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White Christmas
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Memories
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Come by Me
: :People first smitten with Harry Connick Jr. due to his easy, timeless charm and swoon-worthy croon on the 1989 soundtrack When Harry Met Sally are in for a big treat. Come by Me, a delightful sequence of treasures both old and new, is Connick's first big-band record since 1991's Blue Light, Red Light. What's not to like? With equal precision and confidence, Connick and his 16-piece band (and at times a full symphony orchestra) move seamlessly between the boisterous self-penned title cut, the Mancini standard 'Charade,' and the Cole Porter gem 'Love for ...
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The Art of Romance
: :After the guest-star extravaganza Playin' with My Friends and the k.d. lang duets album What a Wonderful World, Tony Bennett goes his own way, settling into a mellow groove with The Art of Romance. Slow- and midtempo from top to bottom, Romance partakes mostly of deep-dish orchestral takes of classics (three by Johnny Mandel; two by Johnny Mercer). The end-of-the-affair 'Where Do You Start' is the disc's quiet heart-stopper, while memories of happier days are conjured by Mercer’s 'Time to Smile' and the wry Mandel/Dave Frishberg 'Little Did I Dream.' Perfect fall listening, ...
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Higher Ground
: :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
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16 Biggest Hits
: :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
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The Broadway Album
: :As its title indicates, this 1985 recording marked Barbra Streisand's return to her Broadway roots (significantly, she had dropped her pop-period Guilty perm and returned to straight hair). The CD contains a broad selection of show tunes, from Guys and Dolls's 'Adelaide's Lament' to Sweeney Todd's 'Not While I'm Around.' But let's face it: this may also be one of Babs's most dated albums, due to typically '80s synthesizer-heavy arrangements that simply don't work with the material. Company's 'Being Alive' is scarred by a preening alto sax, while West Side Story's 'Something's Coming' ...
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Big Night: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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:Album Description:This 1996 film about two brothers struggling to keep their Italian restaurant open stars Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott, and Tony Shalhoub. The soundtrack album features a great line up of beloved ‘50s era Italian-American classics including several cuts by the one and only Louis Prima. Out of print and unavailable for several years. :The great acting by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, and Tony Shalhoub explains only some of the magic of Big Night, for the trio share the screen with shot after shot of mouthwatering food and a lively Italian-American score featuring ...
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Gold
:Album Description:This 1996 film about two brothers struggling to keep their Italian restaurant open stars Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott, and Tony Shalhoub. The soundtrack album features a great line up of beloved ‘50s era Italian-American classics including several cuts by the one and only Louis Prima. Out of print and unavailable for several years. :The great acting by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, and Tony Shalhoub explains only some of the magic of Big Night, for the trio share the screen with shot after shot of mouthwatering food and a lively Italian-American score featuring ...
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The Reprise Collection
: :The pundits claim that Ol' Blue Eyes did his best work with Columbia in the '50s, but there's more great '60s and '70s stuff here than you can shake a stick at. After all, Sinatra wouldn't start his own label only to sing schlock. This four-CD set was released to celebrate The Chairman's 75th birthday and it traces the mellowing of that tremendous voice like the aging of a fine wine. It also adds eight unreleased tracks to a staggering song list highlighted by biggies like 'New York, New York,' 'My Way,' 'The ...
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Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.