
Few Last Moments (Taylor)
Save Me (forever on) (Taylor/Doyle)
Waitin For Days (Reprise) (Taylor/Doyle)
Borrowed Light (Taylor/Powers)

Album Description

Welcome to this sultry soundtrack from the glitteringly tormented streets of New York City. This diverse album of jazz, blues, big band & R&B reflects the moods, shades and impressions of a soulful story about a New York writer in the throes of being an artist and being in love. Starring Anthony LaPagila, Eric Stoltz, Caroleen Feeney and Robert Vaughn.

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Who are you kidding?
An Awesome Buy
"Boo...hiss!"
Big Band Spectacular

Big Band Spectacular, Vols. 1-2
Glenn Miller Orchestra and Benny Goodman
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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The Best of Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Songs That Got Us Through WWII
The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need
Glenn Miller - Greatest Hits
An Anthology of Big Band Swing (1930-1955)

ASIN: B000000L7B
Release Date: 1994-09-12

Tracks:

Little Brown Jug
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Chatanooga Choo-Choo
String Of Pearls
In The Mood
Sunrise Serenade
Johnson Rag
American Patrol
Kalamazoo
Bugle Call Rag
Anvil Chorus
Tuxedo Junction
Moonlight Cocktail
Serenade In Blue

Tracks:

One O'Clock Jump
Jersey Bounce
Frankie And Johnny Were Lovers
Stomping At The Savoy
Down South Camp Meeting
Jumping At The Woodside
Let's Dance
King Porter Stomp
I Found A New Baby
Roll 'Em
Stardust
That's A Plenty
How High The Moon
Seven Come Eleven

Customer Reviews:

Who are you kidding?.......2005-12-10

What is it the young people say today? "Been there, done that." Well, this is my era. Saw the man. Heard the man. These are his songs, but this CD? Glenn Miller would be embarrassed! Be sure to listen to the samples....they lack the passion, the verve, the cohesiveness, and the very soul of Glenn Miller and his orchestra!!

An Awesome Buy.......2005-06-14

I first heard Glenn when I was 10. I was visiting a relative and they played some round tube that was like a record. When I went home my Dad showed me the cd he had of him.I am now 22 years old and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Glenn Miller. His music is great to listen to if you want a real pick me upper or if your cleaning house. This cd has made me the fan I am today.

"Boo...hiss!".......2004-05-04

What a bust! PLEASE: Do NOT buy this CD before listening to the previews--the songs on this CD cannot possibly be the original hits remastered, as the cover implies :(

If anyone knows of a quality set of re-mastered Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman originals, I would certainly enjoy to hear about it. Thank you!!

Big Band Spectacular.......2000-08-09

This album has all the classics that you would expect hear on the radio if you were to fall back into the 1940's. Upbeat and surprisingly familiar, it provides a wonderful background for a dinner party or just working around the house. A great buy!

Surround Sounds: A Musical And Sonic Spectacular in Surround

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Not Spectacular but Very Good

Surround Sounds: A Musical And Sonic Spectacular in Surround

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Surround Sounds, Vol. 2
Dolby Surround - Surround Spectacular - The Music / The Tests
The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

ASIN: B000003D29
Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

A Touch Of Sonic Madness
'La Donna E Mobile' From Rigoletto - Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Sinfonia In D Major (From Cantata No.29) - Wendy Carlos
You Don't Miss Your Water - Memphis Horns/William Bell
Hopper Dance - Empire Brass Quintet
Coral (Canto Do Sertao) From Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 - Lopez-Cobos/Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
A Day In Tunisia (Tut's Strut) - Spies
Tambourin' - Empire Brass Quintet
Chiller-Opening Sequence
Overture To The Phantom Of The Opera - Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Robert Muchenfuss
Prelude To Tristan Und Isolde (Excerpt) - Lopez-Cobos/Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Salve Virgo - Ensemble P.A.N.
Use Me - Junior Wells
Cybergenesis
Terminator: Theme - Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Jurassic Lunch
Transient Response Test
Surround Position Tests: Left Front
Surround Position Tests: Center Front
Surround Position Tests: Right Front
Surround Position Tests: Right Surround
Surround Position Tests: Surround
Surround Position Tests: Left Surround
Surround Position Tests: Interior

Customer Reviews:

Not Spectacular but Very Good.......2007-03-21

This collection was gathered to show off the capabilities of today's surround sound systems. In that express purpose it passes acceptably but not fantastically. Sound does indeed come out of the surround speakers but the demonstration is hardly wonderful. The music gathered for the demonstration on the other hand is exceptional. Numerous tracks from Erich Kunzel and the Cinncinati Pops Orchestra are scattered among the songs and should let anyone listening know that they should definitely be collecting numerous recordings from them. All of the other tunes are very well done and should serve as a demo disc for you to gain exposure to them. While this is a nice collection, I would honestly recommend that the buyer seek out the works of Kunzel and the CPO. These recordings alone will stretch your system and show you some quality music.

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The Spectacular Trumpet/By the Fireside
Kenny Baker , and Bobby Pratt
Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0006840HU
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

Mas Que Nada - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Valleri - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Girl Talk - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Mame - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Soul Sauce - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
I Will Wait for You - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Soul Coaxing - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Valley of the Dolls - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
Love Is Blue - Kenny Baker, Roland Shaw,
By the Fireside - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Mean to Me - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
I've Got the World on a String - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Lullaby of the Leaves - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Call to Arms - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Love Is the Sweetest Thing - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Blues Serenade - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
My Own - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Let's Put Our Heads Together - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Where Are You - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt
Close Your Eyes - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Bobby Pratt

Average customer rating:

Awesome CD, Highly Recommended

Brandon Fields
Brandon Fields
Manufacturer: Positive Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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The Traveler
Fields & Strings
Other Places
Everybody's Business
Shine

ASIN: B000000JYT
Release Date: 1995-04-25

Tracks:

Looking Glass
Big Top
Quiet Eyes
Gone But Not Forgotten
Aurora
Laast Card Dance
Part Human
The Way
Voice Of The First Day
Bleuage

Customer Reviews:

Awesome CD, Highly Recommended.......2006-01-29

I bought this, my first Brandon Fields CD, after listening to samples and because I'd heard a lot of people rave about Brandon Fields. I fell in love with it. He has such a unique, beautiful yet mysterious and soulful sound and all the songs (the ballads and more uptempo ones) were so accessible yet creatively interesting that I had to have more. After that, I went on to obtain almost all his solo albums and several others that he plays on and NONE have disappointed me.

If you like smooth jazz, but want to break out of the formulaic mold that most smooth jazz albums have today, this is a great place to start.

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Welcome
40 years of giggles

Throw a Stereo Spectacular
Bob & Ray
Manufacturer: Classics Records Fr
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000HY9N
Release Date: 1997-05-22

Tracks:

Bob and Ray Visit Dr. Ahkbar at the Castle
Riders in the Sky
Minuet on the Rocks
Bob and Ray in the Round Room
Buck Dance
New-Fangled Tango
Bob and Ray - The Thing
Second Hungarian Rhapsody
First Noel
We'll Gather Lilacs in the Spring
Song of the Volga Boatman
Bob and Ray in the Laboratory
Whatever Lola Wants
Ox Drivers
Bob and Ray - The End

Customer Reviews:

Welcome.......2005-03-02

This is basically a sampler of RCA Records "Living Stereo" albums, with a few comedy bits by Bob & Ray in between the music. The setup is that Bob & Ray are visiting the castle of Dr. Ahkbar, the mad scientist. While amusing, the Bob & Ray sketches are basically an excuse to show off stereo sound effects. The rest of the album features music from RCA's "Living Stereo" albums. Most of the music is actually quite good. It is "adult pop music" of the 1950s, both vocals and instrumentals. Vocals are performed by Lena Horne, Julie Andrews, Abbe Lane and the Belafonte Singers. The instrumentals are by George Melachrino, Skitch Henderson, Dick Schory, Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band, Radio City Music Hall Organ and Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. An excellent sampler of the "Living Stereo" album releases. Plus, a great cover drawn by Jack Davis!

40 years of giggles.......2002-11-17

When I was about 8 and "stereo" was hot, my parents splurged on a big stereo set. I would lie in bed and listen when they entertained friends some weekends. That's the first time I heard this album. I thought "Dr. Ahkbar at the Castle" and "The Round Room" were absolutely the funniest things I had ever heard (I particularly liked the bagpipes in the Round Room). In my teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s, I dug out the old album, and it was STILL one of the funniest things I had ever heard. I would love to get hold of a CD.

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Get on the stick, Columbia/Sony! (Trombonists, let them hear from you.)
Clayton and company
ONE OF THE TWO GREATEST JAZZ ALBUMS EVER RECORDED
Laine And Clayton on a great JAZZ record
An unexpected pleasure.

Jazz Spectacular
Frankie Laine
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000JBDP
Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

S'posin'
Stars Fell On Alabama
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
My Old Flame
You Can Depend On Me
That Old Feeling
Taking A Chance On Love
If You Were Mine
Baby, Baby All The Time
Roses Of Picardy
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Amazon.com

Though he shared the same urban musical background as other band singers of his generation (he was a mentor to Anita O'Day), Frankie Laine enjoyed a unique success in the 1950s with highly dramatic (and heavily orchestrated) "cowboy" songs, including film and TV themes like "High Noon" and "Rawhide." He may have been closer to his real roots and affinities on this 1956 venture into jazz, with a comfortable collection of more-conventional pop tunes and an all-star band led by the superb trumpeter and Count Basie veteran Buck Clayton. Whatever his enthusiasm for the project, though, Laine isn't a jazz singer in any usual sense of the term, rather a good pop singer with an ability to emphasize lyrics in a distinctive, almost conversational way that creates an immediate bond with his audience. That relaxed yet precise diction makes the opening "S'posin'" particularly successful, but elsewhere his vocals serve essentially as pleasant frames for some excellent solos by Clayton, tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson, and special guest trombonist J.J. Johnson. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Get on the stick, Columbia/Sony! (Trombonists, let them hear from you.).......2007-02-19

Frankie Laine may not have been a Sinatra, Tony Bennett, or even Dick Haymes, but he was a likeable performer who not only introduced the haunting "We'll Be Together Again" but gave 100% every time out, whether classic American Songbook material or ephemeral period pieces like "Cry of the Wild Goose" and "I Believe." But there's no better way to honor his memory than to re-issue this album, shamefully out of print weeks after his passing.

Even if you're not a Laine fan, he fits in perfectly in the mix of this hi-spirited swing session. Buck Clayton has a distinctive voice on the trumpet practically matching that of Pops, but above all the recording is a gathering of Titanic trombonists, all of whom play their tails off. To begin with, there's the inimitable Dickie Wells, whose only equal among Basie trombonists may have been Al Grey. Then there's Kai Winding and the most influential of them all, J. J. Johnson, both given generous ensemble and solo space. But if that's not enough, add Duke Elllngton's #1 trombonist, Lawrence Brown. Normally, the most genteel and lyrical of trombone voices, Lawrence blows up a storm here. In fact, on the finale, a red-hot "Roses of Picardy," he follows both J.J. and Kai with a solo that scoops everyone, setting up Laine's joyous "out" chorus.

Whether you regard Frankie as the featured singer or just another player, as the star or the catalyst, this is a session that he has a right to be proud of--one, moreover, that deserves a place in most listeners' collections.

Clayton and company.......2006-09-07

Mr. Laine is obviously not a jazz singer, and yet I don't mind his less than expressive interpretations on this 100 percent jazz album.
I attribute this to Buck Clayton's influence - this band could make even Doris Day swing.
The list of musicians is quite impresive (Urbie Green; J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Sir Charles Thompson, Dickie Wells, Jo Jones...) but Clayton's solos and arrangements steal the entire show.

ONE OF THE TWO GREATEST JAZZ ALBUMS EVER RECORDED.......2003-05-03

The other one being THE STORY OF OLD MAN JAZZ & HIS LOVES (SCORE, 2002), and also featuring the singing of Frankie Laine.

Guess it's clear who my all-time favorite jazz singer is.

*****
JAZZ SPECTACULAR is precisely that: spectacular. Buck Clayton's trumpet is the perfect match for Frankie Laine's trumpet-like voice (often compared to a trumpet, Laine patterned his approach to jazz largely on his idol, Louis Armstrong's horn playing). The individual tracks glide so seamlessly in and out of vocals and instrumentals that the two aspects seem to have melded into one. This is jazz at its finest.

Laine And Clayton on a great JAZZ record.......2001-04-11

I do not mean to be disresptful of the opinions of others, but I must take exception to a statement a previous reviewer wrote: that Frankie Laine sounds like a country hick trying to sing jazz. Frankie Laine was very singular in his style yes, but a great jazz singer anyway. Laine started off his career making only jazz records. He even wrote a couple of jazz standards. Later he started to record some pop, and even later at the insistence of Mitch Miller he started recording the cowboy songs he is most famous for. Regardless, this records kicks. The arrangements are all top notch, the soloists shine, and Laine's singing is impressive. Don't miss out on this one Buck Clayton fans!

An unexpected pleasure........2000-06-13

I was new to this album, despite having a keen interest in Clayton's work of this period. What a delight! Frankie Laine's voice is an unusual one compared to most big band or jazz singers of the time - very full-on, very showbiz, not particularly interpretive of the lyrics, but very swinging and fluid - it grows. The music is absolutely top class, with a medium size band of top players (Jo Jones, Sir Charles Thompson, J.J. Johnson, Budd Johnson, Milt Hinton and more) headed by Buck Clayton, who wrote the sharp arrangements. How great it would've been to have heard this in a night club at the time!

Mumbai of the Mind: Ferlinghetti Improvisations

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Mumbai of the Mind: Ferlinghetti Improvisations

Manufacturer: Harriton Carved Wax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAG78C
Release Date: 2004-05-25

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Big Band Spectacular
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Prime Cuts
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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Swing Jazz & Big Band | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music

Tracks:

What Is This Thing Called Love? - Artie Shaw
Ain't Misbehavin' - Duke Ellington
My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Artie Shaw
I Want the Waiter (With the Water) - Chick Webb
Flat Foot Floogie - Count Basie
Bijou - Woody Herman
Old Rocking Chair - Louis Armstrong
Caldonia - Woody Herman
I'm Just Wild About Harry - Jimmy Dorsey
Just a Gigolo - Louis Armstrong

Progressive Records All Star Trumpet Spectacular

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Progressive Records All Star Trumpet Spectacular
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Progressive Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000001DDT
Release Date: 1994-08-12

Tracks:

The Ballad Medley: Georgia On My Mind/A Sleeping Bee/You've Changed/Willow Weep For Me... - Harold Lieberman/Markie Markowitz/Howard McGhee/Hannibal Marvin Peterson/Lew Soloff/Danny Stiles...
Gus' Thing - Harold Lieberman/Markie Markowitz/Howard McGhee/Hannibal Marvin Peterson/Lew Soloff/Danny Stiles...
The Ballad Medley: I'll Be Seeing You/Darn That Dream/My Old Flame/The Song Is You/But Beautiful... - John Dearth/John Eckert/Tom Harrell/Danny Hayes/Mike Lawrence/Danny Moore/Waymon Reed...
Gus' Rhythm - John Dearth/John Eckert/Tom Harrell/Danny Hayes/Mike Lawrence/Danny Moore/Waymon Reed...

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