Big Talk

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Anybody who has ever been around a family gathering has heard the phrase "STY OUT OF GROWN FOLKS BUSINESS" Well, Dr. Ed Montgomery has borrowed this humorous and cultural phrase to ignite our need to move beyond immature spiritual thinking.

Tracks:

Overture/Can't Wait
Talk To Her/Carnival/Zoltar Speaks
This Isn't Me
I Want To Go Home
The Time Of Your Life/Fun
Josh's Welcome/Here We Go Again
Do You Want To Play Games?/Stars, Stars, Stars
Cross The Line
It's Time
Stop, Time
The Nightmare
Dancing All The Time/I Want To Know
Coffee, Black
The Real Thing
One Special Man
When You're Big/Skateboard Ballet
I Want To Go Home/Stars, Stars, Stars (Reprise)/Finale

Customer Reviews:

didn't work for rehearsals.......2007-03-22

I used this CD to help me rehearse for the BIG production I was in, but it didn't match the libretto at all. I think there was one song on there that I could use.

Big for folks doing the Musical.......2006-03-20

If you're getting this CD to help prepare for your school or community group doing the musical, there are a lot of changes from the CD to the book. Aside from finding the book in a new key and some chunks added/deleted, Here We Go Again and When You're Big aren't included anymore.

Overall, the music's a little trite, but there are some nice moments -- mostly the stuff sung by the female leads.

It's Awesome, It's Amazing, It's BIG!!!!.......2006-01-22

My high school did "Big" my sophomore year, and oh my god, it was such a fun musical to do. I kind of forgot about it until my senior year, when I suddenly craved some of that music again. So I purchased this CD and I've been loving it since. They got rid of a couple of the songs and replaced them with others as the show progressed on Broadway, so I was suprised to hear new material (to me anyways), and for the most part, I actually enjoyed these original songs over their replacements that my production contained. This cast is phenomenal and the guy who plays Josh Baskin sounds so much like Tom Hanks at points, its crazy. It's a simple, yet a bit fantastic musical about growing up, and it's funny and romantic, and a lot of fun. I love all the songs, and it's a shame it didn't do too well on B-way. At least this recording will keep the music alive.

"This Isn't Me" is one of my favorite tracks, as it's a lot of fun and has a great beat, but suprisingly it was replaced with "Good Morning to Mom", which was only so-so. "I Want To Go Home" is a great ballad that Josh sings, and its simple, a bit funny, and the ending is the best, as its cute and sad. Another song they got rid of, "Here We Go Again", is a song Susan sings, and again, I like it alot. It has a quirky melody that I like. "Stars, Stars, Stars" is another great song, and is quite cute. One of the more popular songs. "Cross The Line" is the finale to Act I and is also very excellent and up beat, and makes you want to dance. "Stop, Time" is my favorite song on the album by far. Sung by Josh's mom, it is one of the more poignant moments of the show. Heartfelt, sad, and truly beautiful, it defiantely makes you appreciate your mom. Barbara Walsh sounds superb on this: she has a great voice. I love this one. "Dancing all the Time" is another good Susan song, and it leads into "I Want To Know" by Young Josh, which is another good ballad. "Coffee, Black" is another showstopper, fun ensemble song, and again, very comedic. "One Special Man" is Susan's ballad to Josh, and it is very beatiful. My only regret is that its only 2:21 so its a short one, and I just want her to start belting at the end, but no, its a quiet ending. Still, I love this one too. The finale is great too, and features an amazing duet between Josh and Susan. I love the harmonies they do.

All in all, this is a great album. Sample the songs and give it a try. This is a must have!!

a lost gem.......2004-10-14

i saw this musical at the local high school in 2001 and was plesently suprised i of course saw the movie and the only thing i knew about this musical was it didnt stay long on broadway, so when i saw it was i shocked this is a delight cross the line still resenates in my head 5 years later.

Ungodly awful.......2004-06-19

BEWARE. This musical is perhaps one of the five worst pieces of music I have ever experienced. I began to wonder if the composer was attempting to make the world's worst musical. Listen for yourself and enjoy the disjunct vocal lines, the desperate attempt at "fun music", and - worst of all - how the highlight of the entire show both dramatically and musically is the insipidly awful "Heart and Soul". Stick to the movie because this baby is horrendous.

(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection

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Great set of wartime rarities
Cure for the Blues
Standard Transcription Collection

(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Strictly for Music Lovers
Spike Jones - Greatest Hits
Fonk
Spiked!: The Music of Spike Jones
The Spike Jones Story

ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.

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Duchin fan.
Not Impressed

Talk of the Town
Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
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Dancing With Duchin
The Eddy Duchin Story: 1933-38 Original Mono Recordings
1932-1937
Stairway to the Stars: More Cocktail Piano Favorites
The Elegant Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (1933 - 37)

ASIN: B0001LUGDO
Release Date: 2004-03-15

Tracks:

Snuggled on Your Shoulder
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
Now You've Got Me Worryin' for You
By the Fireside
Clouds Will Soon Roll By
Night When Love Was Born
Night and Day
After You, Who?
Try a Little Tenderness
I Cover the Waterfront
Isn't It Heavenly?
It's the Talk of the Town
Close Your Eyes
Cumparsita
Hundred Years from Today
I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?
As Long as I Live
May I?
When a Woman Loves a Man
Riptide
Easy Come, Easy Go
Dames
Hands Across the Table

Tracks:

Here Is My Heart
After All
Lovely to Look At
I Won't Dance
Isn't This a Lovely Day
Cheek to Cheek
You Are My Lucky Star
I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'
How Do I Rate With You?
I Nearly Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers
Rendezvous With a Dream
Take My Heart
Pennies from Heaven
Star Fell Out of Heaven
I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs
It's De-Lovely
Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Heaven Help This Heart of Mine
Ol' Man Mose
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
From Now On
September Song
Stormy Weather
Stardust
You Can't Brush Me Off

Customer Reviews:

Duchin fan........2007-05-13

Enjoyed this compilation of early Duchin recordings. If you enjoy the Duchin sound, then this disc will succeed in providing you with great music.

Not Impressed.......2007-03-25

I'm sorry to say that I'm not impressed with this set of recordings. I had seen the movie, The Eddie Duchin Story, and was curious about his music. (I am also a piano playing pharmacist like Eddie.) However, the quality of the piano playing in the movie is significantly better than on this CD. Sorry.

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Oscar Hammerstein Legacy: Musicals

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

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

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

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Camelot (1960 Original Broadway Cast)

ASIN: B0000520X7
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

State Fair: It's A Grand Night For Singing - Dick Haymes
Show Boat: Why Do I Love You? - Tony Martin/Frances Langford
Show Boat: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra
Show Boat: Ol' Man River - Frank Sinatra
Show Boat: I Still Suits Me - Paul Robeson/Elizabeth Welch
High, Wide And Handsome: The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Bing Crosby
State Fair: It Might As Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes
Centennial Summer: All Through The Day - Doris Day
Carousel: If I Loved You - Perry Como
Oklahoma: People Will Say We're In Love - Frank Sinatra
Show Boat: Make Believe - Tony Martin
South Pacific: I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
South Pacific: Bali Ha'i - Juanita Hall
South Pacific: Some Enchanted Evening - Frank Sinatra
High, Wide And Handsome: Can I Forget You? - Bing Crosby
Roberta: I Won't Dance - Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
Show Boat: Bill - Helen Forrest
Sunny: Who? - Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Oklahoma: Oh, What A Beautiful Morning - Frank Sinatra
South Pacific: Happy Talk - Juanita Hall
Sweet Adeline: Why Was I Born? - Vic Damone
Very Warm For May: All The Things You Are - Tony Martin
Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone - Judy Garland

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Spy With My Face: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Movies
Honey West

ASIN: B0006SSQ8O
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

First Season Main Title [Revised/Extended]
Jerry Goldsmith Medley: The Deadly Games Affair/The Vulcan ...
Quadripartite Affair
Double Affair, Suite No. 2
Belly Laughs
Finny Foot Affair
Fiddlesticks Affair, Suite No. 2
Yellow Scarf Affair
Meet Mr. Solo
Spy With My Face
Discotheque Affair, Suite No. 2
Nowhere Affair
U.N.C.L.E. A Go Go
Bat Cave Affair
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Monks of St. Thomas Affair, Suite No. 2
Spy in the Green Hat
Gerald Fried Medley: The Foreign Legion Affair/The Apple a Day Affair
Karate Killers
Richard Shores Medley: The Summit-Five Affair/The "J" for Judas Affair

Tracks:

Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Main Title
Dog-Gone Affair
Prisoner of Zalamar Affair
Mother Muffin Affair
Mata Hari Affair
Montori Device Affair
Horns-of-the-Dilemma Affair
Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (End Title)
Deadly Quest Affair: Teaser
Deadly Quest Affair: Act 1
Deadly Quest Affair: Act 2
Deadly Quest Affair: Act 3
Deadly Quest Affair: Act 4

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It's the Talk of the Town
Harry James & His Musicmakers
Manufacturer: Sounds of Yesteryear
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000CPWCU4
Release Date: 2006-03-06

Tracks:

Black Beat Boogie (Theme)
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
G Flat Special
My Beloved Is Rugged
Rose Room
It's the Talk of the Town
Opus One
I'm Beginning to See the Light
Lady Be Good
Temptation
Easy
St. Louis Blues (Theme)

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Pillow Talk
KT , Silk , and Big Man
Manufacturer: Zyx Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00008G2IQ
Release Date: 1994-08-19

Paul Whiteman: Carnegie Hall Concert December 25, 1938

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AL GALLODORO

Paul Whiteman: Carnegie Hall Concert December 25, 1938

Manufacturer: Storyville Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

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Infinite Gallodoro
Say It with Music
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Linger Awhile

ASIN: B0007NFLFY
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

INtroduction By Deems Taylor
The Farmer Leaves The Hay
Blue Belle Of Harlem
Cowbell Serenade
Quonk
The Seventh Day
The Bell Fugue
St. Louis Blues
Gay Mood/Peasant Song/Finale: Op.1

Tracks:

Cuban Overture
Nursey Ballet
Talk
Bumpy Weather Over Newark
Suicide Cliff
Mexican Jumping Bean
Trylon And Perisphere
Shadrack
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Rhapsody In Blue

Customer Reviews:

AL GALLODORO.......2005-07-23

The best thing about this whole CD was being able to find Al Gallodoro's marvelous playing! Worth the whole price!

Body Talk Always and Forever: The Language of Love 1965-1995

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Body Talk Always and Forever: The Language of Love 1965-1995

Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000K6GB70

Product Description

TWO cds come with 24 songs... 1. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship 2. Holdin' On To Yesterday - Ambrosia 3. Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl 4. Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - Al Green 5. It Don't Matter To Me - Bread 6. Alfie - Dionne Warwick 7. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson 8. Everlasting Love - Howard Jones 9. To Be With You - Mr. Big 10. Shannon - Henry Gross 11. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook 12. Angel - Aretha Franklin 13. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen 14. I'll Be There - Escape Club 15. Daisy Jane - America 16. Tracks Of My Tears - Linda Ronstadt 17. Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo 18. Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur 19. Say You Will - Foreigner 20. Talking In Your Sleep - Crystal Gayle 21. Come Get To This - Marvin Gaye 22. Count On Me - Jefferson Starship 23. Haven't Got Time For The Pain - Carly Simon 24. Love Don't Love Nobody - Spinners

Average customer rating:

Good album!
McKinley: A mountain of great tunes!

Big Top Shop Talk
McKinley
Manufacturer: Samson Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003ZAM
Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

Citizen Kane
Icarus Over Kansas
Stone
When Doves Cry
Could Be Cruel
Movie
Buffalo
Lucky Child
Miss Me
Dorothy
Pillowcase Sail

Customer Reviews:

Good album!.......2000-01-17

I saw her in concert in Keizer & she is so very talented. Her version of "When Doves Cry" is incredible. She comes across sounding real & honest.

McKinley: A mountain of great tunes!.......1998-08-19

With her smooth vocal tones and jazz underpinnings, McKinley reaches some great hieghts on Big Top Shop Talk. Her songs are inviting and fresh. While her mellow natured songs and clever guitar riffs beckon you to listen again and again, it really is the wit of the lyrics that shine through and make this CD a singable delight.

Her treatment of the Prince classic "When doves cry" proves that she has the depth to create something fresh and new. For good measure, she retools a couple of her own songs from her previous self-titled release and throws in 7 new songs to boot!

It's these new arrangements of her older songs I find so hard to swallow. If you like this album and are really seeking a treat, look for her first release "McKinley". I promise the violin and cellos will sweep you off your feet!

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