A great CD for Julius La Rosa's fans
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This CD is a collection of both live and studio recordings from the late 1950's and early 1960's.  The live performances, probably from live TV, display a singer with the confidence to do just about anything he wants with his voice. There are no second chances with live performances and he never falters.  He had a big voice, a wide range and could swing.  Even if you have some his studio recordings from this period the live performances are well worth owning.
The small group recordings are also very well done.  It also takes a lot of confidence and talent to sing with a quartet.  There is nowhere to hide. As it was pointed out on the liner notes  of one of  his MGM albums, Julius La Rosa did not need the "Guns of Navarone" in the background when he sang.
There are a number of younger male vocalists who are popular today. None of them have the great voices of Julius La Rosa, Vic Damone, Steve Lawrence or any the other great male singers of the 1950's and 1960's.
 The sound quality may be up to the standards of today but and I have heard much worse coming out of the studio recordings of major record labels.
I admit that I am a fan of Julius La Rosa's singing.  I've collected most of his studio albums on either CD or LP.  I recently purchased this CD and am very pleased with it.
The CD "Better Than Ever", recorded in 1996,  might be more to the liking of someone who does not own any of his CDs.  The 1985 CD "Julius La Rosa"  on Project 3 is also an excellent CD.
910741
El Hadra by Klaus Wiese at some point just blew my mind. It still remains one of my favorite CDs.
 Black Rose is rather unexpectedly unusual piece of music, though I like the rythm and chanting. It has some "dark", "heavy" side to it, but it is mezmerising and very powerful.
 It might has something in common with some monk's chants
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"Elizabeth's Music" is a great cd to listen to if you are an enthusiast of ballads, the lute or old fashioned jigs. This cd really puts you in the alehouses, courts and courtyards of the Elizebethan age. The music is preformed well and the voices are very authentic and beautiful. The CD loses one star because most of the songs are on other Dorian-released CDs! I got the cd and found out most of the songs were the exact same ones on my "Shakespeare's Music" CD and other Dorian CDs. Ah well. All Elizabethan enthusiasts will enjoy this eclectic collection.
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I don't have a trained ear for classical music, but I do enjoy listening to the "greatest hits", and this compilation of marches is pretty solid.  I thought it would be more diverse than the Arthur Fiedler/Boston Pops CD:<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Stars-And-Stripes-Forever-The-Greatest-Marches/dp/B000003F5U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Stars And Stripes Forever & The Greatest Marches</a>.  I actually plan on getting both CDs to complement one another, as they feature different selections of tunes (with some overlap) and are both reasonably priced (hovering in the eight-dollar range).

The selections on this CD speak for themselves.  Many pieces are familiar from TV commercials, movies, etc., even if the names don't jump out at the casual listener.  Just listen through the MP3 samples.  The CD brings together classical marches from Old Europe, mixes in a healthy dose of late 19th-century John Philip Sousa, and even adds some 20th-century film score music (John Williams's compositions for "1941" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark").  The composers represented include big names like Beethoven, Bach, Sousa, Verdi, and Holst.  The music is lively and will have you bouncing in your chair.

What I did not realize when purchasing this CD was that it was a CD-R, burn-on-demand disc.  I had added it to my Wish List a long time ago, when it was still, I assume, a 1994 Sony Classical release.  Now it seems the only available physical version is the CD-R.  The tell-tale difference is that the original cover art features a blue border, which is the bland aesthetic theme for the whole packaging.

I purchased the physical CD, rather than the MP3 album, because I thought the booklet might offer some insight or at least a reliable listing of the composers and performing orchestras.  No such luck with the burn-on-demand CD-R, which seems to attribute every track to "The Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi".  And no information on composers.  To organize my iTunes library, I had to reference other websites.  In fact, the MP3 tracks available here on Amazon seem to have the correct artist data.  I wonder if these CD-R's are just made from those MP3 files.  If that is the case, it might be more worthwhile to buy the digital album (complete with artist/composer data) and burn your own CD if necessary.

I wish I'd ordered the CD while it was still the original package.  The booklet might have been helpful.  This (cost-effective?) re-release looks so gereric and boring.  And the format may be incompatible with some players.  (I know some people have trouble with burn-on-demand DVD-R's.)

So I give a thumbs up to the wonderful music, but be wary of what you're purchasing.
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I think this cd is a great sample of many of the greatest hits "Los Enanitos Verdes" are famous for.  It includes some of their early work and remakes of other popular songs in Argentina.  It brought many good old  memorie back.
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Live performances spanning his career.  A great compilation.  I had attended some of these performances at the Met. The thrill of being in the theater is almost met with this CD and the grouping of arias.
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an inspiring cd with a full range of genres to enjoy
4521596
I brought this for my husband as a Christmas gift. We listen to a lot of Sirius XM and Seriously Sinatra. They were playing selections from this CD and I thought he would like it.  Well, he has a good Sinatra collection, having CD's AND the old albums but somehow he didn't have this one.  It is a great CD, and the fact that Sinatra narrates each song in his own words makes it even better.  It's a great bunch of songs and highly recommended if you are a Sinatra Fan.
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I just received a few days ago this new Sepia cd of songs sung by Mario Lanza.  This is another "winner" for this music company.  This is the fourth cd they've put out on Mario Lanza.  It is so wonderful to hear his fantastic voice singing these great songs as they should be heard, finally.  This cd is a dream come true for all of us Mario lovers out there.  It does him justice, just as the other Sepia recordings have tried to do for his legacy. I'm very happy with my purchase, and I know that you will be, too.  Buy this cd and enjoy every minute of Mario Lanza's glorious voice.  No one has ever taken his place!  He was and is unforgettable!
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It is a great classic CD of Mexican history. Unfortunately, the recoding quality could be a little better. While you hear very little scratching in the background, the volume quality is not stable through the whole CD. It needs to be remastered a little better. Nevertheless, we should remember that these songs were recorded on the 40-50s and you cannot expect the same crispy quality as today studio recordings.

Pedro Infante continues to conquer our hearts with his great movies and songs broadcasted on TV and the radio
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The quality I have appreciated most about Lee Mead is his ability to interpret a lyric, obviously a result of years of musical theater. This CD does not disappoint. I especially love his rendition of the title song, "Through the Barricades" and "More Than Words". I highly recommend this CD and I hope that his management will arrange for a US visit for Lee to promote it properly.
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I always enjoyed listening to Ambrosia's big hits "How Much", "You're the Only Woman", and "Biggest Part of Me" so I decided to take a chance on this Anthology of their greatest hits and discovered that I really liked more of their songs and their music style. For example, I had never heard the song "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" and now it is as much a favorite as "How Much" and the others!  I also really liked "Life Beyond L.A.", "Angola" and "Time Waits for No One".  I think that if you like the songs that get a lot of air play on the radio you will like the rest of the songs you maybe hadn't heard before.  I am glad I took a chance on buying this CD.  I can put this one in my car player and let it play without having to skip any songs!
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Detroit's own Susan Calloway, Multi-talented Singer, Songwriter, Accomplished Pianist, and Guitarist, has a new CD.
With the help of musicians the likes of Tony Levin, Bass Guitar Legend.
She as recorded a very interesting selections of songs.
Her voice is supurb, the song arrangements are flawless, the melodies will
catch you and grab you with the more upbeat songs as well as the slower songs.
A great CD to add to your collection.
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The twelve songs that will delight you in this CD are just a sample of the exquisite repertoire that Jorge offers to his fans with his wonderful work of more than 20 years.
This CD offers "Sin Memoria," La "Chacarera del Olvido," and many other beautiful creations. Above all I like "Luna Vallista." I hear so much potential in it. It awakens very positive emotions for love of homeland, peace, love for nature, and most of all love for life!
Enjoy them all, one by one. Time after time. With time, all of them get better...
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GILBERTO SANTA ROSA TALENT IS GREAT. HIS MUSIC BRINGS BACKFLASHES OF MY YOUNGERS YEARS, ABOUT BEEN LOVED, PROMISES, AND SEPARATION OF "THAT" PUPP LOVE. THANKS FOR YOUR WOUNDERFUL MUSIC SELECTION IN EACH OF YOUR CD'S. GIGORICAN
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Anyone who likes Gigli (and its hard not to) will enjoy this set of 2 CDs.  There are about 2 hours of recordings from arias to popular songs, some of which I can still remember my mother listening to when I was a little boy.  Gigli had one of the great voices of the past century and it is a delight to have this representative collection from his long career.  The sound quality is generally good but does vary from recording to recording.
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Overall, this CD is great. The Balfa Brothers are in fine form and Austin Pitre's sides were cut live at a dance. My favorites, however, are the Edius Nacquin tunes at the end of the CD. He sings some old traditional songs that go way back. "La Ville de Monteau" is one that even mentions Napoleon Bonaparte, so you know how old it has to be. This one is highly recommended for those who want to get a little more in-depth into the roots of today's modern Louisiana dancehall/festival sound.