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Romance: Songs From the Heart
(more) »rank: 4549by: Frank Sinatra
: : Romance: Songs From the Heart contains 21 of Sinatra's classic Capitol-era (1953-61) love songs digitally re-mastered (24-bit) from the original studio tapes and together for the first time on one CD. An unreleased version of 'Nice 'N' Easy' and 'If You Are But A Dream' (never-before commercially available on CD) complement the collection. Also included is 'Try A Little Tenderness' made famous by Otis Redding and covered by Michael Buble. Franks Sinatra Photos More from Ole Blue Eyes Classic Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely The Capitol ...
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History, Mystery
(more) »rank: 5511by: Bill Frisell
:Album Description:Two CD set. Bill Frisell's History, Mystery is a series of short pieces, alternately elegant and playful, written by Frisell for an octet comprised of the guitarist himself and a group of longtime collaborators-friends. One evocative snippet melds into another to form a virtually seamless work that unfolds over the course of this double-disc package. It has an engrossingly theatrical quality, as if it were the score to some unseen play. Some of these tracks were originally written for Mysterio Sympatico, a 70-minute multi-media dialogue between Frisell and fellow Seattle based artist/comic book author Jim Woodring that premiered in 2002 ...
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Cabaret: Original Soundtrack Recording (1972 Film)
(more) »rank: 4276by: Fred Ebb
: :Cheated out of playing nightclub canary Sally Bowles on Broadway in director Hal Price's Cabaret, Liza Minnelli nevertheless delivered an Oscar-winning star turn in Bob Fosse's cinematic reinvention of the show (which had the good sense to retain perverse imp Joel Grey from the stage production). Although the 1972 film discarded several songs from the original score, the new ones sound even better: Minnelli's breast-beating 'Maybe This Time,' the sultry 'Mein Herr,' and the salaciously satirical 'Money, Money.' By placing almost all the pertinent musical action on the stage of the decadent Kit Kit Club, the Kurt Weill-like compositional nuances and ...
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Wit & Wisdom of Andy Griffith
(more) »rank: 2496by: Andy Griffith
: :Cheated out of playing nightclub canary Sally Bowles on Broadway in director Hal Price's Cabaret, Liza Minnelli nevertheless delivered an Oscar-winning star turn in Bob Fosse's cinematic reinvention of the show (which had the good sense to retain perverse imp Joel Grey from the stage production). Although the 1972 film discarded several songs from the original score, the new ones sound even better: Minnelli's breast-beating 'Maybe This Time,' the sultry 'Mein Herr,' and the salaciously satirical 'Money, Money.' By placing almost all the pertinent musical action on the stage of the decadent Kit Kit Club, the Kurt Weill-like compositional nuances and ...
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The Story & Songs Of The Wizard Of Oz - Special Edition: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(more) »rank: 2410by: Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
: :Cheated out of playing nightclub canary Sally Bowles on Broadway in director Hal Price's Cabaret, Liza Minnelli nevertheless delivered an Oscar-winning star turn in Bob Fosse's cinematic reinvention of the show (which had the good sense to retain perverse imp Joel Grey from the stage production). Although the 1972 film discarded several songs from the original score, the new ones sound even better: Minnelli's breast-beating 'Maybe This Time,' the sultry 'Mein Herr,' and the salaciously satirical 'Money, Money.' By placing almost all the pertinent musical action on the stage of the decadent Kit Kit Club, the Kurt Weill-like compositional nuances and ...
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Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Original Broadway Cast)
(more) »rank: 2353by: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Zero Mostel, Julia Migenes
: :Fiddler on the Roof is one of Broadway's great classics. Based on the tales of Sholem Aleichem, the musical tells the humorous and heartbreaking story of the milkman Tevye as he tries to maintain the simplicities of his traditional life even as his daughters grow up and Russia heads toward revolution. Many of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's songs have become touchstones of popular culture, including 'Tradition,' 'If I Were a Rich Man,' and 'Sunrise, Sunset.' As Tevye, Zero Mostel leads--and at times dominates--the original 1964 Broadway cast, displaying irrepressible swagger and bluster. A young Julia Migenes plays his middle daughter, ...
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When I Look in Your Eyes
(more) »rank: 5073by: Diana Krall
:Album Description:Japanese edition of the accomplished Canadian jazz pianist/ vocalist's 1999 outing with 'P.S. I Love You' added as a bonus track, for a total of 14 selections. :Years after the '90s, the decade will be remembered for the rise of pianist-vocalist Diana Krall. Simply put, this British Columbian-born artist is one of the most engaging musicians to emerge from the heap of scat-happy singers high on pyrotechnics, but short on poetry. Stamped with the imprimatur of the Nat King Cole trio and blessed by her apprenticeship with the late West Coast piano giant Jimmy Rowles, Krall simply sings songs the ...
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Dean Martin - All-Time Greatest Hits
(more) »rank: 1864by: Dean Martin
: :Curb Records has long specialized in low-budget repackagings of previously released material, and they certainly haven't gone out of their way with this 12-song Dean Martin compilation. Culled from his Capitol years, this does indeed feature some great moments--'That's Amore,' 'Volare,' 'Inamorata' and 'Come Back to Sorrento' are all present and accounted for--and if you need a little Dino to spruce up a mix tape, this'll certainly do ya. However, Collectors Series offers much more bang for your buck, even if it costs a few extra dollars. --Dan Epstein
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Here We Come A-Caroling
(more) »rank: 1734by: Ray Conniff
: :In the 50's, former big band trombonist-turned-arrange Ray Coniff experimented with replacing solo instrumental parts with often wordless vocal choruses and concocted the wildly successful easy listening ethos that came to symbolize pre-rock pop. This 1965 collection of Christmas favorites is a testament to the staying power of Coniff's milieu, even at the height of Beatlemania (which bizarrely inspired the arranger to set 'Joy to the World' to a Liverpool beat). Backed by Coniff's typically bubbly arrangements, the impossibly joyful, pristine voices here seem to be caroling at some timeless, unlikely crossroads of hipster kitsch and nostalgic Americana. 'God Rest Ye ...
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Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
(more) »rank: 5931by: Frank Sinatra
: :A 20-track collection from the Reprise years that tries to cover too much ground. Very Good Years sweeps from the early 1960s to 1979's 'New York New York,' focusing on the most obvious Sinatra standards. The watchword here isn't art but populism. That's not a problem, really--but it means that serious fans (or those aspiring to be) will be better served elsewhere. It would be a fine introduction for the casual music lover, but so would any decent collection. For a compact Reprise-era sampler, try either this one or something from the Greatest Hits series. --Gavin McNett
