Music CD - Harry Connick Jr.: Oh, My Nola

	Music CD: Oh, My Nola Artist: Harry Connick Jr. List Price: $18.97 Our Price: $5.25 Your Save: $ 13.72 ( 72% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks: 1. Working In A Coal Mine 2. Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey ? 3. Something You Got 4. Let Them Talk 5. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 6. Careless Love 7. All These People (Original Recording) 8. Yes We Can 9. Someday 10. Oh , My Nola - (Original Recording) 11. Elijah Rock 12. Sheik of Araby 13. Lazy Bones 14. We Make A Lot Of Love - (Original Recording) 15. Hello Dolly 16. Do Dat Thing - (Original Recording)
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828768885123 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2007-01-30 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great music!!! Comment: On this CD, Harry is back to his New Orlean root. Very lovely! The music & lyrics seem to intice me to visit this wonderful place. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Surprise! Comment: I didn't think I was going to like this CD as much as I do! It grows on me each time I listen. I can't say anything more than the others here have said, Harry crosses the gambit on not only his musical versatility but his talent as well. Great CD, I can listen to the entire CD, not just a few songs, he really shows a more N.O. sound on it as well. I love it! Customer Rating: Summary: Nice easy listening stuff Comment: Once thought of being the possible savior force of classical jazz, multi-talented pianist, actor, composer, arranger and singer Harry Connick Jr. more often than not travels the less perilous road of blending musical influences into something we might call middle-of-the road pop-jazz. However, his melange (gumbo?) is often surprising and uplifting, so whether he covers ancient jazz or pop classic, he often comes across fresh. This is a nice easy listening album, although I wouldn't necesarily recomend it to die-hard jazz fans... Customer Rating: Summary: Oh, My Nola, Harry Connick, Jr. CD Comment: This was my 1st Harry Connick, Jr. CD--recommended, no less, by my 95 y/o mother who lived in New Orleans all her life until Katrina. I was born and raised in New Orleans, but moved away after college; the whole album is such a great mix of New Orleans sound--jazz, blues (Harry Connick,Jr style), soulful pop, spiritual, big band, honky-tonk piano,etc. You name it, it's there. Thank God for iTunes and the computer and iPods, because I think I'm going to wear this one out! I get tears in my eyes everytime I hear "All These People". Because of this album, I've bought more of his CD's---but this one is my favorite. Customer Rating: Summary: LOVE it!!!! Comment: I LOVE THIS CD!! Harry is my favorite and he doesn't disappoint with this latest release. Well worth every penny. With new songs and old, he mokes you love each one as though they are yourown. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Fresh off his Broadway stint in The Pajama Game, Harry Connick went back to his New Orleans roots and recorded a pair of albums in tribute to his hometown. Released the same day as the similarly themed but mostly instrumental Chanson du Vieux Carré, Oh, My Nola is a loose, effortlessly swinging album that ranks among Connick's best. He traces New Orleans' prodigious musical legacy with well-chosen covers peppered with some originals. Though he wrote only four tracks, at least one of them, "All These People," is a stand-out--a mid-tempo elegy about the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with a strong contribution from gospel great Kim Burrell. When it comes to the covers, Connick chose tracks that either originated in New Orleans or found particular resonance there. The funky, exuberant take on Allen Toussaint's classic "Working in a Coal Mine" that opens the CD reflects the flavor of things to come, but even more fun are the seemingly left-field picks--you'll never think of "Hello Dolly" the same way after listening to the version found here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli