The Warner Brothers Collection covers the first three albums Ladysmith Black Mambazo recorded for the American major label in the wake of their mass exposure on Paul Simon's Graceland. There's nothing from the 1994 children's album Gift of the Tortoise, nor (naturally) is there anything from the group's smaller-scale recordings, which in the U.S. are covered by albums and compilations on Shanachie. But, given the title, you wouldn't expect that in the first place. Instead, this is a valua...   [ read more ]

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In direct contrast to Jack Webb's persona as the stern, but fair, Sgt. Joe Friday on the radio and television cop drama {#Dragnet}, Webb was actually a connoisseur of '50s jazz. After directing and acting in two feature films ({#Pete Kelly's Blues} and {#The D.I.}) for Warner Bros., in the late æ50s, Webb was likewise offered a two disc deal on their newly established record label. Just the Tracks, Ma'am collects both of those long-players on one limited edition compact disc. The first of...   [ read more ]

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In 1990, amidst a variety of Bugs Bunny-themed ventures, George Daugherty conceived and pulled off a concert presentation based on the classic Bugs/Warner Bros cartoons that took a cue from classical music, including one of the all-time acknowledged greats, "What's Opera, Doc." Daugherty's idea was simple -- take the cartoons, strike new prints, set up sync tracks, and have a live 50-piece orchestra perform the tracks live on-stage. That he was allowed to carry this idea through was as...   [ read more ]

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