The Golden Age of New Orleans [Live]

1. Bourbon Street Parade

2. St. Louis Blues

3. Wa Wa Wa

4. Burgundy Street Blues

5. As You Like It

6. Pastime Rag No. 3

7. Angry

8. Old Rugged Cross

9. She's Crying for Me

10. Sobbin' Blues

11. New Orleans Stomp

12. Throwin' the Horns

13. Love Dreams

14. Do Doodle Oom

15. Shake It and Break It (The Weary Blues)

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Average customer rating: American Rock & Roll Vol 7 The Golden Age of American Rock & Roll, Vol. 7 It is not done better than this Ace scores again Great Music At A Great Price

The Golden Age Of American Rock & Roll, Vol. 7 Various Artists Manufacturer: Ace Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hard To Find 45s on CD, Volume 7: More 60's Classics Teen Time - The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Volume 3: A Very Special Love Teen Time - The Young Years Of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: Love Me Forever Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics ASIN: B00000DMGA Release Date: 2004-12-27

Tracks:

1. Book Of Love - The Monotones
2. Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins
3. C C Rider - Chuck Willis
4. Echo - The Emotions
5. Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
6. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
7. Ling, Ting, Tong - The Five Keys
8. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
9. Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton & His Rockets
10. The Caterpillar Crawl - The Strangers
11. To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
12. Cherrystone - The Addrisi Brothers
13. Unchained Melody - Vito & The Salutations
14. Pretty Girls Everywhere - Eugene Church & The Fellows
15. Confidential - Sonny Knight
16. Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker
17. Harlem Nocturne - The Viscounts
18. I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner
19. Foot Stomping-Part 1 - The Flares
20. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
21. Tear Drops - Lee Andrews & The Hearts
22. Mr Lee - The Bobbettes
23. Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades
24. I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Barry & The Tamerlanes
25. Hushabye - The Mystics
26. Clap Your Hands - The Beau-Marks
27. Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet & Band
28. Shop Around - The Miracles
29. Daughters - The Blenders
30. Yea, Yea - The Kendall Sisters

Product Description

1. The Monotones - Book Of Love
2. Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q
3. Chuck Willis - C C Rider
4. The Emotions - Echo
5. Ritchie Valens - Come On, Let's Go
6. Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law
7. The Five Keys - Ling, Ting, Tong
8. Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise
9. Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets - Just A Dream
10. The Strangers - The Caterpillar Crawl
11. The Pentagons - To Be Loved (Forever)
12. The Addrisi Brothers - Cherrystone
13. Vito & the Salutations - Unchained Melody
14. Eugene Church & The Fellows - Pretty Girls Everywhere
15. Sonny Knight - Confidential
16. Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step
17. The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne
18. Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That, Part 1
19. The Flares - Foot Stomping - Part 1
20. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
21. Lee Andrews & the Hearts - Tear Drops
22. The Bobbettes - Mr Lee
23. The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
24. Barry & the Tamerlanes - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight
25. The Mystics - Hushabye
26. The Beau-Marks - Clap Your Hands
27. Cleveland Crochet and Band - Sugar Bee
28. The Miracles - Shop Around
29. The Blenders - Daughter
30. The Kendall Sisters - Yea, Yea

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

American Rock & Roll Vol 7.......2007-04-07

What a wonderful collection of early rock & roll!! I am pleased with the quality and condition of the CD. It was delivered on time as promised

The Golden Age of American Rock & Roll, Vol. 7.......2007-01-04

It was an okay compilation of oldies. I actually purchased it because of one song on it I had not been able to find on CDs' before hand. Some excellent music to dance to.

It is not done better than this.......2005-01-15

I am a enthousiastic collector, and have almost all the Time Life rock n roll stuff, as well as Eric Records cds of this era. Although they are essential to any 50s 60s collection, nothing can top ACE series.
I could comment like this on all the 50s remasters of this fabulous record label, not only their other editions, but especially the Golden Age of American Rock n roll. I can not add anything to the positive reviews than simply summing up my personal view:
30 tracks per cd! (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info (not surpassed by any label).
not the same old songs over again, but many rare and still excellent tracks!
last but not least amazing sound quality.
So although you might have some songs there on other collections, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an ACE copy as well.

Ace scores again.......2001-03-10

Ace triumphs with another exceptional issue in their Golden Age of American Rock and Roll series. Here are more hard-to-find gems of late 50s and early 60s American top-100 singles. As usual, Ace has dug up the best tape sources for these tunes and the sound quality is exceptional for the vintage of these recordings. Tracks 18 and 25 appear in stereo with the remainder in mono. A 24-page booklet with pics, promo shots and lots of backround on the included tracks accompanies the CD. Ace continues to prove that they're on top when it comes to providing reissues/compilations of early American rock and roll.

Great Music At A Great Price.......2000-07-26

Another eclectic--but terrific--collection of soul/pop/doo-wop/rockabilly that made up the pre-British Invasion (1954-1963) American rock and roll landscape. Like the previous volumes, ACE places the emphasis on the rare and obscure. In fact, many of these songs won't be found even in the most avid collector's music library. Of course there are the big hits like Ernie K-Doe's chart-topping "Mother-In-Law," the Monotones' doo-wop classic "Book of Love," Jimmy Clanton's lovely "Just a Dream" and the Miracles' first Motown hit "Shop Around."

But what sets this series apart from the rest, is its ability to rescue forgotten gems from obscurity. You get the Viscounts' haunting instrumental "Harlem Nocturne," which only made it to No. 52 in 1959. [It would be rereleased in 1966 and make the Top 40.] There's the doo-wop harmonies of the Five Keys' minor hit "Ling, Ting, Tong" and the Flares' "Foot Stomping, Part 1." Ritchie Valens' charged "Come On, Let's Go," which barely missed the Top 40 at No. 42. John Lennon cut his teeth on Barret Strong's "Money." Lennon also claims he used the riff from Bobby Parker's "Watch Your Step" for "Day Tripper."

And the 20-page booklet is full of photos and trivia on each of the artists and songs. Did you know that Chuck Willis's 1957 hit "C.C. Rider" was a 1925 hit for Ma Rainey as "See See Rider Blues"? "Sea Cruise" was recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns and then Smith's vocal was replaced with Frankie Ford's and it sold 30 million copies worldwide.

This is the most consistently solid early rock and roll series available and ACE continues to find strong material for each new volume. Don't be put off by your unfamiliarity with some of these tracks. In many cases I've found myself enjoying them just as much, if not more than the big hits. And where most labels would make this a two-disc set and charge you double the price, this is an amazing bargain. My advice? Buy this while you still can. RECOMMENDED

Average customer rating: Don't buy this for Lanza! A GREAT LISTEN!

Three Tenors of the Golden Age Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | 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 Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bluebird Of Happiness The Art of the Cantor ASIN: B000003G3Y Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

1. L'africana: Mi battle il cor: O paradiso!: L'africana: Mi batte il cor; O paradiso!
2. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
3. Tarantella napoletana - No. 8, Les soirees musicales
4. Yours Is My Heart Alone - From The Land Of Smiles
5. Tosca: Dammi i colori: Rceondita armonia: Tosca: Dammi i colori; Recondita armonia
6. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
7. L'arlesiana: E la solita storia - (Lamento di Federico): L'arlesiana: E la solita storia - (Lamento di Federico)
8. La boheme: Che gelida manina
9. Be My Love - From The Toast Of New Orleans
10. Martha: M'appari tutt'amor
11. Mattinata
12. Because
13. I Love You Truly
14. Pagliacci: Recitar!; Vesti la giubba
15. Santa Lucia luntana
16. Granada
17. Funiculi, Funicula: Funciuli, funicula
18. Ideale
19. Bluebird Of Happiness
20. With A Song In My Heart
21. 'O sole mio
22. Turandot: Nessun dorma

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy this for Lanza!.......2002-02-25

Oh dear. Whoever compiled this collection was not paying much attention to the Mario Lanza selections! Several of them feature Lanza at his worst (Funiculi' Funicula', Santa Lucia Luntana, With A Song In My Heart), and Be My Love excepted, the tenor recorded superior versions of all of them on other occasions.

Jan Peerce and Jussi Bjoerling fare much better, with both tenors sounding at the peak of their form. Ironically, several of their selections are more closely associated with Lanza (Vesti La Giubba, Granada and Che Gelida Manina), and one can only wonder at the reasoning behind these choices.

Buy this if you're a fan of Peerce or Bjoerling; admirers of Lanza should look elsewhere for his best recordings.

A GREAT LISTEN!.......2000-06-25

This CD is tremendous, giving us a true feeling of the "three" tenors, when there were a lot more than that! It is undeniable that Bjoerling stands out as the best, and will only make you want more.But the Lanza trademarks are here too.

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The Golden Age of Swing, Vol. 3 Various Artists Manufacturer: Epm Musique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music East Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music New York Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing Jazz & Big Band | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001N52 Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

1. Doctor Blues - Luis Russell
2. New King Porter Stomp - Fletcher Henderson
3. I'm Rhythm Crazy Now - Horace Henderson
4. That Naughty Waltz - Chick Webb
5. Miss Thing - Count Basie
6. G.T. Stomp - Earl Hines
7. Big Jim Blues - Andy Kirk
8. Hairy Joe Jump - Harlan Leonard
9. Jack The Bear (Take It Away) - Duke Ellington
10. Harlem Stomp - Louis Armstrong
11. Monotony In Four Flats - Jimmy Lunceford
12. Boh-Wah, Boh-Wah - Cab Calloway
13. Rocky Comfort - Coleman Hawkins
14. Takin' My Time - Benny Carter
15. Chant Of The Groove - Fats Waller
16. How About That Mess? - Lucky Millinder
17. Say Forward, I'll March - Jay McShann
18. Cherry Red Blues - Cootie Williams
19. Flyin' Home No. 2 - Lionel Hampton
20. Driftin' Along - Erskine Hawkins

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Golden Age of Swing, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Jazz Archives ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music East Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music New York Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000B1F7 Release Date: 1996-07-20

Tracks:

1. Bye & Bye - Louis Armstrong
2. Wolverine Blues - Louis Armstrong
3. Stampede In g - Count Basie
4. Wiggle Woogie - Count Basie
5. Come On With The Come On - Cab Calloway
6. Speacial Delivery - Cab Calloway
7. Cuddle Up, Huddle Up - Benny Carter
8. Sunday - Benny Carter
9. Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington
10. Just A-Stettin And A-Rockin - Duke Ellington
11. Main Stem - Duke Ellington
12. Flyin Home - Lionel Hampton
13. Tempo's Boogie - Lionel Hampton
14. Smooth Sailing - Horace Henderson
15. Grand Terrace Shuffle - Earl Hines
16. Windy City Jive - Earl Hines
17. One Of Them Good Ones - Buddy Johnson
18. Skee - Harlan Leonard
19. Swingmatism - Jay McShann
20. The Jumpin Blues - Jay McShann
21. Mason Flyer - Lucky Millinder
22. Shipyard Social Function - Lucky Millinder
23. Blue Garden Blues - Cootie Williams
24. Salt Lake City Bounce - Cootie Williams

Average customer rating: The Weakest Link In The Chain The Weakest Link Of The Three Better than its current rating indicates perfect? No....still great? Yes 3 Clean closets and 1 dirty trick!

Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music R&B & Soul | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 The Doo Wop Box Rock, Rhythm and Doo Wop, Vol. 1: The Greatest Songs From Early Rock 'n' Roll Golden Era of Rock 'n' Roll: 1954-1963 Back to Mono (1958-1969) ASIN: B00004UDD4 Release Date: 2000-08-01

Tracks:

1. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
2. Shouldn't I Know - The Cardinals
3. Beside You - The Swallows
4. Sexy Ways - The Midnighters
5. Adorable - The Colts
6. (You've Got) The Magic Touch - The Platters
7. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets
8. Wisdom Of A Fool - The Five Keys
9. Fools Fall In Love - The Drifters
10. Everyone's Laughing - The Spaniels
11. Cool Shake - Del Vikings
12. So Tough - The Original Casuals
13. Try The Imppossible - Lee Andrews & The Hearts
14. No, No, No - The Chanters
15. Here I Stand - Wade Flemons & The Newcomers
16. Wiggle, Wiggle - The Accents
17. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
18. Pennies From Heaven - The Skyliners
19. Image Of A Girl - Safaris
20. Trouble In Paradise - The Crests
21. Mio Amore ('Till The End Of Time) - The Flamingos
22. Charlena - The Sevilles
23. A Little Bit Of Soap - The Jarmels
24. I Wish That We Were Married - Ronnie & The Hi-Lites
25. Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman
26. If I Should Lose You - Dreamlovers
27. Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips
28. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion DiMucci
29. Have You Heard - The Duprees

Tracks:

1. My Memories Of You - The Harptones
2. My Friends - The Strangers
3. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance - The Solitaires
4. Nite Owl - Tony Allen & The Champs
5. Ship Of Love - The Nutmegs
6. Can't We Be Sweethearts - The Cleftones
7. Your Way - The Heartbeats
8. Bim Bam Boom - The El Dorados
9. Blanche - The 3 Friends
10. True Love Gone (Come On Home) - The Enchanters
11. The Way You Look Tonight - The Jaguars
12. Don't Say Goodnight - The Valentines
13. Zoop - The Charts
14. My Juanita - The Crests
15. I'm Spinning - The Del Vikings
16. Jamboree: Your Last Chance - Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords
17. Dedicated To The One I Love - The '5' Royales
18. Chapel Bells - Fascinators
19. Traveling Stranger - Little Anthony & The Imperials
20. Heart's Desire - The Avalons
21. There Goes My Love - The Fantastics
22. Life Is But ADream - The Earls
23. Here I Am Broken Hearted - The Four J's

Tracks:

1. Our Love Will Never End - The Avons
2. I Belong To You - The Fi-Tones Quintette
3. Sheik Of Araby - The Colts
4. One Bad Stud - The Honey Bears
5. Wiggie Waggie Woo - The Cadets
6. Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers
7. Most Of All - The Moonglows
8. The Vow - The Flamingos
9. I Didn't Want To Do It - The Spiders
10. To Make A Long Story Short - Eddie & The Starlights
11. Ding Ding Dong - The Jive Tones
12. Dreams Are For Fools - The Revalons
13. Nadine - The Coronets
14. Oh Where - The Vocaleers
15. My Girl Awaits Me - The Castelles
16. Rollin' Stone - The Marigolds
17. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Coasters
18. Stay Awhile - The Clovers
19. Blue Velvet - The Clovers
20. Newly Wed - The Orchids
21. Wonderful Girl - The Five Satins
22. Rock, Rock, Rock: Would I Be Crying - The Flamingos
23. Indian Girl - The Capris
24. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
25. Maybe - The Chantels
26. We Belong Together - Robert & Johnny

Tracks:

1. Looking For An Echo - Kenny Vance
2. Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
3. Whole Lotta Love - Godfrey Daniel
4. Sometime Lately - Darts
5. There's A Moon Out Again - The Capris
6. The Star Spangled Banner - Ruben Guevara
7. Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love) - The Manhattan Transfer
8. I Won't Stand In Your Way - The Stray Cats
9. Eye Of The Tiger - Big Daddy
10. When You're Young And In Love - The Flying Pickets
11. Medley: This Is My Story/We Belong Together - Art & Aaron Neville
12. Something On Your Mind - The New Creations
13. You Really Got A Hold On Me - The Bobs
14. Countdown To Love - B.Q.E.
15. In The Still Of The Nite (I'll Remember) - Boyz II Men
16. It's Too Soon To Know - Linda Ronstadt
17. Your Love - Pure Gold
18. Charlene - Johnny Staton & The Feathers
19. My Love For You - Little Isidore & The Inquisitors
20. Have Love Will Travel - Big Sandy
21. Forgive Me - Candye Kane
22. Gloria - The Mighty Echoes
23. Quality - Paul Simon
24. Looking For An Echo - The Persuasions

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Following in the footsteps of two earlier Doo Wop Boxes--the first of which sold enough to earn a gold record--comes a third set of four CDs dedicated to the street-corner form. Discs one and two collect hits and near-misses that didn't make the cut for the previous volumes. The fact that many of these recordings--including the Cadets' whacked-out "Stranded in the Jungle," the Charts' barely less goofball "Zoop," the Jaguars' lovely nod to Sinatra on "The Way You Look Tonight," and Lee Andrews and the Hearts' gorgeous "Try the Impossible"--stand up to the selections on volumes one and two makes a grand case for the music's depth. (As for the odd embarrassing whitewash such as the 3 Friends' "Blanche," well, someone likes it.)

An interesting twist finds the third disc filled with favorites chosen by the likes of Keith Richards, George Carlin, and Art and Aaron Neville, while the final CD collects two dozen modern tracks that often stretch the boundaries of tribute. Still, it's fitting that the unstoppable a cappella group the Persuasions' 1977 "Looking for an Echo" ends the box. Along with its predecessors, Doo Wop Box III affirms that this blissful strain of American music indeed resonates 50 years after its development. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The Weakest Link In The Chain.......2004-11-01

Doo Wop Box #3 has its moments - there are many really good tunes on it - but it falls far short of the first two sets, which were excellent. Disc 3 contains a couple of tunes that were featured in the first 2 sets but otherwise has some really scarce tunes. Disc 4 in this set is a complete waste of time and is suitable for use as a frisbee or coaster. Rhino really dropped the ball with this set. Buy the other two sets before investing in this.

The Weakest Link Of The Three.......2004-10-16

This set was a disappointment after the first two. I just didn't think that the set was put together that well. Many of the songs were picked by opinions that Doo Wop "experts" said needed to be in a box. It has its moments, but overall is not as strong as the first two. Make sure you get them before this one. This is definately a set to finish the collection from Rhino. Once again, the sound is great, as Rhino products are always top sounding (at least the ones I own).

Better than its current rating indicates.......2003-05-15

...While it's true that "The Doo Wop Box III" is not quite as consistent as "Box I" and "Box II," it's still an amazing compilation. I, for one, am glad that Rhino decided to compile a disc of modern doo-wop to show that the form isn't just a dead relic of the distant past. Doo-wop fans who don't know about The Persuasions are missing out on some great music. They certainly deserve to be included in a set like this. (Though I wouldn't necessarily have picked "Looking For an Echo" to represent them.) Doo-wop doesn't HAVE to come from the 1950s or 60s to be "pure." Just listen to the Neville Brothers' version of "We Belong Together." You're telling me that's not gorgeous, glorious music? Get real!

My only quibble with this set is that it includes a handful of tracks I already owned from the previous DWB sets. But that's such a minor detail that it hardly seems to matter. Not when it's offset by the inclusion of such mindbending tracks as "Newly Wed" by the Orchids -- which I never would have found had it not been for this set.

perfect? No....still great? Yes.......2003-03-24

Most people will compare this with the fabulous box sets I and II, unfortunately. This set doesn't have quite the sparkle of the first two, but is still great. I think Rhino should be complimented, but derided, for trying something a little different in this third offering. Regarding Disc 3 (entertainment figures' picks), the intriguing liner notes put their choices into good perspective. It seems Disc 4 ("modern" doo wop) offends a lot of people, but I think it's a fun disc. It clearly shows doo wop's pervasive influence on pop music. And it's obvious the modern groups are performing with love for the genre, and not in comic parody. A solid B+ , warranting any doo wop fan's purchase.

3 Clean closets and 1 dirty trick!.......2001-12-20

I wish that I could give this collection more stars. Boxes 1 and 2 were incredible, but it sounds like Rhino is really scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Discs 1 and 2 are decent, 3 other than repeating a couple of songs available on the first 2 boxes (hello people! who is your target buyer? people who already own boxes 1 and 2 perhaps?....duh). Disc 4 was a remarkale misstep, taking Doo Wop out of the 'classic' venue and transporting it into the 'modern' age. It's nothing short of a small miracle that the majority of songs do pull it off (yes it is THAT "Whole Lotta Love" and THAT "Eye of the Tiger" in Doo Wop format). Still, for the price of this box set, getting songs that I already had owned (regardless of the star's picks) and a whole cd of 'interpretations' of Doo Wop standards was a sad affair and Rhino is a better lable than to pull this on a listener. You got me this time... if there is a Doo Wop Box 4 (and I doubt it) please don't trick me again.

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Golden Age of Swing, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Epm Musique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music East Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music New York Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001N4E Release Date: 1996-08-01

Tracks:

1. Bye & Bye - Louis Armstrong
2. Wolverine Blues - Louis Armstrong
3. Stampede In G Minor - Count Basie
4. Wiggle Woogie - Count Basie
5. Come On With The Come On - Cab Calloway
6. Special Delivery - Cab Calloway
7. Cuddle Up, Huddle Up - Benny Carter
8. Sunday - Benny Carter
9. Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington
10. Just A-Stettin' And A-Rockin' - Duke Ellington
11. Main Stem - Duke Ellington
12. Flyin' Home - Lionel Hampton
13. Tempo's Boogie - Lionel Hampton
14. Smooth Sailing - Horace Henderson
15. Grand Terrace Shuffle - Earl Hines
16. Windy City Jive - Earl Hines
17. One Of Them Good Ones - Buddy Johnson
18. Skee - Harlan Leonard
19. Swingmatism - Jay McShann
20. The Jumpin' Blues - Jay McShann
21. Mason Flyer - Lucky Millinder
22. Shipyard Social Function - Lucky Millinder
23. Blue Garden Blues - Cootie Williams
24. Salt Lake City Bounce - Cootie Williams

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The Golden Age of New Orleans Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000013HN Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

1. Bourbon Street Parade
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Wa Wa Wa
4. Burgundy Street Blues
5. As You Like It
6. Pastime Rag No. 3
7. Angry
8. Old Rugged Cross
9. She's Crying for Me
10. Sobbin' Blues
11. New Orleans Stomp
12. Throwin' the Horns
13. Love Dreams
14. Do Doodle Oom
15. Shake It and Break It (The Weary Blues)

Jazz Music:

1. The Good Life
2. The Hawk Flies High
3. The Last Trane
4. The Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 1-4 [Box set] [Live]
5. The Poll Winners Straight Ahead
6. The Quintet
7. "The Songs of Lennon & McCartney"
8. The Trio
9. Things to Come From Those Now Gone
10. Trio, Vol. 3

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