Caroleen Beatty - You're Only As Pretty As You Feel - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Brace yourselves for the Art of Organizing, the very first appearance onCriss Cross by organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith. Guitarist Peter Bernstein and Billy Drummond, one of the more prolific and sensitive drummers of our time, completes the lineup. From his early days with George Benson and Lou Donaldson to the present day, Dr. Lonnie Smith has always been a driving force in jazz. The Art of Organizing, featuring Smith and trio on standards and a batch of strong new originals, is another contribution that will remain timeless. Album Tracks 1. When We Kissed at Night 2. My Little Suede Shoes 3. That Ain't Right 4. Pola Dots and Moonbeams 5. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise 6. Turning Point 7. Night Song 8. Too Damn Hot

This is the sophomore studio album from longtime Grand Ole Opry stalwart and beloved country singer Norma Jean. Released in 1965, it was the second in a run of wildly popular, influential releases of good Nashville-style country from the songstress. Album Tracks 1. Still 2. Love's Gonna Live Here 3. I'm No Longer in Your Heart 4. Go Cat Go 5. He Thinks I Still Care 6. You Don't Hear 7. I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car from Him 8. You Have to Be Out of Your Mind 9. I Cried All the Way to the Bank 10. Together Again

These rarely heard piano transcriptions of Wagner and Verdi operas share a common theme Love and Death, the two most important themes of opera, as a reflection of human life and fate.First the pianist Abdiel Vazquez presents his own InchMeistersinger RhapsodyInch, a stunning pianistic tour de force. The three Wagner transcriptions (Ride of the Valkyries, Siegmund's Love Song, Love Scene and Transfiguration from Tristan) are by Carl Tausig, Liszt's favourite pupil, an awesome pianist and composer, died tragically young. The Concert Fantasy over themes from La Forza del Destino is by Italian composer Giuseppe Martucci (a wonderful composer with a fine ear for instrumental colours), followed by two famous paraphrases by Liszt (Rigoletto, Aida). The disc finds a spectacular conclusion in the fiendishly difficult Trovatore Paraphrase by György Cziffra.Abdiel Vazquez is one of the foremost pianist of Mexico, a 1-rst Prize Winner of the New York Shining Stars Debut Series, which brought him his Carnegie Hall debut. Album Tracks 1. Rhapsody on Themes from 'Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg', WWV96 2. Siegmund's Love Song 3. The Ride of the Valkyries 4. Love Scene and Transfiguration 5. Concert Fantasy Over 'La Forza Del Destino' 6. Concert Paraphrase Over 'Rigoletto' 7. Sacred Dance and Final Duet 8. Concert Paraphrase on Themes from 'Il Trovatore'