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Chicago
: :The movie version of Kander and Ebb's Chicago was long in the making, but it's well worth the wait. Director Rob Marshall's main change was to turn the classic musical numbers into fantasy sequences, but of course this isn't obvious on CD. Most importantly, the arrangements are bursting with life while being true to the show's spirit, and the casting is simply inspired. Catherine Zeta-Jones actually started her career on the British boards (she was in The Pajama Game and 42nd Street), so her turn as slinky Velma Kelly isn't that ...
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Harvest Home
from: Gothic Records
:Album Description:This CD is the second of the final CDs to be issued by The Dale Warland Singers, who disbanded in 2004. The program is a 'harvest' of popular songs, hymns and spirituals, including 'Simple Gifts,' 'Deep River,' and 'We Gather Together'. The Grammy-nominated Dale Warland Singers were specialists in performing American works. Includes 16-page booklet with full texts and notes on the works! The Dale Warland Singers CDs are among the best selling American choral CDs in recent history. This CD is a 'volume 2' of their best seller, Blue ...
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The Very Best of Robert Palmer
:Album Description:16 hits, both his solo smashes and those with the Power Station. 1995 German EMI release. :He could be the most low-key superstar in the entire pop arena. While almost anyone can name two or three Robert Palmer songs off the top of their head, it's startling to see all his monster hits packaged together and to realize just how many there were. Was Robert Palmer really this big and important? Actually, yes. With nineteen songs in this collection, ten are perennial FM staples--a higher number overall than anyone this ...
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Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
:Album Description:16 hits, both his solo smashes and those with the Power Station. 1995 German EMI release. :He could be the most low-key superstar in the entire pop arena. While almost anyone can name two or three Robert Palmer songs off the top of their head, it's startling to see all his monster hits packaged together and to realize just how many there were. Was Robert Palmer really this big and important? Actually, yes. With nineteen songs in this collection, ten are perennial FM staples--a higher number overall than anyone this ...
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Drive
:Album Description:Japanese edition of 2003 album for the late blue-eyed soul/rock singer, his first studio album in four years, features 16 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, '29 Ways (To My Baby's Door)', 'It Hurts Me Too', 'Stupid Cupid', & 'Milk Cow's Calf Blues'. Universal. :Those who only know Robert Palmer from the suave-suited MTV-drag days of 'Addicted to Love' may have overlooked one of the era's truly remarkable voices. Inspired by his work on the Robert Johnson tribute album Hellhound On My Trail and Faye Dunaway's adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Yellow ...
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Pressure Drop
:Album Description:Japanese edition of 2003 album for the late blue-eyed soul/rock singer, his first studio album in four years, features 16 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, '29 Ways (To My Baby's Door)', 'It Hurts Me Too', 'Stupid Cupid', & 'Milk Cow's Calf Blues'. Universal. :Those who only know Robert Palmer from the suave-suited MTV-drag days of 'Addicted to Love' may have overlooked one of the era's truly remarkable voices. Inspired by his work on the Robert Johnson tribute album Hellhound On My Trail and Faye Dunaway's adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Yellow ...
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Riptide
:Album Description:Japanese edition of 2003 album for the late blue-eyed soul/rock singer, his first studio album in four years, features 16 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, '29 Ways (To My Baby's Door)', 'It Hurts Me Too', 'Stupid Cupid', & 'Milk Cow's Calf Blues'. Universal. :Those who only know Robert Palmer from the suave-suited MTV-drag days of 'Addicted to Love' may have overlooked one of the era's truly remarkable voices. Inspired by his work on the Robert Johnson tribute album Hellhound On My Trail and Faye Dunaway's adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Yellow ...
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The Very Best of the Island Years
:Album Description:Japanese edition of 2003 album for the late blue-eyed soul/rock singer, his first studio album in four years, features 16 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, '29 Ways (To My Baby's Door)', 'It Hurts Me Too', 'Stupid Cupid', & 'Milk Cow's Calf Blues'. Universal. :Those who only know Robert Palmer from the suave-suited MTV-drag days of 'Addicted to Love' may have overlooked one of the era's truly remarkable voices. Inspired by his work on the Robert Johnson tribute album Hellhound On My Trail and Faye Dunaway's adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Yellow ...
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William Kapell Edition (Box Set)
from: RCA
: essential recording:Blessed with transcendent technique and an affinity for big, bold Romantic works, William Kapell has been hailed as America's greatest homegrown pianist. This comprehensive collection of his complete recorded output, previously unreleased recordings, and broadcast tapes adds luster to a reputation that's become legendary since his tragic death in a plane crash at age 31. The earliest recordings, from the mid-1940s, bristle with raw energy and virtuosic flourishes tempered by an innate musicality that rises above mere display. The disc coupling Khachaturian and Prokofiev concertos is charged with excitement; ...
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Secrets
: essential recording:Blessed with transcendent technique and an affinity for big, bold Romantic works, William Kapell has been hailed as America's greatest homegrown pianist. This comprehensive collection of his complete recorded output, previously unreleased recordings, and broadcast tapes adds luster to a reputation that's become legendary since his tragic death in a plane crash at age 31. The earliest recordings, from the mid-1940s, bristle with raw energy and virtuosic flourishes tempered by an innate musicality that rises above mere display. The disc coupling Khachaturian and Prokofiev concertos is charged with excitement; ...
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