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Essential Duke Ellington buy CD music This collection contains 12 previously unreleased tracks including, 2 new songs, 6 alternate versions and 4 live recordings. Jimmy Buffett had one gigantic pop hit back in 1977 with his ode to brain-drain, "Margaritaville." Buffett's laid-back combination of country, folk, and calypso also garnered him an huge cult following; his fans, dubbed Parrotheads, have helped him remain one of the top touring acts and a platinum-album creator for 25 years following his Top 10 hit. While many massively successful artists whose catalogue is overshadowed by one hit have been known to curse their fate, no one has embraced their hit with quite the zeal of the mellow Buffett, and indeed his latest double-CD collection is entitled MEET ME IN MARGARITAVILLE. Of course, the titular song is featured, as are Buffett's other minor hits (including underrated classics like "Come Monday"), many beloved fan favorites, and most importantly 10 brand new recordings. Eight of these revisit familiar Buffett songs, best of which is a rousing live version of "A Pirate Looks At 40." The remaining two are covers of the Fred Neil-penned "Everybody's Talking" and the Beach Boys' "Sail On Sailor," each perfectly suited to Buffett's voice and trademark island-flavored sound. MEET ME IN MARGARITAVILLE contains something for both Buffett's longtime fans and casual listeners who want a good collection of all the man's music in one place. 2cds-Ultimate Coll=2 New Songs 6 Alt.Versions,4 New Live Rec. Recorded at Shrimp Boat Sound Studio, Key West, Florida; Seventeen Grand Recording, Nashville, Tennessee; Jupiter Recording, Jupiter, Florida. Includes a 32-page booklet with liner notes by Tom Corcoran. Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, guitar); Peter Mayer, Mac McNally (vocals, gutiar); Jim Mayer (vocals, bass); Nadirah Shakoor, Tina Gullickson (vocals); Doyle Grisham (pedal steel guitar); Amy Lee, Tom Mitchell (saxophone); John Lovell (trumpet); Michael Utley (keyboards); Roger Guth (drums); Ralph McDonald (percussion). Producers include: Norbert Putnam, Don Grant, Jimmy Buffet, Michael Utley, Russ Kunkel. Compilation producers: Jimmy Buffet, Michael Utley. Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, guitar); Jim Mayer, Mac McAnally, Peter Mayer (vocals, guitar); Tina Gullickson, Nadirah Shakoor (vocals); Bob Weber (guitar); Tom Mitchell , Amy Lee (saxophone); John Lovell (trumpet); Michael Utley (keyboards); J.L. Jamison (drums, steel drum, percussion); Roger Guth (drums); Robert Greenidge (steel drum, timbales); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Julie Harkness, Heather Perry (dancer). Audio Mixers: Chris Stone; Alan Schulman; Michael Utley. Liner Note Authors: Jimmy Buffett; Tom Corcoran. Recording information: Jupiter Recording, Jupiter, FL; Seventeen Grand Recording, Nashville, TN; Shrimp Boat Sound Studio, Key West, FL. Photographers: Savannah Jane Buffett; Noah Greenberg; Jim Shea; Fred Valentine; Ray Stanyard; Jean Pagliuso; Michael Ramos ; Tom Corcoran. Arranger: Coral Reefer Band.

Essential Duke Ellington CD music Recorded between 1964 & 1988. Includes liner notes by Stu Hackel. Not to be confused with the Four Tops compilation simply entitled Anthology (which only covers their Motown recordings), 50th Anniversary Anthology is a double-CD set spanning their first Motown hit in 1964 to the late '80s. Does it include all of the popular numbers that most fans want from a greatest-hits collection? Definitely. Is it as good as Anthology, or slimmer compilations that focus exclusively on their Motown hits from the 1960s and early '70s? No, because there's way too much dispensable post-mid-'70s stuff on disc two. Still, for those who want an anthology that includes non-Motown hits (particularly their early-'70s Dunhill singles) and are reluctant to splash out for the four-CD Fourever box set, this is the best available alternative. And unquestionably, the first two-thirds or so of this collection is excellent, including all the big Motown hits; plenty of good, less celebrated lower-charting Motown singles, like "I'll Turn to Stone" (the B-side of "7-Rooms of Gloom"); and their early Dunhill hits, in which they capably imitated Philly soul stars the O'Jays and the Spinners. But the group floundered as the '70s waned, and by the time of the ribald 1976 disco hit "Catfish," they were on the verge of not only losing their personality, but of embarrassing themselves. The proceedings don't stop there, unfortunately, tacking on a bunch of other small post-1976 hits ("When She Was My Girl" was the only big one), culminating in Levi Stubbs' gruesome contribution to the Little Shop of Horrors, "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space." It was a long way from "Baby I Need Your Loving," though luckily it's the classic stuff that dominates the program. ~ Richie Unterberger Producers include: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, William Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, R. Dean Taylor. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. The Four Tops: Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs (vocals). Additional personnel: The Supremes, The Funk Brothers.

Essential Duke Ellington songs Recorded between 1958 and 1975. Includes liner notes by A. Scott Galloway. This is an Ultimate Collection for the Impressions, not Curtis Mayfield, which are two separate things, no matter how closely intertwined their histories are. This begins with "For Your Precious Love," when Jerry Butler was the lead singer, and ends with two tracks that he neither wrote nor sang, giving a good basic history of the band's career from 1958 to 1975. Not every great Impressions song is here, but nearly ever song here is great (the quality does dip a bit toward the end); this certainly delivers a good summary of -- and even introduction to -- the group, which was one of the greatest of its time, regardless of genre. That said, it won't give you everything you need -- but it certainly will get your love started. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine All tracks have been digitally remastered. Compilation producer: Andy McKaie. Liner Note Author: A. Scott Galloway. Recording information: 1958-1975. Photographer: Ray Flerlage. Unknown Contributor Role: Dana Smart. Arrangers: Donny Hathaway; Rich Tufo; Roy Glover, Jr.; Johnny Pate. The Impressions includes: Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, Fred Cash, Sam Gooden, Reggie Torian, Ralph Johnson. Producers include: Roy Glover, Jr., Johnny Pate, Curtis Mayfield, Ed Townsend. 1958-1975.

Essential Duke Ellington album for sale One of at least seven entirely different compilations that brandish the word "Essential" in their titles, this double-disc anthology of 40 classic swing performances actually does convey the essence of Benny Goodman, and is therefore highly recommended. The recordings, most of them cut in the Victor and Columbia studios between 1934 and 1945, are laid out in four exacting categories of ten tracks apiece. A tribute to Goodman's big-band arrangers pays homage to Fletcher and Horace Henderson, Edgar Sampson, Jimmy Mundy, George Bassman, Deane Kincaide, Spud Murphy, Eddie Sauter and Mel Powell. A "Visit to Tin Pan Alley" salutes songwriters George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter and Vernon Duke. The superb lineup of vocalists includes Helen Ward, Martha Tilton, Mildred Bailey, Helen Forrest and Peggy Lee. Goodman's small groups, from trios to septets, are well represented here. Starting with the cardinal players Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton, the potent third segment of the album gradually ushers in such brilliant improvisers as Charlie Christian, Red Norvo, Cootie Williams, Georgie Auld, Johnny Guarnieri and Count Basie. This marvelous double album closes with ten examples of Goodman performing in front of live audiences. These radio broadcast airchecks document the manner in which most people in North America heard Goodman on a regular basis. Perhaps the best of these is the final track; an exciting five-and-a-half minute version of Fats Waller's "Stealin' Apples" performed on the roof of the Hotel Astor in New York City. This swinging performance demonstrates exactly why Benny Goodman was so popular before, during and after the Second World War. ~ arwulf arwulf Personnel: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Helen Forrest, Helen Ward, Martha Tilton, Mildred Bailey, Peggy Lee (vocals); Mike Bryan, Arnold Covey, Benny Heller, George Van Eps, Allan Reuss, Tom Morgan (guitar); Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Eddie Rosa, Noni Bernardi, Buff Estes, Skippy Martin, Bob Snyder, Gus Bivona, George Koenig, Bill Shine, Bill DePew, Ben Kantor, Clint Neagley, Dave Matthews, John Prager, Julie Schwartz, Nuncio "Toots" Mondello, Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone); Cliff Strickland, Bus Bassey, Art Rollini, Gish Gilbertson, Georgie Auld, Herbie Haymer, Jack Henderson , Jerry Jerome, Dick Clark , Babe Russin, Vido Musso, George Berg, Bob Taylor, Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone); Chuck Gentry, Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Joe Rushton (bass saxophone); Bobby Guyer, Sammy Shapiro, Manny Klein, Nate Kazebier, Ralph Muzillo, Irving Goodman, Alec Fila, Jerry Neary, Harry Geller, Cootie Williams, Gordon "Chris" Griffin, Jimmy Blake, Harry James, Johnny Martel, Lee Castle, Russ Case, Ziggy Elman, John McClanian Best Jr., Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Maxwell, Bernie Privin, Bunny Berigan, "Fat" Al Davis (trumpet); Addison Collins (French horn); Ted Vesely, Jack Lacey, Charlie Castaldo, Joe Harris , Lou McGarity, Miff Mole, Murray McEachern, Vernon Brown, Red Ballard, Cutty Cutshall (trombone); Claude Thornhill, Johnny Guarneri, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Frank Froeba, Jess Stacy, Johnny Guarnieri, Teddy Wilson, Bernie Leighton, Mel Powell (piano); Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo (vibraphone); Sid Weiss, Barney Spieler, Harry Goodman, Hank Wayland, Artie Bernstein, Slam Stewart (bass guitar); Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa, George Wettling, Louie Bellson, Morey Feld, Nick Fatool, Sam Weiss, Ralph Collier (drums). Audio Remasterers: Vic Anesini; Harry Coster.

Essential Duke Ellington CD music Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: Sugar Foot Stomp; Cake Walking Babies; Pickin' on Your Baby; Heebie Jeebies; Willie the Weeper; Potato Head Blues; West End Blues; Basin Street Blues; Beau Koo Jack; St. James Infirmary; Tight Like This; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Ain't Misbehavin'; Black and Blue; That Rhythm Man; St. Louis Blues; Bessie Couldn't Help It; I'm Confessin'; DISC 2: Memories of You; Shine; Walkin' My Baby Back Home; Blue Again; You Rascal You; When It's Sleepy Time Down South; Lazy River; Stardust; Georgia on My Mind; Shadrack; On the Sunny Side of the Street; When the Saints Go Marching In; Rockin' Chair; Blueberry Hill; Mack the Knife; Aunt Hagar's Blues; Honeysuckle Rose; Fine Romance, A; What a Wonderful World;

Essential Duke Ellington buy CD music Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Universal Mastering Studios-East). Appearing almost three decades after the first volume, which topped charts in 1973, A Motown Christmas, Vol. 2 collects 14 holiday tracks from the biggest and best stable of soul singers ever seen. Unfortunately, several of these tracks were recorded long after Motown's prime era; the Temptations' "Love Comes With Christmas" and "The Little Drummer Boy" are rather maudlin affairs from their 1980 holiday record Give Love at Christmas, while the Jackson 5's "Up on the House Top" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" are fluffy throwaways. Still, half a dozen of the tracks are previously unreleased (at least, in their original mixes) and the rarities are interesting for Motown collectors. Marvin Gaye contributes the bizarre yet affecting "Purple Snowflakes," while Ronnie White and house band the Funk Brothers contribute two tracks: "Winter Wonderland" and "Xmas Twist" (the last billed as the Twistin' Kings). Stay tuned after the 14-song program for Christmas shout-outs from the Supremes, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, Eddie Kendricks of the Temptations, Duke Fakir of the Four Tops, and the Spinners. ~ John Bush Supremes/Marvin Gaye/Jackson 5 Temptations/Earl Van Dyke & So