Conversations

Track Listings

1. Homelands

2. Soldier

3. Time Is Now

4. Festival of the Dance

5. Right from the Start

6. Desert

7. Call

8. Rest

Tracks:

The Nutcracker Excerpts (Tchaikovsky)
The Nutcracker Excerpts (Tchaikovsky)
The Nutcracker Excerpts (Tchaikovsky)
Parade of The Wooden Soldiers (Jessel-MacDonald)
Carnival of The Animals Excerpts (Saint-Saens)
Carnival of The Animals Excerpts (Saint-Saens)
Carnival of The Animals Excerpts (Saint-Saens)
THe Girl With The Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
Hoedown from Rodeo (Copland)
Little Waltz from The Toy Box (Debussy)
Viennese Musical Clock from Hary Janos (Kodaly)
Mother Goose Suite Excerpts (Ravel)
Mother Goose Suite Excerpts (Ravel)
March of the Siamese Children from The King and I (Rogers)
Dreams frin Scenes From Childhood ( Schumann)
March of The Toys from Babes In Toyland (Herbert)
Childhood Games Excerpts (Bizet)
Childhood Games Excerpts (Bizet)
The Toy Trumpet Al Hirt, trumpet (Scott)
The Little Train of Caipira (Villa-Lobos)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas)
Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
Lullaby (Brahms)

Customer Reviews:

Just for kids?? No way!!.......2005-04-08

This is wonderful classical music. If the kids like it, great! But, make no mistake about it, this is good for anyone. This is wonderful study music, reading music, or just plain relaxing music. Highlights include "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"; "March of the Toys" (from BABES IN TOYLAND -- the reason I bought this CD); "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"; "The Little Train of Caipira" (no longer little when the music is over); and the audience favorite "Hoedown" (i.e. "Beef, it's what's for dinner!").

If you're into that whole thing of classical music sharpening a youngster's intellect, then this won't disappoint. If you're just into good old fashioned classical music in general, it won't disappoint you either. Also, I highly recommend to both groups the classical CD BUILD YOUR BABY'S BRAIN.

The best classical album for kids!.......2002-12-12

This is a wonderful album. Very high quality, and every selection is beautiful. My daughter (who usually asks me to turn my classical music off) loves to pretend to gallop like a horse during "Rodeo" and march like a soldier during "Parade of the wooden soldiers". This is a pleasure for the whole family!

Great for Preschool Children.......2000-10-12

I use this CD with my preschool music group. The kids love it! This CD enables children learn about classical music without over extending their attention spans.

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There are no words!!!!
Conversations is one of my favorite CDs!
Christian music: Sara Groves
A CD you'll want to share
Sometimes we buy the song, even if we don't buy the whole album

Conversations
Sara Groves
Manufacturer: Integrity Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ARDS
Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

Conversations
Word
Painting Pictures of Egypt
Hello Lord
Generations
This Journey Is My Own
How It Is Between Us
What Do I Know
Cave of Adullum
Know My Heart
Going Home
He's Always Been Faithful
Tent in the Center of Town [Live]

Customer Reviews:

There are no words!!!!.......2007-06-15

I wish that there were more stars to give this cd! I LOVE IT!! Conversations was my first introduction to Sara Groves and I think that it is by far the best cd I have heard by her. The songs have depth and really speak but the sound is great too. Her voice is similar to Carol King-just better! This cd has the kind of music that gets you through the hard times. Very uplifting!!

Conversations is one of my favorite CDs!.......2007-04-06

I love this CD! It has great lyrics and the bands sounds great. Great grooves and faithful messages.

Christian music: Sara Groves.......2006-11-29

Sara Groves is incredibly insightful for such a young person! Her songs in "Conversations" are sweet, deep & soulful. In this particular CD she sings my heart. For the past year it has been by far my favorite CD.

A CD you'll want to share.......2006-07-24

I bought this CD for "the Word" and was astounded by how amazing the entire CD was. It's helped me through some dark moments in my life by reminding me where to find the light at the end of the tunnel. I've given it to at least 6 people as gifts because everyone has these thoughts and feelings and it's comforting to know you're not alone. I even replaced one gift because that person lent it to someone else that was hurting and they didn't give it back. "Pain shared is Pain Halved; Joy shared is Joy Multiplied."

Sometimes we buy the song, even if we don't buy the whole album.......2006-04-29

The song "He's Always Been Faithful To Me" is very good from many different perspectives.

I had never heard the song "He's Always Been Faithful To Me" until it was recently played at my paternal grandmother's funeral during slide pictures of her life. It is rare that a song knocks me back, but of the several songs played, this song stuck in my brain. I recognized the waltz rhythm, a rhythm rarely used in contemporary music. But it works so well musically in this song, conjuring up images of times & cultures gone by.

Great ideas in art tend to transcend their era & culture. Songs from "Amazing Grace" to "Dare You To Move" are Christian songs that touch on universal truths. While "He's Always Been Faithful To Me" is intended to be a religious song about God, I found myself relating it to my brother in law, who has always been a constant support to our family.

"I can't remember a trial or a pain, he did not recycle to bring me gain"

For people who have grown up in the church, the piano and cello instrumental bridge of "Great is Thy Faithfulness" may bring tears to your eyes.

Please comment, express feedback, or suggest related music.

Ellisor: Conversations In Silence; Blackberry Winter; Barber: Canzonetta; Scearce: Endymion's Sleep; Mock: The Stone;

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Mountain Dulcimer and the Orchestra!
Beautifully Moving and Imaginative
Get the best fast
wow!
Fresh & American!!

Ellisor: Conversations In Silence; Blackberry Winter; Barber: Canzonetta; Scearce: Endymion's Sleep; Mock: The Stone;

Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002NHW
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

Conversations in Silence - I
II: Conversations in Silence - II
III: Conversations in Silence - III
IV: Conversations in Silence - IV
Canzonetta
Endymion's Sleep
The Stone
Adagio
Blackberry Winter - I
Blackberry Winter - II
Blackberry Winter - III

Customer Reviews:

Mountain Dulcimer and the Orchestra!.......2006-11-06

I bought this album because of the dulcimer concerto on it, and it didn't disappoint. Teh liner notes were outstanding and I am so glad to have this piece in my collection!

Beautifully Moving and Imaginative.......2006-05-27

I got to see "Blackberry Winter" performed live in Nashville a few years ago and it was awesome. I took violin lessons from one of the violinists in the orchestra for a long time, so it was a little extra exciting. I got to meet the conductor, Paul Gambill about a year later and he was a really nice guy. He also conducted us in a big youth-orchestra gathering where we played the soundtrack to "Lord of the Rings."
"The Stone" is by far my favorite track on the CD. The mysterious Scottish and Irish themes entwined with each other are simply fantastic. It pretty much just transports you to another world.
"Blackberry Winter" is awesome, too. There's not many great recordings of a mountain dulcimer with an orchestra to back it up. Plus, the melodies and themes in that itself are really uniquely beautiful.
Overall, it's great quiet time and thinking music. It's definetely worth it!

Get the best fast.......2006-02-19

I heard this recording on NPR radio and loved it. While it was out of the mainstream usually stocked at music stores, I found it on Amazon, ordered it, and received in a matter of days! The recording is a lovely collection of Tennessee / Celtic pieces with wonderful solo work. Ellisor is a Nashville musician and composer and her "Blackberry Winter" for Tennessee music box is a real delight. Other pieces on the CD are by Barber, Kodaly, Mock, and Scearce.

wow!.......2005-04-28

I absolutely 'love' this CD. INNOVATIVE modern music. One of my favorites indeed.

Fresh & American!!.......2002-01-13

This is one exciting CD for several reasons. For those looking for orchestral sound that is uniquely American, Conni Ellisor provides the sound that has been missing since the end of Aaron Copland's career. In addition to Ellisor's compositions, the other tracks on this CD are an unusual and beautiful fit that compliments the other pieces. As is frequently the case in music, artists (Nashville Chamber Orchestra) and composers (Ellisor) off the beaten path are a national treasure. I use this CD for inspiration, relaxation, and restoration. One of the top 3 in my collection.

Conversations With God: A Windham Hill Collection, Disc 1

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Delightful and Suits the Book
What's Your Favorite Selection?
Beautifully compiled
Conversations With God/A Must-Have CD
Must have !

Conversations With God: A Windham Hill Collection, Disc 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
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ASIN: B000000NNX
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

Her Knees Deep In Your Mind - Ray Lynch
Ghost Dancer - Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors
If You Believe - Jim Brickman
A Special Place - David Arkenstone
Joy - George Winston
Reflection - Oystein Sevag
The Bricklayer's Beautiful Daughter - Will Ackerman
One Man's Dream - Yanni
Angel's Flight - Shadowfax
Black Delilah - Patrick O'Hearn
Church Of Trees - Liz Story
The Air - Michael Mish
The White Spirit - Uman
Tibet Part II - Mark Isham
Conversations With God - Liz Story

Customer Reviews:

Delightful and Suits the Book.......2007-01-27

I've been loving the books of the same name, so bought this album and have really enjoyed it; Windham Hill does it well here with a very nice and gentle collection of pieces. This a worthy compilation that I recommend.

What's Your Favorite Selection?.......2003-11-19

This CD was originally created to go along with Neale Donald Walsch's book by the same name. Whether or not you read or agree with the book is completely up to the individual listener. The CD speaks for itself, and it does so eloquently. It is a compilation of New Age music crafted into a CD that creates a soothing, relaxation enhancing back drop. And the appeal isn't limited to New Age fans. My grandparents use this CD for background during their bridge parties and book club meetings. My best friend puts it on at night for her newborn baby. Even my New Age hostile mother never argues when I slip this CD on the player.

Out of the fifteen tracks on this disc, there isn't one that should be discarded. Her Knees Deep In Your Mind by Ray Lynch is the first selection on this CD. It's unsurprising that some listeners have bought the collection after sampling that song alone. If you can, check out the audio sample available here. Other artists on this album include Jim Brickman, David Arkenstone, Yanni and George Winston, to name just a few. If nothing else, this CD offers the New Age listener a feast of styles, instruments and artistry to sample. I've discovered everyone has their favorites. Some love the piano performance of If You Believe by Jim Brickman. Others are drawn to the more esoteric works, like Shadowfax's Angel's Flight.

Compilations are an excellent way to explore new artists without committing to an entire album by said artist. This particular compilation has made a wonderful gift for many friends and family. The title is slightly misleading. While the compilation was put together by the author of the book by that same title, there is no necessity to read or subscribe to the ideas in the text to enjoy the CD. Most, if not all these chosen pieces were first recorded well before this book was ever written. This is excellent background music, or meditation music. I don't recommend the second or third CD compilations created under the same title, as I found the music choices less inspiring or interesting.

Happy listening! ^_^ Shanshad

Beautifully compiled.......2003-05-03

I love the music of Windham Hill, and this disc is no exception! Compiled from 14 different artists, each and every track is incredibly beautiful. The White Spirit (track #13) by Uman is evocative and Reflection (track # 6) by Oystein Sevag is just one of those songs that transports you.

I have a disc for my car, which just sets the tone for the day!

The music is varied, including such artists as David Arkenstone, George Winston, and Patrick O'Hearn to name a few.

The music is soothing, yet evocative at times and can transport you to the depths of your soul if you let it carry you away. Great compliation - just another great winner from Windham Hill!

Conversations With God/A Must-Have CD.......2001-03-11

When I first heard a track of this CD, I didn't know the CD's title nor even the exact music genre. Yet, I knew one thing after hearing only one track. I had to purchase it.

I tracked down the name of the CD and bought it immediately. So, I was braced and prepared to be disappointed because I hadn't listened to the entire CD before purchasing it. What a wonderful and uplifting surprise to find myself absolutely mesmerized and seduced by every single track of this excellent CD.

It would be misleading if I said the CD gets progressively better beginning with Track 1 because every single track will offer you something extraordinary. (Track 13 is the grabber for me.) The power of this music is masked by its ethereal qualities, but powerful it is. After sharing this music with so many of my relatives, friends and co-workers, I'm convinced that this music can only be explained by whatever defines you. It will reach, touch and soothe anyone's core.

I purchased a second copy of this CD for my car. I'm a big music lover but I've never done that before. It's the best musical decision I've ever made.

Must have !.......2000-01-20

I first heard this album from a friend and I tell you, it's an absolute must have. The music is so soothing it allows you to get in touch with your inner self. If you listen under the right circumstances you could even get into a sleepy state that puts you in touch with your subconscious self. Fantastic! Highly recommended!

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best overdubbing experiment
Not for all Evans fans ...
absolutely necessary...best in headphones
contrapuntal experiment
A bad idea, all things considered . . .

Conversations With Myself
Bill Evans
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000047CV
Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

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How About You?
Spartacus Love Theme
Blue Monk
Stella By Starlight
Hey, There
N.Y.C.'s No Lark
Just You, Just Me
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Amazon.com essential recording

That Bill Evans ventured into overdubbed pianos for this session was in 1963 a historic occasion. Overdubs were seldom in the age of Rudy Van Gelder- and Orrin Keepnews-produced sessions, which were sacrosanct in their on-the-spot nature. But by 1963 it was clear that very, very few people could play the way Evans did. Once he had himself to play along with, it was abundantly clear why he was so singular a musical mind. The melodies here fit together like two sets of fingers making a cradle, and Evans dances the lines, flows them irregularly, and entangles them so as to paint himself into constant binds. Then he escapes the binds, as artfully as he had done on Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby with the legendary trio of himself, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. This is rightly one of jazz piano's most enchanted recordings. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

best overdubbing experiment.......2007-02-07

Evans' 1963 album for Verve was an overdub experiment featuring renditions of `Round Midnight' and `Stella by Starlight'. On "Conversations with Myself", Evans formed for himself his own trio. The experiment, Evans reasoned, would yield him an even closer affinity to the "other" players. Downbeat gave the album a five star review and the album also won Evans a Grammy. The album comes in digipak packaging and has been fully restored using a 20-bit transfer. Order yourself a copy and be treated to the creative genius of the prolific composer that was Bill Evans.

Not for all Evans fans ..........2004-10-18

I have been listening to Bill Evans since high school and have many of his albums in 33 rpm (revolutions per minute, remember?). He never ceases to amaze, delight, and inspire. "Conversations with Myself" is a definite departure for Evans. Mostly a trio player (with the exception of "Alone"), here he is presented in triplicate. Whether more is less is for each listener to decide. Evans, in the liner notes, seems to have thought that the most interesting question was was this a solo or trio performance?

It seems to be a little of each. Sometimes Piano #1 stops playing chords and plays amazing walking bass lines (How About You? and Blue Monk). These two cuts are brilliant, full of melodic phrases, driving rhythms, and dissonant harmonies. 'Round Midnight, the opener, is haunting ... it will never leave you (and unlike the Romantic Evans, his playing on this cut emulates Monk's choppy, rhythmic style). The last cut, Just You, Just Me, another song in the Monk repertoire, might be a little dense, with all three pianos playing at once, but it is so melodic and frantic ... well, personally when I listen to it, I hope it will never end. And the Love Theme from Spartacus ... it is impossible to describe the beauty of Bill's playing on this. As the album notes say he doesn't just play the essence of a love theme, he plays the essence of love. No argument here.

The other cuts are interesting, but the above-mentioned are my personal favorites, and well worth the price of the CD.

As I said, this Evans album may not be for everybody. Evans himself had questions about the validity of the gimmick of overdubbing. But as someone once said, "There are two kinds of music ... good music and bad music." This is GREAT music.

absolutely necessary...best in headphones.......2004-09-07

"Bill Evans had a lot of ideas and only ten fingers. What great complex things could he do with, say, thirty fingers?"

Well I'm glad you asked becuase your questioned is answered on this very Bill Evans album. He overdubs himself - not once, but twice - to create an astounding and confusing stereophonic experience with three Bills having nice conversations together.

"Well you know Bill played thick enough stuff with only one piano. Doesn't it get really muddy with three of them?"

Yeah maybe a little bit. But most of the time there's only two of them at once. One will be doing the chords and the low end and another will do the melody and some soloing and the third one will echo some ideas or run through really fast complex lies over everything else. Bill generally doesn't get in the way of his own playing, it's almost like he had a lot of things planned out already so that it fit together so well. There are even a lot of parts that sound like the random bursts of creativity that happen when everybody is playing at once, but here they are not playing at once.

"That can't be jazz it's too much like classical music."

Maybe you're right a little bit. It doesn't always swing that hard, and a lot of times it can resemble (in structure) something Bach would have done, but if you dig Bill Evans (and EVERYBODY digs Bill Evans) you would know that a very careful thought out approach is a big part of his playing, and this is just giving it a new setting.

Conversations with Myself is like a solo piano record on speed, or seeing triple, or something. It can get unsteady and confusing or whatever, but it's generally very lucid and who would want to be denied an oppurtunity to hear Bill Evans say so many things at once? That's why it's absolutely necessary, and the stereo separation is why you should use headphones.

contrapuntal experiment.......2004-09-02

It's fitting that Evans recorded this contrapuntal experiment on Glenn Gould's Steinway (Gould would later do something similar, overdubbing himself in a complex arrangement of Wagner's music). Evans wasn't the first, though, to try this: Lennie Tristano, a major influence on Evans, had overdubbed three pianos, each with a different time signature, in his recording "Turkish Mambo." But what makes this album an extraordinary listening experience rather than merely a gimmick is the range of expression, from the hard-swinging "How About You?" to the almost unbearably stark "N.Y.C.'s No Lark" (an elegy to the great pianist Sonny Clark, the title being an anagram based on his name) to the swirling, impressionistic interpretation of Alex North's "Spartacus Love Theme," which in my book ranks as one of the great achievements of Evans's career.

I see this album as one of Evans's more extreme attempts to recapture something like the telepathic rapport he enjoyed in his legendary trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. Evans spent much of his later career trying to fill the void left by LaFaro's untimely death in an auto accident. I think he saw LaFaro as a kind of "second self," and here he literally plays with two other selves. Yes, there's an artificial, made-in-the-studio quality that prevents this album from reaching the supreme heights of Sunday at the Village Vanguard or Waltz for Debby or Alone or the later Paris Concerts, but it's a bold, fascinating, and moving experiment nonetheless.

A bad idea, all things considered . . ........2001-12-12

Sometime in 1962-1963, apprising the guestlist at a particularly stellar White House dinner, John F. Kennedy pronounced it the finest assemblage of minds "with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

A tribute, in his words, to raw genius. But was it that particularly apt? One can only surmise . . .

Skip ahead, some one hundred and sixty years, as another genius "dines alone." For pianist/composer Bill Evans was a genius, in every sense of the word. He constructed chords as no one before him had ever thought to do; he ran those chords together in progressions which had never occurred to anyone before him; whether improvising on a "standard" such as "Stella By Starlight" or working off of original compositions like "N.Y.C.'s No Lark," he established an imprimatur that is impossible for succeeding pianists (myself included, and not anywhere near the fore) to ignore.

So why only two stars for this outing? Simple:

Evans -- and I suspect this is true of virtually all geniuses, whatever their forte (including Jefferson, by the way) -- was at his absolute best in collaboration, in the rough-and-tumble give-and-take of ideas which he bounced (or had bounced upon him) of those surrounding him; whether we're talking the all-time great trio of Evans-Motian-LaForte, or later groupings such as the studio session with Chet Baker, or an even later live gig with the reconfigured Evans trio and tenor saxist Stan Getz (in which Getz, at the last minute, called a tune which they hadn't rehearsed together), Bill Evans' genius shone most brightly in the give-and-take, no-holds-barred atmosphere of improvisation: perhaps it was something in his reclusive nature, a "fear" (whether founded or not) that he would be 'outdone' by those around him -- who can say? -- Evans thrived in these settings, depending upon an instinctive sense of where a fellow musician was headed, as well as his ability to adjust (witness his prodding of Cannonball Adderley in "Kind of Blue"''s 'Flamenco Sketches,' as he tries to lead Adderley into the comp's fourth mode and, ultimately realizing that Cannonball wasn't done with his explorations, settles back to build the tension resulting in the following mode) to propel his musical statements.

This sense -- not to mention the 'tension' -- is lacking here. Evans, overdubbing himself (and frequently overdubbing those initial overdubs), knows exactly where he's going (based upon where he's already been). The ultimate result is, more than anything else, a compositional homage to the "classical masters" he had previously studied (he had a particular fondness for the Russian "moderns," although most biographers tend to overlook the influence of Prokofiev) . . .

But it's nowhere near great jazz; and it's nowhere near Evans' best efforts.

Tracks:

Remembrance - George Winston
Love Is The Key - Tuck And Patti
Remember Me This Way - Liz Story
Driving - Will Acherman
Welcoming - Michael Manring
Hawk Circle (Radio Edit) - Will Ackerman
After The Harvest - Angels Of Venice
Remember Who You Are - Cathy Bolton
To The One Who Knows - Yanni
Gol Na Mban San Ar - Mary McLaughlin & William Coulter
Children Of The Sun - David Arkenstone
Dream Come True - Jim Brickman
Canyon Chaconne - Paul Winter
Dream - Tuck & Patti
A Gentle Place - Lisa Lynne
Amazing Grace - Cathy Bolton

Amazon.com

This 60-minute, 16-track compilation is the second installment in what has proven to be another successful concept generated by New Age-music specialists. In this case, bestselling author Neale Donald Walsh and Windham Hill have branded a pair of label compilation projects with the evocative title from Walsh's popular series of books. This assortment of preexisting music, which includes several splendid moments, nevertheless conveys a certain patchwork quality that impacts the intended mood of seamlessness inherent in the genre's best thematic samplers. The album's opener, "Remembrance," comes from George Winston's ode to Vince Guaraldi and introduces the project with an urban texture. The passionate vocal style of Patti Cathcart (of Tuck & Patti) and country-tinged voice of Cathy Bolton (who closes the album with "Amazing Grace") at times seem a bit intrusive within the album's generally contemplative mood. Still, gems like Will Ackerman's dynamic, violin-powered "Driving," Michael Manring's inventive "Welcoming," and Jim Brickman's piano solo "Dream Come True" succeed beautifully at fulfilling the album's premise. An attractive package. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable mixture.......2003-05-03

I was a tad bit disappointed in this disc, after hearing disc 1. If the premise was to correlate with the CWG books, I would expect very little vocal and more instrumental. I did not like the vocals on this disc and really felt that it detracted from the rest of the disc. I wanted to be relaxed, in a meditative state and the vocals seemed to distract from that ambiant mood. I felt that the vocal tracks really had nothing at all to do with the tone of the disc.

This is not a disc to relax to, but rather, to enjoy the wonderful music of the various artists of Windham Hill.

Since the CWG books stand alone, I would expect more of a meditative, contemplative disc, as one found with disc 1. The very few vocals on disc 1 were subtle and blended perfectly with the intrumental moods. But disc 2 is more distracting to me and I felt that the disc could do without the vocals or they could have been as subtle in the first disc.

Sonnetts For A Weary Soul.......2000-01-04

"Star of the Morning,Songs of the Eve, You light my spirit, and awaken my heart, as I welcome a new day with you..." The Songs Will Touch The Very Essence Of Your Soul. Simply Beautiful.

Great Album.......1999-04-10

Excellent album--especially the two songs by Cathy Bolton. Anyone know how to find more about this beautiful voice?

Cathy Bolton and Jim Brickman make this album.......1999-02-24

The song REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE by Cathy Bolton is just beautiful I would like more of her music but am unable to find it.Can you help? Does she have her own album? The songs by Jim Brickman are very good as well as those by George Winston but many of the other artists I do not care for.

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No More Conversations Pt.2
Freeform Five
Manufacturer: Universal/Island
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000Q6ZGNE
Release Date: 2007-06-04

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Mylo Radio Edit (2007 Re-Edit)
Mylo Club Mix (2007 Re-Edit)
Fedde Le Grand Vocal Remix
Mason Remix
Switch Remix
Subliminal Kid Remix
Video

Album Description

Part Two of Two. 2007 enhanced CD single from the frankly fabulous Freeform Five. Called 'brash, neon uber-pop' by NME, 'electrodisco pop perfection' by Arena and 'The new lords of the dancefloor' by The Evening Standard, Freeform Five are set to invade all dancefloors with their '07 version of 'No More Conversations'. Remixed and re-modeled by Mylo, 'No More Conversations' has already become a club monster and is on it's way to becoming a bit of a classic tune. Features six different mixes: Mylo Club Mix (Radio Edit), Mylo Club Mix, Fedde Le Grand Remix, Mason Remix, Switch Remix and Enhanced Video. Island.

Album Details

Called "brash, Neon Uber-pop" by Nme, "electrodisco Pop Perfection" by Arena and "the New Lords of the Dancefloor" by the Evening Standard, Freeform Five Are Set to Invade all Dancefloors with their '07 Version of "no More Conversations". Remixed and Re-modelled by Mylo - to Thank Anu from Freeform for Whipping Up the Vocals for his Track "muscle Cars" - "no More Conversations" Has Become a Club Monster on It's Way to Becoming a Bit of a Classic Tune. To Compliment the Mylo Club Mix, Apollo have Dug Deep to Get You the Mix Package to Die for featuring Fedde Le Grand / Mason / Switch and Radiokillaz.

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Conversations
The Rodriguez Brothers
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Release Date: 2007-05-22

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Pass me that bottle, please.
Good indie
I finally get it!
victory records gets a hit with this one!
Shannon rules

Late Night Conversations
The Forecast
Manufacturer: Victory Records
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ASIN: B00083D592
Release Date: 2005-05-17

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Seating Subject To Availability
These Lights
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Late Night Conversations
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Hailing from Peoria, Illinois, THE FORECAST exploded onto the indie rock circuit in 2003 with their insane live performances alongside bands including PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS, HEY MERCEDES and MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK. They quickly earned a rabid following in Peoria and the Midwest as word spread. With respect to their predecessors, THE FORECAST give the genre a well deserved ass kicking, ratcheting up the intensity and doing away with any pretension. Inspired by influential bands such as BRAID, RAINER MARIA and THE GET UP KIDS, their sound is solid beyond their years. Since their inception in 2002, THE FORECAST have played over 200 shows and entered the studio with AJ Mogis (CURSIVE, BRIGHT EYES, THE FAINT) in 2003 to record their debut EP, Proof Of Impact. The passion and sincerity of their approach attracted the attention of Victory Records and plans for Late Night Conversations began.

Customer Reviews:

Pass me that bottle, please........2007-06-09

My main problem with The Forecast--especially this CD--is that if I'm not drinking (and it's usually whiskey if this band is involved), it has to be autumn or the sound just sounds out of place. I remember the first time I heard this CD. Of course, I was deceived by Victory saying they were for fans of Bright Eyes and Limbeck, but I found something I would enjoy far more. (I'd tell you what they sound like, but there're a million other reviews that compare them to a million other bands.)
You see, I'm from central Illinois--just a mere two hours from Peoria. I got off work around 1:30 in the morning (I delivered pizza for Papa John's) and went to wal-mart to spend some tip money. I saw this and the artwork drew me in. It reminded me of an old barn near where my best friend used to live. It was nostalgic. I bought it and left.
I was on track four by the time I got out of town and turned down a lonely gravel road on my way home. There was corn to right of me, corn to left of me, and a full starry sky above me. How can I explain this to someone who never grew up in that kind of atmosphere? There is an air about the night when the corn is just ready to be harvested: autumn is near and soon the world will be lulled to sleep by the falling of the leaves, the whole landscape seems at rest.
If anyone is from Amish country, you'll know how it feels to drive down a long gravel road and know that another pair of headlights is a rarity. That is what I feel when I listen to this album--making out on desolate country roads where the only lights you can see are the stars and the moon, driving through quiet towns at 2:00 where you'll only have to stop at one stop light (if any at all), walking down to river with your best friend just to have something to do.
I'm not a "country mouse" by any means, believe me, but I never did care much for the city, and will always have a soft spot for the place I was raised, even if I do claim to hate it from time to time. And that's what I think this album is really about.

Good indie.......2006-12-21

I really enjoy this band. Mid west indie rock has not let me down yet, and the dueling male/female vocals works nicely (I agree with the Rainer Maria/Braid comparisons). They're really good live too; they played like they really care, no matter how many were in the audience. Exercise Demons, and Seating Subject to Availability are my personal favorites. Their new album is also worth checking out.

I finally get it!.......2006-04-04

In the past, I used to distance myself from certain rock genres because of a bad first experience. I'd be introduced to band, not like it, and claim the entire genre as being 'not for me'. The Forecast, however, has changed how I feel. I, personally, love a heartfelt emo record just as much as the next guy, but only because I was introduced to Jimmy Eat World and Spitalfield a couple of years back. Those bands allowed me to embrace the entire genre as a whole, and expand my emo knowledge. Imagine though, if you will, that I was new to emo. You, in theory, hand me a copy of "late night conversations" and tell me to listen. Of course, I hate it, and lose any interest I may have had in the genre. To make a long story short, the only good that came out of 'late night conversations' (an underproduced, generic, stale piece of s**t) was the revelation that came post-listen. Never judge an entire genre by the first or second band you're introduced to (from said entire genre). Not every metal band is Iron Maden. Not every punk-pop band is blink 182. Not every nu-metal band is linkin park. Not every 'emo' band is jimmy eat world. Every aspect of music has it's ups and downs, and the forecast is clearly one of the downs.

Now that I've bored you with an entire rant about nothing, I'd like you to PASS on 'late night conversations'. With your help, the forecast won't sell another record, and, in turn, leave the scene forever. Not recommended, duh!

victory records gets a hit with this one!.......2006-02-01

with victory records, it seems like the bands and albums they release are either hit or miss (not to mention, how they false advertise with their band comparisons). i would have to say they got a hit with the band "the forecast". after listening to this record, it's not nothing incredibly ground-breaking or new yet i still can't really find anyone to compare them to. i do know that it's a fairly solid record with a fresh/exciting sound. the vocals are duel, with a guy singing most of the notes but the girl shannon sings some of the songs choruses and let me tell you; she can sing! the forecast are starting to get a hype around them, and it's a deserving one. they're talented and they can produce some interesting music in an overcrowded scene. if you like emo/indie rock with a mix of male/female singing check these guys out. i'm sure we'll hear more from these guys in the future.

Shannon rules.......2005-09-06

This album is so great!! I saw a commercial for the album, and "These Lights" became my favorite song without even hearing the whole thing! My favorite songs on it are "Seating Subject to Availability", "Late Night Conversations", and "Exorcise Demons" If you're looking for something good and new, you should get it.

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A man to look out for in the 21st century!
Incredible Soul
Longboard Jazzer is an idiot
High Expectations...
Brilliant, but please, PLEASE, Soweto, lose the hip-hop

Conversations With the Unseen
Soweto Kinch
Manufacturer: Dune (Synergy)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VEQWA
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

Intro
Doxology
Conversatioins With the Unseen
Elision
Spokes and Pedals
Intermission/Split Decision
Snake Hips
Mungo's Adventure
The Flame-Thrower
Equiano's Tears
Good Nyooz
Outro

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In the '50s and '60s, Jamaican-born Joe Harriott was the face of Black jazz in Britain, followed by Courtney Pine in the '80s. In 2004, alto saxophonist/rapper Soweto Kinch is the man at the helm. A member of the trailblazing ensemble Jazz Jamaica All Stars, the award-winning Kinch leads a supple and swinging combo through a pleasing and propulsive program that combines straight-ahead jazz with hip-hop, spoken word, and Caribbean elements. Tunes like the Latin-tinged "Doxology," "Snakehips," and the Trane-ish "Equiano's Tears"--dedicated to the 18th century British ex-slave Olaudah Equiano--show that Kinch knows the tradition, from Charlie Parker to Greg Osby. But he also kicks it as a lyricist, as evidenced on the Roots-like jams "Intro," "Outro," "Intermission - Split Decision," and "Good Nyooz," where Eska Mtungwazi's boppish vocals steal the show. God save the swing! --Eugene Holley, Jr.

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A man to look out for in the 21st century!.......2007-05-18

Alto saxophonist Soweto Kinch is definitely a man to look out for in the 21st century. I bought 2006's "A Life In The Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block", his second and most recent album first. It's not available here for some strange reason, not even on import; I had to go to Amazon's UK site for it but I knew after just one listen that I would eventually come back and seek out this one too.

I was very sceptical about Kinch's blend of rap and jazz in the beginning but I've warmed to it now. Of course rap and jazz have been happy bedfellows for a while but having them both performed by the same artiste and on the same record, is definitely new to me. Kinch could very well set off a trend but I doubt there are many out there who will be able to carry it off with the same competent equanimity. This is a niche he will be occupying on his own for some time to come, I think.

I also saw him perform live here in Leeds recently. He's a man of presence, of great personality and charm. His band was one of the tightest I've seen in some time and they are all on this CD: Femi Temowo on guitar, Michael Olatuja on double bass, Abram Wilson on trumpet (and vocals) and the absolutely incredible Troy Miller on drums.

As far as the rapper side of Kinch is concerned, I find his lyrics intelligent and deep, while maintaining a certain humour. He doesn't seem to be rapping for the sake of being a rapper; he raps because he has something to say. You'll find none of the usual commercial bandwagon rubbish on here. He's also anti-capitalism, anti-profanity and anti-bling. My kind of hip-hop artiste. And this is 'real' hip-hop with a British accent, not that 250 words per minute 'Grime' thing that's currently very popular among teenagers and young adults here in the UK.

As for the jazz, well, these young men play 'real' jazz too. Not jazz fusion or smooth jazz. Real jazz. Kinch plays the saxophone with great feeling - heart, soul and warmth on the ballads and great gusto and precision on the fast grooves. He also has an interesting and unique approach to composition. There's not the usual theme, theme, couple of solos, theme and then fade or end here, and this makes his songs particularly intriguing and captivating to listen to. There are times when the interplay between Kinch and Temowo reminds me of John Scofield's well-established working partnership with Joe Lovano and that's saying something for such new talent. Onwards and upwards, it seems to me there's no limit to where these guys could go.

I also have to profess mad love and respect for Kinch, for being a member of a breed that's so rare in today's world of commercial homogeny: the modern musical artiste who dares to be different, who dares to be himself.

Favourite tracks: "Intro", "Doxology", the dreamy "Conversations With The Unseen", "Spokes and Pedals", "Snakehips" and the intriguing "The Flame-Thrower". Also worth looking out for is the brilliant Eska Mtungwazi on vocals, on "Intro", "Good Nyooz" and "Outro". Trumpeter Abram Wilson's vocals on the excellent and humorous storyteller "Intermission - Split Decision" were a revelation. He's a very good singer indeed.

But once again, I'm reviewing a CD that is brilliant in its entirety. Produced by Jason Yarde, this is fantastic stuff with jazz, hip-hop, social commentary and even a touch of comedy. Highly recommended.

Incredible Soul.......2006-09-24

This man has literally, the most incredible feeling for his music that I have heard since I first heard Giant Steps. Not an understatement. Buy this album, don't pirate it. Amazing. Outstanding. Carrying the torch for the future of jazz.

Longboard Jazzer is an idiot.......2005-11-04

Soweto Kinch is the future of modern jazz. Deal with it! unless you've had your head buried in your arse over the last 20yrs you would realize that hip-hop has basically redefined every form of music in the entire world. ESPECIALLY JAZZ!. Educate and Know Yourself FOOL!

High Expectations..........2005-09-18

I had an opportunity to see them live in NYC during the Charlie Parker festival. Unfortunately, the saxophone player was unable to play. Yet, I was impressed with their music. I personally like the mixture of Hip-Hop and traditional jazz rhythms. Most people believe that only good Jazz can be found in the US but, there are several good talented artists all over the world. I am looking forward to more good things from them in the future.

Brilliant, but please, PLEASE, Soweto, lose the hip-hop.......2005-07-03

Here's a brilliant young altoist, with a hot--albeit unknown--band (Femi Temowo, guitar; Michael Olatuja, double bass; Tony Miller, drums) who for some reason beyond comprehension feels the need to purvey idiotic hip-hop drivel, thankfully, for only three out of the 11 cuts, totaling only about 13 out of more than 70 total minutes. But that raises the question, Why include this inferior material at all? There's plenty of music to fill a respectably long disc without it. Maybe this blather solidifies his bona fides with the brothers in the hood. I don't know. And I don't care. What it really does, is reduce a spectacular disc from five stars to four. This is really, really stupid, as bad as the idiocy with which Mike Ladd lured V. J. Iyer into cooperating on that woeful disc, In What Language. Really, the hip-hop drek contained on this otherwise fine disc is too stupid to dignify with critique. So I won't.

Nevertheless, memo to Soweto Kinch: ditch the hip-hop idiocy and stick to your main thing, which is smart, sophisticated, edgy post-bop, world-beatish jazz. Indeed Kinch shows such maturity, fluidity, and flair as an altoist and composer, one wonders why he ever felt the need to indulge his hip-hop inclinations. With a tone and approach reminiscent of Greg Osby, although with an even greater command of his instrument than Osby displayed at a similar stage in his development, Soweto Kinch seems to have an assured future as an important and original jazzman.

His band is pretty killer as well. I'm especially taken by guitarist Temowo, who demonstrates a thorough familiarity with a sophisticated post-bop jazz vocabulary while at the same time carving out a distinctive voice of his own, ripping off fluid solos or brilliantly comping. The rhythm section of Olatuja and Miller play their butts off, locking in or going out as necessary. This sounds like a band that's played together for years (and probably has).

This spectacular jazz, among the most accomplished I've ever heard from an initial release, even though sadly compromised by the ill-advised inclusion of the hip-hop inanity, deserves the widest possible hearing. My advice: ignore, skip over, or program out the hip-hop stupidity, and you will have a genuine five-star recording.

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