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Stranger On The Shore
The Best Of Acker Bilk
The Best Of Acker Bilk
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Some years ago a man was sat at a bar having a quiet drink. He was approached by a local customer selling raffle tickets, it must be said without much success. He asked the stranger if he wanted a ticket. What's it for the stranger asked? A little boy who desperately needs an operation for cancer. What's the prize? said the stranger. A bottle of whisky was the reply. Hang on said the stranger and walked out of the pub. A few minutes later he returned with a striped waistcoat. Well try selling them for that instead he said - with my complements. The stranger was Acker Bilk and I was selling the tickets. It was at that moment I became a lifelong fan of Acker. Oh! I hear you ask what about the CD. If you like Acker you'll love it - If you love Acker you will have heard them all before and if you haven't heard Acker Bilk play give yourself a treat - you never know you may just like Trad Jazz if you give it a try.
30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Mr. Bilk plays the sort of jazz you'll often hear in elevators, airports or when you're put on hold on the telephone. So no roaring saxophones, no freakish drum solos but calm and soothing clarinet music, laced with strings. Nothing terrible exciting, but nothing terribly either. It is also the music that the band, dressed in white tuxedos, plays while you're having dinner in one of those classic hotels of the 1930's - or perhaps I've watched too many Bogart movies.
The problem is exactly those elevators, which have done a lot of damage to what is essentially fine music. Mr. Bilk is outstanding in his playing, but the songs may appear as slightly non-descript. For instance, playing the Beatles' "She's leaving home" doesn't add much to the original, but instantly brings back memories of the elevator.
Jazz modernists might easily kock down Mr Bilk, but in his own way he's just as extraordinary as the latest band on the Blue Note label. He's part of a longstanding British jazz tradition, with one foot firmly in New Orleans styled (clarinet) jazz.
If you're truly a jazz fan, this one should be an integral part of your jazz collection. If not, surprise your dear old auntie with some nice old jazz.
21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Stranger On The Shore - The Best Of
These are NOT the original Columbia recordings - the tracks were re-recorded by Acker in the 70's. Also the cover depicted on the Amazon page is NOT the correct cover for this CD! It's the cover from a release by Universal/Redial label of 2 original LPs by Acker from his Columbia days!
These are NOT the original Columbia recordings - the tracks were re-recorded by Acker in the 70's. Also the cover depicted on the Amazon page is NOT the correct cover for this CD! It's the cover from a release by Universal/Redial label of 2 original LPs by Acker from his Columbia days!
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MEMORIES
I BOUGHT TWO STRANGERS ON THE SHORE CDS ONE FOR MY HUSBAND AND ONE FOR MY BROTHER IN LAW,THIS WAS MUSIC AT ITS BEST WHEN YOU COULD UNDER STAND WHAT THEY WE SINGING OR... Read more
Published 4 months ago by frances
Easy Listening at its Best
Of course everyone has heard of Acker Bilk and "Stranger in the Night" which was top of the charts for weeks when it first came out. Read more
Published 11 months ago by H. Mackay
Clarinet Music
Stranger On The Shore - The Best Of
This CD is fantastic, I love the music of Acker Bilk, his music is haunting. Read more
This CD is fantastic, I love the music of Acker Bilk, his music is haunting. Read more
Published 16 months ago by jillyeileen
excellent.
Thank you for the pleasure from the music you supplied. My partner and I enjoyed listening to its content.
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The service you provide is excellent. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Colin Peter Marsland
Acker Bilk CD
This Cd was described very well in the Amazon pages, delivery was prompt and best of all price was excellent.
Published 23 months ago by J. A. Kelly
acker bilk
delivered promptly sounds good enjoyed listening to the cd, a blast from the past this type of music is a pleasure to hear again.
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by J. Donnelly
Stranger on the shore/ A taste of honey
Nunber 1 and 55 Weeks in the top 50 UK charts 1962 UK
First heard this on a open reel tape when it first came out, Acker Bilk`s original album the orchestra on this recording... Read more
First heard this on a open reel tape when it first came out, Acker Bilk`s original album the orchestra on this recording... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2009 by J. Trueman
Old times with Aker....
So.. 'Stranger on the Shore' good compilation of Akers best, I loved him years back, and find that I still do, great stuff on here and I play it often, it will be staying on the I... Read more
Published on 31 May 2009 by P. W. Harris
A load of old Bilk
What a class act this man is! a fantastic kalaidascopic cornacopia of a rollercoaster into the smoky realms of Jazztopia! with a cherry on top! Read more
Published on 4 April 2007 by D. Onkey - Gimmpe
Timeless classic
For any fan of Acker Bilk, this is a must buy. The music is soothing.
For the young listener, the music is realxing, soothing, yet not annoying, is all, and is also 'cool'. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2000
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