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Sinatra at the Sands
(more) »rank: 1684by: Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & the Orchestra
: :Pop this on, close your eyes, and you'll be instantly transported back to the Vegas of 1966. The Sands Hotel was still the 'class joint' where Sinatra and his Rat Pack buddies partied, held court, and occasionally even performed. This priceless document (Sinatra's first official live album) captures the Chairman of the Board in performance mode, ably supported by conductor-arranger Quincy Jones and Count Basie and his Orchestra. The set list comprises 16 Sinatra classics--including 'Come Fly with Me,' 'One for My Baby (And One More for the Road),' 'It ...
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Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
(more) »rank: 4998by: Joe Satriani
: :Pop this on, close your eyes, and you'll be instantly transported back to the Vegas of 1966. The Sands Hotel was still the 'class joint' where Sinatra and his Rat Pack buddies partied, held court, and occasionally even performed. This priceless document (Sinatra's first official live album) captures the Chairman of the Board in performance mode, ably supported by conductor-arranger Quincy Jones and Count Basie and his Orchestra. The set list comprises 16 Sinatra classics--including 'Come Fly with Me,' 'One for My Baby (And One More for the Road),' 'It ...
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Disney's Greatest Vol. 2
(more) »rank: 861by: Disney
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Best of Smooth Jazz II
(more) »rank: 2136by: Weather Channel Presents
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Birth of the Cool
(more) »rank: 2464by: Miles Davis
: essential recording:The first important leader date from one of jazz's most seminal figures and farsighted practitioners. Having made his reputation in large measure from playing with bop giant Charlie Parker, Davis confounded expectations when he embraced the 'cool' arranging style of Gil Evans, an arranger for Claude Thornhill's band. Evans, who was employing unique voicings by adding French horns and tuba to Thornhill's instrumentations, also emphasized a diminished use of vibrato in both reeds and brass, producing a drier, 'cool' sound. Two of Evans's arrangements, 'Boplicity' and 'Moon Dreams,' ...
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Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
(more) »rank: 2319by: Ella Fitzgerald
: essential recording:The first important leader date from one of jazz's most seminal figures and farsighted practitioners. Having made his reputation in large measure from playing with bop giant Charlie Parker, Davis confounded expectations when he embraced the 'cool' arranging style of Gil Evans, an arranger for Claude Thornhill's band. Evans, who was employing unique voicings by adding French horns and tuba to Thornhill's instrumentations, also emphasized a diminished use of vibrato in both reeds and brass, producing a drier, 'cool' sound. Two of Evans's arrangements, 'Boplicity' and 'Moon Dreams,' ...
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Caught In The Act (CD + DVD)
(more) »rank: 1230by: Michael Buble
:Album Description:Sensational young crooner Michael Buble stars in his first 'Great Performances' PBS special this holiday season: that and his August live performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles will be seen and heard in this CD/DVD package. Now Buble takes yet another giant step in his meteoric career. :In the opening track of this live CD, Michael Bublé explodes 'I'm feeeling GOOD!' Who could blame him? He's backed by a big--make that a really big--band, and the song sounds like a million bucks. You may quibble that Bublé is ...
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Summon the Heroes
(more) »rank: 2911from: Sony
:Album Description:Sensational young crooner Michael Buble stars in his first 'Great Performances' PBS special this holiday season: that and his August live performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles will be seen and heard in this CD/DVD package. Now Buble takes yet another giant step in his meteoric career. :In the opening track of this live CD, Michael Bublé explodes 'I'm feeeling GOOD!' Who could blame him? He's backed by a big--make that a really big--band, and the song sounds like a million bucks. You may quibble that Bublé is ...
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Simple Things
(more) »rank: 796by: Zero 7
:Album Description:2001 debut full length for dance act described as, 'the British Air', the follow-up to two limited, critically acclaimed EPs. Highlights include the awesome African influenced instrumental passage 'Likufanele', the velvety 'I Have Seen' feat. Mozez & the quiet storm of 'Destiny' feat. Sia. Quango. :Zero 7's ability to conjure beautiful lullabies with all the romance of 1960s French pop (as found on their debut LP, Simple Things) would have made them the toast of soundtrack composers and chill-out connoisseurs the world over. Unfortunately, two Frenchmen beat Henry Binns ...
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December, Piano Solos: 20th Anniversary Edition
(more) »rank: 1215by: George Winston
: essential recording:December holds the distinction of single-handedly putting Windham Hill on the map and being the new age album most likely to find its way into music collections of all ilk. In spite of being relentlessly overplayed during the holidays, the solo piano recording has aged quite well. Winston shapes holiday war-horses and original compositions into a captivating contemporary statement. His spare, understated style captures the feel of the dark season, employing ample resonance to evoke a reflective spaciousness. The album's straightforward simplicity conveys both the celebration and quietude ...
