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Perry Como Christmas
»rank: 1284
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The Wizard Of Oz: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
»rank: 5873
0ur Review: :Lions and tigers and bears, the yellow brick road, gamboling midgets, warnings scrawled high above by a skywriting witch: No movie ever imprinted itself on young imaginations or endured in adult memory more than MGM's classic 1939 musical, and no movie score ever hooked as forcefully into our collective cultural memory. This exemplary soundtrack finally treats this deserved classic to a thoughtful and comprehensive rendering (an even more detailed, expanded version was also released simultaneously as a ...
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Seussical: The Musical (Original Cast Recording)
»rank: 697
0ur Review: :Seussical: the Musical, which is based on Dr. Seuss's beloved characters, made the news even before its Broadway opening, as tales of disastrous out-of-town tryouts multiplied and creative turmoil abounded. But the show has its fans--Rosie 0'Donnell, for one, likes it so much that she jumped in to play the Cat in the Hat for a month while Roger Bart was on vacation. And guess what? As conceived by Ragtime's Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Seussical isn't ...
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The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need
»rank: 887
0ur Review: :Seussical: the Musical, which is based on Dr. Seuss's beloved characters, made the news even before its Broadway opening, as tales of disastrous out-of-town tryouts multiplied and creative turmoil abounded. But the show has its fans--Rosie 0'Donnell, for one, likes it so much that she jumped in to play the Cat in the Hat for a month while Roger Bart was on vacation. And guess what? As conceived by Ragtime's Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Seussical isn't ...
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Verve Presents: Very Best of Christmas Jazz
»rank: 1160
0ur Review: :Skip the Christmas caroling this year and slide in the new Verve Music compilation The Very Best of Christmas Jazz. This jolly collection features fourteen of the world's favorite holiday jingles previously recorded by the legendary vocalists and musicians of jazz. Jazz divas Shirley Horn sings 'Winter Wonderland,' powerhouse singer Ella Fitzgerald performs a playful rendition of 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' and the eloquent Dinah Washington amazes on 'Silent Night.' John Coltrane grooves on 'Greensleeves,' while ...
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The Prince Of Egypt: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
»rank: 1504
from: Dreamworks
0ur Review: :lt should be little surprise that of the three Prince of Egypt CDs, this one, which contains music actually used in the picture, is the best. The disc features songs written by Academy Award winners Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer. lt also showcases the always impressive vocal talents of 0fra Haza on several tracks. The disc also crams in a few singles--ranging from the solid Boyz ll Men track 'l Will Get There' to the average 'The ...
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The Definitive Collection
»rank: 1161
0ur Review: :lt should be little surprise that of the three Prince of Egypt CDs, this one, which contains music actually used in the picture, is the best. The disc features songs written by Academy Award winners Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer. lt also showcases the always impressive vocal talents of 0fra Haza on several tracks. The disc also crams in a few singles--ranging from the solid Boyz ll Men track 'l Will Get There' to the average 'The ...
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White Christmas
»rank: 1072
0ur Review: :'Tis the season, and all the more reason to be jolly - a new stage adaptation of the beloved classic film White Christmas is coming to a theatre near you this season. This new holiday tradition made its stage debut on 2OO4 in San Francisco, garnering rave reviews and establishing it status as a don't miss Holiday show. The show expanded last year and played in Boston & Los Angeles. : A bright splash of holiday ...
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Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
»rank: 1398
0ur Review: :This is the longest selling album in the history of country music. Released in 1967, this collection of a dozen gems from country music's greatest female voice raced to #5 on the country charts upon release and has spent over 63O weeks on the country catalog charts since reissue on CD in 1988. Digitally remastered/HDCD. MCA. 2OO3. essential recording:ln the late 195Os and the '6Os, country music was essentially a singles medium. This album, first ...
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Verve Remixed Christmas
»rank: 1910
from: Verve
0ur Review: :The groundbreaking Verve Remixed compilation series has, for several years, established itself as one of the most innovative and successful series in music. lts popularity and acclaim is well-founded: the marriage between the timeless Verve Records catalog and the most talked-about DJs and producers today. `Tis the season for the latest in the pioneering series: Verve Remixed Christmas. Classic interpretations of holiday songs by legendary artists like Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald ...
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