Manzanita

CMJ (March 05)
"Todd's signature wistfulness shines strikingly on Manzanita, beautifully complementing her eccentric honesty."

Spin (Jan. 05)
"Imagine Joni Mitchell if she'd made 'Miles' after 'Mingus.' (Grade: B+)"

Manzanita

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Manzanita

Average customer rating: Possibly the Best Album of All Time Lost Along The Way?? Amazing recording From Jack in Arizona Worth the price...at any cost

Manzanita Tony Rice Unit Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: 58957: The Bluegrass Guitar Collection Skaggs & Rice Church Street Blues J.D. Crowe & The New South 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals ASIN: B0000002DM Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Old Train
2. Manzanita
3. Little Sadie
4. Blackberry Blossom
5. Nine Pound Hammer
6. Hold Whatcha Got
7. Blue Railroad Train
8. Ginseng Sullivan
9. Midnight On The Stormy Deep
10. I Hope You Have Learned
11. Stoney Point
12. Home From The Forest

Customer Reviews:

Possibly the Best Album of All Time.......2006-12-19

I'm sure if you are reading this I don't need to explain this album. It is possibly the best album of all time. This is what good music is supposed to be about. Virtuosity, originality, and flawless harmony. I'm so glad that I discovered this music when I was young. It has truly changed my life.

Thanks Tony, etc.

Lost Along The Way??.......2006-07-29

As one who has been critical of what is commonly known as New Grass (Tony's later work, Allison Kraus's later work), let me say that this is simply a fantastic album made before the business of music set in. Before the soul of the music faded. Buy it!!, but for modern Blue Grass stick with people like Del and Ricky.

Amazing recording.......2006-03-27

It amazes me that this set never got the airplay it deserves. Vocals & instrumentals are top notch. It is one of my new "favorite" albums.

From Jack in Arizona.......2005-08-22

Tony is an incredible musician and excellent singer. This album has a good variety of numbers that show the versatility of Tony and his unit. This is a must have album for Rice fans and flat picking fans, as well as all around Bluegrass fans.

Worth the price...at any cost.......2004-05-14

Tony Rice is the same to bluegrass guitar as Hendrix was to rock guitar or Charlie Parker was to jazz saxophone. An innovator. A genious. I cannot recall hearing more talent in any bluegrass album I've ever heard. Scaggs, Grisman, and Rice all in the same band? Whoa! This is the ULTIMATE bluegrass cd. The ULTIMATE. I don't even need to go over the songs one by one because every single one is true perfection. Rice plays so fluidly, never missing a note, I am floored every time I listen to this cd. Five Stars.

Average customer rating:

Sueno de Amor Manzanita Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Oro Gitano Cubano Miami Vice Por Tu Ausencia ASIN: B000AUZUFK Release Date: 2005-09-12

Tracks:

1. Suee Amor
2. Tu Boca Caramelo
3. Blanca Flor
4. geles Negros
5. Solo Pienso en Ti
6. Mi Senor
7. Anoche Soo
8. Pedimentos
9. Juanito Alima
10. Piel Desnuda
11. Hace Fr
12. Aunque Vivo Para Ti
13. Vuelo de Paloma
14. Desahogo

Average customer rating: More music Masterpiece musical chocolate No Solo Mia? MDT plus band (on most tracks)!

Manzanita Mia Doi Todd Manufacturer: Plug Research ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Golden State Come Out of Your Mine The Ewe and the Eye La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita Zeroone ASIN: B0007D4MLS Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Way
2. What If We Do?
3. My Room Is White
4. Last Night of Winter
5. Muscle, Bone & Blood
6. Casa Nova
7. Luna Lune
8. Tongue-Tied
9. Deep at Sea
10. I Gave You My Home

Customer Reviews:

More music.......2005-03-24

Mia Doi Todd is one you hear about very much in Los Angeles. She seems infinite connected. She is portable and infinite. There is something that is like Kurt Cobain in her voice. I haven't heard much of her first three albums, but I heard "The Golden State" a while ago, and it didn't do much for me. I heard Brent Rademaker and Rob Campanella were involved with this record and that got me interested. These are quality songs. Mia Doi Todd has a touch of Joan Baez and Buffy Saint Marie in her too. Maybe that is why some people might think she is pretentious and rarefied. It is precious music. There is a rawness and nakedness to her sound. There is no hiding behind the production. It is very human and very present. It's music to listen to when alone in a dark room. It is a personal statement.

Masterpiece.......2005-02-22

It took only three listenings to realize that Ms. Todd has created another masterpiece, the other one being, in my view, the Golden State. This is a sonnet to a troubled country, and the timelessness of love. Yes, there are still artists who celebrate love, and all of its dark reaches, and she is one of them. Beautiful.

musical chocolate.......2005-02-22

From the pondering chords at the beginning of the first track to the refrain of the last, Mia Doi Todd's latest recording, Manzanita is a sonic treat meant to be savored over and over again.

Her contralto voice lilts through melodic soundscapes filled with delicate percussion and mellow electric and acoustic guitars. Occasionally, the tempo picks up into a mildly retro-60s groove, such as on the two-ships-passing-in-the-night song, "The Last Night of Winter."

Todd is a poet, as well as a stunning vocalist. Her lyrics speak of love and politics in artfully written phrases and word pictures. She is part philosopher, part lover and part prophet. In "The Way," she warns of the impending Armageddon of capitalism:

We all know they've got it fixed
in politico-economics.
We're junking bonds; we're dropping
bombs we've made by guzzling gasoline.
Public confidence is shaken
like the apple from the tree.


I think this is the first time I have heard someone use the phrase "politico-economics" in a song.

The second verse of "My Room Is White" made me catch my breath when I first heard it:

The tide comes in, and we're caught
by the rocks and the wetness neverendless.
We kiss for the first time, our lips and tongues
tied in fitness, infiniteness.
Then the ocean pulls back somehow,
to reveal a crowd of uncertainty.


The reggae-inspired "Casa Nova" is also one of my favorites from this recording. The musical hook is catchy and the "I'm over you and moving on" message in the lyrics has a universal appeal.

The flamenco-flavored "Tongue-tied" also stands out. Truly, this CD contains no duds and can be played on repeat without becoming tiresome.

No Solo Mia? MDT plus band (on most tracks)!.......2005-02-13

With a few subtle exceptions (e.g., portions of her 2002 CD THE GOLDEN STATE), Mia's previous albums were basically solo performances (her voice, her guitar, and her songs). While I was fine with that, I've noticed some reviewers who thought that approach was -- to paraphrase -- a bit one-dimensional. While I don't agree, I do find that Mia's choice to perform with other musicians on much of MANZANITA has a positive effect by -- how to say this? -- magnifying the emotive and lyrical content via expanding the music even beyond the wide musical range Mia achieves with just her voice and guitar (or piano). As such, MANZANITA is probably the best introduction to Mia's music for those unfamiliar with her.

In other words, the musicians/arrangements are selected/crafted to illuminate each particular song. Which results in an eclectic yet coherent collection of fresh tunes, stylistically ranging from folk to alternative rock to reggae, and then some. For those of us who find her solo performances attractive, there's some of that, too. On the non-solo cuts, Mia and co. use familiar but not cliched aspects of such styles to support her voice and music. There are some general similiarities to the likes of Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, recent David Byrne, and Sarah McLachlan on certain tracks, but whatever comparisons one might make shouldn't hide the fact that Mia is a unique, original artist, and not an imitator of anyone.

Average customer rating: Fantastico! Que rico! excelente

Por Tu Ausencia Manzanita Manufacturer: Warner Music Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sueno de Amor ASIN: B00000IL10 Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Por Tu Ausencia
2. La Quiero A Morir
3. Ramito De Violetas
4. No Me Lo Creo
5. Para Que Vuelvas
6. Margarita
7. Por Que Me Amas/El Que No Llora No Ama (Me Ama Mo)
8. Verde
9. Dentro De Tu Alma
10. Gitana
11. Que Sera De Mi
12. Il Mio Canto Libero

Customer Reviews:

Fantastico!.......2002-05-02

I was given this album on tape a few years ago and truly blew me a way...It was very unexpected...the more I listened to it the better it sounded...very romantic and original..one of the best Spanish albums I have ever listened to. Most assuredly under rated by standards...Now I'm gonna buy it on CD. It is well worth the price...Locally, it was not available...I looked everywhere...

Que rico!.......2001-06-20

The Spanish guitar and vocal blends on the CD mix traditional Spanish sounds with contemporary musical style. It gets my feet tapping and invites me to try to sing along! Definately one of my favorite CDs.

excelente.......1999-08-17

Este album de Manzanita realmente es musica para el alma. Nos trae lo mejor del sur de Espana, con una voz unica y con sentimientos que hacen temblar a la misma alma, especialmente la cancion: "Por tu ausencia"

Average customer rating:

Carnaval Brad Prevedoros Manufacturer: Manzanita Prod ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002064F Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

1. Manha de Carnaval
2. Muchacho
3. Girl from Ipanema
4. Bodega
5. Chia's Flight
6. Firedance
7. Meditation
8. Naramata
9. Blue Bossa/Sunny
10. Albaicin

Average customer rating:

Firedance Brad Prevedoros Manufacturer: Manzanita Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004BYZZ Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Firedance
2. Muchacho (Song For Justin)
3. The Albaicin
4. Cafe Dezine
5. The Catwalk
6. Familia
7. Galopera
8. Manzanita Passion
9. Echoes

Average customer rating: A golden voice

Oro Manzanita Manufacturer: Sony Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sueno de Amor Miami Vice ASIN: B000268680 Release Date: 1995-04-17

Tracks:

1. Por Tu Ausencia
2. Gitana
3. Rumba Escabrosa
4. Verde
5. Pena Y Fuego
6. Liberate
7. Ni Contigo Ni Sintigui
8. Sarairo
9. Talco Y Bronce
10. Un Ramito De Violetas
11. Bulemias
12. Cuando La Noche Te Envuelve
13. Brisa
14. Para Que Vuelvas
15. Mal De Amores (La Boheme)
16. Piconeros
17. Quiero Confesarte
18. Quiero A Morir
19. Caballito Volador
20. Tu Marcha

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation for the rhumba/flamenco star.

Customer Reviews:

A golden voice.......2007-01-11

If you like Spanish music with a touch of Nuevo Flamenco Manzanita was unquestionably the best. He died too young.

Average customer rating: la música tradicional de Cuba

Gitano Cubano Manzanita Manufacturer: Warner Music Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000069RJL Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

1. Carretero
2. Mora
3. Veneraci
4. hale Salsita - Manzanita, David Montes
5. Hueso Na M
6. Bodeguero - Raimundo Amador, Manzanita
7. Paisano
8. Abriendo Surcos
9. Penas Ocultas
10. Cachita
11. Negra Tomasa
12. Dos Gardenias
13. Tiempo
14. Hueso Na MHavana Club Remix]

Customer Reviews:

la música tradicional de Cuba.......2003-05-01

Un músico gitano de España ha hecho este disco maravilloso con la música tradicional de Cuba, qué ritmo y qué melodías mas bellas! Música cubana con el calor de flamenco.

Average customer rating:

Gitano Cubano Manzanita Manufacturer: Wea/Warner ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sueno de Amor Miami Vice ASIN: B000066AZL Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

1. El Carretero
2. Mora
3. Veneracion
4. Echale Salsita Con David Montes
5. Hueso Na Ma
6. El Bodeguero Con Raimundo Amador
7. Paisano
8. Abriendo Surcos
9. Penas Ocultas
10. Cahita Con Lucrecia
11. Negra Tomasa
12. Dos Gardenias Con Lolita
13. Tiempo

Album Details

2002 Release of Spanish Flamenco Blended with the Wild Rhythms of the Afro-cuban Percussion.

Average customer rating:

La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita Mia Doi Todd Manufacturer: Plug Research ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Ewe and the Eye Manzanita Golden State Come Out of Your Mine The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves ASIN: B000ERU5E0 Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

1. What If We Do? (Nobody Remix)
2. Amor (Adventure Time Remix)
3. Norwegian Wood
4. My Room Is White (Dungen Remix)
5. Muscle, Bone & Blood (Ammoncontact Remix)
6. Deep At Sea (Dntel Remix)
7. The Last Night Of Winter (Campanella/Hellie Remix)
8. My Room Is White (Reminder Remix)
9. My Room Is White (Flying Lotus Remix)
10. Kokoro
11. Muscle, Bone & Blood (Chessie Remix)
12. Shikibu

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