Crossing Over the Bridge

On this CD:

1. Paganini in Perpetuo
Composed by John Dankworth
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

2. Every time we say goodbye
Composed by Cole Porter
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

3. Decline and Fall of a Bridge
Composed by John Dankworth
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

4. Afterglow
Composed by John Dankworth
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

5. Sing, Sing, Sing
Composed by Louis Prima
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

6. Further Experiments With Mice
Composed by John Dankworth
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

7. The Shadow of Your Smile
Composed by Johnny Alfred Mandel
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

8. African Waltz
Composed by McDermott
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

9. Fantasia Enigma
Composed by John Dankworth
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Dankworth

Crossing Over the Bridge, Music, John Dankworth, Cole Porter, Louis Prima, Johnny Alfred Mandel, McDermott, London Symphony Orchestra, Ronnie Scott, Classical, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Vocal, Vocal Music

Crossing Over the Bridge
Average customer rating:

An album that grows on you

Crossing Over the Bridge
Cole Porter , and Ronnie Scott
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
London Symphony Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DWAD
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

An album that grows on you.......2005-08-29

There are some albums you listen to a lot in the first few months and then tire. This one is the opposite. I have had this album about 7 years and it wasn't until it got onto my PC and tracks started turning up on random play that I really started to realise how good it is.

It is crossover music being recorded with both a jazz ensemble and the London Symphony Orchestra. The crossover genre (if it is one genre) has always attracted me since it is a pathway from pop to jazz to classical to world music to ...

The tracks cover a range of positions on the spectrum from Symphonic through big band swing to intimate (modern) jazz solos. Though most often heard accompanying his wife, Dame Cleo Laine, the consistent high quality of both composition and arrangement here has lead me to hold Dankworth himself in high regard.

Rather a lot of composers have had a bash at variations on a theme by Paganini but Dankworth's is up there with the best, which considering this includes Liszt, Brahms and Rachmaninov....!

The weak spots for me are the easy listening tracks such as "every time we say goodbye" and "the shadow of your smile". There is nothing wrong with these tracks it is just there are other versions that I prefer.

On the other hand, Afterglow and Sing Sing Sing are Dankworth originals which deserve to be standards. There is also humour in the form of the Three Blind Mice variations which is musically superb and illustrates Dankworth's versatility.

If you are looking to broaden your musical interests or just mining for undiscovered nuggets then this album has plenty to offer.

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