You Choose

Editorial Reviews
El Comercio, Lima, 8 de Julio de 2001
Sus aportes en swing, musica avant garde, funk,y ritmos latinos emparentan elementos del pasado a pinceladas futuristas

El Comercio, Lima, 8 de Julio de 2001
translated: They bring together swing avant garde funk and latin rhythms, linking the past with pencil strokes of the future

Album Description
"You Choose" is the latest and innovative jazz album of the Boston based Tree On Ik (piano, bass and drums) accompanied by six other musicians. The album contains original music (all composed by pianist Tony Kieraldo) merging swing, latin, african, rock and avant-garde in bursting rhythms and harmonies. The music is energetic, intense, creative, interactive, surprising, playful and tremendously inspiring, and the improvisations stretch the borders of jazz and improvised music. The first song of the album (Stroke of Luck) bursts of energy and commitment. In Sonik Sonnet and In Your Pants the trio plays with elements of hiphop and lets you hear the striking poetry of lyricist Ezekiel. Roses and Tulips reflects the love of the trio for changing rhythms and playful communication. Particularly surprising is Striped II, in which the trio (joined by trumpet and sax) works through the process of the September 11 attack on the WTC. This piece reflects the horror of the event and the mourning in its aftermath. This very descriptive piece of music together with A Proposal's Entrance (with Mike Gables on guitar) belong to the very best of recent jazz compositions. Mate de Coca and Searching are strongly influenced by Tree On Ik's latest tour to South America. In the Key of E is a unique beautiful ballad exploiting the deep sounds of the organ and bass. This album is a strong piece of work, which shows how young musicians integrate their current environment into their music, without repeating the songs of the past. This album needs to be listened to with great attention; this musical group will grow and provide new horizons to jazz music. Something jazz really needs.

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Point of Grace Demonstrates Why They Are The Best
Great album!!
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
The Lovely Ladies Of POG Strike Back
Very disappointing CD

I Choose You
Point of Grace
Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002Z7RJ0
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

I Choose You
Down
Who Am I
Worthless
Justified
God Is In It
Make It Real
Do It Again
Waiting In The Wings
For All You've Done
Arrival at the City
This is Your Land

Album Description

The long-awaited new release from Point of Grace is finally here! I Choose You is Point of Grace's ninth album, but is also an album of firsts beginning with new member Leigh Cappillino. This new creative mix has allowed Point of Grace to reshape and update their sound, while maintaining the catchy, signature pop element from prior releases that fans know and love. I Choose You will appeal to long time followers of Point of Grace as well as a whole new generation of fans.

Customer Reviews:

Point of Grace Demonstrates Why They Are The Best.......2007-01-02

I've been a Point of Grace fan since 1999. When this cd came out, it was so good, I
bought all the cds of Point of Grace. I previously had three. I was amazed at how good
this was and how good their first two albums were too. I also saw the tour for this album and met Point of Grace. They became my favorite.

Great album!!.......2006-11-26

I think most of you are very wrong. This is one of the best CDs that Point of Grace has ever put out. I like the hard rocking edge that they have added to their sound. I think that a band has to evolve and change a little as they grow and expand their music. Keep it coming!!!

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......2006-11-18

This was an OK cd. I like some songs, while others are just too slow. Sorry point of Grace and fans, but this wasn't my favorite Cd from you. The Free To Fly and Steady On are good, but this just falls in comparasion.

The Lovely Ladies Of POG Strike Back.......2006-01-21

It doesn't quite match up to the standards of Free To Fly, but I Choose You is still one of the better pop albums in Christian music. The songs range from fast pop tunes, to slow ballads. It's not perfect, but Heather Payne's voice sure is.

Very disappointing CD.......2005-04-22

I guess I must be a horrible person, looking at the other reviews. I have been a fan of Point of Grace since they first came out in the early 1990's, and enjoyed their pure, simplistic sound. I appreciated the fact that Point of Grace didn't change with the times and their sound stayed the same. I guess since they had 25 #1 singles, I am not the only one with this sentiment. I was saddened when Terry left the group, but I was glad that POG chose to add a new member and continue in music. However, I never expected POG to take on a harder edge. Listening to this CD, you can clearly hear that they sing in a lower range than in the past and there is no song on the CD that sounds like the classic POG. You can imagine my disappointment when I heard the first single--"I Choose You" on the radio and it had a rocky tune to it. I hope that if POG continues to make music, they don't allow new band-member Leigh to make all the musical decisions, or POG will never have another #1 single again.

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Age breeds a shining moment
Nice but dismissable.
Disappointing by Quartet West standards
If you breathe and have ears, buy this record!
A Night and a Lonely Town

The Art of the Song

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JNMR
Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

Lonely Town
Why Did I Choose You
Moment Musical Opus 16 No.3 In B Minor
In Love In Vain
Ruth's Waltz
Scenes From A Silver Screen
I'm Gonna Laugh you Right Out Of My Life
You My Love
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Amazon.com

Bassist Charlie Haden was an integral part of Ornette Coleman's pioneering avant-garde groups in the '50s and '60s and led his own equally forward-thinking Liberation Music Orchestra. His ensemble Quartet West, with tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, drummer Larance Marable, and pianist Alan Broadbent, revealed a sentimental side of his musical personality that surprised many. This recording, with string arrangements by Broadbent, sounds like a soundtrack to a Raymond Chandler film as Haden's sturdy bass tones make him a worthy supporting actor. But although Shirley Horn's ethereal voice sparkles on "Lonely Town," "In Love in Vain," and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life," and crooner Bill Henderson's towering pipes are radiant on "Why Did I Choose You," "Ruth's Waltz," "You My Love," and "Easy on the Heart," all of the material is in pretty much the same ballad tempo, which, compounded by the time length of the CD, robs it of the romantic resonance it could truly shine on the listener. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Age breeds a shining moment.......2003-11-20

The criticisms miss the point. This is an effort that does a rare thing - it brings together men and women who can put the experience of life to judicious use in their art. Unlike listening to the deterioration other performers have faced, in later years, at the hands of studio production teams that no longer know what to do with them, Charlie Haden has found a way to create a beautiful volume of space in which to let the years of these venerated performers shine through. It is in this space you shall hear the notes of lives lived and savored.

Nice but dismissable........2001-08-09

Haden's pleasant miscellany of neglected but deserving ballads is indeed a mixed bag, but somehow his focus, purpose, and method elude this listener. Neophyte writers are frequently enjoined to compose with a sharp, definitive, unified "thesis." Haden could have used a bit of coaching along these lines before producing this collection. Even drawing upon a common composer (as opposed to ranging from Kern to Rachmaninoff to public domain) might have provided the needed coherence to the project.

In any case, it's always a welcome experience to hear Shirley Horn; the revival of a touching ballad like "In Love in Vain" merits our appreciation; and though I was never a big fan of Bill Henderson (an acquired taste), he deserves to be recorded based on the evidence of this recording.

In sum, this album is more than anything else a "sampler" and should have been priced accordingly.

Disappointing by Quartet West standards.......2001-05-09

The outstanding Quartet West album is 'Always Say Goodbye'. On that CD, Broadbent demonstrates his skills at orchestral arrangement, and Haden deftly selects great oldies to intermingle with some of his own superb compositions. Haden also takes some historic performances -- such as Jo Stafford on vocals -- to bring a resonance to the new covers. The experiment was very successful.

You can see the logic behind this subsequent album: instead of using dusty old recordings, why don't we use today's state-of-the-art production to capture the voices of several current artists? And why don't we let Alan orchestrate the whole album?

The trouble is that the orchestration, beautiful though it is throughout, constrains the band terribly. And the vocals swamp the album. (Actually the Jo Stafford track on 'Always Say Goodbye' is one of the weakest on the album.) They say that the saxophone is the instrument closest to the human voice, and it is Ernie Watts who suffers most on this album, The sax is simply crowded out by all the singing. It is only on the stand-out track, 'Prelude en la mineur', an instrumental re-working of a Ravel piece, that Watts finally gets a chance to let rip.

Shirley Horn's vocals are fine, particularly on 'Lonely Town'. But I simply cannot listen to any of the tracks containing Bill Henderson's voice, and sadly, there are four of them.

The most touching song is the last one, where Haden himself bravely takes the vocal lead. It's a song his mother used to sing on the radio, back in the early 1940s, when the entire Haden family would appear on KWTO Springfield. It is a farewell to the dead, and also a reassurance that one day they will meet again.

If you want a quick survey of this CD, check out tracks #1, #9 and #13. It's a long way from the days of Haden's playing with Ornette Coleman and the Liberation Orchestra, and it's very mellow.

If you breathe and have ears, buy this record!.......2001-04-15

I first heard of Charlie Haden on Dublin's best radio music show - The Mystery Train presented by John Kelly on RTE Radio 1. I bought this CD and it has never been off my current play list. This is beautiful music that touches the heart. Listen to Wayfaring Stranger, Lonely Town, I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life, or Ruth's Walz after a tough day at the office or jammed in traffic and you will be back in touch with the good things in life. As someone who has evolved though Thin Lizzy, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Queen, U2, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, BB King, Grant Green etc, Charlie Haden is proof of my graduation. After since buying other and even better Haden CD's, I am looking forward to seeing him in concert with Quartet West here in Dublin on April 29. BUY IT NOW!

A Night and a Lonely Town.......2000-05-24

Despite its problems, I think this album still deserves a five-star rating. Seemingly inspired by the music of moody classic cinema, a listener might well envision a seedy nightclub in a fog-swept black & white San Francisco of the 1940s or a tearful Ingrid Bergman about to board a twin-propellor leaving Rick and Casablanca behind her forever.

Regardless of which side of the Atlantic you envision on your moody musical journey, this is definitely a lounging type of music, perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons, after-theatre drives around town on warm summer evenings, warm candle-lit baths, or romantic dinners for two. The beautifully romantic ballads range from the longing "Lonely Town" to the mostly-resolute "I'm Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life" to the quietly complacent "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Interspersed with these great standards, however, are wonderful instrumental pieces which frame the remaining vocals with stunningly dramatic moods.

The only flaw is the rather unappealing voice of Bill Henderson, who seems to be suffering from a weak set of lungs, if not from lack of enthusiasm. Henderson seems to strive for the vocal capabilities of Shirley Horn, who sings on 1, 4, 7 and 10, but is incapable of achieving those same dramatic pitches of his fellow artist. Nevertheless, he does an adequate job on "Ruth's Waltz" and "Easy on the Heart" even if "Why Did I Choose You" is downright painful to listen to. Haden, who sings on 13, seems similarly incapable of reaching Horn's heights, but "Wayfaring Stranger," the traditional song he chose to render, is capable of carrying itself with the slow somber tone it evokes in the listener.

Regardless of its faults, this remains a beautiful album. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the kind of sit-at-home music it captures so very well in its beautifully jazzy tunes that are, at the very least, easy on the ears.

I Choose You
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I Choose You
Brother Nature
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 1995-09-19

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Choral Music of Amy Beach and Randall Thompso

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Choral Music of Amy Beach and Randall Thompso

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Dreamworld: Music Inspired by The Matrix

Average customer rating:

Inspired by...... what?
Ouch.
Different than the originals...very intelligent
CLEVER!!!!!!!!
Shame there are no Negative Ratings, B/c it sure deserves one.

Dreamworld: Music Inspired by The Matrix
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Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

The Question (Icke Tribe)
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Love Me Unreality (Danika Shakti)
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Album Description

"Dreamworld: Music Inspired by The Matrix" is a musical journey probing the philosophical questions: "Which pill would you choose?", "What is real?", "What is freedom and do we really have it?", "Is some dark force controlling us in a matrix?". It explores the depth of the films religious and metaphysical connotations.

Each song is delivered to make a sonic representation of these themes. Producer ZED.NAN.REH worked deeply with each artist to insure these themes would weave into the fabric of the record. So it is not a compilation of random artists contributing songs, but more like a screenplay of sounds directed by ZED.NAN.REH, each song building toward the climax of the record and finally resolving at the end.

"Dreamworld" is a concept record, with musical styles ranging from industrial, electronica, trip hop, techno and house/trance; all tightly woven to feel like a non-stop sonic journey through the matrix of the mind.

Customer Reviews:

Inspired by...... what?.......2006-11-29

I'm fine with music soundtracks that are "inspired by...", or their musical score, but this is neither. It's a random collection of songs that doesn't fit any themes/moods of the Matrix movies. The songs aren't even done very well. I wasted at least 10 minutes of my life downloading this from Limewire. It was deleted soon after. I'd give it no stars if I could.

Ouch........2005-08-23

Not to be blunt, or brutal, or unfair, but rather to be succint: this record sucks. It's filled by music of third-rate wannabes and does not live up to the standard of quality set by other Matrix media. I threw it away.

Different than the originals...very intelligent.......2005-08-17

This is one of the best cd's released in its category! The songs blend together in a virtual journey through space and time!!!This cd will take you where you've never been before...like the Matrix, it is deep, philosophical and with concepts that really open your eyes...and of course your ears :) Listen to it more then once--get into it; you'll see the truth and the powerful message behind it. A MUST HAVE!!!don't skip this one--great blend of tunes--original, unique--you will not regret it, I PROMISE.

This is a very well thought out compilation. The first part is very ethereal downtempo, while the second half is a bangin' in your face techno driven masterpiece. This work is a nice contrast to the original soundtracks. A GREAT ADDITION to any matrix' fans collection.
WARNING: NOT FOR THE INTELECTUALLY CHALLENGED

This is the best I have ever heard in this genre of CD music. The music is out of this world....very intense. Very different in a great way! I hope Zednanreh will be releasing more stuff like this. He captures the feeling of the movie very well. He is more unique than the soundtracks are. They just give the standard run of the mill "artists of the month" to sell the CD's.
It helped me to understand the content of the movie even better.
I highly recommend this not only to matrix fans, but fans of 2012 prophecy and global conspiracy theorists as well. Lovers of chill out, techno, and house - even industrial will also praise this cd.

Very deep concepts that seem to be inspired by the writings of David Icke as much as the matrix! David icke himself expands on the matrix concepts. check out his web site [...]and see the interwoven themes between icke, zednanreh and the Matrix trilogy. Well done... The song titles and artists even carry the theme....ingenious!

CLEVER!!!!!!!!.......2005-08-16

Shame there are no Negative Ratings, B/c it sure deserves one........2005-08-09

The production quality is almost as bad as the depressingly awful music. Don't be fooled folks. The "artistic" hacks may love it, but beauty is TRUELY in the eye of the beholder. If you enjoyed the awesome first 3 soundtracks; don't waste your money on this one expecting more of the same.

Instead you will receive a CD chocked full of unimaginative (i.e. high-schoolers without talent playing on their home computers) techno and "spoken word" type lyrics that are laughably bad (but only if you didn't shell out $13.99 to listen to them).

I'm now the proud owner of a $14.00 coaster, b/c that's about all it's good for