Glad to Be Unhappy [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
Part of the RCA 100th Anniversary Original Paper Sleeve Series. Limited edition Japanese JVC digital 24-bit remastered reissue of 1965 album that's currently unavailable domestically. Packaged in a miniature LP sleeve reproduction of the original artwork.

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Glad to Be Unhappy Paul Desmond Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Easy Living Desmond Blue Bossa Antigua Take Ten Pure Desmond ASIN: B00005IAWT Release Date: 2001-05-10

Tracks:

1. Glad To Be Unhappy
2. Poor Butterfly
3. Stranger In Town
4. A Taste Of Honey
5. Any Other Time
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
7. Angel Eyes
8. By The River Sainte Marie
9. All Across The City
10. All Through The Night

Album Description

Remastered reissue of 1965 album. Packaged in a digipak reproduction of the original artwork. 10 tracks including 3 bonus 'By The River Saint Marie', 'All Across The City' & 'All Through The Night'.

Album Details

Twenty-four bit digitally remastered with restored original artwork.

Average customer rating: Practically the same old thing

The Musicality of Rodgers & Hart Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart , and Christine Andreas Manufacturer: Jay Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Musicality of Kander & Ebb The Musicality of Porter The Musicality of Rodgers & Hammerstein The Musicality of Sondheim The Musicality of Kern ASIN: B0000AM6N1 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. You Took Advantage of Me (Present Arms) - Kathryn Evans
2. There's a Small Hotel (On Your Toes) - Christine Andreas and Lara Teeter
3. Blue Moon - Kim Criswell
4. Little Girl Blue (Jumbo) - Bertice Reading
5. Manhattan (Garrick Gaieties) - Julia Shore and the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra
6. Ten Cents a Dance (Simple Simon) - Elisabeth Welch
7. I Could Write a Book (Pal Joey) - Matt Bogart and Jessica Boevers
8. Glad to Be Unhappy (On Your Toes) - Christine Andreas
9. Bewitched (Pal Joey) - Sian Phillips
10. Mountain Greenery (The Girl Friend) - Mark Hutchinson and Barbara King
11. My Heart Stood Still (One Dam Thing After Another) - Salena Jones
12. Johnny One Note (Babes in Arms) - Christiane Noll

Customer Reviews:

Practically the same old thing.......2006-12-10

The charm of a Rodgers and Hart song is the words. Rodgers was good, but without Hart, he would not be nearly as well remembered or loved. His stint with Hammerstein depended on the maudlin stupidity of Hammerstein's words attracting the vacuity of the american public. They suck. Though they do achieve a kind of amateurish poetry that other lyricists don't even try for. Hammerstein, which I've never heard anyone say before, could be quite witty. That said, this CD. I stupidly asked about the timings (I bought this through the Amazon Marketplace and consequently didn't lose much money) after I'd ordered the CD. Most of the verses and choruses of "Manhattan" and "Mt. Greenery" are, as usual, left out. "As usual." That's the phrase. This is an "as usual" collection of R&H standards. It has as far as I'm concerned only 3 things to recommend it. "Bewitched, Bothered..." is sung with the original earthy lyric which after about 65 years of the Doris Day version was a joy. I think that track, by the way, is from the English cast revival, but I'm not sure. "Small Hotel" is sung complete, all the words, including the verse and the patter. And sigh "You Took Advantage of Me" is given a wonderful rendition, I thought. The rest is pleasant, achingly familiar background music. Maybe in another 100 years or so, all (or most or lots) R&H's rarities with complete lyrics will have made it to CDs (or their equivalent), and even hopefully some more studio cast recordings of their shows. Complete. I was very disappointed in this CD, and very glad I only spent $10.50 total for it.

Average customer rating: A MASTERPIECE! JOAN MORRIS AT HER PEAK!

Let's Do It: Bolcom & Morris at Aspen Manufacturer: Omega Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: After The Ball plus Highlights from Vaudeville ASIN: B00000239K Release Date: 1993-04-07

Tracks:

1. A Bird In A Gilded Cage
2. Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
3. On The Banks Of The Wabash, Far Away
4. Yankee Doodle Blues
5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6. Glad to be Unhappy
7. Let's Put Out the Lights
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
9. Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
10. Graceful Ghost
11. Odeon
12. Jeepers Creepers
13. Bill
14. I'm Old Fashioned
15. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
16. You're Lucky To Me
17. Lazy Afternoon
18. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
19. Wait 'til the Sun Shines, Nellie
20. Always

Customer Reviews:

A MASTERPIECE! JOAN MORRIS AT HER PEAK!.......2000-04-30

I have been a Joan Morris fan for over 20 years and own many of her superb albums. More than any others, "Let's Do It: Live in Aspen" is a dazzling tour de force for Ms. Morris and her accompanist/husband, William Bolcom.

No singer can match Joan Morris's vocal and interpretive skills. Her phrasing and timing are impeccable! She can take a song you've heard a million times (by others) and make it breathtakingly unforgettable. Examples on this disc include "Always," "Bill," "Let's Do It" and - my favorite - "On the Banks of the Wabash." And William Bolcom's lilting piano composition, "Graceful Ghost," written in his father's memory, will knock your socks off!

In short, treat yourself to this CD!

Average customer rating: Wow! What a find! Freakin' excellent!

Glad to Be Unhappy Go Dog Go Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Indie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000N1I Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Socket
3. Engine
4. Drive, Turn Left
5. Rolled Into One
6. Intent To Change
7. Soft Spot
8. Bacon Shrinks [All My Blue]
9. Intermission
10. Ceiling
11. Borrowed
12. Pillow Soft
13. Spinch
14. Platter
15. Spacegirl [Live]
16. Bloated Worm

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Wow! What a find!.......2002-06-04

Just found this by accident while browsing ebay, and it's incredible. I didn't realize how rare it was, it's a shame more people won't hear this amazing fusion.

Freakin' excellent!.......1999-01-02

Great band! Too bad their label didn't have the good sense to keep them on the roster. Even though I don't really dig saxophones much, they manage to make it fit, and it's not overbearing... this is a near-perfect fusion of jazz and hardcore and just about everything else - an eclectic blend of styles, pretty and ugly and noisy and intricate and... EVERYthing! Snag this puppy before the label runs out of stock. Especially reccomended to people who like bands like Drive Like Jehu or Victims Family, and anybody who was fortunate enough to hear the late-lamented band Skeleton Crew, which was the band the drummer and bassist for Go Dog Go came from...

Average customer rating: Some of the man's best playing, poorly mastered Another "Collectables" CD worth skipping A Great Musician's Finest playing

Glad to Be Unhappy/Two of a Mind Paul Desmond Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004WJZV Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. All The Things You Are - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
2. Stardust - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
3. Two Of A Mind - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
4. Blight Of The Fumble Bee - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
5. The Way You Look Tonight - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
6. Out Of Nowhere - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
7. Glad To Be Unhappy - Paul Desmond
8. Poor Butterfly - Paul Desmond
9. Stranger In Town - Paul Desmond
10. A Taste Of Honey - Paul Desmond
11. Any Other Time - Paul Desmond
12. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo - Paul Desmond
13. Angel Eyes - Paul Desmond

Customer Reviews:

Some of the man's best playing, poorly mastered.......2003-07-19

Glad to Be Unhappy is possibly the best Paul Desmond release of all time - the way he melds with Jim Halls moody playing is almost empathic. Two of a Mind is another excellent effort from the Mulligan/Desmond team which worked so well with Brubeck, and in previous solo eleases.

Both of these albums are superb masterworks from one of the most overlooked saxaphone players in the history of the idiom; unfortunately both are also poorly mastered, and packaged with little aesthetic sense to speak of, which is a real shame given the stunning cover art from Glad To Be Unhappy.

Another "Collectables" CD worth skipping.......2001-09-11

It amazes me how poorly Collectables Records manages to reissue classic albums such as these. As glad as I'd like to be that Paul Desmond's records are being made more widely available, I'm apalled by the complete lack of taste which the designers of Collectables' cover art continually display. Is looking as cheap and classless as possible their intent, or is that result merely an unhappy accident? (One that occurs with every CD they release?)

It's also worth noting that the pair of Desmond 2-on-1 CD's released by Collectables is in a jumbled, non-chronological order. The correct order of Desmond's RCA output is: "Desmond Blue," "Two Of A Mind," "Take Ten," "Bossa Antigua," "Glad To Be Unhappy," "Easy Living." As you can see, Collectables has managed to completely botch the sequence of the albums, evidently failing to realize how important this is to serious collectors. How can we be expected to follow the artist's growth from record to record when they are paired so illogically and randomly?

As of this writing, the French reissues of all six Desmond RCA's (named above) are available from Amazon.com, each in the $12-13 range. Yes, purchasing each one individually will be more expensive than buying the Collectables twofers, but the vast improvements in sound (remastered), content (bonus material), and aesthetics (complete original artwork) makes them quite worth the price. Skip this "Collectable" joke and go for the real deal.

A Great Musician's Finest playing.......2000-10-12

This album is an outstanding deal because it combines 2 great Paul Desmond albums into 1. TWO OF A MIND is Paul playing duets and trading solos with the great Bari Sax player Gerry Mulligan, and is alone worth the price of the album. But the best part, for me, is GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY. It's Paul Desmond at his absolute best, playing bluesy, melancholy old standards. The sad, bluesy tunes reflect Desmond's love of the bittersweet side of love and romance, and he plays with his characteristically beautiful touch, but with lots of deep emotion, and bluesy licks. This one will really get to you.

Average customer rating: Paul Desmond: The tone that melts a thousand hearts

Glad to Be Unhappy Paul Desmond Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000089YA Release Date: 1965-01-01

Tracks:

1. Glad to Be Unhappy
2. Poor Butterfly
3. Stranger in Town
4. Taste of Honey
5. Any Other Time
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
7. Angel Eyes
8. By the River Sainte Marie
9. All Across the City
10. All Through the Night

Customer Reviews:

Paul Desmond: The tone that melts a thousand hearts.......2000-01-21

Wrongfully overshadowed by Dave Brubeck's name, Paul Desmond sadly never achieved the notoriety he deserved. Although very well known among Jazz enthusiasts, Desmond's playing merits far greater exposure. Like the other great horn men, you could pick Desmond out of a thousand-horn line up, after hearing just a couple notes. Greats like Getz, Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins had a sound all their own. Desmond did as well, and every bit as much as these, but his name is rarely included in the books. This album shows the sad lilt, the melancholy loneliness, and the 'hopeful-but-know-better' melody lines of Paul, and better than any other recording of him that I know. "Glad to be unhappy" is without a doubt, my favorite song on the planet. Paul's trying to be happy, but never with any success. You can actually HEAR this crushingly beautiful occurance on the title track. When I hear Des, no matter where I am or how I'm feeling, it's raining outside, it's the hazy past all over again, Des standing next to a window pain with beads of rain running down it, and he blows notes calling out for the kind of help that is not possible. I couldn't recommend a more beautiful album.

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Ultimate Rodgers & Hart, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodgers & Hart, Vol. 1 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 1 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 4 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 2 The Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 3 ASIN: B00005NZK4 Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Mississippi: Soon - Bing Crosby
2. Mississippi: Down By The River - Bing Crosby
3. Mississippi: It's Easy To Remember - Bing Crosby
4. Jumbo: Little Girl Blue - Gloria Grafton
5. Jumbo: My Romance - Gloria Grafton/Donald Novis
6. On Your Toes: On Your Toes/The Heart Is Quicker Than The Eye - Edgar Fairchild/Adam Carroll
7. On Your Toes: On Your Toes - Jack Whiting
8. On Your Toes: Quiet Night (Vocal)/There's A Small Hotel/It's Got To Be Love (Vocal)/On Your Toes... - Jack Whiting
9. On Your Toes: Glad To Be Unhappy - Edgar Fairchild/Adam Carroll
10. On Your Toes: There's A Small Hotel - Jack Whiting
11. On Your Toes: There's A Small Hotel/It's Got To Be Love - Edgar Fairchild/Adam Carroll
12. Babes In Arms: Babes In Arms/I Wish I Were In Love Again - Edgar Fairchild/Adam Carroll
13. Babes In Arms: Johnny One Note - Wynn Murray
14. Babes In Arms: All At Once - Edgar Fairchild/Adam Carroll
15. Babes In Arms: Where Or When - Ray Heatherton
16. Babes In Arms: My Funny Valentine - Edgar Fairchild/Adam Carroll
17. Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Judy Garland
18. I Married An Angel: I Married An Angel - Nelson Eddy
19. I Married An Angel: At The Roxy Music Hall - Audrey Christie
20. I Married An Angel: Little Work-A-Day World - Nelson Eddy
21. I Married An Angel: Spring Is Here - Nelson Eddy
22. I Married An Angel: How To Win Friends And Influence People - Audrey Christie
23. I Married An Angel: I'll Tell The Man In The Street - Nelson Eddy
24. Too Many Girls: You're Nearer - Frances Langford

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Musicals After Dark Various Artists Manufacturer: Showtime (UK) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000006HQT Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

1. Some Enchanted Evening [From South Pacific] - Thomas Allen, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
2. Bill [From Show Boat] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth Welch
3. Only Love [From Zorba] - Salena Jones, Paul Sawtell
4. If Love Were All [From Bittersweet] - Rosemary Ashe, The New Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra,
5. I Still Believe in Love [From They're Playing Our Song] - Gemma Craven, Grant Hossack
6. Send in the Clowns [From A Little Night Music] - John Owen Edwards,
7. Glad to Be Unhappy [From On Your Toes] - Christine Andreas, John Mauceri
8. I'm in the Mood for Love [From Every Night At Eight] - Michael Law, Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, Julia Shore
9. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes [From Roberta] - Gordon Langford, Elisabeth Welch
10. Maybe This Time [From Cabaret] - Maria Friedman
11. Tell Me on a Sunday [From Song and Dance] - Liz Robertson, Chris Walker
12. Old Friend [From I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on] - Diane Langton, Stuart Pedler

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Glad to Be Unhappy Paul Desmond Manufacturer: Bmg/RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005L8EV Release Date: 2005-12-26

Tracks:

1. Glad To Be Unhappy
2. Poor Butterfly
3. Stranger In Town
4. A Taste Of Honey
5. Any Other Time
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
7. Angel Eyes

Album Description

Part of the RCA 100th Anniversary Original Paper Sleeve Series. Limited edition Japanese JVC digital 24-bit remastered reissue of 1965 album that's currently unavailable domestically. Packaged in a miniature LP sleeve reproduction of the original artwork.

Album Details

24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. K2 Laser Cutting.

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Glad to Be Unhappy Go Dog Go Manufacturer: Koch Entertainment D ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DUGX Release Date: 1997-03-18

Jazz Music:

1. Hades Park [Import]
2. Happenings [Import]
3. His Final Work
4. How My Heart Sings!
5. Impulsions [Import]
6. In Season
7. Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors
8. Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors
9. Jazz Comtemporary [Import]
10. Just an Illusion

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