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Stranger On The Shore - The Best Of

~ Acker Bilk

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Audio CD (26 Feb 2008)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Sanctuary
ASIN: B00000854S
Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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1. Stranger On The Shore 3:18 �0.79

2. The Windmills Of Your Mind 3:25 �0.79

3. Cavatina 2:45 �0.79

4. Magnificent Mog 2:28 �0.79

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8. For The Good Times 3:32 �0.79

9. Lazy Serenade 3:21 �0.79

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14. As Time Goes By 3:24 �0.79

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18. Autumn Leaves 3:28 �0.79

19. Love Said Goodbye (Theme From The Godfather Part 2) 3:16 �0.79

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21. Colours Of My Life 2:48 �0.79

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clarinet and strings., 19 Jan 2004

By	fields21 "fields21" (Hoogerheide, Netherlands) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Warning - not the original recordings!, 2 May 2009

By	S. R. BROWN (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless classic, 27 Sep 2000

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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'. Check it out

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