The album was recorded in Los Angeles with Back Street Crawler bassist Terry Wilson, and co-written with Mark Taylor, who's played with The Alarm, Elton John, Simple Minds, Echo & The Bunnymen and more.

As one of music’s bestselling artists of all time, Gasoline Alley is everything that Stewart does well. His second solo outing is a masterpiece that features breathtaking covers, rock and roll classics and magnificent originals. "Gasoline Alley" features a unique mixture of acoustic and electric instruments from mandolins to swift guitar riffs. Stewart’s raspy vocals and authoritative confidence are in full gear. Included is Stewart’s “Jo’s Lament” and scintillating renditions of The Rolling Stones’ “It’s All Over Now”, Elton John’s “Country Comfort” and Bob Dylan’s “Only a Hobo”. Featured as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, "Gasoline Alley" is a vital addition to any music lover’s collection.

A defining moment in a career that has spanned multiple decades, Rod Stewart remains one of the best selling artists of all time. Stewart continued his legacy with the release of his 1971 masterpiece, Every Picture Tells A Story. This quintessential recording rocks hard, comprised of originals and covers; the album is a rich mix of rock, blues and folk. Stewart’s soulful and brilliantly textured vocals are at the forefront of this album, which includes an inspired rendition of The Temptations’ “(I Know) I’m Losing You” and his chart-topping pop anthem, “Maggie May”.

Straight, No Chaser is an album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk, released in 1967. The album was reissued on SACD, including restored versions of previously abridged performances and three additional tracks.

"Holiday Wishes", also titled "Christmas Wishes", is a Christmas holiday album by American singer-songwriter and actress Idina Menzel. The album was produced by Grammy Award-winner Walter Afanasieff (Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey) and features such classic favorites as "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". It is Menzel's fourth studio album to date, as well as her first in six years, and features a duet with Michael Bublé.

"In Winter" is truly unique collection of songs centered around the theme of winter, performed by multi-award-winning recording artist Katie Melua and featuring the astounding voices of Gori Women's Choir. Ranging from original works inspired by Melua's childhood in Georgia, to new interpretations of traditional carols, the album features arrangements of world-renowned choral arranger Bob Chilcott. In Winter opens up with the traditional Ukrainian Carol introduced to the West as Carol of the Bells, and closes with a show-stopping rendition of O Holy Night.

Father Tom Vaughn was an American jazz pianist and Episcopalian priest. Father Vaughn left St. John's Church in Midland in 1967, deciding that Los Angeles would be more conducive to his two passions, music and the ministry. "Motor City Soul" is his 1967's live album released in the end of 1967 via RCA Victor label.

The Priests themselves played a part in the jazz-goes-to-church movement. Father Tom Vaughn, an Episcopalian priest, recorded an album with bassist Art Davis and John Coltrane's drummer Elvin Jones at the hip Village Gate club in New York City, and he also appeared on "The Tonight Show" and opening for Miles Davis at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival.

Often compared to Diana Krall and Norah Jones, award-winning Korean singer Youn Sun Nah displays her unique qualities on Lento as she blends different cultural and musical sources in a respectful yet unconventional manner. Besides jazz and related styles, she draws on chanson, pop and folk music. In addition to original compositions by her and her band members, there is a cover of a Nine Inch Nails song ("Hurt") and "Ghost Riders in the Sky", a classic country song made famous by Johnny Cash. And, for the first time, Nah explores European classical music: Alexander Scriabin’s 5 Preludes, Op. 16 was a source of inspiration for the album’s title and it also sets up an intimate, atmospheric and harmonious musical world.

"This Path Tonight" is the new studio album and collection of 10 songs from Graham Nash. Produced by Shane Fontayne, this is Nash's first solo record of new music in fourteen years. The title track, This Path Tonight, is the debut single. Like the album, the song is one of reflection and transition of a singer-songwriter whose career (the Hollies, CSN, CSNY) has spanned more than five decades and counting.

"Scandal" marks the first time that trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano have recorded a full studio album of material together, revealing a passionately adventurous band for whom no territory is off-limits. As on their live debut recording, Sound Prints features pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Joey Baron. The super group heads off into swinging, heartfelt and sophisticated new territory inspired by saxophonist giant Wayne Shorter. Two of Shorter's pieces receive special treatment. A truly fantastic and original group playing new originals and music by Shorter.

Pianist Lara Downes celebrates the launch of her Sony Classical debut album FOR LENNY, a Leonard Bernstein centennial tribute that spans the landscape of American music from the past, present, and future. Downes, joined on stage by singer Rhiannon Giddens, presents a portrait of Bernstein the man, full of boundless curiosity and a fervent belief in the power of music to change our world for the better.

H to He, Who Am the Only One is the third album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released in 1970 on Charisma Records. The band recorded the album in several stages throughout mid 1970 in Trident Studios with producer John Anthony. The songs mentioned a killer shark in "Killer", lost love in "Lost" and science fiction material in "Pioneers Over c". Bassist Nic Potter left the group in August partway through recording, with organist Hugh Banton covering on bass guitar in the studio and playing bass pedals in concert. King Crimson's Robert Fripp made a guest appearance on guitar, and the cover was the first of several by the band to feature the artwork of Paul Whitehead.

Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in October 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album features just three tracks, including the side-long suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers". The album was not commercially successful in the UK, but reached number one in Italy. It has since seen retrospective critical praise and was reissued with extra material.

Godbluff is the fifth album released by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was the first disc after the band reformed in 1975 and was recorded after a European tour. As the first self-produced album by the band, it featured a tighter, more pared-down sound than the band's earlier recordings with producer John Anthony. This reissue added live performances by the band of two songs from Peter Hammill's album The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974), recorded at a concert at L'Altro Mondo, Rimini, Italy.