Songs of Solace is a musical response to Julie Nicholson's book A Song for Jenny. The book details the harrowing events surrounding the 7/7 London bombings in which the lives of Julie's daughter Jenny and fifty-one others were cruelly taken. The writing and recording of this disc has been a 5 year process - gradually refining the material through live performances until it felt ready. The songs with words are all settings of texts quoted in the book or included in Jenny's funeral service. The songs without words are a more visceral response to having read and re-read the book: sorrow, questioning, anger, despair, grief, memory, love.
Disc 1: 1. Familiar Sound Of Baseball, The 2. Voice Of Babe Ruth, April, 1947, The 3. Bobby Thomson's Home Run To Win The Pennat For The Giants In The 1951 Playoff Game With Brooklyn 4. Ed Walsh, 40-Game Winner 5. Walter Johnson, Strike-Out Leader 6. Carl Hubbell Recounts Striking Out Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons And Cronin 7. Bob Feller's 348 Strike-Outs In One Season 8. Carl Erskine Sets World Series' Strike-Out Record, 1953 9. Cy Young's First No-Hitter 10. Johnny Vander Meer Gets Two No-Hitters In Consecutive Starts 11. First No-Hitter In World Series Play, Piched By Don Larson 12. Babe Ruth Recalls The Three Goals He Set For Himself 13. George Sisler Remembers "The Babe"'s Strength 14. Senator Ford Recalls An Exceptional Hit By Ruth 15. Will Harridge On "The Babe" 16. Ruth Talks About The Importance Of Getting A Youngster Started In Baseball 17. Branch Rickey Estimates The Influence Of Ruth 18. Jim Farley Sums Up His Feelings About Ruth 19. Andy Coply Remembers Lou Gehrig As A Boy 20. Jimmy Foxx Remembers Gehrig's Feats 21. Charlie McCarthy (Edgar Bergen) Kids Gehrig 22. Gehrig's Farewell To The Fans 23. Rogers Hornsby His First Year In The Big Leagues 24. Ted Williams Hits One Out Of The Park 25. Stan Musial's 1955 All-Star Game-Winning Homer And 3,000th Hit 26. Paul Waner Goes Six For Six In 1926 Game 27. Tris Speaker Gives Views On Hitting 28. Ty Cobb Talks About How To Make Your Own Breaks 29. Budy Blattner On The Birth Of The Baseball Hall Of Fame 30. Hall Of Fame Ceremony, Cooperstown, New York, The 31. Eddie Collins 32. Grover Cleveland Alexander 33. Babe Ruth 34. Hank Greenberg 35. Paul Kerr 36. Ford Frick 37. Kenesaw Mountain Landis 38. Willie Mays Makes A Sensational Catch 39. Jackie Robinson Hits To Win The Sixth Game Of 1956 Wold Series 40. Robinson Recalls Troubles When First Entering The Major Leagues 41. Robert Heyland Jr., Talks About His Father 42. Connie Mack And His Long Managerial Career 43. Mickey Cochrane Remembers One Of Mack's Mistakes 44. Mack And His Eternal Hope For "Next Year" 45. Sid Keener Remembers Hornsby Claiming Alexander By Phone 46. Frankie Frisch Remebers The "Mud Cat Band" 47. Joe McCarthy Pays Tribute to His Great Players 48. Leo Durocher Admits He's A Genius 49. Fred Haney Gets A Testimonial Dinner 50. Chuck Tanner Hits A Four Bagger To Tie One Up 51. Eddie Matthews Gets A Homer 52. Joe Adcock Adds His 53. Henry Aaron Clinches The Pennant With A Homer 54. Braves Win The 1957 World Series, The 55. Prayer Of Thanks By Francis Cardinal Spellman, A
Disc 2: Bonus Disc: 1. Casey At The Bat - Vincent Price 2. Baseball March, The 3. They're All Good American Names 4. Home Run Quick Step 5. Our Orioles Two-Step March 6. Hurrah For Our National Game 7. Our Champions March 8. Slide, Kelly, Slide 9. Live Oak Polka 10. Baseball Fever 11. Spectator March And Two-Step, The 12. Umpire Is A Most Unhappy Man, The 13. Baseball Polka 14. One-A-Strike 15. Baseball Quadrille 16. Jake! Jake! The Yiddisher Ball-Player 17. Una Schottishe 18. Tiger Polka 19. That Baseball Rag 20. Ball Club March, The 21. Who Would Doubt That I'm A Man? 22. Baseball Cakewalk,The 23. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - D'Anna Fortunato/The Triskelion All-Stars
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME is a collection of spoken vocal tracks by famous baseball players & celebrities and also includes a bonus disc of traditional baseball songs.
This elegant, long-awaited CD by the elder statesman of cabaret is a very personal tribute to the late, great Stephen Sondheim, sampling his songs from 1954 through 1990. Ross calls this collection "a challenge and a privilege," and James Gavin, author of the definitive book on cabaret, notes that the album is "a role model for anyone who aspires to be smarter, worldlier and more stylish than the rest."
Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, the legendary duo from Bahia whose music has embodied the soul of Brasil for over five decades, return with a bold new collaboration: Jazz Is Dead 026. Introduced to Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad by Beto Barreto of Baiana System, the meeting was instant magic. "The first time we met, it was like family," they recall. That kinship led Younge and Muhammad to invite the duo to Los Angeles, where they carried a handful of ideas and created new songs on the spot-an intuitive, improvisatory process that defines the Jazz Is Dead ethos. The story of Antonio Carlos & Jocafi begins in Salvador at the close of the 1960s, when the pair first joined forces as composers and performers. In 1971, their debut album Muita Zorra! Introduced Brasil to a sound that was both rooted in Bahia's folk traditions and attuned to the modern pulse of samba, funk, and MPB. From that record came Voce Abusou, an anthem that became one of the most recorded songs in the history of Brasilian popular music. The duo quickly distinguished themselves through their ability to channel the everyday life, humor, and struggles of Bahia into universal songs that resonated across the country and beyond. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Antonio Carlos & Jocafi wrote and recorded music that blended the sacred and the profane, Afro-Brasilian traditions and urban funk, biting satire and joyous celebration. Their compositions were picked up by some of the greatest voices of their generation: Clara Nunes, Gal Costa, Maria Creuza, and Sergio Mendes among them. They also contributed to television and cinema, writing theme songs that became part of Brasil's cultural fabric. Despite their success, they remained deeply tied to Bahia, drawing constant inspiration from Salvador's streets, the Mercado Modelo, the rhythms of candomble, and the irreverent humor of the people. Now, with Jazz Is Dead 026, Antonio Carlos & Jocafi reaffirm their creative vitality while introducing their timeless Bahian spirit to a new generation. "Adrian's love for Brasil is greater than that of many Brasilians," they say, noting how deeply he listens, studies, and channels the rhythms, stories, and feelings of their culture. The result is an album that bridges Salvador's Mercado Modelo with the global stage, weaving Bahia's folkloric traditions into Jazz Is Dead's analog soul. This collaboration stands not only as a continuation of their journey but also as a testament to the enduring power of Bahia's music-a sound that carries history, resistance, and joy in every beat. From Voce Abusou to Jazz Is Dead 026, Antonio Carlos & Jocafi remain essential voices in the evolving story of Brasilian music.
TRIBUTE TO ANNE SYLVESTRE These Rendez-vous are a vibrant and contemporary tribute, performed by fifteen artists from different generations and backgrounds who have come together to celebrate the extraordinary legacy left by Anne Sylvestre through music. Each of them has expressed, in their own way, their deep attachment to her world. Whether they knew her, sang her songs, or simply admired her, they pay her a sincere tribute here, on a human level, in the emotion of a live performance. Rendez-vous Sylvestre is not just a series of videos or an album. It is a bridge between generations, a living memory, a group of artists who affirm that Anne Sylvestre's words are more necessary than ever. The location was not chosen at random: these recordings took place in the legendary Studio Ferber in Paris, where she made her last albums. Each artist chose their own cover version and provided their own musical direction. This artistic freedom gave rise to fifteen unique, deeply personal interpretations, imbued with emotion, rebellion, humor, and tenderness, echoing all the facets that illuminate Anne Sylvestre's art and personality.
Nelson Eddy, Gale Sherwood, John Conte, Otto Kruger. A wonderfully-done adaptation of Romberg's famous operetta as it was performed live for a 1955 TV telecast. Unlike earlier film versions, the live performance now captured on film illuminates the story in a much truer format to Romberg's original. 1955/b&w/76 min/NR/fullscreen.
This new recording from the Vida Guitar Quartet continues to highlight Vida’s passion for ground-breaking arrangements. Mark Ashford’s version of the English Folk Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams is just one example of the quartet’s ability to re-work established masterpieces with breathtaking virtuosity. The Vida Guitar Quartet brings together four guitarists of exceptional artistry and “unerring musical instinct.” (Gramophone) Vida’s ability to “conjure up an orchestral palette of color and effects” (Classic FM) combined with their “exquisite tonal and dynamic control” has firmly established them as a passionate and masterful ensemble who sparkle with “vitality and spontaneity” (Acoustic) Vida’s seemingly effortless sense of ensemble and their broad range of timbres and dynamics evokes “listening to an entire orchestra and note merely to four guitars. There’s only one word for it: magic.” (Gramophone)
2018 release. Raymond wants the music of Real Feels to connect to his listeners. So rather than compose complex, over the top pieces, he focused on simplifying and writing music that people could sing along with. The majority of the music on Joy Ride was written during a self-imposed summer retreat in which Raymond made sure to write every day. He also decided to compose at the piano, an instrument on which he is less in command, creating a natural handicap to insure the pieces would be more natural.
Caroling / Captain Chad A. Steffey, Singing Sergeants
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Caroling is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years as a joyful part of the winter holiday season. Since the Eisenhower administration, the Singing Sergeants have been caroling at the White House each December for guests from around the country and throughout the world. In the spirit of that tradition, this album contains some of the band's favorites, including songs that tell the Christmas story, celebrate the Hannukah tradition, and inspire hope, peace and joy. All of the songs are performed in the a cappella tradition. Caroling, directed by Captain Chad A. Steffey, is dedicated to all of the men and women of the United States Air Force who are away from home during the holiday season.
As a leader and a sideman, George Cables defines mainstream jazz piano. In addition to composing and arranging for his own albums, George Cables has contributed to recordings by Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson and many others. George Cables spent a great deal of time in San Francisco and this live performance was recorded at the famed Keystone Korner in 1980.
It's been some time since we've heard from the composer of the beloved "Taste and See," but Come to the Feast is certainly worth the wait. A resident of Vienna, Austria, James Moore has made a special return visit to the United States to record this lively new collection. Along with favorites never before available on CD, this collection also includes new material Jim has written in the past several years. Known for simple refrains perfect for assembly singing, this collection offers "Let Us Go Rejoicing," featuring a delightful refrain in canon; "Love Endures," a wedding song with a simple congregation response; and "Praise Ye the Lord," a wonderful new hymn. "I Am Special" was written for use with children's choirs and may also be used with a combined choir of adults and children. "Alive!" is a lively song written especially for youth, while "Be Still" is a meditative tune ideal for after Communion.
Folk songs are evidently one of the seminal sources of inspiration that Bohuslav Martinu drew upon in his music. The composer would take Sušil's extensive collection of traditional Moravian songs along with him wherever he travelled. The texts from the volume were used for the majority of the Songs on One Page, Songs on Two Pages and The New Chapbook. Just as Dvorák had done in his Moravian Duets, so Martinu conceived his own tunes and accompaniment, yet his having been profoundly impacted by folk music, it's rhythm, melody and harmonic techniques is palpable. Created in the early 1940s, in the middle of World War II, during the composer's exile in the USA, the three song cycles represented for Martinu and his compatriots a connection with their beleaguered homeland. Jan Masaryk, a Czech diplomat and a skilled amateur pianist, often performed the songs together with the soprano Jarmila Novotná, a MET soloist. Owing to their elliptical expression and modesty, the three cycles may serve as the clue to Martinu's late works. The New Slovak Songs constitute a unique piece in the composer's oeuvre; he himself had collected them during his visit to Slovakia in 1920 and subsequently wrote for them piano accompaniments. Three renowned artists, bearing an authentic relation to folk music and Martinu's work alike, have made a benchmark recording, in which they have succeeded in highlighting the songs' tender beauty. Bohuslav Martinu's songs - magnificent tiny pieces by a great master
Marcos Valle -"Samba '68 (Verve Vault Series)" [180g Heavy Vinyl LP] Samba '68, released on Verve, introduced Brazilian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience. Already established in Brazil through songs such as "Samba de Verao" ("Summer Samba"), Valle worked here with producer Creed Taylor on a recording that pairs Brazilian rhythmic forms with contemporary American studio orchestration. The sessions include vocals by Anamaria Valle and arrangements by Eumir Deodato. The repertoire features English-language versions of compositions co-written by Valle, including "So Nice (Summer Samba)," "Chup Chup, I Got Away," and "Safely In Your Arms," alongside additional material that reflects his economical writing and feather-light rhythmic approach. The album documents a meeting point between Brazilian popular music and international pop-jazz studio practice at the end of the 1960s. The Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. Towa Bird returns with her sophomore album Gentleman - 11 songs that navigate the tension between masculine and feminine archetypes, delivered with undeniable confidence and swagger from one of music's most promising voices. Featuring the singles "Dirty Habit" and "Dog," with contributions from Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna, Gentleman sharpens Towa's guitar-driven rush into a world of queer romance and self-assured style - equal parts charm, humor, vulnerability, and bite. Produced by Patrick Wimberly (MGMT, Blood Orange, Solange.) Pressed on red vinyl. Kenny Dorham -"Whistle Stop (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition)"
Prima, who died in 1978, was the eternal game-changer. In his early years, he led various jazz outfits including the highly rated New Orleans Gang. A star of not only music, but also films - Prima appeared in several shorts and full-blown Hollywood productions during the '30s. In 1967 he provided the voice for King Louie, the orang-utan in Disney's The Jungle Book, for which many people remember Prima today. But as this essential double-album confirms, long before that he made great, humour-instilled, often exciting sounds that left audiences feeling happy. Featured here are his all his very best and most loved songs.
