Graduation & Other New Country & Blues

Track Listings

1. Graduation

2. Portrait

3. Lonesome Train Dreams

4. Double Spindizzy

5. No Rights

6. Virginia Trance

7. Conga

8. Celestial Power

Graduation and Other New Country and Blues Music, Music, Henry Flynt, Avant-Garde, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Electronic & Computer, Experimental

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Graduation
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Roc-A-Fella Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000RG1FMO
Release Date: 2007-08-21

Album Description

This is the official label release of Kanye West's new CD. Features the singles "Stronger" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing."

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Simply Amazing
Music of Hikari Oe
Music of Hikari Oe

Music of Hikari Oe, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Denon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000034XQ
Release Date: 1995-03-28

Tracks:

A Favourite Waltz
Forest Ballad
Nocturne
Birthday Waltz
Ave Maria
Bluebird March
Star
Mister Prelude
Waltz In A Minor
Rondo
Summer In Kitakaru
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Dance
Siciliano
Landler
Grief
Magic Flute
Sad Waltz
Pied Piper
Stream
Barcarolle
Hiroshima Requiem
Graduation (With Variations)

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Simply Amazing.......2004-01-02

I first heard of Hikari Oe many years ago when he was featured on a news program. I was so moved by his story, that I went out to buy his CD. I fell in love. I am so amazed that this man who can do nothing for himself, can write such beautiful music. He is simply amazing. This is a wonderful cd from a wonderful man. Don't miss it!!!!

Music of Hikari Oe.......2000-06-11

Listend, loved. I don't listen to classical music often, but I listen to this one almost every day.

Music of Hikari Oe.......2000-06-11

First reccomended to by Orson Scott Card in Xenocide, I orded it and was not dissapointed. This music is beautiful. I listen to it almost every day.

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Smooth And Funky All At Once
Nice Album Cover Watered down Album
Ohio Players Rule
Sweet High School Memories Brought Back Again!

Graduation
The Ohio Players
Manufacturer: Century Vista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ouch!
Honey
Ol' School
Tenderness
Fire

ASIN: B000005NRU
Release Date: 1997-09-02

Tracks:

Fast Track
Follow Me
Don't You Know I Care
School Girl
All Night
Sight For Sore Eyes
Now Is The Time
So Nice I Got My R&B

Album Description

Remastered reissue of long lost album for the funk/ soul legends. Eight tracks including, 'Fast Track', 'Follow Me' and'Don't You Know I Care'. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Remastered Version of this Long Lost Album by These Funk and R&B Innovators.

Customer Reviews:

Smooth And Funky All At Once.......2003-08-28

An utterly underrated mid 80's venture for the Players
"Garduation" stars strong with two high-energy grooves in
"Fast Track" and "Follow Me",countered only by the B-side's
"All Night",making way for the albums closing bluesy rock 'n roll
of "So Glad I Got My R&B",the most orginal and clever tune the
Ohio Players ever came up with.But when you get to "School Girl"
and "Now Is The Time",the rest of the album including those two
fit into the Whitney Housten-style "big ballad" 80's R&B sound
that seemed the drain the soul out of Afro Amerian popular music
in this era and up to today.An excellent outing but also showing
a symtom of the times.

Nice Album Cover Watered down Album.......2002-08-05

Album Covers kept on the Right path for the Players but the Music just kept taken a Beaten.Billy Beck is cool on certain songs&there are some moments here&there but Compared to there Hey Day this is like a Watered Down Version of the Band.some of the music is alright but there isn't any stand-out material.

Ohio Players Rule.......2001-11-05

I really didn't expect much from this Album, especially when I found out (after I ordered it) that Sugarfoot isn't on it! I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to it though. It's still good music. (Billy Beck does a good job on the lead vocals. He can even get some of Sugar's snarl). It isn't classic Ohio Players funk but it is a good album for a group who's supposed to have been "past their prime".

Sweet High School Memories Brought Back Again!.......2001-05-12

Although the Ohio Players are best known for their smash-hit albums of the 1970s, "Graduation" has great potential! This album will cause anyone to reflect back on their high school years, be them good or bad! Yes, this album is a true collector's item! Tracks like "Follow Me" and "All Night" highlight the uptempo flavor of the album, while tracks like "Now Is The Time" and "Sight For Sore Eyes" provide inspiration and comfort. I took off a star because the album seems to lack that "original" Ohio Player sound. Overall, this 1984 effort by the pioneers of funk is exceptional. It will make you dance, cry, and most of all, it will bring back memories of your high school years. I strongly recommend this album to any lovers of R&B and soul music. You won't be disappointed!

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Graduation
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000RY42PS
Release Date: 2007-08-27

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Hmmm. VERY interesting.

Graduation Day
The Four Freshmen
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fresh

ASIN: B000001V2L
Release Date: 1992-09-01

Tracks:

Graduation Day
Poinciana
It's A Blue World
In This Whole Wide World
The Day Isn't Long Enough
I've Never Loved Anyone More
Lovin' You
Everytime You Touch Me (I Get High)
In You
Carnival Of Life

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Hmmm. VERY interesting........2004-04-12

This album was recorded in Nashville, produced by steel guitar wizard Pete Drake, and contains a song written by ex-Monkee. Mike Nesmith. It was recorded in 1982 when Bob Flannigan and Ken Albers were the only longstanding Freshmen in the group. The new Freshmen should have felt right at home in Nashville. Autie Goodman's last nane and Dennis Grillo's appearance were evocative of white Southern Gospel quartets. The Freshmen did vocals and horns, and Nashville cats did the rest. The first half of the album consists of Freshmen standards. As usual, they sound just like the originals, except the unison portions of the vocals are so together as to sound uncanny, and Drake's production and Grady Martin's guitar change the texture and flavor of the tracks enough to make the sound refreshingly different. I like it. Songs in the second half of the album are newer, and some of them are written by country writers. They are pleasant and easy to listen to, but I prefer the first half. It was hard to rate this album. I am glad to have it in my collection, but it will seldom see the CD player, compared with FIVE TROMBONES, FIVE TRUMPETS, or LOVE LOST. Certainly not recommended as an introduction to the Four Freshmen.

Adam - Giselle (complete ballet) ~ Offenbach - Gaîté Parisienne ~ Strauss Graduation Ball / Fistoulari, Dorati

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The most satisfying Giselle on disk
An artistic milestone
Credits?
The Living Art : Ballet At Its Best
A Ballet Lover's Dream

Adam - Giselle (complete ballet) ~ Offenbach - Gaîté Parisienne ~ Strauss Graduation Ball / Fistoulari, Dorati
Antal Dorati , and Johann Strauss II
Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Delibes: Coppélia (complete ballet) / Sylvia (Ballet in Three Acts)
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Adolphe Adam: Music from 'Giselle'
Adam - Giselle / Kirov, Petipa, Mezentseva

ASIN: B0000057N1
Release Date: 1996-05-14

Tracks:

Giselle: Act I - Introduction
Giselle: No. 1
Giselle: Entree du Prince
Giselle: Entree de Giselle
Giselle: Retour de la Vendage
Giselle: La Chasse, First Part
Giselle: Pas de Deux and La Chasse, Second Part
Giselle: Scene d'Hilarion -- Marche des Vendanges
Giselle: Galop
Giselle: Final
Giselle: Act II -- La Halte des Chasseurs
Giselle: Apparition et Scene de Myrtha
Giselle: Appararition et Scene de Myrtha (cont.)
Giselle: Apparation et Scene de Myrtha (concl.)
Giselle: Apparition de Giselle
Giselle: Apparition de Giselle (cont.)
Giselle: Entree des Paysans; Entree d'Albert et Wilfred

Tracks:

Giselle: Act II (cont.) -- Entree d'Hilarion
Giselle: Grand Pas de Deux
Giselle: Final
Giselle: Final (cont.)
Giselle: Final (cont.)
Giselle: Final (concl.)
Giselle: Graduation Ball
Giselle: Gaite Parisienne

Amazon.com

Giselle is the first of the great "classical" ballets, which is a bit confusing because all of the classical ballets date from the romantic period. What "classical" means in this context is a full-length theater piece in several acts that tells a coherent story. There were only two countries where this sort of entertainment became popular--France and Russia, and the great composers of classical ballet were, accordingly, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Prokofiev, Adam, and Delibes. Of course, there were many others, but they don't get played that often, for good reason. Giselle is a typical "fairy tale" ballet full of good tunes and nice, strong dance rhythms. It's not as great as Delibes or Tchaikovsky, but taken on its own terms, it's a good listen. This performance makes the music shine. --David Hurwitz

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The most satisfying Giselle on disk.......2007-04-06

Let's start by getting a few facts straight on the other reviews. Anatole Fistoulari and the LSO perform the Giselle on this CD, while Antal Dorati and his Minneapolis forces are the ones reponsible for the Graduation Ball and Gaite Parisienne. Starting with Giselle, Fistoulari turns in the most satisfying account of this work to be found on CD today. It's true that other "complete" recordings include about 20 to 25 minutes of additional music, but one wonders how much of this material was originally intended for this ballet -- or actually composed by Adam at all? There's a bit of mystery surrounding the Paris Opera Ballet orchestral parts, as lots of changes and modifications were made over the years. When Fistoulari made this recording back around 1960, he used the complete score then in use in Paris. When I compare it to others, I find that the additional music in the other recordings is pretty boring stuff compared to the inventiveness and charm of the rest of the music. Moreover, the orchestration is much more effective here -- particularly in the percussion department and the use of brass. Another very important difference is the ending of the ballet, which has been altered in more recent renditions to include a soft fadeout of music whereas the original has an orchestral flourish that corresponds with the final curtain drop; the new approach is HUGELY unsatisfying. Veteran ballet conductor that he was, Fistoulari has a natural flair for this music and is more successful than so many other conductors like Zhuraitis, Mogrelia and Michael Tilson Thomas. Bonynge on Decca gives Fistoulari a good run for his money, and that version would be the one to buy if you really want to hear all of the (pretty forgettable) extra music that's attributed to this ballet score. The London Symphony is in top form for Fistoulari, and Mercury's original three-channel stereo recording has ultra-realistic orchestral depth and bloom like you wouldn't believe.

Another veteran conductor from the ballet pits, Antal Dorati directs a sinewy, frenetic Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in the Gaite Parisienne and the Graduation Ball numbers. For once, a full symphony orchestra actually sounds like a pit band -- and you really do feel like you're experiencing an actual ballet performance. Dorati himself arranged the score for Graduation Ball for the Ballet Russes back in the late 1930s. Here as well, there are two versions of the score ... and the one done here is the better of the two (Dorati made an earlier recording with the Dallas Symphony, and later recorded the alternate version, as did Bonynge and several others ... I find this reading more exciting than these alternatives). The Gaite Parisienne score is cut by about 15 minutes ... and Arthur Fiedler and Eugene Ormandy have done the complete score better anyway. You can also hear this music performed by the arranger Manual Rosenthal -- but by all means avoid his last recording (of three) which he made in his 90s for Naxos, released a year or two before his death ... that one is just WAY too slow.

An artistic milestone .......2006-04-01

Antal Dorati figure has been frequently associated with Hungarian and Russian composers, but he possessed a superb good tatse at the time to conduct notable pieces of the ballet repertoire. This Giselle may be well considered as a notable example about what I am talking about.

Lyricism, grace, and absolute sense of serene charm make of this recording an absolute must for all those who love this ballet.

Totally recommended.

Credits?.......2006-03-30

The Amazon.com product listing states that Fistoulari conducts Adam's Giselle and that Dorati conducts the other titles. Yet most of the reviews congratulate Dorati for the Giselle.

Well, which is it? If these auditors are unable to read a jewel case insert, it bodes ill for their reviews. Who conducts what?

The Living Art : Ballet At Its Best.......2003-05-10

Recorded in the 60's, Antal Dorati conducted this version of Giselle with unmatched success. Dorati was a fan of the dance-art, and had worked with the Paris Opera Ballet, the Monte Carlo Ballet and various American and European dance companies. The passionate, soulful and precise, artistic dedication he spent on his ballet scores were always impressive. The orchestra becomes a dynamic background to the footwork and leaps of physical movement from the dancers. Giselle is considered the first official ballet to many. It was certainly a trend setter. The Romantic movement of the early 19th century inspired writers and artists to leave behind their dull, worldy affairs and retreat into worlds of whimsy, romance and adventure. Adolphe Adam, the Paris-born composer of Giselle, based it from the novella by the German author Heinrich Heine, who wrote about a tragic love unfulfilled against the backdrop of the Black Forest, the Reine River and the elusive, terrifying night creatures called the Willis- jilted brides who dance long after their death as ghosts and lure men into their own deaths.

Such intensity striked Adolphe Adam and with brilliant choreography by experts like Jules Perrot, he caused quite a sensation when he introduced it to the Paris Opera ballet. It was an instant beloved classic. The signature women in white tutus, which would later be used in Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" originates in the dance of the Willis. Giselle is a beautiful peasant girl, with a nearly unhealthy fondness for dancing and daydreaming.

Like most girls of the 1840's, Giselle dreams of a handsome prince who would rescue her from living in rustic squalor. The dashing hunter Albrecht is in fact a prince in disguise. But apparently, he was seeking love and adventure outside the dull, loveless and conventional society in his immediate royal family. He does fall in love with Giselle, but must compete with the likes of Hilarion, a village man who also desires Giselle for his wife. It is discovered that Albrecht is not only a prince, but an engaged man. This sends the heartbroken Giselle into madness and she dies.

And that's only Act 1 ! Remember, the dead are not as they seem. This is especially true for the bride-ghosts, the Willis. They have initiated Giselle as one of them, their hordes lead by the sinister Queen Myrtha. When Albrecht and Hilarion come to pay homage to the fallen Giselle at her tomb, the Willis appear and entrap them. Hilarion is killed. But only upon Giselle's intervention is Albrecht saved. The bittersweet, tragic ballet is beautiful to behold years later, eventhough the musical score, tailor-made to fit the primitive techniques of the Paris Opera ballet. It is this light, lush music that makes it a capsule for a time in history that ballet lovers surely revel in recalling. This is also the time of the paintings by Edgar Degas.
Antal Dorati brings Giselle alive once again fresh from the 60's and enjoyable today. All ballet fans have to start from here.

A Ballet Lover's Dream.......2002-08-30

Antal Dorati, who was the greatest interpretor of ballet music (especially that of Tchaikovsky ballet) proves that he is equally masterful on the dance music on this cd. Giselle, by Adolphe Adam, is regarded as the very first Romantic ballet, complete with a strong story and characterization. The primitive music of the period is evident, but if you truly like the hidden notes and the tragic love story the music tells, you will overlook this. Giselle is about a young woman who falls madly in love with Albrecht, a prince who is in fact engaged to another woman. Giselle dies before the close of act one and in the second act, she has become a spirit of the night. The rest of the story is as heartbreaking and dismal as any Gothic romance novel. As for Offenbach's Gaite Parisienne, the charming French cabaret atmosphere is delightfully rendered by Dorati. Offenbach was after all the greatest French Belle Epoque composer, whose operettas have delighted people worldwide and serve as a reminder of a leisure-class lifestyle so far from our own. Graduation Ball by Johann Strauss is a bubbly ballet about young girls dancing with men at a graduation/prom sort of deal. This is definately a must if you like ballet or simply Dorati's artistry.

Drew's Famous Party Music: Graduation 2001

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Drew's Famous Party Music: Graduation 2001
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005EBPJ
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

Woke Up This Morning [the Chosen One Mix {Theme from the Sopr]
Independent Women, Pt. 1
Graduation (Friends Forever)
Wasn't Me
I Will Remember You
I'll Be There for You [Theme from Friends]
Higher
Thong Song
Theme from 2001
Here With Me [Theme from Roswell]
Wide Open Spaces
Who Let the Dogs Out
Country Grammar (Hot...)
Real Slim Shady
Louie, Louie
Freshmen
School's Out
Pomp and Circumstance

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Graduation: Singles
Nami Tamaki
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J3EGAS
Release Date: 2006-12-11

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Graduation
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Roc-A-Fella
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000SQJ2SC
Release Date: 2007-09-11

Album Description

This is the official label release of Kanye West's new CD. Features the singles "Stronger" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing."

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Oh... my... god
music that has meaning
Good song!
I CRY WHEN I HEAR IT
WOOF!!!

Graduation
Vitamin C
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004C4JY
Release Date: 2000-07-04

Tracks:

Graduation (Friends Forever)(LP Version)
Me Myself And I (Pablo Flores Miami Mix Radio
Me Myself And I (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

Album Description

Finally on the air & just in time for high school graduation ceremonies across the country comes 'Graduation (Friends Forever)', the third single from 1999's 'Vitamin C', the self-titled debut solo album by the former vocalist for female punk-pop group Ev

Album Details

Hip-hop Jam Set to the Commencement Hymn of all Time. Vitamin C Raps Reflectively on What Graduation Means and the Changes it Brings. Also features Two Mixes of the Track 'me, Myself and I', a Song Based on the Old Santana Track 'no One to Depend On'.

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Oh... my... god.......2006-06-19

This is an amazing album, and Friends Forever is the most emotional song ever. At my middle school graduation this year they played it, and on the last day of school during a slide show of the year they played it - and it truly is one of the main reasons I cried. It has lyrics that make you think through you're entire school experiences (or year), and remember all the moments, all the jokes, all the heartache and drama - everything. Just listening to that song got me sad enough to hug the people who had annoyed me all year, and those who I hated - and even my teachers. It made me think, "I'm going to high school. Half my friends are going to a different one, and it will be hard to keep in touch. 4 more years until I have to face the real world. Oh my god."

This is a touching, thought invoking song that, although sad, brings back so many amazing memories it is well worth listening to. :D

music that has meaning.......2004-11-17

Let me advise you, if you have children you should want them
to hear, see, and do positive things. Vitamin C two songs -
Smile & Graduation our tops -

We need positive thinking and we should be aware of the music
our children listen to.

Ro

Good song!.......2004-07-30

Vitamin C's biggest hit. Ever. The theme to an entire generation of people, making this our generation's biggest graduation/going on theme to this point. There has been no song surpassing it in recent times, and it even makes lists as one of the greatest pop songs. The song was a huge #1 gold-selling smash stateside and sold millions worldwide. The lyrics are very emotional and poignant, complete with all the sadness of going away and yet it somehow makes you feel okay about it with a charming side. Truly Miss C at her best.

I CRY WHEN I HEAR IT.......2004-06-18

I love this song. Every time hear i hear it cry. The words express the way i feel right now. Even though it is just a middle school graduation some of my close friends are going to different high schools. It's maby not your friends you'll miss because most of them are going to the same high school but it is the school it's self i will miss. I was so happy a week ago that summer vaction was coming. Now i wish i would say in middle school. I just relized i have not talked about the song but about myself. sorry i just had to let it out. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

WOOF!!!.......2004-06-09

This song is now a fairly "oldy," but it NOT all a goody. The only place for this song is in the Trash Compactor. This song is like half a decade old, and I think we should move on and forget about it! It's not a song that will ever stand the test of time. It is WAY over-rated and I can't stand to hear it. Everytime someone plays it I insist them to turn it off, I HATE this song. It is now dead to me, and when I came out whenever it was played around me, I either changed the channel or station or muted it. There is so much good "real" music out there. I am a real music fan and I have an appreciation for all sorts of music, but this one is just nothing but spoiled dog food!

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