George Benson's place as one of the greatest and most successful guitarists in the history of jazz is secure, but what's easy to forget sometimes is that he began his career as a vocalist, and if this release, a tribute to Nat King Cole, comes as any kind of surprise, it shouldn't. Benson's and Cole's careers are remarkably similar, both becoming known first as instrumentalists, Cole as a pianist, and Benson, of course, as a guitarist, with both eventually easing into the pop mainstream because of their voices. Cole was a one of a kind vocalist, of course, and even Benson wouldn't claim to equal him as a singer, but Benson has a similarly soothing and lush tenor voice that more than holds its own on these familiar songs.

Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds “The Jazz Funk Collection” is the first time you have been able to acquire a collection of tracks by these artists on a CD package. All tracks on “The Jazz Funk Collection” are either written, produced or performed by Donald Byrd; the collection starts in 1973 around the start of the Jazz Funk era. Donald Byrd started recording in the mid-fifties, but by the late-sixties and now on Blue Note Records his style became more electric and was one of the instigators of the Jazz Funk scene. Our package kicks off with ‘Lansana’s Priestess’ from the 1973 album “Street Lady” nearly eight minutes of pure Jazz Funk produced by the legendary Mizell Brothers. Followed by a slew of classic Donald Byrd tracks such as ‘Black Byrd’, ‘Loves So Far Away’ and ‘Flight Time’ to name but a few.

With 4 million records sold and an international tour of more than 500 dates, the # 1 French singer in the world is back with a new studio album of original songs. Between rock, salsa, French song, between beautiful ballads and dynamic tracks, the very eclectic album is an echo of the experiences, travels and meetings that ZAZ has done in 8 years of career. French singer-songwriter who mixes jazzy styles, French variety, soul and acoustic. She is famous for her hit "Je veux", from her first album, Zaz, released on 10 May 2010. In 2001, she started her singing career in the blues band "Fifty Fingers".

SUPERB 1985 BROADCAST RECORDING FROM THE FIRM With Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers Formed in 1984 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Jimmy Page, drummer Chris Slade and bass player Tony Franklin, The Firm were among the most successful and popular rock supergroups of all time. As Paul Rodgers remembers; "Jimmy was at a bit of a loose end. He'd come round and check out my home studio and we ended up writing songs, but without any definite plans. Jimmy was very keen to get back on the road, so we put a band together The first thing I knew was that he had to be writing songs again. I'd already seen one of my friends going down that road in Koss, and it wasn't going to happen again." During their tenure, The Firm released two studio albums; their eponymous debut in 1985, and Mean Business in 86. The band played a few dates in the UK at the end of 1984, and toured the US in both 1985 and 1986. One of the finest gigs the Firm performed however was at London s Wembley Arena on 22nd May 1985, when they played a quite astonishing set which was recorded for live FM Radio Broadcast across the UK and the US, and which remains a formidable example of mid-1980s British rock music at its very best. Previously unreleased, this entire recording is now available for the first time on this new 2 CD Set.

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This Harley hog of a reissue takes the original soundtrack and adds an entire disc of similarly emblematic anthems of the era to form the ultimate period piece! Includes Don't Bogart Me Fraternity of Man; The Ballad of Easy Rider Roger McGuinn; Pushin' Too Hard Seeds; If You Want to Be a Bird Holy Modal Rounders; Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers; If 6 Were 9 Jimi Hendrix, and more.

Establishing a telling and plausibly individual post-Gouldian solution to the Goldbergs has unsurprisingly come more from the likes of pianists Angela Hewitt and Murray Perahia than a generation of harpsichordists, a view reinforced when one revisits the studied hauteur of Gustav Leonhardt’s pioneering 1964 recording (Teldec, 3/96 – nla). Amongst others, we have since recognised Pierre Hantaï’s decorous 1992 Gramophone Award-winning account for Opus 111, and yet even such a vital and alluring account as this has barely impacted on the ‘mainstream’ consciousness of the work’s interpretative possibilities. For all the technical differences between the piano and harpsichord which have contributed to such divergent lines of enquiry, this remarkable set of 30 Variations badly needs a harpsichord performance which projects the various layers of meaning and characterisation in a cohesive whole and, crucially, which makes the harpsichord sound warm, generous and palatable over 70 minutes.

The complete Trammps’ albums from 1975 through 1980 including all of their biggest hits on eight fantastic CDs. Featuring the albums ‘The Trammps’, ‘The Legendary Zing Album’, ‘Where The Happy People Go’, ‘Disco Inferno’, ‘III’, ‘The Whole World’s Dancing’, ‘Mixin’ It Up’ and ‘Slipping Out’. With comprehensive sleeve notes by MOJO and Record Collector’s contributor Charles Waring.The Trammps’ features the single ‘Love Epidemic’ which was to launch them into the world of Disco, their next Album ‘The Legendary Zing Album’ propelled them into Disco superstardom, featuring the Top 10 US R&B and top five UK smash hit ‘Hold Back The Night’, the album also features the singles ‘Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart’ and ‘Sixty Minute Man’.

Opus Dei, the band’s first album for Mute, was mixed by Rico Conning (Wire, Pere Ubu, Swans, William Orbit) and the band’s classic Laibachian interpretations of Opus’ ‘Live Is Life’ (here presented in English as ‘Opus Dei’ and in German as ‘Leben heisst Leben’) and Queen’s ‘One Vision’ (reworked as ‘Geburt Einer Nation’) soon saw them emerge from the shadows as they garnered support from the likes of MTV and ITV’s The Chart Show. This mainstream spotlight, coupled with memorable features in the music press, opened up opportunities for the Slovenian collective that included their first world tour. Performances from the tour from London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and “somewhere in Europe” make up the second CD of the expanded remastered edition.

Now And Then comprises 14 gems recorded between 1970 and 1988 and is the third of the 'Archive' albums. The tracks that make up these three, including Valentine and Recollections were produced mostly by her then husband Tony Visconti.
Now And Then features three of Mary's own songs, as well as songs from other legendary names including Bert Jansch, Tom Paxton, Jim Croce and John Kongos. Mary's updated interpretation of 'Happy Birthday' (produced by Benny Gallagher) closes the album. 'If You Love Me', 'Tell me Now' and 'Wrap Me in Your Arms' are the same tracks as were released in 1976.
"There were about 30 hefty 2-inch tapes weighing heavily on my mind, and also on my bedroom ceiling," recalls Mary. "They had been gathering dust in my loft for many years and one morning I woke up to an ominous creaking sound - a huge crack had appeared in the ceiling. So, with some prodding from my daughter Jessica, we decided to release them before the ceiling fell in."

The early Sixties and the years leading up to them was the era of the instrumental and the numbers on offer were as different as the instruments they each showcased. This superb 3 disc compilation features guitar-based rock from the Shadows, rhythm and blues from Booker T. & the M.G.s, the drum-led adventures of Sandy Nelson and the clarinet-led jazz of Acker Bilk …and that's only the first four tracks!

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The Very Best of Jazz - 50 Unforgettable Tracks (Remastered) is a English, French album released on 2012. The Very Best of Jazz - 50 Unforgettable Tracks (Remastered) Album has 50 songs sung by Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole.

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Delerium has explored any number of aspects of electronic music, ceaselessly evolving and exploring, seemingly traversing genres in search of the exquisite. Signs is a masterwork of hypnotic rhythms and enveloping ambience, with stunning vocal contributions from Mimi Page, Phildel, Inna Walters, and KANGA. Each singer's unique voice elevates Signs, adding levels of aching beauty and romanticism.

Sigismondo d’India, actif à Parme, Turin et Modène, fut un compositeur d’une grande originalité qui suivit partiellement et à sa manière propre la révolution monteverdienne mais aussi le sillage du chromatisme particulier des ferrarais et de Gesualdo sans côté tourmenté de ce dernier. Il apparaît comme un de ses rares successeurs.

Cantatas for an evening's music. Buxtehude's major contribution to mid-baroque German sacred music lay in the Abendmusiken, the evening concerts organized before Christmas by the organist of Lübeck outside the context of his official duties. While most contemporary cantors had to produce a cantata a week, Buxtehude placed his genius in the service of works of the highest artistic demands. Here are some of the most dazzling examples.

La grande lezione di Alessandro Scarlatti, un tempo oscurati notevolmente dalla considerazione unilaterale dell’imponente corpus sonatistico del figlio Domenico, si espandono – direttamente o indirettamente – sulla produzione tastieristica dei coetanei Gaetano Greco (Grieco; 1657ca-1728) e Francesco Mancini (1672-1737); e ancora, la sua azione si ravviva e acquista un significato pieno se messa a confronto con il successivo cembalismo virtuosistico di Francesco Durante e di Leonardo Leo.