New York Rendezvous

1. Tale

2. Love to See You

3. Three Sisters

4. All in Love Is Fair

5. Mirage

6. Samba de L.A.

7. Santa Cruz

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Tracks:

Overture - Orchestra
Theatre Is A Lady - Bill Callahan
Turn Me Loose On Broadway - Bette Davis
It Just Occurred To Me - Peter Kelley
A Man's Home - Hiram Sherman
Roundabout - Ellen Hanley
Roll Along, Sadie - Betty Davis
Out Of The Clear Blue Sky - Peter Kelley
Esther - David Burns
Haunted Hot Spot - Ellen Hanley
Purple Rose - Bette Davis
Just Like A Man - Bette Davis
Finale - Bette Davis And The Company
Bonus Track: A Like The Likes Of You/What Is There To Say/I Can't Get Started With You/Who's To Blame - Vernon Duke
Cabin In The Sky/Honey In The Honeycomb/Taking A Chance On Love/The Love I Longed For - Vernon Duke
Out Of The Clear Blue Sky/Roundabout/Autumn In New York/Island In The West Indies - Vernon Duke
Introduction/April In Paris/Rendevous Sans Addresse/Summer Is A-Comin' In/La Musique Avant Toutes Choses/April In Paris - Vernon Duke
I Can't Get Started - Vernon Duke
I'm Gonna Ring The Bell Tonight - Vernon Duke

Album Description

The 1952 original Broadway cast recording, on CD for the first time! Features Oscar winner Bette Davis in her only musical stage appearance. Bonus tracks include a song by Nancy Walker and material composed & performed by composer Vernon Duke.

Customer Reviews:

A Long Awaited "Gem".......2007-07-09

My LP of this show was totally worn out, so I'm absolutely delighted to have this on such a great sounding CD. Davis is right up there with other musical luminaries such as Hepburn in COCO and Bacall in WOMAN OF THE YEAR and APPLAUSE. All three were non-singers who acted, and their recordings are really just a joy to have to offset soprani like Cook, Chenowith, and Lukker.

This really is a must have recording for any true musical comedy lover who wants the unusual and historical. Davis's "Turn Me Loose on Broadway" is wonderful from her "Mistah conductah, iff You Pleeees" to her slightly off tempo "hey" in the dance break. Davis did try to sing several times through her career. Frank Loesser's "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" has been on a few collections, and there was that failed musical version of THE CORN IS GREEN entitled MISS MOFFAT that closed in Philadelphia. Betty Davis wasn't a good singer, but she tried!

The supporting cast is excellent, and I think it's just a joy to hear an old-school musical by one of the forgotten greats, Vernon Duke. That's why I'm really pleased to have the Duke bonus tracks on the CD as well. It's a great value with Davis, Duke, and Lawrence Welk and his orchestra as well. The album was coveted for years, and it's just wonderful to have it in better sound than it ever was.

Bette Davis in a musical...yes, you heard right.......2006-10-05

Bette Davis in a musical? In 1952, when her film career started on yet another downward spiral and she was unceremoniously labelled as "box office poison", the legendary Ms Davis decided to do the unthinkable, and made her Broadway musical debut in TWO'S COMPANY, a fluffy little revue that would have certainly folded a lot quicker if a mega-watt star like Davis was not in the starring role.

TWO'S COMPANY ran on the box office power of Davis, and the moment she became ill and started missing performances, the closing notices were posted (the show limped along for 90 performances). Nevertheless, this curious jewel of a show was recorded, and now gets it's CD premiere thanks to British boutique label Sepia.

Apparently, Davis was so embarrased by her performance, that she attempted to buy every single copy of the original LP in order to destroy them. One can just imagine Davis (in full Margo Channing mode) swaggering into a record store and slamming a pile of TWO'S COMPANY albums onto the sales counter ("don't bother to wrap `em!").

While Davis was never a singer, she croaks out her songs quite well, and what she lacks in musicality she compensates with comedy and sheer brio.

Performing the more demanding material is Ellen Hanley, known to musical fans for her Tony-winning role as Thea in "Fiorello!"; as well as Adrianna in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of "The Boys from Syracuse", and replacing Polly Bergen in "First Impressions" (the Jane Austen/'Pride & Prejudice' musical of 1959).

Sepia's remaster of the TWO'S COMPANY album (taken from original 78's) is quite crisp and clean, with some slight hiss and sonic wobble in certain areas (like towards the end of "Haunted Hot Spot"), although we are lucky to have this title on disc in the first place.

Known for their copious bonus tracks, Sepia do not disappoint, and the TWO'S COMPANY disc is filled out with extensive supplementaries (Nancy Walker singing "I Can't Get Started" and Jack Smith with "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight"); and a whole "Vernon Duke plays Vernon Duke" section.

Now that TWO'S COMPANY has been released on compact disc, we can finally hear what all the fuss was about.

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Want Chick to autograph your copy? Read this.
Destined to be a classic and a reason to own SACD
"the world of jazz according to Chick Corea"
Chick's finest groups at the Blue Note, or are they?

Rendezvous in New York
Chick Corea
Manufacturer: Stretch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008V608
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

Armando's Rhumba (Duet W/ Bobby McFerrin)
Blue Monk (Duet W/ Bobby McFerrin)
Concerto De Aranjuez / Spain (Duet W/Bobby McFerrin)
Matrix (W/ Roy Haynes And Miroslav Vituous)
Glass Enclosure / Tempus Fugit (W/ Roy Haynes, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, and Terence Blanchard)
Crystal Silence (Duet W/ Gary Burton)
Bessie Blues (Akoustic Band W/ John Patitucci And Dave Weckl)

Tracks:

Autumn Leaves (Akoustic Band W/ John Patitucci And Dave Weckl)
Armando's Tango (Origin W/ Avishai Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Steve Wilson, Steve Davis, and Tim Garland)
Concerto De Aranjuez / Spain (W/ Gonzalo Rubalcaba Duet)
Lifeline (Trio w/ Avishai Cohen & Jeff Ballard)
Quartet No. 2, Part 1 (Quartets Band W/ Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, And Eddie Gomez)

Album Description

This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.

Customer Reviews:

Want Chick to autograph your copy? Read this........2005-10-29

To celebrate Chick Corea's 60th birthday, about eight of his many superb acoustic jazz combos from the past 30 years reunited for one terrific week of live concerts at the Blue Note in New York. This 2-CD set collects 1 or 2 songs from each of these performances.

As others have said, all of the performances in this set are absolutely top-notch. I recommend it highly.

If you decide to buy this, check out chickcorea.com, which sells copies autographed by chick.

Also, if you like this recording, you should consider getting the DVD box set, which includes the full concert performance of each of these groups. It's a major investment - about $90 - but you get 10 DVDs for that price, each filmed in high definition video and audiophile sound quality. Available here at Amazon.com, or available autographed from chickcorea.com. The DVD set includes one full concert DVD by each of the combos that participated in this historic event, plus an extra DVD with documentaries about the event and the musicians. An exceptional value on exceptional music.

Destined to be a classic and a reason to own SACD.......2004-02-09

Jazz fans, this album is destined to be ranked as one of the great live jazz concert albums of all time, right up there with 'Live at the Village Vanguard' and 'Waltz for Debbie'.

The partnering performances with Chick range from the whimsical and eclectic (e.g. Bobby McFarrin) to the lyrical and inspired (Joshua Redman).

And, to top it all off, this is a sonically incredible recording, available as both a 'regular' CD and SACD off the same disk...and for those of you who don't yet have an SACD player, this album is a heck of a reason to get one!

"the world of jazz according to Chick Corea".......2003-06-25

The people from Stretch and Concord Records never seize to amaze me with their latest release from Chick Corea "Rendezvous in New York", featuring the talented Bobby McFerrin scatting his way through three tunes, one being "BLUE MONK" in a classic performance.

Several highlights come to mind "GLASS ENCLOSURE/TEMPUS FUGIT", a tribute to the Bud Powell Band ~ "CRYSTAL SILENCE", featuring Chick along with Gary Burton as two master musicians work so well together ~ "LIFELINE", gives us the Chick New Trio, with some bright spots to enjoy.

Listen Jazz fans, this is one not to miss ~ should be on top of the stack you play every week. The recording is crisp and clear as a bell. An intimate evening with classical crossovers into the World of Jazz by Corea!

Total: 2-CD-Set ~ Stretch Records 9041 ~ (4/22/2003)

Chick's finest groups at the Blue Note, or are they?.......2003-06-13

As a 19 year old jazz pianist, Chick Corea has always been one of my favorite jazz pianists (along with Evans, Jarrett and Hancock). I think the first CD that I was mesmerized by him was "Play" with McFerrin and "Corea/Hancock" with the ultimate Herbie.

When I first bought this recording, I was immediately hooked. There's nothing like hearing Bobby McFerrin on the first three tracks, whistling, making guttural noises, and playing off random sentences, i.e. "This is important stuff" in Blue Monk and "Thank You" in Armando's Rhumba. In my opinion, Bobby McFerrin is Chick's best duo partner to date.

Matrix and Glass Enclosure/Tempus Fugit displays Chick's right hand virtuosity (inspired by Bud Powell), as well as the splendor of the many musicians that play with him (specifically, Roy Haynes, Terence Blanchard). People should not be disappointed by these performances at all.

I wasn't as hooked to Crystal Silence, Bessie's Blues and Autumn Leaves...as much as I respect and love John Patittucci and Gary Burton, I couldn't hear the intensity that I heard between Bobby and Chick.

My favorite group after Bobby and Chick has to be Gonzalo playing with the Berklee grad. I've bought a few of Gonzalo's stuff, not really too impressed with his music. However, pair his complex Cuban rhythms and tempo changes with Chick's lyrical voicing in Spain, and you got a hit...a nice track to hear (especially around the 4 minute mark in the piece). Armando's Tango is repetitive, playing off the same melody and chords as the Rhumba. Quartet No. 2 and Lifeline also have their moments, but not as special as the tracks on the first CD.

I'm surprised that George Benson was there but did not play. Even Chaka Khan, what are they thinking? They could have had an amazing jam session.

The main reason that I'm giving this CD set 4 stars is the fact that Chick doesn't play with his two best groups of all time...the duo of him and Herbie Hancock and his best band of all time, Return to Forever. I was really hoping we could have heard Lenny White, Stanley Clarke and the many others that were an integral part from that band.

Tracks:

Tale
Love To See You
The Three Sisters
All In Love Is Fair
Mirage
Samba De L.A.
Santa Cruz

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