| | Fred Astaire In Hollywood CD Fred Astaire Discography of CDs
26 tracks from 1933-38 feat. songs from the films "Flying Down To Rio", "Top Hat", "Follow The Fleet", "Shall We Dance", "A Damsel In Distress", "Carefree"
Liner Note Author: Michael Kennedy.
Recording information: London, England (12/12/1933-03/24/1938); Los Angeles, CA (12/12/1933-03/24/1938); New York, NY (12/12/1933-03/24/1938).
Personnel: Fred Astaire (vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Dave Bennett .
In Hollywood Review
GuidelinesRemember to focus your comments on Fred Astaire In Hollywood CD. Check our review guidelines for specific details regarding customer review policy. To submit your review, please fill out the above form and click "Submit Review." A staff member will then verify your review meets our guidelines. Upon approval, your review will be published within a few days. Please do not use this form to comment on web site errors or for order related questions. If you have concerns of this nature, please contact customer service by filling out this form.
Purchase In Hollywood CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Brian Culbertson Live From The Inside CDs (2009) With DVD
In Hollywood album
 $18.49   
| | Peter White Good Day CD (2009)
In Hollywood CD music
$14.95
Many people think of smooth jazz as something that didn't start until the 1980s, but arguably, smooth jazz started around 1966-1968 with the overtly commercial, pop-drenched albums that guitarist Wes Montgomery recorded during the last few years of his life. Love it or hate it, Montgomery's more commercial output had a major impact on Peter White and many other guitarists who have contributed to smooth jazz (including George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Earl Klugh, Chuck Loeb, and Henry Johnson). Musically, a lot has changed since the '60s, but the more things change in music, the more they inevitably stay the same -- and 2009 found White (like Montgomery 41, 42, and 43 years earlier) still struggling with a desire to improvise and a desire for mass acceptance (the thing that jazz, for the most part, lost after World War II). Of course, one doesn't necessarily rule out the another; the late saxophonist Grover Washington, ...
| | Anouar Brahem The Astounding Eyes of Rita CD (2009)
In Hollywood music CDs
$15.19
| | Christmas At Rao's: A Celebration Of Family, Friends, & Holiday Spirit CD (2001)
In Hollywood songs
$6.09 
A collection of some ...
| | Sun Ra New Steps CD (2009) (Import) Import
In Hollywood album
$15.75
| | Doc Severinsen Rhapsody For Now! CD (1973)
In Hollywood CD music
$9.69
| | Christina Aguilera CD (2009) Remix
In Hollywood music CDs
$16.09
| | Jack Teagarden Heaven Is Mine Again CD (2005)
In Hollywood songs
$20.29
| | Erlon Chaves Sabadabada CD (2007) (Import) Japan; Mini LP Sleeve
In Hollywood album
$43.35
| | We Are Young Money CD (2009)
In Hollywood CD music
For Sale Pre-Order Now! Available: Monday, December 21, 2009
$11.16 
| | Bobby Wellins Satin Album CD (2009) (Import) United Kingdom
In Hollywood music CDs
For Sale Pre-Order Now! Available: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
$43.35
Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin, made a little more than a year before her death, if not controversial, certainly engenders a lot of discussion as to its proper place in the pantheon of Lady Day recordings. Certainly the imperfections in her voice at this point in her career are obvious. Nonetheless, the soul and pathos, punctuated by Ray Ellis' luxurious strings, personify her vocalizing more than ever before. Veteran British saxophone player Bobby Wellins believes Lady in Satin was one of Holiday's most important contributions to recorded vocal jazz, so he and his quartet have fashioned this instrumental version in tribute. Choosing the more doleful-sounding tenor saxophone for this album (Wellins is also adept on alto), Wellins does a credible job in recreating the mood of what was to be one of Holiday's last trips to the recording studio (most of the releases following this were from radio, TV, or club performances). It's a risky undertaking to try and recreate the Holiday feeling without the Holiday voice, and given that all the songs are ballads, it would be easy for Wellins to produce a banal product. However, there is sufficient diversity in the arrangements to get, and sustain, the listener's interest. "I Get Along Without You Very Well" receives an above-the-melody-treatment, while "I'm a Fool to Want You" opens in a sensuous mood and segues into an upbeat tempo. A moody "Violets for Your Furs" finds Wellins and pianist Colin Purbrook engaging in more than five minutes of musical give-and-take. The session's tour de force is the Alec Wilder classic "I'll Be Around." On the 1958 album, it was painfully evident that it wasn't likely Holiday would be "around" for much longer, given the damage to her health caused by hard living. Wellins and Purbrook's playing fully captures this feeling of pending inevitability. Happily, the album ...
|
|
|
436971 
Email a Friend
