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John Arpin - Greatest Hits of Al Jolson
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. California, Here I Come [From Bombo] - John Arpin, DeSylva, Buddy
2. April Showers [From Bombo] - John Arpin, Silvers, Louis
3. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy [From Mammy] - John Arpin, Berlin, Irving
4. About a Quarter to Nine [From Go Into Your Dance] - John Arpin, Dubin, Al
5. Swanee [From Sinbad] - John Arpin, Caesar, Irving
6. Carolina in the Morning [From Jolson Sings Again] - John Arpin, Donaldson, Walter
7. Sonny Boy [From The Singing Fool] - John Arpin, Brown, Lew
8. Golden Gate [From The Singing Fool] - John Arpin, Dreyer, Dave
9. Back in Your Own Backyard [From Say It with Songs] - John Arpin, Dreyer, Dave
10. You Made Me Love You [From the Honeymoon Express] - John Arpin, McCarthy, Joseph [2
11. I'm Sitting on Top of the World [From The Singing Fool] - John Arpin, Henderson, Ray
12. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody [From Sinbad] - John Arpin, Schwartz, Jean [Pia
13. You Are Too Beautiful [From Hallelujah, I'm A Bum] - John Arpin, Hart, Lorenz
14. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along [From a Plantati] - John Arpin, Woods, Harry
15. There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder [From The Singing Fool] - John Arpin, Dreyer, Dave
16. By the Light of the Silvery Moon - John Arpin, Edwards, Gus
17. Medley: Anniversary Song /Dark Eyes [From the Jolson Story] - John Arpin, Chaplin, Saul
18. My Mammy [From Sinbad] - John Arpin, Donaldson, Walter
19. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye [From Bombo] - John Arpin, Erdman, Ernie

CD Details

All Artists: John Arpin
Title: John Arpin - Greatest Hits of Al Jolson
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Intersound Records
Original Release Date: 4/28/1998
Release Date: 4/28/1998
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, Nostalgia, Oldies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 015095370525

CD Reviews

Might As Well JUMP...and buy this CD

Peter | Glendale, N.Y. | 10/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Growing up, I was heavily influenced by the once great hard rock band Van Halen. Singer David Lee Roth was like a god to me. I read that he had been very influenced by early Jolson records when he was a child, so I ran out and bought this CD in order to get a taste of the roots. I was pleasantly surprised. Of course, Al Jolson's music sounds nothing like Diamond Dave, but the style and spirit are the same. This is a very neat collection. I love all the songs, especially the classic 'Swanee'. You can get a real feeling of a different time and place listening to this record. I think you'll enjoy this. Buy it today."

John is one of the greatest pianist ever, but not this cd

Philip Scott | U.S.A. | 10/03/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"First I would like to mention that I currently follow over one hundred pianist. Since I have so many pianist that I follow I have decided to compile a top five list. I am most happy to announce that John is on my top five list. Bravo John!Now for the news about this cd. There some high points about this project. John choose a well recognized repertoire. How could someone not know most of the hits of say, an Al jolson.John had his piano well tuned for this cd and it showed. He played these tunes with percision. I don't think Johns' basic sound ever sounded better. There was a down side to some of these performances offered here. I don't want to be a party pooper, but I felt like John carried his improvisional skills much too far. On some of the songs he started the song with an eleven bar improvison. On other songs he played a long improvision on the bridge. This to me took a lot away from the song.I must confess that i'm an engineer and with my production software I was able to correct the things I didn't like about these performances. I have made these songs sound the way I felt like they should have sounded in the very beginning. No offense John, but I felt like you needed my help with your arrangements.I think it would be alright to ask piano lovers to buy this cd."