Talkin Jazz 3 [Import]

Talkin Jazz 3 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Yaad

2. Burungkaka Tua

3. Sakara

4. Northbeach

5. Stars And Rockets

6. Color

7. Sunshine Of Your Love -

8. Things We Said Today

9. Un Graso De Areia

10. Just Give Me Time

11. Little Bird

12. Waldmadchen

13. Suite Pour San Remo-Ouverture

14. Big P

15. Blue Dance

16. Modal Forces, Movement A

17. First Movement A

Tracks:

Minuando (Six Eight)
So May It Secretly Begin
Last Train Home
(It's Just) Talk
Third Wind
Distance
In Her Family

Album Description

A trio of Grammy Award-winning albums by the Pat Metheny Group return to the artists's active discography on Nonesuch. Still Life (Talking (1987), Letter from Home (1989), and The Road To You (1993) are the first in a series of remastered reissues of Geffen Records titles.

Customer Reviews:

Music the way it should be............2007-02-25

A dear friend of mine was kind enough to lend me a copy of this CD. With my friend and I being fellow musicians, it stands to reason that we both have a deep love and passion for music. In a recent discussion, we were talking about Pat Metheny, Jean-Luc Ponty among others, and it was there that he lent me a copy of Pat Metheny's Still Life (Talking). From the moment I inserted it into my CD player I was taken away to a beautiful musical landscape. Such songcraft, such sentimentality and musicianship. A true measure of what music is supposed to be. Minuando (Six Eight) is a wonderful beginning to what is a beautiful crafted collection of music, and my personal favorite Last Train Home is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It was even used in an Amtrak commercial sometime ago. (There's a piece of trivia) Thank you Mr. Metheny for bringing us music as it was meant to be. Delivered from the heart and hands with love, craftsmanship and teutonic musicianship.

Fantastic Copy.......2006-11-12

I've owned the orriginal recording several years ago & gave it away to a person after the Katrina aftermath. When i purchased the remaster a few months ago & played it back on my home stereo system, I was blown away by the quality of not only the recording but also all the details not heard in the original. This remaster is not only recomended by myself but for all who love music in the purest form. I am anxiously waiting for "The Secret Story" remaster to add to my current Pat Metheny collection. If you're a seasoned or novice PMG fan, don't wait, buy this remaster soon & you'll listen for yourself how beautiful this recording is.

15 years later... not just "still good" but BETTER!!.......2006-11-05

i owned this music in both the original CD and cassette formats. however, i was willing to spend $15.99 to check out what this "remastered reissue" is all about. the result was astounding. i listen to most of my music with a Bose system in my vehicle. the difference between the original CD and the reissued CD is significant. first off, the "width" of the music seems to be wider, deeper. an analogy would be like, the original CD produced a listening effect as if you are listening the music in a small room, good music and rich music nonetheless. however, the reissued remastered CD produces an effect as if you are sitting in a concert hall, much wider tha deeper in terms of the acoustic dimension.

Secondly, a lot of the little notes (the percussion, the cymbals) that did not come thru' in the original CD all came out beautifully. if you are a devotee of acoustic elements in jazz, you will be very much rewarded to be able to hear all these. and you said to yourself, "gee, i did not know they played those little notes before."

by the way, i already purchased the Letter from Home CD which has the same high quality results per this review.

Fantastic.......2006-06-07

I am not a big fan of Pat Metheny -- I don't know much about his other CDs, but I have to say that I absolutely love this one. The song Last Train Home is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. There is just something about it that takes my breath away. The same can also be said of the other songs on the disc as well. I highly recommend this CD.

A five*star* stunner.......2006-04-29

I purchased the re-mastered version, and it sounds like it is live, i.e, you are there, only clearer. The songs are breathtaking, heart-breakingly lovely, and overflowing with joy, like a cool spring breeze blowing on you with the hot sun above. Sorry, Pat -- I think I broke that one getting it out.

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The Story of Life
The Album every soul artist would like to have made !!!!
Smoothjazz.com Review

Chasing The Green
Talking Book
Manufacturer: Third Angels Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J4S46E
Release Date: 2006-09-20

Tracks:

Story Of Life
Your Soul Baby
Now
Eye For Love
No Stopping The War
On A September Morn
Two Wings
Chasing The Green
The Movie
On Your Knees
Now (Instrumental)

Product Description

Talking Book offers a signature blend of smooth jazz vocals, thoughtful lyrics, and unforgettable melodies they have named the CEREBRAL SOUL SOUND. The CD offers 11 tracks including 1 instrumental. Talking Book is also thrill to introduce R&B veteran Sam Salter to the smooth jazz and adult contemporary genres.

Customer Reviews:

The Story of Life.......2007-07-04

The 1st track...Story of life is probably the best song I have ever heard..Please pick this album up..The music is very uplifting and inspirational..Can't wait for your next albm to come out

The Album every soul artist would like to have made !!!!.......2007-01-10

This album is nothing short of a soul masterpiece...
Sam salter has been much missed and just oozes class as does Mr jonz..every song is top drawer soul but track 2 (Your soul baby) & track 4 (Eye for love) are just about as good as it gets..i know this is my review on this album but believe me if you like your soul with smooth stylish catchy melodies and you just happened to have stumbled accross this album then you have made the first step in probally finding your best soul album of 2006/7..also just incase i ever manage to damage or lose my cd i have bought 2 copies, that's how good i think it is.....buy it before it disappers into soul heaven.

Smoothjazz.com Review.......2006-11-02

I've lost count of the number of times I've heard someone in our format say, "We've got to develop our own vocal artists." Still though, it's the same old tired vocals and vocalists brought in from other formats that seem to get played over and over and often unfortunately, they get that airplay because of the "name" rather than the quality of the music. Well, here's a chance to put your money where your mouth is... a vocal group with the goods that Smooth Jazz can embrace and hail as its very own. Comprised of musical veterans (J. Kari, Sam Salter, Mr. Jonz, Michael Anthony and Kiana Teal) with songwriting, production and performance muscle, Talking Book combines influences from jazz, urban soul and pop for a blend of music that will appeal to all tastes. The first single from CHASING THE GREEN, "On A September Morn," is tender and graceful as Mr. Jonz uses his vocal stylings to whisper caresses to his listeners. Sam Skelton's sax compliments the vocals and the melody perfectly. Sam Salter handles the vocals on "Now," and it's a triumph. He exudes passion and every lovely lyric is given that much more weight. If you're looking for something a bit more upbeat, the current single,"Your Soul Baby," might be just right. Reminding me a bit in flavor of the Spinners' "I'll Be Around," it's catchy and completely listener friendly. CHASING THE GREEN is on my personal playlist... time to put it on yours. ~ BETH LEWIS

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Classic PMG material.
Distance and In Her Family - underrated and gut wrenchingly beautiful.
Still Flat Lining
Best of the Best
One of those few that truly move you

Still Life (Talking)
Pat Metheny Group
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000OQD
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Minuano (Six Eight)
So May It Secretly Begin
Last Train Home
(It's Just) Talk
Third Wind
Distance
In Her Family

Amazon.com essential recording

Pat Metheny's open-hearted odyssey through music has encompassed fleet jazz, garage rock, and avant-garde chaos, but this 1987 hit finds its most significant wrinkle in the band's increased emphasis on Brazilian accents and vocalise choruses, using three singers (including percussionist-vocalist Armando Marcal and singers David Blamires and Mark Ledford) to augment the core quartet of Metheny, keyboardist Lyle Mays, bassist Steve Rodby, and drummer Paul Wertico. Metheny by now comfortably integrates his own guitar synthesizers into Mays's seasoned electronic orchestrations, and Still Life (Talking) is by turns sunny, wistful, and kinetic. The Brazilian aesthetic gives us the lovely opener, "Minuano (Six Eight)" and colors "So May It Secretly Begin." Metheny's instinctive, American sensibility is rooted in his Plains upbringing and the prairie-wide sound that his music has always evoked. The album's best-known piece, "Last Train Home," revives the sound of electric sitar to unexpected emotional effect. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Classic PMG material. .......2006-04-18

After replacing this cd in my collection, I revisited one of the best contemporary jazz albums ever made, from one of the best jazz guitarists ever. I honestly had forgotten just how good this cd is. If you took a sampling of 20 Pat Metheny fans, and asked them for their favorite PMG release, you'd quite possibly get 20 different answers. I think that speaks to the "something for everyone" mantra that seems to mark Pat's work. "Still Life (Talking)" is probably my favorite of his Geffen releases. The accompanying core of Mays, Wertico, and Rodby are what makes Pat's virtuosity smoke, but as always with a PMG release, the fringe players always add that extra flavor. Depending on Pat's mood when composing, one could expect to hear anything from Brazillian overtures, to Far East undertones. It really just ups the ante as far as one's overall enjoyment of his music. And the voices! Armando Marcal heads up a trio of unheralded, yet very talented singers to underscore some of Pat's most well known pieces.

If you haven't seen this man live, do yourself a favor and catch him in concert. You will have a new appreciation for him and these songs, as virtually all of them (Minuano, So May It Secretly Begin, and the moving Last Train Home especially) are part of a PMG setlist. Without sounding like a major "Stan", I'll tell you that SLT is a must purchase for music enthusiasts. It's also a great driving cd, which not a lot of jazz is. Turn it up!

Distance and In Her Family - underrated and gut wrenchingly beautiful........2006-03-13

Pat Metheny is such an amazing musician in every respect that it's hard to pick his best moments at times. While I was a huge fan at the height of this era, "Still Life (Talking)" was brilliant, but starting to take on a bit too much of the 'jazz lite' realm. That might be considered heresy by Pat's fans, but when I compare this album and the direction it started to take after the monumental "Offramp", and earlier genius like "As Falls Wichita" .., it starts to disappoint me in that I often know where the song is going in a way that I didn't on "Offramp". Yeah, I know 'true' fans don't compare albums, blah, blah, blah. Sure they do. People love music that speaks to them, and after this album, frankly, PMG didn't speak to me with their new material any more. I lost it after Nana left (he was after all, only a 'guest' with PMG) and they brought on the chipper, only-too-happy Pedro, and his 'la-la-la's' and 'hooohh's' and hand-claps. I much preferred Nana's other-worldly, exotic, haunted, soul-stirring vocalisations and percussion, making words and noises up for the musical moment in a way that Pedro never could. Judging from a few of these reviews, I don't think I'm the only PMG fan who feels this way. So, for me, after "Still life ..", I fell away from the PMG on record, for the most part. Which means nothing when it comes to their live performances. Everyone should always see Pat and Lyle play together live, always, and forever.

I wrote this because the two exceptions to this slight disappointment are "Distance" and "In Her Family", and I've not found a reviewer who has mentioned what genius they are. 'Distance', could only come from the mind of Lyle Mays, for anyone who has ever heard his brilliant solo music. It's dark and haunting atonally, in a way that those words can't possibly begin to describe, and 'Distance' brings up heartbreaking vibes that I've never heard before. It literally could have been part of the soundtrack to 'The Sixth Sense' in it's darkly moving, stately grace. Chilling is the word for it. 'Distance' leaves me speechless (which is saying a LOT!). The duo of it, which segues into 'In Her Family', can only conjure up one image or feeling - overwhelming loss. The title, to me, relates something very sad, like 'something' tragic runs 'in her family', like cancer, or suicide, or some other horrible affliction. I don't know whose title it is (Pat's or Lyle's), or what the inspiration for the song was, but you almost don't need to know much, just look at the title and listen to the song, and it informs you in a way that lyrics perhaps could not have. If you have lost a loved one, to death, as I have recently, (or on a much minor level, breaking up with a loved one), I defy anyone to listen to these two songs together alone, and not break down. Once the orchestra and cymbal swells at the bridge of 'Family' wash over you in hope, but return to the anguished, child-like melody of absolute crushing solitude, you can really only sit there in your chair, frozen in despair, for a few minutes. PMG accomplishes this like no other artists I know, along with 'The Bat, Part II' (from 'Offramp'). What is it with these guys and the last songs on their CD's? They're as beautiful as any hymns I've heard. There are no more perfect endings to their albums.

So, the other tunes on Still Life (Talking)' are entertaining, crowd-pleasing, mood-brightening, typically reflective pieces (and perhaps, too familiar) that PMG does so well. But nobody does haunting and touching like they do in the last six, or so, minutes of this album. "Distance" is chilling, "In Her Family" is loss.

Still Flat Lining.......2006-01-04

That's right! For the life of me I can't understand why every PMG recording has to sound as if it were recorded in a public library. The group and its leader are all musicians of extraordinary talent and yet they continue to produce sonic vibes that are totally vacant of any signs of life. They should rename this work "Still Flat Lining" for Pete's sake!

That said, I love everything else about this work from the melodic lines, to the soloing and the harmonic progressions. All of which are top notch as far as progressive jazz is concerned. The problem consistantly lies with the groups obsession with quietudes! Well sirenity is fine if you're some kind of new age zombie that wants to meditate until you become one with the great void. However, if you're like most folks that still get excited about experiencing life on this side of the River Styx then this is nothing more than glorified elevator music.

Inspite of all I have said so far, this remains one of the groups livelier albums second only to "First Circle", which should give you a clear indicator as to how dead and boring the rest of their stuff is.

It's a real shame because the compositions here have some real great potential. If only these tunes could have been played by any other group then maybe they would have stood a chance of coming to life. There seems to be a South American if not Brazilian feel to most of the compositions which I normally find a delightful combination when fused with jazz. The problem lies in the groups overuse of REVERB, REVERB, REVERB!

And don't forget those electronic keyboards of Lyle Mayes! While many PMG fans will claim that Lyle is some sort of keyboard genius, I attribute the majority New Age feel to this girly man on keyboards. Just imagine the spaced out reverberated cosmic sound of the electronic keyboards on any New Age meditation CD and you'll get the idea. Lyle's contribution alone is enough to suck the life out of even the firiest Salsa, Bossa Nova, or Samba.

Three stars for good compositions but the lack of energy makes me say pass on this one. My advice to you is to go get some Rippingtons.

Best of the Best.......2005-09-19

Very talented artist indeed, but this is the creme de al creme. A must to select repeat on your CD player!

One of those few that truly move you.......2004-10-10

I am in total agreement with Lisa Brown's review. This album was also my introduction to PM, and I've since bought many more of his works, but this and Secret Story are my all time PM favorites. Minuano will always rank as one of my favorite mood songs of all time. Thanks, Lisa for putting into words what I've felt for so long!

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Talking and Drum Solos
Baby Dodds
Manufacturer: Atavistic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DIZUE
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Spooky Drums No.1
Drums In The Twenties
Shimmy Beat/Press Roll Demonstration
Careless Love Blues
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Maryland
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Tom Tom Workout
Precious Lord Hold My Hand
Take Rocks & Gravel To Build A Solid Road
Wild About My Daddy
Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday
I'm Going On
O Lord Let Thy Will Be Done
Conversation
My Baby Gone And She Won't Be Back No More
Fare You Well Daddy, It's Your Time Now
Sing On
Dixie
Going Up The Country, Don't You Want To Go
I Shall Not Be Moved
The Ship Is Over The Ocean
Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes
Nearer My God To Thee
Like My Lord

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We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Ropeadope Records . . .
The long awaited live album!

Talking Only Makes It Worse
T.J. Kirk
Manufacturer: Rope-a-Dope
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006OMQ4S
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

Soul Power
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Bemsha Swing
Skippy
Damn Right I'm Somebody
Cross the Track/Thelonious
Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
Epistrophy
Pay Back
Teo
Get on the Good Foot/Rock Hard in a Funky Place
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Product Description

1 Soul Power 2 Four In One 3 Bemsha Swing 4 Skippy 5 Damn Right I'm Somebody 6 Cross the Track/ Thelonius 7 Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith 8 Epistrophy 9 The Pay Back 10 TEO 11 Get On The Good Foot/ Rock Hard In A Funky Place 12 Jackieing 13 **extra special bonus: Meeting At Termini's Corner I Got A Bag Of My Own/ Brilliant Corners

Customer Reviews:

We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Ropeadope Records . . ........2005-04-19

. . . for making this last statement by the late, lamented guitar jazz superband, T. J. Kirk, available to the public. I agree that this is probably Charlie Hunter's greatest band (although I'm partial to Garage a Trois). But the rest of the players, especially John Schott, also come across as top-drawer performers. (While you're at it, check out his amazing disc with Trevor Dunn, Ben Goldberg, and Kenny Wollesen, Junk Genius' Ghost of Electricity). And, it must be admitted, there's never been a group even remotely close to the concept on display here, namely, to conjure, with respect but not sappy adulation, the ghosts of Thelonius Monk, James Brown, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

For one thing, it's unlikely that Monk has ever swung so hard. Their funky reading of "Bemsha Swing" mightily impresses. As does their retooling of "Skippy," which retains its inherent playfulness but emerges with a wicked groove overlay. One thing that's going on here is that Charlie Hunter, working with two absolute killer guitar bandmates, is not required to carry the lead voice as much as in some of his other contexts, and, hence, there's generally a higher level of both conversation and invention than is typically found on a Hunter disc.

For everyone who's never heard of T. J. Kirk, this is a great place to start. For those already on board, this will be a must get.

The long awaited live album!.......2005-02-16

"Talking Only Makes It Worse" is the new album by one of the most intelligent, inventive, eclectic, rockin', soulful, jazzy, funky and psychedelic guitar groups of all-time. While the San Francisco group disbanded in 1997, this long-awaited recording proves that T.J. Kirk was not only a studio powerhouse, but a great live band. In a live environment, we realize for the first time that T.J. Kirk's unique sound is not a result of studio post-production, but musical craftsmanship in real time. Almost entirely comprised of songs from the previous two albums, the listener is granted immediate gratification. The live tunes demonstrate a level of improvisation that may have moved them into the jamband category, had it existed as a mature genre in the mid-1990's. Expect the unexpected. 'Epistrophy' for example shows creative arrangements that feature Ozzy Osbourne and Led Zeppelin nods. In addition to some vocal call and response, 'The Pay Back' features verbal scatting. Complete with fresh solos, different arrangements, stage banter and a few tricks up the sleeve, this disc is as close as most of us will ever get to experiencing a live version of one of Charlie Hunter's greatest musical incarnations.

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IF THEY ALLOWED TEN STARS ID GIVE IT

Talking to the Sun
Abbey Lincoln
Manufacturer: Enja
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005C7H
Release Date: 1993-06-23

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Talking to the Sun
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Customer Reviews:

IF THEY ALLOWED TEN STARS ID GIVE IT.......2001-08-05

AS a keen jazz vocal fan and one who likes artists that really reach out this one is full of fire.... This to me is Abbey at her creative best, great sound, great arrangements, awsome musicianship and the lyrics put forth by that amazing voice that really takes u there... Very few can take u to the places that Abbey can...Get this recording and listen, I mean really listen.. you can hear her soul shine through.........

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Talking Hands
Deborah Henson-Conant
Manufacturer: Grp Records
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Talking Jazz; an Oral History
Ben Sidran
Manufacturer: Unlimited Media Ltd. / Nardis
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000NE59VI

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Talking Jazz contains sixty intimate conversations with the men and women who made the music happen, all neatly packaged in one elegant box with rare photos and extensive in-depth essays. Twenty four hours of audio on 24 CDs. Hear Miles Davis reminisce about Kind of Blue; Sonny Rollins reveal what really happened on the bridge; Betty Carter dispense advice to the young; Dizzy Gillespie demonstrate how to pack for the road; all this and more!An unprecedented resource for students and teachers alike, from noted author, musician, journalist Ben Sidran -- available here for the first time at a special introductory price. Talking Jazz is rife with all of the stuff that makes for humanity, selectively touching, in particular, those who happen to be jazz musicians...Mr. Sidran has gone far below the surface of emotions to the very core of our feelings. Benny Golson, composer, musician