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Three Early LP's & More (Shes The Tops / Journey Into Jazz / 5 Steps To Dankworth)
 
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Three Early LP's & More (Shes The Tops / Journey Into Jazz / 5 Steps To Dankworth)

~ Cleo Laine, John Dankworth
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  • Audio CD (31 Mar 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Avid Jazz
  • ASIN: B0015U7ZFW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,063 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The April Age: I'll Remember AprilCleo Laine 2:36£0.69
Listen  2. The April Age: April AgeCleo Laine 3:07£0.69
Listen  3. The April Age: April in ParisCleo Laine 2:31£0.69
Listen  4. The April Age: I Dedicate AprilCleo Laine 3:02£0.69
Listen  5. She's The Tops!: The Lady Sings The BluesCleo Laine 3:31£0.69
Listen  6. She's The Tops!: Mean To MeCleo Laine 2:40£0.69
Listen  7. She's The Tops!: Mood IndigoCleo Laine 3:11£0.69
Listen  8. She's The Tops!: I'll Get ByCleo Laine 2:41£0.69
Listen  9. She's The Tops!: My One And Only LoveCleo Laine 3:37£0.69
Listen10. She's The Tops!: Stormy WeatherCleo Laine 3:16£0.69
Listen11. She's The Tops!: Love Is Here To StayCleo Laine 3:09£0.69
Listen12. She's The Tops!: Early AutumnCleo Laine 3:17£0.69
Listen13. She's The Tops!: St Louis BluesCleo Laine 3:35£0.69
Listen14. She's The Tops!: T'Ain't What You DoCleo Laine 2:42£0.69
Listen15. She's The Tops!: Happiness Is A Thing Called JoeCleo Laine 3:40£0.69
Listen16. She's The Tops!: Hit The Road To DreamlandCleo Laine 2:58£0.69
Listen17. Experiments with MiceCleo Laine 3:20£0.69
Listen18. ApplecakeCleo Laine 2:51£0.69
Listen19. All ClareCleo Laine 2:53£0.69
Listen20. Melbourne MarathonCleo Laine 2:51£0.69
Listen21. Duke's JokeCleo Laine 2:54£0.69
Listen22. CoquetteCleo Laine 2:40£0.69
Listen23. Big Jazz Story -2Cleo Laine 3:18£0.69
Listen24. Firth of FourthsCleo Laine 3:12£0.69
Listen25. Deep PurpleCleo Laine 5:49£0.69


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Journey Into Jazz: Adios (Madriguera)Johnny Dankworth 2:44£0.69
Listen  2. Journey Into Jazz: Jersey BounceJohnny Dankworth 4:11£0.69
Listen  3. Journey Into Jazz: Take the 'A' TrainJohnny Dankworth 7:11£0.69
Listen  4. Journey Into Jazz: Explanation Of Itinerary Of An Orchestra -2Johnny Dankworth 2:51£0.69
Listen  5. Journey Into Jazz: Itinerary Of An OrchestraJohnny Dankworth15:25Album Only
Listen  6. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Export BluesJohnny Dankworth 4:36£0.69
Listen  7. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Somerset MornJohnny Dankworth 3:39£0.69
Listen  8. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'Johnny Dankworth 5:37£0.69
Listen  9. 5 Steps To Dankworth: One For JanetJohnny Dankworth 2:54£0.69
Listen10. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Somebody Loves MeJohnny Dankworth 3:19£0.69
Listen11. 5 Steps To Dankworth: HullabalooJohnny Dankworth 4:27£0.69
Listen12. 5 Steps To Dankworth: HoroscopeJohnny Dankworth 2:48£0.69
Listen13. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Stompin' At The SavoyJohnny Dankworth 4:17£0.69
Listen14. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Magenta MidgetJohnny Dankworth 3:19£0.69
Listen15. 5 Steps To Dankworth: Limehouse BluesJohnny Dankworth 2:45£0.69
Listen16. Up The PollJohnny Dankworth 3:30£0.69
Listen17. Quick ReturnJohnny Dankworth 4:59£0.69


Product Description

Album Description

2008 is the year of Dankworth & Laine as they both celebrate their 80th birthdays with a nationwide tour taking in venues across the country from their own Stables to the Barbican and even the grandeur of Hampton Court Palace!
Over at AVID headquarters we continue our occasional series of Dankworth and Laine releases (see "Spread A Little Happiness" AMSC 854 and "About 42 Years Later" AMSC 919 with Danny Moss) with a new release on the AVID Jazz label.
We have taken three classic early albums in their entirety along with some extra bonus material and completely re-mastered them for your listening pleasure. Cleo Laine kicks the first CD set off with an early EP entitled "The April Age" before launching into her 1957 album " She's The Tops", which of course she was, and indeed, still is! We conclude CD1 with a selection from John Dankworth & His Orchestra before heading into CD2 with the complete albums "Journey Into Jazz" and "5 Steps To Heaven".
These three classic albums feature the cream of British jazz playing in the 1950's and are now all available superbly re-mastered on CD, thanks to AVID Jazz.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A MIXED BAG, BUT OVERALL IMPRESSIVE, 14 Dec 2008
By B. McCanna "Barry McCanna" (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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I've a confession to make, which is that I've always been somewhat luke-warm about the subjects of this CD, which brings together the Cleo Laine EP "The April Age" and her LP "She's The Tops!" with Dankworth's "Journey Into Jazz" and "5 Steps To Dankworth", filled out with a further 11 tracks. Listening, I found myself warming to Cleo's slightly adenoidal contralto, although the lovely ballad "I'll Remember April" gains nothing from the faster tempo allotted to it, and "St. Louis Blues" just noodles along without saying very much. Some numbers seem weighed down by fussy arrangements where simplicity should have been the keynote. Overall though this is an impressive compilation, with an emphasis on the standards, and including the 15-minute demonstration concert piece "Itinerary Of An Orchestra". The enterprise is rounded off by a 12-page liner, with a note by Peter Vacher and a full trackography.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars CLEO LAINE & JOHN DANKWORTH FIFTIES RECORDINGS, 27 April 2008
By B. McCanna "Barry McCanna" (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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I've a confession to make, which is that in the mid-fifties, when these recordings were made, I was less than enthusiatic about their creators. This release brings together the Cleo Laine EP "The April Age" and her LP "She's The Tops!" with Dankworth's "Journey Into Jazz" and "5 Steps To Dankworth", filled out with a further 11 tracks.
Listening, I found myself warming to Cleo's slightly adenoidal contralto, although the lovely ballad "I'll Remember April" gains nothing from the faster tempo allotted to it, and "St. Louis Blues" just noodles along without saying very much. Some numbers seem weighed down by fussy arrangements where simplicity should have been the keynote. Overall though this is an impressive compilation, with an emphasis on the standards, and including the somewhat earnest 15-minute demonstration concert piece "Itinerary Of An Orchestra". The enterprise is rounded off by a 12-page liner, with a note by Peter Vacher and a full trackography.
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4.0 out of 5 stars She's the Tops, 24 Aug 2009
By Mr. Ronald Duckling "Ron" (Watford) - See all my reviews
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I bought this record second-hand many years ago, and have loved it ever since. My original is now quite badly scratched, so it was good to hear the music again without the clicks and pops. The Dankworth records were good too, but it's the Cleo Laine record which made this so memorable for me.
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