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MysticCanyons GRAMMY Titles Amina Figarova Brigadoon Al Caiola
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Classical Releases:
Bach Cantatas Volume 17 page 19
Zinman Conducts
Schumann Symphonies
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New Label: Allegro Presents :
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Diane Arkenstone
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NEW AGE Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Global Collective, guitar, keyboards, percussion, didgeridoo, clapsticks, vocals
Tr ac k L i st i n g Marrayilyil (North Wind) • Ilkaru Maru (Dark Clouds) • Ipmente (Grandmother’s Voice) • Perentie Inma (Deep Elseg) • Egwada (Creation Song) • This Is Our Land (Nganampa Ngurra) • Three Women Perentie (Journey North) • Mini Dreamtime (Spirit Men Of Arnhemland) • Firedances (Cooking Of Goanna) • Burfli (Hills And Land) • Kadaicha Man (Retribution)
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GLOBAL COLLECTIVE Red Sands Dreaming
• A sizzling fusion of organic instruments and vocals with ambient electronic soundscapes and dance rhythms • Features chants performed by tribal members from all over the continent, field-recorded in the Australian bush • The sounds and songs on the CD are ancient, yet expressed in harmony with cutting-edge technology and modern musical styles • An irresistibly potent listening experience! • This CD was endorsed by CAAMA (an Australian aboriginal organization with a charter to help advance native causes) • A striking example of how pure ethnic sounds can be blended into contemporary settings without losing the timelessness of traditional songs, some of which are thousands of years old
CD: NWC 515 (Q )
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• NWC 523 (Q) Roger Espinoza Café Fuego (767715052327) • NWC 11 (Q) Amanaska Panorama (767715001127) • 1WM 105 (Q) Honeyroot Sound Echo Location (767715010525)
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts James Asher, harmonium, keyboards, saxophone, guitar, flute, tabla, dholak, djembe, congas
Tr ac k L i st i n g Tropical Zinge • Grand Fiesta • Serpent Of The Nile • Exubera • Cobra Call • Spice Souk • Zingawele • The Highland Wanderer • Saxophagus • Sunny Side Up
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Smoldering layers of percussion form the foundation of a lively and diverse album • A “world tour” featuring many different musical styles — a lively and energetic disc! • The diversity of ethnic music is superbly enhanced by James Asher’s spirited and super-clear production style • Uses a wide variety of instrumentation • Asher is a well-known musician who has been recording for many years
JAMES ASHER Raising The Rhythms CD: NWC 470 (Q ) File Under: New Age Previously Available
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R ev i ew s “Easily the most sensual album of the year… continuing along the path of fusing synthesizers, voice and ambient-dance beats…Diane Arkenstone displays the diversity of her soft, subtle vocals throughout the album, which carry the music along in an instrumental-like way. It all sounds simplistic enough, but in reality, this album is full of indescribable depth and musical complexity that shines like a prism, weaving many colors throughout.” — Ambient Musings
“Expansive like a bright summer sunrise…another
wonderful album from the Arkenstone family. A flowing mixture of percussion, celestial vocals, and soothing textures of sound…[feature] shining examples of the dynamic blend of Diane’s dreamy vocals and the very danceable rhythms that make this album sparkle.” — Inner Change
“Diane Arkenstone…sparkles like a jewel.” — New Age Voice
DIANE ARKENSTONE The Best of Diane Arkenstone
CD: EVM 3521 (Q) File Under: New Age
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Diane Arkenstone, vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, flute/David Arkenstone, keyboards, guitar, flute/ John Adorney, keyboards, guitar, cello
• EverSound proudly presents Diane Arkenstone’s “best of,” a highly anticipated benchmark to an extraordinary career with worldwide CD sales of over one million • A choice selection of pieces from her fourteen best-selling albums, including Jewel in The Sun, Aquaria, A Liquid Blue Trancescape and The Healing Spirit. Also features two new pieces produced by EverSound’s best-selling artist, John Adorney • Includes some remarkable collaborations with David Arkenstone • Explores a variety of genres, from trance and ambient to world and new age • All music composed by Diane Arkenstone • Special package with 16 pages of evocative quotes by Diane Arkenstone and detailed information on her discography • Media campaign to new age, holistic and lifestyle press • Nationwide radio campaign to NAR, NPR and nationally syndicated radio stations • Advertising in the top new age trade publications • Tour of Southern California Spring 2005; tour of Colorado, Florida and New York Spring/Summer 2005 • KEY MARKETS: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Miami
Tr ac k L i st i n g The Secret Garden • Under The Blue Sky • Avalon • The Angels Voice • Canyon Dreams • Hills At The Sunset • Voice Of The Sea • River Of Creation • Freedom Of Movement • Rhythm Of The Forrest • The River Winds Through The Night • Across The Sands Of Time • Precious Waters • Kiva Ceremony • The Grey Havens • All Is Bright • Om Shanti
A L S O AVA I L A B L E Featuring Diane Arkenstone, John Adorney, Lino, Ron Clearfield and many more!
Eversound Chillout
EVM 3519 (Q ) File Under: New Age
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NEW AGE “The combination of Nik Tyndall’s and Anuvida’s music makes for a great end-of-the day trip to a land of soft light and gentle winds.” — The New Times Tr ac k L i st i n g Sacred Mountains • Wonderous Secrets • A Dream in the Sky • Healing Essence • Feel Your Body Float • Gentle Flow • Within a Rainbowed Sea
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ANUVIDA/NIK TYNDALL Reiki Essence
CD: NER 2418 (Q )
• Anuvida and Nik Tyndall, musicians with a unique feeling for mood and sensuality, have produced another musical artwork for use with Reiki, meditation, massage therapies and other relaxing moments • Music is infused with the power to heal. This CD is designed to resonate with vibrational energy that links touch to form, encouraging balance and healing • Specially designed to accompany the healing arts as an instrument that facilitates relaxation. The combination of this music and touch creates an enhanced and elevated state of well-being • Creates a personal retreat every time it is played! • Ads will run in New Age Retailer, LA Yoga, Yogi Times, Massage, Vision and Body & Soul • KEY MARKETS: Minneapolis, Chicago, New England, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Durham-Raleigh, Austin, Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Boulder, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle
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“The Samurai Collection is no mild-mannered presentation of Oriental music. Flute and the traditional koto are joined by electric guitar and thundering taiko drums in this vibrant celebration of the mystical realm of the samurai. Like the combination of old and new in instrumentation, the music is both ancient and modern, calling forth visions of misty mountain peaks, remote villages, dancers, drummers and temple chanters.” — Zookeeper Tr ac k L i st i n g
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Legend Of The Ocean • D.N.A. • Hiten • Our Life • Cherry Blossom • Wazawai • Silver Moon • Mad Spider’s Web • Another Day • Flowers, Birds, Winds & Moon (Prologue) • Duel • Path
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Samurai II is the perfect musical soundscape for any Earth Day celebration • A rich assortment of traditional musical instruments from Japan features thundering taiko drums, sweeping shakuhachi flutes, rhythmic Buddhist chants and meditative koto harp • Samurai culture, one of distinct spirit and philosophy, presents music expressive of the Japanese sense of aesthetics • Promos will be sent to key national radio/TV/internet stations and print media • Fragrant incense sticks included in the spine of the jewel case!
PACIFIC MOON ARTISTS Samurai Collection II
CD: PMR 56 (R) File Under: New Age/World
A l s o Ava i l a b l e • PMR 49 (R) Samurai Collection (678477004922) • PMR 13 (R) Asian Drums (678477001327) • PMR 27 (R) Asian Drums II (678477002720) • PMR 50 (R) Bonten (678477005028) MARCH 2005
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts DJ Free, synthesizer, Native flute, soundscapes/Brent Lewis, percussion/Richard Hardy, Native flute, woodwinds/Peter Schimke, piano, keyboards/Mike Koenigs, didgeridoo/ Rita Coolidge, chants/Anakwad, chants
Tr ac k L i st i n g Soulstice • Mystic Canyon, Part I • The Way • Distant Spirits • Manitou • Canyon Echoes • Sky Creek, Part II • Hawk’s Ridge • Coyote Moon • Mystic Canyon, Part II
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Music by award-winning composer (IMAX Extreme) and artist Soulfood, with special guest Richard Hardy (Celestial Meditations, Sacred Massage), a versatile woodwinds and indigenous flute player who has performed with Carole King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dave Mathews, James Taylor and Sting • Keyboards by classically trained and acclaimed jazz pianist Peter Schimke, who has provided musical direction for Academy Award nominee David Lynch & Julee Cruise • Features master percussionist Brent Lewis, who has studied with drum masters from around the world, performed with a long list of artists (Smokey Robinson, Grateful Dead, Joe Cocker) and can be heard on Oliver Stone’s JFK and three IMAX scores • Features chants by Anakwad and two-time Grammy winner Rita Coolidge • Service to top NPR & NAV stations, syndicated shows & satellite radio • Service to top media outlets including NAR, Yoga Journal, Body & Soul, Fit Yoga and Massage • KEY MARKETS: Minneapolis & Santa Fe (Hometowns).
Soulfood Mystic Canyons
CD: SFD 25 (Q ) File Under: New Age
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A l s o Ava i l a b l e • SFD 21 (Q) Shaman’s Way (682947002127)
“A patchwork of elaborated house, pop and ambient jazz with Celtic and Arabic elements.” — Stereo ★★★★★ Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Gulli Briem, Drums, keyboards, programming, vocals/Kevin Armstrong, acoustic & electric guitars/Eythor Gunnarsson, keyboards, piano, synthesizer/Wolfgang Haffner, brush kit/Mami, vocals/Morten Harket, vocals/Mathias Canavese, accordion/ Michael McGoldrick, Uilleann pipes, flutes, whistles, bodhron drums/Voces Thules, choir
Tr ac k L i st i n g
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EARTH AFFAIR Chapter One
CD: SKP 9029 (Q ) File Under: New Age
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• Travel from the cool fascination and pristine wilds of Iceland and Norway, across the craggy highlands of Scotland, on to the European metropolitan sprawls Paris and London, then beyond the Mediterranean to more distant influences of North Africa and India • Mastermind Gulli Briem is drummer of the Icelandic band Mezzoforte. He has played sessions with everyone from Madonna to Björk • Features Morten Harket (from A-Ha) on the first radio single, “Gildas Prayer” • “Tunisia” owes its one-of-a-kind flair to U2’s producer Flood MARCH 2005
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Volcano • Spaceman • French Touch • Tunisia • Volcano Reprise • Little One – Growing Up • Gildas Prayer • Highest Spirit • Spaceman’s Dream • Reykjavik Sunset • Resurrection
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NEW AG E / CHILDREN’S Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Manuela Van Geenhoven, soprano/Simon Cooper, heartbeat, nature sounds, womb sounds, soprano voice, harp, piano, keyboards, strings, choir, oboe, wooden pipes
Tr ac k L i st i n g Dawn Chorus • River Spirit • Pebble Beach • Rainforest Dream • Dancing Raindrops • Evening Chorus • Mother Nature
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SIMON COOPER Nature Baby: Music For Mother & Baby, Vol. III CD: ORM 62662 (Q ) File Under: New Age/Children’s
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• Nature Baby is the third album in Simon Cooper’s beautiful Music for Mother and Baby series • Nature Baby combines gentle, calming music and the soothing rhythm of the maternal heartbeat with the purest nature sounds • On this album, Cooper has created seven unique and tranquil compositions of heartfelt music, portraying a different and inspiring nature scene with each track • The final track,“Mother Nature,” features 15 minutes of uninterrupted maternal heartbeat and real womb sounds accompanied by the sounds of seas, rivers, raindrops and tropical birds. This eases baby and mother into a comforting and relaxing sleep cycle • Simon Cooper is a successful British recording artist whose unique style has received much international acclaim. His groundbreaking Music For Mother and Baby and Music of the Womb have become best sellers and are used by mothers, neo-natal units and health professionals worldwide • Cooper’s music has been released and published by major labels such as Sony Music, Universal, Polygram, Island, Warner and more • Ads will run in New Age Retailer • Reviews will appear in major media, magazines and web
A l s o Ava i l a b l e • ORM 5556 (Q) Music for Mother & Baby (689973555627) • ORM 60362 (L) Music of the Womb (689973603625)
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Imagine yourself in the Canadian wilderness, far away from the stresses of the city and the burdens of numerous responsibilities. Drift to a deep place and connect with Mother Earth and some of her most fascinating creatures • Loons are beautiful water birds, and their unique calls have a haunting quality • This is an extended track of these amazing birdcalls –no music, just pure recordings • New mailing to over 80 reviewers • Ads will run in New Age Retailer
O t h e r B e sts e l l e r s I n Th i s Se r i e s • ORM 55412 (L) Wolves (723723134523) • ORM 55742 (L) Frogs (723723681829) • ORM 55452 (L) Birds in the Rainforest (723723587824) • ORM 55372 (L) Ocean Waves (723723507129)
SOUNDS OF THE EARTH Loons CD: ORM 62602 (L) File Under: New Age/Nature
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These instrumental sacred songs are beautifully performed on piano to bring joy,inspiration,inner peace and spiritual guidance. CHRISTOPHER WEST Beautiful Savior Tr ac k L i st i n g Be Thou My Vision • Shout To The Lord • We Gather Together • Beautiful Savior • O Sacred Head • Softly And Tenderly • Here I Am Lord • Blessed Feasts • The Church Is One Foundation • On Eagles Wings
CD: CRG 180073 (K) File Under: Christian
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Christopher West How Great Thou Art Tr ac k L i st i n g How Great Thou Art • Holy, Holy, Holy • Love Divine • Crown Him With Many Crowns • I Heard The Voice Of Jesus • Shine Jesus Shine • For The Beauty Of The Earth • He Is Exalted • Above All • I Can Only Imagine
CD: CRG 180074 (K) File Under: Christian
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CHRISTOPHER WEST Closer Walk With Thee Tr ac k L i st i n g Just A Closer Walk With Thee • A Mighty Fortress • What A Friend I Have In Jesus • Lord I Lift Your Name • Here I Am Lord • El Shaddai • All Creatures Of Our God • Awesome God • I Love You Lord • You Are My All In All
CD: CRG 180075 (K) File Under: Christian
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Your wedding is one of the most important times of your life,and these delicate, beautiful songs of love are sure to be one of the touching highlights of this special day. CHRISTOPHER WEST A Love Forever Tr ac k L i st i n g Music Of The Night • The Rose • A Love Forever • Butterfly Kisses • Precious Moments • Have I Told You Lately • You Light Up My Life • All I Ask Of You • As Two Become One • Wedding Day White
CD: CRG 180076 (K) File Under: Weddings
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CHRISTOPHER WEST A Wedding Celebration Tr ac k L i st i n g The Wedding Song • Pachelbel’s Canon In D • Jesu Joy • Bridal Chorus • Trumpet Tune • Ave Maria • Handel’s – Air On A G String • Vows Go Unbroken • Prince Denmark’s March • The Wedding March
CD: CRG 180077 (K) File Under: Weddings
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
|<7#$(#"=ahgdfB<v CHRISTOPHER WEST Wedding Instrumentals Tr ac k L i st i n g One True Love • From This Moment • Simple Gifts • Edelweiss • My Heart Will Go On • The Lord’s Prayer • Joyful, Joyful • Here, There & Everywhere • More Than Words • I Will Be Here
CD: CRG 180078 (K) File Under: Weddings
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The 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on GRAMMY Sunday, Feb. 13, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will once again be broadcast live on CBS from 8 –11:30 p.m. (EST/PST) BOB BROOKMEYER Get Well Soon [SACD hybrid] “Brookmeyer packs so much musical information
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into every cut that multiple hearings are required to savor the detail of his work.” — LA Times Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Bob Brookmeyer, conductor, trombone/Till Bronner, trumpet/Ed Partyka, bass trombone/John Hollenbeck, drums
Tr ac k L i st i n g Tah-DUM • Monster Rally • Song, Sing, Sung • Get Well Soon CD: CHR SACD 70111 (T)
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Bob Brookmeyer is well known for his cooperation with Gerry Mulligan, Jaco Pastorius and lots of other jazz heroes from the sixties. Here, he teams up with mostly young musicians and gets the best out of them!
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CONCERT JAZZ BAND Romances
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BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION!
“A well–drilled concert jazz band…with a contingent of standout soloists.” — All About Jazz Tr ac k L i st i n g Lately • Gregory is Here • Invitation • Divisi • Squiggle • Three Romances – Choro/Pas de Deux/Danca Ilusoria
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • World premiere of Maria Schneider’s renowned composition “Three Romances,” which was written specifically for the University of Miami Concert Jazz Band, one of the premier ensembles of its type in the world • Under the direction of Whit Sidener, the band has won numerous Best College Big Band and Outstanding Performance Awards from Down Beat. They perform annually at the International Association of Jazz Educators conventions, and at the Hollywood Jazz Festival
CD: SMT 368 ( J) File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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THE ARC CHOIR “…Be prepared to lose a large amount of time not doing anything but listening to this record — and thinking about the experiences behind what it’s saying.” — Stereophile
SHARING 2 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS!
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Walk With Me
Tr ac k L i st i n g Shady Green Pastures • Walk With Me • Guide My Feet • Hallelujah • Jesus On The Main Line • I’ll Go • I’m Working On A Building • Almost Home • Wade In The Water • What Love • Sit Down, Servant
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Producer-turned-rapper Kanye West is nominated for a leading 10 Grammys in 2005. He is sharing a songwriting bid for Song of the Year and Rap Song of the Year with his hit “Jesus Walks” with The Arc Choir and the title track from their CD Walk With Me • ARC stands for Addicts Rehabilitation Center, and everybody in the 32 member ARC Choir is a former drug user who has been through the center’s program • This is one of the most powerful and moving a capella choirs ever heard
CD: MAP 4132 (R) File Under: Gospel Previously Available
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JAZZ URI CAINE Sphere Music “A set driven by [Caine’s] relentlessly hard swinging, almost saxophonic piano style that seems to straddle postbop and avant-garde traditions…” — Billboard Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Uri Caine, piano/Don Byron, clarinet/Kenny Davis, acoustic bass/ Ralph Peterson, drums/Gary Thomas, tenor sax/Graham Haynes, cornet/Anthony Cox, acoustic bass
Tr ac k L i st i n g Mr. B.C. • This Is A Thing Called Love • When The World Is Given • ‘Round Midnight • Let Me Count The Ways • Jelly • Just In Time • We See • Jan Fan CD: WTR JMT 919064 (Q )
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• Sphere Music shows Uri Caine’s deep respect for Thelonious Monk
A l s o Ava i l a b l e • WTR 102 (R) Live at the Village Vanguard (025091010226)
DJANGO BATES Summer Fruits (And Unrest) Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Django Bates, piano, keyboards, e. peck horn/Eddie Parker, flute, bass flute/Sarah Homer, clarinet, bass clarinet/Iain Ballmy, soprano, alto saxs/ and many more!
Tr ac k L i st i n g Tight Rope • Armchair March • Food For Plankton • Säd Afrika • Three Architects Called Gabrielle: Just What I Expected • Queen Of Puddings • Hyphen • Nights At The Circus • Discovering Metal • Little Petherick • March Hare Dance
Se l l i n g P o i n ts CD: WTR JMT 919065 (Q ) File Under: Jazz
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• Django Bates is a prolific composer and musician of international repute. This album, featuring a select number of international artists, is a classy cocktail of diverse music!
GARY THOMAS ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Exile’s Gate “…If you go for what might be dubbed disciplined free-jazz or jazz-funk, then tenor Gary Thomas’ Exile’s Gate fits.” — Toronto Star Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Gary Thomas, tenor sax, flute/Tim Murphy, Hammond organ/Paul Bollenback, electric guitar/Jack DeJohnette, drums/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g Exile’s Gate • Like Someone In Love • Kulture Bandits • Blues On The Corner • Night And Day • No Mercy Rule • A Brilliant Madness
Se l l i n g P o i n ts CD: WTR JMT 919066 (Q ) File Under: Jazz
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• On Gary Thomas’ fifth album as a leader for JMT, both main ingredients of his work so far have been melded together
A l s o Ava i l a b l e • WTR JMT 919057 (Q) Till We Have Faces (025091905720) • WTR JMT 919049 (Q) The Kold Kage (025091904921)
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Amina Figarova, piano/Bart Platteau, flutes/Marcel Reijs, trumpet/Tom Beek, alto sax/Kurt van Herck, tenor sax/ Wiro Mahieu, bass/Chris Strik, drums
Tr ac k L i st i n g Come Escape With Me • Hot On The Trail • Flight Of Fancy • Mr. T. M. • Dancing In The Wind • Buckshot Blues • Zealot • Awaking • Blues For Wiro • Destiny • Market Place • Reaching Out To You
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • 12 brand new compositions by Amina Figarova – tasteful, refined arrangements for a three-piece horn section and one amazing flute player • Amina Figarova’s unique talent and multinational jazz approach will delight listeners • Mailing to radio stations & press • Key Markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, New York, Baton Rouge and New Orleans
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• MRC 302 (Q) Firewind (742451530223) • MRC 330 (Q) Night Train (742451533026)
Come Escape With Me
U. S. TOU R JA N UA RY 2 0 05 ! 1/4/05 Hollywood, CA 1/5/05 Hollywood, CA 1/9/05 Berkeley, CA 1/13/05 San Diego, CA 1/20/05 New Orleans, LA 1/25/05 West Palm Beach, FL
CD: MRC 465 (Q ) File Under: Jazz
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Guy Klucevsek, accordion
Tr ac k L i st i n g Four Portraits: Clarissa (Mrs. Dalloway)/Blues For Richard/Laura (Mrs. Brown)/Virginia (Mrs. Woolf) • Accordion Misdemeanors • One Less Bell To Answer • Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My (Wives And Lovers) Head • The Well-Tampered Accordion: Shape-Shifter/Ebony Mandolin/Rocking The Boat/Collapsible Hornpipe/Time Passing/Hungarian Hummingbird/ Sunday Morning - Eight Legs/A-Ok Chorale/Pink Elephant/Song Of The Little Prince/Dance!/Epilogue/Fantasy
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The Well-Tampered Accordion
CD: WTR 106 (R) File Under: Jazz
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A l s o Ava i l a b l e • WTR 88 (R) Tales of the Cryptic (025091008827) • WTR 74 (R) The Heart of the Andes (025091007424) MARCH 2005
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
GUY KLUCEVSEK
• The centerpiece of composer/accordionist Guy Klucevsek’s new solo recording is a collection of 12 short pieces that consist of etudes, preludes, chorales, songs without words, dances and a fantasy • In his most ambitious solo composition to date, inspired by J.S. Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Klavier,” Klucevsek draws on all the elements of his previous music and ventures into new territory as well: hints of Bartok, Copland, Gottshalk, Eastern European folk music, Middle Eastern melodies and minimalism • Features “Accordion Misdemeanors,” which Klucevsek wrote to accompany E Annie Proulx’s novel Accordion Crimes, and “Four Portraits,” inspired by Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer-winning novel The Hours • Includes two very personal covers of Burt Bacharach: “One Less Bell to Answer” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My (Wives and Lovers) Head” • Media service by Allegro Media • KEY MARKETS: New York (Hometown)
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JAZZ “A savory broth that has been reduced and concentrated to an almost overwhelmingly intense flavor…a must for those who are looking for some more heat from their Latin jazz.” — All About Jazz
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Pablo Menéndez, electric & acoustic guitar/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g Mambo Influenciado • Akete Oba Oba • La Gitana • Sueño Con Serpientes • Grifo – Animal Mitológico • Bonnie’s Blues Mambo • ‘Round Midnight • Quien Fuera • Hijos de la Mezcla • People Together
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PABLO MENÉNDEZ Havana Blues Mambo
CD: ZMR 200503 (R) File Under: Jazz
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• Havana Blues Mambo, the debut solo release by guitarist Pablo Menéndez, is a unique mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz, blues and rock • Includes five originals, two standards by Thelonius Monk & Chucho Valdes, and two songs by Cuba’s premier songwriter Silvio Rodriguez • For his Cuban and international audience, Menéndez is most closely associated with Mezcla, the fantastic Afro-Cuban jazz-rock septet he founded in 1985. He has also performed with Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt • March 2005 tour in major East and West Coast markets, including speaking engagements at colleges across the country • Radio promo by Jane Purcell Dashow • Ads will run in Down Beat, Latin Beat and more • KEY MARKETS: Oakland (Hometown). Also: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Miami
“Much more than just a fresh breeze from the south, Avantango’s offerings are so rich and complex that each track offers an album’s worth of rewards.” — Jazziz Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Pablo Aslan, bass/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g Derviche • Deus Xango • Vuelvo Al Sur • Sabateando • Escualo • Malena • Amadeo • Beto • Verano Porteño • El Enchanter • Muchacha (Ojos De Papel) • La Calle 92
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Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Buenos Aires-born Pablo Aslan is the leading exponent of the vibrant New York tango jazz scene. Avantango presents some of the greatest young Latin American tango musicians living in the U.S., including Dario Eskenazi, Diego Urcola and Leonardo Suarez-Paz • Contains five originals, five classic tangos by mentor Astor Piazzolla and two traditional Argentinean songs • Avantango made it onto the prestigious Jazziz 2004 Critics Picks List • Publicity re-service to press and radio by Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services • Ads will run in Down Beat, Latin Beat and more • KEY MARKETS: New York (Hometown). Also: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles
U.S. TOUR FEBRUARY 2005! 2/11/05 Morristown, NJ 2/24/05 Atlanta, GA 2/26/05 Albuquerque, NM MARCH 2005
PABLO ASLAN Avantango CD: ZMR 200402 (R) File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Marty Nau, saxophone/Phil Woods, saxophone/Vince Lardear, alto sax /Tommy Cecil, bass/Robert Redd, piano/Dominic Smith, drums
Tr ac k L i st i n g Bouquet Chorale • Air Mail Special • Rainy Day • Cadillac Jack • Door #3 • Slash & Burn • Lazy Susan • Calling All Cars • Samba Nau • Delawareness • Seven Sisters • The Mooch
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • This CD is the result of a dream – for Marty Nau to play with his idol, mentor, teacher and friend, Phil Woods • Nau is a highly active and sought-after alto sax player in the Washington DC area…where, in the ‘80s, he studied with Woods and was assigned lead alto sax chair in The Commodores. He has played with Guy Lombardo, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie & the Dorsey Bros and has performed with the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony and more • Dr. Jazz Promotions will service over 300 radio stations • Mailing to over 100 press/internet/digital radio outlets • Ads will run in JazzTimes, Down Beat and IAJE Journal • KEY MARKETS: Washington DC (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco
MARTY NAU & PHIL WOODS At the Bouquet Chorale CD: SMT 410 (Q ) File Under: Jazz
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STONE ALLIANCE Heads Up Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Don Alias, drums, percussion/Gene Perla, bass, keyboards/Kenny Kirkland, keyboards/Bob Mintzer, reeds, flute/Jan Hammer, keyboards/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g Georgia “O” • Pedra Da Lua • Aunt Remus • Tribute To Afreeka • Uncle Jemima • Kimmy And Donnie • Trampoline • Para Los Papinos
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Contains hits from Grammy-winning musicians Michael Brecker & Jan Hammer • Produced by Gene Perla; 4th and best studio album • Service to NPR stations & national jazz publications
CD: MBO 5125 (Q ) File Under: Jazz
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A l s o Ava i l a b l e • MBO 5116 (Q) Live In Amsterdam (080486511627)
Groove, Swing & Harmony Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Roland Guerin, electric & acoustic bass/Wess Anderson, also sax/Brice Winston, alto & tenor sax/Jason Marsalis, drums/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g People Make The World Go Round • Fall • My Romance • Alone Together • Can’t Hide Love • Deep Sleep • Turn Around • Cherokee “Short” • Picture Frame • Snuglely • I’ll Stand Alone
Se l l i n g P o i n ts CD: MBO 5117 (Q ) File Under: Jazz
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• Includes the Angela Bofill classic “People Make The World Go Round” • Roland Guerin has worked with Ellis Marsalis, Grammy-nominated Marcus Roberts, Allen Toussaint and Mark Whitfield • Service to NPR stations & national jazz publications • KEY MARKETS: New Orleans (Hometown). Also: New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston MARCH 2005
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Roland Guerin
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CD: STC 8369 (R)
CD: STC 8338 (R)
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ROLF BILLBERG
ART TATUM
Rare Danish Recordings (1956 – 57)
Live Vol. 8: 1955–56
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Rolf Billberg, alto & tenor sax/and many more
Art Tatum, piano/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g
Tr ac k L i st i n g
I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me • Moonlight In Vermont • I’m Building Up For A Nervous Breakdown • El Domingo • The Lady Is A Tramp • Bag’s Groove • Ole Man River • Yesterdays • Curly Curt • Opus De Funk • I’m Beginning To See The Light • Blue Daniel • Hi Beck • Yesterdays • Tautology
Would You Like To Take A Walk? • Soft Winds • Flying Home • I Cover The Waterfront • Soft Winds • Tenderly • Tea For Two • Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams • Body And Soul • Sweet Lorraine • September Song • My Heart Stood Still • Don’t Blame Me • Willow Weep For Me • Flying Home • Moon Song • Just One Of Those Nights • Flying Home • Would You Like To Take A Walk • You Go To My Head
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Six sessions recorded in Copenhagen 1956-66 – the last ten years of Billberg’s life • Includes some of the best modern Scandinavian jazz musicians of the time: Lars Gullin, Jørgen Ryg, William Schiöpffe and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • The tunes on this disc have never been previously released! • Recorded live on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show and in various clubs during 1955–56
2XCD: STC NOCD 3025 (2N)
4XCD: EPM 160632 (4C) File Under: Jazz
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PAUL WHITEMAN
SIDNEY BECHET
And the Experiments in Modern American Music
Vive La France
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Blues in Paris • Temptation Rag • Okey Dokie • Summertime • Stompy Jones • Twelfth Street Rag • Sleepy Time Girl • In the Groove • Blue Room • Nuages • Society Blues • Black Bottom Stomp • Everybody Loves My Baby • Panther Dance • Careless Love Blues • Out of Nowhere • Strike Up The Band • When It’s Sleeping Time Down South • Swing Paradise • It’s No Sin • Au Clair de la Lune • plus 59 more!
Paul Whiteman, leader/Dorsey Brothers/Louis Armstrong/ Bix Biederbecke/Joe Venuti/Red Norvo/Bunny Berigan/ Bing Crosby/Mildred Bailey/and more!
Tr ac k L i st i n g The Farmer Leaves The Hay • Blue Bells Of Harlem • Cowbell Serenade • Quonk • The Seventh Day • The Bell Fugue • St. Louis Blues • Cuban Overture • plus 11 more!
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Eight “Experiments in Modern American Music” concerts by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra between 1924 and 1938, most of which were performed at Carnegie Hall MARCH 2005
OVER 75 SONGS ON 4 DISCS!
Tr ac k L i st i n g
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • One of the most complete Sidney Bechet collections around! • Bechet was the on of the first important jazz soloists in history, a brilliant soprano saxophonist and clarinetist who, over the years, never lost his enthusiasm or creativity
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“Ann Austin possesses a straightforward, muscular vocal style that would have been as at home in the rock arena as it is in jazz. Backed by a standard piano-guitar quartet, Ms. Austin’s powerful vocals steer pianist John Harrison’s arrangements through an earthy collection of jazz and blues.” — All About Jazz Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Ann Austin, vocals/John Harrison III, piano/Rusty Russo, drums/Mark Pucci, acoustic bass/Paul Good, guitar
Tr ac k L i st i n g Tell Me Not To Love You • Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You, Baby) • Ain’t No Use • Once Upon A Time • Lost In Your Eyes • Lately • I Can’t Erase You From My Heart • Black Coffee • Fragile • Ballad Of The Sad Young Men • Cha Cha Blues
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Strong vocals, lots of melody, and poignant songs about love • Pianist/producer John Harrison’s arrangements illuminate Ann Austin’s vocals • Features original tunes and covers sung with strength and passion • With powerhouse pipes, Ann Austin’s ability to infuse her songs with smart, deeply wrought lyrics turns Lost In Your Eyes into an accomplished debut • National radio and publicity campaign; the variety of styles on this album will give it mileage on various radio programs • Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Dallas and Cape Cod
ANN AUSTIN Lost In Your Eyes CD: WCS 24 (Q ) File Under: Jazz/Blues
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TOMMY NEWSOM Tommy Newsom & His Octo-Pussycats Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Tommy Newsom, tenor sax/Sherrie Maricle, drums/Karolina Strassmayer, alto sax/Derek Smith, piano/ Warren Vache, cornet/and more
Tr ac k L i st i n g Titter Pipes • Detour Ahead • Cinnamon and Clove • In a Mellow Tone • Speak Low • Come Sunday • Poor Little Rich Girl • Maids of Cadiz • Upper Manhattan Medical Group
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Tommy Newsom and an all-star group play his swinging arrangements – features Warren Vache, Derek Smith, Karolina Strassmayer and Sherrie Maricle! • Sent for review to Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, jazz radio programs and more • Key Markets: Los Angeles, Boston and New York
CD: ARB 19312 (Q) File Under: Jazz
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For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation Fe at u r e d A rt i sts The New Al Grey Quintet/Jay McShann/The Clark Terry Quintet Feat. Carrie Smith/Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern/Junior Mance/Buck Clayton/Bobby Hackett & Vic Dickenson/The Red Holloway Quintet Feat. O.C. Smith/The Dave Glasser Quartet/Ruby Braff & Ralph Sutton/The Clark Terry Spacemen
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
CD: CRD 223 (Q )
NOW AVAILABLE!
File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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• This carefully planned compilation of previously issued Chiaroscuro tracks is specifically targeted to the worldwide swing dance and Lindy Hop community • All tracks carefully selected by renowned Lindy Hop DJs, instructors and dancers including Jesse Miner, Greg Avakian, David Jacoby and the Yehoodi Organization • Copies will be sent to radio and print contacts as well as more than 100 active swing dance club DJs, radio promotions and in-store play upon request MARCH 2005
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
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These great LINN titles now at a special mid-line price! PERFECT HOUSEPLANTS
CD: LIN 130 (I) File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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New Folk Songs “Artful and witty, their approach is unmistakably European in character, combining memorable, atmospheric compositions with confident, understated playing.” — Time Out
HUE & CRY Next Move “Next Move dives expertly into sharp, impressive timing pieces and rowdy, big-horn swing outs.” — JazzTimes
CD: LIN 102 (I) File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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GERARD PRESENCER
CD: LIN 79 (I) File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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Platypus “Presencer has a glossy tone, a boldness of conception and an agility of execution that make his improvised solos more memorable than the material they’re expanding on.” — The Guardian
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
CLAIRE MARTIN Take My Heart “From smoky, undulating ballads to driving, up-tempo riffs, this remarkable stylist shines a butane torch on the darkest corner until she shakes you with chills of joy…” — NY Observer
CD: LIN 93 (I) Filw Under: Jazz Previously Available
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DAVID NEWTON
CD: LIN 25 (I) File Under: Jazz Previously Available
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Return Journey “Newton is well known in his homeland…[and] this brilliant release on Linn merits greater attention from jazz fans across the Atlantic Ocean.” — All Music Guide
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March 2005 New Releases “...Fun, humour, seriousness, power and an anguished poignancy, all of which Nicolas Hodges unfailingly projects in pianism of admirable clarity and sharply etched perfection.” —International Record Review Nicolas Hodges, piano/Claire Edwardes, percussion BIRTWISTLE: The Axe Manual • Oockooing Bird • Sad Song • Berceuse de Jeanne • Precis • Hector’s Dawn • Ostinato with Melody • Betty Freeman: Her Tango • Saraband: The King’s Farewell • Harrison’s Clocks
Harrison BIRTWISTLE Axe Manual (Complete Piano Works)
World Premiere Recordings!
CD: MET 1074 (R) File Under: Classical
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• One of Britain’s most colorful and controversial composers, Harrison Birtwistle celebrates his 70th birthday with this recording • The album represents the first complete recording of Birtwistle’s piano works • Born in 1934, Harrison Birtwistle has long been one of the leading figures on the European contemporary music scene. He has won numerous prizes and his works have been recorded on many leading labels • Nicolas Hodges is a brilliant young pianist (34 this year) who has premiered a concerto written for him by Elliott Carter with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. He has been invited back to play with the orchestra again in 2006 • Hodges will perform the music of John Adams in a recital at Carnegie Hall on March 22, 2005 • Ads in Gramophone and International Record Review • Feature article in The Guardian (UK)
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Finnissy
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Etched Bright with Sunlight
Gershwin
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The Orlando Consort (voices)/ Christopher Wilson, lutes / Concordia (viols)/ I Fagiolini (voices)
This is the eighth in a series prepared for recent major exhibitions at the National Gallery, London. This exhibit features music from the time of the artist Raphael, inspired by The Book of the Courtier by Raphael’s friend Baldassare Castiglione, whose portrait is one of Raphael’s most famous works. The book describes the musical life of the era. Performed by an array of the best Early Music specialists in England.
Raphael: The Music of the Courtier The Orlando Consort CD: MET 1075 (F)
A l s o Ava i l a b l e : • MET 1041 (R) Music and Art at the Court of Charles I (789368987429) • MET 1051 (R) Music from the Time of Vermeer (675754376529) • MET 1052 (R) Titian: Venice and the Music of Love (723724575929) • MET 1057 (R) Music from the Time of Rembrandt (723724382824)
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MARCH 2005
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JOSQUIN: Victimae Paschali • ISAAC: A ‘heure que je vous • J’ay pris amours • Ricercar La Compagna • Mass • LOYSET COMPÈRE: Crux triumphans • SPINACINO: Che fa la ramacine • Scaramella • Recercare • PATAVINO: Malor me bat • Dilla da l’acqua • CARA: Mentre io vo per questi boschi • MILANO: Ricercar
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CLASSICAL Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine • SCHOENBERG: Theme and Variations, Op. 43a • LAURIDSEN: O Magnum Mysterium • HINDEMITH: Symphony in B-flat • COPLAND: Emblems
Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble Contemporaries
• A scintillating program of music for wind ensemble, including both original works and transcriptions • The John Adams and Morten Lauridsen works are transcribed by Lawrence T. Odom and H. Robert Reynolds, respectively • This is the third recording in a series from Northwestern University • Chicago’s Northwestern University, founded in 1850, is one of America’s most prestigious private research universities, and its School of Music is noted in several specialties, including wind ensemble performance • The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is conducted by Mallory Thompson, director of bands at Northwestern. She has made several recordings with Summit Records • Ms. Thompson teaches conducting at Northwestern, and has frequently guest conducted at Aspen and Interlochen, and with the Dallas Wind Symphony and the U.S. Army Band • Aggressive media mailing to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mailing to over 100 classical music stations across the country. Focused mailing to band and educational journals and Internet sites
CD: SMT 414 (R) File Under: Classical
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Also Available • SMT 313 (R) Winds of Nagual (099402313924) • SMT 294 (R) Heroes, Dreams & Icons (099402294926)
John Ericson, horn /Eckart Sellheim, piano
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
MADSEN: Sonata for Horn & Piano, Op. 24 • SCHUMANN: Adagio & Allegro in A-flat, OP. 70 • GLIERE: Nocturne, Op. 35, No. 10 • NIELSEN: Canto Serioso • SCHMID: Im tiefsten Walde, Op. 34, No. 4 • COOKE: Rondo in B-flat • DANZI: Sonata in E-flat, Op. 28
• Many of the greatest works for the horn feature the instrument in a characteristically lyrical role. This collection, Canto, celebrates the singing tone of the horn through representative works for horn and piano from the 19th and 20th centuries • John Ericson balances an active career as a performer and teacher of the horn. Equally at home in music of all periods, Ericson has made recordings with The Potsdam Brass Quintet, The Nashville Symphony, and other ensembles • Pianist Eckart Sellheim maintains a very active performance schedule, having made concert tours in the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, and throughout Europe. He appears regularly on radio programs in the U.S. & abroad and has made more than 20 recordings as piano & fortepiano soloist and collaborative pianist • Aggressive media mailing to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mailing to over 100 classical music stations across the country. Focused mailing to horn journals and Internet sites
John ERICSON Canto
CD: SMT 413 (R) File Under: Classical
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“Ton Koopman once again seems to be able to express the whole range of Bach’s sacred music from spiritual exaltation to religious terror, from giddiest joy to deepest sorrow, from festive celebration to personal mortification. With a small choir and a small orchestra recorded in an intimate acoustic, Koopman’s performances have the clarity of a chamber music ensemble. Through the clarity and humanity of their music-making, Koopman’s performances seem to express the essence of Bach’s sacred music – its exaltation, its terror, its joy, its sorrow, its celebration, and even its mortification. And, once again, Koopman’s recordings are wonderfully balanced in a luminous acoustic.” — All Music Guide Sandrine Piau, Johanette Zomer & Sibylla Rubens, sopranos/Bogna Bartosz & Nathalie Stutzmann, altos/Paul Agnew, Jörg Dürmüller & Christoph Prégardien, tenors/Klaus Mertens, bass/The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman, conductor
J.S. BACH
J.S. BACH: Cantatas Nos. 13, 17, 19, 32, 35, 56, 57, 58, 84 & 169
CD: CHR 72217 (3P) File Under: Classical
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J.S. BACH Cantatas, Vol. 13 CD: CHR 72213 (3P)
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J.S. BACH Cantatas, Vol. 14 CD: CHR 72214 (3P)
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• The acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with The Amsterdam Baroque, conducted by Ton Koopman, originally begun on the now-defunct Erato label, has been rescued by Challenge Classics • Allegro is the exclusive U.S. distributor of these recordings and will re-released the original 12 volumes, along with the continuing volumes that will complete the project. • Volume 17 in the Bach cantata series contains exclusive works from the third yearly cycle of cantatas from Leipzig — which, unlike the previous two Leipzig cycles, extends over a longer period of time, from June 1725 until 1727 • Among the text forms used in the third cycle are frequently encountered dialogue poems, usually based on a dialogue between Jesus and the Soul. Typical examples of this type of cantata are nos. 57 and 58 • Begun in 1994, this series was called “the recording project of the nineties” by The Guardian • The series will continue to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world’s leading experts on the music of Bach • In 1997, the Bach Cantata Project was awarded the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis “Echo Klassik 1997” • Born in Zwolle, Holland, in 1944, Ton Koopman decided very early in his musical studies to specialize in the 17th and 18th centuries, using authentic instruments combined with a performing style based on sound scholarship • Koopman’s extensive activities as a soloist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LPs and CDs for labels including Erato, Teldec, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon • The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1979 by Ton Koopman, are a group of musicians from all over the world with a particular passion for the Baroque. Their recordings have won numerous awards • The Amsterdam Baroque Choir, founded in 1992, consists mainly of young Dutch professional singers
Cantatas, Vol. 17 (3 CDs)
J.S. BACH Cantatas, Vol. 15 CD: CHR 72215 (3P)
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CLASSICAL ALLEGRO PRESENTS:
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rte Nova, an imprint of BMG Classics, has long been unavailable to the American and Canadian markets. Allegro’s acclaimed graphics and production team have designed a new, cutting-edge look for Arte Nova, and will exclusively market and distribute the line in North America.
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he highly respected label boasts a hefty catalogue of classical warhorses and contemporary works. One of the cornerstones of the Arte Nova catalogue is the critically acclaimed Beethoven symphony cycle, conducted by David Zinman leading the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Zinman has also recently launched a lauded Strauss orchestral cycle for Arte Nova. Other noted Arte Nova recordings include works performed by famed violinist Pamela Frank, pianist Ursula Oppens, conductors Christopher Hogwood, Adrian Leaper, Vaclav Neumann and René Clemencic and a fine series of celebrated orchestral works from Ross Pople and The London Festival Orchestra. “Excellence at this level serves only to renew our faith both in the vitality of the classics and in the ability of today’s interpreters to triumphantly stand toe to toe with the greatest recorded documents of the past.” — ClassicsToday (10/10 rating!) Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich/David Zinman, conductor
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38 “Spring” • Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 • Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97 “Rhenish” • Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
ZINMAN Conducts SCHUMANN Complete Symphonies (2 CDs)
CD: ANO 577430 (2C) File Under: Classical
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• Born in 1936, American conductor David Zinman has risen to the pinnacle of his career in the last decade. After bringing the Baltimore Symphony to major status, he became musical director of the Aspen Music Festival and then took the helm of Zurich’s beloved Tonhalle Orchestra • Zinman’s discography of some 100 recordings has won five Grammys and two Grands Prix du Disque • Founded in 1868, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra is Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra. Today it gives over 90 concerts each season, featuring more than 50 different programs with the world’s leading conductors and solo artists • David Zinman’s acclaimed complete recordings of the Schumann symphonies employ newly edited sources. A slimmed-down orchestra and lively tempos result in fleet performances that display none of the murky, heavy textures of traditional readings
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“Zinman’s Beethoven... is swift, lean, exhilarating and transparent. The Tonhalle copes bravely, often with exceptional skill, and the recordings easily compare with their best full-price rivals.” — The Gramophone Good CD Guide
“If you’re looking for a real bargain set of Beethoven’s complete symphonies, look no further. Zinman and Tonhalle have delivered a winner, with excellent sound and a great sticker price.” — Amazon.com Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich/David Zinman, conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 • Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
• David Zinman’s complete Beethoven symphony cycle has garnered rave reviews worldwide. It is the world-premiere modern-instrument recording of the New Barenreiter Edition. This single disc of two of the most popular symphonies is a great introduction to the series • The Zinman recordings of the Beethoven symphonies won the German Record Critics’ prize in 1999 • Under the leadership of David Zinman, the Tonhalle Orchestra has undertaken a number of successful concert tours throughout Europe, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to concerts at home and a busy touring schedule, the orchestra and Zinman are devoting increasing time to recording projects
ZINMAN Conducts BEETHOVEN Symphonies 5 & 6 CD: ANO 496950 (C) File Under: Classical
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“Christopher Hogwood leads near ideal performances of all three items, and they respond well to his crisp, period-instrument-influenced approach.” — ClassicsToday Basel Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Hogwood, conductor ˚ : Toccata e due canzoni • STRAVINSKY: Concerto in D • MARTINU HONEGGER: Symphony No. 4 “Deliciae Basiliensis”
Klassizistische Moderne, Vol. 1 CD: ANO 862360 (C) File Under: Classical
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Christopher HOGWOOD
• This 2001 recording recreates a historic concert given on January 21, 1947, at which all three works received their premieres by the Basel Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Paul Sacher, who commissioned them • The album is the result of a project uniting programs with a thematic focus and an emphasis on contemporary classics. Three more volumes have been produced, with more planned for each succeeding year • Christopher Hogwood conducts repertoire ranging from the baroque to contemporary, always with the prevailing philosophy of revealing the original sound-world of the composer • Since founding The Academy of Ancient Music in 1973, Hogwood has gained international recognition for his performances of baroque and early classical repertoire with period instruments • For more than 40 years, he has also been performing music of the 20th century, with a particular affinity for the neobaroque and neoclassical schools including many works by Stravinsky, Martinu ˚ and more
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CLASSICAL Bruckner Orchestra Linz /Dennis Russell Davies, conductor BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” (1st 1874 version)
DAVIES Conducts BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
CD: ANO 604880 (C)
• The “Romantic” has always been the most popular symphony by Bruckner. It has been most often heard in the version of 1878 with a new finale written in 1880. However, it was originally created in 1874, albeit in a very different form • The original version was first performed only in 1975 at the Bruckner-fest in Linz and published in the Bruckner complete edition in the same year. This is one of the rare recordings in which the listener can fully surrender to the fantastic, splendid sound of Bruckner’s original intentions • One of the most innovative and eclectic conductors in the classical music world, Dennis Russell Davies has succeeded in challenging and inspiring audiences on both sides of the Atlantic • Since 1980, he has lived in Germany but maintained an active presence on the North American scene as a regular guest conductor with the major orchestras and opera houses of New York and Chicago • In the fall of 2002, he began his post as Chief Conductor of the Linz Opera, and Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz. • Davies’ prolific recordings as conductor as well as pianist number well over 60. They have received numerous awards and can be found on many labels
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“Pamela Frank’s playing is distinguished throughout by a fine ear for tuning and an appreciation of the Schubertian sound world... both father and daughter have ample opportunity to show off their sparkling scales and glittering articulation.” — MusicWeb.UK Pamela Frank, violin /Claude Frank, piano
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
SCHUBERT: Rondo brillant in B minor, Op. 79, D.895 • Fantasy in C, Op. posth. 159, D.934 • Sonata in A, Op. posth. 162, D.574
• In Schubert’s duo sonatas the listener can follow with admirable clarity a development from the early works, where the piano stays discreetly in the background, to an equal partnership of music-makers, as in the A major Sonata • Born in New York, Pamela Frank is the daughter of noted pianists Claude Frank and Lilian Kallir; the three have frequently played chamber music both at home and before the public • In 1999 Pamela Frank was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize, one of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists • Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1959, Claude Frank has repeatedly appeared with the world’s foremost orchestras and chamber ensembles • A renowned teacher as well as performer, Claude Frank is on the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, a professor at the Yale School of Music and an artist in residence in Kansas City
MARCH 2005
Franz SCHUBERT Works for Violin & Piano
CD: ANO 721280 (C) File Under: Classical
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Antonio VIVALDI The Four Seasons Florin Paul, violin /Hamburg Soloists /Emil Klein, conductor VIVALDI: Violin Concertos, Op. 8, Nos. 1– 4 “The Four Seasons” • Concerto for 2 Violins & Cello in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11 “L’estro armonico”
Violinist Florin Paul was born in Romania in 1958 and, at the age of 11, won first prize in the National Music Competition. After completing his studies in Freiburg, Paul embarked on an international concert career and has enjoyed countless appearances as a soloist. Conductor Emil Klein was born in Romania in 1955. He has achieved an international reputation on his concert tours of Europe, the U.S. and Africa. He appears as a soloist with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others. Alongside his solo career he spends time playing chamber music and in 1990 founded the chamber orchestra Hamburg Soloists.
CD: ANO 277810 (C) File Under: Classical
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Olivier MESSIAEN Preludes & Etudes Martin Zehn, piano MESSIAEN: Preludes (8) • Quatre études de rythme • Cantéyodjaya
This recording offers Messiaen’s early set of eight Preludes (written in 1928–29 when he was still a student at the Paris Conservatory) contrasted with two much more advanced works written after World War II. The “Four Studies in Rhythm” had great influence on Messiaen’s own students, particularly Pierre Boulez. Pianist Martin Zehn, a native of Berlin, specializes in modern and contemporary music and is currently recording the complete piano music of Messiaen. He is the winner of several scholarships and awards, including the German Academy Competition, second prize at the Vienna Beethoven Competition, and special prize there for the best interpretation of contemporary music. His is a major contribution to the recorded legacy of France’s greatest modern composer.
CD: ANO 578330 (C) File Under: Classical
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Wilhelm FURTWÄNGLER Symphony No. 2 (2 CDs) ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Weimar Staatskapelle /George Alexander Albrecht, conductor FURTWÄNGLER: Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Famous to the world as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886 –1954) preferred to be thought of as a composer. Of his works, the Symphony No. 2 (written just after World War II) has received the most attention. In the last year of his life, he rewrote the ending. George Alexander Albrecht has become one of the most versatile conductors of his generation. He was awarded the Gustav-Mahler-Goldmedaille in 1985 for his performances of the complete works of Mahler and is the author of the book Die Symphonien Gustav Mahlers. He has put great effort into performing seldom-played works, including the compositions of Wilhelm Furtwängler, whose symphonies he is editing as the president of the Furtwängler Society.
CD: ANO 578340 (2C) File Under: Classical
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CLASSICAL Moscow Studio Archives presents the greatest Russian artists, the most beloved Russian music, in historic recordings – many never before released in North America! With an exciting, collectible package design for Russophiles, featuring important Russian artworks on the cover and historic Russian postage stamps in the design, each booklet contains rare photos and a special essay by well-known writers who are experts on Russian classical music. These priceless recordings are now available at only $9.99 s.r.p!
Oistrakh’s brilliant, warm tone, unflamboyant virtuosity and “ impeccable intonation command one’s attention from the first bars to the last.” — Andrew Farach-Colton David Oistrakh, violin/USSR Radio Large Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Kondrashin, conductor ˇ ÁK: Violin Concerto in BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 • DVOR A-minor, Op. 53
OISTRAKH & KONDRASHIN Plays BRAHMS & DVORˇÁK CD: MOS 18331 ( J) File Under: Classical
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• Historic 1951 recordings of two masterpieces of the violin concerto repertory, featuring legendary artists • Great Russian violinist David Oistrakh (1908 –74) made a specialty of the Brahms concerto but played the Dvorˇák only sporadically. His affinity for the latter score is apparent in this 1951 performance, however • Kirill Kondrashin (1914 –1981) is considered, along with Svetlanov and Rozhdestvensky, one of the three greatest Russian conductors of the 20th century • He became conductor of the famed Bolshoi Theater in Moscow in 1943, but after 1958 turned his attention almost exclusively to symphonic music • Kondrashin became successively conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra and the Moscow Philharmonic, but in 1978 sought asylum in Amsterdam, where he was a frequent guest conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Tatiana Nikolaeva, piano
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
SHOSTAKOVICH: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 17– 24
• J.S. Bach died in 1750. Exactly 200 years later, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich made a pilgrimage to Leipzig to hear Tatiana Nikolaeva play at (and win) the J.S. Bach Competition. In her honor, he began composing his own series of 24 keyboard preludes and fugues modeled after Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier • The Shostakovich works have remained relatively unknown until recent years, despite being proclaimed by many critics as among his greatest masterworks; to a degree, this is because he is principally associated with orchestral music • This disc offers the last eight of the complete series, as recorded in 1987 by Nikolaeva, who played these works for over 30 years • The work is dedicated to Mme. Nikolaeva, who gave the first performance in 1952. She recorded it three times, and died suddenly after playing it in a 1992 concert in San Francisco • Born in 1924, Tatiana Nikolaeva studied at the Moscow Conservatory and began teaching there in 1959. She became one of the most beloved instructors in the history of that august institution • Nikolaeva possessed a magnificent technique and an extraordinary memory (she knew 50 piano concertos by heart, from Bach to Stravinsky), but her playing was noted mainly for its strong passion and sense of purpose
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Preludes & Fugues 1–10
Preludes & Fugues 11–16
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Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Preludes & Fugues Nos. 17– 24 CD: MOS 19067 ( J ) File Under: Classical
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Alexei Maslennikov, tenor /Galina Pisarenko, soprano / Sergei Yakovenko, baritone /Yurlov Russian Choir /Yuri Ukhov & Stanislav Gusev, directors /USSR Symphony Orchestra /Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor RACHMANINOV: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35 • The Spring, cantata for baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 20
• Historic 1979 and 1984 recordings of two of Rachmaninov’s most colorful compositions! • Evgeni Svetlanov became principal conductor of the USSR Symphony Orchestra in 1965 and won all the highest honors of his country in music. He died in Moscow in May of 2002, at the age of 74 • Along with Kondrashin and Rozhdestvensky, Svetlanov was one of the three most famous Russian conductors of the later 20th century. His readings, especially of Russian music, were noted for their intelligence, balance and idiomatic flavor • Rachmaninov discovered Edgar Allan Poe’s The Bells (1849) in 1912 and was so taken with Poe’s imagery that he set to work almost immediately composing a choral symphony on the subject. He conducted the premiere performance himself in St. Petersburg on November 30th of that same year • The Spring, a cantata for baritone, chorus and orchestra, was composed in 1902, following the completion of the ever-popular Second Piano Concerto
SVETLANOV Conducts RACHMANINOV CD: MOS 20006 ( J) File Under: Classical
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A l s o Ava i l a b l e • MOS 20001 (J) Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 (723724592629) • MOS 20002 (J) Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (723724651128) • MOS 20003 (J) Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3/Isle of the Dead (723724674929) • MOS 20004 (J) Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (723724694521) • MOS 20005 (J) Rachmaninov: Prince Rostislav/Capriccio/Piano Pieces (723721063450) USSR Symphony Orchestra / Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor KALINNIKOV: Symphony No. 1 in G minor • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga —Overture, Op. 54 • The Maid of Pskov —Suite
CD: MOS 20023 ( J) File Under: Classical
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SVETLANOV Conducts KALINNIKOV & RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
• Historic recordings from 1975 –1985 • Under Svetlanov’s direction, the USSR Symphony Orchestra became a well-drilled, virtuoso ensemble while maintaining its peculiarly Russian timbral character. Svetlanov recorded widely, and his interpretations are prized for their color and vitality • Vasily Kalinnikov (1866 –1901) is not a well-known name today, but had he lived longer (he died two days before his 35th birthday), he would likely be a major figure in Russian music • Kalinnikov’s First Symphony, considered his masterpiece, was first performed in Kiev in 1897, to universal acclaim • It took Rimsky-Korsakov four years to complete his first opera, The Maid of Pskov, based on a drama about Tsar Ivan the Terrible. The suite offers four excerpts from the opera • The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga is based on the same drama that inspired The Maid of Pskov, though this one-act opera was conceived in 1898 as a separate work. Nowadays it is often performed as a prologue to the earlier work. The overture is such an attractive, action-packed opener that one wonders why it’s so rarely performed or recorded today
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CLASSICAL Susan Jane Matthews, organ DUPRÉ: Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2 • BALBASTRE: Romance • ELGAR: Nimrod from Enigma Variations, Op. 36 • LEFÉBURE-WÉLY: Sortie in E-flat • BARBER: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 • WALTON: Crown Imperial: A Coronation March • HOWELLS: “Chosen” Tune (from Three Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 28, No. 29 • MENDELSSOHN: Sonata III in A, Op. 6 • COCKER: Tuba Tune • HALLEY: Outer Hebrides • DEMESSIEUX: Te Deum, Op. 11
Susan Jane MATTHEWS Chosen Tunes: Grace Cathedral
• A program of big Romantic and modern organ works performed by Grace Cathedral’s new principal organist, Susan Jane Matthews • This first recording of the San Francisco cathedral’s ÆolianSkinner organ in more than ten years shows off its brilliant character • The program highlights many features of the organ and its unique sounds and stops • Booklet contains pictures of the organ, notes by the organist, a note from the dean of the cathedral and detailed organ specifications • Promos and packets to major national media points for review and airplay. Mailing to approximately 10,000 names. Ads in The American Organist Spring 2005
CD: GOT 49206 (P) File Under: Classical
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“Hearing this performance [Horowitz], with its astonishing pyrotechnics and electrifying projection, is an astounding experience.” — International Piano Quarterly (England) Vladimir Horowitz & Artur Rubinstein, pianos
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
• Two great pianists, two great recordings – one great work! • Vladimir Horowitz and Artur Rubinstein, both legends in their own lifetimes, were the most famous pianists of the 20th century • Once friends, they later became fierce rivals and, thus, their differing readings of the same famous masterwork make for a fascinating comparison • These are historic live performances – the Horowitz from 1953 and the Rubinstein from 1946 • The orchestra is the New York Philharmonic in both cases, but with George Szell conducting for Horowitz and Artur Rodzinski for Rubinstein • These are the best remastered transfers available of these two performances, with interesting and informative booklet notes • This rare live Horowitz recording is considered by some connoisseurs to be the greatest, most exciting interpretation of this concerto on record • Service to French and English CBC, several English and French newspapers in Canada, and several specialized publications including Diapason, Répertoire, Le Monde de la Musique, La Scena Musicale, ClassicsToday.com and more
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HOROWITZ & RUBINSTEIN Play TCHAIKOVSKY
CD: PLX 511 (Q) File Under: Classical
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Gavin Bryars, electric keyboard, double bass, director/James Woodrow, electric guitar/Sophie Harris, cello/Takehisa Kosugi, violin, hand-held percussion BRYARS: BIPED
• Gavin Bryars’ numerous recordings have been among the best-selling CDs by any contemporary composer. Two of his albums, The Sinking of the Titanic and Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, have sold more than 250,000 copies • Gavin Bryars, born in Yorkshire in 1943, started as a jazz bassist and later studied composition with John Cage. He has composed prolifically for the theater as well as the concert hall, and has written three full-length operas • BIPED was commissioned by the Merce Cunningham Dance Ensemble for the dance by Merce Cunningham. It is one of the first new musical compositions commissioned by them since the death of John Cage in 1992 • Like all of Merce’s work, BIPED involved a collaboration with visual artists. In this case, Paul Keiser and Shelley Eshkar developed a very striking technique of video motion capture • On the visual side there is live dance and its digital “shadow” through the projected video animation. On the musical side there is digital replication, with the live instruments being reinforced by their electronic equivalents
Gavin BRYARS Biped CD: GVB 2 (R)
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Fumio Yasuda, piano/Teodoro Anzellotti, accordion/Basel Chamber Orchestra/Bernd Ruf, conductor YASUDA: Tango in Amesa • Rain Choral • Imaginary Films for Piano & String Orchestra (Retrograph, A Black White Night, Rime) • Epitaph 1939 • Accordion Concerto • A Song for Lucrezia • Heavenly Blue
Heavenly Blue
CD: WTR 98 (R) File Under: Classical
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A l s o Ava i l a b l e • WTR 72 (R) Charmed with Verdi (025091007226) • WTR 81 (R) Schumann’s Bar Music (025091008124) MARCH 2005
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Fumio YASUDA
• Fumio Yasuda’s music has the warmth of the symphonic sounds of the 19th century, the fascination of exciting film soundtracks of the 20th century, and the new challenge of the multinational music of the present • Heavenly Blue inspires the mind to see and feel the many aspects of the 21st century in its sometimes hidden beauty • Fumio Yasuda’s Charmed with Verdi and Schumann’s Bar Music are two of the most successful Winter & Winter releases • Winter & Winter produced Yasuda’s debut album Kakyoku in 2002 and asked him to compose an accordion concerto for Teodor Anzellotti, as well as new works for piano and orchestra • The fascinating soundscapes of Fumio Yasuda’s compositions for string orchestras, especially in connection with accordion, were the deciding factor for this commission • Teodoro Anzellotti is regarded as among the best classical accordion players in the world. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to contemporary composers, many of whom have dedicated works to him. He concertizes all over Europe, the U.S., Canada and Asia
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CLASSICAL Yossi Arnheim, flute / Israel Camerata Jerusalem / Avner Biron, conductor MOZART: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K.313 • Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K.314 • Symphony No. 33 in B-flat, K.319
W.A. MOZART Flute Concerti 1 & 2
CD: MER 84520 (R) File Under: Classical
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• Yossi Arnheim is principal flutist of the Israel Philharmonic, and teaches flute in Jerusalem. He is a frequent soloist with the Israel Philharmonic and other orchestras in Israel. He has performed as soloist and recitalist in the U.S., Canada, South America, Asia and Europe • Arnheim is an active chamber musician who has played with Lynn Harrell, Stephen Kovacevich and more. His broad musical horizons include Middle Eastern and Arabic music. In 1997 he founded Sheshbesh, an ensemble comprised of Arab and Jewish musicians that performs music of the Middle East in a classical format • In 1993, Arnheim’s CD of Telemann sonatas for flute and harpsichord won the British Music Retailers Association prize • The Israel Camerata Jerusalem, founded in 1983, is the leading chamber orchestra in Israel today • Avner Biron, founder, music director and permanent conductor of the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, has won wide professional and public acclaim for his many performances and recordings • Mozart’s two flute concertos and his Symphony No. 33 were composed near the same time — the concertos while he was in residence in Mannheim in 1778, and the symphony just after he returned home to Salzburg in 1779
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“She played with impressive command and with much colour and refinement to her phrasing.” — The Strad Siân Philipps, violin /Sophia Rahman, piano
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
REVUELTAS: Three Pieces • HAWKINS: Cortège? • McDOWALL: Not Just a Place • POULENC: Violin Sonata • SOTELO: Estremedico por el viento • FALLA: Suite Populaire Espagnole • CRUMB: Four Nocturnes (Night Music II)
• Federico Garcia Lorca was a musician, composer, dramatist, painter, and above all, Spain’s greatest poet. He exalted the spirit of “duende”— beauty born of pain, a force that can never be repeated but gives the illusion of living in the moment, being suspended in time • The word “duende” defines an elemental earth spirit, a demon perhaps, whom the artist must always fight, compelling him to breathe new life into his art. Such emotion informs and inspires the music on this disc • Siân Philipps is Britain’s rising star of the violin. A student of Yehudi Menuhin and protégé of Lady Solti, she has broadcast on the BBC, NDR (Germany) and many more • Philipps made her Philharmonia Orchestra debut in 2004 and has a packed touring schedule • Pianist Sophia Rahman is an associate of the Royal Academy of Music, well known for her part in the acclaimed PlanoDukes-Rahman Trio. She has recorded on several labels and toured widely
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Siˆan PHILIPPS Homage to Lorca: In Search of Duende
CD: MER 84513 (R) File Under: Classical
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pera d’Oro’s Grand Tier series presents the best-selling Opera d’Oro titles with libretto and deluxe new packaging at mid-price! The Opera d’Oro series has been an unqualified success in the budget category. Now, in response to popular demand, the best titles are being reissued with complete librettos in the original languages and fresh new English translations, stimulating essays on the operas by eminent music writers, and striking artwork commissioned from Rafal Olbinski.
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René Kollo, Gundula Janowitz, Wolfgang Brendel, Mignon Dunn, et al., vocal soloists /RAI Symphony Orchestra, Rome & Prague Philharmonic Chorus /Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor WAGNER: Tannhäuser (complete opera)
• Another first-class production of a major opera, with big-name cast & conductor and remastered sonics. Compare to the other (few) Tannhäuser recordings at twice the price and more • This Tannhäuser has been specially selected from the vast Opera d’Oro catalogue to be issued with a complete libretto in new translation for the Grand Tier series at midprice • An array of top Wagner signers leads the cast under the taut direction of German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch • Tenor René Kollo, one of the best Wagner tenors of recent times, brings unusual lyricism to the title role • Radiant German soprano Gundula Janowitz is perfectly cast as the saintly heroine Elizabeth • Baritone Wolfgang Brendel sings the famous aria “O du mein holder Abendstern” as beautifully as any ever recorded, by popular acclaim • Mezzo Mignon Dunn, a once under-appreciated singer with a cult following nowadays, is a most alluring Venus • Live performance, Perugia, October 1, 1972
Richard WAGNER Tannhäuser (3 CDs)
CD: OPD 7006 (3L) File Under: Opera
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“This is a wonderful performance. It is sung beautifully, with Beverly Sills as a truly bubbly Marie. Sills sings with her usual exquisite coloratura, and really seems to enjoy herself. This is a performance of such infectious fun. The sound quality is excellent as well.” — Paul Casey Beverly Sills, Grayson Hirst, Fernando Corena, Muriel Greenspon, vocal soloists /American Opera Society / Roland Gagnon, conductor DONIZETTI: La fille du régiment (complete opera)
La fille du régiment (2 CDs)
CD: OPD 7007 (2L) File Under: Opera
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Gaetano DONIZETTI
• The great Beverly Sills is heard in one of her most thrilling roles, the “Daughter of the Regiment” (one of Donizetti’s finest comic operas), in this live performance of the original French version • Marie’s second-act cabaletta,“Salut à la France,” became almost a second national anthem, and is still a favorite choice for French theaters to present on Bastille Day as a gala event • Selected as one of the best performances from the vast Opera d’Oro catalogue and reissued with new packaging, the fabulous cover art of Rafal Oblinski, essay by Robert Levine and complete libretto newly translated by Bill Parker • In 1969, Beverly Sills was at her vocal peak and, as she was particularly skillful in bringing comic roles to life, this is one of her all-time best performances • Legendary comic bass Fernando Corena is a first-class addition to the cast along with tenor Grayson Hirst, a fine artist little-known to recordings • Live performance, 1969 MARCH 2005
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CLASSICAL Goffredo PETRASSI Concerti for Orchestra Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra /Arturo Tamayo, conductor PETRASSI: Concerti for Orchestra Nos. 1– 8
Born in 1904, Goffredo Petrassi became one of the most important and influential Italian composers of the 20th century. He was chair of the department of composition at Rome’s St. Cecilia Conservatory for 20 years. His eight Concerti for Orchestra, composed over a period of almost 40 years, form the only group of pieces that completely reflect his artistic quest. They range widely in style, from a taste for neoclassicism to themeless structuralism; from Hindemith and Stravinsky to the search for “la nuova musica.” Spanish conductor Arturo Tamayo, a native of Madrid, was a student of Pierre Boulez and has made a specialty of conducting 20th-century composers, premiering works by John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, and many more.
CD: STV 33700 (R) File Under: Classical
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Music for Band Banda Musicale Aeronautica Militare /Patrizio Esposito, conductor VERDI: Overture to La battaglia di Legnano • Triumphal March from Aida • RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome • ESPOSITO: Estroverso • SHAW: Clarinet Concerto • ROSSINI: Overture to William Tell • BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide
This is a live recording of a concert held on September 20, 2002 at a festival in Lucerne with the Band of the Italian Air Force. The band was created in 1937 with direction from Pietro Mascagni. It plays an extensive repertoire, at home with works of Bach, Rossini, Verdi, Bellini, Wagner, Hindemith, Gershwin and many more. The band has concertized and toured extensively since its foundation, playing major venues throughout the world. Wherever it plays, its performances draw a great response from critics and audiences alike.
CD: STV 33688 (R) File Under: Classical
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Alessandro STRADELLA St. John the Baptist ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Sylva Pozzer, soprano/Roberto Bolconi, countertenor /Makoto Sakurada, tenor / Fulvio Bettini, bass/Harmonices Mundi Orchestra/Ensemble Vocale Musicassieme /Claudio Astronio, director STRADELLA: San Giovanni Battista (complete oratorio)
Alessandro Stradella, born in 1639, had one of the most colorful biographies in music. His various romantic scandals and his death in a public street at the hands of assassins have overshadowed the fact that he was indeed a brilliant composer. The oratorio St. John the Baptist is generally considered his greatest work. It was written in 1675 for the Oratoria dei Fiorentini in Rome, which was under the patronage of Queen Christina of Sweden, who was living there after her conversion to Catholicism. This performance is led by the brilliant Italian harpsichordist and conductor Claudio Astronio.
CD: STV 33626 (R) File Under: Classical
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Gian Carlo MENOTTI
Fedra (2 CDs)
Goya (2 CDs)
Mercedes Fortunati, Aldo Bertocci, Anselmo Colzani, Nicola Zaccaria, et al., vocal soloists / RAI Orchestra & Chorus / Nino Sanzogno, conductor
Cesar Hernandez, Suzanna Guzman, Andrew Wentzel, et al., vocal soloists/Spoleto Festival Orchestra & The Westminster Choir/Steven Mercurio, conductor
PIZZETTI: Fedra (complete opera)
MENOTTI: Goya (complete opera)
Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880 –1968) was a composer whose operas avoid the lush lyricism of the Romantic Italian school in favor of a style reminiscent both of the Impressionists and of late Renaissance or early Baroque vocal music. Of his 15 mature operas, Fedra is one of the best and enjoyed considerable success at its premiere in 1915.
Premiered in Washington DC in 1986, and revised in 1991, Goya is one of the last operas by America’s best-known opera composer, Gian Carlo Menotti. Its libretto, written by the composer, is based on the life of the famous Spanish painter.
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Giuseppe VERDI
Béla BARTÓK
Luisa Miller (2 CDs)
Bluebeard’s Castle
—Rough Guide to Opera Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Lucy Kelston, Mitì Truccato Pace, et al., vocal soloists / RAI Orchestra & Chorus /Mario Rossi, conductor VERDI: Luisa Miller (complete opera)
Birgit Nilsson & Bernhard Sönnerstedt, vocal soloists / Swedish Radio Orchestra /Ferenc Fricsay, conductor BARTÓK: Bluebeard’s Castle (complete opera)
A tremendous rarity! Legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson, best known for her Wagner roles and Puccini’s Turandot, is the surprising and surpassing star of this modern masterpiece, Bartók’s eerie psychological study of the Bluebeard myth — or is it? The fine Swedish baritone Bernhard Sönnerstedt is the hero/villain and the great Fricsay conducts. Live 1953 broadcast recording, sung in German.
This 1951 live recording was made in Italy to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Verdi’s death, and stars the legendary tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi as Rodolfo. Conductor Mario Rossi is well known to connoisseurs as one of the most exciting and underrated Italian conductors of his era, and his recordings are in great demand. MARCH 2005
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“… very much a collector’s item, primarily on account of the casting of the legendary tenor Giacomo LauriVolpi. This remarkable showman is in amazingly dynamic voice… and the thrill of the upper register, and the ease of the phrasing, are irresistible... for the rare thrill of hearing one of Puccini’s favourite tenors in a complete and well-recorded performance, it should definitely be heard if it becomes available.”
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Great Conductors of the Third Reich Art in the Service of Evil “The video makes lurid viewing...in most cases, the intensity of the music-making is remarkable.” — David Patrick Stearns, USA Today Furtwängler • Böhm • Blech • Karajan • Knappertsbusch • Krauss • Schillings • with Hitler and Goebbels • The Berlin Philharmonic • Soprano Erna Berger, mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Höngen, tenor Helge Rosvaenge, bass-baritone Wilhelm Rode Excerpts from Guillaume Tell, Die Meistersinger, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony.
• Subtitled “Art in the Service of Evil,” this extraordinarily fascinating collection of historic videos includes a 16-page exposé, “Music in the Third Reich,” and biographies of the performers by Frederic Spotts • This DVD has PCM audio rather than compressed formats such as Dolby Digital, which retain only a fraction of the original sound • Bel Canto Society DVDs, videos and CDs are advertised and reviewed in Gramophone, International Record Review, Classics Today, Classical CD Review, Classic Record Collector and Opera News • 1933 –1943, 53 min., B&W, English subtitles
DVD: BCS DVD 52 (T) File Under: Opera
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Antonio VALENTE Harpsichord Works Francesco Cera, harpsichord & organ VALENTE: Intavolatura di cimbalo (Naples, 1576)
CD: TCT 532201 ( J) File Under: Classical
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Antonio Valente flourished in the late 16th century but his exact dates are not known. His book of harpsichord music, Intavolatura di cimbalo, was published in 1576. The frontispiece tells us that the author was blind and was organist at the church of Sant’Angelo a Nilo. Other than that, we have little information about him beyond the music itself, which is highly representative of the early Neapolitan style just then emerging.
Echo of Vesuvius Neapolitan Songs 1799 –1887 Stefano Albarello, voice & guitar 15 selections by Carulli, Piccinni, Coste, Sacco, Giuliani, Di Giacomo and anonymous composers
CD: TCT 790001 ( J) File Under: Classical
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Stefano Albarello accompanies himself on three historic classical guitars, made in 1820, 1850 and 1889 respectively, in a program of songs that illustrate the Neapolitan tradition over a period of nearly a century. This tradition consists of very beautiful songs in a distinctive style that is somewhere halfway between folk and classical.
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“[Cool John is] up there with Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, people like that.” — Taj Mahal Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Cool John Ferguson, guitar, vocals/Bill Rich, bass/ Kester Smith, drums
Tr ac k L i st i n g Low Country Blues • Song For Brenda • Chunk Of Funk • Straight Church • It’s True • Having Fun • Keep It Confidential • 16 Years
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • John Ferguson, emerging from the Gullah of South Carolina, has been a musician since age three, turning professional at age five • A genius on many instruments from piano to guitar, Ferguson’s musicality and technique have won him admirers around the world • Blues legend Taj Mahal claims that Ferguson is one of the best five guitar players ever seen! • With Taj Mahal’s bassist Bill Rich and drummer Kester Smith, Cool John presents a masterwork of jazz and blues • Will perform at the Savannah Music Festival April 3 –6 • Radio service; publicity to national press • KEY MARKETS: Savannah (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco
COOL JOHN FERGUSON Guitar Heaven
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Tr ac k L i st i n g As I Was Walking • Baghdad Blues • Right Don’t Wrong Nobody • Just Make Believe • Get Out On The Floor • Late Bus Blues • D Harp Blues • Melody Midnight Cruise • Jesus Walked The Water
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
The Feelings of Beverly “Guitar” Watkins CD: MMB 46 (Q ) File Under: Blues
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ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
BEVERLY “GUITAR” WATKINS
• Beverly “Guitar” Watkins issues a blend of blues, R&B and gospel, making for a very personal album • “Baghdad Blues,” in particular, is a poignant reflection driven by a searing blues shuffle • Watkins is the premier female blues guitarist of her generation • Jerry “Boogie” McCain guests on “D-Harp Blues” • Reviewed in Living Blues and Blues Magazine • Service to radio and press • KEY MARKETS: Atlanta (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles
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BLUE S / ROOTS R ev i ew s
“ If by some chance you are not familiar with Mapleshade, this disc is definitely the place to begin. Spanning a wide range of styles…beautifully recorded and assembled. First rate stuff!” — Positive Feedback
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts John Previti Quartet – Wabash Blues • Blue Rider Trio – Black Betty • C-Nuts – Jimmy Jazz • Midnight Blue – Kansas City • Bob Willoughby – Going To Chicago • Al Lee – Rainy Changes • Archie Edwards – Hen’s Cackle • Fallen Angels – Just Like That • Bad Influence – Sweet Home Chicago • Joe Stanley Sextet – I Need You • John Dee Holman – Diggin’ My Potatoes • Harvey Thomas Young – Bad Feelings • Silent Bear – Bear Foot Stomp
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
VARIOUS ARTISTS 13 Shades Of Blue CD: MAP 10032 (Q ) File Under: Blues/Roots Previously Available
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A l s o Ava i l a b l e
Automatic 10% Discount Applied On All Orders Placed Between Feb. 1–18, 2005
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
• WIL 6452 (R) Bob Willoughby Blues, Booze & Old-Timey Soul (735561064528) • MAP 6932 (R) Blue Steel Trio Harp, Steel & Guts (735561069325) • WIL 7752 (R) The C-Nuts Blitzkrieg Bop & Other Jazz (735561077528) • WIL 8752 (R) Al Lee Ain’t Playin’ The Game (735561087527) • WIL 9352 (R) Midnight Blue inner City Blues (735561093528) • MAP 9632 (R) John Previti Quartet Swinging Lullabies… (735561096321) • MAP 6132 (J) Various Artists The Art of the Ballad (735561061329)
ARCHIE EDWARDS
JOE STANLEY
Blues ‘n Bones
King Of The Honkey Tonk Sax
CD: MAP 56952 (Q )
CD: WIL 3852 (Q )
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HARVEY THOMAS YOUNG
SILENT BEAR
Highways Of Gold
River Drum Child
CD: WIL 2252 (L)
CD: WIL 4252 (Q )
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BAD INFLUENCE
FALLEN ANGELS
Live At The Bad Habits Café
Rain Of Fire
CD: WIL 3152 (Q )
CD: WIL 5852 (Q )
File Under: Blues Previously Available
File Under: Rock Previously Available
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• The second release in the popular Best Of Mapleshade series collects our favorite roots/blues tracks from the Mapleshade and Wildchild! music archive • 13 Shades Of Blue serves as an engaging blues-themed compilation and offers new fans a sampling of the Mapleshade/Wildchild! roster • Appeals to roots/blues fans and audiophiles, offering great cross-marketing potential • Submitted to popular music, blues and audiophile publications • Radio promotion to all major blues markets • KEY MARKETS: Washington DC, Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, Austin, Chicago and Boulder
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CD: DOC 32206 (R)
CD: DOC 32207 (R)
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ROBERT NIGHTHAWK
JOHNNY SHINES
Prowling With The Nighthawk
Live In Europe 1975
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Robert Nighthawk, vocals, guitar/Sonny Boy Williamson, harmonica/and more
Johnny Shines, vocals, guitar
Tr ac k L i st i n g
32-20 Blues • Did You Ever Love A Woman (That Didn’t Love You) • Stormy Monday • I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom • I Don’t Know • Rock Me Mama • plus 14 more!
Tough Luck • Take It Easy Baby • Lonesome World • Friar’s Point Blues • Sweet Pepper Mama • Return Mail Blues • My Friend Has Forsaken Me • plus 19 more!
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Presents early recordings from enigmatic bluesman Robert Nighthawk, also known as Robert Lee McCoy • Follows Nighthawk through his recording career from 1937 to 1952 • This compilation available only through Document Records!
Tr ac k L i st i n g
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Exclusive Document Records release featuring Johnny Shines performing live at Austria’s Jazzland in February 1975 – never been made public before! • In addition to Shine’s classic commercial recordings and covers of well-known Robert Johnson recordings, this album also boasts some unrecorded numbers
SPECIAL PRICE!
SPECIAL PRICE!
CD: DOC 9002 (L)
CD: DOC 9003 (L)
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
If You Take Me Back: Document Shortcuts Vol. 2
My Babe: Document Shortcuts Vol. 3
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Se l l i n g P o i n ts • These samplers are an introduction to the largest collection of vintage American blues, jazz, boogie-woogie, gospel and old time country music: the Document Records catalogue • Volume 2 features Muddy Waters, Bukka White, Memphis Minnie and Skip James as well as old-time country stars Frank Hutchison and Fiddlin’John Carson, among others • Volume 3 features Johnny Shines, Harlem Hamfats, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Ida Cox and Herschel Brown, among others • Two of the finest showcase samplers available! • A superb introduction to the vast Document catalogue • Maybe you already know something about Document… or maybe you are just “scratching the surface.” You don’t have to be a collector, worrying about matrix numbers or what color socks an artist was wearing during his 1953 recording in order to appreciate these samplers! MARCH 2005
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
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BLUES SPOONIE GEE The Godfather of Hip Hop Through its Ol’Skool Flava imprint, Tuff City is proud to present Spoonie Gee’s Godfather Of Hip Hop. His first-ever CD compilation maps the Godfather’s career from 1979 –1988 and includes productions from some of the most influential producers in hip hop: Davy DMX, Pumpkin, Marley Marl, Teddy Riley and more!
CD: OSF 4014 (Q ) File Under: Hip Hop
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JOE HUNTER The Hawk Includes rare and unreleased early productions by legendary Funk Brother Joe Hunter, combining his own finger-popping instrumentals with productions by other artists such as Detroit soul stalwarts J.J. Barnes and Mike Hanks, and unreleased recordings by the Del-Phis, an early incarnation of Martha & The Vandellas.
CD: STS 6365 (Q ) File Under: Rhythm & Blues
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THE FABULOUS TRENIERS The Hoss Allen Sessions Dubbed “The Rockin’ Rollin’ Treniers” years before the term rock’n’roll had entered the mainstream vocabulary, The Treniers inspired many doo-wop and vocal groups of the 1960s. This album brings together a pair of rare LPs the group recorded for legendary DJ Hoss Allen, making them available for the first time since they were originally released four decades ago!
CD: NTI 7120 (Q ) File Under: Rhythm & Blues
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IKE TURNER
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
The Bad Man Spotlights the work Ike Turner released on a series of record labels (Prann, Teena, Sonja, Sony and Innis) during his early years in Los Angeles (1962-65). Includes tracks from Ike Turner & Dee Dee Johnson, Robbie Montgomery & The Ike-ettes, Ike & Tina Turner, Fontella Bass, Vernon Guy, Jimmy Thomas, and George Jackson. The Bad Man is proof that great pop/soul music can overcome and survive obscurity.
NOW AVAILABLE!
QUEEN LATIFAH CD: TUF 4007 (Q )
Queen Latifah & The Original Flavor Unit
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These are some early recordings by Queen Latifah in her prime as a freestyle rapper. Produced and mixed by DJ Mark, the CD also features the Original Flavor Unit, Lakim Shabazz, Apache and Lord Alibaski.
CD: NTI 7139 (Q ) File Under: Rhythm & Blues
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CD: ORN 5522 (I) File Under: Electronic
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J.P. MORTIER
VARIOUS ARTISTS
The English House
Dance Odyssey 2
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Tr ac k L i st i n g
Jean Pierre Mortier, vocals, guitar, bass/Olivier Fafard, drums/James Banning, drums A Man Named Kennedy • Something Solid • Koto • Shigoto • plus 12 more!
LATINO 2 ODYSSEY: Survivor • Smooth Operator • She Bangs • Rhythm Is Gonna Get You • DJ ODYSSEY: Oops I Did It Again • Play • Sex Machine Today • Lady Marmalade • Nobody Wants To Be Lonely • SPANISH CHART ODYSSEY: Smooth • I Need To Know • Unchain My Heart • Corazon Espinado • Tragedy • DISCO 2 ODYSSEY: Believe • That’s The Way I Like It • Celebration • Music
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
• J.P. Mortier’s first album featuring his unique brand of oblique songwriting, thoughtful lyrics and melodic guitar work • RIYL: David Bowie, Nick Cave, R.E.M., Coldplay • Will tour throughout 2005 • Mailing to NPR, JazzTimes, Paste and more • KEY MARKETS: Montreal, Toronto, New York and L.A.
• Four medleys of the best top 40 songs include disco, salsa, continental and mambo • Promotional copies will be sent to specialized publications and e-media
Tr ac k L i st i n g
A l s o Ava i l a b l e • ORN 5521 (I) Dance Odyssey 1 (055490552126)
CD: FDL 4 (Q )
CD: FDL 9 (Q )
File Under: Funk/Rock
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FUGI
The Folks From Mother’s Mixer
Mary, Don’t Take Me On No Bad Trip
Tr ac k L i st i n g
Tr ac k L i st i n g
For You • The Folks from Mother’s Mixer • My Mistake • Lying • Long Burn the Fire • Sometimes I Wish • I Got A Woman • We Made Up
Revelations • Mary Don’t Take Me On No Bad Trip • I’d Rather Be A Blind Man • Can’t You Hear Me Calling You, Woman • Save A Little • Jo-Jo • Red Moon • Sweet Sweet Lady • Revelations (Alternate Take)
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
• The first reissue in 25 years from legendary folk rock funkateers Black Merda! • Too late for the Hendrix generation and too early for the Parliament/Funkadelic generation, this group defines the psychedelic folk-rock-funk of the ‘70s • With their folky, reportorial lyrics and acoustic guitar, Black Merda could be called acid funk unplugged. This is an excellent album that has been out of print since its Chess release in the 1970s
• Originally scheduled for release on the famed Chess label, this album was scrapped in the early ‘70s because it was deemed too trippy for Chess’ reputation • Muddy Waters and Donny Hathaway appear as session musicians on this psychedelic funk/soul offering • Fugi wrote the classic soul ballad “I’d Rather Be A Blind Man,” the original version of which appears here for the first time! MARCH 2005
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
BLACK MERDA
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RAP Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Herbert Jermaine Brumfield/Horace Martin/Scandar Myles/ Adrae Harrison
Tr ac k L i st i n g I Got Yo’ Back • Big Ballin’ • That’s Who I Am • Just A Thug • My Block • Your Yesterday • Strickly For My Enemies • Pucker Up • Ready Or Not • Sacrifice • Evil Thoughts • Hoe Shit • Wild Boyz • Warfare
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
REALITY Thugs National Anthem…I Got Yo’ Back
CD: SDE 1941 (Q ) File Under: Rap
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• Herbert Jermaine Brumfield (“Hot Boy”), Horace Martin (“Nut Wild”),Scandar Myles (“Mighty Mouse”) and Adrae Harrison (“Drae Day”)…put these geniuses together and you got fresh gangsta’ rap straight outta’ Amite, Louisiana! • These guys play in the same backyard as their predecessors… Master P, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Birdman, Young Bleed and Lil’ Boosie, just to name a few • This CD features top-notch local guests including Renita Harrison, Taurus Williams, Eddie McCarthy, Brian Warford and Terrence Frazier • The grapevine has leaked info about Reality’s new album (and video) being released in 2005 through a well-known Universal-distributed label! • Radio airplay on “Your Yesterday” • The Universal release will put this album in high demand • Ads will run in various publications • Stickered with parental advisory • KEY MARKETS: Baton Rouge & Amite (Hometowns). Also: New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport, Dallas, Los Angeles, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Greenville, Greenwood, Meridian, Huntsville, Mobile, Birmingham, Memphis, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon, Houston, Dallas and Austin
COLD BLUE 4-Ever Stuck In Da Game Tr ac k L i st i n g
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
(intro) They Let The Doggs Out The Closet • S.D.E.G • Roll With A Thug • This Pen Is My Girlfriend • Can U Keep A Secret • Tell That Nigga To Walk (Batterd Women's Anthem) • Baby Baby • Puff “N” Pass • Face The Judge • Pimpin • Better Place • Flossin • Shoot For The Stars • Don't Worry About A Dam Thing • Shipwrecked • Kiss Da Kitty • Mafia • 4-Ever Stuck in the Game
MTV recently aired Cold Blue tracks on episodes of Room Raiders! Special guests include Swamp Dogg, K.I.P., E-Love, Don Black, XL, Trina Worbington and Bombizzel.
CD: SDE 1952 (Q ) File Under: Rap Previously Available
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COLD BLUE Premeditated Tr ac k L i st i n g Dirty Blue (Skit) • Cold Blue • House On A Hill • 50/50 • Droppin' Seed • Destiny (skit) • Destiny • In the Nude • Light Shine • Baller From Birth • Rather B With U • Anger Management (Skit) • I'm Dirty • Seven Digits • Bang Bang • House On A Hill (Remix) • Get The Paper
Includes some of Blue’s closest alumni: Big Syke (Thug Life), Mobilini (Coolio, Ganzoe), Young Ritzy Outlaw (Ice Cube’s Kausion), Don Black, Kenny McCloud (producer of the first two multi-platinum Bone Thugs-n-Harmony albums) and more! MARCH 2005
CD: SDE 1949 (P) File Under: Rap Previously Available
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“A masterful blend of the nostalgic and the hip. This lightning-paced CD is so captivating that the only disappointment is when it comes to an end.” — Backstage West
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Billy Barnes, piano
Tr ac k L i st i n g Do A Revue • Where Are Your Children? • Weather Report • Who Am I? • Whatever Happened To…(One) • Where Was The Music? • Nervous • Whatever Happened To…(Two) • Fooling Ourselves • City Of The Angels • Dance, Dance, Dance • I Never Attended At All • Whatever Happened To… (Three) • “The Forties” Medley • The “Billy” Medley • Do A Revue (Finale)
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • A new revue featuring the comedic songs of Billy Barnes, the king of revues in the ‘50s and ‘60s, collects the best of his revue songs • Features Barnes at the piano, accompanying a talented new cast of his “discoveries” – including Craig Wasson and Cindy Benson. (Barnes also discovered Jo Anne Worley, Ken Berry, Jackie Joseph and Charles Nelson Reilly!) • The original series of Billy Barnes’ Revues were international successes and led to specialty material for Laugh-In, The Carol Burnett Show and many more • Includes six songs never before recorded, and new songs written just for this show • KEY MARKETS: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Seattle, Chicago and Dallas
ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING Billy Barnes Revued
CD: DLR 900107 (Q ) File Under: Soundtrack Previously Available
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“A brilliantly original journey through the ups and downs of this sometimes charming city.” — L.A. Reader Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Wayne Moore, piano/Scott Perloff, drums, percussion/ Bruce Stone, bass
Tr ac k L i st i n g Freeway • Dreams • The Manic-Depressive Blues • A Big Woman Needs A Big Man • …And A Pizza To Go • K-DUL • My Superman • What If The Other Guy Wins? • Just A Fantasy • Don’cha Wanna Know? • I Have This Friend • The Bette Davis Chorus • Special • Freeway Dreams (Finale)
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
Freeway Dreams CD: DLR 900100 (Q ) File Under: Soundtrack/Shows Previously Available
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ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
• An original cast album of a new show celebrating life in Los Angeles • Five commuters stuck on the Hollywood Freeway begin to fantasize about their lives…and they’re stuck for so long, they begin to appear in each other’s fantasies! • Stars Deborah Tranelli, Brenda Silas Moore, Lee Lucas, Bryan Miller and Wayne Moore, with a special appearance by gay film icon Michael Greer • KEY MARKETS: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Seattle, Chicago and Dallas
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SOUNDTRAC K / SHOWS R ev i ew s “Anything is possible in Brigadoon…a charming escape into a sweet fairy tale.” — Amazon.com “This whimsical tale made its Broadway debut in 1947…the story of two brash American guys who, hunting in the Scottish Highlands in the mid-1940s, come upon a magical town that comes alive for only one day every hundred years. This musical was the first hit for the writing team of Lerner & Loewe, and demonstrated the abilities that would be put to even greater use in My Fair Lady and Camelot in later years.” — Talkin’ Broadway
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
MUSIC THEATRE HOUR Brigadoon
CD: JAY 1387 (R) File Under: Soundtrack/Shows
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George Dvorsky as Tommy Albright Janis Kelly as Fiona MacKeith Maurice Clarke as Charlie Cameron Megan Kelly as Meg Brockie Gareth Snook as Harry Ritchie Harry Nicoll as Stuart Cameron Donald Maxwell as Sandy Gordon Sandison as MacGregor Tom McVeigh as Angus MacMonies National Symphony Orchestra/Martin Yates, conductor
Tr ac k L i st i n g Introduction • Prologue • Brigadoon • Vendors Calls • Down In McConnachy Square • Waiting For My Dearie • I’ll Go Home With Bonnie Jean/Dance • The Heather On The Hill • The Love Of My Life • Jeannie’s Packing Up • Come To Me Bend To Me • Almost Like Being In Love • Entr’acte • The Chase • There But For You Go I • My Mother’s Wedding Day • From This Day On • Farewell Music • Reprises • Finale
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
• Classic Broadway musical Brigadoon portrays a silly, well-meaning stereotype of Scotland…a good-natured, fanciful interpretation of all the things that North Americans imagine about Scotland, replete with swinging kilts, bonnie lassies, droning bagpipes, Highland flings and Heather on the Hill! • Part of the Jay Musical Theatre Hour series • Lerner & Loewe’s beloved classic score! • Perennial favorite with stock theatre across the country • Scottish cast recording with the exception of American George Dvorsky
A l s o Ava i l a b l e Fr o m J ay R ec o r d s MUSIC THEATRE HOUR
MUSIC THEATRE HOUR
Guys & Dolls
Anything Goes
CD: JAY 1356 (R)
CD: JAY 1374 (R)
File Under: Soundtrack/Shows
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“Ireland has been blessed with singers of the highest caliber,
from Arthur Tracey to John McCormack…to this roll call should be added the name of Tommy Fleming, a man possessed not only of a unique voice, but also gifted with the rare ability to select songs which demonstrate the strength of the Irish tradition. Fleming, through his musical inspiration may come from another age, is a true star of the 21st century.” — Hot Press Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Tommy Fleming, vocals
Tr ac k L i st i n g Isle Of Hope Isle Of Tears • Bright Blue Rose • Will Ye Go Lassie Go • The Auld Triangle • Song For Ireland • Carrickfergus • Mary Of Dunloe • Clare To Here • Leaving Of Liverpool • Only Our Rivers Run Free • The Irish Girl • Fields Of Athenry • When You Were Sweet Sixteen • Sound Of Silence • Fare Thee Well
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • If there were a way to describe Tommy Fleming’s voice it would have to be said that he is a powerful, operatic bell canto tenor capable of dynamic crescendos…or, in other words, he sings traditional and contemporary classics alike • Fleming parted from the Galway traditiona1 group De Dannan in 1997 and released his first solo album, Restless Spirit, in 1998. Since then, he has released five solo albums — but this is his first on Clann Records!
TOMMY FLEMING Live at St. Patrick’s Cathedral DVD: CLN DVD 1024 (R) File Under: Ireland
A l s o Ava i l a b l e • CLN 102 (Q) Live at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (828864010221) • CLN 101 (Q) The Contender (723724602625)
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Al Caiola, vocals
Tr ac k L i st i n g Tango Italiano • You’re Breaking My Heart • One Voice, One Guitar and the Moon Above • Summertime In Venice • Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell • Without You • So Long • You Are Everything • When, When, When • Pretend You Don’t See Her • Serenade In The Night • Stay A While • This World We Love In • Love Theme From “La Strada”
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
Classic Italian Love Songs
A l s o Ava i l a b l e
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• ALA 5582 (R) Oro Italiano (742545558225) • ALA 5558 (R) Encore Oro Italiano (742545558829) • ALA 5593 (R) Guitar For Latin Lovers (742545559321) • ALA 5597 (R) Manhattan Guitars (74254555972)
MARCH 2005
ORDER DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2005
AL CAIOLA
• Al Caiola is one of America’s greatest recording artists; he has played and arranged for a virtual “who’s who” in the music world • Caiola has recorded over 170 albums, and three have sold over a million copies! • Al Caiola’s Oro Italiano and Encore Oro Italiano have become international best sellers and favorites from Alanna Records • His recent Guitar For Latin Lovers has gained international acclaim • Caiola is a featured performer and musical director for the Steve Lawrence/Edie Gorme show • Service to radio, websites and Italian print media • KEY MARKETS: New York, Boston, New Jersey, San Francisco, Toronto and Los Angeles
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CD: ARL 12302 (Q ) File Under: Native American
File Under: Native American
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GREY BUFFALO
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Live At Long Plains
Men’s Grass Dance Songs
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Jeff Longman/George Longman Jr./Lee Tootoosis/and many more
Spirit Sands Singers/Northern Wind/Mandaree/Eyabay/ Young Kingbird/The Boyz/White Fish Bay/Red House/ Young Grey Horse/Little Otter/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g Grand Entry • Flag Song • Victory Song • Fancy Dance • Grass Dance (Kick) • Sam’s Grass Dance Song • 1-2-3 You’re Out • Jingle Straight • Alyssa Bird’s Song • Rock The Rez • Dead End • Happy Eagle
Tr ac k L i st i n g Belt Dance Song • Straight Song • Grass Dance • Way Dope • Straight Song • Day Day • Pete Seymour Shuffle • Men’s Grass Straight • Sweet Grass Sway • Intertribal • Short N’ Sweet • King Barnz • Old Smoothie • Straight Naanan • Rollin’
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • A powerful debut! • Grey Buffalo is a Northern-style pow-wow singing group • Members from Grey Buffalo are of Cree/Saulteaux language; most originate from the Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Grass dancing is one of the oldest styles of pow wow dancing • This powerful compilation of the best grass dance songs features drum groups from across Canada and the U.S.
CD: ARL 12132 (Q )
DVD: ARL DVD 3003 (R)
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File Under: Native American
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
1492 –1975
Pow Wow Trail Episode 3 – The Dances
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
Troy Westwood
• The Dances is the third episode in this eleven-part series • Each dance tells a story with its own historical significance. Within these dances and songs, vital elements of Indian culture are expressed and preserved • Over the course of two years, producer Jeremy Torrie and his crew traveled to over 40 reservations, ceremonies and pow wow celebrations. Their travels brought them all over the U.S. and Canada, filming and interviewing the best pow wow singers & dancers, the most respected elders, songwriters & traditional teachers, and the various perspectives of people living, traveling and competing on the pow wow circuit
Tr ac k L i st i n g October 12, 1492 • Gold, Slavery, and Christianity • Do you Eat This Gold? • Invasion • How Many Are Coming? • Blood Scattered Like Water • The Sand Creek Massacre • The End of Captain Jack • Run Boy Run • Me and My Little Sister • Wounded Knee • June 26, 1975
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Powerful, truthful, thought-provoking – a remarkable collection of songs • Recounting tales from Columbus’ landing in 1492 to a shootout between members of the American Indian Movement and the FBI in 1975, Little Hawk 1492-1975 is a musical project like no other MARCH 2005
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“Wayne Lavallee has the most interesting voice. Think the growls that set rocker Melissa Ethridge apart and the amazing range of Simply Red. Then think about putting that on the powwow trail and you’ve got an approximation of the material that can be found on Green Dress.” — Windspeaker Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Wayne Lavallee, vocals, acoustic guitar/Kevin Kane, electric guitar, bass/Jon Wood, steel guitar/Matt Brain, drums/Steve Dawson, Weissenborn guitar
Tr ac k L i st i n g Green Dress • Heart Land • Sacred Journey • Savanna • Caught Up In a Jam • Breathe • Silence • Let It Go • Dusty Warrior • Pow Wow Honey • Intertribal • Message
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Wayne Lavallee’s music defines the First Nation contemporary artist. His music is inspired by many genres of music, from Led Zeppelin to Aboriginal chants thousands of years old • Produced by Kevin Kane (Grapes of Wrath) • Lavallee’s unique vocals are heartfelt, with an aggressive cuttingedge acoustic sound that evokes pure emotion. His haunting melodies and lyrics create a world of native mysticism • Awarded Best Album of the Year at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards
WAYNE LAVALLEE Green Dress
CD: ARL 12272 (Q ) File Under: Native American
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“Asani’s repertoire…runs the musical gamut from traditional songs performed with the accompaniment of rattles and drums to the contemporary sounds of jazz, folk and pop.” — Canada Council for the Arts
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Sherryl Sewepagaham, lead vocals, harmony, drum, rattle/Sarah Pocklington, lead vocals, harmony, drum, rattle/Debbie Houle, lead vocals, harmony, drum, rattle
Tr ac k L i st i n g Ot n kan • Nin c w kan • Bill C-31 Blues • Weyaho • Rez Sister • Ma skaws wn • Iskwesis • Rattle Dance • Mask wa’s Journey • Goodnight Song
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
Rattle & Drum CD: ARL 12282 (Q ) File Under: Native American
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ASANI
• Asani is a contemporary female a cappella Aboriginal trio from Canada • Taken from the Cree word “sainiy” which means “rock,” the group’s strength is reflected in the lives and music of each of its members • Carrying with them the traditional influences of First Nation and Metis music, Asani’s repertoire is comprised primarily of original compositions in Woodland Cree and English • Their musical stylings encompass the spectrum of songs that reflect their musical traditions (contemporary jazz, folk, and blues) accompanied by drums and rattles • Asani have performed around the U.S., most notably at Carnegie Hall • Asani have been featured on several television programs, and their music continues to receive both national and international airplay
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CD: DMB 957 (Q)
CD: DMB 963 (R)
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CHICHIMECA
Imagínate Cuba
Barbari
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Tata Güines, percussion/Jesús Rubalcaba, piano/and many more
Claudia Crabuzza, vocals/Fabio Manconi, accordion/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g
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Chanchullo • Son de la Loma • El Manisero • Pa’ Gozar • Como Fue • A Lo Chucho • Mambo Influenciado • Aranjuez Desden La Habana • Aprecia El Arte
Viola • Sparire Per Un Po’ • Ramona • Que Viva Frida • Autoritratto • No Te Enamores • Oggi È Natale • Señor Comandante • Mira Que No • La Nave
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • Features Tata Güines, one of the great percussionists in history, and Jesus Rubalcaba, regular collaborator of Paquito D’Rivera and Chrucho Valdes
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Se l l i n g P o i n ts • This young acoustic band from Sardinia has a lot of attitude and a lot more talent! • A meeting of the rhythms of the Mediterranean with the poetry of South America
• DMB 956 (Q) La Galea (8424295029560)
CD: DMB 987 (Q )
CD: DMB 966 (R)
File Under: Columbia
File Under: Argentina
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Tangos Carcelarios
Hold On: Songs From Colombian Caribe
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Fe at u r e d A rt i sts
Alejandro Guyot, vocals/Augusto Macri, guitars/and many more
Leodan Grenard Archbold, vocals, horse jaw/Marlon Acosta Pomare, mandolin/and many more
Tr ac k L i st i n g
Tr ac k L i st i n g
La Gayola • En Un Feca • A Orlando Goñi • Fangal • Corrientes Y Esmeralda • Milonga Triste • Audacia • Te Vas Milonga • Pucherito De Gallina • Milonguero Viejo • Bandera Baja – Ella Se Reia • Cuando Me Entres A Fallar • Pablo • Quien Mas Quien Menos
Llora Mi Corazón • Bombero • Pepper Hill • Paña Man • Rub A Dub • Maria Antonia • Stuckall Bus • Beautiful San Andres • Avispa • Hold On • Latina • Jail Them
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Se l l i n g P o i n ts Se l l i n g P o i n ts • This group focuses its attention on underground & prison tango songs of the ‘20s and ‘30s, full of stories about drugs, tough women, unrequited love and violence • 34 Puñaladas was awarded the 2002 Premio Clarin MARCH 2005
• Recovering ancient traditional songs and writing brand new tunes, Creole offers a luscious taste of mento, souk, calypso, soca, mazurka and reggae • Received four stars in Colombian Rolling Stone
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Fe at u r e d A rt i sts Ding Lufeng/The Kaohsiung City Chinese Orchestra
Tr ac k L i st i n g The Beautiful Taxkorgan • Horses In Full Gallop • In The Deep Of The Night • Reflections Of The Moon On The Water • Birds Paying Homage To The Phoenix • Zhang Zhou-Yun • Shuang Sheng-Hen • The Herdsman • The Pretty Young Lady
Se l l i n g P o i n ts • “Ding the Commander” has a career spanning 60 years and is a master of multiple bowed-string instruments • Very few instruments within the world music genre can evoke a range of emotions like the Barbarian huqin or two-stringed spike fiddle. Ding Lufeng creates a very eclectic sound scape that invigorates the imagination • Detailed liner notes include color photos of the instruments, glossary, bio and historical background for each track • An entertaining and educational recording that is sure to delight the world music enthusiast • Ads will run in Utne Reader and Dirty Linen; select radio service • KEY MARKETS: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Philadelphia, Albuquerque, Las Vegas and Phoenix
DING LUFENG The Legend of the Huqin CD: HGO 7246 (Q ) File Under: China
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“Listen to Djelem and if your eyes remain dry, get a life!” — Hour Magazine (Montreal)
Tr ac k L i st i n g Russian Gypsy Songs Medley • Hungarian Czardas • Boucles D’or • Djelem • My Dark Eyed Lady • Shine My Star • Romanian Songs Medley • Bulgarian Souvenir • Romanian Hora • Yamshick • Bozo • Perséides • Leïla • Bucarest Bazar • L’Émeraude
Se l l i n g P o i n ts
DJELEM
A l s o Ava i l a b l e
Gypsy Voyage II
DJELEM Gypsy Voyage
CD: ORN 5530 (Q ) File Under: Gypsy
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• With Djelem’s second “best of,” Gypsy Voyage II, Orange Music offers you more of the greatest moments of one the most prolific gypsy groups in the world • Both nostalgic and upbeat, it will transport you to Romania, the Ukraine, Russia and Moldova • Mailing to specialized publications and websites
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American Legends is a fresh new look at our great country’s most important and influential musical personalities. Tr ac k L i st i n g Swinging On A Star • I’ll Be Seeing You • Dinah • Pennies From Heaven • You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby • You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me • Sweet Georgia Brown • I’ve Found A Million Dollar Baby • June In January • I’m An Old Cowhand From The Rio Grande • Sierra Sue • With Every Breath I Take • New San Antonio Rose • Trade Winds
BING CROSBY
One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bing Crosby revolutionized the art of vocalization, creating a style so identifiable it is inexorably linked to his name: he was the original crooner. Through much of his career, which spanned fifty years, Bing Crosby was the most prominent singer in the world. For many, he is considered the finest vocalist of all time. Few will dispute his position as one of the greats in American musical history. For decades, his unique vocal style and savvy sense of showmanship mesmerized a generation of music fans, making of him the most popular entertainer in the nation. His permanent place in the fabric of American culture is secure.
The Original Crooner CD: ALE 100120 (D) File Under: Vocals
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When You’re Smiling • On The Sunny Side Of The Street • Just A Gigolo • It’s Wonderful • Jeepers Creepers • Shine • Walkin’ My Baby Back Home • Basin Street Blues • Struttin’ With Some Barbeque • Body And Soul • West End Blues • Ain’t Misbehavin’ • Skid-Dat-DeDat • You Rascal You
The greatest influence in all of American popular music, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong stands out not only as a master of the jazz trumpet but as a superlative vocalist whose unique phrasing made every song he sang his own. Beyond that, he was an ambassador of musical goodwill around the world for over fifty years, carrying with him wherever he went the exuberant spontaneity and joy that, for him, music always fostered. The ever-elegant Duke Ellington memorialized his friend, saying, “If anyone was Mister Jazz, it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.”
LOUIS ARMSTRONG An American Original CD: ALE 100121 (D) File Under: Vocals
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The series features titles by Chuck Berry, The Kingston Trio, Fats Domino, James Brown, Patsy Cline, Judy Garland, and many more! Meticulously re-mastered, each CD includes an in-depth, informative essay, numerous photos, and crisp clean artwork. Tr ac k L i st i n g Mind Your Own Business • Lovesick Blues • Move It On Over • Honky Tonkin’ • Wedding Bells • I Saw The Light • A Mansion On The Hill • You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) • I Can’t Get You Off Of My Mind • Calling You • I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) • (Last Night) I Heard You Cryin’ In Your Sleep • My Sweet Love Ain’t Around • I’m A Long Gone Daddy
Hank Williams is considered by many to be the father of contemporary country music. Within an amazingly short recording career (1947–1953), he had thirty-seven Top Ten hits. In less than four years, between March of 1949 and his death in 1953, his songs spent an astounding eighty-two weeks at Number One on the charts. At a time when Elvis Presley was a still just a schoolboy, Hank Williams was gyrating suggestively onstage, flashing flirtatious eyes at every woman in the room. His mercurial life could rival the works of William Shakespeare himself for sheer drama and complexity. His recordings remain, to this day, integral and pertinent examples of the craft.
HANK WILLIAMS, SR. The Hillbilly Shakespeare CD: ALE 100122 (D) File Under: Country
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Tr ac k L i st i n g The Race Is On • We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds • Love Bug • Take Me • Tender Years • Okie From Muskogee • Blue Side Of Lonesome • Heartaches & Hangovers • Don’t Be Angry • Living On Easy Street • Talk Back Trembling Lips • Old Brush Arbors • Honky Tonk Downstairs • Hello Darlin’
GEORGE JONES King Of The Broken Hearts CD: ALE 100123 (D) File Under: Country
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For over half a century, George Jones has reigned as one of the most distinctive voices in all of country music. His pure country vocal style extends back to the very roots of the genre, and his influence over succeeding generations of country musicians is inestimably profound. George Jones represents the heart and soul of country music. Known to his fans as the “King of the Broken Hearts,” his songs are born out of hard-drinking honky-tonk nights and stormy back room romances. His songs reflect a life lived to its fullest, for better or worse. He is a legend and an icon, whose life is even more rugged than the hard-bitten context of his songs — which are some of the greatest in all of country music.
Appearing at the
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Amina Figarova For more information about Amina’s C D ,
Come Escape With Me see page 11
Photo by Robbert Beck
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