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21. Charles Aznavour - Greatest Golden
22. The Wall: Live in Berlin, 1990
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23. I'm with the Band
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24. Edith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings
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25. Motifs
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26. The Best of Jane Olivor
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27. The Triplets of Belleville
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28. The Ultimate Collection
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29. Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything
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30. Black Coffee
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31. The Essential Rosemary Clooney
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32. Eternelle: The Best Of
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33. Comic Strip
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34. Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits
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35. Where Are You
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36. Come Away With Me
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37. Fascinatin' Rhythm: Capitol Sings
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38. Infiniment
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40. Flappers, Vamps And Sweet Young

21. Charles Aznavour - Greatest Golden Hits
by Angel Records
Audio CD (23 April, 1996)
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Asin: B000002SIW
Sales Rank: 3639
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviews (23)

5-0 out of 5 stars Formidable
I saw Mr. Aznavour perform recently during his farewell tour.This CD will give me fond memories of the songs he sang in English.He is a wonderful performer in any language.This CD will give those who do not speak French access to the beautiful songs he has written and his unforgettable voice.

3-0 out of 5 stars The french frank sinatra???
I got this CD because the cover looked interesting and well, based on my gut instinct i gave it a chance. It's OK
3-0 out of 5 stars Cinco para la de Espa�
Tuve la oportunidad de adquirir la versi�n de sus �xitos de Oro
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Subjects:  1. Cabaret    2. Classical    3. France    4. French    5. Int'l & World Music    6. Popular Music   


22. The Wall: Live in Berlin, 1990
by Mercury / Universal
Audio CD (20 August, 1990)
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Asin: B000001FYU
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Roger Waters staged this all-star revival of his Pink Floyd grand opus 11 years after the Floyd original and 7 years after Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Come On, This Is NOT exactly Holy Writ
I was never a huge Pink Floyd fan--which is not to say I didn't like their music or respect their talent. But, I dunno, maybe it was just ALL those annoying sound effects and voiceovers. Even good music can seem a little gimmicky when tarted up with too much extraneous noise. Yeah, I admit I liked the ringing cash registers drawer in "Money," but so much of the other stuff was, well, just a drag.
5-0 out of 5 stars Best Live album besides Is there anybody out there?
I rented this concert on VHS one day. I love it.
5-0 out of 5 stars The Miltary Orchestra Of The Soviet Army!!
Although many people gave this live concert a low rating due to Roger Waters' choice of substitute singers/musicians for some of the songs from the original Wall recording, after seeing it on video for the first time, it became easier to listen to the recording alone afterward.
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Subjects:  1. Adult Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Adult Contemporary    3. Album Rock    4. Arena Rock    5. Blue-Eyed Soul    6. Cabaret    7. Country-Rock    8. Folk-Rock    9. Hard Rock    10. Jazz-Rock    11. New Wave    12. Pop    13. Pop/Rock    14. Popular Music    15. Prog-Rock/Art Rock    16. Psychedelic    17. Rock    18. Rock & Roll    19. Rock/Pop    20. Roots Rock   


23. I'm with the Band
by Telarc
Audio CD (23 August, 2005)
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Asin: B000A8AXHM
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Tierney Sutton is a consummate jazz singer, combining emotion and invention with a purity of sound. While some of her previous recordings have reflected on specific influences, Read more

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1-0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money
I did not like this album at all. Listening to her improvise was like hearing fingernails down a blackboard.

4-0 out of 5 stars Clockwork
In case you haven't noticed, all the attention these days in the world of jazz singing is on female singers.Small wonder, when you survey the abundance of talent.Tierney Sutton, Cheryl Bentyne, Karrin Allyson, Anne Hampton Calloway--all are virtuosic performers, positively "scary" in terms of musical as well as vocal technique.Tierney Sutton may be the most "frightening" of all, based on the evidence of this impressive session.She throws down the gauntlet, raises the bar, sets a new standard in terms of not merely vocal acrobatics and jazz chops but repertory, inventive arrangements, live performance, and a "personal" rhythm section that's as state-of-the-art as they come.
5-0 out of 5 stars Wow
I was fortunate enough to hear Tierney and the Band in an intimate concert hall in Brownville, Nebraska shortly before they recorded this cd.I sat spellbound and amazed during that performance.I always measure a jazz singer more by how they sound live.Is the singer's pitch and tone as pure as it is on studio recording?Are the singer's improvisations and inflections always the same or are they a spontaneous artist?I was floored by Miss Sutton.She is even stronger live than she is on her recordings.This cd just confirms that opinion.
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Subjects:  1. Jazz    2. Pop    3. Torch Songs    4. Vocal Jazz   


24. Edith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings 1935-1943
by Asv Living Era
Audio CD (18 July, 1995)
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Asin: B000001HIM
Sales Rank: 6916
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars A Good Second Piaf
Once she has won your heart, you will want this collection to hear how she developed as a performer -- and came to be a great symbol of France in the 20th Century

4-0 out of 5 stars causal music listener
Adds depth to a music collection; sound quality of old recording makes it interesting

5-0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised
Having heard a song by Edith Piaf while watching the movie "Saving Private Ryan" and being captivated by the sound of her voice, I decided to venture into a completely new direction in my listening library. I must admit that I have not been able to take this CD out of any player that happens to be around me! Even though I have no idea of the lyrics, Ms. Piaf has the ability to draw you in and make you feel like you understand exactly what she is saying. She is joyful, tragic, coy, sad, dramatic, and ultimately she leaves me with the feeling of her devotion to her art and her time in history. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cabaret    2. France    3. French    4. French Pop    5. Nostalgia    6. Pop    7. Pop Vocals    8. Popular Music    9. Torch Songs    10. Vocal Pop   


25. Motifs
Audio CD (11 January, 2005)
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Asin: B0006SSNPA
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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With a sound made up of equal parts bossa nova and classic chanson transported almost unchanged from the 1960s, plus American jazz, Argentinean Tango, bal musette and the Manouche swing made famous by Django Reinhardt, Paris Combo undeniably personifies that city's aesthetic. French music and film tend to share an elegant, humorless, surreal, coolly theatrical artificiality so ingrained that observed or remembered passion becomes more seductive than the real thing. Style-over-substance is merely a different reality, no less involving than daily life. The band's membership includes a guitarist from Madagascar, a keyboardist/trumpeter from Australia, a French drummer and a French-Algerian guitarist, each of whom contribute whimsical, cosmopolitan images from their own travels. Bandleader-singer Belle du Berry's lyrics are wry metaphors, in which estrangement, loss and desire are experienced in nightclubs under the light of pink lampshades and each carefully posed film-noir frame is wreathed in expensive perfume and cigarette smoke. --Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars If you like Pink Martini
You'll love this CD.Obviously you don't have to know a language to enjoy music sung in it.The happy tune of this jazzy CD will make you want to dance in your car, as you make up words so that you can sing along.

4-0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining, keeps you jumping
I bought this CD on the basis that several reviewers indicated that if a listener liked the works of Pink Martini, that they would like this CD by Paris Combo. Well, they are right.
4-0 out of 5 stars Cool fusion continues, but start with one of their earlier CDs
They sound too satisfied and confident in their fusions here.The sharp edge of surprise I detect in their earlier work is absent here.This work is lighter, popper, loungier than earlier work, to its detriment.Still, the cool fusion continues-Hot club, boulevard, bossa nova, American swing....Close listening reveals shifts from one style to another in almost every song, so they're still mixing it up.Maybe the edges are easier to see.Stand-outs:tr 7-Bagu�e (Big American driving beat subverted by quick trip-tongued French vocal, Gypsy finger-picked guitar).Tr�s cool.tr 9- Reflet (Quick 30s Gypsy-viper instrumental).tr 14- Je ne sais qui fumer (Simple American blues with a cool, Parisian jaunt, swagger).[50:30] ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cabaret    2. Classic Jazz    3. France    4. French    5. French Pop    6. Jazz    7. Pop   


26. The Best of Jane Olivor
Audio CD (22 June, 2004)
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Asin: B0002ABT7Q
Sales Rank: 19189
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars To each, their own
I just purchased this CD last evening.I was tentative about buying it, even though I adore Jane.My hesitation was based on the fact that I already owned these songs on her other recordings, none of them were particular favorites of mine, and some of the Amazon reviews mentioning the somewhat lackadaisical remastering.
5-0 out of 5 stars I've followed Jane's career for years, and this is long over
due, especially the addition of 'The Last Time I Felt Like This' duet with Johnny Mathis. One of music's best pairings. If you've ever witnessed the poetic beauty and primal dance of two birds mating, their uninhibited and excited fluttering, synchronized in a symphonic diving and swirling mid-flight, then you have an idea what their voices did so easily together on this pairing.
4-0 out of 5 stars Great song selection, not so great recording
Listening to this CD has brought back such great memories for me.Especially, when remembering seeing Jane twice live in 1976 at a small cabaret in L.A. Her ability to capture the heart of the lyrics and the romance of the music could bring you to tears.
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Subjects:  1. Cabaret    2. Pop    3. Pop Vocals    4. Vocal   


27. The Triplets of Belleville
by Higher Octave
Audio CD (27 January, 2004)
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Asin: B000168ACI
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Taking the cue for its visual conception from sources as diverse asBritish cartoonist Gerald Scarfe and the antic, rubbery surrealism ofTex Avery's Warner Bros. Cartoons of the 30's, this madcap caper fromFrench writer/director Sylvain Chomet is one of the most delightfullyskewed animated films in recent memory. Scoring such a thorough originalis no easy task, but composer/musician Benoit Charest has more thanrisen to the occasion. Charest manages to evoke the loopy musical spiritof legendary Warner and Disney animation legend Carl Stalling in anentirely new context, fusing the score's snappy, predominantly Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Triplets of Belleville - One of the Very Best
Wonderful movie...the music was outstanding and the characters believable. The animation was like watching a well drawn picture come to life.
5-0 out of 5 stars "Allez les filles...!"
If you haven't seen the movie, I would advise you do - it's one of the best animated films to come out in a long while, and a fine example that traditional methods of animation are not dead. If you haven't, then one thing you should know is that barely any of it is told in words - therefore, the soundtrack became very important, and what we got was one heck of a soundtrack.
1-0 out of 5 stars The Triplets of Belleville
This a terrible story- boring at best. I am sorry I wasted my time watching it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cabaret    2. Instrumental    3. Pop    4. Soundtrack    5. Soundtracks    6. Soundtracks & Film Scores    7. Vocal Pop   


28. The Ultimate Collection
by Hip-O Records
Audio CD (05 April, 2005)
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Asin: B0007X9U2Y
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Billie Holiday (1917-59) wore gardenias, was a teenaged prostitute,did drugs, and died with a cop posted outside her hospital bed.But withher gravel-like vocals, and behind-the-beat phrasing, she was one ofthe greatest singers of the twentieth century. This multimedia collectioncommemorates her ninetieth birthday. Two CDs contain forty two of hergreatest hits, from her 1935 stint with Benny Goodman, to her chilling 1958strings album, Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars You want Billie and you get Billie
Loved the compilation.Nice mix of tunes and certainly hits som eof her more contreversial works.Nice packaging too, lots of music in a small and neat package.

5-0 out of 5 stars excellent box
buy this one at www.yourmusic.com for only 13 dollars, which looks exact the same product as you buy here, but so stupidly cheap!

5-0 out of 5 stars Great Overview of Her Recording Career
I agree with many of the others here that this is a great overview of Billie Holiday's recording career.There is not much to add to the comments about this marvelous collection, but I would like to add some observations and other information that Lady Day aficionados may find interesting.
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Subjects:  1. Ballads    2. Classic Female Blues    3. Jazz    4. Jazz Vocals    5. Pop    6. Standards    7. Swing    8. Torch Songs    9. Traditional Pop    10. United States of America    11. Vocal Jazz   


29. Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes
by Capitol
Audio CD (13 August, 1991)
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Asin: B00000DRCN
Sales Rank: 26280
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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3-0 out of 5 stars A disappointing "Greatest"
This sterling line-up of songs by the witty tunesmith Cole Porter, as interpreted by some of the 20th-century's greatest singer/performers - Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, etc. - is surprisingly dull.Very little information accompanies the CD, and I suspect many of the numbers were recorded in mono, which might account for the weak stereo sound "enhanced" by digital technology.
5-0 out of 5 stars PORTER DONE RIGHT
THIS CD IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED, COLE PORTER SUPERBLY TREATED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS.

5-0 out of 5 stars ~"You'reTheTop"ColePorter~AwesomeSelections!!!~
Romantic, rhythmic, sophisicated and incredibly brilliant are the classic works of 20th Century legendary composer Cole Porter who is represented here by an impressive array of Capitol recordings artists.The smooth sophisicated swing of "All Of You" kick off a program of greatly diverse and fascinating performances and always true to her legendary fashion is a superb Peggy Lee while Tony Bennett does a stunning "Anything Goes" with Count Basie."I Happen To Like New York" smolders and soars with the haunting intensity of a soulful Judy Garland vocal that is a truly stunning masterpiece!!!A mesmerizing Nancy Wilson vocal make "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" a memorable listening experience and this collection is a keeper for those who love the finest songs and singers that music has to offer.Thanks to Cole Porter and all those great Capitol Recording Artists for making this great collection possible...highly recommended!!!!!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 40's    2. 50's    3. Ballads    4. Big Band    5. Bop    6. Cool    7. Instrumental Pop    8. Jump Blues    9. Orchestral Pop    10. Pop    11. Popular Music    12. Show Tunes    13. Showtunes / B'way    14. Standards    15. Swing    16. Torch Songs    17. Traditional Pop    18. V/a Compilations    19. Vocal    20. Vocal Collections   


30. Black Coffee
by Verve
Audio CD (26 October, 2004)
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Asin: B0002XNMCS
Sales Rank: 3836
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars Peggy's best album and one of the "ten greatest vocal jazz albums of all time."
Included on many lists as one of the ten greatest vocal jazz albums ever, "Black Coffee", recorded in 1953 and 1956, has always been Peggy Lee's own favorite album.Few listeners will be able to resist her ability to turn a standard into a magic moment in jazz history here, as Lee, a great actress with a song, sets up narrative intros of such drama that she seems to be telling personal stories. She varies the melodies, shifts from major to minor, experiments with phrasing, and totally commits herself to pure jazz.
5-0 out of 5 stars Jazz Lady
This is in some respects an unlikely assemblage of talents.When's the last time you heard a major popular singer accompanied not by an orchestra or big band, not by a rhythm section (piano, bass, drums), not even by a rhythm section plus tenor saxophone but by a rhythm section plus trumpet?The trumpet player, Pete Candoli (referred to as "Cootie Chesterfield" on the original LP), moreover provides just enough brightness and fire to offset the "cool," low-key approach of Peggy as well as to push this normally controlled, perfectionist performer into some uncharacteristically spontaneous, even surprising, readings of familiar material.Compared to her straight-laced, flawless but stiff and sterile "live" session with George Shearing's trio, this is great jazz singing, as worthy of thedescription as any recording by a Billie Holiday or Carmen McRae.
4-0 out of 5 stars Great Music..
Hi everyone I'm a 15 year old Native American, and I love the music of Peggy Lee.I won't go as far as one reviewer and say
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Subjects:  1. Jazz    2. Pop    3. Torch Songs    4. Traditional Pop    5. Vocal    6. Vocal Jazz   


31. The Essential Rosemary Clooney
Audio CD (31 August, 2004)
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Asin: B0002S94V6
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Though she would finish her career as one of the most respected jazz singers in American popular music, Rosemary Clooney fought long and hard for those props. This 16-track collection chronicles the early stages of her struggle, mixing the outright, if still vibrant novelty songs (tunes like "Mambo Italiano" and "Come On-A My House" were foisted on Clooney by label exec Mitch Miller) that helped make her a popular film, radio and TV star with more sublime fare like "Tenderly" and the emblematic hit "Hey There." But it's on tracks like Duke Ellington's "Blue Rose" and a pre-Sinatra take on "The Lady is a Tramp" that her true muse comes shining through. Though limited in scope, this anthology manages to showcase the early hits that made Clooney a star and, more importantly, the beginnings of the willful jazz sensibility that forged her legend. Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Digitally remastered 2004 collection is the one you want
My first encounter with the music of Rosemary Clooney was as a 14 year old teenager in 1966 playing one of my aunts scratchy old LP's. That collection of early 1950's pre rock and roll hits included Rosemary Clooney's #1 smash "Come On A My House"."How silly..." I thought. "and adults think our music is stupid."My first impression of Rosemary Clooney would stay with me for a good many years.It was not until the 1980's that I really began to appreciate just what an incredibly gifted singer she was.
5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Rosemary Clooney!
I'm just recently discovering what is being coined as "nostalgia music" -- having found an "adult favorites" channel on my dish network.I absolutely love the upbeat sound and happy, spirited tunes from the 40s and 50s.Rosemary Clooney was my first purchase of crooners that I've enjoyed on this channel and this cd has all of my favorites.Next stop is Pat Suzuki! ... Read more

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32. Eternelle: The Best Of
by Angel Records
Audio CD (29 January, 2002)
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Asin: B000050ZM2
Sales Rank: 31159
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing and enchanting...
I love this collection. It has all of my favorite songs of Edith Piaf. This one is truly a classic. You won't be dissatisfied.

5-0 out of 5 stars The definitive single CD
EMI did a nice job of remastering these tracks, so that they are cleaner and more dynamic than ever before. This is significant since there is so much Piaf product out there from second-generation tapes/old records/etc. Including the most well-known of Piaf's songs this, then, has become the definitive single CD of her work. Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cabaret    2. Classical    3. Classical Music    4. Classical Vocals    5. France    6. French    7. French Pop    8. Nostalgia    9. Torch Songs    10. Vocal Pop    11. World Music   


33. Comic Strip
by Mercury / Universal
Audio CD (25 February, 1997)
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Asin: B000001EIC
Sales Rank: 27394
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Judge the album by its cover
You know how you supposedly shouldn't do that?Well, take a good look at the cover of this record - it sounds EXACTLY like that.If that's a good thing or no, depends on what you're into.

4-0 out of 5 stars ...and It STILL Sounds Sexy!!!
For those who are unfamiliar, Serge Gainsbourg is (was) a French songwriter and performer who sang almost exclusively in his native language. Comic Strip focuses on pop material that he recorded between 1966 and 1969. If the age of the material or language puts you off, then I appreciate this opportunity to convince you otherwise. First of all, the French lyrics only add to the strange mystery of the music, while these songs sound remarkably contemporary. Imagine a pop song that consists of percussion loops and rhythm samples, recorded in 1967! The leadoff track "Requiem pour un Con" (translated as "Requiem for a Jerk") is just that, with a rhythm that sounds as if it were constructed by the most contemporary urban producer. Since he sings entirely in French, dweebs like me can't understand a thing except for the occasional American phrase that pops up - "Bonnie and Clyde", "Ford Mustang", etc.
3-0 out of 5 stars Brilliant in spots, good for something different
When Gainsbourg was 'on' he could be very good; he could also produce the kind of terrible recorded pap that makes struggling new bands wonder how he kept employed. This CD spares much of the agonizing misses and gives us a generous hand of surprising hits that mythologized a true pop-icon.
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Subjects:  1. Baroque Pop    2. Cabaret    3. Foreign Language Rock    4. France    5. French    6. French Pop    7. French Rock    8. Int'l & World Music    9. Pop    10. Popular Music   


34. Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits (Decca)
by Verve
Audio CD (06 June, 1995)
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Asin: B000003N4D
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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There's no such thing as a genuine Billie Holiday greatest-hits collection--her career was split among too many labels for that--but this single-disc distillation of the Read more

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2-0 out of 5 stars Not even close to her Greatest
Although there are a few good cuts on this collection, despite the generally terrible arrangements, almost any other collection of Billie's is better.If you want a single disc Greatest Hits album, try an obscure Brit import called "Fine and Mellow."The only thing the DECCA CD has going for it is better sound quality, because it was recorded much later than most of her good recordings.

5-0 out of 5 stars Great sound quality
I've heard many Billie Holiday CDs and this is one of the better ones.The sound quality is fantastic.19 of her very best hits.I recommend this to both new and old Holiday fans.

5-0 out of 5 stars An album for those who've never listened to Billie Holiday..
...Like me!True, these songs don't represent the real Billie because they are so short (about 3 minutes each).And there are a lot of added strings in the background in order to fit into what was commercially typical of the day.BUT trust me, after you listen to "Good Morning Heartache" it will sound like REAL music, compared to so much (noise/garbage) that passes for music in the present.Read more

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35. Where Are You
by Capitol
Audio CD (08 January, 2002)
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Asin: B00005UMTD
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Underrated, at least in comparison with the better-known Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Avoid this with your heart broken.
During the fifties Sinatra released a series of concept albums. Many of those albums are truly excellent. Where Are You is among the best of those releases. Gordon Jenkins is responsible for most of the arrangements here. Where Nelson Riddle's arrangement were often downbeat and somewhat tongue in the cheek, Jenkins' arrangement tend to be very Lush affairs. Tears seem to be poring out of every string arrangement without ever drawing away to much attention from Sinatra's voice. Even though this voice has been immensely popular over the years, ironically it has also been one of the most underestimated. Mainly because Sinatra has an image of the suave showman, the ladies man. His appearance was one of the main factors in his success, cool and nonchalant. This album shows how deceptively nonchalant he actually was. Although his singing always sounds loose his timing is almost perfect. Classics as Autumn Leaves a delivered with care and great respect for the material. His deliverance ofI'm A Fool To Want You manage to choke me up every time. This album is not to be approached with your heart broken if you want to keep your eyes dry. This truly is a deserving classic. One of Sinatra's many.

5-0 out of 5 stars Sinatra as You Want to Hear Him
If you have any appreciation of Frank Sinatra, buy this album.It's hard to imagine he could ever have been in better voice. As stated by other reviewers, the selection of songs is melancholy and Sinatra's delivery creates the impression he's been through all the experiences they suggest. His range is unstrained, his phrasing incomparable and his breath control more than adequate.I do believe few singers could have sung some of the songs at such a slow pace while maintaining musicality.One can enjoy the album on several levels. Listening is such a pleasing experience, though, one soon wonders just what elements are at work here and this leads to more analytical listening.In that regard, the selected songs comprise a cohesive whole.One is not bounced around adjusting to a variety of moods. Sinatra's phrasing in itself is worth a listen-through--the delay in ending a word, his choice of separating or closely linking words, etc. I found a striking difference between the Gordon Jenkins tracks and those with Nelson Riddle.Jenkins' arrangements were works of art.The introductions and interludes were truly musical experiences in their own right.When Frank was singing, though, the orchestra became unobtrusive and the arrangement seemed to encourage him to sing the song as he chose.I'm sure some will disagree but I found Riddle's arrangements less imaginative and more workmanlike.Moreover, Sinatra seemed more constrained by the Riddle arrangements, not as free to do it his way as he was on the Jenkins tracks.This is not to imply that there are four bad tracks on this album---there are none.It's simply that the Jenkins tracks were magic---masterful orchestration and Frank at the top of his form.This CD is certainly one of my most satisfying musical purchases.

5-0 out of 5 stars One Of My Personal Favorites
Sinatra singing, Gordon Jenkins conducting : that's an excellent association! Here, Jenkins's music truly emphasises Frank's deep voice. The songs, all very good, are sung with style and grace. The mood is sad and melancholic and will, without a doubt, bring tears to your eyes.
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36. Come Away With Me
by Blue Note Records
Audio CD (10 June, 2003)
list price: $18.98 -- our price: $11.99
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Asin: B00008WT49
Sales Rank: 43158
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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  • Hybrid SACD

Reviews (15)

3-0 out of 5 stars This version should be pulled.
One of the requirements of SACD releases, as set forth by Sony and Phillips, is that there be at least an SACD (DSD) stereo layer.The surround DSD and hybrid Red Book PCM CD compatible layers are optional.As the previous reviewer mentioned, the stereo DSD layer on this release was taken from the Red Book 16/44.1 PCM master used to make the CD layer.So Blue Note skirted a basic requirement of the format they were releasing on by deceptively scamming consumers into thinking they were getting a true SACD.As far as anyone knows, however, the surround SACD layer was taken directly from the 2 inch multitrack and sampled to DSD, then remixed and mastered to the SACD surround layer.I haven't heard anything to the contrary.As it stands right now, I agree with Fremer that Blue Note should simply apologize, pull the current release, rerelease a proper SACD, and give past purchasers a free exchange.I listened to the surround layer at my parents house in Oregon and was pleased at the music and sound quality.I do think it is overall a bit emotionally monotonal and placid though, as the recent SNL (or was it Mad TV) spoof parodied.But I think people who buy it are looking for that.Still enjoyable.
2-0 out of 5 stars Poor Example of SACD
My rating of 2 stars applies to the SACD version of this record and not the CD.I consider the CD to be a 5 star recording.After carefully listening to both the two channel SACD mix and the CD stereo versions I could not discern an audible difference.I enjoyed the 5.1 mix and found the rear surround to be tasteful and subtle, not at all distracting, but, again, no significant improvement in detail except that created by spreading the sound around to five channels.A recent article on the "Stereophile" website suggests that the SACD mix in fact shares the same 16 bit lineage as the CD, which would explain why the two channel mix and the CD mix sound identical.Norah's label has cheated its customers with this one and should go back and do an actual DSD mix and replace these "CDs" for free or give us our money back.There is no reason to purchase this SACD in addition to or in lieu of the CD unless you are interested in listening to a standard resolution 5.1 mix.

4-0 out of 5 stars I love this young lady...
I have to agree with the others - the SACD analog mix in 5.1 was a blunder(4 stars).I borrowed this from a friend for a test run.I have the same content on DVD/video - Very nice... - When I choose to listen only - I just turn off the TV and listen to a very good 5.1 DD/EX version.I admit it is not quite the quality of SACD but very good nonetheless.Spyro Gyra has 2 SACD's available and they are the standard for SACD comparison - absolutely flawless...Waiting for 2 of my all-time favorites on SACD - Eat a Peach and Live at the Fillmore from the ABB...SACD is just a small notch above DVD-Audio - although with DVD-Audio you can also listen on most any DVD player that supports DTS, DD-5.1 and DD-Stereo.SACD's are more dicriminating - I bought the Onkyo DVSP-800 specifically because of the SACD and DVD-Audio discrete analog and outstanding DVD-progressive scan video capabilities... ... Read more

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37. Fascinatin' Rhythm: Capitol Sings George Gershwin
by Capitol
Audio CD (25 February, 1992)
list price: $11.98 -- our price: $7.99
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Asin: B00000DRCX
Sales Rank: 42851
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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