Higher Ground [Import]

Product Description
1988 album by the late country/ pop singer/ guitarist, originally released on his own Windstar label & no longer available in the U.S. 12 tracks. 1990 release.

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Higher Ground [Import]

Average customer rating: Don't Drop Dead Deeply Moving Great touching music Barbara does Inspiration Another classic album by the legendary classical Barbra!

Higher Ground Barbra Streisand Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Love Like Ours Back to Broadway Christmas Memories One Voice The Movie Album ASIN: B000002ANX Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

1. I Believe/You'll Never Walk Alone
2. Higher Ground
3. At The Same Time
4. Tell Him
5. On Holy Ground
6. If I Could
7. Circle
8. The Water Is Wide/Deep River
9. Leading With Your Heart
10. Lessons To Be Learned
11. Everything Must Change
12. Avinu Malkeinu

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She's been eclipsed by a generation of newfangled power divas, but Babs still has it--superior repertoire in the Tin Pan Alley tradition, deep-pile production from the likes of Foster, Mardin and Afanasieff, and those zillion dollar pipes. Cuddlesome James Brolin gets a credit "for giving me the love I sing about" on tunes like "Leading with Your Heart," while the title track, "At the Same Time," and "Everything Must Change" could one day be used in a Broadway musical about pre-millennial spirituality. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Don't Drop Dead.......2007-05-26

When Barbra and I planned this album the day we met in 1068 to express her grief for a then possibly unknown-to-her Virginia, perhaps even the one assured there was a Santa Claus, whose death she had announced the previous year at a free concert, the main source for the subsequent video and audio versions, albums having concepts related to the Beatles were less than a year old. We decided that saying, "Don't drop dead" would be better than saying, "Drop dead" and that that would be the concept/theme/idea/ simplified message of "Higher Ground." Dirt above some corpses is higher than surrounding ground, we knew. I did not know Richard Rodgers's daughter would be quoted in a biography of her father as saying her father was an athiest, when we decided the combination of "I Believe" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" would include a reference to the dialogue of the movie "Miracle on 34th St." This work was released after I had lost most of my hope tht my novel "How Did That Sun Get Out" would be published in my lifetime; I had forgotten we planned it until I had heard it several times. On the way to a second marriage with a man who had worked with her first husband acting for a movie related to the actual landing on the moon about 7 months after an astronaut had come back from the dark side of the moon saying there still was a Santa Claus. this work was released suggesting that I had never even lived.

Deeply Moving.......2007-05-22

I recently purchased this album. I found it to be very soothing and spiritual. It provoked much soul searching and reflection. I love it!

Great touching music.......2006-11-03

This is a second copy I bought for a friend since I loved mine so much. The song "If I could" should be given to every mother with a box of tissues.

Barbara does Inspiration.......2006-09-07

'Higher Ground' by Barbra Streisand is, in many ways, very typical of a long string of Streisand albums done to capitalize on a popular theme or collaborator. That does not make this a weak album. In fact, I consider it one of her stronger albums of the last few years, especially when compared to her recent live issues and treatments of Broadway numbers.

The material does especially well when Streisand overlays her lushly interpretive style over material which has a very traditional feel to it, in spite of the fact that most of the numbers are relatively recent compositions.

Another classic album by the legendary classical Barbra!.......2006-08-06

12 new amazing recordings by this huge voice.
Barbra is really elective on the songs this time. They are all ballads but they're all so different from each other. Her duet with Celine Dion is a love ballad, in fact, it's the only love ballad. All the others are faith and hope ballads.
Barbra sings perfectly at her 55 and also, looks stunning on the photos. You have GOT to buy this album to recognize and admit the worth of this legendary singer and learn to judge the music you hear better, that is, more severely.

Average customer rating: Higher Ground Great Album -- not just for Gospel fans! Great Album The other senses do get stronger The Blind Boys weave their voices in spiritual fervor

Higher Ground Blind Boys of Alabama Manufacturer: Real World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Spirit of the Century Amazing Grace Go Tell It on the Mountain Atom Bomb There Will Be a Light ASIN: B00006AO77 Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. People Get Ready
2. Spirit in the Dark
3. Wade in the Water
4. Stand by Me
5. The Cross
6. Many Rivers to Cross
7. Higher Ground
8. Freedom Road
9. I May Not Can See
10. You and your Folks/23rd Psalm
11. I Shall Not Walk Alone
12. Precious Lord

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On the follow-up to their Grammy-winning album Spirit of the Century, the three gospel-singing septuagenarians celebrate the holy side of secular songs in hopes of connecting with "the generations that are behind us," as founding member Clarence Fountain put it. Always alert to the potent message of God's mightiness, they exuberantly spiritualize the Stevie Wonder title track and Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready," as well as choice picks from the songbooks of Prince ("The Cross"), George Clinton ("You and Your Folks," grafted onto the 23rd Psalm!), Ben Harper ("I Shall Not Walk Alone"), and others (Harper guests on three tracks). A few uplifting traditional gospel numbers turn up, too. Throughout the program, Blind Boy Jimmy Carter's stirring tenor voice is a minor miracle. And "sacred steel" guitarist Robert Randolph and his Family Band are important to the success of the album, supplying genuine fervor to grooves that complement the elders' heaven-bound vocals. --Frank-John Hadley

Customer Reviews:

Higher Ground.......2006-12-27

Purchased this CD for my son from his Christmas wish list -- but I also have enjoyed it very much. It was shipped and received exactly as promised with no problems.

Great Album -- not just for Gospel fans! .......2005-02-17

I've been more a blues and rock fan, but after hearing the Blind Boys of Alabama on their "There Will Be a Light" CD with Ben Harper I decided to buy "Higher Ground". What a great CD and what moving music. Every cut is superb. I would recommend this CD to anyone who likes great music.

Great Album.......2003-09-24

I love this album! They all have great soulful voices and a really great back-up band. Nice variety of songs from slow ballads to rocking blues.

The other senses do get stronger.......2003-09-07

Glad they weren't the Deaf Boys of Alabama. My first listen was off Peter Gabriel's latest album which features the Blind Boys in a couple tracks. Great harmonies brought me to this album, and after accidentally running into a concert of theirs during the Montreal Jazz Festival a night before I was to see Peter Gabriel in concert, I was only disappointed that they didn't show up to perform at the last concert of Gabriel's tour the next night. However, I was in awe! The presence, the power and they rocked the house. I wished I was able to find a rockin baptist church so I could hear this kind of live musical power on a weekly basis. You won't be disappointed in this CD.

The Blind Boys weave their voices in spiritual fervor.......2003-02-26

Though they have gospel origins, the Blind Boys of Alabama have garnered world-wide secular acclaim with the raw passion of their singing and harmonizing. They've been together for so many decades that they have all blended their vocal skills together to form a spiritual orchestra that moves you through not just spiritual classics but some original versions of popular contemporary hits as well.

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: Your Purchase Benefits a Good Cause! Another Katrina Relief CD Remembering New Orleans top flight Great Performances/Great Cause

Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert Various Artists Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast A Celebration of New Orleans Music to Benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005 Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now Sippiana Hericane Sing Me Back Home ASIN: B000BM7YI8 Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

1. This Joy - Shirley Caesar
2. Over There - Terence Blanchard
3. Go To The Mardi Gras - Art & Aaron Neville
4. Basin Street Blues - Diana Krall
5. Never Die Young - James Taylor
6. The House I Live In - Dianne Reeves
7. New Orleans Blues - Marcus Roberts
8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today - Norah Jones
9. Dippermouth Blues - Wynton Marsalis Hot Seven
10. I'm Gonna Love You Anyway - Buckwheat Zydeco
11. Is That All There Is - Bette Midler & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
12. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Irvin Mayfield Jr.
13. Here's To Life - The Jordan Family
14. Blackwell's Message - Joe Lovano
15. Come Sunday - Cassandra Wilson & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

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The lineup of this nationally televised concert, organized by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center, ranged from the gospel queen Shirley Caesar to the quiet wunderkind Norah Jones. But the night belonged to the Big Easy's brethren, including the crawfish cadences of Buckwheat Zydeco's "I'm Going to Love You Anyway" and the second line strut of Art and Aaron Neville's "Go to the Mardi Gras." Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield's tearful "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" was dedicated to his missing father. The Jordan family: flutist Kent, violinist Rachel, vocalist Stephanie, and trumpeter Marlon--who was trapped for days on a roof--performed a heartfelt, affirmative rendition of "Here's to Life." Without the Crescent City, American music as we know it does not exist. If enough of you buy this CD, we won't "Know What it Means To Miss New Orleans." --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Your Purchase Benefits a Good Cause!.......2006-03-12

The description of this CD forgot to note this statement from Blue Note's website: "All net profits from the sale of the CD will be donated to the Higher Ground Relief Fund established by Jazz at Lincoln Center and administered through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to benefit the musicians, music industry related enterprises and other individuals and entities from the areas in Greater New Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina and to provide other general hurricane relief."

Another Katrina Relief CD.......2006-03-01

I also really enjoyed this CD from various artists. Anything I can do to help in little ways like this, I am more than happy to do. My heart goes out to everyone still in NO. This CD will be played every Mardi Gras season I am around and maybe even on the off-season, too!

Remembering New Orleans.......2006-02-28

Anybody who loves New Orleans will love this CD. It has many of the hit songs associated with the city performed by stellar
artists and many new interpretations of old favorites as well.
Best of all, buying the CD allows money to go to Hurricane Katrina relief.

top flight.......2006-01-27

ok---I haven't heard the whole cd yet, and I'm sorry to see that others who have reviewed it were disappointed that certain cuts were 'cut'. HOWEVER, I'm about to purchase this cd based solely upon the one cut I heard yesterday on our local music station WWOZ in New Orleans. What I heard was Irvin Mayfield's "Just a Closer Walk With Thee". It's INSANELY GOOD. Being from New Orleans, I've heard this tune done dozens of different ways...and I've heard Irvin Mayfield live dozens of times...but this is beyond amazing. At least try to hear this cut IN FULL. This is a 'turn off the lights and concentrate' sort of offering.

Great Performances/Great Cause.......2006-01-16

You can't listen to this CD without Katrina's aftermath running through your mind. That doesn't make it a sad listening experience, just a very meaningful one beyond just the sounds coming through the speakers.
There's jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues... all the sounds that made New Orleans a music mecca. The performers are the best (Wynton Marsalis, Norah Jones, Aaron Neville, James Taylor, Buckwheat Zydeco and others).
Treat yourself to this stellar collection of artists/songs and do something to benefit New Orleans at the same time.

Average customer rating: Halpern's Best Overall Mix... Soothing Enough For A Baby... TAKES YOU TO HIGHER GROUND..... Turn it on and disappear

Higher Ground Steven Halpern Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Self-Help | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Self-Help | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chakra Suite Inner Peace Gifts of the Angels Ancient Echoes Sound Medicine: Music for Healing ASIN: B000003IV5 Release Date: 1994-03-28

Tracks:

1. Power Point
2. Higher Ground (Part I)
3. Communion (Semjase Suggests)
4. 48 Hours
5. Crystal Cave
6. Pleiadian Consort (Part I)
7. Pleiadian Consort (Part II)
8. Higher Ground (Part II)
9. Whisper On The Wind

Customer Reviews:

Halpern's Best Overall Mix..........2006-08-22

From start to finish, you will go into a relaxed alpha-theta brainwave state, drift-off, and wake up refreshed, clearer-headed, and in better spirits. I own several of his, as well as other meditation and ambient space music....this is among my favorites.

Soothing Enough For A Baby..........2002-07-17

I purchased this to replace my tape that had worn out. One afternoon I put this on as my grandaughter likes music. I now play this while she has her bottle & rocks to sleep for her nap.

TAKES YOU TO HIGHER GROUND............2002-06-20

I recently had my copy on cassette tape break and couldn't wait to receive my new copy of HIGHER GROUND. This is an excellent meditation tape that has taken me into some of the deepest meditations ever. The music is beautiful and very spiritual.

Turn it on and disappear.......2001-03-02

While I am a fan of many of Steven Halpern's work, this one is my personal favorite.I never hear the end of this CD if I play it when I'm tired or before bed. Like the title says, this music truly brings you to higher ground. It enhances and deepens meditation, and is a wonderful accompaniment to massage.

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Higher Ground Lance Lopez Manufacturer: Grooveyard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: SIMPLIFY YOUR VISION Wall Of Soul Forest Of The Pine Psychedelic Underground Big Highway ASIN: B000R4EQ2C Release Date: 2007-04-06

Tracks:

1. HIGHER GROUND
2. THAT S A FACT
3. LET ME LOVE YOU
4. EL PASO SUGAR
5. TYPE OF GIRL
6. DRINKIN MY BLUES
7. EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
8. THUNDERBIRD SOUTH
9. HARD LIVIN
10. EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND
11. KOOL IRON BED

Product Description

"Higher Ground", the amazing fourth studio disc from bad-ass Dallas blues/rock axeripper Lance Lopez features 11 killer tracks (64 minutes) of brain-damaging, intense, powerful, funky, soul-powered, bluesy, retro-70's Hendrix-inspired heavy guitar power trio rock that will trip your brain hard. An outstanding, bona-fide, supreme heavy guitar monster from start to finish. HIGHLY recommended to fans of HENDRIX (long live the musical spirit of JIMI), FRANK MARINO, ROBIN TROWER, ERIC GALES, KING'S X, S.R.V., DOYLE BRAMHALL, EDDIE HAZEL, LENNY KRAVITZ (imagine Kravitz meets Hendrix!!!), STEVIE SALAS, RICHIE KOTZEN, JOE BONAMASSA, (early vintage) ZZ TOP, INDIGENOUS, CRAIG ERICKSON, BUDDAHEADS, SKY HIGH & CLAS YNGSTROM, WES JEANS, KAMCHATKA and just about any other killer get-down rippin' blues/rock axeslingers you have ever heard. Fans of his two previous killer Grooveyard discs: Wall of Soul & Simplify Your Vision will get off hard on the phenomenal Higher Ground disc. Lance Lopez is the "real" deal and he's definitely right up there with the best of them. No blues/rock heavy guitar c.d. collection is complete without this phat, phunky Texas power trio riff monster. As an added bonus, Texas blues/rock axeslinger Wes Jeans guests and jams on some good ole down-home texas blues with brother LL on the Higher Ground disc. On Higher Ground the blues rock harder, the funk grooves deeper, the stripper rock is more tricktafied and there is something for everyone on this amazingly kool new heavy guitar disc. Dig in deep people, it s time to Simplify Your Vision & reach for your Higher Ground with brother Lance Lopez and take a bluesadelic funk rock for the soul musical ride that will peel the paint from your Wall of Soul , trip your brain hard and rock your world into the deep, bluesy outskirts of infinity.

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Higher Ground Johnny "Hammond" Smith Manufacturer: King ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wild Horses/Rock Steady Olinga Anything Goes Back Polar Ac ASIN: B000M5BA7A Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

1. Catch My Soul
2. Summertime/The Ghetto
3. Higher Ground
4. Big Sur Suite

Album Details

24 bit remastering

Average customer rating: Outstanding music, playing and arranging... from an underrated musician A superb record.

Higher Ground T.S. Monk Band Manufacturer: Sin-Drome Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Monk on Monk Cross Talk The Charm ASIN: B0000B1A0X Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

1. Haristocracy
2. Girl Watchin'
3. Mosaic
4. Missing Line
5. Ladera Heights
6. Cubano Chant
7. Craw-Daddy
8. Millennium Dance
9. Bonus Track?

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding music, playing and arranging... from an underrated musician.......2007-04-25

Here's what I love about T.S. Monk. All of his records are well performed and arranged and executed. Equally important they are fun to listen to. Listenable because there is a youthful exhuberance. A robustness.

He is an exceptional and underrated musician. I agree with the previous reviewer who said "..It must be hard being the son of a legend" (I paraphrase). While not reinventing the wheel, T.S., to his credit, has his own sound. Modern, driving music. I love his drumming. Crisp, rhythmic and swinging.

This recording is true to the standards that he has set. That is something he shares with his father.

The music here is refreshing, clever, swinging, fun and inventive.

"Millenium Dance" has a modern feel incorporating jazz and R&B seamlessly. Listen to T.S. propel this mid-tempo piece along. Synthesizers are used in a subtle way meshing beautifully with the horns and piano. This one is joyous.

"Crawdaddy" is a bluesy piece which swings and while modern owes as much to Ellington as to his father.

"Cubano Chant" incorporates a Latin influence, with some vocals used in that "Coro" mode meant more to punctuate more than anything else. A very strong and clever arrangement with some fine soloing.

"Ladera Heights" is a quintessential, soulful groove piece. It lays it all out there and allows for some nice sax and piano soloing.

"Missing Line" - Starts with a beautiful piano intro which is reminiscent of Thelonious' approach but not as staccato, with an introspective bent featuring some excellent flute and piano soloing.

I love "Mosaic" - featuring a crazy, for fun, vocal by Miles Griffith while the band plays in that driving style reminiscent of the best versions of "Night in Tunisia". This one has that tension and release thing going. I loved Mile's scat vocal. He does this in the best possible spirit, embracing the free spirit, joy and exhuberance of what jazz scatting is supposed to be about.

"Girl Watchin'" - Nice breaks, clever with very nice harmonies and clever little hook too. T.S. Monk really embellishes this one. Just listen to his drumming in this one. He really is at the heart of this tune's essence.

"Harristocracy" - very soulful at the beginning in a modern type of Blue Note way and then it takes off with some outstanding sax soloing while T.S. drives them along, then piece returns to that in the pocket mode then takes off again. Tension, release, tension release.

You can't go wrong getting this one. It makes me feel good when I listen to it.

The music contains a soulfulness and drive you don't find often. Especially these days in jazz, where so often, the feeling is lost in a clinical, intellectual approach.

These.....cats.......COOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A superb record........2005-10-10

Being the son of a legend must be fairly difficult, especially when one pursues the same career path as that legend. Such is the case with drummer T.S. Monk-- he's carved himself an odd sort of niche as a musician, playing adventerous takes on bebop/hard bop standards and originals, pulling in influences from the gamut of music and exploring the legacy he's been left with, both from his father and from his father's contemporaries. His passion for the music is apparent, and even his more uneven records a worth a listen.

"Higher Ground" has the honor of being one of freshest and best-- I suspect by and large this is due to the departure of trumpeter/arranger Don Sickler from Monk's group (although he did contribute at least some arrangements to the record). Sickler had been on all Monk's five previous albums, and his voice, both as a performer and an arranger, is as strong as the leader's on these. Replacing him is young trumpeter Winston Byrd, a performer who comes in from more of a Dizzy school and provides a soaring trumpet that T.S. Monk's band. The other big influence in the freshness of this release is likely the increased presence of pianist Ray Gallon, who performed on Monk's last record as well, and who provides even further emphasis of that New Orleans sound that Monk embraces far more than his father. Monk also augmented the band's sound by adding a percussionist-- Victor See Yuen-- to the band, which adds an additional layer and depth to the drumming, providing a denser (and somewhat looser feel to the music). Monk did retrain his two reed players-- Willie Williams (on tenor and soprano saxes and clarinet) and Bobby Porcelli (on alto sax and flute), and his group is rounded out by bassist David Jackson

Again, the album mixes originals and standards, although there is more of the former than on any of Monk's previous albums. The reed players' compositions bookend the album-- Porcelli contributes "Haristocracy", a deeply Spanish-tinged Charlie Parkeresque piece with a fierce tenor solo from Williams straight out of the late Coltrane school, and Williams' "Milennium Dance" finds the band deep in a circular and busy groove augmented by a synth line and endlessly busy percussion. A pair of Gallon compositions also receive readings-- "Missing Line" is a moody piano ballad with a nice performance by Gallon, and "Craw-Daddy" digs deep into the New Orleans sound, features a plunger trumpet performance and a deep set groove. But it's newcomer Winston Byrd's breezy "Ladera Heights" that's the real high point of the record-- featuring impassioned counterpoint from Williams on the theme and just a superb groove opened wide up by additional percussion, it's clear we can expect big things from this player.

Monk again proves diverse with the standards he picks-- Donald Byrd's "Girl Watchin'", cedar Walton's "Mosaic", Kenny Durham's "Philly Twist" and Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant" all get readings. While I confess a preference for the originals on this record, the Walton piece features a stunning vocal from Miles Griffith (who scats uncontrollably before turning over to an equally explosive solo from Byrd) and the funky chants of "Cubano Chant" work quite nicely in between some great soloing.

All in all, this is a fine album, well worth investigation. It may not be quite as good as "Monk on Monk", but it certainly stands out in the younger Monk's catalog. Highly Recommended.

Average customer rating: Back To Higher Ground Good stuff. Classic punk

Back to Higher Ground The Briggs Manufacturer: Side One Dummy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Numbers Fading American Dream Savin Hill Cuban Ballerina Fading American Dream ASIN: B000H8RV1Q Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

1. Back To Higher Ground
2. Let Them Know
3. Song Of Babylon
4. Common And Unknown
5. Maritime Tragedies
6. Everyone's An Actor
7. Wasting Time
8. Insane
9. My Own Enemy
10. Harder To Stand
11. Blacklist
12. Don't Care

Album Description

After two solid years of touring with the likes of Flogging Molly, the Vans Warped Tour, The Casualties, Tiger Army, The Adolescents, and several headlining runs, L.A.'s Briggs now deliver their most ambitious album to date with lyrics that are a lot more in-depth than on previous records. While singer Joey LaRocca cites songwriter influences like Billy Bragg, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, and Elvis Costello, this record still packs plenty of punk rock punch. Produced by Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones).

Customer Reviews:

Back To Higher Ground.......2007-05-08

The Briggs-Back To Higher Ground ****


The Larocca brothers Joey and Joason, the heart and soul of The Briggs have brought the band together for their most abitious studio album yet Back To Higher Ground. The album is just as powerful or as strong as any street punk album out today. Joey and Jason aside from playing guitar and singing all the vocals the two brothers also write almost all of the material for the album as well. Loud fast punk rock with socialy concious lyrics are The Briggs' mainstay because why fix what isnt broken right? Chris X is very prominant on this album, more so infact then on the bands pervious recordings. Ryan Roberts is more and more showing himself as one of punk rocks strongest and best bass players to date.

The albums title track opens up the album. 'Back To Higher Ground' is a great song about never backing down and standing your ground. Excellent lyrics and guitar that is played agressively yet melodicly. A wonderful way to start off the album. It really lets you know what you are in for. 'Let Them Know' is just one great vocal performance. Simply fantastic. No punk album is complete these days with out least one song about the powers that be and this is that song. 'Song Of Babylon' doesnt have a very clear message as to what it is about, seems open to inrepretation, but none the less it is a very goood song as well as a very catchy one. 'Common And Unknown' is one of the best songs on the album. Easily the best and strongest lyrics on the album. A great performance. Sure to become a concert favorite. A great song for the common man and the unsung heros. 'Maritime Tragidies' is next. Killer. Amazing chorus and incredible group vocals make this song very powerful. Listeners will be surly singing along with this track. 'Everyones An Actor' is full of wows and woooooows. Very agressive and in your face, which is hard to belieave concidering that the song is relativly slower than the rest of the album. 'Wasting Time' is straight up street punk. Great vocals and decent lyrics make this a great song. But the song does come across as The Briggs were in the studio trying to write a song while they were getting loaded and ended up making a drinking song about wasting time. 'Insane' is the closest to a ballad that the band gets on Back To Higher Ground. It is a nice song that takes the tone of the album down drasticly. 'My Own Enemy' is a insanly good song. There is nothing to say it speaks for itself. You must hear it to understand. It is totally the anti-thesis of punk rock in a punk rock song, so the irony helps to make the song even better. 'Harder To Stand' features some nice guitar playing and has a slight ska feel. Not much of a stand out but still a good song. 'Blacklist' is one of the better songs on the album. Not instantly memorable, it does take a while to grow on you but it is perhaps the best song on the entire album once you give it a chance. Back To Higher Ground closes with 'Dont Care' a song that is slow to start but once it gets some speed it doesnt let up until the end. The perfect closer for the album, though the song would have done just as well opening the album as it does closing. A slight ska bridge in the middle gives the song a nice texture as does the wonderful guitar interplay between Joey and Jason. Chris does a nice job of rythm changes and using odd time signatures in a punk song but it is Ryan that shines the most. His bass playng is the best that he has ever done, it really adds something nice to the song. It leaves you wanting more.

The Briggs are well on their way to becoming one of the great punk bands of all time. They are easily one of the strongest, with their great musical ability and their talent at writing great socialy concious lyrics with ease. Back To Higher Ground is a testement to how good this band is and how far they have come since their debut. As of the last 15 years most punk bands change drasticly after their first album and totally become what they started out against, which is not necessaraley a bad thing, but The Briggs have stuck to their guns and it has paid off in making this the bands best album to date.

Good stuff........2007-05-04

So after missing The Briggs twice this year already (once when they opened for Dropkicks and another time when they opened for Street Dogs), I purchased this album at their merch table the second time I missed them because my friend highly recommened it. I'm glad this person is my friend. This is probably my favorite CD I've bought all year. Every song is listenable, but songs like 'Back to Higher Ground', 'Let Them Know', 'Common & Unknown', 'Maritime Tragedies', 'Don't Care' and 'Blacklist' (my personal favorite) are outstanding.

I swear I'm not gonna miss them for a third time when Warped Tour rolls my way...

Classic punk.......2006-11-13

Really good-quality classic-style punk. Sounds a bit like vintage best-of Clash blended with the best working-class Dropkick Murphys tunes. Great, catchy riffs that don't skimp on the punk attitude. Proof that punk doesn't need to be raw or amateurish to be really damn good music.

Average customer rating: HUGE Chili Pepper Fan Not-so-loud Chili Peppers' songs enjoyable Just my opinion.. oh man

String Quartet Tribute to the Red Hot Chili Peppers Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana The String Quartet Tribute to the Beatles String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay String Quartet Tribute to Incubus The String Quartet Tribute to Queen ASIN: B0001ADBD2 Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

1. Under the Bridge - Tallywood Strings
2. Californication
3. Other Side - Ya Baby!!! String Quartet
4. Fortune Faded - Ya Baby!!! String Quartet
5. Higher Ground - Tallywood Strings
6. Breaking the Girl - String Vindaloo
7. Scar Tissue
8. Soul to Squeeze - Ya Baby!!! String Quartet
9. By the Way - String Vindaloo
10. Aeroplane - Ya Baby!!! String Quartet
11. Can't Stop [*] - String Vindaloo
12. Suck My Kiss [*] - String Vindaloo

Product Description

1. Under The Bridge
2. Californication
3. Other Side
4. Fortune Faded
5. Higher Ground
6. Breaking The Girl
7. Scar Tissue
8. Soul To Squeeze
9. By The Way
10. Aeroplane

Bonus Tracks:
11. Can't Stop
12. Suck My Kiss

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

HUGE Chili Pepper Fan.......2006-12-14

I enjoy this album very much. I am a RHCP fanatic although sometimes I am in the mood for light relaxing music and this fits perfectly. So, I get to enjoy the best of both worlds with this excellent tribute to their work. Might I add that Under the Bridge is beautifully composed here, and is my favorite track of all time and on this album as well.

Not-so-loud Chili Peppers' songs.......2006-10-30

First and foremost, The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a hard rock band. Nobody is going to buy this album in order to hear the Chili Peppers- that would be stupidity. There are only two reasons anybody would purchase this album:

1. You love the Chili Peppers' music and You want a change of pace.
2. You love listening to string instruments (such as the violin).

Buy this album if you love the Chili Peppers' music and you love strings. That sounds like a no-brainer...

enjoyable.......2005-03-10

I realy happend to enjoy this CD. I just bought it recently and every time i listen to it i feel like its the real thing because its so similar. I Love just relaxing to this cd. I think it is worth hearing.

Just my opinion.........2005-01-19

..but I just feel indifferent about this CD. I bought it thinking it would be an orchestrated-type stuff, which it is but I was hoping for something I could relax to. Whenever I hear the music in this CD, I think of weddings. Don't get me wrong, it's a good CD, but just not what I was expecting (which was a more relaxing kind of orchestration).

oh man.......2004-06-29

i bought this cd when i went looking for the last elusive cd that was missing from my rhcp collection(freaky styley, you should buy that one too)...i ended up walking out with this one as well and i rocked it all the way home with my windows open. this isn't an orchestral arrangement, it is a true to the original quartet: every solo, (almost) every fill, and every vocal que is present. The basslines jump from Persiani's prodigious upright (bass) and u can almost picture flea bouncing around. this work brought a whole new breadth and life to th emusic that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end; and for that, i applaud the string quartet.

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