Wi Country Music Concerts 2010
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Concerts $17.79 The music on this CD, which is taken from a pair of duo concerts, is quite charming. Michel Portal, who alternates between reeds and a bandoneon, interacts closely with accordionist Richard Galliano on a variety of original material and folk songs. Their |
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2010 Country Superstars Sheet Music Playlist $13.3 2010 Country Superstars Sheet Music Playlist |
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The Unissued German Concerts $12.03 2010 live archive release containing all surviving music from the concerts given by the John Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Berlin in 1961. Although sound quality is obviously not perfect, these extended tracks (taken from |
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Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts $14.42 It’s true that Syrian vocalist Omar Souleyman scored his first hit in Syria — Jani — in 1996, and in 2005 Khataba cemented his high-profile reputation for quality in the trans-Arab world (with some 600 live and studio albums via cassette released between the two). That said, it was the 2007 studio album Highway to Hassake on Sublime Frequencies that introduced Souleyman’s new wave of dabke music to Western and English-speaking audiences. Dabke is the folk form for wedding and dance party music from Syria; Souleyman updated the sound into something both timeless and furiously futuristic with the aid of multi-instrumentalist and keyboardist Rizan Sa’id and electric saz player Ali Shaker. Critical success followed that record all over the world, and it was followed in 2009 by Dabke 2020 and in 2010 by the excellent Jazeera Nights, also on Sublime Frequencies. However, the frenetic live sound of Souleyman was only available in the Middle East or in American cities with large Middle Eastern populations. Until now. Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts documents Souleyman and his band’s tours through Europe, Australia, and the United States between 2009 and 2011. Despite the greatness of the studio albums, an entire piece of the puzzle has been missing for residents of the West. Sa’id is able to make his wildly modified keyboards and samplers capture the sounds of the ney, violin, and numerous percussion instruments, while Shaker’s electric saz is as expertly played as any guitar virtuoso’s axe. Its amplified sound resembles a dead cross between a Fender Stratocaster and a sitar. In addition to these two, poet Zuhir Maksi literally stands close to Souleyman on-stage and whispers poetry or prose (both traditional and modern) into his ear. The singer transforms this in real time into a wailing live vocalization that is pure lightning-bolt energy, wailing with abandon atop the numerous rhythms, harmonies, and melodies being played with nonstop kinetic musical fire behind him. While there isn’t a weak cut on this nine-song, hourlong set, there are highlights, including “Haram [Forbidden -- I Signal, You Deny],” with its layered rhythms and call and response between keys and saz; the trancelike 11-minute stomper “Gazula/Shift Al Mani [I Saw Her]“; and the mournful — though no less quaking — “Wakhali [Empty].” Halfat Gharbia is among the finest live albums of the 21st century thus far and a side of Souleyman that his fans will crave in the future. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi |
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1960 German Concerts $15.18 This 2010 release presents two never before released performances in Germany by the great Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane. Among the highlights are three different extended performances of ‘So What’ (two sets were played at the first concert) and a new reading of the classic ”Round Midnight’. Jazz Lips. |
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Complete Phoenix Concerts $19.66 John Stewart’ Phoenix Concerts is regarded as one of the classic live records of the folk singer/songwriter genre, and it’s easy to see why. It’s obvious that Stewart has an adoring audience at the peak of his popularity in 1974. Taken from a few concert sessions, the bands range from the artist in a trio setting to being in a full on septet with pedal steel guitar and backing vocalists. Besides Stewart himself, the only notable performer on the sets is legendary drummer Jim Gordon. Many of Stewart’s classics are here, including a very inspired “Wheatfield Lady” and “Kansas Rain.” The music hearkens back to a much more innocent time that many at this concert no doubt longed for — as did the artist himself perhaps after 1968, when his dreams were shattered with the death of Robert Kennedy (Stewart toured with Kennedy on the campaign trail). Other gems here are “California Bloodlines,” “Mother Country,” “The Last Campaign Trilogy,” which is so moving it’s almost unbearable. With “Roll Way the Stone,” “July, You’re a Woman,” and “Cody,” Stewart hits his stride and goes over the top, and the gigs shift into a whole different gear. His stories are endearing and predate what Garrison Keillor did by a decade. The set officially closes with a stunning rendition of “Never Goin’ Back (To Nashville Anymore),” that makes you forget the studio version and wonder why it wasn’t covered by Townes Van Zandt or Mickey Newbury. That said, there are two bonus tracks on the CD from the same shows, “Freeway Pleasure” and “Let the Big Horse Run,” that make this an essential set for anyone interested in Stewart or the roots of the singer/songwriter movement in America that is populated by many of this artist’s pupils, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, and Tom Russell among them. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi Performers: Buffy Ford – Voices; Denny Brooks – Voices; Jonathan Douglas – Conga, Piano, Organ; Mike Settle – Voices; Arnie Moore – Bass; Dan Dugmore – Pedal Steel, Guitar (Electric); Jim Gordon – Drums; John Stewart – Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals; Loren Newkirk – Organ, Piano |
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Hit Country 2010 $43.19 Hit country 2010 is the ultimate hit country compilation release. It features the year’s biggest country hits and music videos from australia and overseas. Included are recent chart topping hits from international superstars taylor swift & sugarland and a host of australian stars including troy cassar-daley, the mcclymonts, catherine britt and steve forde. Emerging chart toppers including jasmine rae, shea fisher, amber lawrence and jamey johnson also feature on the release. |
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Country Music $14.38 Naturally, the not-so-unspoken joke behind the title of Willie Nelson’s 2010 album is that it’s been so long since he’s played straight country music, he needs to clearly label it when he does. Of course, that’s not strictly true: just as recently as 2009 he was ripping it up with Asleep at the Wheel, turning out a straight-ahead western swing record that is every bit as country as Country Music, although it is true that he’s never quite cut a collection of country music as hushed and muted as this. The soft-plucked string bass and strummed acoustic guitars are trademarks of T-Bone Burnett, the roots music producer whose well-tailored analog impressionism fetishizes authenticity, prizing every piece of pristinely preserved vintage equipment and then recording them immaculately, often with appealing results. There’s a nicely weathered assurance to Nelson’s performance — his voice never strains, he throws off licks with a casual virtuosity — and he sounds like an old pro happy to play with whoever is in the studio, happy to sing whatever the producer puts in front of him. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Jim Lauderdale – Vocal Harmony; Dennis Crouch – Bass (Acoustic); Mickey Raphael – Harmonica; Mike Compton – Mandolin; Riley Baugus – Banjo; Ronnie McCoury – Mandolin; Russell Pahl – Pedal Steel; Shad Cobb – Fiddle; Stuart Duncan – Fiddle; Budd |
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Country Heat 2010 $23.99 Listening to Country Heat 2010 is a bit like listening to a Top 40 new country station at midwinter in 2009, which, come to think of it, is pretty much the point of this 16-track sampler. Yeah, it says 2010, but it came out before the year turned, and some of these songs were still in regular radio and television rotation when that new year did arrive. Brad Paisley and Keith Urban’s “Start a Band” is here, along with Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night,” Alan Jackson’s “Country Boy,” Jason Aldean’s “Big Green Tractor,” and Carrie Underwood’s “I Told You So.” There aren’t really any surprises, but there aren’t any commercial interruptions, either. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi |
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2010 Country Superstars Sheet Music Playlis $13.49 Play the songs that made the year! More than 150 pages of sheet music capture the country “soundtrack” of 2010 to play and sing for a lifetime. Titles: All About Tonight (Blake Shelton) * All Over Me (Josh Turner) * American Honey (Lady Antebellum) * Cons |
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Loretta Lynn: Prime Concerts – In Concert with Edmonton Symphony $13.59 Country-music legend Loretta Lynn performs several favorites, backed up by the Edmonton Symphony in this concert, recorded in November, 1978. Among the songs included in Loretta Lynn: Prime Concerts – In Concert with Edmonton Symphony are “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Out of My Head and Back in My Bed,” and more. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi |
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2010 Greatest Country Hits $14.39 From inspirational ballads to uptempo rockers, these are the biggest country hits from 2010! More than 170 pages of sheet music capture the year’s most memorable songs to play and sing for a lifetime. Titles: All I Ask for Anymore (Trace Adkins) * America |