Tribute to Mahalia Jackson
588619
Had hoped for more,however, it left me longing for the real thing. Cannot touch Mahalia's great powerful voice. More emphasis was placed upon the music and oft times the vocals seemed to compete. Not good.
526764
As tribute albums go, this one is unusually good  Really a stand-out. Virtually ever track (especially Jackson Browne's) takes a song we know and love and puts a little special sauce on it. Glad I made the investment.
1149604
Excellent Tribute to El Trio de Los Panchos. I give it a 10, recommend it to any Los Panchos fans.
Julian
1941921
If you are undecided about purchasing this tribute book (it's so much more than a book), do yourself a favor and buy it now.  So beautifully done, pictures stories, surprise inserts, it is wonderful.  If you are a true Michael Jackson fan, in every sense of the word, you will love and treasure this book For All Time.
2990844
Lotta Love- A Tribute for Nicolette Larson- and I have a whole Lotta Love for this album!!
 This project harkens back to the late 70's when such groupings of Musicians in this genre would get together and rock the house with memorable performances that were truly unforgetable, to benefit one cause or another.
 There are some real gems here, such as a killer version of Linda Ronstadt doing Blue Bayou, with the last chorus being in spanish, or Crosby, Stills and Nash doing an arrangement of The Beatles In My Life.
 Another sadly ironic moment is a live version of Part of the Plan, by the late ,great Dan Fogelberg, who recently lost his own battle with cancer. The list goes on and on.
 I got my cd and another one was sent to a family member. They were both used and in great shape. This was well worth ordering and I highly recommend it.
1815926
Watching this video took me back in time to again enjoy Michael Jacksons performance. He was one of the few to put so much into his concerts and his video's. The quality of the video itself is extremely well done. I remember seeing this concert on T.V. all those years ago. Thank you to Amazon for providing us with a link to our musical history.
3266762
About a year ago, I was looking to expand my Gospel collection.  I remembered hearing Ms. Jackson's version of "Go Tell it on the Mountain" when I was young -- and I remembered that I liked that song, liked it a LOT.

Thinking back to my younger days, I took a chance and invested in this CD, and Volume II, at the same time.  WOW!! Suffice it to say that those two Mahalia CDs now receive more playing time than any of my other CDs.

One drawback; however, I learned not to play these on my stereo when it was time to go to sleep -- I just couldn't keep still -- my feet kept moving to the music -- the music is just too powerful, too stimulating -- had to limit it to daytime use only.

I would have loved to have been in the live audience to hear Ms. Jackson sing while she drew breath upon this earth.

Does it get any better than this ... I think NOT.

I hope I run into Mahalia and Elvis when I make it to heaven, and I hope that I get to hear them belt out those gospel tunes with their heavenly voices -- definitely something to look forward to!  Wow, again!
1730146
Beautiful song for anyone who has lost someone close. Especially if the person deceased  had a "hard" life whether it was an illness or something  addictive.  Just a nice song to pay tribute.
4061288
I have probably heard maybe two Ike Turner records in my entire life. Even though I'm usually drawn to other genres of music (far from this one), I found this tribute to Mr. Turner to be quite impressive. Tunes that managed to lure me to give this CD additional spins were the awesome "No More Doggin'", "Rock Me Baby", the swinging "Bold Soul Sister" and the couple of familiar covers - CCR's "Proud Mary" and Lennon & McCartney's "Come Together". The players here - Roddy Smith-guitar, Tim Smith-bass, Darryl Johnson-vocals, Tim Gordon-woodwind instruments, Donnie Marshall and Tony Creasman-drums + their five guest musicians really make you appreciate this effort. Definitely listen to the provided sound clips on this site, then go from there.
4718283
I have read everything in print, I believe, about Mahalia Jackson.  I have researched her life diligently for more than 35 years.  This film does a good job of recreating from archival footage the basic substance of her life and work.  While some things are not fully accurate, the film does depict the chronological events in her life quite well.  For example, the Carnegie 1950 performance was not actually filmed or shown here.  The later 1961 image from CBS was used to approximate the actual event.  I do not fault any of this, as the film does justice to Mahalia's fabulous career in many ways, thus providing at least some form of historical narrative for future generations.  I sincerely hope that an intensive and thorough work is currently in the making.  Mahalia made TV appearances as late as 1971 (Flip Wilson).  She sang at M.L. King's funeral, yet in this documentary that actual performance was not used.  I personally watched her April 1968 televised performance of "Precious Lord" at his funeral.  All major networks televised the event, so this performance should have been used.  Mahalia was on TV in the 50's and 60's frequently.  I believe that in essence this particular film does capture the life and work of Miss Jackson fairly accurately and well.  I am grateful to its producers for the effort and research and the images of the great Mahalia.  I did enjoy this film and in the end I felt that long familiar pang. . .I surely do miss her.
1081364
Miki salutes Billie Holiday honorably with 'Miki Sings Billie', not by imitating her, but by using her own musicality and her own experiences to inject a lively spirit into these classics made famous by "Lady Day". Over 10 songs, Miki flows seamlessly from romance ("What A Little Moonlight") to despair ("Solitude"), from sass ("T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness") to trepidation ("Strange Fruit"). She exudes every emotion with wreckless abandon. While Miki's interpretation is different (as it should be), her rendering of "Strange Fruit" is just as haunting if not more so. It remains perhaps the greatest social commentary ever in music.

This is Miki's greatest artistic musical achievement that deserved much more attention and accolades than it received. It puts today's so-called jazz tributes to shame. Kudos to David Foster and LeMel Humes for outstanding production. Don't wait a minute longer to add this CD/mp3 album to your collection.

*Thanks to the documentary series 'Unsung' on TV One which featured Miki Howard in a wonderful expose on one of our greatest R&B singers.
4860007
I love this, a great tribute to Johnny Thunders from people who were close to him. The more I listen to it, the more I WANT to listen to it, and that says a lot. Beautifully done. He wanted to be remembered for his music and this shows the power of what he created.
3977979
Watching Trisha on Kelly and Michael made me cry! My moms been gone for almost 14 yes, I miss her so much, may is the hardest month for me, just want to thank you for a great song! Also love seeming you on opening night in Denver co! You were both amazing!!!
4975439
The DVD is great!  Michael Jackson hadn't lost a step.  This is a great tribute to him.
1211065
Beautiful and touching tribute to Heath. I love it and recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to honor Heath's memory by remembering his wonderful work and inspiring life.
511924
Mahalia Jackson once said "If you don't like Louis(Armstrong) you aint human," well the same goes for Lady Day, and this is her at her very peak.  Here Holiday is sometimes backed by srings and choir, which  surprisingly isn't vomitious, but refreshingly beautiful.  Holiday never  recorded a bad record therefore anything she did is worth picking up,  however this double CD which contains all of her wondefully juicy Decca  sides(including some rare alternate takes) is packaged so well that you  just have to pick it up.  This CD is a good indroduction to Holiday, and it  should also be acquired by all serious jazz and or music lovers.
2061617
I love this song as sung by Miss Mahalia Jackson. Don't go here if you are only looking for one of her energetic thrilling songs. This one is slow and quiet. It has the sound of determination. I find it very moving.