Benefit [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of 1970 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Teacher' (Original UK Mix), 'Witch's Promise', 'Just Trying To Be' & 'Singing All Day'.

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Benefit [Original recording remastered]

Average customer rating: AMAZING! Best album I own MIND BLOWING!! AMAZING One Tree Hill Rocks

One Tree Hill - Music from the Television Series, Vol. 2: Friends with Benefit Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Maverick ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: One Tree Hill The Road Mix: Music From The Television Series One Tree Hill, Vol. 3 One Tree Hill - The Complete Third Season One Tree Hill - The Complete Second Season One Tree Hill - The Complete First Season ASIN: B000CS463M Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Feeling A Moment - Feeder
2. The Mixed Tape - Jack's Mannequin
3. Be Yourself - Audioslave
4. Always Love - Nada Surf
5. Jealous Guy - Gavin DeGraw
6. Son's Gonna Rise - Citizen Cope
7. Middle of Nowhere - Hot Hot Heat
8. Missing You - Tyler Hilton
9. Light Years Away - Mozella
10. Please Please Please - Shout Out Louds
11. I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea... - Fall Out Boy
12. 23 - Jimmy Eat World
13. Halo - Haley James Scott
14. Coffee & Cigarettes - Michelle Featherstone
15. For Blue Skies - Strays Don't Sleep

Album Description

For the first time in television history, a storyline on a TV series will result in a soundtrack album. After inhabitants of Tree Hill are stricken by cancer, their friends and neighbors stage a concert and create a modern-rock compilation album to raise money to fight the disease. That album, on the show and in real life, is One Tree Hill, Vol.2-and a substantial portion of its proceeds will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Association.

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING!.......2007-03-02

First of all, I LOVE this show!!! I just got my CD in the mail...and i've already listened to the whole thing! I LOVE it!!!

Best album I own.......2007-02-15

This is an amazing CD. Not only does it benefit breast cancer research (don't copy and give this out, buy everyone their own copy so it contributes!) but I listen to it all the time. This is absolutely the best album in my collection of CDs! The tracks cover every mood and are a real pick me up of great artists. I have gone out and bought a lot of the artist's full CDs because of their great songs on this CD.

MIND BLOWING!!.......2007-01-19

If I could I would give it 6 stars. Excellent, excellent compilation, hardly a track not worth mentioning. A must have album, even if you're not a fan of the show.

AMAZING.......2007-01-05

I really liked volume 2 - the music was just as good as it was on telly.

One Tree Hill Rocks.......2007-01-03

Love the music!!! Usually not my style, however this is a CD my three girls and I can all enjoy!!

Average customer rating: I've Waited So Long "Singing All Day" for sure if you get the bonus tracks + remaster Energetic Stuff Benefit Indeed! For the Benefit of Jethro Tull.... (fans)

Benefit Jethro Tull Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stand Up This Was Aqualung Thick As A Brick Minstrel in the Gallery ASIN: B00005NTJK Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. With You There To Help Me
2. Nothing To Say
3. Alive And Well And Living In
4. Son
5. For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me
6. To Cry You A Song
7. A Time For Everything?
8. Inside
9. Play In Time
10. Sossity; You're A Woman
11. Singing All Day
12. Witch's Promise
13. Just Trying To Be
14. Teacher (Original UK Mix)

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1970 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Teacher' (Original UK Mix), 'Witch's Promise', 'Just Trying To Be' & 'Singing All Day'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue. Includes Four Bonus Tracks: The Rarities 'teacher (Original UK Mix) and 'teacher (Original USA Mix)' , plus 'witches Promise', and 'just Trying to Be'.

Customer Reviews:

I've Waited So Long.......2007-07-18

This was one of my favorites from my youth. I had been searching for it for years. I have had it for around a month now and I listen to at least some of it every day. My favorite songs are Teacher and To Cry You a Song. Am I glad I finally found this.

"Singing All Day" for sure if you get the bonus tracks + remaster.......2007-06-28

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Make sure you are looking at the version with the bonus tracks. If you don't see it here continue searching under Jethro Tull-Benefit. Amazon has plenty of copies for us!

April 1970 saw the third Jethro Tull release "Benefit" hit the record store shelves. The answer is no. Your memory is not going. "Teacher" was a track on the original American vinyl release.

Mixing the roots of folk with Martin Barre's guitar wizardry the end results is a recording that will be preserved in the time machine.

The signature tune is "To Cry You A Song" with a classic riff and Martin Barre's guitar in overdrive is one of the finest tunes ever penned. The intensity from the first note to the last made this a rock and roll radio staple for decades.

The entire journey is a feast. "With You There To Help Me" will stun you with the lyrics and the ability to switch on and off (as if it is a light switch) from the trademark folk to rock sound.

"For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me" never sounded better as it does on the remastered version. Ian Anderson's words resonate from the speakers with a new found clarity and brilliance.

"Play In Time" is a blowtorch. The passion is evident. If you overlooked this tune originally listen how the band hums as if it is a fine tuned machine.

If there are any doubts about the rating they are erased with the four bonus tracks. Two of them are tremendous. "Singing All Day" encompasses so much of what made early Tull special. The U.K. version of the brilliant "Teacher" ends the disc. Although you'll want to hear that one another few times.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Energetic Stuff.......2007-06-09

The record like its predecessor "Stand Up" is full of great songs. It takes a move up in terms of sound quality, though the production is somewhat idiosynchratic and annoyingly trebly at times.

The band and production infuse the material with fine energy and nice instrumental flourishes. Lots of great stuff here but to me the best track of all is and has been "For Michael Collins, Jeffrey, and Me" - awesome.

Benefit Indeed!.......2007-06-04

This is, in my opinion, Jethro Tull's best album. It is far superior to Tull's more well known "Aqualung".

For the Benefit of Jethro Tull.... (fans).......2007-04-23

Unlike the first two Chrysalis re-masters (This Was & Standup), which I had a really negative reaction to (because the sound was not as punchy or well-balanced between vocals and guitars as on the original albums)....

This is a great album to own for true Jethro Tull fans, of which I've been one since my high school buddy (a jazz guitarist) introduced me to them, as a counterbalance to Hendrix and Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Who, and Little Feat - to name but a few of the huge phenomena of the day. Only now I can see Tull as part of the Traffic and Moody Blues wave of truly melodic music, and as I read Ian Anderson's 2001 liner-note comment, it seems clear they wanted to keep their own voice while being immersed in the explosion of both British and American pop at the time.

All their albums offer some memorable songs, from quirky serenades to more classically inspired "rounds" and some truly wonderful acoustic guitar and flute interludes (not to mention their classic rockers and legendary "Aqualung"), there's much to choose from. Benefit has the benefit (sorry) of recording technology having caught up enough so that this recording is light-years better than the first two re-masters, perhaps having more tracks to balance or re-EQ or whatever. Listening to this beautiful remaster of Sossity, for anyone who has heard it hundreds of times or more, is a pleasure almost worth the price of admission alone. The bonus tracks are from a newer recording age as well, a sweet and playful sound with great fidelity.

This is a winner in terms of the content. It's slightly different than the original LP I still have (and A-B'd against) with extra songs worth hearing, some exceptionally beautiful in their acoustic sound and melody, and some very punchy and clean classic Tull rockers too. It's a winner in terms of making it worthwhile buying the CD rather than keeping an old cassette or LP (or in my case reel-to-reel)... it sounds like Tull and is worth a listen both for old fans and the curious.

Average customer rating: Marc is AWESOME! better than broussard's studio stuff Marc Broussard

Bootleg to Benefit the Victims of Hurricane Katrina Marc Broussard Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Momentary Setback Carencro S.O.S.: Save Our Soul ( Amazon Exclusive with Bonus Track ) Beneath These Fireworks At the Point ASIN: B000BLI3WU Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Home
2. My God
3. Momentary Setback
4. Just Like That
5. Let Me Leave

Customer Reviews:

Marc is AWESOME!.......2007-03-09

The bootleg is okay - if you really want to see Marc's talent, get the CARENCRO CD. I love him - he is so talented. I saw him in concert and he does not disappoint.
If you like blues, jazz and soul - you will love Marc Broussard.

better than broussard's studio stuff.......2007-01-06

I thought this CD was great. The first Marc Broussard song that I heard was actually I live recording, and I was a little disappointed after picking his "Carencro" album to hear that a lot of his songs were more Clay Aiken-ish than bluesy. If you like real blues, buy this record.

Marc Broussard.......2006-11-03

Awesome cd for anyone whos a Marc Broussard fan. He really gets into this show.

Average customer rating: One of the very best Good old Louisiana music Great Representation of the Music from New Orleans Best of the Unique to New Orleans the City that Care Forgot is sweetly remembered

Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast Various Artists Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert A Celebration of New Orleans Music to Benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005 Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Sing Me Back Home Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now ASIN: B000BNTM0U Release Date: 2005-12-06

Tracks:

1. Yes We Can Can - Allen Toussaint
2. World I Never Made - Dr. John
3. Back Water Blues - Irma Thomas
4. Gather by the River - Davell Crawford
5. Cryin' in the Streets - Buckwheat Zydeco
6. Canal Street Blues - Dr. Michael White
7. Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John - Wild Magnolias
8. When the Saints Go Marching In - Eddie Bo
9. My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
10. Tou' les jours st pas la m - Carol Fran
11. L'Ouragon - BeauSoleil
12. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
13. Prayer for New Orleans - Charlie Miller
14. What a Wonderful World - The Wardell Quezergue Orchestra featuring Donald Harrison
15. Tipitina and Me - Allen Toussaint
16. Philharmonic Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra with members of the New York

Amazon.com

Hurricane Katrina may have devastated New Orleans and surrounding Gulf communities in 2005, but it was also a forceful reminder of the Crescent City's world renowned status as the epicenter of much American musical heritage. This benefit album (all net proceeds will be donated to the local relief efforts of Habitat for Humanity, with a portion specifically set aside to provide housing for local musicians left homeless by the disaster) picks up that latter thread, a sometimes bittersweet reminder of how deepy ingrained, yet all-too-fragile, that cultural legacy really is. Allen Toussaint's succulent reworking of his "Yes We Can Can" sets a rhythmic, optimistic tone that parallels his city's own historical resilience, while Dr. John turns in a bluesy, laid-back "World I Never Made" that's a sharp contrast to the flashes of anger he showed on Tab Benoit's earlier benefit collection, Voice of the Wetlands. Irma Thomas gives a swampy, timely edge to Bessie Smith's "Back Water Blues" while others pay tribute to the region's history of gospel (Davell Crawford, Eddie Bo), indigenous cajun folk (Buckwheat Zydeco, Beausolei, Carol Fran) and legacy as the Birthplace of Jazz (vibrantly disparate contributions from Dr. Michael White, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band). The Wild Magnolias' medley "Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John" is a joyous, African-rooted gumbo of musical possibilities, while Donald Harrison's sax work with The Wardell Querzergue's Orchestra's on "What a Wonderful World" is a fine preamble for Toussaint's elegiac solo piano rendition of "Tipitina and Me." Randy Newman's closer, a melancholic new version of Good Old Boys' "Louisiana 1927," is a tribute to his own N.O. roots whose refrain--"Louisiana, they're trying to wash us away"--is also a forceful, tragic reminder that history does indeed repeat. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Nonesuch Records is releasing a benefit album of newly recorded songs featuring artists from the New Orleans music community - across a wide variety of styles - to document the depth, richness and profound musicality of that unique city. Funds from the sale of the record, titled Our New Orleans, will be donated to Habitat For Humanity to aid those affected by the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster. A number of New Orleans' best known musicians have been asked to record songs that are integral to their lives and that express their feelings about the city and the recent events there. Sessions began in New York on September 20, with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Wild Magnolias recording at Clinton Studios. Later the same day and on September 21, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band recorded at New York's Avatar Studios. Further sessions in October included Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Randy Newman, among others. Nonesuch's parent company - Warner Bros. Records - is donating all of the production costs for this record, as part of the Warner Music Group's larger efforts on behalf of the hurricane victims. Many others involved in the project are also generously donating their time and services.

Customer Reviews:

One of the very best.......2007-04-15

One of, if not THE best, of the Katrina benefit disks. The music is first class, the recordings are pristine, and the money goes to a good cause.

This disk has already earned over one MILLION dollars for the Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village and other causes. If you buy a copy of this disk for everyone on your Xmas list, you won't go wrong.

Good old Louisiana music.......2007-03-08

Bring out the red beans and rice and jambalaya because New Orleans is going to rise again. Great renditions by many great Louisiana and a few non-Louisiana artists make this CD a must have. You will not be disappointed from Allen to Randy.

Great Representation of the Music from New Orleans.......2007-02-06

After spending a month in New Orleans, I got a "taste" of the music as well as the wonderful food. I find that this album is a great representation of the many faces of New Orleans. Some blues, some jazz, and all heart-felt.

It's just an added bonus that the proceeds go to the rebuilding effort.

Best of the Unique to New Orleans.......2006-11-13

The more I listen to this CD the better I like it - it grows on me a bit more with each playing. I love the variety of styles of music represented here and each style has its own New Orleans flavor - Dixieland Jazz, Jazz, Zydeco, blues, rock, et. al. It is amazing to me that this group of extremely talented musical artists put this CD together so soon after the tragedy of the levies breaking in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - this, too, speaks to their incredible talent and hearts. It is a "SOUL HEALER" for anyone in any circumstance.

the City that Care Forgot is sweetly remembered.......2006-09-15

True New Orleans-area music is captured here on this benefit disc. If you've ever experienced this gem of the world, the CD puts you right back there. It doesn't stop throughout: you are cermoniously dropped right into the flavor and feel of New Orleans at the first note of Allen Toussaint's Mardi Gras-flavored version of "Yes We Can Can" and you stay there until Randy Newman and the accompanying orchestras hit the last note in "Louisiana 1927".

Do you feel any melancholy? Yeah, you right! Do you wish you could do more for those who have suffered? Yeah, baby.

This is a wonderful compilation of artists from the area, and even more than a year after Katrina - it's worth buying and supporting the Habitat and musicias who lost their homes.

I DO know what it means to miss New Orleans...

Average customer rating: Benefit Good GO'T MULE & FRIENDS Gov't Mule, Allman Bros. and friends kick back and stretch out

The Benefit Concert, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Evil Teen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mule on Easy Street The Benefit Concert, Vol. 1 Live at Roseland Ballroom Torch 10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD) ASIN: B000MV8ZPY Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

1. I'll Be The One
2. In My Life
3. Badness
4. Who Knows
5. Nancy Sinatra
6. Stuck In A Rut
7. Elevator To The Moon
8. Fixin' To Die
9. Time Is Free > Jack The Rabbit
10. Goin' Out West
11. Mountains Win Again

Tracks:

1. Alone
2. Scarred But Smarter
3. A Good Country Mile
4. Solitude
5. I Shall Be Released
6. Come And Go Blues
7. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
8. Born Under A Bad Sign
9. Soulshine
10. Statesboro Blues

Customer Reviews:

Benefit.......2007-05-19

If you really like Warren Haynes and Govt. Mule, you may really like this album, or you may not. It is well done technically, but is a wide spread of styles, and a bit folksy for me.

Good .......2007-05-13

I'm not a very good critic so I'll try and get to the point with this review and thought this CD is good .

GO'T MULE & FRIENDS.......2007-05-13

THIS IS PRETTY GOOD ALTHOUGH ANYTHING FROM MULE IS ALWAYS GREAT !

Gov't Mule, Allman Bros. and friends kick back and stretch out.......2007-05-12

Sequel to Warren's "Wintertime Blues" (now reissued under the name "The Benefit Concert Volume 1"). The first disc starts off with two acoustic numbers from Warren. He then introduces Austin's Chris Duarte Group, who perform their song "Badness" (with strong SRV overtones) and the Jimi Hendrix / Band of Gypsys call-and-response classic "Who Knows." The Bottle Rockets are up next with "Nancy Sinatra," which owes more than a little to that little old band from Texas, ZZ Top, and "Stuck In A Rut," a riff-driven song in the 70s blues-metal mode. Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit serve up the goofball funk of "Elevator To The Moon," the cowpoke ramble "Fixin' To Die," and the 17-minute, "all over the place" jam "Time Is Free / Jack The Rabbit" with Blues Traveler's John Popper sitting in. Then it's Mule time, as Warren and Mat Abts welcome Widespread Panic's Dave Schools on bass. After a half hour of the somewhat eccentric Hampton, the arrival of Gov't Mule and the straightforward stomper "Goin' Out West" is a true hit of fresh air. This is road music, baby. Popper then returns with Gov't Mule for "Mountains Win Again." Disc Two opens with the Haynes / Popper acoustic duet "Alone." Kevin Kinney joins Popper for "Scared But Smarter," and Kinney takes the lead for "A Good Country Mile." Warren returns for an acoustic duet with Edwin McCain on "Solitude." They are then joined by Popper and Kinney for "I Shall Be Released." Gregg Allman's up next in an acoustic duet with Warren on "Come And Go Blues." The final four tracks ("Ain't Wastin' Time No More," "Born Under A Bad Sign," "Soulshine," "Statesboro Blues") are electric Allman Brothers with various guests joining in. It's a "kindred spirits jam session," tighter in some spots than others, but any fan of Haynes / Mule / Allmans will definitely want it in their collection.

Average customer rating:

The Benefit Concert, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Evil Teen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Benefit Concert, Vol. 2 Live at Roseland Ballroom Mule on Easy Street 10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD) In the Palace of the King ASIN: B000NOKBUW Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Beautiful Life [Live] - Edwin McCain
2. Alive [Live] - Warren Haynes, Edwin McCain
3. I'll Be [Live] - Warren Haynes, Edwin McCain
4. Rastaman Chant [Live] - The Derek Trucks Band
5. Chicken Strut [Live] - The Derek Trucks Band
6. 555 Lake [Live] - Jimmy Herring, The Derek Trucks Band
7. Yield Not to Temptation/Turn on Your Lovelight [Live][Medley] - Col. Bruce Hampton, , Jimmy Herring, The Derek Trucks Band
8. Ain't That Loving You [Live] - Jimmy Herring, Larry McCray, The Derek Trucks Band
9. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) [Live] - Jimmy Herring, Edwin McCain, The Derek Trucks Band
10. Just Won't Burn [Live] - Susan Tedeschi, The Derek Trucks Band

Tracks:

1. Angel from Montgomery [Live] - Susan Tedeschi
2. Pretty as You Please [Live] - Cry of Love
3. Peace Pipe [Live] - Cry of Love
4. Mule [Live] - Gov't Mule
5. Bad Little Doggie [Live] - Gov't Mule
6. Lay Your Burden Down [Live] - Gov't Mule, Johnny Neel
7. Fallen Down [Live] - Gov't Mule, Johnny Neel
8. Devil Likes It Slow [Live] - Gov't Mule, Jimmy Herring, Johnny Neel
9. Spoonful [Live] - Mike Barnes, Mike Barnes, Gov't Mule, Col. Bruce Hampton, , Johnny Neel
10. When the Blues Come Knockin' [Live] - Gov't Mule, Little Milton, Johnny Neel
11. It Hurts Me Too [Live] - Gov't Mule, Larry McCray, Johnny Neel, Jason Patterson, , Yonrico Scott, Derek Trucks

Album Description

"Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol. 1" was originally recorded at the 11th Annual X-Mas Jam in Asheville, NC in December of 1999, and was originally released under the title of Wintertime Blues. This re-issue comes stocked with TWO brand new mixed and mastered tracks from Gov't Mule's electrifying set that have never been heard before. This was the Mule's last X-Mas Jam with original bass player Allen Woody.

Average customer rating: good album, worthy cause George Winston? Not classic Geo. Winston, but pretty amazing Not up to George Winston's Standard of Excellence From Solo Piano Publications

Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions: A Hurricane Relief Benefit George Winston Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sundown: A Windham Hill Piano Collection Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors Montana: A Love Story Forest December, Piano Solos: 20th Anniversary Edition ASIN: B000GRUQOM Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

1. New Orleans Shall Rise Again
2. Creole Moon
3. Pixie
4. The Breaks
5. Pixie #3
6. Stevenson
7. Gulf Coast Lullaby - Part 1
8. Gulf Coast Lullaby - Part 2
9. When The Saints Go Marching In
10. Blues For Fess, Beloved

Amazon.com

George Winston is no stranger to benefits. He often gives the proceeds from his concerts to charitable organizations, and in 2001 he released Remembrance, a benefit album for the families of 9/11 victims. Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions: A Hurricane Relief Benefit serves two purposes. It's a benefit for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but it also allows Winston to indulge his love of New Orleans piano, which he's voraciously studied from the works of James Booker, Professor Longhair, Henry Butler, and Dr. John. Winston's proficiency at these styles is not always convincing. There's uncertainty in his timing, and he seems to get finger-tied on difficult runs. But he doesn't make it easy on himself, playing stomping stride pieces by James Booker ("Pixie") and Henry Butler ("The Breaks"). These are rapid-fire tunes on which Winston gets a honky-tonk sound from the piano that might surprise his fans.

On a 12-minute odyssey through "When the Saints Go Marching In," Winston echoes Bobby Hebb's 1966 hit, "Sunny," before breaking into a rollicking stride version of the New Orleans anthem that takes a turn into boogie-woogie minimalism. These songs challenge Winston's skill, as does Dr. John's ruminative "Creole Moon," which would seem more appropriate for Winston's technique. But it's not all New Orleans stride and jazz. Winston also throws in some gorgeous originals that are in his more conventional "folk-piano" style. The long ring-outs and sustains of "Gulf Coast Lullaby Part 1 & 2" have all the Winston signatures, as does "Stevenson." Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions is a fun album, but Winston's love of New Orleans piano isn't always done justice in the performance. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

good album, worthy cause.......2007-01-31

George Winston's piano playing is always interesting, and it's great to hear him work out on songs in a New Orleans mode. His take on music by Booker, Butler and Dr John is actually pretty impressive. He's got his own approach and the chops to pull it off. The fact that this album supports the Katrina victims also comes as an extra recommendation.

George Winston?.......2006-11-10

If you like the music of George Winston's earlier albums, especially the "seasons," December, Plains, Forest, Montana.....you will probably not like this one. Unfortunately, it is nothing like his earlier works. I would never have fallen in love with his music if it was all like Gulf Coast Blues. This new one is way too heavy, loud, and generally abrasive. I am very sorry to have to say these things, because I am such a big fan of his.

Not classic Geo. Winston, but pretty amazing.......2006-11-10

I love this CD. It has a meloncholy blues sound, very clean, with echoes of typical New Orleans dixieland, strains of Dr. John-type piano, and a touch of Winstoneque new age. Only wish it was longer.

Not up to George Winston's Standard of Excellence.......2006-11-10

I was disappointed in this CD and have only played it once. There was nothing about the music that "grabbed" me or even made me identify with New Orleans jazz or blues. Not what I expected, but I was still happy to contribute to the hurricane relief effort.

From Solo Piano Publications.......2006-09-15

George Winston's "Gulf Coast Blues and Impressions" is both a benefit album to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina as well as a tribute to New Orleans jazz piano. Those who have seen Winston perform in concert know that this style of music is one of his passions, so it's fun to have a full recording of both quiet and rollicking forms of jazz piano from this artist. Six of the tracks are original compositions in the styles of some of Winston's favorite jazz composers, three are covers, and one is an almost twelve-minute arrangement of the New Orleans musical staple, "When the Saints Go Marching In." Folks looking for meditation music should probably move on, although four of the tracks are much quieter and more what Winston's fans have come to expect. All of George Winston's proceeds from this album will go directly to the Dancing Cat Benefit Fund, to be distributed to organizations helping people on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans to rebuild and return. In unity with the artist, RCA Records will be donating the bulk of its net profits to benefit musicians in the New Orleans area, so this is a very noble cause deserving of everyone's support.

The CD opens with "New Orleans Shall Rise Again," a Winston original inspired by favorite New Orleans pianists. Spirited and determined, this piece is a great way to begin and is indicative of what is to come on the album. "Creole Moon" by Dr. John is much darker, and Winston's touch is very percussive. James Booker's "Pixie" is a lighthearted highlight. Winston says in the liner notes that Booker has influenced his overall piano playing more than anyone, and Winston seems to feel very comfortable in this style, with its repetitive walking bass and all-over-the-piano right hand. "Stevenson" is a beautiful Winston original dedicated to a dear friend who died last year, filmmaker Stevenson J. Palfi. Sad and reflective, it is a loving tribute and eulogy. Parts 1 and 2 of "Gulf Coast Lullaby" are full of the vast open spaces that Winston is known for. These two pieces and "Stevenson" are much more ballads than blues, and since they are placed consecutively on the CD, feel right at home between the toe-tappers. "When The Saints Go Marching In" begins with a dark and stormy prelude that barely hints of what is coming. Once Winston gets cooking with the song itself, it is unfettered joy and the boisterous good time that is expected in New Orleans. With almost twelve minutes to explore the themes of the song, Winston really lets loose. "Blues for Fess, Beloved" ends the CD with a mournful piece inspired by Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd), who founded the New Orleans piano scene in the late 1940's. The inspiration for and a strong influence on many, if not all, of the New Orleans-style pianists to follow, this is a sweet and fitting finale to an excellent benefit CD. Recommended!

Average customer rating: Swee Relief for Victoria Williams A victory for "Victoria'. Some missteps, but not bad Great intentions, fair CD Uneven, but Worthy

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Tracks:

1. Summer Of Drugs - Soul Asylum
2. Main Road - Lucinda Williams
3. Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam
4. Merry Go Round - Buffalo Tom
5. Weeds - Micheal Penn
6. Animal Wild - Shudder To Think
7. Tarbelly And Featherfoot - Lou Reed
8. Opelousas (Sweet Relief) - Maria McKee
9. This Moment - Matthew Sweet
10. Frying Pan - Evans Dando Of Lemonheads
11. Lights - The Jayhawks
12. Why Look At The Moon - The Waterboys
13. Big Fish - Giant Sand
14. Holy Spirit - Michelle Shocked

Customer Reviews:

Swee Relief for Victoria Williams.......2007-03-25

OMG! Very nice combination of artists. Soul Asylum, Pearl Jam,...!!! When I was listening this album I could almost feel that mug and trees atmospheer from Louisiana!! I love that album.

A victory for "Victoria'........2004-07-07

This disc was released as a benefit for "Victoria Williams", but I feel like I've benefited from it myself as well. Her songs are all good, but the group of musicians covering them is even better. "Pearl Jam" probably got the most people to buy this, however I like the songs done by "Soul Asylum", "Evan Dando", "Waterboys", and "Lucinda Williams" just as much. "The Jayhawks" and "Matthew Sweet" do a good job too. Basically it's just a really good bunch of music. Also, there's currently 121 used copies on here for sale, so it shouldn't be too hard to come by.

Some missteps, but not bad.......2002-07-09

Summer of Drugs/Soul Asylum
Probably the darkest song Victoria has ever recorded. Soul Asylum does a good job. Almost as good as the original.

Main Road/Lucinda Williams
Victoria's version is kind of hard to crack, somewhat overproduced. Lucinda does a great job finding the "song" and bringing it into sharp relief. One of the CDs highlights.

Crazy Mary/Pearl Jam
Not a Pearl Jam fan, but this is the definitive version of Crazy Mary. I sure don't miss the Van Dyke Parks string arrangement that bothers me on the original. Eddie Vedder sounds awesome.

Merry Go Round/Buffalo Tom
A delightful, punky version of the original.

Weeds/Michael Penn
Penn does an admirable job. Instrumentation/arrangement is tops, but this is one of those songs that only Victoria can really bring to life.

Animal Wild/Shudder to Think
Indie guitar rock version of one of Vic's lesser-songs sounds like it was written just for them.

Tarbelly and Featherfoot/Lou Reed
I know Lou Reed is a big Victoria fan, but this sounds like a reject from Songs for Drella. Doesn't come close to capturing the wonder of this classic Victoria song.

Opelousas/Maria McKee
McKee sure has a big voice and this is a big production. An interpretation that doesn't stray to far from the original

This Moment/Matthew Sweet
Too bad this has yet to appear on a Victoria studio album. Very nice.

Frying Pan/Evan Dando
Another Victoria classic. I had the fortune of hearing Vic's version first. Some songs just shouldn't be slowed down.

Lights/Jayhawks
Another Victoria song that is kind of hard to grasp. But the Jayhawks turn it into a memorable, twangy treat. Another highlight. The best cut on the CD.

Why Look At The Moon/Waterboys
Fluffy, jaunty, entertaining version, played like an Irish jig or something by the Waterboys.

Big Fish/Giant Sand
Unrecognizable in the hands of Howe and friends. Not very listenable either. For much better Giant Sand/Victoria collaborations, check out Ramp, by Giant Sand.

Holy Spirit/Michelle Shocked
Shocked's dramatic bellowing doesn't really do this song justice. She tries hard. It's okay, I guess.

Great intentions, fair CD.......2002-01-14

Sweet Relief is proof that the best of intentions don't necessarily guarantee a great CD.

The first and foremost goal of this CD was to raise money for musician for Victoria Williams, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and had no medical insurance.

The CD's songs are written by Williams and covered by some of the hottest "alternative" bands of the 90s. How disappointing, then, that the disc's inspired performances are the exception rather than the rule.

Things start out promising enough with Soul Asylum's acid-tongued performance on "Summer of Drugs", which arguably features some of Williams' best lyrics:

"Sister got bit by a copperhead snake in the woods behind the house/Nobody was home so I grabbed her foot and I sucked that poison out/Sister got better in a month or two when the swelling it went down/But I'd started out my teenage years with that poison in my mouth."

Equally outstanding performances are logged by Michael Penn on "Weeds", Pearl Jam on "Crazy Mary" and the Waterboys on the bouncy "Why Look at the Moon", but the rest of the 10 songs are merely fine to passable.

As a Williams fan, it's also worth asking why there isn't a song included by Williams herself, especially since she has a wealth of overlooked music and has continued to tour and record since her diagnosis and this CD's release.

Think about it: if more people bought her original recordings, her relief might be even sweeter.

Uneven, but Worthy.......2000-01-13

Williams' songs are idiosyncratic, to say the least, which means that some of the artists here fail to connect with the material. Check out Lou Reed and Giant Sand's ponderous selections for the ugly details. However, there are some fine things, too, not the least of which is Maria McKee's barn-burning title track, the only cover to actually improve upon the original. Elsewhere, Lucinda Williams brings the right amount of laconic yearning to "Main Road," Pearl jam does a bang-up job of "Crazy Mary" and Michelle Shocked proves herself a top-flight gospel singer on "Holy Spirit." Those who find Willaims' material loopy, self-conscious and/or rambling will find nothing here to change their minds, but its all for a good cause, and there's plenty to enjoy.

Average customer rating: Must have CD Perfect CD for all my children. For Our Children is much better A must have kids music adults can listen to

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Tracks:

1. Brahm's Lullaby - Celine Dion
2. The Greatest Discovery - Elton John
3. If I Had A Hammer - Luther Vandross
4. A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - Cher
5. If - Babyface
6. My Buddy - Amy Grant
7. Puff (The Magic Dragon) - Seal
8. Over The Rainbow - Faith Hill
9. You Are My Sunshine - Bryan White
10. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
11. Brown Baby - Toni Braxton
12. Both Sides Now - Natalie Cole
13. Come Take A Trip In My Airship - Natalie Merchant
14. Angel's Lullaby - Richard Marx
15. Snowflakes - Vanessa Williams
16. Love Lights The World - David Foster

Amazon.com

The 1996 follow-up CD to For Our Children packs less romp and more hush. Although the stellar lineup includes Celine Dion, Seal, Faith Hill, Natalie Cole, Cher, Luther Vandross, and others, For Our Children, Too is really a lullaby album and its predecessor is a party record. There are more ballads, more R&B singers, and more arrangements mired in overproduction. That said, if you want a gentler collection of songs, this might be your first choice. Seal turns in a poignant rendition of "Puff the Magic Dragon," while Natalie Cole's "Both Sides Now" shows how universal that old Joni Mitchell classic really is. James Taylor and Carly Simon's memorable hit "Mockingbird" is also featured, along with Cher doing a predictable interpretation of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella. Celine gives "Brahm's Lullaby" her trademark Dion treatment and Luther Vandross turns the protest anthem "If I Had a Hammer" into a moving meditation on peace and equality. Did someone say this music might be too sophisticated for kids? Still, it's for a great cause. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Must have CD.......2005-10-21

I bought this cd for a friend many years ago. I am now having a baby of my own. This cd was a must have for my own child!!

Perfect CD for all my children........2004-12-11

I bought this CD 8 years ago when my daughter was born. She listened to it each night up until her brother was born in 2002. Now we're expecting to pass it on to their new sibling in Aug of 2005. Amazing how one CD can put 3 different children to sleep so peacefully!

For Our Children is much better.......2004-09-23

I was so disappointed with this CD I am writing my very first review for Amazon. The first CD in this "collection" is so fun and very charming. This one lacks on many levels.

A must have.......2004-01-30

We received this CD as a gift when our first child was born. I have bought it for all our friends who have babies since then. It contains the most beautiful renditions of many songs from our own childhood. Everyone who has received it, loves it!!! In addition, the few songs we were unfamiliar with turned out to be some of our favorites!

kids music adults can listen to.......2003-11-23

This CD, along with the original For Our Children, contains artists you know, singing songs you remember from your childhood. We had to replace our first version of this CD, because the kids played it so often that they scratched it beyond any use at all. My 5 year old son knows all the words to If I had a Hammer, and You are my Sunshine, and his favorite of all time is Puff the Magic Dragon- this version is the best I've ever heard. My personal favorite is the Elton John song about a boy who first meets his newborn brother. Stop now and go get this CD- you won't be sorry!!

Average customer rating: Fantastic!

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Tracks:

1. Overture - H. Arlen
2. Gotta Have Me Go With You - Wally Kurth
3. Get Happy - Michelle Nicastro
4. Right As The Rain/Evelina - Celeste Holm
5. Fancy Meeting You - Stacy Sullivan
6. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - Carol Arthur
7. With The Sun Warm Upon Me - Lee Lucas
8. A Sleepin' Bee/ House Of Flowers - Mary Gordon Murray
9. When The Sun Comes Out - 'Nita Whitaker
10. Last Night When We Were Young - Shaun Cassidy
11. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe - Charlotte Rae
12. The Eagle And Me - Brock Peters
13. Out Of This World - Brian L. Green
14. It's Only A Paper Moon - Judith Ivey
15. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - Tonics

Tracks:

1. I've Got The World On A String - Patrick Cassidy
2. This Time The Dream's On Me - Joanna Gleason
3. I Wonder What Became Of Me - Linda Michele
4. A Woman's Perogative - Betty Garrett
5. I Had Myself A True Love - Heather MaCrae
6. Stormy Weather - Jonelle Allen
7. One For My Baby - Joely Fisher
8. Don't Like Goodbyes - Bill Hutton
9. Let's Fall In Love - Dale Kristien
10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - Carole Cook
11. The Gal That Got Away - Obba Babatunde
12. Come Rain Or Come Shine - Loretta Devine
13. Blues In The Night - Carol Woods
14. Over The Rainbow - William Akey, David Engel, Robert Lambert, Larry Raben
15. Over The Rainbow Finale - Jon Maher And Company

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!.......2006-02-23

I love Arlen. I love show tunes. Having so many songs on just two cds is great!

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