The Blue Side

Editorial Reviews
Peter Cooper, The Tennessean, March 15, 2004
he's a fine, soulful vocalist and a fine, soulful songwriter, as he proves on "The Blue Side."

Plan 9 Music: 9x Online Review, year-end 2004
"...a varied collection of smartly written tunes...There's great playing here by one and all...It's a treat."

The Blue Side

Tracks:

Maria
Siboney
A Love Until The End Of Time
Noche Azul
La Comparsa
Save Your Nights For Me
Time After Time
Malaguena
Yesterday
Besame Mucho
My Life For A Song
Annie's Song
Siempre en me Corazon
Love Came For Me (Love Theme From Splash)
I Don't Talk To Strangers
Blue Moon - Moon River
Autumn Leaves
Adoro

Customer Reviews:

love songs easy to listen too.......2007-05-07

I love a classical voice singing this type of mustic, or sacred (from the operas (in English), or, out of print sacred. Wish I could find a source for some of my old tapes (some recorded from 78s) of artists like Jerome Hines (Holy City, 1962-3, 78 record I transferred to tape), Russel Davis (1970 or early 8os record I coped, of tape my Dad had copied), William Harness, Kathleen Battle, etc. etc. I enjoy a wide range of music, but had operatic training, so understand the requirements for superior vocal skill. John Denver had much of the quality. Music for me is part of the fabric of life.

This is an oldie but a goodie!.......2006-11-09

One of his first albums of "popular" songs and one of the best of the songs we have loved for years with a fresh, new Domingo treatment. Just as his album with John Denver was a something new for him, these songs are out of the opera world. You'll never hear any of them performed by anyone up to the "gold standard" of Domingo. That being said, I love this album, but - the accent gets in the way on the English songs. You have to be able to accept the accented English and just listen to the gorgeous voice singing some very romantic songs. I highly recommend!

Great for boring candlelight dinner or quick ride in an elevator........2006-10-31

As much as I enjoy listening to Placido Domingo's popular recordings this is not one of his best performances. Missing the full-blooded belting that can be heard on his other albums ("Be My Love" for example). The orchestration is very mediocre and uninspired.
For a romantic mood, "Perhaps Love" (simply fabulous) is much better choice.

Beautiful music.......2006-02-23

I have been looking for this title for a long time...in all the wrong places.

A Valentine's Day Gift for all time.......2005-02-02

If you truly want to touch someone's heart, give this as a Valentine's gift. I received the CD last year and I love every minute. It makes a loving gift of one of the greats. With such a long career you would think that Placido would disappoint. So far it hasn't happened. This year my honey and I will see him in concert! Another Valentine's day wish come true.

Average customer rating:

Beautiful!
Winged Migration CD
Beautiful Soundtrack
WINGED MIGRATION
THE RIGHT MUSIC FOR THE RIGHT MOVIE

Winged Migration
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008V5TE
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

To Be By Your Side - Nick Cave
Masters Of The Field - Robert Wyatt
Northern Bound
The Crossing
The Highest Gander - Robert Wyatt
Beating Drums
The Return Of The Cranes
The Blue Thread
The Red Forest - Robert Wyatt
Like A Breath Of Air - A Filetta
The Takeoff
Amidst The Factory Smoke
The Glider
After The Hunt
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The Swans Flight
Feathers
The Wounded Dove - Gabriel Yacoub
Off Camera

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful!.......2007-04-24

I've owned this CD for several years now, and it definitely remains on my short, short list of favorites! The music is beautiful and contemplative, drawing the listener into the journey of migration undertaken by the birds who inspired it. Everything is amazing on it: the writing, the instrumentation, the vocals. This albumn is definitely not just for fans of the movie, but for anyone who loves slow, calming, thoughtful music.

Winged Migration CD.......2007-02-08

Awesome, for the most part- best after watching the documentary. A couple of songs had to skip through, but the rest is a good post movie mental review- watch the movie first...

Beautiful Soundtrack.......2007-01-06

I loved this movie and the soundtrack makes it ever better. I havent bought a CD in a while and this one is reasonably priced and rare.

WINGED MIGRATION.......2006-08-29

The movie is excellent. The scenery is breathtaking, but you actually feel like you are flying with the geese. Geese are amazing birds. A must see.

THE RIGHT MUSIC FOR THE RIGHT MOVIE.......2006-06-22

Even if you haven't seen the beautiful french documentary, you'll love this soundtrack. The score captivates listeners from the very beginning and the song "To Be By Your Side" by Nick Cave gives the very special mood that the movie requires. Bruno Coulais is the same composer from HIMALAYA, thus you may understand better the sort of music you're listening: half ethnic, half new age and totally haunting. Don't miss it.

Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits

Average customer rating:

worth money
Great Patriotic Music
A good choice of tunes with good quality
Brilliant!!!
Best Patriotic Music I've Found

Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

The Star Spangled Banner
George M. Cohan Medley: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Harrigan/Mary's A Grand Old Name/You're A Grand Old Flag
American Salute
The Washington Post
El Capitan
Armed Forces Medley: The Army Goes Rolling Along/Anchors Aweigh/Semper paratus/The U.S. Air Force...
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Colonel Bogey
National Emblem March
Americans We
Manhattan Beach
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Hoe-Down From 'Rodeo'
Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring

Tracks:

Fanfare For The Common Man
Overture To 'Strike Up The Band'
America The Beautiful
76 Trombones
Victory At Sea Suite
America From 'West Side Story'
Liberty Bell
Variations On 'America'
The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

worth money.......2007-05-24

this cd set is definately worth the money spent. i haven't heard some of the music before but was willing to give it a try.

Great Patriotic Music.......2007-02-21

Beautiful music perfect for feeling patriotic. Received CD promptly and in great condition.

A good choice of tunes with good quality.......2005-06-30

If you like military tunes and marches, this 2-CD is a good choice. The orchestration is good, it is well played and the quality of recording is good. If you like this kind of music, it is a good choice to buy.

Brilliant!!!.......2003-08-11

I have the CD at home and the songs sound fabulous. I've heard the Houston Symphony's version of the Star Spangled Banner many times on TV as this anthem has been used at sign-off (when this was happening). It's as powerful a version you'll hear. Probably the finest patriotic music CD you can find out there.

Best Patriotic Music I've Found.......2001-09-20

Loved the CD! I am buying it to use with a Musical Freestyle Ride for a Quadrille. A horse oriented endeaver. The music will be perfect to bring positive patriotism to fairs and fund raisers for NYC.

Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis

Average customer rating:

Yeah.
Well-Executed Sacrelige
So, it's not Miles---SO WHAT?
Conrad's Second Latin Attempt
Unkinda Blue

Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis
Conrad Herwig Nonet
Manufacturer: Halfnote Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001IXT0O
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

So What
Freddie Freeloader
Blue In Green
All Blues
Flamenco Sketches
Petits Machins

Album Description

CONRAD HERWIG NONET featuring PAQUITO D/RIVERA, BRIAN LYNCH, and DAVE VALENTIN

ANOTHER KIND OF BLUE THE LATIN SIDE OF MILES DAVIS

With Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis, trombonist Conrad Herwig reimagines one of the seminal albums in jazz history - timeless compositions crafted and showcased within the framework of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. It is a companion piece to his pathfinding release, The Latin Side of John Coltrane, and it finds him reveling in the company of featured bandmates who draw inspiration and energy from the spirit of Miles. Selections include the entire Kind of Blue repertoire - including "So What," Freddie Freeloader," and "All Blues" - plus bonus track "Petits Machins" from Miles's Filles De Kilimanjaro. Group members include Mario Rivera, Edsel Gomez, John Benitez, Robby Ameen, and Richie Flores.

Customer Reviews:

Yeah........2006-12-10

Holy Crap! I really love this album, as I do the Latin Side Of John Coltrane album. I have to buy it again because I keep loaning it out... and I have yet to recieve it back. I can spend all day transcribing and put it on again when the girls come by at night (and no one complains.) I enjoy this album on a different level than Miles' version. The original I take with me alone to the proverbial desert island: I can't exist without it. This one, however, is for that island that's a little less desert and a little more party. The original is good aged scotch, 2 fingers worth straight up; Conrad's version I can liken to a mojito. And no cheap bacardi mojito... Nothing but the best. Havana club rum, soda, raw sugar, lemon, soda and mint leaves. Sorry, I'm rambling. Buy the album. I'm buying it again and I'm not loaning it out anymore. So don't ask for it, Jacob.

Z

Well-Executed Sacrelige.......2006-02-01

It's a bold move to mess with one of the classics in the jazz canon like Kind of Blue. This album is a little hard to take on the first listen especially. It totally changes the feel of Miles' original. Instead of a laid back, cool modal setting, many of the charts turn into latin burners, a very odd shift. I feel like Kind of Blue could be put into a latin medium while still paying respect to the original groove that Miles established with his 1959 album. "All Blues" becomes an upbeat fiery tune, "So What" becomes a wild abandoned version of the cool laid back. If this album and the original were to be described in terms of color, they would be at opposite ends of the spectrum; Miles' album being blues and greens and purples while Herwig goes with more reds, yellows and oranges. Also, sometimes the improvisation feels a little inapropriate for the tunes. I felt like I was urged to be too technically impressed rather than impressed by the melodic creativity that made Miles' album famous. The most glaring wrong in an improvised solo was when "Tequila" was quoted in a solo on "Freddie Freeloader." Down right unacceptable.

Even though it seems like all I've done is complain, I still give this album four stars. The arrangements though far out of character are very intelligent and impressive. Every player on the album is an absolute monster and the material is well performed, just not well displayed. The most shining moment on this album is the ballad "Blue in Green." Despite the strange medium of latin grooves with such a classic album, its an album worth having around. Just a warning to Miles Davis fans that you may be upset by Herwigs heresies.

So, it's not Miles---SO WHAT?.......2005-02-17

It's Neo-Latin-BigBand-BeBop with only 9 guys (who sound like 20)...with fire and timbales and congas and dissonant pounding piano and cowbells...what else do you need? Oh, yeah, the arrangements are full of inventive "snappy" riffs. Enthusiasm abounds judging from the shouting. I saw most of this group in Milwaukee in August 04 in a small club and they blew out the walls.

Conrad's Second Latin Attempt.......2004-07-28

This latest CD by Conrad Herwig is very good, but something seems to be missing from it. Maybe it had been hyped up too much in my mind, but when I played the music, I felt like it was missing an element. An important element, sadly. Just like the Latin Side of John Coltrane album, I didn't hear as much inspired playing as I am accustomed to hearing on Herwig's albums. He certainly has set a high standard level for himself! I have seen Conrad Herwig live and was BLOWN AWAY. If you have the chance, I would suggest hearing him play at any price.

Back to this CD though... I think I was missing his compositional capabilities, although his arrangements are always strong. Regardless, this is a strong CD, and if it was the first CD I had heard by Herwig, I know that I would have been hooked on him forever. Unfortunately, I have heard many CDs by Herwig that had more inspired solos than this one.

Unkinda Blue.......2004-06-19