Never Too Late

From Jazziz
Nearly 10 years ago, veteran sideman Michael O'Neill had the seed planted for him to become a solo artist when he was onstage at Carnegie Hall as part of a world tour with singer Rickie Lee Jones in support of her 1991 Top Pop album.

Like most guys who make a great living jamming behind bigger stars, O'Neill -whose resume boasts a few years in the 1980s with Stevie Wonder and a near-nonstop two decades with George Benson - had trouble carving out the time and space to compose and produce an album's worth of material. His muse kept pecking away at him until he felt confident and made the time. The one advantage to waiting some 20-odd years to create the appropriately titled Never Too Late (Merrimack) is the wealth of stylistic influences he's absorbed along the way.

It's easy to identify these influences on a track-by-track basis on Never Too Late. The title track - co-written with keyboardist Gregg Karukas - finds O'Neill approximating the crisp electric style of Benson - high tones flutter and dart off the main melody as wah-wah click textures call out in the background. Ditto the mid-tempo, retro-soul ballad "Winds of Summer," which opens with a brisk hook that recalls Benson's "Breezin'." Pianist Dave Witham (another vet from the Benson crew) chimes in at one point with a quick but playful solo before O'Neill digs into a solo that slowly builds steam.

O'Neill pays homage to Stevie Wonder, too, playing things fairly close to the vest on a thoughtful cover of "Visions" with vocals by Carl Anderson. "I Ain't Lyin' " dips into that Crusaders spirit, opening with a dense swirl of percussion by trapsman Land Richards and Dio Saucedo's tambourine. O'Neill then launches into a rocking electric guitar melody over the bluesy organ harmony of Chris Ho, with plenty of Wayne Henderson-like horn hits provided by Walt Fowler. Mid-tempo meditations like "Sidewalk Strut" and the Brazilian-flavored acoustic piece "Cruisin' On Down" (featuring O'Neill's lively scatting) offer more evidence of the guitarist's ability to please the listener's ear while stretching stylistic boundaries.

--- Jonathan Widran, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Average customer rating: "The Summer Smiles, The Summer Knows" Magnificent Monica! She's chocolate and creme! Astonishing Monica's Latest is the best yet

Cinema Paradiso Monica Mancini Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Monica Mancini Dreams of Johnny Mercer Ultimate Mancini Cinema Paradiso: Original Soundtrack Recording (1988 Film) Surrender ASIN: B00006LSQE Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. Cinema Paradiso (from Cinema Paradiso)
2. A Day In The Life of a Fool (from Black Orpheus)
3. A Love Before Time (from Croutching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
4. Senza Fine (from Ghost Ship)
5. I'll Never Say Goodbye (from The Promise)
6. The Shadow of Your Smile (from The Sandpiper)
7. Alfie (from Alfie)
8. Soldier in the Rain (from Soldier in the Rain)
9. Too Late Now (from Royal Wedding)
10. The Summer Knows (from The Summer of '42)
11. Baby Mine (from Dumbo)
12. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)

Album Description

Featuring the title track from the Warner Bros. Motion picture 'Ghost Ship.' The love theme from the film Cinema Paradiso has been given an English lyric for the first time and makes its debut on this recording. Until now the composer Ennio Morricone has never accepted an English lyric for Cinema Paradiso. Concord Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

"The Summer Smiles, The Summer Knows".......2006-01-07

"When Monica Mancini set out to record this retrospective of songs from films, she clearly had her passions in order. Monica comes by her affinity for the medium honestly, having grown up in a house permeated with some of the best film music in history, from the pen of her incredibly prolific father, Henry. So it is no surprise that this collection has all the artistry, pathos, and musicality that it so deserves." ~ Dave Grusin, Liner Notes - 2002 ~

Dave Grusin, an expert arranger, conductor, pianist, film scorer himself has described this album so perfectly. The choice of material in this CD is impeccable with Monica Mancini's graceful interpretations and not to mention the flawlessly beautiful arrangements by Torrie Zito, John Calandrelli, Michael Lang, Patrick Williams, George Doering, Ray Ellis, Harvey Cohen and John Frizzell. There are twelve theme songs from various remarkable films in this recording and most of the tracks were backed up by an orchestra with the exception of a few.

The theme song from the movie "Summer of '42" penned by the creative husband-and-wife-team of Alan & Marilyn Bergman and composer Michel Legrand "The Summer Knows" is one of my top choices from this collection. Splendidly arranged by Michael Lang and Harvey Cohen on string section, she renders this timeless song so true to its essence and making it the most beautiful version, bar none!

Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Alfie" (from the movie of the same title), is a moving song accompanied only by the sublime piano playing of Michael Lang. She has an exquisitely beautiful voice, the kind that still shines without the trimmings and backing up of an orchestra, (the kind that still glows even on A Cappella singing). Another affecting song and a favorite of mine is "Too Late Now," a Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner treasure and theme from the movie "Royal Wedding." The orchestral arrangement was done by Torrie Zito, a fine pianist/arranger/conductor who worked briefly with the legendary musical icon, Frank Sinatra. I loved the way he injected a classical touch on his arrangement, almost sounding like one of Claude Debussy's masterpieces. I would say that this is one of the best tracks. Ditto with another Torrie Zito arrangement, Johnny Mandel and Paul Webster's "The Shadow of Your Smile" from the movie "The Sandpiper." Ms. Mancini gave these classics the retire-the-trophy-treatments and made them her very own.

The lovely opener, Ennio Morricone and Gregg Field's "Cinema Paradiso," arranged by Jorge Calandrelli, is also one of the standouts. Another beauty is "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from the movie "The Promise" with piano accompaniment by Michael Lang. The finale "Over The Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz" is simply divine with orchestral arrangement by Ray Ellis.

This recording produced by Ms. Mancini's musician husband, Gregg Field, truly showed off not only the singer's vocal artistry, but her classy and elegant style of singing. Thank you Ms. Mancini for your wonderful gift of music. Music to enjoy forever!

Magnificent Monica!.......2004-06-28

My favorite song of all time is "The Shadow of Your Smile" from the movie "The Sandpiper". Until now, the 2 best versions of it were by Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett. By FAR, this is THE best version of that song. Pure, without "vocal gymnastics", screaming, yelping or other artificial "stylings".. here it is sung as it was written, perfectly performed with beautiful orchestration. The rest of the album is no less miraculous. It is stunning. "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "Cinema Paradiso" and the haunting and tender "Theme from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are just as lavish and well-crafted. Okay Monica, now could you release one album a year instead of one album every 3 years? Pleeeeassee??

She's chocolate and creme!.......2004-01-29

Seeing Monica Mancini on stage singing the theme from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, hearing Gregg Field's drums, seeing the multi-media film clip behind her... is like having chocolate and creme!

Monica does not belt you to death, she does not yell at you, she does not punch notes into your being... she soothes you to her, lures you, with a voice that has been hidden for years.

Her voice is perfect in pitch, tone, and her ability to hit every single note as if she were born to sing. Clearly having inherited talent from her mom Ginny and her dad Henry.

On this cd I love the way she embraces other composers songs..."Baby Mine" just one of them. I about melted when she sang that song.

She has a great sense of humor on stage, is spontaneous, and is herself.

She has a great secure personality and stage persona and she has the family roots to give you a chill in your bones when she shares them with you in stories and song.

Hearing her sing live is like being home!

Astonishing.......2003-09-04

I sample A LOT of jazz vocalists (for some reason most contemporary jazz vocalists seem to be female) but initially dismissed Monica Mancici because she's the child of a famous father. Henry was very classy and as accomplished as musicians get, and such qualities rarely get passed down the line. What a mistake. I only heard her Mercer album because it was -- thankfully -- being played in a store I was visiting. I bought it, loved it, and was primed for this collection. A solid Five Stars. There's new stuff here (for me) and old songs done splendidly. Over The Rainbow, aside from its original iconic take by "Judy," has been covered hundreds of times. And Monica's take? Quite simply as good as any. With this release I've recognized what I love about Monica's voice: Aside from being simply perfect technically, her voice glows like a crackling fireplace! I mourned the recent passing of Rosemary Clooney, and now feel that there's a relatively new vocalist who I can follow for many years. Live or recorded, I'll be there ...

Monica's Latest is the best yet.......2003-06-04

Sorry, but I don't worry about the nuts and bolts of every particular detail of an album. I play what I enjoy and Monica's albums bring me that enjoyment. Cinema Paradiso has rarely left my CD Player. I'm only sorry she appears not to have a web page. Where someone like Michael Jackson or Dixie Chicks are all over the Internet, virtually no information is available concerning Monica Mancini. It's impossible to find a concert schedule. I hope she produces another album soon, I've worn out her others.

Average customer rating: stunning studio album in creamy stereo STELLAR STAR! There IS a more complete recording. . . Great Fun A fun, if abbreviated, recording

Weill: Lady in the Dark / Risë Stevens, Adolph Green, Lehman Engel, Danny Kaye Kurt Weill , Maurice de Abravanel , Risë Stevens , Adolph Green , Danny Kaye , Lehman Engel , Michael Kellman , Dennis D. Rooney , and John Reardon Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | 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 Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lady In The Dark (1997 Original London Cast) Lost In The Stars (1949 Original Broadway Cast) Knickerbocker Holiday Lady in the Dark/Down in the Valley Lady In The Dark (1950 Original Cast Members) ASIN: B0000029VA Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

1. Lady In The Dark: Glamour Dream: Oh, Fabulous One
2. Lady In The Dark: Huxley (Liza, Beekman)
3. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live (Liza)
4. Lady In The Dark: Girl Of The Moment (Liza)
5. Lady In The Dark: Wedding Dream: Liza, Liza
6. Lady In The Dark: Mapleton High Chorale
7. Lady In The Dark: This Is New (Randy, Liza)
8. Lady In The Dark: The Princess Of Pure Delight (Liza, Randy)
9. Lady In The Dark: Circus Dream: The Greatest Show On Earth (Ringmaster, Randy)
10. Lady In The Dark: The Best Years Of His Life (Ringmaster, Randy, Liza)
11. Lady In The Dark: Tschaikowsky (Ringmaster)
12. Lady In The Dark: The Saga Of Jenny (Liza)
13. Lady In The Dark: Childhood Dream: My Ship (Liza)
14. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live
15. Lady In The Dark: The Princess Of Pure Delight
16. Lady In The Dark: It's Never Too Late To Mendelssohn
17. Lady In The Dark: Tschaikowsky And Other Russians
18. Lady In The Dark: Jenny
19. Lady In The Dark: My Ship

Customer Reviews:

stunning studio album in creamy stereo.......2004-08-05

This studio album of Weill and Gershwin's LADY IN THE DARK features the lovely Rise Stevens making the role of Liza Elliott her own, with Adolph Green in the role that made Danny Kaye a star in the original production.

This sumptuous reissue on the Columbia 'Masterworks Heritage' label presents the recording in creamy stereo, with the orchestra under the baton of Lehman Engel. Rise Stevens is perhaps the best singer to have played Liza on any recording of LADY IN THE DARK. The trained opera singer lets her hair down for the manic "Saga of Jenny", and yields glowing versions of "My Ship" and "One Life to Live". Also featured among the cast are John Reardon and Stephanie Augustine.

My only qualm about the release is the horrid packaging. The disc is enclosed in a cardboard sleeve at the back of a booklet-style slipcase, leaving the CD vulnerable to scratches and dust (I remedied the problem by putting the CD in a separate plastic jewel case and filing it on the shelf next to the empty booklet case). However this should not deter collectors and musical theatre fans from seeking out this lovely recording.

STELLAR STAR!.......2003-01-03

MISS STEVENS shinesas Liza Eliot in this perfect recording of "Lady in the Dark". [For the first time - with repect to the other artists - the lyrics are pristine!] THE recording? IF you own a 'surround system' - this one IS flawless - just a perfect balance of voice and instrument. [A great restoration job - if only they could do the same to the Lawrence version....]

FOR the collector - get all three recordings currently available - the 1997 London version is the most complete, the Gertrude Lawrence? It's more of a Star Vehicle for Miss Lawrence - lots of dialogue - with really only the two "Liza' numbers - "Saga of Jenmny" and "My Ship" intact - but also well worth the journey.

AS A BONUS - Miss Stevens recording contains the Danny Kaye contribution missing from the Gertrude Lawrence recording - plus his versions of "My Ship" and "The Saga of Jenny".

There IS a more complete recording. . ........2000-12-06

This recording is terrific, but for a more complete recording with much better quality, look for the Original Cast Recording from the Royal National Theatre Production. It's got all the bridging music which is phenomenal.

Great Fun.......1999-04-15

Until the definitive full version of the score comes out--with all the bridging material and orchestral interludes--this is probably the most complete of one of the greatest and most charming classic Broadway scores (and probably Ira Gershwin's masterpiece). Rise Stevens was born to play the part, and though at times she gets a bit excessive (especially in the dialogue) her voice is beautiful and confident (a high point is her counterpointing the chorus during "The Best Years of His Life"), and iat times really soars, as in "This is new." Adolph Green is hilarious--it's a great tragedy he never got to play this role on Broadway.

A fun, if abbreviated, recording.......1999-04-02

A nifty performance of one of Broadway's classic scores. The biggest problem is that just about everything is slightly abridged (mostly verses, connecting material, dialogue underscoring and choral repeats--although if I'm reading the vocal score right, most of this would still be interesting to listen to); still, a reasonably good taste of the whole thing. The liner notes also don't really give a story synopsis, so if you aren't familiar with the plot, seek out a summary so you aren't completely confused by what is going on. Rise Stevens' acting is pretty mannered, and she goes over the top vocally every now and then; she seems to be shouting, not singing at the end of "Jenny." Adolph Green is hysterically funny and acquits himself supremely well in "Tchaikovsky." How you'll enjoy the appendix of Danny Kaye's recordings depends on how much you like Danny Kaye--enough said.

Average customer rating: Tauber for the first buyer

My Heart & I Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tauber, Richard | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | 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 Strauss Jr., Johann | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Herbert, Victor | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lehar, Franz | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Waltzes | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Waltzes | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Very Best of Richard Tauber ASIN: B000001XM3 Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Fascination
2. The Dancing Years: Waltz Of My Heart
3. Sweethearts
4. The Firefly: Giannina Mia
5. Rose Marie
6. Rose Marie: Indian Love Call
7. The Student Prince: Serenade
8. Maytime: Will You Remember
9. Paganini: Comes Too Late - Richard Tauber/Evelyn Laye
10. Paganini: Nobody Could Love You More - Richard Tauber/Evelyn Laye
11. Paganini: Beautiful Italy
12. Paganini: Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss
13. Lehar Memories: Merry Widow Vilia/GypsyLove/Maiden My Maiden
14. Don't Ask Me Why
15. The Blue Danube
16. Whisperings Of The Vienna Woods
17. I Love Thee
18. Der Obersteiger: Don't Be Cross
19. Jealousy
20. Old Chelsea: There Are Angels Outside Heaven - Richard Tauber/Nancy Brown
21. Old Chelsea: Music In My Heart
22. Old Chelsea: If You Are In Love - Richard Tauber/Nancy Brown
23. Old Chelsea: My Heart And I

Customer Reviews:

Tauber for the first buyer.......1999-01-02

Richard Tauber was, in my opinion, the most seductive and complex singer of this century. His voice was excellent, but not in itself, just as a vehicle for an infinity of shadings, in a plethora of styles. He was arguably the greatest ever operetta singer but his gifts were perfectly expressing themselves in lied, in popular song and in a great part of the opera repertoire ("heldentenor" excepted). Like Kreisler in violin playing, Tauber represented the essence of the Viennese spirit. His vocal specialties included the sweteest mezzavoce or headvoice one could hope for. He was accessible and highly refined in the same time. For the very low price of this Gala CD, you can taste the complex artistry of Richard Tauber, both in his German (better) period and in the "English" one. The reason I'm giving 4, not 5 stars to this CD is that I believe his all-German CD concotions to be more valuable. But for this price...

Average customer rating: GREAT RECORDING, BUT THE PRICE...

Janácek: Osud (Fate) Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen - Lucia Popp / Eva Randová / Dalibor Jedlicka / Vienna Philharmonic / Vienna State Opera Chorus / Sir Charles Mackerras Janacek - From the House of the Dead / Mackerras Janácek: Jenufa Wagner: Götterdämmerung ASIN: B00001T6K3 Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

1. Osud (Fate): Act I: Orchestra
2. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'Free As A Bird I Bask In The Sunshine'
3. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'Heavens, It's Him!' (Mila)
4. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'Is It Your Child You've Come For?' (Mila)
5. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'Sun In The Heavens Up On High'
6. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'We're Back Too Late' (Zivny)
7. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'The Sun's Vanished' (Mila)
8. Osud (Fate): Act I: 'Never Will I Forget This Fleeting Moment!'
9. Osud (Fate): Act II: 'Slumber On Undisturbed In The Shadow' (Zivny)
10. Osud (Fate): Act II: 'I Do, I Do!' (Mila)
11. Osud (Fate): Act II: 'We're Married Now' (Zivny)
12. Osud (Fate): Act II: 'Mummy, Mummy!'
13. Osud (Fate): Act II: 'Unspoken Thoughts Go Far Beyond Words' (Mila's Mother)
14. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'Listen To The Thunder Over The Horizon'
15. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'Endless The Pain I Must Suffer'
16. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'Enough Of That!'
17. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'Mummy, Mummy! Do You Know What Love Is?'
18. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'People Said It Must Have Been His Falling In Love' (Zivny)
19. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'Bitter Memories' (Zivny)
20. Osud (Fate): Act III: 'It Seems To Be So Clear' (Zivny)

Customer Reviews:

GREAT RECORDING, BUT THE PRICE..........1999-12-01

This is 20th century opera at its most vivid. Once considered a failure, Osud was resurrected in an English translation that actually improves upon the original libretto. The music is as vital as anything in Janacek: the piece starts a churning riff strangely reminiscent of Philip Glass; the ending is equally memorable -- startlingly brusque and humorous. Throughout, we get musical drama tied to the quick of spoken language; conversations overlap, or suddenly fall silent. At times the story is ridiculous, but the production rides over any problems. Philip Langridge, as always, is great. My only qualm: this was originally a single disc CD on EMI, for a single disc price. Though the package is nice, the price is steep for some 70:00 odd minutes.

Average customer rating:

Never Too Late Erica Guerin Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Indie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006JKT Release Date: 1993-07-19

Tracks:

1. Never Too Late
2. Whole 'Nother World
3. Heart-Stopping Sex
4. Brick By Brick
5. One-Way Ticket To Heartache
6. Stickin' To My Guns
7. Don't Play Me Cheap
8. Reality
9. More Than You'll Ever Know
10. I'm In Trouble

Average customer rating:

Never Too Late Fyvush Finkel Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BLI564 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. That Wonderful Girl of Mine
2. Finkel Salsa
3. It's Never Too Late
4. Aza Yoor of Meer (A Good Year for Me)
5. Ikh Bin a Boarder
6. Show's Not a Show Without a Star
7. Abi Tzu Sein (As Long as I'm with You)
8. I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
9. Once in Love with Amy
10. Fiddler Medley
11. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
12. S'wonderful
13. Not on the Top

Average customer rating: this is old school heavy mindcore

Never Too Late Of Cabbages & Kings Manufacturer: Red Distribution, in ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Basic Pain Basic Pleasure Hunter's Moon ASIN: B00000E94G Release Date: 1993-08-24

Tracks:

1. Veil Thins
2. I
3. Jack
4. Bud
5. Sister
6. Last Ripper
7. Easiest Room in Hell
8. Short Line of Angels
9. Descent
10. B

Customer Reviews:

this is old school heavy mindcore.......2004-04-11

i love this cd i was very happy to find it on cd, because it was only on album before and i only knew one person who had it and we all had to record it from him. the first track the veil thins is my favorite off the album but there is a lot more to love about this album as well jack is heavy and gruesome to listen to the lyrics to jack are very complex and gory at the same time. bud is also heavy and mind altering. as a whole this cd is great for people who can handle a different prospective on music and lyrics, its heavy and hard but not fast. you have to hear it to appreciate it. i love it

Average customer rating: Brecht sings! Some good, some bad, all Weill.

Weill: From Berlin to Broadway Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Threepenny Opera (1954 New York Cast) (Blitzstein Adaptation) Lotte Lenya sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins & Berlin Theatre Songs The Collector's The Threepenny Opera Anne Sofie von Otter - Speak Low ~ Songs by Kurt Weill / Gardiner Stratas Sings Weill ASIN: B000000WQ7 Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Legen - K. Weill
2. Die Dreigroschenoper: Zweiter Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade uber die Frage, 'wovon lebt der Mensch?' - K. Weill
3. Die Dreigroschenoper: Die Songs der Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - Kanonensong - Liebeslied - Barbarasong - Tango-Ballade - Ballade von angenehmen Leben - Lied von der Unzulanglichikeit menslichen Strebens - Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
4. Die Dreigroschenoper: Overture - K. Weill
5. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
6. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
7. Die Dreigroschenoper: Liebeslied - K. Weill
8. Die Dreigroschenoper: Kanonensong - K. Weill
9. Die Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - K. Weill
10. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ernster Dreigroschenfinale - K. Weill
11. Die Dreigroschenoper: Barbarasong - K. Weill
12. Die Dreigroschenoper: Eifersuchtsduett - K. Weill
13. Die Dreigroschenoper: Abschied ... Zweiter Dreigroshenfinale - K. Weill
14. Die Dreigroschenoper: Zuhalterballade - K. Weill
15. Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzullichkeit menschlichen Strebens - K. Weill
16. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat - K. Weill
17. Die Dreigroschenoper: Schlusschoral - K. Weill
18. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
19. Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzulanglichkeit menslichen Strebens - K. Weill
20. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
21. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Die Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
22. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Tango - Ballade - K. Weill
23. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Kanonensong - K. Weill
24. Happy End: Bilbao Song - K. Weill
25. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Alabama Song - K. Weill
26. Mahagonny - Excerpts: Auf nach Mahagonny - Alabama Song - Ach, bedenken Sie, Herr Jakob Schmidt...Havana Song - Wunderbar ist das Heraufkommen des Abends - Ihr habt gelernt das Cocktail-Abc - Erstens, vergesst nicht, kommt das Fressen - Meine Herren, m... - K. Weill
27. Der Silbersee: Das Lied von Schlaraffenland - K. Weill
28. Der Silbersee: Der Backer backt ums Morgenrot - K. Weill
29. Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song - K. Weill

Tracks:

1. Knickerbocker Holiday: The Scars - Kurt Weill
2. Lady In The Dark: Glamour Music Medley Including: Oh Fabulous One - Huxley - Girl Of The Moment - Kurt Weill
3. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live - Kurt Weill
4. Lady In The Dark: This Is New - Kurt Weill
5. Lady In The Dark: The Princess Of Pure Delight - Kurt Weill
6. Lady In The Dark: It's Never Too Late To Mendelssohn - Kurt Weill
7. Lady In The Dark: Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) - Kurt Weill
8. Lady In The Dark: The Saga Of Jenny - Kurt Weill
9. Lady In The Dark: My Ship - Kurt Weill
10. One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Kurt Weill
11. One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Forty Minutes For Lunch - Kurt Weill
12. One Touch of Venus: Westwind - Kurt Weill
13. One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart - Kurt Weill
14. One Touch of Venus: The Trouble With Women - Kurt Weill
15. One Touch of Venus: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
16. One Touch of Venus: That's Him - Kurt Weill
17. One Touch of Venus: Wooden Wedding - Kurt Weill
18. One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Venus In Ozone Heights - Kurt Weill
19. One Touch of Venus: Finaletto: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
20. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lost In The Stars - Kurt Weill
21. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lover Man - Kurt Weill
22. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Marie Galante: J'attends un navire - Kurt Weill
23. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Complainte del a Seine - Kurt Weill
24. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Happy End: Surabaya Johnny - Kurt Weill
25. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Den wie man sich bettet - Kurt Weill

Customer Reviews:

Brecht sings!.......2003-02-02

Come on! A chance to hear Bertolt Brecht sing his own Mack the Knife before Bobby Darrin messed it up! How many CDs are going to have that?!

Some good, some bad, all Weill........2003-01-02

Kurt Weill and Broadway fans will probably feel an intense need to have this album, and I'm not sure I'd be able to dissuade them. There's some good stuff on this recording, to be sure, but a great deal of it is in German, and much of it might not interest even someone with just a casual interest in the material chronicled. While there's a strong representation of The Threepenny Opera (all in German), the selections from Lady in the Dark featuring Gertrude Lawrence and Danny Kaye are vital, as are the tracks of Mary Martin and Kenny Baker performing selected numbers from One Touch of Venus. (You can also hear Walter Huston performing a song from Knickerbocker Holiday, though it is, for some strange reason, "The Scars." It's an interesting historical record, but not a great song.) Lotte Lenya also sings some as well, which is a treat, but overall, this is a highly variable recording. Make sure you know exactly what you're getting beforehand, or you may be likely to find yourself--as I do--listening to only half the album.

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Never Too Late Status Quo Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Just Supposin' If You Can't Stand the Heat Whatever You Want Rockin' All Over the World The Party Ain't Over Yet ASIN: B00076NYEQ Release Date: 2005-03-14

Tracks:

1. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
2. Take Me Away
3. Never Too Late
4. Falling In, Falling Out
5. Carol
6. Long Ago
7. Mountain Lady
8. Don't Stop Me Now
9. Enough Is Enough
10. Riverside

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue approved by the band's official fan club! The last of the 'Golden Era' albums, this reached No. 2 in 1980 and includes the Top Ten hit single 'Rock N Roll'. Mercury. 2005.

Album Details

The Last of the "Golden Era" Albums of Parfitt / Rossi / Lancaster / Coghlan this Reached No.2 In 1980 and Includes the Top Ten Hit Single "Rock N Roll".

Average customer rating: Nuclear Spirit Trio another key recording A great farewell for a great man

Never Too Late But Always Too Early Peter Brotzmann , William Parker , and Hamid Drake Manufacturer: Eremite Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Peach Orchard Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 1 After Appleby Toward the Margins Alms/Tiergarten (Spree) ASIN: B0000DZTU8 Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. Never Run But Go
2. Never Run But Go
3. Never Run But Go
4. Never Run But Go
5. The Heart And The Bones

Tracks:

1. Never Too Late But Always Too Early
2. Never Too Late But Always Too Early
3. Never Too Late But Always Too Early
4. Halfhearted Beast

Customer Reviews:

Nuclear Spirit Trio.......2007-04-06

Driven by my recent Brotzmann (re)discovery, I bought this double live album sometime before writing my review of Peter and Hamid Drake's Dried Rat Dog. Here we have the Holy Trinity scouring our minds in search of any cell that has yet to witness... I don't know... something to which words don't do justice... something that just has to be witnessed... felt. Recorded on 4/10/01 with Hamid on traps, Peter on tenor sax, tarogato and a-clarinet, and William on bass (upright acoustic, of course) and doussin gouni, I was ready to give this one 5 stars before I was even halfway through the first disc on the first time I listened to it.

Brotzmann is a force of sub-atomic micro-nature. I don't mean "a force" in a blistering squealy "free-jazz" cliches way, though. Honestly, I can't decide what I think of him here. At times he's an army of robotic nano insects coursing through your DNA, somehow searching for the key to the secrets of humanity. Other times he's a flock of nitrous chickens speaking in tongues only they can decipher. Either way, he is a tone and sound master. Can anyone else say so much with color, shading and texture, yet actually blow so few "notes"?

If you're like me and believe William & Hamid to be the most nimble, capable, imaginative rhythm duo of my lifetime, just stop reading and buy this now. I've been listening to these guys for a long time (for my age), and this is easily one of the best examples of their brand of glorious, high improvisation I've ever heard. If you, me and anyone else who's read this review had been at this concert, we'd still be blathering on about it to our friends and neighbors. Heck I blather on about this cd to someone after every time I listen to it again. These guys are the premier groove unit of the western hemisphere as far as I'm concerned. They can freely scatter dust into the rings of saturn but then just as easily discover a murderous groove that has me dancing in the living room by myself.

Listen to atoms being split, hear the lonely yearnings of a baby elephant lost in a dust storm, lose yourself in this masterpiece. The only reason I give it 4 stars rather than 5 is that in headphones I wish William's bass were louder. To get him where I want him to be, Brotz is too loud for me. It's no biggie, though. I just thought maybe a super audiophile type might read this, buy it, and somehow be depressed that this isn't the single most perfect audio quality of all time. I play this on the open-air speakers and it basically makes me hallucinate. I can't begin to complain about anything as great as this.

another key recording.......2005-09-02

This is an amazing recording by Brötzmann that shows how well these three musicians work together, or might you say live together, as it would seem in this recording that it is actually a form of living that is witnessed. William Parker and Hamid Drake complete the set, and it is very difficult to find, or better said, to pin point the elements that comprise this recording on most of the extensive Brötzmann repertoire; the beauty of this recording is that it manages to be skronk in disguise, or perhaps not in disguise, but skronk that has constructed itself into a beautiful groove, a flow of dialogue that is abrasive yet soothing, releasing... and they do groove on this one, but always with that visceral sound that gives the illusion of slight damage, of chaos being on the brink... and then they unleash it upon the interactive audience... I would feel tempted to compare this one to Songlines on FMP, although they are in most regards entirely different, they do concur in working as a showcase of sorts for Brötzmann's sound, but not a showcase for propaganda, it is just such a good recording that it never looses the listener and it becomes a maxim of these men... as always it is raw, but with that most enticing counterpoint of frailty that is so powerful... highly recommended

A great farewell for a great man.......2004-03-16

Dedicated to the late Peter Kowald, this double album is simply amazing. Die like a dog trio: Parker,Drake, Brotzmann in an Ayleresque ensemble relating some of the higher spiritual experiences you can attain in music. Not since Coltrane, or great spiritual music teachers has there been such inspired music. The creation of the Die like a dog quartet is suppose to be in honor of Albert Ayler who is alleged to have commited suicide by drowning himself in th East River. He had lived like a king and died like a dog. The great spiritual teacher of the twentieth century George I. Gurdjieff, told his disciples that they have to work on themselves to obtain a soul so that they won't die like dogs(sic). Coming from different spiritual backgrounds, the musicians presented here are showing clear signs of struggling with themselves, being able to let go of their ego so the communication between them can be uplifted to another level. Recorded at the Casa del Popolo in Montreal, I had the privilege to assist at that show, it was a blessing and I came out of there changed. By the way, the greatest spiritual realisation occured when dedicated to others...

Jazz Music:

1. One for My Baby
2. Oscar Peterson+Harry Edison+Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
3. Out of the Blue
4. Pick Up The Pieces
5. Remembrance of Dino's [Live]
6. Samba Importado
7. Shalimar
8. Song of the Golden Lotus
9. Sonny Rollins on Impulse! [Original recording remastered]
10. Speak No Evil

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