Tracks e.s.t. Leucocyte (Esbjorn Svensson Trio)
- Leucocyte (Ad Initio)
- Leucocyte (Ad Interim)
- Premonition (Earth)
- Leucocyte (Ad Infinitum)
- Jazz
- Ajar
- Decade
- Still
- Leuccyte (Ad Mortem)
- Premonition (Contorted)
Release date: 2008-09-01
RRP: £15.99
Price: £8.88
Review e.s.t. Leucocyte (Esbjorn Svensson Trio) / e s t:
Tracks Call Me Irresponsible Tour Edition
- Everything
- Stuck In The Middle With You
- The Christmas Song
- Wonderful Tonight (duet with Ivan Lins)
- Lost (pop mix)
- Comin' Home Baby (duet with Boyz II Men)
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- Lost
- Dream
- It Had Better Be Tonight
- I've Got The World On A String
- Always On My Mind
- Let It Snow
- White Christmas
- Everything (Bob Rock Mix)
- Call Me Irresponsible
- Home (pop mix)
- I'm Your Man
- Orange Coloured Sky
- Me And Mrs, Jones
- That's Life
Release date: 2007-10-08
RRP: £15.99
Price: £4.85
Review Call Me Irresponsible Tour Edition / Michael Buble:
Tracks Live At The Sydney Opera House
- Do You Know The Way To San Jose
- Only Love Can Break A Heart
- One Less Bell To Answer
- Arthur's Theme
- Don't Make Me Over
- Make It Easy On Yourself
- Anyone Who Had A Heart
- What's New Pussycat?
- Wives And Lovers
- The Look Of Love
- That's What Friends Are For
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
- What The World Needs Now Is Love (Reprise)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Reprise)
- Walk On By
- Close To You
- The April Fools
- Trains And Boats And Planes
- Alfie
- God Give Me Strength
- I Say A Little Prayer
- What The World Needs Now Is Love
- Wishin' And Hopin'
- A House Is Not A Home
- On My Own
- Always Something There To Remind Me
- Making Love
- This Guy's In Love With You
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again
- Any Day Now
- The World Is A Circle
Release date: 2008-10-20
Run time: 77 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £7.06
Review Live At The Sydney Opera House / Burt Bacharach:
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Tracks The Best of Humphrey Lyttleton [3CD Box Set]
- Chattanooga Stomp
- Low Down Dirty Shame Blues
- Hoppin' Mad
- Mardi Gras
- Waiting For Pickard
- Old Grey Mare
- Apex Blues
- Get Out Of Here And Go Home
- Ole Miss Rag
- Trogs Blues
- Maple Leaf Rag
- Skeleton In The Cupboard
- Coffee Grinder
- It's Over Now
- Out Of The Galleon
- Creole Serenade
- March Hare
- Lady In Red
- Suffolk Air
- Fish Seller
- Onions
- Jersey Lighting
- Looking For Tina
- On Treasure Island
- DJC Blues
- Irish Black Bottom
- Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
- She's Crying For Me
- Doin' The Rounds
- Martiniquien Song
- Down Home Rag
- Red For Piccadilly
- Garemouth Blues
- Ace In The Hole
- Tom Cat Blues
- Christopher Columbus
- Travellin' Blues
- Just Squeeze Me
- You Brought A New Kind Of Love
- Rockin' Chair
- Wolverine Blues
- Glory Of Love
- Why Was I Born
- 1919 March
- Closing Time
- Early Call
- Bad Penny Blues
- Buona Sera
- PTQ Rag
- Glad Rag Doll
- Just One Of Those Blues
- Dallas Blues
- Trouble In Mind
- Pagin' Mr Fagin
- Swing Out
- One Man Went To Blow
- I Want A Little Girl
- Red Beans And Rice
- That's My Home
- Panama Rag
Release date: 2003-04-14
RRP: £10.99
Price: £6.57
Review The Best of Humphrey Lyttleton [3CD Box Set] / Humphrey Lyttelton:
Tracks Infiniment: 40 Chansons (remastered - high definition)
- Mathilde
- Avec Elegance
- Marieke
- Amsterdam
- Je Suis Un Soir D'Ete
- La Quete
- Orly
- Bruxelles
- Le Dernier Repas
- Sans Exigences
- Les Flamandes
- Quand On N'a Que L'Amour
- La Chanson Des Vieux Amants
- Le Plat Pays
- La Biere
- Madeleine
- Mai 40
- Jojo
- La Vil S'Endormait
- La Valse A Mille Temps
- Ne Me Quitte Pas
- Les Bonbons
- Vesoul
- Les Marquises
- Le Moribund
- L'Enfance
- Le Prochain Amour
- Les Bourgeois
- Au Suivant
- L'amour Est Mort
- Les Vieux
- La Chanson De Jacky
- Le Diable Ca Va
- Les Bigotes
- La Cathedrale
- Il Nous Faut Regarder
- Ces Gens La
- J'arrive
- Jef
- Mon Enfance
Release date: 2003-10-20
RRP: £19.99
Price: £11.44
Review Infiniment: 40 Chansons (remastered - high definition) / Jacques Brel:
Tracks The Very Best of Nina Simone Vol.1
- Do What You Gotta Do
- Ain't Got No (I Got Life)
- I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
- Here Comes The Sun
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
- Sinnerman
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- I Put A Spell On You
- Mr Bojangles
- Times They Are A Changin'
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Feeling Good
- Ain't Got No (I Got Life) - Simone, Nina & Groovefinder
- Do I Move You
- Look Of Love
- To Be Young Gifted And Black
- I Loves You Porgy
- I Think It's Going To Rain Today
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- To Love Somebody
- Since I Fell For You
Release date: 2006-05-01
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.41
Review The Very Best of Nina Simone Vol.1 / Nina Simone:
Tracks Kind of Blue
- Blue In Green
- Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)
- Flamenco Sketches
- Freddie Freeloader
- All blues
- So What
Release date: 1997-04-07
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.15
Review Kind of Blue / Miles Davis:This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader", Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. -John Szwed.
Tracks Come Away with Me
- If I Were A Painter
- The Nearness Of You
- Lonestar
- The Long Day Is Over
- Shoot The Moon
- Cold Cold Heart
- Feelin' The Same Way
- Turn Me On
- I've Got To See You Again
- Nightingale
- Seven Years
- One Flight Down
- I Don't Know Why
- Come Away With Me
Release date: 2002-03-04
RRP: £15.99
Price: £4.44
Review Come Away with Me / Norah Jones:In Come Away with Me, it is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognisable, blending intimations of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic, "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to masterpieces such as these. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience, and some careful listening to artists like JJ Cale and Shirley Horn, is the knack of remaining low-key without being sleepy-sometimes less is not, in fact, more. -Michael Ross.
Tracks Frank
- October Song
- Amy Amy Amy / Outro
- I Heard Love Is Blind
- Moody's Mood For Love / Teo Licks
- In My Bed
- Know You Now
- Fuck Me Pumps
- You Sent Me Flying / Cherry
- Take The Box
- Intro / Stronger Than Me
- (There Is) No Greater Love
- What Is It About Men
- Help Yourself
Release date: 2003-10-20
Run time: 58 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.27
Review Frank / Amy Winehouse:With her debut album Frank, Amy Winehouse proves to be one of the most original, honest and brave singer/songwriters to emerge in recent years. Over the course of the 13 songs, she manages to do everything required of a classic album. This is a stark piece of work, comprising husky, frequently sexually charged vocals, painfully honest lyrics and soft trumpets, laidback beats and sparse guitar work. It seems that soulful jazz doesn't always have to be bland-it can also be playful, twisted and arrogant ("Amy Amy Amy"). "Fuck Me Pumps" charts a seemingly guilt-free act of infidelity: "What do you expect when you leave me here alone?" she asks coyly, as if by way of justifiable explanation. "You wouldn't want me to be lonely," she adds. You can't help warming to her, despite what she's saying. A unique sense of humour (how rare in music now) and a no-bull attitude make for an interesting, compelling debut. Frank? Yes, but refreshingly so. You wouldn't want her for a girlfriend, but as a life companion she may yet prove indispensable. [+]-Cortman Virtue.
Tracks Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock
- St. Louis Blues - Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder
- Rockit
- Don't Explain
- Cantaloupe Island
- Maiden Voyage
- All Apologies
- Chameleon
- River - Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell
- Watermelon Man
- Chan's Song (Never Said)
- River - Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae
- Wiggle Waggle
Release date: 2008-11-10
Run time: 69 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.50
Review Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock / Herbie Hancock:
Tracks Pictures
- Scary Films
- What I Miss About You
- Dirty Dice
- Perfect Circle
- If The Lights Go Out
- If You Were A Sailboat
- What It Says On The Tin
- Spellbound
- Ghost Town
- All In My Head
- In My Secret Life
- Mary Pickford (Used To Eat Roses)
Release date: 2007-10-01
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.50
Review Pictures / Katie Melua:Those who were irked last time around by Katie Melua's unsubstantiated claims that there are, and I quote, "nine million bicycles in Beijing" and that indeed "that's a fact, it's a thing we can't deny"-when at best it can be no more than an exaggerated guesstimate and at worst just plain made up-will be pleased to learn that there are no comparable aspersions on new album Pictures. There may still be instances when things just don't seem to make much sense at all, and metaphors can tire in her company, though set alongside a trademark melting lullaby such moments don't really tend to linger. Pictures is an album that, while essentially doing only what it should and little more, also begins to signal that her potential could yet be realised. Where she has always had the silk-lined voice of a fairy admiring her beauty in a dew-drop, and her albums of modern mainstream jazz have become naturally affiliated with bubble baths by candlelight, or large glasses of red wine sipped slowly, or both, this is where she starts exhibiting signs of maturity. On "What I Miss About You", "Spellbound" and "Perfect Circle" she sounds older, more contemplative, almost commanding, and genuinely soulful. Rising above the generic parapet she makes small steps towards an identity of her own. Perhaps more than just a pretty voice after all. -James Berry.
Tracks Gold - All Her Greatest Hits
- I Only Have Eyes For You
- Let's Fall In Love
- Love Is Here to Stay
- Stormy Weather
- Night and Day
- Tenderly
- But Not For Me
- Cheek to Cheek
- My Funny Valentine
- They Can't Take That Away From Me (with Louis Armstrong)
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- These Foolish Things
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- I Get A Kick Out of You
- Georgia On My Mind
- A Fine Romance
- Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- Misty
- Blue Moon
- Let's Face The Music and Dance
- I Love Paris
- Mack the Knife (Live in Berlin)
- The Very Thought of You
- Embraceable You
- The Man I Love
- Lady Is A Tramp
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love
- Summertime (with Louis Armstrong)
- I Could Write a Book
- Get Happy
- 'S Wonderful
- Manhattan
- Isn't This a Lovely Day
- There's a Small Hotel
- With A Song In My Heart
- Bewitched
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
- Puttin' on the Ritz
- Blue Skies
Release date: 2003-02-03
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.95
Review Gold - All Her Greatest Hits / Ella Fitzgerald:
Tracks My Way: The Best Of Frank Sinatra (2CD)
- Fly Me To The Moon
- Way You Look Tonight
- Somewhere My Love
- Best Is Yet To Come
- It Had To Be You
- Pennies From Heaven
- All Over Nothing At All
- What Now My Love
- My Kind Of Town
- Lady Is A Tramp
- My Way
- Softly As I Leave You
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Love's Been Good To Me
- LA Is My Lady
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Somethin' Stupid
- Best Of Everything
- Send In The Clowns
- Moon River
- Something
- Let's Face The Music And Dance
- Girl From Ipanema
- Summer Wind
- Mack The Knife
- That's Life
- Three Coins In The Fountain
- Very Thought Of You
- Moonlight Serenade
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- It Was A Very Good Year
- America The Beautiful
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- Night And Day
- Mrs Robinson
- Come Fly With Me
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
- Love And Marriage
- All The Way
- New York New York
- For Once In My Life
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- Yesterday
- Bewitched
- Strangers In The Night
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
Release date: 2002-11-18
RRP: £17.99
Price: £4.70
Review My Way: The Best Of Frank Sinatra (2CD) / Frank Sinatra:My Way: the Best of Frank Sinatra collects 46 tracks culled from the estimable American singer's vast back-catalogue for a remarkable two-CD set. Sinatra was one of the greatest voices of his-or any-generation, and for the most part, these songs are some of Old Blue Eyes' finest works: among the best are "Come Fly with Me", "Lady Is a Tramp" and "I Get a Kick out of You". But with such an immense and classic back-catalogue of songs to choose from, it's a shame that the compilers felt it necessary to add so much cheese: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Mrs Robinson", for example, don't do Sinatra, the songs, or the listener any justice. Still, that's why CD players have "skip" buttons. -Robert Burrow.
Tracks Now That's What I Call Xmas
- State Of The Heart - Last Christmas
- Kate Bush - Home For Christmas
- Bert Jansch - In The Bleak Mid Winter
- The Spinners - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
- Dina Carroll - The Perfect Year
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
- Steeleye Span - Gaudete
- Cliff Richard - Little Town
- Abba - Happy New Year
- The Puppini Sisters - Jingle Bells
- Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
- Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas? (1984 Original Version)
- Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
- Donna Summer - Winter Melody
- John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
- Squeeze - Christmas Day
- Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
- The Supremes - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
- Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby
- Vanessa Williams - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Stacie Orrico - O Come, All Ye Faithful
- Burl Ives - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- The Weavers - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Elton John - Step Into Christmas
- Nat King Cole Trio - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
- Bing Crosby - White Christmas
- Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time
- Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
- Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells
- Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star
- Girls Aloud - Not Tonight Santa
- Samantha Mumba - All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Bing Crosby/David Bowie - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
- Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews - Baby, Its Cold Outside
- Love Unlimited Orchestra - It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)
- The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
- Matt Monro - Mary's Boy Child
- Sinéad O'Connor - Silent Night Holy Night
- Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
- Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
- The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
- Norah Jones - Peace
- Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine
- Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
- The Jackson 5 - Frosty The Snowman
- Mud - Lonely This Christmas
- Alma Cogan - Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo
- Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
- Kay Starr - (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag
- Frank Sinatra - The Christmas Waltz
- The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
- Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
- Brenda Lee - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
- Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Patrizio Buanne - Winter Wonderland
- The Kings Singers - While Shepherds Watched
- Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
- Michael Ball - Driving Home For Christmas
- David Essex - A Winter's Tale
- Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
Release date: 2008-11-03
RRP: £17.99
Price: £9.92
Review Now That's What I Call Xmas / Various Artists:
Tracks London Undersound
- Daybreak feat. Faheem Mazhar
- Interlude 2 - Soledad
- Interlude 4 - Identity
- Transmission feat. Tina Grace
- Interlude 1 - Ghost Image
- My Soul feat. Paul McCartney
- Interlude 3 - Street Sounds
- Bring It Home feat. Imogen Heap
- Distant Dreams feat. Roxanne Tataei
- Days Of Fire feat. Natty
- Last Train To Midnight feat. Aruba Red
- Shadowland feat. Ojos De Brujo
- Interlude 6 - Ronald Gray
- Interlude 5 - Tension
- October Daze feat. Tina Grace
- Firmament
- Ek Jaan feat. Reena Bhardwaj
- Charu Keshi Rain feat. Anoushka Shankar
Release date: 2008-10-13
RRP: £13.99
Price: £7.73
Review London Undersound / Nitin Sawhney:
Tracks Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
- The Miracle of the Ark
- No Ticket
- The Basket Game
- The Snake Pit
- Slave Children's Crusade
- Interviews with John Williams, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
- On the Tank
- Indy Negotiates
- Raiders March
- Anything Goes
- The German Sub
- Finale & End Credits
- Marcus Is Captured/To Berlin
- Flight From Peru
- Marion's Theme/The Crate
- The Penitent Man Will Pass
- The Departure
- Father's Study
- Return to the Village/Raiders March
- Children in Chains
- Desert Chase
- Belly of the Steel Beast
- The Spell of the Skull
- "Return"
- Ride to the Nazi Hideout
- The Nightclub Brawl
- The Secret Passage
- The Sword Trick
- Escape from Venice
- The Idol Temple
- Reunion in the Tent/Searching for the Well
- Saving Willie
- Water!
- Father and Son Reunited
- Fast Streets of Shanghai
- The Austrian Way
- Short Round Helps
- Journey to Austria
- Brother of the Cruciform Sword
- Secret Doors and Scorpions
- The Journey to Akator
- To the Blimp
- The Scroll/To Pankot Palace
- Flight to Cairo
- Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed
- End Credits
- Oxley's Dilemma
- Short Round's Theme
- In the Jungle
- Indy Follows the Ark
- A Whirl Through Academe
- The Temple of Doom
- Grave Robbers
- Short Round Escapes
- Nocturnal Activities
- Bug Tunnel/Death Trap
- Orellana's Cradle
- Slalom on Mt. Humol
- Ah, Rats!!!
- The Blimp Turns Around
- Indy and the Villagers
- X Marks the Spot
- Washington Men/Indy's Home
- Raiders March
- Indy's Very First Adventure
- Indy Rides the Statue
- Escape from the Temple
- Irina's Theme
- Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
- Keeping Up With the Joneses
- Washington Ending & Raiders March
- The Broken Bridge/British Relief
- The Mine Car Chase
- Alarm!
- Ants!
- Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold
- The Jungle Chase
- The Boat Scene
- The Fist Fight/The Flying Wing
- Map/Out of Fuel
- Death of Kazim
- Uncovering the Ark
- Bad Dates
- The Canyon of the Crescent Moon
- The Keeper of the Grail
- The Medallion
- The Adventures of Mutt
- Call of the Crystal
- Approaching the Stones
- Wrong Choice, Right Choice
- The Well of the Souls
- The Map Room: Dawn
- A Thought for Marion/To Nepal
- Finale
Release date: 2008-11-17
Run time: 354 min.
RRP: £38.99
Price: £17.99
Review Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection / John Williams:
Tracks Monkey: Journey to the West
- Tripitaka's Curse
- Into The Eastern Sea
- Living Sea
- Monkey Travels
- O Mi To Fu
- March Of The Iron Army
- I Love Buddha
- Monk's Song
- Sandy The River Demon
- Confessions Of A Pig
- Monkey's World
- Dragon King
- Pigsy In Space
- Disappearing Volcano
- Whisper
- March Of The Volunteers
- Out Of The Eastern Sea
- Heavenly Peach Banquet
- Battle In Heaven
- Iron Rod
- Monkey Bee
- White Skeleton Demon
Release date: 2008-08-18
RRP: £13.99
Price: £4.99
Review Monkey: Journey to the West / Damon Albarn:You could never accuse Damon Albarn of resting on his laurels. Whether it's forming supergroups (The Good, The Bad & The Queen), working with cult animators (The Gorillaz) or making music with musicians from Mali, the former Blur frontman has nurtured a restless, questing spirit not normally encountered in Britop stars. As if to underline his diverse interests, he now turns his attention to Chinese theatre. Monkey: Journey to the West is a theatrical collaboration between Albarn (music), Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz fame (designs, costumes) and Chinese opera specialist Chen Shi-Zheng. The show itself is an explosive 90-minute circus featuring Chinese acrobats, martial arts experts and contortionists, though the album condenses the experience into 22 songs lasting an hour or so. Recorded in London and Beijing with a mix of European and Chinese musicians, Monkey. is a genuine attempt at East-West fusion. Featuring a dizzying array of instrumentation-rock guitars, electronics, harps, mandolins, drum machines, strings, plinky-plonk keyboards, giggling girls, chants, even pigs-it's the sort of project that could so easily have gone awry. [+]Yet Albarn, who allegedly mastered the Chinese pentatonic scale, seems to have made it work. Songs like the fluttery "Heavenly Peach Banquet" and the wistful "The Living Sea" are utterly beguiling, and stand in stark contrast to guitar-heavy behemoths like "Battle in Heaven" and the climactic "Monkey Bee. " These longer songs are punctuated with incidental pieces such as "Iron Rod", "Into the Eastern Sea" and "Out of the Eastern Sea". While such interludes may distract from a 'normal' album experience, there's enough melodious charm and imaginative whimsy scattered throughout to satisfy even ardent skeptics. -Paul Sullivan.
Tracks Buena Vista Social Club
- Buena Vista Social Club
- La Bayamesa
- Amor De Loca Juventud
- Veinte Anos
- Orgullecida
- Chan Chan
- Candela
- De Camino A La Vereda
- El Cuarto De Tula
- El Carretero
- Dos Gardenias
- Y Tu Que Has Hecho
- Murmullo
- Pueblo Nuevo
Release date: 1997-06-09
RRP: £14.99
Price: £8.22
Review Buena Vista Social Club / Buena Vista Social Club:Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban son musicians who make this album really special. Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean taking to bed. Barbarito Torres's laoud solo on "El Cuarto de Tula" is both more blinding and more tasteful than any guitar showcase on any recent rock album; a quote from "Stormy Weather" and some very distinct parallels to Hawaiian styles remind us of why it's called "world music. " -Rickey Wright.
Tracks Blues Brothers - Music from the Film: Original Soundtrack
- Minnie The Moocher
- Peter Gunn
- She Caught The Katy
- Think
- Jailhouse Rock
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Old Landmark
- Rawhide
- Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
- Gimme Some Lovin'
- Sweet Home Chicago
Release date: 1995-11-06
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.35
Review Blues Brothers - Music from the Film: Original Soundtrack / Blues Brothers:Inspired by the lovable Saturday Night Live white-boy blues schtick of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, director John Landis seemingly threw every harebrained stunt he could imagine-and millions of dollars in production costs and wrecked autos-onto the screen. The resulting film could have been mistaken for a bad case of Hunter S Thompson's DT's, but Landis never shortchanged the music: Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles all get their moment in the spotlight. Miraculously, the chic-shabby Blues Brothers, anchored by the Stax rhythm section of Cropper and Dunn, hold their own against the legends, perhaps by the sheer joy and love they have for the music. -Jerry McCulley.
Tracks It's Time
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Home
- Quando, Quando, Quando
- You Don't Know Me
- You And I
- A Foggy Day (In London Town)
- Feeling Good
- Try A Little Tenderness
- How Sweet It Is
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- The More I See You
- A Song For You
- I've Got You Under My Skin
Release date: 2005-10-24
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Review It's Time / Michael Buble:Michael Buble's assured debut and the tireless year of globe-trotting touring he spent promoting it elevated the 20-something Vancouver native into the first rank of pop crooner revivalists. His sophomore studio follow-up largely turns on the same formula that helped make his considerable vocal prowess so attractive to mainstream audiences, mixing the nigh flawless, if expected Sinatra-channelling ("I've Got You Under My Skin") with more playful and inviting renditions of pop standards like the Gershwin's "A Foggy Day in London Town," "Feeling Good," "Try A Little Tenderness" and Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin. " But it's the eclectic mix of more contemporary material the singer seasons them with-apt tribute to Buble hero Bobby Darin-that keeps him walking the narrow tightrope between artistic intrigue (a blues-tinged vamp of Holland-Dozier-Holland's "How Sweet It Is," Leon Russell's lovely "Song For You," with a guest turn by Chris Botti) and the kitsch-laden abyss ("Quando, Quando, Quando"'s Euro-centric duet with Nelly Furtado, a ring-a-ding-fling with the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" that echoes fellow Canadian crooner/rival Matt Dusk's more successful flirtation with Lennon-McCartney). Arranger/producer Tommy LiPuma offers Buble a welcome swinging jazz showcase on "The More I See of You," a bracing respite from the rest of producer David Foster's slick production. -Jerry McCulley.
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