A few years ago I was pleased to record a selection of works by Bach in transcriptions by other composers (CHAN 9835). Now it is time for the conductors to weigh in on the matter. In a way it can be argued that, since most of these maestri wrote their versions for specific orchestras, there is an even greater coherency in these works.

Born into a family of ten brothers, he sang for the first time in church. His mother died in a car accident when he was 13, which meant that he was raised by foster parents. Jimmy suffers from a rare hereditary disease called Kallmann syndrome that prevented him from experiencing puberty, which meant that he stopped growing when his height was not yet five feet and that his voice has not changed from that of his childhood.

C'est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978. These versions of Chic, C’est Chic and Risqué feature the Nile Rodgers’ Signature Edition Remasters, which debuted last year as part of The Chic Organization 1977-1979 boxed set.

The piano remained the main instrument of Beethoven throughout his life, and this specially priced 4-CD box set represents his entire and sizeable output for piano and orchestra, starting with the early Piano Concerto in E flat,

The album is comprised of thirteen new cinematic tracks, produced by longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann and The Lips. Among them, “God and the Policeman” featuring backing vocals from country superstar Kasey Musgraves. American Head takes on a welcome temporal shift that occupies a similar space to that of The Soft Bulletin or Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots and just may be their most beautiful and consistent work to date.

The album is a collection of gems that consist only of award-winning works of Professional Music Recording Award of Japan ‒ the most prestigious professional musical recording award in Japan ‒ and is a portfolio released by UNAMAS, the music label which has been releasing high quality works since 2007 the early days of Hi-Res surround sound.

In its style and conception, La Sorsa’s music is very eclectic, steeped in modern and contemporary sounds and avant-garde/free experimentation. La Sorsa called on the musicianship of highly regarded long-term collaborator jazz pianist Sam Leak on Hammond organ as well as the heavy weight stalwarts of the London jazz scene Nick Costley-White *on guitar and *Jay Davis on drums.

Fans will be delighted by this brand new high-resolution remaster of English duo Total Contrast's classic track Hit and Run! Featured on this released are several alternate mixes and versions alongside the original single, remastered for 2021.

Composed during pandemia “" a fuego lento y con mucho tiempo", according to the singer, Alejandro Sanz's new album –the twelfth studio of his career - has been cooked between his house in the luxurious urbanization of La Finca (in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid) and a nearby recording studio, and seasoned at Abbey Road Studios in London.

Norwegian jazz sextet Ladybird Orchestra offers rhythmic drive, captivating motifs and exploratory improvisation. The new debut album has an unmistakable touch of western Norway: stormy outside and pleasant inside. It seems light and humorous, known as folk tunes and classical, American piano jazz in Bill Evans tradition. It's mainly instrumental music, but they are no strangers to breaking out into singing in good groove!

Tenor saxophonist and bandleader returns with his most ambitious project to date, 17+ musicians from 17+ countries of origin!! Add to the wonderment of this recording–each musician recorded their part(s) in isolation during the pandemic, then mixed and mastered to perfection by Dave Darlington under Chad’s supervision. Some of the featured soloists include Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Lionel Loueke, Bria Skonberg, Melissa Aldana, and others. Nine brilliant adaptations of very well-known songs.

Concertos for cor anglais are few and far between, and harp concertos aren’t very common either. In combining the two, Kalevi Aho has come up with a true rarity – possibly the only double concerto in existence for these two instruments. Composed in 2014, the work was commissioned by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for two of its solo players: Anneleen Lenaerts and Dimitri Mestdag, who also perform it here. The work is characteristically eclectic, making the most of the sonic possibilities of the solo instruments, but also of the orchestral palette.