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Average customer rating: Always on my CD changer Wonderful compilation - Great intro! loved it NEW LOVER OF OPERA Music to Wed By

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Tracks:

1. Carmen: Quand Je Vous Aimerai?...L'Amour
2. I Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba
3. Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo
4. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
5. Nabucco: Va Pensiero From Nabucco
6. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
7. Rigoletto: La Dona E Mobile
8. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum
9. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
10. Lakme: Flower Duet
11. Turandot: Nessun Dorma
12. Norma: Casta Diva
13. Gianni Schicchi: A Vete Torto!
14. Tosca: Vissi D'Arte
15. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle
16. La rondine: Chi Il Bel Sogno
17. Il Trovatore: Di Quella Pira

Amazon.com

If you've ever heard an opera excerpt in a film or TV commercial and wondered from whence it came, this compilation will probably provide your answer. The disk is an extensive superstar sampling of opera's greatest arias, featuring beloved stars from 1958-1987. Newbies will delight in hearing the young Freni's developing, but not yet perfected, artistry; Corelli's soaring tenor emoting in "Vesti la guibba" and "Nessun Dorma"; and Callas being Callas in "Habanera" and "Casta Diva." Megatalents Caballé, Gobbi, Di Stefano, and Domingo round out the mix. It even includes the Lakme duet and the chorus from Nabucco, in case arias aren't enough. An enjoyable variety. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Always on my CD changer.......2005-08-31

I bought this CD long ago as a neophyte in opera appreciation. I had just seen Turandot and wanted the recording primarily for "Nessun Dorma", which I also love because of its use in the film, "The Killing Fields". But I have also appreciated the exquisite renderings of the other songs on the album. Callas. Caballe. Freni. Often, when a compilation like this comes out, one senses that the interpretations are second rate. In this case, it is just the opposite, or at least it seems that way to me.

The CD contains well known songs like "Vesti la Giubba" from Pagliacci, and "Un bel Di" from Madame Butterfly, but there are lesser known, and beautiful songs as well, such as "Viens, Malilika...sous Dome Epais" from Lakme', an absolutely gorgeous duet for two sopranos. I would highly reccomend this CD if you want to learn more about opera, or if you simply want some beautiful vocal music to listen to.

Wonderful compilation - Great intro!.......2004-11-09

This compilation features operatic legends like Domingo, Caballe, Freni, Corelli, Callas etc. at their very best. Wonderful for those who want to start to get aquainted with the magic that is opera. TOP NOTCH!!!! A+++++++++++

loved it.......2002-05-08

Callas singing Harbanera backed by the chorus is majestic and sublime. Heard it one day at work on public radio and had to have it.

NEW LOVER OF OPERA.......1999-12-10

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CD TO ALL TYPES OF MUSIC LOVERS.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH SOME BACKGROUND MUSIC FROM THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND SEARCHED FOR THE SONG - FLOWER DUET - AND PURCHASED THIS CD.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY ALL THE SONGS. ANYONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE OPERA , HAS PROBABLY HEARD MANY OF THESE SONGS AS BACKGROUND MUSIC FROM THEIR FAVORITE MOVIES. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION.

Music to Wed By.......1999-08-11

Corelli's "Nessun Dorma" makes the overplayed Pavarotti version pale by comparison. We (a pair of newlyweds) heard it while sampling this album for wedding reception music and were so blown away that we used this piece for our recessional, earning the following wisecrack from our Cantor, "Oy! You followed me with Corelli? Thanks for nuthin'." We dare you to listen to this track without getting a shiver.

Average customer rating:

A Proper Introduction to Billy Strayhorn: Passion Flower Billy Strayhorn Manufacturer: Proper Introduction ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life The Stanley Dance Sessions Great Times! Piano Duets with Billy Strayhorn Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn ASIN: B0001P2KM0 Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. (I Want) Something to Live For
2. Grievin'
3. Day Dream
4. After All
5. Clementine
6. Passion Flower
7. Raincheck
8. Chelsea Bridge
9. Kissing Bug
10. Midriff
11. Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
12. Flippant Flurry
13. Progressive Gavotte
14. Lotus Blossom
15. Lush Life
16. Snibor
17. Eight Veil
18. Brown Betty
19. Johnny Come Lately
20. Take the "A" Train
21. Satin Doll

Average customer rating: OPERA HEAVEN Incredibly Beautiful . . . Ultimate Aria Ultimate indeed

The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera Georges Bizet , Giuseppe Verdi , Giacomo Puccini , Gaetano Donizetti , Ruggero Leoncavallo , Gioachino Rossini , Gustave Charpentier , Leo Delibes , Vincenzo Bellini , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Pietro Mascagni , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Francesco Cilea , Edouard Lalo , Camille Saint-Saens , Arrigo Boito , George Frideric Handel , Alfredo Catalani , Amilcare Ponchielli , Charles Gounod , Jules Massenet , Ambroise Thomas , Fritz Wunderlich , Rome Opera Theater Orchestra & Chorus , Maria Callas , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala , Wiener Philharmoniker , Orchestre de Paris , Carlo Maria Giulini , Tullio Serafin , Sir Charles Mackerras , Francesco Molinari-Pradelli , Riccardo Muti , and Leone Magiera Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( 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 Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | 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 General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 Caballe, Montserrat | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Freni, Mirella | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Most Famous Opera Arias The Most Famous Opera Duets Aria II: A Passion for Opera Aria: A Passion for Opera Rapture: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments ASIN: B000009OQL Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

1. Carmen: Quand je vous aimerai? ...L'amour (Habanera)
2. I Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
3. Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
4. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
5. Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)
6. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
7. Rigoletto: La dona e mobile
8. The Barber Of Seville: Largo al factotum
9. Louise: Depuis le jour
10. Lakme: Flower Duet
11. Turandot: Nessun dorma
12. Norma: Casta diva
13. Gianni Schicchi: A vete torto!
14. TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
15. TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
16. La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
17. Il Trovatore: Di quella pira

Tracks:

1. L'Elisir d'Amore: Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!
2. Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
3. La Boheme: Che gelida manina
4. La Boheme: Si, mi chimano Mimi
5. La Traviata: Di Provenza il mar
6. L'amico Fritz: O amore, o bella luce del core
7. Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
8. TOSCA: Recondita armonia
9. Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco, respiro appena...lo son l'umile ancella
10. Le Roi d'Ys: Puisqu'on ne peut... Vainement, ma bien-aimee
11. Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a'ta voix
12. Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati
13. Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
14. Serse: Ombra mai fu
15. Turandot: Signore, ascolta
16. Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
17. La Wally: Ebben? ne ando lontana
18. La Gioconda: Cielo e mar

Tracks:

1. Aida: Se quel guerriero io fossi...Celeste Aida
2. Romeo Et Juliet: L'amour, l'amour...Ah, leve-toi soleil
3. Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
4. Werther: Toute mon ame est la...Pourqui me reveiller
5. Barber Of Seville: Una voce poco fa
6. Cosi Fan Tutti: Un aura amorosa
7. Le Villi: Se como voi piccina
8. Un Balle en Maschera: `Se come voi piccina`
9. Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jette
10. La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio
11. Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca
12. La Gioconda: Suicidio
13. Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace
14. La Traviata: De' miei bolenti spiriti
15. La nozzi di Figaro: Porgi amor
16. Turandot: Non piangere, Liu
17. Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive

Amazon.com

Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Callas and Caballe, the golden wonder of Wunderlich and early Carreras, and a host of other singers who've made their stamp on this century. Emphasis is on the soprano and tenor range, while the lower voices are given short shrift, and the selections cleave predictably to standard Italian and French repertory (with an occasional surprise, such as an aria from Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys). Still, the nearly three and a half hours of music represented will make a ready convert of anyone who hasn't experienced the specially heightened, time-stopping expressivity--beyond the power of mere song--that is the aria's function and will likely spark a desire to explore the larger operatic context in several cases. And though the lack of a booklet with texts or at least bios of the artists is frustrating, this is a good place to begin for an overview of the mesmeric power extraordinary voices can wield. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

OPERA HEAVEN.......2002-12-13

Probely this is a good buy for someone who is gest getting into the world of OPERA.Still a very good purchaes with fimiluar songs.

Incredibly Beautiful . . ........2001-10-27

If you love opera - this collection of some of the lovliest arias ever sung by artists from Caballe to Freni, from Delibes to Puccini - will inspire you. It is a wonderful gift for friends or for yourself.

Ultimate Aria.......2001-08-03

In my small operetic mind, this set of Cd's has completely captured me for the Opera. I was a young and upcoming musician in my youth. I'v been around the block "as it were" with the Classics. This collection is indeed, the benchmark upon which all others would hope to aspire.

Congradulations EMI for an incredible vision of the greatest opeatic moments recorded.

Gosh what's next?

Ralph Hassman

Ultimate indeed.......2000-08-02

If you don't like the idea of buying whole operas, or if you're a newcomer to opera - this is an extremely good collection / introduction, worth every single cent. The collection features many of the worlds greatest singers, giving their interpretations of some of the world's greatest arias. The compilation itself is very tasteful and covers a wide range from Handel to early 20th century composers. You won't miss any important stuff from the history of opera, except maybe Wagner and the most modern operas - I'll come back to that fact later. The compilers have actually put some lesser known, although no less beautiful, arias here, that oftenly are neglected on ordinary opera-collections, why the name `ultimate collection' is more than correct in that aspect.

EMI have a enormous archive to pick their recordings from, and that of course makes it easy to find first rate interpretations of all the arias included in this collection, and I do think that almost all of the arias are wonderfully sung here. It may be possible to find better performances of single numbers here and there, but I've not yet heard a more complete, wellmatched, and so thrillingly sung collection.

Well then, is there nothing wrong with this compilation? You might find it a little odd that there are so many soloarias and so few duets, terzettos a.s.o, especially since the drama in operas oftenly is greater in numbers with more than one singer. You might also wish that some of the recordings had been a little more modern (most of these recordings were made during the 50's, 60's & 70's) giving place to younger performers that still are singing on the stages, but those are minor objections when the over all quality is so high.

The maybe strongest objection to this collection is that there is not one single part from any of Wagner's operas, and not any number sung in german, nor is there any parts from modern or russian operas. That may be a miss if you're interested in Wagner, russian and modern opera - on the other hand I think you should watch Wagners, russian and modern operas before listening to recordings of them - and if you've seen them and liked them you will probably buy the whole opera anyway. Therefor I still think that this is a extremely strong and complete compilation - the best I've run into so far. Easy to listen to, yet never banal.

Average customer rating: This is one of his best recordings Johnny Hodes pure passion !

Passion Flower 1940-46 Johnny Hodges Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | 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 Similar Items: Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra Everybody Knows Side by Side Play the Blues Back to Back Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000002WTV Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

1. Day Dream
2. Good Queen Bess (Take 1)
3. Good Queen Bess (Take 2)
4. That's The Blues Old Man
5. Junior Hop
6. Squaty Roo
7. Passion Flower
8. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
9. Going Out The Back Way
10. Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)
11. Blue Goose
12. In A Mellotone
13. Warm Valley
14. After All
15. The Giddybug Gallop
16. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
17. Clementine
18. Moon Mist
19. Sentimental Lady
20. Come Sunday
21. Mood To Be Woo'd
22. Rockabye River (Hop, Skip, Jump)

Customer Reviews:

This is one of his best recordings.......2006-09-29

This CD is beautiful. Beautiful sound and beautiful music. I agree with the other reviewers in their remarks about the quality of the recording itself, simply remarkable. I also agree that I wished the Blanton Webster Band CD of Dukes music sounded this good, however, the use of the CEDAR software on BWB has caused the high ends to be a bit piercing, still, it was better than their first release of the BWB which sounded terribly muddy. If you are a fan of Johnny Hodges then this CD is a must. He has never sounded better.

Johnny Hodes.......2005-05-27

If you have any intrest in Ellingtonia or Johnny Hodges, then this compilation is essential. It contians all of the tracks he did for Bluebird as a leader (tracks 1-9) and all the songs from the Blaton-Webster period that he was the main soloists. Plus the rest of the songs he starred in after Blaton-Webster (1944-1946). First, I wish the Blaton Webster box set had this sound quality. Because, like Coleman Hawkins cd "Body and Soul" this has tremendous sound for the 40's. The BW box set has alot of surface noise in order to keep the brightness of the music. This record has no surface noise, but yet keeps most of the frequencies of the orignal recording. Excellent. The Johnny Hodges sessions (1-9) are a perfect example of what Hodges could do (at least up to this point). You have to dark pieces by Billy Strayhorn "Passion Flower" and "Day Dream". Plus Hodges originals like "Good Queen Bess", "That's The Blues Old Man" and "Squaty Roo". The sweet swinging drummer Sonny Greer has never sounded better, and along with Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Jimmy Blaton, and Cootie Williams, this becomes quite a small band. The rest of the tracks (10-22) are under Duke Ellington's name and are full orchestra's. Many of these songs would be standards for quite a few years (and some to the end of Ellington's life). Something else that is worthy of note, is that Hodges plays Saprano on "That's The Blues Old Man" and "Blue Goose". It is sad that these were the last times he was every recorded on the instrument. Maybe he felt that he sounded to much like Syndney Bechet. Hodges ballad playing is not as strong here, as say, the 1967 session "And His Mother Called Him Bill" among others. But the up-tempo, he is at his peak hear. Hodges would continue to grow within his style, but this is essential

pure passion !.......2001-06-06

A CD so full of beautiful music does not come often. Johnny Hodges was always a magnificent alto player, but this CD displays what to me is Hodges' very best. The original versions of Good Queen Bess, Things Aren't The Way... Day Dream, Passion Flower - all were recorded later numerous times - but these are the best !!! (the Duke's Orchestra provides stunning support for him on this cd). Hodges is the most unique alto I know, and was admired by Parker and any other alto player who came after him. His sound is so great and passionate and his phrasing is so filled with blues emotion that it seems that this is the way God intended us to sound. This is one of the top ten CD's in the "lonely island" list !!!

Average customer rating: Fred is terrific! Gorgeous! Beautiful

Passion Flower Fred Hersch Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thelonious: Fred Hersch Plays Monk Dancing in the Dark In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis Let Yourself Go: Fred Hersch at Jordan Hall Fred Hersch Trio Plays... ASIN: B000005J3W Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Lotus Blossom
2. Day Dream
3. U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
4. Pretty Girl (The Star Crossed Lovers)
5. Rain Check
6. Something To Live for
7. Lament For An Orchid (Absinthe
8. Elf (Isfahan)
9. Ballad For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus-Eaters
10. Tonk
11. Passion Flower
12. Lush Life

Customer Reviews:

Fred is terrific!.......2006-09-09

Back when this album was just being released, I happened to walk into the Virgin Megastore on Sunset Blvd. to kill some time before a movie. Over by the stairs, they'd set up a grand piano and Fred Hersch was sitting there playing some tracks from this CD. He was amazing. His playing was fresh, vital and sublime. I bought the CD right then (I should have waited around to have him sign it!) and became a fan. I've bought many other of his CDs over the years and he never disappoints.

Gorgeous!.......2004-08-29

This recording makes for wonderful background music, but it is not background music. It is a very inventive musician exploring the music of a great composer and it deserves close listening. Fred Hersch is an impeccable pianist and Billy Strayhorn's often lush compositions are perfect vehicles for him. The string orchestra under the direction of Eric Stern provides accent and accompaniment without ever becoming instrusive or overwhelming. Everything fits together nicely and every cut is worthwhile. If I had to choose a favorite it would be the beautiful "Lament for an Orchid."

Beautiful.......1999-10-03

Fred puts some very nice touches on this CD. This is one of the better Billy Strayhorn tributes I have listened to. A couple of songs have strings that after several listenings work very well. This is one of those disks to put on for that romantic candelight dinner.

Average customer rating: What a Singer!!! Incredible discovery!

Passion Flower Jackie Ryan Manufacturer: Openart ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: This Heart of Mine Surrender Love's Holiday A Walk in the Park Slow ASIN: B000066C3J Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Now Or Never
2. I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
3. Luiza
4. Lullaby Of The Leaves
5. The Kicker
6. Some Other Spring
7. O Silencio Das Estrelas
8. A Bouquet For Billy
9. Please Send Me Someone To Love
10. Serenade In Blue
11. Historia De Un Amor
12. Mood Indigo
13. Once In Everyone's Life
14. Deep Love

Customer Reviews:

What a Singer!!!.......2004-03-17

By accident I stumbled upon 2003's "This Heart of Mine," and it blew me away (as my review elsewhere explains). So, I ordered this release from 2002, with the question in mind: "Is this woman for real?!"

She is. And then some.

Whereas "This Heart of Mine" concentrates on Spanish and Italian art songs, this one is a polyglot. A very impressive one at that. Most singers can't pull off cabaret, art songs, vocalese, and blues in one set. But Jackie Ryan isn't "most singers." She sings the cool blues of "Now or Never" (evoking images of Lady Day, but really more of Jimmy Witherspoon), the hot blues of Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone to Love," the cabaret of "Serenade in Blue," and the Spanish art songs of "O Silencio Das Estrelas" and "Historia de un Amor" with equal aplomb. The surprise in this one is "The Kicker", a Joe Henderson tune with original Jackie Ryan lyrics. Considering the richness and "almost operatic" quality of Ms. Ryan's voice, the last thing I'd expect from her is a light, straight-toned piece of vocalese; but she pulls it off in a manner that would make Annie Ross proud.

I wouldn't say that this was the best vocal jazz album of 2002; you just cannot top Tierney Sutton's "Something Cool." I would say, however, that Tierney and Jackie by all rights are the "it girls" of today's glut of women vocal jazz artists. If only they had the marketing power of Blue Note or Impulse! behind them, I suspect that a lot more people would agree with me. For now, all I can say is, Buy This Album, and when she breaks out, don't say I never told you so.

Incredible discovery!.......2003-05-31

Everything conjures up to an excellent recording, the kind that I constantly look for and very rarely find.... With Carmen, Sarah and Ella gone, so few of the truly great ones remain, and what's worse, even fewer from the new generations have what it takes to continue and improve the tradition.
But there's hope. Songs, arrangements and, most of all, voice - whoa, what a great one! I love those low notes of hers and her timbre, her musicality, her intonation - in this cd come together to produce a first rate session. And, no doubt, we're in the presence of a gifted interpreter, a reader of lyrics, a true storyteller.
All I can say is that "Passion Flower" made me buy the other one she's recorded so far, the live one, which I also enjoyed thoroughly.
I think Jackie Ryan is an incredible discovery. Can't wait for her next delivery.

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Passion Flower Bobby Lewis Manufacturer: Southport Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002Y06 Release Date: 1994-01-12

Album Description

Veteran flugelhorn/trumpet man's 2nd release featuring strings..and reed man Don Shelton!

Band members: Bobby Lewis: Trumpet & Flugelhorn,
Jim Ryan: Piano & Keyboards,
Curtis Robinson: Guitar,
Thomas Kini, John Whitfield: Bass,
Paul Wertico: Drums,
Alejo Poveda: Percussion,
Strings Arranged and Conducted by Les Hooper,
Special Guest: Don Shelton...Soprano Sax, Clarinet & Flute

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Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington Manufacturer: Music Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MTUQ44

Average customer rating: Perfect album not to play in cafes ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST SOPRANO OF THE 20TH CENTURY Greatest Soprano of the 20th Century(?)

Magnificathy: The Many Voices of Cathy Berberian Manufacturer: Wergo Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Berio: Recital I for Cathy / Folk Songs / 3 Songs by Kurt Weill Schubert: Piano Duets The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs ASIN: B000025QZS Release Date: 1993-12-08

Tracks:

1. Claudio Monteverdi: La Lettera Amorosa
2. Chansons De Bilitis: La Flute De Pan
3. Chansons De Bilitis: La Chevelure
4. Chansons De Bilitis: Le Tombeau Des Naiades
5. A Flower
6. The Wonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs
7. O, Atti Vocali (Aus La Passion Selon Sade)
8. Surabaya-Johnny (Aus Happy End)
9. A Ticket To Ride
10. Summertime (Aus Porgy And Bess)
11. Stripsody

Customer Reviews:

Perfect album not to play in cafes.......2004-09-30

this (...) totally rocks the mic. especially enjoyable are the monteverdi selections. i mean, if you're a dumbass little punk you're probably not gonna like it... but hey! why can't dumbass little punks be more like alex de large? you know... with some class... why do they all have to be like dim?

ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST SOPRANO OF THE 20TH CENTURY.......2003-12-02

I had the great good fortune to hear Ms Berberian live in the early seventies perform most of the music included on this disk.
The event was one of the high points of my childhood.

As at home singing avant-garde as she was singing pop and classical music, many composers wrote for Ms. Berberian simply because there were no other singers accomplished enough to bring their musical visions alive.

This disk offers up a wonderful cross-section of all of the
kinds of music in Cathy's vast repertoire. I recommend it most highly

Greatest Soprano of the 20th Century(?).......2002-06-22

It's incredible to me that the name Cathy Berberian is so unknown today. Listen to the performance of Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis; it's the greatest recorded vocal performance I've ever heard. Throughout the disk, she lives up to the title. Rather than sing in big soprano mode, she is a vocal chameleon who adapts to the subject matter, from Monteverdi to Lennon & McCartney to John Cage. You will not be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Decent Album, but Could been Better

Passion Flower T-Square Manufacturer: Village Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blood Music 33 ASIN: B0009X4TOG Release Date: 2005-06-27

Tracks:

1. Barefoot Beauty
2. More Than Lemonade
3. Let Your Love Flow
4. Surfin' U.S.S.R.
5. Speechless
6. Caribbean Love Affair
7. Velvet Slumber
8. Cloudburst
9. Angel's Love
10. Teasin'

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Decent Album, but Could been Better.......2005-11-09

Sometime I'm amazed to find how T-Square could be churning all these great tunes for over a quarter of a century without seeming to slow down. I do think this has partly to do with the constain flux of gradual personnel change over the years. In this latest album the most catching part about it is the inclusion of two ballads, "More Than Lemonade" and "Angel's Love" which was belted out by korean guest singer - Suh Young Eun.

"More Than Lemonade" though initially sounds bland considering that Suh Young Eun's pronouciation of English isn't clear, somehow after listening to it for a while, it sticks to you much like how puppy love is like. "Angel's Love" is definitely better, a standard slow pop ballad which does suite the singer well. "Barefoot Beauty", "Let Your Love Flow", "Carribbean Love Affair" and "Teasin'" are tracks that follow the theme of the album well - mostly fun and upbeat tracks which seems to be the pattern of later T-Square albums based on this current assemble.

Passion Flower isn't one of the better albums from T-Square. I still think there are better T-Square offerings out there, but I do want to stress that most of T-Square offerings are good, and if you have money to spare, this is also another good CD to add to your collection.

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