A Whole New Ballgame
Boots Randolph
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | Boots Randolph | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Billy's Bounce | Boots Randolph | 5:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | I'll Be Seeing You | Boots Randolph | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Take Me Out to the Ballgame | Boots Randolph | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Candy | Boots Randolph | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Basically Blues | Boots Randolph | 6:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Round Midnight | Boots Randolph | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Dream Dancing | Boots Randolph | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Stompin' At the Saoy | Boots Randolph | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Cry Me a River | Boots Randolph | 6:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | L-O-V-E | Boots Randolph | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | You'll Never Know | Boots Randolph | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | I'll Walk Alone | Boots Randolph | 3:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Nature Boy | Boots Randolph | 1:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
Album Review
Boots Randolph will always be best-known for his cornball pop hit "Yakety Sax" and for his association with country music, but he has long loved swinging jazz. Years ago he recorded an effective jazz album with Richie Cole called Yakety Madness!. Randolph's huge tone, influenced by Illinois Jacquet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Coleman Hawkins, perfectly fits into the idiom, and on A Whole New Ballgame, he performs no-nonsense jazz. Although the occasional synthesized strings of keyboardist Jason Webb sounds a little cheesy in spots, Randolph is heard throughout in top form. He displays very impressive technique, knows the songs well and swings hard without going too over the top. The rhythm section is fine in support, with pianist Steve Willets and guitarist Roddy Smith having solo space, but Randolph is the main show, really blowing up a storm on "L-O-V-E," an up-tempo "Take Me out to the Ballgame" and "Basically Blues." Recommended. Unfortunately, Radolph died about a month after this was released..
Recent Customer Reviews
What a Voice His Sax Has!
by Bike Riding FoolI have never heard a Boots tune I didn't just love. I keep checking back to see if the old vinyl "Cool Boots" has made it to iTunes yet and ran across this. Glad I found it.
Now can we have String of Pearls, Canadian Sunset, etc?!
A Whole New Ballgame...Vintage Boots
by buddyboy12I'm a sax player and as a kid I grew up listening to Boots, Phil Woods, Tom Scott and Dave Sanborn. From those artists I created my jazz/pop/rock sound on sax. From Boots I learned to growl and use vibrato effectively. I used my ear to copy his ideas and found the Music Minus One CD's Nashville Classics and When The Spirit Moves You. These are books with CD's that include the full artiist recordings as well as play along tracks. Just great stuff.
Thanks For Reading
Buddy
I was thrilled to download this wonderful album, and then learn two days later that Boots had passed away on July 3rd. especially like his rendition of 'Round Midnight. God Bless You Boots wherever you are! What an entertainer, and a teacher I never met but from the scratchiungs of LP's, CD's, and now the IPOD. Everyone should have this last album of Boots in their IPOD library. Another great has left us. Thanks for reading. jetsax12
Biography
Born: June 03, 1927 in Paducah, KY
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Boots Randolph
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakety Sax | Yakety Sax and Other Instrumental Classics | 2:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Yankety Sax | Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax! | 2:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Yakety Sax | The Very Best of Boots Randolph | 2:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax! | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax! | 3:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Pop, Music, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Country, Honky Tonk
- Released: May 18, 2007
- ℗ 2007 ZOHO
