Legendary in the genres of jazz and gospel music, the "Maestro" Ron Carter and the "Choirmaster" Ricky Dillard present a unique hybrid album never done before. A tribute to Carter's late mother, 'Sweet, Sweet Spirit' is a collection of her favorite hymns that fuse the powerful history of gospel music with the skilled notes and crafted bass lines in jazz. This is an album bringing the gospel world into the jazz club, and vice versa.

Wild Horses/Rock Steady (Cti Records 40T)

After his storied stint with Ray Charles and years of solo LPs on Atlantic, Hank came to Kudu in the '70s. This funk-soul-jazz delight from '75 teams his sax with Bob James, Randy Brecker and Pepper Adams among others; the title Stevie Wonder tune joins Sho Is Funky; Groovy Junction; Jana, and more!

ALL BLUES 40TH EDITION

Classical Music

This beautiful selection of traditional lullabies and songs from across the globe were carefully selected to calm the minds and souls of little ones. Instrumental and vocal music from contemporary and ancient cultures and traditions blend seamlessly to encourage sleep and provide a soothing and peaceful atmosphere for children at rest. (ARC Music)

William Carter's exemplary musicianship is showcased to its fullest on this new recording of Bach's own transcriptions for the lute. Almost unplayable in parts, many musicians take certain liberties with the music so that it glows more naturally but William Carter's determined approach to authenticity sees the lutenist achieve the near impossible: playing the music as it was originally written. Carter very subtly enhances BWV 1001, originally for unaccompanied violin, in keeping with Bach's own perceived style, namely to only add "as much harmony as he found necessary". The final piece undergoes the most extensive reimaginging as Bach expertly transforms the Fifth Cello Suite into a "new" lute work: so successful is it that Carter considers it to be, interms of understanding the essential nature and expressive qualities of the lute, "the most perfect piece of lute music in existence".

Linn Records is thrilled to introduce soprano Rowan Pierce in what promises to be a sensational debut recording. The Cares of Lovers comprises songs from across Purcell's brief career from She loves and she confesses too, one of his very first published pieces (1683), to Sweeter than roses from his final months (1695). Although they all display the same matchless ingenuity and uncanny ability to set English words to music, a highlight includes Tell me, some pitying angel - a triumph of dramatic composition and the equal of any Italian cantata of the period. Since winning the President's Award at the Royal College of Music in 2017, Pierce has won acclaim for her performances at The Barbican, Royal Festival Hall and at the BBC Proms. Her performance in Purcell's The Fairy Queen, with the Academy of Ancient Music, won praise for her 'expressive' (Financial Times) and 'heart-piercing' (The Independent) singing. Richard Egarr and William Carter, two baroque music heavy-weights, join Pierce for this recording, made in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Nicci Gilbert was the lead vocalist for the all female group “Brownstone” back in the 1990’s. The music was recorded in REAL HD-Audio at 96 kHz/24-bit PCM. Users can select from 3 different audio mixes. BD-ROM section contains pre-ripped audio files at 96/24 stereo, 320 kbps MP3 and 48 kHz/24-bit Headphones[xi]™ . Bonus material included.

Classical Music

Classical Music

A legend of progressive jazz, Stan Kenton led one of the most influential, innovative, and controversial jazz orchestras of the twentieth century. This album is a live recording from January 17, 1972, taken during the Stan Kenton Orchestra’s European tour. This release contains staples of the repertoire, including Rhapsody in Blue, Malaguena, Malaga, and Love Story.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in a tip-on jacket. Released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series celebrating 70 years of Contemporary Records, saxophonist Benny Carter's album, Jazz Giant, features performances by Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel, Ben Webster, and more. Released in 1958 and recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann, this LP reissue features all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman. Benny Carter - alto sax, trumpet / Barney Kessel - guitar / Shelly Manne - drums / Andr� Previn - piano / Frank Rosolino - trombone / Jimmy Rowles - piano / Leroy Vinnegar - bass, vocals / Ben Webster - tenor sax

This CD features some of the most distinctive personalities in the contemporary New York scene including the legendary Daniel Carter (sax, trumpet) who has been a leading light in the avant-garde since the early 70s and has featured on well over 100 recordings. Claire DeBrunner is an accomplished bassoonist with a classical as well as jazz training, and is one of very few musicians to play the bassoon in improvisational music. Ken Silverman plays guitar and hand percussion, and bassist Tom Zlabinger is an ever present in the free jazz worlds of New York and Vienna. (Detailed bios: click 'artist profile' above). on this album the quartet aim to create a freely improvised chamber-music-like sound without drums, allowing for total rhythmic flexibility and sonic complexity. Although the music can become intense it's general tendency is towards the delicate, subtle and intimate. A warm sound for warm evenings.

Saxophone master James Carter makes his Blue Note debut with James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz-his first new release since 2011. A soulfully robust dispatch from America's most storied jazz festival, it's also a follow-up of sorts to his acclaimed 2000 album Chasin' the Gypsy that The New Yorker called "an alternately reverent and audacious tribute to the Belgian swing-guitar legend Django Reinhardt. It may be the rambunctious saxophone player's recorded masterpiece."

This 15 track CD consists of three separate performances: The first (7 tracks) was recorded in Baden, Switzerland on Nov. 9, 1968 and features Benny Carter and the Orchestre Henri Chaix with Jo Gagliardi, Andre Faist, Roger Zufferey, Alain Du Bois and others. The second performance (4 tracks) was recorded in Geneva, Switzerland at Radio Geneve (RSR) on Dec. 16, 1957 and features Bill Coleman and the Henri Chaix Quintet with Michel Pilet, Alain Du Bois, Max Hediguer and others. The third performance (4 tracks) features the same previous line-up (except Bob Jaquillard replaces Max Hediguer) recorded at the same location on Sept. 6, 1958.

LUMINESCENCE

Where? (Original Jazz Classics Series) Bass player Ron Carter's debut album Where? features Eric Dolphy (clarinet, sax, flute) and Mal Waldron (piano). The album was originally released in 1961 having been recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a Tip-On Jacket.

This 1960 album's inventive Richard Weiss arrangements combine with Carter's uniquely masterful - and modern - vocals for fresh takes on standards. Highlights include a lively run through "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", inspired scatting on "On The Alamo" and a beautifully tender take on "There's No You". The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.