The Best of Les Paul: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection)

Les Paul | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00005R8ET
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,778 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: PAUL,LES
Title: BEST OF LES PAUL-MILLENNIUM CO
Street Release Date: 10/30/2001
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars for music...one star for length, June 7, 2002

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Tom Sanders "Tom Sanders" (Lansing, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
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I see that the other reviewers are rating this CD on the basis of the wonderful music on it. I agree completely that it is nearly magical. However, one really wonders, could they only find 33 minutes worth of material to include on a "Best Of" for one of the most important and innovative American musicians ever? I think it is absolutely insulting to Les. His accomplishments could easily (and probably have) fill a boxed set. However, try to not let it bother you that you have been [messed over] by Decca/MCA and just enjoy the music. It is truely majestic.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little-known Les Paul, November 2, 2001

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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Les Paul "The Best Of Les Paul - Millennium Collection" (MCA/Universal, 2001)</b>

Guitar whiz Les Paul is best known for his groundbreaking 1950s pop/instrumental work on the up-and-coming Capitol label. This WWII-era material on Decca Records is relatively unknown to most music fans. Some of it is session work, with Paul adding some sweet licks to pop tunes sung by Bing Crosby, Dick Haymes, and the Andrews Sisters. Most of this album, though, is devoted to straight jazz recordings, mellow small-combo material with plenty of standards such as "Blue Skies" and "Begin The Beguine"... It's nice stuff, a bit off the beaten track, and a nice glimpse at his career in the years before he experimented with multitracking and all the other studio wizardry he's reknowned for pioneering.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little-known Les Paul, November 2, 2001

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Les Paul: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

Les Paul "The Best Of Les Paul - Millennium Collection" (MCA/Universal, 2001)</b>

Guitar whiz Les Paul is best known for his groundbreaking 1950s pop/instrumental work on the up-and-coming Capitol label. This WWII-era material on Decca Records is relatively unknown to most music fans. Some of it is session work, with Paul adding some sweet licks to pop tunes sung by Bing Crosby, Dick Haymes, and the Andrews Sisters. Most of this album, though, is devoted to straight jazz recordings, mellow small-combo material with plenty of standards such as "Blue Skies" and "Begin The Beguine"... It's nice stuff, a bit off the beaten track, and a nice glimpse at his career in the years before he experimented with multitracking and all the other studio wizardry he's reknowned for pioneering.