Musical Colors

1. Medieval Dances (4) for flute & harp, Op. 45: No. 1, Rigaudon
Composed by Joseph Lauber
with Wayne Hedrick

2. Medieval Dances (4) for flute & harp, Op. 45: No. 2, Mascarade
Composed by Joseph Lauber
with Wayne Hedrick

3. Medieval Dances (4) for flute & harp, Op. 45: No. 3, Pavane
Composed by Joseph Lauber
with Wayne Hedrick

4. Medieval Dances (4) for flute & harp, Op. 45: No. 4, Gaillarde
Composed by Joseph Lauber
with Wayne Hedrick

5. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera Harp Solo
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
with Wayne Hedrick

6. Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat
Composed by Maria Theresia von Paradis
with Wayne Hedrick

7. Work(s)
Composed by Marin Marais
with Wayne Hedrick

8. Haru No Umi, for koto & shkauhachi (or violin)
Composed by Michio Miyagi
with Wayne Hedrick

9. Entr'acte for flute (or violin) & harp (or guitar)
Composed by Jacques Ibert
with Wayne Hedrick

10. Sonata for flute & harp
Composed by Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz
with Wayne Hedrick

11. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 Andante
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Wayne Hedrick

12. Andante and Variations on "Di tanti palpiti," for violin (flute) & harp in F major, QR vi/1
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
with Wayne Hedrick

13. Sicilienne, for cello & piano, Op. 78 version for flute & harp
Composed by Gabriel Faure
with Wayne Hedrick

14. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT 172
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Wayne Hedrick

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Average customer rating: Hooray for Hollywood Kunzel does it yet again! Movie Music More than Beautiful!! This is the one you should own

Beautiful Hollywood Erich Kunzel , and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Very Best of Erich Kunzel: Top 20 The Big Picture Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Mega Movies ASIN: B000003D24 Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

1. Feather Theme From Forest Gump
2. Main Theme From A River Runs Through It
3. Robert and Mary From Rob Roy
4. 'We Meet Again' From Jerry McGuire
5. The Ludlows From Legends Of The Fall - Paul Patterson
6. 'You Must Love Me' From Evita
7. Love Theme, 'Doe Eyes' From The Bridges Of Madison Couny
8. Colors Of The Wind From Pocahontas
9. 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' From The Mission
10. Suite: I. 'Whale Play'/II. 'Farewell And Freedom' From Free Willy
11. Love Theme From Forever Young
12. Love Theme From Cinema Paradiso
13. Main Theme From Rudy
14. Main Theme From Chaplin
15. End Credits From Grumpier Old Men
16. 'Act Of Faith' From Bugsy
17. Main Theme From Schindler's List - Alexander Kerr
18. Reunion And Finale From Gettysburg

Customer Reviews:

Hooray for Hollywood.......2007-07-22

I bought this CD to go with an Academy Awards/Hollywood Walk-of-Fame theme party at work. It was the perfect accompaniment and mood setter.

It was February and a group of us decorated the lounge with black, gold, and silver tableclothes and balloon bouquets, and scattered around clap boards and faux film strip on the tables, along with movie trivia cards and black and gold wrapped mints. I made a walk-of-fame star for every employee and taped them on the walls around the room. We also laid down a red carpet from the entrance of the room to about the center with the decorated tables flanking both sides. We sat up the snack table with a sign that said, "Studio Commissary" and went with theme snacks like "James Bonbons with Halle Berry sauce," and "The Queen's scones." Each week we took a quarter of the walk-of-fame starts and posted them on the bulletin board for the staff to write peer compliments under. At the end of the week these stars were taken down and the next set of stars was posted.

This CD really set the mood for employees as they entered the lounge for the first time on that first day after it was decorated, and during the party at the end of the month. The month ended with an Academy Award party with an Oscar going to each employee for outstanding effort in whatever category (best dressed, best supporting staff member, most animated story teller, most pleasant entercom voice, most punctual, best sense of humor, most artistic, etc.), and they were given their stars with the peer compliments attached to the back. Everyone commented on how special they felt and how neat the theme was. Good morale booster.

This CD would also be perfect for the ambiance at your own Academy Awards party at home. Print out those ballots, cast your votes, pop some popcorn and pass around the Juji fruits, and let's watch the Oscars!

Kunzel does it yet again!.......2004-11-23

Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops do a great job everytime, and this is no exception. I'm telling you, if you ever thought that purely intrumental/orchestral was unattractive, this will change your mind. Never a disappointment!

Movie Music.......2002-12-12

If you love that music from all those movies you've seen, then this is the CD you want! It is fantastic!! I want more!! I hope Erich Kunzel will come out with some music from older movies and maybe some TV programs. Listening to his music is better than watching the movie.

More than Beautiful!!.......2002-12-11

This is the absolute best CD they ever put together! And that is saying a lot as we are very picky about what music we like. This is the kind of music that makes you 'feel' deeply. It encourages you to dream big and love living! Forget the grooves, drums and bangs and listen to something incredibly beatiful! You won't be sorry for the money invested in this one bit of sanity in such a hectic world.

This is the one you should own.......2002-10-27

If you are looking for just one solid collection of memorable movie themes, this is it. Other CDs mix marches and fanfares with quieter tracks, which makes for a jarring listening experience at times. This CD, however, has a consistent feel all the way through. Melodic, calming, and, best of all, interesting. These movie tracks weren't selected simply for their sound, but also because they are GOOD. You get the best of the best: James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, and Randy Edelman.

Average customer rating: from Solo Piano Publications Ambient New Age Landscapes

Colors of a New Dawn Gandalf Manufacturer: Real Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Between Earth and Sky Sacred River The Emerald Way To Another Horizon This Moment Now ASIN: B0002T2R6E Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

1. Rhythm of the Tides
2. BRIDGE OF CONFIDENCE
3. IN THE PRESENCE OF ANGELS
4. IRIS
5. From Distant Shores
6. IN THE PRESENCE OF ANGELS (reprise)
7. Hearts In Celestial Unison
8. FLOWERS ALONG THE WAY
9. Colors of a New Dawn
10. BRIGHTER THAN A STAR

Amazon.com

A pleasant surprise from an unheralded Austrian composer with a borrowed name, Colors of a New Dawn is for the most part an attractive blend of guitar, piano, and atmospheric electronics that could easily appeal to fans of David Arkenstone (another artist who turned to J.R.R. Tolkien for a stage name) and Secret Garden. Gandalf uses understated electronic brushstrokes to enhance his gentle pop-inclined melodies, several of which invite repeated listenings (the opening four pieces, the bell-pealing build-up of "Iris," and the title track are particularly noteworthy). Occasional audio clunkers (e.g., the whistling keyboard in "Rhythm of the Tides;" the annoying, now-clichéd use of aboriginal voices in "From Distant Shores") break the music's spell, but generally Gandalf's balance of subtle drama and twinkling-star sweetness is a winning combination. At times a passage will catch your ear that brings to mind early Craig Chaquico, early David Lanz, and even Mike Oldfield ("Brighter Than a Star"). If you consider that to be good company, this disc might be up your cosmic-contemporary alley. --Terry Wood

Album Description

Of this wondrous music, nothing more need be said than Gandalf does in his liner notes describing each song. "Each moment of every day we can discover the richness of life, and if we look though such eyes, we cannot help discovering the "colors of a new dawn." Listen and let your heart fill with hope and expectation.

Customer Reviews:

from Solo Piano Publications.......2005-07-17

Austrian multi-instrumentalist, Gandalf, has created another soothing confection featuring a variety of acoustic and electric guitars, piano, bouzuki, mellotron, keyboards, and percussion. Ambient and often melodic, "Colors of a New Dawn" continues Real Music's tradition of releasing music that is light, inspirational, and optimistic. Gandalf's music is more guitar-based than 2002's, but there are some similarities in approach and style. (I mention that only as a point of reference since Gandalf isn't yet as well-known as 2002.) I would imagine that having this album playing in a massage or spa situation would put someone very close to heaven or at least near bliss! The serene mood is carried throughout the album, and some of the tracks include nature sounds and voices.

I especially like "In the Presence of Angels," the only track with lyrics that are interspersed within the piece. Flute and little bells create an ethereal feeling, as do the sweet voices. The shorter reprise of this song is also gorgeous. "Iris" has more of a cinematic sweep. At just under nine minutes, this beautifully orchestrated piece has plenty of time to evolve and build. Inspired by a story written by Hermann Hesse, the song tells of the return to a forgotten sanctuary from childhood. "Hearts in Celestial Union" floats on a cloud of contentment. Flutes, bells, guitars, and a variety of keyboard sounds put the listener into a dreamy state of mind that is most pleasant. "Flowers Along the Way" is another favorite, telling of the joy of meeting "related souls" along the path of life. The title track describes the beauty of a sunrise by the sea. As the piece develops, it becomes bigger, more colorful, and almost triumphant - very effective and evocative.

"Colors of A New Dawn" provides a soothing massage for the mind, and a gentle musical place to return to for renewal and uplifting.

Ambient New Age Landscapes.......2005-02-05

Gandalf is an Austrian composer of ambient and electronic music. He calls himself a "painter of musical landscapes" and draws his inspirations from the nature as he has experienced it in his travels throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia. Previous to this release, Gandalf has another CD entitled "Between Earth and Sky" also with the Real Music label.

This CD is comprised of works on keyboard, electronic and piano, and guitar. This is a mostly soft, pleasant and complex collection of compositions. You can hear elements of music he has encountered in his travels influence his compositions. Some Spanish rifts dominate the work, nature elements are overlaid, and the CD is punctuated by excellent guitar work and mellow piano, all combining to present the artists rendering of "musical landscapes".

This is ambient music as it should be, not pressing against our minds, but rather setting a soft pace and creating an environment for us to relax and enjoy our lives. Gandalf combines many styles of Ambient, from electronic to Space to New Age in this CD and presents us with his talents and abilities at their finest.

This CD contains 10 tracks ranging in time from about three minutes to just over seven minutes, giving about an hours worth of music.

Outstanding tracks on this work include "Rhythm of the Tides", a Spanish influenced guitar work that includes soft percussions and lightly dances in the background. This is a marvelous piece of work.

Also included in outstanding tracks is "In the Presence of Angels", featuring guitar and piano, with a "heartbeat" rhythm and electronic fill to give the impression of an orchestra. There are also the occasional vocals, provided by Julia Martins, repeating the title of the track, giving an almost "angelic" feel to the work. This track is very well done, and is reprised on the CD.

An unusual track, "From Distant Shores", combines chanting with the excellent skills of the artist at the piano. This is an unusual blend which is well done and interesting.

"Hearts in a Celestial Union" is a very spacey guitar and electronic piece that is as uplifting as it is inspirational. It's another excellent blend of elements and shows off the artists' skill at composition. In the same vein is "Brighter than a Star" also giving a very spacey and inspirational feel.

The title track "Colors of a New Dawn' is a piano piece with nature overlays, and is a very classic composition, incorporating all the elements of the true New Age style of music.

Overall, this is a very good introduction CD to Gandalf and his style of works. A good addition to your collection of Ambient music. mafoster

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Tracks:

1. Too Marvelous For Words
2. My Foolish Heart
3. Stormy Weather
4. Little Girl Blue
5. I Get The Blues When It Rains
6. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
7. It's A Fine Day For Walking Country Style
8. Laura
9. Alone Together
10. I Wonder What Became Of Me
11. Something Cool
12. Moon And Sand
13. Lush Life
14. You're Nearer

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Tracks:

1. Cantabile from Sonata III
2. Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
3. Andante from Sonata in C Major
4. Anne's Theme
5. Mazurka Op. 33, No. 3; Mazurka Op. 68, No. 4
6. Minuet in D Major, K.7
7. Humoreske Op. 20
8. Moment Musical in D-Flat Major, Op. 16, No. 5
9. Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
10. Adagio from Sonata Facile in C Major Wo0 51
11. Way I Loved You
12. Nocturne Op. 15, No. 1
13. Arietta con Variazioni, Hob, Xvii: 3
14. Rose
15. Andante con Moto from Sonata Op. 57

Average customer rating: The Real Thing Fantastic Collection of Favorites!!!

The Mantovani Orchestra Manufacturer: St. Clair Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best Ever Mantovani Collection At the Movies Janine Jansen: Concertos & Romance Whipped Cream & Other Delights (40th Anniversary Edition) ASIN: B00005YC5F Release Date: 2000-04-18

Customer Reviews:

The Real Thing.......2007-01-27

I'm a HUGE Mantovani fan and have had mixed results trying to upgrade my collection to CDs. This collection is the original orchestra arrangements of all the classics. This is the one to buy.

Fantastic Collection of Favorites!!!.......2003-07-02

The Mantovanti Orchestra shows off their "marvelous versatility" in this "wonderful" collection of "8 CDs", with titles that tell you "just what to expect", such as: "The Love Songs", "Memorable Classics", "Itallian Favorites", "On Broadway", etc. You can set the MOOD for practically ANY occassion! There are even some "popular" selections that we all know and treasure like: "Moon River", "Over the Rainbow" and "Autum Leaves"!
You will NOT want to remove these GREAT CDs from your CD Player, once you have listened to them! They make "nice" background music for small get-togethers or "lovely" background music for those "ROMANTIC DINNERS", for you and your "SPECIAL SOMEONE"!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SET!!! It is a GREAT DEAL for the money, even at the full price!!!

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The Fascinating George Gershwin [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Pentatone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Hybrid SACD] The Best of Play Bach [Stereo/Multichannel] Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies [Hybrid SACD] Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues [SACD] Love (CD + Audio DVD) ASIN: B00012FN4U Release Date: 2004-07-20

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Breath Manufacturer: Tama Yura ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8E6U Release Date: 2002-10-08

Average customer rating: Saucy, Melodic, Old-Fashioned American Wind Quintet Music

Vintage America: A Musical Meritage Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Still | Still, William Grant | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002NY8LM Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

1. Dance Antique
2. Fireside Tales
3. Divertimento
4. Prairie Miniature
5. Miniatures
6. Folk Suite
7. Two Rags
8. Sea Sketches
9. Stars & Stripes

Album Description

America began forging its own cultural identity in the 19th Century with music reflecting a vast array of cultures coming together. By the time the first music conservatory opened in 1865, European classical music had begun to be mingled with music influenced by Native American themes, African-American styles of ragtime and spirituals, Latin American and rural American folk music, and the traditional military band. With Vintage America, Calico Winds showcases these American musical roots. Known for exploring the full palette of tone colors available to the wind quintet, Calico Winds plays "in perfect balance with each other, each [member] contributing lovely tone quality and flawless intonation…" (The Times Herald, Olean, NY) It is with these attributes that Calico Winds brings to life America's rich musical legacy.

Customer Reviews:

Saucy, Melodic, Old-Fashioned American Wind Quintet Music.......2004-09-13

[Disclaimer: I'm a pushover for wind quintet music. There is something about the uneasy combination of timbres that unfailingly engages my interest and admiration.]

I found myself having trouble getting beyond the first band on this delightful release from Albany Records featuring the playing of a Los Angeles-based wind quintet calling themselves 'Calico Winds.' I kept pushing the repeat button to hear it one more time. It's that rhythmically invigorating and melodic. The music presented here is almost all by Americans, some from among those first conservatory-trained American composers of the 19th-century: William Mason, his nephew Daniel Gregory Mason, and Edward MacDowell. The more recent composers tend to write in conservative style so that the most recent work, 'Sea Sketches' by the only non-American, Briton David B. Chadwick, could be mistaken for something by an early twentieth-century writer. Some of the pieces are skillful transcriptions for quintet: Mason's 'Dance Antique,' that infectious first band I'd mentioned; MacDowell's 'Fireside Tales,' William Grant Still's folk-song based 'Miniatures' and 'Folk Suite,' Scott Joplin's 'Two Rags' ('The Cascades' and 'Maple Leaf Rag'), and the rousing closer, Sousa's 'The Stars and Stripes Forever.' Indeed, the only works originally written for wind quintet are Daniel Gregory Mason's 'Divertimento,' Arthur Farwell's brief and delightful 'Prairie Miniature,' and Chadwick's 'Sea Sketches.' That latter, by the way, has a catchy setting of 'The Sailors' Hornpipe,' another piece I couldn't get enough of.

Calico Winds consists of five women: Eileen Holt Helwig, flute and piccolo; Rong-Huey Liu, oboe and English horn; Rachel Berry, horn; Kathryn Nevin, clarinet; and Theresa Treuenfels, bassoon. I'd never heard of this expert and musicianly group before, although I gather they have made at least one prior recording on the humorously named 'Occasionally Sober' label and containing music from Bach to Zappa. I expect we'll be hearing from them again, if we're lucky.

This is not profound music. This is joyful music. It's worth hearing, and more important, worth coming to love. A real keeper, this.

TT=62:00

Scott Morrison

Average customer rating: Excellent Album

At the End of the American Century... Riviera Manufacturer: Glorious Noise Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007PCDLM Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

1. Petrified Possessions
2. Unsatisifed
3. Somebody's Fool
4. Your American Past
5. Stranded
6. Changing Channels
7. One Plus None
8. Ashes on the Moon
9. In the Stands
10. This Missionary Life
11. Blue Eyes
12. The Hardest Thing to Say

Album Description

"One of Chicago's hottest rising talents." - Chicago Tribune

There is a palpable sense of paranoia that pervades At the End of the American Century, a feeling that we are living in a kingdom of fear. It's a weird time in America, and weird times have historically produced great art. The first full-length album by Chicago five-piece Riviera is the latest example of that phenomenon. Riviera's musical palette contains shades of artists you already love (Neil Young, Rolling Stones, George Harrison) blended together with colors unique to each of the band's three singer-songwriters.

Riviera was founded in the thriving Chicago music scene in 2000. Through personnel changes and musical shifts, the band has created a sound that is grounded in American folk and rock with electronic overtones and feedback.

Singer-songwriter Derek Phillips formed the band in an attempt to bring together the elements of American music that had grabbed his attention over the years. His lyrics paint colors rather than shapes in your mind and leave you with feelings that creep up on you days later.

Lead guitarist Mick Radichel writes songs with a decidedly southern flair, though he hails from Milwaukee. Wide varieties of playing styles from Keith Richards to Smokey Hormel to Jim O'Rourke provide the bones to the songs.

Josh Boisvert has a repertoire of material reminiscent of the lonesome troubadour. His piano and organ playing and harmonizing vocals round out the band's sound. Bassist Matt Usner brings folk sensibilities and quiet anchoring, while drummer Joshua Rogers lends the foundation with solid rhythm and unexpected flair.

It's been a long road to this point and the band has characters along the way who one way or another make up the cast in their songs. Chicago has known about Riviera for a while, now it's your turn.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Album.......2005-06-11

The first couple listens and you may be thinking mostly about similarities to Wilco, the Jayhawks, and Cracker. But sooner or later you'll realize that Riviera has its own personality and a unique approach to its lyrics and music. One of the editorial reviews suggests headphones, and I agree. These tunes are more layered than they first appear, and the lyrics are intelligent and thought-provoking.

Average customer rating: Excellent modern Fusion!

Motorbison Serenade Jessica Lurie Manufacturer: Zipa! Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: !Zipa Buka! ASIN: B00005Y1NU Release Date: 2000-07-01

Tracks:

1. City Dreams
2. Hands Down
3. Duka
4. Panther
5. The Hunger Artist
6. 1000 Eyes
7. Frosty Cricket
8. Some Other Day
9. Mad Dog
10. The Hunger Artist (Reprise)

Album Description

Mostly in a chamber style setting (acoustic bass, viola, tuba, electric guitar,drums,occaisional trumpet, and of course,saxes) this album maps out uncharted musical improvisations and compositions,inviting all big-eared listeners to follow. This is Lurie's first "solo" disc, following

Produced by Jessica Lurie, 2000. All compositions and arrangements by Jessica Lurie.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent modern Fusion!.......2004-01-11

On Motorbison Serenade Jessica Lurie takes Jazz roots and a Rock attitude and combines them to create a surprisingly fresh approach to modern Fusion. On some tracks Jessica seems to take the sound of Mahavishnu Orchestra as a starting point... and rockets off from there in her own direction. The comparison to Mahav is most clear in the drumming, which on most tracks is decidedly straight-ahead Rock. On the other hand, some of the melodies and arrangments are almost avant garde, with interesting and unique compositions such as "Frosty Cricket".

All in all, this album combines funky fusion, clever melodies and arrangements, and a fresh sound to create an album that is one of the best I've heard in a while. Five stars.

Track Listings:

1. New Energy From the Americas
2. Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
3. Percy Grainger: Schumann, Strauss & Tchaikovsky
4. Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Concerto for 2 Pianos & Percussion
5. Pipes of the Mighty Wurlitzer
6. Portrait De Hermann Abendroth, Vol. II -- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 / Brahms; Symphony No. 1 / Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 / Works by Johann Strauss
7. Premiere Evening with the American Promenabe Orchestra
8. Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
9. Quartetto Paolo Borciani
10. Satie

Track Listings

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Track Listings

New Wave Techno Homicide

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, Pequena Sevillana, En Los Trigales, Sonata a la Espanola

Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds [Import] [Live]

Lotus Flower

Some Day Soon [Import]

Sunrise Serenade/Hold It [Import]

Raffi's Box of Sunshine [Box set]

RCA Victor Basic 100 Series: No. 58 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

High Lonesome Cowboy

Simple Gifts

Solid Gold Hits [Explicit Lyrics]

Souls Alike [Import]

Song of the Holy Man [CD-single] [Import]

The Passion

Out of the Races & Onto the Tracks