Blue Night Special

Blue Night Special

Track Listings

 
1. Back to Bach
2. Outsider
3. Breakfast With the Blues
4. Lover Man
5. Long Nights
6. Remembering Wes
7. I Love You
8. Bicycle
9. Ballade for Two
10. Canal
11. Walking Shoes
12. Sentimental Touch
13. Naima

Blue Night Special,Various Artists,Miramar,Avant-Garde Jazz,Bop,Hard Bop,Jazz,Jazz-Funk,Modern Creative,Pop,Post-Bop,Swing

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DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great compilation
  • A disappointment
DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

Manufacturer: Drg
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ASIN: B00005Q6IN
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
  2. Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
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  4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
  5. Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
  6. Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
  7. Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
  8. Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
  9. Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
  10. The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
  11. Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
  12. Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
  13. A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
  14. The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
  15. Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
  16. Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
  17. Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
  18. I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
  19. The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
  20. Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
  21. Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

Tracks:

  1. 4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
  2. Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
  3. Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
  4. High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
  5. Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
  6. State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
  7. Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
  8. Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
  9. The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
  10. Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
  11. The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
  12. Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
  13. SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
  14. March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
  15. Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
  16. 3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
  17. Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
  18. Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
  19. The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

1 out of 5 stars A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.
Wedding Collection
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • wedding songs
Wedding Collection

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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ASIN: B000000KGE
Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

  1. Wedding Chor From 'Lohengrin' - Choir Of Belgrad Nat Opr
  2. Matrimonial Benediction in F, Op.9 - Joseph Berger
  3. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Wedding March - LPO/Alfred Scholz
  4. The Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz Op.314 - Vienna Opr Orch/Carl Michalski
  5. Wedding March: Mazurka Op.20a - London Festival Orch/Alberto Lizzio
  6. Champagne Polka From 'The Bat' Op.211 - RPO London/Frank Shipway
  7. Flower Waltz Op.71a/8 - London Festival Orch/Alberto Lizzio
  8. Str Qt Op.13: Menuett in A - Stuttgart CO/Bernhard Guller
  9. Radetzky March Op.228 - Vienna Opr Orch/Carl Michalski
  10. Menuett in D - Stuttgart CO/Bernhard Guller
  11. Emperor Waltz Op.437 - Vienna Opr Orch/Peter Falk
  12. Ave Maria - Ernst Riedlinger

Tracks:

  1. I Finally Found Someone
  2. Power Of Love
  3. Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You
  4. Unchained Melody
  5. Just The Way You Are
  6. You Are So Beautiful
  7. My Love
  8. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
  9. You're In My Heart
  10. Always
  11. Love Is All Around
  12. Enless Love

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars wedding songs.......2005-10-12

I don't think this CD is for weddings....I personaly didn't care for it. It's to circus like music...
The Ultimate Wedding Collection
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    ASIN: B0009K7RZM
    Release Date: 2005-06-28

    Tracks:

    1. Wedding Chorus from "Lohengrin"
    2. Matrimonial Benediction in F Major, Op. 9 - Joseph Berger
    3. Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - London Philharmonic Orchestra
    4. Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 - Vienna Opera Orchestra
    5. Wedding March, Mazurka, Op. 20a - London Festival Orchestra
    6. Champagne Polka from "The Bat, " Op. 211 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    7. Flower Waltz: Op. 71a/8 - London Festival Orchestra
    8. String Quartet, Op. 13, Minuet in a Major - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
    9. Radetzky March, Op. 228 - Vienna Opera Orchestra
    10. Minuet in D Major - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
    11. Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 - Vienna Opera Orchestra
    12. Ave Maria - Ernst Riedlinger

    Tracks:

    1. Moment Like This
    2. You and I
    3. Unbreakable
    4. Forever and for Always
    5. All About Loving You
    6. Come Away With Me
    7. Thank God I Found You
    8. Could I Have This Kiss Forever
    9. I Believe in a Thing Called Love
    10. There You'll Be
    11. When I Said I Do
    12. If I Didn't Have You [Duet Version]
    Late Night Special (+3 Bonus Tracks)
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      Late Night Special (+3 Bonus Tracks)
      Pretty Ricky
      Manufacturer: Atlantic
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Southern RapSouthern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000MVI1NU

      Product Description

      Limited Edition includes 3 Exclusive Bonus Tracks. Track Listing: 1)Stay, 2)On The Hotline, 3)Peer Pressure, 4)Push It, 5)Late Night Special, 6)So Confused, 7)On The Rocks, 8)Up And Down, 9)Leave It All Up To You, 10)Personal Trainer, 11)Make It Like It Was BONUS TRACKS: 12)Searching For Love, 13)Too Young, 14)Should've Been A Model
      Joe Utterback: Concert Fantasy on George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
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        Joe Utterback: Concert Fantasy on George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess

        Manufacturer: Connoisseur Society
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00003G1JP
        Release Date: 2000-10-26
        A Night Out with Blue Plate Special
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • A Night Out with Blue Plate Special!
        • The Best - but reissue the original
        • a must for any swing-jazz collection
        A Night Out with Blue Plate Special
        Blue Plate Special
        Manufacturer: Beyond Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        Retro SwingRetro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00000DF9F
        Release Date: 1998-10-27

        Tracks:

        1. Night Out
        2. Work That Skirt
        3. Double Talkin' Fool
        4. Evening
        5. The Hornet
        6. A Message For Paul Drake
        7. Opus One
        8. Tango Of Sorrow
        9. Skin Tight & Tapered
        10. A NIght In Havana

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars A Night Out with Blue Plate Special!.......2004-06-17

        When I heard "Night Out" and "Work That Skirt" I was very impresed. So I bought this album. And I can tell you it is nothing special.

        5 out of 5 stars The Best - but reissue the original.......2003-04-15

        Sure I'm prejudice because Blue Plate Special came right out of my hometown. Nevertheless, a long stint at The Derby honed this band into - hands down - the best neo-swing band of the last 15 years. Blue Plate Special is not a converted rock or ska band that chose to take advantage of the neo-swing movement. They are firmly based in jazz. This album captures that band at the height of their talents, before other opportunities shattered the line-up. That is, most of the album does that. Anthony Parcheesi replaces Fred Stuart's original vocals on the first two songs. Stuart had left the band between the original recording sessions and the albums wide release. Parcheesi has a pleasant voice but can't match Stuart's ability to tell a story with his vocals. I haven't heard of the band in a while, so it may have finally given in. If you want to hear the best the neo-swing movement had to offer, get this album...but they should reissue the original version.

        5 out of 5 stars a must for any swing-jazz collection.......2002-12-18

        I have tasted a number of swing albums, each with a style different from any other. The one I keep coming back to over and over is " A Night Out With Blue Plate Special "; You will see how crisp and tight the brass section is, while the lead vocal captivates you, and keeps you fixed on the melody. Like a good buffet, there is alot to select from, with no repeated style from one selection to another. With each song, there is a new flavor to get your attention.
        "Night out", the first song grabs your attention immediatly, where the lead vocals are clearly in control of the song and keep your attention to the end.
        The brass arrangment in " a message from paul drake " is very dramatic and involved.
        "Tango of sorrow" shows how very talented the group is when going into a style few can show accomplishment in.
        The icing on the cake for this album is "Night in Havana" where you are drawn into a night club in old Havana watching the dancers move to the rhumba in a smokey room, with the taste of gin, and the heat of the tropics. It makes you wish you could have lived in that time, and experienced a life style long gone.
        I was very fortunate to have found this album; dont pass it up.
        Blue Night Special
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          Blue Night Special
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Miramar
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B0000015FB
          Release Date: 1995-06-27

          Tracks:

          1. Back To Bach
          2. The Outsider
          3. Breakfast Within The Blues
          4. Lover Man
          5. Long Nights
          6. Remembering Wes
          7. I Love You
          8. Bicycle
          9. Ballade For Two
          10. La Canal
          11. Walking Shoes
          12. The Sentimental Touch
          13. Naima - Richie Hart
          Welcome Back...'70s - Gold & Platinum
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            Welcome Back...'70s - Gold & Platinum
            Neil Sedaka , Blue Swede , Burton Cummings , Foreigner , Bill Withers , Three Dog Night , Chicago , and and other artists
            Manufacturer: Warner Special Products
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000MSEUB0

            Product Description

            36 hit songs from the 1970s by a variety of artists.
            Night Out With Blue Plate Spec
            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
            • aint nothin like the real thing
            • Out-damn-standing!!
            • If you want to know why swing is back, listen here
            • This is GREAT MUSIC
            • Excellent CD !
            Night Out With Blue Plate Spec
            Blue Plate Special
            Manufacturer: Slimstyle
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B00000C2L8
            Release Date: 1998-09-10

            Tracks:

            1. Night Out
            2. Evening
            3. Double Talkin' Fool
            4. The Hornet
            5. A Message For Paul Drake
            6. Opus One
            7. Tango Of Sorrow
            8. Work That Skirt
            9. Skin Tight & Tapered
            10. A Night In Havana

            Customer Reviews:

            1 out of 5 stars aint nothin like the real thing.......2000-12-15

            These guys are a perfect example of why neo-swing was such a flash in the pan. They're all style--a style they borrowed from Royal Crown Review--and no substance. There was a time a couple years ago when you could grab any bunch of dorks out of the band practice room of the local junior college music department, throw a zoot suit on 'em and get a gig at the hippest clubs on the west coast, but those days are gone, thank gawd. One listen to this disc will tell you that, like virtually all the neo-swingers, these guys have never listened to the real stuff, but merely borrowed their sound and gangster noir imagery lock, stock and barrel from Royal Crown Review. Sadly, they don't come close to measuring up to RCR, especially in terms of the rhythm section and vocals. Blue Plate Special are a great example of how a potentially great idea--updating vintage swing--turned into a worthless fad.

            5 out of 5 stars Out-damn-standing!!.......1999-08-17

            I'll just say this; my CD got scratched, and I bought another one even though only one song was ruined. Did I mention I'm broke?

            5 out of 5 stars If you want to know why swing is back, listen here.......1999-08-05

            Blue Plate Special is the archetypal neo-swing group, a fine example of why swing has experienced a renaissance in the past few years. The guys work exceptionally well as a group, no one individual dominating but all working together to produce an outstanding sound. One thing which differentiates neo-swing from the past is the use of song lyrics to tell more intricate stories than we heard from such songwriters as Frank Loesser and Johnny Mercer. To illustrate, listen to the title cut from this CD. Perhaps, it is the influence of country & western music at work. The other selections presented here are also outstanding, making it very difficult to pick a favorite. Having grown up watching "Perry Mason" on TV, I immensely enjoy "A Message for Paul Drake". Both of the latin tunes, "Tango of Sorrow" and "A Night in Havana" also deserve mention. However, special recognition should be given "Evening". The only other recording I have of it is the one done in 1936 by Count Basie with vocal by Jimmy Rushing. Taken at a tempo which suits the tune better than that in the Basie version, this is probably the highlight of the entire CD.

            5 out of 5 stars This is GREAT MUSIC.......1999-07-20

            One simple word could describe this album. Magnificent! Not one mediocre song. Just listen to A Night in Havana and Tango of Sorrow, and get blown away. I just wish they had a new album I could buy today.

            5 out of 5 stars Excellent CD !.......1999-05-03

            Very upbeat songs, and good storylines with the songs. If you like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, you will like these guys.
            Instrumental Legends
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • Track List
            • Instrumental Legends
            Instrumental Legends

            Manufacturer: BMG Special Products
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
            Swing GeneralSwing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B0006G9H66

            Product Description

            2 CD set with 36 songs from various jazz and big band artists. Artists on this set are Ray Anthony, Perez Prado, Lawrence Welk, Henry Mancini, Ray Conniff, Les Baxter, Michel Legrand, Robert Maxwell, Joe Harnell, Si Zentner, Hugo Montenegro, Arthur Lyman, Billy Vaughn, Reg Owen, Hugo Winterhalter, Percy Faith, David Rose, Victor Young, Henri Rene, Paul Mauriat, Richard Maltby, Nelson Riddle, Bert Kaempfert, Morris Stoloff, Andre Kostelanetz, Jimmy Dorsey, and Dick Jacobs.

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Track List.......2007-05-06

            CD 1 Track List

            1. Fly Me To The Moon (Bossa Nova)
            2. Up The Lazy River
            3. Patricia
            4. Yellow Bird
            5. Sail Along Silvery Moon
            6. It's Only A Paper Moon
            7. Blue Tango
            8. Theme For Young Lovers
            9. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
            10. Around The World
            11. Love Me Tender
            12. Brian's Song
            13. Love Is Blue
            14. Peg O' My Heart
            15. The Stripper
            16. Moon River
            17. Somewhere My Love
            18. Wake The Town And Tell The People

            CD 2 Track List

            1. The Peter Gunn Theme -- Ray Anthony And His Orchestra
            2. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly -- Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus
            3. Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm -- Richard Maltby & His Orchestra
            4. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -- Pérez Prado Orchestra
            5. Calcutta -- Lawrence Welk
            6. Melody Of Love -- Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
            7. Canadian Sunset -- Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
            8. Lisbon Antigua -- Nelson Riddle
            9. Theme From A Summer Place -- The Percy Faith Orchestra
            10. Wonderland By Night -- Bert Kaempfert
            11. Theme From Love Story -- Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
            12. Shangri-La -- Robert Maxwell His Harp And Orchestra
            13. Moonglow & Theme From Picnic -- Morris Stoloff Conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra
            14. I Cover The Waterfront -- André Kostelanetz
            15. Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet -- Henry Mancini
            16. So Rare -- Jimmy Dorsey
            17. Tonight You Belong To Me -- Lawrence Welk And His Sparkling Strings
            18. Fascination -- Dick Jacobs And His Chorus And Orchestra

            5 out of 5 stars Instrumental Legends.......2006-09-21

            Several years ago we bought this great collection for my mother-in-law, who's in her 80s, and while a lot of the music was familiar to me and my husband, she knew every song. Now it's one of our favorites, too. Anyone who loves music will appreciate this. The double-disc set contains many memorable tunes, from Hugo Winterhalter's "Canadian Sunset" to Jimmy Dorsey's "So Rare".

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