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Who should I start RB (1 of 4 options) for Week 2: J. Lews, Green, TW Jones or McGahee?
Jamal Lewis should have the best weeks.
lew lewis reformer – chorus 1980
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Looney Tunes Pepe Le Pew and Penelope Salt and Pepper Shakers Set $10.99 Great for the Looney Tunes Fan. Perfect for yourself or as a gift…. |
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Certified International Bistro 4-Piece Canister Set $60.99 12205 Features: -4 Piece canister set. -Bistro collection. -Designed by Jennifer Grant. -Cleaning and care: Dishwasher safe…. |
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Westland Giftware Looney Tunes Magnetic Pepe Le Pew and Penelope in Love Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, 4-Inch $9.99 LooneyTunes Pepe Le Pew & Penelope in Love Salt Pepper Shakers… |
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Greatest Hits $5.71 LEWIS HUEY & THE NEWS GREATEST HITS… |
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Yard Butler D-6C Manual Lawn Coring Aerator $23.32 Pulls out two 1 2″ cores of soil 3 1 2″ long. Structured steel rod construction with vinyl grips. Lets air, water, and fertilizer to the roots. 40″ overall length. Tips made of hardened steel…. |
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Lew Trusty’s Baby’s Underwater Adventure - $14.99 Lew Trusty’s Baby’s Underwater Adventure - |
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Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin $9.99 Track Listing: 1. Limehouse Blues, 2. Sweet and Lovely, 3. Lew Blew, 4. Petite Chanson, 5. Theme of No Repeat, 6. Sittin’ Here, 7. Theme of No Repeat – (alternate take) |
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The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman - $19.99 For the second half of the 20th century, Lew Wasserman was the most powerful man in show business, even if most people had no idea who he was. Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1913, Wasserman started out booking music for mob-controlled night clubs, and soon became an agent for Music Corporation of America, which became the most lucrative music agency in America. As Wasserman rose through the ranks at MCA, he established such innovative business practices as “packaging” talent (booking hot acts only in tandem with other artists who were a harder sell) and took the company into managing acting talent in Hollywood, where he changed the film business forever by negotiating a ground-breaking deal for James Stewart on the film Winchester ’73, which reduced the actor’s up-front salary in favor of a cut of the movie’s profits, earning the actor a fortune in the process. Under Wasserman’s tenure at MCA, the company took over Universal Pictures, established the studio’s television branch (and made enough powerful friends to make it the most important production outlet in the business), created the wildly successful Universal City studio tours, and expanded MCA’s recording branch into one of the biggest record companies in the world. Wasserman was also a man with no small degree of political influence (it didn’t hurt that Ronald Reagan was one of his early clients when MCA want Hollywood), and was reputed to have some useful connections to organized crime (his personal lawyer was reputed to be the model for Robert Duvall’s character in The Godfather). Wasserman was a secretive man who did not give interviews or commit anything to writing if it could be avoided, but he knew nearly everyone of consequence in show business, and The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman is a documentary that through interviews with his friends and business associates paints a detailed portrait of his remarkable career, from his childhood in Ohio to his death in 2002. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi |
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Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin… $64.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), (DISC 3:), 1. Elegy, 1. Minamata: Peaceful Village/Prosperity & Consequence/Epologue, 1. Since Perry/Yet Another Tear, 2. March of the Tadpoles, 2. Memory, 2. Road Time Shuffle, 3. Kogun, 3. Mobile, 3. Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan), 4. American Ballad, 4. Deracinated Flower, 4. Strive for Jive, 5. Henpecked Old Man, 5. I Ain’t Gonna Ask No More, 5. Yellow Is Mellow, 6. Interlude, 6. Long Yellow Road, 6. Notorious Tourist from East, 7. First Night, The, 7. Village, 8. Opus Number Zero, 8. Studio J, 9. Quadrille, Anyone?, 9. Transcience, 10. Children in the Temple Ground, 10. Sumie |
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Louie Bellson and His Big Band - $14.99 The great drummer and his band perform live. Bellson is joined by the Brecker Brothers, Lew Soloff, Herb Geller and Howard Johnson. ~ Rovi |
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Roots and the Spirit $15.99 Track Listing: 1. Candyman, 2. Angel Child, 3. Name of My Game, 4. Smokin’ Loco, 5. J-Bird’s Blues, 6. Nobody’s Fault, 7. TV Preacher, 8. Call Me the Hammer – (featuring Lew Soloff), 9. Reno Ride / M&O / Leave ‘Em Now , 10. Maggie Walker Blues, 11. Lady’s Blue, 12. New Special Rider Blues, 13. 900 Miles, 14. Love in Vain – (featuring Lew Soloff) |
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Black Cat/The Fat Black Pussycat [Special Edition] – Special $9.99 Includes:The Fat Black Pussycat (1963) The Black Cat (1966) The Fat Black Pussycat No synopsis available. The Black Cat Harold Hoffman directed this Dallas-made oddity about a man named Lew (Robert Frost) who receives a black cat from his wife Diana (Robyn Baker) on their anniversary. Lew hates his father and thinks the cat is a reincarnation of the old man, so he gets drunk and gouges out its eye. Later, obsessed with the idea, he kills the cat and then his house burns down, driving him insane. Lew eventually gets out of the asylum and brings home a black cat, which also has a bad eye, then begins suffering from nightmares, imagining that his cat (or father) is haunting him. He tries to kill it, but the hexed lunatic kills his wife instead, walling her up in the basement as per the Edgar Allan Poe story. Lew’s maid Lillith (Sadie French) calls the police, who are led to Diana’s body by the meowing cat. Lew tries to make his getaway, which is foiled in a clever twist ending. Quite gory for its time, this black-and-white regional horror from Texas includes eye-gougings and ax murders, as well as a consistently bizarre tone which should please genre fans. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi |
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Kid Galahad – Widescreen Subtitle $12.99 This musical boxing drama finds Walter (Elvis Presley) as a recently discharged soldier looking forwork in New York’s Catskill Mountains. He happens across Grogan’s Gym, a boxing emporium that helps perfect the “gentle art.” Proprioter Willie Grogan (Gig Young) and trainer Lew (Charles Bronson) run the camp for aspiring pugilists. Walter saves Grogan’s long suffering girlfriend Rose (Joan Blackman) from an assault by a gangster when he knocks out the goon. He earns the nickname “Kid Galahad” and a chance to show off his talents in the boxing ring. While Walter trains for the big fight, Lew is approached by unsavory gamblers, who want Lew to be lax in repairing any cuts Walter sustains in the ring for a slice of the economic pie. Lew refuses and has his hands broken by the gambling goons. Although Walter knows the fix is on, he battles his way to victory against overwhelming odds and an intimidating opponent. Walter exacts revenge on the men who broke Lew’s hands, which may be the first and only time in cinematic history that Charles Bronson needs any outside help. Presley delivers seven songs, the most memorable being “I Got Lucky.” United Artists got lucky with the release of Kid Galahad, which drew legions of loyal Presley fans at the box office. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi |
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18 Fingers of Death! – Widescreen $9.99 Screen vets Don “The Dragon” Wilson (Batman Forever, Stealing Harvard) and Bokeem Woodbine (Jason’s Lyric, Sniper 2) appear in the chop socky spoof 18 Fingers of Death!, alongside James Lew and Karate Kid mainstay, the late Noriyuki “Pat” Morita. This zany send-up of Asian martial arts films concerns Buford (Lew), a weathered and worn big-screen action star who hits a wall when the big shots axe production on his latest (and most promising) vehicle. Soon, Buford finds himself in the humiliating position of standing on a street corner holding a cardboard sign to advertise himself as available for kung fu work. With no other options in sight, he must wage a martial-arts war to enact vengeance on his producers. Star Lew directs, from his own original script. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi |
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Get Ya Mind Correct $19.99 Full performer name: Paul Wall (Rap)/Paul Wall & Chamillionaire.This is an example of the Southern Rap “screwed” mix style.Personnel includes: Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, O.G. Ron C, Twin, Lew Hawk, Color Changing Click.Producers: Bluenote, Southern Fried, Michael “5000″ Watts. |
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Birth of the Blues: Songwriter Series $19.99 Full performer name: Lew Brown/Ray Henderson/Buddy DeSylva.Recorded between 1927 & 1941.Personnel: Elliott Shaw, Anne Lenner, Sam Browne, Lewis James, Bing Crosby (vocals).Liner Note Author: Tony Watts.Recording information: 08/18/1927-05/26/1941. |
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The Concert McDuff $11.99 Track Listing: 1. Undecided – (alternate take), 2. Love Walked In, 3. Midnight Sun, 4. Swedenin’, 5. Girl From Ipanema, The, 6. Another Goodun’, 7. ‘Sokay, 8. Save Your Love for Me, 9. Four Brothers, 10. Lew’s Piece – (studio), 11. Spoonin’ |
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Pennies from Heaven… [Import]… $14.99 Includes: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), (DISC 3:), (Yes, Yes) My Baby Said Yes – Ambrose Orchestra, Down Sunnyside Lane – Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra, Let’s Face The Music and Dance – Fred Astaire, Just Let Me Look At You – Al Bowlly/Lew Stone & His Orchestra, Pennies From Heaven – Bing Crosby, We’ll Make Hay While The Sun Shines – Billy Merrin and His Commanders, Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) – Connee Boswell/Bing Crosby, Riptide – Lew Stone & His Orchestra,…and more |
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Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre [Digipak] $11.99 Track Listing: 1. Encontros, Part One – (featuring Daudeth De Azevado/Mayuto Correa/Gato Barbieri/Helio Delmiro/Jim Hughart/Novelli/Paulo Braga), 2. Encontros, Part Three – (featuring Daudeth De Azevado/Mayuto Correa/Gato Barbieri/Helio Delmiro/Jim Hughart/Novelli/Paulo Braga), 3. Latino America – (featuring Raul Mercado/Quelo Palacios/Amadeo Monges/Enrique “Zurdo” Roizner/Domingo Cura/Gato Barbieri/Antonio Pantoja/Adalberto Cevasco/Ricardo Lew), 4. Marissea – (featuring Daudeth De Azevado/Mayuto Correa/Gato Barbieri/Helio Delmiro/Jim Hughart/Novelli/Paulo Braga), 5. Para Nosotros – (featuring Raul Mercado/Quelo Palacios/Amadeo Monges/Enrique “Zurdo” Roizner/Domingo Cura/Gato Barbieri/Antonio Pantoja/Adalberto Cevasco/Ricardo Lew), 6. Juana Azurduy – (featuring Raul Mercado/Quelo Palacios/Pocho Lapouble/Isoca Fumero/Amadeo Monges/Enrique “Zurdo” Roizner/Domingo Cura/Gato Barbieri/Antonio Pantoja/Adalberto Cevasco/Ricardo Lew/Jorge |
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Last Name Is the Game $14.99 Track Listing: 1. Last Name Is the Game, The – Lew Bedell, 2. I Didn’t Have the Sense to Go – Bob Chance, 3. Pierre’s Restaurant – Hudson & Landry, 4. I Love Life, Men & Candy – Sensuous Mandy & Her French Interpreter, 5. Blame It on el Nino – Gary Kephart, 6. Chocolate Freak, The – Hudson & Landry, 7. Ajax Pet Store – Hudson & Landry, 8. Two Doctors, The – Hudson & Landry, 9. Dear Madelyn III – The Old Codger |
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Gil Evans and His Orchestra - $12.99 Filmed in Switzerland, this 1983 live performance features several innovative arrangements from Gil Evans and his amazing 20-piece orchestra. Interpretations include pieces from a diverse group of musicians ranging from Gershwin, Charlie Mingus, and Thelonius Monk, to Jimi Hendrix and some of Evans’ own compositions. Soloists include Michael and Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson, John Clark, Mike Manieri, and Billy Cobham. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi |
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Patti Labelle (Bonus Dvd) (Bonus Tracks) $17.99 Track Listing: 1. Joy to Have Your Love – (featuring James Self/John Phillips/Gary Grant/Gary Herbig/Sidney Muldrow/A. DePalma/Kurt McGettrick/Oscar Brashear/Lew McCreary), 2. Funky Music – (featuring John Phillips/Kurt McGettrick), 3. Since I Don’t Have You – (featuring James Self/Curtis Womack/John Phillips/Gary Grant/Gary Herbig/Sidney Muldrow/A. DePalma/Friendly Womack/Kurt McGettrick/Oscar Brashear/Lew McCreary/Cecil Womack), 4. Dan Swit Me – (featuring John Phillips/Zane Woodworth/Kurt McGettrick/Bill Napier/Gordon Messick), 5. You Are My Friend – (featuring James Self/Rosie Casals/John Phillips/Gary Grant/Gary Herbig/Sherri Barman/Sidney Muldrow/A. DePalma/Kurt McGettrick/James Gadson/Norma Harris/Oscar Brashear/Ray Parker,, 6. You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – (featuring John Phillips/Kurt McGettrick), 7. I Think About You – (featuring James Self/John Phillips/Gary Grant/Gary Herbig/Sidney Muldrow/A. DePalma/Kurt McGettrick/Oscar Brashear/Lew McCreary/Leo Nocentelli), 8. Do I Stand a Chance – (featuring James Self/John Phillips/Gary Grant/Gary Herbig/Sidney Muldrow/A. DePalma/Kurt McGettrick/Oscar Brashear/Lew McCreary), 9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) – (featuring Curtis Womack/John Phillips/Friendly Womack/Kurt McGettrick/Cecil Womack), 10. Joy to Have Your Love [Single Version] |
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Lives and Vibes [Digipak] $17.99 Track Listing: 1. Show, The, 2. Everyday Money – (featuring Honey Time), 3. Beautiful Noise, 4. Far Away, 5. Life In A Day, 6. Caught You, 7. Grow, 8. Winner’s Circle, The, 9. Harps, 10. Samus Aran, 11. Buddy, 12. I’m The Man – (featuring Lew Sid), 13. Purpose – (featuring Pastor Steve Kelly), 14. I Told You |
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Hi Life [PA] $11.99 Track Listing: 1. Bad Company, 2. Comin’ Back, 3. Gettin’ Crazy – (featuring 14K), 4. Come On – (featuring Mo Lew), 5. Don’t Stop, 6. Everyda – (featuring K.B.), 7. Get High, 8. Lil Mary Juana, 9. My Occupation – (featuring Bushwick Bill), 10. Run – (featuring Gar), 11. Where Can We Go, 12. 17 Holes – (featuring Coughee Brothaz) |
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Lost Album $14.99 Track Listing: 1. Watermelon Man – (featuring Eldee Williams/Isiah “Ike” Oakley/Fred Wesley/Fred Thomas/Hearlon “Cheese” Martin/James Brown/Darryl “Hasaan” Jamison/Jimmy Nolen/St. Clair Pinckney/Johnny Griggs/Jerone “J, 2. Sweet Loneliness – (previously unreleased, featuring Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Hugh McCracken/Kenny Asher/Joe Farrell/Jon Faddis/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Steve Gadd), 3. Secret Love – (previously unreleased, featuring Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Hugh McCracken/Kenny Asher/Joe Farrell/Jon Faddis/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Steve Gadd/Pat Rebillot), 4. Seulb – (previously unreleased, featuring Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Hugh McCracken/Kenny Asher/Joe Farrell/Jon Faddis/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Steve Gadd), 5. You’ve Got a Friend – (previously unreleased, featuring Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Hugh McCracken/Kenny Asher/Joe Farrell/Jon Faddis/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Steve Gadd/Pat Rebillot), 6. Transmograpification – (previously unreleased, featuring Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Hugh McCracken/Kenny Asher/Joe Farrell/Jon Faddis/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Steve Gadd), 7. Use Me – (featuring Cornell Dupree/Fred Wesley/Gordon Edwards/Maretha Stewart/Jimmy Madison/Lew Soloff/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Hilda Harris/Pat Rebillot), 8. Get on the Good Foot – (previously unreleased, featuring Cornell Dupree/Fred Wesley/Gordon Edwards/Jimmy Madison/Lew Soloff/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Pat Rebillot), 9. Everybody Plays the Fool – (featuring Cornell Dupree/Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Gordon Edwards/Hank Ballard/Maretha Stewart/Jimmy Madison/Joe Farrell/Lew Soloff/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Pow, 10. Alone Again (Naturally) – (featuring Eddie Daniels/Fred Wesley/Hugh McCracken/Kenny Asher/Joe Farrell/Jon Faddis/Michael Brecker/Randy Brecker/Seldon Powell/Steve Gadd), 11. Back Stabbers – (featuring Fred Wesley/Jimmy Madison/David Spinoza/Bob Both), 12. J.B. Shout – (featuring Fred Wesley/Jerry Dodgion/Jimmy Madison/Joe Farrell/Lew Soloff/Marvin Stamm/Seldon Powell/Charlie Brown), 13. Funky & Some – (featuring Fred Wesley/Jerry Dodgion/Jimmy Madison/Joe Farrell/Lew Soloff/Marvin Stamm/Seldon Powell/Charlie Brown) |
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Sleepless Nights $17.99 Track Listing: 1. Make It Last – (featuring Lee Ritenour), 2. That’s Not the Way That Your Mama Taught You To Be – (featuring Jerry Jumonville), 3. Sleepless Nights/Send Me a Dream – (featuring Jerry Doucette/Snuffy Walden/Gail Levant), 4. Fashion For Me – (featuring Lamar Alsop/Guy Lumia/Matt Raimondi/Jesse Levy), 5. First Love – (featuring Mike Brecker/Snuffy Walden/Lew Del Gatto/Lew Soloff/Barry Rogers), 6. Street Man, 7. Touching In the Dark, 8. Long Distance – (featuring Lee Ritenour), 9. Coming Up the Hard Way – (featuring Chuck Findley/David Luell/D.C. Larue/Danny Peck/Gary Herbig/Mary Ellen Gaines/Judy Jones/Michele Aller/Jerry Hey/William Reichenback/Carlene Williams/B.J. Foster/Sl, 10. Heaven Knows – (featuring Donna Summer), 11. Street Man [12" Promo Disco Version] [From the Original Soundtrackm Police Story: "a Chance To Live"], 12. Heaven Knows [Unreleased 12" Disco Version] – (previously unreleased, featuring Brooklyn Dreams) |
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Sumday [ECD] $12.99 This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Grandaddy: Jason Lytle (vocals, guitar); Burtch, Dryden, Fairchild, Garcia.Engineers: J. Lytle; Lucky Lew; Lucky Lew; Jason Lytle.Audio Mixer: Michael Brauer.Unknown Contributor Roles: Garcia; Fairchild.Picking up where 2000′s celebrated SOPHTWARE SLUMP left off, SUMDAY continues to mine that particular vein of spacey, ’60s-influenced indie rock practiced by the likes of the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, et al. That pleasantly stoned, slightly detached, wonder-of-it-all feeling is certainly present throughout the album. A mildly bemused attitude towards the world is at the center of the lyrical excursions, married to accessible, pure-pop moves.The debatable alt-country flavor that some heard on SLUMP is essentially absent here, with the balance tipped more in favor of that classic straight-eighths indie guitar style married to some gorgeous atmospheric production touches and some first-class melodic songwriting. With the combination of heavenly harmonies, hooky melodies, and kooky electronic effects, one is tempted to imagine what might have happened if the Electric Light Orchestra started out in the mid-’90s in a basement with a four-track and went on from there. |
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Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown $37.99 Personnel: Helen Merrill (vocals); Roy Hargrove, Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Wallace Roney, Lew Soloff (trumpet); Kenny Barron (piano); Torrie Zito (keyboards); Rufus Reid (bass); Victor Lewis (drums).40 years after recording a classic album with trumpeter Clifford Brown, singer Helen Merrill paid tribute to the late Brownie, who died tragically in 1956. Utilizing on various tracks trumpeters Tom Harrell, Wallace Roney, Roy Hargrove and Lew Soloff, as well as pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Victor Lewis, Merrill performs a variety of tunes, most of which were associated with Brown. There are plenty of unexpected surprises on the date, including passages where the trumpet ensemble performs parts of Brownie’s original solos; also noteworthy are Harrell’s unaccompanied flugelhorn version of “Joy Spring,” Barron’s solo piano rendition of “Memories of You” and touching moments like “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “I Remember Clifford” and “Gone With the Wind.” Producer Torrie Zito sometimes adds some atmospheric and effective synthesizer, and in addition to the standards, Zito contributed a new original, “Brownie.” Throughout the often emotional date, Helen Merrill is heard in top form, giving plenty of feeling to the lyrics while leaving room for the guest trumpeters. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow |
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They Came To Swing (Japan) $39.99 Personnel includes: Milt Grayson (vocals), Herb Harris (soprano saxophone), Jesse Davis, Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone), Joshua Redman, Robert Stewart (tenor saxophone), James Carter, Joe Temperley, (baritone saxophone), Bill Easley (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Victor Goines (tenor & baritone saxophone, clarinet), Wynton Marsalis, Lew Soloff, Jon Faddis (trumpet), Art Baron, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronald Westray (trombone), Marcus Roberts, Sir Roland Hanna (piano), Reginald Veal (bass), Herlin Riley (drums).Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch. |
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Arkadia Jazz: The Stars of Jazz, Vol. 2 $7.99 Track Listing: 1. Moanin’ – Nat Adderley/Benny Golson, 2. I Want to Talk About You – Chip White/Gary Bartz, 3. My Favorite Things – David Liebman, 4. Blue Motel Room – Lew Tabackin, 5. Tico Tico – Joanne Brackeen, 6. My Funny Valentine – Randy Brecker, 7. Joy Spring – Billy Taylor, 8. Six Gun – Steve Kuhn/Bob Mintzer, 9. Law of Diminishing Returns, The – Jack DeJohnette/Alan Pasqua/Michael Brecker, 10. Out of Nowhere – Coleman Hawkins/Django Reinhardt (mono) |
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Merritt Brunies & His Friars Inn Orchestra $9.99 Includes: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), Sugar Foot Stomp – (featuring William Creager/Harry Brunies/Merritt Brunies/Bill Paley/Clarence Piper/Volly De Faut/Summer Logan), There’s No Gal Like My Gal – (featuring Roy Kramer/Elmer Schoebel/Charlie Bezimek/Murphy Steinberg/Lou Black/Santo Pecora/Art Kassel/Billy Meyers), Want A Little Lovin’ – (featuring William Creager/Harry Brunies/Merritt Brunies/Bill Paley/Clarence Piper/Volly De Faut/Summer Logan/Lew King),…and more |
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Those Were the Days [1995] $54.99 Track Listing: 1. Those Were the Days, 2. Goodbye, 3. Temma Harbour, 4. Think About Your Children, 5. Knock Knock Who’s There, 6. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be), 7. Lontano Degli Occhi, 8. Sparrow, 9. Heritage, 10. Fields of St. Etienne, 11. Jefferson, 12. Lew My Name Be Sorrow, 13. Kew Gardens, 14. When I Am Old One Day, 15. Silver Birch and Weeping Willow, 16. Streets of London, 17. Water, Paper and Clay |
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The Zero to One Sessions $15.99 Track Listing: 1. According to the Language Fossils, 2. Whiskey Is the Devil, 3. Vino Collapso, 4. I Want to Eat Your Mouth, 5. Pissjug, 6. I Want to Eat Your Eyes, 7. America Is Boring, 8. Stress Kid, 9. Lou Lew Loo, 10. Lips That Hurt, 11. Rain Dries & Clouds Form, 12. Not Sick Enough, 13. Untitled, 14. Untitled, 15. Untitled, 16. Untitled, 17. Untitled, 18. Untitled, 19. Untitled, 20. Untitled, 21. Untitled, 22. Untitled, 23. Untitled |
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Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case - $5.99 This fourth entry in MGM’s “Dr. Kildare” series once again stars Lew Ayres as Kildare, Laraine Day as his sweetheart Mary Lamont, and Lionel Barrymore as crusty Dr. Gillespie. In this outing, surgeon Gregory Lane (Sheppard Strudwick) begins pitching woo at Mary himself, much to Kildare’s dismay. But when Lane is accused of incompetence in the wake of an unsuccessful surgery, it is Kildare who proves that his rival is blameless. One of the film’s subplots involves an emotionally disturbed patient who is cured via shock therapy-a dubious procedure that held more water in 1940 than it does today. The usual comedy relief is provided by the usual Nat Pendleton and Marie Blake. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Classic Rockabilly $22.99 Includes: Be-Bop-a-Lua – Gene Vincent, Cool Cat – Joe Montgomery, Hot Rock – Johnny Carroll, How About Me Pretty Baby – Jimmy Johnson, Bop Man Bop – Doug Amerson, Cat Talk – Lew Williams, Good Rockin’ Tonight – Elvis Presley, Rockin’ With My Baby – Malcolm Yelvington, Bop-a-Dee, Bop-a-Doo – Hal Willis, Cat Music – Tommy Scott & His Ramblers/Ramblin’ Tommy Scott, Everybody’s Rockin’ – Werly Fairburn, Oh Baby Babe – Johnny Burnette, Be-Bop Baby – Autry Inman,…and more |
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Ben Hur – Dubbed $4.99 Share the tale that launched Charlton Heston’s career with a whole new generation as director Bill Kowalchuk teams up with Heston himself to bring audiences a whole take on Lew Wallace’s classic story. It’s the first century A.D., and following a tragic accident Hebrew prince Judah Ben Hur is enslaved by the Romans. As a captive nation begins to revolt against an oppressive Empire and Ben Hur attempts to find his way back home, his love for a beautiful slave girl is tested by sea and by land in this epic tale of faith and redemption that is sure to capture the imagination of children and adults alike. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi |
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The Singing Hill – Fullscreen B&W Dolby $14.99 Also known as The Singing Hills, this Gene Autry western boasts a screenplay cowritten by Jesse Lasky Jr. Gene and his saddle pal Smiley Burnette ride into town and sing a few songs. They make the acquaintance of heiress Virginia Grey, who wants to divest herself of her land holdings. Villain George Meeker hopes that she’ll do this so he can charge inordinately high prices for grazing lands. Autry fixes everything, then he sings a few more songs. Director Lew Landers keeps things moving apace between the musical interludes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Ben Hur - $4.99 Share the tale that launched Charlton Heston’s career with a whole new generation as director Bill Kowalchuk teams up with Heston himself to bring audiences a whole take on Lew Wallace’s classic story. It’s the first century A.D., and following a tragic accident Hebrew prince Judah Ben Hur is enslaved by the Romans. As a captive nation begins to revolt against an oppressive Empire and Ben Hur attempts to find his way back home, his love for a beautiful slave girl is tested by sea and by land in this epic tale of faith and redemption that is sure to capture the imagination of children and adults alike. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi |
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Speak No Evil/Plays and Plays and Plays $22.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1: SPEAK NO EVIL:), (DISC 2: PLAYS AND PLAYS AND PLAYS:), 1. Speak No Evil – (featuring Jon Faddis/Ross Traut/Wayne Andre), 1. Ya Gotta Try – (featuring Steve Marcus/Bob Mintzer), 2. Tales of Rhoda Rat – (featuring John Marshall/Steve Marcus/Bob Mintzer), 2. Yearnin’ Learnin’ – (featuring David Tofani/Jon Faddis/Kenny Barron), 3. ‘Round About Midnight – (featuring Steve Marcus), 3. Medley: Storm at Sunup/Love Me Now – (remix, featuring Jon Faddis/Tom Malone/Steve Marcus/Wayne Andre/Jerry Dodgian/Buddy Rich), 4. Fight the Power – (featuring Joe Farrell/Lew Soloff/Wayne Andre), 4. Time Out – (featuring Dean Pratt/Ross Konikoff/Bob Mintzer), 5. Games People Play – (featuring David Tofani/Lew Soloff/Turk Mauro), 5. No Jive – (featuring Bob Mintzer), 6. Lush Life – (featuring Rick Stepton), 6. Sophisticated Lady (She’s a Different Lady) – (featuring Joe Farrell/Lew Soloff/Ross Traut), 7. Party Time – (featuring John Marshall/Bob Mintzer), 7. Sneakin’ Up Behind You – (featuring Danny Moore/Tom Malone/Steve Marcus), 8. How Long (Betcha Got a Chick) – (featuring Jon Faddis/Ross Traut/Steve Marcus), 8. Kong – (featuring Josh Brown/Gwen Guthrie/Crusher Bennett/Lonnie Groves/Steve Khan/Steve Marcus/Bob Mintzer), 9. Mickey Mouse |
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Singing Detective: Music from the Singing… $9.99 Track Listing: 1. Limehouse Blues – Ambrose Orchestra, 2. Peg O’ My Heart – Max Harris & His Novelty Trio, 3. Java Jive – The Ink Spots, 4. Dry Bones – Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, 5. There’s a Fellow Waiting In Poughkeepsie – Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters/The Andrews Sisters/Bing Crosby, 6. Umbrella Man, The – Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra, 7. Blues In the Night – Anne Shelton, 8. Rockin’ In Rhythm – Duke Ellington’s Famous Orchestra/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, 9. Cruising Down the River – Lou Preager & His Orchestra, 10. Bird Song At Eventide – Robert Famon’s Orchestra/Ronnie Ronalde, 11. It Might As Well Be Spring – Dick Haymes, 12. Paper Doll – Dick Haymes/The Mills Brothers, 13. Lili Marlene – Lale Andersen, 14. Chinatown, My Chinatown – Matty Malneck Orchestra/Al Jolson, 15. Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogey Man – Henry Hall & His Orchestra, 16. Let the People Sing – Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra/Jack Payne & His Orchestra, 17. I’m Making Believe – Ella Fitzgerald/The Ink Spots, 18. I Get Along Without You Very Well – Lew Stone Band/Lew Stone and His Band/Lew Stone & His Orchestra, 19. Very Thought of You, The – Ray Noble Orchestra/Al Bowlly, 20. We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn |
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Elvis: MGM Movie Legends Collection [4 Discs] - $34.99 Includes:Follow That Dream (1961) Kid Galahad (1962) Frankie and Johnny (1965) Clambake (1967) Follow That Dream One of a handful of Elvis Presley vehicles for United Artists release, Follow That Dream is a leisurely comedy/musical with a homey appeal that will delight even non-Presley fans. Based on Richard Powell’s novel Pioneer Go Home, the film casts Elvis as Toby Kwimper, the most responsible member of an itinerant rural family comprised of Pop Kwimper (Arthur O’Connell) and nubile cousin Holly Jones (Anne Helm). Claiming “squatter’s rights,” the Kwimpers set up housekeeping, much to the dismay of local gamblers Carmine (Jack Kruschen) and Nick (Simon Oakland). In an attempt to force the family off their land, social worker Alicia Claypool (Joanna Moore) tries to prove that Toby is “degenerate,” but succeeds only in making a fool of herself. Beyond a handful of pleasant songs, the film’s highlights include Elvis’ unwitting breakup of the local gambling casino, and the climactic trial scene featuring Roland Winters as a dyspeptic but basically likeable judge. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi Kid Galahad This musical boxing drama finds Walter (Elvis Presley) as a recently discharged soldier looking forwork in New York’s Catskill Mountains. He happens across Grogan’s Gym, a boxing emporium that helps perfect the “gentle art.” Proprioter Willie Grogan (Gig Young) and trainer Lew (Charles Bronson) run the camp for aspiring pugilists. Walter saves Grogan’s long suffering girlfriend Rose (Joan Blackman) from an assault by a gangster when he knocks out the goon. He earns the nickname “Kid Galahad” and a chance to show off his talents in the boxing ring. While Walter trains for the big fight, Lew is approached by unsavory gamblers, who want Lew to be lax in repairing any cuts Walter sustains in the ring for a slice of the economic pie. Lew refuses and has his hands broken by the gambling goons. Although Walter knows the fix is on, he battles his way to victory against overwhelming odds and an intimidating opponent. Walter exacts revenge on the men who broke Lew’s hands, which may be the first and only time in cinematic history that Charles Bronson needs any outside help. Presley delivers seven songs, the most memorable being “I Got Lucky.” United Artists got lucky with the release of Kid Galahad, which drew legions of loyal Presley fans at the box office. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi Frankie and Johnny Not a remake of the 1934 Helen Morgan vehicle of the same title, Frankie and Johnny stars Elvis Presley as Johnny, a Mississippi gambler, and Beverly Hillbillies regular Donna Douglas as his girl friend Frankie. In keeping with the old ballad, the romance of Frankie and Johnny is threatened by the intervention of seductress Nellie Bly (Nancy Kovack). Nellie brings Johnny luck at the gaming tables while Frankie sees red. Frankie and Johnny was written by onetime Marx Brothers contributor Nat Perrin and directed by future Tonight Show helmsman Fred de Cordova. ~ Hal Erickso |
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Pioneers of the Theater Organ: Vintage… $15.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), 1. Amapola – Jesse Crawford, 1. Girl of My Dreams – Eddie Dunstedter, 2. If I Had You – Eddie Dunstedter, 2. When Day is Done – Jesse Crawford, 3. Ciribiribin – Eddie Dunstedter, 3. Roses of Picardy – Jesse Crawford, 4. I’d Love to Call You My Sweetheart – Jean Goldkette/Jesse Crawford, 4. Sweethearts On Parade – Lew White, 5. I Get the Blues When It Rains – Lew White, 5. What Are You Waiting For? Mary – Jesse Crawford, 6. High Hat – Jesse Crawford, 6. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Lew White, 7. Dream Kisses – Milton Charles, 7. Ten Little Miles From Town – Jesse Crawford, 8. Spell of the Blues, The – Milton Charles/Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, 8. You’re the Cream In My Coffee – Jesse Crawford, 9. Angela Mia – Emil Velazco, 9. Maybe – Jesse Crawford/Nat Shilkret Orchestra, 10. It Happened In Monterey – Jesse Crawford, 10. It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry – Harold L. Reider, 11. Cuban Love Song – Jesse Crawford, 11. My Blue Heaven – Sigmund Krumgold, 12. I’ll Get By – Jesse Crawford, 12. Thou Swell – Fats Waller/Louisiana Sugar Babes Orchestra, 13. Persian Rug – Fats Waller/Louisiana Sugar Babes Orchestra, 13. Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips With Me – Jesse Crawford, 14. Gypsy Love Song – Jesse Crawford, 14. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – Dick Leibert, 15. She’s a New Kind of Old Fashioned Girl – Jesse Crawford, 15. Star Dust – Dick Leibert, 16. Amour, Toujours, L’Amour, L’ – Jesse Crawford, 16. Choo Choo – Reginald Foort, 17. I Love To Hear You Singing – Jesse Crawford, 17. Memories of You – Reginald Foort, 18. Estudiantina – Reginald Dixon, 18. My Love Song – Jesse Crawford, 19. I Hate Myself (For Being So Mean to You) – Sidney Torch, 19. Kiss In the Dark, A – Jesse Crawford, 20. Love In Bloom – Sidney Torch, 20. Stein Song – Jesse Crawford/Helen Crawford |
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These Glamour Girls – Fullscreen B&W $24.99 In this comedy/drama, a feisty taxi-dancer (Lana Turner in her first starring role) takes on a sorority full of snooty debutantes after an equally snobbish Ivy Leaguer (Lew Ayres) who goes on a bender, meets her and invites her to his school’s annual weekend bash. The next day, the fellow forgets all about the invite. When the party begins, the low-class girl shows up. The fellow then warns her that the catty debutante crowd will gleefully unsheathe their claws and rip her to shreds. The taxi-dancer is not so easily frightened and not only stays, she also stands up to every one of the wicked sorority sisters. She then gets sweet revenge by making herself the most popular girl of the weekend. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi |
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The Ice Follies of 1939 – Fullscreen $24.99 Comedy, romance, and song hit the ice in this musical. Larry Hall (James Stewart) is a professional ice skater whose act with his friend Eddie Burgess (Lew Ayres) breaks up when Larry weds Mary McKay (Joan Crawford). Mary is also a skater, and she teams up with Larry to perform, but their on-stage (or, more accurately, on-ice) partnership proves short-lived when Mary is offered a contract to make movies in Hollywood. She quickly becomes a popular film star, but Larry does not have the same luck in California; in time, he decides to head to Canada, where he gets the idea of staging an elaborate ice revue. The producers of Ice Follies of 1939 worked with the Shipstad and Johnson Ice Follies troupe to stage the film’s spectacular closing ice ballet, which was filmed in Technicolor (the remainder of the film was shot in black and white). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi |
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Soldier in the Rain – Fullscreen B&W $24.99 The unlikely duo of Steve McQueen and Jackie Gleason star in this military comedy-drama. Gleason is Master Sergeant Max Slaughter, a corpulent man perfectly content with his solitary life in the Army, where his room and board are paid for and free sodas are his for the taking. His comrade, the more ambitious Sergeant Eustis Clay (McQueen), looks forward to leaving the service and making a big success of himself in business. Nevertheless, Eustis worships the ground that the kindly Max walks on and introduces him to a pretty teenager, Bobby Jo Pepperdine (Tuesday Weld). This sets off the ire of Bobby Jo’s would-be suitor Sergeant Fred Lenahan (Lew Gallo), a tough military policeman who’s already got a bone to pick with Eustis, leading to a tragic turn of events for Eustis and Max. The script for Soldier in the Rain (1963) was co-written by Blake Edwards. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi |
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British Big Bands [Acrobat] $10.99 Track Listing: 1. She’s My Slip of a Girl, 2. I Like to Do Things for You – Spike Hughes, 3. What a Perfect Combination – Ray Noble, 4. Canadian Capers – Harry Roy, 5. Margie – Billy Cotton, 6. That’s What Life Is Made Of, 7. Wild Goose Chase, 8. White Jazz – Lew Stone, 9. Where Were You on the Night of June Third?, 10. Goody Goody, 11. I Stumbled Over Love, 12. Swing Is in the Air – Jack Hylton, 13. Swing High, Swing Low – Birt Firman & His Orchestra, 14. Cotton Pickers’ Congregation – Ambrose, 15. Foggy Day, A – Carroll Gibbons, 16. At the Woodchoppers Ball – Joe Loss & His Band, 17. Let the People Sing – Geraldo & His Orchestra, 18. I’m Nobody’s Baby, 19. October Mood, 20. Goodbye Blues – Victor Silvester |
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Strangers in Another Country $15.99 Track Listing: 1. Starlight on the Rails, 2. Mountain Valley Home, 3. Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia, 4. I Feel Drunk All the Time, 5. Don’t Go Home, 6. Schofield Mine Disaster, 7. He Comes Like Rain, 8. God and the Garbage Man (For Lew Welch), 9. Old Buddy Goodnight, 10. She’ll Never Be Mine, 11. Will This World Survive?, 12. I Had a Mule, 13. Jesse’s Corrido, 14. Who Said This?, 15. Enola Gay, 16. Goodnight Loving Trail, 17. Ed Balchowsky, 18. Eddie’s Song, 19. Ashes Intro, 20. Ashes on the Sea, 21. Revolutionary Mandate #1, 22. Talkin’ Wolverine 14 |
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Rumour (Japan) (Mlps) (Shm) $54.99 Personnel includes: Olivia Newton-John (vocals); Dann Huff, Michael Landau (guitar); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Kim Hutchcroft (baritone saxophone); Daniel Higgins (tenor saxophone); Jerry Hey, Chuck Findley (trumpet); Bill Reichenbach, Lew McCreary (trombone); Phil Shenale, Billy Meyers, Leon Ware, David Ricketts (keyboard, programming); David Faragher (bass, percussion, background vocals); Jason Scheff (bass, background vocals); Abraham Laboriel (bass); Ed Greene (drums); Neil Stubenhaus (percussion).Producers: Elton John, James Newton Howard, Hank Medress, Sandy Linzer, Davitt Sigerson.Engineers: John B. Jones, Jack Puig, Ross Pallone, Bob Schaper, Bill Scheniman. |
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Lost Dogs: Rarities and B Sides $14.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), 1. All Night, 1. Fatal, 2. Other Side, 2. Sad, 3. Down, 3. Hard to Imagine, 4. Footsteps, 4. Hitchhiker, 5. Don’t Gimme No Lip, 5. Wash, 6. Alone, 6. Dead Man, 7. In the Moonlight, 7. Strangest Tribe, 8. Drifting, 8. Education, 9. Black, Red, Yellow, 9. Let Me Sleep, 10. Last Kiss, 10. U, 11. Leaving Here, 11. Sweet Lew, 12. Dirty Frank, 12. Gremmie Out of Control, 13. Brother, 13. Whale Song, 14. Bee Girl / 4/20/02 – (hidden track) , 14. Undone, 15. Hold On, 16. Yellow Ledbetter |
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Sky Eats Airplane $12.99 Sky Eats Airplane: Jerry Roush (vocals); Lew Duck, Zack Ordway (guitar, programming); Johno Erickson (bass guitar); Kenny Schick (drums).Audio Mixer: Brian McTernan.Mixing electronic soundscapes with both paint-peeling hardcore and melodic emo vocals has allowed the Fort Worth, Texas band Sky Eats Airplane to carve out a niche in an otherwise crowded post-hardcore landscape. Their self-titled full band debut takes them to a new plateau of song craft, with the electronics acting as an accent to fully fleshed out compositions. “Photographic Memory” skitters along on icy, stuttering percussion and watery guitars until firming up into soaring verses and roaring guitars, and the mechanical beats and synth-blasts of “The Artificial” lay out a base surprisingly jazzy guitar lines. |
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Bickford Schmeckler’s Cool Ideas – Widescreen Subtitle AC3 Dolby $12.99 Reclusive college freshman Bickford Schmeckler (Patrick Fugit) is a virtual fountain of cool ideas, and he records every single one of them in his prized, steel-bound notebook. When the notebook is stolen by hedonistic sorority girl Sarah (Olivia Wilde) during a toga party and subsequently comes into the possession of schizophrenic campus eccentric Spaceman (Matthew Lillard), the desperate Bickford embarks on a frantic quest to recover his most prized possession and prevent his life’s work from being credited to someone else. John Cho and Fran Krantz star in a cinematic labor of love from writer/director Scott Lew – an ambitious first-time feature filmmaker who worked for eight years to bring his creative vision to the big screen. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi |
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All Quiet on the Western Front – Fullscreen Subtitle $12.99 One of the most powerful anti-war statements ever put on film, this gut-wrenching story concerns a group of friends who join the Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front, where their fiery patriotism is quickly turned to horror and misery by the harsh realities of combat. Director Lewis Milestone pioneered the use of the sweeping crane shot to capture a ghastly battlefield panorama of death and mud, and the cast, led by Lew Ayres, is terrific. It’s hard to pick a favorite scene, but the finale, as Ayres stretches from his trench to catch a butterfly, is one of the most devastating sequences of the decade. The film won Oscars for Best Picture and for Milestone’s direction — and trivia buffs should note that the actors were coached by future luminary George Cukor, while Ayres became a conscientious objector in World War II. The Road Back (1937) followed, and the film was remade for television in 1979. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi |
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Winds of the Wasteland – Fullscreen $8.99 Former pony express riders John Blair (John Wayne) and Larry Adams (Lane Chandler) don’t buy the Brooklyn Bridge in this Republic Western, but the two greenhorns instead purchase a dilapidated stage line to a ghost town. While the unscrupulous seller, “Honest Cal” Drake (Douglas Cosgrove), count his loot, John and Larry learn that Crescent City is inhabited by Rocky (Lew Kelly), who claims to be mayor, postmaster, and sheriff, and Dr. William Forsythe (Sam Flint), a fellow victim of the duplicitous Drake. But despite its current condition, Crescent City has rich potential, especially if the newcomers can obtain a $25,000 government mail subsidy, the winner of which will be determined by a stagecoach race between nearby Buchanan City and Sacramento. Winds of the Wasteland was filmed on location in the Sierra Mountains and in the Sacramento Valley. Watch for future Universal star Jon Hall as one of John Wayne’s pony express colleagues. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi |
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Lillian Russell – Fullscreen Subtitle Dolby $12.99 Lillian Russell is the sanitized musical biopic of the legendary (and much-married) 19th century musical comedy star. Discovered in 1880 by bandleader Tony Pastor (Leo Carrillo), Lillian Russell (Alice Faye) wastes no time rising to fame and fortune on the Broadway stage. Along the way, she curries the favor of such eligible bachelors as newspaperman Alexander Moore (Henry Fonda), composer Edward Solomon (Don Ameche), and railroad tycoon Diamond Jim Brady (Edward Arnold). She marries the first two, and has a high old time (albeit chastely) with the third. The story ends with Russell’s retirement in 1912, and her reunion with the one true love of her life. The film’s hands-down highlight is a timeworn but classic routine involving those two Broadway comedy giants Joe Weber and Lew Fields, both of whom had appeared on-stage with the real Lillian Russell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Gary Burton: Piazzolla Reunion - $9.99 As produced and released in 1987, the jazz album entitled The New Tango broke new stylistic ground through the collaboration of its two creators, maestro vibraphonist Gary Burton and the late tango expert Astor Piazzolla. The album succeeded at cross-pollinating the improvisatory strains of traditional jazz and the melancholic overtones of the traditional tango; what emerged was a form almost completely unprecedented. The film in this particular release seeks to recreate the breathtaking aura of that original work by reuniting Burton with a number of the musicians from Piazzolla’s original band, including pianist Pablo Ziegler, guitarist Ricardo Lew and contrabassist Hector Console. The musical pieces performed here actually constitute reinterpretations of tracks from the original album, including Invierno Porte?o, La Muerte del Angel and Michelangelo 80. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi |
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In Old Arizona - $8.99 Warner Baxter, sporting a black mustache and a musical-comedy Mexican accent, stars as the Cisco Kid, the “Robin Hood of the Old West” created by O. Henry. Edmund Lowe co-stars as Cisco’s “friendly enemy” Sgt. Mickey Dunne, the role that was originally to have gone to Raoul Walsh. Both men are madly in love with dusky beauty Tonia Maria (Dorothy Burgess), and in fact Cisco is so “far gone” that he composes a song in the girl’s honor (actually, “My Tonia”, first heard during the opening credits, was written by Fox studio tunesmiths Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva and Ray Henderson). Alas, Tonia ends up betraying Cisco to Sgt. Burke. But the crafty, cold-blooded Cisco arranges for Tonia to be killed in the trap set for him (this plot resolution is faithful to O. Henry’s original conception of the Cisco Kid, who wasn’t really meant to be a “good guy”). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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All Quiet on the Western Front - $19.99 One of the most powerful anti-war statements ever put on film, this gut-wrenching story concerns a group of friends who join the Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front, where their fiery patriotism is quickly turned to horror and misery by the harsh realities of combat. Director Lewis Milestone pioneered the use of the sweeping crane shot to capture a ghastly battlefield panorama of death and mud, and the cast, led by Lew Ayres, is terrific. It’s hard to pick a favorite scene, but the finale, as Ayres stretches from his trench to catch a butterfly, is one of the most devastating sequences of the decade. The film won Oscars for Best Picture and for Milestone’s direction — and trivia buffs should note that the actors were coached by future luminary George Cukor, while Ayres became a conscientious objector in World War II. The Road Back (1937) followed, and the film was remade for television in 1979. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi |
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The Adventures of the Masked Phantom – B&W $5.99 Despite its obscure, poverty-stricken origins, or perhaps because of them, this music Western remains a bizarre, one-of-a-kind delight. Not the least of the film’s oddball pleasures is Grandma Mary Barton (Dot Karroll), a “rip snortin,’ two-gun kind of a gal” and the owner, with grandson Stanley (Matty Kemp), of the Miracle Gold Mining Company. Company foreman Murdock (George Douglas) is engaged in the lucrative side business of smelting stolen gold and selling it back to the government. After confronting his foreman, young Stan is forced to flee for his life but is saved by a mysterious stranger, Alamo (Monte Rawlins). Inspired by grandma’s tall tales, Alamo dons the garb of a masked avenger and manages to put the fear of God into Murdock and his gang. Sidekick Larry Mason (aka Art Davis) performs Lew Porter and Johnny Lange’s “Masked Phantom”, “A Rip-Rip Snortin’ Two-Gun Gal” and “Prairie Rose”. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi |
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Murder on the Yukon – B&W $5.99 In the sixth of eight Renfrew of the Royal Mounted “Northwesterns,” mounties Renfrew (James Newill) and Kelly (Dave O’Brien) come across the body of a murdered prospector, Jim Smithers (Budd Buster). The dead man’s cabin has been tossed, it turns out, and when his alcoholic brother (Al St. John) is found dead as well — a none too convincing suicide — Renfrew begins to suspect that the deaths may be connected to a counterfeit ring operating from a general store on the Yukon. In addition to Betty Laidlaw and Robert Lively’s signature tune “Mounted Men,” James Newill performs Vick Knight, Johnny Lange, and Lew Porter’s “Ah, Here’s Romance” and “Down the Yukon Trail.” Murder on the Yukon was based on characters created in 1931 by Laurie York Erskine. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi |
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New Mexico – B&W $5.99 Filmed in Ansco Color (a fancy name for Eastmancolor), New Mexico stars Lew Ayres as Capt. Hunt, a U.S. Cavalry Captain stationed in Indian territory. Sympathetic to the plight of the long-suffering Native Americans, Hunt sets out to sign a peace treaty with the local chief (Ted de Corsia). En route, he rescues saloon girl Cherry (Marilyn Maxwell) from an Indian attack. Cherry remains by Hunt’s side when he is forced to defend an Army fortress from the enraged chief, whose son was accidentally killed by a soldier. The supporting cast includes such TV favorites as Raymond Burr, Andy Devine, Verna Felton, and, as President Lincoln, Hans Conreid. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Bustin’ Out: New Wave to… [Digipak] $9.99 Track Listing: 1. Goldfinger – Die Krupps, 2. Moody [Cut Down] – ESG, 3. Dirty Talk [Radio Version] – Klein + M.B.O./Klein/MBO, 4. Hip Hop Be Bop [Dub] – Man Parrish (remix), 5. Music for Chameleons [LP Version] – Gary Numan, 6. U-Men – Front 242, 7. Liberty City – Mark Stewart and the Maffia/Mark Stewart, 8. Pounding System – Dub Syndicate, 9. Dans Le Jardins – Steven Brown/Benjamin Lew, 10. My Spine Is the Bassline – Shriekback – (featuring Stephanie Nuttall), 11. Breakdown – Colourbox, 12. Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa/Soul Sonic Force, 13. Impulse – Chris & Cosey, 14. Fiends – Portion Control, 15. Four Minutes – Pylon |
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Imperial Rockabillies/Capitol Rockabilly… $20.99 Track Listing: 1. Red Hot – Bob Luman, 2. So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye – Weldon Rogers, 3. Play My Boogie – Bill Mack, 4. Let’s Go Baby – Bill Eldridge/Billy Eldridge, 5. Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop – Lew Williams, 6. If You Can’t Rock Me – The Strikes, 7. Everybody Needs a Little Lovin’ – Merle Kilgore, 8. Please Give Me Something – Bill Allen, 9. Hip Shakin’ Baby – Roy Brown, 10. Warm Love – Johnny Burnette/Burnette Bros, 11. Don’t Wait Up – Laura Lee Perkins, 12. Didi Didi – Johnny Garner, 13. Centipede – Lew Williams, 14. Everybody’s Got a Baby But Me – Warren Miller, 15. Make with the Lovin’ – Dennis Herrold, 16. Rockin’ by Myself – Sammy Gowans, 17. Mr. Big Feet – Charlie Bop Trio, 18. Slow Down Brother – Ferlin Husky/Ferlin Huskey, 19. You’re Gonna Have to Ball That’s All – Ray Parks, 20. My Baby Done Left Me – The Farmer Boys, 21. Boogie My Blues Away – Merrill Moore, 22. My Little Baby – Rose Maddox, 23. Cool Down Mame – The Farmer Boys, 24. Sebbin’ Come Elebbin – Jimmy Heap, 25. Bop Cat Bop – Simon Crum, 26. Party Kiss – Johnny Fallin, 27. I Went Rockin’ – Bobby Norris, 28. Saddle Boogie – Merrill Moore, 29. I Chickened Out – Kenny Loran, 30. Cell of Love – Bobby Louis, 31. I Can’t Dance – Faron Young, 32. You Mostest Girl – Bobby Lee Trammell |
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The Thirties $19.99 Track Listing: 1. So Many Memories – The Islanders/Frances Langford/Sam Koki, 2. Flat Foot Floogie – Louis Armstrong/The Mills Brothers, 3. This Year’s Kisses – Alice Faye, 4. Love Letters in the Sand – Ambrose/Sam Browne, 5. Isle of Carpi – Lew Stone/Nat Gonella, 6. Folks Who Live on the Hill, The – Scott John Turner/Bing Crosby, 7. Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland/Victor Young, 8. Let’s Face the Music and Dance, 9. Nice Work If You Can Get It – The Andrews Sisters, 10. A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Chick Webb/Ella Fitzgerald, 11. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) – Arthur Tracy, 12. Please Be Kind – Chick Henderson/Joe Loss, 13. Ten Pins in the Sky – Harry Sosnik/Judy Garland, 14. Goodnight Sweetheart – Al Bowlly, 15. Marie – Jack Leonard/Tommy Dorsey, 16. Basin Street Blues – Connee Boswell/John Scott Trotter/Bing Crosby, 17. Solomon – Elisabeth Welch/Ray Noble, 18. Miss Otis Regrets – Lew Stone/Nat Gonella, 19. I’m on a See-Saw – Harry Roy/Ivor Moreton, 20. Transatlantic Lullaby – Turner Layton, 21. What Do You Know About Love – Reginald Williams & His Futurists/Al Bowlly, 22. Can I Forget You? – John Scott Trotter/Bing Crosby, 23. My Prayer – Chick Henderson/Joe Loss, 24. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Dick Powell/Victor Young, 25. This Time It’s Real – Dorothy Carless/Phil Green |
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Night Dancing $12.99 Track Listing: 1. Katherine – (featuring Chuck Findley/Chuck Rainey/Garnett Brown/Herbie Hancock/Joe Farrell/John Guerin/Lee Ritenour/Michael Boddicker/Oscar Brashear/Richard Greene/Joe Romano/Quitman Dennis/Lew McCrea, 2. Silver Lace – (featuring Andrea Robinson/Robert Daugherty/Lynda Tucker Lawrence/Herbie Hancock/Joe Farrell/John Guerin/Airto Moreira/Lee Ritenour), 3. Now Deep is Your Love – (featuring Victor Feldman/Flora Purim/Harvey Mason, Sr./Jay Graydon/Abraham Laboriel, Sr./Joe Farrell/Paulinho Da Costa/Richard Greene), 4. Come Rain or Come Shine – (featuring Joe Farrell), 5. Another Star – (featuring Victor Feldman/Chuck Findley/Andrea Robinson/Lynda Tucker Lawrence/Bill Bedford/Garnett Brown/Harvey Mason, Sr./Jay Graydon/Abraham Laboriel, Sr./Joe Farrell/Airto Moreira/Al, 6. Casa De Los Sospensos – (featuring Chuck Findley/Chuck Rainey/Garnett Brown/Herbie Hancock/Joe Farrell/John Guerin/Airto Moreira/Lee Ritenour/Oscar Brashear/Joe Romano/Quitman Dennis/Lew McCreary), 7. Night Dancing – (featuring Jeff Porcaro/Joe Farrell/Lee Ritenour/Michael Boddicker/Michael Porcaro), 8. You’re In My Heart (the Final Acclaim) – (featuring Victor Feldman/Joe Farrell/John Guerin/Lee Ritenour/Michael Porcaro/Richard Greene) |
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Singing Detective: Music from… [Import] $14.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), (DISC 3:), 1. Don’t Fence Me In – The Andrews Sisters/Bing Crosby, 1. Limehouse Blues – Ambrose Orchestra, 1. Umbrella Man, The – Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra, 2. After You’ve Gone – Matty Malneck Orchestra/Al Jolson, 2. Copenhagen – Ambrose Orchestra, 2. Peg O’ My Heart, 3. Blues in the Night – Anne Shelton, 3. Java Jive – The Ink Spots, 3. Teddy Bears’ Picnic, The – Henry Hall, 4. Dry Bones – Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, 4. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall – Ella Fitzgerald/The Ink Spots, 4. There’s a Fella Waitin’ in Poughkeepsie – The Andrews Sisters/Bing Crosby, 5. Rockin’ in Rhythm – Duke Ellington, 5. Stop Crying – King Oliver, 5. That’s for Me – Dick Haymes/Victor Young, 6. Crusing Down the River – Lou Preager, 6. Let the People Sing – Jack Payne, 6. Three Caballeros, The – The Andrews Sisters/Bing Crosby, 7. Do I Worry – The Ink Spots, 7. I’ll Just Close My Eyes – Anne Shelton, 7. Little Dutch Mill – Ray Noble & His Orchestra, 8. It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow – Jack Payne, 8. Later On – Vera Lynn, 8. Ole Moses Put Pharaoh in His Place – Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, 9. Bird Song at Eventide – Ronnie Ronalde, 9. It Might as Well Be Spring – Dick Haymes, 9. You Always Hurt the One You Love – The Mills Brothers, 10. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive – The Andrews Sisters/Bing Crosby, 10. Paper Doll – The Mills Brothers, 10. Sing, Nightingale Sing – Lale Andersen, 11. Cheek to Cheek – Lew Stone & His Orchestra, 11. Lili Marlene – Lale Andersen, 11. There’s Something Wrong With the Weather – Lew Stone & His Orchestra, 12. Down Sunnyside Lane – Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra, 12. Echo of a Song, The – Al Bowlly/Roy Fox & His Orchestra, 12. I Only Have Eyes for You – Scott Wood & His Orchestra, 13. In the Middle of a Kiss – Connee Boswell, 13. Indian Love Call – Maurice Winnick, 13. We’ll Make Hay While the Sun Shines – Billy Merrin and His Commanders, 14. Chinatown, My Chinatown – Matty Malneck Orchestra/Al Jolson, 14. I Get Along Without You Very Well – Lew Stone & His Orchestra, 14. Till Then – The Mills Brothers, 15. Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogey Man – Henry Hall, 15. Roll Along Covered Wagon – Harry Roy & His Orchestra, 15. Very Thought of You, The – Bud Noble/Al Bowlly, 16. Clouds Will Soon Roll By, The – Ambrose Orchestra, 16. I’m Making Believe – Ella Fitzgerald/The Ink Spots, 16. We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn |
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Twilight Zone 14 - $8.99 Includes:The Twilight Zone: One For the Angels (1959) The Twilight Zone: The Man in the Bottle (1960) The Twilight Zone: The Arrival (1961) The Twilight Zone: In Praise of Pip (1963) The Twilight Zone: One For the Angels Ed Wynn guest stars as Lew Bookman, an aging and not altogether successful sidewalk salesman. When Mr. Death (Murray Hamilton) shows up to “collect” Lew, the latter refuses to go. This leaves Mr. Death no other choice but to claim an alternate soul in Lew’s place — a little girl named Maggie (Dana Dillaway). Adapted from a script he’d written during his days in Cincinnati television, Rod Serling’s “One for the Angels” made its Twilight Zone bow on October 9, 1959. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi The Twilight Zone: The Man in the Bottle This variation of the old “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” yarn stars Luther Adler and Vivi Janiss as Arthur and Edna Castle, the debt-ridden owners of a failing pawnshop. The Castles’ luck changes dramatically when, after purchasing an old bottle, they discover that the bottle contains a dapper and somewhat sinister genie (Joseph Ruskin). Granted the usual three wishes, Arthur and Edna soon learn that they were better off when they were worse off. Written by Rod Serling, “The Man in the Bottle” was originally telecast October 7, 1960. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi The Twilight Zone: The Arrival FAA investigator Grant Sheckly (Harold J. Stone) is called to the scene when Flight 107 from Buffalo makes an unscheduled landing. Inasmuch as the plane arrived with no luggage, passengers, or crew members, Sheckly really has his work cut out for him. Even allowing for the other-worldy nature of Twilight Zone, this Rod Serling-scripted episode has logic holes one could drive trucks through. Watch for Bing Russell, father of Kurt Russell, in a featured role. Originally filmed for the series’ second season, “The Arrival” didn’t make its arrival until Season Three, on September 22, 1961. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi The Twilight Zone: In Praise of Pip After a brief flirtation with the 60-minute form, Twilight Zone wisely returned to its original half-hour format with the first episode of the series’ fifth season, “In Praise of Pip.” Upon learning that his beloved son Pip is dying in a field hospital in South Vietnam, two-bit bookie Max Philips (Jack Klugman) suddenly experiences an epiphany — which earns him a bullet in the gut from a disgruntled gangster. The wounded Max stumbles into a deserted amusement park, where he is met by the younger version of his boy Pip. Expressing his undying love for his son, Max begs the Powers Above to spare the grown-up Pip’s life, as the younger version begins fading into the void. Billy Mumy and Bobby Diamond share the role of the eponymous Pip. Written by Rod Serling, “In Praise of Pip” originally aired September 27, 1963. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Harper – Widescreen Subtitle $5.99 Screenwriter William Goldman has claimed that Paul Newman agreed to do Harper, the film that established the grateful writer’s career, only because he was working unhappily on Lady L. (1965) in Europe, and was looking for something as unlike that film as possible. He stars as Lew Harper, a hip L.A. private dick whose business has gotten so bad that he’s re-using his coffee grounds. At the suggestion of his friend, attorney Albert Graves (Arthur Hill), the detective takes on the investigation of the disappearance of the wealthy husband of waspish cripple Elaine Sampson (Lauren Bacall). After finding a photograph of former actress Fay Estabrook (Shelley Winters), Harper locates the alcoholic actress in a bar, plies her with booze, and takes her home to search her apartment while she’s unconscious. There he takes a call which leads him to another bar to meet Betty Fraley (Julie Harris), a singer with a heroin problem. To curtail his inquisitive behavior, some large and unpleasant gentleman beat him up outside the saloon. Hoping for sympathy from his soon to be ex-wife (Janet Leigh), who has just filed divorce papers, the weary detective is much more successful than he has any right to expect. ~ Michael Costello, Rovi |
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The Unfaithful – Fullscreen B&W $24.99 Though not readily apparent at first, The Unfaithful is a remake of the 1940 Bette Davis vehicle The Letter, which in turn was adapted from the play by W. Somerset Maugham. The locale of the Maugham original has been shifted from the jungles of Malaya to the cozy confines of a middle-sized American town. Ann Sheridan stars as Chris Hunter, who late one night kills a man who tries to attack her in her own home. At least that’s her story: it turns out that the dead man had once had an affair with Chris while her serviceman husband Bob (Zachary Scott) was overseas. When it appears as though Chris might have intentionally murdered her assailant, faithful family friend and attorney Larry Hammaford (Lew Ayres) puts his career and reputation on the line by suppressing a valuable piece of evidence. Shorn of the class and race consciousness — not to mention the eroticism and bitter irony — of the Maugham original, The Unfaithful is able to move more logically to a happy (or at least satisfying) denouement. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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1936 $15.99 Personnel includes: Benny Carter (alto & tenor saxophones, trumpet, piano); Elisabeth Welch (vocals): Freddy Gardner (alto saxophone, clarinet); Buddy Featherstonhaughts (tenor saxophone); Max Goldberg, Tommy McQuarter (trumpet); Lew Davis, Ted Heath (trombone); Billy Munn, Gene Rodgers (piano); Albert Harris (guitar); Wally Morris (bass); George Elrick (drums).The third volume in Classics complete chronological reissue of Benny Carter’s recordings of the 1930s covers a four-month period during Carter’s long period in Europe. Many of these recordings (cut in London, Copenhagen and Stockholm) were formerly quite rare. Carter (on alto, clarinet, tenor, trumpet and even piano and two vocals) is typically flawless, sophisticated and swinging, whether jamming with a quartet behind singer Elizabeth Welch, matching talents with trumpeter Tommy McQuater in a quintet, heading an English orchestra or guesting with an obscure Danish big band. All of the CDs in this very worthy series are highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow |
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Finest Hour (Japan) $42.99 Personnel includes: Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone, guiro, percussion); Chico O’Farrill (conductor); Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard (vocals); Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Howard Johnson (flugelhorn, tuba, bass clarinet); Ray Alonge, Peter Gordon (French horn); Buddy Morrow (trombone); Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon); Osvaldo Bellingieri (piano); Richard Tee (keyboards); Ian Underwood, Don Grolnick (synthesizer); Carlos Santana, David Spinozza, Joe Beck, Eric Gale (guitar); Ron Carter (bass); Billy Cobham, Grady Tate, Lenny White (drums); Ray Mantilla, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).Producers include: Ed Michel.Compilation producer: Bryan Koniarz.Recorded between 1973 and 1979. Includes liner notes by Carl Woideck.Digitally remastered by Jeff Willens (Universal Mastering Studios-East).This is part of Verve’s Finest Hour series.A ten-track sampling of the career of Latin jazz tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, demonstrating his range from passionate South American melodies to his later easy listening jazz interpretations. Part of the Verve Finest Hour series, this well-presented album is a fine introduction to the artist at an affordable price. ~ Zac Johnson |
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Hearts in Bondage – B&W $5.99 First-time director Lew Ayres performs miracles on a tiny budget in the Civil War drama Hearts in Bondage. The story offers a romanticized version of the events leading up to the battle between the “ironclads” Monitor and Merrimac. Northern naval officer Kenneth (James Dunn), the nephew of Monitor designer John Ericsson (Fritz Leiber) is dishonorably discharged when he sinks the Merrimac instead of burning it, as ordered. He is restored to duty as a crew member on the Monitor, and in the ensuing sea battle with the recommissioned Merrimac he kills Confederate officer Raymond (David Manners), the brother of Kenneth’s fiancee Constance (Mae Clarke). The estranged sweethearts are ultimately reunited with the help of Abe Lincoln himself! Both James Dunn and Mae Clarke are miscast in their roles, but they do their best under the circumstances to make their material “work” — and often succeed. The real stars of Hearts in Bondage are Republic’s special-effects mavens Howard and Theodore Lydecker, whose splendid utilization of scale models in the climactic Monitor-Merrimac confrontation is both exciting and convincing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Pals of the Silver Sage – B&W $5.99 Monogram’s answer to Republic’s Gene Autry, Tex Ritter was never successful in his choice of sidekicks. In Pals of the Silver Sage he had to contend with bucolic Slim Andrews, who at least was a personal friend if no bargain in the comedy department. But this time he was also saddled with one Sugar Dawn, a very resistible child actress who would reappear in The Golden Trail) (not to mention haunt Tom Keene in no less than five consecutive oaters). Ritter, Andrews and little Miss Dawn filmed Pals of the Silver Sage in picturesque Tejon Ranch near Lebec, California, but that was the really the Western’s only recommendation. Orphaned Sugar Dawn is in danger of losing her ranch unless she can make the deadline for a cattle delivery. But foreman Jeff (Dawn?) (Carleton Young), who is also the girl’s cousin, is in the employ of nefarious neighbor Vic Insley (Glenn Strange). Enter Tex Wright (Ritter) and his sidekick Cactus (Andrews) who concoct a scheme to trap the villains. Tex is mistaken for a rustler along the way but everything is cleared up within the allotted 52 minutes. Ritter sang Prairie Fairy Tale by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter but otherwise kept the warbling to a minimum. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi |
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The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It – Fullscreen $19.99 There have been conscientious objectors in all American wars, and World War II was no different. While many, like the Quakers and the Amish, had a long history of refusing to fight, this refusal proved more troublesome when the majority saw World War II as “the good war.” Many conscientious objectors, or C.O.’s, attempted to show support for the cause by volunteering for difficult jobs to disprove disloyalty. Many worked in mental hospitals, enlisted in medical experiment programs, and became fire fighters. Twenty-five thousand joined the armed services as non-combatants, including actor Lew Ayres who worked with a medical unit. Others worked in Civilian Public Service, a program operated by churches. Seven thousand C.O.’s were jailed for as long as four years for refusing alternative service or objecting to the draft. Following the war, C.O.’s replaced soldiers in Europe, became involved in the civil rights movement, and later formed protests against the Vietnam war. The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It includes interviews with a number of conscientious objectors. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi |
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Moon Glow $13.99 Personnel: Jimmy Scott (vocals); Hank Crawford (alto saxophone); Eric Alexander, Bob Kindred (tenor saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Gregoire Maret (harmonica); Joe Locke (vibraphone); Larry Willis, Cyrus Chestnut, Renee Rosnes, Michael Kanan (piano); Joe Beck (guitar); George Mraz (bass); Clarence Penn, Grady Tate (drums).Recorded at The Studio, New York, New York between March and November 2000 and August 2001.Little Jimmy Scott.Personnel: Joe Beck (guitar); Gr?goire Maret (harmonica); Hank Crawford (alto saxophone); David “Fathead” Newman , Eric Alexander , Bob Kindred (tenor saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Cyrus Chestnut, Larry Willis, Michael Kanan, Renee Rosnes (piano); Clarence Penn, Grady Tate, Lewis Nash (drums).Audio Mixer: David Luke.Liner Note Author: Chip Stern.Recording information: Studio, New York, NY (03/2000-08/2001).Photographer: John Abbott .Afflicted as a child with Kallman’s syndrome, a rare hormonal deficiency that stunted his growth and left him with a high-pitched and eerily androgynous voice, Jimmy Scott had a successful career as a jazz singer in the 1940s and 1950s, but then dropped from view until his rediscovery in the 1990s. At age 78, his voice can no longer be reasonably described as “pretty,” but he is generally hailed as a song interpreter in a style somewhat similar to that of Billie Holiday or Mabel Mercer — someone whose interpretive flair and deeply personal delivery transform the familiar songs that are his bread and butter. On Moon Glow, he picks up where he left off with “But Beautiful,” accompanied by a crack group of A-list session men (including Eric Alexander, Hank Crawford, David “Fathead” Newman, and George Mraz) on a program of pop and jazz standards. The album is a mixed success, however. His exquisitely heartfelt take on “How Long Has This Been Going On” is revelatory, and he brings a bittersweet loveliness to the Robin/Rainger composition “If I Should Lose You.” His take on “Those Who Were,” on which he is accompanied only by Larry Willis’ piano, is effective but a bit too long and, in places, somewhat overwrought. Even more questionable is Scott’s highly personal rendition of the Lennon/McCartney classic “Yesterday,” and he ruins the delicate Duke Ellington song “Solitude” by oversinging. His new cadre of fans will likely see these as lovable idiosyncrasies rather than flaws, though. Recommended with reservations. ~ Rick Anderson |
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1953-1955 $22.99 An unsung guitar player and one of the Crescent City’s best songwriters, Earl King mixed New Orleans R&B with just a touch of straight blues, and while he frequently wrote about the hard hazards of romance, he sang his material with a wink and a smile which made his tough times tales still feel like party music. This first volume in Classics’ chronological history of King’s recording career begins with both sides of his debut single for Savoy Records from 1953 when he was billed as Earl Johnson, then moves on to his sides for Art Rupe’s Specialty Records from 1954 when he was billed as either Earl King or the Kings, depending on the release, and finishes with his first recordings for Ace Records from 1955 (he would remain with Ace until 1960 before switching over to Lew Chudd’s Imperial Records), some of which were released under the name Handsome Earl. Whatever he was billed as, King was as efficient as he was prolific (nothing here even comes close to three minutes in length), and his songs feel like they’ve been around for a long time; they are a part of the very structure of New Orleans R&B. Highlights here include the bouncing “Have You Gone Crazy,” the fascinating and stuttering rhythm of “‘Til I Say We’re Done,” the late-night feel of “Sitting and Wondering” (given a boozy atmosphere by Lee Allen’s tenor sax lines), and King’s classic “Those Lonely, Lonely Nights.” King would develop and evolve further as his career progressed, but these earliest sides have a wonderfully open feel of energy and joy, and while technically it’s the blues, it’s also New Orleans dance music through and through. ~ Steve Leggett |
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Souls for Sale – Fullscreen B&W $24.99 This comedy-melodrama, based on the novel by Rupert Hughes (who also directed), blends fiction and reality to tell the story of a young woman’s rise in Hollywood; the film uses real stars and productions (even Charles Chaplin filming A Woman of Paris) as its backdrop. Eleanor Boardman plays Remember Steddon, better known as Mem. Mem is a small-town girl who marries slick bad guy Owen Scudder (Lew Cody); Owen insures his brides and then murders them for the money. After the wedding, Mem starts to have her doubts about him and runs away while their train is chugging through the desert. She happens on a film crew and gets work as an extra, later becoming a famous dramatic actress in Hollywood with the help of director Frank Claymore (Richard Dix). Scudder finally tracks her down during a shoot involving a circus tent; when a storm sets the tent on fire, Scudder loses his life saving Mem from a wind machine’s propeller. Freed from her marriage, Mem is able to choose between Claymore and her leading man. Boardman, whose first starring role finds her surrounded by a long and impressive supporting cast, wound up at the Goldwyn studios through a “New Faces” contest. Her co-winner, future star William Haines, also had a bit part as the company’s assistant director. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi |
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Ben-Hur – Anniversary Dolby $12.99 This 1959 version of Lew Wallace’s best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited writers including Gore Vidal and Maxwell Anderson, the film once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time that Jesus Christ was becoming known for his “radical” teachings. Ben-Hur’s childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) is now an ambitious Roman tribune; when Ben-Hur refuses to help Messala round up local dissidents on behalf of the emperor, Messala pounces on the first opportunity to exact revenge on his onetime friend. Tried on a trumped-up charge of attempting to kill the provincial governor (whose head was accidentally hit by a falling tile), Ben-Hur is condemned to the Roman galleys, while his mother (Martha Scott) and sister (Cathy O’Donnell) are imprisoned. But during a sea battle, Ben-Hur saves the life of commander Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins), who, in gratitude, adopts Ben-Hur as his son and gives him full control over his stable of racing horses. Ben-Hur never gives up trying to find his family or exact revenge on Messala. At crucial junctures in his life, he also crosses the path of Jesus, and each time he benefits from it. The highlight of the film’s 212 minutes is its now-legendary chariot race, staged largely by stunt expert Yakima Canutt. Ben-Hur’s Oscar haul included Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary William Wyler, Best Actor for Heston, and Best Supporting Actor for Welsh actor Hugh Griffith as an Arab sheik. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Ben-Hur - $29.99 This 1959 version of Lew Wallace’s best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited writers including Gore Vidal and Maxwell Anderson, the film once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time that Jesus Christ was becoming known for his “radical” teachings. Ben-Hur’s childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) is now an ambitious Roman tribune; when Ben-Hur refuses to help Messala round up local dissidents on behalf of the emperor, Messala pounces on the first opportunity to exact revenge on his onetime friend. Tried on a trumped-up charge of attempting to kill the provincial governor (whose head was accidentally hit by a falling tile), Ben-Hur is condemned to the Roman galleys, while his mother (Martha Scott) and sister (Cathy O’Donnell) are imprisoned. But during a sea battle, Ben-Hur saves the life of commander Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins), who, in gratitude, adopts Ben-Hur as his son and gives him full control over his stable of racing horses. Ben-Hur never gives up trying to find his family or exact revenge on Messala. At crucial junctures in his life, he also crosses the path of Jesus, and each time he benefits from it. The highlight of the film’s 212 minutes is its now-legendary chariot race, staged largely by stunt expert Yakima Canutt. Ben-Hur’s Oscar haul included Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary William Wyler, Best Actor for Heston, and Best Supporting Actor for Welsh actor Hugh Griffith as an Arab sheik. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Ben-Hur – Anniversary $12.99 This 1959 version of Lew Wallace’s best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited writers including Gore Vidal and Maxwell Anderson, the film once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time that Jesus Christ was becoming known for his “radical” teachings. Ben-Hur’s childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) is now an ambitious Roman tribune; when Ben-Hur refuses to help Messala round up local dissidents on behalf of the emperor, Messala pounces on the first opportunity to exact revenge on his onetime friend. Tried on a trumped-up charge of attempting to kill the provincial governor (whose head was accidentally hit by a falling tile), Ben-Hur is condemned to the Roman galleys, while his mother (Martha Scott) and sister (Cathy O’Donnell) are imprisoned. But during a sea battle, Ben-Hur saves the life of commander Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins), who, in gratitude, adopts Ben-Hur as his son and gives him full control over his stable of racing horses. Ben-Hur never gives up trying to find his family or exact revenge on Messala. At crucial junctures in his life, he also crosses the path of Jesus, and each time he benefits from it. The highlight of the film’s 212 minutes is its now-legendary chariot race, staged largely by stunt expert Yakima Canutt. Ben-Hur’s Oscar haul included Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary William Wyler, Best Actor for Heston, and Best Supporting Actor for Welsh actor Hugh Griffith as an Arab sheik. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi |
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Before Radio [PA] $15.99 Track Listing: 1. How Mother Made the Soup – Charley Case, 2. Limited Express, The – Columbia Orchestra, 3. Piano Tuner, The – Steve Porter/Ada Jones/Steve Porter, 4. “No News” or “What Killed the Dog” – Nat M. Wills, 5. New Years at Old Trinity – Haydn Quartet, 6. Mosquito Trust (Mike and Meyer) – Joe Weber/Lew Fields, 7. Zeb Green’s Airship – Miss Jones & Mr. Spencer, 8. Casey Putting His Baby to Sleep – Russell Hunting, 9. Three Trees, The – Tom McNaughton, 10. Vagabonds, The (Roger and I) – Gilbert Girard/Len Spencer, 11. Spirit of ’76 – Drum Corps, 12. Small Boy and His Mother at the Circus, A – Mrs. Hardin Burnley, 13. Christmas Morning at Clancey’s – Steve Porter, 14. Old Log Cabin – Columbia Minstrels, 15. Cohen Telephones from Brighton – Joe Hayman, 16. Vaudeville Specialty – S.H. Dudley, 17. Sheriff’s Sale of a Stranded Circus – Gilbert Girard/Len Spencer, 18. Pussy Cat Rag, The (Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty) – Ada Jones/Peerless Quartet, 19. ‘Round the Campfire – Haydn Quartet, 20. How I Got to Morrow – Burt Shepard, 21. Rube and the Country Doctor, The – Frank C. Stanley/Byron Harlan, 22. Desperate Desmond (A Melodrama) – Fred Duprez, 23. Down in Turkey Hollow – Golden & Hughes, 24. Evening at Mrs. Clancey’s Boarding House, An – Victor Vaudeville Co., 25. Mosquito Parade, The (A Jersey Review) – Peerless Quartet, 26. Train Time at Pun’kin Centre – Cal Stewart, 27. Will Rogers Nominates Henry Ford for President – Will Rogers |
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Let’S Think About Living $159.99 Bob Luman.Personnel: Sue Thompson (vocals); Jerry “Chip Young” Stembridge, Eddie Cochran, Fred Carter, Jr., Glenn Barber, Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Howard Roberts , Rene Joseph Hall, James Burton, Jerry Reed Hubbard, Ray Edenton, Roy Buchanan, Wayne Moss, Billy Sanford (guitar); Pete Drake (steel guitar); Jackie Kelso (saxophone); Gene Garf, Floyd Cramer, David Briggs , Dean Manuel, Merrill Moore, Hargus “Pig” Robbins (piano); Sharkey Hall, Donald R. “Ritchie” Frost, Earl Palmer , Mel Rogers, James Carlisle Isbell, Buddy Harman (drums).Producers: Jim Shell; Fabor Robison; Lew Chudd; Huey P. Meaux; Wesley RoseReissue Producers: Howard Cockburn; Richard Weize.Audio Mixer: Bob Irwin.Recording information: Abbott Studio, Escondido Canyon, CA (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Fred Foster Sound Studio, Nashville, TN (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Gold Star Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Hollywood, CA (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Nashville, TN (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Recording Service Studios, Inc., Pasadena, TX (??/??/1955-05/16/1967); Sellers Co., Dallas, TX (??/??/1955-05/16/1967).Illustrators: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen; Hans Peter Zdrenka; Diethold Leu; R.A. Andreas; Horst Zimmermann; Claes Olofsson; Bo Berglind.Photographers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen; Hans Peter Zdrenka; Diethold Leu; R.A. Andreas; Horst Zimmermann; Claes Olofsson; Bo Berglind.Rockabilly luminary Bob Luman never became a huge star, but he did have a Top 10 hit (“Let’s Think About Living”) and a solid career of recordings, and has been revered for years by fans of early country and rock music. This admirably thorough compilation–part of Bear Family’s excellent series of rockabilly retrospectives–contains four CDs’ worth of music, as well as a hardbound 104-page book with photos and notes. This makes a nice companion piece to Bear Family’s box set of later recordings. |
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Carrying the Torch $14.99 Track Listing: 1. Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man – Helen Morgan, 2. I Got It Bad & That Ain’t Good – Ivie Anderson/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, 3. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Billy Eckstine, 4. I Want My Share of Love – Bea Wain/Larry Clinton & His Orchestra, 5. One I Love, The (Belongs to Somebody Else) – Frank Sinatra/Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, 6. Lover Man – Anne Shelton/Harry Roy & His Orchestra, 7. Since I Fell For You – Ella Johnson/Buddy Johnson’s Orchestra, 8. I’ll Be Around – The Mills Brothers, 9. Don’t Explain – Billie Holiday, 10. Tess’ Torch Song – Pearl Bailey/Cootie Williams & His Orchestra, 11. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Al Hibbler/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, 12. Deep in a Dream – Dorothy Alt/Lew Stone’s Orchestra, 13. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Pha Terrell/Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy, 14. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out – June Christy/Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, 15. Don’t Smoke in Bed – Peggy Lee, 16. Song of the Wanderer (Where Shall I Go?) – Jimmy Mitchelle/Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, 17. Who Can I Turn to? – Jo Stafford/Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, 18. I Had the Craziest Dream – Four Wagabonds, 19. Not For Me, But – Judy Garland, 20. It’s the Talk of the Town – Elsie Carlisle/Ambrose Orchestra, 21. Do I Worry? – The Ink Spots, 22. Prisoner of Love – Lena Horne/Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, 23. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance – Helen Forrest |
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Speak Low $13.99 Track Listing: 1. Speak Low – (featuring Jim Saporito/Lisa Matricardi/David Blinn/Debra Shufelt-Dine/Robert Burkhart/Katherine Cherbas/Ming Yeh/Jay Leonhart/Katherine Livolsi-Landau/Jeffrey Carney/Elizabeth Nielsen/Ric, 2. If I Were A Bell – (featuring Jay Leonhart/Rick Cutler/Lawrence Feldman/Lee Musiker), 3. As Time Goes By – (featuring Jim Saporito/Lisa Matricardi/David Blinn/Debra Shufelt-Dine/Robert Burkhart/Katherine Cherbas/Ming Yeh/Jay Leonhart/Katherine Livolsi-Landau/Jeffrey Carney/Elizabeth Niels, 4. Smile/Make Someone Happy – (featuring Davi Viera/David Finck/Victor Lewis/Yaron Gershovsky/Saul Rubin), 5. Falling In Love With Love – (featuring Eldar Djangirov), 6. My Funny Valentine – (featuring Lisa Matricardi/David Blinn/Debra Shufelt-Dine/David Finck/Robert Burkhart/Katherine Cherbas/Ming Yeh/Katherine Livolsi-Landau/Jeffrey Carney/Elizabeth Nielsen/Lew Solo, 7. Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week – (featuring David Finck/Victor Lewis/Yaron Gershovsky/Saul Rubin), 8. How Long Has This Been Going On – (featuring Eldar Djangirov), 9. I’ve Got the World on a String – (featuring Jay Leonhart/Rick Cutler/Lawrence Feldman/Lee Musiker), 10. My One and Only Love – (featuring Jim Saporito/Lisa Matricardi/David Blinn/Debra Shufelt-Dine/Robert Burkhart/Katherine Cherbas/Ming Yeh/Jay Leonhart/Katherine Livolsi-Landau/Jeffrey Carney/Elizabeth , 11. Very Thought of You, The – (featuring Yaron Gershovsky), 12. Let’s Fall in Love – (featuring Jay Leonhart/Rick Cutler/Lawrence Feldman/Lee Musiker), 13. I’ll Be Seeing You – (featuring David Finck/Victor Lewis/Yaron Gershovsky/Saul Rubin) |
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No Name Jive $17.99 Track Listing: 1. King Porter Stomp – (featuring Joe Graves/Abe Most/Justin Gordon), 2. Star Burst – (featuring Conrad Gozzo/Nick Fatool/Pete Candoli), 3. Little Rock Getaway – (featuring Babe Russin), 4. Afternoon In August – (featuring Gus Bivona/Shorty Sherock/Skeets Herfurt), 5. Topsy – (featuring Mannie Klein/Ray Sherman), 6. When Budda Smiles, 7. Back Bay Shuffle – (featuring Joe Howard/Ray Sherman/Shorty Sherock/Justin Gordon), 8. John Silver – (featuring Milt Bernhart), 9. Vip’s Boogie, 10. Begin the Beguine, 11. Embraceable You, 12. Swanee River Boogie, 13. Bugle Call Rag – (featuring Irv Cottler), 14. Floyd’s Guitar Blues – (featuring Alvino Rey), 15. Dippermouth Blues – (featuring Jimmy Rowles/Joe Mondragon), 16. Uptown Blues – (featuring Pete Candoli/Willie Smith), 17. C-Jam Blues – (featuring Milt Bernhart/Benny Gill/Abe Most/Mannie Klein/Plas Johnson/Ray Sherman), 18. Well, Get It, 19. New No Name Jive, 20. Tango Blues, 21. Swingin’ the Blues – (featuring Irv Cottler/Plas Johnson/Ray Sherman/Lew McCreary), 22. Night Train, 23. Blowin’ Up a Storm – (featuring Jack Marshall/Ray Sherman/Shorty Sherock), 24. Farewell Blues |