Last Sessions

last sessions

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1. Exp
2. Strange Fruit
3. Shadows in the Rain
4. Little Wing
5. Comes a Time
6. Introduction of the Band
7. Consider Me Gone
8. Murder by Numbers
9. Roxanne
10. Tea in the Sahara - Gil Evans, Sting

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Last Sessions
Last Kiss Sessions
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Last Kiss
  • A Timeless Classic
  • Of the three versions
  • good lyrics, but....
  • Great
 Last Kiss Sessions
J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005Z49
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

  1. Last Kiss
  2. Hey Little One
  3. If You Knew Me
  4. Speak To Me
  5. Bound To Happen
  6. Not This Time
  7. Eenie Meanie Minie Moe
  8. Wine, Wine, WIne
  9. Summertime
  10. Run
  11. I Saw Her Standing Ther
  12. He'll Learn About It
  13. Too Many Girls
  14. A Teenager In Love
  15. A Kiss
  16. Hopeless Love
  17. Day Before Our Wedding
  18. Speak To Me (Outtakes)
  19. Over The Mountain, Across The Sea
  20. A Kiss (Outtakes)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Last Kiss.......2004-08-14

AWESOME FINE GREATEST SONG in the world! As a child, my sitter's husband in Katy TX at that time played the guitar and sang three songs I shall never EVER 4-get!!! This ONE LAST KISS I love it. I want to buy an excellent copy used. ASAP or new. He also sang PATCHES I have never heard it since. & off course the Animals HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN. Im an avid Grass roots and ELVIS fan I love KLDE and really cannot express how much this station has inspired my life to continue on!!!!! www.agapegiftsmemories.com Please send me the CD or cassette asap. Thx. Lynn

4 out of 5 stars A Timeless Classic.......2004-03-13

J. Frank Wilson Was Born In Lufkin, Texas (1941)
He Began his achieved Success while still a Senior In Highschool
" Last Kiss " Still too this day remains a timeless classic and J. Frank Wilson's only ranking smash hit. I recall this song from my child-hood and the song has still carried with me for nearly 20 years. It's only a shame this man's success hadn't blossomed to it's full potentiality, but nonetheless a great artist attributed for a great song " Last Kiss ". J. Frank Wilson had passed away in 1991 from Alcoholic abuse, May He Rest In Peace.. His music will continue on, and I hope " Last Kiss " will still be played for many, many years to come...

2 out of 5 stars Of the three versions.......2003-12-02

I still prefer J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers' original. Although most people my age remember the 45 being released on the JOSIE label, the best version is on the green TAMARA label. It was recorded with tons of reverb which is great for a song of this genre.

You may also want to check out the 1973 version by Wednesday that charted.

5 out of 5 stars good lyrics, but...........2003-09-29

This disc has good songs, Last Kiss is my favorite. but as most of the people whoalso reviewed this said, the sound quality is poor. whoever was operating the recording equipment sure had no idea what they were doing!

5 out of 5 stars Great.......2003-09-23

"Last Kiss" is a great song and a classic. One reviewer here said that it is a bad song and they do not know why anyone would want to remake it. My response to that is that even if they themself dislike the song, the song was liked by very, very many -- it was a huge hit in the fall of 1964 when it was originally released -- #2 on the pop charts -- and by the end of 1964 was #9 on the Top 100 Hits of 1964 Billboard list -- now that is NOT a bad song!!
Last Stitt Sessions, Vols. 1 & 2
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Jazz Master Goes Out In Style
  • very solid final effort
  • The last from a legend
 Last Stitt Sessions, Vols. 1 & 2
Sonny Stitt
Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009UVXZ
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Steamroller
  2. I'll Be Seeing You
  3. Out of Nowhere
  4. Sweet Georgia Brown
  5. Keepin' It
  6. This Is Always
  7. Makin' It
  8. Angel Eyes
  9. At Last
  10. Bouncing with Bud
  11. As Time Goes By
  12. Swifty
  13. Sugar
  14. Jumpin' the Blues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Jazz Master Goes Out In Style.......2007-05-07

If anyone needed a reminder of the integrity of Stitt's playing, these sessions provide more than an adequate example. Stitt knew his niche and explored it to it's fullest capacity. He's completely on top of his game on these sessions and gives no hint of the illness he was dealing with at the time. Remarkable music from a remarkable musician. - Alan Chase, Dover NH.

5 out of 5 stars very solid final effort.......2006-10-05

These final recordings of Sonny Stitt are beautifully played and recorded. Accompanied by bass, drums, and piano on the first part with the addition of trumpet on some of volume two. A wonderful CD. If you enjoy this disc, I would also strongly recommend Stan Getz "The Lost Sessions" which were also recorded toward the end of his long career and contains some fantastic music.

5 out of 5 stars The last from a legend.......2005-04-09

If you are a serious jazz head...this CD should be part of your colledtion. It was recorded about a month before Sonny Stitt's death in 1982 and he was playing at the top of his game. Stitt was a competotor who loved to jam...and he had done battle with the best...Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster and the like from his years with "Jazz At The Philharmonic". Simply put, "this cat could play". He is backed on this album by either Junior Mance or Walter Davis on piano, George DuVivier on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.
Leadbelly's Last Sessions
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A must have but, but not necissarily definative.
  • The sweetest from the Sweet Singer of the Swamplands
  • Essential, but not the best set for casual listening
  • Silver City Bound
  • This is the greatest true blues collection ever.
 Leadbelly's Last Sessions
Leadbelly
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001DJC
Release Date: 1994-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Yes, I Was Standing In The Bottom
  2. Yes, I'm Going Down To Louisiana
  3. I Ain't Going Down To The Well No More
  4. Dick Ligger's Holler
  5. Miss Liza Jane
  6. Dog Latin Song
  7. Leaving Blues
  8. Go Down, Old Hannah
  9. Blue Tail Fly
  10. Nobody In This World Is Better Than Us
  11. We're In The Same Boat, Brother
  12. Looky, Looky Yonder
  13. Jolly O' The Ransom
  14. Old Ship Of Zion
  15. Bring Me A Little Water, Silver
  16. Mistreatin' Mamma
  17. Black Betty
  18. Ain't Going Down To The Well No More
  19. I'm Going Back Down In Louisiana
  20. I Don't Know You, What Have I Done
  21. Rock Island Line
  22. Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch A Rabbit?
  23. Shorty George
  24. Stewball
  25. Bottle Up & Go
  26. You Know I Got To Do It
  27. Ain't It A Shame To Go Fishing On A Sunday
  28. I Ain't Gonna Drink Anymore
  29. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
  30. My Lindy Lou
  31. I'm Thinking Of A Friend
  32. He Never Said A Mumbling Word
  33. I Don't Want No More Of Army Life
  34. In The World
  35. I Want To Go Home

Tracks:

  1. New Iberia
  2. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
  3. John Henry
  4. Salty Dog
  5. National Defense Blues
  6. Easy, Mr. Tom
  7. Relax Your Mind
  8. Bottle Up And Go
  9. Polly Wolly Wee
  10. Pig Latin Song (2nd Version)
  11. Hawaiian Song
  12. Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla
  13. The Grey Goose
  14. Silver City Bound
  15. The Titanic
  16. Death Letter Blues
  17. Mary Don't You Weep
  18. He Never Said A Mumbling Word

Tracks:

  1. Midnight Special
  2. Boll Weevil Song
  3. Careless Love
  4. Easy Rider
  5. Cry For Me
  6. Ain't Going To Drink No More (De Kalb Blues)
  7. Birmingham Jail
  8. Old Riley
  9. Julie Ann Johnson
  10. It's Tight Like That
  11. 4, 5 & 9
  12. Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do?
  13. Jail House Blues
  14. Well, You Know I Had To Do It
  15. Irene
  16. 25 Cent Dude
  17. How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
  18. Hello Central
  19. Hesitation Blues
  20. I'll Be Down On The Last Bread Wagon

Tracks:

  1. Somebody's Diggin' My Potatoes
  2. Springtime In The Rockies
  3. Chinatown
  4. Rock Island Line
  5. Backwater Blues
  6. Sweet Mary
  7. Irene
  8. Easy, Mr. Tom
  9. In The Evening, When The Sun Goes Down
  10. I'm Alone Because I Love You
  11. House Of The Rising Sun
  12. Mary Don't You Weep
  13. Talk About Fannin Street
  14. Fannin Street
  15. Sugared The Beer
  16. Didn't Old John Cross The Water
  17. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  18. Bully Of The Town
  19. Sweet Jenny Lee
  20. Yellow Gal
  21. He Was The Man
  22. We're In The Same Boat, Brother
  23. Leaving Blues

Amazon.com essential recording

Leadbelly's Last Sessions is a remarkable document. Recorded over the course of three nights in 1948, approximately one year before his death, Sessions constitutes the only commercial recordings of Leadbelly ever made on magnetic tape. The sound here is still primitive by most standards, but it's a vast improvement over the quality of his earlier sides. On this four-disc collection, Huddie Ledbetter sets down as much of his repertoire as he could, from field hollers, blues, and country & western songs to children's tunes, ballads, autobiographical pieces, and popular hits of the day. The tape continues to roll between takes, catching Leadbelly's shifts of moods and changes of interest. He didn't know these would be his last recordings, of course, but he seems to have saved something special for these performances, which are as freewheeling, charming, and authoritative as anything he ever recorded. --Daniel Durchholz

Album Description

Spontaneous, intimate, spellbinding recordings from 1948. Four discs contain 96 songs and include the two remaining unissued tracks from the Last Sessions, plus his best-known songs such as Midnight Special, Goodnight Irene, and Rock Island Line. The 24-page booklet contains rare photos, articles, original documentation, technical notes, biography, bibliography, and discography. Produced and annotated by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. Reissue compiled and annotated by Anthony Seeger, Matt Walters and Jeff Place. "Rich in tone and pungent with history and personality." -Goldmine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A must have but, but not necissarily definative........2003-04-16

These four disks are recorded on analog audio tape. The only one existing of Leadbelly. The recodings were made on two or three seperate nights. Since the first night leadbelly didn't bring his guitar he sings acapella most of the first disk. The other three disks have his 12 string acompanyment. The sound quality becomes very apparent here. Unlike most of his records you can hear all 12 strings! It sounds beautiful. Another benefit of these being on audio tape is that Leadbelly can potentially play a song much longer than in prior recording. However he seldom does. Being more informal than a recoding studio ti also gives insight as to what Leadbelly's set list may have been like at a concert or everyday party. Though these individual song versions may not be the definative versions, or Leadbelly at his best, all these songs are gems and a must have for any folk, blues, or country collection.

Towards the end of the disks Leadbellys wife Martha sings with him. In all due respect to Martha she sort of slows the momentum of this collection down. Though I'm sure Leadbelly always encouraged people to sing along with his songs. The brightest gem of this collection may be listening to Leadbelly laugh at his own singing on the funny classic, Diggin' My Potatoes. Or being able to hear him slap his knee on Salty Dog.

Summary: Sping for it. Its something you won't find on any other collection

5 out of 5 stars The sweetest from the Sweet Singer of the Swamplands.......2003-01-22

Prior to this record, Huddie Ledbetter was confined to the limitations of the recording technology of the day. This resulted in an abundance of two-to-three minute long gems (as much as would fit on an acetate disc) which, while brilliant, obscured the essence of Leadbelly's artistry as a "songster". Fortunately for us and the evolution of popular music as a whole, shortly before this giant of a man (who survived having his throat cut, being shot at by the chain-gang boss as he escaped with ball-and-chain in hand, a suicide attempt as a last resort from prison, and the finicky tastes of New York high society which regarded him as little more than an amazing novelty) succumbed to Lou Gehrig's Disease, new technology was introduced that allowed him to loosen up and let the music flow naturally.

And a motherlode of music it is. While the first CD is comprised of accapella field hollers and spirituals, the other three are filled with some of the most incredible guitar work you'll ever hear, bar none. As Huddie (pronounced Hyoo-dee) himself explains to the listener, he learned guitar "sittin' by the bass-side of the piana" in honky-tonks on Shreveport, Louisiana's Fannin Street. Therefore his aggressive 12-string guitar style is informed by a rollicking boogie-woogie barrelhouse/ragtime feel, that often sounds like several guitarists at once. This is best exemplified in his own ode to Fannin Street, "Cry For Me", and the rag "Easy, Mr. Tom", which has enjoyed many permutations, "Hot Dog" by Blind Lemon Jefferson and "Cannonball Rag" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band among them. As Leadbelly comments as the tune ends, "It's so easy when you know how."

Leadbelly knew some thousand songs, and this collection is merely the tip of the iceberg. It includes some of his best-known work, "Goodnight Irene", "Grey Goose", "Midnight Special", and his version of "Easy Rider" ("rider" was slang for girlfriend). It also includes his interpretations of the work of Stephen Foster (of "Camptown Races" fame, and the first "pop star"), some of the most beautiful and haunting melodies, "Springtime in the Rockies" and "I'm Alone Because I Love You". "Salty Dog" finds him clapping the beat between guitar strums. He even sings a whole song in pig-latin (after explaining what pig-latin is). Also included is "Sweet Mary", written for Governor Pat Neff, which won him a pardon from prison ("If I had you Gov'na Neff like you got me/ I'd wake up in the mornin' I'd set you free...")

Occasionally he pauses to take a drink or serve up an anecdote to set up a song, strumming a chord to tune as he speaks. You feel as though you're in the room with him, watching his roughened hands play across the strings.

Sadly, perhaps his greatest known song, popularized by Nirvana, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (also called "In the Pines"), is missing from this collection. But apparently Kurt Cobain was introduced to Leadbelly through Last Sessions, and it was one of his favorite albums. Also regrettably missing is "John Hardy", the outlaw ballad rocked up by Uncle Tupelo.

Leadbelly is unique among much early blues music, which seems to often be perceived as depressing. Leadbelly's work is uplifting, joyous, funny (and fun), and perfect for inspiring a good mood. There's nothing stale about it-- it's as vibrant as the day it was set to tape. As Leadbelly sings, "Somebody should ask you people who made up this song/ Tell 'em Huddie Ledbetter done been here and gone..."

5 out of 5 stars Essential, but not the best set for casual listening.......2000-11-11

(4 CDs: 64'/60'/63'/64') I entirely agree that this is indeed essential Lead Belly. However, I would point out to the unwary buyer that these are not commercial studio takes; they were recorded by Frederic Ramsey Jr. in his home, in a room set up as a makeshift studio. Sound is not a problem, but the CDs contain some talk - not only Lead Belly's introductions to the songs, as he frequently gave on his recordings, but there is also some lengthier discussion, including with the other people in the room. In addition, several "songs" are mere fragments. All this is invaluable to any serious folk music fan, but on the other hand it can be quite distracting for casual listening. These are CDs that you will want to play in order to study them...

5 out of 5 stars Silver City Bound.......2000-06-27

I love the song Silver City Bound on this box set. It is intense, beautiful and deeply moving as great blues can be. There are a lot of classic folk and blues songs here from Lead Belly's huge repertoire. Lead Belly is one of my favourite blues artists and these discs have the man in great spirit. I recommend this.

5 out of 5 stars This is the greatest true blues collection ever........1999-10-24

You are allowed to hear conversations between Leadbelly and his wife. This is a true recording session done in an apartment living room rather than in a studio. This is what true blues is about.
Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: The Original Sessions
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Funky title. Great CD
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  • Track listings now OK. Delete last sentence of my review.
  • Great album, but you have wrong track listings
  • Get over the title and just enjoy the music!
 Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: The Original Sessions
Ralph Sutton & Jay McShann
Manufacturer: Chiaroscuro Records
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ASIN: B000003H98
Release Date: 1995-04-06

Tracks:

  1. Little Rock Getaway
  2. Am I Blue
  3. All Of Me
  4. Honky Tonk Train Blues
  5. Rosetta
  6. St. Louis Blues
  7. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm ...
  8. Girl Of My Dreams
  9. I Got Rhythm
  10. Dog A Blues
  11. Hootie's Ignorant Oil
  12. Truckin'
  13. After You've Gone
  14. I Ain't Got Nobody
  15. Variations On A Weeping Willow

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Funky title. Great CD.......2005-09-07

This is my first jazz piano cd purchase, and it does not dissapoint. From the first to the last track, these soulfull tunes are catchy and energetic. Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann were truly underappreciated and unbelievably talented musicians.

4 out of 5 stars A Warning to Buyers.......2002-02-02

There are TWO (count 'em, two) CD's called "Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players," both with Jay McShann and Ralph Sutton, but with completely different song listings. If you want to see the other, type that title into the Search box and they both pop up. They also have almost identical identifiers: The one with this review is Chiaroscuro; ASIN: B000003H98, and the other one is Chiaroscuro; ASIN: B000003H9F.

5 out of 5 stars Track listings now OK. Delete last sentence of my review........1999-04-10

Please correct my review as above

5 out of 5 stars Great album, but you have wrong track listings.......1999-03-21

I'll try one more time: this is a great album--I own it--but it begins with "Little Rock Getaway" and ends with track 15, "Variations on A Weeping Willow." You still have the wrong track listings!

5 out of 5 stars Get over the title and just enjoy the music!.......1998-12-17

This is good, old-fashioned piano by two great artists. It is smooth, cool and designed to make your foot tap. The bass lines sometimes rumble like a freight train, while the speed of the right hands goes off the scale. If you listen to this, you won't need to go to the "Whorehouse" and you'll feel better. Better set your CD player to "Continuous replay", because you won't get enough. I would also suggest any other albums with Ralph Sutton.
Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful music.
  • His Home Was A Southern Town
  • Mr. Jelly Lord
  • We Are So Fortunate
  • a treasury in the history of jazz piano playing
 Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings
Jelly Roll Morton
Manufacturer: Verve
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ASIN: B0000001NO
Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

  1. Sporting House Rag(Perfect Rag)
  2. Original Rags
  3. The Crave
  4. The Naked Dance #2
  5. Mister Joe
  6. King Porter Stomp
  7. Winin' Boy Blues
  8. Animule Dance
  9. Buddy Bolden's Blues(I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say)
  10. The Naked Dance
  11. Don't You Leave Me Here
  12. Mamie's Blues
  13. Michigan Water Blues
  14. Sweet Substitute
  15. Panama
  16. Good Old New York
  17. Big Lip Blues
  18. Why?
  19. Get The Bucket
  20. If You Knew
  21. Shake It
  22. Dirty, Dirty, Dirty
  23. Swinging The Elks
  24. Mama's Got A Baby
  25. My Home Is In A Southern Town

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When Jelly Roll Morton recorded this music in 1939 and 1940, the "Jazz Age" that he represented was rapidly becoming a subject of historical curiosity. Morton had already recorded extensively for the Library of Congress, reminiscences as well as music, but there's nothing stale about these solo piano and band tracks, with Morton showing another dimension of himself as a laconic singer of traditional blues. The solo piano sessions find him reaching back to the New Orleans of his youth, playing ragtime and bordello specialties as well as a superbly relaxed version of his "King Porter Stomp." The songs are fascinating, including "Winin' Boy Blues," "Mamie's Blues" (which Morton introduces as "the first blues I no doubt heard in my life"), and "Buddy Bolden's Blues," the last with a cast of characters that includes the legendary trumpeter. There are also 12 band tracks, with Red Allen, Albert Nicholas, and Zutty Singleton among those joining the pianist. At their best these songs are fine expressions of Morton's music, with "Sweet Substitute" and "My Home Is in a Southern Town" showing the composer as a still-vital musical force. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful music........2006-08-14

Great cd especially for Morton's beautiful warm vocal. No chance to listen something similar in current music. Tracks 1 - 13 are piano solos with Morton's vocal (around half tracks) and rest tracks are Morton's hot six and hot seven. Great is trumpeter Red Allen too. Especially on SWEET SUBSTITUE, GET THE BUCKET and MY HOME IS IN A SOUTHERN TOWN.
And super vocal by Morton again and again.

5 out of 5 stars His Home Was A Southern Town.......2005-12-09

Did anyone (don't remember) mention the excellence of the transfers and the liner notes? Steven Lasker is a hero - just compare (if you are a fanatic like I am) to the Classics issue of this material. And Animule Ball is a wonderful bonus. SOME of the band tracks ARE wonderful - particularly Dirty Dirty Dirty, Swinging The Elks and Mama's Got A Baby (all from the last session; what a pity there was to be no more). Claude Jones' replacement of Joe Britton on trombone,and the absence of Eddie Williams' alto sax help enormously. Dirty Dirty Dirty was the best writing Morton had done in years and Mama's Got A Baby shows that in addition to Jazz, Morton also invented R + B. Of course, the solo tracks are classics; have been since the day they were issued. I couldn't live without The Crave, Michigan Water, Don't You Leave Me Here - the incredible recording of King Porter...Oh let's face it, I couldn't live without any of it. And you shouldn't either.

5 out of 5 stars Mr. Jelly Lord.......2005-10-12

This CD compiles Morton's last commercial sessions: a solo piano date (actually 2) from 1939, and 3 dates, all of them using pretty much the same personnel, from January 1940, all for the General label. By far the most impressive sides are the piano recordings; most of these are remakes of tunes he had recorded in the 1920s. Slow and medium tempos dominate, and he sings on some of them, too - as only Morton could. WININ' BOY, BUDDY BOLDEN'S BLUES, MAMIE'S BLUES (an absolute masterpiece), and MICHIGAN WATER BLUES are all standouts. The small band sides feature Red Allen on trumpet, Albert Nicholas (cl), Eddie Williams (as) among others, and most contain Morton vocals, but these sides just don't come across as well as the earlier solo tracks. Still, this CD collects the culminating work of one of the great jazz pioneers, and is highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars We Are So Fortunate.......2004-05-02

What can one really add to the previous excellent reviews? So many great jazzmen died so young....Bix, Teschemacher, Fats, Parker, and "Jelly". How fortunate we are to have these final superb recordings by this flawed but incredible person.

The audio quality is excellent, so we are able to hear how his early recordings of some of his most well-known pieces should have sounded. Although in poor health at the time of these recordings, his playing is as exciting and inventive as ever. Truly one of jazz's giants.

5 out of 5 stars a treasury in the history of jazz piano playing.......2001-08-23

How could a Jelly Roll Morton piano solo session receive less than five stars?Like Duke,Monk,Earl Hines,James P.,he was one of the most talented pianists and composers in the jazz history.The first part of this cd consist in a complete solo session by Mr Ferdinand Joseph LaMenthe (1885-1941),a creole from New Orleans who proclaimed himself as the inventor of jazz,blues and stomp;megalomaniac,irritable,insufferable for those who worked with him,Sweet Papa Jelly Roll is truly one of jazz greatest geniuses.These sessions,recorded one year after the marathon-like "Library of Congress" recordings,are among his best,mostly for the solos.He excells playing ragtime ("sporting house rag",a tune he recorded in 1924 under the title "perfect rag",an exceptionnal version of Joplin's "original rags",maybe the most beautiful with Paul Lingle's version,a magnificent spanish-tinged tune called "the crave","the naked dance",a tune he used to play in the whorehouses,and "King Porter stomp",a masterpiece),and he excelles too playing blues ("Michigan water blues","don't you leave me here",the poignant "winin' boy blues",and another masterpiece,as Mr Tutt said,"Mamie's blues",which was recorded in 1940 by Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet under the title "2:19 blues").The second part of the cd,the band sessions,were recorded in 1940.The personnel is absolutely superlative:Red Allen,Albert Nicholas,Wellman Braud,Zutty Singleton,Claude Jones.Again,a bunch of masterpieces: the rare "sweet substitue"(listen to Sammy Price and Leon Redbone's versions),"Why"(another beautifully melancholic tune),"big lip blues"(listen to Jelly Roll saying "I'm gettin' drunk" in the middle of the tune),and "if you knew".Maybe Sweet Papa Jelly Roll wasn't the inventor of jazz,blues and stomp,surely he was a lyer and a mythomaniac,but clearly he was one of jazz most important figures,an immense pianist,composer,and a great singer,and I'm sure you'll enjoy these last recordings.
Last Sessions
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Notes on song credits & compositions
  • 5 star technich 5 star music = * * * * * * * * * *
  • The Best Solo Guitar Album Ever
  • Man... wow.
 Last Sessions
Lenny Breau
Manufacturer: Genes Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003TKP
Release Date: 1994-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Ebony Queen/Pam's Pad #2
  2. Meanwhile Back In L.A.
  3. Paris
  4. Ba De Da Da
  5. Feelings
  6. I Love You
  7. Untitled Standard
  8. But Beautiful #2
  9. Beautiful Love

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Notes on song credits & compositions.......2007-03-05

An earlier reviewer noted the lack of mention of song titles in the "Feelings" medley (identified on the CD only as "Feelings"), and also wondered about the identity of the "Untitled Standard". About the "Untitled Standard", while I'm not 100% sure that Lenny isn't playing an existing composition, I don't think he is; "Untitled Improvisation" would have been more accurate. He starts out with a melody that's very similar to "On Green Dolphin Street", but isn't that tune. He then changes course and throws down a long series of bebop lines, and briefly quotes the "Milestones" from the 1958 Miles Davis record of that name.

Both this CD and "Five O'Clock Bells/Mo' Breau" are on the Genes label, a label based in Silver Springs, MD. that I've never come across before or since (a Gene Rosenthal is listed as Producer on these CDs, so it was probably a labor-of-love project done by him). In 1988, when these were released, there was little or no other Breau CDs on the market, and his Lps weren't that easy to find either. These two discs do have a very homemade presentation, and there are no composer credits listed on "Last Sessions" (which also omits the recording dates, probably because Breau lived another seven years or so before his mysterious death). But, regardless of whether or not the packaging is up to the standards of the Guitarchives releases like "Live at Bourbon St.", the music solid Breau. Breau the free spirit / guitar genius is just playing what he feels like playing on these sessions (particularly on this "Last Sessions" disc, which is more exploratory than the cuts that made it on to "Five O'Clock Bells" and "Mo' Breau") - the disc has a very 1970s feel to it in that respect, although pianist Art Tatum was doing something like this type of rhapsodizing jazz in the 1940s and 1950s.

5 out of 5 stars 5 star technich 5 star music = * * * * * * * * * * .......2006-05-02

This is music!!!

you will never find any thing like this. A very special and personal cd from one of the true genious of the guitar.

The one album I have that is from the same period, is Ted Greene "Solo guitar" You can hear the influence from Breau too Ted. "Solo Guitar" is a fine album, buth this one is much deeper and more free arranged. Buth if you like Breau, get Ted.

There are not meny Lenny Breau cd outh there, buth they are greate and there is much varety in his work.

This is the left overs from Five O'Clock Bells/Mo' Breau, buth this music is diffrent. More free and surching, some times outh of this world,,and back again.

one of Breau?s treatemark was his amazing harmonic,,well this is the album with the most incretible harmonich on any Lenny album

Buth this is Deep Jazz Guitar. Maby the deepest Lenny Breau album. So if you are not in to that, start with The Complete Living Room Tapes...

This is not one of the Lenny Breau albums that I play very often, You are simply not in this mood every day.

Buth It?s one of lenny?s best

They don?t make them like this any more

5 out of 5 stars The Best Solo Guitar Album Ever.......2003-10-08

Lenny Breau revolutionized the solo guitar field. More than Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Tuck Andress, or Joe Pass. Breau had all the chops down and could play any style as you will hear on this C.D. "Feelings", and "Paris" are stand outs on this album. The themes, as they are introduced, are reasonably standard but once he gets going no one is as lyrical or technical as Lenny Breau. His use of country, flamenco, jazz, classical, rock, and indian musics all comibined make a sound like no one else. This is a very ethereal approach to guitar and lenny breau, besides being a great musician is also an incredible composer. His improvisation sections are stunning in their fluidity, it never sounds contrived like Tuck Andress' horribly stilted improvisation sections. Breau could truly speak through his guitar. This album is flawless, and yes, there is one song with two guitars but it is credited, and obvious. It was done, I believe, for the sake of adding more harmonics, and for an experiment. This album, remains flawless in my mind and any fan of the musical styles mentioned above, or just great guitar playing, should buy this album. Lenny is the best ever!

4 out of 5 stars Man... wow........2000-07-15

I have been a professional musician for some time now, and somehow I have escaped hearing the under-recorded, under-mentioned and underrated guitar virtuoso (and i don't use that term loosely) Lenny Breau... until now. All i can say is Man... wow. This is a true musician with lots to say on his instrument and some unorthodox techniques that never ever get in the way of musicianship and a clear statement. Breau's use of artificial harmonics throughout the CD is stunning. The real standout for me is "Feelings," an ordinarily trite, cheesy little tune that Breau turns into an impressionist-tinted masterpiece This cut is actually a medley, with a hip little segue into "here's that rainy day" in the middle, before a nice rendition of "It Could Happen to You." None of these additional tunes are listed in the CD notes. The only disappointment for me was finding out that "I Love You" was actually two guitars (Both Lenny) overdubbed... this I feel is out of character and not a very organic or kosher practice, especially for a solo guitar whiz like Breau. It appears the overdubbed guitar is merely walking a bass line. I still can't name the "untitled standard..." i thought at first that it was "Yours is my heart alone" but i don't think that's what it is actually. You got me. I wonder about the people reissuing these CDs and their knowledge of this music or music in general. They credited Cole Porter's "I Love You" to Breau and Victor Young's "Beautiful Love" to Breau as well. These tunes are jazz standards and I don't see how anyone with even an beginner-intermediate knowledge of standard jazz repertoire could miss these obvious, fairly straightforward readings of standard tunes, as well as failing to list the other tunes in the Feelings medley and researching the title of the "Untitled Standard". Overall though, i'm quite satisfied with my purchase, and I expect to buy more Breau in the near future.
Last Sessions
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Hoser Joe
  • You have to really listen to it.
  • simply wonderful
  • This CD is so satisfying
 Last Sessions
Mississippi John Hurt
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000EKV
Release Date: 1991-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
  2. Boys You're Welcom
  3. Joe Turner Blues
  4. First Shot Missed Him
  5. Farther Along
  6. Funky Butt
  7. Spider, Spider
  8. Waiting For You
  9. Shortnin' Bread
  10. Trouble, I've Had It All My Days
  11. Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
  12. Good Morning, Carrie
  13. Nobody Cares For Me
  14. All Night Long
  15. Hey, Honey, Right Away
  16. You've Got To Die
  17. Goodnight Irene

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hoser Joe.......2005-08-31

I have had this selection on vinyl for many years. As Kavity Killer (Dentist per chance?) notes this album is akin to a spiritual mantra. Mississippi John Hurt was counting days to his promised land when he recorded this music, in all of its profoundness, in 1966. Sometimes we miss the greatest poets in our own life, concentrating instead on sensationalist memorabilia. To listen to this simple music is nye on hearing the angels for any true lover of the folk-blues tradition. Buy it, this is no one just after fame and fortune here. This is timeless.

5 out of 5 stars You have to really listen to it........2003-08-30

I listened to this album about five times before I noticed something unusual. The simple songs, the traditional lyrics, the rhythmic guitar, when added up, when listened to with something resembling sensitivity, convey a staggering and intense gentleness and peace. This guy RADIATES peace like some swami or guru. The beauty, though, is that he's not laying any philisophical trip on you. He's just being himself! You can tell that he is really at peace, and listening gives you just a little hint of that same peace in your own soul. He's one of a kind. Thank God for Mississippi John Hurt.

5 out of 5 stars simply wonderful.......2000-11-25

this is my first written review, and i've chosen to write about this album in particular because it's my favorite. i've been listening to it now for three or four years, and i also play his style of guitar, and this album has just grown and grown on me. he is his own little symphony orchestra, with his voice, his guitar basslines and his treble lines (which usually play the melody) working so well together...it's just music. if you haven't listened to this album (which is one of the best by m.j.h.) then give yourself a treat and do it. i tell you, this is brilliant stuff. another good album of his is the Immortal M.J.H. it truly is immortal. and anyone who says he was a better musician in 1928 as a young man doesn't know what they're talking about. voice more silky, yes, but as a guitarist and all-around singer he IMPROVED dramatically in 35+ years of practice alone on his front porch. please, buy this!

5 out of 5 stars This CD is so satisfying.......1999-11-08

When I was a small child, sometimes I would lay awake in bed, listening. The adults were still up, laughing, talking, playing music. This is that tantalizing music that I never could quite hear. And it is just as good as I suspected.
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ernest Tubb, elder statesman
  • GREAT... FOR COMPLETISTS
  • The Texas 2X4
  • The Last Sessions(All Time Greatest Hits) Ernest Tubb
  • Ernest Tubb The Last Sessions
 Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits
Ernest Tubb
Manufacturer: First Generation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001OH11
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

  1. A Month Of Sundays
  2. Sometimes I Do
  3. A Good Mind To Love Her Anyway
  4. Half My Heart's In Texas
  5. Walkin' The Floor Over You
  6. Jealous Loving Heart
  7. You're The Only Good Thing
  8. Papers And Pens
  9. Waltz Across Texas
  10. Set Up Two Glasses Joe
  11. You Nearly Lose Your Mind
  12. Answer The Phone
  13. Our Baby's Book
  14. Soldier's Last Letter
  15. Journey's End
  16. When The World Has Turned You Down
  17. Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
  18. Seaman's Blues
  19. Thanks A Lot
  20. Blue Eyed Elaine
  21. Half A Mind
  22. Rainbow At Midnight
  23. Filipino Baby

Tracks:

  1. The Women Make A Fool Out Of Me (Jimmy Rodger's Last Blue Yodel)
  2. It's Been So Long Darling
  3. One More Day
  4. I Ain't Been Right Since You Went Wrong
  5. Sad Songs And Waltzes
  6. Driftwood On The River
  7. I'm Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here
  8. I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back
  9. Letters Have No Arms
  10. Give Me An Old Fashion Love
  11. Try Me One More Time
  12. I'll Step Aside
  13. (When You Feel Like You're In Love) Don't Just Stand There
  14. I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye
  15. Have You Ever Been Lonely
  16. I'm With A Crowd But So Alone
  17. Mr. Jukebox
  18. Tomorrow Never Comes
  19. There's A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas
  20. Sweet Thang
  21. Dear Judge
  22. Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
  23. Yesterdays Winner Is A Loser Today
  24. That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eyes

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Ernest Tubb, elder statesman .......2006-05-06

This collection represents an effort by Pete Drake to make Tubb's hits available, after MCA/Decca had lost interest in Tubb and let almost his entire catalogue slide out of print. Tubb's voice is weathered and aged, and the band isn't as good as Tubb's mid 60s unit. That said, Ernest Tubb was never Caruso anyway. Tubb's strength was his warm personality and the character in his voice, both of which continued to shine through in his vocals. This is a worthwhile collection that any Tubb fan will want to own. If some of the recordings sound excessively familiar,it is because many of these recordings were overdubbed with guest stars for an Ernest Tubb tribute album. Almost all the classic songs are here, and Tubb fans will be singing along with the CD player

4 out of 5 stars GREAT... FOR COMPLETISTS.......2002-10-29

If anyone is thinking about this two-CD collection as a perfect introduction to Ernest Tubb's classic recordings, then they are wrong. True, it includes a good deal of songs and almost all of his greatest hits. Yet, these are not the original versions, but re-recordings made in the late 70s and early 80s, a few years before the Texas Troubadour's death in 1984. For a real introduction to Tubb's greatest hits, it is much better to get ASV's "Early Hits of the Texas Troubadour" or --even though this is a much more expensive option-- Bear Family's extremely comprehensive boxsets that cover most of his career.

Yet, this is a remarkable collection, inasmuch as it includes Tubb's last sessions. Even though he was in his late sixties by the time he made these recordings, Tubb is still in great form, and the sound is very good. Moreover, he performs some more obscure songs apart from his hits, which makes the album even more interesting. Even though the CD features no sessionography (it offers no booklet, for that matter), Ernest is accompanied here by some of the best Nashville session musicians of the time (if anyone is wondering how I know that without any personnel info, then I will say that Tubb himself shouts out their names from time to time while they are performing an instrumental solo during a song). Melba Montgomery also joins him on a jumping version of the classic honky-tonk song "Sweet Thang."

So, this is a good pick for any serious country music fan, but it is indispensable for completists and Tubb aficionados.

5 out of 5 stars The Texas 2X4.......2001-09-29

A legend and a legendary recording.

5 out of 5 stars The Last Sessions(All Time Greatest Hits) Ernest Tubb.......2000-11-29

For any Ernest Tubb fan this is a "must own".You have some of Ernest Tubbs all time hits recorded in his super mature voice !!!

5 out of 5 stars Ernest Tubb The Last Sessions.......2000-06-13

This is the best Ernest Tubb cd I have ever owned it has all the great songs and the quality is great.
Simon Barere: The Last Recording Sessions
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Farewell to a never ending piano legend!
  • By far the best sound of any Barere recording
 Simon Barere: The Last Recording Sessions

Manufacturer: Cembal D'amour
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005RTT1
Release Date: 2001-10-30

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  1. Liszt: Faust Waltz, after Gounod
  2. Liszt: Dance of the Gnomes
  3. Liszt: Liebestraume
  4. Chopin: Scherzo Op. 39, No. 3 in C-sharp minor
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  6. Liszt: Paganini Etude No. 3 La Campanella
  7. Chopin: Ballade Op. 23, No. 1 in G minor
  8. Liszt: Concert Etude No. 2 La Leggierezza
  9. Liszt: Valse Oubliee No. 1
  10. Liszt: Reminiscences de Don Juan, after Mozart

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Odessa-born pianist Simon Barere was fully the equal of more celebrated contemporaries such as Benno Moiseiwitsch, Arthur Rubinstein, and Vladimir Horowitz. But few great pianists have ever been so underprized, not only in their lifetime, but also posthumously. When Barere entered the studios of the Remington Company in 1951 to make the recordings that appear for the first time on CD on this Cembal d'amour disc, it was his first visit to a recording studio in more than 15 years. It seemed that the 55-year-old pianist was about to achieve the recognition and respect that had eluded him. It was not to be. He collapsed at the keyboard during a performance at Carnegie Hall a few days later, a victim of a fatal cerebral hemorrhage.

Barere's difficulty in achieving the kind of career he deserved may have been partly a consequence of his spectacular technical equipment. Harold Schonberg's evaluation in his The Great Pianists is typical: "Barere was not one of the remarkable musical minds, but a playing mechanism startling for speed, accuracy, and disregard of difficulties." What is odd about such assessments is that the pianist who most resembled Barere in the succeeding generation is often regarded as the 20th century's greatest keyboard intellect: Sviatoslav Richter. Compare Barere's "Gnomenreigen" to Richter's (on a now hard-to-find Russian Revelation CD). The performances share a demonic edge, as well as a miraculous prestissimo pianissimo in the closing bars, that sets them apart from almost all others. Or compare their Liszt sonatas (Barere's on Enterprise/Piano Library and Richter's on Philips). They tear through octaves as though the gates of hell were about to slam shut. Yet, upon reaching indications like "dolcissimo con timo sentimento," they can make the music slow down so that it appears to step outside of time. Barere's extremely flexible tempos, no less than Richter's, pay strict attention to line and phrasing, thus investing his playing with a naturalness of pulse and expression that keeps it perpetually fresh. As almost all the performances on this disc, as well as those on previous reissues by APR and Pearl, demonstrate, Barere's playing requires more than that you merely listen to music; it demands that you experience it. --Stephen Wigler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Farewell to a never ending piano legend!.......2007-05-08


Simon Barere was one of the most formidable and amazing painsist ever existed. His astonishing technical equipment, his impressive phrasing and his winged fingering made of him a true living legend.

Thanks to the actual technology, we have been able to rediscover and admire his supreme art. Once you listen him, you will be absolutely engaged.

You' ve got my word.

4 out of 5 stars By far the best sound of any Barere recording.......2003-03-13

Noted for his amazing fast technique and ability to shift gears and turn a corner on a dime (although sometimes jumbling or missing notes to my ear), Barere knocks many off their feet. I can't say he sweeps me away, perhaps because his repertoire is largely limited to virtuoso showpieces, which is not my cup of tea. However, I have listened to a number of Barere CD's trying to figure out what I'm missing, and this CD certainly has something all the others lack -- tolerable sound! These are studio recordings from shortly before his untimely death, and the sound quality is immeasurably more listenable than the awful Carnegie Hall radio waves and the scratchy studio recordings from the 1930s. So if you want to check out Barere, I would recommend starting here. Although it doesn't contain Islamey, this disk has most of his main warhorses, including the Don Giovanni fantasy and Petrarch sonnet, and the magic of his playing shines through nicely.
Way Back Home: Last Sessions
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    		Way Back Home: Last Sessions
    Junior Parker
    Manufacturer: Connoisseur
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00004UD4Y
    Release Date: 2000-09-04

    Tracks:

    1. Blue Shadows Falling
    2. Love Ain't Nothing But A Buisness Goin' On
    3. Outside Man
    4. Darling Depend On Me
    5. River's Invitation
    6. Five Long Years
    7. Look On Yonders Wall
    8. You Know I Love You
    9. Lady Madonna
    10. Man Or Mouse
    11. Pretty Baby
    12. Sweet Home Chicago
    13. Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
    14. Way Back Home
    15. I Like Your Style
    16. I Need Love So Bad
    17. A Losing Battle
    18. That's Alright
    19. Tin Pan Alley
    20. Drowning On Dry Land
    21. Oh Darling
    22. Workin'
    23. Ain't That A Shame

    Album Details

    This Album features Cuts from all Junior Parker's Albums and Several 45-only Releases Like his Take on the Crusaders 'way Back Home'.

    Rock Music:

    1. Last Train Home [CD-single] [Import]
    2. Late at Night [Import]
    3. La Terre Commune
    4. Laughing in the Dark [Import] [Original recording remastered]
    5. Laurie Sabina & United Artists Sides, Vol. 2
    6. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
    7. Lead & Aether
    8. Leading Ladies Sing The Movie Classics
    9. Leading Men Sing The Movie Classics
    10. Leapers & Sleepers

    Rock Music

    rock music