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A Tribute to the Comedian Harmonists | 
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| Creators: Anthony Holt, Simon Carrington, Colin Scott Mason, Paul Abraham, Milton Ager, Harold Arlen, N. Doughaby, Hanns Eisler, Edward "duke" Ellington, Werner Richard Heymann, Walter Jurmann, Cole Porter, Bert Reisfeld, Nikolai Rimsky-korsakov, Gioachino Rossini, Ludwig Smidseder, Vincent Youmans, Jeremy Jackman, Emil Gerhardt, Bill Ives
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.99
New (3) Used (7) Collectible (3) from $9.98
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 160601
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
UPC: 077774767729
EAN: 0077774767729
ASIN: B000002ROP
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Veronika, Der Lenz Ist Da - The King's Singers, Jurmann | | • | Liebling, Mein Herz Lasst Dich Grussen - The King's Singers, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Night and Day - The King's Singers, Porter, Cole | | • | Mein Kleiner Gruner Kaktus - The King's Singers, Leroy | | • | Creole Love Call - The King's Singers, Ellington, Duke | | • | Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier - The King's Singers, Abraham | | • | Stormy Weather - The King's Singers, Arlen, Harold | | • | Das Ist Die Liebe Der Matrosen - The King's Singers, Gilbert, R. | | • | Overture to "The Barber of Seville" - The King's Singers, Rossini | | • | Wenn Der Wind Weht Uber das Meer - The King's Singers, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | vocal arrangement - The King's Singers, | | • | The Donkey Serenade - The King's Singers, Forrest, George | | • | Gittarren Spielt Auf - The King's Singers, Schmidseder, Ludwig | | • | Tea for two - The King's Singers, | | • | Du Armes Girl Vom Chor - The King's Singers, Agaw | | • | Happy Days Are Here Again - The King's Singers, Ager, Milton |
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A tribute which rivals the masters July 20, 1999
martin.karaffa@jwt.com (Melbourne, Australia)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
The Comedian Harmonists were a German a capella group who specialised in mimicking instruments with their voices, and did so with such grace and style in the thirties that their cover verions rivalled the originals...at least in their home market. Because most of them were Jewish, they fled to the USA, where five of them provided the voices to the Seven Dwarfs in Disney's "Snow White"...the remaining two refused to leave (or returned to) Germany where they met the inevitable fate. The Kings Singers recorded this tribute in the seventies (I think) and apparently had the remaining mebers of the group in tears when they heard it. If you've ever heard the Harmonists in their original lo-fi version, this is a must in hi-fi. Their version of Tea for Two is impeccable, and the Wochenend und Sonnenschein is a gem. Get it if you're a fan of the original.
Creative choices and tight syncopation. March 13, 1999
Kevin Perez (colt@panix.com) (The Isle of Long, New York, USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I know nothing of the Comedian Hamonists other than what's written in the album notes. They must have been quite an outfit. The King's Singers here are tight and well directed. The Flight of the Bumble Bee is a hoot. Night and Day never sounded so lovely and although I do not speak German, I found the German language numbers interesting to listen to.
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