The appearance of "Rocket Man"-era cohorts Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone as backing vocalists touches this CD with one of the trademark sounds of Elton John's 1969-75 LPs. John has acknowledged those records--his most typically singer-songwriterish--occasionally, if mostly to revisit audience favorites in concert (1987's Live in Australia, a late-'90s VH1 show). But on Songs from the West Coast, his admiration of Ryan Adams and Rufus Wainwright (a guest here) inspires him to recall the stripped-down, lyric-driven sensibility of his early days. The tone of the words Bernie Taupin feeds this notorious diva is elegiac, rooted in a wearier version of the romanticism that fueled oldies as diverse as "Your Song," "Love Lies Bleeding," and "Burn Down the Mission." West Coast sidesteps bombast with a couple of exceptions; only "The Wasteland," with its invocation of Robert Johnson, is enough to provoke a dismayed "oy." The standout track is "I Want Love," a Lennonesque rumination that's their most impressive writing, separately or together, in more than a decade. --Rickey Wright
Rollingstone, October 11, 2001, 4 STARS
"...its spirit and ambition have finally come back home."
Songs from the West Coast
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Songs from the West Coast
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Modern Jazz Performances Of Songs From My Fair Lady
Shelly Manne , Andre Previn , and Leroy Vinnegar Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000YIN Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Get Me To The Church On Time
- On The Street Where You Live
- I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
- Wouldn't It Be Loverly
- Ascot Gavotte
- Show Me
- With A Little Bit Of Luck
- I Could Have Danced All Night
Customer Reviews:
Classic Review.......2007-02-17
THIS SWINGS!.......2007-02-06
West Coast Sounds At Their Best.......2007-01-13
amazon I love you!.......2000-05-29
An old favourite.......2000-05-14
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Songs from the West Coast
Elton John Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005NZDW Release Date: 2001-10-02 |
Tracks:
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- Dark Diamond
- Look Ma No Hands
- American Triangle
- Original Sin
- Birds
- I Want Love
- The Wasteland
- Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
- Love Her Like Me
- Mansfield
- This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
The appearance of "Rocket Man"-era cohorts Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone as backing vocalists touches this CD with one of the trademark sounds of Elton John's 1969-75 LPs. John has acknowledged those records--his most typically singer-songwriterish--occasionally, if mostly to revisit audience favorites in concert (1987's Live in Australia, a late-'90s VH1 show). But on Songs from the West Coast, his admiration of Ryan Adams and Rufus Wainwright (a guest here) inspires him to recall the stripped-down, lyric-driven sensibility of his early days. The tone of the words Bernie Taupin feeds this notorious diva is elegiac, rooted in a wearier version of the romanticism that fueled oldies as diverse as "Your Song," "Love Lies Bleeding," and "Burn Down the Mission." West Coast sidesteps bombast with a couple of exceptions; only "The Wasteland," with its invocation of Robert Johnson, is enough to provoke a dismayed "oy." The standout track is "I Want Love," a Lennonesque rumination that's their most impressive writing, separately or together, in more than a decade. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
This Train Don't Stop .......2007-07-09
The only weak track for me is 'The Wasteland' which just sounds like a bit of a filler. However, one track sums this album up for me, and its "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore". This is the best single track Elton has recorded since the 70's in my opinion, and certainly in my top 10. This track would be worthy of a place on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, or Honky Chateau.
From what I have read recently 'The Captain and The Kid' may also be a return to 70's form for Elton. If it matches this one I'll be buying it.
The personal album.......2007-07-08
This may also be the "gayest" Elton John album. The striking "American Triangle" tribute to Matthew Shepard seethes with anger and heartbreak (catch the withering blast aimed at the Phelps idiots), with the added weight of Rufus Wainwright's backing vocal. "Ballad of The Boy In The Red Shoes" is brutal in its assessment of the Reagan years and his criminally negligent ignorning of AIDS. Coming off as the hostile extension of "The Last Song" (from "The One"), Elton lashes out:
"They pushed aside our presence,
they refused to go the distance.
Back then I was Sigmund,
but that old man wouldn't listen.
Back then I was handsome.
Back then he was ignorant."
Elton has rarely been this forceful, and it makes "Songs From The West Coast" his best album of the century so far. The sound was pure Elton, mainly him and his piano backed by tasteful playing. The always valuable Paul Buckmaster, Davey Johnston and Nigel Olsson bring back echoes of the classic years (Johnstone and Olsson's backing vocals have been years underrated). There are plenty of other musical reasons to enjoy this CD. There is the usual stellar guest list; in addition to Wainwright, Stevie Wonder and the late Billy Preston make appearances. The Beatlesque "I Want Love" should have been a hit, and "This Train Don't Stop Here Anymore" is possessed of the old Elton/Bernie magic. There's even a decent blues workout with "The Wasteland."
As we move through the first decade of the 21'st Century, "Songs From The West Coast" remains the Elton CD I keep coming back to. I have enjoyed the songs on it since its release, even more so than "The Captain and The Kid" (with the exception of that album's "The Bridge," those songs are not as good as the ones here) and I have already ditched the lifeless "Peachtree Road." If there were half-stars available, I would notch this up a bit. But alas there aren't, and while good, "Songs From The West Coast" is not classic. So if the latter day Elton of "The One" and "Too Low for Zero" appealed to you, then by all means, get "Songs From The West Coast."
Elton John continues to amaze .......2007-03-12
A Very Good CD--Wish I Could Give It 3.5 Stars.......2006-09-22
Original Sin is an absolutely beautiful love song. In my opinion, it ranks with some of the top E.J. works out there. I also really enjoy I Want Love, with it's heart wreching, desperate lyrics. Mansfield is catchy and Wasteland is one of the best rockers from Elton since the song Restless from 1984's Breaking Hearts album.
One of the nice aspects of this CD is the stripped down sound of it. Elton's voice is clear and the piano is prominant. While I enjoyed some of his earlier efforts of the 1990's like The One, the piano and Elton's voice had an over echoey sound to them. This is a very good, solid Elton John album. It's not his best work, however. People have compared it with Madman Across The Water---@ least that was the hype upon it's release. This is no Madman Across The Water.
If you would like to experience some of E.J.'s latest, more serious work, I would choose his latest release, The Captain & The Kid over this CD, however this one definately ranks in the top half of Elton's work overall in my view.
CLASSIC ELTON ALL OVER AGAIN !.......2006-09-07
STOP THER ANYMORE proving over and over ELTON CAN STILL DO IT !
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My Favourite Songs, Vol. 2: Straight from the Heart
Chet Baker Manufacturer: EMI Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000E7CM Release Date: 1990-04-17 |
Tracks:
- Look for the Silver Lining - Chet Baker, NDR Big Band
- I Get Along Without You Very Well - Chet Baker, Radio Orchestra Hannover
- Conception - Chet Baker
- There's a Small Hotel - Chet Baker, Radio Orchestra Hannover
- Sippin' at Bells - Chet Baker, NDR Big Band
- Tenderly - Chet Baker, Radio Orchestra Hannover
- My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
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Songs From the West Coast
Elton John Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000649MG Release Date: 2002-05-07 |
Album Description
Australian exclusive tour edition. Housed in a deluxe commemorative souvenir digipak.
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Songs From the West Coast (Limited Edition)
Elton John Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006AW3Z Release Date: 2002-07-22 |
Tracks:
- Emperor's New Clothes
- Dark Diamond
- Look Ma, No Hands
- American Triangle
- Original Sin
- Birds
- I Want Love
- Wasteland
- Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes
- Love Her Like Me
- Mansfield
- This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
Album Description
Songs From The West Coast - Special Limited Edition. Features bonus CD with 8 tracks, 'Your Song' (With Alessandro Safina), 'Teardrops' (with Lulu), 'The North Star', 'Original Sin' (Junior's Earth Mix Edit), 'Your Song' (Almighty Mix Edit), & the videos 'I Want Love', 'This Train Don't Stop There Anymore' & 'Your Song'. 2002.Album Details
Special Edition of the Rocket Man's 2001 Return-to-form Masterpiece Coupled with an Extra Disc of the Two Videos Lensed to Promote the Album plus an Extra Vid of "Your Song", as Well as the Audio of "Your Song" Performed in Duet with Spanish Star Alessandro Safina, a Duet with Lulu ("Teardrops") and a Remix Edit of "Original Sin" by the Infamous Junior Vasquez.Customer Reviews:
One Of Elton's Very Best Available In A Special Two-Disk Edition.......2006-12-29
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Raza Radio
Frost Manufacturer: 40 Ounce Ent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000066SFF Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Tracks:
- Raza Radio Intro - Frost
- La Raza - Kid Frost
- On A Sunday Afternoon - LSOB
- Commercial - Frost
- Lowride - Frost
- Velvet City - Latino Velvet
- Commercial - Frost
- All Night - N2Deep
- Na Na - Baby Beesh
- Telly - Latino Velvet
- Diamonds & Pearls - Frost
- Back To The Hotel - N2Deep
- Morena - Funky Aztecs
- Commercial - Frost
- Raza Park - Latino Velvet
- Breezy - Latino Velvet
- Commercial - Frost
- Call Me - Mr. Kee
- Commercial - Frost
- How'd You Do Me Like Me That - Jay Tee
- What's Goin' On? - Frost
- Commercial - Frost
- Mentirosa - Mellow Man Ace
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p.nut.......2007-07-23
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Modern Jazz Performances Of Songs From My Fair Lady
Shelly Manne , Andre Previn , and Leroy Vinnegar Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000174 Release Date: 1993-08-31 |
Tracks:
- Get Me To The Church On Time
- On The Street Where You Live
- I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
- Wouldn't It Be Loveerly
- Ascot GaVotte
- Show Me
- With A Little Bit Of Luck
- I Could Have Danced All Night
Amazon.com
While jazz musicians had long drawn an essential portion of their repertoire from the Broadway stage, this jazz version of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady was something new in 1956. Drummer Shelly Manne leads a trio with pianist Andre Previn and bassist Leroy Vinnegar here, and they bring a lightly sophisticated touch to the material, which had debuted just a few months before the recording. It's a testament to the quality of score and players alike that the tunes already feel like standards in their hands, both in the arrangements and in the solos. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is the shimmering ballad that one might expect, but the trio applies a similar approach with almost equally successful results to the unlikely "With a Little Bit of Luck." Tempos are pushed toward the bop dimension for "Ascot Gavotte" and "Danced All Night," and Previn acquits himself well, generating imaginative lines. Vinnegar is a rock-solid timekeeper, while Manne provides brisk brush work, a lively beat, and creative accents. He's not obtrusive, but Manne's superb drumming is a focal point in this trio, highlighted by the 20-bit K2 super coding. --Stuart BroomerCustomer Reviews:
Stunning music from an under rated trio.......2004-03-07
One of the best is still with us and has been gloriously remastered with the K2 20bit process. These cuts sound like they were recorded last week rather than almost 50 years ago. While Shelly Manne (who, along with bassist Leroy Vinnegar, was THE rhythm of the "West Coast Sound") is one of my favorite drummers he often "takes charge" of his groups, which is fine in his horn based quarts and quints but he can overpower a trio with ease. Here he wisely dials it back a notch or two allowing Andre Previn and Leroy Vinnegar to investigate and develop some of the most beautiful music to ever enter the American (English?) Songbook.
Previn, in particular, seem to be at home with this material. His tempo and harmonic interplay breath life and vitality into tunes that were pop hits of their day. While everyone's favorite will likely be the beautiful "On the Street Where You Live", my personal pick is the haunting and lovely "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" which Previn handles better than ANYONE (including the aforementioned Oscar Peterson).
The ensuing album is a true classic that has withstood the test of time. Besides being a stunning take on what many consider to be the twentieth century's finest example of musical theatre (OK, that's my opinion) it is also a testament to mid century "modern jazz" before that term became perjoritive.
Buy this CD, it's timeless.
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Songs From The West Coast
Elton John Manufacturer: Rocket ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LYEYW0 |
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De Zere Gnan
Fely Manufacturer: Fely Productions & Divers ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007ZRRPO Release Date: 2003-12-16 |
Tracks:
- De Zere Gnan
- Kuissia
- Evil Don't Follow Me
- Den Kele
- C'est Lui
- Mobali Naga
- Jesus
- Men Ie Li
- Ma Fille Dominique
- Djugumen
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Modern Jazz Performances Of Songs From My Fair Lady
Shelly Manne & His Friends Manufacturer: DCC Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000JX6R Release Date: 1999-12-31 |
Tracks:
- Get Me to the Church on Time
- On the Street Where You Live
- I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
- Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
- Ascot Gavotte
- Show Me
- With a Little Bit of Luck
- I Could Have Danced All Night
Album Details
Japanese Extended Resolution (Xrcd) 20Bit Remaster.Rap Music:
- The 1st Chapter
- The Best of Spirit [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
- The Heart of Saturday Night
- The Index Masters
- The Ones We Never Knew
- The Party Ain't Over Yet [Import]
- The Will to Live
- Totally Hot [Import]
- Tragedy Rocks
- Trey Anastasio
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