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Music CD - Dianne Reeves, Patti Austin, Stevie Wonder, George Duke, Take 6, Al Jarreau: Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
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Music CD: Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Artist: Dianne Reeves, Patti Austin, Stevie Wonder, George Duke, Take 6, Al Jarreau
List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $3.88
Your Save: $ 6.10 ( 61% )
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Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
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1. Overture: A Partial History Of Black Music - Various Artists
2. Comfort Ye My People - Vanessa Bell Armstrong
3. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted - Chris Willis
4. And The Glory Of The Lord - Diane Reeves
5. But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming - Patti Austin
6. And He Shall Purify - Tramaine Hawkins
7. Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Howard Hewitt
8. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Stevie Wonder
9. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - James Wright
10. Glory To God - The Boys Choir Of Harlem
11. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - The Richard Smallwood Singers
12. Behold The Lamb Of God (Instrumental) - The Yellowjackets
13. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - Commissioned
14. Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage? - Al Jarreau
15. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Tevin Campbell
16. Hallelujah! - Various Artists
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075992698023
Label: Word Entertainment
Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Word Entertainment
Release Date: 1992-09-29
Studio: Word Entertainment
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Love the Cd
Comment: I don't listen to all the tracks on this recording, but I've all but worn out 8, 12 and the final track, the Halleluia Chorus. Stevie with Take 6 is masterful, as well as Al Jarreau on the all-star big band session. The one disapointment that kept me from giving it 5 stars was the recording quality. I wanted to use Why Do the Nations... with Jarreau to audition a pair of high-end stereo speakers in the store, and the band sounded like they were recorded in a shoe-box. Unfortunate for such great musicianship and arranging.
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Summary: Lively, joyful CD
Comment: I heard this CD at a friend's house once, years ago, and spent five years searching for it since. It showed up in Amazon this year, and I now, finally!, own it for myself.
I LOVE this CD! It pays homage to the original, but brings a lively, joyful, unique sound to the musical ideas Handel started with. It modernizes it without degrading it in any way. I still love the original (Tafelmusik's is my favourite rendition, as true to the original ideas as possible), but I love this adaptation equally as much. Some top-name musicians perform here, too, and I love hearing them add their creative ideas to this project.
5 stars, for sure!
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Summary: The best cut is the Hallelujah Chorus
Comment: I had heard the Hallelujah Chorus before (it was played in my spinning class at Christmas time) so I knew how great a song it is. I was hoping that the rest of the album was close to that level of inspiration and excitement - but I was disappointed. I liked the first cut (a short history of Black music in America) and a couple other cuts, but the Hallelujah Chorus is definitely the best. Most of the others are just so - so, in my opinion. Still the album is worth getting, just for the Hallelujah Chorus!
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Summary: Soulful Dance
Comment: I have always loved the dance rhythms, especially in the Overature. It is a really wonderful collage of all the kinds of African American music through history. I do recommend this product for a different feel of Handel's Messiah.
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Summary: Still Raving
Comment: I've lost count how many times I've purchased this CD. In my dream of the world, everybody owns a copy. I cannot imagine ever getting tired of this CD, ever getting the feeling "Enough, already." It is possibly the best "various artists" CD I will ever own.
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