Many musicians possess elements of genius, but it was the great Ray Charles who so fully embodied the term that it was bestowed upon him as a nickname.

The Soundboard series focuses on the last three decades of concerts around the world.

"From Afar" is a new album full of beautiful arrangements recorded on two pianos with the repertoire mirrored on both grand piano and upright piano.

On "Live In Tokyo 2001" we return to the year 2001, when Deep Purple toured all over Asia, finally arriving in Tokyo on March 24 for two consecutive concerts.

Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by American jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971.

Riccardo Muti, OMRI (Italian: [rikˈkardo ˈmuːti]; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor.

Riccardo Muti, OMRI (Italian: [rikˈkardo ˈmuːti]; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor.

The Swiss composer Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865–1950) is best remembered for his development of Eurhythmics, which teaches the appreciation of music through movement. The buoyant miniatures recorded here document his fascination with dance, including a flirtation with jazz and ragtime, although the apparent innocence of the music conceals a striking degree of metrical and rhythmic complexity, cast in a style not so far from Debussy and Fauré – and animated by the blithe spirit of Chabrier.

"Hanoi Masters: War is a Wound, Peace is Scar" is a haunting audio document recorded in the summer of 2014 by Grammy-award winning producer Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Malawi Mouse Boys, The Good Ones). The sepia-tinged songs are sung and played live and direct by elderly Vietnamese musicians using half-forgotten traditional instruments. These musicians all have deep personal connections to the upheavals of the Vietnam War and the album's mesmerizing mood navigates the blurred line between raw beauty and muted sadness. 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, a war these Hanoi musicians still call the "American War", the wounds and scars of that era are ever-present. "Hanoi Masters" is an album of cautious healing and an unforgettable meditation on conflict, resistance, collective memory, and the longing for what has been lost.

A Hammond-driven progressive pearl - which could just as easily have been released in 1971 as in 2020 - Ring Van Möbius's epic The 3rd Majesty includes lengthy opuses galore. Incorporating instruments such as tubular bells, theremin, a string quartet, timpani, modular synthesizers, Hammond organ, and Fender Rhodes, the album combines 1960s/1970s arrangements and recording techniques with the band's own touch of contemporary creative madness.

"Work Hard" solidifies King Ayisoba's reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter.

Healing Noises is an music creator from East South of France. She first worked as journalist for French TV channels, then quitted this world to fully live her passion for his music.

Sheffield Lab Recordings is pleased to present the reissue of a historic recording: "The Harry James Sessions". Consisting of three albums originally recorded direct-to-disc by Sheffield in 1976 and 1979, and now spectacularly re-mastered by Seth Winner from analog disc originals, this program of music from the height of the swing era is a vital representation of one of the great big bands of the 20th century.

"Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Songbook" is an album by the American singer Keely Smith of music written by the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The initial Billboard magazine review from November 14, 1964 commented that Smith's "distinct handling of the especially arranged tunes makes her come through with flying colors…Lennon and McCartney will love her for this". The album was successful in the United Kingdom.

Norwegian pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff has released several albums in the recent years performing original compositions; solo as on LIVING and with his FLY NORTH Quartet. This time Hoff delivers a concept album performing 15 songs and Christmas carols, both Norwegian standards and international classics. "Stille lys" (Quiet Light) is Jan Gunnar Hoff's commission for Nordnorsk Lederutvikling, a group of Northern Trainees aiming to add an artistic and musical profile to their concept with an atmosphere of tranquility and proximity. Seeking inspiration in the North and at Ingmar Bergman Estate by the Baltic Sea, Hoff continues his solo journey, once again recorded by multi-Grammy nominated Morten Lindberg and 2L.