Blue Valentine

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More hard-boiled tales from Tom Waits, who manages to sing lines like "Everyone I know is either dead or in prison" in a raw, whiskey-soaked rasp that sounds both comical and deadly serious. Waits doesn't break any new creative ground here, but continues to refine his down-and-out ham-and-egger persona. It's booze and broads, sex and violence, laughs and heartbreak. This 1978 album opens with an astonishingly desperate version of "Somewhere" (from "West Side Story"), performed like Louie Armstrong with a migraine. From there it's the usual Waits mix of crackpot wordplay and the cocktail lounge jazz likes of "Romeo Is Bleeding." --Steve Appleford

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Blue Valentine

Average customer rating: Some of Tom Waits Best. Waits in fine form... A jazzy, story-telling classic Romeo is Bleeding is a masterpiece. The album has gems just not all throughout. so worth looking back

Blue Valentine Tom Waits Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Heroes | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Small Change Heartattack and Vine Foreign Affairs Closing Time Nighthawks at the Diner ASIN: B000002GWJ Release Date: 1990-05-11

Tracks:

1. Somewhere
2. Red Shoes By The Drugstore
3. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
4. Romeo Is Bleeding
5. $29.00
6. Wrong Side Of The Road
7. Whistlin' Past The Graveyard
8. Kentucky Avenue
9. A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
10. Blue Valentines

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More hard-boiled tales from Tom Waits, who manages to sing lines like "Everyone I know is either dead or in prison" in a raw, whiskey-soaked rasp that sounds both comical and deadly serious. Waits doesn't break any new creative ground here, but continues to refine his down-and-out ham-and-egger persona. It's booze and broads, sex and violence, laughs and heartbreak. This 1978 album opens with an astonishingly desperate version of "Somewhere" (from "West Side Story"), performed like Louie Armstrong with a migraine. From there it's the usual Waits mix of crackpot wordplay and the cocktail lounge jazz likes of "Romeo Is Bleeding." --Steve Appleford

Customer Reviews:

Some of Tom Waits Best........2007-07-06

I would highly recomend this album for the Tom Waits fan and the Tom Waits curious.
I am a big Tom Waits fan myself, and this album is one of my favorites. It's from his earlier stuff, and shows us a bit of a transition from his crooner stuff, to the more weird and wacky. the songs are great, at times like orchestra crooner stuff, and at times real jazzy.
I recomend this to the person Curious about Tom waits because it shows his unique side, yet it is still very accessable to someone used to more mainstream stuff.
Great Album! Get it!

Waits in fine form..........2007-01-29

"Blue Valentine" has a tendency to be dismissed as a so called "transitional" album, being that it is sandwiched into the period between Waits' critically acclaimed early albums and his mid-career foray into the unique instrumentation and free form music of his "Rain Dogs" period. In my opinion when Waits' career is viewed as whole, every one of his albums could be classified as "transitional" works, because the man is constantly moving forward with his music and moving into new territory with each record he puts out. That being said, "Blue Valentine" is a great and underrated album. In my opinion the title track is one of the most desperate songs Waits ever recorded, and the spare instrumentation and Waits' gravelly voice perfectly captures the mood of paranoia he sings of. The lyrics to the song "Blue Valentines" are one of the best examples of Waits' talent as a songwriter, as he describes a man who abandoned his lover and was tracked down by her and continues to receive her letters. The lines "it feels like theres a warrant out for my arrest, you've got me checkin in my rearview mirror, and I'm always on the run, thats why I changed my name, and I didn't think you'd ever find me here", and his descriptions of a blind and broken heart and nights full of whiskey are true genius. The song has remained one of my favorites of his over the years. I also think that Waits' voice was at it's best on this album and "Heartattack and Vine". The grit and rasp of his pipes on these two albums are unbelievable. The other thing about "Blue Valentine" that stands out to me is "$29.00", a straight up slow blues jam that goes on for a little over eight minutes. To hear Waits use his voice in a pure blues setting is rare, and he spits out the lyrics with his acid growl in a way that would make Howlin' Wolf blush. All the instrumental solos on that song are tight, and I find myself continuing to play that song again and again. "Wrong Side Of The Road" and "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard" are two others where his voice is unbelievable. The classic "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis" is another of Waits' tales of down and out individuals, and has a jazzy piano accompaniment. I also think that "Kentucky Avenue" is one of Waits' best ballads, and always gives a tug at my heartstrings when I hear it. To me, the only turnoff to this album is Waits' rendition of "Somewhere" from West Side Story. While it was definitely an interesting choice for him as far as cover tunes are concerned, it just never grabbed me, although I wouldn't say it's bad. While critics may say that Waits didn't break any new ground on this album lyrically or musically, I think they missed the boat. This is a solid album, and Waits melded the blues, jazz, and symphonic music onto one disc and somehow managed to tie it all together in a way that makes sense. While this may not fall into the category of essential Tom Waits, this is good music. I can't make it any simpler than that.

A jazzy, story-telling classic.......2007-01-02

On first listen (as with many Waits records), BLUE VALENTINE comes off as overly complicated, a mixture of various instruments and lyrics telling rather depressing stories, including the one about a prostitute begging a former lover for money, or the one about a crippled boy's dreams, or the one about a girl lost in the big city who gets taken advantage of. All of it told in that menacing growl, a voice that seems to demand that you NOT listen to these stories, that they are real and thus too disturbing for you.

But that's just the point: the songs on this album ARE disturbing at times--but at the same time, there's poetic irony and satire that almost makes you laugh. Romeo may be bleeding, "but not so's you'd notice." And good ol' Santa Claus is "drunk in the ski room." There's also some vague, hesitant tenderness: "Tell that little girl to let go of my sleeve/You'll be a woman when I catch you/As you fall in love with me." Waits's cast of characters is, as always, dragged from the trenches of real life, and their stories unfold as would yours or mine, if we happened to find ourselves in their situations. Hopefully, we'd have someone as talented as Waits to tell our tales.

Romeo is Bleeding is a masterpiece. The album has gems just not all throughout........2006-03-27

I always considered this and Heart Attack and Vine as his two lesser 70's works (with Closing Time even less, yet all filled with beauty). However, there's some songs on here that are some of his best ever:
Somewhere is one of the great covers of all time. He finds all the emotion in this song. Stunning.
Red Shoes he's done for years live. Nice.
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis is a true story taking us in the mail from brave face to honesty. Touching.
Romeo Is Bleeding is one of his finest songs. Period. A touch of Spanish, almost a West Side Story feel to the song. This song always moves me when I hear it.
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun. I love the sound of this song. The title is typical of his way with words that sound even better in the context of his unique musical style.
Blue Valentines is another song with heart.

I wouldn't buy this album first. If you want a 70's Tom Waits album get either Heart of Saturday Night or Small Change or Nighthawks at the Diner first. If/when you love any or all three of them, then you have permission to get this and Heart Attack and Vine, two solid but less consistent albums. chrisbct@hotmail.com

so worth looking back.......2006-01-22

First off, I'm a Tom Waits junkie. So if I appear slightly biased, it's because I am.
I have been acquiring all the Tom Waits music I can and have everything that's available. Since I had most of the songs on this cd on other cds, I had passed this one by. What a mistake! If the only song on the cd was "Kentucky Avenue" it would be well worth the cost and the effort. This song sung by someone else, without the voice and the sincerity of Mr. Waits might have sounded like a cheap effort to bring on the tears, but his delivery is so touching I feel like I'm eavesdroping on a special and private conversation. It's a story really of what would seem to be a 9 year old or so talking to a friend, sharing gossip and making big plans. The love and tenderness being shown by one friend to another is devestating. It goes beyond touching the listener's heart, and goes straight to the listener's soul.
The same goes for "$29 and an Alligator Purse", "Blue Valentine" -- there's not a bad song in the bunch. The background music is some of the best blues ever played.
I can't imagine anyone buying this cd and being dissappointed with it.

Average customer rating: My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker Sweet and Sultry and Simply Spectacular! The right product at the right time Beautiful Top-notch..like a soft blanket that wraps around you

My Funny Valentine Chet Baker Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Chet Baker Sings Chet Embraceable You Songs for Lovers The Original Quartet With Chet Baker [2-CD SET] ASIN: B000005GWQ Release Date: 1994-01-25

Tracks:

1. My Funny Valentine
2. Someone To Watch Over Me
3. Moonlight Becomes You
4. This Is Always
5. I'm Glad There Is You
6. Time After Time
7. Sweet Lorraine
8. It's Always You
9. Let's Get Lost
10. Moon Love
11. Like Someone In Love
12. I've Never Been In Love Before
13. Isn't It Romantic?
14. I Fall In Love Too Easily

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Chet Baker was at the height of his popularity, the epitome of cool jazz, when these tracks were recorded for Pacific Jazz between 1952 and 1954. While Baker could hold his own in bop settings, the emphasis in this collection is squarely on his lyrical approach to ballads, whether singing or playing trumpet, with just a rhythm section or an added string orchestra. His vocals were absolutely distinctive, sung in a high-pitched, even fragile voice seemingly drained of emotion and yet possessing an inherent charm, a detachment that might be both the antithesis of style and its definition, whether it's heard as sensitivity or indifference. The singing is a double of his trumpet playing here, spare and barely present but achieving much through nuance and suggestion. Pianist Russ Freeman is an almost constant partner, supplying deft chords and harmonic daring, amplifying Baker's ideas. Their empathy is especially evident in the beautiful instrumental "Moon Love," but it's just as significant on signature Baker songs such as "My Funny Valentine," "Let's Get Lost," and "Like Someone in Love." --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker.......2007-06-08

Dreadful shame this man died so young. So much talent both singing and playing the trumpet. A smooth, easy listening cd. Highly recommended

Sweet and Sultry and Simply Spectacular!.......2007-01-05

This music is perfect for a rainy day curled up on the couch by the fire with your significant other by your side. It's a shame they don't make music like this anymore. My favorite of all Chet's albums and one of my all-time favorites period. His rendition of "My Funny Valentine" is my personal favorite (even trumping Sinatra's wonderful version). There is not one song that disappoints, the whole CD is an absolute treasure. The man knew his limitations as a singer, and although he wasn't blessed with a voice like 'Ol Blue Eyes' or Johnny Hartman it's the raw emotion that he puts into the songs and the way he is able to phrase them (ala Billie Holiday) that makes it so special. Also his trumpet playing is absolutely superb as usual. One of the most romantic albums you will ever hear! I promise you will not be disappointed. Now go out and buy it now and play it on that special date with the woman (or man) of your dreams.

The right product at the right time.......2006-11-10

The product I had ordered arrived within the announced expected lead time.

Beautiful.......2006-07-30

Saw an old video clip of Elvis Costello and Chet Baker on Utube and have read stories where EC raves about him. He is right. Beautiful songs and voice and horns. Highly recommended.

Top-notch..like a soft blanket that wraps around you.......2006-07-27

My Funny Valentine is an excellent collection of standards. The vocals are stunning. Give a listen - should be on any music lovers shelf.

Average customer rating: A really Fine Romance A Musical Treat

Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music European Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Grappelli and Menuhin Menuhin and Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards Menuhin & Grappelli Play... Anything Goes, With Yo Yo Ma Jazz in Paris: Oscar Peterson-Stephanie Grapelli Quartet, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000002SDR Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. The Piccolino
4. Change Partners
5. Top Hat
6. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
7. Heat Wave
8. The Way You Look Tonight
9. Pick Yourself Up
10. A Fine Romance
11. All The Things You Are
12. Why Do I Love You?
13. I Get A Kick Out Of You
14. Night And Day
15. Looking At You
16. Just One Of Those Things
17. My Funny Valentine
18. Thou Swell
19. The Lady Is A Tramp
20. Blue Room

Customer Reviews:

A really Fine Romance.......2007-07-05

It doesn't get any better than these two playing these guys! Some of it was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Use your imagination... It's all just swell.

A Musical Treat.......2006-01-08

"The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments." ~ Charles-Auguste De Bériot ~

Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grapelli together had made some of the most beautiful music ever-recorded. And I believe that this is one of the many successful albums they recorded together. In this recording, both violinists have showed their excellent musicianship and interpretative eloquence as well, making it one of my most cherished CDs from my collection.

These are the main ingredients of a perfectly-made CD for your listening pleasure: mix violins, piano, bass and drums together, combine two terrific violinists, season with the best melodies in the 20s, 30s and 40s from Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart. Add the musical talents of Nelson Riddle, Max Harris, Martin Taylor, Eddie Tripp, Alan Clare and the rest of the studio musicians. Now all you have to do is to sit back, relax and savor these stunning melodies coming from your CD player. Listen to it in full-volume and fill your music room with the sheer beauty of these classics.

One of my favorite musical instruments is violin. With its four strings, it gives a whole wide range of musical versatility and I simply love the fascinating sound it produces.

My personal highlights are the best tunes from Jerome Kern - "The Way You Look Tonight" (Nelson Riddle arranged this particular track and conducted the Woodwind and Brass section), "A Fine Romance," "Pick Yourself Up," "Why Do I Love You?" and "All The Things You Are."

My choices from Irving Berlin's gems are - "Isn't It A Lovely Day?" featuring the great artistry of Nelson Riddle in arranging and conducting, "Cheek To Cheek" and "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm."

The Cole Porter repertoire represented his musical sophistication in "Night And Day," "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Just One Of Those Things."

The choice cuts from the talented and creative team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are "My Funny Valentine" and "Thou Swell."

Listening to this CD is so delectable and equivalent to having my favorite dessert - be it Tiramisu, New York Cheesecake, Black Forest Cake, Chocolate Soufflé, Créme Brulee, Chocolate Mousse or Chocolate-Coated Strawberries! ;)

A musical treat.

Average customer rating: Most beautiful music

Menuhin & Grappelli Play... Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music European Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart The Very Best of Grappelli and Menuhin Anything Goes, With Yo Yo Ma Menuhin and Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards Jazz in Paris: Oscar Peterson-Stephanie Grapelli Quartet, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0002Z83LG Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
2. Soon
3. Summertime
4. Embraceable You
5. Liza
6. A Foggy Day
7. 'S Wonderful
8. The Man I Love
9. I Got Rhythm
10. He Loves And She Loves
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. They All Laughed
13. Funny Face
14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
15. Lady Be Good
16. These Foolish Things
17. Laura
18. April In Paris
19. Autumn Leaves
20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. Change Partners
4. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
6. Heat Wave
7. The Way You Look Tonight
8. Pick Yourself Up
9. A Fine Romance
10. All The Things You Are
11. Why Do I Love You?
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
13. Night And Day
14. Looking At You
15. Just One Of Those Things
16. My Funny Valentine
17. Thou Swell
18. The Lady Is A Tramp
19. Blue Room
20. Jealousy
21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.

Average customer rating: "classical music's greatest Ambassador...Arthur Fiedler!"

Arthur Fiedler Valentine Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Arthur Fiedler Broadway's Greatest Hits Sixties Classics: The Encore Collection Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Play the Beatles The Very Best Of The Boston Pops ASIN: B000056BUN Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

1. Moonlight Serenade
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
3. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
4. Michelle
5. Embraceable You
6. Love Is Blue
7. Love Me Tender
8. Days Of Wine And Roses
9. A Man And A Woman
10. Laura
11. In The Mood
12. Star Dust
13. And I Love Her
14. Love Is Here To Stay
15. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
16. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
17. Moon River
18. I Want To Hold Your Hand

Customer Reviews:

"classical music's greatest Ambassador...Arthur Fiedler!".......2001-07-14

When you think of classical music, Boston Pops and all-around-good listening...only one name rose above the rest ~ Arthur Fiedler! Not only did he have the best arrangements...but kept up with the times...everything from The Beatles, Gershwin, Henry Mancini, Carmichael, Stevie Wonder, Kern and Raksin...the list could go on...Fiedler brought classical into another dimension, before only the adults were the fans...with his imagination and personality...looked into the hearts of young Americans...and yes, you guessed it...won them over!

This CD is living proof...take a group of popular standards...Richard Hayman (arranger) and the rest will fall into place...Fiedler and the Pops give each tune life, exciting and beautiful melodies prevail...never before had such popularity with concerts and appearances, combining classical with tunes of today existed...but with the waving of his wan a new standard was born.

This recording is 1956 to 1974 performances...the entire 18 track selections are outstanding...leaving a rich legacy for all to enjoy now and years to come...this album is a rarity with you the music-lover in mind.

Total Time: 64:53 on 18 Tracks ~ RCA Red Seal 09026-63750-2 ~ (2001)

Average customer rating: Good CD Could have been great where is the electronic song "My Funny Valentine takes center stage ~ Rodgers & Hart"

The Company Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by O'Connor | O'Connor, Mark | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Company Floating into the Night The Voice of Love Dream Dancer The Turning Point ASIN: B0000YTP1Q Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. My Funny Valentine - Elvis Costello
2. Bach: Menuett - Yo-Yo Ma
3. The World Spins - Julee Cruise
4. Rabekin - Light Rain
5. Appalachia Waltz - Yo-Yo Ma
6. My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
7. My Funny Valentine - Marvin Laird
8. Ray One From Creative Force - John Zeretzke
9. Curtain Calls - Van Dyke Parks
10. My Funny Valentine - Kronos Quartet
11. Saint-Saens: Pas Redoublie - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
12. Blue Snake & Zebras - Van Dyke Parks

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Writer/director Robert Altman's predilection for complex character studies has focused a jaundiced eye on everything from Nashville to the fashion industry. Here the director explores the interactions of a contemporary ballet troupe, set to a diverse pop/classical score that's anything but predictable. The dominant theme that runs throughout is the American songbook staple "My Funny Valentine," given four distinctly different idiomatic turns here by Elvis Costello, Chet Baker, the Kronos Quartet, and the piano/cello duet of Marvin Laird and Clay Ruede. The remaining source tracks range from the expected classical roots (Bach and Saint-Saens) to Twin Peaks vocal icon Julee Cruise and the world music of Light Rain, but it's left to veteran songwriter/composer/arranger Van Dyke Parks to weave those disparate influences together in his orchestral score, a task the included excerpts argue he's accomplished with typical wit and considerable charm. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Good CD.......2007-01-09

If you have seen the movie, this CD includes all the songs from all the dances in the movie. I'm a dance teacher, and this CD has been used in my classes many, many times.

Could have been great.......2005-02-14

This CD follows the all-to-common practice of presenting a dozen of the "most marketable" pieces, leaving off the more unique music. Where is the great electronic composition from the beginning, the wonderful practice piano music, and the other instrumental selections? A complete soundtrack, given courage and dedication by the CD producers, would be more unique, engrossing, and worth owning than this selection.

where is the electronic song.......2004-11-04

The sound track is great... but where is the song at the beggining of the movie? That strange electronic song? If anyone knows who did that song please email me! Thomasology@yahoo.com

"My Funny Valentine takes center stage ~ Rodgers & Hart".......2004-03-03

From director Robert Altman we have the ultimate ballet film "The Company", featuring Nerve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco, Barbara Robertson, William Dick and actual members of Joffrey Ballet. Very effective camera work captures the poise and brilliance of the ensemble during their key ballet performances.

One of my all time favorite songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart "MY FUNNY VALENTINE", is presented in four different performances ~ in this order we have Elvis Costello, Chet Baker (a classic interpretation by a very talented young artist at the peak of his career), Marvin Laird (piano) and Clay Ruede (cello), Kronos Quartet ~ brings to the fold popular and classical performers ~ each approaching this standard cue with all melodic magic they can muster.

Stand outs in my book is "CURTAIN CALLS" and "BLUE SNAKE & ZEBRAS", both composed by Van Dyke Parks with extraordinary orchestration and counter parts ~ "THE WORLD SPINS", from composers Angelo Badalmenti and David K. Lynch, performed by Julee Cruise is intoxicating and thrlling, with no hangover ~ let's mention "MENUETT" (J.S. Bach) and "APPALACHIA WALTZ" (Mark O'Connor), performed by the one and only renown cello player who is recognized world wide, Yo-Yo Ma ~ "RABEKIN" (Russ Guthier), wonderful cue that rings so true for the film, a meaningful fantasy instrumental, blending Middle Eastern rhythms from world fusion group, Light Rain...gotta love it!

Total Time: 44:50 on 12 Tracks ~ Sony 93092 ~ (12/09/2003)

Average customer rating: Brilliant Best I've heard in Years

Valentine Roadkill Ronny Elliott Manufacturer: Blue Heart Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hep My Nerves Are Bad Tonight ASIN: B00079ZAHW Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Valentino's Dream
2. Hope Fades
3. The Blue Girl Says Yes
4. You Already Did
5. Do Angels Ever Dream They're Falling
6. Lottie
7. Mr. Edison's Electric Chair
8. No More War
9. Walk To The End Of The World
10. Powder And Lead
11. When Idols Fall
12. I Don't Hear Freedom Ring Any More
13. War-Scarred Horses
14. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant.......2006-03-21

Ronny Elliott is simply amazing. He makes his own brand of country/folk/rock with sharp, sharp lyrics that reflect an acerbic wit. Get this. You'll listen to it over and over and over again.

Best I've heard in Years.......2005-08-21

I first heard Ronny Elliott on The Kennedy's show on Sirius Folktown, The Dharma Cafe. I was floored. I ordered it, and think it has some of the most powerful songs I've heard in a long time. A couple of them, "No More War" and "I Don't Hear Freedom Ring Anymore" are as good as I've ever heard.

Jerre Brimer

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With a Song in My Heart: The Songs of Rodgers & Hart Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tea for Two: The Songs of Vincent Youmans Rodgers & Hart, Vol. 1 Yes Sir, That's My Baby: The Songs of Walter Donaldson Anything Goes: The Songs of Cole Porter Till the Clouds Roll By: The Songs of Jerome Kern ASIN: B000059N0T Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. Manhattan - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
2. Mountain Greenery - Frank Crumit
3. The Girl Friend - George Olsen & His Music
4. The Blue Room - The Revelers
5. My Heart Stood Still - Jessie Matthews/Hutch
6. Thou Swell - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
7. You Took Advantage Of Me - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
8. With A Song In My Heart - Hutch
9. Ten Cents A Dance - Ruth Etting
10. Isn't It Romantic - Jeanette MacDonald
11. Lover - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
12. You Are Too Beautiful - Frank Sinatra
13. Blue Moon - Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra
14. It's Easy To Remember - Bing Crosby
15. My Romance - Dinah Shore & Frank Sinatra
16. There's A Small Hotel - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra
17. Where Or When - Lena Horne
18. My Funny Valentine - Mary Martin
19. Johnny One Note - Wynn Murray
20. The Lady Is A Tramp - Sophie Tucker
21. Falling In Love With Love - Allan Jones
22. This Can't Be Love - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra/Martha Tilton
23. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Margaret Whiting
24. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Doris Day

Average customer rating: A strange experience... Menuhin&Grappelli always a winning pair

Menuhin & Grappelli Play Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000026BYI Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
2. Soon
3. Summertime
4. Embraceable You
5. Liza
6. A Foggy Day
7. 'S Wonderful
8. The Man I Love
9. I Got Rhythm
10. He Loves And She Loves
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. They All Laughed
13. Funny Face
14. Our Love is Here to Stay
15. Lady, Be Good
16. These Foolish Things
17. Laura
18. April In Paris
19. Autumn Leaves
20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. Change Partners
4. Top Hat, White And Tails
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
6. Heat Wave
7. The Way You Look Tonight
8. Pick Yourself Up
9. A Fine Romance
10. All The Things You Are
11. Why Do I Love You?
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
13. Night And Day
14. Looking At You
15. Just One Of Those Things
16. My Funny Valentine
17. Thou Swell
18. The Lady Is A Tramp
19. Blue Room
20. Jealousy
21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

A strange experience..........2003-11-03

They're both brilliant violinists but in very different genres, and Menuhin by his own admission never learned to improvise (unlike many of today's classical performers): he was trained in the post-Liszt, pre-jazz window when improvisation had died out in classical music and even cadenzas followed the score strictly (if Beethoven didn't write one, play Kreisler's). And it shows, rather painfully. He achieves a brilliant tone but that's about it: he plays these Broadway tunes completely "straight", and any student could do that equally well.

The CD is worthwhile for its curiosity value, but you'd get much better musical value buying Grappelli's jazz and Menuhin's classical recordings separately.

Menuhin&Grappelli.......2002-08-17

Music just does not get any better than this CD! I am a musician and hearing these two artists is a thrill. This is a CD for all music lovers. You will not be sorry if you purchase this CD

always a winning pair.......2001-01-29

You simply can't go wrong with a combination of two of the most talented violinists of our time. This cd is a wonderful showcase for them both and the choice of music is the greatest classics. It's a fun, winner of a cd.

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Each Day Is Valentine's Day Chet Baker Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kind of Blue ASIN: B000CCW2KC Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Embraceable You
2. My Ideal
3. The Nearness Of You
4. I Remember You
5. You Don't Know What Love Is
6. How Long Has This Been Going On
7. Let Me Be Loved
8. They All Laughed
9. Moonlight In Vermont
10. Come Rain Or Come Shine
11. Long Ago And Far Away
12. My Funny Valentine

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3. Bye Bye Beauté
4. C About Me
5. Cat Stevens [Box set]
6. Chandeliers in the Savannah
7. Come to Where I'm From
8. Couldn't Stand the Weather [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
9. Dangerous & Moving [Limited Edition] [Import]
10. Danse Macabre

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