classical music: W.C. Handy

classical music: W.C. Handy

classical music:

W.C. Handy

Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra

Irving Berlin, Ervan F. "Bud" Coleman, ...

Philips, 1995

Pops Stoppers
Thank you for sending this--excellent recording. Great music, and enjoyed by all generations in our family...from 19 yrs.....to 90 yrs....We all have enjoyed it so much.....Thank you...

Witness: Got the Saint Louis Blues - Classical Music in the Jazz Age

Philip Brunelle, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus, ...

Clarion, 2004

Historically significant music, wonderfully performed!
Each of the composers here was a significant contributor to the Harlem Renaissance and by tune or text, these works document the coming jazz explosion. Many have never before been recorded. For over 10 years, The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus (conducted by ...

Bernstein Century: Bernstein on Jazz - What is Jazz?

Leonard Bernstein, Louis Armstrong

Sony, 1998

Great Perspective and Insight!
Bernstein provides a unique and wonderful look at America's original artform, jazz. In contrast to traditional, chronological approaches, Bernstein breaks down the musical components of jazz such as rhythm, melody, and harmony, and discusses the way they are used ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs

Anonymous, Edwin Eugene Bagley, ...

Bci / Eclipse Music, 2003

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$
I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you ...

It Ain't Nothin But the Blues

Larry Addison, Anonymous, ...

Mca, 2000

but the blues is enough
i saw this show, with several members of the original broadway cast, in september, 2000 in grand rapids, mi. it was fantastic and much better than anticipated; it is a review in the style of "smokey joe's cafe" and may have a tie-in to that show. i liked this one ...

Moonlight Bay: Songs as Is Songs as Was

Carrie Jacobs Bond, David Braham, ...

Albany Records, 1999

Joan Morris and William Bolcom return to their roots
Back in 1974, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, and her husband, William Bolcom, recorded "After the Ball," a collection of turn-of-the-century popular songs, some of which hadn't been recorded since the early part of the century, if ever. Now, after bringing their talents ...

Elite Syncopations: Classic Ragtime from Rare Piano Rolls

W.C. Handy, Scott Joplin

Shout Factory, 2003

Great Recording - The earth of American Classic Music
This disc is a real gem, with its companion "The Entertainer".The original rolls are executed with a vintage piano-reproducer Welte-Steinway 1910, and performed part by Scott Joplin himself (six pieces in total for the two CD)and part by other period pianists. It is a ...

The Essential Canadian Brass

Anonymous, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Philips, 1992

The Best "Best of" the Canadian Brass
If you buy one Canadian Brass CD, buy this one. It contains the widest variety of musical eras and styles. Our favorite CB song, Beale Street Blues is hard to find, but on this CD. There are serious, classical selections and fun songs such as the "Tuba Tiger Rag" ...

Browns in Blue

Paul Morin, Greg Anderson, ...

SONY CLASSICS, 2007

A Departure from Previous CDs...
Given its departure from previous releases...it took the second time to really sink in, and it is excellent. It's the kind of compilation you want to listen to from beginning to end, uninterrupted. Presumably, the Five Browns are experimenting with their success, so ...

5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns

Leonard Bernstein, Claude Debussy, ...

RCA, 2008

Five Browns score best yet CD
In "5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns," the pianists from Utah have scored their best CD to date. Their favorites are also mine, a combination of pop, dixieland and light classical numbers.

Runnin' Wild

Glenn Miller

RCA, 1996

Swing at its best!
I'll tell you a little story about this CD from Keith Lockhart. I'm a baby-boomer brought up on swing and am constantly looking for quality big band recordings. I bought this album several years ago when it was first released and I loved it. Whenever I played it at ...

Scott Joplin, Elite Syncopations, Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls

W.C. Handy, Scott Joplin

Biograph, 1993

elite syncopations : the title says !
Biograph issued three great CDs of Scott Joplin's works.In this one,we are sure that Scott Joplin (1868-1917) plays on three rolls: "maple leaf rag","ole Miss rag" (written by W.C.Handy),and "magnetic rag".The other rolls were produced in the sixties by Hal Boulware, a ...

Paul Whiteman: Carnegie Hall Concert December 25, 1938

Al Gallodoro, F. Gallodoro, ...

Storyville Records, 2005

AL GALLODORO
The best thing about this whole CD was being able to find Al Gallodoro's marvelous playing! Worth the whole price!

James P. Johnson: Victory Stride

James P. Johnson, Marin Alsop, ...

Music Masters Jazz, 1994

Outstanding Collection of Neglected Composer's Work
When James P. "Jimmy" Johnson chose to abandon a successful career as a composer of jazzy showtunes like "Charleston," he probably never imagined the obstacles that he would face. But in the 1930's, the music world simply did not welcome an African American with ...