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Advantages: Beautiful acoustic guitar music superbly played
Disadvantages: Very difficult now to get hold of as original CD.

One of my all time favourite CDs, Together is a jazz album featuring two American guitar vituosos, Larry Coryell and the late Emily Remler, and was recorded in 1985, and released on Concord Records.* Coryell is the more famous and experienced guitarist of the two, having been around since the late 60s dabbling in rock as well as jazz His one claim to notoriety was in the UK in 1975 when he turned up unexpectedly on stage at an Eric Clapton ...
...unnecessarily causing him profound embarrassment. Emily Remler started her musical career in the late '70s.having been a scholarship music student at Berkeley University. She soon built up a reputation for herself in the jazz world, not only because of her ability, but because it was so unusual to have a talented female jazz guitarist on the scene. On Together there are no other instruments involved other than acoustic or electric guitars, ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing album with super songs
Disadvantages: a few bad ones in the middle

...awesome by using all the Greatest Hits from Queen (most if not all appear on this CD) and making a story out of it. I won't go into details about the show as that is not really relevant to the CD. But all I will say is that once the show had finished I left the theatre as a real Queen fan and I couldn't wait to get the CD! I was actually rather fortunate as my Birthday wasn't too far away from Christmas and lo and behold I was given this CD that ...
...seen as one of the Greatest bands ever and released hundreds of CDs and have been estimated to have sold around 300 million copies worldwide. They are also famous for their live performance which greatly involve the audience participating and singing along - such as in We Will Rock You. The CD (the important bit): This CD is one of loads of different CDs that have been released by the band and has sold millions of copies worldwide. It includes ... Read review

Advantages: Some outstanding tracks.
Disadvantages: Some rubbish.

Norah Jones - Come away with me This album cost me a princely sum of 50p from Barnsley Sunday Market. The album, released in 2002 is still riding high in the jazz charts, and the only track I had heard prior to buying this album was 'Don't know why' which is certainly in the jazz style of ballads, and she has a jazzy voice to match. Five Grammy's, twenty million plus sales, this has gotta be a cracking album right? Coupled with the fact that she ...
...no life. 0/10. 5. Come Away with Me First track on the cd written by Norah. A ballad like song with a change of vocal style for her at the beginning with an almost hushed voice...piano work is quite sublime. What this song essentially does is tells a dreamy longing by someone. Not my usual type of song, yet, there is something about the guitar work again, Asian and jazz influenced that makes me really like this, and her vocals really are quite ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of styles, really contemporary on some, more traditional on others.
Disadvantages: If you enjoy only house music then I wouldn't really say you'll like this.

. Poison Sweet Madeira is an album of suprises. Each track differs in style but collectively they fit together perfectly. If you enjoy klezmer, jazz, classical or just something a little different then this ablum is perfect for you. If you don't strictly fit into any of these categories I'd recommend it to you as each of the people I've played it to have found something that appeals to them. It's such a mixed album that it trancends a rigid definition, ...
...middle eastern feeling. Poison Sweet Madeira is another mostly fast paced track, which is really dramatic. The violin is accompanied by harps and an arcordian which to me gives it a French feeling in parts. Quite the opposite, Burnt By The Sun is a bit more melow and sounds samba inspired. Richard Hawley on vocals. It's a really calmly sung but dramatic track, with great catchy lyrics. KT Tunstall features on Lazarus, with sultry vocals in one of ... Read review

Advantages: Easy listerning - Relax mode - Good recording
Disadvantages: Sax solo a bit shorter - I like more !

Introduction My first impression to Ella is from a compilation. What's an amazing to me when her gentle and intimate voice came into my ears? She is really a good singer that you are hard to find in now a day. She sings with her soul and feeling. Thereafter, I bought "The Ballads" from a local store when I saw it, I told myself must buy and try. Overall Date of release: 26 July 1994 Genre: Vocal - Jazz Ballads Label: Verve Records The Singer ...
...- Tunefulness, easy listening, soothing. The tempo - Slow to medium. This jazz ballads album embraced the 50's great ballads collections, including big-band and swing. It's remastered from the original LP by Verve Records. The background of the music in this record is clean and clear, and Ella's warmth voice is closed to the LP. I am unable to pinpoint to her outstanding and flawless performance in every tracks. The only thing I can say is the instruments ... Read review