CD Compilation PickMe#25

The 25th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Cruisin” (Xmas 2012 part 2of2)
Finalized on 12/12/2012, it is a quirky collection of some of the music that has caught my attention this year.

01 In the Light of a New Day (Santana)
02 Cruisin (Jeff Golub)
03 Maja (Cantoma)
04 If I Could Make September Stay
.     (Michael Franks)
05 Moaning (Brenda Boykin)
06 Les Kid Nappeurs Main Theme (Marc Collin)
07 You Know I’m No Good (Amy Winehouse)
08 Landslide (Karise Eden)
09 Bad Things (Jace Everett)
10 Cape Clear (Chris Coco)
11 Angelica (Lamb)
12 Trust In Me (Holly Cole)
13 Our Day Will Come (Amy Winehouse)
14 Riders On The Storm / Pink Solidism (Yonderboi)
15 Hideaway (Blank & Jones & Jason Caesar)
16 In This World (Moby)
17 Get a Move On (Mr. Scruff)

CD Compilation PickMe#24

The 24th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Smooth” (Xmas 2012 part 1of2)
Finalized on 12/12/2012, it is a quirky collection of some of the music that has caught my attention this year.

01 September (Atlan Chill)
02 Love You So (Chris Coco)
03 You’re Just too Hip Baby
.    (Dave Graney ‘n’ the Coral Snakes)
04 Love On Top (Diana Rouvas)
05 The Look of Love (Emma Louise Birdsall)
06 Cologne Cerrone Houdini (Goldfrapp)
07 No Promises (Icehouse)
08 Limit to Your Love (James Blake)
09 What a Difference a Day Makes (Laura Fygi)
10 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Moby)
11 Woman (Neneh Cherry)
12 Where the Wild Roses Grow (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
13 Smooth Operator (Sade)
14 All I Want (Sarah Blasko)
15 Needles And Pins (The Searchers)
16 Lentil (Sia)
17 Main Title – Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi)
18 Never the Same Again (Santana)
19 Farewell Aunty Jack (Aunty Jack)

CD Compilation PickMe#23

The 23rd compilation in my PickMe series is called “Out Walking” (Xmas 2011 part 2of2)
Finalized on 26/11/2011 it was intended to mostly be a collection of tracks to listen to while out exercising (walking) ie. more up tempo than PickMe#22

01 Who’s That Girl (Guy Sebastian)
02 Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
03 Year of the Cat (Al Stewart)
04 Poinciana – The Song of the Tree
(Manhattan Transfer)
05 Make My Day (Waldeck)
06 The Paris Swing Box (Parov Stelar)
07 The Golden Boy (Parov Stelar)
08 Fragment One … And I Kept Hearing (Kenneth Bager)
09 One Note Brazil (Kitty The Bill)
10 Today Will Be a Good Day (Dianne Reeves)
11 Pantaloons (Tape Five)
12 Turn Off The Light (Monte La Rue)
13 When Love Takes Over (David Guetta)
14 Girls on the Avenue (Richard Clapton)
15 The Other Side (Nebraska)
16 Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
17 Stand by Me (Ben E. King)
18 God Only Knows (Adem)
19 Titanium (Andrew Wishart)

CD Compilation PickMe#22

The 22nd compilation in my PickMe series is called “What Color is Love”
(Xmas 2011 part 1of2). Finalized on
07/07/2011 more easy listening than PickMe#23

01 What Color Is Love (Terry Callier)
02 Every Day (Saint Privat)
03 The Sky Is Not The Limit (Tape Five)
04 Take Five (Dave Brubeck)
05 Tango Flamenco (Armik)
06 Your Heart Is As Black As Night
(Melody Gardot)
07 You’re Crying (Dinah Washington)
08 St James Infirmary (Hugh Laurie)
09 For Your Eyes Only (Armik)
10 Central Station NY (Elmara)
11 Good to Be Out of the Rain (Luminous)
12 (They Long To Be) Close To You (Traincha)
13 Summer Sun (Chris Coco)
14 Reminiscing (K.D. Lang & The Siss Boom Bang)
15 Norwegian Wood (Kurt Elling)
16 Laura (Don Byas)
17 Frankie and Johnny (Chet Atkins)
18 Overnight (Gonzales)

CD Compilation PickMe#21

The 21st compilation in my PickMe series is called “Midnight Bliss”. It is part 2 of this years Xmas collection. Both have “Midnight Cowboy” theme tune, but by different artists. The first compilation is a little more up tempo, and named “Midnight Serenade”.

01 Love Theme from Blade Runner (Vangelis)
02 Someday in My Life (Simply Red)
03 You’re Looking at Me (Stacey Kent)
04 I Remember You (George Michael)
05 This Masquerade (George Benson)
06 L’Estasi Dell’oro [Bandini Remix] (Ennio Morricone)
07 Blue Jean Blues (ZZ Top)
08 Midnight Cowboy (John Barry)
09 Above the Clouds (Kevin Kern)
10 Cahuita (Lakki Patey)
11 Adrift on the Sea of Tranquility (Riley Lee & Taikoz)
12 Long Way, Long Time (Calm)
13 Mi Keni (Aitor Escobar)
14 What Do You Do When The Dancing Stops? (Chris Coco)
15 Too Young to Go Steady (Kurt Elling)
16 Dancing Girl (Terry Callier)

CD Compilation PickMe#20

The 20th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Midnight Sernade”. It is part 1 of this years Xmas collection. Both have “Midnight Cowboy” theme tune, but by different artists. The second compilation is a little more laid back, and named “Midnight Bliss”.

01 La Foule (The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano)
02 In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Patti Page)
03 Follow Me (Seals & Crofts)
04 Thieves in the Temple (Renee Geyer)
05 Beyond the Sea (Bobby Darin)
06 Mister Mista (Kitty the Bill)
07 Billy Jean (Shinehead)
08 London in the Rain (Variety Lab)
09 Help Yourself (Tom Jones)
10 Il Ritorno Di Ringo (Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni)
11 Taj Mahal (Django Reinhardt)
12 Nothing to Fear (Chris Rea)
13 Ain’t No Sunshine (Jazzamor)
14 Gone Gone Gone, Done Moved On (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
15 Familiar Love (William Shatner)
16 Petite Fleur (Chris Barber’s Jazz Band)
17 Midnight Cowboy (Harmonia)
18 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Diana Krall)
19 Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
20 Lover Me Like a River Does (Melody Gardot)

As always, a mix of eras, genres and a little playfulness.

CD Compilation PickMe#19

The 19th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Summer Wine”

01 But Now I’m Back (Pink Martini)
02 Mi Talisman (Ana Gabriel)
03 If I Had The Power (Vidar Busk)
04 Sweet, Sweet Love (Russell Morris)
05 Brandnew Start (Compendium)
06 Time After Time (Ernestine Anderson)
07 The Glory of Love (Jimmy Durante)
08 Summer Wine (Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood)
09 Secret Love (George Michael)
10 Mambuloo (Mo’ Horizons)
11 Hotel Utopia (Alejandro De Pinedo)
12 MacArthur Park (Jeff Duff)
13 Thunderball (Ian Moss)
14 This Boy (The Beatles)
15 Attention (Guy Sebastian)
16 Chez Clerambault (De Phazz)
17 This Guy’s In Love With You (Carl Riseley)

This is the album I was constructing when I was side tracked with the quieter #18 compilation.

Track Notes: 01 from their Splendor In The Grass album. Make sure you get the DVD/CD version as the DVD is great 02 from the Samson & Delilah Soundtrack 08 something magical about this song 14 a less well known Beatles track

CD Compilation PickMe#18

The 18th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Serenity”

01 I Feel Blue (Alif Tree)
02 Sleep Away (Bob Acri)
03 Phraseology (Compendium)
04 Death by Chocolate (De-Phazz)
05 After the Rain (Michel Legrand)
06 Inara’s Suite (Greg Edmonson)
07 You’re Not Alone (The Trio)
08 Estate (Toots Thielemans)
09 Once in the Long Ago (Kevin Kern)
10 Theme From The Tiki Wonder Hour (Combustible Edison)
11 Singing Wings, Crying Beasts (Santana)
12 Kamikaze Requiem (Lindsay Buckland and Carlos Vamos)
13 John’s Music Box (The Mamas & The Papas)
14 Phone Call (Los Lobos)
15 Dropped Off at Turkana (Alberto Iglesias)
16 Fairy Of The Lake (Yonderboi)
17 Serenity (Frequency)

This time the quiet tracks won out over jazz and the rest. But there is a more up beat compilation coming..

Track Notes: 02 a track that comes with Windows 7 (the self titled album needs to be re-released) 06 from the FireFly TV Series soundtrack 07 a bit quiet at times, but lovely 08 Toots played the Midnight Cowboy theme tune (gotta get that on the next compilation) 10 a bit bassy but pleasant 11 Santana!! 12 Lindsay Buckland (electric dulcimer) colaborates with Carlos Vamos (guitar) for a double album called “The Famous Unknowns” (2007). Lindsay is an Australian artist who often plays in Adelaide Mall. 13 short interlude by John Phillips 14 from the soundtrack of Desperado 15 one of many nice tunes on The Quiet American soundtrack

CD Compilation PickMe#17

The 17th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Dance My Heart“

01 Take My Heart (Chris Isaak)
02 Green Day (Mo’ Horizons)
03 Kings of the World (Mississipi)
04 Summerfling (k.d. Lang)
05 Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
06 Moonglow (Artie Shaw & His Orchestra)
07 School Boy (Wynton Marsalis)
08 Dance by the Light of the Moon (Seals & Crofts)
09 Dance Me to the End of Love (Leonard Cohen)
10 Make Someone Happy (Jimmy Durante)
11 Just One of Those Things (Lionel Hampton & Oscar Peterson)
12 ‘D’ Keyboard Blues (Captain & Tennille)
13 Shall We Dance? (Stacey Kent)
14 In Black of Night (Slow Train)
15 Moondance (Van Morrison)
16 Lament I, “Bird’s Lament” (Moondog)
17 Dance With Me (Debelah Morgan)
18 Fairytale (Alexander Rybak)

I started out compiling a quiet album, but it evolved into jazz and then this.. somethingelse!!

Track Notes: 01 My favourite track from Isaak’s latest album “Mr Lucky” 03 found this one on one of the Underbelly Soundtracks 04 been wanting to put this track on a compilation for ages, but it was always cut 05 from the Clockwork Orange Soundtrack would you believe – timeless 07 the best track from trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’s “He and She” album – don’t like the other tracks much 12 did you know that the Captain & Tennille put at least one instrumental track on every album? more will be seen in future compilations 13 Women of Jazz – a nice track from Putumayo World Music  18 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner – excellent and annoyingly stays in the head for ages.

CD Compilation PickMe#16

The 16th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Xmas 2008“

01 When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin (Artie Shaw)
02 Daryl of the Bells (Captain & Tennille)
03 Saudade, Pt.1 and 2 (Chris Rea)
04 Pure Joy (DAB)
05 Sonatina [Andante II] (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)
06 This Could be the Start of Something (The Five Corners Quintet)
07 Inka Dinka Doo (Jimmy Durante)
08 Katia (Kinema)
09 A Lira – Solidao No Oceano [Afterlife mix] (Madredeus)
10 Jupiter Dub (Max Melvin)
11 Flyin’ Away (Mo’ Horizons)
12 Invisible (M-Seven)
13 Tears/Rivers Eyes (Original TV Score – Firefly)
14 Gipsy Story (Rue Du Soleil)
15 The Lonely Shepherd (Zamfir)
16 Oiche Chiuin (Enya)

A basically chillout/lounge compilation with a bit of fun chucked in.