Shaken Not Stirred

shaken not stirred

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SHAKEN NOT STIRRED features 12 tracks by some of the most notable finger-snappin', hip-swayin' musicians of the genre. Like a dream night in some fantastic lounge, the album brings together greats including Arthur Lyman, Bob Florence, James Bond, and Jack (Bongo) Burger. Lyman, one-time vibraphonist extraordinaire for Martin Denny, sold millions of albums during his solo career with HIFI and charted with the singles “Taboo” and “Yellowbird” (#6 and #4, respectively); “Taboo” is included in this compilation. Still performing at many of Hawaii's swankiest hotel resort lounges, Lyman is definitely the man with the Golden Vibes. Bob Florence's sound is pure Hollywood -- the big, cool and seductive sound of “Green Eyes” is like cinemascope for stereo. James Bond & His Sextet offer jazz renditions of those famous big screen spy themes (“Goldfinger,” for example), though this Bond actually came first. Bongo-ing up a storm on the track “Mambo Burger” is Jack (Bongo) Burger, mixing a wide range of afro-cuban beats with his band of hip-hepniks. Leon Russell (on harpsichord) and Glen Campbell (no less) team with Bond to form The In Group, whose zany rendition of “If I Had a Hammer” is bound to get toes tapping and glasses clinking.

In remastering SHAKEN NOT STIREED from the original masters, This Way Productions engineer Danny Caccavo paid careful attention to the sonic quality, repairing many splices and even fixing a crumple in Lyman's “Taboo” that went unnoticed in previous reissues of that song. The booklet for SHAKEN NOT STIRRED is art-directed to suit any bachelor pad and uses many pieces of original art from the HIFI archives. And if that's not enough, the trend-setting Manhattan restaurant Global 33 has given up the recipe for their ultra-suave cocktail, “The Taboo,” and displayed it for all to see (and enjoy) within the CD package.

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Shaken Not Stirred

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Excellent Songwriter/Singer!!
Best Country Performer Ever
Best Yet
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I'm a Phil phan!

Shaken Not Stirred
Phil Vassar
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0002X7C2Y
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Good Ole Days
In A Real Love
What Happens In Vegas
I'll Take That As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song)
Erase
Here To Forget
I Miss The Innocence
Amazing Grace
Nobody Knows Me Like You
Dancin' With Dreams
Gone By Dawn
Black And Whites

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On his third album, singer-piano thumper Phil Vassar has made a couple of wise choices. He brought his own band into the studio while spending more of his own studio time tickling the ivories. With entertaining and insightful piano ballads like "Gone by Dawn," "Amazing Grace," and the stirring personal anthem "Black and Whites," Vassar emerges as something of a contemporary country-pop answer to Billy Joel. He's a little less convincing on evanescent chart fodder like "What Happens in Vegas" and the lusty "I'll Take That as a Yes," but when he lets his obvious pop-rock influences roam free on the keyboard he sounds masterful and built to last. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Songwriter/Singer!!.......2006-05-14

This is a must for any music collection. Phil Vassar's talent is one you have to hear, you will become a fan in no time after one listen!!

Best Country Performer Ever.......2006-02-27

Buy the CD, and go see this performer in concert. He will out-do any showman, captivate you with his stage presence, and sing his heart out with show stoppers like "I'll take that as a Yes!" and many, many other songs that take you back to simpler times in life. Get this CD first, then, as soon as you are Vassarized and a Phan Phor Liphe,(the PH's are for PHil) check out the other CD's....

Best Yet.......2005-11-28

All of Phil's cd's are wonderful, but this is his best by far. It really shows his range. From the rocked up Hot Tub song to the slow Billy Joelesque Black and Whites and everything in between. I'm now waiting for him to make a CD of all of his song's that other people have done.

[...].......2005-11-05

By: Maxine Macpherson

Phil Vassar's country is different. Maybe it's the piano instead of the typical guitar. Maybe is the extraordinary energy of this performer coming out in his music or maybe it's the lovely, simple stories he tells with the songs he co-writes. Actually, it's all of these things, at least that's the case with Vassar's newest CD, Shaken Not Stirred.

At a CD release party in Lowell, MA in September, Vassar thrilled his audience with several cuts from the new album, including the first single and recent #1, "In a Real Love." This song is a great example of Vassar's rocking piano style and lyrics that create a visual picture for the listener:

"Well, I was 18 makin' minimum wage
With a letterman jacket and a Chevrolet
I thought I was cool, yeah, I ruled the school."

There are several songs that continue or build on the theme of a young man's dreams that have to give way to growing up. "I Miss the Innocence" is the best example of this loss:

"A crazy boy and a pretty girl
Man, life was simple then
Nothin' that we had to do
And no one to answer to
`Til reality stepped in
We're growing up
We've changed so much."

Vassar told the audience he spent six-months creating and recording the new CD. He co-wrote 10 of the 12 songs included on the CD. He also broke with Nashville tradition, using his own band members instead of studio musicians and writing with a variety of people including his bus driver. He talked about his early work experience as a bartender and that's the subject of the song "Here To Forget." Vassar loves to return to youthful themes, found love ("I'll Take That As a Yes"), getting over lost love ("Gone By Dawn") and shared plans that never seem to workout ("Dancin With Dreams").

The piano, always present in a Vassar song, is even more pronounced on this CD. Especially good is the country and jazz love song "Nobody Knows Me Like You" and, what Vassar claims is an "ode to my piano," the very blues-like "Black and White." This last is a real change in style and it works beautifully. It is obvious that the piano is more than an instrument for this singer - it's a second voice.

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I'm a Phil phan!.......2005-08-28

Okay, Phil Vassar sure ain't your "traditional country" artist, but he's a GREAT performer all the same! This CD does a great job of showcasing his piano skills and unique vocal abilities, and has some really catchy, stick-in-your-head songs. A couple tracks are more "light and jazzy" than country, but they're great all the same. Besides the singles released to radio (like "In a Real Love" and "I'll Take That as a Yes"), there are other great songs on this album. My fave is probably "Nobody Knows Me Like You," one of those love songs that makes you go, "Aww..."

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This is a gift... to be shared
Really Good Variety for light jazz fans

Shaken Not Stirred
David Benoit
Manufacturer: Grp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music

GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music
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ASIN: B0000001U4
Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

Wailea
I Went To Bat For You
Any Other Time
Carmel
Sparks Flew
Shaken, Not Stirred
Chi Chi's Eyes
Days Of Old
Jacqueline
Sarah's Theme

Customer Reviews:

This is a gift... to be shared.......2001-07-27

I have shared this with many friends who were surprised that they didn't know who this was! What is really fun is the staying power these tunes and beautiful music have.

I received a note from two people I gave this to as a gift three years ago. The note said: "We were listening to 'Shaken Not Stirred...' Thought of you and became inspired. Among other things about how fortunate were are to know you as a friend."

Three years, going on four.

Are you a thinker? A lover? Someone who appreciates real art, skill and timing and all? Someone who's forgotten something, or missing something from your life? Two words: David Benoit. Can you feel the magic coming back into your life, already?

Really Good Variety for light jazz fans.......1999-05-16

Tracks from this one get a lot of play on light jazz-format stations, and deservedly so. Sort of a quiet-listening CD, although the title track is a James-Bond-esque thing which is a lot of fun. "I went to bat for you" and "Sarah's theme" are smokey-room saxophone jazz things. "Jaqueline" is a beautiful piano etude. "Carmel" is more symphonic in nature. If you like light jazz, it's easily worth the price.

Shaken, Not Stirred: The Essential James Bond Themes

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Buyer beware
This Album Is Bogus!

Shaken, Not Stirred: The Essential James Bond Themes
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Metro Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000F3AHPU
Release Date: 2006-06-13

Tracks:

James Bond Theme
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
We Have All the Time in the World
Diamonds Are Forever
Live and Let Die
Man with the Golden Gun
Nobody Does It Better
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
All Time High
View to a Kill
Living Daylights
License to Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day

Customer Reviews:

Buyer beware.......2007-05-26

When they don't list the ARTIST by the track listing, we should know that they didn't go to the effort (or money) to get the real artists. This happens FREQUENTLY on 'collection' CD's.

This Album Is Bogus!.......2007-01-11

I bought this album under the impression that this was all the Bond themes from the movies sung by the original singers who made the songs famous. Not even close! The singers used to "interpret" the songs are unknowns and the album is a giant rip-off. It should have been stated quite clearly in the description that these were not the original singers. Do not buy this album if you are looking for the original recording artists!

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Comic Relief
Shaken not Stirred
the funniest man in the south

Shaken Not Stirred
Killer Beaz
Manufacturer: Intersound Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000063BNI
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

Intro
Kids Speak
Disney
Sound Effect
Alaska
Garden
Bathtub
Ducks
Mud Mask
Zoo
Meeting People
Vasectomy

Customer Reviews:

Comic Relief.......2005-07-15

If you're looking for some comic relief, Killer Beaz, aka Truett S. Beasley, Jr., is kind of like an R-rated Jeff Foxworthy. From the intro where he details his move from Mississippi to Alabama where the trailer rolls downhill to Mobile, you know it's silly time. "Kick Speak" details the troubles you have with saying words in front of your little kids you don't want them to repeat, because they will. His short routine about having his mother-in-law along on a trip to "Alaska" is way silly, "I'd rather have a frostbit t*t than go through that again!" "Bathtub" details having a mother-in-law too big for the bathtub that necessitates getting one "that comes with a tide chart." "Zoo" details the joys of getting too close to the animals. The crown is the 17-minute routine about getting a "Vasectomy." Beaz uses a lot of swear words, which may narrow his audience. But I found myself laughing more & more as I got through the tracks. Probably not something you want to play with the kids around, however. Enjoy!

Shaken not Stirred.......2002-04-30

Killer Beaz is funny like nobody else I've heard. My sides hurt from laughing so hard. I've heard him on the radio for years, but have never seen his show. TOO FUNNY!!!!

the funniest man in the south.......2002-03-15

Killer is a legend in the south. Check this record out! His take on Vasectomey is one of the funniest things I have ever heard.

Tracks:

James Bond Theme - James Bond & His Sextet
Green Eyes - Bob Florence Big Band
Caravan - Arthur Lyman Group
Mambo Burger - Jack (Bongo) Burger
Taboo - Arthur Lyman Group
Goldfinger - James Bond And His Sextet
Sunny - Arthur Lyman Group
The Man With The Golden Gun - The In Group
It Happened In Monterrey - Bob Florence Big Band
The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Jack (Bongo) Burger
If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - The In Group
Orchids In The Moonlight - Harry Zimmerman Big Band

Customer Reviews:

A fine addition to any basement mini-bar........2006-06-01

A good lounge disc. Not the best to be found but for the low price it is recommended highly. It really doesnt sound like James Bond music but it stands strong on its own. Take like a Tuesday off from work, have your special someone over, put this disc on, pour the martinis and just freakin go for it! Ahh, if life were only that good!

If Bond Listened to Elevator Music.......2000-08-10

The song is not what I expected when I bought it but certainly a good cd. The bond theme lacks the adrenaline pumping sensation of the original but is a lovely laid back version. The Man with the Golden Gun bares no resemblence to the original song. Goldfinger is a great song, it has perfect instrumentation, and is very swingy. After the last song is a "hidden" track of the bond theme(how fitting). Undoubtedly the best song on the cd. Jazzy and a great piano substitute of John Barry's electric guitar. The non-bond songs are fabulous. Especially number four.

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Shaken Not Stirred

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00004THC7
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Hooray For Hollywood
Lisbon Antigue
Pink Panther
The Beast
April In Portugal
Baby Elephant Walk
Walk On The Wild Side
Brazil
Peter Gunn
Night Train
Senor Blues
Fever
Quiet Village

Album Description

It's Friday night, the week is done and we have your ticket. This is the place where drinks can't get any colder and the music can't get any hotter. Slip on your cruisin' duds, put on some attitude and let's get this party shaking. Donny U the Royales will hold down the vibe with 13 lounge classics inspired by the days when hi-fi was king. Here's to you kid!

Tracks:

Anna Lee
Battleship Chains
Can't Stand the Pain
Deep in the Heart of Dixie
Don't Pass Me by
Games People Play
Hand to Mouth
Hippy Hippy Shake
Let It Rock
My Fault
Rain
Running Out
Shaken Not Stirred
She Fades Away
Six Years Gone
Slaughterhouse

Album Description

Asian pressing of the 1996 originally released album that's comprised of 16 'Best Of' tracks including 'Hippy Hippy Shake', 'Running Out', 'Deep In The Heart Of Dixie', 'Don't Pass Me By', 'Shaken Not Stirred' and more! CMC. 2005.

Album Details

Eighties Rock Music is Typically Characterised as Synth-heavy with a Polished Production, but Nevertheless in the '80s a Select Number of Bands, One Being the Georgia Satellites, Rocked Out Like it was Still the '70s.

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KILLER BEAZ LIVE:Shaken not Stirred

ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005LVUC
Release Date: 2000-08-23

Tracks:

Intro
Kids Speak
Disney
Sound Effect
Alaska
Garden
Bathtub
Ducks
Mud Mask
ZOO
Meeting People
Vasectomy

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A high energy lot of laughs per minute hilarious comedy album, does contain some adult humor...“On Stage, Beaz is `Killer!'” -Rolling Stone Magazine...

“Star Rising in the South!” -USA Today...

“Killer Beaz lives up to his name,`KILLING' his audiences!” -Entertainment Today, Reno, NV...

“Killer Beaz has a universal appeal that makes him a crowd favorite!” -SHOWTIME, Las Vegas, NV...

“Killer Beaz is the King of comedy!” -The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, MS...

“Nobody is funnier or more real than Killer Beaz, he delivers every time... the man is brilliant!!!”- Bob & Sheri/ The Bob & Sheri Syndicated Morning Show- Jefferson Pilot Radio Network...

“KILLER BEAZ is always a welcome addition to our morning show, KILLER is the KING of comedy. When BEAZ speaks, people listen!”- Rhubarb Jones, WYAY , Atlanta, GA/ CMA, AMC, & Billboard-DJ of the Year...

“KILLER BEAZ's enthusiasm and demented wit are a breath of fresh air, ANY FORMAT, ANY STATION.”- Bearman and Ken- US101/ #1 station in Chattanooga, TN/ #2 station in the nation... Favorite host for LIVEONTHENET.com... Killer Beaz is a regular guest on the John Boy & Billy Big Show and the Rick & Bubba Show...