Today Forever [CD-single]

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Ride's Classic Single from the "Nowhere"Sessions.

Today Forever, Music, Ride

Yesterday, Today & Forever
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Great CD!

Some People Think God Can't Be Glorified By Music Like This; Others Know Better

WONDERFUL!

Worship Music , kicked up a notch!

Yesterday today and forever

Yesterday, Today & Forever
Vicky Beeching
Manufacturer: Sparrow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CNF4JM
Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

Yesterday, Today & Forever
Created
Call To Worship
Search Me
Above All Else
Majesty And Mystery (Awesome God)
Nothing Is Impossible
There's No One Like Our God
Captivated
Extravagant Worship
Turn Your Eyes

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!.......2007-05-12

This was a great CD and I love all of the songs on it. It came to me quickly and in great condition!

Some People Think God Can't Be Glorified By Music Like This; Others Know Better.......2007-03-29

Let me state at the forefront that I prefer hymns at the worship service to choruses. I also find simpler accompaniment (piano/organ, acoustic guitar) less distracting and thus more worshipful than a fuller accomapniment (lively choir, praise band, or orchestra). That being said, I was built up by this project. Because I see my preference as a choice but not a dogma.

Can God be glorified by contemporary Christian music, even rock? Is anything too hard for God? Isn't the more important thing is a person who loves God with all their heart, etc. and loves his neighbor than being traditional?

My favorite songs on this project are "Yesterday, Today, & Forever", "Search Me", "Nothing Is Impossible", "Captivated", and "Extravagant Worship".

WONDERFUL!.......2007-01-13

Vicky Beeching is one of my favorite worship leaders, and having gone to one of her concerts, I have to say she is one of the most annointed as well. Wonderful CD of love for the Father and asking for His heart.

Worship Music , kicked up a notch!.......2006-06-18

I first heard Vicky's "Turn Your Eyes" on the radio and was immediately hooked by her crystal pure vocals and the clever twist of an old classic hymn interwoven with other lyrics and given a first-person twist that took me out of the realm of spectator and drew me into the worship experience firsthand. I had to get her CD. Well, when I saw the cover of it, I have to admit that I was a little leery that I might be getting an album of hard rock. I'm almost 57 years old and, while I like most types of music, I find some of the heavier rock groups, Christian bands included, are more noise than music and just darn hard to pick out the words. But boy, was I pleasantly surprised. This CD is great! Each song has lyrics that just cut right to the core of our thirst to connect with an Almighty and Awesome God. And each song has a really great beat, too. Did I mention that? After all, I AM a child of the '60's and I don't like things TOO quiet and introspective. So, if you like your worship music intelligent, infectious, joyful, and rockin'....you'll want to add this CD to your collection.

Yesterday today and forever.......2006-05-19

I love this cd!!!!!!!! We sing lots of these songs (including yesterday todday and forever-my fav.) at my church youth group.
I first saw Vicky Beeching at the alive festival last summer, which,aside from a trip to the first aid tent (long story) was a blast!
Vicky rocks!

Today, Tomorrow, Forever/A Touch of Today

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An Under-Rated CLASSIC In Nancy's Pop/Jazz Catalog
I own "A Touch of Today" on vinyl
A Different Nancy...
Nice blend of sixties songs and old standards
An EMI Twofer, the English Way

Today, Tomorrow, Forever/A Touch of Today
Nancy Wilson
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007636
Release Date: 1997-04-01

Tracks:

One Note Samba
Go Away; Little Boy
Unchain My Heart
(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco
Wives And Lovers
The Good Life
What Kind Of Fool Am I?
I Can't Stop Loving You
On Broadway
Our Day Will Come
Call Me Irresponsible
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
You've Got Your Troubles
And I Love Him
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Have A Heart
Before The Rain
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Call Me
Yesterday
Wasn't It Wonderful
You're Gonna Hear From Me
No One Else But You
Goin' Out Of My Head

Album Details

Two Albums from One of the Truly Inspired Female Vocalists. While Best Known for her Jazz Recordings this Shows a Lighter Side of Nancy. Digitaly Remastered at Abbey Road Studios.

Customer Reviews:

An Under-Rated CLASSIC In Nancy's Pop/Jazz Catalog.......2007-07-20

I own this CD containing the two CD's and also own them on vinyl as separate LP's. In my opinion, "A Touch of Today" is an under-rated CLASSIC in the Nancy Wilson Capitol Jazz Catalog. Why Capitol has not released this CD as an individual disc (with bonus tracks as they have done with other recent releases) escapes me. The songs are all well chosen, and Ms. Wilson, well....the lady can do NO WRONG!

Nancy was in especially FINE VOICE while recording this album. While her albums are always well-recorded, the astute listener can sometimes detect some roughness and frayed exhaustion in Ms. Wilson's voice. This was mostly in part due to her hectic touring schedule in the Sixties. She was one of Vegas's biggest attractions and a very much in-demand artist at all the major nightclubs in New York and L.A. Her voice on "A Touch of Today" is fresh-sounding, smooth yet soulful, and she tackles those high notes with ease.

"Touch of Today" overall has a warm, very understated, relaxed feel about it. If you're looking for Ms. Wilson to holler and bellow to the crowd, look elsewhere (like the blusier/more gospel-ish "Yesterday's Blues, Today's Love Songs"). The arrangements by Sid Feller are SUPERB. They envelop and surround Ms. Wilson like a linebacker protecting a quarterback, making sure she hits her goal. Some personal faves on this CD are: "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (actually my fave on the entire CD/album), sung with gusto and feeling. Many singers have sung this song written by Andre Previn, but out of all of them, Ms. Wilson's version stands out and really stays with you. Others include the nicely done "The Shadow of Your Smile" (another song sung to death by most pop artists in the Sixties). Let's just say Ms. Wilson acquits herself very nicely here.

You will not go wrong purchasing this two-fer remastered and reissued by EMI in the United Kingdom. Why the Europeans/Japanese always seem to beat American record companies to the punch in terms of reissuing jazz/pop classics really makes me exasperated. But I hope in time that companies here like Capitol and Verve will wake up and smell the coffee and see what a goldmine they have in terms of musical treasures yet to be dug up and released to the pop/jazz adoring public. We are Waiting!!

I own "A Touch of Today" on vinyl.......2007-01-16

While browsing through an old record store I found an old LP of "A Touch of Today" on sale in perfect condition for $2.95. So what the hell I thought... And you know, that was the best three bucks I've ever spent. Man, oh man, that woman could (and still can)sing baby! What a voice, I mean if you like Nancy Wilson then you will love this album. I don't care if some of the songs are considered sappy 60's elevator fare, this woman's voice just makes any song sound beautiful and fresh. I almost left the room when "Yesterday" came on (I just couldn't take yet another tired version of this depressing song) and I am so glad that I didn't cause she just nails it like no one I have ever heard before. I actually had to listen to it again cause I was so in awe the first time I couldn't really enjoy it. However, the whole album is like this. Hell, I would have paid ten dollars for this LP just to listen to "You're Gonna Hear From Me". So go out and buy this CD (like I am so I can listen to it in my car)and I can assure you, you will be happy you did.

A Different Nancy..........2007-01-10

on this double cd we find nancy in a more secular setting, seems like she was getting out of the mold of being just a jazz singer. she branched out on this one, singing the popular song uptight by stevie wonder, she did a nice job, and some more i dont know but i liked them too... listen to the samples...

Nice blend of sixties songs and old standards.......2004-04-27

The two albums paired in this twofer are well matched, each containing many covers of sixties pop songs and a few older songs.

Among the sixties songs are covers of Go away little boy (gender adaptation of Goffin and King's Go away little girl - an American hit for the Happenings but a British hit for Mark Wynter), Unchain my heart (Ray Charles), Wives and lovers (a Bacharach-David classic), I can't stop loving you (originally a country song, but Nancy almost certainly recorded it after hearing Ray Charles sing it - he had a number one pop hit with it on both sides of the Atlantic), On Broadway (Drifters), Our day will come (Ruby and the Romantics), You've got your troubles (Fortunes), And I love him (gender adaptation of And I love her - Beatles), Uptight (Stevie Wonder), Call me (originally recorded by Petula Clark but an American hit for Chris Montez) and Yesterday (Beatles) and Going out of my head (Little Anthony and the Imperials).

Among the other songs, Tony Bennett has recorded at least three of them (I left my heart in San Francisco, The good life, Shadow of your smile), though some of the others are obscure - however, they are all excellent and well suited to Nancy.

Nancy was one of the best jazz-pop singers of her generation and this twofer proves it.

An EMI Twofer, the English Way.......2000-07-10

UK's EMI/Capitol offers good service to the customers. This is a 2-on-1 CD pack with 2 original albums on 1 CD. So it's not a compilation. I'd not personally choose these two albums from Ms.Wilson's best times. Here you'll just find her covering pop songs from the 70s with good arrangements.

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Broadway Divas
Love the choices
coulda been a contender
Two words: Julia Murney

Broadway Divas
Liza Minnelli , Mandy Patinkin , Bernadette Peters , Mary Martin , Patti LuPone , Jeanne Lehman , Mark Jacoby , Madeline Kahn , Marin Mazzie , Barbara Cook , Angela Lansbury , and Julia Murney
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005LN5V
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

I Got The Sun In The Morning - Ethel Merman
Sing Happy - Liza Minnelli
Mean To Me - Nell Carter
Children And Art - Bernadette Peters
Before I Kiss The World Goodbye - Mary Martin
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Customer Reviews:

Broadway Divas.......2007-01-22

Wonderful selection of classic singers and songs. Special favorites are Ethel Merman and Barbara Cook.

Love the choices.......2006-08-11

This is great. Anything with Ethel, Bernadette, Barbara (both of them), Mary, and Marin is beyond words. Any one of them by themselves is awesome but these ladies together are mind blowing. All of the women sound amazing but they made a mistake on the list of songs and composers. "Raise the Roof" sung by Julia Murney (I love her)was written by Andrew Lippa, not LaChusia.

coulda been a contender.......2006-03-15

The divas are indeed divine, but the choice of music sung left me wondering why, with so many other great music selection contenders.

Two words: Julia Murney.......2001-09-03

OK, so it sounds crazy to review an album with Ethel Merman and Bernadette Peters on it and not mention them. But...tough. I've read enough about them to know how good they are.

Buy this album as a token of love to the producer who had the cajones to put Julia Murney on an album celebrating the last 100 years of Broadway divas.

Because SHE is one of the greatest voices of the decade!

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Dream Goes on
Us Navy Band , and Sea Chanters Chorus
Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000065DWT
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

Olympic Fanfare
America, The Dream Goes On
Hero For Today
America the Beautiful
The Last Full Measure Of Devotion
The Sea Is My Second Home
Seeds Of Freedom
American Salute
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
Patriotic Medley (This Is My Country, You're A Grand Old Flag, This Land Is Your Land, God Bless America)
Armed Forces On Parade
God Bless The USA
The Stars And Stripes Forever
The Star Spangled Banner

Album Description

Recorded by the U. S. Navy Band and Sea Chanters Chorus conducted by Commander Ralph M. Gambone.

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A worthwhile collection
Today, Tomorrow and Forever is Elvis
Not Just Another Repackage
There is never enough
The greatest from the greatest

Today, Tomorrow & Forever
Elvis Presley
Manufacturer: Bmg / Elvis
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ASIN: B000066CDF
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

Harbor Lights (alt. take 3)
I Got a Woman (alt. take)
Shake, Rattle and Roll (alt. take 2)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (alt take 13)
Heartbreak Hotel (Live '56)
Long Tall Sally (Live '56)
I Was the One (Live '56)
Money Honey (Live '56)
I Got a Woman (Live '56)
Blue Suede Shoes (Live '56)
Hound Dog (Live '56)
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I Beg of You (alt. take 5)
(There'll Be)Peace in the Valley(For Me) (alt. take 1)
Is It So Strange (alt.take 10)
Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do (movie master take 17)
Loving You (farm version) (alt take 6)
Treat Me Nice (alt take 6)
Young and Beautiful (alt take 4&5)
I Want to Be Free (alt take 3&4)
Steadfast, Loyal and True (undubbed master)
Doncha' Think It's Time (alt. take 48)
I Need Your Love Tonight (alt. take 4)
I Got Stung (alt. take 16)
The Fool (alt take 1)

Tracks:

Make Me Know It (alt takes 17 & 18)
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (alt takes 1&2)
G.I. Blues (alt. take 5)
Pocketful of Rainbows (alt. take 3)
Flaming Star ('Main' and 'End' title versions) (alt takes 4&1)
Swing Down Sweet Chariot (alt. takes 2&3)
Lonely Man(solo) (alt. take 1)
There's Always Me (alt take 2)
Can't Help Falling in Love (alt. take 26)
I'm Yours (alt. take 5)
Follow That Dream (alt. take 3)
Anything That's Part of You (alt. take 8)
King of the Whole Wide World (alt. take 3)
Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (alt. take 2)
A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You (alt. take 4)
They Remind Me Too Much of You (alt. take 4)
Mexico (alt take 2)
Witchcraft (alt take 3)
Today, Tomorrow and Forever (Duet) (version take 2)
Ask Me (alt. take 2)
Roustabout (alt. take 8)
Puppet on a String (alt. take 10)
My Desert Serenade (alt. take 7)
Please Don't Stop Loving Me (alt. take 10)
This Is My Heaven (alt. take 7)
Never Say Yes (alt. take 1&2)
Hide Thou Me

Tracks:

Love Letters (alt. take 2)
If the Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (alt. take 4)
Come What May (alt. take 3&4)
Indescribably Blue(alt. take 1)
Long Legged Girl (alt. master)
The Love Machine (alt. take 3)
You Don't Know Me (movie version take 3)
Big Boss Man (alt. take 9)
We Call on Him (alt. take 8)
Stay Away (alt. take 14)
U.S. Male (alt. take 7)
Wonderful World (alt. take 15)
Guitar Man (Opening version) (alt. take 1)
Where Could I Go But to the Lord (alt take 4)
Memories (stereo master)
Almost (alt. take 6)
In the Ghetto (alt take 20)
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road (alt. take)
Let Us Pray (alter master)
Baby What You Want Me to Do (Live '69)
Funny How Time Slips Away (Live '69)
Runaway (Live '69)
My Babe (Live '69)
What'd I Say (Live '69)

Tracks:

See See Rider (Live '70)
Polk Salad Annie (Live '70)
Walk a Mile in My Shoes (Live '70)
The Next Step Is Love (alt. take 6)
Life (alt. take 2)
Snowbird (alt. take 2)
(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me (alt take 9&10)
Until it's Time for You to Go (alt. take 5)
Fools Rush In (alt. take 9)
A Thing Called Love (rehearsal)
I'll Be Home on Christmas Day (alt take 9)
Where Do I Go From Here (alt. take 5)
No More (alt. take 1)
Take Good Care of Her (alt. take 3)
I Miss You (alt. take 1)
I Got a Feeling in My Body (alt. take 4)
If You Talk in Your Sleep (alt. take 5)
Promised Land (alt. take 2)
Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming (alt take 10)
Pieces of Life (alt. take 1)
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Amazon.com

Elvis Presley changed the world when he spontaneously kicked an obscure blues number called "That's All Right" into high gear, providing as likely a starting point for rock & roll as anyone will ever be able to pinpoint. Spontaneity became harder to come by as Presley's career progressed, which makes this four-disc assortment of outtakes, alternate takes, and live recordings such a treat. Dating from the 1954 date that produced "That's All Right" to February '76 Graceland sessions, Today, Tomorrow & Forever captures every phase in Elvis's career--frequently from lesser-explored vantage points. Here's the super-charged hep cat of the '50s charging through versions of "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Got a Woman," and "Hound Dog" before a rollicking Little Rock, Arkansas, audience. Here's the matinee idol trying to breathe life into increasingly moribund material. Finally, here's the comeback kid of the late '60s and the flailing Vegas attraction of the '70s. Indeed, late-period Presley benefits particularly well when it's stripped down to its alternate-take essence. Colin Escott's rewardingly frank liner notes ("Elvis had good reason to sleepwalk through 'The Love Machine,'" he notes of one mid-'60s soundtrack throwaway) and a generous assortment of vintage photos complete a package that will certainly appeal to aficionados and will win over more than its share of non-devotees. --Steven Stolder

Album Description

2002 release features 100 previously unreleased tracks all digitally remastered. Live recordings from Little Rock, AR 1956 & Las Vegas 1969-1970. Outtakes from many historic recording sessions. Newly discovered duet with Ann-Margret. Track by track commentary. 4 CDs in a hard-back digi-book.

Customer Reviews:

A worthwhile collection.......2007-02-19

This is certainly an interesting and entertaining collection for avid Elvis fans. It spans his entire career and includes previously unreleased alternate takes and live performances. My favorite disk is the first one, which focuses on his early career. The live radio performance from 1956 is like going back in time and the sound quality is better than many of his other performances from the period. I also really like the alternate take of "I Beg of You" which is more of a rocker than the hit single version. "Treat Me Nice" is also very good. The highlight of the second disk is Elvis' duet with Ann Margret, the title track "Today, Tomorrow, and Forever." Why this version wasn't released back in the 60's I don't know. I really enjoyed "Runaway" and "My Babe" from the third CD. "Promised Land" on the last CD is interesting; the guitar really rocks but since it was only the second take, Elvis is still just walking through the lyrics.

All-in-all while this is overkill for the average fan, it is certainly a worthwhile set for avid Elvis fans.

Today, Tomorrow and Forever is Elvis.......2007-02-12

He (Elvis) never ceases to amaze me... adding to his music in this 4-disc set are the insights and photos in the accompanying booklet .... this collection priceless!

Not Just Another Repackage.......2003-10-20

Why? was my reaction when first seeing the advance notice for "Today, Tomorrow and Forever." Why was BMG giving Elvis fans yet another redundant compilation of repackaged hits, misses, and assorted outtakes? I immediately dismissed the box set. Fortunately for me, though, my thoughtful wife ignored my pessimism and the four disk collection ended up in my Christmas stocking. I was pleasently surprised! Yes, the set contains more than a few repackaged hits, a couple of misses - most notably, the movie tunes "Mexico," "My Desert Serenade" and an insiped cover of the Anne Murray hit "Snowbird" - and a whole slew of alternate take recordings, but the entire 100 song repertoire plays out like a fresh introspective of the King's entire career. TTF offers up an exciting collection of alternate studio cuts, movie tracks, and live performances; most of which appear for the first time in the presented format. CD #1 feautures a raucous seven song set from one of Elvis's early 1956 concerts. The disk also contains several great alternate cuts, highlighted by "Rip it Up," "Doncha' Think It's Time," and "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do." CDs 3 and 4 focus on late 1960s and 1970s output. The disks present a couple of great live recordings that are not the usual fare...of the bunch, "Baby What You Want Me to Do," "What'd I Say," and "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" are the best offerings. The studio tracks are also noteworthy. "Long Legged Girl" - heretofore dismissed because it was released on the "Double Trouble" soundtrack - emerges as a rollicking throw back reminiscent of early Elvis. Ditto with the 1967 release "Big Boss Man" and 1968's "Guitar Man"; the latter featuring a smouldering version of "Trouble" as an intro. Movie tunes "The Love Machine" and "Let Us Pray" are infectious sing-alongs and the 1969 studio track "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" begs the question why was it never released as a single? "U.S. Male," is one of the few misses...I was nine years old when the song was released in 1968 and it's tough-guy lyrics quickly became my mantra...now, however, hearing Elvis utter the phrase "I catch you 'round my woman champ, I'll leave your head like the shape of a stamp" is embarrassingly hokey. CD #2 is the most rewarding disk of the entire collection. It features four wonderful Don Robertson ballads that highlight Elvis's subtly powerful vocals..."Anything That's Part of You" is the best of the foursome. The up tempo "Witchcraft," is such a strong performer I was left wondering how it ever ended up the B-Side of "Bossa Nove Baby." Disk #2 also offers up the box set's title track "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" - a great duet with Ann-Margaret from the movie "Viva Las Vegas"...another song in the "why wasn't it released as a single" catagory. Lastly, "TTF" features the most thorough and candid assortment of liner notes I have ever read...interesting, honest, and insightful. I highly recommend this box set...it is a masterful collection of music offering something for eveyone.

There is never enough.......2003-07-18

Come on, it's Elvis. Enough said. If you are looking at this review or the CD set, then you must love Elvis' music. Any Elvis collection is worth buying. The music is awesome and the booklet is informative in describing the sessions. Keep the memory alive!

The greatest from the greatest.......2003-05-14

This one has it all some of the best songs from the greatest entertainer the world will ever know.
And for those fans of his music from the 70's like myself then this
is a must.
Disk #4 alone is worth the [money]that it cost the songs that really
stand out are track #4 "the next step is love" track#5"life"
track#9 "fools rush in" track #12 "where do I go from here"
track#15 "I miss you" track#17 if you talk in your sleep" and
by far one of the best songs elvis ever recorded track#20
"pieces of my life.
Take it from a true []elvis fan this set is a must have for
the real elvis fans.

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weird how things work out...

Forever Scorned
It Dies Today
Manufacturer: Victory Records
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ASIN: B0009UVBOA
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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Bridges Left Burning
Requiem for Broken Hearts
Forever Scorned
Blood Stained Bed Sheet Burden
Romance by the Wings of Icarus

Customer Reviews:

weird how things work out..........2005-08-13

just a few days before i saw this come out [then exclusively for itunes] i had been saying i wish they'd rerecord it or something...because the original version was the first hardcore cd i'd ever heard and i like the new sound and had wondered what they'd do with their old stuff now that they've really gotten big [ozzfest, major hardcore label, etc, etc, etc] and i love what they did. the songs sound bigger...meaner...and more professional. my only complaints are that his voice doesn't really stand up to what it was on the original recording...it sounds like he's trying a lot harder to achieve the same level of intensity...and the music, while better quality, loses a little bit of it's original 'brutality', almost to the point of sounding overrehearsed. the remakes of Bridges Left Burning, The Requiem For Broken Hearts and Blood Stained Bed Sheet Burden [especially this one...what most people are not aware of is that this is the third recording of this song...it was originally on their first three song ep along with two other songs 'The Last Face She'll Ever See' and 'The Heart String Fallacy'...two amazing IDT songs...download them...and use Aresgalaxy.org to do it...and then the second recording of the song was the first version of Forever Scorned...this new one is the best one though...they completely obliterate the song and do away with the whiny singing part in the middle...which i always thought sounded really bad] are well worth getting the cd alone...the other songs are good too, but those three are the bangers. Roll Deep.

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"Cool" Still Sounds Great....

Yesterday, Today and Forever
Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank
Manufacturer: Concord Records
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The Shorty Rogers Quintet
Bouncing with Bud and Phil

ASIN: B0000006EO
Release Date: 1992-10-09

Tracks:

Budo
Blood Count
Yesterday, Today And Forever
TNT
Wagon Wheels
Lotus Bud
Have You Hugged Your Martian Today

Customer Reviews:

"Cool" Still Sounds Great...........2005-07-16

especially the West Coast Cool!

This was Shorty's first recording,under his name in this country, in twenty years, having devoted himself mostly to composition (three of the seven in this set are his!).It doesn't sound as though he lost anything in his ability to play.

Actually, Bud Shank seems to upstage him a little bit with a dynamite alto performance of Strayhorn's "Blood Count" and on flute on the Roger's beautiful original, "Lotus Bud".

Enough can't be said about the rhythm section. They show up best on the all-too-short "TNT". George Cables has to be an under appreciated pianist judging by his short solo on this. Bob Magnusson's bass shows up well on several cuts, especially on the entries to the title cut, "TNT", and the rhythm entry on the unlikely choice, "Wagon Wheels". The crisp drum work of McCurdy shows up throughout the entire set.

"Budo", known from Miles Davis and Gerry Mulligan, may be cool.....but it's hot here!. The title cut has a catchy beat and swings well with the horns in real good form. The closer, "Have You Hugged Your Martian Today", is a humorous bop piece but relly has some excellent bass work by Magnusson working with Shank's flute.....outstanding!

In all, this cd is a very pleasing example of WestCoast jazz and the cool school with the musicians seeming to be inspired by each other's playing. Well recommended for fans of Cool, Bop, West Coast style, Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers, or just plain good quintet jazz.

Average customer rating:

Beautiful Music... Beautiful People
A MONSTRUOS LIVE PERFORMANCE!
Progressive rock doesnýt get any better than this.
Possibly the BEST live album ever made?
A killer live album

Work In Progress Live
DFA
Manufacturer: Moonjune Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005LP17
Release Date: 2001-06-20

Tracks:

Escher
Caleidoscopio
Trip On Metr
La Via
Pantera
Ragno

Album Description

DFA specializes in a highly complex but richly melodic compound made of equal parts symphonic progressive rock and jazz fusion. Far from being the solo-happy wankfest it might appear to be from the description, the album is a testament to the band's strong ensemble work. The epic compositions, written by drummer Alberto De Grandis and keyboardist Alberto Bonomi, leave plenty of room for improvisation, but hew closely to tuneful outlines. Bonomi and guitarist Silvio Minella weave in and out of each other's virtuosity, creating a lush fabric of rich musical colors that never fails to engage. When either man solos, the break is equally impressive for its restraint as for its skill. De Grandis keeps the rhythm at a constant boil, with his jazzy cymbal work driving the sound as much as the kick drum; bassist Luca Baldassari holds steady, the pole off which the flags fly. "Trip on Metro," a piece that dates back to the group's early demos, shows a subtle Mahavishnu Orchestra influence, while "Pantera," "Caleidoscopio" and "Ragno" perfectly balance the blend of jazz rhythm, classical melody and rock firepower that is the hallmark of Italian progressive rock. Equally impressive and accessible, if this music is merely a work in progress, the final version will be drop-dead astonishing. HIGH BIAS, USA (courtesy of)

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music... Beautiful People.......2002-10-01

Yes, DFA keep on amazing us, caressing and pushing, kicking and licking, taking off for high peaks just before landing like an eagle that has spotted a running white rabbit. In an instant they take our breaths away, they shock us with they technical abilities, very close to perfection, still warm like a motherly womb.

Above all, the reason why DFA play this magical music (that will live on for a very long time) is that they are magic, beautiful people who live simply according to their inner feelings, love, fear, intimacy and honour, pride and brotherhood... DFA is honesty at its best... that is why we are so hooked!

Long live DFA

A MONSTRUOS LIVE PERFORMANCE!.......2002-08-12

For fans of GENTLE GIANT, UK, NATIONAL HEALTH, BRAND X, RETURN TO FOREVER. Very fresh and inspiring blend of jazzy progressive fusion.
A killer live album!

Progressive rock doesnýt get any better than this........2002-01-16

DFA performed for the first time live here in the U.S at the annual Nearfest concerts on June 17, 2001 at Lehigh University's Zoellner Arts Center. The group hails from Italy and has quite an international following. This performance was a key factor in elevating their status as one of the premier prog-rock bands in the world in the eyes of the American audience. The responses of the audience show that they were an enormous success. The group is Silvio Minella (guitars), Luca Baldassari (electric bass), Alberto De Grandis (drums, vocals) and Alberto Bonomi (keyboards, vocals).
DFA's music is heavy on the keyboards with a multitude of layering of all the other instruments, which makes for a remarkable listening experience. The separation of each instrument is astounding for a live recording; it's difficult to notice if it's actually live or in the studio. If it wasn't for the dialogue and the crowd's response to the music you would never know the difference. I have to tip my hat to Giampaolo Righetti, the mixing and remastering had a profound effect on this recording. An extraordinary amount of time and effort went into this process, you can tell. The musicianship in this group is quite simply put, out of this world. Most of the music is instrumental. A few of the tracks offer vocals in their native tongue.
"Work In Progress Live" is exactly what it says it is...music that's in a constant state of building and changing. `La Via' is their prog-rock masterpiece clocking in at over fifteen minutes, in fact there isn't a track under six minutes on the entire recording, which is status quo for any good progressive work. This a solid release from start to finish with absolutely no weaknesses whatsoever. Progressive rock doesn't get any better than this, and this live recording could easily set the standard for other groups that are looking to achieve the same results. I can't possibly imagine that a group this good could possibly get any better, but I am sure they will. They will most certainly become legends in no time if they maintain the standards and quality that they set when they play live. Keep your eyes on this group; they are paving a path that others will soon take.

Possibly the BEST live album ever made?.......2002-01-10

I received a promotional package of CD's from Moonjune Records, for review and 'air time', on my two internet radio stations. Well, I opened the large envelope and what do I find? Two of the three CD's are Italian Prog......oh no! The last Italian Prog I listened to was Banco at Nearfest 2001, and to tell the truth, I was not empressed, at all. So, out falls the DFA CD, Work in Progress, recorded at Nearfest 2000....oh no! The people at Moonjune Records were nice enough to send the CD's and info, so I had to listen. WOW! I was blown away from the first track Escher, reaching for the CD cover and info, I read all I could while listening to the rest of the CD. I won't even bother to getting into the the six tracks, there is no stand out, there all GREAT! No, SPECTACULAR!!!!! This is Progressive Rock at its finest. I noticed in the info that that some have called DFA a Fusion band. There are Jazzy moments but, don't be turned off by this, it just adds to the complexity of the music. These guys have the Chops to get the job done! Alone each solo with a masters intensity, together, the word 'Tight' mean anything! This is perhaps the finest live album I have ever heard! If not for the breaks and applause(Serious Applause!), you can not tell its a LIVE album! Its that Perfect! All six tracks are now into rotation on Odd Sky & Sound of Shadows Internet Radio Brodacast.

A killer live album.......2001-07-29

DFA plays a modern symphonic fusion that draws on many elements to produce a dynamic sound that can be blistering symphonic one minute and quiet and spacey the next. While they can easily blow you away with their intense sound, their excellent compositional skills and sense of dynamics always keeps the music fresh with plenty of breathing room. The proceedings begin with "Escher", a standout track which starts out with a spacey intro that builds into a energy filled piece with great melodies. One of the band's most memorable pieces. "Trip On Metro" is a groovy cut, with a solid bass line and excellent drumming. "Pantera" is a nice and varied piece, with great electric piano in the quieter sections. The epic "Rango" is filled with all the different aspects of the band's sound, building up the intensity and coming down for the relaxed portions. DFA are one of the brightest stars shining in today's murky progressive scene. While great on their studio albums, this band is especially at home in the live element and this performance is certainly indicative of that. This was truly a magical set, and as great as it was to be there, it's just as great to hear it here on CD.