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STREET DATE January 10, 2006 ORDER DUE DATE December 22, 2005

NEW RELEASES: Enrico Pieranunzi page 7 Blues Leaf page 8 & 9 Buddy DeFranco page 11 Debbie Gravitte page 22

NEW CLASSICAL RELEASES: WORLD PREMIERE! Rilling Conducts New Version of Mozart’s C Minor Mass page 13 Ton Koopman – Bach Cantatas Vol. 9

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NEW LABELS: Accurate

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ON TOUR: Lee Lessack, The Capitol Steps, Gene Ludwig, Pablo Ziegler and More page 31

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JAZZ Phil Strange/Larry Marshall In the Moment Featured Artists Phil Strange, piano/Larry Marshall, drums

Track Listing The Old Country • Interlude • Take Five • In the Moment • Brazilian Heart • I Remember You • Absinthe • Have You Met Miss Jones? • Someday My Prince Will Come • My Paradise

Selling Points

CD: SMT 434 (Q (Q)) File Under: Jazz

• Winner of four Down Beat Student Music Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist (2002 and 2003), Best Jazz Original Composition (2002) and Best Jazz Instrumental Group (2001) • Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat • Key Markets: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, Washington DC and Phoenix

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• SMT 248 (R) Quiet (099402248929)

David Schumacher Endangered Species baritonesax!” sax!”——JazzTimes JAZZTIMES Robust baritone “ Robust Featured Artists Artists Featured David Schumacher, Schumacher, baritone baritone sax, sax, tenor tenor sax, sax, bass bass clarinet, clarinet, poetry/Jimmy poetry/Jimmy Cobb, Cobb, David drums/Robert Trowers, trombone/Rob Bargad, B3/Howard Johnson, baritone sax drums/Robert Trowers, trombone/Rob Bargad, B3/Howard Johnson, baritone sax

Track Listing Listing Track Too Tonal Tonal Free!Dumb? Free!Dumb? •• Henry’s Henry’s Mad Mad Crazy Crazy Blues Blues •• 398 398 •• Homage Homage to to the the Pharaoh Pharaoh •• On On Being Being Too Judgemental •• Seguito’s Seguito’s Too Too Tonal Tonal Free!Drum! Free!Drum! •• 18th 18th Hole Hole •• It’s It’s the the Same Same Old Old Dream Dream •• Kickin’ Kickin’ aa Judgemental Very Cold Cold Foul Foul •• Arch’s Arch’s Nutty Nutty Variation Variation •• II Think Think You You Know… Know… •• Where’s Where’s It It Goin’? Goin’? Very

Selling Points Points Selling CD: SMT 438 (Q ) CD: SMT 438 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

•• From From aa hip-hop hip-hop flavored flavored opening opening to to pure pure jazz jazz and and blues, blues, David David Schumacher Schumacher succeeds succeeds with what he has set out to do – his third album as a leader! with what he has set out to do – his third album as a leader! •• Ads Ads will will run run in in JazzTimes JazzTimes and and Down Down Beat Beat •• Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Key Markets: New York (Hometown).Also: Also: Chicago Chicago and and Washington Washington DC DC

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Gerald Beckett FluteVibes Featured Artists Gerald Beckett, flute, alto & bass flute, piccolo/Graham Bruce, flugelhorn/ Steve Heckman, tenor sax/Max Perkoff, trombone/and more

Track Listing The Soothsayer • Fami-Lee • Bimbe Blue • Broken Wing • Pamela’s Passion • Blue Gene • FluteVibes • Coral Keys • I Remember Bill • Two’s Blues

Selling Points

CD: CD: SMT SMT 439 439 (Q) (Q ) File File Under: Under: Jazz Jazz

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• With FluteVibes, Gerald Beckett and his collaborators have fulfilled an extraordinary musical vision – a recording that represents the culmination of Beckett’s study and re-interpretation of rarely heard jazz standards • Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat • Key Markets: San Francisco (Hometown). Also: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington DC

Also Available • SMT 387 (Q) Travelin’ West (099402387925)

Order Date: December 22, 2005

JAZZ “Accompanied by a world-class crew of improvisers, jazz pianist/ composer Gomez showcases his deft touch and expansive musical vision with wholly satisfying results…” — BILL MILKOWSKI

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Featured Artists Edsel Gomez, piano/Don Byron, clarinet/David Sanchez, tenor sax /Miguel Zenon, alto sax/Steve Wilson, alto sax/Greg Tardy, tenor sax/Drew Gress, acoustic bass/Bruce Cox, drums

Track Listing NYC Taxi Ride • To the Lord • Wolfville • Ladybug • Juan Tizol • The Minetta Triangle • Coqui Serenade • Empty House • The “Adoracion” Variations • Harmolodic Collage • West 54th Street Theme • The 3-3 Clave • Molly

Selling Points • Cubist Music is Puerto Rican-born, New York-based jazz pianist/composer Edsel Gomez’s first stateside indie label release, with an all-star cast of the leading jazz improvisers in the current Latin & jazz scenes • Edsel Gomez has built a stellar international reputation as a sideman due to constant touring with a diverse group of jazz greats including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Richard Bona, Janis Siegel, David Sanchez, Don Byron and Eric Benet • His recording credits include four Grammy-nominated major label releases with tenor saxophonist David Sanchez, a Grammy-nominated Live at the Blue Note recording by Conrad Herwig, and three CDs with clarinetist Don Byron • Ads will run in Down Beat • Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco

Edsel Gomez Cubist Music

CD: ZMR 200601 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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“An extraordinary disc...full of conceptual surprises.” — JAZZTIMES Featured Artists John McNeil, trumpet/Allan Chase, baritone sax/John Hebert, bass/ Matt Wilson, drums, slide whistle

Track Listing Deadline • A Time to Go • Brother Frank • Internal Hurdles • Duet #1 • Delusions • Wanwood • Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto • Waltz Helios • GAB • Duet #2 • Bernie’s Tune

Selling Points

John McNeil East Coast Cool

CD: OTI 15211 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

• Musical breakthrough of East Coast Cool merges the hip, clean crispness of West Coast cool (epitomized by Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan) with the adventurous melodic and rhythmic drive of New York post-bop • Veteran master trumpeter, composer, arranger, and musical mischiefmaker John McNeil teams with Gerry Mulligan-cum-new-bopchanneling baritone saxophonist Allan Chase, madcap drummer Matt Wilson, and vibrantly flexible bassist John Hebert for a generously spine-tingling musical treat! • Full national and regional press service by Orange Grove Artist Services • Extensive jazz and new music radio mailing (emphasis on NPR and college stations) • Ads will run in Jazz Educators’ Journal to coincide with IAJE • Key Markets: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Philadelphia

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• OTI 15204 (Q) This Way Out (686281520422) • OTI 15208 (Q) Sleep Won’t Come (686281520828) Order Date: December 22, 2005

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JAZZ “ Nachoff is one of the truly bright younger jazz minds hereabouts…” — The Globe & Mail Featured Artists Quinsin Nachoff, tenor & soprano saxes/Mark Helias, bass/ Jim Black, drums

Track Listing There & Back • To Solar Piazza • How Postmodern of Me • October • Branches • Circles & Waves • Whorls • Sun-Day

Selling Points • Toronto saxophonist combines the sax trio’s tradition of freewheeling improvisation with the elegance and discipline of a classical string quartet • Tuneful compositions reference Astor Piazzolla, Maria Schneider, Berg, Stravinsky and other 20th-century composers, projecting varied moods from romantic and intense to meditative and playful • Excellent analogue recording; stereo/multi-channel mix for audiophiles • A sophisticated take on the meeting of jazz and classical music that will appeal (via Jim Black especially) to young listeners interested in downtown/contemporary new music • Press and web promotion by Braithwaite & Katz • Radio mailing to college, community and NPR stations • Key Markets: New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles

Quinsin Nachoff Magic Numbers CD: SGL SACD 1556 (R) File Under: Jazz

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*SACD HYBRID

“An exquisite sonic treatment commensurate to Gestrin’s rare and far-reaching vision.” — DOWN BEAT Featured Artists Chris Gestrin, piano, prepared piano/Ben Monder, electric guitar/ Dylan van der Schyff, drums, percussion

Track Listing Ferns • Treacle • #47 • Dark Engine • Treant • View from the Road • Extrinsic • The Distance • Voice in the Night • Second Approximation

Selling Points • First collaboration between the great NY guitarist and two outstanding Vancouver improvisers! • The chemistry was just right: the music balances compositionallybased and exploratory group playing in a remarkably organic, flowing way • DSD concert recording and stereo/multi-channel mix capture the drama and concentration in luminous textures • Press and web promotion by Braithwaite & Katz • Radio mailing to college, community and NPR stations • Key Markets: New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles

Chris Gestrin/Ben Monder/ Dylan van der Schyff The Distance

Also Available • SGL 1509 (Q) Ben Monder Flux (774355150924) • SGL SACD 1554 (R) Dylan van der Schyff The Definition of a Toy (774355155424) • SGL SACD 1540 (R) Chris Gestrin Stillpoint (774355154021)

CD: SGL SACD 1557 (R) File Under: Jazz

*SACD HYBRID

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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*SACD hybrids playable on all CD players and SACD-compatible players!

JAZZ “A number of precious treasures reclaimed from undeserved obscurity by…the world-class Dutch Jazz Orchestra, which here performs previously unrecorded works.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

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“An exceptional program brought to you by the Dutch Jazz Orchestra.” — NORTH SEA JAZZ Featured Artists Jan Oosthof, trumpet/Ruud Breuls, trumpet/Erik Veldkamp, trumpet/Peter van Soest, Mike Boot, trumpet/ Hansjörg Fink, trombone/Andy Bruce, trombone/Dave Rothschild, trombone/Martin van den Berg, trombone/ John Ruocco, reeds/Albert Beltman, reeds/Hans Meijdam, reeds/Ab Schaap, reeds/Simon Rigter, reeds/Nils van Haften, reeds/Rob van Bavel, piano/Martijn van Iterson, guitar/Jan Voogd, bass/Eric Ineke, drums

Track Listing Chief • Aries Mood (A Portrait of Ben Webster) • Medi II • What’s Your Story, Morning Glory? • O.W. • Scratchin’ in the Gravel • Shafi • Scorpio • New Musical Express • You Know Baby • Lonely Moments • Ghost of Love • Walkin’ and Swingin’

Selling Points • World premiere recordings of compositions by Mary Lou Williams, played by the Dutch Jazz Orchestra. This big band has been selected by Rev. Peter F. O’Brian, Executive Director of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation, and has been authorized to perform this never-before-recorded material! • In the past years, the Dutch Jazz Orchestra has realized concerts and CD productions featuring unknown works from Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, George Handy, Rob Madna, Gerry Mulligan, Boyd Raeburn, Jerry van Rooijen, Billy Strayhorn and Claude Thornhill • The Dutch Jazz Orchestra focuses on the performance and research of orchestral jazz while avoiding the entertainment music that is all too common for big band orchestras • The orchestra consciously concentrates its efforts on the other side of the big band repertory – music written from an artistic perspective • Press service by Allegro Media • Mike Carlson will handle radio service, focusing on the jazz charts

The Dutch Jazz Orchestra Rediscovered Music of Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band CD: CHR 73251 (Q ) File Under: Jazz/Big Band

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Also Available • CHR 70090 (M) You Go to My Head (608917009026) • CHR 70089 (M) Portrait of a Silk Thread (608917008920)

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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JAZZ

CD: ORN 5538 (Q )

CD: SBJ 2136 (Q )

File Under: Jazz

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Mimi Blais/John Petley

The Tony Gairo-Gary Rissmiller Jazz Orchestra

Once Upon a RagTime

Treacherous

Track Listing

Featured Artists

Harlem – Nightmare • The King of Ragtime • Barbershop Rag • Charleston Rag • “Mixed” Pickles • The Thriller • Song Medley • and more (15 in total)

Tony Gairo, tenor & soprano sax, clarinet/Gary Rissmiller, drums/Skip Wilkins, piano/Larry Toft, trombone/Sean McAnally, trumpet, flugelhorn/and more

Selling Points • Often dubbed “the female Victor Borge,” pianist Mimi Blais is well known for her exuberant piano style and onstage comedy. Along with pianist John Petley, our “Queen of Ragtime” shows that ragtime is a good time.

Also Available • ORN 5533 (Q) Sunday Morning (622406553326) • PTR 2208 (Q) Taxi! (068944618620) • PTR 2213 (Q) Old Rags – New Rags (068944655625)

Track Listing Treacherous • Elusivity • Deadlines, Distractions, and Diversions • Portrait of My Wife (In Many Colors) • Between the Pipes • Supermarket Sushi • Poke and Hope • Revisited

Selling Points • Spectacular Sea Breeze debut from this dynamic 16-piece big band features the superb compositions and arrangements of Tony Gairo • Service to college, community and NPR radio as well as press/internet outlets

CD: MBO 5143 (Q )

CD: P3M 1 (Q )

File Under: Jazz

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Stone Alliance

Martin Taylor

Live in Buenos Aires

Sketches (A Tribute to Art Tatum)

Featured Artists

Gene Perla, electric bass/Don Alias, drums, congas/ Steve Grossman, tenor sax

Martin Taylor, guitar/Ike Issacs, guitar

Track Listing New York Bossa • In It • Miss T • Zulu Stomp • Taurus People • King Tut • Vaya Mulatto • Conga Solo

I’ve Got the World on a String • Don’t Get Around Much Anymore • Blues for Mr T • It’s Only a Paper Moon • Ol’ Man River • and more (13 in total)

Selling Points

• A groundbreaking ‘70s group on par with Weather Report, Stone Alliance members took part in highly influential recordings including Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew

• Highly anticipated re-release of a rare solo album includes bonus tracks of Taylor’s first studio recordings, previously unreleased, featuring mentor Ike Issacs

Also Available

• MBO 5116 (Q) Live in Amsterdam (080486511627) • MBO 5136 (Q) Live in Bremen (080486513621)

• P3M 5 (Q) Solo (5060029070052) • P3M 11 (Q) The Valley (827775000420)

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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JAZZ “ Enrico Pieranunzi is a force to be reckoned with both as a musician and composer…[giving] new listeners a further display of the brilliant capabilities he has honed over the many years in Italy and Europe with numerous projects and musicians.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

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Featured Artists Enrico Pieranunzi, piano/Hein van de Geyn, bass/André “Dédé” Ceccarelli, drums

Track Listing DISC ONE: Introduction • Ouverthree • Body and Soul • I Hear a Rhapsody • Footprints • I Fall In Love Too Easily • But Not For Me • Hindsight DISC TWO: Someday My Prince Will Come • What Is This Thing Called Love • Jitterbug Waltz • One Lone Star • Una Piccola Chiave Dorata • Autumn Leaves

Selling Points • Very intimate live recording with pianist Enrico Pieranunzi (who worked with Chet Baker, Art Farmer and Lee Konitz); drummer André Ceccarelli (who performed with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Brad Mehldau and Sting); and bassist Hein van de Geyn (who recorded with Chet Baker, Bobby Watson and many more) • Press service by Allegro Media • Mike Carlson will handle radio service, focusing on the jazz charts

Enrico Pieranunzi Live in Paris

Also Available

2XCD: CHR 70126 (2H)

• CHR SACD 75032 (T) Improvised Forms (608917503227)

File Under: Jazz

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“ Karsh plays with technical maturity and a surging, driving intensity that surely marks him for stardom.” — LA TIMES Featured Artists Ken Karsh, guitar/Max Leake, piano/Dwayne Dolphin, bass/and more

Track Listing Just Squeeze Me • The Ducks of Boston • Seven Steps to Heaven • Old Man River • In Retrospect • Blackbird • Andies Song • Ventana • Chelsea Bridge • My Shining Hour • Dancing Mist

Selling Points

Ken Karsh Ventana

• 11 tracks include a mix of standards and original compositions, with the title cut featuring the writing of Ken Karsh and the inventive Bobby McFerrin • Pittsburgh-based Ken Karsh is a seasoned performer, having made appearances at Smithsonian Institute, Lincoln Center, Cape May Jazz Festival and Jazz on the James Festival • Johnny Smith, Jimmy Bruno, Joe Negri, and Henry Johnson have all heralded this CD as a must-have for jazz aficionados! • Press reviews, radio play, cable and satellite play • Service to 70+ jazz stations, as well as NPR • Key Markets: Pittsburgh (Hometown). Also: Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington DC and Los Angeles

CD: ALA 6001 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

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CD: BLB LLF 9805 (Q )

CD: BLB LLF 9804 (Q )

CD: BLB LLF 9810 (Q )

CD: BLB LLF 9818 (Q )

CD: BLB LLF 9803 (Q )

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Jay Collins

Gene Ludwig

Randy Caldwell

Cross Culture

Back on the Track

Soul Serenade

The Groove ORGANization

Front

CD: BLB 9815 (Q )

CD: BLB 9808 (Q )

CD: BLB 9814 ( J )

CD: BLB 9822 (Q )

CD: BLB 9824 (Q )

File Under: Blues

File Under: Jazz

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Sandy Mack

Stringbean & The Stalkers

Various Artists

Bob DeVos

Vince Ector

Leaflets Vol.1

DeVos’ Groove Guitar

Rhythm Master

That’s What I’m Talkin’ Bout

Complete jazz & blues catalog now available on automatic

Hey Hey

CD: BLB 9826 (Q)

CD: BLB 9817 (Q)

CD: BLB 9821 (Q )

CD: BLB 9825 (Q )

CD: BLB 9813 (Q )

File Under: Jazz

File Under: Rockabilly

File Under: Surf/Instrumental

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Gene Ludwig

SOS

Red Young

The Rockats

The Echoes

Hands On

Groove Machine

The Organizer

Wild Love

When Guitars Ruled: A Tribute to the Shadows

Order Date: December 22, 2005

BLUES

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10% discount 11/24/2005 through 12/22/2005! No SA# Required!

CD: BLB 9806 (Q)

CD: BLB 9802 (Q)

2XCD: BLB 9820 (Q)

CD: BLB 9828 (Q)

CD: BLB 9801 (Q)

File Under: Blues

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Steve Bailey

The Deluxe Blues Band

George Friend

Steve Guyger

Hop On Board

Johnny Charles Roadmaster

Looka Here!

Last Train to Dover

CD: BLB 9812 (Q)

CD: BLB 9809 (Q)

CD: BLB 9816 (Q)

CD: BLB 9823 (Q)

CD: BLB 9811 (Q)

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Blues Among Friends

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Killer Blues Band

Janiva Magness

Mighty River

My Bad Luck Soul

Blues Ain’t Pretty

Use What You Got

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Paul Oscher & Steve Guyger Living Legends: Deep in the Blues

CD: BLB 9827 (Q)

CD: BLB 9819 (Q)

CD: BLB 9829 (Q)

CD: BLB 9830 (Q)

CD: BLB 9807 (Q)

File Under: Blues

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Jon Paris

Stringbean & The Stalkers

The Tonemasters

Chizmo Charles

Goin’ with the Flow

Up All Night

Little Monster

Live @ Ragin’ Cajun

Blue Planet

2006

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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JAZZ/SOUL The Prime Ministers Read ‘Em and Weep Track Listing Hot Cha (Version 1) • One Naughty Flat • Sack-O-Woe • Cellar Groove • Time • Sweet Eyes • Watermelon Marl • How Does It Feel • The Peeper • The Story • What A Difference a Day Makes • Read ‘Em and Weep • Hot Cha (Version 2)

Selling Points

CD: NTI 7148 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

• Night Train Records restores a missing link to the historical chain of New Orleans music with this release by The Prime Ministers, the same posse of funky white boys who produced Dr. John • Within a year, all of these players had moved on to the Dr. John or Al Hirt bands and, in the case of Ronnie Barron, were primed for a solo career • Almost entirely instrumentals, save for “How Do You Feel,” with vocals by Barron • This extraordinary album feels like the combo jazz that put Prestige Records on the map, yet contains super-rhythmic drumming that is unmistakably New Orleans! • Sample copies available

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Connie McGill & The Visions He Created You For Me Track Listing He Created You For Me • No! I Won’t Believe It • For That Great Day • My Love Will Never Change • Take It Like a Man • I Can’t Stop My Love/Version 1 • Peace of Mind • I Wanna Be Yours • I Want To Be Free • A Million Years • I Could Never Love Another • I Can’t Stop My Love/Version 2 • I’m So Happy I Found You • Week End’s • To Make Me Feel Alright • Ain’t That Something • More Than Words Can Say

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CD: NTI 7133 (Q )

• A package of rarities full of singles and unreleased recordings includes an extremely informative booklet • For fans of vintage rhythm & blues, this music is very reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions or Smokey Robinson & The Miracles • Sample copies available

File Under: Soul

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George Perkins Cryin’ in the Streets Track Listing Cryin’ in the Streets Parts I & II (Original Version) • No Need For a Black Man To Cry • I Wants To Be Free • How Can a Broke Man Survive • Groove Making • A Man in Love • When You Try To Use a Good Man • Baby You Saved Me • How Sweet It Would Be • Keep On Loving Me • Baby I Love You • Keep on Trying (Star-Glow Version) • What the Deal Is • Dance, Dance, Dance • Cryin’ in the Street (1979) • Be Proud (Parts I & II) • You’ve Been Good To Me • Give It To Me • I Never Had It So Good • Cryin’ in Iran • Keep on Trying (GP Version) • Crying for a Helping Hand (Parts I & II)

Selling Points

CD: NTI 7130 (Q ) File Under: Soul

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

• Cryin’ in the Streets anthologizes, for the first time, the grade-A work of soul stalwart George Perkins! Culled from five labels, all of this material has been unavailable for 25 years, and some is previously unreleased! • Includes Billboard R&B chart-topper “Cryin’ in the Streets” • Sample copies available

JAZZ Herb Geller Plays the Arthur Schwartz Songbook

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Featured Artists Herb Geller, alto sax/Len Skeat, bass/John Pierce, piano/ Bobby Worth, drums

Track Listing

CD: HEP 2089 (R)

Dancing in the Dark • Then I’ll Be Tired Of You • Alone Together • I See Your Face Before Me • A Shine On My Shoes • Come a Wandering With Me • By Myself • Haunted Heart • Gal in Calico • I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans • You and the Night and the Music • and more (15 in total)

File Under: Jazz

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Buddy DeFranco and His Orchestra 1949–‘52 Studio Performances Featured Artists Buddy DeFranco/Jimmy Raney/Al Cohn/Kenny Drew/Teddy Charles

Track Listing The Boy Next Door • Dancing on the Ceiling • The Closer You Are • Swing Low Sweet Clarinet • Lady Be Good • Sweet Georgia Brown • This Time the Dream’s On Me • and more (26 in total)

• Will be honored with an NEA Jazz Master Award at the IAJE Convention in January 2006

CD: HEP 77 (M) File Under: Jazz

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Robert Mazurek with Eric Alexander Badlands Featured Artists Robert Mazurek, trumpet/Eric Alexander, tenor sax/Randolph Tressler, piano/John Webber, bass/George Fludas, drums CD: HEP 2065 (R)

Track Listing

File Under: Jazz

Arthur’s Seat • Angel Eyes • Kay’s Birthday • Deep Purple • Badlands • Everytime We Say Goodbye • Nomad • Stranger In Paradise • I Fall In Love To Easily • Edinburgh Nights

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Gifford/Rollini/Krupa/Manone/McKenzie New York Jazz Combos 1935–37 Featured Artists Gene Gifford/Adrian Rollini/Gene Krupa/Wingy Manone/ Red McKenzie

Track Listing 25 tracks including: Bouncin in Rhythm • Got a Need For You • Nagasaki • Honeysuckle Rose • Squareface • Dizzy Glide • Nothin But The Blues • New Orleans Twist • Bugle Call Rag • and more (25 in total)

CD: HEP 1077 (M) File Under: Jazz

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The Paul Whiteman Swing Wing & The Modernaires Hooray for Spinach! Featured Artists Jack Teagarden/Charlie Teagarden/Miff Mole/Paul Whiteman/ The Modernaires, vocals CD: HEP 1082 (M)

Track Listing

File Under: Jazz

25 tracks including: I’m Comin’ Virginia • Jamboree Jones • Aunt Hagar’s Blues • I Used To Be Color Blind • Jeepers Creepers • Hooray for Spinach • Mandy • Rain • Step Up and Shake my Hand • and more (25 in total)

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

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F U N K / B L U E G R A S S / I N S P I R AT I O N A L

CD: FDL 4 (Q) CD: FDL 16 (Q )

File Under: Funk Previously Available

File Under: Funk

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Black Merda

The T.S.U. Toronados

The Folks from Mother’s Mixer

One Flight Too Many

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Prophet • Think of Me • Cynthy-Ruth • Over and Over • Ashamed • Reality • Windsong • Good Luck • That’s The Way It Goes • I Don’t Want To Die • Set Me Free • 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

Introduction • The Toronado • A Thousand Wonders • The Blautche • Back After the News • Song For Princess • Work On It • Getting the Corners • What Good Am I • I Still Love You • My Thing is a Moving Thing • In the Midnight Hour • Nee-Nee • Nothing Can Stop Me • Only Inside • The Goose • Got To Get Through To You • One Flight Too Many • It’s Your Thing • You’re Mine • A Thousand Wonders (instrumental) • Work On It (instrumental) • What Good Am I (instrumental) • Nee-Nee (alternate) • The Toronado (alternate)

Selling Points • The first reissue of legendary funkateers Black Merda, out of print since its Chess Records release in the ‘70s • Too late for the Hendrix generation and too early for the Parliament/Funkadelic generation, this group defines ‘70s psychedelic folk-rock-funk!

Selling Points • On CD for the first time – all of the singles plus previously unreleased tracks and newly remixed instrumental outtakes! • Sample copies available

* “Lying” is sampled on the new Ja Rule CD “Exodus.” It is used on the 1st track “Exodus Intro”

2XCD: NOQ 212023 (2K)

2XCD: NOQ 212024 (2K)

File Under: Bluegrass

File Under: Inspirational

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The Smoky Mountain Band

CS Heath & Jonas James

Smoky Mountain Memories

Spiritual Guitar

Track Listing

DISC ONE: The Tennessee Waltz • My Home’s Across the Smokey Mountains • Billy in the Lowground • Down Yonder • I Saw The Light • Little Maggie • Foggy Mountain Breakdown • Stormy Waters • Turkey in the Straw • Back Up & Push • Buffalo Gals • Soul of Man • Panhandle Rag • Swing Low Sweet Chariot • Wabash Cannonball

DISC ONE: Somewhere Somehow • Just a Closer Walk with Thee • Morning Has Broken • Will the Circle Be Unbroken • Much Afraid • On Eagles Wings • Rock of Ages • By an By • House of Love • Softly & Tenderly • God Will Lift Up Your Head • Jesus, I Love Thee • Come Thou Font Every Blessing • What a Friend We Have in Jesus

DISC TWO: Down in the Willow Garden • On Top of Old Smokey • Soldier’s Boy • Red River Valley • I Am a Pilgrim • Cherokee Shuffle • Old Joe Clark • Wayfaring Stranger • She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain • Talk About Suffering • Cindy • O Susanna • Red Wing • That Old Rugged Cross • De Camptown Races

DISC TWO: Amazing Grace • Place in this World • Swing Low Sweet Chariot • Lead Me On • This Little Light of Mine • Tea & Sympathy • Holy, Holy, Holy • My Will • How Great Thou Art • Be Thou My Vision • Big Yellow Taxi • Shenandoah • This is My Fathers World • Scarborough Fair

Order Date: December 22, 2005

January 2006 New Releases Charles Amirkhanian, Jack Briece, Clark Coolidge, Anthony Gnazzo, Robert Ashley, Beth Anderson, Brion Gysin, Liam O’Gallagher, Robert Rheem, Aram Saroyan, Victoria Smitters/voices on tape Charles AMIRKHANIAN: Just • Heavy Aspirations • Clark COOLIDGE: Preface • John CAGE: 62 Mesostics Re Merce Cunningham • John GIORNI: Give It to Me, Baby • Anthony GNAZZO: The Population Explosion • Charles DODGE: When I Am with You • He Destroyed Her Image • Robert ASHLEY: In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men and Women • Beth ANDERSON: Torero Piece • Brion GYSIN: Come to Free the Words • Liam O’GALLAGHER: Border Dissolve in Audiospace • Aram SAROYAN: Crickets

• Reissue of the definitive first anthology of American sound poetry, using speech as music • First-ever computer speech pieces by Charles Dodge, done on a mainframe computer • Brion Gysin invented the “cut-up” style of writing made famous by William Burroughs • Producer Charles Amirkhanian is one of the best-known sound poets in the U.S. • Pornographic piece by Giorni is X-rated • Important historical release formerly available only on LP, now in a new format with much better sound quality • Rare copies of the LP have been selling for up to $200! • Great teaching tool for this genre of sound poetry

10 + 2 : 12 American Text-Sound Pieces CD: OTM 1006 (R) File Under: Classical

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Diana Damrau & Juliane Banse, sopranos/Lothar Odinius, tenor/ Markus Marquardt, bass/Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart/Bach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling, conductor MOZART (arr. Levin): Mass in C minor, K.427 (K.417a)

W.A. MOZART Mass in C minor – New Version! CD: HNS 98227 (S) File Under: Classical

• Commissioned by the Carnegie Foundation from Dr. Robert Levin for performance by Helmuth Rilling for the 2006 Mozart anniversary year, this is the world premiere recording of this version • Conductor Helmuth Rilling is among the most influential artists of our time – a giant among musicians • In addition to being the first conductor to record the complete cantatas of J.S. Bach, Rilling has taught generations of choral directors, discovered of many of today’s most gifted singers, commissioned numerous masterworks from the great composers of our time, and been a tireless musical scholar, rescuing many glorious works from obscurity • Robert Levin’s earlier completion of the Mozart Requiem has become the preferred performing version around the world • Helmuth Rilling will direct the U.S. premiere of the Levin completion of Mozart’s C Minor Mass at Carnegie Hall in January 2006 • Guaranteed strong sales from choral collectors and Mozart fans

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CD: HNS 98201 (R)

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Lajos LENSCÉS

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Oboe Concertos of Handel & Förster

Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

Lajos Lenscés. oboe/Ensemble Instrumental La Follia/Christophe Poiget, concertmaster

Gerhard Oppitz, piano

HANDEL: Oboe Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 • FÖRSTER: Oboe Concerto in C minor • Oboe Concerto in E-flat

A highly enjoyable program featuring the popular oboe concertos of Handel. Collectors will also want to investigate the charming music of Johann Christoph Förster. Flawless, idiomatic performances of both rare and familiar repertoire, featuring the artistry of Lajos Lencsés, called “one of the greatest oboists of today” by respected French music journal Diapason in 1990.

The first volume in a major new Beethoven Sonata cycle, performed by Gerhard Oppitz. Throughout his distinguished career, Oppitz has established his deep understanding of Beethoven’s idiom and now brings a lifetime of experience to commit these works to disc. Beginning with the Sontatas of Op. 10 and the popular Pathétique, this is certain to become one of the major recording projects of the decade.

CD: HNS 93157 (S)

CD: HNS 93124 (R)

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Charles KOECHLIN

Gustav MAHLER

Chamber Music with Flute

Symphony No. 10

Tatjana Ruhland & Christina Singer, flutists/Dirk Altmann, clarinet/Libor Címa, saxophone & bassoon/Joachim Bänsch, french horn/Mila Georgieva, violin/Ingrid Philippi, viola/ Yaara Tal, piano KOECHLIN: Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164 • Trio(Divertissement), Op. 91 • Suite en quatuor, Op. 55 • Trio, Op. 92 • Sonata for 2 flutes, Op. 75 • Deux Nocturnes, Op. 32b • Sonatine modale, Op. 155a • Pièce de flute pour lecture à vue, Op. 218

The latest installment in Hänssler’s ongoing series documenting the works of Charles Koechlin. These delectable, intimate and utterly lovely pieces are not available anywhere else!

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas 5, 6 & 7, Op. 10, Nos. 1-3 • Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”

Order Date: December 22, 2005

“ Michael Gielen’s Mahler cycle is now complete, and as predicted it moves straight to the top of the list as the most idiomatic and consistent single set currently available.” — CLASSICSTODAY SWR Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden & Freiburg/ Michael Gielen, conductor MAHLER (arr. Cooke): Symphony No. 10 in F-sharp

Michael Gielen’s Mahler interpretations have attained an almost cult status among collectors. Mahler’s deeply personal 10th Symphony, never completed but realized for performance by Mahler/Bruckner expert Deryck Cooke, has been the subject of discussion and controversy since Mahler’s death.

CLASSICAL The Amadeus Guitar Duo Intimate Inspiration: The Very Best of The Amadeus Guitar Duo

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The Amadeus Guitar Duo (Dale Kavanagh & Thomas Kirchhoff)/various orchestras FRANCK: Prélude, Op. 18 • J.S. BACH (arr. Busoni): Chaconne in D minor • RODRIGO: Fandango from Concierto Madrigal • Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez • GIULIANI: Variazioni Concertanti, Op. 130 • KAVANAGH: A la Fueco from Three Pieces • REGONDI: Rêverie (Nocturne for guitar, Op. 19) • ZENAMON: Casablanca (A story, a place, and a kiss)

Guitarist Dale Kavanagh and husband Thomas Kirchhoff are among the most beloved artists in the Hänssler Classic catalogue. Their flawless ensemble and adventurous programs have made them welcome artists on both sides of the Atlantic and in 2006, they will tour Asia for the first time. This “greatest hits” album was created as a musical greeting card for friends both old and new. CD: HNS 98214 (R) File Under: Classical

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Felix MENDELSSOHN Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/Roger Norrington, conductor MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 “Scottish” • Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 “Italian” • Concert introduction to each symphony in English by Roger Norrington

Recorded live at the 2004 Stuttgart European Music Festival, this CD offers Mendelssohn’s two most popular symphonies in revelatory performances led by Roger Norrington, whose verbal introductions to both works are included in the recording. Following the global success of his earlier recordings of Beethoven and Berlioz on period instruments, Norrington demonstrates how a modern symphony orchestra can reconnect with its roots and embrace the traditions of the past. This recording received five stars and a “Recording of the Month” designation from German music magazine Fono Forum. CD: HNS 93133 (R) File Under: Classical

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PETER BRUNS Cello Concertos of HAYDN & DENISSOV Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, Leipzig/Peter Bruns, cellist & conductor HAYDN: Cello Concerto in C • Cello Concerto in D • DENISSOV: Tod ist ein langer Schlaf: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, for cello & orchestra

Peter Bruns is one of Germany’s leading cellists. Born in Berlin, he studied there with Professor Peter Vogler at the Hanns Eisler College of Music. Parallel to pursuing a solo career, he was first cello in the Staatskapelle of Dresden until 1998, and has held a professorship at the Dresden College of Music since 1998. Bruns plays a Carlo Tononi cello (Venice 1730), formerly in the possession of Pablo Casals. His sensitive, idiomatic performances of Haydn’s cello concertos are juxtaposed with Edison Denissov’s post-modern rapprochement with Haydn. Stunning sonics and recording engineering. CD: HNS 98477 (R) File Under: Classical

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

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CLASSICAL Carl SCHURICHT Conducts MAHLER & STRAUSS (2 CDs) Rut Siewert, mezzo-soprano/Women’s Chorus of the Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble/ Children’s Chorus of the Eberhard Ludwig School, Stuttgart/Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/Carl Schuricht, conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor • R. STRAUSS: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

CD: HNS 93151 (2R)

From the classical clarity of Haydn and Mozart to the gargantuan symphonic dimensions of Mahler and Strauss, Carl Schuricht shaped his interpretations organically, always allowing the composer’s voice to be heard. This special two-disc set will become one of the triumphs of the Schuricht Edition.

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Carl SCHURICHT Conducts HAYDN Enrico Mainardi, cello/Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/Carl Schuricht, conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 100 in G “Military” • Cello Concerto in D, Hob.VIIb:2 • Symphony No. 95 in C minor “London”

CD: HNS 93150 (R)

Historic recordings made 1950 –1958 by conductor Carl Schuricht, a supreme interpreter of German late Romanticism whose roots were found in the works of classical masters Haydn and Mozart. Long before the “historic performance practice” trend come into vogue, Schuricht crafted perfectly controlled and balanced performances, allowing the genius of these Haydn masterworks to be experienced without excess or artifice.

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Paul Skevington, organ/Members of the Washington Symphonic Brass/ Milton Stevens, conductor Daniel E. GAWTHROP: Sinfonia Festiva • Chorale • Incantation • David Ashley WHITE: Fanfare for Saint Anthony • Triptych • For the Means and For the Hope of Glory • Craig PHILLIPS: Psalm Prelude • Fanfare • Suite for Organ, Brass Quintet & Percussion

• The music by these three composers, all living and working in the United States, is accessible and captivating for both the casual listener and the sophisticated musician • The composers write in a decidedly American style: lyrical, tonal melodic lines with rhythmic drives leading to climatic finishes • The learned musician will find rich harmonic structures, development of themes and colorful instrumentation • Organist Paul Skevington serves as Minister of Music and Liturgy at Saint Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia • Dr. Skevington has accompanied many of the leading choral groups in the Washington metropolitan area, including the Washington Bach Consort and the National Men’s Chorus • Aggressive media mailing to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mailing to 100+ classical music stations across the country. Focused mailing to individual instrument journals and internet sites

Paul Skevington Organ & Brass: Sinfonia Festiva CD: SMT 436 (R) CD: CAT XXXX (X) File Under: Classical

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CLASSICAL Sibylla Rubens, Caroline Stam, Lisa Larsson, sopranos/Bernhard Landauer, alto/Christoph Prégardien, tenor/Klaus Mertens, bass/ The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman, conductor

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J.S. BACH: Cantatas Nos. 37, 48, 66, 70, 86, 138, 153, 154, 166, 173a & 194

• The ninth volume of this complete recording of Bach’s cantatas continues the series of cantatas from the first Leipzig cycle • Cantata 173a is the sole exception: a secular cantata composed by Bach at Cöthen, it was reworked as a church cantata (BWV 173) for the first Leipzig cycle (included in Volume 7) • With the cantatas he composed during his first year at Leipzig, Bach provided himself with an unprecedented wealth of musical forms free of any schematic approach • The orchestra is considerably bigger than at Weimar. More use is made of brass instruments, especially trumpet and horn. The instrumental writing is noticeably more virtuosic, while the melismatic quality of the word setting is further developed • Begun in 1994, this series was called “the recording project of the nineties” by The Guardian, and was awarded the 1997 Deutsche Schallplattenpreis “Echo Klassik” in Germany • The series continues to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world’s leading experts on the music of Bach

J.S. BACH Cantatas, Vol. 9 (3 CDs)

CD: CD: CHR 72209 (3M) File Under: Classical

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“ William Porter...displays a profound understanding of what is relevant in the organ art...” — THE ORGAN MAGAZINE Hans Davidsson, David Higgs & William Porter, organists FRESCOBALDI: Toccata Quarta • Bergamasca • ROSSI: Toccate e correnti d’ intavolatura d’organo e cembalo • Toccata Quarta • Toccata Settima from Sonate d’intavolatura • ZIPOLI: All’ Offertorio • All’ Elevazione II • Al Post Communio • Pastorale • D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in C Major (K255) • GHERARDESCHI: Sonata per organo a guisa di banda militare che suona una marcia • QUAGLIATI: Toccata dell’Ottavo tuono • PASQUINI: Ricercari e canzoni • Canzon II • Canzon XV • Ricercare con la fuga in più modi

Davidsson/Higgs/Porter The Eastman Italian Baroque Organ

• First recording of the only full-size authentic Italian Baroque organ in North America, built in Italy around 1770 • Audiophile recording employing 24-bit technology and minimal mic techniques • All three organists are well-known, established recording artists • Full color 20-page booklet, with complete documentation on the organ and the music • “[David Higgs is]…an artist whose seemingly unlimited facility is well upstaged by a delight in organ sonority and musical line.” — THE DIAPASON • Service to 5,000-name mailing list. The organ will be featured and the CD mentioned on NPR program Day to Day. Organ featured in Early Music America magazine and Choir & Organ

CD: LOF 1077 (P) File Under: Classical

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

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CLASSICAL Aurelia Saxophone Quartet Fugue in C of Dog (2 CDs) Aurelia Saxophone Quartet J.S. BACH (arr. van Merwijk): Die Kunst der Fuge [The Art of Fugue], BWV 1080 • 15 modern fugues by Perry Goldstein, Peter van Onna, Dimitri Nicolau, Guus Janssen, David Rowland, Theodor Burkali, Wijnand van Klaveren, Ruud van Eeten, Shane Fage, Erich Stem, Ab Sandbrink, Juan Pablo Dobal, David Dramm, Katarzyna Glowicka & Joey Roukens

An interesting confrontation of traditional fugues of J.S. Bach with 15 new fugues. All the new fugues are dedicated explicitly to the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet and are world premiere recordings. The well-established Aurelia Saxophone Quartet (founded in the WORLD year 1982) has toured worldwide. This is a double SACD recording in brilliant sonics!

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CD: CHR SACD 72148 (2Q ) File Under: Classical

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Gabriela Montero In Concert in Montreal “An unusually interesting pianist, with a remarkable ability to make everything she plays sound like spontaneous improvisation…excellent sound.” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE Gabriela Montero, piano CHOPIN: Nocturnes, Op. 9, No. 1 & Op. 15, No. 2 • Polonaise, Op. 44 • Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61 • Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 3 • RACHMANINOV: Preludes, Op. 32, No. 5 & Op. 23, No. 4 • Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 • LISZT: Rigoletto Paraphrase

CD: PLX 501 (Q ) File Under: Classical

Gabriela Montero is one of today’s highly acclaimed interpreters of the piano music of Chopin and Rachmaninov. She was winner of the Bronze Medal at the 1995 Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and this is her recording debut. This live recital presents some of the most recognizable Romantic works for piano in exciting, highly individual interpretations.

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Pietro Tagliaferri Reverberations in Space and Time Pietro Tagliaferri, soprano saxophone/Margherita Sciddurlo, organ Transcriptions of Scheidt, F. Couperin, Josquin, Clérambault, Dandrieu, Daquin, Langlais & Litaize • Original works by Amato, Berzolla, Capalbo & Salvatori

CD: STV 33714 (R) File Under: Classical

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

A wide-ranging program of modern works for the unusual but natural combination of saxophone and organ, along with numerous delightful transcriptions of suitable Baroque and modern pieces. A master of wind instruments, Pietro Tagliaferri has followed an intense performing activity as a soloist and with groups, in Italy and abroad. He has recorded frequently for Stradivarius, Fonit Cetra, and other labels. From an early age, he dedicated himself to studying the saxophone, performing with various groups, both classical and jazz, out of which Saxensemble received notable critical and public success.

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Duo Alterno

Various Artists

The Contemporary Voice in Italy, Vol. 1

Music of the Italian 20th Century

Duo Alterno (Tiziana Scandaletti, soprano/Riccardo Piacentini, piano)

Alberto Carnevale-Ricci, Katya Genghini & Alfonso Alberti, pianists/Monica Bozzo, soprano/Monika Lukacz, mezzo-soprano/ Sonia Formenti, flute/Paolo Casiraghi, clarinet/Ensemble Risognanze/Tito Ceccherini, conductor

CORGHI: Ricordando te, lontano (1962) • DALLAPICCOLA: Tre Poemi (1949) • GUACCERO: Tre Liriche di Montale (1951) • NONO: de La Fabbrica illuminata (1964) • PETRASSI: Due liriche di Saffo (1942) • PIACENTINI: Mano mobile clic (2001) • SCELSI: Tre canti di primavera (1933)

The first volume in a series surveying the great modern Italian composers of lyric chamber music for voice, from Dallapiccola and Petrassi onward, not neglecting the latest generation and discovering forgotten geniuses such as Giacinto Scelsi.

CASELLA: Sonatina for piano • RESPIGHI: Crepuscolo for voice & piano • PETRASSI: Toccata for piano • DALLAPICCOLA: GoetheLieder for mezzo-soprano & 3 clarinets • BERIO: Sequenza I for flute • CASTIGLIONI: Tropi for chamber ensemble • DONATONI: Clair No. 1 for solo clarinet

An audio CD accompanied by a CD-ROM containing biographies, critical notes, scores and musical analysis of representative works by the greatest Italian composers of the 20th century.

CD: STV 33712 (R)

CD: STV 33699 (R)

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Nicola CAMPOGRANDE

Willy MERZ

Dances of Laughter and Forgetting

Dépaysements

Alberto Fantino, accordion/Antonio Valentino, piano

Hille Perl, viola da gamba/Cristina Barbuti, piano/Linda Campanella, soprano/Willy Merz, double bass/Thierry Miroglio, percussion/Diego Chenna, bassoon/Danilo Rossi, viola

CAMPOGRANDE: Danze del riso e dell’oblio

Nicola Campogrande, born in Turin in 1969, is regarded as one of the most interesting Italian composers of the young generation. A musical theatre enthusiast, he has written several operas as well as a number of chamber and orchestral works. His cycle of pieces Dances of Laughter and Forgetting was commissioned by the city of Castelfidardo, “fatherland of the Italian accordion.”

MERZ: Maftir, for viola da gamba • Mizmor, for piano • Le Divan oriental-occidental, for voice & piano • Dhil, for double bass • Pardes, for percussion • Dung, for bassoon • Mizmor, for viola

Dépaysements is a cycle of pieces expressing abandonment and loss between one scenic image and another. It also explores contrasts between “high-brow” Western music and non-European expression. Willy Merz (b. 1956) is a leading Italian composer, conductor and double bassist.

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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Matthew BARLEY

Claudio SANTORO

Reminding

Love Songs & Popular Songs

Matthew Barley, cello/Stephen De Pledge, piano

Rosana Lamosa, soprano/Marcelo Bratke, piano

SHOSTAKOVICH: Suite from Cheryomushki • SCHNITTKE: Sonata No. 1 • Musica Nostalgica • KANCHELI: With a Smile for Slava • ALI-ZADEH: Habil Sajahy • PÄRT: Fratres • KUULBERG: Meenutus (Reminding)

SANTORO: Sove Song & Popular Songs • Preludes & Paulistanas for solo piano

Matthew Barley, one of the UK’s foremost cellists, spent his formative years studying in Moscow and this virtuosic disc draws together works by composers from all corners of the former Soviet empire. Barley is famed for his work with contemporary ensemble Between the Notes, and his collaborations with Russian violinist Victoria Mullova. Reviews and advertising for all Quartz releases scheduled for major magazines as well as specialty journals and online review sites.

A tender and beautiful song cycle by one of Brazil’s undiscovered classical treasures, Claudio Santoro, coupled with two of his piano cycles, each a series of short and intimate miniatures. Soprano Rosana Lamosa and pianist Marcelo Bratke are two of South America’s brightest classical stars and have appeared at many major international venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, and the Salzburg Festival. Reviews and advertising for all Quartz releases scheduled for major magazines as well as specialty journals and online review sites.

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Andy FINDON

Richard BLACKFORD

Tracked

Voices of Exile

Andy Findon, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, recorders, Chinese flutes, Indian flutes, Irish whistles, folk flutes, ocarinas & pan pipes

Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano/Gregory Kunde, tenor/Gerald Finley, baritone/The Bach Choir/New London Children’s Choir/Philharmonic Orchestra/David Hill, conductor

19 arrangements and original compositions by Rachmaninov, Debussy, Michael Nyman, Bernard Herrmann, Gabrieli, Gershwin, Vivaldi, Malcolm Arnold, Vivaldi, and more

A dazzling collection showcasing the kaleidoscopic talent of Andy Findon, featuring multi-tracked performances of celebrated works from Gabrieli to Nyman. Findon is one of the UK’s most prolific recording artists, having worked on hundreds of film and television scores. Reviews and advertising for all Quartz releases scheduled for major magazines as well as specialty journals and online review sites.

Order Date: December 22, 2005

BLACKFORD: Voices of Exile

Richard Blackford is one of Britain’s most successful composers, his film scores having won many awards and an Emmy nomination. This is the world premiere recording of his acclaimed new secular oratorio based on songs, poems and recordings from countries around the world where issues of exile and freedom are dominant themes. Reviews and advertising for all Quartz releases scheduled for major magazines as well as specialty journals and online review sites.

NEW AGE “An impressive work jam-packed with spiritual information [and] put together with love and devotion. Simply reading the information that comes with the disc is as unique an experience as listening to the sounds. A soothing listening experience and worth a visit.” — ROLLING STONE

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Featured Artists Jonathan Goldman, vocals, overtone chanting, Tibetan bowls and bells, tuning forks/Rabbi Shefa Gold, vocals/Gwen Tuesday, vocals/Lauren Cuggino, vocals

Track Listing Primal Ground • Sacred Union • Solar Fires • Wings of the Heart • Spirit Voices • Mind’s Eye • Crown of Creation

Selling Points • Jonathan Goldman is a world-renowned authority in the field of sound healing who presents lectures, workshops and intensive training sessions around the world • Goldman has been empowered by the Chant Master of the Dalai Lama’s Drepung Loseling Monastery to teach sacred Tibetan overtone chanting • After finding that many of the chakra resonance recordings available were difficult to listen to, Goldman created Chakra Chants, an album that uses authentic and gloriously rich harmonic sound ripe with deeply resonant overtone chanting for a gentle yet powerful listening experience • Named Best Overall Album and Best Healing/Meditation Album at the 1999 COVR Awards, Chakra Chants remains the best-selling CD of its type • Features an extended booklet that explains, in detail, how the disc resonates and aligns the energy centers of the body in addition to how it may be used as a selfhealing and meditation tool, a sonic environment, and a self-teaching tool to create sounds for greater balance and inner alignment • Also includes a bonus guided visualization, which may be used for enhancing the Chakra Chants experience • Spirit Music and Musik International cross-promote this back catalog title whenever new Spirit Music recordings are released • Ads will run in New Age Retailer and selected consumer publications • Key Markets: Boulder (Hometown). Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County/San Diego, Portland, Seattle, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore and Washington DC

Jonathan Goldman Chakra Chants

CD: JSG 1133 (Q) File Under: New Age

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

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SOUNDTRACK/SHOWS “ One of the best voices on Broadway.” — ASSOCIATED PRESS “ You had better believe she’s on Broadway to stay!” — NEW YORK TIMES “ Gravitte can swing, slink, emote, belt and torch and there’s not a dull track here. It’s unlikely that there will be a better solo album from a theatre singer this year!” — THEATERWEEK “ Wonderful!” — BILLBOARD Featured Artists Debbie Gravitte/The National Symphony Orchestra

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Debbie Gravitte Defying Gravity

Defying Gravity (Wicked) • Time Heals Everything (Mack and Mabel) • Blues In The Night (Blues in the Night) • If He Walked Into My Life (Mame) • Junk Man (Perfectly Frank) • Some People (Gypsy) • Love Is Here To Stay (An American in Paris) • Mr. Monotony (Jerome Robbins on Broadway) • When You’re Good To Mama (Chicago) • Memory (Cats) • I Still Believe In Love (They’re Playing Our Song) • Only Love (Zorba) • Sing For Your Supper (The from Syracuse) • I Dreamed A Dream (Les Miserables) • Don’t Rain On My Parade (Funny Girl)

Selling Points CD: JAY 1393 (R) File Under: Sndtrk/Shows

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• A collection of songs from shows that Debbie Gravitte has appeared in, on Broadway and elsewhere! • Debbie Gravitte is a Tony Award-winning Broadway star who has also received the New York Showstopper Award and a Drama Desk nomination. She made her Broadway debut in the original cast of They’re Playing Our Song, and went on to appear in Perfectly Frank, Blues in the Night, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Zorba (with Anthony Quinn) and Les Miserables • Recorded with the National Symphony Orchestra; the majority of songs recorded with the original Broadway orchestrations • Gravitte will appear in symphonic concerts across the U.S. in the next few years, singing songs from this album • Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston

Also Available • JAY 1234 (2R) Calamity Jane (605288123429)

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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SEPIA REVISITS LONDON’S WEST END!

CD: SEP 1059 (M)

CD: SEP 1060 (M)

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Original London Cast

The Buccaneer + Bonus Tracks

The Water Gipsies + Bonus Tracks

Track Listing

29 tracks including: Good Clean Fun • Captain Fairbrother • It’s Commercial • Unromantic Us • The Facts Of Life • You’ll Find Out • Something’s Missing • For Adults Only • and more

31 tracks including: Why Did You Call Me Lily? • Clip-Clop • I Should Worry • When I’m Washing Up • Jane’s Prayer • Lily’s Tale • He Doesn’t Care • Castles and Hearts And Roses • Peace and Quiet • and more

Selling Points

• The Buccaneer, a musical about the fortunes of a traditional English boys’ magazine, was composer Sandy Wilson’s follow-up to worldwide success The Boy Friend • Also features selections from Romance in Candlelight, which starred a young Sally Ann Howes, and The Lisbon Story, a hit wartime musical starring Patricia Burke • The Buccaneer and Romance in Candlelight have never been available on CD!

• English composer Vivian Ellis had a prolific career spanning five decades, during which she wrote nearly 70 West End shows. The Water Gipsies was a 1955 collaboration between Ellis and A.P. Herbert • Contains the cast recording of The Water Gipsies plus bonus tracks including early Ellis compositions, many appearing on CD for the first time!

CD: SEP 1061 (M)

CD: SEP 1062 (M)

File Under: Sndtrk/Shows

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Original London Cast

Salad Days + Bonus Tracks

The Jazz Train + Bonus Tracks

Track Listing

24 tracks including: The Things That Are Done By A Don • We Said We Wouldn’t Look Back • Find Yourself Something To Do • I Sit In The Sun • Oh, Look At Me • Hush-Hush • Out Of Breath • Cleopatra • It’s Easy To Sing • and more

I Got a Train • Holy Roller Car • Frankie and Johnny • Bessie Smith Blues • Ev’rything Is Rhythm • John Henry • My One Sin • Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool • and more

Selling Points Selling Points • Salad Days was one of the two longest-running 1950s English musicals in the West End, the other being The Boy Friend • Features the original London cast recording plus bonus tracks including selections from The Duenna and Salad Days, performed by composer Julian Slade

• The Jazz Train was an American import that played in the West End in 1955 – a celebration of black musical achievement that starred many American performers including Tony-nominated Bertice Reading • Bonus tracks feature rare recordings by Bertice Reading, Marie Bryant, Elisabeth Welch and The Peters Sisters – many on CD for the first time! Order Date: December 22, 2005

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Hosted by TV exercise personality Nancy Marmorat, this series of fitness DVDs is designed to give quick, noticeable results!

Nancy Marmorat

Low Impact Aerobics

Slim Fitness

Stretching

DVD: CRG 600052 (D)

DVD: CRG 600053 (D)

DVD: CRG 600054 (D)

File Under: Exercise

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A sustained cardiovascular workout specifically designed for burning calories consists of a choreographed routine of stationary exercises that have been carefully chosen to minimize stress on the back and joints. This program will improve your physical condition, endurance, and coordination, as well as tone your entire body.

This program provides a complete fitness workout designed for shaping and toning specific areas of your body, in addition to general fitness.

This 50-minute program of stretching exercises is specifically designed to shape and tone your figure. It is also an excellent preparation for any sport training or activity.

Chapters Warm Up Learning the Choreography Final Choreography Stretching Bonus: Special Abs Exercise

Order Date: December 22, 2005

Chapters Warm Up Cardio Training Slim Shape & Flat Tummy Strengthening Shoulders & Chest Shaping Thighs & Hips Reshaping Buttocks

Chapters Warm Up Exercises Stretching Exercises Relaxation Exercises

SPECIAL INTEREST

Marmorat is a noted teacher of dance, stretching, and fitness routines. Her exercise television program has been seen and adopted by millions of viewers around the world!

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Nancy Marmorat

Abs & Buttocks

Daily Exercise Routine

Body Sculpture

DVD: CRG 600055 (D)

DVD: CRG 600056 (D)

DVD: CRG 600057 (D)

File Under: Exercise

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Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see immediate, noticeable results with this targeted 65-minute exercise program. Specially developed to tone your abs and buttocks at your own pace â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where and when you want!

A complete fitness workout in just 15 minutes a day! Seven daily exercise routines designed to improve fitness, cardiovascular health, and body toning. Each routine alternates between stretching and toning exercises.

Get in shape in just a few minutes a day with this complete exercise program. Simple exercise routines that can be done anywhere target specific areas of your body.

Chapters

Warm Up Exercises Improve the Curve of Your Shoulders (8 minutes) Slim Down Your Waistline (12 minutes) Strengthening Your Back & Chest (8 minutes) Tone Up Your Legs, Hips & Thighs (12 minutes)

Chapters Warm Up Balance & Breathing Targeted Musle Toning Stretching Increase Your Memory

Warm Up Exercises Monday: Muscle Toning Tuesday: Stretching Exercises Wednesday: Muscle Toning Thursday: Stretching Exercises Friday: Muscle Toning Saturday: Stretching Exercises Sunday: Muscle Toning

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Chapters

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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PREMIERE

COUNTRY

RECORDING! INCLU DES

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS!

2XCD: AIM 3009 (M)

CD: AIM 3010 (M)

File Under: Country

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Ronnie Dove

Box Car Willie

Mountain of Love – His Greatest Hits

Freight Train Heart

Track Listing

Mountain of Love • Say You • Right or Wrong • Hello Pretty Girl • One Kiss For Old Times Sake • A Little Bit of Heaven • I’ll Make Your Dreams Come True • When Liking Turns To Lovin • Happy Summer Days • I Really Don’t Want To Know • One More Mountain To Climb • Kiss The Hurt Away (Kiss Away) • and more (34 in total)

Wabash Cannonball • King of the Road • You Are My Sunshine • Box Car Blues • You’re Cheatin’ Heart • Don’t Let the Stars • I Saw the Light • Wreck of The Old 97 • Peace in the Valley • Mule Train • Hey Good Lookin • Hank and the Hobo • Kawliga • Move It On Over • London Leaves • Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms • San Antonio Rose • Divorce Me C O D • Heaven • Red River Valley • Train Medley

Selling Points

• Ronnie Dove’s style is a unique combination of country music and pop. He has had two major country hits and 20 pop chart hits! • This 2XCD set features all of his greatest hits, including some stunning country ballads

• Crowned “The World Ambassador of the Hobos,” Box Car Willie contributed an important part to the history of country music • This 21-track CD features his main hits and some classic country songs

CD: AIM 3011 (M)

CD: AIM 3012 (M)

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Johnny Bond

Johnny Lee

Hot Rod Lincoln

Country Candy Store

Track Listing

Hot Rod Lincoln • I’ll Step Aside • Oklahoma Hills • Tomorrow’s Never There • Fort Worth • Red River Valley • Rainbow at Midnight • Time Changes • I Wonder Where You Are • Cimarron • Oklahoma Waltz

Candy Store • Ruby Louise • Dear Alice • Rocky Mountain Top • Frisco • Country Party • This Time • Galveston • Daddy Number Two • Ramblin’ Rose • Congratulations • Saturday’s Hero • Long Black Velvet • How’s His Memory • Blueberry Hill • Kawliga • It’s Gonna Be Me • Your Song • Gentle On My Mind • Red Sails in the Sunset • Folsom Prison Blues • Victims of the Pretty Things of Life • In the Ghetto • Why Don’t We Live

Selling Points • A multi-talented country music star who styled himself after the “Singing Cowboy,” Johnny Bond was famous for country and novelty songs as well as the author of several books on “singing cowboy” movie stars • Contains all the most famous hits from this back-up singer for Gene Autry and Tex Ritter

Order Date: December 22, 2005

Selling Points • Nicknamed “ The Man with 100 Cowboy Hats,” Johnny Lee’s recording career, started in the 1970s, featured many country hits and #1 songs • Features all of Lee’s hits, showcasing his great vocal work

WORLD “ Depending on one’s taste, a Latin pop enthusiast can find everything from the most bubble gum of teen-pop to the most serious of ballads, and it doesn’t get much more serious than Pensando en Ti. Concentrating primarily of ballads, female vocalist Chus maintains an ultra-serious tone throughout this excellent CD. Depending on the song, Chus will bring in traces of everything from Spanish flamenco to Argentinean tango – all the while demonstrating how charismatic and expressive she can be. 4 stars.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE

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Featured Artists Chus, vocals/Helmut Lipsky, violin/Tobias Morgenstern, accordion/Rainer Rohloff, guitar/Stefan Klingg, keyboard/Steve Gregory, sax/and more

Track Listing Lisboa • Nada mas • Dorma mi’amur • Bienvenido • La guitarra • Mi Nina • Solo pienso en ti • Las penas desaparecen • Abuela • Ay mi soledad • Naturaleza muerta • Laura • Palabras para Julia • Te quise • A donde voy • Viaje a los suenos

Chus Pensando en Ti

Selling Points • Pensando en Ti is honest, timeless music for all ages, touching the hearts of sentimental people as well as anyone who can appreciate a moment to lay back and dream • This is the debut of a singer we will hear a lot from in the future, and further proof of the professionalism of the excellent musicians with whom she works • Chus, a young, talented singer who was born in Barcelona, has lived in various countries and speaks several languages, but has never lost her Spanish roots. She is warm-hearted, profoundly honest, charming and natural – and so is her music! • Service to commercial and public radio including NPR, CBC and SRC • Service to Jazzman, PlanetJazz, JazzTimes, Paste, Le Monde de la Musique, La Scena Musicale and Diapason • Key Markets: Tampa, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Montreal and Toronto

CD: ECL 1005 (Q ) File Under: Latin/Pop

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Various Artists BachaMeren 2001 Track Listing 13 tracks including: Vizcaino – Pina con Mona • Malkriados – Caballito • El Zafiro – Te Mataria • Tres Equis – Bailalo • Mamin El Succesor – Pegame Tu Vicio • Francisco Ulloa – El Paqueton • and more

Selling Points • Classic compilation of merengue & bachata hits from 2001! • Includes the smash hits “Pina Con Mona,” “Caballito,” and all-time club classic “La Mazolca” CD: PRD 4002 ( J ) File Under: Latin

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Marina Ventura Paz En Este Amor Track Listing Paz En Este Amor • Besos Callegeros • La Mala • Que me Lo Devuelva • Negro Mio • Tres Noches • No vale La Pena • Fue Solo Un Placer • La Grama chapia • Esta Jevi

Selling Points

CD: PRD 4006 ( J )

• Marina Ventura’s style of bachata, mixed with the traditional “tipico” style of merengue, gives this recording an overall appeal. Classic romantic bachata by one of the few female bachata artists! • Includes the hits “Paz en Este Amor” and “Besos Callejeros”

File Under: Latin

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

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ROCK/WORLD Bourbon Princess Dark of Days Featured Artists Monique Ortiz, vocals, bass/Jerome Deupree, drums/Russ Gershon, sax/Jim Moran, guitar, piano

Track Listing Still Asleep • The Waiting Noon • Blue Kitchen • The Hat • Dark Of Days • Cliché • Supergirl’s Complaint • In Between Songs • Master Manipulator • Minor Key • So Much Time

Selling Points

CD: ACR 5052 (Q ) File Under: Alt Rock Previously Available

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NEW LABEL!

• Bourbon Princess is a band of four exceptional musicians making beautiful, dark-edged, highly original music featuring the lyrical songwriting of singer/bassist Monique Ortiz. With the release of Bourbon Princess’ new Dark of Days and the band’s upcoming tours, bigger audiences are bound to fall under the spell of this group’s mesmerizing sound! • The unique sound of Bourbon Princess is like new wave with a sophisticated, heady, soulful bite. Ortiz crafts the approach from the warm, flexible tones of her contralto voice and the deep sonorities of her versatile bass playing, along with the help of her talented co-conspirators: original Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree, Either/Orchestra saxophonist/leader Russ Gershon and guitarist/pianist Jim Moran • First full-length collaboration with Paul Q. Kolderie (producer/engineer for Radiohead, Hole, Morphine), who manned the console

Ramesh Shotham & Madras Special Urban Folklore Featured Artists Ramesh Shotham, drums, percussion, vocals/Sandhya Sanjana, vocals/Zoltan Lantos, violin/Christian Zürner, bass/Mike Herting, piano

Track Listing Xillob • Haasya • Keshi • Kanakangi Road • Om Vigneshwara • Hang In There • Special

Selling Points

CD: CHR DM 71503 (Q ) File Under: World/Pop

• Ramesh Shotham, born in Madras, is one of the few Indian percussionists with a very high profile in original Indian classical music (performing regularly with the Karnataka College of Percussion) as well as pop and jazz music (recording and performing with Steve Coleman, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley and Charlie Mariano) • His group, Madras Special, is well known as a crossover project that ignores the boundaries between Indian music and jazz

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The Band of the Scots Guards Spirit of the Highlands Track Listing The Road to the Isles • Amazing Grace • Highland Cathedral • Allandale • Annie Laurie • Strathcarron • The Boys from Balivanich • Spirit of the Highlands • Auld Lang Syne • Hector the Hero • and more (17 in total)

Selling Points

CD: SCT 720 (M) File Under: Scotland/Military Band

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Order Date: December 22, 2005

• Popular Scottish music, with a Ceilidh band featured on some tracks that gives the songs a thoroughly modern sound • Includes “Hector the Hero,” a popular anthem featuring traditional fiddle • The Scots Guards are stationed in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace, where they perform guard duties for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. In addition to ceremonial duties such as investitures, they also perform at the annual Trooping of the Colour (the queen’s birthday parade) in London

WORLD Nina Featuring Nunue’s

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Aux iles sous le vent This CD presents a unique recording made in 1968 on the islands of Raitea and Bora-Bora with singer/guitarist Nina. Here, the group Nunue’s accompanies the artist, who is famous throughout Polynesia. A fine tribute to 1960s Polynesian music – nostalgic and gentle!

CD: PLS 65839 (Q ) File Under: Polynesia

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Latif Ahmed Khan Tabla Solo Latif Ahmed Khan learned to play the tabla with Ustad Hidayat Khan, a great master of the instrument. At the age of 22, Khan obtained the status of “A-Grade Artist” with All India Radio & Television. Here, accompanied by the sarangi, Khan explores the great variety of rhythmic figures that can be performed on these Indian drums with their very distinctive sound.

CD: PLS 65291 (Q ) File Under: India

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Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club Zanzibara 1: A Hundred Years of Tarab in Zanzibar CD: BUD 860118 (Q ) File Under: Zanzibar

This new collection presents Swahili popular music from the eastern coast of Africa – Lamu, Mombasa, Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and the Comoros. Volume 1 pays tribute to Ikhwani Sxafaa, Zanzibar’s oldest music club, celebrating its centenary in 2005!

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Serge Bouzouki & Paddy Lemercier L’usage du Luth CD: BUD 860111 (Q ) File Under: France

Two virtuoso instrumentalists fascinated by all the lutes of the world, from Portugal to Armenia! The title is a tribute to Nicolas Bouvier, whose book The Way of the World recounts his long journey throughout the same territories – this music could be the backbone of his voyage!

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Guillermo de la Roca & Musica Criolla Flutes and Guitars CD: BUD 3017179 (Q ) File Under: Argentina

The traditions of the former Incaic zone of the Andes are alive and well: the rituals have survived and the music, while incorporating other influences, has retained its Indian originality. These recordings preserve the beauty and importance of the South American flute & guitar tradition.

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Flavio Esposito Italy: Neapolitan Songs Volume 2 CD: BUD 3017178 (Q ) File Under: Italy

Based in Paris, Flavio Esposito has a passion for the music of his native city, Naples. He accompanies himself on the guitar and sings personal arrangements of the traditional repertoire along with his own compositions, which reflect his other passion: Brazilian music. One of the most original interpreters of Neapolitan songs!

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2006

Order Date: December 22, 2005

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WORLD “Malmediterraneo is highly engaging, full of different influences and sounds that transcend the borders of Naples. It contains a number of very individual and remarkably well-crafted songs, performed with verve by expert musicians.” — ROOTSWORLD “ Musically rich and exciting, Malmediterraneo enchants…” — M&D “An album to travel to: tarantella, fado, pizzica, Neapolitan songs – all are joined by a fine but resistant thread that joins all the ‘souths’ of the world!”— BUSCEMI Featured Artists Roberto Bartoli, double bass/Paolo Caruso, percussion/ Guglielmo Pagnozzi, wind instruments/Guido Sodo, guitars, vocals/Silvia Testoni, vocals

Track Listing

Cantodiscanto Malmediterraneo

Malmediterraneo • I’te cunzolo • Bandera • A chi vò ‘sta guerra • Tu m’he lassato • 4 giorni 1 storia • Figlia d’a luna • Ma ch’è fari • Faisal • Hamama • Scuorno • Dint’e fora

Selling Points CD: FHP 35 (Q ) File Under: Italy

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• A new way to introduce the Neapolitan tradition, a transcendent and universal music! • Widen the Mediterranean Sea towards Cuba and Cape Verde and allow yourself the freedom to match different cultures and sounds • This is a melancholic work, influenced by the group’s feelings about the war in Iraq • Features guest artists Gabin Dabirè and Faisal Taher • Service to radio, television and magazines • Key Markets: Seattle; San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, Portland and Minneapolis

Also Available • FHP 1 (R) Audrey Hepburn’s Children’s Fund All Children in School (723721192259) • FHP 36 (Q) Epifani Barbers Marannui (723721192358) • FHP 19 (Q) Luigi Cinque & Tarantula Hypertext Orchestra Tangerine Cafè (0675741401920)

Order Date: December 22, 2005

ALLEGRO ARTISTS TOUR SCHEDULES For additional performance dates check out www.allegro-music.com/tour.asp

Lee Lessack In Good Company LML 186(Q ) UPC: 711788018629

Brulé The Collection NVR 137 (R) UPC: 748022113727

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

1/16/06

Gulf Shores, AL

Erie Myer Civic Center

12/1/05

Manhattan, NY

Jazz Standard

2/15/06

Cerritos, CA

Cerritos Ctr. for the Performing Arts

12/2/05

Manhattan, NY

Jazz Standard

2/24/06

Boca Raton, FL

T.B.A

12/3/05

Manhattan, NY

Jazz Standard

2/25/06

Deerfield Beach, FL

T.B.A

12/4/05

Manhattan, NY

Jazz Standard

T.B.A

2/3/06

Santa Cruz, CA

Music Center Recital Hall

2/24/06

Savannah, GA

Savannah Music Festival

2/28/06 3/4/06

Punta Gorda, FL Boise, ID

Morrison Center

Pablo Ziegler* ZMR 200504 (Q ) UPC: 880956050423

3/28/06

Green Valley, AZ

Green Valley Recreation

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

11/29/05

Sioux Falls, SD

Holiday Concert

12/3/05

Portland, OR

First Congregational Church

12/2/05

Sioux City, IA

Holiday Concert

12/10/05

Olympia, WA

Saint John’s Episcopal Church

12/5/05

Yankton, SD

Holiday Concert

12/11/05

Kent, WA

Meridian HS Performing Arts Center

12/9/05

Rapid City, SD

Holiday Concert 12/16/05

Tacoma, WA

First Baptist Church

Magical Strings

12/17/05

Seattle, WA

First Congregational Church

Where Dragons Dance

12/18/05

Mount Vernon, WA

Lincoln Theater

ALU 3004 (Q ) UPC: 616498300425

12/19/05

Bellevue, WA

Meydenbauer Center

*Winner Latin Grammy Best Tango Album!

12/15/05

Colorado Springs, CO Holiday Concert

1/7/06

Litchfield Park, AZ

Arizona Outdoor Concert

1/10/06

Scottsdale, AZ

Fine Arts And Chocolate Festival

1/20/06

Denver, CO

Indian Market

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VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

11/4/05

Arcata, CA

Humboldt State University

11/30/05

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

11/5/05

Germantown, TN

Germantown Performing Arts Center

1/9/06

Schenectady, NY

Proctor’s

11/26/05

Cambridge, MA

Sanders Theatre

1/17/06

Wallingford, CT

Chevrolet Theatre

12/8/05

South Hadley, MA

Mount Holyoke College

1/23/06

Tallahasse, FL

Civic Center

1/27/06

Newport News, VA

Ferguson Center

1/30/06

Ft. Myers, FL

Barbara Mann

2/6/06

Austin, TX

Bass Hall

12/8/05

Brevard, NC

Porter Center

The Capitol Steps

Peter Pan w/Cathy Rigby

Four More Years In The Bush Leagues

The Original Sndtrk

CTL 1025 (M) UPC: 09563210242

JAY 1352 (R) UPC: 616498300425

* MADISON SQUARE GARDEN DATES THROUGH 12/30/05

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

11/11/05

Cape May, NJ

Cape May Jazz Festival

12/2/05

Portland, OR

Scottish Rite Theatre

12/10/05

Monroeville, PA

Wooden Nickel

12/8/05

Portland, OR

Scottish Rite Theatre

12/17/05

Monroeville, PA

Wooden Nickel

12/9/05

Oakland, CA

Scottish Rite Theatre

1/15/06

Bridgeville, PA

Rhythm House

12/9/05

Washington, DC

Lisner Auditorium

1/20/06

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Museum of Art

12/9/05

New York, NY

Symphony Space

1/28/06

Oakland, PA

CMU– The Underground

12/10/05

Houston, TX

Moores Opera House

2/16/06

New York, NY

Jazz at the Lincoln Center

12/15/05

Hanover, NH

Hopkins Center

3/23/06

Reading, PA

16th Annural Berk’s Jazzfest

12/16/05

Oakland, CA

Scottish Rite Theatre

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VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

12/2/05

Mesa, AZ

Mesa Arts Center

10/28/05

Washington, DC

Blues Alley

12/3/05

Las Vegas, NV

Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall

11/4/05

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University

12/12/05

New York, NY

Merkin Hall

11/5/05

Newark, NJ

New Jersey Performing Arts

1/21/06

Cambridge, MA

Regattabar

11/8/05

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Amaturo Theatre

2/21/06

New York, NY

Dizzy’s Club

11/11/05

Greenvale, NY

Tilles Center

Naked In The Cosmos

3/16/06

New York, NY

Carnegie Hall

Tierney Sutton

1/13/06

Santa Barbara, CA

Lobero Theater

JNP 398 ( R) UPC:742451539820

3/18/06

Milwaukee, WI

Pabst Theater

Introducing ...

1/21/06

Milwaukee, WI

Pabst Theater

5/3/06

Seattle, WA

Benaroya Hall

2/18/06

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque Winter Jazz & Blues Festival

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

12/1/05

Quincy, MA

Holy Ground

12/2/05

Hyannis, MA

Harry’s Blues Bar

Seven Eleven

12/3/05

Franklin, NH

House Rockin Productions

Hot ‘n Funky

12/4/05

Auburn, ME

Midnight Blues

12/5/05

Rockland, ME

Time Out Pub

12/31/05

Rancho Mirage, CA

Lodge at Rancho Mirage

Gene Ludwig The Groove ORGANization BLB3LLF9818 (Q ) UPC: 66445398182

Kenny Werner Trio

Janiva Magness Blues Ain’t Pretty BLB 9816 (Q ) UPC:664453981622

Revels Rose & Thistle REV 2005 UPC: 738871200525

CHR AL 73111 (L) UPC: 608917311129

West Coast Tour featuring Slapback & Seven Eleven

JJT 77024 (Q) UPC: 608917702422

Slapback

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

Ghetto Funkography

12/9/05

Los Angeles, CA

Lighthouse Jazz Club

CD: FTT 3 (Q ) UPC: 881292000011

12/10/05

Los Angeles, CA

B.B. King's Lucille’s Bar & Grill

Order Date: December 22, 2005

Coming In February 2006

THE RING [OPD 1500]

DAVE FRISHBERG Retromania: At the Jazz Bakery [ARB 19334]

JOAN GROSSMAN & PAUL ROSDY MUSIC BY JOHN ZORN The Port of Last Resort [WTR DVD 915004]

MICHAEL LONDRA Celt

DAVID & STEVE GORDON Soothing Sanctuary

EIJI OUE Conducts Ravel

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