On The Live Side [Original recording, Live]

Ben Sidran | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording, Live
• Label: Magenta / Windham Hill
• ASIN: B000WKPE72
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #816,534 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ben Sidran: On The Live Side! Original 1986 Magenta Release! TRACKS: 1. The Doctor's Blues; 2. Broad Daylight; 3. Piano Playing; 4. Turn To The Music; 5. A Good Travel Agent; 6. There They Go; 7. Lover Man; 8. Mitsubishi Boy; 9. On The Cool Side; 10. Space Cowboy; & 11. Last Dance.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb modern crooner and keyboard player, April 2, 2006

By 

Terje Biringvad "HammondFreak" (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Live Side (Audio CD)

Does Ben Sidran sound familiar to you? This artist has changes all my perception on the multi gifted crooner with an excellent voice and with an awesome keyboard technique. Why? Today the crooner tradition is in a good shape and the new generation of crooners is more or less divided into two categories - the Tin Pan alley / American songbook represented by the likes of Harry Connick and Michael Buble, the second category by modern and musically more inventive crooners in the tradition of Mose Allison and Eddie Jefferson. This is where Ben Sidran belong and rules the ground.

14 years after his debut as a leader with the great album "I Lead A Life" (available only from Japan), the 1986 "One The Live Side" album represents on of the greatest live albums recorded among the crooners. Teamed with his working band of and guest appearances by guitarist Steve Miller and long-time alto sax friend Phil Woods, they give the listener a joyous performance in both acoustic- and electric format. The concert kicks-off with an all solo blues performance, then into duo and trio format and the latter five tunes with synth drums and keyboards. The beauty of this album is the great melodic approach and melodies, intellectual texts and the storyteller himself singing and talking. The "Piano Players" tune is telling the history of piano jazz players in 3 minutes....and what a story teller!

Sidran says it the best in the album opening introduction - "this is captured music, not manufactured music". He's 150% right, so get online to order!

5.0 out of 5 stars Track Listing, June 6, 2011

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Alain - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Live Side (Audio Cassette)

Audio Cassette Has 7 Tracks Only:

1. The doctor's blues

2. Piano players

3. A good travel agent

4. Mitsubishi boy

5. On the cool side

6. Space cowboy

7. Last dance