The Tender Ship

Most listeners will remember Chris de Burgh for his international smash hit "The Lady in Red," the theme song to the movie of the same name (and eventually used in an ad campaign for Weight Watchers). However, what most don't realize is that de Burgh enjoyed international recording success both prior and after that big hit. This 20th Century Masters edition covers his lengthy tenure at A&M Records and is a wonderful introduction covering most of his important work. While not as thorough as some greatest-hits compilations available, this is an economically sensible and thorough introduction to the man who quietly had a place on the charts with his unique and extremely smooth vocal stylings.

Dave Van Ronk - Inside Dave Van Ronk (1962) {Fantasy FCD-24710-2 rel 1989}
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© 1962, 1989 Fantasy Records | FCD-24710-2
Folk / Folk Revival / Folk-Blues / Singer-Songwriter

Ten years after they were recorded together in April 1962 for the Folkore imprint of the independent jazz label Prestige Records, Dave Van Ronk's albums, Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger and Inside Dave Van Ronk, packaged together here as a two-fer LP by Fantasy Records (which has acquired Prestige), sound remarkably fresh. At the time, Van Ronk was something of an anomaly, since he was neither a smooth-singing commercial folksinger nor a singer/songwriter, but rather a performer steeped in folk-blues tradition, addressing the songs of progenitors like the Rev. Gary Davis in his own distinctive style.

Losing Wolf, aside from in the final reprise of "Lucy," but otherwise making no changes in the lineup, the Seeds followed up Tender Prey with the equally brilliant but generally calmer Good Son. At the time of its release, there were more than a few comments that Cave had somehow softened or sold out, given how he was more intent on exploring his dark, cabaret pop stylings than his thrashy, explosive side…

Larry Young - The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Larry Young (1964-69) [6CD BoxSet] {1991 Mosaic Remaster}
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© 1964-69, 1991 Mosaic Records / Blue Note | MD6-137
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Hard Bop / Hammond B-3

Larry Young, one of the most significant jazz organists to emerge after the rise of Jimmy Smith, is heard on this limited-edition six-CD set at the peak of his creativity. Formerly available as nine LPs, the set includes the original Larry Young albums Into Somethin', Unity, Of Love and Peace, Contrasts, Heaven on Earth, and Mother Ship, while drawing from the compilations 40 Years of Jazz, The History of Blue Note (Dutch), The World of Jazz Organ (Japanese), and The Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection Volume Two: The Jazz Message, and also including guitarist Grant Green's Talkin' About, Street of Dreams, and I Want to Hold Your Hand.

Losing Wolf, aside from the final reprise of "Lucy," but otherwise making no changes in the line-up, the Seeds followed up Tender Prey with the equally brilliant but generally calmer Good Son. At the time of its release there were more than a few comments that Cave had somehow softened or sold out, given how he was more intent on exploring his dark, cabaret pop stylings than his thrashy, explosive side. This not only ignored the constant examples of such quieter material all the way back to From Her to Eternity, but Cave's own constant threads of lyrical darkness, whether in terms of romance or something all the more distressing. This said, the softly crooning group vocals and sweet strings on the opening "Foi Na Cruz" certainly would catch some off guard…