Bebop

1. Privave

2. Good Bait

3. Woody 'N You

4. Now's the Time

5. Ornithology

6. Groovin' High

7. Birk's Works

8. Salt Peanuts

9. I Waited for You [*]

Bebop,Milt Jackson,East West,Bop,Hard Bop

Jazz

Music

jazz

music

Average customer rating: Pleasing Surprise fantastic music Nearly Perfect Disc Once you play this album you will never forget it. Bebop is alive! (no, the music)

Cowboy Bebop Yoko Kanno , and Seatbelts Manufacturer: Victor Entertainment Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cowboy Bebop: Blue Cowboy Bebop V.2 Cowboy Bebop: Future Blues Cowboy Bebop Vitaminless Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ASIN: B000058A76 Release Date: 2001-01-04

Tracks:

1. Tank!
2. Rush
3. Spokey Dokey
4. Bad Dog No Biscuit - Seatbelts
5. Cat Blues
6. Cosmos
7. Space Lion
8. Waltz for Zizi
9. Piano Black
10. Pot City
11. Too Good Too Bad
12. Car24
13. Egg and I
14. Felt Tip Pen
15. Rain - Steve Conte,
16. Digging My Potato
17. Memory

Album Description

Original soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. The music is performed by Seatbelts and featuring Keyboards, synthesizer manipulate, drums, bass, guitar percussion, voices, saxophone, trombone, flute and tuba. 17 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Pleasing Surprise.......2007-05-17

When watching the series, my favorite episodes were Jupiter Jazz Parts 1 & 2. I really liked the story and fell in love with the music. So I hunted down the OST and "Space Lion", the song of smooth blues and native American sounds.

Thankfully I really like the rest of the CD too. Cat Blues, Egg and I, and Rain are probably my other favorites.

fantastic music.......2007-04-14

If you like lively jazz, you'll like this. But you'll like it most if you've seen the show.

Nearly Perfect Disc.......2006-11-29

Cowboy Bebop O.S.T. 1 is a fantastic mix of a variety of genres: Jazz, blues, country western, industrial, electronica, lullaby, noir, and others. Of all the original soundtracks to this great anime, I rank this one the best, because it has more of a space cowboy feel to it. The other soundtracks are good as well, but they lack the cohesive, open frontier exploration of this disc.

The only track I cannot listen to is "Rain." I do not understand its inclusion, as the music is lame, the lyrics are horrid, and the singer is cheesy. Do not let this one flaw dissuade you from a great disc.

Once you play this album you will never forget it........2006-08-24

Ok well actually some people obviously may hate this CD. Only those who hate jazz type music. Each song of this album is amazing. The strange thing is every song is more amazing than the last and each time you hear them they get better so prepare for the greatness. The songs on this album are

1. Tank!
2. Rush
3. Spokey Dokey
4. Bad Dog No Biscuit - Seatbelts
5. Cat Blues
6. Cosmos
7. Space Lion
8. Waltz for Zizi
9. Piano Black
10. Pot City
11. Too Good Too Bad
12. Car24
13. Egg and I
14. Felt Tip Pen
15. Rain - Steve Conte,
16. Digging My Potato
17. Memory

they all have such an amazing beat that remind me of older 50s type music. You will be laying back listening to this hearing nothing else that is going on or you will be dancing to it. All depends on the time of day and how your feeling. I honestly rank this as one of my all time favorite cds. I know it is on the pricey side so I went to the buy new/used section and got it from [...]. They send fast and everything arrives in great condition. If you would like to sample the seabelts cds try this site out [...] it lets you play about 20 seconds of each song from each Seabelts cd.

Bebop is alive! (no, the music).......2006-05-08

OKOKOKOKOK,
So I was staying up late one night watching Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and they said the next show was "Cowboy Bebop" and it looked all sci fi ish and cool so i desided to stay up and watch.
So the opening credits were played in a trippy dream like sequence showing actions shots in shadows and with words scrolling across the screen all to the first single "Tank!"
It is high paced and energetic, an energy that the album never looses even when it gets slower and more emotional in some of the other tracks.
In short this is both amazing seperate from the show, and the perfect sound track for Cowboy bebop.

Average customer rating: Great overview of his early prime years One Of The Better Values Out There An astounding value! Prime Forties Recordings From a Tenor Sax Legend

The Bebop Years Coleman Hawkins Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | 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: The Lester Young Story Settin' the Pace Big Ben The Fats Navarro Story Body & Soul ASIN: B000051TPD Release Date: 2001-05-28

Tracks:

1. Body and Soul
2. Dinah
3. When Day Is Done
4. Smack
5. I Surrender, Dear
6. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
7. Dedication
8. Rocky Comfort
9. One O'Clock Jump
10. 9-20 Special
11. Feedin' the Bean
12. Esquire Bounce
13. My Ideal
14. Voodte
15. How Deep Is the Ocean?
16. Hawkins Barrel House
17. Stumpy
18. Lover, Come Back to Me
19. Blues Changes
20. Crazy Rhythm
21. Get Happy
22. Man I Love

Tracks:

1. Sweet Lorraine
2. My Ideal
3. I Only Have Eyes for You
4. 'S Wonderful
5. I'm in the Mood for Love
6. "Bean" at the Met
7. Woody 'N You
8. Bu-Dee-Daht
9. Yesterdays
10. Flame Thrower
11. Imagination
12. Night and Day
13. Cattin' at Keynote
14. Disorder at the Border
15. Feeling Zero
16. Rainbow Mist
17. Blue Moon
18. Father Co-Operates
19. Just One More Chance
20. Through for the Night
21. On the Sunny Side of the Street
22. Three Little Words

Tracks:

1. Battle of the Saxes
2. Louise
3. Pick-Up Boys
4. Porgy
5. Uptown Lullaby
6. Salt Peanuts
7. Make Believe
8. Don't Blame Me
9. Just One of Those Things
10. Hallelujah
11. Stompin' at the Savoy
12. On the Sunny Side of the Street
13. All the Things You Are
14. Every Man for Himself
15. Look Out Jack!
16. Under a Blanket of Blue
17. El Salon de Gutbucket
18. Undecided
19. Recollections
20. Drifting on a Reed
21. Flyin' Hawk
22. On the Bean
23. Hawk's Variations, Pts. 1 & 2

Tracks:

1. April in Paris
2. Rifftide
3. Stuffy
4. What Is There to Say?
5. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
6. Bean Soup
7. It's the Talk of the Town
8. Say It Isn't So
9. I Can't Get Started
10. Cocktails for Two
11. Sweet Lorraine
12. Nat Meets June
13. How High the Moon
14. Bean-A-Re-Bop
15. Isn't It Romantic?
16. Way You Look Tonight
17. Phantomesque
18. Angel Face
19. Picasso
20. It's Only a Paper Moon
21. Bah-U-Bah

Album Description

Hawkins reached a new level of creativity during the 1940's. THis box-set focuses on those yeard, presenting the original master of the tenor sax in a wide variety of settings, including his encounters with young modernists like Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. 88 tracks in all. Includes 56 page booklet containing the full Hawkins story, rare photographs and discography. 2000 release. 4 standard jewel cases housed together in a deluxe slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Great overview of his early prime years.......2006-01-20

I would recommend this for anyone wanting to get an overview of Hawk's playing from his early prime years. His playing reached a peak in '38 and as far as I can tell pretty much stayed there until his death in the '60s. This contains his legendary recording 'Body and Soul' from '38 and goes to '49.

For comparison I would recommend also getting "The Lester Young Story" also a great 4CD set from Proper covering the same time period.

One Of The Better Values Out There.......2005-08-18

Focusing on this key period shows you why Hawk was one of the top 3 in any one's list of great Sax men...drawing solely on material from 1939-1944 the amazing total quality shines through..For those who care,this set has good quality sound and the book is a good read..

An astounding value!.......2002-05-15

This is an excellent compilation of Hawkins' work between 1939 and 1949. Most of the selections date from 1943 to 1947 and were recorded for several record labels, including Victor, Bluebird, Okeh, Brunswick, V-Disc, Commodore, Signature, Keynote, Apollo, Savoy, Clef, Regis, Capitol, Aladdin, Joe Davis, and Selmer. Sidemen include Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Cootie Williams, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Oscar Pettiford, Teddy Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Budd Johnson, Ben Webster, Earl Hines, Don Byas, John Kirby, Jonah Jones, Buck Clayton, Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Harry Carney and Miles Davis. As you would expect with such a wide variety of source material, the sound quality varies a bit. However, it ranges from good to excellent and in most cases is on par (or identical:)) with the best previous CD issues of the same music. The set comes with a 56 page booklet that includes a lengthy essay with analysis of each session, several photographs, and a very thorough discography (you can read the complete essay and discography at Proper's website). The essay is good, though it could have used some editing. Also, the photos look like they were duplicated from printed sources. The most important thing, however, is that the music is consistently excellent. These discs show Hawkins at his absolute best, whether in a small group, big band, or solo. For the price the set is an astounding value!

Prime Forties Recordings From a Tenor Sax Legend.......2001-03-06

This is a magnificent collection of the Forties work of tenor sax great Coleman Hawkins, the father of the jazz saxophone. Much of it has been previously released in bits and pieces, but it has never been collected in a single package, and never with such tremendous sound. The set also includes an informative booklet with a number of rarely-scene photographs.

Hawkins began his performing career as a teenager, backing blues singer Mamie Smith in the early 1920's. Before Hawkins, the saxophone was not a major instrument in jazz, and it was seldom featured as a solo instrument. When Hawkins joined Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra in 1924, that began to change. Perhaps inspired by fellow bandmember Louis Armstrong, who spent about a year with Henderson, Hawkins quickly developed his own distinctive style as a soloist. When Armstrong left, Coleman Hawkins became the dominant soloist with the Henderson band, a position he held until 1934. He set the standard for the jazz saxophonist during the first part of the Swing era, and he strongly influenced such other figures as Ben Webster, Benny Carter, Chu Berry and many others. After a productive five-year stay in Europe, Hawkins returned to the U.S. and started his own group in 1939. One of his first records was the ballad "Body and Soul," which became a major pop hit and remains one of the most memorable recordings in jazz history. It set a standard for jazz improvisation that has seldom been matched.

"Body and Soul" first song in this boxed set, and really doesn't belong with the other recordings here, which cover the period 1943-1947. Hawkins' big band failed within a year, and he soon began working with the smaller groups that make up the bulk of these recordings. He worked for a series of small New York-based record companies, both as a leader and a sideman. During this period, the bebop movement began to make inroads into the New York jazz scene. Hawkins was as skilled and schooled as any musician in jazz, and he quickly grasped the innovative ideas that the beboppers were offering in their music. Even though he never fully embraced bebop in his own playing, he often worked with its rising young stars, such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro and others. Working with these new talents reinvigorated the middle-aged Hawkins, and these are some of the finest recordings of his long career. He also influenced a new generation of saxophonists such as Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins.

The title of this set is a little misleading; these recordings are more swing than bebop. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful collection that every jazz fan should own. Too often overlooked at the start of the 21st century, Coleman Hawkins was one of the titans of jazz, and this is his finest work. Proper Records, an English label, has one again done a terrific job of compiling the work of an under-appreciated and deserves much praise.

Average customer rating: Not my favorite Cowboy Bebop disc, but some gems sparkle in the rough. - 3.5 Stars Cowboy Bebop blue is Fantastic!!!!! The emotional Climax of the OST series The best music of the Bebop franchise! Any Genre? EVERY Genre!

Cowboy Bebop: Blue Yoko Kanno , and Seatbelts Manufacturer: Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop V.2 Cowboy Bebop: Future Blues Cowboy Bebop Vitaminless Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ASIN: B00004RCCA Release Date: 2001-01-04

Tracks:

1. Blue - Gabriela Robin
2. Words That We Couldn't Say
3. Autumn in Ganymede
4. Mushroom Hunting
5. Go Go Cactus Man
6. Chicken Bone
7. Real Man
8. N.Y. Rush
9. Adieu
10. Call Me Call Me - Steve Conte
11. Ave Maria - Anthony Inglis
12. Stella by Moor
13. Flying Teapot - Emily Bindiger
14. Wo Qui Non Coin
15. Road to the West - Steve Conte
16. Farewell Blues
17. See You Space Cowboy - Emily Bindiger

Album Description

Original soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. 16 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Not my favorite Cowboy Bebop disc, but some gems sparkle in the rough. - 3.5 Stars.......2007-04-14

Cowboy Bebop - Blue

For me, the greatest appeal of the first Cowboy Bebop disc (O.S.T. 1) is that all of the pieces (except the abysmal "Rain") work well together and form a cohesive whole. No Disc approaches the sounds of Cowboy Bebop from multiple perspectives and from various bands. There are more actual songs (music with lyrics) on No Disc than on O.S.T. 1. At first, I didn't like this approach, but the music grew on me with time. Not every piece or song is as complete as those of O.S.T. 1, but there is plenty of great music to write about. The third original soundtrack album, Blue, follows No Disc's lead and offers more songs and fewer instrumental pieces. As on No Disc, Blue has some hits and misses. I'll review each song/piece briefly in the following section, and then comment on the album as a whole.

"Blue" - The title track of this album opens with a chorale that soon gives way to a soft rock pop song, with lead vocals sung by Mai Yamane. Yamane has a smoky voice that strikes my ear nicely. I think she'd be better at singing jazz or rock songs, but "Blue" isn't a bad song at all.

"Words That We Couldn't Say" - I don't like this song much. It has a likeable pseudo-Spanish melody, but the lead vocals (perf. By Steve Conte) grate on my nerves. The guy's voice is too thin and weak. (He also sings "Rain" on O.S.T. 1 and I didn't like him there either).

"Autumn in Ganymede" - The instrumental piece combines 1970s brassiness with a funky beat. The jazz guitar is a nice touch as well. The piece fits with the Cowboy Bebop show better than the first two tracks.

"Mushroom Hunting" is a fun, upbeat, jazzy song. I'm not a big fan of the lyrics. They sound like a bad poem designed to guide the listener through the song. I don't think the vocals are necessary, but they aren't overbearing.

"Go Go Cactus Man" - This instrumental is a hilarious homage to The Man With No Name trilogy. The song sounds like what The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly might look like as an anime. Great piece, indeed.

"Chicken Bone" is a strange blend of R&B, hip-hop beats, and slow rap. The lyrics are almost completely ridiculous, but the song is definitely catchy. One of the weirdest sounds on the album occurs regularly on this track: a fake-sounding record scratch, like what a DJ at a club might do. It's both funny and unique.

"The Real Man" is fast and noisy. It sounds like a classical orchestra trying to play heavy metal music with a jazz bass guitar keeping the time. It's not one of my favorites.

"N.Y. Rush" is true to its name. It sounds like jazz in a hurry. Some excellent solos punctuate this piece: trumpet, electric organ, bass, and guitar. They lead into one another nicely. The piece ends suddenly and without resolution.

"Adieu" is a beautiful slow jazz song. Emily Bindiger's voice is very thin, but it works well with this piece. If she didn't sound like she was struggling to sing the song, some of the meanings of the lyrics would fall to the wayside. There's a nice, traditional jazz sound all around. Oh, and the lyrics make sense.

"Call Me Call Me" is Steve Conte's second lead vocal track. His voice isn't bad on the bridge and chorus, but he is melodramatic on the verses. I don't listen to this track often.

"Ave Maria" - This song sticks out like a sore thumb. It's certainly a beautiful classic, performed here by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, but I'm not sure that I like it in the context of this album.

"Stella By Moor" is one of my favorite pieces on this album. It's a simple, haunting reprise of a tune you might hear from a mobile hanging over a baby's crib. It's both creepy and soothing.

Emily Bindiger's thin voice works for "Adieu," but it falls short on "Flying Teapot." The accompanying piano and trumpet are nice, but the lyrics and vocals ruin the song for me.

"Wo Qui Non Coin" is probably my favorite song on this album. While the lyrics are in Japanese, Aoi Tada's child-like voice is absolutely perfect for this simple, bluesy pop song, and she spans the language bearer.

"Road to the West" is my favorite piece on this album. It's a sprawling, spacey jazz piece that gives me the impression of a sleepy, long spaceship ride to an unknown destination. The sax work is superb.

"Farewell Blues" is too long and slow for me, but I respect its craft.

"See You Space Cowboy..." is a bonus track, and one of the better songs on the album. As I write above, Mai Yamane's voice is better suited for a rock song, and she definitely rocks out here. It's all in Japanese, but the tune is that of "The Real Folk Blues" on the Vitaminless album.

I don't recommend buying this album at full price. Find it used. Few albums are worth over $46. Of the first three original Cowboy Bebop soundtracks, this one is easily the weakest, but there are enough good songs and pieces for me to recommend it.

Cowboy Bebop blue is Fantastic!!!!!.......2006-02-23

Blue is a mixture of american and japanese jazz if there is such a thing. The nuances in this music are beautiful and the sounds are original and mood setting. I love the title track Blue because it takes you back to the end of Cowboy bebop and the emotions you felt when it ended the way it did. Another favorite is Wo Qui Non Coin I find it playful, simple and beautiful. It reminds me of Eds character joyous and smart. I thoroughly enjoyed this music I hope every one gets a chance to listen to blue and any music by Yoko Kanno, the seatbelts or any of the various and talented artists associated with the Cowboy Bebop series.

The emotional Climax of the OST series.......2006-01-07

This album contains the most emotional songs of the series mixed in with some of the most fun songs. There is a random live song thrown into this album that doesn't seem to fit quite as well as the others do, but it's still welcome.

"Blue": Is another Mai Yamane beauty from the series. It's the emotional end of the series, the end of the journey with the characters we've grown to love. The angelic chorus adds to the serenity of the ending, how things go back to somewhat normal but will never be the same again.
"Words That We Couldn't Say": A song full of regrets, and Steve Conte does it beautifully. The darker latin feel to the song makes you want to dance, especially when the strings come in.
"Go Go Cactus Man": Oh my god, the idiot with the horse's theme song! The whistling could be annoying, or it could be brilliant and catchy... you choose.
"Chicken Bone": The other cutest song of the series with talk of how to cook up some chicken. Poppy and danceable and very cute.
"Call Me": I can't say enough about how great this song is, it is by far my favorite song of the series. In episode 26 when this song was playing, I cried. I cried so hard I had to pause the episode to collect myself. The soft drum and the way the strings build for the chorus, the way the bass sounds so damn sad, how Steve Conte's voice reminds me of singing with everything I have to cut through the tears. The emotional wailing of strings and voice and bass in the bridge area. Then the proper orchestral regrouping and everything coming back together to finish the song of with as much emotion as is possible... Worth paying for the album alone.
"We Qui Non Con": You can definately tell it's Aoi Tada (Ed) from the series. This song is sweet but sad, especially with the dog whines in the background. There is a lot of mixing languages and gibberish, but that adds to the cuteness.
"See You Space Cowboy": The end of the end theme... the final version of the end theme, in japanese and soothing and beautiful. There is a definate feeling of finality in the version, a feeling of closure. In my Bebop mixed CD's this song only fit at the end of the disk. Mai Yamane's voice is perfect for this song, it sounds like she's sad but getting over it.

Beautiful album and worth every single penny to import in, even if the shipping rates were super-high.

The best music of the Bebop franchise!.......2005-03-07

Cowboy Bebop Blue, the third soundtrack from (what is in this reviewer's opinion) the single best anime series ever made, contains what is quite possibly the best collection of songs from composer Yoko Kanno.

The soundtrack opens with the haunting, beautiful, and emotional end theme to the Bebop series, "Blue." It is hard not to listen to this song and not get a little choked up. This is one of those tracks that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

From here, the music just gets better and better. Ranging the gamut of musical genres, there's everything and the kitchen sink on this album. From a helping of bass-driven jazz fusion (Autumn in Ganymede), to groovy funk (Mushroom Hunting), a hip-hop inspired piece (Chicken Bone), and even a famous classical opera (Ave Maria), there's something for everyone on this record.

The stand out tracks on this album inclue the title song "Blue", the equally beautiful "Call Me Call Me" (with hints of The Beatles and The Verve in its use of strings), the poignant blues song "Adieu", "Wo Qui Non Coin" (a very cute track "hanamogeraed" by Aoi Tada, that switches back and forth between French and Japanese), and "See You Space Cowboy." The latter is an alternate version of the song, "The Real Folk Blues," that surpasses the original with a more haunting arrangement featuring Kanno on piano.

In addition to the tracks mentioned, you'll find the excellent jazz and blues that Bebop is known for. Yoko Kanno was in top form when she wrote the music for Cowboy Bebop, and many of the show's best music can be found on this album.

If you are a fan of music, you owe it to yourself to pick up this album; you will not be disappointed.

Any Genre? EVERY Genre!.......2004-11-02

This CD contains music that is moving, breathtaking, sad, uplifting, even silly at times. No matter what your favorite genre of music is, (be it jazz, techno, opera... There are even elements of rap in some songs!), you will LOVE this music. I'm not catholic, but Yoko's rendition of Ave Maria has me near tears every time I hear it. If you are reading these reviews to try and decide whether you will like the disk, let me make it simple: This is a collection of brilliant, diverse music, and I have yet to meet anyone who disliked every single track.

Average customer rating: Brings the Cowboy Bebop soundtracks to new places and then back home. Great music, only one cd. If I could give it 10 stars I would do so... bo bo bebop Absolutely Brilliant Music!

Cowboy Bebop: Future Blues Yoko Kanno , and Seatbelts Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cowboy Bebop: Blue Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop V.2 Cowboy Bebop Vitaminless Cowboy Bebop Remixes: Remixes for Freelance ASIN: B00005MMN9 Release Date: 2001-08-22

Tracks:

1. 24hours Open
2. Pushing the Sky
3. Time to Know
4. Clutch
5. Musawe
6. Yo Pumpkin Head
7. Diggin'
8. 3.14
9. What Planet Is This!
10. 7minuets
11. Fingers
12. Powder
13. Buterfly
14. No Reply
15. Dijurido
16. Gotta Knock a Little Harder
17. No Money

Album Description

Original soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. 17 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Brings the Cowboy Bebop soundtracks to new places and then back home........2007-04-14

Cowboy Bebop - Future Blues

For me, the greatest appeal of the first Cowboy Bebop disc (O.S.T. 1) is that all of the pieces (except the abysmal "Rain") work well together and form a cohesive whole. No Disc approaches the sounds of Cowboy Bebop from multiple perspectives and from various bands. There are more actual songs (music with lyrics) on No Disc than on O.S.T. 1. At first, I didn't like this approach, but the music grew on me with time. Not every piece or song is as complete as those of O.S.T. 1, but there is plenty of great music to write about. The third original soundtrack album, Blue, follows No Disc's lead and offers more songs and fewer instrumental pieces. As on No Disc, Blue has some hits and misses. Future Blues is a fine finale to this soundtrack series. I take a quick peek at each track below.

"24 Hours OPEN" is hilarious, if disturbing. The piece sounds like a violent crime occurring at Chucky Cheese, and someone left the security camera on. The goofy elevator music is mixed with random gunshots, people screaming, and sirens blazing. The worst, however, is when the people stop screaming, because you know everyone's dead. Nice way to start your album.

"Pushing the Sky" is an excellent hard rock song. Mai Yamane's low, smoky voice works perfectly here. The guitar work is reminiscent of Slash from Guns N' Roses, a definite plus.

If you sped up the tempo of the theme song from "The Love Boat" and inserted a rap over the top, you'd have something similar to "Time to Know--Be Waltz." Sounds crazy? Sounds great!

"Clutch" is a fast jazz piece with a lot of great solos. Expect nothing less from The Seatbelts.

"MUSAWE" is a jam session, and like most jam sessions, it doesn't really go anywhere, but I like it anyway.

"Yo Pumpkin Head" is a syncopated big brass exploration. The energy of the piece is great in itself, but I must admit that this is the first piece of music I've ever heard that incorporates a crowd as a musical instrument. Must be heard to be appreciated.

I've hated prior Cowboy Bebop songs featuring the vocals of Steve Conte. "Diggin'," however, is a vehicle that finally works well with his otherwise thin, weak voice. The blues-country guitar work rocks, indeed. The song gets a bit long in the middle, but it's still a good one. The lyrics are good and in keeping with the themes of the Cowboy Bebop series.

"3.14" is a Japanese a cappella song featuring the girl-like voice of Aoi Toda. It's not a complete piece, is in Japanese, and so it has a novel quality to it that doesn't last.

"What Planet Is This" is a fast, rock jazz piece with a fantastic sax solo. The Seatbelts don't disappointment here, and they mix it up in the middle to give the piece shape.

"7 Minutes" is a genre-blasting tour de force. It's almost impossible to characterize. I suppose the word "fusion" comes to mind. Great piece all around.

The piano work in "Fingers" drives this spacey sounding. There's also a kalimba (finger piano) at work here, which offers a twinkling accompaniment. The chorus is underplayed and gives the piece some sway.

"Powder" is a chorale song and doesn't interest me much. I appreciate the talent that went into the performance, but the song doesn't strike me.

"Butterfly" features the sultry vocals of M. The accompanying jazz guitar and piano work well. It feels like a complete song, which doesn't always happen on Cowboy Bebop soundtracks.

Steve Conte's vocals are so-so in "No Reply." The song sounds like an early 1990s ballad when everyone started rejecting the synthesizer and started using full, live orchestras. It's too sappy for my taste.

"Dijurido" doesn't really go anywhere. The vocals are rather flat. In the middle of the piece, the strings explore a tune that reminds me of Disney's Fantasia when the splinters of broom are being reanimated into many smaller brooms.

"Gotta Knock a Little Harder" starts slow, but it's worth the wait for the blues piano and awesome vocals to kick in. Rockin' piano songs are rare nowadays.

I don't see the point in "No Money." It's essentially a half-sung poem.

Mai Yamane's take on "Rain" is vastly superior to Steve Conte's rendition on the first Cowboy Bebop soundtrack. When Conte sings it, I find the song impossible to listen to; when Yamane sings it, I believe her.

Future Blues is a nice conclusion to the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack series. It's amazing that a 26-episode anime could give birth to such varied, experimental, and inspired music. I recommend buying Future Blues used. The retail price is robbery. But do get this album if you are a Cowboy Bebop or The Seatbelts fan.

Great music, only one cd........2006-10-11

Reason for my rating is the fact I only got one cd. I mean, 51 bucks for one cd is messed up. I guess I bought it after reading the reviews hoping the cd had like a bonus disc inside that they didn't put on the description... oh well. If you got the money and would like to own atleast ONE of the cd of this album, buy it.

If I could give it 10 stars I would do so..........2005-08-14

Holy toledo this album is absolutely amazing. All of Yoko Kanno's stuff for Cowboy Bebop, and most of her stuff in general, is mind-blowingly varied, creative, and engaging, but this is the jewel of the crown. It's the pinnacle of the Seatbelts as a music collective, and it features a deep and wonderous sampling of all the group is capable of. When playing this disc for friends, I feel a need to say, "And this is the same band" at every track, because they're all so different.

The album--which is the soundtrack to "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie"--opens with "24 hours open," a strange circus-esque carnival of chaos which is both amusing, disturbing and highly forgettable. But from there the album takes off. "Pushing the Sky" is aggressive, echoing anthem rock. "Time to Know" is a flute-tinged waltz with what appears to be Japanese rapping at the end. "Clutch" is some of the best freeform jazz I've ever heard. "Musawe" sounds like Arabian folk. "Yo Pumpkinhead!" is a big band extravaganza (from the Martian Halloween parade, for those who have seen the movie). "Digging" is bluesrock. And so on. Nearly every song is from a different genre ("7 Minutes," an orchestral techno metal number in 7:4 time, qualifies for several) and nearly every song is a masterwork of said genre. "Fingers" is flowing piano/fingerpiano dub. "Butterly" is a gorgeously subdued ballad. And "Gotta Knock a Little Harder" is an awesomely crafted pop anthem reminiscent of Annie Lennox at her very best.

And that's just the first disc. The bonus second disc has 11 more songs, which range from ambient electro ("Chapter 23") to stomping scavenger pop ("Ask DNA," which might owe its existence to Beck's "Where It's At"). A few of the songs, particularly on Disc 2, are from the show, not the movie, but these are all so good that they fit right in and you won't care. I cannot say enough about this album. It's one of the greatest triumphs of music I've ever heard, a tribute to 100 years of American musical tradition and a fair amount of Japanese music as well, and an outstanding release in its own right. It is worth whatever you have to pay for it.

bo bo bebop.......2005-07-17

You cannot estimate the vibe that resides in this cd. With out a doubt the best Kanno cd if not the best soundtrack of all time. The songs can really be descrbed in one phrase 'out of this world.'
From the smooth jazz to the Morracan beat this cd really is a rocket ride through all different generes.
By far the best of the best for anyone who appreciates the more jazzy side of the beats.
If you do not have it now I urge you to buy it you will most certianly not be dissapointed.

Absolutely Brilliant Music!.......2005-01-15

My review can only echo that which has already been said. The music on this soundtrack is amazing and I love every minute of it. I recommend this CD to just about everyone who can enjoy a wide variety of music. A lot of it has a jazzy feel to it that makes it so wonderful and unique. I also suggest you buy "Ask DNA" by The Seatbelts, which has some more music from the Cowboy Bebop movie that isn't on this CD. They're both great, and I promise you will enjoy them!

Average customer rating: Bootleg copy, beware Bootlegs suck... Beware of bootlegs A lot to take in, but excellent Good music from a TV show?!

Cowboy Bebop CD Box (Limited Edition) Yoko Kanno Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cowboy Bebop: Future Blues Cowboy Bebop - The Perfect Sessions (Limited Edition Complete Series Boxed Set) Cowboy Bebop: Blue Cowboy Bebop V.2 Cowboy Bebop ASIN: B000065EFX Release Date: 2002-06-21

Tracks:

1. Dialogue
2. Tank (TV Edit)
3. Dialoge 1-2
4. Want It All Back (Clavinet Hater Version)
5. Sax Quaetet
6. Dialogue 1-3
7. Encore Un Verre
8. March For Koala
9. Dialogue 1-4
10. Felt Tip Pen
11. The Egg And You
12. Dialogue 1-5
13. Pot City II (Yab's Dub)
14. Dialogue 1-6
15. NY Rush
16. Dialogue 1-7
17. Fe
18. Piano Black
19. Dialogue 1-8
20. Spokey Dorkey (alternative Take)
21. Forever Broke
22. Dialogue 1-9
23. Road To The West (With Rhythum)
24. Dialogue 1-10
25. Metor
26. Dialogue 1-11
27. Digging My Potato
28. Dialogue 1-12
29. Rain (Female Vocal Version)
30. Dialogue 1-13
31. Green Bird
32. Dialogue 2-1
33. Cats On Mars
34. Doggy Dog II
35. Doggy Dog III
36. Dialogue 2-2
37. Piano Bar I
38. Give And Take
39. Dialogue 2-3
40. Cat Blues
41. Dialogue 2-4
42. The Singing Sea II
43. Dialogue 2-5
44. ELM
45. Waltz For Zizi
46. Dialogue 2-6
47. Farewell Blues (Alernate Take)
48. Dialogue 2-7
49. Words That We Couldn't Say
50. Dialogue 2-8
51. Space Lion (Orgel Version)
52. Waste Land
53. Dialogue 2-9
54. Goodnight Julia
55. Space Lion
56. Dialogue 3-1
57. Go Go Cactus Man (Guitar Version)
58. Dialouge 3-2
59. Too Good Too Bad
60. Dialouge 3-3
61. Eye Ball
62. Dialouge 3-4
63. On The Run
64. Dialouge 3-5
65. 23
66. Dialouge 3-6
67. Don't Bother None (Long Version)
68. Dialouge 3-7
69. Wo Qui Non Coin
70. Call Me Call Me
71. Dialouge 3-8
72. Memory
73. Adieu (Long Version)
74. Dialouge 3-9
75. See You Space Cowboy Not Final Mix Mountain Root
76. Dialouge 3-10
77. Blue
78. Tank
79. Rush
80. What Planet Is This
81. Too Good Too Bad
82. Bad Dog Biscuit
83. Call Me Call Me
84. Mushroom Hunting
85. The Real Folk Blues
86. Piano Solo
87. Ask DNA
88. SF Game Center
89. Rouya
90. Old School Game

Album Description

Limited release until the end of December, 2002. Contains tracks/versions previously not included in albums, rare tracks, and newly recorded tracks. 3 discs (out of the 5-disc set) consist of tracks produced by Shinichiro Watanabe himself + dialog tracks

Customer Reviews:

Bootleg copy, beware.......2007-06-13

This set comes in an old-style, hard-case 4-CD jewel box. The individual CDs (audio CDs) have the "DVD Video" logo on them, and while the whole thing appears to be a fairly high quality bootleg, it is non-the-less, a bootleg. I don't know if it was authorized, or if this is an outright abuse of copyright law, but I'd aim for the real thing if you can find it.

Hopefully the original artist will re-issue the real thing....

Bootlegs suck..........2007-04-03

My review of "1 star" only applies to the bootlegged copy of the set (which I received through this listing). Anyone who's seen the series knows how great its soundtrack is-- do the artists responsible a favor and track down the ACTUAL soundtracks rather than this...

Beware of bootlegs.......2006-10-07

The true cd box set has a catalog number of VIZL-64. The one I purchased turned out to be from Alion, catalog number ALCA-8032/5. Some manufacturing flaws in the cd led me to do some looking into this.

This box set, like much of Cowboy Bebop, has been out of print for some time now, and the existing box sets are somewhat of a collectors item, so beware of low priced items.

The set I recieved has trouble being read by most of the cd and dvd drives I have, 'fortunately' one external drive can read them. I'd advise some digging around to be sure you're actually getting a box set from Victor Entertainment and not a bootleg if you are sensitive to such things.

I've liked the music of Cowboy Bebop since I saw my first episode, and I saw this as a convenient way to get a fair portion of the soundtracks. The bootlegged versions of this product may not live up to your expectations of quality. Cowboy Bebop gets 5 stars. Bootlegs, well, can't go below 1, would if I could.

A lot to take in, but excellent.......2006-06-22

This box set is jam packed with excellent music from the series, and many songs not available elsewhere. Once you start listening to these songs, you get hooked. There are many forms of jazz on here, pop ballads, piano solos, and everything in between, from hip hop to folksy guitar stuff.

My one complaint: the dialouge tracks. I see them as being mostly unnecessary and usually skip over them. However, they do provide a least provide a break in between songs so you can try to digest what you just heard.

This boxset was the first Cowboy Bebop soundtrack I got, and I wasn't disappointed. I've had it for a year and a half now and still listen to it regularly. It's a great introduction and collection of the music from C.B., but I would recommend buying some of the other soundtrack cds as well, such as Blue or No Disk. But if you're new to C.B. music, or an avid fan, this boxset is something you'll keep coming back to.

Good music from a TV show?!.......2006-03-26

This box set is really great. Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts have a wonderful sound. Most music made for shows or movies is boring and repetative. Not the case here. The only setback is that the dialouge tracks are in Japanese so I can't understand them! =( I would give my soul away to have this same set with the dialouge tracks in enlgish, because there are probably some great lines from the show on here that I'm missing. Perhaps I'll have to learn Japanese...

Average customer rating: Add Red Grammer to Your Collection! Red ROCKS! 5 stars for quality, dock one for brevity...

BeBop Your Best Red Grammer Manufacturer: Red Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Teaching Peace Hello World! Down the Do-Re-Mi Can You Sound Just Like Me Teaching Peace Songbook & Teacher's Guide ASIN: B000BGQUSY Release Date: 2005-09-30

Tracks:

1. Be-bop Your Best
2. Truthfulness
3. Responsibility
4. Fairness
5. Trustworthiness
6. Perseverance
7. Kindness
8. Caring and Compassion
9. Gratitude
10. Citizenship
11. Respect
12. Integrity
13. Patience
14. Listen to Your Heart

Product Description

The irrepressible Red Grammer is at it again, bringing his incredible voice and infectious playfulness to “Bebop Your Best!… Music To Build Character By”, his new collection of songs for Kids of All Ages. Red rocks, bops, and swings his way through 14 incredible songs that bring “Truthfulness,” “Responsibility,” “Kindness,” “Fairness,” “Integrity,” “Citizenship,” and others vividly to life with humor, wit, feistiness, and irresistible charm.

Customer Reviews:

Add Red Grammer to Your Collection!.......2006-02-06

We have been listening to Red Grammer for a while in my household and have fallen for each and every one of his CDs to date. "BeBop Your Best" is similar to "Teaching Peace" in that each song speaks of some aspect of behavior and character, whereas the other CDs are filled with old time family favorites with a few original pieces thrown in. I love how the 3-5 year old crowd immediately react to Red Grammer's songs about character-- better than a lecture from Mom or Dad any day! My 4 year old happily quotes from BeBop Your Best, reminding me, her friends, her imaginary playmates and even herself about the good choices we make every day. This CD is in heavy rotation at our house, both for the music and the message. I'm not certain I would want this particular CD any longer-- we all have out limit on how many behavior songs we can listen to!-- and am pleased with what is on it.

Red ROCKS!.......2006-01-13

My five-year-old adores Red Grammer, and she LOVES this CD. We listen to it in the car almost daily. My husband said he finds himself singing the songs to himself at work, which he usually finds annoying with kids music, but the songs are so positive and such a great message that he finds himself uplifted by it. Adults and kids alike can benefit from "Bebop Your Best". My favorite is "Gratitude". Kind of a swanky tune with some cute lyrics. One day we were listening to "Caring and Compassion", and my daughter said, "This song would make me feel better if I was sick." Too funny. Red's awesome voice never gets old. This CD's worth every penny.

5 stars for quality, dock one for brevity..........2005-12-30

This new release by the wonderful folky tenor (a former Limelighter) is only 35 minutes long, which makes it a pricey item perhaps. However, who else could write such clever and musically varied short songs with dull one-word titles such as "Truthfulness" and "Responsibility"? Every elementary teacher in the USA who has to incorporate a "Character Counts" type agenda into their school year should purchase this disc. The shortest song is only a minute, the longest just over three minutes. The vocabulary level varies, the tempos vary, the musical style varies. Some are cute, some are serious, and all are sensible. Red is in good vocal shape here, and this is a worthy addition to his other children's CD's.

Average customer rating: A successful departure from Cowboy Bebop O.S.T. 1 Cowboy Bebop, Music for everyone Awesome A top notch mix that really grows on you... Green Bird

Cowboy Bebop V.2 Yoko Kanno , and The Seatbelts Manufacturer: Toha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Anime & Video Game Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cowboy Bebop: Blue Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop: Future Blues Cowboy Bebop Vitaminless Cowboy Bebop Remixes: Remixes for Freelance ASIN: B00004RCC7 Release Date: 2001-01-04

Tracks:

1. American Money
2. Fantasie Sign
3. Dont Bother None
4. Vitamin A
5. LIVE In Baghdad
6. Cats On Mars
7. Want It All Back
8. Bindy
9. You Make Me Cool
10. Vitamin B
11. Green Bird
12. ELM
13. Vitamin C
14. Gateway
15. The Singing Sea
16. The EGG And YOU
17. Forever Broke
18. POWER OF KUNG FOOD REMIX

Album Description

Original soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. 18 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

A successful departure from Cowboy Bebop O.S.T. 1.......2007-02-22

For me, the greatest appeal of the first Cowboy Bebop disc (O.S.T. 1) is that all of the pieces (except the abysmal "Rain") work well together and form a cohesive whole. No Disc approaches the sounds of Cowboy Bebop from multiple perspectives and from various bands. There are more actual songs (music with lyrics) on No Disc than on O.S.T. 1. At first, I didn't like this approach, but the music grew on me with time. Not every piece or song is as complete as those of O.S.T. 1, but there is plenty of great music to write about.

"American Money" is a hilarious, banjo-driven critique of the foundation of the United States' economy, and it accomplishes this task in just over a minute.

I find "Fantaisie Sign" hard to describe. The female lead (Carla Vallet) delivers slow, silky jazz vocals over some nice brass and woodwind rhythms. I'm somewhat confused by the overzealous percussion, but I enjoy the song overall.

"Don't Bother None" is a great blues song. There's more than a little hint of Janis Joplin smokiness in the female lead. Great guitar and harmonica work round out the song. The song stops without resolution, but what we have is excellent indeed.

"Live in Baghdad" hits my ears as a rather silly metal song. I don't listen to it often.

"Cats on Mars" is pleasantly weird. I have no idea what is being sung about (it's in Japanese), but it's fun to listen to.

If "Want It All Back" wasn't in English, I don't think it would work as well for me. The brassy rock song doesn't have the greatest melody, but it does feel like a complete song.

"Bindy" is a fun instrumental break. The saxophone and hand drums explore what sounds like an Egyptian tune.

"You Make Me Cool" sounds like an homage to Henri Mancini (think The Pink Panther) as sung by an amateur Vegas lounge singer. The music is far more enjoyable than the vocals. It doesn't have a true ending, but homage doesn't have to be complete. It just has to get the job done.

"Green Bird" is a great call-and-response chorale. The piano accompaniment completes this short and beautiful song.

I have mixed feelings about "ELM." The guitar work is fantastic, but the vocals are distracting. The only distinguishable lyrics seem to be "no, "na," and "la."

"Gateway" is a great growling jazz tune with many quick mini brass solos. The piano solo towards the end is the best.

"The Singing Sea" requires the listener to slow down and take in the beautiful female vocals and great clarinet lead.

"The Egg and YOU" is a reprise of O.S.T. 1.'s "The Egg and I," and makes for a piano-driven, jazzy companion piece.

"Forever Broke" offers the listener an example of what music is all about - the silence between the notes. This slow, sparse, and bluesy piece sounds like what a very hot and dusty day in an early nineteenth century Old West town looks like.

"Power of Kung Food Remix" remixes "Tank!", the opening piece from O.S.T. 1 and theme song for the Cowboy Bebop series.

Scattered throughout No Disc are very short song-lets called "Vitamin A," "Vitamin B," and "Vitamin C." They are ingenious little intros to the songs that follow them. They last only a few seconds, and as they are fading, the next song starts. On iTunes, a "vitamin" starts and soon the next song joins it; both tracks play at the same time. It's seamless, something I've never heard on an album before, and very effective.

No Disc is a great addition to O.S.T. 1, because it approaches the anime source material from a completely different musical place. It takes more risks than O.S.T. 1, and because of this, falls short once and a while. Overall, I recommend No Disc to fans of Cowboy Bebop music and to those who want an alternative musical experience to mainstream tedium.

Cowboy Bebop, Music for everyone.......2006-01-07

This album is mostly lyrical songs, but not in a bad way. This is a good album for fans of the lyrical songs of the series. The styles on this OST range from blues-rock to cowboy western to metal to sugary-sweet pop to medieval music. The range between all the vocalists is very vast and very welcome.

"American Money": Is the bounty hunter t.v. show's theme, very western with it's banjo and gunshots.
"Don't Bother None": An awesome blues-rock song sung by the gruff Mai Yamane. Here voice is rough and raw and perfectly fit for this kind of song.
"Live in Baghdad": The random metal song in the mix, with surf guitar. I love this song exactly for it's randomness in the series.
"Cats on Mars": A super-cute song! This is the absolute cutest song of the series. It's poppy, it's cute, it's fun. Hard to resist.
"Green Bird": A sweet vocal by Gabriela Robin, her voice is so gentle and nice.
"Elm": A song that sounds like a medieval ballad from a skilled guitarist. It's so beautiful and addictive, the vocals are perfectly harmonized and the skill of the guitarist is very impressive.

Awesome.......2005-10-10

Fitting to the title, the music of Cowboy Bebop is one of the standout features that makes it a legendary anime instead of just an excellent anime.
Any true fan of the show would greatly benefit from this listening experience.
I've experienced some very difficult academic situations during the semester. I can't tell anyone the number of times I've played "ELM" while getting ready in the morning before work or class and just tried to quietly prepare myself for the day's events.
This isn't just a great soundtrack; it's a great album in its own right.
The only thing that this album could benefit from would be improved cohesiveness of the ordering of the songs. The ordering of the songs in this album is fine, but if it has one weakness, the ordering of the songs is it. This is a typical problem with soundtracks, and I think it's something that consumers just have to live with. A soundtrack's main purpose isn't the same as a "normal" album; its purpose is to showcase the songs used in the work(movie, anime, television, etc.).
Cowboy Bebop V.2 is an incredible listening experience in its own right.

A top notch mix that really grows on you..........2005-03-25

Cowboy Bebop O.S.T. 2 No Disk is a great soundtrack that brings out all the little songs that make Bebop what it is. Most of these songs recieve the short treatment in the show but. never the less, make it just so much better. Some people may not like the songs so this is a sound track for serious fans.

Green Bird.......2004-02-02

Heck, I'll admit that I bought this Cd just for the sake of Green Bird, my fave Bebop song, from my fave bebop episode, Ballad of Fallen Angels. However, none of the tracks proved to be a disappointment, especially to a die hard Bebop fan like myself. If you loved the series, this is the perfect CD, though I would also recomment Blue as a good soundtrack from the series. Then, when you're on vacation and far away from a DVD player and you precious Cowboy Bebop DVDs, you can pop this in your CD player and enjoy!!!!

Like my money when it comes to Bebop stuff.. Easy come, easy go.

See you, Space Cowboy

Average customer rating: Searching for booklet: please help! ótimo custo benefício Smilin and Scattin Essential Listening for the Expert and Neophyte Amazing and Essential

Bebop Spoken Here Various Artists Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | 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 Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Blues | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | 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: Tempus Fugue-It Hittin' on All Six The Bebop Years Jivin With Jordan The Big Horn: The History of the Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone ASIN: B00004UFTG Release Date: 2001-05-28

Tracks:

1. Woody'n You - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
2. Disorder At The Border - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
3. The Moose - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
4. Tiny's Tempo - Tiny Grimes Quintet
5. Good Bait - Dizzy Gillespie All Stars
6. Something For You - Oscar Pettiford & His All Stars
7. Night In Tunisia - Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra
8. In The Middle - Georgie Auld & His Orchestra
9. Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
10. Dizzy Atmosphere - Dizzy Gillespie
11. Opus X - Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
12. Reverse The Charges - Frank Socolow's Duke Quintet
13. Loverman - Sarah Vaughan
14. Hot House - Dizzy Gillespie & His All Star Quintet
15. Hallelujah - Red Norvo And His Selected Sextet
16. Koko - Charlie Parker's Reboppers
17. Second Balcony Jump - Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
18. Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie Septet
19. Ornithology - Charlie Parker Septet
20. If You Could See Me Now - Sarah Vaughan
21. Jay Bird - Jay Jay Johnson's Beboppers
22. Our Delight - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
23. Things To Come - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
24. BeBop In Pastel - Sonny Stitt All Stars
25. Webb City - The Bebop Boys

Tracks:

1. Opus De Bop - Stan Getz Quartet
2. Dodo's Bounce - Dodo Marmarosa
3. Smooth Sailing - Dodo Marmarosa/Lucky Thompson Quartet
4. Woodchopper's Holiday - Sonny Berman's Big Eight
5. The Man I Love - Wardell Gray Quartet
6. Indiana - Bud Powell Trio
7. Disc Jockey Jump - Gene Krupa & His Orchestra
8. All God's Children Got Rhythm - Red Rodney's Be-Boppers
9. Oop-Pop-A-Da - Bab's Three Bips And A Bop
10. The Chase - Dexter Gordon
11. All Night, All Frantic - Allen Eager
12. Mad Lad - Sir Charles Thompson's All Stars
13. Milestones - Miles Davis All Stars
14. Ow! - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
15. Confirmation - Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker
16. Thrivin' On A Riff - Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
17. The Squirrel - Tadd Dameron Sextet
18. Ruby My Dear - Thelonious Monk
19. Embraceable You - Charlie Parker Quintet
20. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Anita O'day
21. Scrapple From The Apple - Charlie Parker Quintet
22. In Walked Bud - Thelonious Monk
23. Donna Lee - Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
24. How High The Moon - Ella Fitzgerald

Tracks:

1. The Duel - Dexter Gordon/Teddy Edwards
2. Nostalgia - Fats Navarro
3. Dexter's Riff - Dexter Gordon Quintet
4. Dexter's Mood - Dexter Gordon & His Boys
5. Cool Breeze - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
6. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
7. Wee Dot - Leo Parker's All Stars
8. Yardbird Suite - Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
9. How High The Moon - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
10. Bone-O-Logy - Jay Jay Johnson's Bop Quintet
11. Four Brothers - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
12. The Thin Man - Art Blakey's Messengers
13. Bop Alley - Art Blakey's Messengers
14. Bluebird - Charlie Parker All-Stars
15. The Talk Of The Town - Howard McGhee Sextet
16. Confirmation - Kenny Clarke And His Fifty Second Street Boys
17. Jumpin' There - Kenny Clarke And His Fifty Second Street Boys
18. Epistrophy - Thelonious Monk
19. Stealin' Apples - Benny Goodman Septet
20. Ah-Leu-Cha - Charlie Parker All-Stars
21. Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker All-Stars
22. The Skunk - Howard McGhee/Fats Navarro
23. Double Talk - Howard McGhee/Fats Navarro
24. Blue Brew - Brew Moore
25. Cu-Ba - James Moody's Modernists

Tracks:

1. Tin Tin Deo - James Moody's Modernists
2. Foo's - Tony Fruscella Quintet
3. Ool-Ya-Koo - Ella Fitzgerald
4. Jam For Boppers - Gene Ammons/Tom Archia
5. That's Right - Woody Herman And His Orchestra
6. Victory Ball - Metronome All-Stars
7. Casbah - Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra
8. Professor Bop - Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra
9. Move - Miles Davis And His Orchestra
10. Israel - Miles Davis And His Orchestra
11. Undercurrent Blues - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
12. Focus - Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra
13. Blue Lou - Benny Goodman Septet
14. BeBop Spoken Here - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
15. Wallington's Godchild - Kai Winding Sextet
16. Crossing The Channel - Kai Winding Sextet
17. I'll Keep Loving You - Bud Powell
18. Tempus Fugit - Bud Powell
19. Euphoria - Charlie Ventura
20. Crazy Chords - Stan Getz Quartet
21. Wail - Bud Powell's Modernists
22. Twisted - Wardell Gray Quartet
23. Move - Serge Chaloff

Album Description

The language of bebop is one of the most enduring and eloquent in the history of jazz music. The 97 bebop statements in this box set sound as fresh and invigorating now as when they were first recorded some 50 years ago. The artists include Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Berman, Woody Herman and Miles Davis. Includes 52 page fully illustrated booklet, discography and rare photographs. Over four hours of music. 4 standard jewel cases packaged in a 5' x 5' colorful cardboard slipcase. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews:

Searching for booklet: please help!.......2007-01-13

The reviews above just about sum it up: great collection, nice selection of songs, and I hear the booklet is great. I bought my box set from another seller and it came without the book. Anyone wishing to sell one or know of a place to get it, please contact me!

ótimo custo benefício.......2007-01-07

Se você está interessado em conhecer o bebop, esta é uma boa oportunidade. A coleção traz um apanhado geral do estilo e no mínimo vale como curiosidade para quem quer se iniciar no tema.

Smilin and Scattin.......2006-03-18

Like eating really good filet mignon for the first time, and feeling slightly sorry that you deprived yourself up that point. But otherwise, just smiling, swaying to the beat and scatting along.

A good friend of mine who is a semi-professional musician attempted to teach me about modes, how jazz is often constructed. I'm just an appreciative music fan, but clearly the artists on this collection were high adepts, skillful in weaving together some of the most complex yet unpretentious music ever heard. Too many fabulous artists to single out; they're all good. I hope jazz fans back in the day enjoyed this music as much as I do.

BUY THIS COLLECTION AT ONCE!!!

Essential Listening for the Expert and Neophyte.......2005-09-26

As a long time jazz fan, you'd expect that I would have most of the material on a box like this. And I do. But there are quite a few gems I've found nowhere else and, in any case, it's wonderful having all of this amazing music in one place. "Bebop Spoken Here" is indeed a perfect introduction to this challenging subgenre of jazz, but it is also a wonderful set for the connoisseur of jazz. All the greats are here, both the famous and the obscure. If you haven't picked this up yet, do so!

Amazing and Essential.......2005-05-25

This huge compilation casts a wide net, capturing the classic recordings of the giants of bebop: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Bud Powell, the early recordings of future stars like Dexter Gordon and Stan Getz, the popularizers who made it accessible to a larger audience: Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet and Charlie Ventura and the rarities by now-obscure musicians: Freddie Webster, Sonny Berman, Tom Archia, Tony Fruscella and many others.

Why buy this set? You won't hear this music anywhere else as radio these days won't play anything made before the LP era.
You will discover that although this music was far-out, Dizzy Gillespie was popular enough to have his own big band and a
major-label record contract. Charlie Parker could play any style,
his first record with Tiny Grimes is pure swing and Parker plays superbly. You'll hear Trummy Young, Louis Armstrong's trombone player, play superbly on "Good Bait" with Dizzy Gillespie and Dexter Gordon. You will hear so much rare and excellent music, otherwise completely unobtainable, by musicians, like Tadd Dameron, so influential and yet now forgotten. You will hear the
greatness of those who died far too soon like Wardell Gray and Fats Navarro.

If you want to experience and understand this music, this is essential listening. Reasonably priced, excellently documented too!

Average customer rating: Complete Early Recordings!!

Sax o' Bebop Sonny Stitt Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Bebop Years Settin' the Pace Big Ben The Wardell Gray Story Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 ASIN: B0000DZH5B Release Date: 2003-10-27

Tracks:

1. One Bass Hit, Pt. 1 - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
2. Oop Bop Sh'bam - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
3. That's Earl, Brother - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
4. Bebop in Pastel
5. Fool's Fancy
6. Bombay
7. Ray's Idea
8. Serenade to a Square
9. Good Kick
10. Seven Up
11. Blues in Bebop
12. Epistrophy - Kenny Clarke
13. 52nd Street Theme - Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys
14. Oop-Bop-Sh'bam - Kenny Clarke
15. Royal Roost - Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys
16. Boppin' a Riff
17. Fat Boy
18. Everything's Cool
19. Webb City
20. Stardust - Lord Nelson and His Boppers
21. Third Song - Lord Nelson and His Boppers
22. Body and Soul - Lord Nelson and His Boppers
23. Ratio and Proportion - Lord Nelson and His Boppers

Tracks:

1. Red Shoes
2. Be Bop Blues
3. Royal Wedding
4. Fine and Dandy
5. Scamparoo - Russell Jacquet
6. Suede Jacquet - Russell Jacquet
7. Lion's Roar - Russell Jacquet
8. Relaxin' - Russell Jacquet
9. Afternoon in Paris - Jay Jay Johnson, Sonny Stitt
10. Elora - Jay Jay Johnson, Sonny Stitt
11. Teapot - Jay Jay Johnson, Sonny Stitt
12. Blue Mode - Jay Jay Johnson, Sonny Stitt
13. Blue Mode [Alternate Take] - Jay Jay Johnson, Sonny Stitt
14. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
15. Sonnyside
16. Bud's Blues - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
17. Sunset - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
18. Move
19. Hot House
20. Strike Up the Band - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
21. I Want to Be Happy - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
22. Taking a Chance on Love - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
23. Fine and Dandy - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt
24. Fine and Dandy [Alternate Take] - Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt

Tracks:

1. Avalon
2. Later
3. Ain't Misbehavin'
4. Mean to Me
5. Stairway to the Stars
6. Touch of the Blues - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
7. Bye Bye - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
8. Blues Up and Down - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
9. You Can Depend on Me [Take 1] - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
10. You Can Depend on Me [Take 2] - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
11. Chabootie
12. Count Every Star
13. Nice Work If You Can Get It
14. There Will Never Be Another You
15. Blazin'
16. Seven Eleven
17. To Think You've Chosen Me
18. After You've Gone
19. Our Very Own
20. 'S Wonderful
21. Stringin' the Jug

Tracks:

1. Nevertheless
2. Jeepers Creepers
3. Imagination
4. Cherokee
5. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
6. Can't We Be Friends?
7. New Blues Up and Down, Pts. 1-3
8. Thrill of Your Kiss
9. If the Moon Turns Green
10. P.S. I Love You
11. This Can't Be Love
12. I Cover the Waterfront
13. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
14. Down with It
15. For the Fat Man
16. Splinter
17. I'm Confessin'
18. Cool Mambo
19. Sonny Sounds
20. Blue Mambo
21. Stitt's It
22. Sancho Panza - Johnny Richards Orchestra, Sonny Stitt
23. Hooke's Tours - Johnny Richards Orchestra, Sonny Stitt
24. Opus 202 - Johnny Richards Orchestra, Sonny Stitt
25. Loose Walk - Johnny Richards Orchestra, Sonny Stitt
26. Pink Satin - Johnny Richards Orchestra, Sonny Stitt

Album Description

UK exclusive box-set for one of the greatest sax players to emerge in the post bebop era, originally known as a disciple of Charlie Parker. Includes 40 page booklet with discography. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. Proper. 2003.

Album Details

One of the Greatest Sax Players to Emerge in the Post-bebop Era, this Four CD Set is a Comprehensive Guide to his Early Years. The Set Includes a Booklet with Full Discography, Rare Photographs and Full Liner Notes.

Customer Reviews:

Complete Early Recordings!!.......2005-05-22

This 4-CD set captures all Stitt's recordings from his debut in 1946 with Dizzy Gillespie on Savoy, through the Prestige Years of 1949 to 1951, ending with his first Roost recording session in 1952 with Johnny Richards.

Stitt was one of the foremeost bebop saxophonists, a true virtuoso who raised technical standards for saxophonists everywhere. He was widely admired by musicians as diverse as Oscar Peterson, Zoot Sims, Booker Ervin and John Coltrane. A formidable player, he loved to "battle" with other horn players, forcing them to play at their best.

Stitt started on alto sax, later adding tenor and baritone. His technique on all three horns is amazing. Adding the other horns
made him a more complete and soulful player. Like Parker, he excels at the blues and soulful ballads. Few players, then or now, could stay with him on up-tempo numbers.

This is an exhaustive survey of his early stuff. Some of the material is very good, the Gillespie material and the Prestige quartet sides from 1950 and 1951 are great. The most critically acclaimed sides are a quartet date with Bud Powell from 1949
and a quintet date with John Lewis and JJ Johnson from around the same time. Stitt's tenor playing here is among his best.

The band Stitt co-led with Gene Ammons is here as well, but I find the 1960s Boss Tenors sessions much preferable to this stuff, which is a bit raw. You may also find the period vocals
by obscure singers offputting. Stitt plays well on the Johnny Richards stuff, but the busy, contrived arrangements don't suit his style.

I like the quartet sides from 1950 & 1951. Stitt is the focus of attention and plays beautifully on these, whether on alto tenor or baritone, on which he shows more ability than many full time baritone players. Stitt is so obviously superior to most of his contemporaries that the presence of other soloists, as on the "Bebop Boys" Savoy sessions is merely distracting. True, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell are on these, but so are some other players who tend to ramble on.

The sound quality is pretty variable. Two sessions recorded for an obscure Detroit label seem to have been recorded in an echo chamber. There is some distortion on some of the Prestige stuff. The Savoy and Roost material sounds pretty good, remembering that these were 78rpm recordings.

Of great historical interest, as much early Bud Powell is here, but not essential unless you are a Stitt fan. Nice to have and not expensive to buy. Very informative booklet as well.

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Talking Jazz; an Oral History Ben Sidran Manufacturer: Unlimited Media Ltd. / Nardis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NE59VI

Product Description

Talking Jazz contains sixty intimate conversations with the men and women who made the music happen, all neatly packaged in one elegant box with rare photos and extensive in-depth essays. Twenty four hours of audio on 24 CDs. Hear Miles Davis reminisce about Kind of Blue; Sonny Rollins reveal what really happened on the bridge; Betty Carter dispense advice to the young; Dizzy Gillespie demonstrate how to pack for the road; all this and more!An unprecedented resource for students and teachers alike, from noted author, musician, journalist Ben Sidran -- available here for the first time at a special introductory price. Talking Jazz is rife with all of the stuff that makes for humanity, selectively touching, in particular, those who happen to be jazz musicians...Mr. Sidran has gone far below the surface of emotions to the very core of our feelings. Benny Golson, composer, musician

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3. Big Band Legends
4. By Way of the World
5. Chet
6. City Skyline
7. Club Jazz
8. Cool Breeze
9. Corea/Hancock
10. Demon Chaser

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