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Artist:
Michael Buble
Michael Buble's assured debut and the tireless year of globe-trotting touring he spent promoting it elevated the 20-something Vancouver native into the first rank of pop crooner revivalists. His sophomore studio follow-up largely turns on the same formula that helped make his considerable vocal prowess so attractive to mainstream audiences, mixing the nigh flawless, if expected Sinatra-channelling ("I've Got You Under My Skin") with more playful and inviting renditions of pop standards like the Gershwin's "A Foggy Day in London Town," "Feeling Good," "Try A Little Tenderness" and Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin." But it's the eclectic mix of more contemporary ma...
 Brilliant Buble, 2010-06-30
I was initially wary of listening to a version of "Can't buy me love" other than the Beatles but I was really impressed with the Buble version. I was a great fan of Sinatra but I feel that Mr Buble has as much if not more to offer as an singer and probably more versatility.
Unherdov
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Artist:
Miles Davis
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Royal Air Force Squadronaires
great presents, 2010-08-22
brought it for my fathers birthday he saw the squadronaires at butlins in the 40s nostalgia and they play it at a day club he goes to lucky enough he had two for his birthday so he could donate one to the club made his day
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Artist:
Miles Davis
Iconic Jazz, 2010-05-06
Being a jazz musician, this is a must have for me. An iconic album that stands the test of time featuring legendary musicians. You need this in your collection!
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Artist:
Etta James
A beautiful voice with a real spice!, 2010-06-26
I was first introduced to Etta James when I watched Cadillac Records where Beyonce in my opinion played the part incredibly well and helped me fall in love with a voice I can't believe I had never heard off. From the film I immediately become besotted with 'All I Could Do Was Cry' and subsequently downloaded 'I'd Rather Go Blind' after realising on a hitch that it was not an original Rod Stewart!
I selected this 'best of...' because I didn't know enough about Etta's musical back catalogue to decipher a best album and I have to say, not only is it a wonderful record because of Etta's incredible and astonishing vocal gift, but the actual selection and track order is brilliant. I love the first track 'I Just Want To Make Love To You' and never realised she had sang it. I am also glad they ended the album with 'At Last' because it is a beautiful song and leaves you with a wholesome feeling.
I would recommend this album if you are a fan of the 1950/60's blues scene. I have always loved Aretha Franklin and even though I don't think she can be beaten vocally, Etta has a spice and kick to her voice that I really love.
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Artist:
Michael Buble
pleased, 2010-06-28
The cd is one of my favourites from Michael Buble, great range of songs and great delivery, could not be happier!
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Artist:
Jamie Cullum
Now officially anointed as the new Dudley Moore, being a talented British pianist about to wed a much taller blonde, Jamie Cullum returns after a four year break with The Pursuit, his fifth and best album yet. A gleeful and deft big band version of Cole Porter’s classic "Just One Of Those Things" kicks off proceedings with a new Cullum-composed introduction, an indicator of his current confidence. And on this evidence it’s warranted. First single, the soft-rocking "I’m All Over It" deserved greater success, while the jaunty "Wheels", inspired by the credit crunch, neatly encapsulates the varied moods of The Pursuit. A funereal reading of "If I Rule...
Wish I'd heard this AGES ago!, 2010-06-25
Two weeks ago I hadn't heard any music by Jamie Cullum but having found myself hooked on "Please don't Stop the music" on YouTube I bought the album. Now without video of exploding pianos (for that track) or multi-generational unicyclists (for "Wheels")would I enjoy the music? Oh Yes.
What a talent for sharing music this man has! Who else could make "If I ruled the World" sound contemporary and for that matter who would think of using the words "Modus operandi" in a song??
Summer listening with all the excitement of being young and in love in a world full of possibilities, opportunities and passions. Happiness cheap at half the price. Buy It!!
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Artist:
Incognito
Excellent...a right toe tapper !!, 2010-08-27
I love these guys, this album is very upbeat. Excellent to have Chaka Khan and the other guys, a really good Incognito CD for the collection.
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Artist:
Nina Simone
All you need...and more!, 2010-07-16
This CD can serve one or more functions. For those who only know of a little of Simone's canon this will give them what they want. For others it may spark their curiosity and send them in search of more of her work.
No matter what reason you buy it for it will bring great satisfaction to the listener.
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Artist:
Various Artists
LARKIN ASCENDING, 2010-08-27
Philip Larkin was a poet who used his skills as a wordsmith to champion the jazz he loved, and to defend it against the absurdities which were being visited upon the arts generally in the name of modernism. He has been dismissed as a reactionary old fuddy-duddy, because it's far easier to shoot the messenger than to rebut his argument. This set has been issued to mark the quartercentenary of his death, and is none the worse for being rooted mainly in the twenties and thirties.
The discs are arranged in logical but not chronological sequence. The first (I Remember, I Remember) brings together his early acquisitions which "spoke directly to our understanding". That visceral appreciation deepened and widened at university and disc 2 (Oxford) selects some of the records he shared with his fellow undergraduates, Kingsley Amis included. Whether by chance or intention, it features mainly white bands, but the balance is restored by Disc 3 (All What Jazz). Up until now all of the records selected had been issued as 78s, with an average playing time of 3 minutes, but the final disc (Minority Interest) presents some more extended items from the LPs that Larkin and friends would listen to at jazz evenings in the seventies and eighties (except for Earl Bostic's "Flamingo" which I recall clearly as having been issued on both 78 and 45).
The set includes an illustrated booklet of over 50 pages, which carries two appreciations of Larkin, and a commentary on the tracks, often drawing on Larkin's writing on the subject. All too often jazz criticism sends the reader off on a search (often fruitless) for the recording in question, so to have both yoked together is a treat not to be missed, particularly when the critic is so articulate.
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