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Advantages: Superb playing and well-written music, cliche free
Disadvantages: Nothing

...(HUGE, bear with me) 1. Such Sweet Thunder, 2. Sonnet for Caesar, 3. Sonnet to Hank Cinq, 4. Lady Mac, 5. Sonnet in Search of a Moor, 6. The Telecasters, 7. Up And Down, 8. Sonnet for Sister Kate, 9. The Star-Crossed Lovers, 10. Madness in Great Ones, 11. Half the Fun, 12. Circle of Fourths, BONUS TRACKS: 13. The Star-Crossed Lovers, 14. Circle of Fourths, 15. Suburban Beauty, 16. A Flat Minor, 17. Cafe Au Lait, 18. Half The Fun, 19. Suburban Beauty, ...
...Girl. The Music - 'Such Sweet Thunder' opens the album with a raunchy riff on low brass, screaming trumpets and triplets on the piano, Broadway-style. It has Ray Nance on trumpet playing a simple solo. - 'Sonnet for Casear' has a long clarinet solo, which is melodic but uninspiring. - 'Sonnet for Hank Cinq' is a trombone showpiece - Britt Woodman plays a stunning solo, technically demanding. One of the top tracks on the album. - 'Lady Mac' is ... Read review

Advantages: Unforgettable jazz classics
Disadvantages: The funny sound of the 60`s

Songs known all over the world!Songs heard by everybody on this planet! This is an extraordinary journey throughout the music with Dave Brubeck and his quartet.. Classics such as Take Five,Weep No More,Take The A Train,Summer Song and so on and so on..We remember Ella performing so much of his music.A great talent such as Dave Brubeck gave us a feeling of an astonishment from the life,a wish to create more,a wish to be more,perception of the beautiful.. ... Read review

Advantages: Spans his entire career
Disadvantages: Spread over 2 disks

I put this album on my iPod from my dads copy about 2 months ago and since then several songs have made it onto my most played. This 2 disk compilation gives a very good representation of Gallagher's extensive career and shows off his natural ability very well. I goes from the more 'rock' songs such as 'Moonchild' and 'Philby' to straight blues classics like 'Bad Penny' and 'Bullfrog Blues. It also shows his more sensitive side with acoustic tracks ...
...live tracks that display the amazing energy in his performances he was renowned for, 'I Could Have Had Religion' goes off on a tangent into an 8 minute display of his amazing talent. This album is perfect for anyone interested in getting a good flavour of his career without spending too much on several albums. ... Read review

Advantages: Perfect album for anyone who appreciates jazz or music in general.
Disadvantages: None.

'Kind of Blue' is quite simply a modern day masterpiece and in my honest opinion, one of the greatest albums of all time, most certainly the greatest jazz album. Everything about it is just top class. From the personnel involved, to the music itself. Miles was not only a superb jazz musician but he was working with other musicians of that time who were not far from exceptional - John Coltrane, Adderly and Chambers to name a few. It was a formidable ...
...think they only spent 51 days recording this album is mindblowing. You don't even have to be a jazz fan to enjoy this album, I wouldn't say I was a massive jazz fan, I enjoy it and that's it. I have other jazz albums in my music collection, but 'Kind of Blue' always stands out as the definitive album. It's compelling, relaxing, spellbinding and just full of genius. I don't really understand jazz as a genre, I don't understand what it's about, but ... Read review

Advantages: Some cracking tracks by big names.
Disadvantages: Couple of tracks that do not belong.

The Jazz Album - 2003 I don't think it will come as a major surprise to anyone that reads my reviews that I am a bit of a Jazz fan so when I saw this double CD for 50p at Barnsley Sunday Market (like a boot sale only with stalls under cover), saw the discs were in good condition, I could not resist. Now it is true to say that I have many of the 36 tracks already, but even if there was one that I did not have, it is worth 50p, for goodness sake, ...
...front! To the jazz fan it would be good value at full price, but I suggest shopping around, not so cheap on Amazon new, but is okay 2nd hand. I am not going to review every one of the 36 tracks, which would bore the reader. I will give you a song list at the end for your perusal, and will now give you a flavour of what is good and not so good. ~~~The Tracks~~~ With the first three tracks by Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong you ... Read review