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This collection celebrates the early career of a pioneering artist, one who has constantly challenged the very definition of what constitutes Jazz music, a unique performer and singer who has brought Jazz to a much wider audience. - The Essential Early Recordings by Cleo Laine (CD)
The best improvisors are the ones that seem to invent and uninvent their instruments right in front of your eyes and ears. Swedish pianist Sten Sandell and Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love are two musical champions with a long experience of doing exactly that. Two men getting down to the...
Night Owl was recorded at Fattoria Musica in rural Osnabrück, Germany, a studio that has hosted many famous musicians and is known for its top quality equipment and ambiance. The music can be described as contemporary jazz with threads to both American and European traditions - highly original,...
This latest offering encapsulates a unique hybrid of approaches into an all original 9 track album which unifies New Orleans style clave rhythms, hard-bop ‘Coltrane changes', Boogaloo grooves reminiscent of Lee Morgan's ‘The Sidewinder' and influences from 70's funk, surf-rock and Country music's....
2 CDs packed with gems from Atkins' solo canon where he tries his hand at various styles including Blues, Jazz, Rock ‘n' Roll etc plus 1 CD where his unmistakeable twang can be heard on some of the greatest records ever made. - The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection by Chet Atkins
A delicious collection of jazz for entertaining. - Dinner Party Jazz by Various Artists (CD)
Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago's jazz & improvised music scene just a few years ago. In very short time, the potency, prowess, spirit & charisma of her cosmic musical proselytizing has taken her from relatively unknown improviser to...
Scott Joplin became the best-known performer and composer of classic Ragtime at the turn of the 20th century. We celebrate the music of Joplin with all of his key compositions and pick up the story with other Ragtimers, Stride players and other pianists from the early to mid 1900s who were key in...
60 tracks from one of the greatest and most influential 20th century musicians. We present classic performances in studio and live settings with varying size combos, often including other legends such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and host of other BeBoppers. - The Absolutely Essential by CHARLIE...
What is cool? At its very essence, cool is all about what's happening next. In popular culture, what's happening next is a kaleidoscope encompassing past, present and future: that which is about to happen may be cool, and that which happened in the distant past may also be cool. - Workin Relaxin...
Dave Brubeck has long served as proof that creative jazz and popular success can go together. Although critics who had championed him when he was unknown seemed to scorn him when the Dave Brubeck Quartet became a surprise success, in reality Brubeck never watered down or altered his music in order...
L. a. b Return With Their New Album IV - Their Fourth Release In As Many Years. It's Been A Massive Year For L. a. b, Who Won Two Tui At The Aotearoa Music Awards - Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Roots Artist And The Coveted Te Kōwhiri O Te Nuinga | People's Choice And Hit Number One On The...
Personnel include: Michael Buble (vocals); Nelly Furtado (vocals); Brian Green (guitar, acoustic guitar); Dean Parks (guitar); Michael Thompson (electric guitar); Dan Higgins (flute, saxophone); Jochem Van Der Saag (harmonica, organ, programming); Chris Botti (trumpet); Randy Waldman, Alan Chang...
The Erroll Garner Octave Remastered Series represents the heart of Erroll Garner's recorded catalog. Spanning 12 albums and last 18 years of Garner's career, this collection of music is among the most important in the history of jazz. It represents an artist in his prime, with full creative and...
Adam Blackstone is not only a multi-faceted bass player, musician, Emmy-nominated music director and Grammy award-winning writer, but he is also notably the musical mastermind behind the live shows of many of today's biggest artists (Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys,...
In These Times is the new album by Chicago-based percussionist, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven. Although this album is "new," the truth it's something that's been in process for a very long time, since shortly after he released his International Anthem debut In The Moment in 2015. Dedicated...