Free Live [Live] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
UK remastered reissue of 1971 album includes seven bonus tracks, 'Woman', 'Walk In My Shadow', 'Moonshine', 'Trouble On Double', 'Mr. Big', 'All Right Now' & 'Get Where I Belong' (alternative take). Enhanced package contains sleeve notes & previously unseen photographs. 2002.

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Free Live [Live] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Average customer rating: Nothing standout! Best Action Movie of the Summer 2007!!!!

Live Free Or Die Hard Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Ratatouille Shrek The Third (Original Motion Picture Score) Rescue Dawn Evan Almighty ASIN: B000QUCQE2 Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. Out of Bullets
2. Shootout
3. Leaving the Apartment
4. Dead Hackers
5. Traffic Jam
6. It's a Fire Sale
7. The Break-In
8. Farrell to D.C.
9. Copter Chase
10. Blackout
11. Illegal Broadcast
12. Hurry Up!
13. The Power Plant
14. Landing
15. Cold Cuts
16. Yippee Ki Yay
17. Break a Neck
18. Farrell is In
19. The F-35
20. Aftermath
21. Live Free or Die Hard

Customer Reviews:

Nothing standout!.......2007-07-11

After making a mockery of the score to Terminator 3 and acknowledging Brad Fiedel's great theme only once in a Casio Midi-file quality track over the closing credits, you really have to wonder why Fox would give the scoring duties of LFODH to Marco Beltrami. With Michael Kamen no longer with us there are a number of better composers who could have made this score something special. As it is, it's just competent.

Beltrami only uses Kamen's fourth most reoccurring motif from the original film and uses a tiny bit of score from Die Hard 2...and that's it. The rest is all his work and it's just the usual action bombastics without a hint of class or anything memorable. What about all those cool signature cues from the previous films, such as McClane making the bomb to throw down the elevator shaft, McClane spying on Hans and Takagi, the rooftop fight, the computers room shootout, the runway hatch, the ejector seat, the wing fight and that brilliant cue where Hans falls to his death? Where are all these? All Beltrami offers us is generic action stuff which works fine but is nothing memorable.

If Chris Young, Alan Silvestri, Debbie Wiseman, Bruce Broughton or Craig Armstrong were given this movie to score then you can better your bottom dollar it would have been brilliant. As it is, it's is merely a workable score that will be forgotten very quickly.

Best Action Movie of the Summer 2007!!!!.......2007-06-27

I know this is for the audio cd, but I couldn't find a space to say something about the movie. Just got back from a midnight showing and it was the best expierience. This movie has it all and the action is just great. Its really worth the ten bucks. This isn't no costume or pirate crap. This is the real deal. Can't wait till the dvd comes out and we can see the unrated version!!!!

Average customer rating: Good solid performance Keep track of this young man Great CD ESSENTIAL for fans Why this isn't more available is beyond me...

Live at Georgia Theatre The Derek Trucks Band Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songlines Joyful Noise Soul Serenade The Derek Trucks Band - Songlines Live! Out of the Madness ASIN: B0002UM09C Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

1. Kam-Ma-Lay
2. Gonna Move
3. Volunteered Slavery
4. Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni
5. Leaving Trunk
6. I Wish I Knew
7. Angola
8. Feel So Bad

Tracks:

1. For My Brother
2. Sonido Alegre
3. Joyful Noise
4. So Close, So Far Away
5. Freddie's Dead

Customer Reviews:

Good solid performance.......2007-04-11

If you've heard the Derek Trucks Band then you'll want this. It is a good solid performance, maybe not as controlled as the DVD Songlines Live, and a lot looser. This sounds like they're testing out some of the material that ended up on Songlines and it is interesting to see where it is here.

Stop reading the reviews and just buy it - you'll like it.

Keep track of this young man.......2005-12-17

Derek Trucks is a remarkable, emerging improviser. He, with the support of a solid, capable band, is interpreting songs in a soulful, heart-felt way, delivering music with a distinctive sound and feel.

Watch him play, and you'll see a young man peacefully focused on reaching into the music. He doesn't waste an ounce of energy on posturing, wincing, or going through the choreographed paces too often seen in many of his contemporaries.

Reminiscent of the great East West era Paul Butterfield Band, featuring Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop, this group, driven by Truck's passionate guitar, has updated the 60's to full-blown turn of the century fusion.

Get it, but don't get ripped off by people pretending it's a hard to find import. Go to the source - hittinthenote dot com - and pay the players.

Great CD.......2005-12-06

I Went to this show, and I recorded it with a little hand held tape recorder. Of course, it sounded terrible, but at least I could hear it again. Now I got it on cd, and it sounds great! I've seen Derek Trucks 6 times over the past 10 years, and this is the best I've ever heard them play. This cd is a must have!
Watchout for the import, it only has one disk, and half of the show!
Also if you are having trouble finding it, try the Derek Trucks web site, you can get it there!

ESSENTIAL for fans.......2005-12-05

For fans of Trucks and The Allman Brothers this live recording needs no more recommendation, it is a great show and recording; familiar songs but done with enough variation to keep it interesting.

For the casual listener there is alot to recommend here as well. A killer tight (but loose) band playing their eclectic mix of southern rock-funk-jazz-blues with passion and playful virtuosity. There is no mistaking this band's sound, the funky groove and sinuous slide. This may not be a recording for all moods (Truck's tends to sound like he's working a large power tool when he gets warmed up), but it is great for what it is. (Look online at the Hittinthenote website to order more cheaply and easily)

Why this isn't more available is beyond me..........2005-11-04

This double-set CD is, in a word, fantastic. I am amazed and incredulous that it is only available either as an import or through the occasional vendor for over 25 bucks. This one should be on everyone's holiday want list! If you are familiar with Derek Trucks, this live set extends the jam and expands the fusion. Blistering guitar by young Derek hisself, plus the funk/jazz flute by Hofi Burbridge, new vocals by Mike Mattison, and the groove laid down by Yonrico Scott & Count M'Butu (and Todd Smallie on bass). A bit of Allmans old and new, jammin' like Gov't Mule, and throw some hot jazz in there (at times I heard shades of 70's Herbie Mann...ooo!), plus de funk (kind of a touch of Santana, too). It's just perfect. Not sure if you're in the mood for jazz or funk or blues or rock? No problem! Stick this in your player and get down-- or get up. You can do both, or either. Someone, somehow should make this more accessible and affordable. This ain't no commercial pop-crap; this is quality music. Derek Trucks is a genius. This is my choice for the best of the year. Find it, buy it, have fun, enjoy!

Average customer rating: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player! Persuaders Theme! A Variety Of Classics! Incredible Barry Collection " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry"

John Barry: The Collection Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Beyondness of Things The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Eternal Echoes ASIN: B00005BADD Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Zulu
2. From Russia With Love
3. From Russia With Love - 007
4. Goldfinger
5. The Ipcress File
6. The Knack
7. Mister Moses
8. Thunderball
9. The Wrong Box
10. Born Free
11. The Quiller Memorandum
12. You Only Live Twice
13. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
14. Deadfall

Tracks:

1. The Lion In Winter
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Midnight Cowboy
6. The Appointment
7. The Last Valley
8. Walkabout
9. Monte Walsh
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. The Persuaders
12. Mary Queen Of Scots
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. The Dove

Tracks:

1. The Tamarind Seed
2. King Kong
3. Eleanor And Franklin
4. Robin And Marian
5. The Deep
6. Hanover Street
7. The Black Hole
8. Moonraker
9. Somewhere In Time
10. Raise The Titanic
11. Body Heat
12. Frances
13. Octopussy
14. The Cotton Club

Tracks:

1. High Road To China
2. A View To A Kill
3. Out Of Africa
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dances With Wolves
6. Dances With Wolves
7. Chaplin
8. Moviola
9. Indecent Proposal
10. The Specialist
11. The Scarlet Letter
12. Cry The Beloved Country
13. Mercury Rising
14. The James Bond Theme

Customer Reviews:

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Average customer rating: 2/3 Great I love this Cd So much funI Great core band Good old funky jams

Live at Tonic Christian McBride Manufacturer: Rope-a-Dope ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Distractions Nothing Serious Beyond the Wall Underground Braggtown ASIN: B000F3AB1A Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Technicolor Nightmare (McBride)
2. Say Something (Gully)
3. Clerow's Flipped (McBride)
4. Lejos De Usted (McBride)
5. Sonic Tonic (Blake)
6. Hibiscus (Keezer)
7. Sitting On A Cloud (McBride)
8. Boogie Woogie Waltz (Zawinul)

Tracks:

1. See Jam, Hear Jam, Feel Jam (everyone)
2. Out Jam/Give It Up Or Turint Loose (james brown)
3. Lower East Side/Rock Jam (everyone)
4. Hemisphere Jam (everyone)
5. Bitches Brew (miles davis)
6. Out Jam/Via Mwandishi (mcbride)
7. Mwandishi Outcome Jam (everyone)
8. The Comedown (LSD Jam) (everyone)

Tracks:

1. E Jam (everyone)
2. Ab Minor Jam (everyone)
3. D Shuffle Jam (everyone)
4. D Shuffle Jam (part 2) (everyone)

Amazon.com

Christian McBride's basslines range from Jimmy Blanton's big-band boom shots to James Brown's funky grooves on his first live recording, a 3-CD set recorded at Manhattan's Tonic club in January 2005. Backed by his ace band featuring keyboardist Geoffrey Keezer and Saturday Night Live saxophonist/flutist Ron Blake, McBride effortlessly alternates between acoustic and electric bass and lays down some solid bottom on these Herbie Hancock/Miles Davis-influenced, post-fusion tracks. The first disc is highlighted by his fiery rendition of Weather Report's "Boogie Woogie Waltz," and the spacey Latin number, "Lejos de Usted." The second and third discs include an engaging, New Orleans-nuanced "Hemisphere Jam," with guitarist Charlie Hunter and the pointillistic pianist Jason Moran, as well as the 33-minute "E Jam," with the turntablist DJ Logic. Along the way, McBride drops quotes from Thelonious Monk, Kraftwerk, and Stevie Wonder, and his engaging, on-stage demeanor is the icing on this awesome aural cake. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

2/3 Great.......2007-01-10

Excellent! So what holds me back? Disc 3. Of course, that's subjective. A great price for 3 CD's.

I love this Cd.......2006-12-19

If you love christian Mcbride, then he will deliver on this album. With the funk jams mixed with his upright and fretless bass, you will never get tired of this album!

So much funI.......2006-11-17

I totally dig this new CD. I downloaded it at [...] and I've nearly memorized the whole thing lol. Charlie Hunter is amazing on this album IMO - I don't know what one of the other reviewers is talking about when it says he "adds little". I'm no Charlie Hunter apologist but, on the tracks he plays on, he really plays these wild intricate pieces that are unlike the Charlie Hunter I know. Since he has a bass player, he focuses purely on the "lead" guitar and he's frigging awesome lol.

Anyway, this isn't a review of Charlie Hunter's performance... Initially I wasn't too thrilled with Disc 3 since it's a lot of long jams. At first, I only listened to the first 2 discs and skipped disc 3 all together (that's still a lot of music). After a few months, I went back and started listening to Disc 3 and WHOA! It's easily as much fun as the other two.

I would suggest starting with discs 1 & 2 and then, after you've absorbed them, then come back later on and dig disc 3. I really enjoy the whole album now but it took me a few months.

Great core band.......2006-09-06

This is the same band as on Vertical Vision. Its a great band with Geoff Keezer on keyboards, Terreon Gully on drums, the estimable Ron Blake on reeds and of course Christian McBride on bass. Disc one is worth the price of admission with the band soaring on all songs. Disc 2 adds guests Charlie Hunter on guitar, Jason Moran on piano and Jenny Schienman on violin (who is new to me). Interestingly, Schienman is the only one who really works. Hunter adds little and Moran detracts. It is amusing to hear McBride introduce Moran as a "soulful brother" when his playing is anything but soulful. He sounds lost - angry but lost. Overall though, this disc along with the first remind me somewhat of what Weather Report sounded like live. The third disc is another story however. The addition of guests Eric Krasno on guitar and Rashawn Ross on trumpet expand the sound and add to the energy of the proceedings. However, adding DJ Logic on turntables and Scratch on beat box caused my dogs to howl and me to rush to the fast forward. This an acquired taste. The crowd obviously loved it. Perhaps the only thing more irritating to me was McBride calling up the soloists by yelling out in every instance "Where you at". I am trying to figure out a way to delete this noise from my ipod. But none the less there are great moments in this third disc. You know, with a band this good there had to be a pony in there somewhere.

Good old funky jams.......2006-07-27

I held off getting this CD at first cause all I had only heard little samples. But I wanted some new music and being a bass player McBride is one of my favorites. I put these CDs in the player in my car and it hasn't left yet. It has a little of everything, but what I love the most are the jams. They remind me of jam sessons I used to play at and a tune would kick off and would just keep evolving and changing grooves. It is raw and live not some over produce smooth jazz CD. This is music as it should be musicians interacting with each others.

Average customer rating: Classic quartet on fire Music for musicians Disappointed with the announcer and tunes cut off Hard work but worth it. classic 'trane

One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note John Coltrane Manufacturer: Impulse Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Impulse | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 Live at the House of Tribes The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 ASIN: B000B0QOJA Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Introduction And Announcements
2. One Down, One Up
3. Announcements
4. Afro-Blue

Tracks:

1. Introduction And Announcements
2. Song Of Praise
3. Announcements
4. My Favorite Things

Amazon.com

Having recharged his legendary status on 2005's spectacular Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall, a previously unheard "lost" recording from 1957, the late John Coltrane solidifies his refreshed standing with a new generation of jazz fans with this exciting discovery by his own quartet. Recorded in 1965 at New York's Half Note club, One Down, One Up isn't as stunning a find as the Monk album. Its recorded sound, taken from a radio broadcast, is pretty raw and, whereas the Monk album represents a rare meeting of these giants, there are other live albums from the mid-'60s by the Coltrane four. None, however, are as good as this one, which finds the tenor and soprano saxophonist making magnificent mountains out of modal molehills through his relentless surrounding and reshaping of notes, never coming up for air. You don't listen to epic performances like the 28-minute title track, 23-minute rendition of "My Favorite Things" (his bread and butter tune) and 20-minute "Song of Praise" so much as immerse yourself in them. You simply need to experience them for their rising intensity and spiritual weight, for their earthy beauty, for the band's locking gears: pianist McCoy Tyner's ferocious hammered notes, drummer Elvin Jones' whirlwind figures, bassist Jimmy Garrison's eloquent lines. Thriving on melody, which he would abandon in the sonically assault live final phase of his sadly shortened career, Coltrane keeps listeners in the palm of his hand even as he pushes into unchartered territory. --Lloyd Sachs

Album Description

Coltrane and his legendary band--McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums--regularly played at downtown New York's Half Note in the mid 1960s. The group used the club's flexible set times to accommodate Coltrane's musical suites and far-reaching improvisations. As Half Note founder Mike Canterino said, "I just wanted the music and to let the guys go ahead and do what they want to do."

The importance of these influential performances has grown throughout the years as musicians--especially saxophone players--passed around bootleg and lo-fi copies taken from the 1965 radio broadcast. It was a time when Coltrane was pushing his musical boundaries, and one can hear the evolution of his style on these recordings. As his son Ravi Coltrane says, "You can hear everything that came before and begin to hear where the music was going."

The music captured on One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note features the songs "One Down, One Up" (perhaps the highlight of the collection), "Afro Blue," "Song of Praise," and "My Favorite Things." The unparalleled performances showcase a band filled with fiery passion and a master at the crossroads of his musical path.

One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note features liner notes from journalist and author Ashley Kahn, who wrote A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album as well as the upcoming The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records. Also included is an essay by the CD's producer, Ravi Coltrane.

Customer Reviews:

Classic quartet on fire.......2007-04-14

If you are new to Trane this might not be the place to start but then again, understanding the enormity of his musicianship is part of the essence of knowing Coltrane's music. Personally, I have beeen listening to Coltrane since he was alive and thriving and pushing the limits of jazz. What you will find on this gem is exactly that, pushing the music, jazz music specifically, beyond the usual perceptions. His legendary solos are captured here and one highlight of this disc is the extended version of the lovely and unique interpretation of "My Favorite Things." Coming in at over 22 minutes this beautiful song allows Trane to express the things he couldn't on his album of the same name. The driving drum beats pounded by Elvin Jones, the extended solos and lingering piano work of McCoy Tyner and thumping, solid bass of Jimmy Garrison are perfect companions to the relentless notes coming out of Trane's horn. His improvisation is a lesson in the technique of going out there and bringing it all back home. Melodic yet challenging, Trane's vision is never more eloquent than on this song. Your jaw will drop. The grunts and groans of the musicians, the silence of the crowd probaly from being in awe in the presence of greatness and the erruption of fans apreciation will put you in the Half Note some forty-three years ago. This is the classic quartet at it's height. The extreme "One up ,One Down" opens with Garrison reaching out for your ear as the quartet slowly fills in and goes beyond the limits of comprehension as to how long a song can be stretched. Coming in at nearly 28 minutes any musician can benefit from listening and a casual or rabid jazz can only marvel at the stamina, endurance and intensity of Trane's classic quartet and omnipotent horn. The spiritual quality of Trane's music is expressed in "Song of Praise", which is about as intense as it can get. I can only imagine the concentration, admire the effort from afar, many years since that night in New York but I can feel his energy anew with the release recently of this priceless masterpiece from the vaults. The individual songs each have their own attraction but the complete performance is the way the disc should be appreciated; it is a study in the complex world of jazz outside the paradigm. The announcers voice and breaking up of the music offers a glimpse into the real world of performance where the breaks are barely long enough to wipe the sweat from one's brow; Trane and his quartet must have been sweating profusly and barely had enough time to quench their thirst before entertaining again. If you are a jazz fan you will love this disc. If you are a Trane fan you will experience nirvana listening to him blow again. This is recommended for any serious music fans collection; Trane lives on as his legacy continues to grow.It doesn't get much better than this.

Music for musicians.......2006-12-07

I personally like this tipe of jazz. I enjoy hearing endless variations that are accompanied by some kind of joy de vivre, when one almost feels the energy and music booming from speakers, moving your whole mind and body in the rhytm. After the song is over, you are often lost and it takes some time to regain ones composure. On the other hand, there are people who find this kind of music particularily nagging and painful. They are not willing to give any chance to artist or the song involved, and music just flows past them without touching them.

But something bothers me with this record. It feels like Coltrane is somwhere else, although his instrument is still there and plying. For me, it's like hearing perfectly performed practice for fingering, perfect but still somehow rutinely done. There are flashes, where you can hear Coltrane snap into it, and music becomes more powerfull and gains colour, but this is over in such a short time that this feeling of non-existance remains. Like it has never been there.

Bear in mind that this is the record which you will have to grow into. For which you will have to learn how to like it. It will go one piece at a time, but if you grasp the sense, then the full enjoyment will be prsent, and you'll return over and over again.

Disappointed with the announcer and tunes cut off .......2006-10-29

I was really annoyed by the announcer stepping all over the best parts of some of the solos but even more annoyed that the best tunes are cut off probably only half-way into the tunes. Just when Trane starts stretching out, the announcer comes in and the songs are cut. Get the Village Vanguard recordings first. I saw Pharoah Sanders do a version of My Favorite Things at Blues Alley for over an hour and it was a spiritual experience that will never be equalled. I hate to think of what I missed with these recordings... it's depressing.

Hard work but worth it........2006-08-22

If you like the later, freer, more open works of John Coltrane then you will absolutely love this album. It is hard work though, and not for the uninitiated. It requires a decision to engage oneself with this incredible musician, to open your spirit and allow his music to effect, move and change you. If you are jumping in to John Coltrane for the first time, I do not suggest that you start here. May I suggest earlier works like 'Soultane' or 'Bluetrane' as jumping in points.

classic 'trane.......2006-08-07

the sessions at the half note present the classic coltrane quartet at the height of its powers. this version of afro blue rivals the cut on "live at birdland."

Average customer rating: Robeson on wax The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving Robeson at his best some of the greatest songs of the last century

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Tracks:

1. Balm in Gilead
2. Chassidic Chant
3. Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
4. Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
5. Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
6. The Purest Kind Of Guy
7. Joe Hill
8. The Peat-Bog Soldiers
9. The Four Insurgent Generals
10. Native Land
11. Song Of The Plains
12. Cradle Song
13. Within Four Walls
14. By An' By
15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
16. John Henry
17. Water Boy
18. My Curly Headed Baby
19. Mah Lindy Lou
20. Wagon Wheels
21. The House I Live In
22. Showboat: I Still Suits Me
23. Sylvia
24. Showboat: Ol' Man River
25. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.

Average customer rating: A Superb Collection of Music This is a delightful combination of music talents to enjoy! This will tenderize your heart. Phenomenal !! A must have for any music library. Outstanding Music, bringing Pavarotti to new heights.

Pavarotti & Friends - For The Children Of Liberia Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | 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 | Classical | Styles | Music All Works Featuring Luciano Pavarotti | Pavarotti, Luciano | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bernstein, Leonard | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Curtis, Ernesto de | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Pavarotti & Friends For Guatemala And Kosovo Together for the Children of Bosnia Pavarotti & Friends 2 Pavarotti & Friends: For Cambodia and Tibet Pavarotti & Friends ASIN: B00000DBVG Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Let It Rain
2. Stop
3. How Do I Live Without You
4. I Hate You Then I Love You
5. Higher Ground
6. 'O Surdato 'Nnammurato
7. Se Bastasse Una Canzone
8. Betcha Never
9. Viva Forever
10. Va, Pensiero
11. Napule e'
12. Une Place Pour Moi
13. Non Ti Scordar Di Me
14. Tonight
15. Dreams
16. Adeste Fideles
17. Peace Wanted Just To Be Free

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Is music for a good cause a good cause for music? Not really, if you expect artistry. But this smorgasbord of popular international musical stars brings together extreme musical genres for an excellent purpose, and is enjoyable enough for almost anyone. Pavarotti's relaxed and buoyant leadership and still gorgeous tenor add beauty to the rock/pop selections. Trisha Yearwood, Celine Dion, and Stevie Wonder impressively hold their own against Opera Spice; but the other artists pale against the master's presence. The Spice Girls will never be confused with Anonymous 4; Zucchero's growling is scary; Florent Pagny exemplifies French rock; and Pino Daniele's breathy tenor is mellow and soothing. Best for those wanting to experience Pavarotti's vocal beauty in a more popular idiom. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

A Superb Collection of Music.......2002-11-14

As a musician, I first ran into this disk as a PBS broadcast. What caught my ear was that every song in the concert has "the groove." Other than a children's choral cut, not a single song in the entire collection has a flaw. You'd think the Spice Girls would be a silly addition to the concert, but they do a tremendous job. Each artist appears twice, usually with Pavaotti in one of their songs, sometimes twice. Vanessa Williams is Hot! and does an incredible dance number. The engineering is excellent, with solid side-to-side separation for a really "big" sound. All in all, this is one of the favorite CDs in my music library.

This is a delightful combination of music talents to enjoy!.......1999-04-01

We first saw Pavarotti and Friends on Public Television as a fundraising event. We found the CD and especially love to listen to this CD in our car which has a great sound system. Each vocalist is so special and you will be singing along with them after a couple of plays!

This will tenderize your heart........1999-03-07

Brilliant talent for needy children, that touches the soul, and sets it on fire. Your tears will soak your socks. James

Phenomenal !! A must have for any music library........1998-12-29

A most wonderful gathering of some of the world's greatest vocalists. Such a unique blend of international Modern & Classical. If one were to put to test the ability of a vocalist to adapt to a variety of melodies, this is it. Grab your lover and take a trip in their arms with this CD!!

Outstanding Music, bringing Pavarotti to new heights........1998-12-06

Easily the best in the Pavarotti & Friends series. Always an artist on the cutting edge, with this album, Pavarotti's work will have great appeal to his fans and to scores of new enthusiasts. His duets with the Spice Girls, Vanessa Williams, Zucchero, and Stevie Wonder make it obvious that his voice has adaptability and a passion that takes it into many musical genres with ease. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Sting once commented that great music occurs in the "synaptic gaps" where many different styles come together - this is an album that epitomizes the concept. Neopolitan music is a folk music in Italy, with overtones of American folk/country/jazz/rock, and Pavarotti is the Neopolitan master. This is a perfect fit of artists and selected titles. Earlier combinations of artists in this series were often much too somber, much less fun. Give this one to your teens or your great grandmother ... they'll find they have more musical tastes in common than they'd have ever imagined.

Average customer rating: Oh yeah! Great DVD for somebody who has neve seen G3 with E.Johnson WOW! a great dvd Perfect but I have another idea...

G3 Live: Rockin' in the Free World Joe Satriani , Steve Vai , and Yngwie Malmsteen Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live in Tokyo G3: Live in Concert G3 - Live in Denver G3: Live in Tokyo Super Colossal ASIN: B0001CCXGG Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. The Extremist
2. Crystal Planet
3. Always With Me, Always With You
4. Midnight
5. The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
6. You're Here
7. Reaping
8. Whispering a Prayer
9. Blitzkrieg
10. Trilogy Suite Op. 5
11. Red House
12. Fugue
13. Finale
14. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
15. Little Wing
16. Rockin' In The Free World

Customer Reviews:

Oh yeah!.......2005-10-08

Great CD to listen to while hanging around the house. I was a little disappointed that the songs satriani plays in the dvd set was not exactly the same as found on this disc. Turns out the dvd and the cd were recorded at two different locations. I would have liked the live version of Starry Night on this cd. However, Satriani's Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing is amazing live. I bought the dvd as well as this disc since alternate set lists were played in the dvd (Yngwie's dvd set is much better in my opinion). It's a whole new level to see it in addition to hearing it. And of course the G3 jam is crazy as always. Although the songs are the same for the G3 jam, the guitar playing and solos in the songs are different than on the dvd since the three improvised their riffs on stage. I like the dvd version but the cd is still worth the money.

Great DVD for somebody who has neve seen G3 with E.Johnson.......2005-09-23

The trio (JS, SV and YM) was in a complete shape in their show at Boston in 2003. But still, the package wasn't perfect as it was in G3 when Johnson was playing. It is true that Eric is uncharismatic but his guitar tune and uncompetitive rythym led to a Perfect package along with Steve and Joe. Yngwie is more into speed guitar rather than ryhtmic and fusional tunes(as johnson is). Yngwie's songs were not all good to listen to, meanwhile all of joe's songs were good(As usual). Although the last 3 songs played by the trio were good, they weren't as great as in the original G3. Speed doesn't guarantee a perfect play. To note that at FLEET PAVILION, another G3 is still in bootleg(can't imagine why there is no official release) where John Petrucci, Steve and Joe were playing. There Play was better than this G3 but conspicuously less perfect than the original G3.

WOW!.......2005-04-03

Guitar Central Station next stop......Rocking In The Free World, 12+ minutes of one of the best live songs ever. Amazing!

a great dvd.......2005-03-16

first off vai can play pretty much anything malmsteen can vai recently recorded his first all classical cd with a 100 piece orchestra and critics are saying its composed much better than malmsteens classical cd he just doesnt choose to ruin a song by adding speeds scales were they dont fit when vai comes out playing a 3 neck guitar in the middle of the song he starts to show a little of his amazing sweeps and scales and his scales sound much cleaner than malmsteens when malmsteen comes out he acts like your typical 80s rock poser doing all kinds of dorky things like swinging his guitar behind his back yes he plays some amazing stuff but i agree with other reviewers who say his picking seems to have gotten sloppier lately and he seems to do the same scale over and over now i read hes now a big time drunk and thats why hes obeese and its beginning to ruin his guitar skills well i think that might be true also it doesnt help he has horrible tone in this concert because he chose to have a ton of older marshall stacks cranked up with delay maybe its time malmsteen gets a tsl head and stop trying to play metal on a 70s amp

Perfect but I have another idea..........2005-01-27

I loved this album as a Satriani fan. Vodoo Child was very unique to listen to. This is an audio CD of three unusual men, but you need to see how they play it on stage, so if I didn't get it as a present I'd defenitley buy the DVD to see them on stage...Prefer DVD

Average customer rating: Surprisingly beautiful Coltrane in Japan - Epic and Majestic. LIVE IN JAPAN: epic live Explorations from Coltrane's last band. God Speaks Again!

Live in Japan John Coltrane Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Live in Seattle Newport '63 Expression Meditations Interstellar Space ASIN: B000003N61 Release Date: 1991-05-14

Tracks:

1. Afro Blue
2. Peace On Earth

Tracks:

1. Crescent

Tracks:

1. Peace On Earth
2. Leo

Tracks:

1. My Favorite Things

Customer Reviews:

Surprisingly beautiful.......2006-07-12

I just bought a copy of Live in Japan, with admittedly some trepidation, not knowing whether I would be faced with abhorrent sound quality (Olatunji Concert), uninspired playing (Live at the Village Vanguard Again!), overly-intellectual music that I wouldn't understand (Interstellar Space) or complete [...] (Live in Seattle). When it comes to Coltrane's final years, it is best to be cautious.

Well, I was very surprised, in many ways. I have so far only listened to Disc 1 and Disc 4, but both have been a revelation.

From the beginning of 1966, Coltrane toured with a new band, the Second Quartet, featuring Garrison from his old band, drummer Rashied Ali, pianist Alice Coltrane, and (sometimes) Pharoah Sanders on tenor.

The new band caused outrage and controversy wherever they went. Stanley Crouch visited a Coltrane concert in 1966, and saw Coltrane and Sanders, both with tenor saxophones, just screaming at each other eternally. There were three people in the audience, including himself. Great saxophonist Dave Liebman was a teenager in 1966. He wandered into a Coltrane concert, and found himself confronted with a half hour version of My Favorite Things in which the band members chanted "Om Mani Padme Om" while shaking tambourines and hitting bells. Liebman says that, after the theme was stated once, there was literally nothing recogniseable - just screaming.

This period of Coltrane's music is puzzling even to many great musicians. It is doubly puzzling to us now, because almost no recordings were made by the band in 1966. During that year, for some reason, no recordings were made - not even bootlegs or radio broadcasts - except for the Village Vanguard performance, and two concerts recorded by Japanese radio in July 1966.
Coltrane and his band recorded an enormous amount in 1965 and 1967. The vital, controversial year of 1966 is a howling void.

I was unimpressed by Live at the Village Vanguard Again, which I regard as being supremely overrated. The version of "My Favorite Things" seemed sluggish, the soloes somtimes verging on the banal, and the band often lacking co-ordination. It was therefore with great interest that I bought these Japanese concerts.

I have been disappointed before with Coltrane concerts. "Live in Seattle" is still probably the Coltrane recording I dislike most. But I was hoping for something with the majesty and power of the Olatunji Concert. What I did not expect was wonderful peace and joy.

The Penguin Guide describes the version of My Favorite Things on this album as "the equivalent of bombing Nagasaki just days after laying waste to Hiroshima". It goes on to wonder as to the musical worth of "music as humourless and God-bothering as this".

I must say I found the opposite to be the case. Coltrane may not be a laugh a minute, but I found the atmosphere on this recording to be surprisingly cordial and light. Whereas you could justifiably call "Live in Seattle" humourless and God-bothering (as well as "trippy" and "blatantly inept") I found the Japanese concerts to completely change my view of Coltrane's later period.

After reading articles by eyewitnesses to Coltrane's 1966 style, I was expecting something harsher and weirder. Instead, we have here completely sane and engaging sample of music.

"Afro-Blue" begins with Coltrane playing the theme, as always, and launching on a three minute solo. Then Pharoah Sanders squawks, farts and quacks for ten minutes (I must say, I still cannot get used to Sanders' style at all). Alice Coltrane plays a rare solo after that; then Coltrane blows everything out of the water with a raging soprano solo that cuts up the tune in every way possible. At one stage he plays screeching, toneless phrases obviously inspired by Sanders, though with far more musical judgement. The atmosphere is fierce and bloody, but there is a certain classical tidiness to it, which is a stark contrast to the version on Live in Seattle, which I would rate the worst thing on that album.

"Peace on Earth" (written, of course, during the Vietnam War) is a stunningly beautiful theme I have never heard before. Coltrane's solo is heartfelt and a voice of protest in a world of violence. Sanders' solo after this is also surprisingly beautiful, thus showing that he can solo without screaming after all. A very beautiful performace.

"My Favorite Things" is, of course, a piece that Coltrane played every night. He played it even when he went avant garde. Coltrane starts off with alto-saxophone, an instrument he last played with Dizzy Gillespie in the 1940s. He takes full advantage of the horn, making it a pity he never played the instrument much. The sound takes advantage of the lighter sound of the horn, while the low-register honks show you what a soprano couldn't do. Pharoah Sanders' solo is again not worth talking about. Alice Coltrane then enters, playing the My Favorite Things theme in such a harmonically altered way that it is literally unrecogniseable unless you are actively listening for it. Then Coltrane comes in on soprano in a thrilling solo that always touches base with the atmosphere of the original. It is a world away from the tepid version from the Village Vamguard, and also from the ferocious version on Olatunji Concert.

The sound quality, by the way, is incredible. While it is mono, and there is too much tape hiss, the sound of the two horn players comes through stunningly clear and wonderful. The timbre of Coltrane's horn (especially his alto) is actually better here than on most Impulse recorded live stuff. It is certainly better than the echo-y sound from most of his European concerts. I dont know if the Japanese used better microphones, but there is a silky sound to the horns that I've not heard elsewhere.

Overall, the Live in Japan concerts (at least the two discs I've heard) are a surprisingly beautiful recording that should be more widely available. I would vote it as second only to Olatunji Concert in documenting this band live.

Coltrane in Japan - Epic and Majestic........2005-10-10

"Live In Japan" is a mammoth 4-disc set which documents John Coltrane's first and only concert tour in that country. The occasion took place in July 1966 (exactly one year before Coltrane's untimely death) and this was during the time in which Coltrane's music was at its most free-form, experimental and arguably most innovative. Coltrane's musician personnel had shifted as well. The previous year, drummer Elvin Jones and pianist McCoy Tyner had left and were replaced respectively by Rashied Ali and Coltrane's wife Alice. Also joining Coltrane is second saxophonist Pharoah Sanders who made his debut with the dynamic leader on the earth-shattering free-for-all "Ascension". Bassist Jimmy Garrison was the only long-term member of the ensemble to still be in Coltrane's group. Also of interest is the fact that these Japanese concerts find Coltrane (as well as Sanders) performing on alto sax in addition to the unsual tenor and soprano.
As for the music itself, it is loaded with fierce improvisational chops with the ensemble stretching the music to its outer limits. The idea of releasing an album of this material was not initially planned in 1966 so, Coltrane and his group of players took the music into an area of no boundaries or limits whatsoever. Although this set may take a few listens to fully digest, it doesn't take long before the listener is completely emmersed in the music.
Musical standouts in this 4-disc set are as follows:
Afro Blue: Pharoah Sanders' shrieking tenor solo and Coltrane's nearly 20-minute solo on soprano sax which closes the piece.
Peace on Earth (Version 1): Alice Coltrane's beautiful piano solo and John and Pharoah's tenor duet.
Crescent: Jimmy Garrison's extended bass introduction and another standout piano lead from Alice.
Peace on Earth (Version 2): Pharaoh's excellent alto sax spotlight.
Leo: Pharoah's ferocious alto solo, Rashied Ali's extended drum feature, John and Pharoah's catfighting alto duel.
My Favorite Things: Another great extended Garrison bass intro, John performing the melody on alto sax as well as an extended soprano solo in the middle, a flowing piano solo from Alice and another sax duel from John and Pharoah.
"Live In Japan" isn't recommended for a first-time Coltrane listener. However, this is definitely an essential purchase once you've studied his other musical periods and have made it to this, his final period of pure musical exploration. It also should be noted that all of the music in this set was recorded in mono. Despite this, the sound quality is excellent and every musician comes through sharp and clear.
This is late-period Coltrane at its very best!!!

LIVE IN JAPAN: epic live.......2005-09-21

an epic live event. John Coltrane in japan! this 4cd set is one of the most surprising and amazing live albums of all time. surprising in the fact of how controlled this band is. the music John was recording at this period in his creative life was far more turbulent than what is presented here in japan. alot of his more "out there" stuff would have been what i would have expected him to play if i was attending these concerts. now, there is plenty of wild playing...and some skronk here and there. but everyone sticks to some very tight and beautiful stylings...even Pharoah Sanders. wow. actually, Pharoah is a revelation on here. his playing is shockingly fluid and full of melody and grace. perhaps the eastern climate cooled everyone down a bit...or jetlag maybe? haha. well, whatever the reasons, there can be no denying that this is wonderful music. also great to hear Jimmy Garrison getting lots of extended solo time. his playing is astounding and quite creative. if i had to pick my favorite disc out of all these 4, i would have to go with disc 3. the combination of the serene "Peace On Earth" segway into the fiery "Leo" is the kind of magical music that will leave your jaw on the floor. unbelievable! Live In Japan deserves 5 stars and high recommendation. it stands the test of time as a further testament to Coltrane's power, beauty, genius, and eternal search for the higher plane. a document of perfection in mammoth proportions.

Explorations from Coltrane's last band........2005-04-04

Recorded over two nights in Tokyo, "Live in Japan" shows Coltrane's last band in full flight. Trane (on soprano, alto, and tenor saxaphones and percussion) is joined by Pharoah Sanders (on alto and tenor sax, bass clarinet, and percussion), Alice Coltrane (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), and Rashied Ali (drums). Often maligned as the successor to the much beloved "classic quartet" (with only Garrison left from that band), and for their largely exploratory nature, this is a band largely in transition-- they're finding each other, finding their places together, already some of the bonds are starting to show between the band members that would develop fully by the end of '66, but there's a looseness to these recordings that hadn't existed on a live Coltrane document that adds an interesting spice to the mix. Trane is quoted in the liner notes as stating that knowing you're being recorded tends to cause a tightening up, but he didn't know these shows were recorded, and if that's the result on other contemporary live recordings ("Live in the Village Vanguard Again!"), it shows when compared to this. There are two shows captured here, each is about two hours long and features three pieces.

Now mind you, you need to be ready for things like fourteen minute bass solos or twenty minute sax solos to be able to digest this stuff, and thats not for everyone-- considering that much of jazz was still in the three minute vein (and many of Trane's contemporaries were playing eight or nine minute pieces as extended), this may be a bit much, but there's a lot to hear on these.

Whats interesting is to see how far Coltrane is reaching with his playing, his solos (particularly on tenor, although he also solos on alto and soprano) have a quality of almost incompleteness to them as though he isn't quite where he wants to be yet-- comparing these to the urgency and power of his 1967 recordings, you get the impression that he found it then. But on extended solos on "Afro Blue" and "Crescent", Coltrane is looking. Joining him in this exploration is the mighty Pharoah Sanders, whose playinig is no doubt inspiring, check the alto solo on "Peace on Earth" for a good example of this. The rhythm section is also interesting, although the sound quality tends to force Garrison out when the other instruments get aggressive, he's already developed a rappport with Rashied Ali (who to my ears was a better partner for Trane's exploratory phase than Jones was-- and I've always felt that Trane sought his most sympathetic support from his drummers). Ali's playing is actually breathtaking, his stylistic developments after Elvin Jones left the band is pretty incredible. Coltrane's second wife, Alice, adds a unique touch to the piano-- also a harpist, there's a sparseness to her playing on this recording that I suspect comes from her harp background, that nicely offsets the density of Trane and Pharoah's playing.

The recordings are interesting, certainly worth hearing. Maybe not for everyone, but if you're a fan of Trane's later work, this is essential.

God Speaks Again!.......2005-03-31

You see, this time, it is through John Coltrane which is not surprising. Praise the Lord and thank him for creating the man named John.

Average customer rating: blues-rock galore A great album! The Third Best Live Album of Alltime. (A Necessity fro anyone who loves live rock). This Band Rocks!!! RIP Paul Kossoff Free - 'Live' (Universal) UK import with bonus tracks

Free Live Free Manufacturer: Umvd Import 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 Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Highway Tons of Sobs Free Free at Last Heartbreaker ASIN: B00005Y46O Release Date: 2002-02-11

Tracks:

1. All Right Now
2. I'm A Mover
3. Be My Friend
4. Fire And Water
5. Ride On A Pony
6. Mr Big
7. The Hunter
8. Get Where I Belong
9. Woman
10. Walk In My Shadow
11. Moonshine
12. Trouble On Double
13. Mr Big
14. All Right Now
15. Get Where I Belong (Alternative Take)

Album Description

UK remastered reissue of 1971 album includes seven bonus tracks, 'Woman', 'Walk In My Shadow', 'Moonshine', 'Trouble On Double', 'Mr. Big', 'All Right Now' & 'Get Where I Belong' (alternative take). Enhanced package contains sleeve notes & previously unseen photographs. 2002.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Classic Album with Five Great Bonus Tracks!

Customer Reviews:

blues-rock galore.......2006-05-23

'Free' ushered in the 1970's as a power-rock trio in the mold of 'Cream', topped off with the powerful voice of frontman Paul Rogers, who would gleen further critical acclaim later in the decade as the voice of 'Bad Company'. While many of 'Free's compositions are basic blues-rock, the vocal talents of Paul Rogers and the sharply punctuated guitar riffs of Paul Kossoff go a long way towards redeeming most of the selections. Bassist Andy Fraser teams up with Rogers on most of the composing, and with drummer Simon Kirke to form a sturdy, if unspectacular rhythm section. The band employed plenty of posturing and strutting to supplement the testosterone laced lyrics and pulsing beats, most of which is well-received as genuine by the British audiences captured here. At the same time, the absence of stylistic diversity probably spelled out the fate of the band as a one-trick pony in the US more than anything else. At home in England, however, where the blues was king in the mid-to-late 1960's, the band scored two additional Top Ten and one #13 hit between 1970 and 1973. Unfortunately, none of these commercially successful tracks are performed on 'Free Live'.

'Free Live' is composed of thirteen tracks recorded in January of 1970 at the Locarno Ballroom in Sunderland, England, and the 1,500 capacity Fairfield Halls Arts Center in Croydon, England in September of 1970. In that same month, the band's only Top 40 US release, 'All Right Now', maxed out at number four. The original vinyl closed with a studio track recorded in March of 1971, the acoustic ballad 'Get Where I Belong', and fittingly this expanded edition of 'Free Live' concludes with a more vibrant and urgent alternate take of the same track. Sandwiched between are six additional bonus tracks from the Sunderland and Croydon performances.

The producers of 'Free Live' seem keenly aware of the band's limitations, and provide two versions of three of the best tracks available. Nothing, of course, matches up with the raw appeal of 'All Right Now', and the Croydon performance aptly demonstrates how the band's interpretation of the song evolved over the course of their touring. It's such a stunning representation of the power rock epitomized by band's such as Led Zeppelin and Grand Funk Railroad in that same year, that it justifies the price of the disc by itself. Two versions of 'Mr. Big', a heavy blues-rock number with a fairly catchy basic guitar hook are also offered. Only on 'Get Where I Belong' does the band diverge significantly from the blues-rock genre, with lyrics focused on repentance and redemption ("Help me to repay things I have done wrong, help me find a way to get where I belong"). The next nearest thing to diversity is found on the second track, 'I'm a Mover', which might be better described as boogie-rock with guitar lines garnished in psychedelia. Other than that, the remaining tracks saunter from slow to mid to fast tempo variations on the blues-rock theme. The longest track is the plodding, bass-driven 'Moonshine', which times out at nearly nine and one-half minutes, while the shortest track is the 3:42 rendition of 'I'm a Mover'. Both versions of 'All Right Now', the main attraction, are in the six minute range.

This particular version of 'Free Live' comes packaged with a well designed and informative booklet, featuring numerous performance and publicity shots of the band, plenty of details on the individual tracks, and well-composed text detailing the short-lived history of the band. The recording is as clean and well-defined as any recording I've heard from the era. 'Free' possessed a great deal of heart and attitude, and coupled with Rogers pristine vocals and Kossoff's intense guitar work, this product clamours for a listen even 36 years after the tracks were laid down. It's not essential, but it is enjoyable. And of course, turn it up loud for maximum listening pleasure!

A great album!.......2005-12-21

I have just purchased this after owning the original LP for so many years... the remastering has really made this a great release audio wise and the extra tracks are a great bonus... I just about knew the original album cut of All Right Now off by heart with the guitar cutting in and out... Now there's a fresh version to memorise, even though it becomes apparent why this track was not originally included - Paul muffs up one of the vocal lines... but nothing to worry about.
Mr Big is also another standout track... Andy Fraser's bass solo still gets me even to this day... awesome! Kirke's drumming as ever is also excellent throughout... What a great band. Buy this album, it's a must have for Free fans!

The Third Best Live Album of Alltime. (A Necessity fro anyone who loves live rock). .......2005-10-28

Free. Rodgers, Kossof, Kirke, and Fraser. The remastering of this classic live album is impeccable and the bonus tracks are a must for any ardent Free fan.

The original album (consisting of tracks one through eight)are stellar. The album kicks off with the classic, "All Rigth Now"
This song basically shaped all of AC/DC's material in both the Bon Scott Era (the better era of AC/DC) and the Brian Johnson Era. A Free neophyte would easily asscocite the opening track, "All Rigth Now" with AC/DC, an rightly so.

"Be My Friend" and "Get to Where I Belong" are a couple of best slow, riff-rocking, awe-inspiring songs on this album and it is truly an experience to here it live.



One may be inclined to inquire. what are the better live albums than Free Live?

They are:
1. How the West Was Won-Led Zeppelin
2. On Your Feet or On Your Knees-Blue Oyster Cult

IMPORTANT: Free Live is a perfect amalgamtion of the two aforementioned live albums. First, Free Live is remastered, like How The West Was Won. Secondly, this album is one CD runs about 77 minuted long, like On Your Feet Or On Your Knees. You will not find blazing guitar solos, although their are some outstanding ones included in this album, this more of a vocals ephasized album, not guitar oriented album.

This Band Rocks!!! RIP Paul Kossoff.......2005-10-08

This album was released back in 1971 and they sound as fresh today as they did back then. The Classic "All Right Now" is an extended 6 minute version of the single which features the late, great Paul Kosoff on guitar who set the benchmark for aspiring Rock Guitarists.There have been lots of imitators but this guy was the original is still the best.Rest In Peace Paul. You are sadly missed but I know you are still sending guitar riffs soaring into the stratosphere in Rock and Roll Heaven where as the song goes "You know they have a Hell of a band"

Free - 'Live' (Universal) UK import with bonus tracks.......2005-04-25

First released in 1971 as this was Free's fifth actual lp.This import reissue features the eight cuts that were pressed onto the original album,plus seven(7)bone-headed(er,I mean bonus cuts)tagged on for your listening pleasure.A few of the bonus tracks are of a SAME tune that was on the original lp,but a live take from ANOTHER gig on the same tour.So,in a sense,'Live' is somewhat like an audio scrap book for Free's late '71 UK tour.Tunes I thought were great to hear were their only hit "All Right Now","Be A Friend","Fire And Water",the touching "Ride On A Pony" and "Mr.Big".Line-up:Paul Rodgers-vocals,Paul Kossoff(R.I.P.)-guitar,Andy Fraser-bass&keyboards and Simon Kirke-drums.Great sound quality.Enjoy,now.

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