Quality Time in NYC is a vocal jazz project by Erik Leuthauser, recorded in New York with esteemed collaborators such as Alan Broadbent, Ken Peplowski, Allen Farnham, Steve LaSpina, and Rich DeRosa. The album features 19 tracks, including standards, rare gems, and one bonus track with Erik's original German lyric to Miles Davis's "Little Willie Leaps"

PEDACITO DE TIERRA is a deeply personal work led by GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Jose Antonio Zayas Caban, rooted in his vision to honor the stories of the Puerto Rican diaspora in the Twin Cities. While grounded in local voices, the piece resonates far beyond Minnesota - speaking to the experiences of Puerto Ricans across the United States and echoing themes shared by immigrant communities everywhere: displacement and belonging, memory and identity, longing and resilience. Composed by Angelica Negron and performed by Zayas Caban alongside saxophonist Ryan Smith and pianist Casey Rafn, the work layers oral histories, electronics, and chamber instrumentation to explore the complexity of cultural identity. Shaped by the voices of Puerto Rican storytellers, PEDACITO DE TIERRA reflects Jose's commitment to lifting up community narratives through music that is as nuanced and resilient as the people it represents.

Ben van Oosten is the superstar of symphonic organ music. His multiple award-winning recordings of almost the entire French Romantic organ repertoire are highly acclaimed worldwide. With this dedication to the German Romantic repertoire with masterpieces spanning from Mendelssohn to Reger, van Oosten takes listeners on a sonorous journey through a century of music history that is inspiring in every way.

Pianist and barrister Paul Wee has made recordings devoted to the virtuoso repertoire of the 19th century, earning him the highest praise from the specialist press. He also tackled Beethoven with Franz Liszt's transcription of the Heroica Symphony, a recording named "Editor's Choice" by Gramophone, which wrote: � Paul Wee proves himself a master of these treacherously demanding transcriptions, sweeping aside the technical challenges to present these great works with consummate musicianship. � It was therefore only a matter of time before he turned his attention to the pinnacle of piano literature: Beethoven's late sonatas. While Sonata Op. 101 is the least known of this select group, it nonetheless opens Beethoven's third and most prophetic creative period. It is followed by Sonata Op. 106, the "Hammerklavier", an immense work in every sense of the word which, as the author of the liner notes put it, "makes such demands., that it is as if a new set of auditory equipment was required." As for the last three sonatas, worked on at the same time and conceived as a triptych, Beethoven knew that they would constitute his three final utterances in the genre of the sonata. To quote the author of the introductory text once again, "the closing pages of Op. 111 escape earth's orbit forever, leaving the listener behind."

John Barry est l'un des plus grands compositeurs de musique de film du XXe siecle. Olivier Julien, dans une anthologie 3 CD retrace le fil de la jeune carriere d'un orchestrateur de genie. en effet, avant de composer les bandes originales legendaires de James Bond et d'�tre maintes fois recompense aux Oscars, John Barry posait dej� les fondations d'un style qui allait non seulement revolutionner la musique de film, mais aussi marquer de son empreinte un rock britannique qui allait conquerir le monde. Patrick FReMEAUX John Barry is one of the greatest film composers of the 20th century. In a 3-CD anthology, Olivier Julien traces the early career of a masterful orchestrator. Indeed, even before composing the legendary James Bond soundtracks and receiving numerous Oscar awards, John Barry was already laying the foundations of a style that would not only revolutionize film music but also leave it's mark on British rock, which would go on to conquer the world. Patrick FReMEAUX CD1 : JOHN BARRY AND THE SEVEN : LET'S HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME - ROCK-A-BILLY BOOGIE - ZIP ZIP - THREE LITTLE FISHES. THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN : EVERY WHICH WAY - YOU'VE GOTTA WAY - BIG GUITAR - RODEO - PANCHO [THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN WITH LATIN-AMERICAN RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT] - HIDEAWAY [THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN WITH LATIN-AMERICAN RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT] - FARRAGO - BEE'S KNEES - WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN - LONG JOHN - SNAP 'N' WHISTLE - LITTLE JOHN - FOR PETE'S SAKE - LITTLE JOHN (LIVE) - REBEL ROUSER - GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT (LIVE) [THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN AND BOB MILLER AND THE MILLER MEN] - MAB MAB - TWELFTH STREET RAG - CHRISTELLA. JOHN BARRY AND HIS ORCHESTRA : MOOD ONE - MOOD TWO - MOOD THREE - MOOD FOUR - SMOKY BLUES. CD2 : THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN PLUS FOUR : HIT AND MISS - ROCKIN' ALREADY. JOHN BARRY AND HIS ORCHESTRA : BEAT FOR BEATNIKS - BIG FELLA - BLUEBERRY HILL - NEVER LET GO. THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN : WALK DON't RUN - I'm MOVING' ON [THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN PLUS FOUR] - BLACK STOCKINGS - GET LOST JACK FROST - SATURDAY'S CHILD - MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - SKID ROW. JOHN BARRY - BEAT GIRL : MAIN TITLE - BEAT GIRL - THE OFF BEAT - I DID WHAT YOU TOLD ME (CHANTe PAR ADAM FAITH) - LINDON HOME ROCK - TIME OUT - THE SHARKS - THE BEAT GIRL SONG (CHANTe PAR ADAM FAITH) - THE CITY 2000 A.D. - THE STRIPPER - THE CAVE - BEAT GIRL - KIDS STUFF - MADE YOU (CHANTe PAR ADAM FAITH) - CAR CHASE - NIGHT CHASE - CHICKEN - BLUES FOR BEATNICKS - IT'S LEGAL (CHANTe PAR SHIRLEY ANNE FIELD) - THE IMMEDIATE PLEASURE - BLONDIE'S STRIP - END SHOT - SLAUGHTER IN SOHO / MAIN TITLE - BEAT GIRL. CD3 : JOHN BARRY AND HIS ORCHESTRA : THE MENACE - RODEO. THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN : STARFIRE - A MATTER OF WHO [THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN PLUS FOUR]. MICHAEL ANGELO AND HIS ORCHESTRA : ROCCO'S THEME - SPINNEREE. THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN : WATCH YOUR STEP - TWIST IT. JOHN BARRY - STRINGBEAT : IT DOESN't MATTER ANYMORE - SWEET TALK - MOODY RIVER - THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD BOY YET - A HANDFUL OF SONGS - LIKE WALTZ - RODEO - DONNA'S THEME - STARFIRE - BAUBLES BANGLES & BEADS (FROM KISMET) - ZAPATA - RUM-DEE-DUM-DEE-DAH - SPANISH HARLEM - MAN FROM MADRID - THE CHALLENGE. MICHAEL ANGELO AND HIS ORCHESTRA : TEARS - THEME FROM "THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS STONE". THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN AND ORCHESTRA : CUTTY SARK - LOST PATROL - THE JAMES BOND THEME - THE BLACKSMITH BLUES - THE LOLLY THEME - MARCH OF THE MANDARINS. DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : OLIVIER JULIEN

This release is the world premiere recording of Estonia's first major work in art music in it's original score and sung in Estonian. Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918) is widely celebrated in Estonia as the 'father of Estonian music' and considered as the first Estonian composer to have obtained a degree in composing after completing his studies at the St Petersburg Conservatoire. In this recording the composer's magnum opus, Joonas (Jonah Oratorio) is performed by a first-class Estonian line up led by the award-winning ensembles Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and conductor Tonu Kaljuste.

Voici un temoignage eclatant de la virtuosite et de la complicite entre deux figures majeures du jazz francais, le pianiste Martial Solal et le trompettiste eric Le Lann. Les deux artistes ont developpe une connivence musicale unique, un dialogue spontane, quasi-telepathique, qui se caracterise par une liberte totale, une ecoute mutuelle exceptionnelle et une prise de risque constante. "Portrait in Black and White" est une conversation � la fois intime et audacieuse entre deux geants, capturee dans l'instant magique et suspendu d'un concert. Augustin Bondoux / Patrick Fremeaux Solal et Le Lann ne jouent ni du son ni du souffle, encore moins de la virtuosite. Ils jouent la musique (.). Se laisser embarquer. Oublier la technique, la performance et passer � l'essentiel Francis Marmande, Le Monde Ensemble, le pianiste et le trompettiste vont au bout de leur individualisme Alain Gerber, Diapason Here is sparkling evidence of the entente and virtuosity that can exist between two major figures in French jazz, namely pianist Martial Solal and trumpeter eric Le Lann. Each of these artists has developed a unique understanding of the other, enabling them to construct spontaneous, almost telepathic conversations whose principal quality is total freedom, a liberty of expression fostered by an exceptional ability to hear one's partner while constantly taking risks... "Portrait in Black and White" is one of those conversations, and it has daring and intimate exchanges between these two giants captured live in a magic moment onstage. Augustin Bondoux / Patrick Fremeaux THE MAN I LOVE (GEORGE & IRA GERSWIN) - PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE (ANT�NIO CARLOS JOBIM) - ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT (THELONIOUS MONK) - WELL YOU NEEDN't (THELONIOUS MONK) - BODY AND SOUL (EDWARD HEYMAN, JOHNNY GREEN, ROBERT SOUR ET FRANK EYTON) - LE BLEU D'HORTENSE (eRIC LE LANN) - QUE RESTE-T-IL DE NOS AMOURS (CHARLES TReNET / LeO CHAULIAC) - INVITATION (BRONISLAW KAPER/ NED WASHINGTON) - WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE (COLE PORTER). MARTIAL SOLAL PIANO - eRIC LE LANN TROMPETTE

The primal force of the spoken word collides with evocative music that pierces the heart: the irrepressible power of Moor Mother's apocalyptic album is visceral. This spellbinding symphonic version created for the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and the string quintet Wooden Elephant by Ian Anderson, the impassioned opus by the radical American poet becomes a grandiose Gesamtkunstwerk that touches the soul.

Baroque bad boy Francesc Valls shook the music world by not conforming to standard practice and using unconventional harmonies and gratuitous dissonance. Ensemble Bachwerkvokal led by Gordon Safari take this controversial Catalan composer from the time of Bach out of the archives and present his extraordinary works for the first time in this world premiere recording.

For Wolfgang Amadeus, composing violin sonatas was a welcome respite from his tiresome commissions. With great clarity of expression and the right combination of lightness, playfulness and depth that make these pieces so special, Tibor Gyenge and Michael Schoch present a selection of their favourites.

The primal force of the spoken word collides with evocative music that pierces the heart: the irrepressible power of Moor Mother's' apocalyptic album is visceral. This spellbinding symphonic version created for the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and the string quintet Wooden Elephant by Ian Anderson, the impassioned opus by the radical American poet becomes a grandiose Gesamtkunstwerk that touches the soul.

Strange Wonders, The Wexford Carols, Vol. II is the follow-up to the #1 Billboard and Amazon charting The Wexford Carols (2014), hailed by The Irish Times as "The Wexford Carols as they have never been heard before." Produced by celebrated Grammy-winning producer Ethan Johns (Paul McCartney, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne) and led by renowned Irish singer/arranger Caitriona O'Leary, this new recording offers an intimate, spiritual, and mystical journey through eleven rarely-heard carols from Ireland's cherished Christmas tradition. The album features a world-class ensemble, including Alison Balsom (trumpet), Stile Antico (choir), Seth Lakeman, Clara Sanabras, John Smith, Olov Johansson, Simone Collavechi, Deirdre O'Leary, Mel Mercier, John Hearne, and Ethan Johns himself. Drawing on 17th-18th century Wexford carol traditions and blending early music, folk, and classical styles, Strange Wonders illuminates familiar moments of the Christmas story alongside rarely sung carols to saints of the Twelve Days. This moving collection brings Ireland's greatest Christmas music to life for today's audiences in a timeless new way.

CALYPSO, PREGoN, MAMBO, CREOLE WALTZ, BE-BOP JAZZ, DANZoN-MAMBO, VOODOO SONG, POP, GOOMBAY, MENTO, RHYTHM AND BLUES, JAZZ, SHUFFLE RHYTHM AND BLUES, BIGUINE, QUADRILLE, LATIN JAZZ, TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK, QUELBE, BLUES, CHA CHA CHa, BALLAD. Meconnues, ignorees, voire devalorisees, les musiques caribeennes sont � la base d'une grande partie des musiques americaines qui ont conquis le monde. Marquees � leur tour par l'influence des etats-Unis, elles ont produit une magie irresistible de Cuba � la Nouvelle-Orleans et de la Martinique � Haiti, jusqu'� la Jamaique. Ce coffret para�t simultanement au livre de reference Caraibes/etats-Unis de Bruno Blum. en montrant les interactions fondamentales entre Caraibes et etats-Unis de 1944 � 1972, il devoile dans cette anthologie au champ tres large, une relecture radicale de toute l'histoire des musiques americaines, une invitation � un nouveau regard sur l'heritage des Caraibes. Patrick FReMEAUX Often unsung and ignored, the music of the Caribbean formed the basis of much American music, which subsequently conquered the world. In turn, the USA left a deep mark on it, which produced an irresistible magic - from Cuba to New Orleans and all the way to Martinique, Haiti, Jamaica. This Caribbean compendium also shows the cream of U.S. music with ties to the West Indies. In showing fundamental interactions between the two, in this exceptional anthology Bruno Blum unveils a radical rereading of American music history and a doorway to a new outlook on the Caribbean. Patrick FReMEAUX CD1 - CARIBBEAN : RUM AND COCA COLA [TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, CALYPSO] - LORD INVADER - CAO CAO, MANi PICAO [CUBA, PREGoN] - CELIA CRUZ - PIANOLO [CUBA, MAMBO BATIRI] - PeREZ PRADO - CUBAN MAMBO [CUBA, MAMBO] - PeREZ PRADO - TES YEUX [MARTINIQUE, CREOLE WALTZ] - L'ORCHESTRE DELS' JAZZ BIGUINE - MARJORIE'S FLIRTATION [TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, CALYPSO] - LORD KITCHENER - JEAN AND DINAH [TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, CALYPSO] - THE MIGHTY SPARROW - CHEROKEE [JAMAICA, BE-BOP JAZZ] - JOE HARRIOTT - EL BOMBiN DE PERUCHO [CUBA, DESCARGA JAZZ] - ISRAEL "CACHAO" LoPEZ - CHANCHULLO [OYE CoMO VA] [CUBA, DANZoN-MAMBO] - ANTONIO ARCA�O - SIESTA [HAITI-USA, POP SONG] - JOSEPHINE PREMICE - SONG OF THE JUMBIES [HAITI-USA, VOODOO SONG] - JOSEPHINE PREMICE - SPONGER MONEY [BAHAMAS, GOOMBAY] - GEORGE SYMONETTE - SHAKE SHAKE SE�ORA [JUMP IN THE LINE] [JAMAICA, MENTO] - LORD FLEA - ZOMBIE JAMBOREE [JAMAICA, MENTO] - LORD LEBBY - FAT MAN - DERRICK MORGAN [JAMAICA, RHYTHM AND BLUES] - TENDERLY [JAMAICA, JAZZ] - ERNEST RANGLIN TRIO - SERENADE IN SOUND [JAMAICA, JAZZ] - CECIL LLOYD GROUP - EXODUS [JAMAICA, JAZZ] - CECIL LLOYD GROUP - ONE CUP OF COFFEE [JAMAICA, SHUFFLE RHYTHM AND BLUES] - BOB MARLEY - THIS MAN IS BACK [JAMAICA, SHUFFLE RHYTHM AND BLUES] - DON DRUMMOND - NOUS LES CUISINIeRES [GUADELOUPE, BIGUINE] - ROBERT MAVOUNZY - PANTALON [GUADELOUPE, QUADRILLE AVEC COMMANDEUR] - ENSEMBLE DE QUADRILLE GUADELOUPeEN. CD2 - USA : RUM AND COCA COLA [CALYPSO] - THE ANDREW SISTERS - EARLY IN THE MORNING [SHUFFLE RHYTHM AND BLUES] - LOUIS JORDAN - RAN-KAN-KAN - [MAMBO] - TITO PUENTE - I'm GONE [RHYTHM AND BLUES BALLAD] - SHIRLEY & LEE - BEGIN THE BEGUINE [LATIN JAZZ] - CHARLIE PARKER - EVIL EYED WOMAN [RHYTHM AND BLUES] - TERRY TIMMONS - BO DIDDLEY [RHYTHM AND BLUES] - BO DIDDLEY - DAY-O [DOCKER SONG] - HARRY BELAFONTE - CARRIBEE JOE [TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK] - DUKE ELLINGTON - CONGO SQUARE [TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK] - DUKE ELLINGTON - ZAJJ'S DREAM [TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK] - DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA - ST. THOMAS [JAZZ] - SONNY ROLLINS - MY BOY LOLLIPOP [SHUFFLE RHYTHM AND BLUES] - BARBIE GAYE - PEANUT VENDOR [PREGoN] - CHET ATKINS - JEAN & DINAH [CALYPSO] - ROBERT MITCHUM 2'42 - 16. MAMBO AT THE M [MAMBO] - CAL TJADER - DON't BLAME IT ON ELVIS [QUELBE] - THE FABULOUS MCCLEVERTYS - ALLIGATOR WINE [BLUES] - SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS - BE MY GUEST [SHUFFLE RHYTHM AND BLUES] - FATS DOMINO - IT KEEPS RAININ' [BALLAD] - FATS DOMINO - ZOMBIE JAMBOREE [CALYPSO] - HARRY BELAFONTE - CARAVAN [JAZZ] - DUKE ELLINGTON - OYE CoMO VA [CHA CHA CHa] - TITO PUENTE. COeDITION AVEC LE MUSeE DU QUAI BRANLY - JACQUES CHIRAC DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : BRUNO BLUM

For the pianist and opera conductor Boris Bloch, who hails from Odessa in present-day Ukraine, the works of Frederic Chopin represent the epitome of poetry in music. Chopin's primary means of expression-the language with which he expressed everything he wanted to say-was his melody: the most beautiful kind known to man. For Chopin, however, this melody was more than that; it was a reflection of reality, behind which lay a real image or event. Heinrich Neuhaus pointed out the autobiographical character of Chopin's oeuvre. And it is precisely this autobiographical character that has helped countless people find themselves in their own biographies. This explains the immense popularity and universal appeal of his works, which are cherished all over the world. On this double CD, Boris Bloch presents a selection of Mazurkas, etudes, Impromptus, the four Ballades, and the second Piano Sonata, Op. 35.

Pianist and composer Eduard Kiprsky, a native of St. Petersburg and winner of countless international composition awards, has long been involved with writing song cycles. On this album, titled "Friedensgebet" (Prayer for Peace), mezzo-soprano Margarita Gritskova-a beloved ensemble member of the Vienna State Opera-and Alexander Mikhailov, tenor at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, join Kiprsky at the piano to perform a selection of his songs. These settings of poems by Heinrich Heine, Eduard Morike, Hermann Hesse, Joseph von Eichendorff, and Clemens Brentano, among others, explore doubt, loss, and suffering, yet also love, hope, and resilience. Framing the vocal works are two instrumental pieces: the Arioso for Piano, Violin, and Cello and the award-winning "Friedensgebet" String Quartet, which lends the album it's title.