New York Stories

new york stories

Track Listings
1. People Will Talk - Kid Creole & the Coconuts
2. Back to School - Pianosaurus
3. Twinkle, Twinkle - Carmine Coppola
4. Zoe - Kid Creole & the Coconuts
5. I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) - Frankie Carle, Bernie Leighton
6. In a Persian Market - Wilbur DeParis
7. All the Things You Are - Bernie Leighton, David Rose & His Orchestra
8. I've Found a New Baby - Wilbur DeParis
9. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
10. Sex Kick - Transvision Vamp
11. What Is This Thing Called Love?
12. Like a Rolling Stone - The Band, Bob Dylan

New York Stories,Original Soundtrack,Elektra / Wea,Pop/Rock,Soundtrack,Soundtracks & Film Scores

New York Stories
Bedtime Stories
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Bedtime Stories
    Darediablo
    Manufacturer: Ear Meat Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00009YXB6
    Release Date: 2003-07-15

    Tracks:

    1. Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
    2. I Know What Your Bass Did Last Summer
    3. Bedtime Stories
    4. Twinkie
    5. One-Way Ticket
    6. Gonna Make You Squirm Like a Baby Worm
    7. Steve
    8. Skipping Rocks
    9. Weasel
    10. Shipping and Handling
    New York Stories
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Did you other reviewers ever even LISTEN to this?
    • A masterpiece
    • A tour de force
    • Some People Just Don't Get It
    • Stunned by the two star review.......
    		 New York Stories
    Danny Gatton , Bobby Watson , Roy Hargrove , Joshua Redman , Franck Amsallem , Charles Fambrough , and Yuron Israel
    Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    4. Unfinished Business: The Life and Times of Danny Gatton
    5. Danny Gatton: Strictly Rhythm Guitar

    ASIN: B000002V1N
    Release Date: 1992-07-28

    Tracks:

    1. Dolly's Ditty
    2. Wheel Within A Wheel
    3. Ice Maidens
    4. Out A Day
    5. Mike The Cat
    6. The Move
    7. A Clear Thought
    8. 5/4
    9. One For Lenny

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Did you other reviewers ever even LISTEN to this?.......2007-06-26

    Don't get me wrong, DG is in my opinion the greatest guitar player there ever was. He mastered several genres on guitar and could change from one to the other at the drop of a hat. Danny does everybody....but nobody does Danny. I've got most all of his official releases and a few bootlegs also and am pretty well informed as to DG.....but I don't understand one thing:

    Why does no other reviewer bother to tell you that this is a pure jazz CD that is featuring Joshua Redman on horns and that Danny is audible on only three of the tracks? Yeah, he does his thing for those three tracks, but all in all, this is NOT really a Gatton CD and you won't hear much of him on this one. Also, this is REAL jazz - that three cups of coffee on an empty stomach, shaky handed - nerve jangled stuff that is impossible to relax to.

    Just wanted to inform ya about what no one else would. I gave my copy to a Redman fan and he loved it - not my cup of tea.

    5 out of 5 stars A masterpiece.......2007-02-08

    Of the many albums I have from Danny Gatton, this one is perhaps my favorite. This cd really puts Danny in a pure straight ahead jazz atmosphere and he preforms flawlessly. Danny's technique has always been such a mystery with his use of octaves, tremolos, double stops and lush chords. These are always preformed with a clean sound which is so refreshing from the typical shred masters of today. It is interesting to me that so many modern players seem to ignore these other aspects of virtuosity in the pursuit of just blinding speed. The other players all do a stellar job and compliment each other wonderfully. I am instantly transformed into New York's metropolis listening to jazz street musicians and smoke filled rooms of big band music. The last track "One for Lenny" is particularly moving and inspiring. I think I enjoyed this version even more than his version on "The Untouchable". A true gem from a lost giant.

    5 out of 5 stars A tour de force .......2006-11-22

    The original concept of New York Stories was to bring a diverse selection of musicians together in the studio, record the jam session, and repeat the process with different players on subsequent volumes. The other volumes never happened, but this recording is one of the most exciting jazz discs I've ever heard. Those assembled on this gathering are: Danny Gatton (guitar), Bobby Watson (alto sax), Roy Hargrove (trumpet), Joshua Redman (tenor sax) on his recording debut, Franck Amsallem (piano), Charles Fambrough (bass), and Yuron Israel (drums). Each musician, less Redman, brought a composition to the session where it was recorded in the least takes possible, to create a spontaneous sound that is stellar! Unfortunately, this is currently out of print, but if you have never heard this and enjoy these artists, you owe it to yourself to seek out this masterwork.

    5 out of 5 stars Some People Just Don't Get It.......2006-09-08

    As someone who knew Danny Gatton casually, I think his playing hardly needs defending, no matter what genre he chose to take on. But the text of "Disappointed" is a prime example of that dried-out, bloodless yen for conformity that marked the decades prior to the 90s among jazz "purists". Those who considered themselves "true" jazz afficianadoes tried relentlessly to shove the form into a mold and, predictably, it never worked. The pure nature of jazz, more than any other form of music, is change, and Danny Gatton will go down in guitar history as almost the "missing link", bridging rock, country, rockabilly, and jazz. I can only feel sad for anyone who hears what he's done in this context, with these players, and is too closed-off to appreciate it. One of the previous reviewers said it was fortunate that Gatton tried to sound like no one but Danny Gatton. Amen and Bless You. Danny's creativity, chops, melodic sense, rhythmic feel, and phrasing were certainly up to the task and the completely inappropriate attempt to compare him to Jim Hall simply slights two great guitarists. The Lenny Breau tribute is, I think, one of the most lyrical, moving, and informed pieces of jazz guitar chordal composition I've ever heard and his interplay with Redman and Hargrove throughout the disc is breathtaking. If he takes the jazz purists a little outside the box, good on him. Most could benefit vastly from being forced out past the edges of their tiny confines. Danny did just that in every genre and the music was always the better for it. What a player. What a loss.

    5 out of 5 stars Stunned by the two star review..............2006-07-02

    This is by far one of the best examples of modern jazz ever recorded.It pays important respect to where jazz came from in the first place (blues) and explors the possibilities always present in this venue. The reviwer who gave a scant 2 star review knows little about jazz. One of those cats that digs the same old tunes done over and over like classical music, no doubt you'll find some Kenny G in his collection and confuse that with jazz as well.

    Not being able to hear the guitar in the lower registers--lol. Oh well, one should not depend on BestBuy for all our electronic needs!

    This cd is a classic if for no other reason than the fact that these cats will never play togather in the line up on the CD ever again. And they all all huge artist now. This was recorded when no one knew who any of these guys. So count yourself lucky to own it and enjoy.In reguards to the guitar playing on the CD i can only say that I am happy Danny Gatton didnt try and "sound" like anyone but Danny Gatton. His playing is amazing and is what makes this recording so fresh (telecaster bad jazz guitar choise, please! tell that to Mike Stern).
    Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Silence please!
    • Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date
    • unknown..but i'm real excited
    • What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...
    		 Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute

    Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000001SH6
    Release Date: 1993-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
    2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
    3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
    4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
    5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
    6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    49. Haiku FM
    50. Haiku FM
    51. Haiku FM
    52. Haiku FM
    53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    70. Georgia Stone
    71. Georgia Stone
    72. Georgia Stone
    73. Georgia Stone
    74. Georgia Stone
    75. Georgia Stone
    76. Georgia Stone
    77. Georgia Stone
    78. Georgia Stone
    79. Georgia Stone
    80. Georgia Stone
    81. Georgia Stone
    82. Georgia Stone
    83. Georgia Stone
    84. Georgia Stone
    85. Georgia Stone
    86. Georgia Stone
    87. Georgia Stone
    88. Georgia Stone
    89. Georgia Stone
    90. Georgia Stone
    91. Georgia Stone
    92. Georgia Stone
    93. Georgia Stone
    94. Georgia Stone
    95. Georgia Stone
    96. Georgia Stone
    97. Georgia Stone
    98. Georgia Stone

    Tracks:

    1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
    6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
    7. Chance/Choice
    8. Chance/Choice
    9. Chance/Choice
    10. Chance/Choice
    11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    19. Living Room Music
    20. Living Room Music
    21. Living Room Music
    22. Living Room Music
    23. Living Room Music
    24. Living Room Music
    25. Living Room Music
    26. Living Room Music
    27. Ergodos I for John Cage
    28. Ergodos I for John Cage
    29. Ergodos I for John Cage
    30. Ergodos I for John Cage
    31. Ergodos I for John Cage
    32. Ergodos I for John Cage
    33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    40. Factory Preset
    41. Factory Preset
    42. Factory Preset
    43. Factory Preset
    44. Factory Preset
    45. Factory Preset
    46. Factory Preset
    47. Factory Preset
    48. Factory Preset
    49. Factory Preset
    50. Factory Preset
    51. 4'33
    52. 4'33
    53. 4'33
    54. 4'33
    55. 4'33
    56. In Memoriam John Cage
    57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    64. Aria
    65. Aria
    66. Aria
    67. Aria
    68. Aria
    69. Aria
    70. Aria
    71. Aria
    72. Aria
    73. Aria
    74. Aria
    75. Aria
    76. Aria
    77. Aria
    78. Aria
    79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    82. New York City
    83. New York City
    84. New York City
    85. New York City

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Silence please!.......2006-08-30

    My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

    5 out of 5 stars Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

    The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

    5 out of 5 stars unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

    Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

    5 out of 5 stars What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

    It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.
    New York Stories
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • And These ... Are Diamonds!
    		 New York Stories
    Original Soundtrack
    Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000008IX6
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. People Will Talk - Kid Creole & the Coconuts
    2. Back to School - Pianosaurus
    3. Twinkle, Twinkle - Carmine Coppola
    4. Zoe - Kid Creole & the Coconuts
    5. I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) - Frankie Carle, Bernie Leighton
    6. In a Persian Market - Wilbur DeParis
    7. All the Things You Are - Bernie Leighton, David Rose & His Orchestra
    8. I've Found a New Baby - Wilbur DeParis
    9. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
    10. Sex Kick - Transvision Vamp
    11. What Is This Thing Called Love?
    12. Like a Rolling Stone - The Band, Bob Dylan

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars And These ... Are Diamonds!.......2005-01-14


    This is a very fine soundtrack, I MUST say. Like pearls on a string, they bead up your soul! The piano begs for love!

    Make it!
    Peter & the Wolf/Gerald Mc Boing Boing/A Zoo Called Earth
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Peter & the Wolf/Gerald Mc Boing Boing/A Zoo Called Earth

      Manufacturer: Music Masters Jazz
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by SchickeleAll Works by Schickele | Schickele, Peter | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      StoriesStories | Children's Music | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000000FQL
      Release Date: 1994-04-05

      Tracks:

      1. Peter And The Wolf - Dom DeLuise
      2. Gerald McBoing Boing - Carol Channing/Jonathan Haas
      3. A Zoo Called Earth - Peter Schickele
      Runaway Christmas Tree
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Round and round and round
      • No! Not polkadot pancakes!
      		 Runaway Christmas Tree
      Christine Lavin & The Mistletones
      Manufacturer: Appleseed Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000CDL72
      Release Date: 2003-10-21

      Tracks:

      1. A Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/Chanukah/Ramadan/Boxing Day Song
      2. Snow! Medley: Snow Snow Snow Snow / Onward Thru the Snow
      3. The Runaway Christmas Tree
      4. Dona Nobis Pacem
      5. Lamb and Lion
      6. The All Purpose Carol
      7. Elves
      8. Scalloped Potatoes
      9. Polkadot Pancakes
      10. Tacobel Canon
      11. A New Year's Round
      12. Th 12 Dys f Chrstms
      13. Allelujah/Amen
      14. Good Night to You All

      Album Description

      One of the wittiest and most insightful contemporary singer-songwriters, Christine Lavin, sets aside her customary focus on interpersonal relationships in the bewildering modern era to create a characteristic mixture of irreverent and genuine winter holiday songs. Discovering that she "just couldn't find a good Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/ Chanukah/Ramadan/Boxing Day album," she rounded up seven other vocalists, a sackful of humorous, offbeat and sometimes moving seasonal songs, a couple of original stories, and created this lighthearted a cappella alternative to the usual cloying Christmas-season songbook.

      Inspired by the vocal techniques of Sol "Roundman" Weber," Christine enlisted singer-songwriter Julie ("From a Distance") Gold, Emily Bindiger and Margaret Dorn from The Accidentals, the harmony octet that won the 2002 National A Cappella Competition, Ervin Drake (author of standards "Good Morning, Heartache" and "It Was a Very Good Year"), actor/director/singer David Lutken (a veteran of Broadway and Off-Broadway), R&B/gospel singer Gregory Clark, and artist/vocalist Andrea Vuocolo in this "all vocals/all ages" project (which Bindiger produced).

      This CD contains tales of Christmas wishes gone wrong ("Polkadot Pancakes"), choral complaints and celebrations regarding seasonal food ("Scalloped Potatoes" and "Tacobel Canon," respectively), and a snippet of what sounds like munchkins on helium ("Elves"). The title track is a bedtime story Lavin wrote to explain why people decorate their Christmas trees (to weight them down so they won't escape, of course). Interspersed with these unorthodox holiday excursions are a handful of more conventional hymns to the peace and joy of December - the lovely "Dona Nobis Pacem," "A New Year's Round," "Lamb and Lion," and "Allelujah/Amen." There's also the slightly twisted "A Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/Chanukah/Ramadan/Boxing Day Song," an express-lane version of "The 12 Days of Christmas" (retitled "Th 12 Dys f Chrstms") and "The All-Purpose Carol" (which ends with a resounding "Oy, mon!").

      "Try NOT to sing along," challenges Lavin. "That's the hard part."

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Round and round and round.......2006-12-03

      If you like rounds, overlapping voices, and echo effects, then you'll love this CD. I'm a big fan of Christine Lavin and enjoyed it quite a lot, but also found the style to be a little repetetive. My eight year old daughter loved the two stories - they had her complete attention. She got tired of the rounds quickly, though, and wanted me to skip past the taco bell canon (which I actually found pretty funny and enjoyable). You might want to choose your favorite songs to put in a mix, rather than listening to the album straight through more than the first few times.

      4 out of 5 stars No! Not polkadot pancakes!.......2005-12-23

      This album features "favorite holiday songs and bedtime stories". Actually, there are only two stories here, both of which are cute stories that are aimed at kids. The rest of the album features Christine Lavin (and friends) singing acapella Christmas songs. There are some very old songs, along with some fairly new songs. The songs are all well sung, and certainly different from the songs on other acapella Christmas albums. This is a unique Christmas album, give it a listen.
      Blue Collar Stories
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Blue Collar Stories

        Manufacturer: Aural Island
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000CAGGYC
        Release Date: 2003-05-20

        Tracks:

        1. The Jones Crusher
        2. Naughty Boy
        3. Grandpa Down the Stairs
        4. She Loves Me
        5. Cover Up
        6. Drag It
        7. Short Song
        8. Family Guy
        9. Screwed Up
        10. I Am the Android
        11. I Fell Asleeep At the Grateful Dead Show
        12. Dead
        13. Too Fat to Rock N Roll
        New York Stories: Thriving & Surviving
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		New York Stories: Thriving & Surviving
          Roslyn Bresnick-Perry
          Manufacturer: Global Village
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005NF0R
          Release Date: 2001-07-31

          Tracks:

          1. Introduction
          2. My Sister On The Hood
          3. Leonard Bernstein And The Senior Citizens
          4. So I'm Mugging Prone
          5. From New York With Love
          6. On The Subway From The Bronx
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          Average customer rating: Not rated
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            Dave Alvin and the guilty Men, Cathal Coughlan Brian Wilson , Alejandro Escovedo, Frank Zappa, The Handsome Family New York Dolls , Horse Stories, Tift Merritt, Gary Numan Jason and the Scorchers , Teenage Fanclub, Kasey Chambers, Yaya3, Pulp Roddy Frame , and Mary Gauthier, BB King The Von Blondies
            Manufacturer: Uncut
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000O9GUL0

            Product Description

            19 Tracks
            New York Stories
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • Confident Acoustic Jazz
            		 New York Stories
            Jeanfrançois Prins
            Manufacturer: Gam
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00008F590
            Release Date: 1994-01-04

            Tracks:

            1. N.Y. Stories
            2. Three for Two
            3. Nat "Queen" Loriers
            4. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
            5. Elm
            6. Think of One
            7. Nefertiti/Off Minor
            8. Cat's Eye
            9. You Don't Know What Love Is
            10. Evidence

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Confident Acoustic Jazz.......2007-06-28

            Sultry, subtle small combo jazz. Very nicely performed and recorded. Sounds like you are up close and personal with the band, who plays with understated, confident soul and swing. Heavy emphasis on Thelonius Monk and Wayne Shorter covers. All acoustic. Sophisticated and sweet.

            Music:

            1. Orgazmo [Soundtrack]
            2. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - Kirari * Sailor Dream [CD-single] [Import]
            3. Providence: Original Motion Picture Score
            4. Red Dawn: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
            5. Relaxing Cinema Classics: Classical Masterpieces from the World of Cinema [Enhanced] [Soundtrack] [Import]
            6. Respect [CD-single] [Import]
            7. Romeo & Juliet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Soundtrack]
            8. Room 222/Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies [Soundtrack]
            9. Scooby Doo And The Alien Invaders: Songs From The Animated Feature And More! [Soundtrack]
            10. Shadow of the Wolf [Soundtrack]

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