Postcards

Editorial Reviews
St. Petersburgh Times
"If good taste is timeless, then Cathy & Marcy ought to be around forever".

Album Description
Eight-time GRAMMY nominees, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer perform with exquisite vocal harmony and instrumental virtuosity while covering a wide range of musical styles including contemporary and traditional folk, swing, new and old-time country. From the Woody Guthrie/Billy Bragg song "Birds and Ships" to the song Cathy co-wrote with Tom Paxton, "Survivors of the Storm", the classical Boswell Sisters' "It's the Girl" and Ola Belle Reed's "Hopelessly in Love", the songs are rooted in their twenty-plus years of performing together around the world. Think of them as musical postcards from the journey so far. Postcards is a 2003 Grammy nominee in the "Best Traditional Folk Music Album".

Tracks:

I Am So Ordinary
Me
I Believe In Love
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
Amen
Feelin' Love
I Don't Want To Wait
God Is Watching
Carmen
Happy Home
Autumn Leaves
Saturn Girl
Hush, Hush, Hush
Bethlehem
Tomorrow I Will Be Yours
Postcards From East Oceanside

Album Description

GRAMMY-winner for Best New Artist in 1997, alt-rock singer-songwriter Paula Cole rose to stardom with her signature hit "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" from her 1996 Warner Bros. debut album This Fire. The acclaimed disc also delivered "Me" and the smash "I Don't Want To Wait," a song that amassed global fame as the theme to TV's Dawson's Creek. A key performer in the first Lilith Fair tour, Cole's unique artistry deepened on 1999's soulful alt-pop-skewed Amen, whose stand-outs include the title track and "I Believe In Love." All these and more favorites—plus 2 previously unreleased tracks "Tomorrow I Will Be Yours" and the title track "Postcards From East Oceanside" —make this first-ever Paula Cole compilation an ideal way to explore her distinctive music.

Customer Reviews:

A beautiful CD.......2007-06-17

How many of us have bought a CD just to be bummed that there are only a few songs we enjoy, Or a few fast ones that upset the flow of the mellow ones we had begun to relax to? This one is a relaxing, beautiful, enjoyable experience from begining to end. This has become one of my favorites.

Songs a bit baffling, but CD is worth having.......2007-05-16

If this is supposed to be a greatest hits album, I'm not sure how "I Want to Be Somebody" and "Pearl" were left off while a couple of lesser-known songs made the cut. (I love all of Paula's songs, but the inclusion of "Saturn Girl" and "Carmen" is hardly what I expected on a greatest hits collection when the other two tracks I mentioned were left out.) The CD also includes three tracks which never appeared on any previous Paula Cole albums. "Autumn Leaves" is a movie soundtrack song from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and shows off her jazz singer talents. It's songs like these that show off Paula's versatility as an artist. "Tomorrow I Will Be Yours" was recorded in 2001, but you could have fooled me. It sounds very much like many of the songs on Harbinger, Paula's first CD, minus the introspectiveness. And I love it. If you're a Paula fan who has all of her CD's to date, this song by itself is reason to buy this CD (even though you already have most of these songs). The final track, "Postcards From East Oceanside" was recorded during the Amen sessions. It's a beautiful song which would have stuck out like a sore thumb on that CD since the concept of the song is very introspective, while "Amen" (the whole CD, not just the song) was anything but that.

Paula makes you love music.......2007-04-04

I saw Paula in her early days, I was actually selling the tickets at the door at one of her shows in Scottsdale, AZ at "The Rockin Horse", she opened for Jeffrey Gaines. As soon as she started singing, my attention was all hers. She has a voice that just moves you and makes you want to listen to more. I have followed her career since then, and have passed along many recommendations to freind to get her music. I even had a few KAROKE bars get some of the songs that were not the big "hits" because I loved singing them. My faves are "Ordinary", "I beleive in Love" and "I don't want to wait", and "where have all the cowboys gone". Keep on singing Paula... I'm so glad you are back!!

Paula the Great!.......2007-03-09

This is a great cd! Her greatest hits plus two more! Paula has been sorely missed, and this cd has all her greatest songs on one CD!

You don't have to wait anymore.......2007-03-05

Berklee Music grad Paula Cole burst into the spotlight when her self-produced second album, "This Fire," asked the question "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" Much like Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car," Paula observed the situation that her man was miring them in ("I will wash the dishes and you'll go have a beer") and ached to escape. With the advent of "Lilith Fair" artists (Paula was on the first of these tours), she became a standard bearer for women singing about women's issues.

"I Don't Want To Wait" was cut from the same cloth. By being chosen as the theme to the a teen drama on the nascent WB network, her ode to teenagers in puppy-love gave her another hit. She also went deeper with the ballad "Hush Hush Hush." Written as a conversation between a victim of AIDS and his father (sung beautifully by Peter Gabriel), Paula captures perfectly an emotional conflict. It was these songs and the "This Fire" album that brought Paula the best new artist Grammy in 1997.

Despite the fact that her middle album is her best album, she had releases on either side. Her debut, "Harbinger," contains as many great singles as "This Fire" did. The anthem "I Am So Ordinary" is a triumphant description of women trying to break out of their predetermined roles, and should have been a smash. That her first record label went out of business right after "Harbinger's" release is probably what prevented that. The follow-up to "This Fire," the more spiritually based "Amen" is a forthright confessional album that probably was too honest in the dawning of "Hit Me Baby One More Time" pop puff princesses. Paula was not about to make her career into that of a silly poptart and as "Amen" failed to meet the peaks of "This Fire," she quietly left the music scene. (Her appearance with Chis Botti notwithstanding.)

There are two new songs on "Postcards." The melancholy title track is just the kind of song that would have made a perfect teen-drama theme song, and "Tomorrow I Will be Yours" hearkens to the beauty of the songs on "This Fire." The real surprise, however, is the standard "Autumn Leaves." Rescued from "Midnight in The Garden Of Good and Evil" soundtrack obscurity, it is a perfect showcase for the richness of Paula's voice. It is enough for you to long for a full album of standards. Were it to be so. But with a mere three albums of material to pick from, "Postcards From East Oceanside" is a strong collection from a singer-songwriter who deserved a better fate. If you have Annie Lennox, Sara McLaughlin or Natalie Merchant in your collection, Paula Cole's greatest hits will fit in nicely.

Postcards of the Hanging: The Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan

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Simple twist of Dylan
dylan and the dead love hate relationship
When Bob and Jerry hung out, what did they talk about?
Excellent Covers
i bet this makes dylan laugh

Postcards of the Hanging: The Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan
Grateful Dead
Manufacturer: Grateful Dead / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

When I Paint My Masterpiece
She Belongs to Me
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Maggie's Farm
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
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All Along the Watchtower
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Man of Peace

Customer Reviews:

Simple twist of Dylan.......2006-12-02

This is a pretty good collection of tunes. The copy I have also has the bonus disc with Queen Jane and The Mighty Quinn. The All Along The Watchtower is the one now available on Truckin' Up To Buffalo. It Takes Alot To Laugh features members of the Allman Brothers Band.

dylan and the dead love hate relationship.......2006-06-08

the dead and dylan have a long musical history a poor soul un wisely says that the dead dont do dylans music justice the sheer stupidity of the stament makes me laugh dylan is one of the most influential writers of are time but come on he wrote almost all his songs with three chords because to him the words were everythining and because his musical skill allowed no more the dead on the other hand are an extremely diverse group of incrediable musicians so if you want to here dylans classics played and sung by highly skilled musicians this disc is 4 u if u cant stand the thought of someone other than dylan singing his tunes by dylan butno matter what u do dont get "dylan and the dead" its horrible. because dylan does not have the greatest voice with out a studio but he is a genuis and very close to the dead when jerry died he referred to jerry as more like a big brother rather than a freind...ive seen over 56 dead shows as well as 6 dylan shows and have seen each do each others songs numerous times these songs arent being played by the dead for the first time for some tribute album but for the thousandth time because the dead loved dylan and he loved the dead

When Bob and Jerry hung out, what did they talk about?.......2005-12-04

There is a danger in reviewing the Grateful Dead. As a guy with kids, a job, and a mortgage, I am certain to fumble details that are common knowledge among true deadheads. I apologize in advance.

"Postcards from the Hanging" makes me believe there is a different way to live. It combines the loose, behind-the-beat Dead interpretations of some of the best poetry of the twentieth century. The result is a longing to live cleaner, easier, more creatively, and closer to the heart. This is what art is supposed to do.

So maybe I am not as discriminating as some of the other reviewers (there probably are better verisions), but nervertheless I was moved.

"Postcards" for me combined two sentimental memories. I was taken back to when I was thirteen, taping "Blood on the Tracks" off of Stereo X in the basement on a Sunday night. I was taken back to when I was 21, working in the lumber yard and listening to all-Grateful-Dead Saturdays on Utah's start-up community radio station. How could I resist this combination of two heroes from simpler times?

I was unable to resist another combination--"Dylan and the Dead." Ouch. (Who wanted to include eleven minutes of "Joey"?) Stay away from "Dylan and the Dead." Confidently immerse your ears in "Postcards."

Look, for the Dead to be about psychedelic interpretation of folk music--which on some level they were, they had to do Dylan's work. Dylan was and is the godfather of all post-modern American folk music. The combination is a natural one. For the casual fan of the Dead, this is probably the most accessible package of their Dylan work.

And yes I do agree that Jerry is by far the better voice for Dylan's lyrics. When Bob and Jerry got together, what did they talk about?

Excellent Covers.......2005-08-01

The Grateful Dead is probably the most famous "cover band" of all time. And the artist they covered more than any other was Bob Dylan, and this is their best work covering his songs.

Whether you are a fan or not, or a fan of Bob Dylan or not, you should enjoy this cd very much. "Desolation Row" is the best track on the disc, though "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again", "When I Paint My Masterpiece" and "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" are strong efforts. A previous reviewer recommends "Dylan and The Dead" vs. "Postcards.........", but trust me, this is a MUCH BETTER collection. Do yourself a favor and pick this up. If you are Dead fan it is a must have. If you are not, it is still a great disc to listen to and you will soon be a Dead-head afterwards.

i bet this makes dylan laugh.......2005-04-28

this cd is good backgound music if you like the dead but if you're a dylan fan then this album will make you laugh. the postcards they are referring to are the ones that they are sending from their hanging and because they have good taste they choose to go out singing dylan which i have to admire but do not buy this album if you are a big fan of dylans version which everyone should be because you will be dissappointed. i got respect for the dead but they could never reach what dyaln did music wise. buy dylan and the dead if you really want to hear a good dylan and dead cd because dylan is in his prime on that cd and it will make any true dylan fan smile and say (...)

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Postcards
Peter Ostroushko
Manufacturer: Red House
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Heartland Holiday: Live at the Fitzgerald

ASIN: B000FFL2SE
Release Date: 2006-06-06

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Manassas Junction
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St. Augustine Lullaby
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Some people just don't get it ...
Bizarre and boring
Dreamy, perfect CD for pondering life.

Just So Happens
Gary Peacock & Bill Frisell
Manufacturer: Postcards
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Out Louder

ASIN: B00000371J
Release Date: 1994-10-19

Tracks:

Only Now
In Walked Po
Wapatis Dream
Home on the Range 1
Home on the Range 2
Through a Skylight
Red River Valley
Reciprocity
Good Morning Heartache
N.O.M.B.
Just So Happens

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Gary Peacock is one of the great bassists of jazz, a stellar and flexible accompanist who has worked with such pianists as Bill Evans, Paul Bley, and Keith Jarrett, as well as with Miles Davis and tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler, a giant of the 1960s avant-garde. He's also one of the finest bass soloists, with the unusual combination of a huge, rich sound and guitarlike fluency of line. More than that, Peacock has a gift for melodic improvisation and a genuine expressive capacity; he's a master of bends, slurs, and slides, which give the bass an almost vocal dimension.

He's paired here with guitarist Bill Frisell, and the result is sustained musical dialogue between two partners with the keenest listening skills, responsive to one another's every nuance and subtle shift in direction, matching, mirroring, and moving one another's lines along. The program is largely improvised, and there are common interests in both the spontaneous kernel of melody, as on "Through a Skylight," and the pure sonic exploration of "Wapiti Dream," with its squiggles of guitar synth and high-bowed bass. Peacock's "N.O.M.B" is a luminous ballad in which the two pass the melody back and forth, a technique that works just as well on the CD's sole standard, "Good Morning Heartache." The two versions of "Home on the Range," played without irony, show the depth of their sources, while Peacock's solo version of "Red River Valley" seems to resonate as well with the folk motifs he once explored with Albert Ayler. This is superior duet playing, sometimes roaming free, but often etched with incredible care and economy. With Frisell's very bright guitar sound and Peacock's darker-hued bass, there's an arresting play of light and shadow. --Stuart Broomer

Album Description

Just So Happens presents the fascinating combination of legendary bassist Gary Peacock with eclectic guitarist Bill Frisell. Together, they create original duet compositions, play a poignant, affecting version of "Good Morning Heartache," and surprise the listener with fresh interpretations of two traditional American tunes, "Home on the Range" and "Red River Valley". Just So Happens also features Peacock playing bowed bass for the first time on a recording since his work with Albert Ayler in the 1960's.

Customer Reviews:

Some people just don't get it ..........2007-05-22

... and that's fine: there is a lot to get. However, I find it hard to believe that anyone who listens to either Bill Frisell of Gary Peacock extensively would find this album terribly out of character for either of them.

While I'm not dissing the above reviewer who offered one star for this album, please take his advice with a grain of salt. For the uninitiated, his is excellent advice. If not familiar with either of these mercurial artist's work, this is NOT a good place to start. It is a difficult album.

However, if you are one of the Frisell or Peacock faithful, than this album will strike you in much the same way it struck the other reviewer here.

Frisell is extremely tasty (for lack of a better term) on this record. And he and Peacock play off one another as you would expect from two players of this caliber and sensitivity.

I have had this album since it was first released, and I still listen to it faithfully as kind of a musical centering mechanism.

It's a very relevant album. Good stuff.

Bizarre and boring.......2004-03-10

I bought this without listening to any cuts. Mistake. Though the cuts couldn't possibly show the breadth of zigs and zags of nothingness. I have the weirdest collection of music and rarely do I dislike something. This takes the cake. It is like listening to a psychotic on downers--nothing makes sense.

Dreamy, perfect CD for pondering life........2000-09-27

Great CD that treads the line between beautiful and bizarre, with some great playing by Frisell and Peacock. My favorites are the elastic Repciprocity and the windswept Good Morning Heartache. NMOB and Just So Happens are beautiful as well, like a kaleideoscope that keeps shifting with a colorful and strange vision. The more I look and Listen, the more I like. Bill and Gary at their most poetic. Lots of space, this is a great artistic statement. If you like the Haden/Metheny Duet CD, this is a "must listen" companion.

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Seasons of Romance
Steve Kuhn
Manufacturer: Postcards
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2000-01-04

Tracks:

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There Is No Greater Love
The Pawnbroker
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Clotilde
Good Morning Heartache
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Album Description

Steve Kuhn presents his sonorous piano in the unusual format of two different quartets (one with Tom Harrell, and one with Bob Mintzer, with neither of whom he has previously recorded), as well as in trios. From the heartrending and definitive version of Quincy Jones' "The Pawnbroker," which features Bob Mintzer's soulful musings, to the fragile, poignant, and pensive rendering of "Romance," to the moving portrait of love lost highlighting both Kuhn's mastery of piano tone and his harmonic subtlety and sensitivity on "Good Morning, Heartache," this recording explores all the nuances of love, all the seasons of romance we all experience.

Affairs of the Heart: Music of Marjan Mozetich

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Juliette Kang
Mahler meets Glass--and so much more
Schmaltz that works
This may be the best CD in my 500+ classical collection

Affairs of the Heart: Music of Marjan Mozetich

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Affairs Of The Heart: Con - Juliette Kang
Postcards From The Sky: I. Unfolding Sky
Postcards From The Sky: II. Weeping Clouds
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Customer Reviews:

Juliette Kang.......2006-03-23

I bought this CD because I heard Affairs of the Heart on Radio Two, CBC, Here's to You show, and every few minutes found myself exclaiming over Kang's magnificent performance. A treasure.

Mahler meets Glass--and so much more.......2003-05-26

After hearing Passion of Angels on public radio, I ordered this cd and have lived with it over the last six months, a mainstay in my travels. New things keep revealing themselves to me in the tonalities which intially I classified simply as contemporary versions of High Romanticism. Some of the repetitions, too, I lumped at first in with post-modern Baroque minimalism. But these classifications, while handy, and while they may explain some of the residual styles informing the pieces on display here, do not do justice to the whole. Mozetich has accomplished something new from the remains of the tradition--and it is a legacy worth preserving. I have liked this cd so much I have given it as a gift. Mozetich has left us a gift indeed.

Schmaltz that works.......2003-03-24

You have to give Mozetich credit for writing such anabashedly Romantic works as he entered the 21st century. The album's liner notes detail his struggle to pursue this path. Decades ago, professional critics and musicologists would have railed against these regressive works. Now, I think they've just thrown up their hands and joined the classical public in luxuriating in the saccharine nature of these works. The "Postcards" and "Passion" have received lots of airplay on Canada's CBC2 radio network. That's how I heard them. Initially, I regarded them as pleasant, contemplative ear candy. But then, something happened. A sweet young woman I knew died suddenly. At once, the "Postcards" and "Passion" took on a whole new meaning for me. I realized that they reflected her nature perfectly. Those works were a great consolation to me through my mourning period. Even Mozetich's shameless use of the main theme from Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" symphony in the "Passion" works. The "Affairs" concerto flirts dangerously with the sterile, mechanical style of John Adams in its orchestral accompaniment, but Mozetich's lush Romantic harmonies and melodies still manage to triumph. Like me, you may think you've become too jaded and post-modern to enjoy such sugary music. But let down your guard for a few minutes and come with me to wallow in this near sublime Romanticism. I did it; you can too.

This may be the best CD in my 500+ classical collection.......2003-02-28

I'd like to meet Marjan Mozetich.

I bought this CD for "The Passion of Angles" that I heard on PBS a few months ago. But before I could get to my "passion", which was the 5th cut, I started at the begining........to my wonderous ears appeared "Affairs of the Heart" that I have grown to love with as much or possibly even more passion.

Now understand that I am a classical freak. Example, I currently have 21 CD's of just 3 works. I love anything from Beethoven on to Rachmaninov, not much outside this, although I am always looking for the next "classical" contemporary composer.

By "classical" I mean if it doesn't have a melody, count me out. It has to have a melody.

Mozetich is my man. These two pieces are understated works of art. They have beautiful, simply stated melodies....they are not over orchestrated, and the combination of harp and violin in these concertos is just plain breathtaking.

...Unhesitatingly, and without conditions, this is one of the best composed, played and recorded pieces that has come down the pike since Rachmaninov's piano concertos.

It would have been interesting if Marjan would have put a second movement in the middle of these two pieces and called the whole work something like "The Affairs of the Angles". Bravo Mr. Mozetich...I would like to meet you.

Maybe you can get Ken Schermerhorn and the Nashville Symphony to play these works.

GG

Postcards from Gypsyland
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Excellent Intro to Gypsy Jazz

Always on Rotation

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Postcards from Gypsyland
The Hot Club of San Francisco
Manufacturer: Lost Wax Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Excellent Intro to Gypsy Jazz.......2007-05-15

I fell in love with the CD as soon as I sampled it on Amazon, and couldn't wait for my order to come in. It is an EXCELLENT introduction to the dreamy, capturing music of Gypsy Jazz.

Always on Rotation.......2006-04-03

No matter whatelse is on the five disc playset, this CD adds a lively counterpoint. With elements of jazz, Western swing, Latin rhythms and Parisian influences, the melodies have a sophisticated worldly appeal with emotional content. The various styles are connected by superb fiddling. A great mail order bargain, not generally available in stores.

Hot! Hot! Hot!.......2005-04-15

Unlike some of the gypsy jazz groups that are around today and very much dedicated to the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, the Hot Club of San Francisco have added quite a few new originals and offbeat material to their repertoire. The quintet/sextet, which differs from the Quintet of the Hot Club of France in its use of two violins on five of the 13 selections, plays tangos, waltzes, and some more modern tunes in addition to Django swing tunes. Guitarist Paul Mehling and violinist Evan Price are the main soloists, but all of the musicians are quite talented. Whether it be the heated "Lover's Leap," the haunting "Alle Prese Son una Verde Milonga," a vocalized version of "Nuages" (renamed "Theme from Gypsyland"), or "Song of India," this CD is a consistent delight that is full of surprising moments and fresh material.

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Postcards from Germany
Breathtaking
The Newest Piano Sensation
Different, but breathtaking nonetheless.
from Solo Piano Publications

Postcards from Germany
David Nevue
Manufacturer: Midnight Rain Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-07-01

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Postcards from Germany
Racing the Northern Lights
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In God's Hands
The Kindness of Strangers
Ludwig's Dream
The Walled City
The View from Burg Stahleck
Castle Hunting
Far from Home

Album Description

An Excerpt from the Linear Notes...

"When my wife and I took a vacation to Germany in November of 1998, I must admit I was totally unprepared for what awaited us there. I had always imagined Germany a rather dark, industrial country. I couldn't have been more wrong. Germany is a land of wonders, filled to capacity with ancient castles and cathedrals. Everywhere we went we seemed to look back in time. There were days we felt like we were exploring a fairy-tale land; a strange, storybook world, where everything was bigger and more fantastic. Needless to say, it was an extraordinary trip, and a wonderful adventure.

After we arrived back in the States, I found my mind returning again and again to our time in Germany. Before long, I began to put some of my favorite memories to music, trying to capture, in some small way, the moments that made the biggest impact on me. That's how this album, a collection of musical 'postcards', came to be."

Customer Reviews:

Postcards from Germany.......2007-01-10

I am very happy with this CD. The song i most wanted; One Night at Motzarts, is very beautiful.

Breathtaking.......2003-05-03

I "discovered" David's music on a popular music website about a year ago. I've been hooked ever since. His compositions, while simple, are absolutely elegant. "Postcards from Germany" takes me away- to alpine heights and heavenly realms. Comtemplative. Spiritual. Prayerful. Romantic.

Mozart would be proud. ;-)

The Newest Piano Sensation.......2003-04-29

If you enjoy the music of Jim Brickman, George Winston and David Lanz you will love David Nevue. He is an extraordinary artist and musician. His music is absolutely wonderful. You will not be disappointed in this CD.

Different, but breathtaking nonetheless........2003-04-26

Postcards differed from the normal David Nevue sound of his previous 4 albums, but if anything it is a change for the better. As usual there is a healthy dosage of slow, melodic tracks as well as many upbeat tracks (ex. The Amazing Accordian Man). No question "One Night At Mozart's" was the fan favorite that has gotten much radio play worldwide, but my personal favorite has to be "Big Snow In Salzburg". Every time I listen to it I get a perfect mind's eye vision of a beautiful light snowfall on a pitch dark night with the stars shining majestically overhead. This is definately a CD for any instrumental/piano lover. Get it (and Nevue's 6 other albums) AS FAST AS YOU CAN! You won't regret it.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-04-26

"Postcards From Germany" is a collection of fourteen solo piano pieces inspired by a trip to Germany that David Nevue and his wife took a few years ago. Most of the tracks are quietly poetic, offering musical glimpses of places and experiences encountered on the trip. There are no polkas or beer-garden romps, but rather the subtle beauty of the countryside and the explorations of castles and cathedrals. This is David Nevue's sixth CD, and his artistry grows with each new release. The title track carries a feeling of setting out on a new adventure, full of anticipation and hope. "Wonderland" is a gorgeous piece that has an easy, contented sense of peace and serenity. It evokes images of gently falling snow or a meadow full of wildflowers and the gentlest of breezes. "In God's Hands" offers a sense of surrender and a willingness to let go of control. A deeply religious man, Nevue often composes about his spiritual life. Sometimes these compositions are a bit turbulent (as on "The Vigil"), but this piece is tranquil and serene. Nevue mentions in the liner notes that he and his wife were impressed at how often both of them strongly felt the presence of God during their travels, and this comes across in several of the pieces. "The Kindness of Strangers" is a warm and happy "thank you" to a stranger who led the couple out of a mountain snowstorm and took them in for the night. "The Walled City" is probably my favorite track on this CD. It is a little bigger, moodier, and more complex. There is a mysterious feeling as well as a sense of sadness. It is an especially beautiful and evocative piece. "Castle Hunting" is lighthearted and reminds me a little of some of Robin Spielberg's compositions. It suggests the fun of exploring something new and finding delightful little surprises at every turn. "Postcards From Germany" is an excellent CD, and I recommend it very highly.

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Soothing and Inspiring Duets to Touch A Woman's Soul
Beautiful, poetic, lyrical music.

Postcards from Paradise
Cris Williamson , and Tret Fure
Manufacturer: Olivia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000O17
Release Date: 1994-04-26

Tracks:

Little World Spinning Blue
Living On
The Stones From Helen's Field
Something Blue
Garden Ring
Get Up
Dreamboat
My Father's Hands
If I Live
In The Best Interest Of The Children
Postcards From Paradise

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Soothing and Inspiring Duets to Touch A Woman's Soul.......2000-03-02

These women put there hearts into their music like no one I've ever heard before. Their lyrics are heartfelt, honest, and clear. This album is great for clearing your mind and getting a positive attitude...truly a breath of fresh air!

Beautiful, poetic, lyrical music........1999-03-24

This is a truly wonderful album. These women have a true gift for writing beautiful, poetic, lyrical music. In this one there are such meaningful words and marvelous sounds and lovely voices -- In "Something Blue" there are chords so melodic and words so rich and true it makes one want to cry or laugh or both and allows you to think about the way people view one another or don't! "Get Up" is a glorious love song -- women taking care of each other through whatever comes along. "Dreamboat" is a delightful soft shoe number that is a pleasure to listen to and to sing along to. The whole album is fantastic--this isn't just folk music - -it's a bit of everything -- music to make one think, and sing along, and laugh, and cry, and wonder, and persevere.

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American Beauty
Unusual - I love it!

American Ballads

Manufacturer: Postcards
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Invitation to the Dance
Reform: Solo Piano

ASIN: B000059T25
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

Excursions, Op.20: I. Un Poco Allegro
Excursions, Op.20: II. In Show Blues Tempo
Excursions, Op.20: III. Allegretto
Excursions, Op.20: IV. Allegro Molto
Four Piano Blues: I. Freely Poetic
Four Piano Blues: II. Soft And Languid
Four Piano Blues: III. Muted And Sensuous
Four Piano Blues: IV. With Bounce
On Gossamer Wings
American Ballads: I. Streets Of Laredo
American Ballads: II. Wayfaring Stranger
American Ballads: III. The Bird
American Ballads: IV. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
American Ballads: V. Cod Liver Pie
North American Ballads: III. Down By The Riverside
Piano Sonata No.2: III. The Alcotts
The Plow That Broke The Plains, Ste: I. Prelude
The Plow That Broke The Plains, Ste: II. Cowboy Songs
The Plow That Broke The Plains, Ste: III. Blues
The Plow That Broke The Plains, Ste: IV. Finale
American Nocturne

Album Description

Pianist Lara Downes takes us on a journey through the heart and soul of the USA with American Ballads, as she interprets 20th century works by Barber, Copland, Ives, Thompson and features the world premiere recording of jazz composer/saxophonist Benny Golson's On Gossamer Wings.This collection of solo pieces reflects the influence of popular music on our master composers and captures the essence of the American spirit, brilliantly performed by one of today's remarkable talents.

Lara Downes has attracted attention as one of the most exciting and communicative pianists of today's younger generation. She has been cited by critics for her breathtaking virtuosity and penetrating, sensitive accounts of classical and romantic repertoire. She has been hailed as an artist worthy of placement in the highest rank of classical performers. Since making noteworthy debuts at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Vienna Konzerthaus, and Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Ms. Downes performs regularly throughout Europe and the United States.

Ms. Downes eclectic and engaging programs encompass both the standard repertoire and works by young composers such as Augusta Read Thomas and Stephen Paulus. Her recent projects include a Copland Centennial recital, a recently discovered piano concerto by Clara Schumann, and a four-part recital series entitled This American Century. She recently made the world premiere recording of On Gossamer Wings by legendary jazz composer Benny Golson for the Arkadia/Postcards label.

The eldest of the three musical daughters of a civil-rights attorney mother and a Jamaican biochemist father, Ms. Downes began her piano studies at age five at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. At seven, she composed an opera based on the book Charlotte's Web, which was performed in San Francisco. Home-schooled through high school, Ms. Downes completed her advanced studies under Hans Graf at the Vienna Hochschule and with Rudolf Buchbinder at the Music Academy in Basel. She has received highest honors in the Claude Kahn, Palma d'Oro and Artists International competitions.

Ms. Downes' busy solo and chamber career is strongly impacted by her commitment to expanding and developing new audiences for the arts. She dedicates time during her concert tours to elementary school workshops, and has developed a wide network of community outreach through the University of California at Davis. She is the co-founder and artistic director of Arts Exchange, a project dedicated to building creative partnerships between the visual and performing arts. In her own words: "I'd like to re-define the concert experience, to give it new relevance in our 21st-century world".

Ms. Downes speaks fluent English, Italian, German and French. She lives in Northern California.

Customer Reviews:

American Beauty.......2001-07-26

OK, I admit it! I picked up this CD because of the great-looking Ralph Lauren-esque cover art. Lara is gorgeous and not your typical classical pianist. But then I listened to the recording and discovered that she's REALLY not your typical classical pianist! A feisty, swinging musician with a mind of her own, she brings a brand new sound to these terrific American classics. I can't recommend this enough.

Unusual - I love it!.......2001-04-18

As a piano fan and record collector, I always look for new concepts and presentations. This is a marvelous collection of seldom-heard works that deserve more attention. Miss Downes is a big talent. Bravo!

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