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Live at the Village Vanguard
(more) »rank: 7709by: Bebo Valdes, Javier Colina
:Album Description:Bebo Valdés is the last remaining giant from the Golden Age of Cuban music. In 1952 he recorded for American producer Norman Granz the first Cuban Jazz jam session in Havana. His big band, Sabor de Cuba, was one of the island's finest. Additionally, he was pianist for the Tropicana orchestra, and music consultant for the fabled cabaret. He performed on Nat King Cole's best-selling album Cole Español, and taught the American vocalist how to sing in Spanish. Mr. Valdés was the Quincy Jones of his day, writing charts for the island's top vocalists, including Olga Guillot, Rolando Laserie, Celeste Mendoza, Fernando ...
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Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits
(more) »rank: 2127by: Vince Guaraldi Trio
: :Recognizing that the holiday season really begins at Halloween (and, in some quarters, doesn't end until the Super Bowl), Vince Guaraldi and his record company have wisely assembled the hummable themes from various Charlie Brown TV specials. What we have here is the album's ability to communicate the playful irony and loopy, lovable characters that people Charles Schultz's 'Peanuts' comic strip every week. Though only one actual Christmas tune is included--'Christmas Time Is Here,' in both the vocal and instrumental versions--kids from ages 1 to 92 will still appreciate the 'Great Pumpkin Waltz,' the 'Thanksgiving Theme,' oddities such as 'Heartburn Waltz' and 'Joe ...
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Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
(more) »rank: 2167by: Calle 13
:Album Description:As one of the most innovative and sought after groups in the Latin music industry, Calle 13 return with their third album Los De Atr s Vienen Conmigo. This album is a bit more colorful than the previous, although dark humor continues to be the tone. The album has a fusion of rhythms the band discovered during their visits to several countries. They fuse rhythms of 'cumbia villera' native to Argentina, and rhythms of 'volcanic' music, native to Russia. This album includes important collaborations with Ruben Blades and Caf‚ Tacvba to name a few. The concept behind Calle 13 has been uniform throughout ...
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Hurricane
(more) »rank: 20364by: Grace Jones
:Album Description:The original new wave, art/disco diva Grace Jones is back with her first album in 19 years (not including her two unreleased albums in the 90's). Hurricane features an all-star production team led by Ivor Guest, including Brian Eno, Tricky, and Sly & Robbie. Her one-off London Show at the Royal Festival Hall on June 19th for Massive Attack's Meltdown series of concerts saw the excitement for her forthcoming album sky-rocket, as The Times called it a 'sensational return to form', whilst the Telegraph observed that 'all around the gawping, whistling, cheering Festival Hall was the sense that this is how a ...
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Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
(more) »rank: 4743by: Harry Belafonte
:Album Description:Full title - An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba. French reissue of 1965 album for the world music stars. 12 tracks. BMG. 2003.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers Live at the Rainbow
(more) »rank: 5703starring: Bob Marley & the Wailers
: :Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 11/15/2005 :On June 2, 1977, London's Rainbow Theatre 'caught fire'--in the best possible way, of course. At the time, Bob Marley and the Wailers, already huge in the UK, were on tour in support of the locally produced Exodus. While the show starts off with the slow-burning 'Trenchtown Rock' (1973's African Herbsman), Marley's performance grows increasingly incendiary until, by the time they get to the climactic closer, 'Exodus,' it looks as he's in another world entirely. The turning point is an extended version of 'Crazy Baldhead' (1976's Rastaman Vibration), in which Marley seemingly enters a ...
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Vince Guaraldi - Greatest Hits
(more) »rank: 2307by: Vince Guaraldi
: :He's best known, and deservedly so, for the jazzy music he wrote for Charles M. Schulz's 'Peanuts' characters, but San Francisco-based Vince Guaraldi was also a highly regarded trio and ensemble pianist whose laid-back grooves are still a treat to hear. Greatest Hits samples his various stages, from big hits 'Cast Your Fate to the Wind' and 'Samba de Orpheus' to his work with Latin guitarist Bola Sete ('Days of Wine and Roses') to, yes, his beloved 'Peanuts' compositions ('Good Grief,' 'Linus and Lucy,' 'Christmastime Is Here'). --David Horiuchi
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Live A Village Vanguard
(more) »rank: 3771by: Bebo Valdes, Javier Colina
:Album Description:Bebo Valdés is the last remaining giant from the Golden Age of Cuban music. In 1952 he recorded for American producer Norman Granz the first Cuban Jazz jam session in Havana. His big band, Sabor de Cuba, was one of the island's finest. Additionally, he was pianist for the Tropicana orchestra, and music consultant for the fabled cabaret. He performed on Nat King Cole's best-selling album Cole Español, and taught the American vocalist how to sing in Spanish. Mr. Valdés was the Quincy Jones of his day, writing charts for the island's top vocalists, including Olga Guillot, Rolando Laserie, Celeste Mendoza, Fernando ...
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Legend - The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
(more) »rank: 9637starring: Bob Marley, Wailers
: :Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 10/03/2006 :If you are expecting just the videos for the tracks on Bob Marley's extremely successful greatest hits CD, you are going to be pleasantly surprised with this DVD. Legend is much more than a simple, video anthology. It is a historical telling of the music of Bob Marley presented in 23 videos, most of which are performances, and a 90-minute documentary. The documentary is a collage of images and video clips put to a running dialogue by Marley. Unless you are very familiar with the Jamaican dialect, it is recommended to watch this with ...
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Latin Jazz Christmas
(more) »rank: 4881by: Caribbean Jazz Project, Poncho Sanchez, Sheila E., Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval, Pete Escovedo, Jim Gasior, Dan Warner, Justo Almario, Ray Obiedo
: :Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 10/03/2006 :If you are expecting just the videos for the tracks on Bob Marley's extremely successful greatest hits CD, you are going to be pleasantly surprised with this DVD. Legend is much more than a simple, video anthology. It is a historical telling of the music of Bob Marley presented in 23 videos, most of which are performances, and a 90-minute documentary. The documentary is a collage of images and video clips put to a running dialogue by Marley. Unless you are very familiar with the Jamaican dialect, it is recommended to watch this with ...
