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Season's Greetings: 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection
: :Given this box set's grandiose title and three discs' worth of chestnuts roasting, songs about silent nights, and ho, ho, ho, you'd expect--if you're serious about Christmas music--a little bit more than what's actually here. The Millennium Collection is heavily saturated with classics you probably have, and if you're a baby boomer, chances are you will already possess many of the R&B tracks from the Motown era and some of the random, more contemporary songs by Angela Winbush, Aaron Neville, and Boyz II Men. That said, the set is still a ...
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The Complete Geffen Recordings
:Album Description:Four CDs sporting Joni's complete recordings for Geffen during the '80s, including all four albums, Wild Things Run Fast (1982), Dog Eat Dog (1985), Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm (1988), & Night Ride Home (1991), that she recorded for the label plus some tasty rarities! Like a couple of demos, 'Two Grey Rooms' & 'Good Friends', & a cover of Bob Dylan's 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' that was recorded for the Night Ride Home sessions. & perhaps even more intriguingly for this elusive artist, Joni has provided ...
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Hits of the 30's & 40's, Vol. 1 & 2
:Album Details:The Era of Big Band Swing Represented the First Real Instance of Jazz Music, Or Very Close Derivatives of Jazz, Becoming Part of the Mainstream of Popular Music. The Tunes Became Standards of the Time that People Whistled on their Way to Work, the Musicians Became Superstars Mobbed by Fans, and Top Names Like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller and Harry James Sold Records by the Millions. Swing, was the Pop of Its Day!
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Classic Jazz
:Album Details:The Era of Big Band Swing Represented the First Real Instance of Jazz Music, Or Very Close Derivatives of Jazz, Becoming Part of the Mainstream of Popular Music. The Tunes Became Standards of the Time that People Whistled on their Way to Work, the Musicians Became Superstars Mobbed by Fans, and Top Names Like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller and Harry James Sold Records by the Millions. Swing, was the Pop of Its Day!
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Schoolhouse Rock! (1973 TV Series)
: :It's hard to overestimate the effect Schoolhouse Rock had on anyone who was a child between 1973 and 1985. Forty-one three-minute educational cartoons set to original songs, they were the original music videos, and they taught countless kids the difference between adjectives ('Unpack Your Adjectives') and adverbs ('Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here'), how to multiply ('Three Is a Magic Number'), basic principles of science ('Do the Circulation,' 'Interplanet Janet'), and American civics ('I'm Just a Bill,' 'The Preamble'). All of the original songs are here, plus four Money Rock ...
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The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 2
: :It's hard to overestimate the effect Schoolhouse Rock had on anyone who was a child between 1973 and 1985. Forty-one three-minute educational cartoons set to original songs, they were the original music videos, and they taught countless kids the difference between adjectives ('Unpack Your Adjectives') and adverbs ('Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here'), how to multiply ('Three Is a Magic Number'), basic principles of science ('Do the Circulation,' 'Interplanet Janet'), and American civics ('I'm Just a Bill,' 'The Preamble'). All of the original songs are here, plus four Money Rock ...
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Bebop Spoken Here
:Album Description:The language of bebop is one of the most enduring and eloquent in the history of jazz music. The 97 bebop statements in this box set sound as fresh and invigorating now as when they were first recorded some 50 years ago. The artists include Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Berman, Woody Herman and Miles Davis. Includes 52 page fully illustrated booklet, discography and rare photographs. Over four hours of music. 4 standard jewel cases packaged in a 5' x 5' colorful cardboard slipcase. 2000 release.
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Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story
: :Onstage, nobody could match the wham of Sammy Davis Jr. Best known now as arguably the coolest member of the Rat Pack, Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the world's great entertainers, a guy capable of funny impersonations, heartwarming ballads, and lively jazz-inspired songs--usually in the same set. Granted, Sinatra's vocal skills overshadowed Davis on record, but what other musician has found such success as a writer, Broadway star, vocalist, dancer, and comedian (all the while helping to break down racial barriers)? With Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story, ...
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Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic
:Album Description:Aussie exclusive box-set featuring a collection of Disney's best-loved songs. 60 years of musical magic from 'Snow White' to the 'Lion King', from Mary Poppins' to 'Toy Story'. Five standard jewel cases housed together in a slipcase.
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The Great Bobby Vinton (3CD)
:Album Description:3 CD set featuring the great Bobby Vinton. Rajon. 2005.
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