Ebony [Clean]

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Countin' Money

3. Do You Wanna Ride - Lil' Mo, Yo-Yo

4. Iz It Still All Good? (Something's on Your Mind) - Gerald LeVert, Yo-Yo

5. Get Up (And Do Your Thing)

6. Never Gonna Fall Again

7. Fantasy

8. Let Me Be the One

9. I Would If I Could - Missy Elliott, Yo-Yo

10. Pass It On, Pt. 2 - Big Chan, Lady T, , , Yo-Yo

Editorial Reviews
Vibe
Yo Yo's new choice of East Coast-centric beats are light and bouncy. But missing are the pounding West Coast bass.... Yo Yo does what she does best – come hard while also exposing her feminine side....

Ebony,Yo Yo,Eastwest,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,Popular Music,West Coast Rap

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The Real Stuff
My Cup of Tea
Get it for the Copland

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ASIN: B0000026F3
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Prelude, Fugue And Riffs
Con
Ebony Con: I. Allegro Moderato
Ebony Con: II. Andante
Ebony Con: III. Moderato; Con Moto
Derivations: I. Warm-Up
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Customer Reviews:

The Real Stuff.......2007-03-25

This disk collects Benny Goodman performances with the composers conducting, so it is historic and probably authoritative as to performance, but great to have Copland, Stravinsky, etc. themselves and Goodman in your collection. Nice performances, although sound varies with these vintage sessions.

My Cup of Tea.......2002-05-22

Goodman's performances of all the music on this disc are superb. He (along with violinist Joseph Szigeti) commissioned the Bartok score and, notwithstanding its age (mono/1940) there has never been a better recording than this one. The other performances are first-rate stereo recordings that appeared on a 1966 CBS/Columbia Lp titled "Meeting at the Summit." Morton Gould's music often sounds like watered-down Copland to my ears, but "Derivations" is a really strong piece and quite memorable. The Stravinsky is a true masterpiece that has never sounded better, and the same goes for Bernstein's powerfully imagined, joyous "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs." Having the composers conduct was an inspired idea (in the case of the Bartok, the composer accompanies at the piano); not at all gimmicky. It's amazing how well Goodman still played in the middle '60s. Although he gave solid performances well into the '70s, he was still at or near his peak when these recordings were made and the dead-on intonation and range of color in his playing is simply breathtaking. The other reviewer mostly likes the Copland score. It's nice, but the real show-stopper here is the Bernstein: 7 1/2 minutes of sheer big-band bravado. Not to be missed!

Get it for the Copland.......2001-10-10

Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto is one of the most magical pieces of music ever to come out of North America, and for me, this is *the* recording. Fifty years old, but as is so often the case, the original is the best - Mr Goodman's finest twenty minutes. Great value, too! The other pieces (by Bernstein, Stravinsky and Bartok) I can take or leave, but who knows, they might be your cup of tea.

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A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!

The Essential Igor Stravinsky

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ASIN: B00008NGAW
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

Fireworks, Op.4 - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Danse Infernale De Tous Les Sujets De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Adoration De La Terre (Le Sage) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Danse De La Terre - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Petit Concert - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Piano Rag Music - Igor Stravinsky
Sinfonia (Ouverture) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Gavotta Con Due Variazioni - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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III. Allegro - Philippe Entremont

Tracks:

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Good People, Just A Moment - Colin Tilney
Tango - Columbia Jazz Combo
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The Owl And The Pussycat - Robert Craft
Stravinsky In His Own Words - John McClure

Customer Reviews:

A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!.......2004-05-19

Sony Music's "The Essential Igor Stravinsky" truly lives up to its title. This double-CD set includes nearly every important piece of work (either in part or in whole) by the great Russian composer. The set also presents the pieces in chronological order beginning in 1908 with "Fireworks" and ending in 1966 with his final piece, the short but simple "Owl and The Pussycat". In between, there are excerpts from Stravinsky's most famous works including the first part of "The Rite Of Spring" and highlights from the "Firebird" and "Petrushka" ballets. There are also lesser-known works included as well as his harmonically rearranged version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (a rendition which caused a stir in the early 1940's). The entire collection concludes with a rare recorded interview with Igor Stravinsky himself in which he remembers the infamous premere of "The Rite Of Spring".
The CD booklet includes detailed liner notes as well as a written tribute by Trey Anastasio of the band Phish. The sound quality of the recordings is amazing (even on the historic 1934 recording of "Piano Rag Music"). All in all, this an excellent collection of works by the great Igor Stravinsky. In a sense, this compilation gives the composer the 'rock musician' treatment. It's a 'greatest hits' album and a career-spanning retrospective that serves as an ideal introduction to Igor's music. Even if your not a fan of Classical music, it isn't difficult to listen to the works of Stravinsky and not be stirred.
Definitely The Essential Igor Stravinsky!!!

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Fantastic compilation
Stravinsky sorprendente
Wonderful - Especially The Violin Concerto!
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Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

Symphony In C: Moderato alla breve - Tempo agitato senza troppo accelerare - Tempo I
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Customer Reviews:

Fantastic compilation.......2006-04-17

You won't be disappointed in this compilation ....all great
choices in the selection of numbers, although the highlight
does seem to be "Violin Concerto".

In terms of sound, it's also very clear, very well recorded,
and there's a balanced selection of moods on these 2 CD.

Stravinsky sorprendente.......2004-12-03

Que Stravinsky nos sorprenda no es algo nuevo, fue y sera para siempre un compositor innovador y sorprendente, pero al oir estas obras sabra que habia mas sorpresas en la cabeza del compositor ruso.
Comienza la audicion y nos encontramos con una sinfonia postmodernista en la linea clasica, brillante, genial; continua en esta linea la sinfonia en tres movimientos que es una obra extraordinaria, poco compleja para el genio rusa pero encantadora.
Sir Colin Davis se hace cargo de estas obras y al igual que como lo hace con Sibelius nos demuestra su versatilidad y manejo de la obrea sinfonica de cualquier autor.
Edo de Waart junto al conjunto de instrumentos de viento de Holanda se encarga de dos bellezas musicales de estructura casi camaresca son bellisimos, simples y originales.
Aparece ahora una genialidad, un concierto para violin cercano a Bartok si se quiere, solo para aproximarlo, grandioso, innovador, genial en la soberbia interpretacion del afamado Arthur Grumiax. Para este solista nada mejor que la orquesta del concertgebouw (de recio sonido)dirigidos por el prolijo Ernest Bour.
Finalizamos esta sorprendente coleccion con la Sinfonia de los Salmos, que es casi un oratorio,partes que podrian ser los tiempos de una sinfonia pero que, se acercan mas a momentos de una liturgia, son bellos simples, exultantes de luminosidad y reflexion. Igor Markevitch el director ruso de tomo y lomo, se une a la sinfonica de Rusia, a coros masculinos y otros solistas para entregarnos esta version generosa e impactante.

Wonderful - Especially The Violin Concerto!.......2004-05-28

This set is worth its modest price just to have Grumiaux in the Violin Concerto, with Ernest Bour and the Concertgebouw providing a virtual x-ray of this marvelous score. Grumiaux provides an object lesson for other violinists in how to combine extraordinarily crisp rhythm with soaring lyricism. Bour demonstrates once again how he was one of the 20th Century's most eloquent advocates of modern music. This is far and away the finest current reading - it very nearly eclipses my benchmark for this piece: Samuel Dushkin with the composer conducting in a 1935 Paris recording on DG.

A wonderful bonus is Markevitch performing the Symphony of Psalms. What a stunning reading! And such a glorious chorus! I actually prefer this reading to Stravinsky's own stereo account, and it comes close to the sheer ecstacy of the composer's antique 1931 recording.

Colin Davis is not one of my favorites, but I have to say he delivers crisp, no-nonsense accounts in both the Sym. in C and the Sym. in 3 Movements. Here, though, I still prefer the composer's various accounts in each work. Finally, the virtuoso Netherlands Wind Ensemble provides the best played versions of the Symphonies for Wind Instruments and the Ebony concerto I have had the pleasure of hearing. Once again, I marginally prefer the composer's mono accounts here: his version of the former was slower and more mysterious, and in the latter he had Woody Herman & Co. in full swing. But neither was as expertly played as these Dutch readings - and the sound here is simply terrific.

This CD set is a wonderful introduction to the kaleidoscopic variety of Stravinsky's music. Be sure to hear that Violin Concerto - it's one of the great performances of ANY concerto.

A Great Compilation for Stravinsky Music!.......2000-05-18

I have to say that I'm not the biggest Stravinsky fan and in fact I have something of a dislike for a lot of 20th Century music if you even call some of the 20th Century works music. So, why did I buy this CD? I'll get to that in a second. You see, I have only truly cared for one of Stravinsky's masterpieces and that was his Symphony of Psalms.

The Symphony of Psalms has always appealed to me for some reason or another and I can never quite put my finger on exactly what that one thing or another is. Perhaps it's the haunting melody that begins the piece in "Exaudi orationem meam" due to its sort of sensation of being forced along at a tempo that never rests and only builds. Then again, perhaps its the amazing "Expectans expectavi Dominum" with it's constant fading in and out of the main melody and constant evolution on throughout the end. There is also a section in "Laudate Dominum" which sounds as if it belonged in a horror movie scene due to the chant which the choir sings and the pianos accompany. What ever the reason there was something about this piece and this piece alone that I simply clingged on to.

So, why buy this CD? More importantly why even dare buy anything but just that piece of music and that piece of music alone. Well, I thought that I might as well, get this CD even though I knew, I just knew, I would dread all the other pieces on it. I just knew that I'd regret that I couldnt just buy the sections of the 2CD set that contained the Symphony of Psalms tracks. I just knew it.

To my surprise, I was dead wrong about this. I was so wrong in fact that when listening to the music you cant help but to feel as if it's slapping you for even doubting it's ability to entertain you and prove it's worthiness. I actually found myself listening to Stravinsky's Symphony in C and his Symphony in Three Movements along with his Violin Concerto in D and even listened to his Ebony Concerto. More surprising then that is that I actually enjoyed listening to them. I think it almost felt unbelievable even to myself that I was repeating a few of the tracks over and listening to them again and again. My only one that I didnt care for was his Symphonies for Wind Instruments which may simply require a hardcore Stravinsky fan to get into. These Symphonies before the Psalms pieces on the 2CD set were such fulfilling appetizers that when the "main course" so to speak came along I was just so captivated by this CD set that I almost didnt need to hear the choir pieces to know I had struck gold with this Stravinsky compilation. Incredible job by all conductors and their orchestra's from the always magnificent Sir Colin Davis to Igor Markevitch. Great CD that all Stravinsky hard cores simply must buy.

The Essential Clarinet
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Sorry...Not a Stolzman Fan

Forget Mozart!!! These are the Clarinet music I like...

Absolutely Unbelievable...

A suberb interpreter of the modern clarinet

Essential Clarinet--not enough of it.

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Customer Reviews:

Sorry...Not a Stolzman Fan.......2006-12-14

I've played the clarinet for 15 years and also teaches music professionally and I have to warn you I am one of those nerds that will read the sheet music while listening...well I can tell you, NO ONE COMPARES TO STANLEY DRUCKER. I hear and read so many mistakes with Stolzman and it almost sounds like he's faking or playing the wrong notes...which can be understandable with Corigliano's concerto (it's harder than anything I've played).
I do have to admit that Stolzman plays with great character and you NEVER tell when he makes a mistake (Drucker is too much a perfectionist sometimes).

Forget Mozart!!! These are the Clarinet music I like..........2005-02-22

I actually own a previous version of the album, featuring all but Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto, but I have lots of good things to say about the top three clarinet music I really enjoy listening to.

Corigliano: As a person obsessed with the so-called Avant Garde Classical music (consider those like Pendericki, Glass, Boulez, etc.), Copland's Clarinet Concerto is nothing less than subtle. A complete travesty to those who love Mozart's I would have to say (sinister laughter)! Anyway, as with other music by the the composer, it's both highly barbaric, wild and intense in faster segments, and dark, solemn, and painful in slower sections. Both the orchestra and the brilliant clarinet soloist Richard Stolzman plays with much passion. I especially like the outer two, each frenzic in its own way. I just love listening to the constant scream-like high notes in those movements - the first more bitter and serious, and the third more witty and somewhat sardonic.

Copland: A complete shift from something vile to something much more innocent and enjoyable for causal listeners. Just having the soloist being accompanied by the string orchestra, harp, and piano also adds the effect. The first movement is slow, lyrical, and lulls you to peace, while the second movement is more active, more fun, with a bit of jazz-like elements. Stolzman has done a brilliant work playing both beautifully and richly in the first, and full of wit and color in the second, more than most other recordings I have heard.

Bernstein: This is the recording of the piece to look for, after finding myself somewhat not as pleased in the Bernstein/Goodman recording and the more disasterous Bernstein/Vienna one (Would you expect a world class European orchestra to play a piece not really part of their very genre, and across the Atlantic???). The jazz band in this recording is more enticing, more jazzy feeling. Excellent timbre in both brass and the saxophones (I love the honking sounds of baritone, and the soprano sounds very nostalgic as in the Roaring 20s). As for the clarinet solo, no offense Goodman, but Stolzman wins this one. More apparent musicality. In one section, he actually makes a huge glissiano from an A up to a E.

For those who like Mozart's Clarinet concerto, try getting out of this obstinate conservatism like the constant arpeggios themselves and be exposed to something more beyond the borderline.

Absolutely Unbelievable..........2002-12-30

Okay, at the risk of sounding crazy, Richard Stoltzman is the greatest thing that ever happened to clarinet music!! There are no words to describe the great talent he displays on this CD. I've personally perfomed the Copland Concerto (not anywhere nearly as well as him, though) and I'm baffled by his technical skill and how easy he makes it sound. I've heard many versions of this (including the original by Goodman) and Stoltzman's jazzy interpretation is wonderful and not at all over-done (as far as smears and what not). The Stravinsky is really nice, but might take a little getting used to.. I really enjoy it though. The Berstein is really nice, but I do agree w/ another review which said it was largely filler... there isn't a whole lot of clarinet in the "Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs", but what there is is fantastic.

Now, for the Corigliano. I've met Corigliano before, and the man is a genious (as is evident in his music). Beware of "Cadenzas"... it starts really soft, but gets really loud so be read to adjust the volume at a moments notice... The last movement is unbelievable... Stoltzman really showcases his abillities here. There is a quasi-cadenza in the clarinet in the third section after a little timpani solo that is amazing. I've listened to it several times and I still can't grasp how he makes the sounds he does (you really have to hear it to understand). While a little harder on the listener than a "typical" concerto, this one is really nice. Corigliano manages to showcase the most wonderful qualities of the clarinet AND create unique and inspiring sounds in the orchestra (especially in the first movement). This is a must have for any music lover (clarinetist or not).

A suberb interpreter of the modern clarinet.......2002-03-03

This CD showcases Richard Stoltzman's strength in jazz-oriented modern clarinet music. The selections are well-matched in their sound, yet still provide a diverse musical experience. You *will* enjoy this CD.

Essential Clarinet--not enough of it........2001-07-10

All right, Richard Stoltzman is awesome. Yes. We all know it. This CD is great in its own right, however...it's lacking more of what the title promises--the clarinet. The Copland Concerto is great (a little brighter than other recordings of his I've heard) and the Corigliano is different and VERY essoteric. However, the other pieces are primarily orchestral filling. This CD is all about style and attitude! If you're looking for something different, this CD is for you.

Berg: Kammerkonzert; Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks / Boulez, Barenboim

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Tastes may disagree over the music, but the performances lift one's spirits
Accompanying Notes Misleading
Very Weird---But Weird is GOOD!!!
CACOPHONY FOR THE MASSES
music!

Berg: Kammerkonzert; Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks / Boulez, Barenboim

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ASIN: B000001GQ2
Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

Chamber Concerto For Piano And Violin With 13 Instruments: Thema scherzoso con variazioni
Chamber Concerto For Piano And Violin With 13 Instruments: Adagio
Chamber Concerto For Piano And Violin With 13 Instruments: Rondo ritmico con introduzione
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8 Instrumental Miniatures
Ebony Concerto: Allegro moderato - Andante - Moderato - Con motto - Moderato - Vivo

Customer Reviews:

Tastes may disagree over the music, but the performances lift one's spirits.......2007-02-24

Uplifitng Berg? Why not? Boulez brings just the opposite of what one expects from his ultra-French, ultra-aloof Ensemble Intercomptemporain. Instead of sounding abstract, offering mere exercises in musical mathematics, I felt warmly drawn to the two main works here, Berg's Chamber Concerto and Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks, a chamber conerto of another stripe (neo-classical and jittery as compared to 12-tone and complexly woven). The Stravinsky proceeds as delicately as a minuet at court, and the Berg shows off the composer's love of collage (marches, waltzes, and flok dances are thrown in slyly) and his romantic roots.

In other words, even though it will be to taste if you like the Second Viennese School, even at its least aggressive and scratchy, Boulez and company do their best not to make you run away.

Accompanying Notes Misleading.......2005-07-10

An impressive recording, but the notes accompanying the recording are not only misleading but downright erroneous. Stravinsky wrote Ebony Concerto for Woody Herman, not Benny Goodman. In fact, Woody Herman and the First Herd performed the world premier of Ebony Concerto at Carnegie Hall on March 25, 1946. A fragment of that first performance is avaiable on CD...

Very Weird---But Weird is GOOD!!!.......2004-01-23

I've never heard a "classical" composer sound like this. Some of the dissonances and just plain musical weirdness of Berg and Stravinsky make this CD impossible to resist. Stravinsky's "Ebony Concerto" is delightful. You can tell that he totally understands the musical concept of black jazz, but because he's Russian, gives us an entirely new slant on the music! I can't believe it's the same guy who wrote "The Rite of Spring" (another piece I love!). I'm not really an expert on classical music (I've only been listening for about a year, in fact), but I know good music when I hear it! And if you like to be adventurous once in a while and try something really bold, brave, and new, give this CD, and these great composers a shot! You won't be disappointed!

CACOPHONY FOR THE MASSES.......2003-08-24

When the Rite of Spring was premiered shortly before WW1 there was a bad-mannered riot in the theatre. 90 years later Stravinsky does not seem much more radical than Brahms, and I was surprised to see that all 3 of the Stravinsky items here are later in date than Berg's Chamber Concerto. Assuming then that Stravinsky is a fully accepted classic these days, maybe I can use his comparative popularity to do my little bit towards 'popularising' Berg, or at least reducing the level of antipathy and indifference to him. In the last resort if you still find you can't put up with him, you will always have a very good set of Stravinsky performances at a very reasonable price.

Persuading people to listen to Berg is not helped by supercilious remarks by Boulez that he is 'of course very romantic' or words to that effect. He is quite obviously not romantic in the way Strauss or Elgar are romantic, and I do not necessarily acquit Boulez of pseudism and affectation in talking like this. I guess that most people getting to know Berg start with the violin concerto which can, at a stretch, be called romantic in the familiar sense. For the chamber concerto this takes a bigger stretch, but I can still hear Brahms in it. What its idiom resembles is Schoenberg's two chamber symphonies, firmly across the 12-tone rubicon and full of the squawking effects that characterise the second Viennese school but not totally uncompromising like Schoenberg's concertos. In my diet I couldn't live indefinitely on 'nice' flavours, and in my musical diet, while I always tend to be a bit suspicious of fashionable cacophony, I couldn't take myself seriously as even an amateur musician if I were totally deaf to Berg and Schoenberg. If you like Stravinsky and buy this record you will not have wasted your money. If the Berg chamber concerto succeeds in interesting you in the second Viennese school, a good next step into that territory would be either his violin concerto (I recommend Perlman) or Schoenberg's chamber symphonies in the Holliger recording.

music!.......2003-04-24

I don't know why these composers are paired on cd's so much. Their compositions, the structures of their compositions, their compositional visions, are so different. But this is wonderful music. I am sure this is the best recording you can get for these pieces.

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Stravinsky the Composer, not Stravinsky the Conductor
Staggering! All the Stravinsky I'll ever need!
Magnificent!
Where's my Petrushka?
legendary

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky

Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000031X11
Release Date: 1999-12-07

Customer Reviews:

Stravinsky the Composer, not Stravinsky the Conductor.......2006-09-18

It is a pretty good collection, lots of music from Stravinsky's entire carreer, but one must keep in mind that Stravinsky was a brilliant composer, and not a commanding maestro. You will not necessarily be getting the best recordings of these works. For example, something like the Boulez/Cleveland Rite of Spring is far superior to those in this collection. He is a vastly better conductor, and is much more capable of making the orchestra perform Stravinsky's intentions than Stravinsky is. All in all, however, I am more than glad I own this set.

Staggering! All the Stravinsky I'll ever need!.......2006-05-20

While I had heard some Stravinsky compositions prior to my purchase, this was the first (and only) Stravinsky material I have ever owned. As a young music enthusiast, the draw to me was to hear these pieces as Stravinsky conducted them and to get so many of them at such a great price, not to have the original jackets for the purpose of reminiscing. So, as someone who needed a good jump start into the works of Stravinsky (by Stravinsky), this set has proven totally invaluable. And while more information could have been packed onto these cds, I do appreciate how closely these discs have stuck to the original releases. I don't know about the portion of Petroushka which some reviewers claim is missing (as I don't know any other version), but I was totally blown away at hearing this version of Petroushka anyhow. In all, for whatever faults some sticklers may find here or there with this set, the value of this material collected in such a way (and at such a price) by far outweighs any possible faults.

Magnificent!.......2006-03-02

A great collection. There is simply no substitute for hearing Stravinsky as the great composer wanted to have his music played. Here is so much and also so varied a collection. I have been enjoying this set a great deal. One of the 20th century's greatest composers conducting his own compositions.

Where's my Petrushka?.......2003-08-01

The main reason I bought this box is because I was introduced to Stravinsky's Petrushka in the spring of 2003, and I loved it.
Along with Rite of Spring I think it's the most brilliant music Mr. Stravinsky ever wrote...so, I've been listening to the 34-minute long 1960 CSO recording of it at least once a day since I first heard it, naturally sort of memorizing it, but it didn't fit when I made this CD spin. The recording of Petrushka in this box is the VERY SAME RECORDING (1960) that I'd listened to, but it's cut to a suite! It's only 24 minutes long. You can tell it's obviously cut at certain points if you're familiar with the uncut version. 10 WHOLE MINUTES ARE MISSING FROM "PETRUSHKA!" I was (and still am) very disappointed by this.
Familiarizing myself with the rest of the discs was very fulfilling, though; I love the Ebony Concerto with the Columbia Jazz Combo featuring Benny Goodman...but the "suite-cut" of Petrushka made me paranoid...I can't be sure if anything else is edited or not...
There are 75 pages of notes in the booklet about the recordings but only 1/3 is in English.
The special multimedia feature disc is nothing much. With awful graphics it features the same notes as in the booklet, and there are lyrics for those who want to use the box for karaoke.
These 400 minutes of music (an average of 45 minutes per disc) could fit on only 5 CD's instead of 9, but it seems that this collection is made for nostaligs who will love watching and touching these tiny LP-jackets - after all, it is called the "Original Jacket Collection."
Incidentally, all of Stravinsky's recorded work which he conducted himself is not in this box. It is not at all complete; aside from the missing part of "Petrushka," his own reading of "Symphony in Three Movements" is missing (but available on CBS.)
Hats off to the man himself anyway. The music is brilliant, and considering that these recordings are 40+ years old, the sound quality is very good. Excellent stereophony on Rite of Spring!
It's a good thing that his music is still available and that people are offering refurbished products thereof. But if you love Petrushka like I do...buy the real thing...this just might disappoint you...
The 3 stars is a compromise of the music and the package; (5 stars for the music & its quality - 1 star for the package, choice of discs and--considering the price--somewhat weak linear notes.)

legendary.......2002-06-30

This 9 cd set is an historical one...more than half of Stravinsky's works are collected in this set. i clearly can say that there isn't any better recording for Stravinsky's works. especcialy first released USA's national anthem and a 12 tone work "Fanfare for two Trumpets" are remarkable.and we can also mention that some noises during the recording procces (i.e: Stravinsky's turning the page of the partition) gives a different taste to the listener. This is a real golden box of music.

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Luv's Fire
Ebony Evans
Manufacturer: Coastal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J3OR70
Release Date: 2006-10-02

Tracks:

Luv's Fire
Yes I Do
Loving You is All I Wanna Do
You Happened to Me
Push My Button
Whatcha Gonna Do About it Honey
You Are My Rainbow's End
Letcha Self Go
Somebody Let Him Know
Can It Be
Turning On the Love You Need
Til Then, My Love
Do Ya Wanna
It's Music

Product Description

The sweet voice and mellow tracks of Ebony Evans' Luv's Fire brings you back to the days of when love songs were about love. Let Ebony Evans take you there with Nostalgic Love Songs--from flavorful dance tunes to smooth jazz ballads, you'll love this album from start to finish.

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Still One of the Best Voices, but...
Tracy Keeps on Truckin'
At Long Last!!
Underrated Singer Belts Out a Winner
A Promise Fulfilled

Ebony & Irony
Tracy Nelson
Manufacturer: Madacy 2 Label Group
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Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

You Will Find Me There
Strongest Weakness
Got A New Truck
If You Knew How Much
Last Chance
How Much Truth
Still Not Out Of The Woods
I Must Be Crazy
Even Now
Quicksand
Strongest Weakness (Alt. Take)
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Amazon.com

Tracy Nelson is the voice of experience, and quite a voice it is: her rich, throaty delivery rings the rafters without apparent effort, whether she's belting the gospel-flavored "You Will Find Me There" or growling the bitterly resigned Mose Allison tune "How Much Truth." Nelson's good in a way that's never ostentatious; she's capable of letting these songs speak for themselves, interpreting them in often surprising ways. This unassuming quality only contributes to Ebony & Irony's overall excellence, as Nelson plunges through the country-ish "Got a New Truck" (with a smashing piano part courtesy of Marcia Ball) and a stunning rendition of David Egan's "Even Now," before taking a sharp left turn into the rollicking "Quicksand." Nelson's detailed liner notes describe this, her 20th album, as the record she's been trying to make for the last 30 years. Though it's in the nature of the artist to never be satisfied, one could argue that she's succeeded with this release. Heartfelt, sincere, technically excellent, and brimming with honesty, Ebony & Irony is Nelson's finest effort yet. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Still One of the Best Voices, but..........2006-06-07

The good news is that Tracy Nelson still has the range and power in her voice and delivery. The bad news is that once again, the songs and arrangements of this collection simply don't match the unmistakable, incomparable magic that for me was last found in
"Temptation Took Control Of Me And I Fell."

Not since her golden days with Mother Earth, her solo "Country" album, and a few tracks soon thereafter has Ms. Nelson managed to come up with a set of tracks that, in their melodies, lyrics and especially arrangements, can hark back to the Tracy of that era.
In those earlier works, she could break my heart with a mournful wail or set it thumping out of control with a kickass gospel romp.

I listened to this new CD many, many times trying to find the qualities described in the earlier reviews, but alas, it didn't click for me. For those who don't apply the same standard of measurement to Ms. Nelson's work as I do, this is certainly a reasonably good CD and a fair representation of her performance skills.

If you're an old-timer like me and looking for the Tracy of "Down So Low" or "Mother Earth" or "Need Your Love So Bad," I don't think you'll find it here. But keep hoping. Tracy, I know it's out there somewhere, and I know you'll find it again.

Tracy Keeps on Truckin'.......2003-05-31

Tracy Nelson's voice is a force of nature, and with this 2001 CD, she keeps on delivering the goods. From "Strongest Weakness," a powerful ode to someone who's simply too good to resist, to "Got a New Truck," a playful, rolling anthem that was actually used as the theme to a popular automotive radio call-in show, Tracy stabs each song through the heart and soul with her patented delivery. For fans of real singers (though the curious are welcome to investigate). The real stuff.

At Long Last!!.......2001-05-31

I've written numerous reviews of Tracy Nelson CDs for Amazon.com and elsewhere. A true believer, I have long felt the need to get the word out about this great but sorely underappreciated singer. There are few artists out there who rival her in terms of soulfulness or power. She is also something of a perfectionist and has, resultantly, often downplayed the quality of her previous releases. One critic once noted that she almost never actively promoted her own recordings on stage, and that seems to have been true for the most part. At most I think I've heard her introduce a song in concert with a passing remark like, "This one's from the new record." And I'd think, "OK, Tracy, tell the folks what the NAME of the record is! They don't ALL scour the stores like I do for anything with your name on it." When I heard that she was extremely happy with this CD, naturally I got excited. As you can see by her own comments below, she is eager to get the word out on this one (and for people to get the title right too--it's shown up in more than one listing as "Ebony & Ivory"). How "ironic" to have potential sales of this wonderful record possibly scuttled by a typo.

I received my autographed copy of E&I a week ago and have been playing it virtually non-stop since. As a fan, I love almost all of her recorded works, but I can readily understand why this recording is special to the artist herself. Tracy has never sounded better. She sounds truly energized and committed. From the first track ("You Will Find Me There") on, I could hear playful twists in the phrasing that I've never heard her do before. And some of the tracks, e.g. Mose Allison's jazz standard "How Much Truth," provide whole new ground for this brilliant vocalist to explore. She pulls it all off with aplomb. Some performers make a big deal about "reinventing" themselves by changing their image every now and then. Tracy Nelson reinvents herself with each new song. And ultimately, with her, it's all about the singing.

I understand why one of the previous reviewers and some other fans might be a little put off by the eclecticism displayed on this album. Nelson has never ever been a one-genre artist however. It is true that her last label seemed to want her to focus mainly on blues-based material, and it's understandable why. She sings the blues with astonishing power and conviction--but it is not all that she's about. As with Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur and the recently re-surfaced Judy Henske, Nelson is beyond any one musical genre. Her eclecticism is a deeply rooted and genuine one, however. It's clear that she's not just out to put on a variety show.

Every track on this CD presents us with a different side of this great singer. She teams up once again with old buddy and former label mate, Marcia Ball for the rollicking "Got A New Truck" and graciously acknowledges a new generation of emerging talent by recording the songs of young artists like Bekka Bramlett (Bonnie and Delaney's daughter) and her Tennessee neighbor Alice Newman, whom she's known since she (Alice) was a child. The latter song, the beautiful "Last Chance" is given an Irish folkie treatment and is just haunting.

It's important to stress that the end result is not a mere grab bag of styles: it is a reflection of a complex artist who has come into her own and who will hopefully finally get the audience she deserves.

Underrated Singer Belts Out a Winner.......2001-05-30

I am one of the few privileged individual who has enjoyed the talents and grace of Tracy Nelson's vocals and song selection for over 30 years. Move over Janis Joplin and Sarah Vaughn. You have met your match and she be Tracy Nelson!

This latest album, Ebony and Irony, exceeded my expectations, which were already quite high. Nelson has a song as rich as a dark brewed cup of coffee and as smooth as silk.

Her choice of songs on this latest album are steller and ecclectic. From blues to show tunes to Irish ballads, Nelson wraps her voice effortlessly around the heartbreak and joy of each lyric and lifts it to new heights as no other vocalist can.

If you are already familiar with the history of Tracy Nelson's solo career, this album will not disappoint. If you have not given her a listen, do not hesitate to take this one home. You will become an instant fan.

NOTE: Thank goodness someone had the good sense to re-release Tracy Nelson's wonderful self titled CD last year with "Slow Fall" and "After the Fire is Gone" as well as numerous other gems. If only this artist would get the kudos and noteriety she so richly deserves. Perhaps this latest release will do just that.

--Carol Sveilich San Diego

A Promise Fulfilled.......2001-05-15

I have been following Tracy Nelson and her career with interest for over 20 years. She has consistantly produced album after album of high quality material, although for some odd reason the woman is not a superstar.

I say this because her voice compares favorably with just about any other pop, blues, country or R & B artist you can name, yet she has never been a household word (yes, she has recorded in all these genres, and more). She has promised since this album was canned two years ago that it would be the crowning achievement in her 30+ year career. She does not disappoint.

Any fan of any singer will make the same claim about their favorite artist, which is understandable. But if you take any one of Ms. Nelson's vocals and compare them to anybody else out there, I guarantee you will see what I mean. No one can match her for power, emotion or sheer artistry. The problem is that she has never been true to any one style (the true mark of a genius) and so is frquently ignored by those who don't know how to label her music. Her records all leave you with the feeling that she sings and records purely for the joy of singing; for this she is both refreshing and exciting. As others have remarked, in a world where fashion statements are commonly mistaken for musical artistry, she hold her head high above those whose sole consideration is their own desire to be rich and famous. As for the contents of this album, one listen to "EVEN NOW" "STRONGEST WEAKNESS" or any of the other tracks will tell you all you need to know. I own all of Ms. Nelson's other 20 releases, and this CD has quickly risen to the top of my favorite list.

Tracks:

You Caught Me Off Guard
Second Look
Walk Away And Never Look Back
My Man
Know Your Way
Hello Stranger
Looking Over My Shoulder
No More Time
Every Lonely Street
In Love With A Stranger
Merry Go Round
All For Nothing
Love Is Not A Game
Tell Me The Secret

Album Details

The Buzz on this Extraordinary Artist Began When as a Teenager She was Discovered by Entrepreneur Chris Nathanial While Developing and Recruiting New R&B Acts Through Advertising on Choice FM. Singer/Songwriter Ebony Alleyne So Impressed Nathanial that He Took her to Sony Bmg Where She Cut a Number of Songs Pressed as Limited Edition Promotional and Now Highly Sought after 7" Singles. Her Style Combines 60s and 70s Music Values in Terms of Lyrics, Melody and Sound with a Classic Soul Voice, which While Some have Compared to Artists Like Dionne Warwick, Has Powerful Qualities and a Personality of Its Own. Alleyne is Fiercely Independent and Ultimate Decided to Complete this Album on her Own Terms. Earlier this Year She Completed the Album, "Never Look Back" with Producers Levine/Scott and Made a Video to "You Caught Me off Guard".

Customer Reviews:

I can't 'Walk Away' from Ebony Alleyne.............2007-07-22

If you haven't heard of Ebony Alleyne before, you wouldn't be the first! I wouldn't have known about her either if I hadn't caught a few of her music videos online. For starters, this amazing talent from the UK is reminiscent of another era in music, when people actually SANG instead of screaming! Alleyne is comparable to some of the great, smooth-sounding divas of the 1960s. This album showcases a great cross-section of sounds. For starters, "You Caught Me Off Guard" is techno-tinged, while "Second Look" and "Walk Away and Never Look Back" have more of a Burt Bacharach sound, while, my "My Man" has a big band feel. This young woman is extraordinary. I certainly hope that she gets more attention in the United States. We have been drawn to several divas from the UK, this year [2007] and it would be a shame to overlook this beautiful singer. If you can imagine, it took her almost six years to even get a record contract. I am so glad that she found someone who recognized her abilities and got her music out there. Wonderful!!!

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