Sax Moods: Best of [Import]

Sil Austin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 21, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000006XA2
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,354,061 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Danny Boy

2. Harlem Nocturne

3. Red Sails in the Sunset

4. I'm in the Mood for Love

5. My Foolish Heart

6. Stardust

7. Broken Promises

8. The Green Leaves of Summer

9. I Left My Heart in San Francisco

10. Sail Along Silv'ry Moon

11. Summertime

12. Autumn Leaves

13. Greensleeves

14. September Song

15. Ebb Tide

16. To Love Again

17. The Lonely One

18. Cry Me a River

19. Save The Last Dance for Me

20. Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mellow,moody pure joy, March 24, 1999

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[e-mail] (kingston ,ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sax Moods: Best of (Audio CD)

I have finally been able to find his recordings on CD.35 years ago I heard Sil Austin and was sold on his sweet sound. He has a beauty of range that is characteristic of one who truly loves thesax.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fabulous sax music. A classic., November 15, 1998

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[e-mail] (Moore, Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sax Moods: Best of (Audio CD)

Sil Austin has to be one of the most talented sax players in the last fifty years. His rendition of Danny Boy is like nothing you have ever heard. It grabs you by the heartstrings and stirs your soul. Listening to his music you feel his passion and his love of music as expressed in the notes he hits. If you love a good sax this is a must to hear. I first heard his "Danny Boy" more than 30 years ago and its stll my alltime favorite sax recording. Its a classic!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Music Is Great - But "best of??" I Think Not, December 3, 2011

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sax Moods: Best of (Audio CD)

If you sift through the Sil Austin CDs available you will quickly see that there isn't one among them that presents the three hit singles he had for Mercury from 1956 to 1959, never mind their B-sides. Even this one, labelled "Best Of," fails to deliver, although it does include a version of his June 1959 # 59 Hot 100 hit Danny Boy.

Nowhere to be found, however, is the B-side, The Hungry Eye (Mercury 71442), nor are his "best" hit, Slow Walk, a # 3 R&B/# 17 Top 100 in late 1956 on Mercury 70963 and its flipside, Wildwood, and the February 1957 # 74 Birthday Party on Mercury 71027 and its B-side, The Last Time.

Finding all six original sides in one volume in CD format is impossible.

And, as much as I love the tenor sax of Sil Austin (who once was featured in the Tiny Bradshaw band), I would not recommend paying the current used price shown as long as there are other options far less expensive.