Saturday, 31 January 2015

Ketil Bjornstad - Sunrise (2014) {ECM}


Ketil Bjornstad - Sunrise (2014) {ECM}
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© 2013 ECM Records | ECM 2336
Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Piano


Ketil Bjørnstad previously explored the life of Edvard Munch in his acclaimed 1993 novel Historien om Edvard Munch. When invited to compose music for choir in 2011 his thoughts turned once again to Munch and to the writings, still not widely known, of the proto-Expressionist Norwegian painter. With these as his guide, Bjørnstad shaped Soloppgang (“Sunrise”) subtitled “A cantata on texts by Edvard Munch”. In his liner notes, Bjørnstad observes that “the texts written by Munch can be compared to his paintings in their power and intensity.

Bill Evans Trio - Lund 1975 & Helsinki 1970 (2009) {Jazz Lips Music}


Bill Evans Trio - Lund 1975 & Helsinki 1970 (2009) {Jazz Lips Music}
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© 2009 Jazz Lips Music | JL768
Jazz / Post Bop / Piano


This release presents two rare performances by Bili Evans in Northern Europe. The initial three tuner, appearing here on CD for the first time ever, were recorded during an informai visit to the house of Finnish composer Ilkka Kuusisto in Helsinki, Finland. The rest of the tracks present a hard to find concert in Lund, Sweden, previously available only on a limited Japanese edition.

The first half is by the Bili Evans Trio, while the second features the great Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund (with whom Evans had recorded a studio album a decade before) joining them for a lovely vocal set.

Bobby Hutcherson - Medina (1969) {2012 Japanese BNLT Series Remaster}



Bobby Hutcherson - Medina (1969) {2012 Japanese BNLT Series Remaster}
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© 2012 Blue Note / EMI Music Japan | TOCJ-50298
Jazz / Post Bop / Vibes


Medina was another Bobby Hutcherson/Harold Land Quintet session that didn't see the light of day until over a decade later (recorded in 1969, issued in 1980). Again, it's hard to see why, given the high quality of both the group and their music, which seemed to get lost in the shuffle of jazz's late-'60s upheaval. Granted, it may have been a shade less distinctive than Hutcherson's earliest sessions, but the levels of composition and execution remained top-notch.

Friday, 30 January 2015

Donald Byrd - Ethiopian Knights (1971) {Blue Note}


Donald Byrd - Ethiopian Knights (1971) {Blue Note}
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© 1998 Blue Note / Capitol | 7243 8 54328 2 8 | SBM
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Funk / Trumpet


Right from the stop-start bass groove that opens "The Emperor," it's immediately clear that Ethiopian Knights is more indebted to funk -- not just funky jazz, but the straight-up James Brown/Sly Stone variety -- than any previous Donald Byrd project. And, like a true funk band, Byrd and his group work the same driving, polyrhythmic grooves over and over, making rhythm the focal point of the music. Although the musicians do improvise, their main objective is to keep the grooves pumping, using their solos more to create texture than harmonic complexity.

Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite (1965) [2CD] {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}


Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite (1965) [2CD] {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}
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© 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 4043~4
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Saxophone


Reissue and remastered. Comes with new liner notes. Available only for a limited period of time until March 20, 2015. This four-part suite is actually a film soundtrack to the debut feature by Conrad Rooks, though it was never used as such. Recorded in 1965, it was performed by the Ornette Coleman Trio with Charles Moffett on drums and David Izenson on bass; augmenting the session were Pharoah Sanders on tenor and a large studio orchestra arranged by Joseph Tekula. What is most notable is the kind of control Coleman has over the orchestra. His trio is playing by intuition, which was normal for them, but they open to accommodate the more formal constructs of a band who knows little about improvisation and how it works in the free jazz context.

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Miles Davis - More Music From The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert (1961) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}


Miles Davis - More Music From The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert (1961) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}
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© 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 3962 | MONO
Jazz / Hard Bop / Experimental Big Band / Modal Music / Trumpet


Reissue. Comes with new liner notes. Available only for a limited period of time until March 20, 2015. Extra material from the 1961 date at Carnegie Hall, an astounding live set that featured Miles in a transitional quintet with Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, and also with the Gil Evans Orchestra. The performance is rendered with a subtle grace, an excellent portrait of Miles at a pivotal point in his career, moving on from his early command of bop and explorations of the cool, but not yet exploding his sound altogether with the modal approach that he would soon adopt. Side one features "Concierto De Anranjuez", and side two features "Teo", 'Walkin" and "I Thought About You".

The Mission - London Shepherds Bush Empire (2008) [5CD] {Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Limited Edition}


The Mission - London Shepherds Bush Empire (2008) [5CD] {Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Limited Edition}
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© 2008 Eyes Wide Shut Recordings | EWSR 002~006
Rock / Alternative / Indie Rock / Neo-Psychedelia


The Mission are finally calling it quits and have been doing a "Farewell Tour" of Europe. The tour culminates at London's Shepherds Bush Empire end of february 2008 with four nights in succession, each night promising to deliver an entire performance of one the band's first four albums in turn. There was released 5 discs from this 4 days event, one is a bonus disc. The Mission where playing an exclusive four-show event at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London UK between 27th February and 1st March. Each show sees the band dedicate an entire album (covering the band's first four albums 'First Chapter', God's Own Medicine', 'Children' and 'Carved in Sand') plus favourite tracks from that era for that show.

Larry Young - Contrasts (1967) {2014 Japan SHM-CD Blue Note 24-192 Remaster}


Larry Young - Contrasts (1967) {2014 Japan SHM-CD Blue Note 24-192 Remaster}
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© 2014 Universal Japan / Blue Note | BN 75th The Masterworks | TYCJ-81077
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz / Organ


Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and 24 bit remastering. One of the best Larry Young albums for Blue Note – and a record that really gets at his unique conception and style in the 60s! The session's a key bridge between Larry's soul jazz roots and his more far-reaching experimental work – filled with deep, heavy grooves – yet mixed with playful, personal touches on the Hammond – some of the most unique sounds coming from Blue Note at the time!

Monday, 26 January 2015

Miles Davis - Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall (1961) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}


Miles Davis - Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall (1961) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}
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© 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 3961 | MONO
Jazz / Hard Bop / Experimental Big Band / Modal Music / Trumpet


Reissue. Comes with new liner notes. Available only for a limited period of time until March 20, 2015. Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded on May 19, 1961, at Carnegie Hall and released by Columbia Records. Davis is captured with his transitional small combo featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb, as well as with the Gil Evans Orchestra. It was one of only two concerts Davis and Evans performed together, and that alone makes the album necessary for collectors, but the music itself is terrific. Neither the small group nor large band performances offer any new revelations, but they both showcase a strong, powerful Davis, and the music is quite enjoyable.

IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (1984) {2013 Remix 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition}


IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (1984) {2013 Remix 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition}
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© 2013 Giant Electric Pea | GEPCD DVD2002
Rock / Neo-Prog / Prog-Rock


The 30th anniversary special edition of ‘Tales’ is a double disc hard back 32 page book with lots of extras, including the complete remix of the album and a DVD featuring live video footage of material from ‘Tales’ along with a host of MP3 files, original mixes, audio commentary and previously unreleased writing/rehearsal/demo material. GEP are set to release the 2013 remix of ‘Tales from the Lush Attic’ on 21st January 2013 (surprisingly enough) in both a double disc CD/DVD format and on vinyl.

Emmylou Harris - Original Album Series, Vol.2 (1980-1986) [5CD BoxSet] {2013 Rhino Vinyl Replica}


Emmylou Harris - Original Album Series, Vol.2 (1980-1986) [5CD BoxSet] {2013 Rhino Vinyl Replica}
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© 2013 Rhino / Warner | 81227 96487
Country / Country Rock / Folk Rock / World


The Original Album Collection is a series which brings together a collection of albums from an artists catalogue, all together in one convenient and compact pack. Each album is packaged in the original artwork in a cardboard slipcase. This very interesting in that to my knowledge two of these albums, "Evangeline" and "Thirteen" have never been released on CD before. Probably because they were not among Emmylou's best sellers, Warner Bros. passed them over when they were churning out dismal versions of catalogue material. Lucky for us, in order to release this package Rhino had to master this pair of gems for the first time, and apparently decided to do it properly. The other three titles in this packaged have been released before and with the exception of "White Shoes" have even been re-mastered.

ABBA - Arrival (1976) [CD+DVD] {2006 Polar Remaster, 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition}



ABBA - Arrival (1976) [CD+DVD] {2006 Polar Remaster, 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition}
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© 2006 Polar Music / Universal | 985836-2
Pop / Euro-Pop


ABBA Arrival (2006 issue Deluxe Edition 2-disc [CD/DVD] set comprising a 16-track CD album features the classic hits Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You & Money Money Money alongside 5 Bonus Recordings including Fernando and 3 Spanish Versions; plus Bonus DVD containing a collection of some of the rarest interviews and most sought-after vintage television performances [previously unreleased on DVD] including the legendary 1976 special ABBA-dabba-dooo!! a cartoon version of Happy Hawaii footage from the Dancing Queen recording session and much more.

Harold Budd - Buddbox (2013) [7CD Box Set] {All Saints Records}


Harold Budd - Buddbox (2013) [7CD Box Set] {All Saints Records}
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© 2013 All Saints Records | WASTBOX1
Electronic / Ambient / Experimental / Neo-Classical / Minimalism


Anthology box set containing 7 hard-to-find and critically acclaimed albums, released on labels such as Cantil, Opal and All Saints. The box includes: ‘The Serpent (In Quicksilver)’ (1981), 'Abandoned Cities’ (1984), ‘The White Arcades’ (1987), ‘By The Dawn’s Early Light’ (1991), ‘Music For 3 Pianos’ (1992) ‘Through The Hill’ (1994, with Andy Partridge of XTC), ‘Luxa’ (1996). What can you say about ambient music? It's quiet ... It's ethereal ... It's meditative ... It's minimal ... It's passive ... but it's also important! And Harold Budd is - in my opinion - right up there with Brian Eno when it comes to this particular genre of musical fields. I don't know who thought up the idea of releasing a boxed set of Harold Budd material, but God love you for doing it!! This is a true "must-have" for any Budd enthusiast who likes beautiful background music playing low while working on the computer (either at home or at work) or for also doing what I consider "low-noise household chores."

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band - Blood Brothers (2001) [DVD] {Columbia}


Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band - Blood Brothers (2001) [DVD] {Columbia}
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© 1996, 2001 Columbia Music Video / BS | CVD 50139
Rock / Heartland Rock / Documentary


The documentary Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Blood Brothers chronicles recording sessions for songs included on the 1995 triple platinum CD Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits, and captures Springsteen in the studio with the E Street Band for the first time since their work on 1984's Born in the U.S.A. The DVD features interactive menus, lyrics, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, and additional special features.

Bill Evans with Don Elliott & Jerry Wald - The Mello Sound Of Don Elliott + Listen To The Music Of Jerry Wald (2014) {Solar Records}


Bill Evans with Don Elliott & Jerry Wald - The Mello Sound Of Don Elliott + Listen To The Music Of Jerry Wald (2014) {Solar Records}
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© 2014 Solar Records | 4569954
Jazz / Mainstream Jazz / Cool


Two extremely rare recordings featuring pianist Bill Evans as a side man. The Don Elliott album was recorded in 1958, shortly before Evans joined the Miles Davis sextet. Elliott plays trumpet, mellophone and vibes and also in the group are Hal McKusick, reeds and sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Ernie Furtado, bass and the future drummer of the Bill Evans Trio, Paul Motian. Evans and Motian were also in the line-up on clarinettist and bandleader Jerry Wald’s 1955 LP. Eddie Costa was the featured vibraphone player.

Various Artists - The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records (2006) [4CD] {Impulse! Japan Edition}


Various Artists - The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records (2006) [4CD] {Impulse! Japan Edition}
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© 2006 Impulse! / Verve | UCCI-7001/4 / B0006680-02
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Bop / Afro-Cuban Jazz / Free Jazz / Hard Bop / Modern Creative


The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records is a four-disc set, compiled and annotated by author Ashley Kahn who wrote the book of the same name being published concurrently with its release. Impulse's great run was between 1961 and 1976 -- a period of 15 years that ushered in more changes in jazz than at any other point in the music's history. Impulse began recording in the last weeks of 1960, with Ray Charles, Kai Windig /J.J. Johnson, and Gil Evans. While Impulse experimented with 45s 33 1/3 EPs, cassettes, and reel to reel tapes later in its existence, it was--and this set focuses on-- it was the music on its LPs (with distinct orange and black packaging in gatefold sleeves containing copious notes) that helped to set them apart. Impulse was dedicated to ushering in the new and controversial, but also sought to showcase established artists from the tradition (maintaining the jazz lineage) who continued to work and develop. While the label is certainly associated more closely with John Coltrane than any other of its artists (Coltrane also acted as an ad hoc A&R man), it nonetheless established and forwarded the careers of dozens of jazzers.

Stefano Bollani - Sheik Yer Zappa (2014) {Decca Records}


Stefano Bollani - Sheik Yer Zappa (2014) {Decca Records}
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© 2014 Decca Records / Universal / SB | 06025470515223
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Creative / Piano


Sheik Yer Zappa represents Stefano Bollani’s hommage to an authentic rock icon. Recorded live during a tour, this cd includes songs of Frank Zappa’s, plus three pieces composed by Bollani’s himself and inspired by the rock star. Bollani is a jazz artist, and this means that Zappa’s songs are reworked and elaborated with his personal touch: he is producing a musical cocktail with his personal shaker (from this comes the title, which also plays on Zappa’s own words). So the results can be in some cases different from the original, but the attitude remains: the typical attitude, and the artistry with which Frank Zappa was able to capture and blend music from all over the world.

Placido Domingo - La Corona Di Pietra (2004) [2DVD] {Sony Classical}


Placido Domingo - La Corona Di Pietra (2004) [2DVD] {Sony Classical}
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© 2005 Sony BMG Music / Sony Classical | 203002 9
Classical / Opera


Recorded at 4 August 2004 at Arena di Verona Italy. The magic of our Arena has become even more enchanting. A sublime embrace symbolising art and great music has tied it to seven millenary amphitheatres around the Mediterranean: Pula in Croatia, Ephesus in Turkey, Palmyra in Syria, Leptis Magna in Libya, El Djem in Tunisia, Terragona in Spain and Arles in France. This is an unprecedented event that also has the merit of bringing Placido Domingo back to the splendid setting of the Arena di Verona after a ten year hiatus. This great tenor acts as the spokeman - using his matchless voice as an instrument - to bring a message of brotherhood among nations and dialogue among different cultures.

David Bowie - Club Bowie: Rare And Unreleased 12'' Mixes (2003) {Virgin}


David Bowie - Club Bowie: Rare And Unreleased 12'' Mixes (2003) {Virgin}
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© 2003 Virgin Records | VTCD591 / 7243 5 96758 2 4
Rock / Electronic / Progressive House / House


This is a official David Bowie Release. EMI Import-only release, a unique and eclectic collection of nine remixes either specially commissioned for this project or have only previously been available on limited club vinyl formats. All are appearing on CD for the first time ever. A collection of hard-to-get and new remixes. Import-only release, a unique and eclectic collection of 9 remixes either specially commissioned for this project or have only previously been available on limited club vinyl formats. This remix album is surprisingly good and the remixes are tasteful and consistent, a rarity for many remix albums.

Sunday, 25 January 2015

Marc Sinan - Hasretim, Journey To Anatolia (2013) [CD+DVD] {ECM}


Marc Sinan - Hasretim, Journey To Anatolia (2013) [CD+DVD] {ECM}
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© 2013 ECM Records | ECM 2330/31
Jazz / World Music / Ethnic Jazz / Ethnic


Hasretim (“My Longing”) is a multi-media exploration of musical roots, and a musical search for cultural identity. In 2009, Guitarist and composer Marc Sinan embarked on an unusual journey, its route leading from the Black Sea coast, where his grandparents lived, to the Armenian border. En route he located and filmed traditional musicians, players whose craft is dying today, capturing a music that speaks of restlessness and temperament, and bears the footprints of Anatolia’s cultural and ethnic diversity. In Hasretim, Marc Sinan’s musical findings are integrated into his own contemporary music for mixed ensemble (orchestrated and arranged by Andrea Molino) with Turkish and Armenian guests.

Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks (2010) {Columbia Music SevenOne}


Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks (2010) {Columbia Music SevenOne}
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© 2010 Sony Music / Columbia Music SevenOne | 88697636982
Rock / Blues Rock / Soft Rock


In Memoriam. May he rest in peace. He has been a major player in the music business for more than forty years. He has released 21 studio and four live albums. His unmistakable bluesy soul voice is a musical trademark in its own right. He has sold millions of records and had massive hit singles all over the world. He is a Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award winning artist. Joe's new ten track album Hard Knocks was produced by Matt Serletic at Serletic’s own Emblem studios in Los Angeles, who’s past projects have included working with Collective Soul, Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union of Souls, Edwin McCain, Stacie Orrico, Taylor Hicks, Rob Thomas, and Carlos Santana.

ABBA - Voulez-Vous (1979) [CD+DVD] {2010 Polar Remaster, Deluxe Edition}


ABBA - Voulez-Vous (1979) [CD+DVD] {2010 Polar Remaster, Deluxe Edition}
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© 2010 Polar Music / Universal | 060251797145
Pop / Euro-Pop


Digitally remastered and expanded two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) edition of the Swedish Pop quartet's 1979 album now expanded with five bonus tracks plus a companion DVD that contains television performances from 1978 and 1979. Voulez-Vou was the Pop foursome's sixth album and was released at the tail end of the Disco era, coinciding with the marital split between members Agnetha and Bjorn. The CD features the original 10 track album plus five bonus tracks including 'Lovelight', 'Dream World' and 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)'. The DVD features performances, interviews and original TV commercials.

Brian Eno - More Music For Films (1976-83) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}


Brian Eno - More Music For Films (1976-83) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}
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© 2009 Virgin Records / Astralwerks | 509996845342
Ambient / Electronic / Avant-Garde / Experimental


A listener familiar with the pedigree of the albums of Brian Eno might assume that Virgin/Astralwerks' release More Music for Films is merely a re-packaging of Music for Films II, a bonus album included within the LP boxed set Working Backwards. Such an assumption would be incorrect, as More Music for Films represents a new spin on a variety of soundtrack material made by Eno in the years 1976-1983, including some tracks drawn from Music for Films II, others from Eno Box I: Instrumentals, and at least six selections never made public before. According to Virgin, these are taken from the limited-edition promo LP of Music for Films, a two album set pre-dating the familiar EG release by two years and only circulated to filmmakers and journalists. The last four tracks on More Music for Films relate to Apollo, a justly admired soundtrack jointly created by Eno, Roger Eno, and Daniel Lanois. Some of the previously unissued material is made up of alternate versions of pieces already familiar to listeners who know Eno's work well, but still others will appear to be wholly new even to his most seasoned fans.

Eugene Ysaye - Harmonies du Soir - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liege (2014) {Musique En Wallonie}


Eugene Ysaye - Harmonies du Soir - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liege (2014) {Musique En Wallonie}
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© 2014 Musique En Wallonie | MEW 1472
Classical / Symphonic Poem / Orchestral / Chamber Music / Violin


Over time, the memory of Eugène Ysaÿe (Liège, 1858 - Brussels, 1931) the brilliant virtuoso gradually supplanted that of Ysaÿe the composer in the public consciousness. It should be reminded that Eugène Ysaÿe created in his poems for string instruments a totally new and original genre, distinguishing himself by a competence in writing and a harmonic richness that were far removed from the purely virtuosic merits of his early compositions. These poems are therefore thoroughly deserving of rediscovery. The French conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Ysaÿe's great specialist, leads the Liège Royal Philharmonic and soloists through works for violin and orchestra, for cello and orchestra, for two violins and orchestra and for string quartet and orchestra.

Bill Nelson - Joy Through Amplification (2012) {Sonoluxe}


Bill Nelson - Joy Through Amplification (2012) {Sonoluxe}
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© 2012 Sonoluxe / Bill Nelson | CD022
Rock / Art Rock / Experimental / Modern Instrumental


Released July 2012. Limited Edition of 1,000 CDs. 'Joy Through Amplification' is perhaps the most 'rock' oriented Bill Nelson album for some years. It features raw, edgy guitar work and strong percussion. The album's 13 vocal tracks are separated by 13 short, abstract guitar instrumental interludes which provide an experimental element, almost like an album within an album.

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Caravan (1962) {2007 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #11)


Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Caravan (1962) {2007 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #11)
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© 2007 Concord / Riverside | 0888072301870
Jazz / Hard Bop


Remastered in 24-bit from the original master tapes. Part of our Keepnews Collection, which spotlights classic albums originally produced by the legendary Orrin Keepnews. Art Blakey's legendary Jazz Messengers recorded for numerous labels large and small during the 35 years of its existence. Few periods in the band's storied history were as inspired as its 1962-63 stint at Riverside, when the Messengers were a sextet with the incredible Freddie Hubbard/Curtis Fuller/Wayne Shorter front line and Cedar Walton/Reggie Workman/Blakey rhythm section.

John Zorn - The Last Judgment (2014) {Tzadik Archival Series}


John Zorn - The Last Judgment (2014) {Tzadik Archival Series}
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© 2014 Tzadik | Archival Series | TZ 8325
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Hardcore / Experimental Rock


Featuring the same magical Templar quartet from “In Sacred Blood”, “The Last Judgment” is the final CD in the remarkable Moonchild septology. This project has explored many different worlds in the past 8 years, and this CD takes a moody and lyrical approach with Medeski’s organ fully integrated into the band. Once again inspired by the legend of the powerful Knights Templar and their tragic demise under accusations of heresy in 1307, Zorn has composed a suite of pieces with a strong sense of continuity and emotional impact. Mike Patton draws on every vocal technique in his huge arsenal and the rhythm section of Dunn and Baron are tighter than ever. The last piece of the Moonchild puzzle—essential!

Frank Zappa - The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle (2014) {ZP17COMBO from zappa.com}


Frank Zappa - The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle (2014) {ZP17COMBO from zappa.com}
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Zappa Records / Zappa.com | ZP17COMBO | 5% repair rar
Rock / Experimental Rock


2014 Anything Anytime Anywhere For No Reason At All. Happy Birthday Frank! Digital download release in honor of Zappa's birthday. 3 audio tracks and a video. Video says: "Distributed by Honker Home Video/Digital". Released: 21 Dec 2014.

Nick Drake - Tuck Box (2013) [5CD Box Set] {Universal Island Records Limited Edition}


Nick Drake - Tuck Box (2013) [5CD Box Set] {Universal Island Records Limited Edition}
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© 2013 Universal Island Records | 0602537538546
Rock / Folk Rock / British Folk / Baroque Pop


Island/Universal Music release a five CD, limited edition collection of the complete Nick Drake catalogue 'Tuck Box'; Five Leaves Left: Nick's debut album from 1969. Bryter Layter: the second album released in 1970. Pink Moon: Nick's final release from 1972. Made To Love Magic: the collection of Island-period recordings, out-takes, off cuts, cast-offs, orphans and the last 5 songs Nick recorded for his proposed 4th album. Family Tree: originally released in 2004 to add to and replace the Time Of No Reply compilation, Family Tree is a collection of recordings made before the Island Records period, from a 9 year old Nick playing Mozart through to spoken word pieces, early songs, cover versions and demos recorded to secure his contract, as well as two recordings by his mother Molly Drake perhaps written in response to her son (Originally released in 2007).

Anouar Brahem - Souvenance: Music for Oud, Quartet & String Orchestra (2014) [2CD] {ECM}


Anouar Brahem - Souvenance: Music for Oud, Quartet & String Orchestra (2014) [2CD] {ECM}
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© 2014 ECM Records | ECM 2423/24
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Avant-Garde Music / Middle Eastern Traditions / Oud

The music of Souvenance, by turns graceful, hypnotic, and taut and starkly dramatic, was recorded in 2014 – six years after oud-master Anouar Brahem’s last ECM album, The Astounding Eyes of Rita. “It took a long time to write this music,” he acknowledges, noting that his emotional world had been usurped by the unfolding story of political upheaval sweeping first through Tunisia then through the neighbouring countries. Extraordinary waves of change, accompanied by great hopes and fears. “I don’t claim a direct link between my compositions and the events taking place in Tunisia,” says Anouar, “but I have been deeply affected by them.”

Elvis Costello - The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos [DVD] (2005) {Demon Vision}


Elvis Costello - The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos [DVD] (2005) {Demon Vision}
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© 2005 Demon Vision / Warner | 5051011 1532-2-8
Rock / Alternative Rock / Indie / Contemporary Pop


This DVD, a unique collection of the visual works of Elvis Costello, boasts a grand total of 27 videos and includes material rarely seen since the original release of the singles they supported. From his first Radar Records single in 1978, "I Don't Want To Go To (Chelsea)," to his final video for Warner Bros., "13 Steps Lead Down" (from 1994's Brutal Youth), this is a must purchase for all serious Elvis Costello enthusiasts and fans alike. EC’s promo videos in chronological order and four songs that were never issued as singles at all. The six Warner Brothers videos have never been commercially available before. Each video features a commentary from Elvis Costello himself.

Marillion - A Collection Of Recycled Gifts (2014) {Racket Records}


Marillion - A Collection Of Recycled Gifts (2014) {Racket Records}
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© 2014 Racket Records | Racket 55
Rock / Pop / Christmas / Holiday


Limited Edition Christmas Album. This album is a compilation of all Marillion's past Christmas songs originally included on various fan club releases over the years. This album also includes a brand new version of 'Happy Christmas (War is Over)' recorded especially for Christmas 2014.

The London Symphony Orchestra (Pappano) - Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 10 (2014) {B&W Society of Sound} [24/96]


The London Symphony Orchestra (Pappano) - Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 10 (2014) {B&W Society of Sound} [24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time ~ 42 minutes | 950 MB
© 2012 LSO | Official Digital Download - Source: bowers-wilkins.com | front & back cover
genre: Classical, Symphony, Orchestral


The Symphony No 10 was comissioned and premiered by the LSO in February 2014 to mark the eightieth birthday of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Newly-commissioned works are a step into the unknown for composer and commissioner alike. Sometimes remarkable works are born, and sometimes not. But no-one could possibly have guessed in what circumstances the Symphony No 10 would come to be written.

Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues (1958) {2012 Japanese BNLT Series Remaster}


Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues (1958) {2012 Japanese BNLT Series Remaster}
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© 2012 Blue Note / EMI Music Japan | TOCJ-50291
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz / Organ


Proof that at his start, Jimmy Smith had a greatness that knew no bounds – as the album's one of a few that Blue Note recorded in the late 50s, but never issued until many years later – even though they had already released so many amazing records from this period! The set has Jimmy really cooking away – playing live at Small's Paradise, in a group that has Lou Donaldson's alto on just about every track, and tenor from Tina Brooks on most of the others too. Tunes are tighter and shorter than on the more jam session albums, which makes for a nice change – and titles include "Groovin At Smalls", "Dark Eyes", "Cool Blues", and "A Night In Tunisia" – which begins with an announcement from Babs Gonzales! 8 tracks in all – 4 more than on the 1980 album – with better sound than before as well!

Andrew Hill - Passing Ships (1969) {2003 Blue Note Connoisseur CD Series 24-bit Remaster}


Andrew Hill - Passing Ships (1969) {2003 Blue Note Connoisseur CD Series 24-bit Remaster}
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© 2003 Blue Note / Capitol | 7243 5 90417 2 8 | Connoisseur CD Series 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Modal Music / Progressive Jazz / Post Bop / Piano


Now this is more like it. In its Connoisseur Series, Blue Note is making available a completely unreleased Andrew Hill date from 1969. Passing Ships wasn't even included in the Mosaic box because the master tape wasn't found until 2001. The band Hill employed on this session was a nonet, featuring Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece on trumpets, Joe Farrell on reeds, woodwinds, and English horn, Howard Johnson on tuba and bass clarinet, Ron Carter on bass, Lenny White (on only his second recording date) playing drums, trombonist Julian Priester, and French horn player Bob Northern. The music here is ambitious.

Sigur Ros - Valtari Film Experiment (2013) [Blu-ray] {EMI Records}


Sigur Ros - Valtari Film Experiment (2013) [Blu-ray] {EMI Records}
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© 2013 EMI Records / Parlophone | P741 8369
Rock / Ambient Pop / Post-Rock / Experimental Rock / Alternative / Indie


Sigur Rós’s ambitious plan to make a film for every track on last year's ‘Valtari’ album drew to a close in December with one of the series’ most ambitious submissions from director Floria Sigismondi. The flyblown 10-min mini-epic features indie movie stars Elle Fanning and John Hawkes, as father and daughter, one of whom may be dead. The sixteenth film in the series, it renews Sigur Ros's relationship with Sigismondi, who in 2003 won the European MTV video of year for the band's ‘Vaka', in which gas-masked school children played in the black snow of a nuclear winter. This new package sees all 16 Valtari films collected together on DVD or Blu-ray as the ‘Valtari Film Experiment’. The release includes all 14 films commissioned by the band, alongside the two winning entries from a parallel public competition, plus three additional making-of features.

John Coltrane - Lush Life (1958) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}


John Coltrane - Lush Life (1958) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 2006 Concord / Prestige | PRCD-8103-2 | Prestige RVG Remasters Series | 24-bit remaster | PRLP 7188
Jazz / Hard Bop / Saxophone


“I was the engineer on the recording sessions and I also made the masters for the original LP issues of these albums. Since the advent of the CD, other people have been making the masters. Mastering is the final step in the process of creating the sound of the finished product. Now, thanks to the folks at the Concord Music Group who have given me the opportunity to remaster these albums, I can present my versions of the music on CD using modern technology. I remember the sessions well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger.” —Rudy Van Gelder.

Zaz - Paris (2014) [CD+DVD] {Warner Music France Limited Edition}


Zaz - Paris (2014) [CD+DVD] {Warner Music France Limited Edition}
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© 2014 Warner / Play On | 0825646215706
Pop / Smooth Jazz / Nu Jazz / Chanson / Soul


Zaz, the internationally acclaimed, multi-million selling chanteuse takes on the most iconic songs about Paris with a little help from legendary producer Quincy Jones. This new studio album includes duets with Charles Aznavour, Nikki Yanofsky and Thomas Dutronc. Over the last four years, she has been one of France's top-selling artists worldwide. Fans in over 50 countries have snapped up over 3 million copies of her first two albums. She has enjoyed international success marked by many achievements, including a Felix (ADISQ) in Canada, a Victoire de la Musique Award in France and a European Border Breaker Award. "Paris Sera Toujours Paris", the first single from her forthcoming third album, emphasizes the link between the Paris of yesteryear and the same city of today.

Frank Zappa - Broadway The Hard Way (1988) {1995 Ryko Remaster Complete Series}


Frank Zappa - Broadway The Hard Way (1988) {1995 Ryko Remaster Complete Series}
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© 1995 Rykodisc / The Zappa Family Trust | RCD 10552
Rock / Experimental Rock / Jazz Rock


Official Release #53. The first live album compiled from various performances on Frank Zappa's 1988 world tour (his final outing), Broadway the Hard Way is composed mostly of new, vocal-oriented material. The tone throughout is highly political, with Zappa taking potshots at such targets as Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Pat Robertson and other televangelists, Jesse Jackson, C. Everett Koop, and so on.

Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch (1964) {2013 Japan SHM-CD Blue Note 24-192 Remaster}


Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch (1964) {2013 Japan SHM-CD Blue Note 24-192 Remaster}
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© 2013 Universal Japan / Blue Note | BN 75th The Masterworks | TYCJ-81013
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Post Bop


Reissue. Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and 24bit remastering. Includes an alternate take of "Hat and Beard" and a track for the first time in the world. Out to Lunch stands as Eric Dolphy's magnum opus, an absolute pinnacle of avant-garde jazz in any form or era. Its rhythmic complexity was perhaps unrivaled since Dave Brubeck's Time Out, and its five Dolphy originals -- the jarring Monk tribute "Hat and Beard," the aptly titled "Something Sweet, Something Tender," the weirdly jaunty flute showcase "Gazzelloni," the militaristic title track, the drunken lurch of "Straight Up and Down" -- were a perfect balance of structured frameworks, carefully calibrated timbres, and generous individual freedom.

Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1954-61 [6CD BoxSet] (1997) {Mosaic}


Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1954-61 [6CD BoxSet] (1997) {Mosaic}
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© 1997 Mosaic Records / Atlantic | MD6-174
Jazz / Cool / Bop / Saxophone / Piano


Pianist Lennie Tristano was an early inspiration and a major influence on the playing of altoist Lee Konitz and tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh. Their very notable and highly original Capitol recordings of 1949 -- with the quiet metronomic rhythm section, advanced melodic improvising, and reharmonizations -- stood apart from the typical bop of the period. By 1955, when the earliest performances on this 1997 limited-edition, six-CD set were recorded, the trio was not working together very often; in fact, Tristano was mostly functioning as a teacher, only surfacing for occasional records and club dates.

David Sylvian - Approaching Silence (1999) {Virgin Records}


David Sylvian - Approaching Silence (1999) {Virgin Records}
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© 1999 Virgin Records | 7243 8 48177 25 / CDVE 943
Experimental Rock / Ambient / Electronic


This album contains three compositions (two of them long form) created exclusively for two independent gallery installations. Two pieces,'The Beekeepers Apprentice' and 'Epiphany' originally accompanied the 'Ember Glance' installation, a multi media work made in collaboration with the artists Russell Mills and Ian Walton, and exhibited in Tokyo, September 1990. 'Approaching Silence' accompanied the multi media work 'Redemption' installed at the P3 Gallery, Tokyo 1994. The CD was compiled and released in 1999.

Fela Kuti - Live In Detroit 1986 (2012) [3CD] {Knitting Factory Records}


Fela Kuti - Live In Detroit 1986 (2012) [3CD] {Knitting Factory Records}
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© 2012 Knitting Factory Records | KFR 1028
Jazz / Afro Beat / Afro Pop / Jazz Funk / World Fusion


In its own way, this is a kind of grail; a live recording by the great Fela Kuti captured live mere months after his release from prison in 1986. After serving two years on a trumped-up charge of "currency trafficking," he was reluctantly released by the Nigerian government in April due to considerable pressure by Amnesty International. This show took place at Detroit's historic Fox Theater in November. The recording is the first release of "new" Fela material in nearly 20 years. The three CDs clock in at a bit under two-and-a-half hours -- the show could have easily fit on two discs -- and an audience recording by Bob Tegan.

Yannick Nezet-Seguin & Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Schumann: The Symphonies (2014) [2CD] {Deutsche Grammophon}


Yannick Nezet-Seguin & Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Schumann: The Symphonies (2014) [2CD] {Deutsche Grammophon}
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© 2014 Deutsche Grammophon | 479 2437
Classical / Romantic / Symphony


As Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues to explore the Romantic symphonic repertoire, it becomes increasingly apparent that he has a strong affinity for German composers, something not readily guessed of this Canadian maestro. There might be an underlying connection between his recordings of the symphonies of Anton Bruckner, for which he has received considerable attention and acclaim, and this 2014 Deutsche Grammophon album of the four symphonies of Robert Schumann, which shows Nézet-Séguin as a strong advocate for this somewhat discounted symphonist.

Brian Eno & Harold Budd - The Pearl (1984) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}


Brian Eno & Harold Budd - The Pearl (1984) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}
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© 2009 Virgin Records / Astralwerks | 509996845382
Ambient / Electronic / Avant-Garde / Experimental


Hearing Budd's piano slowly fade in with the start of "Late October" is just one of those perfect moments -- it's something very distinctly him, made even more so with Eno's touches and slight echo, and it signals the start of a fine album indeed. Acting in some respects as the understandable counterpart to Ambient 2, with the same sense of hushed, ethereal beauty the partnership brought forth on that album, The Pearl is so ridiculously good it instantly shows up much of the mainstream new age as the gloopy schlock that it often is. Eno himself is sensed as a performer on the album, if not by his absence then by his very understated presence.

King Crimson - Live at the Orpheum (2015) [CD+DVD-A] {Discipline Global Mobile}


King Crimson - Live at the Orpheum (2015) [CD+DVD-A] {Discipline Global Mobile}
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© 2015 Discipline Global Mobile / Robert Fripp | DGMSP2
Rock / Progressive Rock / Art Rock


Released to coincide with the 46th anniversary of King Crimson's formation in January 1969, Live At The Orpheum comprises performances from the band's critically acclaimed, sold-out 2014 US tour. 41 minutes of live material from the new seven piece King Crimson line-up, including classics such as Starless, Sailor's Tale and The Letters. CD (16/44.1 stereo) / DVD-A (24/96 Hi-Res stereo) in digipak.

Saturday, 24 January 2015

Arena - Rapture (2013) [DVD] {Metal Mind Productions}


Arena - Rapture (2013) [DVD] {Metal Mind Productions}
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© 2013 Metal Mind Productions | MMP DVD 0203
Rock / Prog Rock / Neo Prog


The DVD titled “Rapture” was recorded in 2011, when Arena visited Poland as part of the tour promoting their new release “The Seventh Degree of Separation”. The album opened a new chapter in the history of the band led since 1995 by two acclaimed musicians: Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Caamora, Shadowland) and Mick Pointer (ex-Marillion). The album was recorded with a new singer, Paul Manzi (Oliver Wakeman Band), the bassist John Jowitt, who returned to the band’s line-up after a several year break, and the guitarist John Mitchell. Filmed in 2011 at Wyspiański Theatre in Katowice, Poland, the DVD features a wide cross-section of Arena’s music, with material ranging from the tracks from the band’s very first release (including The Visitor, Solomon, Crying For Help VII, Ascension) up to their latest songs (The Great Escape, The Seventh Degree Of Separation, Rapture, One Last Au Renoir, The Ghost Walks, What If?, Burning Down).

Lonnie Smith - Live At Club Mozambique (1970) {Blue Note Rare Groove Series}


Lonnie Smith - Live At Club Mozambique (1970) {Blue Note Rare Groove Series}
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© 1995 Blue Note / Capitol | CDP 7243 8 31880 2 4
Jazz / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz / Boogaloo / Organ


Recorded on May 21, 1970, at Detroit's Club Mozambique, this was shelved and remained unreleased until it was retrieved for CD issue in 1995. It's odd that Blue Note decided to sit on it for so long, because it ranks as one of Lonnie's better sets. The band, featuring George Benson on guitar, is relaxed and funky without being in your face about it, and unlike much soul-jazz of the time, most of the material is original, Smith having penned six of the eight numbers. Although the riffs often owe a lot to James Brown, this is definitely at least as much jazz as soul, with Lonnie taking a rare vocal turn on "Peace of Mind."

John Zorn - Transmigration Of The Magus (2014) {Tzadik Archival Series}


John Zorn - Transmigration Of The Magus (2014) {Tzadik Archival Series}
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© 2014 Tzadik | Archival Series | TZ 8324
Jazz / Experimental / Modern Creative / International


Drawing inspiration from various Gnostic philosophies of the Nag Hammadi library, Transmigration of the Magus is a musical evocation of the mystical journey of the soul through the bardo. Lyrical and tender, the music has a lush orchestral sweep and features Bill Frisell and John Medeski reveling within the magical sonorities of vibraphones, bells and harps. Created to help the passing of Zorn’s dear friend Lou Reed through the bardo realms and released on the one year anniversary of his passing, Transmigration of the Magus is a memorial tribute to one of Zorn’s musical mentors and is one of his most touching and emotional projects—truly music of the angels.

Miles Davis - Live At The Fillmore East (March 7, 1970). It's About That Time [2CD] {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}


Miles Davis - Live At The Fillmore East (March 7, 1970). It's About That Time [2CD] {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series}
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© 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 4184~85
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Rock / Jazz Funk / Trumpet


Special priced-down reissue available only for a limited period of time until December 21, 2015. Comes with liner notes. Finally, a non-bootleg issue of one of Miles Davis' greatest electric performances ever. In fact this is the very first of the Miles Davis Quintet's electric gigs -- it was also one of the last four performances of this great band. Not just recorded, but performed. The band, consisting of Davis, Wayne Shorter on soprano and tenor, Chick Corea on Fender Rhodes, Dave Holland on both acoustic and electric bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. With percussionist Airto Moreira providing color and texture, the band became a sextet.