Magic Windows [Import]

Product Description
Recorded In 1981 and featuring the following sidemen: Ray Parker Jr. (guitar), Sheila E (percussion), Sylvester (vocals), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Alphonse Mouzon (drums) and Adrian Belew (guitar). This is a very nice, light funk/fusion date recorded just before he went on a more gritty path with 'Future Shock', which featured the mega-hit 'Rockit'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Magic Windows,Herbie Hancock

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Average customer rating: Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows Funkafied! The best of a bad 1977-82 crop...

Magic Windows Herbie Hancock Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sunlight Monster Mr. Hands Secrets Man-Child ASIN: B000007VNL Release Date: 1997-10-20

Tracks:

1. Magic Number
2. Tonight's the Night
3. Everybody's Broke
4. Help Yourself
5. Satisfied With Love
6. Twilight Clone

Album Details

Recorded In 1981 and featuring the following sidemen: Ray Parker Jr. (guitar), Sheila E (percussion), Sylvester (vocals), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Alphonse Mouzon (drums) and Adrian Belew (guitar). This is a very nice, light funk/fusion date recorded just before he went on a more gritty path with 'Future Shock', which featured the mega-hit 'Rockit'.

Customer Reviews:

Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows.......2006-03-03

The disk was in perfect condition. The sound was clear and solid. Very, very good.

Funkafied!.......2003-09-26

On "Magic Number","Everybody's Broke" and "Help Yourself"
Herbie delivers rhythm guitar-heavy synth-funk at it's finest
and on the brilliant "Twilight Clone"-a totally unique brand
of synthesized,funk electronica dance music comes to the fore.
"Tonights The Night" and "Satisfied With Love" are the same exact
song with a different melody and singer,but it's still geepy R&B
balladeering to me.But up the tempo and the album COOKS!!!

The best of a bad 1977-82 crop..........2001-12-31

Yet another in a series of albums issued under Hancock's name that offers little evidence of his keyboard talents. Allowing for that annoyance, WINDOWS is the best pop-oriented HH album of this period. At least some real singers are brought in to replace Hancock's vocoder. The material is mostly off the production line, with a moderate level of inspiration at times (plus sign: the grooves are more funk, less disco). EVERYBODY'S BROKE tosses a relevant message into the derivative party atmosphere. THE TWILIGHT CLONE ends the album on a progressive note with a Talking Heads-like polyrhythmic layer of rhythm that anticipates the upcoming projects with Bill Laswell (ROCKIT, et al.). If only this album started there and proceeded accordingly. Still, if you have to have one CD in your collection covering HH's disco/funk/r&b era, I'd go for this one. Yet, if you can resist the temptation, pass on all of them and focus on Herbie's earlier and more recent efforts, where the talent and ambition that we love Herbie for are not misplaced and miscast.

Average customer rating: Disappointing presentation of great music

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Tracks:

1. Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite: Introduction and The Firebird and Her Dance
2. Gustav Holst: First Suite in E-flat major, Op. 28, No. 1: March
3. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 (excerpt)
4. Modest Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs and The Great Gate of Kiev
5. Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: Danse Boheme
6. Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ," Mvt. 2 (excerpt)
7. Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (excerpt)
8. Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, Mvt. 2 (excerpt)
9. Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Presto from L'Estate (Summer), Op. 8, No. 2/RV 315
10. Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
11. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," Mvt. 5 (excerpt)
12. Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets (excerpt)
13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica," Mvt. 4 (excerpt)
14. Frank Proto: Introduction
15. Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grand Messe des Morts): Dies irae (excerpt)
16. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, Mvt. 1, Allegro (excerpt)
17. Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2, Mvt. 1, Adagio sostenuto
18. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, the Bringer of War (excerpt)
19. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker: Trepak (Russian Dance)
20. Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971: Presto

Tracks:

1. Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
2. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil) - Mass for Unaccompanied Chorus: Bogoroditsye Devo, Raduisya (Rejoice, O Virgin)
3. Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold: Ride of the Valkyries (excerpt)
4. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon septimi toni No. 2
5. Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven
6. P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex (dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra), S.150. "Howdy there"
7. Mozart: The Magic Flute: Aria No. 17: "Ach, ich Fuhl's" from Act Two
8. George Frideric Handel: Messiah: No. 7. "And He shall purify" from Part One
9. William S. Gilbert: The Pirates of Penzance: No. 13: Song: "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" from Act One
10. Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows: St. Michael the Archangel
11. Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin
12. Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe: Scene 3
13. Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (revised 1931 edition): Mvt. 3, Allegro molto
14. Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, Mvt. 5, Allegro appassionato
15. Nicholai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35, Mvt. 1, The Sea and Sinbad's Ship (excerpt)
16. Isaac Albeniz: Suite espanola, Op. 47, Asturias (excerpt)
17. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: In taberna quando sumus
18. Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 4, Adagietto: Sehr langsam (excerpt)
19. Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Mvt. 4, Allegretto moderato (excerpt)
20. Shaker Hymn Tune: Simple Gifts

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing presentation of great music.......2002-08-04

I recently received this as a present but I was already familiar with many of these recordings, having owned the complete versions of the works presented. Yes, these are great recordings but if you settle for this compilation you will be missing out big time on great music. I own Fennell's recording on the Holst suite--while the March from the suite is very good, you will miss out on the beautiful 'Song Without Words' and the 'Fantasia on the Dargason,' which are the seond and fourth movements of the suite, respectively. If you get the original CD from which this movement was taken you will be able to enjoy the wonderful playing of members of the Cleveland Orchsestra as they play Holst's First suite and a wonderful rendition of Handel's Fireworks Music.

Maazel's Pictures at an Exhibition is excellnt, precise with excellent blends and fantastic orchestral playing, but you can hardly feel the power of the Great Gate of Kiev without the promenades and pictures that preceed it--you loose the whole sense of climax and fulfillment following the half hour of difficult music that preceeds the Great Gate. Beethoven's Emperor concerto is top-notch music but I think you might rather hear the second movement between the first and third movements which are full of powerful orchestral playing and keyboard virtuosity. Robert Spano's recording of Scheherazade that was released just a few months ago is brilliant. It's his first recording with the Atlanta Symphony and it's great--and you should own the complete thing which comes on a CD with the beuatiful Russian Easter Overture.

Spend some time looking for these complete recordings and you will be rewarded. What makes the compilation even worse is that in many cases the CD does not even present a full movement but just a part of a movement.

As I said, I own many of these individual recordings and they are all great: Telarc captures the best musicians at their best. Having two or three CDs from which these excerpts were taken is much better than owning this compilation. I highly recommend Fennell's Holst (Telarc - #80038), Maazel's Pictures (Telarc - #80042), and Spano's Scheherazade (Telarc - #80568), instead of this disc. Rachmaninoff's Second Sonata and Sibelius' Second Symphony are great but these are not my preferred recordings (find Van Cliburn's Rachmaninoff and Maazel's Sibelius), and you can do better by swapping some other performers as well.

Average customer rating: Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes

Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs Leos Janacek , Iva Bittová , ¿kampa Quartet , Vladimír Godár , and Skampa Quartet Manufacturer: Supraphon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elida Cikory Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs ASIN: B00061X9YC Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Tuzba (Desire)
2. Stst'/Steadiness
3. Lavecka (Bench)
4. Stesk (Woe) - Skampa Quartet
5. Obrk Mileho (Lover's Likeness)
6. Svatba Kom (Gnats Wedding)
7. Kouzlo (Charm)
8. Slib (Promise)
9. Orisek Lovy (Hazel Nut) - Skampa Quartet
10. La (Love)
11. Jablunka (Apple Tree)
12. Jabucko (Sweet Apple)
13. Co Je to Za Nebe (What Sky)
14. Safva C (Alderman's Daughter)
15. Cervenab(Little Red Apples)
16. Dobr(Good Hunt)
17. He Warden)
18. Kony Mil [My Lover's Horses]
19. Kv MilodejnLove Herbs)
20. Pcko (Posy)
21. LoucenMilou
22. Jindy a NynThen and Now)
23. T (Uneasy)
24. VzknMessage)
25. Belegrade (Belgrade) - Skampa Quartet
26. Milenec Vrah (Lover Killer)
27. Pomluva (Calumny)
28. LoucenParting)
29. Sirota (Lonely Soul)
30. Osamel Alone)
31. Komu Kytka (For Whom the Posy)
32. Z Od Mil (Love Shining)
33. Polajka (Thyme)
34. Kol(KolTown)
35. Psano (Love Letter)
36. Karafi(Carnation)
37. Rozmarsemary)
38. Pamy (Mementos)
39. Zpevulenka (Tender Little Tune)
40. Nejistota (Uncertainty)
41. Kukacka (Cuckoo)
42. Zahrcka (Fence)
43. Muzikanti (Musicians)
44. Vernost' (Faithfulness)
45. Bolavlava (Headache)
46. Osud (Fate)
47. Daleko ProvdanWedded Far Away)
48. Budk (Wakening)
49. Dobrada (Sound Advice)
50. Slzy echou (Tears of Comfort)
51. Koukol (Corncockle)
52. Kalina (Guelder Rose)
53. Pohreb Zbojnv

Customer Reviews:

Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa.......2006-05-09

This is a unique recording of Janacek's transcriptions of Moravian folk songs. Originally for piano and voice, they have been transcribed by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar for string quartet and (occasionally) three-voice male chorus. Here they are performed by renowned Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, accompanied by the Skampa Quartet and chorus. The effect is not so much of classical liede, but of authentic eastern European "popular" songs - the sonority of the string quartet adds to this in no small part. Janacek would be proud.

Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes.......2005-07-28

I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I bought this CD. I love Janacek, I love folk songs... how could I go wrong? Iva Bittova! I was concerned that she would have a 50yr old woobly voice, but instead what exists is a thin VERY nasal tone... perhaps she should be singing traditional Bulgarian music! The voice is expressive, just ugly.
The recording quality is not very good, either. On many of the tracks, Iva seems to be muffled and in the background of the recording.
Really - dont waste your time and money, unless you really would just like to have a recording of over 50 Janacek songs.

Average customer rating:

Twelve Magic Windows Garden of Sirens ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MDHY2M

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9 tracks

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Magic Windows Manufacturer: Msi/Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005LMPV Release Date: 2001-05-29

Average customer rating:

Magic Windows Herbie Hancock Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G6KX Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. Magic Number
2. Tonight's the Night
3. Everybody's Broke
4. Help Yourself
5. Satisfied With Love
6. Twilight Clone

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

Average customer rating: Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows Funkafied! The best of a bad 1977-82 crop...

Magic Windows Herbie Hancock ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sunlight Monster Mr. Hands Secrets Man-Child ASIN: B000009FL1

Album Details

Recorded In 1981 and featuring the following sidemen: Ray Parker Jr. (guitar), Sheila E (percussion), Sylvester (vocals), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Alphonse Mouzon (drums) and Adrian Belew (guitar). This is a very nice, light funk/fusion date recorded just before he went on a more gritty path with 'Future Shock', which featured the mega-hit 'Rockit'.

Customer Reviews:

Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows.......2006-03-03

The disk was in perfect condition. The sound was clear and solid. Very, very good.

Funkafied!.......2003-09-26

On "Magic Number","Everybody's Broke" and "Help Yourself"
Herbie delivers rhythm guitar-heavy synth-funk at it's finest
and on the brilliant "Twilight Clone"-a totally unique brand
of synthesized,funk electronica dance music comes to the fore.
"Tonights The Night" and "Satisfied With Love" are the same exact
song with a different melody and singer,but it's still geepy R&B
balladeering to me.But up the tempo and the album COOKS!!!

The best of a bad 1977-82 crop..........2001-12-31

Yet another in a series of albums issued under Hancock's name that offers little evidence of his keyboard talents. Allowing for that annoyance, WINDOWS is the best pop-oriented HH album of this period. At least some real singers are brought in to replace Hancock's vocoder. The material is mostly off the production line, with a moderate level of inspiration at times (plus sign: the grooves are more funk, less disco). EVERYBODY'S BROKE tosses a relevant message into the derivative party atmosphere. THE TWILIGHT CLONE ends the album on a progressive note with a Talking Heads-like polyrhythmic layer of rhythm that anticipates the upcoming projects with Bill Laswell (ROCKIT, et al.). If only this album started there and proceeded accordingly. Still, if you have to have one CD in your collection covering HH's disco/funk/r&b era, I'd go for this one. Yet, if you can resist the temptation, pass on all of them and focus on Herbie's earlier and more recent efforts, where the talent and ambition that we love Herbie for are not misplaced and miscast.

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