Acclaimed vocalist José James' "Yesterday I Had The Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday" is a tribute to the legendary singer in honor of Holiday’s 100th birthday. The stunning set of 9 songs written or popularized by Holiday was produced by Blue Note president Don Was and features a stellar band including pianist Jason Moran, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Eric Harland.

Sonny Rollins' first outing for Blue Note label was recorded at that label's last session of 1956. The album features Rollins playing with Gene Ramey (bass), Max Roach (drums), Donald Byrd (trumpet), and Wynton Kelly (piano). The original LP record, Blue Note release BLP-1542, did not distinguish the volume number in the title. It was simply called "Sonny Rollins".

"Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2" brought together some of the greatest players of the post-bop era. In addition to Rollins, it featured Art Blakey on drums, Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and J.J. Johnson on trombone. This classic record is a must-have for any jazz lover.

There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year’s Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Christian Thielemann, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.

In their third collaboration for Unseen Rain Records, acoustic virtuosos Jack DeSalvo and Tom Cabrera make their most ambitious musical statement yet, including creations with multiple layers of strings and percussion, their signature duos, and a solo piece each.

The Interrupters are the newest signing to Tim Armstrong's Hellcat Records, releasing their debut self-titled album. Fronted by singer-songwriter Aimee Allen, the Los-Angeles based ska band began working with Armstrong on his popular Tim Timebomb series of singles. (Before that, Allen sang background vocals on the Armstrong-produced Grammy-winning Jimmy Cliff album Rebirth). Steeped in ska, reggae, and punk, Allen and the Interrupters bring a sly sense of humor to their music and lyrics on songs like "White Noise" and "Liberty". With extensive national touring planned behind the new album, the Interrupters will be bringing their brand of noise to a waiting world.

An album that bridges musical worlds, with the Molto Adagio of Samuel Barber’s String Quartet No. 1 offered as tonal terra firma between Gyorgy Ligeti’s restlessly shifting first and second quartets.

In 2012 Ola Kvernberg won the highly regarded Kongsberg Jazz Award, which inspired him to write "Mechanical Fair" for the next Kongsberg festival. With this work as a starting point, Kvernberg has composed entirely new material where full integration of the acclaimed Trondheim Soloists is central. Get ready for a dynamic and ambitious performance!

Dejan Lazić performs Rachmaninov's second piano concerto in a recording which was named Orchestral Disc of the Month by ClassicFM Magazine, and won the Echo Klassik Award in 2009.

Five-time GRAMMY and eight-time JUNO Award-winning jazz pianist and world-renowned singer Diana Krall's twelfth studio album. Produced by 16-time GRAMMY Award-winning producer David Foster, Wallflower finds Krall breaking new ground with her interpretations of some of the greatest pop songs of all time. The album features popular classics from the late ‘60s to present day which have inspired Krall since her early years, as well as an unreleased composition from Paul McCartney (If I Take You Home Tonight).

Includes a new mix of the original album, 9 previously unreleased alternate takes and seven Radio Bremen radio session tracks. A 12 page booklet with a foreword by Johnny Marr of The Smiths, unseen images by the late Mick Rock, essays, and memorabilia from the album recording.

Soul Asylum's Grave Dancer's Union (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) features a second LP of bonus, rare tracks recorded from the band’s live performances in 1992 and 1993.

THIS IS A REMASTER OF THE ORIGINAL ALBUMYankee Hotel Foxtrot was widely acclaimed as one of 2002’s best albums, appearing in year-end lists of Mojo, NME, Q, Rolling Stone, and Uncut, among many others.

Renaud Capuçon recognises Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as “a highlight of the violin repertoire”, but it has taken him some time to add it to his discography. “For years, I refused to play it,” he explains.

Born in 1885, Alban Berg was one of the most significant composers of the Second Viennese School, whose output proved tremendously influential in the development of music in the twentieth century.