Memorial Album

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Average customer rating: THE GREAT JOHNNY ACE Rock's First Casualty PLEDGING MY LOVE ! Has Finally Been Updated I wish I was born when Johnny Ace was alive.

Memorial Album Johnny Ace Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classic R&B | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classic R&B | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Remember Chuck Willis/The King of the Stroll The Chronological Johnny Ace: 1951-1954 The best of the Moonglows: Millennium Collection The Very Best of Big Joe Turner Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings ASIN: B000002PD2 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Pledging My Love
2. Don't You Know
3. Never Let Me Go
4. So Lonely
5. I'm Crazy Baby
6. My Song
7. Saving My Love For You
8. The Clock
9. How Can You Be So Mean
10. Still Love You So
11. Cross My Heart
12. Anymore

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Johnny Ace's greatest hit, the dirge-like blues ballad "Pledging My Love," will forever be entwined with the shocking story of his death during a game of Russian roulette in Houston on Christmas Eve, 1954. The opening track on Duke's Memorial Album, it sounds--with its stark beat, chiming vibes, and Western-saloon piano--as if it had been sung by a ghost. An original member of Memphis's Beale Streeters, piano man Ace could also do rollicking R&B ("Don't You Know"), but Memorial Album is top-heavy with all things slow and mournful: "The Clock" and "Never Let Me Go" were essentially prototypes for the posthumously-released "Pledging My Love," and the lugubrious "Anymore" was its identical follow-up. --Barney Hoskyns

Customer Reviews:

THE GREAT JOHNNY ACE.......2006-11-23

HE WAS THE GREATEST R&B SINGER I EVER SAW PERFORM AND I HAVE SEEN THEM ALL.R&B WAS JOHNNY'S MUSIC & STYLE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE BLUES WAS OR IF YOU NEVER HAD A CASE OF THE BLUES AFTER YOU HEARD JOHNNY SING YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT IT. FOR MY WEDDING THE BAND I HAD PLAYED PLEDGING MY LOVE & I CROSS MY HEART FOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM'S SONG'S.JOHNNY IS IN HEAVEN NOW WITH THE GREATEST BAND IN HEAVEN.RIP JOHNNY ACE.DIAMONDHEAD DENNIS

Rock's First Casualty.......2006-07-04

Johnny Ace sure knew his way around a love ballad. Slow and steady as Sinatra, smooth as Dean Martin, yet his violent, senseless death hovers inevitably over every thing he recorded, making his vocals seem ghostly and haunted rather than romantic. He died backstage at a concert playing russian roulette on Christmas Eve, or so the story goes. Who plays russian roulette before they go onstage? Maybe he owed money to the wrong people and was set up but we'll never know for sure. All we have is these classic recordings and that is more than enough. "Pledging My Love" is his immortal classic and "Anymore" is it's soundalike follow up. "My Song" is his unheralded classic. Aretha Franklin's version of this must be heard as it is one of her finest recordings. He does a few uptempo jump blues numbers like "Don't You Know" and "How Can You Be So Mean" that remind me of early rock 'n roll like Bill Haley. Along with James Dean, his was one of those young deaths that greatly affected youth of his era much like Tupac or Cobain in the 90's. Paul Simon wrote "The Late Great Johnny Ace" about him on his Hearts And Bones album back in 1983. He was indeed an affecting and haunting singer and something supernatural hangs over his music. Whatever it was, it lingers still.

PLEDGING MY LOVE !.......2006-07-02

Johnny Ace will be most remembered for this soul stirring ballad. His life might have ended, but his music lives on. It's a shame his life ended by playing a "game" of russian roulette. What was he thinking? Such a terrible tragedy. R.I.P. !!

Has Finally Been Updated.......2005-11-21

This has, for thirty years, been the only collection of the late Johnny Ace's material. It's rather skimpy - 12 tracks, about thirty minutes long. But it's still great, with the selection leaning heavily on Ace's ballad work, with a few r&b ravers thrown in for variety. Just this past summer of 2005, a new Johnny Ace compilation was released with twice the amount of material and new remastering and liner notes. The new cd is the obvious version to pick up. It's about time.

I wish I was born when Johnny Ace was alive........2005-03-15

I have listened to the blues kind of music for a long time and my very favorte is Johnny Ace. I wish he made more music and I wish he didn't die.

Average customer rating: it's the music A Very Fond Tribute! Rest In Peace, Mick

Memorial Concert Mick Ronson Manufacturer: Pilot ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Heaven and Hull Just Like This Indian Summer Showtime BBC Live in Concert ASIN: B00005N8CE Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. It Ain't Easy - The Rats
2. A Lot Of What You've Got - Dana Gillespie
3. Burning Sounds - Glen Matlock & The Mavericks
4. Whiter Shade Of Pale - Gary Brooker
5. Mystery Train - Willy & The Poor Boys
6. Medicine Show - Mick Jones & Big Audio
7. The Last Time I Saw You - Steve Harley
8. Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile) - Steve Taylor

Tracks:

1. It's A Kind Of Magic - Roger Taylor
2. Width Of A Circle - The Spiders From Mars
3. Ziggy Stardust - The Spiders From Mars
4. Angel No.9 - The Spiders From Mars
5. Don't Look Down - The Spiders From Mars
6. Moonage Daydream - The Spiders From Mars
7. White Light/White Heat - The Spiders From Mars
8. Suffragette City - The Spiders From Mars
9. Once Bitten Twice Shy - Ian Hunter
10. Ressurection Mary - Ian Hunter
11. Baba O'Riley - Roger Daltrey
12. Summertime Blues - Ian Hunter
13. Michael Picasso/All The Young Dudes - Ian Hunter & The Entire Cast

Album Description

A seriously impressive array of stars (Willy & The Poorboys feat. Bill Wyman, Mick Jones & Big Audio Dynamite, Steve Harley, Roger Taylor, The Spiders From Mars feat. Def Leppard & Bill Nelson, Ian Hunter, Roger Daltrey, & more) turned out to pay tribute to the late & extremely talented Mick Ronson. Recorded at London Labbatts Apollo, April 1994. Disc three is visual only, it features 'It's A Kind Of Magic' & 'All The Young Dudes'. Includes 28-page full color booklet. 24 tracks. Standard double jewel case. Pilot/Alchemy. 2003.

Album Details

Limited Edition Three Disc Set. The Show features Joe Elliott and the Spiders from Mars, Roger Daltrey,ian Hunter, Steve Harley, Mick Jones, Bill Wyman, Glen Matlock and Others. Disc Three Includes Twovisual Performances of "it's a Kind of Magic" and "All the Young Dudes."

Customer Reviews:

it's the music.......2005-12-22

I had been leary of getting this CD only for the fact that I thought the sound quality would suck---it doesn't. But what it does do is pay tribute to one of the most underated guitarists/producer/arranger in my rock realm. This CD is fantastic on a number of levels. Sure Bowie is missing from this (on tour perhaps but a slight nonetheless), but the other musicians make up for it.

CD1 is the weak part--I'll be honest. That's why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. Some great artists--Gary Brooker, Mick Jones, Bill Wyman, Steve Harley and Dana Gillespie (the years have not been kind to her --sorry) but the music just doesn't fit with what I thought the show could've been.

CD2, though, is worth the price of admission! The Spiders From Mars segment is the best of the bunch (except for Ian--more later).
Who knew that Bill Nelson from Be-Bop Deluxe was a fan?!?! They motor through Width, Ziggy, Moonage, White Light, Suffragette, and a great Angel #9. Find Pure Praire League's second album that has Amie on it and you'll find Angel #9 and Mick Ronson all over the LP.
Ian is also one of my musical heroes, and he doesn't fail. A live version of Resurrection Mary (only on the Artful Dodger CD--out of print) is a great treat. Michael Picasso WILL bring you to tears or close to it. It's the same version as on Ian's double best-of CD except for the intro which is priceless and so moving--talking to 'Mick's Mum' in the audience. Dudes ends it (fittingly) in a Mott style free for all. The back photo says it all-- Ian, his daughter Traci, Joe Elliott, Maggie Ronson and her daughter Lisa and bunch of others.
Should Bowie have been there---yes
Is the Cd any worse without him--no

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A Very Fond Tribute!.......2002-12-12

I FINALLY found this CD after trying to get it for nearly 2 years, and it was WELL worth the wait! This is a very fond and heartfelt tribute to a man so revered for his immense musical talents, but in some strange way, still didn't get ALL of the respect that he was so deserving of! The biggest letdown of this tremendous album is the conspicuous absence of David Bowie; I feel his not appearing on this album a show of GREAT disrespect! What was Bowie doing then that was SO important that he couldn't afford the time to pay tribute to the man that he owes his entire CAREER to? How sad that is!

Well, no matter...the treasure trove of talent that DID appear on this album MORE than makes up for Bowie's absence; everyone from Joe Elliott and Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Roger Taylor of Queen, and Ian Hunter from Mott The Hoople and the Ronson/Hunter projects of the 1970's. Also appearing were the original Spiders From Mars (Mick "Woody" Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder) in a reunion set, as well as a brief appearance by another of my guitar heroes, Bill Nelson! Everyone involved turned in great performances, especially Ian Hunter, who contributed the lovingly personal song "Michael Picasso" to Ronson's memory; I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the entire theater that night!

Some of the "surprise" appearances on the album come from ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman (performing with his side project, Willy & The Poor Boys), Mick Jones and Big Audio Dynamite, and also Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel, turning in a wonderfully rousing version of his classic "Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile)". Wrapping things up on this generous 3-CD set is the tour-de-force finale "All The Young Dudes", played by all of the contributing musicians; a very fitting show closer!

As tribute concerts go, this along with the Freddie Mercury tribute held the year before (which turned out to be Mick Ronson's final appearance) are the cream of the crop; they don't get any better than this! "Memorial Concert" is a limited edition of 5,000 copies and will more than likely go out of print again like the original 1997 issue. For old and new fans of Mick Ronson, this is a MUST HAVE; you'll enjoy it immensely, and it's a great way to remember a wonderful man and musician!

Rest In Peace, Mick.......2001-09-29

Well...I suppose this could have been worse, what with the inclusion of "performances" by The Rats, Glen (ex-Sex Pistol) Matlock, Mick Jones & BAD, & Steve Harley, whoever he is. But then, wait...Mick Ronson did so much for SO many people, whether production or performance...and they're all represented here, too. (Thank God Johnny C Mellonbrain wasn't represented). There's Gray Brooker doing a quiet, acoustic piano version of his own/Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale," which segues into Bill Wyman's post-Stones Willie & The Poor Boys, "Mystery Train," the very same song Elvis did 40 years earlier. There's Roger Taylor doing Queen's "It's A Kind Of Magic," (which HE wrote, but his vocals are nowhere in the same league as - duh - Freddie's), and then a performance by the Spiders From Mars, the group that, with Mick, was David Bowie's band during his Ziggy days - although it's kind of an insult to drag out Def Leppard's singer & "lead" guitarist to fill in for Mick & Dave. And what show either by or about Mick Ronson would be complete without Ian Hunter? Ian does a creditible version of "Once Bitten," but his tribute to Mick, "Michael Picasso" WILL bring tears to the eyes of even the most jaded listener. Then Roger Daltrey (!) performs "Baba O'Riley,"& "Summertime Blues." And, of course, the show's "grand finale" is yet another version of "All The Young Dudes." There's also a CD-ROM showing Tayor's "Magic" and, of course, "Dudes." All in all - still: a great tribute to a GREAT Man. RIP, Mick.

Average customer rating: Look at the Blessings! God Bless Willie Banks The best of Willie Banks Exceptional and inspiringI

The Best of Willie Banks: Memorial Album Willie Banks Manufacturer: Malaco Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: God's Goodness Show Me the Way Heaven Must Be a Beautiful Place The Legend Lives On In Concert ASIN: B000001KV0 Release Date: 1993-05-25

Tracks:

1. If It's Alright
2. Too Late
3. Look At The Blessings
4. In The Name Of Jesus
5. God's Goodness
6. Things I Can't Change
7. One More Chance
8. You'll Die Young
9. God Is Still In Charge
10. Waiting On Jesus

Customer Reviews:

Look at the Blessings!.......2003-02-13

Without a doubt...an anointed tribute to an anointed man of God. I can never listen to the song, Look at the Blessings, without crying. Not tears of sadness...but tears of joy...tears of gratitude..."It is a blessing to have a tongue that will move and say, Thank you Jesus! ...Look around you...ain't God a good God. ...we all ought to look around us today and tell the world...Just look at the blessings, can't you see them all around us..." Awesome testimony to the goodness of God! God bless all!

God Bless Willie Banks.......2001-04-07

Willie Banks was truly a gift from Heaven for those of us needing a spiritual anchor in our walk with Christ. I was first introduced to Willie in North Carolina and his Spirit-filled voice caused me to examine my life and the things I did not in accordance with God's Will. While I sinned further and fell short of the glory of God, I have recently rededicated my life to Jesus and I'm so glad my old friend Willie is here to greet me.

The best of Willie Banks.......2000-04-05

Willie Banks is one of the most inspiring gospel legends, that has ever lived. I bought this C D in 1993 and from time to time when im down I listen to Just Look At The Blessings, and Gods Goodness. The words to these songs are truly a blessing. Every word he sings you can truly feel the passion in his voice as they come directly from his heart. He will be truly missed. A must have in your record collection.

Exceptional and inspiringI.......1999-07-24

I had the cassett and it was very inspiring to me and my family. I lost my cassett when I moved to Washington and I would love to see if it can be replaced with the CD, whenever it becomes available.

Average customer rating: I'm New TO CB, and this was a good intro !! Good, but there are better CB albums to be had

Clifford Brown Memorial Album Clifford Brown Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bebop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jazz Immortal The Best Of Clifford Brown-The Blue Note Years The Sidewinder Wizard of the Vibes Hub-Tones ASIN: B00005MIZ6 Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Bellarosa
2. Carvin' The Rock
3. Cookin'
4. Brownie Speaks
5. De-Dah
6. You Got To My Head
7. Carvin' The Rock (Alternate Take #1)
8. Cookin' (Alternate Take)
9. Carvin' The Rock (Alternate Take #2)
10. Wail Bait
11. Hymn Of The Orient
12. Brownie Eyes
13. Cherokee
14. Easy Living
15. Minor Mood
16. Wail Bait (Alternate Take)
17. Cherokee (Alternate Take)
18. Hymn Of The Orient (Alternate Take)

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Clifford Brown emerged fully formed in 1953, a trumpeter gifted with an ebullient swing and technical skills that added polish and precision to fresh invention. Foregoing both the manic pyrotechnics of Dizzy Gillespie and the laconic introversion of Miles Davis, he also provided a stylistic model for jazz trumpeters that has never gone out of style. This CD combines Brown's first two recording dates as leader, placing him in quintet and sextet settings with some of the core musicians of the New York bop scene. The first nine tracks have Brown in an inspired quintet, prodded by the twisting, off-kilter solos and comping of the brilliant and underrated pianist Elmo Hope and the sparkling complexity of drummer Philly Joe Jones. While altoist Lou Donaldson is deeply in the sway of Charlie Parker, Brown sets his own course, whether it's the boppish "Cookin'" or the standard "You Go to My Head." The final nine tracks have Art Blakey's drums driving the sextet, while altoist Gigi Gryce's understated concentration acts as an effective foil to Brown's joyous, dancing lines. Taken at a medium up-tempo, "Cherokee" is one of Brown's most effective vehicles. The alternate takes from each session highlight Brown's spontaneous creativity, while Rudy Van Gelder's remastering adds fresh focus to both his gorgeous tone and the explosive drumming. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

I'm New TO CB, and this was a good intro !!.......2004-11-23

I'll admit, I first heard Clifford Brown's name at a Rick Braun concert a few years back. Based on that mention, I purchased several different CB projects. Although I have listened to another one, this is my first review of his recordings. I also have read the other reviews. Briefly, this CD has more "laid back" tracks than other CB work. Although every track is not that way, it appears to me to be restrained. Other reviewers have the historical notes. My research indicates they are correct. Essentially, later CB projects became edgier and "hard bop." Like most music, your mood dictates what you want to listen too. This project is for that soft or smooth side. Enjoy!!!

Good, but there are better CB albums to be had.......2002-08-06

These 18 tracks comprise 2 different recording sessions early in Brownie's all too brief career. Tracks #1 thru #9 were recorded June 9th 1953 at WOR studios in NYC, with CB on trumpet, Lou Donaldson on alto sax, Elmo Hope on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Tracks #10 thru #18 were recorded August 28th 1953 at Audio Video Studios in NYC, with Gigi Gryce on alto, Charlie Rouse on tenor, John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Art Blakey on drums.

This is both a nice and underwhelming remaster due to a few facts. Nice because it represents each session in its entirety, unlike the original 12" LP release (which was different than the 2 sessions' original release on 2 10"LPs.) Underwhelming because even with the remaster there is still an audible low-level buzz on some of the June 9th tracks, which is inherent to the source tape, as well as drop-outs on track 17.

Seasoned CB fans should appreciate this release, but the casual or uninitiated would almost certainly be better off with Brownie's work with Max Roach during the final two years of his career. There is a fire in that material that really outshines the more conservative and rote impressions given here.

Average customer rating: Soul jazz at its best

Queen of the Organ: Memorial Album Shirley Scott Manufacturer: Prestige ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soul Shoutin' Blue Flames Groovin' with Jug Soul Sister Soul Message ASIN: B00009QG7F Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. It Could Happen To You
2. The Chef
3. Caravan
4. Fourmost
5. Night Time Is The Right Time
6. Person To Person
7. The Moon Of Manakoora
8. Sonnymoon For Two
9. Travelin' Light
10. Blue Seven
11. Senor Blues
12. Soul Shoutin'
13. Solar
14. Five Spot After Dark

Customer Reviews:

Soul jazz at its best.......2005-06-16

It doesn't get any better than this, soul-jazz wise. Tune #7, Moon of Manakoora, is a quintessential expression of a medium-tempo swinger--who says you can't dance to jazz?--with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott in fine form. The CD also features "Soul Shouting" with Stanley Turrentine (who was once married to Shirley), among other funky jazz classics. If you like organ/tenor jazz, this would be a great addition to your collection.

Average customer rating: Dolphy, a sure candidate for musical sainthood

Complete Memorial Album Sessions Eric Dolphy Manufacturer: Lonehill Jazz Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Last Date The Illinois Concert Vintage Dolphy Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Memorial Album: Recorded Live At The Five Spot ASIN: B0001YNKHK Release Date: 2004-06-28

Tracks:

1. Burning Spear
2. Music Matador
3. Jitterbug Waltz
4. Iron Man
5. Mandrake
6. Alone Together
7. Come Sunday
8. Ode to Charlie Parker
9. Love Me

Customer Reviews:

Dolphy, a sure candidate for musical sainthood.......2005-12-09

In a musical genre laden with tragedies, I've always found Eric Dolphy's to be the most affecting. Here was a musician so proficient, so captivating, so fearless -- and yet, all one ever hears from the survivors around him is how kind and generous the man was. And then, to be felled by undiagnosed diabetes -- just awful.

As far as I'm concerned, just about everything in the man's discography is essential, including the disc in question. There may be other, "more essential" albums ("Out to Lunch", "Out There", Mal Waldron's "The Quest", "Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus" to name a few) but there's no question that this collection is a major work from a major artist. Every note is so *alive*. Listen to "Music Matador". Eric injects such passion, such anguish into the deluge of otherwise familiar calypso notes that I can't help but twitch in sympathy. Or "Alone Together", an epic bass/bass clarinet duel performed with the help of the great Richard Davis -- this piece is so deeply involving and intense it almost caused me to rear-end a fellow in front of me.

Perhaps best of all is another in the string of the man's brilliant solo alto efforts, "Love Me", which closes the disc, but there's really not a dull moment in the entire hour and fifteen minutes. Such notes, such passion. There'll never be another.

Average customer rating: Extra material This album Smokes! Essential early sixties Dolphy

Memorial Album: Recorded Live At The Five Spot Eric Dolphy Quintet with Booker Little Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 Far Cry The Quest Last Date ASIN: B000000YJP Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa)
2. Booker's Waltz

Customer Reviews:

Extra material.......2007-03-26

While anything with Dolphy is worth having in my opinion, this CD contains a couple of extra songs that were left off the Live at the Five Spot sessions. The rhythm section is very prominent in the 2 longs songs. CD only about 30 to 35 minutes. Would have been much better if these were packaged with one of the original CDs, which weren't overly song.

This album Smokes!.......2006-03-24

Two songs, but killer performances by all members. Booker's Waltz has 3 of the most memorable solos I've ever heard.

Essential early sixties Dolphy.......2000-06-16

The Memorial Album, although titled differently, was recorded the same night at the Five Spot club as Dolphy's other two "Live at the Five Spot" albums. Those who have either of the other two albums from that night will find this album essential. The quintet that Dolphy has assembled, although not nearly as famous as the Coltrane or Davis bands from the sixties, works wonderfully together. The rhythm section of Richard Davis, Ed Blackwell, and Mal Waldron work together beautifully, even if without show. Davis has always been a rather reserved yet lyrical bassist and his style is well shown here. Waldron tends to build solos around simple chordal patterns and then play with different harmonic sequences and rhythmic changes around those patterns. His playing is quite like on his own album of the same time "The Quest," although without the darkness of tone. Here, he is given ample free space and provides a nice finish to the solos of Little and Dolphy. Booker Little, in his early twenties, was a rising star at the time of the recording. He plays with both deft technique and mature confidence and provides a nice counterpart to the virtuoso Dolphy. Dolphy shows the same great technique as he did with COltrane at about the same. He seems well suited to this setting and takes quite long solos, always building around a theme while also showcasing his wondrous talents. While not as avant guard as some of his later recording, this certianly show the talent that he was. Overall, this is a great CD that should on the shelf of any Dolphy fan. Little died soon after this recording and so it is one of the select few out there with him on it. The only negative of the CD is that it has very poor sound quality. However, this is but a small criticism for an otherwise first rate album.

Average customer rating: Good compilation of his early work

Released: A Memorial Album Johnny Adams Manufacturer: Rpm Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Blues | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Man of My Word Reconsider Me: Golden Classics Edition Walking on a Tightrope: The Songs of Percy Mayfield The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album Back to Black ASIN: B000056XX5 Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. Release Me
2. You Made a New Man Out of Me
3. I Won't Cry
4. In a Moment of Weakness
5. I Want to Walk Through This Life With You
6. Reconsider Me
7. If I Could See You One More Time
8. South Side of Soul Street
9. Georgia Morning Dew
10. Real Live Livin' Hurtin' Man
11. Lonely Man
12. Proud Woman
13. Losing Battle
14. How Can I Prove I Love You
15. You Can Depend on Me
16. Let Me Be Myself
17. It's Got to Be Something
18. Share Your Love With Me
19. Your Love Is All I Need
20. Stairway to Heaven
21. After All the Good Is Gone
22. Chasing Rainbows
23. Love Me Now
24. Hell Yes I Cheated

Customer Reviews:

Good compilation of his early work.......2002-02-18

Obviously a compilation of love -- it sounds like a mix a friend might make you of favorites. These are all his old recordings (also nicely sampled on Reconsider Me, the golden set) - and some of the funky 70s stuff. Nothing from the later Rounder recordings -- a worthwhile exploration into his earlier work for those unfamiliar with it. (And I'm of the opinion that you can't buy a bad Johnny Adams recording.) I like "Hell Yes I Cheated," "You Made a New Man Out of Me," and of course the perennial classic "Reconsider Me." Good stuff! You won't regret the purchase.

Average customer rating: Johnny Kidd Some precisions about these 2 records on this CD The forgotten premier British rock group before the Beatles

The Memorial Album/Your Cheatin' Heart Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 25 Greatest Hits Mad Dogs & Englishmen Rumble! The Best of Link Wray Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ASIN: B000087HY2 Release Date: 2003-03-24

Tracks:

1. Shakin' All Over 60
2. I Can Tell
3. Linda Lu
4. Let's Talk About Us
5. Hungry for Love
6. I'll Never Get Over You
7. So What
8. Please Don't Bring Me Down
9. Send for That Girl
10. Whole Lotta Woman
11. Please Don't Touch
12. Shop Around
13. I Want That
14. Doctor Feelgood
15. Restless
16. Shakin' All Over 65
17. Your Cheating Heart
18. Longing Lips
19. Baby You Have Got What It Takes
20. Gotta Travel On
21. Weep No More, My Baby
22. Feelin'
23. Jealous Girl
24. It's Got to Be You
25. Fool
26. Don't Make the Same Mistake as I Did
27. Big Blon' Baby
28. Then I Got Everything
29. Shot of Rhythm and Blues
30. Magic of Love

Album Description

UK two-fer combines the British rock & roll outfit's 1970 album, 'The Johnny Kidd Memorial Album', & 1971 album, 'Your Cheating Heart', both are unavailable domestically. 30 tracks. BGO Records. 2003.

Album Details

Originally Released in 1970 and 1971 on the French Columbia Pathe Marconi Label and Now Available for the First Time as a Two on One.

Customer Reviews:

Johnny Kidd.......2007-05-10

Early British Rock 'n' Roll had one uncompromising act in Johnny Kidd &
The Pirates. In this day of Johny Depp, maybe Kidd didn't screw up that
bad with his moniker. He sure didn't with his music. When others went for the softer side, Cliff Richard, Billy Fury, Adam Faith and even Marty
Wilde and Tommy Steele, Kidd rocked on.

So he did covers, so what. At times his versions were better than the
American ones. Not knocking the U.S. originals but Kidd made them his own.
The Who owes a lot to "Shakin' All Over" just to name one tune. If the
British TV series "Top Of The Pops" tapes are still around, I hope they
get released. But those tapes were probably taped over, those cheap BBC
idiots who are probably now knighted for their frugality.

Enough remorse...we still have these recordings. Kidd rocks!

Some precisions about these 2 records on this CD.......2003-11-05

The two records put together on this Johnny Kidd CD are not from a UK origin as it seems to be understood. Both were prepaired by a french fan named GEORGE COLLANGE, co-operating with french label Pathe Marconi which issued them first (C 062-04422 in May 1970, and 2C 062-04731 in 1971 for the 2nd one). I'm sure of this because I (Serge Dumonteil, aka Stevie Dixon) contributed to the titles compilation on the 1st one, with my friend Jacques Grimbot. And another friend Yves Chantereau (aka Roll Chanty !) drew the J.Kidd portrait which appeared on the "Memorial Album". Which is the best of the two as it is said in the other review which is quite relevant.
(Sorry for my rough english)
SD

The forgotten premier British rock group before the Beatles.......2003-05-24

Test your knowledge of rock 'n' roll history: what was the premier rock 'n' roll band in England before the Beatles? Okay, the answer is subjective, but let me make the case for Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. The short version would be to say that this group was the Who before the Who were the Who (in fact in their early days the Who played on the same bill with the Pirates). Johnny Kidd (born Frederick Heath) started off with a skiffle group, just like the Beatles, and eventually formed the group known as Johnny Kidd & the Pirates with Alan Caddy on guitar, Tony Docherty playing rhythm guitar, and drummer Ken McKay, which was signed to EMI.

The group had one hit, "Shakin' All Over," which is considered the first international rock classic. But it was their first record, "Please Don't Touch," that is more representative of their style. We are talking R&B-based rock for the original compositions counterbalanced by some less than stellar covers of recognizable standards like "Doctor Feelgood" and "Your Cheating Heart." The best way to describe Johnny Kidd's vocals is that he signs exactly like every parent who worried that rock `n' roll was the devil's music feared. Ironically, "Shakin' All Over" was originally the B-Side for a lame cover of "Yes Sir, That's My Baby," but somehow disc jockeys were able to tell which was the better song and the result was rather eye-opening in terms of what could be produced by an English rock `n' roll band. Historically, I can make the argument that Kidd and Caddy were the first standout singer and guitarist duo fronting a band. Before Jagger and Richards, these two were the guys.

Unfortunately, the group's nickname served as a liability because they insisted on dressing up as pirates on stage (pause for a moment and reflect in horror on the Beatles taking the same approach). All reports are that they put on a wild stage show, but as long as the lead singer was wearing an eye patch it had to undercut their credibility. Add to that the fact the EMI did not know what to do with the group, which underwent almost constant changes in membership until 1966 when Kidd was killed in a car crash. This explains why the first of the two albums on this CD is called "The Johnny Kidd Memorial Album." It is not a question of making a case for which of the two albums is better, that one of "Your Cheatin' Heart," because the clear division is between the raw rock `n' roll of the original compositions and the covers. The latter just do not sound as true. From a historical perspective Johnny Kidd and the Pirates are the road not taken and you can only wonder what would have happened if they found a savvy manager like Brian Epstein or a first class producer like George Martin.

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Memorial Album Sonny Criss Manufacturer: Jazz Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004W0YS Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. Back Breaker
2. Be-Bop
3. Groovin' High
4. Hot House
5. Man I Love
6. Ornithology
7. Body and Soul
8. Blow, Blow, Blow
9. Blue Lou
10. Creep
11. Out of Nowhere
12. Semi-Quite
13. Blue 'N' Boogie

Album Description

The most significant first recorded sessions made by a forgotten and unfortunate westcoaster Sonny Criss. Among his colleagues Wardell Gray, Russ Freeman, Barney Kessel, Howard Mc Ghee, Teddy Edwards and others.

Jazz Music:

1. Memorial Album: Recorded Live At The Five Spot
2. Midnight Slows
3. Modern Jazz Giants
4. Most Much!
5. Move Your Hand [Live]
6. Nice Moves
7. Off the Beaten Path
8. Other Voices
9. Out of Nowhere
10. Piano in E-Solo Piano

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