(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best broadway & vocalist music

1. My favorite Disney movie is The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. I thought the story was great, the characters were great, the music was great. I LOVE watching that movie, and Kovu is my favorite Disney character. It's such an underrated film!
   
   
2. You seem like you might enjoy Funko Pops! They have a lot of Disney ones, including this Mickey that I think you might enjoy based on the other stuff on your wishlist :)
   
   
3. See ya real soon!
   
   
4. Might as well go all Disney and list the Pocahontas soundtrack as my item! It is under $5 used :)
   
   I have wayyy too many favorite memories at Disney world to ever be able to list one!
   
   Thanks for the contest!

Moon Safari by Air is awesome. Super warm, loads of neat samples and tones.

Tycho has many amazing songs. This is just one album but I really love his stuff.

Raising Your Voice... by Hammock is one of my obsessions. Just amazing, trippy, vibes. Wonderful laid back vocals (if you can call them that!) with smooth guitar. Helios is very similar.

Far Away Trains Passing By by Ulrich Schnauss is amazing. Again very laid back and relaxing, wonderful soundscapes.

Opalescent by Jon Hopkins is highly recommended! Soothing sounds for almost any chill occasion.

So many good pianists, where to begin? Have you checked out the Maybeck Recital series? The concert by Stanley Cowell is one of my favorite albums, Toshiko Akiyoshi really good as well..

Right now I'm listening a lot to Pastorale by Steve Kuhn, and a few albums by Enrico Pieranunzi (1685: Plays Bach, Handel and Scarlatti is superb. I'd say it's my favorite, but it is from 2011 so it hasn't yet stood the test of time. Trio: Dream Dance, Plays Morricone, Seaward and many more).. Eddie Higgins is good.. Ray Bryant's Somewhere in France is nice.. Fred Hersch plays Jobim is great. En Vivo piano solo by Ernán López-Nussa is also worth a listen.

Brad Mehldau as mentioned by someone else is of course the obvious recommendation for a modern jazz pianist, not obscure at all but brilliant. Live , Live in Marciac and Highway Rider would be my picks. One trio, one solo and one more ambitious undertaking (with his regular trio + Joshua Redman and a Chamber Orchestra)

Greetings, chum.

• Rivals: I'll try to go into more detail than what's been already posted. Typically, a team's biggest rival will be those who are closest to them geographically. For Chelsea, a south-west London club, this means Fulham and Queens Park Rangers (currently playing in the Championship, a tier below the Premier League) are historically our biggest rivals as they are also based in west London. However, any 'London derby' - a match between two clubs based in London is huge today, so Arsenal and Spurs are considered rivals now. Chelsea-Arsenal is the biggest London derby due to both teams consistently finishing within the top four of the Premier League.
  
  
• Manchester United is becoming more of a rival as we are able to challenge them more in recent years. We lost to them in the 2008 Champions League Final on penalties, and we will be playing them in the quarterfinals of the CL this year, starting Wednesday. We've had many run-ins with Liverpool in the Champions League and this has developed a sort of rivalry between us as well. There are some really good matches out there, especially the second leg of the 2009 quarterfinal.
  
  
• Chelsea Megastore USA although I believe they have a similar selection to that of World Soccer Shop, they seem to use the same database. You can also try the ESPN Soccernet Store but I doubt it has anything different than the others you've mentioned. Unfortunately, the English version of the Chelsea store has the widest selection and best sales.
  
  
• In regards to the hoodie with the logo on it, this seems to be the only relevant item but I don't see it in women's. Maybe you can order it in a men's size that would fit you?
  
  
• Songs: This CD has most of our songs/chants that we use today. Obviously for the newer players we have different ones, although the most frequent chant for a player is the ['Super Frank']() cheer. Our biggest songs are Blue is the color, Blue Flag, We'll Keep The Blue Flag Flying High, Pride of London, and Ten men went to mow. There is also a Chelsea rap.
  
  
• Others have said it, but when there's a Chelsea game on you can usually find us on the Reddit IRC chat here.
  
  
• Traditions? I'm not really sure what else to cover...if you have other questions, ask away.
  
  PS. I see that you're a girl. If I ever see you, or anyone else (guys included) saying that they like Torres because he's 'cute', so help me God I will ban you with a hammer that hits harder than Thor's.
  
  Welcome and enjoy your stay!
  

For realsies.. just slap on a songza dinner party playlist. I mean one of those lists gave me Howlin' Wolf to start off and you know that's a good time.

If you want to curate something yourself. I can not get enough of Frank by AmyWinehouse. I love that girl. I love that album. I listen to it all the time.. or i would if it was on my phone.. it isn't which is why I'm often listening to Holly Cole - Self-Titled or Diana Panton - To Brazil with Love I'd actually prefer If The Moon Turns Green but I don't have that atm.

If you're looking for single track suggestions there's this goofy looking dude with his hat he ALWAYS wears. You can't even be mad at Gregory Porter because his voice is so sweet. I mean this is more get up and dance in the kitchen than dinnertime conversation but hey that's cool too right?

Oh snap I just realized you said you know this girl. If this is like your girl homie yeah you can go hard with that To Brazil With Love or Frank. Whether you're trying to get some or just show some affection those should hit it out of the park and you can play a game like Jaipur or strip Coup over it if you want to warm up the brain before warming up the bodies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSuxSQQkFE

I agree, 320 kbps mp3 is actually quite good despite all the negativity about mp3s. That said, there IS a noticeable difference if you are listening to excellently-recorded material through great speakers. I wasn't sure that there was a real difference until I used this cd. I believe it's the fifth track that has a really long cymbal sound that is just amazingly well-recorded, and THAT is where I could point to an actual difference between mp3 and wav (or flac/aiff/any other lossless medium).

After I was able to determine that there was a real difference, I started ripping all my music into lossless audio. The feeling that you might be missing out on just a bit of noticeable audio is too great to shake for me.

As for the original post, I also agree that the best thing is to get some high-quality headphones/speakers. Make sure you audition several pairs first, and really in that process you'll organically develop an appreciation for the better-quality audio. Just try not to get sucked into the hype about the supposed noticeable difference in sound quality between the $800- amps and the $8000+ amps or the cheapass cables vs the hyper-expensive cables. There is so much misinformation on this that it's beyond ridiculous.

That sounds like he prefers smooth jazz. That's quite a bit different than the mainstream jazz I recommended. I don't see anyone disliking Mehldau's Blues and Ballads but that may be due to the shortsightedness we tend to have on music we like.

If you want an idea of the difference, here's a mainstream jazz sample and a smooth jazz sample -Mainstream listener warning: Kenny G content-.

I don't know much about smooth jazz, which tends to be stuff like the above Kenny G and Yanni. That said those may be the instrumental pop extremes of smooth jazz. I recall finding David Sanborn and Grover Washington to be much more tolerable and may look for an album from those two, especially one originally released in the 1980s.

But while looking through the vinyl selection at Amazon UK I found this John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman LP. Coltrane is one of the most influential jazz saxophonists--and his later recordings are fairly avant garde--so I wouldn't normally recommend him for a smooth jazz fan, but that album is paired with a vocalist, they play mostly ballads and pretty sweetly, so that may be an option. There are samples on the listing. I'm confused by the description if that's a used album, though.

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|name|Spencer Day|
|about artist|Spencer Day, a uniquely American singer/songwriter, has been enjoying a remarkable musical career. The release of his much anticipated third CD, “Vagabond” is his most ambitious and accomplished musical endeavor to date. “Vagabond” spotlights his own distinctively expressive style of American contemporary music, a blend of jazz, pop, soul and folk. His smooth baritone voice interprets his original compositions with compassion and a touch of humor. “Vagabond” sets the tone for the 21st-century American Songbook. ([more on last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Spencer Day))|
|album|Vagabond, released Sep 2009|
|track|Till You Come to Me|
|images|album image, artist image|
|links|official homepage, myspace, track on amazon, album on amazon|
|tags|jazz, soul|
|similar|John Hicks, Eric Reed, Eugene Maslov, Chihiro Yamanaka, Red Garland Trio|
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Something a little different than usual here, but this is my favorite piece off Gershwin's fantastic piano roll album. Even if you don't normally like Gershwin, this is the best quality piano roll album I've ever heard and is definitely worth a listen for both the historical and musical aspects.

1. Cake or birthday related (It is my cake day after all) (Get it? Jaffa CAKES?)
   
2. Simon Pegg (SHAUN OF THE DEAD!)
   
3. A book you are eager to read (Dark Tower)
   
4. Eating Utensils (Chopsticks!)
   
5. Animal (Beanie Baby leopard!)
   
6. Purple (Socks!)
   
7. A game (Old Zelda game)
   
8. A guilty pleasure (Broadway musicals!)
   
9. A Tool (LOL)
   
10. Something from your childhood (Robin Hood!)
    
11. An organizational item (It organizes the music sheets)
    
12. Hobby (Quilting!)
    
13. Nerdy/ Geeky (NINJA TURTLES!)
    
14. Something Natural (Naturals, get it?)
    
15. Green (Apple pops!)
    
16. Something you wear (A hoodie!)
    
17. Funny (So funny)
    
18. Beads, Bees or Beans (Bracelet!)
    
19. Gardening (Purple lights!)
    
20. Your absolute favorite item on your wish list no matter the price.
    
    And happy happy cake day!
    
    Bonus: I prefer complete surprises.

I think I understand you to be asking how to work on your Clarinet skills, am I right? I'll just run with that...

If you're looking for style interpretations the Wicked soundtrack has a fantastic pit orchestra Clarinetist who plays with an excellent "Broadway" sound. If you do your best to mimic that, you should be okay even if you only get it a little bit.

If it's a fingering issue, I'd say that you should find an etude or piece that you know cold on your saxophone and play it on the Clarinet. It will be weird hearing it in Bb instead of Eb pitch center, but since you already know the rhythms and notational markings it will help you "smooth out" your Clarinet.

Granted, these are just quick fixes... if you've got time I recommend the Klosé Method as this should help with a more Clarinet centric pedagogy.

Break a leg!

EDIT: Added link

Anything Goes

How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

Wicked

Gypsy

Avenue Q

The Book of Mormon

South Pacific

Chicago

Guys and Dolls

West Side Story

Funny Girl

Fiddler on the Roof

Into the Woods

An American in Paris

Ragtime: The Musical

Music Man

Phantom of the Opera

Oklahoma!

My Fair Lady

Les Miserables

Hello, Dolly!

Hairspray

Gigi

Cats

Cabaret

Bye Bye Birdie

Carousel

The Sound of Music

Allegro

I tried to mix new and old. I am a sucker for the classics tho. The first three are my top pick in that order the rest are things that I thought where good in any order. I linked the version of each I liked to make it easier to find. Most are streaming on Amazon unlimited or Spotify.

Music [West Side Story Sountrack] (http://www.amazon.com/West-Side-Story-Stephen-Sondheim/dp/B00023GGK8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=H3UAQXLVXPOM&coliid=I26UAEN0ONC8SJ)

This is on my For my Parents list.

This whole album is epic.

For those who aren't aware: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Flag-A-Tribute-Chelsea/dp/B0000086RR

Here's one of my favourite tracks off the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gIMjVjqV70