It's Better With A Band

Jan Wahl, KRON TV / KCBS Radio, December 2001
"Joyously Wonderful! Fabulous Fun! World-class musicians swinging to the Big Band sounds. A hip, feel good CD."

Product Description
For this Big Band CD, producer Ron Feuer has assembled some of the finest musicians in the world. Collectively, they've performed and recorded with some of the greatest artists of all time. Listening to Reign's fresh vocals on these big band arrangements is like hearing some of these standards for the very first time.

It's Better With A Band

It's Better With A Band,David Reign

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Average customer rating: Barbara Cook at her Best Early Cook It's Better with Barbara Cook HOW can this be ONLY #9 on Amazon's 10 Best of '02 list?? It's Better by Barbara!

It's Better with a Band Barbara Cook Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Champion Season: Live at the Cafe Carlyle Barbara Cook's Broadway! Tribute Barbara Cook at the Met with Special Guests Barbara Cook - Live from London ASIN: B00006GOET Release Date: 2002-11-18

Tracks:

1. Intro/Sing A Song With Me
2. I Love A Piano
3. Inside
4. Lullaby In Ragtime
5. Them There Eyes
6. Marianne (From The Grand Tour)
7. The Ingenue
8. Remember/Come In From The Rain
9. Sweet Georgia Brown
10. Another Mr. Right Left
11. Leonard Bernstein Medley: Simple Song (From Mass)/One Hand, One Heart (From West Side Story)/Some Other Time (From On The Town)/I Can Cook, Too (From On The Town)
12. I Never Meant To Hurt You/I Never Knew That Men Cried
13. It's Better With A Band
14. Chant La Vie (Sing)/Sing A Song With Me
15. If Love Were All

Amazon.com

Recorded live in 1980, this long-out-of-print album shows Barbara Cook about halfway through her Broadway ingénue beginnings and her current incarnation as cabaret's reigning empress. Her crystalline upper register is still in very good shape, but she also swings surprisingly hard--those who know only Cook's semi-operatic trills or her dramatic readings of Sondheim's art songs are in for a shock here. The contrast between the singer's tone and the brassy orchestra behind is startling from the very first number, Irving Berlin's "I Love a Piano," and it sustains the entire album. But what makes the album stand out is its mix of show tunes and pop songs. Take "Inside," for instance; cowritten by Peter Allen, it's something you'd expect on a Barbra Streisand record and yet Cook does such a fabulous job that it feels completely natural for her. The frantic glee of "Sweet Georgia Brown" (on which Cook scats) is even better. Add tracks such as Harry Nilsson's "Remember" and Laura Nyro's "I Never Meant to Hurt You," and you realize that what Cook is doing is pulling off the rare feat of "cabaretizing" pop tunes without sounding ridiculous. Fans of the more traditional Broadway repertoire aren't forgotten, especially with an ace Leonard Bernstein medley. It's Better with a Band is a gem and it's nice to have it around again. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Details

Long Out of Print 1980 Concert Recording Live in Carnegie Hall.

Customer Reviews:

Barbara Cook at her Best.......2007-05-20

Every cut on this album is a true gem. Her voice has never been better, richer or fuller. And the arrangements are top notch. Truly, one of my favourtie albums......of ALL time.

Early Cook.......2007-02-20

No Barbara Cook collection is complete without this must have. Fresh and refreshing.

It's Better with Barbara Cook.......2003-08-01

Barbara Cook has recorded a number of very fine albums over the years, but not one is half as enjoyable as this little treasure. "It's Better With a Band" is one of those recordings that I wouldn't ever want to be without. At the very least I like everything on this CD, but most of it I love. "I Love a Piano," "It's Better with a Band" and "Another Mr. Right Left" are wonderful, "Them There Eyes" is a treat. The Bernstein medley a gem. "The Ingenue" is a highlight - fast and funny. The finale couldn't be improved upon - "Chant La Vie (Sing)/Sing A Song With Me" delightful, followed by Coward's classic "If Love Were All." Everything seems to coalesce perfectly. I love this recording - and my 'dear friend' Barbara Cook too.

HOW can this be ONLY #9 on Amazon's 10 Best of '02 list??.......2003-01-14

OK,so I KNOW it's a 1980 performance, but you folks STILL aren't giving this 2002 reissue its due appreciation
(A.K.A. worship)! Simply put, this has been, since its original CD issue in 1986, my all-time favorite recording ever, by anyone!! For my money, there's nobody better than Barbara, and this was the performance to prove it! Ms. Cook has continually done wonderful work both before & since this Carnegie Hall concert, but THIS is the recording that first made me love her, and I haven't gotten over it since! Heartily recommended to all lovers of beautiful music, beautifully sung.

It's Better by Barbara!.......2002-11-08

I received my copy of "Barbara Cook: It's Better With a Band" two days ago. It came in the mail with 7 other CDs. I haven't heard any of the others yet. I can't get Barbara of the CD player; I keep pushing repeat. What a joy to get this long-out-of-print album. Listen to Barbara sing a duet with a tuba on "Them There Eyes," then hear her scat on "Sweet Georgia Brown," laugh with her as she sings "The Ingenue," and then discover the queen of Broadway singing an incomparabel Bernstein medley. Nobody does it better than Barbara Cook.

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The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2 Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AHEU8 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. It's A Lovely Day Today/Blue Skies
2. Maybe Its Because I Love/I Got Lost
3. You'd Be Surprised/I'll See You In Cuba
4. Always/Remember
5. Shaking The Blues/Play A Simple/Alexander's
6. Here's No Business/Got The Sun/Girl I Marry
7. Say It Will Music/Cheek To Cheek
8. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow/ Now It Can Be Told
9. This Year's Kisses/Be Careful! Its My Heart
10. Lady Of The Evening/ Better Luck Next Time
11. Steppin' Out With My Baby/ You're Just In Love
12. Let's Face The Music/Say It Isn't So
13. How Deep Is The Ocean/I Never Had A Chance
14. Change Partners/Mandy
15. You Can't Brush Me/Everybody Step/Waiting At The End
16. Soft Lights/They Say It's Wonderful
17. Puttin' On The Ritz/Marie
18. I've Got My Love To Keep Me/Top Hat
19. What'll I Do/All Alone
20. A Pretty Girl/Isn't This A Lovely Day
21. Lazy/I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep
22. I'm Playing With Fire/Let's Have Another Cup
23. Heat Wave/Let Yourself Go
24. The Piccoline/No Strings

Album Description

Full Title - The Columbia Albums Of Irving Berlin Vols. 1 & 2. Composer, conductor, arranger Frank DeVol scored more than fifty movies and is best known as the composer for the theme songs for the TV series 'My Three Sons', 'The Brady Bunch' and 'Family Affair'. In the 1940s DeVol was an arranger for Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Rudy Vallee, Vic Damone and Doris Day. Frank DeVol received multiple Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his extensive body of work. Irving Berlin's medleys featured are 'Always/Remember', 'A Pretty Girl/Isn't It A Lovely Day' and 'Say It With Music/Cheek To Cheek'. 24 tracks. Collectables 2003.

Average customer rating: Good way to get to know Gilbert and Sullivan...

Operettas: Greatest Hits Manufacturer: Intersound Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003QX0 Release Date: 1995-01-17

Tracks:

1. Highlights From 'H.M.S. Pinafore': We Sail The Ocean Blue
2. Highlights From 'H.M.S. Pinafore': I'm Called Little Buttercup
3. Highlights From 'H.M.S. Pinafore': The Nightingale
4. A Maiden Fair To See
5. Highlights From 'H.M.S. Pinafore': When I Was A Lad
6. Highlights From 'H.M.S. Pinafore': Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
7. 'Die Fledermaus' ('The Bat'): Overture
8. 'The Tales Of Hoffmann': Barcarolle
9. 'The Beautiful Galathea': Overture
10. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': Pour, Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry
11. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': When Frederic Was A Little Lad
12. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': Oh Better Far To Live And Die
13. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
14. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': Poor Wandering One
15. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
16. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': When The Foeman Bares His Steel
17. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': Stay, Frederic, Stay
18. 'The Pirates Of Penzance': With Cat-Like Tread
19. El Capitan: March

Tracks:

1. 'Light Cavalry': Overture
2. 'The Mikado': A Wand'ring Minstrel, I
3. 'The Mikado': As Some Day It May Happen
4. 'The Mikado': Three Little Maids
5. 'The Mikado': Braid The Raven Hair
6. 'The Mikado': The Sun, Whose Rays Are Ablaze
7. 'The Mikado': Here's A How-De-Do
8. 'The Mikado': A More Humane Mikado
9. 'The Mikado': Beauty In The Bellow
10. 'The Mikado': He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum
11. 'Babes In Toyland': March
12. 'The Gypsy Baron': Overture
13. 'The Merry Widow': Introduction
14. 'The Merry Widow': Oh Come, Oh Come, All You Sirens Of The Ball
15. 'The Merry Widow': Vilya, Oh Vilya
16. 'The Merry Widow': Kolo Yugoslavian Step-Dance
17. 'The Merry Widow': I'll Go To Maxime's
18. 'The Merry Widow': Silence Falls As The Violin Calls
19. 'Orpheus In The Underworld': Overture

Customer Reviews:

Good way to get to know Gilbert and Sullivan..........2000-06-21

Really now, there is way too much Gilbert and Sullivan in this. Many other people wrote operettas too! Well, there is a little Lehar. But there needs to be more! I thought a little Candide by Bernstein should have been in there too. But the Gilbert and Sullivan excerpts are nothing to be ashamed of. They are done well. A little too operatic. And I just know some of these overtures will delight you. Average recording. Average playing. There's my two cents.

Average customer rating:

Weekend Thriller Greener Manufacturer: Fancy Pants ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAGH1E Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

1. Weekend Thriller
2. My Universe
3. Numb
4. Burn
5. Big Star
6. Failure
7. Earthling
8. Hurricane
9. Overgrown
10. Circle Me
11. Sunshower
12. Little
13. Hate Song
14. Weekend Thriller (Remix)

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It's Better With a Band [MMG] Manufacturer: Moss Music Group [MMG] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007KN8F2

Product Description

Recorded September 14, 1980 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Producer and Musical Director Wally Harper. Track Listing: 1. It's Better With A Band; 2. Remember / Come In From the Rain; 3. I Love a Piano; 4. Chant La Vie / Sing a Song With Me; 5. Marianne; 6. Them There Eyes; 7. Bernstein Medley - Simple Song / One Hand, One Heart / Some Other Time & I Can Cook Too; 8. I Never Meant To Hurt You / I Never Knew That Men Cried; 9. Inside; 10. Lullaby in Ragtime; 11. The Ingenue; 12. If Love Were All; 13. Another Mr. Right Left; 14. Sweet Georgia Brown.

Average customer rating:

Nothin' Better to Do Wildsteed Manufacturer: Marlan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAKO9K Release Date: 2005-08-23

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It's Better With A Band ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005V4S5 Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

1. It's Better With A Band
2. When I Get My Name In Lights
3. Unforgettable
4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
5. Forty-Second Street
6. They Can't Take That Away From Me
7. Birth Of The Blues
8. Just In Tim
9. It Had To Be You
10. I Found A Million Dollar Baby
11. La Vie En Rose
12. 'S Wonderful
13. See You In The Springtime

Album Description

For this Big Band CD, producer Ron Feuer has assembled some of the finest musicians in the world. Collectively, they've performed and recorded with some of the greatest artists of all time. Listening to Reign's fresh vocals on these big band arrangements is like hearing some of these standards for the very first time.

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