Richard Strauss summed up his two-act opera Intermezzo as a 'bourgeois comedy with symphonic interludes'. The soprano role of Christine with it's shimmering cantilenas represents Strauss's wife Pauline, while the successful Kapellmeister Robert Storch serves as Richard Strauss himself in a domestic drama that was avant-garde for it's time but now resonates with the accessibility of today's reality shows. This production from the Deutsche Oper Berlin was acclaimed for it's lush orchestral sound and superbly characterful cast led by a formidable central performance from Maria Bengtsson.
Anyone familiar with Apollo's Fire will recognise the exceptional baroque orchestra's engaging and entertaining principal cellist Rene Schiffer. Featured on dozens of the Apollo's Fire recordings, Rene steps into the spotlight for his solo debut recording with a meticulous rendering of that pillar of the baroque repertoire, J. S. Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello. Deploying different instruments - a 1768 Benoit Fleury cello for the first four suites, an anonymous late 18th century violoncello piccolo with an added string for the fifth (in his own arrangement) and sixth - and multiple tunings, Rene's distinctive interpretations are in harmony with his comprehensive and probing liner notes which abound with theories and intellectual insights.
Trumpet/flugelhorn player's quintet w. Garrett on alto saxophone, Barron on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums, recorded Dec. 22, 1985.
MOON ALLEY
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CRISS CROSS
Apr 06, 1994
CSS1018.2
SPEAK LIKE A CHILD
BLUE NOTE RECORDS
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Aug 25, 2014
Limited vinyl LP repressing of this 1968 album from the Jazz great. SPEAK LIKE A CHILD was his sixth album for Blue Note Records. The evocative cover photograph was taken by David By the wood, an acquaintance of Hancock. The woman on the cover is Hancock's then-girlfriend, Gigi Meixner.
SPEAK LIKE A CHILD
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BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Aug 25, 2014
BLUNB002064401.1
PARKING LOT SYMPHONY
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Apr 28, 2017
2017 release. Trombone Shorty's Blue Note-debut, Parking Lot Symphony, captures the spirit and the essence of The Big Easy, while redefining it's sound. Blazing through '70s funk, rock, hip-hop and R&B, Parking Lot Symphony was produced by Chris Seefried (Andra Day, Fitz and The Tantrums) and features songs co-written by Aloe Blacc, and Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros).
PARKING LOT SYMPHONY
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BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Apr 28, 2017
BLUNB002652502.2
ELIS & TOM
VERVE
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$15.49
Jun 03, 2008
Brazilians knew this was a classic since it's 1974 release, but U.S. audiences didn't even get to hear it 'til '89. Here's it's first remaster in 20 years: Corcovado; Triste; Aguas de Marco a Brazilian-pop gem full of melancholy beauty.
ELIS & TOM
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VERVE
Jun 03, 2008
VRVB001129602.2
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
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Dec 10, 2013
Vinyl LP repressing of this album from the Jazz legend. The Los Angeles sessions dating from 1954 offer a fresher-sounding Billie, but that in no way diminishes the quality of the songs recorded in New York City. When it was originally released on Clef records, Down Beat magazine gave the album a glowing review and five stars. In their review of the 78-rpm release of 'Love Me Or Leave Me' coupled with 'I Thought About You,' Down Beat said: 'What counts is the penetratingly personal presence of Lady Day.' When the album came out, there was a concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall on 10 November 1956 featuring much of this material along with readings from her autobiography. It was a sellout and despite the limitations with Billie's voice she delivered a superb performance. In less than three years, however, she would be dead.
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
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VERVE
Dec 10, 2013
VRV5345887.1
AFRO-CUBAN
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Jul 29, 2014
2014 vinyl LP reissue of the jazz trumpeter's 1957 album. It was initially released as a 4 song ten inch vinyl pressing in 1955. Musicians include J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Art Blakey & more.. This release is part of the classic jazz label's 75th anniversary vinyl reissue series spearheaded by Blue Note Records President, Don Was.
AFRO-CUBAN
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BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Jul 29, 2014
BLUNB002064101.1
BLACK RADIO
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Feb 28, 2012
Double vinyl LP pressing. 2012 album from the Jazz pianist and his electric Experimental band. Black Radio is a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B and Rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag. Black Radio also features many of Glasper's famous friends from the spectrum of urban music, seamlessly incorporating appearances from a jaw-dropping roll call of special guests including Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Lalah Hathaway, Shafi q Husayn (Sa-Ra), KING, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell N'Degeocello, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), and yasiin bey (Mos Def).
BLACK RADIO
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BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Feb 28, 2012
BLUN29767.1
CONEY ISLAND
HERB ALPERT PRESENTS
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Sep 09, 2016
CONEY ISLAND
CONEY ISLAND
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HERB ALPERT PRESENTS
Sep 09, 2016
HBAT702067.2
WE ARE ON THE EDGE: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
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Apr 26, 2019
2019 two CD set. Comprised of two discs: a meticulous studio session and the capture of a rousing live set at Edgefest in Ann Arbor, MI, We are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration is exactly that, a commemoration of a half-century of magical music making. The greatness of The Art Ensemble of Chicago has always been the shared commitment of it's original members - Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors, and Famoudou Don Moye - to the total realm of African diasporic music: what they have long-termed Great Black Music - Ancient to the Future. Also important are the group's disparate musical and artistic personalities, comprised of jazz, advanced compositional techniques, theatrical performance, poetry, Pan-African percussion, all tied together with improvisational flair and the exploration of pure sound.
WE ARE ON THE EDGE: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
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PI RECORDINGS
Apr 26, 2019
PIRC80.2
SUMMERTIME
HERB ALPERT PRESENTS
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Sep 09, 2016
SUMMERTIME - Hurts So Bad," Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" (done up here in a nice acoustic rendition), Paul McCartney's "Martha My Dear" from the Beatles' self-titled album, and the Beach Boys' "Darlin'," while tunes such as "Strike Up The Band" and "Catch a Falling Star" come straight out of the American popular songbook.
SUMMERTIME
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HERB ALPERT PRESENTS
Sep 09, 2016
HBAT702059.2
PARIS 1969
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Nov 25, 2013
Double vinyl LP pressing. Live archive release from the Jazz legend. Thelonious Monk Paris 1969 is a fascinating and important late-career document of the legendary Jazz pianist and composer in performance with his Quartet at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris, France on December 15, 1969. The concert also featured a surprise guest appearance from renowned drummer Philly Joe Jones.
PARIS 1969
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BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Nov 25, 2013
BLUNB001882101.1
EPIC
BRAINFEEDER
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May 19, 2015
The band are all from Los Angeles, mostly South Central, and it's members - who call themselves variously "The Next Step" and the "The West Coast Get Down" - have been congregating since they were barely teenagers in a backyard shack in Inglewood. The story The Epic tells, without words but rather though some combination of magic, mastery, and sheer force of imagination, the story of Kamasi Washington and the Next Step and their collective mission: to remove jazz from the shelf of relics and make it new, unexpected, and dangerous again.
EPIC
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BRAINFEEDER
May 19, 2015
BRFE50.2
WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS
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Nov 20, 2015
50 years ago, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass released the iconic album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights. In celebration of it's momentous 50th anniversary, this classic of American pop music is once again available on CD and vinyl, remastered and better than ever!
WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS
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HERB ALPERT PRESENTS
Nov 20, 2015
HBAT70201B.2
FEEL LIKE MAKING LIVE (ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
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Mar 04, 2022
Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD (Dolby / Auro/ Stereo). Feel Like Making LIVE! Includes James's most well known hits like Angela, Maputo, Westchester Lady and Nautilus as well as an instrumental cover of Elton John's Rocket Man. This new jazz trio live-in-the-studio recording was stylishly filmed in 4K and recorded in high resolution audio and is available in Ultra HD Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos, Auro 3D as well as uncompressed stereo at 96kHZ / 24bit. Bonus tracks and in-depth interviews are included.
FEEL LIKE MAKING LIVE (ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
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EVOSOUND
Mar 04, 2022
EVSU851BR
LOOK OF LOVE
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Sep 18, 2001
Diana Krall's star has risen to a point that transcends jazz and is poised to impact the mainstream. Maintaining her emphasis on songbook standards, Krall's musicianship, beauty, and allure have captivated the attention of all that come in contact with her music.
LOOK OF LOVE
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UMVD LABELS
Sep 18, 2001
UNIV549846.2
DREAM DANCING
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May 13, 2008
Once in a while a musician comes along with impeccable technique, deep understanding of the jazz repertoire, an innate tendency to swing and the rare ability to communicate the heart and soul of a tune to listeners. That musician is Beegie Adair. About her music Adair says, "Falling in love with jazz is like falling in love with a person, except with jazz you never get over it." About Beegie (say B-G) Adair, what do others say? Jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her "inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody." Christopher Louden of Jazz Times magazine says Adair is "an accomplished artist with a delicate touch." The Los Angeles Times calls her music "Elegant." Entertainment News writes, "Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world." Intrigued? So are thousands of jazz fans, who agree with critics about Adair's sophisticated and listenable jazz performances, and who have made her recordings among the biggest sellers in the jazz world. Citing George Shearing, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner among her influences, Adair has recorded 24 CDs, ranging from Cole Porter standards to Frank Sinatra classics to romantic World War II ballads. Her 6-CD Centennial Composers Collection of tunes by Rodgers, Gershwin, Kern, Ellington, Carmichael and Berlin became an instant collectible classic when it was released in 2002. Kentucky born and raised, Adair lives and records in Nashville - something of a surprise to people who associate the city solely with country music. In fact Nashville lives up to it's "Music City" nickname by hosting a vibrant jazz scene, in which she has been a leading light for decades. A sought-after studio musician in her early days there, Adair accompanied such legendary performers as Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash - and also worked with Lucille Ball, Dinah Shore, Mama Cass Elliott and Peggy Lee. Her guests on Improvised Thoughts, Beegie's radio talk/music show on the local NPR affiliate, included such greats as Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson and Helen Merrill. She has guested on McPartland's Piano Jazz show and has performed with Nat Adderley, Bill Watrous, Lew Tabackin, Terry Clarke, Urbie Green and Jim Ferguson, among many others. When she's not in the studio or appearing in clubs and concert halls around the country, Adair wears a variety of hats, from adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University to teacher and mentor at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Recently she co-wrote and scored an innovative theatrical production, Betsy, which in April 2006 premiered off-Broadway in New York. She has recorded eight projects for Village Square Records in Nashville; her most recent CDs are Sentimental Journey, a popular collection of World War II-era songs, and a solo piano recording, Quiet Romance. She performs solo and with the Beegie Adair Trio, whose members include drummer Chris Brown, a veteran of the Maynard Ferguson ensemble, and bassist Roger Spencer, who has played with the Les Brown Band, Ray Conniff, the Page Cavanaugh Trio and Pete Jolly. They are, she says, "my main guys. They're so tuned into the way I visualize music that it's effortless to play with them." In clubs and concert venues from Los Angeles to New York, Beegie and her "main guys" win kudos from audiences and critics alike who appreciate her unique take on classic jazz. She fell in love with the music a long time ago, and indeed she's never gotten over it -- a love affair the jazz world is much the better for.
DREAM DANCING
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GREEN HILL PROD.
May 13, 2008
GHIL55227C.2
ELLA & LOUIS
POLYGRAM RECORDS
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Mar 07, 2000
The Verve Master Edition series is new reissues of the '50s & '60s which have been digitally remastered and include bonus tracks, alternative takes and studio conversations.
ELLA & LOUIS
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POLYGRAM RECORDS
Mar 07, 2000
PLG543304.2
FEEL LIKE MAKING LIVE
EVOSOUND
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Jan 28, 2022
In the eyes of the rap generation, an older musician's hipness is often defined by how many times he or she has been sampled for beats and breaks. That means that keyboard wizard Bob James - whose records have been sampled a staggering 1435 times, according to the website who sampled. Com - is a bona fide legend and cooler than cool. Although he's just celebrated his B lst birthday, Bob J ames is not about to close the piano lid for the last time and embrace retirement. Alongside the same trio {bassist Michael Palazzolo and drummer Billy Kilson} that mad e 2018's critically-acclaimed Espresso album, Feel Like Making Live! Captures James performing a career-spanning selection of material live in the studio. Feel Like Making LIV E! #includes James's most well known hits like Angela, Maputo, Westchester Lady and Na utilus as well as an instrumental cover of Elton John's Rocket M an. This N ew Jazz Trio live-studio recording is released in a 180gram limited numbered black double vinyl LP
