City of Gold

Editorial Reviews
Russ Bravo, New Christian Herald
"An Absolute Winner."

Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms
"I love this CD, and it now rates as my #1 selection. A must have!"

Album Description
The City of Gold is about Heaven. Since our language contains no word to describe this amazing place, Ian Blythe, Phil Baggaley, Dave Clifton, and Adrian Pass have painted a picture with songs and poetry.

England's #1 selling album is now available in the U.S.

City of Gold

City of Gold, Music, Various Artists
Art of Beverly
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • WHAT CAN I SAY?
  • Rest in Peace Dear Bubbles (1929-July 2, 2007)
  • two beautiful discs!
  • Good example of the "Art of Beverly Sills"
  • Claws
 Art of Beverly
Beverly Sills
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000075A7K
Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

  1. Mignon: Oui, Pour Ce Soir Je Suis Reine Des Fees...Je Suis Titania La Blonde
  2. Manon: Allons! Il Le Faut-Adieu, Notre Petite Table
  3. Manon: Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins-Obeissons Quand Leur Voix Appelle
  4. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
  5. Linda Di Chamounix: Ah! Tardai Troppo...O Luce Di Quest'Anima
  6. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Regnava Nel Silenzio...Quando Rapito In Estasi
  7. I Puritani: Fini...Me Lassa!
  8. I Puritani: Vieni, Vieni Fra Queste Braccia
  9. Roberto Devereux: L'amor Suo Mi Fe' Beata
  10. Maria Stuarda: O Nube
  11. Anna Bolena: Cielo A' Miei Lunghi Spasimi-Coppia Iniqua

Tracks:

  1. Les Contes D'Hoffman: Les Oiseau Dans La Charmille
  2. Les Contes D'Hoffman: Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle
  3. Zaide: Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben
  4. Der Opernball: Im Chambre Separee
  5. Die Lustige Witwe: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja
  6. The Ballad Of Baby Doe: Gold Is A Fine Thing
  7. Die Tote Stadt: Cluck, Das Mir Verblieb
  8. Daphen: Was Blendet So...Ich Komme...Ich Komme
  9. Sechs Lieder Op.19 No.2: Breit' uber Mein haupt Dein Schwarzes Haar

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars WHAT CAN I SAY?.......2007-07-05

FOR THOSE WHO WANT A SAMPLER, IT IS THE BEST. YET, IT LEAVES YOU PINING FOR THE ITEMS SILLS NEVER RECORDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY. MORE STRAUSS, MORE OF EVERYTHING. A DEFINITIVE VOICE. HER LUCIA IS UNSURPASSED.

5 out of 5 stars Rest in Peace Dear Bubbles (1929-July 2, 2007).......2007-07-03

I have always loved the flowing, plaintive music of bel canto, and no other singer perhaps captured the synthesis of fioritura and expression so perfectly as Beverly Sills. Callas may have been a supreme dramatist, but Beverly Sills had a better command of the fioritura that skyrocketed her career during the 60s and 70s. It is indeed sad that America has lost one of its national treasures yesterday when Beverly Sills passed away in Manhattan. She truly was one of the greatest. Just listen to her singing any one of Donizetti's three queens and you will know what I mean. She is exemplary not only in Donizetti though. Her Manon is still the best, her Violetta in par with Callas, her Louise the most idiomatic ever recorded, her Fille du Regiment a joy, Linda di Chamounix ecstatic, and Gilda a lesson in the art of light Verdi. She was a supreme painter of characters. Has there ever been a more brilliant Zerbinetta? And how many singers have been able to truly convey the youth of Elvira in Puritani? In Rossini, she was also unparalleled in L'Assedio di Corinto, the role that she made her La Scala debut in. Beverly Sills was one of a great many singers who belonged to a great golden age of singing, and I am thankful that I was born into the right time to hear her glorious work. This CD is a wonderful compilation of the brand of singing that she brought into the lives of many an opera fan for years and years to come.

I met this singer last fall in New York. A few months later, I saw her again hosting the opera quiz at the Met. Little did I know that about five months later, she would forever rest in the peace that she deserved for so long. Rest in peace Beverly. And brava...brava for the many years of wonderful singing that you gave us.

5 out of 5 stars two beautiful discs!.......2007-02-18

Beverly Sills not only survived being a child prodigy - a rare enough thing among singing musicians - she triumphed in a big way. Her fertile and beautiful art is wonderfully represented on this double disc set from Deutsche Grammophon. I sense today a resurgence of appreciation for her art, and to call it well deserved is saying the least. The singing's jam packed with pure musicianship, attention to nuance, fidelity to composer and character - in a word, everything requisite to making the operatic art thrive, qualities in short enough supply today among many opera stars, and it makes this package even more attractive. Sills not only understood bel canto art, she accomplished it memorably. Highlights include 'Ah! Tardai troppo...' (Linda di Chamounix), &an unearthly 'Regnava nel silenzio...' (Lucia), which I might prefer to Sutherland's for its committment and munificence. The gone too soon Thomas Schippers conducts a great performance - how that man could possess whatever orchestra and score he worked with. Two arias from I Puritani - especially 'Vieni, vieni fra queste braccia' with the singing of the genius Nicolai Gedda as Arturo, and an opening to Anna Bolena's aria 'Cielo, a' miei lunghi spasimi' that wipes clean every memory of other versions. All that on disc 1! I had forgotten Sills' beautiful pianissimos, singing so musicianly and free of ego - her interpretation is always only her adherence to score and composer, and greater praise cant be given a classical singer. Disc 2 offers a definitive version of Korngold's 'Gluck, das mir verblieb' (Die Tote Stadt) among a number of fine versions out there. The slowest version available and I feel I'm hearing it for the first time, and with a true Viennese (Rudel) conducting! You can put this track alone on repeat and live out the day in freedom! If you dont know Sills' art, or dont remember it well and truly, this set is a fine place to begin what will become transfixion with a musical art that proves itself urgent and inextinguishable! Highest recommendation.

5 out of 5 stars Good example of the "Art of Beverly Sills".......2007-01-27

Beverly Sills is one of the most well reputed coloratura sopranos of the past fifty years. This CD illustrates why she has attained such renown. First, it shows the range of her singing. While much of her work focused on Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, she sang about fifty roles in her career, before retiring in her late 40s. This 2 CD set provides a sense of the range of her work.

The first CD focuses on her operatic singing. The CD begins with a selection from Thomas' "Mignon," culminating in "Je suis Titania la blonde." Her voice is light and clear. She displays great agility. In the middle of this piece, she shows a decent but not great trill; she closes the "cut" with a series of terrific trills. Her ornamentation is nicely done.

Donizetti's "Linda di Chamounix" was another of Sills' characters. "Ah! Tardai troppo. . .O luce di quest'anima" features more clean vocalization. The florid singing is nicely done, with well sung high notes and additional sound trills. A very agile voice on display! From Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," Sills sings "Regnava nel silenzio. . .Quando rapito in estasi." Her voice is smooth. In the aria, she produces a set of trill after trill, each one well done, but in their totality almost overdone (I love trills, but there were almost too many!). "Quando rapito in estasi" is well sung, with much well done florid singing, with appoggiaturas, trills, and other ornamentation.

The remainder of the CD features selections from Bellini's "I Puritani," and Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux," "Maria Stuarda," and "Anna Bolena." I can say pretty much the same about these pieces as already stated before. Excellent technique, wonderful ornamentation.

The second CD begins with the redoubtable piece, sung by "Olympia," from Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann." Well done, with good vocal effects, catching the mechanical aspects of the music. Other pieces on this side come from Mozart, Heuberger, Moore, Korngold, and so on.

One piece worth mentioning, because it captures her approach to a lighter work, from Lehar's "The Merry Widow." She sings the song for what it is, and does not overwhelm it with her voice. Compare with what Richard Tucker did to the enjoyable but rather light song, "What Now My Love?", when he essayed singing pop tunes. Enjoyable for the thrill of his voice; pretty grisly in terms of his overwhelming the music itself. That does not happen here; there is a certain pathos in Sills' singing, as warranted by the song. It suggests the range of her singing.

All in all, a good sampling of "The Art of Beverly Sills." Hearing her voice again after many years reinforces my preexisting view that she ranks as one of the best coloratura sopranos of the past fifty years. There are terrific contemporary singers who sing the same repertoire and do it well. But Beverly Sills certainly compares very well with them. If interested in an introduction to Sillsiana, this is a good place to start.

5 out of 5 stars Claws.......2003-11-16

I already wrote a great review of this collection. It is supreme artistry, and I find her high notes rather large and not shrill. My only question is about the cover photo. Those fingers look like something out of Edward Scissorhands or Nightmare on Elm Street! Does anyone else agree with me? Almost seems like someone must have done some false touch-ups to make them look like claws!
Good Life: The Best of Inner City
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Good comprehensive collection
 Good Life: The Best of Inner City
Inner City
Manufacturer: Emi Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000095SKV
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

  1. Good Life [Original 12" Mix]
  2. Big Fun [Original 12" Mix]
  3. Ain't Nobody Better
  4. Do You Love What You Feel
  5. Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'
  6. That Man (He's All Mine)
  7. Till We Meet Again
  8. Let It Reign
  9. Hallelujah
  10. Pennies from Heaven
  11. Praise
  12. Fire
  13. Unity
  14. Paradise
  15. Follow Your Heart

Album Description

Budget-price compilation for the hit dance-pop act. 15 tracks including the original 12 inch mixes of 'Good Life' & 'Big Fun'. Copy Controlled. EMI Gold. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good comprehensive collection.......2005-08-25

Inner City is Chicago house vocalist Paris Grey and Detroit producer Kevin Saunderson. Later the group added Ann Saunderson, Kevin's wife. Inner City topped dance charts in America and Britain 11 times, hit Britain's Top 40 eight times, and sold over six million records. This is a comprehensive collection of their career. 15 tracks total, many in their original 12" mix form. Highlights include "Pennies from Heaven", "Hallelujah", "Let It Reign", "Good Life", "Do You Love What You Feel", "Fire", "Unity" and more. Great early house music.
Surf City: the Very Best of Jan & Dean
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sixties surf music
 Surf City: the Very Best of Jan & Dean
Jan & Dean
Manufacturer: EMI Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009LNQTC
Release Date: 2005-11-28

Tracks:

  1. Surf City
  2. Little Old Lady
  3. Hang On Sloopu (My Girl Sloopy)
  4. Honolulu Lulu
  5. Surfin' Safari
  6. Dead Man's Curve
  7. Walk Lika A Man
  8. Little Deuce Coupe
  9. Summer Means Fun
  10. Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
  11. Heart And Soul
  12. Tennessee
  13. Linda
  14. Ride The Wild Surf
  15. Sidewalk Surfin'
  16. New Girl In School
  17. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
  18. Drag City
  19. (Here They Come) From All Over The World
  20. I Get Around (Live)

Album Description

20 Tracks. EMI GOLD 2005

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sixties surf music.......2005-08-15

Jan Berry and Dean Torrence made music that was very similar in many ways to the early Beach Boys music. Actually Jan often collaborated with Brian Wilson on songwriting - Surf city, Drag city, Dead man's curve and Ride the wild surf being among the songs they wrote together. Further evidence of their close ties is provided here by the inclusion of several covers of Beach Boys classics. Although not included here, Barbara Ann (originally released on the Beach Boys Party album) features one member of Jan and Dean as lead singer - I've seen different reference source naming Jan or Dean so I can't say which one.

Jan and Dean's music was about more than just surfing as some of their other recordings (Linda, Heart and soul, a cover of Norwegian wood) but if you don't enjoy surf music, you won't find much to get excited about here. The duo's career ended abrubtly when Jan nearly died in a horrific accident. He recovered sufficiently to be able to record again in the seventies but was unable to recapture past glories. Meanwhile, Dean quit music and established a successful career in graphics design, though Jan and Dean re-united to provide the support act for the 1978 Beach Boys tour.

If you enjoy the early music of the Beach Boys, you'll probably enjoy this too, especially as Brian Wilson contributed so much tothese recordings.
Once Upon a Time: The Essential Ennio Morricone
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellence!
  • "his domain of film scoring is legendary ~ Ennio Morricone"
 Once Upon a Time: The Essential Ennio Morricone

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002V4YTU
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Once Upon A Time In The West: Man With The Harmonica
  2. A Fistful Of Dollars
  3. For A Few Dollars More
  4. Days Of Heaven: The Harvest
  5. The Five Man Army
  6. Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
  7. The Men From Shiloh
  8. Guns For San Sebastian: Overture
  9. Two Mules For Sister Sara
  10. A Fistful Of Dynamite: Duck, You Sucker
  11. My Name Is Nobody
  12. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Main Theme
  13. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Ecstasy Of Gold
  14. Cinema Paradiso
  15. Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme

Tracks:

  1. The Untouchables: Main Theme
  2. The Red Tent
  3. The Sicilian Clan
  4. Exorcist & The Heretic: Regan's Theme
  5. Moses The Lawgiver
  6. In The Line Of Fire
  7. The Thing
  8. Le Professionnel: Chi Mai
  9. Hamlet
  10. 1900: Romanza
  11. Casualties Of War: Elegy For Brown
  12. Marco Polo
  13. The Mission
  14. Gabriel's Oboe
  15. Ave Maria (Guarini)
  16. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
  17. Epilogue: The Falls

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellence!.......2007-04-22

These recordings range back to 1994, with a number of tracks being from Silva Screen's "Music from the Films of Clint Eatwood" compilation, with Derek Wadsworth conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic.

Those tracks are: "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "A Fistful of DOllars", "For a Few Dollars More", and "Two Mules for Sister Sara". "In The Line Of Fire' also appeared on that CD, performed electronically by Mark Ayres.


The next bunch of tracks is from Silva Screen's 1996 compilation, "Cinema Paradise: The Classic Film Music of Ennio Morricone", which included the majority of tracks here such as the extensive The Mission Suite, The Untouchables, Casulaties of War, Once Upon a Time In America, 1900, Chi Mai, Marco Polo, Once Upon a Time In The West (two tracks), Cinema Paradise, and The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Ecstacy of Gold, mostly being conducted by Paul Bateman, with Nic Raine doing some of the conducting duties as well.

Hamlet is from Silva's 1997 "Cinema's Classic Romances" compilation, while "The Thing" is from Silva's 2001 "Essential John Carpenter".

A Fistful of Dynamite - Duck You Sucker is from 2002's Way Out West: Essential Western Film Music Collection Volume Two.

The remaing tracks were newly recorded in 2004 for this release:
Days of Heaven, Exorcist II, Guns for San Sebastian, Moses the Lawgiver, My Name is Nobody, The Five Man Army, The Red Tent, The Men From Shiloh and The Sicilian Clan.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars "his domain of film scoring is legendary ~ Ennio Morricone".......2004-10-07

Silva America once again has outdone themselves with "Once Upon A Time:The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection", a double disc collection worth their weight in GOLD! ~ Morricone creates visual moods for each film he scores...action, adventure, mystery, romance, sentimental and suspense...the list could go on.

Ennio Morricone was born in Rome on October 11, 1928...attended the Santa Cecilia Conservatory...worked in various jazz bands, later a staff arranger and composer...an orchestrator in the '50s...scored films in the early '60s, then the WESTERNS and his name became a household word in the film industry ~ a new kind of western was on the horizon and Morricone was commissioned to score "A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS" [1964] for Sergio Leone featuring Clint Eastwood, spaghetti westerns were born ~ next "FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE" [1965] ~ and a bigger budget film "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" [1966], again featuring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and a third Eli Wallach whose performance was magical to watch on the big screen ~ violence and revenge gives Morricone an opportunity to feature electric guitars, flutes and jew's harp blending with a non lyrical chorus mixed with brass, strings, percussion with full orchestration that simply took your breath away...example is "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" [1968], featuring Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and our hero Charles Bronson the mysterious harmonica player, director Sergio Leone's tribute to the American Western, pulled out all the stops ~ the Western was just a small part of Maestro Morricone's career, in the next paragraph take a gander of just what our icon of film music accomplished.

Our composer didn't stop there as "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA" [1984], featuring Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern, another Sergio Leone film..."THE MISSION" [1986], featuring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons and Aldan Quinn, is probably one of Morricone's crowning scores receiving an Academy Award nomination, very haunting and classical genre in substance..."THE UNTOUCHABLES" [1987], featuring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro during the Al Capone '30s crime organization, Morricone conjures a powerful and dynamic arrangement of his unmistakable theme..."CINEMA PARADISO" [1988], featuring Phillippe Noiret, Antonella Attili and Pupella Maggio from director Giuseppe Tomatore as he recalls his early childhood, the score immediately captures your heart, so tender and compelling as Morricone can only deliver.

City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra featuring conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Derek Wadsworth ~ Crouch End Festival Chorus featuring Choir Master David Temple ~ vocals performed by Charlotte Kinder, Marie Kopecka and Jill Washington ~ guitar, percussion and keyboards performed by Gareth Williams ~ all in all did a magnicent job in bringing the music of a composer who wrote for over 250 films, receiving recognition from the industry and fans which was long over-due ~ his work is in constant demand, scoring as many as over a half dozen films as year.

This collection contains an overlay of each cue in Morricone's distinctive style of legendary scoring ~ the man who made this possible, a tremendous asset to every project he undertakes is James Fitzpatrick [producer of the album] ~ symphonic suites with full orchestra fullfilling the "film-score-buffs" cravings for more of the same, just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1165 ~ (10/05/2004)
City of Gold
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The City of Gold
  • This is Your Land
  • "Out of this World!"
  • Must-have for all those in grief
  • splendid find - City of Gold
 City of Gold

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Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

  1. Peaceful Shore........(poem)
  2. The Golden City
  3. Creed.................(poem)
  4. How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
  5. River of Life - Pilgrim's Progress.....(poem)
  6. River of Life
  7. Heavenly Playground.....(poem)
  8. The Bells of The City Rang
  9. The King Who Remembers My Name
  10. Safe In Your Harbor
  11. Welcome Dance
  12. Cricket.....(poem)
  13. No Song On Earth
  14. Heaven.......(poem)
  15. This Is Your Land
  16. Arrival At The City - Pilgrim's Progress..(poem)
  17. Journey's End

Album Description

The City of Gold is about Heaven. Since our language contains no word to describe this amazing place, Ian Blythe, Phil Baggaley, Dave Clifton, and Adrian Pass have painted a picture with songs and poetry.

England's #1 selling album is now available in the U.S.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The City of Gold.......2004-07-07

After losing my dad, mominlaw and grandmother all within 3 months, this cd made me smile and realize that they were in a much better place. It still makes me smile when I listen to it and will buy it for many friends and family members.

5 out of 5 stars This is Your Land.......2001-01-23

After losing my 19 year old son (also my best friend) this CD has provided me with some comfort and hope. While not beating you over the head the message is unconditional love and reassurance. Well worth the investment!

5 out of 5 stars "Out of this World!".......2000-05-17

My husband passed away last Feb 2000. This CD was loaned to me, I ended up buying several copies for myself and for those I love. I seem to be addicted....listening every day as I drive to a from work. The song, "This is your Land" can still bring tears to my eyes...it will move your very soul! I would look very forward to City of Gold" #11! Also if anyone as any information on the composers of this CD I would appreciate it. Thanks

5 out of 5 stars Must-have for all those in grief.......2000-03-28

I stumbled across this album shortly after the sudden death of our beautiful Christian daughter (Lora). For weeks, I couldn't read my Bible, pray, listen to Christian music or preaching....but this cd began a healing work in my heart. Every time I listened to it, tears flowed and hope rose. I eventually had to research more about heaven for myself, but that came later. In the early days of grief, this cd was a godsend.

5 out of 5 stars splendid find - City of Gold.......2000-01-13

this cd was given to me by a friend. i have shared it with so many others, i'm having to buy another one just for myself. it is one of the most mesmerizing cds i have ever listened to, calming, peaceful yet energizing at the same time. it seems to sing to all different people. i wouldn't consider myself a christian music listener yet this holds me spellbound. it truly is a piece of heaven!
Paradise
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Let me take you to a place I know that I know you'll want to go
  • Prance Ladies, Prance!
  • big fun, i know someone else said it, but it's the bomb
  • We're Having Big Fun!
  • We're Having Big Fun!
 Paradise
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000024OES
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

  1. Inner City Theme
  2. Paradise
  3. Ain't Nobody Better
  4. Power Of Passion
  5. Big Fun
  6. Do You Love What You Feel
  7. Good Life
  8. Set Your Body Free
  9. And I Do
  10. Secrets Of The Mind

Album Details

Budget Collection of the Hits of Paris Grey and Kevin Saunderson, Including their all Time Hits 'good Life', 'big Fun', 'paradise' and More.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Let me take you to a place I know that I know you'll want to go .......2006-08-28

when this album came out I was hypnotized by the song good life and to this day consider it to be in the top three of favorite songs. This is the type of music a house party has to have in order to a real house party.Big Fun.

5 out of 5 stars Prance Ladies, Prance!.......2005-10-02

When this album first came out, I was only twenty-two and the club scene was my life. "Big Fun" and "Paradise" were staples every single night. In fact, one night the DJ played tracks 1-10 all the way through and NOBODY left the dance floor. This album was just that popular. My own copy was lost in a move and I thought Inner City would be a thing of the past.

At a friend's 40th birthday party this year, all of a sudden "Ain't Nobody Better" was played. Let me tell you, these dinosaurs (including myself) got their carcasses up and began flailing themselves about as if it was 1989 all over again. I had to find this album.

There is not one single disappointing track. "The Power of Passion" may be a bit much, however, it's better than any Trance song ever forced on the unsuspecting public. "Do You Love What You Feel" to me is the best on this imcomparable CD. "Big Fun" and "Good Life" just dare you to keep sitting down without wanting to walk the runway. It's hard to believe that only two people made this classic.

Dance music today is soooo ordinary. If you want a reason to dance buy this CD! THIS is what dance music is supposed to be!

5 out of 5 stars big fun, i know someone else said it, but it's the bomb.......2005-09-13

hi,

great to see others wrote reviews, though an old album, it's appeal seems timeless. i haven't listened to this cd in years now, and i put it in to drive to and WOOOOOOOO, i forgot the connection i made in my mind when i first heard them, and still kinda hear (though it's a reverse comparison), it would be, don't get angry, dee-lite(shh did he? oh my? how dare you!), this in the sense that dee-lite in essence were an electronic soul dance group, that ventured into breakbeats, trance, dnb, but in the beginning on world clique some of the ambitions heard THERE can be heard realized HERE.

great sound, good to drive to, her voice is more soulful than usually heard on electronic dance albums, it adds ummmppphhh.

5 out of 5 stars We're Having Big Fun!.......2004-10-29

What a team - Paris Grey and Kevin Saunderson! Paris had been on the Chicago circuit for a while. When "Big Fun" was spotted as background music for a TV commercial those of us who were househeads went berserk! The whole album is a treat. Track one lays the foundation of original Detroit Techno: the coming together of all people and the preservation of the inner city (by the way, that same theme was reflected in some earlier Chicago records) Track four is a really interesting tune especially being of a slower tempo. Track six is a definite favorite, as it is such a "happy" tune. Track seven is basically a Chicago favorite that dominated the college radio stations. My absolute favorite track is the last one. "Secrets Of The Mind" is very hypnotic and it has the subtle Chicago flavor mixed with the upfront Detroit industrial sound. This is an album you can trust!

5 out of 5 stars We're Having Big Fun!.......2003-03-06

What a team - Paris Grey and Kevin Saunderson! Paris had been on the Chicago circuit for a while. When "Big Fun" was spotted as background music for a TV commercial those of us who were househeads went berserk! The whole album is a treat. Track one lays the foundation of original Detroit Techno: the coming together of all people and the preservation of the inner city (by the way, that same theme was reflected in some earlier Chicago records) Track four is a really interesting tune especially being of a slower tempo. Track six is a definite favorite, as it is such a "happy" tune. Track seven is basically a Chicago favorite that dominated the college radio stations. My absolute favorite track is the last one. "Secrets Of The Mind" is very hypnotic and it has the subtle Chicago flavor mixed with the upfront Detroit industrial sound. This is an album you can trust!
Herbert L. Clarke: Original Recordings 1907-21
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant playing transcending primitive recording technique
  • The Master of the Cornet
  • Clarke is the cornet master!
  • heartbreaking music from a bygone era
  • Be careful
 Herbert L. Clarke: Original Recordings 1907-21

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003J4O
Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Bride Of The Waves
  2. The Holy City
  3. Sounds From The Hudson (Valse Brilliante)
  4. Killarney
  5. Caprice Brilliante (The Debutante)
  6. Perhaps Love's Dream Will Last Forever
  7. Carnival Of Venice
  8. Ah Cupid
  9. Bride Of The Waves
  10. Once Upon A Time
  11. Rondo Caprice (From The Shores Of The Mighty Pacific)
  12. Aloha Oe (Farewell) (Hawaiian Love Song)
  13. Russian Fantasie
  14. The Palms
  15. La Veta Caprice (Lillian)
  16. Berceuse From Jocelyn
  17. Sounds From The Hudson (Valse Brilliante)
  18. Twilight Dreams Waltz-Intermezzo
  19. Southern Cross
  20. Love's Old Sweet Song
  21. Showers Of Gold Scherzo
  22. Macushla
  23. Caprice Brilliante (The Debutante)
  24. Killarney
  25. Carnival Of Venice
  26. Stars In A Velvety Sky

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These 26 selections, recorded from 1904 to 1922, document the work of an important American player and band composer. Despite the trivial nature of most of the music, one can't help listening to Herbert Clarke's playing with respect and growing affection. He was a most elegant player, with a beautiful tone that comes across even in the earliest of these recordings. The showiest pieces, which can be quite dazzling, are still performed with taste and musicianship. This disc is an important sound document, and the transfers from even the earliest of the recordings are surprisingly listenable. Highly recommended to all brass and nostalgia lovers. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant playing transcending primitive recording technique.......2001-01-11

Hearing this CD -- despite the distracting surface noise from the primative acoustic recordings from which this CD was remastered -- I appreciate for the first time the greatness of Clarke as a cornet soloist. If he is not the greatest to date, he is surely one of the giants upon whose shoulders modern virtuosi of the trumpet (which has pretty much replaced the cornet) stand.

Clarke's sheer artistry in both composition and performance still dazzle and his interpretive ability brings to life some of the 'tear jerkers' of the golden age of popular brass music in a way no modern performance comes close to.

Although on first hearing one could be very much distracted by the primitive recordings, the brass player soon focuses on Clarke's playing so completely that the the surface noise disappears.

Every trumpet player and cornetist, more, every brass player and lover of band music, should own a copy.

5 out of 5 stars The Master of the Cornet.......2001-01-04

God bless Crystal Records for taking the time to re-issue these extremely rare and valuable recordings from an unfortunately neglected giant in American musical history. Most people today don't realise how famous and influential Mr. Clarke and his peers (Sousa, Pryor et. al.)were on the American musical scene at the beginning of the Twentieth century. It is very important that these recordings (and others from this period, the birth of sound recording) be preserved for future generations.

As for those who could not stand the "hiss" on these recordings, how spoiled can you be? You simply miss the point of all this. We all know that these records were made during the infancy of the recording industry, and that they didn't have the technology we now have. I find it thrilling to listen to them just as they are. Recorded sound is the closest we have to time travel, and I find it fascinating to listen to these recordings as though I was there when they were first made. And most of all, through the marvel of recorded sound (Mr. Sousa notwithstanding) I can listen today to the greatest cornetist who ever lived, even though he passed away over 50 years ago.

Hopefully Crystal Records will someday put out an anthology of original Sousa and Pryor Band recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Clarke is the cornet master!.......2000-08-03

Herbert Clarke is the finest cornetist the planet has ever seen. The technical brilliance on Carnival is just breathtaking. The sound quality of the recording is little hinderance on the true genius behind this man's playing. Don't let the hiss bother you!!!

5 out of 5 stars heartbreaking music from a bygone era.......2000-03-22

These vintage recordings would have been otherwise lost to us--and a great loss at that. Clarke plays so beautifully, esp. those pieces that he wrote. It's notall oom-paa-paa, but music that is deeply affecting and stirring.This is the effect that Wynton Marsalis was going for in his "Carneval." While Marsalis's album is a wonderful tribute, this is the original. A must-have for any serious trumpet player.

1 out of 5 stars Be careful.......1999-09-14

Watch out if you want to buy this cd! It's a good cd with Herbert Clarke playing some of his own pieces the way they should be played...but the recording is TERRIBLE! Naturally, it's a 1904 recording! But the hiss for the first half of the cd is almost painful. It's NOT something you can just ignore, so don't be caught unawares.
Revival
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    Gold City
    Manufacturer: New Haven
    ProductGroup: Music
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        Manufacturer: Decca
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        22. Christmas Bells - Mantovani & His Orchestra
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