Break the Bass

Track Listings

1. Speaker Check

2. Come on Baby

3. Donkey Bass

4. W Bass

5. Five Minutes of Bass

6. Bass in da House

7. Radio Break

8. Mantronics Bass

9. Get With It

10. Slow and Low

11. Train

12. Mr. Mixer

13. Bass Out

14. Exit Speaker

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

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I love it and I give it as a gift
MarMSED
Diverse range but the songs are butchered...

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002ZZH6
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Academy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
Miserere Mei, Deus - Gerald Finley
Veni Creator Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
Lacrimosa - London Philharmonic Choir
For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Ambrosian Singers
The Heavens Are Telling - John Shirley-Quirk
Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
Ave Maria - Groupe Vocal De France
Ode To Joy - The Westminster Choir
Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
Chorus Of Slave Girls - Chorus Of The National Theatre Of Sophia
Coro De Romanticos - Coro Cantores De Madrid
In Paradisum - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
Totus Tuus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Song For Athene - Winchester Cathedral Choir
Celebration - London Symphony Chorus
Jerusalem - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

Zion Hort Die Wachter - South German Madrigal Choir
Pleni Sunt Coeli Et Terra - Charles Brett
Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Veni Sancte Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
Awake The Harp - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
Ave Verum Corpus - Schutz Consort
Begluckt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat - Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Munich
Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
Laudamus Te - Radio France Chorus
Chichester Psalms - Rachel Masters
The Lamb - Vasari Singers
Agnus Dei - Winchester Cathedral Choir
Requiem Aeternam - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
Dies Irae - Philharmonia Chorus
O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir
Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope Glory) - Royal Choral Society

Customer Reviews:

I love it and I give it as a gift.......2006-12-11

This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've been listening to. I appreciate the producers selecting "Song for Athene" by Tavener and "Celebration (Standing Stone)" by McCartney. They are new to me and I love them. Disk 1 ends with "Jerusalem" and Disk 2 ends with "Land of Hope and Glory." As an American I rarely hear these and I am so glad they were included. I believe this album was intended to help popularize choral music and I believe the selections do fine job towards that end.

I know snobs rage against popularizing classical music, but everyone deserves exposure to the beauty of song. I will also mention here "The East Village Opera Company" because they work to popularize opera by setting it to a rock beat. They do a fine job but also get criticized for attempting to popularize classical music.

"The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever" was so popular with my teen-age daughter that it was hard to get it back from her. I give the album as a gift to nephews and nieces.

MarMSED.......2005-08-27

The music selections are extraordinary. The only problem has to do with the balance of sound. There are some parts that are very loud, and some that are so very soft. You have to continually adjust the volume.

Diverse range but the songs are butchered..........2005-07-24

Well, this CD isn't horrible by any stretch, but it is irritating to someone who's more than a casual listener of choral music. I'm by no means as musically "literate" as many reviewers out there, but I have a collection of probably twenty-five or thirty choral CD's and this is one that will probably be gathering dust in the back of the CD book.

The peices are well-performed for the most part, but they are hopelessly edited. Beethoven's Ode to Joy is somewhere around twenty four minutes, but this CD only includes an arrangement of about five minutes. The beautiful Miserere is, uncut, almost eleven minutes but is cut down to five and a half minutes here.

Looking back, I should have realized the major editing that would be involved, just by the sheer number of peices on it. I'm familiar with a great many of them and I know they're too long to fit onto a seventy minute disc without some major cutting going on. I just didn't reason that out before I shelled out the money for it.

Bottom line. This CD has decent singing, but is nothing special. If you're a newcomer to this genre, you might get this as a quick overview of the different types of choral music out there, but if you're any kind of an avid listener, this CD will drive you insane with the severity of the cuts. Beginners, if you're looking for a great collection CD, you'd do better to look at "Choral Moods". It doesn't have the diversity in styles of this one, but it will introduce you to incredibly talented composers. To the old hats out there, steer clear of this one and look to CD's by your preferred individual composers themselves. It's more money, but much less frustration in the long run. The old sayings are sometimes the best: You get what you pay for.

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Indie popsters find niche in familiar post punk guitar pop
and if the first song doesn't get you ...
One of the best debut albums.
One of the best cds I've heard, EVER
Why can't this last forever?

Logic Will Break Your Heart
The Stills
Manufacturer: Vice / Atlantic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000D9PI4
Release Date: 2006-04-24

Tracks:

Lola Stars And Stripes
Gender Bombs
Changes Are No Good
Love & Death
Of Montreal
Ready For It
Let's Roll
Allison Krausse
Animals + Insects
Still In Love Song
Fevered
Yesterday Never Tomorrows

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With pretty synth lines; chiming, chugging guitar riffs; the right influences for a rock band, circa 2003 (the Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure , New Order, Radiohead, U2, Chameleons) and another sexy singer with a melodramatic, soaring tenor, this well-hyped Montreal band could very easily be another lame Interpol cover band. But the Stills are far more than the sum of their influences; they've actually recorded one of the best debuts of 2003. The first clue that this band is for real lies in their songcraft--hear the soaring "Lola Stars and Stripes" once and you want to hear it again. Hear it again, and it's stuck in your head all day. Check out the words ("We all need to feel secure, we're so middle class/ But I'm still waiting for next week's chemical blast") and you realize Logic deals with topical issues, such as the aftermath of 9/11, in a way that's neither cheesy nor histrionic. It's definitely ironic in parts--they've stolen the title for their moody "Let's Roll" from Neil Young's ill-fated tune of the same name, for instance. But this is still soaring, meaningful pop music. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

This Montreal four-piece creates a majestic wall of sound through ghostly, swirling pop with haunting melodies, artfully crafted songwriting, and sonic guitar explorations. Featured in Rolling Stone and MTV's Ten Artists To Watch In 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Indie popsters find niche in familiar post punk guitar pop.......2007-01-26

The Stills are a Montreal indie rock band who write expertly woven melodies crafted in the familiar niche of swirly-80s-post-punksters like Echo & The Bunnymen or The Church, but add a unique neo-vibe which finds them comfortable next to say, Interpol or Bloc Party. This is their best release by far, every song heart-wrenchingly wrought forward with layered guitars and superb lyrics. If you like a comfortable mix of brit pop influence, a dash of romanticism and depression, finely crafted into guitar heavy pulsating riffs, then this is for you! Fans of The Walkmen rejoice--this is the better purchase of the two~this LP is packed full of college radio singles, including "Gender Bombs" and "Changes Are No Good."

and if the first song doesn't get you ..........2007-01-12

I'll have to nominate "Lola Stars and Stripes" as one of the best first song. The great tearing riff over delay pedal cuts you into submission for the sweet songs later in the album. Amazing tones, wide soaring tracks and simple melodies. Great Canadian album from both Montreal ... both The Stills and Vice Recordings ...

One of the best debut albums........2006-11-03

The Stills set the bar high for themselves with their first full-length album, Logic Will Break Your Heart. Every song on it is amazing, and continues to be one of my favourite albums.

The Stills write very creative, smart rock songs that sound good no matter when you're listening. Most of the songs have a retro-rock feel, and the guitars play an extremely prevalent part in the album. Definite favourite tracks are "Lola Stars and Stripes," "Allison Krausse," "Of Montreal," and "Yesterday Never Tomorrows."

I recommend this album to everyone, but particularly those who are fans of The Walkmen, The Shins, and Interpol.

One of the best cds I've heard, EVER.......2006-08-26

This is one of those go-to cds I keep loaded on the I-Pod and on the I-Pod in the car. The album is awesome. I listen to it whenever I really want to hear the Stills or when I don't know what I feel like listening to, I put the Stills on and it gets me going and I am immediately into it. Seriously, most of the songs on this cd I have loaded on my I-tunes and they are all rated 5 stars. The Stills aren't crazy sex-drugs-rock and roll music makers- they are steady, tongue in cheek, brainy rockers. (if that makes sense.) They are a great band, and they have a good singer, and interesting lyrics. I love all the songs on this album and because of that I refuse to pick a favorite. It's great travel music, party music, get-ready music, chill out music. There are some slower songs as well. They aren't slow in a sissy kind of way, but in a "mysterious dude in a rock band" kind of way. I guess that's what it is- mystery rock. And it's so good I've been listening to this cd for a couple of years. Yeah...it's THAT good!
If you don't buy the whole cd, at least go to I-tunes and get "Changes are no good", "Love and Death" and "Lola Stars and Stripes". Chances are you will go back and buy the rest of the cd. But ff you still don't like the Stills, well... you're only out three bucks. I mean, what is that- a bag of chips and a Coke??

Why can't this last forever?.......2006-08-08

First of all, to the reviewer who compared The Stills to The Shins: What? They aren't in any way similar enough to be compared except for the `The' in their names. The Shins are amazing in their own right, but moving on...

It's hard to believe that this is The Stills debut album. Most bands would be lucky to EVER have an album this good in their collection, but right off the bat? Damn. Logic Will Break Your Heart is one of those rare masterpieces of modern alternative rock that actually almost defines the genre. Some may think that Interpol has done it better or maybe they did it first, but to tell you the truth, I don't really know or care. The Stills deserve the credit for an astonishing, flawless album of their own without the comparisons.

Logic starts out with a bang. "Lola Stars and Stripes" comes on and knocks the indifferent stare right off your face with powerful cymbal-driven percussion and a guitar riff that sounds like climbing a really steep flight of stairs (Nice analogy, right? Hey, I never said I was an instrument buff). With timely and timeless lyrics that are equally apathetic as well as heartbreakingly honest, "Lola" manages to stray far enough away from a political commentary to actually say something genuine about humanity.

There is no doubt that "Lola" is a showstopper, but she never puts the rest of the album to shame. As many of the reviewers here have said, this is a no-skip album with thankfully no fillers. I hate fillers. "Gender Bombs" is the perfect song to be second; in some ways it rivals "Lola" as the best song on the album. It is my personal favorite; about 25 seconds in to the song, when the lead guitar kicks in, I'm instantly hooked. By the end, I find myself either muttering, `massive suiciiiiide...' or `the girl will school you' continuously until someone tells me to shut up or calls a suicide hotline...whatever comes first.

"Of Montreal" combines some of the musical elements of "Lola" and "Gender Bombs", but is a plaintive, intense song with heavy reliance on Tim Fletcher's anguished-sounding moans and cries. If you can't decide whether you love or hate his voice, this song might make the decision for you. "Allison Krausse" fades in quietly and then builds with a more distorted vocal and some killer guitar that meshes perfectly with Fletcher's brooding voice. Listen to "Animals & Insects" and the simple words `Oh my god' will somehow encompass every last feeling of inertia and nothingness you've ever felt.

The Stills have managed to channel apathy and angst into music that is not cliché or whiny. It remains hopeful instead of defeatist, multifaceted instead of one-dimensional, and enduring rather than tiresome after repeated listens. The Stills seem like they don't try to be profound, but it just happens accidentally. Or does it? Their highly divisive, drastically different second album, Without Feathers, questions that very notion. Stroke of genuis or the first signs of mental instability? I know what I think, but I'll let you be the judge on that one.

Anyway, Logic Will Break Your Heart is a good one. Trust me, whatever led you to this album, whether it was linked to another CD or someone recommended it, it happened for a good reason. You need to own this one.

Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ

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A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works

Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ
George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , Gabriel Fauré , Antonio Vivaldi , Charles Gounod , Johannes Brahms , Edward Elgar , Gioachino Rossini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , Giuseppe Verdi , César Franck , Hector Berlioz , Franz Joseph Haydn , Felix Mendelssohn , Gregorio Allegri , Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Halle Orchestra , Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra , Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , Berlin Symphony Orchestra , Sir Charles Mackerras , Andre Cluytens , Riccardo Muti , David Willcocks , Philip Ledger , and Otto Klemperer
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ASIN: B000000UWF
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

Hallelujah - Ambrosian Singers
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Ambrosian Singers
Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles
In Excelsis Deo - Teresa Berganza
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude - Choir Of King's College Cambridge
Ave Maria - Philip Ledger
Zadok The Priest - Coronation Anthem - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Wie Lieblich Sing Deine Wohnungen - Phiharmonia Chorus
Sanctus Fortis - Richard Lewis
Agnus Dei - Dame Janet Baker
Cujus Animam Gementem - Robert Gambill
Lacrimosa - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ave Maria - Gerald Moore
Ingemisco - Confutatis - Dies Irae - New Philharmonia Chorus

Tracks:

Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Herrscher Des Himmels, Erhore Das Lallen - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Ouverture - L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Libera Me Domine - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Swedish Radio Chorus
Die HImmel Erzahlen Die Ehre Gottes - Jose Van Dam
Komm, Holder Lenz! - Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Lord God Of Abraham - New Philharmonia Chorus
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
Erbarme Dich, Sein Gott - Julia Hamari
O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wundern - Julia Hamari
Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls - Lisa Otto
Ach Herr, Lass Dein Lieb' Engelein - Lisa Otto

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works.......2001-08-13

This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording of Gregorio Allegri's MISERE MEI DEUS, a piece composed at the end of the Renaissance era. This piece, lasting roughly 13 minutes, is a master stroke of pure choral music. The piece is repetitive but Allegri builds up to a fantastic ending. Also of note is the glorious recording of Mozart's AVE VERUM CORPUS, Hadyn's DIE SCHOPFUNG, and Brahm's EIN DEUTCHES REQUIEM. A MUST for any choral music fan.

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The amazing Jessye Norman
Amazing Grace
Superb! As Always, superb!
Uplifting and Timeless
Why was I such a fool?

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ASIN: B00000413L
Release Date: 1991-09-12

Tracks:

Amazing Grace: Amazing Grace (traditional)
Amazing Grace: Gesu Bambino
Amazing Grace: Ave Maria (Op. 52 No.6)
Amazing Grace: Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Amazing Grace: Let Us Break Bread Together
Amazing Grace: There's a Man Going Round
Amazing Grace: Mary Had a Baby
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Amazing Grace: Greensleeves
Amazing Grace: Great Day
Amazing Grace: Steal Away
Amazing Grace: Were You There
Amazing Grace: Calvary
Amazing Grace: City Called Heaven
Amazing Grace: Give Me Jesus
Amazing Grace: O Divine Redeemer
Amazing Grace: He's Got the Whole World
Amazing Grace: Amazing Grace (traditional)

Customer Reviews:

The amazing Jessye Norman.......2007-06-18

Oh what a joy to listen to one of the richest voices of our time! A truly great singing legend. Breathtaking depth and effortless power!

Amazing Grace.......2007-05-08

Don't Know. Holder had a CD of Ludwig con Beethoven! Awaiting the real thing.

Superb! As Always, superb!.......2003-12-27

There's not enough words that can express how wonderful Miss Jessye Norman's vocal talent is. What a wonderful opera diva! I thought the George Bizet's Carmen (CD) was magnificient but then when I got this (CD), I was thrown back. The range and style in "Ave Maria" is splendid, so is "Let's Break Bread Together," "Amazing Grace," and many more songs found on this CD. Miss Jessye Norman, Ms. Leontyne Price, Miss kathleen Battle, Miss Joan Sutherland are top opera divas on my list. So you know I have a fine taste of hearing great vocals; you can't go wrong in purchasing this CD. It's a treasure to listen to.

Uplifting and Timeless.......2003-09-08

Jessye Norman is one of my favorite opera singers. I hope that she may release another CD of Gospel songs very soon. We have waited too much!!! How about to revisit Marian Andersons' Gospel recordings!!!

Why was I such a fool?.......2003-06-17

Okay, if you look at my other recommendations, you'll see that I'm a conservative. So, before my full embrace of the classical vocal artistry, and when I was just beginning to grasp politics (I'm only 21 now), I heard a beautiful voice and rejected it because it was singing at the inauguration of Bill Clinton.

I've learned a little since then. I've learned to ignore an artists political leanings, because they don't tell you much about quality (contrast the Republican South Park creators Matt Parker and Trey Stone with the Democrat Robert Redford). I've also learned to (sometimes) listen to the recommendations of friends. And well, after a friend heard me laud Reneé Fleming, Kathleen Battle, and Leontyne Price, she told me I needed to try Jessye Norman. So I did.

Tracks:

Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Vivaldi
Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
And Then Shall Your Light Break - Mendelssohn
If Ye Love Me - Tallis
Hallelujah - Beethoven
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
The Heavens Are Telling - Haydn
Panis Angelicus - Franck
Magnificat - J.S. Bach
Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place - Brahms
Miserere Mie, Deus - Allegri
Hallelujah, Amen - Handel
How Lovely Are The Messengers - Mendelssohn
For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Handel
Lacrimosa - Mozart
Laudate Dominum - Mozart
Hallelujah Chorus - Handel

Tracks:

Zadok The Priest - Handel
Sanctus - Gounod
He, Watching Over Israel - Mendelssohn
O, Sacred Head, Sore Wounded - J.S. Bach
Thine Be The Glory - Handel
Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
Gloria - Haydn
God So Loved The World - Stainder
Rejoice In The Lord Always - Purcell
I Was Glad - Parry
O Taste And See - Vaughan Williams
O Clap Your Hands - Vaughan Williams
Song For Athene - Tavener
The Old Hundredth - Vaughan Williams
Thou Knowest, Lord - Purcell
Ode To Joy - Beethoven
A Gaelic Blessing - Rutter

Jessye Norman - Sacred Songs ~ Ave Maria, Amazing Grace, etc..

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How sweet the sound!
breathtaking!
incredibly moving

Jessye Norman - Sacred Songs ~ Ave Maria, Amazing Grace, etc..
Jessye Norman , Charles Gounod , Franz Schubert , Cesar Franck , Stephen Adams , Anonymous , English Traditional , Christmas Traditional , Robert MacGimsey , Pietro Yon , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Alexander Gibson , Ambrosian Singers , and Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
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ASIN: B0000040VJ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Sanctus
Ave Maria
Panis Angelicus
O Divine Redeemer
The Holy City
Amazing Grace
Greensleeves
Let's Us Break Bread Together
I Wonder As I Wander
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Gesu Bambino

Customer Reviews:

How sweet the sound!.......2003-01-23

Heaven must be missing an angel because she's here with us-singing on this disc. This is arguably one of the most beautiful recordings of sacred music ever made. Ms. Norman brings a lifetime of experience to this genre-she joined her church choir at 4! The warm acoustics make you feel like you are sitting in your favorite pew-albeit with a magnificent vocalist in the choirloft. Jessye has conquered the world's opera houses in the most demanding roles-one of which garnered her a fifty-five minute standing ovation (Salzberg). But she is most resplendent in the music of her youth. The majestic voice soars over the orchestra and chorus to deliver the full beauty of the music. Ms. Norman also performs selections with organ accompaniment-appropiate since her voice has often been compared to the king of instruments-"with all the stops pulled out"! You will hear why she is one of the most acclaimed recitalists of our time. Her expansive vocal range encompasses every nuance of the music heard here. We are taken on a journey through the entire spectrum of the category starting with a classical Mass, moving through an American spiritual and finishing with a Christmas carol that will keep you in a festive mood year 'round. Amoung the gems on this disc is an Ave Maria sung in German and arguably the most powerful solo recorded performance of "The Holy City" ever. If you want to hear what the heavenly choir sounds like before entering the pearly gates-listen to this disc. Brava Jessye!

breathtaking!.......1999-03-22

The Sanctus, and the Holy City will send chills down your spine! Absolutey Breathtaking.

incredibly moving.......1999-02-25

I was listening to the local public radio station when they played the Sanctus and I literally had to drive off the road to listen it was so powerfyl and moving. Jessye Norman is a national treasure.

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Sacred Songs & Spirituals

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ASIN: B0007XZUF0
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

Sanctus
Ave Maria, Op.52/6
Panis Angelicus
O Divine Redeemer
The Holy City
Amazon Grace
Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
Let Us Break Bread Together
I Wonder As I Wander
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Gesu Bambino (When Blossoms Flowered)

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I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
My Lord, What A Morning
Do Lawd, Oh Do Lawd
There's A Man Going Round - Jessye Norman
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Let Us Break Bread Together
David Chevan and Warren Byrd
Manufacturer: Reckless DC Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000053VXV
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Let Us Break Bread Together
Oseh Shalom (take 2)
How Much More (of Life's Burdens Must We Bear)
Eliyahu HaNavi
Little David, Play on Your Harp
Etz Chaim Hi (modern version)
If I Can Help Somebody
Etz Chaim Hi (traditional version)
Soon I Will Be Done
Hineh Mah Tov
Oseh Shalom (take 1)

Album Description

"LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER-- Further Explorations of the Afro-Semitic Experience" continues the musical exploration that pianist Warren Byrd and bassist David Chevan began on their critically acclaimed 1998 album, AVADIM HAYINU--Once We Were Slaves (also available on amazon.com). On this new CD, their first studio recording, Chevan and Byrd expand their interpretations and explorations of music from the Jewish and African-American Sacred repertoire. The pieces include classic works such as "Soon I Will Be Done" and Eliyahu HaNavi" along with some more recent compositions from the Gospel and Jewish music worlds including a rollicking version of Dorothy Love Coates' "How Much More" and a haunting rendition of Nurit Hirsch's "Oseh Shalom."

The title of this CD, "Let Us Break Bread Together," comes from an African-American spiritual. The idea of breaking bread as a symbol of fellowship and community appears in both the Jewish and African-American sacred traditions. It is also said that this was one of the songs that was used by slaves hoping to escape to freedom and one can think of no more fitting title for this new album.

In many ways this recording is a much more fully realized artistic work than its predecessor. Their first album, Avadim Hayinu, marked an early stage in Chevan and Byrd's collaboration and was recorded live in concert without the opportunity for second takes. Since that first recording, the two men have given numerous concerts, workshops, and interfaith services. In the process their repertoire and understanding of these pieces has continued to expand. This new recording is a stronger artistic statement of a kind that can only come out of the experience of numerous live performances.

The album includes liner notes by noted scholar and author, Dr. Julius Lester, as well as an historical essay about the pieces on the recording that was compiled and written by David Chevan.

Tracks:

Ardon Gl'Incensi (Mad Scene) - Marcella Sembrich
Vissi D'arte - Emma Eames
Devant La Maison (Serenade) - Pol Plancon
Les Tringles Des Sistres (Gypsy Song) - Emma Calve
A Vos Jeux, Mes Amis (Mad Scene) - Nellie Melba
All'erta, Marinar: II Vento Cangia!; Adamastor, Re Dell'acque - Giuseppe Campanari
O Pretres De Baal (Prison Scene) - Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Come Paride Vezzoso - Antonio Scotti
Jo-Ho-Hoe!; Traft Ihr Das Schiff (Senta's Ballad) - Johanna Gadski
Vecchia Zimarra - Marcet Joumet
Voce Di Donna - Louise Homer
Rachel, Quand Du Seigneur - Enrico Caruso
Se In Voi Cotanto Forte Fosse L'amor' I1 Cor Nel Contento - Geraldine Farrar, Hermann Jadlowker
It Is Almost Midnight (Sung In German) - Emmy Destinn
Eri Tu - Pasquale Amato
Ed Io Non Ne Godevo; Sempre Cosi - Frances Alda
Mein Vater! (Amfortas' Prayer) - Clarence Whitehill

Tracks:

Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo!; Stridono Iassu (Ballatella) - Alma Gluck
Lunge Da Lei; Dei Miei Bollenti Spiriti - John McCormack
Caro Nome - Luisa Tetrazzini
Tutto Tace (Cherry Duet) - Miguel Fleta, Lucrezia Bori
Lontano Eco Della Mia Giovinezza (Lenski's Air) - Giovanni Martinelli
E Il Di Che Zar Saro (Garden Scene) - Paul Althouse, Margarete Ober
Di Provenza Il Mar - Giuseppe De Luca
Pace, Pace, Mio Dio! - Rosa Ponselle
Mi Batte Il Cor; O Paradiso - Beniamino Gigli
Bellah! Capretta Adorata; Si Carino (Slumber Song) - Amelita Galli-Curci
Gluck, Da Mir Verblieb (Marietta's Lied) - Maria Jeritza
Largo Al Factoum - Titta Ruffo
Una Parola Sola; Or Son Sei Mesi - Edward Johnson
Sieh' Evchen! Dacht' Ich Doch - Friedrich Schorr, Elisabeth Rethberg

Tracks:

Meco All'altar - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Nay, Marcus, Lay Him Down - Lawrence Tibbett
Regnava Nel Silenzio - Toti Dal Monte
Dir Tone Lob - Lauritz Melchior
Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra - Ezio Pinza
Depuis Le Jour - Grace Moore
Depuis Heir Je Cherche; Que Fais-Tu? - Gladys Swarthout
Salut A Toi (Hymnn To The Sun) - Lily Pons
Adina Quest'oggi; Adina Credimi - Tito Schipa
Ah, Malgre Moi - Rose Bampton
Je Suis Seul!; Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image - Richard Crooks
I Know You Better; This Very Vivid Morn - Helen Jepson
Mild Und Leise (Liebestod) - Kirsten Flagstad
Pres Des Remparts De Seville (Seguidilla) - Bruna Castagna
So Its Es Denn Aus Mit Den Ewigen Gottern - Kerstin Thorborg
Giunse Alfin Il Momento; Deh Vieni, Non Tardar - Bidu Sayao
Einsam In Truben Tagen (Elsa's Dream) - Helen Traubel

Tracks:

La Mamma Morta - Zinka Milanov
Ah, Guai A Chi La Tocca!; Guardate, Pazzo Son - Jussi Njoerling, Enrico Campi
Ist Ein Traum - Rise Stevens, Erna Berger
O Saint Medaille; Avante De Quitter Ces Lieux - Leonard Warren
Clock Scene (Sung In Russian) - Alexander Kipnis
Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle! (Antonia's Romance) - Jarmila Novotna
Con Onore Muore (Death Of A Butterfly) - Licia Albanese
To Leave, To Break (Quintet) - Eleanor Steber, Rosalind Elias, Regina Resnik, Nicolai Gedda, Giorgio Tozzi, George Cehanovsky
Tombe Degli Avi Miei; Fra Poco A Me Ricovero - Jan Peerce
Oui, Pour Ce Soir; Je Suis Titania (Polonaise) - Patrice Munsel
Se Quel Guerrier; Celeste Aida - Richard Tucker
L'ho Abbandonato Senza Un Saluto; In Quelle Trine Morbide - Dorothy Kirsten
Felice Ancor; Per Me Giunto - Robert Merrill
Si, Pel Ciel - Ramon Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo

Tracks:

Morgenlich Leuchtend Im Rosgen Schein (Prize Song) - Set Svanholm
Studia Il Passo; Come Ddal Ciel Precipita - Jerome Hines
Che Gelida Manina - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Ah, Non Giunge - Roberta Peters
Ecco Ridente - Cesare Valletti
Re Dell'abisso - Marian Anderson
Credo In Un Dio Crudel (Iago's Creed) - Tito Gobbi
O Figli, O Figli Miei! Ah, La Paterna Mano - Carlo Bergonzi
Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora (Sleepwalking Scene) - Leonie Rysanek, Gerhard Pechner, Carlotta Ordassy
Addio Del Passato - Anna Moffo
In Questa Reggia - Birgit Nilisson, Jussi Bjoerling
Recitar!; Vesti La Giubba - Jon Vickers
Give Me My Robe - Leontyne Price