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Coltrane for Lovers 17 reviews John Coltrane
Polygram Records, 2001
Lovers Inc.
+ Classic coultrane + Simply wonderful + Great CD
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Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection 16 reviews Los Lobos
Warner Bros / Wea, 1993
READ THIS
+ All Around Musicians + Not Just Another Band + Good Stuff, but...... + make it a priority purchase
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Cto Italien / Chromatic Fantasy - 70th Anniv Edt 5 reviews Glenn Gould, Bach
Sony, 2002
REALMS OF GOULD
+ Magnificent on Chromatic Fantasy + Reissued Gould Leftovers
Gould's tonal palette, though subtle, is not particularly wide. If he has used the sustaining pedal at all in the 78 playing minutes of this disc, I missed it, and it is patently impossible to use the damper pedal with the left leg crossed over the right, as in the photograph on the back of the ...
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White Ladder 394 reviews David Gray
Ato Records, 2000
Commanding and memorable, an album that should grace each and every eardrum...
+ wonderful + White Ladder by David Grey + David Gray's best so far
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Somethin' Else 51 reviews Cannonball Adderley
Blue Note Records, 1999
Brilliant
+ Nice sideman appearance by Cannonball + This Album is Somethin' Else, period + a taste of honey + Never get tired of this one
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Chopin: Nocturnes 6 reviews Frederic Chopin, Tamas Vasary
Deutsche Grammophon, 1990
the vasary touch
+ Utterly Captivating + Best ever + I agree with "Boston"
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London Calling 444 reviews The Clash
Sony, 2000
Everyone is right.
+ The all time punk "classic" + Perfection in the punk genre and beyond + Great Album + Nothing else comes close
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Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano 3 reviews Maurice Ravel, Jean-Philippe Collard
EMI Classics, 2005
Great Ravel!
+ Collard Plays Ravel
I think M. Collar is doing a really good job in this complete set of Ravel piano solo music (missing "La valse") The sound is very good for my taste ; clear and pearly. Very clean in the technically difficulties as well. I can feel his music very well. These are sensitive interpretations. I love ...
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Bach: 6 Partitas for Piano (Clavier-Übung Part 1) / Sager Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Czaja Sager
Hanssler Classics, 2002
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Saxophone Colossus 14 reviews Sonny Rollins
Prestige, 2006
Colossal genius
+ Overly Popular Saxophone Colossus Might Divert Audience from Sonny Rollins's True Talent + The Great Sonny Rollins + Mine DOESN'T skip + Reliable, steady, and oh so good
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Chopin 51 Mazurkas, 2006
51 Mazurkas CD 1: Opp 6, 7, 17, 24, 30, 33 CD 2: 41, 50, 56, 59, 63, 67, 68 Op. posth.
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Inventions & Sinfonias - 70th Anniversary Edition 5 reviews Glenn Gould, Bach
Sony, 2002
benchmark for the initiated
+ FOR THE FAITHFUL + Expect excellence, Get genius + Performance versus Technology + This is just great music greatly interpreted
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Tanto Tempo 114 reviews Bebel Gilberto
Six Degrees, 2000
The sexiest album in modern recording!
+ You don't have to speak the language to understand + The Easiest 5-Star Review I've Ever Written. + Can't get enough.......
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...And Serenity 7 reviews Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johannes Brahms, ...
Sony, 2003
SERENITY refers to a SLOW TEMPO...
+ a brave revelation of his hidden soul + An Artistic Revelation
The other reviews seem to have missed the point of this disc: it's simply a culled set of GG's recordings of SLOW pieces for a totally relaxed listening experience. Hence we have adagios, andandes, largos, sarabandes, etc. This follows on the heels of Karajan's Adagio series which seem to have ...
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4; Piano Sonatas Opp. 109 & 110 15 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven, Kurt Masur, ...
Teldec, 1999
A Great Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto
+ Joyful & Visionary + regardless of the pretty face - a commanding performance
Helene Grimaud is a French pianist who plays as though she was German. Her warm, lyrical playing reminds me of Arrau's and Kempff's. with a bit of Brendel's intelligence thrown in for good measure. In yet another fine recording, she shows that she can play Beethoven as well as the great German ...
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The Upsetter Shop, Vol. 1: Upsetter in Dub 1 review Lee "Scratch" Perry
Heartbeat / Pgd, 1997
Classic Dub
Theres nothing better than relaxing in the shade on a hot day listening to the sweet sounds of Dub. Lee Perry is a mad genius and this collection really shows off some of his best work. So if you like spaced out sounds and heavy bass, this disc is for you
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Rubberneck 93 reviews Toadies
Fontana Interscope, 1994
Possum Kingdom and other Hard Dark Music
+ The Toadies are BACK!!!!!!!!!! + toadies + The Toadies - Rubberneck
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Super Black Market Clash 39 reviews The Clash
Sony, 2000
"No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones!"
+ Not the real thing, but... + (3.5 stars) Some good stuff here + You're not done without Super Black Market Clash! + Eclectic
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Complete Blue Note and Verve 3 reviews Bud Powell
Jazz Factory Spain, 2004
So Sorry Please
+ a much better choice than Jazz Giant or The Genius of Bud Powell
The other reviewer is awfully rough on this set. There's simply no way that the music here--which ranks among the greatest jazz ever recorded--deserves one star. So I'm trying to balance things out.
For one thing, the title is: "Complete 1947-1951 Blue Note, Verve, & Roost Sessions". So, of ...
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American Pie 82 reviews Don McLean
Capitol, 2003
AMERICAN PIE...AN AMERICAN CLASSIC ! (sounds as good today as it ever has)
+ Poetry set to music + This *can* be ripped + American Pie
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