Holiday for Swing

1. Holiday for Strings

2. Serenade in Blue

3. Seven Come Eleven

4. Yardbird Suite

5. Carioca

6. When the Sun Comes Out

7. Parisian Throughfare

8. Chad's Bad

9. Fickle Fingers

10. Doxy

Holiday for Swing,Buddy DeFranco,Fantasy,Bop,Christmas / Chanukkah

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Average customer rating: Beautiful A few bright spots, but also some disappointments This CD Deserves SIX Stars! every good adjective Fabulous!

Peace Like a River James Lucas , Janice Kapp Perry , John Rutter , Jean Sibelius , John Tavener , American Traditional , English Traditional , Spiritual Traditional , Mack Wilberg , Craig D. Jessop , Clay Christiansen , John Longhurst , Richard L. Elliott , Daron Bradford , and Meredith Campbell Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | 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 Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music | General Christmas | Today's Deals | Box Sets | Children's Music | Classical Instrumental | Halloween | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Opera & Vocal | Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Pop Vocal Similar Items: Consider the Lilies Love Is Spoken Here America's Choir Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Sound of Glory-Battle Hymn of the Republic Choose Something Like a Star ASIN: B00020H9W0 Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Sweet Peace
2. Be Still, My Soul
3. Peace Like a River
4. All Things Bright and Beautiful
5. Lord Is My Shepherd
6. This Is My Father's World
7. Wayfarin' Stranger
8. Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
10. Deep River
11. Lamb
12. Child's Prayer
13. It Is Well With My Soul
14. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
15. Gaelic Blessing
16. Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends
17. Come, Let Us Anew

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2007-06-14

This CD is a must have for any Mormon Tabernacle Choir fans. The music is very reverent and gentle, and should also appeal to those not from the LDS church, seeing as how most of the music is common to the wider Christian community. This CD is a fantastic addition to any music collection.

A few bright spots, but also some disappointments.......2007-01-19

It Is Well With My Soul is one of my favorite-favorites and that is the main reason why I bought the CD; it turned out to be a huge let down on this album, they rearranged it so much that I almost didn't recognize it. Be Still My Soul is another reason why I bought it and it's good, but not great. Swing Low Sweet Chariot is where it starts to get good. The last two songs "Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends"
and "Come, Let Us Anew" are very good reasons to buy this CD, they each have truely powerful passages and make the CD worth having. The Mormon Tabernacle Choirs 2006 release entitled Then Sings My Soul is by far the best that I've heard from them.

This CD Deserves SIX Stars!.......2005-11-05

However, the rating scale has a limit of five. I own over 700 CDs of virtually every type of music. Peace Like A River belongs in a class by itself! I've never written a review before but, after listening to this STUNNING performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, I feel compelled to share my praise with that of the five other reviewers. If I were limited to one word, I would use the word "SUPERB" to describe this beautiful and moving CD. SIX stars for Peace Like a River! BRAVO!!!

every good adjective .......2005-08-06

This album is all beauty and solace. The singing is pristine, the arrangements lush and often stirring--never saccharine. As with the previous reviewer, my first listing of "Peace Like a River" brought me to tears (especially "Peace Like a River," the sopranos in "Swing Low," and the bagpipes in "Thou Gracious God"). Buy this one.

Fabulous!.......2005-05-29

The perfect recording to help you recover from a long, hard day. Showcasing the MTC's "new" sound in contemporary choral arrangements with its own orchestra and conductor, "Peace Like a River" brought tears to my eyes in selection after selection during my first listen -- and I'm not normally an emotional person! The title song together with "Deep River," "Swing Low" and "Be Still My Soul" are alone worth the cost of the recording. Get this one!

Average customer rating: Beware - this album is almost too much fun! Tree Chopin' Good Exactly what I expected! Not quite up to snuff Lots of fun

Everything You Want for Christmas Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Retro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Dig That Crazy Christmas Live (Includes Bonus DVD) Save My Soul Boogie Woogie Christmas We Three Kings ASIN: B0002ZDX0M Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Rockabilly Christmas
2. Merry Christmas Baby
3. Mr. Heatmiser
4. Blue Christmas
5. Last Night (I Went Out With Santa Claus)
6. Chrsitmastime In Tinsel Town
7. A Party For Santa
8. Jingle Bells (Cha Cha)
9. Is Zat You Santa Claus?
10. We Three Kings
11. Bonus Track 1

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Lay in a good round of cosmopolitans, ditch the rug and get ready to turn 2004 into 1944 with these retro swing kings. In an album where horns are king, the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Christmas disc will please fans and remind the elders that the big band sound has not left the building. While singer Scotty Morris is a bit too mannered at times, he does an adequate job of covering the Yule's coolest, including "Blue Christmas," "Merry Christmas Baby" and "Is Zat You Santa Claus?" and can write a seasonal tune worth returning to every year: Highlights include Morris' own "Rockabilly Christmas," the timeless "Christmas Time in Tinsel Town" and "Last Night (I Went Out with Santa Claus)." But with the Daddy's baritone sax master Karl Hunter blazing and the rhythm section fanning the yule log on "Jingle Bells (Cha Cha)," this might be the disc to jumpstart your holiday party -- even before Thanksgiving dinner gets in the oven. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Beware - this album is almost too much fun!.......2007-01-11

If you're not prepared to stomp your feet, sway your hips and just generally let loose, this album is not for you. BBVD brings every bit of their modern Big Band, big sound, foot thumpin' style to every one of the tunes on this CD. Great fun to hear them do their thing with Mr. Heatmiser.

Tree Chopin' Good.......2004-12-15

Now if you ask me, this is the style of Christmas music you need to be listnin' to before you go out to chop down your neighbors tree to drag it in and use for your Christmas tree because you are too lazy to go out to the state park to chop one down. It gets you in the mood for mischief. I ain't proportion that ya'll ought to go out and chop down your neighbor's tree, I'm just saying that this music will make you feel like getting' up and doing something frisky and possibly naughty.

I love it. So does Mama. Junior don't like it, but that boy is as dumb as a sack of hammer (don't tell his mama I said that because she'll have my hide)

Exactly what I expected!.......2004-12-15

If you're a BBVD fan, you won't want to miss this one. My husband bought it for me becuase of the "Heatmiser" song but it has shared my CD player with only the Barenaked Ladies "Barenaked for the Holidays" since I got it. I would highly recommend this CD!

Not quite up to snuff.......2004-12-11

I've been a big fan of BBVD for years, but this CD just doesn't quite make it. A few very good tracks, Last Night I went out with Santa Claus and Mr. Heatmiser are excellent. A few OK tracks and the two instumental versions of Jingle Bells that just drag on. I was hoping for more, especially after the Christmas CD the Brian Setzer Orchestra put out a couple of years ago.

Lots of fun.......2004-11-14

Great retro holiday record. Also look for Royal Crown Revue's contribution on Maybe This Christmas Tree, equally as charming.

Average customer rating: Kick up your holidays! I expected much more I dig it.... "Decorations Of Red On A Green Christmas Tree . . .They Won't Mean A Thing . . . If You're Not Here With Me" Mediocre - better Christmas music out there

Harry For The Holidays Harry Connick Jr. Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: When My Heart Finds Christmas Only You Christmas with the Rat Pack Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Remastered] ASIN: B0000DF00Z Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. Frosty The Snow Man
2. Blue Christmas
3. The Christmas Waltz
4. I Wonder As I Wander
5. Silver Bells
6. Mary's Little Boy Child
7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
8. The Happy Elf
9. I'll Be Home For Christmas
10. I Come With Love
11. Nature Boy
12. Little Town Of Bethlehem
13. I'm Gonna Be The First One
14. This Christmas
15. Nothin' New For New Year
16. Silent Night

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Call him the retro Sinatra, the keeper of the big band flame, the swingin' piano man, but Harry Connick Jr., remains one of New Orleans' treasures. His second Christmas CD is as much a salute to his hometown musical roots as it is to the season. Filled with second-line arrangements and fierce horn charts that could blow all that holiday chill back to Canada, Connick's latest revisits upbeat standards such as "Frosty The Snowman," "Blue Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and others. Most swing and romp, but the hymns are given the reverential vocal treatment that Connick is known for on his more secular love ballads. Surprises include a quirky arrangement of "Silver Bells," in what sounds all the world like a Henry Mancini score for an action film. And there's four Connick originals that don't quite match the level of the covers, except for what must be the oddest pairing of talents all season, the duet with country singer George Jones on "Nothin' New For the New Year," an inspired tune and performance from two master stylists. There's nothing quite as lasting as the chestnut he penned on his first Christmas CD, "I Pray on Christmas," but for fans, here's a merry Harry N'awlins holiday love fest. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Kick up your holidays!.......2007-01-15

This is a great CD that my kids look forward too every year for the holidays. There are a lot of great "full jazz band" songs .

I expected much more.......2007-01-11

I'm deluded from the track list.
Few classics and not nery notable too.
But the talente of Harry is not discutible.

I dig it...........2006-12-21

Very nice; my wife bought it for me. No silly complaints about whether it can be played in a computer or anything like that (last time I checked, CDs were for stereo players!).
Question: Do you like delightful, soulful music, with a jazzy New Orleans flair? Then you'll love it. Plain and Simple. It's fun. It's romantic. It's Hymnal. And yes: the Big-Band arrangements are quite cool.

If you simply love good music, and want a nice change of pace, from the usual dull Christmas recording, give it a try. Oh, sorry: give it MORE THAN ONE try!

"Decorations Of Red On A Green Christmas Tree . . .They Won't Mean A Thing . . . If You're Not Here With Me".......2006-12-15

"It's Christmas time again, and I've put together some songs - some old, some new - for you to enjoy during the holidays. This music was made with a lot of love, and would not have been possible were it not for the incredible musicians with whom I was able to play. Thank you so much for listening, and happy holidays." ~ Love, Harry ~

"I'll have a blue Christmas, that's certain
And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'
You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas."

Whether you'll have a white or a blue Christmas, this colorful Christmas CD, "Harry For The Holidays" is a great listen and just perfect for the holidays. It's a Christmas present by itself, you'll be listening to a mixture of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs, some of them are from Harry Connick Jr.'s creative pen - "The Happy Elf," "I'm Gonna Be The First One," "Nothin' New For New Year" and "I Come With Love." Like all of his recordings and a rarity among artists, he ingeniously arranged, orchestrated and conducted all the music on this wonderful Christmas collection, which he dedicated to his mother, Anita.

Harry Connick Jr. sings with childlike enthusiasm "Frosty The Snowman" and a song that all kids from "one to ninety-two" so loved, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."

The nostalgically-charged "I'll Be Home For Christmas" is sung in a very hopeful fashion. There's something so beautiful in its arrangement and that sax solo by Ned Goold is so beguilingly spotless and Harry Connick Jr.'s vocal artistry is, as always, so remarkably marvelous.

Dance the waltz to "The Christmas Waltz" if you would - it's a great song and he made it danceable with its arrangement, so show off your dancing skills. The dazzling sax and trombone from soloists Jerry Weldon and Mark Mullins add to its sparkle.

The saddest song from this collection is Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson's "Blue Christmas." Its vintage-sounding-arrangement is reminiscent of the sounds of the fifties, that of Elvis Presley's version. His rendition is melodically fabulous yet lyrically melancholy.

The traditional songs are "Silver Bells," "I Wonder As I Wander," "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" and "Silent Night."

This is a nice stocking-stuffer and one of the most remarkable Christmas CDs of all-time. Give it a listen, you'll be delighted with all the songs and you'll surely appreciate Harry Connick Jr.'s musical versatility.

Have the Merriest Christmas ever and the Happiest New Year to one and all!

"Let kindness come with every gift, and good desires with every greeting." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~

Mediocre - better Christmas music out there.......2006-12-12

I'm a big fan of his work, but this CD is too inconsistent. I love the screaming trumpets, and the Nature Boy arrangement is different, but excellent (mostly in 5/4 time).

But Harry's singing is unispired and just not solid, as if he recorded it in one take. Some of the songs are not so great either, making it a middle-of-the-road-performance CD.

Average customer rating: Unbelievable delivery! lady at her best A late-period Billie album, but voice is still in good shape The Contrary Billie's Voice Well-Aged and Mellow

Songs for Distingué Lovers Billie Holiday Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lady in Satin Corinne Bailey Rae Solitude: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 2 The Kansas City Sessions American Thighs ASIN: B0000047G1 Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. Day In, Day Out
2. A Foggy Day
3. Stars Fell On Alabama
4. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
5. Just One Of Those Things
6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
7. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
8. I Wished On The Moon
9. They Can't Take That Away from Me
10. Body And Soul
11. Moonlight In Vermont
12. Love Is Here To Stay

Amazon.com essential recording

This 1957 recording is a performance of heightened expression, with Billie Holiday able to shift the mood and meaning of these very familiar songs with the slightest inflection of pitch and time, her phrasing the equal of any great jazz instrumentalist. Her slight alterations to the melody of "Stars Fell on Alabama" suggest more complex texts of song swimming just below the lyric. The tunes feature solos by Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, and Barney Kessel. Throughout are highlights of shared creativity, while "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a masterpiece of late swing. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Unbelievable delivery!.......2003-11-11

If you like/appreciate alternative interpretations of songs.. BUY THIS CD! It made an immediate impression on me. I found it in the used bin after looking at it full price and I am soooo happy I did. First off the other reviewers are correct; tracks 1-6 create a mood unto themselves and are the original album. Track #7 and on are fun but are in a totally different mood. Second, if you are a jazz beginner, or appreciate more traditional interpretations of songs, you may not love this right off the bat. Billie is taking songs that have been sung hundreds of times before and putting her own inimitable stamp on them. She hints at meanings not originally there, turns melodies around, and in general gives these songs a new twist that no one to this day can match. If you are familiar with Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughn--they are going to offer you a more "pure" delivery. I love those singers too.. but Billie Holiday rises to a whole new plane on this album. She's singing in a way only she can.. and the only word I can think of to describe it is ART.

lady at her best.......2002-09-04

i am a 25 y'o black male i must say i have over 35 billie holiday cds and this one is # 2 on my list her voice is at it's best i think she did a good job at picking this songs to me billie holiday is the voice of jazz

A late-period Billie album, but voice is still in good shape.......2002-06-16

As the back of the newly-remastered SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS appropriately points out, Billie Holiday's voice did change in her later years. It was much lower & richer in texture, but it was one coming from a life's worth of experience that left Billie both scarred yet still resonant as ever. While the subsequent 1959's LADY IN SATIN would make it all too clear that Billie was nearing the end, 1957's SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS indicates very little of her short time left & thus creates a masterpiece on the level of SATIN.

The original album only contained 6 songs, kind of skimpy even for 1957, but those 6 songs were all longer than 4 minutes, so time constraints probably were the reason for that. Thanks to Verve Records' extensive reissue campaign, DISTINGUE is stretched out to 12 songs with 6 other songs cherry-picked from other albums. Naturally, old standards & Great American Songbook entries are the order of the day, but Billie proves even the best-worn songs are ripe for a reinvention & on DISTINGUE, she does an excellent job as always.

Definitely the most represented songwriters on the album are George & Ira Gershwin & their always sophisticated tunes are rendered even more so thanks to Billie's gently-nuanced delivery. Only "A Foggy Day" was on the original album, while "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" (taken at a brisk, very jazz-like tempo) & "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (probably the Gershwins' most sophisticated song) appeared on BODY & SOUL. "Love Is Here To Stay" was first found on ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL. With the Gershwins having been the epitome of class & elegance, their material goes hand in hand with Miss Holiday, who always exuded those qualities even during the darkest hours of her life.

Cole Porter's "Just One Of Those Things" (an original album entry) is given a new lease on life thanks to Billie, proving no matter how many times a song has been done by as many artists, Billie makes it sound like it's being sung for the very first time. Rodgers & Hart's "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (on the original) is given a very torch-song-based delivery, hinting at the just-plain-downhearted atmosphere of LADY IN SATIN. Johnny Mercer's (who also did a fair amount of recording on his own, making him one of the first singer-songwriters) "Day In, Day Out" & "One For My Baby [And One More For The Road]" (all on the original album) are given epic arrangements that are often longer than Billie's vocals, but the music is so accessible & warm, they allow you to just let it run.

Other songs are written by people not as famous on a level as the previously-mentiond writers, but perhaps the songs themselves are well-known anyway. "Stars Fell On Alabama" (original album), "I Wished On The Moon" (on ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL & co-written by playwright Dorothy Parker), "Body & Soul" (on the album of the same name) & Moonlight In Vermont" (also on BODY & SOUL and probably well-known thanks to its constant cover versions) show the equal footing on which Billie & her band are making them stars on the same bill.

By the time Billie Holiday made SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS in 1957, she was 42 years old, but had lived quite a lot in that relatively short amount of time. Because her voice was still in pretty good shape at this time, how it almost deteriorated by the time of LADY IN SATIN was definitely a shocker. Those who care to dive into Billie's later work may want to try SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS on for size before being brave enough to go for LADY IN SATIN (I did the opposite, to tell you the truth). Nevertheless, if you want music that's "distingue" all over (the music, the lyrics, the vocals, the songwriters), look no further than this.

The Contrary.......2001-05-13

This is not one of my favorite Holiday recordings.

After reading some of the other reviews I feel like I missed something. Because, to me, she sounds tired and flat on this record, not her usual tricky, flirting, powerful self. The arrangements are too slick, too...tired, for me.

Billie's Voice Well-Aged and Mellow.......2000-12-31

It's sad to reflect on the fact that Billie Holiday was a hard-line junk user when she made these recordings. It would be nice to think that she brought about the profoundly relaxed feel of "Day In, Day Out" without the aid of narcotics. Nevertheless, this is a beautiful album in spite of the opinion of some uptight critics that Billie Holiday's late-period sides for Verve were merely the money-grubbing croaks of a former goddess descending gradually into her grave. I can't help but have a relaxed feel-good grin on my face as I listen to these tracks.

This music sounds best late at night--the album has a club feel. The band's accompaniment is perfectly appropriate to that unique instrument they are supporting, Lady Day's voice. The solos are more on the melody than the chords, but since Billie was a pre-Bop singer, this is good. In spite of the accessible nature of the playing, this is not pop-Jazz. Ella Fitzgerald's songbook series for the same label is. Billie, unlike Ella, didn't move comfortably between pop and Jazz. Her late Verve sides are better than the listenable but misguided and overrated _Lady in Satin_ on Columbia. Strings didn't complement her voice as well as a small, tight jazz group. Ella, unlike Billie, could sing credibly in either context.

It should be noted that these performances are also available on the 2 disc set _All or Nothing at All_, but _Songs for Distingue Lovers_ is more beautifully packaged, replicating the original album's artwork and containing insightful 1997 liner notes from James Patrick in addition to a reproduction of the original liner notes. If you have a lover, give him/her a copy of this disc. There's someone I want to give it to, but I don't think she'd accept it, and perhaps this makes the forlorn voice of these tunes sound all the more fabulous.

Average customer rating: Holiday Pops Best for Christmas Cheer !! Can listen all year A Must For Boston Pops Lovers Thank you, Keith Lockhart

Holiday Pops Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | 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: Sleigh Ride A Christmas Festival Christmas at the Pops (RCA Greatest Hits) The Celtic Album Pops Christmas Party ASIN: B000007QGW Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

1. Gloria
2. Christmas Waltzes
3. Carol Of The Bells
4. Fantasia On Christmas Carols!
5. Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day
6. Shepherd's Chorus (From L'Enfance Du Christ)
7. Farandole (From L'Arlesienne)
8. Christmas Time Is Here (From A Charlie Brown Christmas)
9. Good Swing Wenceslas
10. Mary's Little Boy Child
11. Sleigh Ride
12. Frosty All The Way!
13. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (From Home Alone 2)

Customer Reviews:

Holiday Pops.......2007-01-21

I ordered this CD because I had received one for the music library at the public radio station where I was music director before my retirement. I loved hearing it every Christmas when I programmed music from it to air on my station, so I decided to get one for my own library at home when I no longer had access to the CD at work. I love it! And amazon.com processed my order quickly. Thanks!

~Mary Lee Warner

Best for Christmas Cheer !!.......2007-01-12

This is one of the cleanest orchestral recordings of the 90s and shows the Boston Pops to great advantage. The production values are amazingly good to my ears, as is the wonderful interpretation of Maestro Lockhart. Amazon should list his name (not Mark Oswald's) to increase sales. This one will put you in the spirit of the holidays, for certain!

John Whitney, Music Director, Southern Tier Symphony

Can listen all year.......2004-10-20

This is a great cd and Farandole has been a favorite of our son for over a year (he's 2 1/2). I highly recommend it!

A Must For Boston Pops Lovers.......2003-12-04

Poor Keith Lockhart did not have the easiest time when he first came to Boston. He made a few major mistakes. First, he shortened the 1812 Overture at the July 4th Concert at the Esplanade, which may have been a decision of the television stations carrying the broadcast, but it, went over with a thud. His first few Christmas concerts were not critically acclaimed, though crowds still attended. By the time his album HOLIDAY POPS was released, things got a bit better for poor Keith, and now he is as much of a Boston institution as anyone.

The collections greatest strength is the lush sound of the orchestra and Lockhart's excellent handling of the ensemble. No matter what he selected as music for this album, it probably would have worked rather well. The track has a "Gloria" that was commissioned by the Boston Symphony. There are also familiar arrangements in the style associated with the Boston Pops of Christmas waltzes, a track called "Frosty All the Way," "Good Swing Wenceslas," and perhaps the best track on the disc "Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day." The chorus adds to numbers such as "The shepherd's Chorus," "Sleigh Ride," and John William's "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from HOME ALONE 2.

Lockhart's style differs greatly from the legendary Arthur Fiedler and his successor John Williams, but for those who love the Boston Pops, especially at Christmastime, will not have a complete collection without this disc.

Thank you, Keith Lockhart.......2001-12-05

In an age of Christmas artists like Mannheim Steamroller and Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Who came up with these names anyway?), it's a blessing that we still have artists who have become as timeless as the Christmas music that they play. For many years, the Boston Pops Orchestra has had an annual tradition of performing Holiday Pops concerts in December, with the audiences enjoying champagne and refreshments on the floor. And Keith Lockhart has certainly done an excellent job of carrying on the tradition long maintained by Arthur Fiedler and John Williams.

This CD is an excellent compilation of the Boston Pops at its finest. From the opening "Gloria" to "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas," each selection has its own unique touch applied to it. My favorites are "Gloria," "Christmas Waltzes," "Carol of the Bells," "The Shepherds' Chorus," "Christmas Time Is Here," and the swinging compilation "Frosty All The Way!"

He also presents a different version of the tune "Sleigh Ride," long a Pops Holiday staple, but I still think it sounds better without the lyrics. Fortunately, I have other recordings by Fiedler and Williams of this work. But other than this, it's a great CD overall. Thank you, Keith Lockhart, for keeping the tradition of great holiday music going. Your orchestra certainly has the timelessness that Mannheim Steamroller will never have.

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Soft and Sentimental Tutti Camarata Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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 General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tutti's Trumpets and Trombones ASIN: B00009NJ6U Release Date: 2003-05-19

Tracks:

1. Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
2. It Might as Well Be Spring
3. I'll Remember April
4. Paris in the Spring
5. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
6. April in Paris
7. Spring Is Here
8. Spring Romance
9. Stars Fell on Alabama
10. Moonlight in Vermont
11. Poinciana
12. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
13. Stella by Starlight
14. Summer Serenade
15. Summertime
16. Heat Wave
17. By the Sleepy Lagoon
18. In the Still of the Night
19. June in January
20. So Deep Is the Night (Tristesse)

Album Details

20 Beautiful Melodies, Produced, Arranged and Conducted by the Legendary Camarata.

Average customer rating: Wild and Crazy! A Spike Jones chronology of his earliest records

Musical Depreciation Spike Jones Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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 General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001HJB Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Cocktails For Two
2. Chole (Song Of Swamp)
3. Behind Those Swingin' Doors
4. Red Wing
5. The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along
6. Clink, Clink, Another Drink!
7. Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep
8. Pass The Biscuits, Mirandy
9. Der Fuhrer's Face
10. I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia
11. Hotcha Cornia (Black Eyes)
12. Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma
13. Serenade To A Jerk
14. Holiday For Strings
15. The Blue Danube
16. You Always Hurt The One You Love
17. Hawaiian War Chant
18. Libestraum
19. That Old Black Magic
20. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 1: 'The Little Girl's Dream' - Miniature Overture; March
21. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 2: 'Land Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy' - Lemon Frop Waltz; Dance Of The...
22. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 3: 'The Fairy Ball' - The Chinese Dolls; Chinese Dance; Dance Of The...
23. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 4: 'The Mysterious Room' - The Forbidden Room; Arab Dance
24. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 5: 'Back To The Fairy Ball' - The Dance On The Seat Of Their Pants...
25. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 6: 'End Of The Little Girl's Dream' - Waltz Of The Flowers (Part 2)...

Customer Reviews:

Wild and Crazy!.......2001-07-04

These guys are Wild, we need more of good times like this in todays music! Good old fashion fun and nobody gets hurt, well, maybe Hitler. Just a good time CD, enjoyed it a lot!

A Spike Jones chronology of his earliest records.......1999-01-19

This British import is actually a chronology of Spike's earliest 78s for Bluebird / RCA, from his first recording session in 1941 ("Red Wing") through 1945. Included are his hits ("Cocktails for Two," "Der Fuehrer's Face") and obscure B-sides ("The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along," "Leave the Dishes In the Sink"). Spike's band was in its prime during this time, making for a good collection. Editing is good, especially joining the six parts of "The Nutcracker Suite." But note that the source material is scratchy 78s!

Average customer rating: Part of this CD is new and unable to be found elsewhere. Lady Day fans beware: these are probably not v-disc cuts

V-Disc Recordings: A Musical Contribution by America's Best for Our Armed Forces Overse Billie Holiday Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000007NGD Release Date: 1998-07-21

Tracks:

1. When You're Smiling
2. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me/I'll Get By
3. I Love My Man
4. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
5. My Man
6. I Cover The Waterfront
7. It's The Same Old Story
8. Don't Explain

Customer Reviews:

Part of this CD is new and unable to be found elsewhere........1999-08-21

The problem with CD's of this artist is that many of them contain already-printed recordings and have no documentation at all to help the collector. Such is partly the case here. I spent a few hours comparing this CD to others and to Phil Schaap's discography in the back of Stuart Nicholson's biography (Billie Holiday, Northeastern University Press, 1995), and my conclusion is that *some* of these tracks are new and unable to be found elsewhere. Track 1 is edit of an alternate take to the January 6 1938 recording, and may be hard to find outside of this disc. Tracks 2 and 3 seem very much live and very likely from the January 18 1944 Esquire All American Jazz Concert, and therefore *were* issued on V-Disc. Track 4 is live with Louis Armstrong. One reviewer suspects this of being from the soundtrack to 'New Orleans,' but I disagree. I think it's from the February 8 1947 Carnegie Hall concert, because a) on the track someone shouts, "Sid Catlett, Drums!" and Catlett did play that date but not in late 1946 for the soundtrack, and b) Armstrong sings a chorus but is not credited with a vocal for 1946. Further, track 8 is very likely from this same date as Armstrong introduces Holiday as "my costar in 'New Orleans. 'If I am correct, these were V-Discs. Alas, Tracks 5, 6, and 7 are simply the master takes from Nov. 1 1937, Aug 7 1941, and Sep. 12 1940, and not V-Discs at all. All in all, however, I am pleased to have this CD in my collection. I would not be able to find much of this material elsewhere, and like almost all Holiday performances, the artistry is exceptional. I would recommend this recording to my fellow collectors, but perhaps not to the average listener.

Lady Day fans beware: these are probably not v-disc cuts.......1998-09-05

It's very difficult for me to believe that these are genuine v-discs, i.e., jazz cuts recorded during the AFM strike between 1942 & 1944. One side that Billie sings with Pops--"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans"--is probably 1946 (or later), the year the movie "New Orleans" came out. Yes, it's all Billie (and therefore never less than interesting), but probably not v-disc Billie Holiday.

Average customer rating: Enchanting Christmas Classics For All To Hear Nat IS Christmas An honest and true CHRISTMAS CD...with definite adult appeal I was so happy to find this CD For kids from 1 to 92!!

Christmas for Kids: From One to Ninety Two Nat King Cole Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Christmas Album The Christmas Song White Christmas The Christmas song Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters ASIN: B00004WFO5 Release Date: 2000-10-03

Tracks:

1. I Saw Three Ships
2. A Cradle In Bethlehem
3. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
4. Mrs. Santa Claus
5. Take Me Back To Toyland
6. Frosty The Snowman
7. The Little Boy Santa Claus Forgot
8. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
9. The Little Christmas Tree
10. The Happiest Christmas Tree
11. Away In A Manger
12. Silent Night
13. There's A Train Out For Dreamland
14. Brahms Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Enchanting Christmas Classics For All To Hear.......2006-12-02

Christmas would not be Christmas without hearing Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)". CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS: FROM ONE TO NINETY TWO includes a 1946 version of the perennial classic as well as a collection of enchanting songs that any child will soon remember, or any adult remembered listening to from Christmases past. All the songs have an imaginative quality, which well could have been the soundtrack to classic Christmas shows but were not, such as "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" or "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."

Nat King Cole provides exceptional renditions of well known classics for all ages to hear. The tracks that include Cole and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, "Mr. Santa Claus," ""Take Me Back To Toyland," "Frosty The Snowman," "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot" and the King Cole Trio, "There's a Train Out For Dreamland," will delight the young listeners as well as leave a lasting impression with the quintessential classic, "All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)". "The Little Christmas Tree" may remind one about "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Listeners may want to do a little jig or two with "The Happiest Christmas Tree." There are also the legendary songs of Christmas, "I Saw Three Ships," "A Cradle in Bethlehem," "Away In a Manger," and "Silent Night." And to end the cd, there is "Brahms Lullaby" to take all to dreamland with sugarplums dancing in their head.

The unique aspect about all the tracks is their storytelling quality. As an added treat, the liner notes include a short story about a man and his dog, Mystery, and their story about meaning of Christmas, which was written by Carole Cole. And as part of the storyline, all the songs on the cd are embedded within the story.

CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS: FROM ONE TO NINETY TWO celebrates the spirit of Christmas. As the title states, the cd is recommended for everyone young and old alike who never grow tired of listening to the sounds of the season.

Nat IS Christmas.......2005-12-09

There can no longer be any Christmas in my home without Nat King Cole! Although I did not hear this music when I was young this music has a perennial quality that appeals to many generations. This morning my 6 year old daughter sang along to "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" and since she just lost her front teeth it's all the more adoring ;-)

Every song is great!

An honest and true CHRISTMAS CD...with definite adult appeal.......2002-11-12

Yep, the title is "Christmas For Kids", but if you listen to some of these songs, you'll know they aren't all for kids.

This definitely stands above most currently available Christmas CDs. Since the most recent track was recorded in 1960, there sure isn't anything new, but there are several that aren't familiar.

Nat "King" Cole is one of the great "smooth" singers, and if you don't appreciate smooth singers, this isn't for you. But if you have respect for the days and the output of such as Crosby, Como, and others, you'll want him in your Christmas collection.

The set starts with a lively rendition of the traditional "I Saw Three Ships", followed by the soft and mellow "A Cradle In Bethlehem." Then comes the recording which, for me, is second only to Bing's "White Christmas" as the all-time great of the "popular" Christmas songs. I refer, of course, to King Cole's recording of "The Christmas Song".

None of these songs should be slighted, but I especially want to call attention to:

"Take Me Back To Toyland", definitely a song with meaning, the longing of an adult for a simpler and happier time.

"Frosty, The Snowman", one of the happiest child centered Christmas songs, given great treatment here.

"The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot", a sentimental song done by earlier singers given a very tender and meaningful treatment here. This is a situation that of course is just as true and common a one as it was when it was first composed. Compassion and realization along with the will to eliminate such unhappiness many children experience is called for here.

"All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" became a great novelty hit by Spike Jones and the City Slickers, but was recorded by many others. Nat King Cole's is one of the best of the straighter versions of the song.

"Silent Night". I have never attempted to formulate a list of the ten greatest recordings of this song. I do make it clear elsewhere which singer I believe presents the most beautiful and the most fully spiritual version of this song, but my own top ten list would almost certainly include Bing's, Pavarotti's, Anne Murray's, and King Cole's recordings, not necessarily in that order, in the 2nd-10th spots.

"Brahms' Lullaby" isn't a Christmas song, but it sure appears on a number of Christmas CDs. Although a melody composed by one of the greatest of the classical composers, it lends itself well to the smooth treatment given it here.

Yes, this CD has songs that kids like, but is also one of the best ever Christmas CDs for us grown-ups too.

I was so happy to find this CD.......2002-11-06

My husband grew up listening to a record of these wonderful songs and have shared them with our family. We have all loved these songs--particularly Littlest Christmas Tree, Happiest Christmas Tree and Little Boy That Santa Clause Forgot . I have looked for a CD version for years, and was thrilled to finally find it. I plan on giving these as gifts to my husband's siblings.

For kids from 1 to 92!!.......2001-12-29

Anyone who owns Nat's Christmas Album will definitely want to add this to their collection. Don't be put off by the title, thinking that these pieces are JUST for kiddies. My favorites are the tear-jerker "Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot," and "Take Me Back to Toyland." All of the songs on this CD are beautiful. If you think Nat is synonymous with Christmas, this CD is a must have!

Average customer rating: One of Billie's Best

Music for Torching: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 5 Billie Holiday Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Solitude: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 2 Lady Sings the Blues: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol.4 Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 1 At Carnegie Hall: The Billie Holliday Story, Vol.6 All or Nothing at All ASIN: B000001EEM Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

1. I Don't Want To Cry Any More
2. Prelude To A Kiss
3. (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
4. When Your Lover Has Gone
5. Gone With The Wind
6. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
7. It Had To Be You
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It
9. Come Rain Or Shine
10. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
11. What's New?
12. A Fine Romance (Alternative Take)
13. A Fine Romance (Master Take)
14. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
15. I Get A Kick Out Of You
16. Everything I Have Is Yours
17. Isn't This A Lovely Day
18. Prelude To A Kiss (Alternative Excerpt)

Customer Reviews:

One of Billie's Best.......2005-10-25

Billie Holiday is here joined by small Jazz combos for some of the best vocal performaces of her later years. Her vocals are warm, rich and full of nuances. Her interpretive powers are still very strong and these standards are all given the unmistakable Holiday stamp. I love the way Billie sings around the beat like an instrumentalist would when taking a solo. This set is as good as anything you will hear from Billie Holiday's later years, and I can highly recommend it.

Jazz Music:

1. I'm All Smiles
2. Ivory & Steel
3. Jazz Samba
4. Jubilee [Live]
5. Juggernaut [Live]
6. Kansas City Breaks
7. Lament
8. Legacy
9. Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1: The Quintets
10. Live at Butler University (1972) [Live]

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