Sophisticated Lady [Import]

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This Disc Showcases Natalie 'Daughter of Nat King' Cole's Finer, Early Career Hits. Includes 'This Will Be' (Her First-Ever Top Ten Us Hit), 'i've Got Love on My Mind', 'Our Love' and Seventeen More.

Sophisticated Lady, Music, Natalie Cole, Adult Contemporary, Pop, Quiet Storm, R&B, Soul/R & B, Urban
Sophisticated Lady
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Duet of Genius
 Sophisticated Lady
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass
Manufacturer: Pablo
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ASIN: B00005LMJX
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

  1. Ella Introduction Of Joe
  2. I'm Beginning To See The Light
  3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  4. Sophisticated Lady
  5. One Note Samba
  6. Georgia On My Mind
  7. Gone With The Wind
  8. Bluesette
  9. Old Folks
  10. Wave
  11. Cherokee
  12. Take Love Easy
  13. Mood Indigo
  14. Satin Doll

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Duet of Genius.......2001-07-25

Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass often dueted in live venues during the 1970s and 1980s. Whatever the quality of voice Ella might have been in on any given evening, something magical always happened when her trio or band would leave the stage and she and Joe would go it alone. I do not believe any two jazz performers had the sympatico musical understanding of one another as these two had. I was fortunate to have known Joe in his last years, and he himself marvelled at the chemistry between them. My only regret about this CD is that it is not a 2-CD set, as there are literally dozens of such live recordings available for release.

The gem here is "I'm Beginning to See the Light." It was the most often repeated duet they did, yet the studio version (which Joe assured me happened more than once) was never released. Grab yourself a bit of jazz magic and buy this one!
Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra
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  • Pops Stoppers
 Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra

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ASIN: B0000041CP
Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

  1. Sophisticated Ladies (Medley) - A Tribute to Duke Ellington:: Sophiscated Lady - Take the 'A' Train - Mood Indigo - It Don't Mean A Thing
  2. When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pops Stoppers.......2007-05-06

Thank you for sending this--excellent recording. Great music, and enjoyed by all generations in our family...from 19 yrs.....to 90 yrs....We all have enjoyed it so much.....Thank you...
Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Elly Ameling now more available
  • Delight in every note
  • While they last...
  • Treasures From a Treasure
  • More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer.
 Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll)
Elly Ameling
Manufacturer: Philips
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Release Date: 2003-10-14

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07

I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.

Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.

I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.

I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.

5 out of 5 stars Delight in every note.......2006-03-10

To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.

So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.

I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.

5 out of 5 stars While they last..........2005-05-17

Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.

Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.

Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05

5 out of 5 stars Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25

Treasures from a Treasure.

Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.

What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.

I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)

Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.

5 out of 5 stars More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15

As I had the privilige of hearing this outstanding Lied-singer during her long career in Holland and being the proud possessor of almost all her recordings, I cannot but fully agree with the professional and joyful review of Mr. Robert Holliston from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!
Great American Light Orchestra
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  • Pure instrumental magic!
 Great American Light Orchestra

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ASIN: B0002PZW74
Release Date: 2006-04-17

Tracks:

  1. Fiddle Faddle - Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra
  2. Bad and the Beautiful [Theme from the Bad and the Beautiful]
  3. Brazilian Sleigh Bells - Percy Faith & His Orchestra
  4. Anna - Victor Young & His Orchestra
  5. No Stings Attached - Richard Hayman & His Orchestra
  6. Rain - Paul Weston & His Orchestra
  7. Holiday in Rio
  8. Sophisticated Lady - Morton Gould & His Orchestra
  9. Marguerite Waltz
  10. Blue Violins - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
  11. No Other Love - Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
  12. Three O'Clock in the Morning
  13. Mer - MGM Studio Orchestra
  14. If You Are But a Dream - Frank DeVol & His Orchestra
  15. Satan and the Polar Bear
  16. Carriage Trade - Richard Hayman & His Orchestra
  17. Tradewinds
  18. Manhattan Serenade - Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
  19. Cavalier's Ball
  20. Tropicana
  21. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
  22. Andalucia
  23. Dance of the Violins - MGM Studio Orchestra
  24. Tic-Tac-Toe - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
  25. Toyland Waltz [From Babes in Toyland]
  26. Manhattan Masquerade - Paul Whiteman Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pure instrumental magic!.......2007-06-13

The purchase of this CD was highly recommended by a fellow member of Yahoo's "Beautiful Instrumentals Group." Containing several formerly unavailable on CD selections, this album is pure instrumental magic! For example, some of you may recall Monte Kelly's mid-1950s rendition of "Tropicana," from the LP of the same name, and other songs from that collection. They are here at last! I have been waiting since CDs came out to see "Tropicana" and many other "magical instrumentals" from the US and Europe finally appear on CD, and this is the first in a series of new CDs produced by Nick Acquaviva to hit the market that feature these wonderful instrumentals. I highly recommend that anyone who loves classic instrumental check this and the entire series out. You will not be disappointed!
Sophisticated Lady
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Introduction
 Sophisticated Lady
Duke Ellington
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003G3N
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

  1. Concerto For Cootie
  2. Never No Lament
  3. Take The 'A' Train
  4. Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'
  5. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
  6. Chelsea Bridge
  7. Perdido
  8. The 'C' Jam Blues
  9. Prelude To A Kiss
  10. Caravan
  11. Mood Indigo
  12. In A Sentimental Mood
  13. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  14. Sophisticated Lady
  15. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
  16. Solitude
  17. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Times A-Waistin')
  18. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
  19. St. Louis Blues

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Duke Ellington was at the height of his popularity during the 1940s; at the same time, he was enjoying a creative peak and fronting one of the finest organizations he'd ever assembled, including trumpeters Cootie Williams, Ray Nance, and later Rex Stewart and Harold "Shorty" Baker, trombonists Lawrence Brown, Tricky Sam Nanton, and Tommy Dorsey, saxophonists Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster, Jimmy Blanton and Oscar Pettiford on bass, and drummers Sonny Greer and Sid Catlett. The material here includes Ellington's famous versions of "Take the 'A' Train," "Caravan," "The 'C' Jam Blues," "Mood Indigo," and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." --John Swenson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Introduction.......2001-04-22

Duke Ellington's output was so massive, and so excellent, that starting an Ellington libary can be intimidating to the novice fan. This is a great place to begin. These tracks, recorded over five incredible years, show Ellington at one the many peaks in his career. Every track is a classic, and the diversity of the styles give a glimpse of how inventive this man was. It's a well-priced way to get a toe in the water, but be warned that you won't be able to stop here.
Sophisticated Lady (Duke's Greatest Hits)
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    		Sophisticated Lady (Duke's Greatest Hits)
    Duke Ellington
    Manufacturer: Classic Jazz
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    ASIN: B000006LKH
    Release Date: 1992-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. Sophisticated Lady
    2. Harlem Speaks
    3. In a Sentimental Mood
    4. Merry-Go-Round
    5. Echoes of Harlem
    6. Caravan
    7. Diminuendo in Blue
    8. Crescendo in Blue
    9. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
    10. Prelude to a Kiss
    11. Solitude
    12. Concerto for Cootie
    13. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
    14. Cotton Tail
    15. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
    16. Take the "A" Train
    Sophisticated Lady
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      		Sophisticated Lady
      Duke Ellington
      Manufacturer: Music Trax
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000MTUQ44
      Sophisticated Lady / For The Night People
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • A must-have for music lovers!
      • Classy albums from a classy singer
      • Sultry session from London soars
      • Two very nice late nite make-out albums on 1 CD!
      		 Sophisticated Lady / For The Night People
      Julie London
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      ASIN: B0000088DS
      Release Date: 1998-04-06

      Tracks:

      1. Sophisticated Lady: Sophisticated Lady
      2. Sophisticated Lady: Blame It On My Youth
      3. Sophisticated Lady: Make It Another Old-Fashioned Please
      4. Sophisticated Lady: You're Blase'
      5. Sophisticated Lady: Bewitched
      6. Sophisticated Lady: Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
      7. Sophisticated Lady: Remind Me
      8. Sophisticated Lady: When She Makes Music
      9. Sophisticated Lady: When The World Was Young
      10. Sophisticated Lady: If I Should Lose You
      11. Sophisticated Lady: Where Am I To Go
      12. Sophisticated Lady: Absent Minded Me
      13. For The Night People: Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey
      14. For The Night People: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
      15. For The Night People: Saturday Night (Is The Lonliest Night Of The Week)
      16. For The Night People: God Bless The Child
      17. For The Night People: Am I Blue?
      18. For The Night People: Dream
      19. For The Night People: Here's That Rainy Day
      20. For The Night People: When The Sun Comes Out
      21. For The Night People: Can't Get Out Of This Mood
      22. For The Night People: I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You
      23. For The Night People: I'll Never Smile Again

      Album Description

      Digitally remastered reissue featuring the pop diva's 1962 LP 'Sophisticated Lady' together on CD with her 1966 album 'For The Night People'. A combined total of 23 tracks, including 'Bewitched' and 'Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey'.Also features the original cover art of each. 1998 Liberty/ EMI release.

      Album Details

      Two on One CD Presents Two of Julie's Most Requested Recordings. Sophisticated Lady is One of her Earliest Albums Showing the Beginnings of her Lazy Seductive Vocal Style. For the Night People is from the Mid 60's.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A must-have for music lovers!.......2006-05-24

      Julie London was like the female Sinatra. She was one cool, swingin' lady. Her original concept albums are brilliant and much more interesting to collect than the many compilation CDs available of her songs. It is much better to hear the songs in the original context, and mood concept, than jumbled together with songs from other albums. "Sophisticated Lady" (1962) and "For the Night People" are rare albums and sound better than ever remastered on CD.

      "Sophisticated Lady" is, just as the title implies, an album of very lush, sophisticated jazz standards that Julie sings with a full orchestra. The arrangements are not the most original, but suit the material and Julie's voice well enough. There are some great songs in this set, such as "Bewitched" and "If I Should Lose You" (one of the better renditions of the song).

      The reason to buy this CD, however, is for Julie's 1966 classic, "For the Night People." It is one of her best concept albums, full of moody, sultry torch songs. Julie's renditions of "Am I Blue?" and "God Bless the Child" are unique and memorable. It is said in the original liner notes that Julie hand-picked all the songs on this particular album, and it shows. This is the Julie sound at its best.

      Overall, you get two Julie albums on one CD: the good "Sophisticated Lady" and the great "For the Night People." You can't go wrong buying this CD.

      5 out of 5 stars Classy albums from a classy singer.......2005-04-27

      Julie recorded many high quality albums in the fifties and sixties. This set features all the tracks from her 1962 album, Sophisticated lady, and her 1966 album, For the night people. . Julie knew what she was good at and recorded songs that suited her. The two albums here were typical of Julie's sixties music.
      This collection is filled with wonderful songs from the Great American Songbook. Two of them (Sophisticated lady, I got it bad and that ain't good) are by Duke Ellington. Bewitched is a Rodgers and Hart song that has been recorded by many fine singers. I think of it as a Doris Day song, but Julie's version is lovely. Frank Sinatra had a huge 1945 hit with Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week. He had another huge 1945 hit with Dream, but the Pied Pipers topped the charts with their version. Tommy Dorsey topped the charts in 1940 with I'll never smile again. Ethel Waters topped the charts in 1929 with Am I blue.

      There are many obscure songs here too, including some by famous composers. Among them are Make it another old-fashioned please (Cole Porter), If I should lose you, Here's that rainy day and When the sun comes out.

      If you enjoy Julie's music, this will provide with different songs in a similar style to her other albums.

      4 out of 5 stars Sultry session from London soars.......2000-02-25

      This two albums on one CD set finds Julie London at her sultriest and steamiest. Sophisticated Lady, 1962, contains wonderful versions of Remind Me and Make it Another Old Fashioned Please as well as London's hubby-penned (Bobby Troup) Where Am I to Go. For The Night People, 1966, scores with Am I Blue, Mercer's Dream and Here's That Rainy Day. It's wonderful to have these recordings available.

      4 out of 5 stars Two very nice late nite make-out albums on 1 CD!.......1999-10-01

      These 2 very lush Julie London LP's are combined on one CD. Londin sticks mostly to jazz standards, and sounds very appealing on both sessions. Highly recommended.
      Sophisticated Lady
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        		Sophisticated Lady
        Toots Thielemans
        Manufacturer: Universal
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0006GAWYM
        Release Date: 2004-12-22

        Tracks:

        1. I Just Called To Say I Love You
        2. Serenade To Astri
        3. Pela Luz Dos Olhos Teus
        4. Sophisticated Lady
        5. Out Of Nowhere
        6. Who Can Sail Without Wind
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        9. Old-Time Waltz
        10. Luz Do Sol
        11. Bibbi
        12. Nocturne

        Album Description

        Japanese reissue of the jazz great's 1998 album. Universal. 2004.
        Aspects Of Guys And Dolls, Hello, Dolly!, Sophisticated Ladies, Kismet, No, No, Nanette, Can-Can, Silk Stockings
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Stunning
        		 Aspects Of Guys And Dolls, Hello, Dolly!, Sophisticated Ladies, Kismet, No, No, Nanette, Can-Can, Silk Stockings
        Orchestra of the Americas
        Manufacturer: Intersound Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000000CB9
        Release Date: 1996-03-04

        Tracks:

        1. Guys And Dolls: Luck To Be A Woman/Fugue For Tinhorns/Guys And Dolls/I've Never Been In Love.....
        2. Sophisticated Ladies: Caravan/Solitude/Do Nothin' TIll YOu Hear From Me/Mood Indigo/Sophisticated...
        3. Kismet: Stranger In Paradise/Baubles, Bangles And Beads/He's In Love
        4. Hello, Dolly!: Before The Paradise Passes By/Dancing/Ribbons Down My Back/Hello, Dolly!
        5. No, No, Nanette: Take A Little One-Step/I Want To Be Happy/Too Many Rings Around Rosie...
        6. Can-Can: Can-Can/I Love Paris/Never Give Anything Away/C'est Magnifique/Come Along With Me....
        7. Silk Stockings: Silk Stockins/Satin And Silk/All Of You/Hail Bibinski

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Stunning.......2000-11-28

        It is very unfortunate this title is out of stock. Freeman gracefully and efeortlessly guides the orchestra through flawlessly exquisite medleys of some the most beautiful music ever written. I happened to see a live performance of the medley of Sophisticated Ladies feautured here with a symphony orchestra. It was absoulutely breathtaking. I very much look forward to the reissue of his album.

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