The Expanding Sea [Live]

the expanding sea [live]

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Villeurbane / 10 March
2. Grenoble / 11 March
Disc: 2
1. Brussels / 9 March
2. Zürich / 21 March
Disc: 3
1. Berlin / 7 March
2. Bordeaux / 13 March

The Expanding Sea,San Agustin,Table of Elements,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

The Expanding Sea [Live]
Songs by Stephen Foster, Vol. 1-2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Time Capsule
  • Unexpected
  • An album to treasure
  • A classic recording of American songs
  • The sessions of sweet silent thought stirred
 Songs by Stephen Foster, Vol. 1-2

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000005IYE
Release Date: 1992-05-28

Tracks:

  1. Songs By Stephen Foster: Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
  2. Songs By Stephen Foster: There's A Good Time Coming
  3. Songs By Stephen Foster: Was My Brother In The Battle?
  4. Songs By Stephen Foster: Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair
  5. Songs By Stephen Foster: If You've Only Got A Moustache
  6. Songs By Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie
  7. Songs By Stephen Foster: Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love?
  8. Songs By Stephen Foster: That's What's The Matter
  9. Songs By Stephen Foster: Ah! May The Red Rose Live Alway
  10. Songs By Stephen Foster: I'm Nothing But A Plain Old Soldier
  11. Songs By Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer
  12. Songs By Stephen Foster: Mr. & Mrs. Brown
  13. Songs By Stephen Foster: Slumber My Darling
  14. Songs By Stephen Foster: Some Folks
  15. Songs By Stephen Foster: We Are Coming, Father Abraam, 300,000 More
  16. Songs By Stephen Foster: Linger In Blissful Repose
  17. Songs By Stephen Foster: There Are Plenty Of Fish In The Sea
  18. Songs By Stephen Foster: Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
  19. Songs By Stephen Foster: The Soiree Polka
  20. Songs By Stephen Foster: Better Times Are Coming
  21. Songs By Stephen Foster: Katy Bell
  22. Songs By Stephen Foster: The Hour For Thee And Me
  23. Songs By Stephen Foster: Summer Longings

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Time Capsule.......2006-11-30

The voices and instruments, like the songs, are straight from the mid-19th century. If you want to be transported back in time 150 years to a wonderful parlor performance of Foster's songs, this is the album to do it. The voices are marvelous and trained, and one must imagine that the strict phrasing and style are what one would have expected at the time. The cheap upright piano is perfect.

But the one perfect moment for me is the ONLY good extant rendition of "Was My Brother in the Battle?". Accompanied on a harmonium or pump reed organ, if this song doesn't tempt a tear, you simply aren't a romantic.

Very highly recommended.

3 out of 5 stars Unexpected.......2005-11-26

Quality of this recording is fantastic! Performances are superb! However, they don't fit being an example of Foster's music and times. I was expecting banjos and a Mississippi Sound - therfore, very, very disappointed in this CD and consider and a waste of money. Be sure to LISTEN to a few examples to match what you are looking for and what the CD offers. I, unfortunately did not listen before I bought. I rate this low only because my expectations were shattered. This IS a fine CD if opera styles are ok for an example of this southern, 1800's composer's work.

5 out of 5 stars An album to treasure.......2004-09-23

The landmark Library of Congress album, now on enhanced CD. Years
ago, I went on a six-months field assignment to a remote area of
Africa, where I could take only what music I could carry in a vest
pocket. I chose a tape player and two albums: a recital by Perlman
and this album on tape, and was content. If you love American
music, sung poetry, beautiful singing and deeply moving musicality,
this is an album you will treasure for a lifetime.

5 out of 5 stars A classic recording of American songs.......2004-08-22

What can I say that hasn't already been said below? I only wanted to reiterate how wonderful this album is and assure the reader the sound is spectacular on CD. This is a live recording, and intentionally so, as the idea was to create a "parlor" experience as these were parlor songs to be sung by family and friends around the old upright piano. I especially liked the comment about the upright piano which, indeed, does croak and clank throughout the performance adding a note of "authenticity" without becoming obtrusive.

If only Ms. DeGaetani had graced my parlor...

5 out of 5 stars The sessions of sweet silent thought stirred.......2003-11-22

I have never heard such unadulterated extraworldy sound emanate from two human voices and what would otherwise be firewood (the period instruments played by Gilbert Kalish). It stirs profound patriotism and a deep sentimentality for our early days when a civilized people pined to find virtue by examining its own body-- the north and the south, the small town, the simple flag, and the beauty of gentile manly and womanly love expressed through equisite song. There is no other music I would rather hear 'when summoning up the remembrance of things past.' The ghost of the early American parlor will prick your skin through these simple hymns and you may escape for a moment our troubled and busy times.
Tonight's the Night, Live!
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Their Best
  • First Rate Live Set
  • They sound better than ever. I couldn't believe it was live?
  • One of Steeleye's best
 Tonight's the Night, Live!
Steeleye Span
Manufacturer: Shanachie
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ASIN: B000000E84
Release Date: 1992-09-15

Tracks:

  1. Tonight's The Night
  2. Ca The Ewes
  3. Gentleman Soldier
  4. Tam Lin
  5. Padstow
  6. Fighting For Strangers
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5 out of 5 stars Their Best.......2002-04-01

If you own other Steeleye Span discs, you've got to get this one. If you own no Steeleye Span discs, this is the one you should get. Everything about this album is the best you will find of Steeleye Span - song selection, performances, and recording quality.

5 out of 5 stars First Rate Live Set.......1999-09-03

Fourteen years after the "Live At Last" album, Steeleye returned with a great improved concert set that is a must for their fans.

While a live album with 12 songs might see a bit odd for a band that has been around as long as this one has may seem a bit skimpy, this hour long CD makes up for what may seem a lack in quantity for definite quality. The vocals harmonies are sharp and the song selection is first rate. "White Man," for example, becomes much more accessible then in the odd production and arrangement that it had in the studio version.

But the real gem here is the nearly eleven minute epic "Tam Lin." A different version from the one fans may know by Steeleye's cousin band "Fairport Convention," this Scottish ghost story is quiet spooky and should make for mandatory Halloween listening!

5 out of 5 stars They sound better than ever. I couldn't believe it was live?.......1998-07-24

If you hadn't told me, I would have thought that it was definately a studio recording. Peter Knight shines in this album, as does the rest of the band. Definately a great CD.

5 out of 5 stars One of Steeleye's best.......1998-07-22

As a performer, I can say that there is a big difference between recording in a studio and recording a live performance... and this CD is proof that live performances have that extra punch that studio releases lack. This is one of the few CD's (including other Steeleye releases) I own which does not have a single bad track. Undoubtedly one of their finest pieces of work.
Live in Digital
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great band terrible recording
  • This Album Swings Hard!!!
  • Great Musicians
 Live in Digital
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Manufacturer: Sea Breeze Records
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ASIN: B00000184S
Release Date: 1994-02-03

Tracks:

  1. T.O.
  2. Ana Luisa
  3. Grrovin' High
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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Great band terrible recording.......2007-04-11

This band is one of my favorites because:
The arrangements are innovative; the ensemble playing is superlative, when they record in the studio; Terry Clarke is one great drummer -- his fills and accents will have you falling out of your chair. But... this album has the worst microphone placement and the worst mixing I have ever heard. And, one of the band's weaknesses appears glaringly -- the soloists, particularly the brass soloists, are not a strength of the band. If you want to hear great soloists in a big band context, check out Be Bop Big Band by Carl Saunders. I love Ed Bickert, but somehow the big band does not bring out his strengths as well as the small group format, e.g., with Paul Desmond or Lorne Lofsky. And in this recording, the bass player sounds like he was in the next town, the drum miking is awful, and the band's playing is way weaker than it is when they get into the studio and polish up the playing. These particular arrangements are difficult to execute but not the most inventive, and though Rob pushes, this just wasn't their night IMHO.

5 out of 5 stars This Album Swings Hard!!!.......2004-08-05

This is my first Rob McConnell CD, and it won't be my last. In my opinion, this is one of the best, if not the best Big Band albums I have. McConnell's band, which was recorded in 1980 for this CD, completely blows away newer bands like Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (Goodwin is awesome, but this CD blew me away). If you are a fan of Jazz and/or Big Band, you can't go wrong here. If you've never listened to Jazz or Big Band, this is also a great CD to start with!

5 out of 5 stars Great Musicians.......1999-04-10

This is an excellent CD. I've been looking everywhere for a copy of T.O. on CD and have had no luck until this CD. The Groovin' High recording is a very good and famous one. I've heard it on the radio a few times and was surprised to find that this is the same one. I'm very excited to have this CD and thoroughly recommend it to any jazz fan, especially a trombone fan - Don't let the valve trombone turn you off. It's great!
Over the Rainbow
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of America's great songwriters
 Over the Rainbow

Manufacturer: Pearl
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ASIN: B000000WMG
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

  1. (You Got Me In Between) The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
  2. I've Got The World On A String
  3. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
  4. Public Melody No. 1
  5. When The Sun Comes Out
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  9. Now I Know
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  11. Rasin' The Rent
  12. Blues In The Night
  13. Down With Love
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  15. It's Only A Paper Moon
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5 out of 5 stars One of America's great songwriters.......2001-03-09

Amid the Cole Porters, Irving Berlins and George Gershwins of the world, Harold Arlen tends to be forgotten. And yet, when the greatest song of the 20th century was recently voted on by a distinguished panel of critics, whose song came out on top? Mr. Arlen's (Over the Rainbow). Here is a superb cross section of Harold Arlen songs by a cast ranging from Judy Garland to Bing Crosby to Ethel Waters, spanning decades and spanning a wide range of styles, from jazz to ballads, poignant to funny. Although the sound is not ideal, as many of the recordings date from the 30's and Pearl's objective in remastering has always been to achieve the fullest musical sound rather than to reduce surface noise, this is a minor complaint given the rich and mind-opening selection of great music found here.
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If you like gypsy jazz, you can't afford to be without this CD!
  • the ULTIMATE non-django gypsy recording (in my opinion)
  • AMAZING, PHENOMINAL & SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Superb Jazz Guitar
  • VERY hot Gypsy swing
 Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
Rosenberg Trio
Manufacturer: Polydor
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ASIN: B0000073FE
Release Date: 1993-08-18

Tracks:

  1. For Sephora
  2. Minor Swing
  3. Les Yeux Noirs
  4. Chega De Saudade
  5. Bebop
  6. Bossa Dorado
  7. Pent-up House
  8. Avalon
  9. Nuages
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  11. La Gitana
  12. Armando' S Rumba
  13. Blue Bossa
  14. Swing De Paris
  15. Les Feuilles Mortes
  16. Spain
  17. Sweet Georgia Brown

Album Details

The Popular Jazz Trio of Cousins and Brother's Performance that Thrilled Thousands at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1992 and Captured on this Recording.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If you like gypsy jazz, you can't afford to be without this CD!.......2005-11-10

Stochelo Rosenberg is one of the very few guitarists who can walk alongside Django Reinhardt, not just in his footsteps. The only other one that is close to his ability is Martin Taylor. Both guitarists have played extensively with Django's violinist, Stephane Grappelli. Try the Rosenberg Trio's "Caravan" as well, which is excellent and has a cameo by the great Jan Akkerman.

This particular CD was recorded during the last North Sea Jazz festival (if you've never been, GO!) that the original organiser would witness (he died shortly after), and it captures the atmosphere of this great festival very well. The playing is virtuoso without losing sight of the melody, and the inspiration just leaps of the fretboard. There is never a moment's hesitation as Stochelo tells you his beautiful stories. Highlights are: Bossa Dorado and For Sephora, apart from all the Django classics (Nuages, Minor Swing, Pent-up House etc.) which are flawlessly performed without copying them note for note. Stochelo has a distinct own style, although he does not veer away from Django's style as much as Martin Taylor does.

If you have any inclination for jazz, acoustic guitar, or traditional European music you need this CD.

5 out of 5 stars the ULTIMATE non-django gypsy recording (in my opinion).......2001-12-27

title says it all. I own many gypsy CDs in the style of Django, and in my personal opinion, this one is by far the best one out there. Again, in my opinion, there is not ONE boring song at all , a few tracks may take a couple of listens to get used too (in my case, it was pent-up house and avalon) but otherwise, everything is top notch, from musicality, to technical performance (for the guitar freaks out there) to overall vibe. Fans of Al DiMeola's flamenco type stuff , Django Reinhardt, etc... should definitely check this recording out... I would also suggest visiting their webpage and order the videos and early CDs that are not available in north america ...

5 out of 5 stars AMAZING, PHENOMINAL & SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-11-26

There is no CD in gypsy jazz guitar to equal this recording !!! the playing, the fire & the energy level of the concert is way beyond any of their studio efforts- simply awesome !!!! Stochelo Rosenberg achieved a standard of excellence in gypsy jazz with this recording similar to what Paco de Lucia achieved with his best recordings of Flamenco guitar... a level of virtuosity that is astounding to any guitarist or music lover... do yourself a favor & check it out !!!!

5 out of 5 stars Superb Jazz Guitar.......2000-09-05

I heard this trio for the first time in a live concert in Vienne, France, last July. Didnt know them before. The first piece they played, "For Sephora," blew me away. Stochello Rosenbeg's mastery of the guitar is phenomenal. His improvisations stay true to the tune, yet are complex enough to keep you on your tows. His synergy with his brothers is also remarkable.

5 out of 5 stars VERY hot Gypsy swing.......1999-06-25

For fans of guitar-driven "Gyspy Swing" in the style pioneered by the late Django Reinhardt, this is one of the most remarkable recording ever done in this genre. I enjoyed the Rosenberg's CARAVAN CD, but I like this one even more. The interplay between the three is remarkable. The lead guitar work is so astounding that it sometimes eclipses the equally stellar rhythm guitar and bass support. The fire that comes from a live performance is definitely there and there is a great selection of tunes, from classic swing to more contemporary pieces (Pent Up House) along with a few classic Gypsy standards (Dark Eyes, here bearing its French title Les Yeux Noir). Highly recommended. One caveat....amateur guitarists may be inspired to quit practicing!
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
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    Freddie Hubbard
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    The Egyptian
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Worthy...but not superior
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    Release Date: 2005-02-22

    Tracks:

    1. Prelude [From the Egyptian]
    2. Ruins [From the Egyptian]
    3. Red Sea & Childhood [From the Egyptian]
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    13. Deed [From the Egyptian]
    14. Harp & Couch [From the Egyptian]
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    28. Death of Akhnaton [From the Egyptian]
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    30. Exile & Death [From the Egyptian]

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Worthy...but not superior.......2007-04-15

    I already own the original-issue MCA/Decca studio recording CD as well as the Film Score Monthly soundtrack CD for this rousing good score, so for the completist in me, I bought the NAXOS/Marco Polo digital re-recording.

    It's a worthy effort, but the performance lacks the "enthusiasm" of the originals. I just didn't "feel it," even with the always-excellent recording standards of the Stromberg/Morgan team. This is most evident during the spiritual passages and particularly during the two Hymn to Aton sequences, where neither the glory nor the tragedy comes across.

    No slam at the Soviet chorus (they've proved themselves well enough in other projects), but their accents on the English text really became distracting on this disc.

    Also, the balance between the orchestra and the chorus is variable at best and at times the brass lines drown out the parts where the chorus is supposed to be prominant.

    On the plus side, the liner notes for this CD were excellent and very informative. At 71 minutes, the addition of so much extra music not found on the original studio recording was welcome; and to have it presented in a "cleaner" digital version than on the FSM soundtrack CD was nice (though I hasten to add that the FSM disc is still THE recording to get).

    Overall, a useful addition for completists or those who can't afford the higher-priced studio or soundtrack recordings, but just be aware that some of the "heart" is missing from this one.

    2 out of 5 stars Long Live "The Egyptian"!.......2006-02-17

    I was extra glad to find this classic for sale through Amazon.

    I have loved the movie since I was a little tyke, and after well over a thousand (Yes, 1000!) viewings have caused me to wear out copies of it firstly on Beta, and two subsequent copies on VHS (all self-taped from TV).

    The CD of the Soundtrack by Herrmann and Newman is superb, and is every bit as fresh and melodic as it was in 1954 when it accompanied / complimented the film.

    The 11 tracks by Alfred Newman are highlighted to indicate their different origins when compared to the bulk of the work by Bernard Herrmann, but the whole CD just blends into a seamless work, almost in the style of a tone poem. The tracks are all there, and it is a delight to listen to them in their full orchestral versions, rather than the snippets that you can hear (tantalising though they are) on the film soundtrack, cluttered up with dialogue and sound FX.

    I would recommend this CD to anyone who has fond memories of the film, or admires the work of Herrmann and/or Newman.

    (Would also like to see a CD made of Herrmann's music to "Journey to the Centre of the Earth"..........

    Anubis Lives!

    3 out of 5 stars Mummified Music.......2005-12-11

    What we have here is a film-score rarity from several perspectives. First, it's a composition co-created by two of the titans of classic-film music, Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman. However, there does seem to be much in the way of (or any) cue-by-cue collaboration; the result, unsurprisingly, is not particularly seamless. Mr. Herrmann is credited with independently writing (and conducting) the bulk of the cues--about two thirds of the score. Second, I would not call the score for 1954 film THE EGYPTIAN (TE) "a classic" (the same applies to the film). Not wishing to engender yet another debate over what constitutes "a classic" score or film, to my ears the score for TE is predominately colorless and undistinguished. To be blunt, the music is deadly dull. In this regard, the score mirrors the film which is also a dud! (On this, I can speak from some atmospheric experience, having spent time in Egypt.) And third, the marginal quality of the cues is a major surprise and disappointment given the immensity of the creative talent. Even legendary composers can have bad hair days! On a brighter note, Messrs. John Morgan and William Stromberg, who are unsurpassed masters of film score restoration, reconstruction, arrangement, and presentation, have once again worked their magic with this CD. Their combined execution is stunning, but I sure wish they had tackled a different project. The CD booklet is principally authored by Jack Smith. His analysis of each track is singularly lacking in musicality. He mostly just summarizes what's happening on screen. Mr. Smith also writes that "(w)hen THE EGYPTIAN premiered, critics were polite ... ticket sales were nowhere near the expected box-office tally ... (and the film) then settled into oblivion." Fortunately, the booklet contains a short essay by Mr. Morgan ("Arranger's Notes") and some brief comments by Mr. Stromberg ("Conductor's Note") which are far more informative reads. There is also a rare photograph of Messrs. Morgan and Stromberg slaving over a hot piano. By itself, almost worth the price of admission! The CD is a re-release at "popular prices" of the original which is on the Marco Polo label.

    William Flanigan, Ph.D.

    4 out of 5 stars A Film Score by Both Hermann and Newman.......2005-05-08

    Very unusually Darryl Zanuck assigned this film score to two of 20th Century Fox's stable of composers, one very established, Alfred Newman, and one a newcomer who was gaining a reputation as a superb writer, Bernard Herrmann. This was for expediency's sake because Newman was also involved at the same time in writing the score for another movie in production, 'There's No Business Like Show Business.' And, in fact, Herrmann wrote most of the score, although some of the cues had melodies written by Newman but expanded and orchestrated by Herrmann; each of those cues had the notation 'music developed by Bernard Herrman from themes composed by Alfred Newman.' (It is of note that Newman did not do any of his own orchestration, leaving that to Edward Powell; Herrmann did all his orchestrations.) Herrmann and Newman each conducted some of the original sound track recording. What is amazing is that there is no fault line between the music written by Newman, a composer of the old Austrian high-romantic camp, and Herrmann, whose style ultimately developed along much more advanced lines (witness his score for 'Psycho').

    The movie itself was one of those blood-and-sandal epics so beloved by Hollywood in the 1950s. And it was one of the very first Cinemascope extravaganzas. It was not much of a movie, starring a cipher of an actor, Edmond Purdom. And the story isn't much, either. The music, accordingly, partakes rather too much of the faux-oriental style so familiar from such movies. Still, there are some really memorable passages, particularly those that are of the more intimate scenes. The love scene--the cue is titled 'Her Name was Merit' -- features a really lovely alto flute and oboe d'amore theme with harp and string accompaniment. There are also some scenes of religious splendor -- e.g. Hymn to Aton -- that are also quite striking for all they owe to the temple scene of 'Aïda.'

    The score was cut down somewhat for this CD. Originally there were about 100 minutes of music. Film music arranger John Morgan gets credit for making what turns out to be an effective 70 minutes of music that can stand on its own, absent the film. It is played more or less without pause, moving from one cue to the other seamlessly. Veteran film music conductor William Stromberg gets a fairly decent performance out of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Choir. This performance was originally issued in 1998 on the full-price Marco Polo label.

    This score is a superior example of its type and it is given a creditable performance here.

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    Scott Morrison
    Untouchable Sound - Live!
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • THE BEST MAKE UP RECORD???
    		 Untouchable Sound - Live!
    The Make-Up
    Manufacturer: Sea Note
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    Release Date: 2006-02-21

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    5 out of 5 stars THE BEST MAKE UP RECORD???.......2006-10-11

    This is the best Make-Up record by far, recorded in 2000 just before they broke up.
    Their live shows were always the highlight for me and the other live records just didn't capture the sound in the same way. Sure they're cool, wiuth good between song patter and presenting the IDEA of the group, but this one is totally rocking and exciting. The songs are reworked from original versions; THEY LIVE BY NIGHT sounds housy almost and WADE IN THE WATER sounds straight up like P Funk.
    This one also features the line-up they had at the end, with Alex Minoff on second guitar and back up vocals.
    That means more James Canty keyboards--the solos are unrelenting. The ferocity has to be heard.
    What else? Shrrieking, basslines that rule, Al Jackson style drumming. Why was this band so influential? The reason is here. Great packaging too; Studio 1 style cut outs.
    This record rules!!!
    Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1980
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • and on drums, an harmonica...
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    Manufacturer: Pablo
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    4 out of 5 stars and on drums, an harmonica..........2004-12-06

    This cd starts with a superb rendition of caravan, it is 10mn long. It is a bit unusual, as the head in is played by a sound I could not recognize at first: it was Toots Thielemans playing harmonica! Then Joe Pass on guitar plays the first solo, then O-Pete for a breathtaking solo, and the give and take keeps on and on. They switch tempo in the middle of it, going uptempo, taking it to the next level.

    Straight no chaser that follows is not as impressive, but it is solid nonetheless. On bass is Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen, who is as reliable. If I don't mention the drums, it is because they play without any.

    'There's no you' is a bit soporific. It would need the brushes to keep it swinging a bit, even though the bass line sings a pretty lullaby. Other songs are A-ok, Peterson is everywhere, playing in different styles (the block chord ending of 'city lights' is a nice touch, the locked hands parts in 'i'm old fashioned' is amazing, etc). Joe Pass does his part reliably. It is a live recording, as it name indicates, and the audience is obviously raptured.

    For those who like Oscar Peterson, and/or the sound of harmonica.
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