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NEW RELEASES Dave Frishberg

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Gene Ludwig page 8 José Feliciano page 13 Michael Londra page 20 The Green Arrows page 48 Rasa page 52 The O’Neill Brothers with Deborah Gibson page 62

NEW CLASSICAL RELEASES Page 47

The Uncle From Boston– Rare Mendelssohn Opera page 25 Ton Koopman – Bach Cantatas Vol. 20

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Opera d’ Oro’s Complete Krauss Ring Cycle! page 29

NEW LABELS Hudson Vandam page 15 ExWorks page 45 The O’Neill Brothers page 62

ON TOUR Brulé, Jessica Williams, Kenny Werner Trio and more page 63

EVE GRAHAM The New Seeker teaches the world to sing again! Page 17

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JAZZ Featured Artists Scott Whitfield, leader, trombone/Karolina Strassmayer, alto sax/Dave Pietro, alto sax, clarinet/Mike Ponella, trumpet/Kenny Ascher, piano

Special Guests Vincent Herring, alto & soprano saxes/Marvin Stamm, trumpet/ Howard Johnson, tuba, baritone sax

Track Listing Work Song • Hummin’ • The Old Country • Roses For Your Pillow • Plum Street • Little Boy With The Sad Eyes • Jive Samba • Naturally • Teaneck

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Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East Diamonds for Nat

• In the course of life, sometimes we are blessed to be associated with individuals who are true icons in every sense of the word. To Scott Whitfield, Nat Adderley was such an individual – a friend and mentor. This collection is a tribute to the man and his music, a long overdue “thank you” to someone who was a hero to many of us • Over 300 jazz radio stations will be serviced and tracked; an additional 100 copies to press/internet/digital radio outlets • Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat • Appearance on Summit’s jazz sampler, handed out to over 1000 people at IAJE • Key Markets: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, Washington DC

CD: SMT 437 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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• SMT 390 (Q) Live at Birdland (099402390925) • SMT 408 (Q) The Minute Game (099402408927)

Featured Artists Art Lillard, drums/Jan Leder, flutes/Kyle Whelan, soprano sax/ David Valdez, alto sax/Justin Mullens, trumpet/Mary Foster Conklin, vocals/Cleve Douglass, vocals

Track Listing Swingin’ the Blues Away • The Fast Track • Incognito • Bluez Organ Man • Heavenly • Finding Our Own Way • Dreamscape/Perfect World • Reasons to be Thankful • Biznes Changes • Conclusion Jump • Justice Waiting • Nonchalant • You Can’t Win Blues

Selling Points • Art Lillard is surely one of the greats, but he’s far more than just a well-rounded musician. Lillard is a masterful bandleader who also arranges, writes lyrics and composes music. He skillfully blends many musical styles, from blues and Latin to swing, making the music on this CD far more diverse than that in the usual big band repertoire • Art Lillard’s Heavenly Band is a living, breathing, working group that Lillard has kept together for 18 years! • Accessible jazz/big band – very accessible and tasty! • Over 300 jazz radio stations will be serviced and tracked; an additional 100 copies to press/internet/digital radio outlets • Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat • Appearance on Summit’s jazz sampler, handed out to over 1000 people at IAJE • Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles

Art Lillard’s Heavenly Band Reasons to be Thankful

CD: SMT 440 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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JAZZ “ Monaco’s trio smokes…exuberance, skillful dynamics and galvanic solo construction are this organ trio’s assets…Monaco has plenty of soul to call his own.” — JAZZTIMES

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“ Monaco’s CD boils with the energy of a live show…” — DOWN BEAT “ In the organ world, Tony Monaco has become an unanticipated new star…features plenty of Monaco’s fearsome technique.” — JAZZIZ “Chitlin’ circuit grits-and-gravy organ/guitar/drum trio jazz at its finest…truly inspirational [and] a must-have for jazz organ fans.” — KEYBOARD MAGAZINE Featured Artists Tony Monaco, organ/Bruce Forman, guitar/Adam Nussbaum, drums/Gene Wilson, sax

Track Listing I Remember Jimmy • My Little Boat • Rudy and the Fox • Don’t Be That Way • Donna Lee • Recordame • Like Someone In Love • Back Home in Indiana • Roz the Cat • Softly As The Morning Sunrise

Selling Points • The incredible Tony Monaco is back with one of the best jazz recordings in a long time! Flanked by guitarist Bruce Forman (known for his work on the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood’s award-winning Million Dollar Baby) and drummer Adam Nussbaum (who has toured/played with most jazz greats), Monaco delivers an incredible recording with a remarkable chemistry! • Monaco is sure to raise eyebrows with his sixth recording – and his first on the new keyboard-driven Summit imprint Chicken Coup Records • Up till the time of the legendary Jimmy Smith, the organ had the reputation of being a church instrument. Many great keyboardists were “birthed” after hearing Smith’s music, and now Chicken Coup Records has been “birthed” from that same inspiration! • Heavy promotion tied to awareness campaign for Chicken Coup • Mike Carlson Promotions will service over 300 radio stations; high charting expected • Over 100 additional press/internet/digital radio outlets will be serviced • Ads will run in JazzTimes, Down Beat and Keyboard Magazine • Appearance on Summit’s jazz sampler, handed out to over 1000 people at IAJE • Key Markets: Columbus (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco

Tony Monaco East to West

CD: SMT CCP 7001 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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Also Available • SMT 304 (R) Burnin’ Grooves (099402304922) • SMT 325 (R) Master Chops T (099402325927) • SMT 341 (R) Intimately Live at the 501 (099402341927) • SMT 400 (R) New Generation (099402400921) • SMT 425 (Q) Fiery Blues (099402425924) 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [JANUARY 3, 2006 – JANUARY 30, 2006]

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JAZZ “ Guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima is a Brazilian national treasure… music of this caliber is simply sublime.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ Featured Artists Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar/Duduka da Fonseca, percussion/Nilson Matta, acoustic bass/Danny Rivera, vocals/Marcílio Marques Lopez

Track Listing Cochichando • Passeio no Rio • Carioca • Carinhoso • Samba de Orfeu • Um Amor de Valsa • Um a Zero • Desafinado • Romance • Brejeiro • Renunciar • Entre Guitarra y Voz • Soy • Odeon • Poema de Amor • Samba de uma nota só • Lorena • La Voz del Güiro

Selling Points • Carioca is Brazilian acoustic guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima’s third Zoho release, continuing his adventurous musical journey through 20th-century Latin American popular music from Brazil, Colombia, and Puerto Rico • Barbosa-Lima is accompanied on several tracks by internationally recognized sidemen including legendary Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican singer Danny Rivera and Brazilian percussionist Duduka da Fonseca, who has worked with Astrud Gilberto • Aggressive grassroots marketing effort through Jazz Promo Services directed at national jazz and Latin media; radio campaign by Jazzzdog Promotions • Ads will run in Down Beat • Key Markets: New York, Dallas, Miami, Honolulu

Carlos Barbosa-Lima Carioca

CD: ZMR 200602 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

Also Available • ZMR 200408 (Q) Frenesi (880956040820) • ZMR 200414 (Q) Siboney (880956041421)

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“Atmospheric ballads…[and] superb songs show why Citroen deserves recognition as a composer.” — CADENCE Featured Artists Soesja Citroen, vocals/Berend van den Berg, piano/Ruud Ouwehand, bass/Miriam Kroeze, cello

Track Listing Just Another Man • Out Of The Blue • Don’t Cry Baby • Song For You • From The Start • Love Can’t Be All Fun • The Samba Calls • Last September • Wise Women Know • Tropic Night • Miles Apart • Good Old Jazz • Daddy’s Girl • Long As You Pay • Charming Guy • Fantasies Are Free

Selling Points • Female vocal jazz at its best, presented by a very flexible and intimate voice • According to the Penguin Guide, Soesja Citroen is the “leading singer on the Dutch scene,” blurring the boundaries between jazz, pop and soul • A very intimate line-up – with no drums – underlines Citroen’s ear-catching voice • Citroen has received high praise from Cadence, JazzTimes and All Music Guide

Soesja Citroen Don’t Cry Baby

Also Available • CHR 70003 (L) Here and Now (723722440120) CD: CHR 70127 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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JAZZ Featured Artists

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Dave Frishberg, solo piano, vocals

Track Listing Can’t Take You Nowhere • Useless Waltz • Zoot Walks In • Who Do You Think You Are, Jack Dempsey? • Walkin’ On Wall Street • My Attorney Bernie • Van Lingle Mungo • Dodger Blue • The Dear Departed Past • The Catbird Seat • Play Ball • Matty • The Wife and The Kid • You’d Rather Have The Blues • Eloise • Gotta Get Me Some ZZZ • Listen Here

Selling Points • A fresh presentation of classic Dave Frishberg songs along with songs never recorded before! Frishberg, who dazzles with word play, exemplifies the high ground of wit • Frishberg’s songs have amassed such a cult following that people often forget he’s one of the best jazz pianists in the country • Service to Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, over 125 jazz critics and over 175 jazz radio programs • 4-time Grammy finalist! • Frishberg’s original songs have been covered by Mel Torme, Diana Krall, Bette Midler, John Pizzarelli and Rosemary Clooney, to name a few • Has written over 125 songs, including “Peel Me a Grape,” “Van Lingle Mungo,” “My Attorney Bernie” and many more! • Key Markets: Portland(Hometown). Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco

Dave Frishberg Retromania: At the Jazz Bakery

CD: ARB 19334 (Q )

Also Available

File Under: Jazz

• ARB 19118 (Q) Double Play (780941111828) • ARB 19185 (Q) By Himself (780941118520) • ARB 19291 (Q) Do You Miss New York? (780941129120)

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ALL SALES PROCEEDS DONATED TO THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA TO ASSIST HURRICANE- AFFECTED NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS! Featured Artists Jackie Coon, flugelhorn/Rick Fay, soprano & tenor saxes, clarinet/ Connie Jones, cornet/Tom Gekler, trombone/Bob Molinelli, piano/Richard Taylor, bass drum, cymbal, wood block

Track Listing The Second Line • Once in a While • The Winnin’ Boy Blues • Joe Avery’s Piece • The Preacher • Mahogany Hall Stomp • Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) • Bee’s Knees • Trouble in Mind • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) • Avalon • Basin Street Blues • Alexander’s Ragtime Band • Down in Honky Tonky Town

Selling Points

Jackie Coon The Joys of New Orleans

• A celebration of tunes made famous in New Orleans! • Features an outstanding lineup of New Orleans musicians with previously unreleased material by Jackie Coon and Rick Fay • Includes Connie Jones and Richard Taylor, leader of the Dukes of Dixieland

Also Available • ARB 19110 (Q) Jazzin’ with Jackie (780941111026) • ARB 19162 (Q) Softly (780941116229)

CD: ARB 19119 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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CD: HEP 1066 (M)

CD: HEP 2059 (R)

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Durham/Brown/Paige/Boone

Robert Mazurek Quartet

Sounds of Harlem, Vol. 2

Man Facing East

Featured Artists

Joe Keyes/Eddie Durham/Joe Brown/Jewel Paige/Chester Boone/Sam Price/Pete Brown/Helen Humes/Ruby Smith/ Don Stoval/Emmett Berry/Herman Autry

George Fludas, drums/Robert Mazurek, trumpet/John Webber, bass/Randolph Tressler, piano/Tom Allen, bass

Track Listing I Want a Little Girl • Moten’s Swing • Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well • Magic Carpet • Red Bank Romp • Beaumont Street Blues • Give It Up • Messy • Please Be Careful • Take Me Back • I’ve Got Too Many Blues • It’s All Right Jack • Unlucky Woman • The Cannon Ball • Harlem Gin Blues • and more (24 total)

Selling Points A collection of Harlem, jump and blues bands from 1940–1942.

Manaus • Pretty Blue Butterfly • Flora’s House • Tenderly • Man Facing East • Rosélis • Freddie’s Blues • I Wish I Knew • Dragoon Blues

Selling Points Originally rooted in the tradition of hard bop jazz, Rob Mazurek developed into one of the most consistently exciting improvisers of his time. As a founding member of the Chicago Underground collective and the 21st century outfit Isotope 217, his playing has redefined musical boundaries through vibrant sonic palettes that defy categorization.

CD: HEP 2064 (R)

CD: HEP 2058 (R)

File Under: Jazz

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Bobby Lamb & Bob Florence

Lanphere/Shank/Goodhew

Trinity Fair

Lopin’

Featured Artists

Bobby Lamb, director/Bob Florence/Peter King/Mark Nightingale/Kenny Wheeler

Don Lanphere, soprano sax/Bud Shank, alto sax/Denney Goodhew, baritone sax/Marc Seales, piano/Doug Miller, bass/John Bishop, drums

Track Listing Party Harty • Trinity Fair • BBC • Jewels • Willowcrest • Invitation • Forgetful • Samba De Rollins • Collage

Selling Points An amazing collaboration between Bobby Lamb, director of jazz at the Trinity College of Music, and Bob Florence, one of today’s most respected and accomplished big band writers.

Track Listing

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Track Listing I Really Didn’t Think That • Love’s Question • Lighten Up • A Time for Love • The Lope of a Dolt • Have You Met Miss Jones • Fall • El Balie de las Muñecas • M.K. & M.K.

Selling Points This superior release includes fresh material and several surprises!

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JAZZ “ Expressive, powerful and well-informed, this sextet doesn’t have a weak link.” — NEW YORK TIMES

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Featured Artists Omer Avital, bass/Ali Jackson, drums/Mark Turner, tenor sax/Gregory Tardy, tenor sax/Myron Walden, alto sax/Charles Owens, tenor sax

Track Listing Know What I Mean?! • Lullaby of the Leaves • The Field • Kentucky Girl • Ballad • Devil Head • 12 Tribes

Selling Points • The original and essential recordings of the legendary Omer Avital Sextet! • With the unorthodox setting of four horns, bass, and drums, Avital paints a musical tableau of remarkable dramatic sweep, like the telling of an epic tale. The music is deeply rooted in jazz, with influences from Africa and the Middle East, and has a nearly universal appeal with a large audience worldwide • Includes breakout performances by now-popular international jazz stars (Omer Avital, Mark Turner, Gregory Tardy, Ali Jackson, Myron Walden) who influenced an entire generation • Historically important, recognized collector’s item with lasting sales potential • Advances from critics indicate that this will be one of the most acclaimed records of 2006, featured prominently in every major jazz magazine and in national press • Press campaign by Wrecking Ball Media, A-list publicist for Nellie McKay • National radio campaign will target Jazzweek/CMJ stations • Key Markets: New York (Hometown)

The Omer Avital Group Asking No Permission

CD: SRC 11 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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“ Johnnie Valentino’s got the name, the looks, and the ability to attract significant talent to make it big time. Even more importantly, he has the chops and a unique ear for composition.” — CADENCE Featured Artists Johnnie Valentino, guitar, mandolin/Mick Rossi, Hammond B3 |organ, harmonium, percussion/Mark Ferber, drums, percussion/ Bob Sheppard, clarinet, saxophones/Randy Jones, tuba

Track Listing Stingy Brim • Dog Eggs • Oyster Bay • 4m2 • Return • Stone Balloons • Where, When, and How • Coyote Cowboy • Off Balance • All Monk’s Children

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Johnnie Valentino Stingy Brim

CD: OTI 15212 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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• Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the tuba’s demise in jazz, guitarist, composer, and Hollywood sound designer Johnnie Valentino rights the wrong with his unchained, funky, toe-tapping tuba-andorgan quintet • Catchy, irresistible tunes, propelled by New Orleans’ second-line and South Philly swagger, will appeal to a wide audience • Full national & regional press and select retail service by Red Cat Publicity, with emphasis on non-jazz music, arts, and lifestyle press • Extensive jazz and new music radio mailing (with emphasis on NPR and college stations), including e-broadcasters • Ad will run in Jazz Educators’ Journal to coincide with IAJE Conference • Key Markets: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia

Also Available • OTI TSN 7002 (Q) Eight Shorts… (686281700220)

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JAZZ/BLUES “The finest mainstream jazz organ player alive.” — JAZZIZ Featured Artists Gene Ludwig, Hammond B-3 organ/Joe Lano, guitar/Tommy Check, drums/Emedin Rivera, percussion

Track Listing Love for Sale • Just Friends • Flamingo • The Preacher • Well You Needn’t • Gentle Rain • Portrait of Jennie • I’ve Found a New Baby

Selling Points • Recorded live at the Blue Note in Las Vegas, Nevada • Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jack Kreisberg • National jazz press in Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, Jazz Improv, Cadence, Billboard and All About Jazz • Service to national jazz radio and NPR affiliates • KEY MARKETS: Pittsburgh (Hometown). Also: New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles

Also Available

Gene Ludwig Live in Las Vegas

• BLB LLF 9804 (Q) Back on the Track (664453980427) • BLB LLF 9810 (Q) Soul Serenade (664453981028) • BLB LLF 9818 (Q) Groove Organization (664453981820) • BLB 9826 (Q) Hands On (664453982629)

CD: BLB 9831 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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“Arsen Shomakhov and his band are obviously heavily inspired by the music of T-Bone Walker…[these] cats can flat-out play! His band is extremely tight; his playing is fast and clean. The crowd was visibly shaken at first to hear such amazing blues coming out of Russia…his music was truly infectious.” — WALLA WALLA BLUES SOCIETY Featured Artists Arsen Shomakhov, vocals, guitars, keyboards/Aslan Zhantuev, drums/Sultanbek Mamyshev, drums

Track Listing Dangerous • Too Hot • Let Me Be Your Romeo • You’re the One • Low Down Shakin’ Chill • Troublemaker • Rainy Drive • Use What You Got

Selling Points • Arsen Shomakhov, singer & guitar player extraordinaire, is a native of Nalchik, Russia. This is his first release on Blues Leaf Records • In the past five years, Shomakhov has became a major force as a Russian blues artist, performing for Russian Federal TV, Moscow’s legendary BB King Club and numerous blues festivals throughout Russia • Should interest all blues fans who want to hear great blues variations • Service to national blues radio and press • Ads will run in Blues Review • KEY MARKETS: New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles

Arsen Shomakhov Dangerous

CD: BLB 9832 (Q ) File Under: Blues

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CD: MBO 5145 (Q )

CD: SBJ 2137 (Q )

File Under: Jazz

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Steve Grossman

Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra

The Bible

Reunion

Featured Artists

Steve Grossman, sax/Jan Hammer, electric piano, Moog synthesizer/Gene Perla, electric & acoustic basses/Don Alias, drums, congas, bongos, bells

Charlie Richard, alto sax, flute/Steve Hawk, trumpets

Track Listing WBAI • Haresa • Zulu Stomp • Extemporaneous Combustion • Alodian Mode • Pressure Point • The Sixth Sense

Selling Points Grossman, an incredible saxophonist who has performed with Miles Davis, is uncompromisingly fierce and unique. This rare album, considered by many musicians to be the “bible” of the music industry, has been out of circulation for over 20 years!

Track Listing Downpour • Au Privave • My Funny Valentine • Ground Zero • and more (10 total)

Selling Points Big band jazz at it’s finest comes seven years after their acclaimed debut! Service to college, community and NPR stations & press/internet/digital radio outlets.

Also Available • SBJ 2093 (Q) The Hawk’s Out (0172312092240)

CD: JFC 12 ( J ) CD: SBJ 3077 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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Dave Askren

Patty Waters

Some Other Things

Love Songs

Featured Artists

Dave Askren, guitar/Jeff Benedict, saxes/Mike Flick, bass/ Jon Nathan, drums

Patty Water, vocals/Jessica Williams, piano

Track Listing P.M. • Tres Chic • Translucent • Harry Haller • Some Other Things • and more (9 total)

Someone to Watch Over Me • My Foolish Heart • I’ve Got a Crush On You • When You Lover Has Gone • Fine And Mellow • and more (12 total)

Selling Points

Pianoless quartet à la Chico Hamilton, this is small group jazz at it’s best. Service to college, community and NPR stations & press/internet/digital radio outlets.

Patty Waters may be best known for her two critically acclaimed recordings for the ESP-Disk’ label, but what is less well-known is that she also recorded a magnificent CD for Jazz Focus. There is no better Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone who likes listening to romantic ballads, superbly sung.

Track Listing

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TCB CLASSIC JAZZ NOW AT MIDLINE PRICE! Buster Williams Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1999

CD: TCB 20152 ( J)

Featuring Buster Williams, Steve Nelson, Mulgrew Miller and Carl Allen. A great live performance at the 1999 Montreux Jazz Festival by one of the world’s leading bass players and his quartet!

File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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Buster Williams Quartet Lost in a Memory

CD: TCB 99252 ( J) File Under: Jazz Previously Available

Features Buster Williams, Stefon Harris, Geri Allen and Lenny White. One of jazz’s most valuable sidemen with a well-conceived set of advanced straight-ahead jazz. One of Williams strongest dates as a leader!

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Louis Hayes Quintet The Candy Man

CD: TCB 20972 ( J)

Features Louis Hayes, Abraham Burton, Riley Mullins and Santi DeBriano. One of the greatest living drummers presents his second recording on TCB – this is fiery and spirited hard bop!

File Under: jazz Previously Available

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Louis Hayes Quintet Quintessential Lou

CD: TCB 99652 ( J)

Features Louis Hayes, Abraham Burton, Riley Mullins, Dave Hazeltine and Santi Debriano. Hayes’ excellent drumming is at the center of this strong quintet, which tackles some unusual tunes.

File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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New York Hardbop Quartet A Whisper Away

CD: TCB 98702 ( J)

Features Joe Magnarelli, Jerry Weldon, Keith Saunders, Bim Strasberg and Clifford Barbaro. The third release of this tight band on TCB, this is jazz at its very best and a must for any collection!

File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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JAZZ/BLUES Soskin McCaslin Gisler ‘n Hammer

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One Featured Artists Danny McCaslin, tenor sax, flute/Mark Soskin, piano/Fabian Gisler, bass/ Michael Hammer, drums/Kurt S. Weil, vibes, percussion

Track Listing Children of the Night • Minor Rumblings • United • Whats New • Song for My Father • Ramba Samba • Legends of the North • I’ll Drink To That • In Walked Bud • O Pato

Selling Points • Considering the fact that this album represents the start of the career of drummer and composer-to-be Michael Hammer, the choice of tunes was made to fit this kind of an initial adventure, keeping in mind that he had to accompany two outstanding and well versed American musicians • All solo contributions can be placed on a very high level, especially the contributions of McCaslin and Soskin, reflecting the state-of-the-art of modern jazz interpretations

CD: TCB 26302 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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Brad Leali Quartet Live in Europe Featured Artists Brad Leali, alto sax/Sean Jones, trumpet/Pat Bianchi, organ/Winard Harper, drums

Track Listing 23rd and Ogden • Maria Juanez • Soul Interlude • Get Out of Town • Easy Living • Dos Angelitos • Special K

Selling Points • Alto saxophonist Brad Leali has made his way in various big bands (Count Basie Orchestra, Harry Connick Jr., Clark Terry Big Band), where his solo work has always been recognized as outstanding • Leali’s drive, energy and musical finesse could best be compared to the late Cannonball Adderley; he has the same fluency, dexterity and, foremost, soulfulness • Leali’s accessible compositions add personality to this album and reveal a complete and creative musician deserving much more fame than he actually enjoys

CD: TCB 25502 (Q ) File Under: Jazz

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The Blue Flagships Live featuring Jimmy “T99” Nelson Featured Artists Jimmy “T99” Nelson, vocals/Sax Gordon, tenor sax/Alex Schultz, guitar/Duke Siedmann, tenor sax/David Ruosch, piano/Tommie Harris, vocals

Track Listing The Huckleback • La! • United • Whats New • Song for My Father • Ramba Samba • Legends of the North • I’ll Drink To That • In Walked Bud • O Pato

Selling Points • The Blue Flagships lead listeners through a program of vocal and instrumental blues, mostly emerging from the widespread repertoire of urban blues tunes, offering lots of space for the soloists • Features Jimmy “T99” Nelson, on of the few remaining blues shouters • This partly live recording is obviously a feast for all blues and swing aficionados, guaranteeing a good time with handclapping, foot-tapping and more!

CD: TCB 43052 (Q ) File Under: Blues

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These NAIL-distributed titles available from your Allegro sales rep!

CDMX: PIE 18 (Q )

CD: LST 74 (M)

File Under: Avant Jazz

File Under: Alt Country

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Odyssey Band feat. James “Blood” Ulmer, Charles Burnham and Warren Benbrow Back in Time “ Here, it’s clear that Ulmer was born to play with fire.” — TIME OUT CHICAGO Selling Points • The band’s first new recording in seven years! • Ulmer’s recent blues recordings for Hyena received rave reviews and helped to introduce him to a new audience • Full press and jazz radio mailing by Pi Recordings • Ads will run in Signal to Noise, Down Beat, JazzTimes and All About Jazz • Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle

Cast King Saw Mill Man “At the age of 79, Cast King is releasing his debut album… coming out at a time when old-school country and folk music are enjoying a revival everywhere from hipster dive bars to Hollywood films.” — WALL STREET JOURNAL Selling Points • A revelation of murder ballads and heartbreak songs! • Confirmed press in Harp, Guitar World, Skyscraper, Sing Out! and Detroit Metro Times. Upcoming feature on John Hensley’s nationally syndicated radio show Are You Ready for the Country • Press service by the Wuelfing Agency; full service to college radio and NPR • Key Markets: Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland

CD: ESP 4019 (V)

2XCD: ESP 4025 (2O)

File Under: Avant Jazz

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Patty Waters

Albert Ayler

The Complete ESP-Disk’ Recordings

Slugs Saloon

“A sound contour never before heard in American music and poetry…it transcends virtuosi vocalizing.” — VILLAGE VOICE Selling Points • Largely overlooked during her brief recording career in the mid-’60s, Patty Waters has come to be appreciated as a vocal innovator in contemporary music • Features backing from Burton Greene, Steve Tintweiss, Tom Price, Ran Blake, Shelly Rusten, Guiseppi Logan, Dave Burrell, Perry Lind and Scobe Stroman • College/independent radio campaign; press service • Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle

“One of the most advanced music minds on the planet.” — THE WIRE • A live recording of Albert Ayler’s 1966 performance at Slugs Saloon, this two-disc set features fresh takes on old favorites and finds the seasoned quintet in stellar form • Please note that other recent reissues of this date, by Fruit Tree and Lone Hill, are neither authorized by the Ayler Estate nor musically complete • Albert Ayler was elected to the Down Beat Hall of Fame in 1983 • College/independent radio campaign; press service • Key Markets: Cleveland (Hometown). Also: New York, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis

*More Patty Waters on page 9

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SOUL José Feliciano

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High Heel Sneakers: His Greatest Hits Track Listing Light My Fire • Jealous Guy • California Dreaming • Rain • High Heel Sneakers • In My Life • The Last Time • Daniel • Mystery Train • Chico & The Man • Mule Skinner Blues • You Send Me • Right Here Waiting • La Bamba • Bolero Medley • Entrada De Balboa • Che Sera Sera • Samba Pati • Malaguena • Affirmation • Bamboleo

Selling Points • The first Latin singer to “cross over” to the English music market, Jose Feliciano is not only a singer/songwriter, but also an acclaimed guitarist • Feliciano has received many awards throughout his career, including nods for Best Pop Guitarist and Greatest Living Guitarist, and is considered by many in the industry to be a living legend • This 2XCD set features Feliciano’s greatest hits as well as his most famous Latin tunes

2XCD: AIM 1504 (2D) File Under: Soul/Latin

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Earl Gaines The Lost Soul Tapes Track Listing Keep Your Mind On Me • I Can’t Face It • I’ll Take Care of You • If You Want What I Got • That’s How Strong My Love Is • Soul Children • Nine Pound Steel • Certain Girl • Hymn#5 • Hello My Lover • Been So Long • It Take’s You • Lovin Her Was Easier • Taking All the Love I Can • Since I Lost You • Trust Me • Yearning and Burning • You’re the One Pt 1 • You’re the One Pt 2 • Turn On Your Love Light

Selling Points • The complete Sound-Seventy recordings with outtakes feature legendary guitarist Johnny Jones as well as Jimi Hendrix sidemen Billy Cox and Larry Lee • The great lost recordings from the 1970s that collectors have been searching for! • A great companion piece to both the Night Train to Nashville CD and The !!! Beat DVD reissues

CD: AIM 1505 (M) File Under: Soul/R&B

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Geater Davis The Lost Soul Man Track Listing Ain’t Worrying About Jody Pt 1 • A Sad Shade of Blue • Don’t Walk Off (And Leave Me) • A Whole Lot of Man • Don’t Want to Lose You • I’ll Meet You • I Know My Baby Loves Me • Heavy on My Mind Pt 1 • Heavy on My Mind Pt 2 • Hot Buttered Love Version 1 • Hot Buttered Love Version 2 • Chained and Bound • Ain’t Worrying About Jody Pt 2 • Two That Stick Together • I’m Gonna Change • I’m So In Love With You • I’ve Got to Pay the Price • Long Cold Winter • Why Does It Hurt So Bad Version 1 • Why Does It Hurt So Bad Version 2 • Will It Be Me Or Him Pt 1 • Will It Be Me Or Him Pt 2 • You Made Your Bed • Your Heart Is So Cold Pt 1 • Your Heart Is So Cold Pt 2

Selling Points • The first reissue of the complete Sound-Seventy recordings with outtakes and sessions produced by legendary New Orleans producer Allen Orange • One of Southern America’s great soul singers, with an impassioned, emotional voice that mixes the sweetest soul with the rawest funk • Special 2-CD set price!

2XCD: AIM 1506 (Q ) File Under: Soul/R&B

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HIP – HOP Ghetto Philharmonic Hip-Hop Be-Bop “ Rough, muscular rap vocals rub against blasts of cool jazz horns, both of which punctuate a rock steady groove.” — DETAILS Track Listing Rhythm That We Give ‘Em • Don’t Bite The Concept • R.U.A. Soul Kid? • Sledge • Buss This • Gassmaster • The Man With The Gift of Heft • Something 2 Funk About • Back 2 the Flux • Intermission • Caucasold • Don’t Bite the Concept ‘94 • G-Clef ’s Concerto • Swing • Who’s the Wrecker

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CD: TUF 607 (Q ) File Under: Hip-Hop

• The debut album by this jazz/hip-hop fusion group combines lots of jazz blowing with hard beats and raps • Group members G-Clef (alto sax, lead raps) and B-natural (trumpet, raps) are experienced young jazz players whose credits include work with Illinois Jacquet, Clark Terry, Weldon Irvine and more

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UltraMagnetic MC’s Smack My Bitch Up “ [Combines] funk-heavy tracks with jeep-rocking beats and obscure lyrical references…”— ALL MUSIC GUIDE Track Listing Intro • Positive Beams • Mo Love’s Original Poppa Large • Because You Are So Funny • TR Love The Superstar • NBA All Stars • Nervous • Talkin’ Out Your Ass (Remix) • Bonus Beats • Dog This Is For You • I Like Your Style • Smack My Bitch Up • Mo Love Is On The Mix

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CD: TUF 624 (Q ) File Under: Hip-Hop

• Ultra Magnetic MCs have long held the reputation as one of the most groundbreaking groups to come out of hip-hop’s old school • These recordings feature legendary members Kool Keith, Ced Gee and Mo Love in a group at the height of its powers

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YZ The Best of YZ Track Listing Sons of the Father • In Control of Things • Back Again • I’m Workin • Get It Right • Tower With The Power • Spanked • Who’s That Girl • Dis Fe Liar • Thinking of a Master Plan • When the Road is Covered with Snow • Maflobi Pimp Strut • 900 Anthem • Mixel Plic Remix • Crocodile Dundee

Selling Points • Features all of the original YZ hits and favorites, plus bonus tracks like “When the Road is Covered with Snow” and the previously unreleased “Maflobi Pimp Strut” • YZ was the most successful artist in Tuff City’s history. This CD, which anthologizes his biggest and best recordings, features new graphic design and liner notes featuring a previously unpublished interview with long time YZ producer Tony D CD: TUF 616 (Q ) File Under: Hip-Hop

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HIP– HOP/BLUES/R&B Africa Bambaataa & John Lydon

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Zulu Groove Track Listing World Destruction • Shango Message • Wild Style • Zulu Groove • Thank You • Let’s Party Down • Soca Fever • World Destruction (Melt-Down Re-Mix)

Selling Points On this album, originally recorded and released by Celluloid Records, Africa Bambaataa and John Lydon (of the infamous Sex Pistols) extend the sonic foundations laid down by Planet Rock, taking them to a deeper dimension of aural power. CD: HVM 5103 (M) File Under: Hip-Hop

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Various Artists Compiled And Edited By Paul Oliver Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era Track Listing Blind Lemon Jefferson – Match Box Blues • Ma Rainey – Moonshine Blues • Bessie Smith – Yellow Dog Blues • Robert Johnson – Walkin’ Blues • Blind Blake – Dry Bone Shuffle • Mississippi John Hurt – Spike Driver Blues • and more (77 total)

Selling Points Paul Oliver has been one of the most prolific writers and commentators on the subject of blues music in our time. Complementing the book of the same name, Broadcasting the Blues presents commercial and field recordings, including some rare interviews. This compilation entwines references to many of Oliver’s broadcasts while commenting on the history of recorded blues during the era of racial segregation in America. First-class sound restoration; extensive 20-page illustrated booklet notes. Service to Living Blues and various radio stations.

3XCD: DOC 322010 (3I) File Under: Blues

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“ This two-disc set marks the first comprehensive domestic compilation of Charles’ 1949 to 1952 output for Jack Lauderdale’s Swing Time and Down Beat logos that pays proper homage to its contents.” — LIVING BLUES Track Listing I Love You I Love You • Confession Blues • Alone in This City • Can Anyone Ask For More • Let’s Have A Ball • Rockin’ Chair Blues • If I Give You My Love • Can’t You See Darling • This Love of Mine • How Long Blues • Blues Before Sunrise • A Sentimental Blue • You’ll Never Miss The Water • Ain’t That Fine • Don’t Put All Your Dreams In One Basket • Sittin’ On Top Of The World • I’ve Had My Fun • See See Rider • What Have I Done • Honey Honey • She’s On The Ball • The Ego Song • Sweet As Can Be • Someday • and more (45 total)

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Ray Charles The Complete Swing Time and Down Beat Recordings 1949–1952 2XCD: NTI 2001 (2F)

NOW AT PRICE CODE 2F!

File Under: R&B Previously Available

• Tuff City is excited to announce that in response to the overwhelming demand for their Ray Charles 2XCD, they are re-launching it at a new low price! • This is the most comprehensive collection ever created from this time period, consisting of 45 tracks on two CDs and including previously unreleased alternate takes! • As the owners of the original label that recorded these Ray Charles gems, Tuff City Music Group offers the highest-quality and only legitimate collection of these recordings. Listen for their Brother Ray Swing Time tracks in the film Ray starring Jamie Foxx • Targeted advertisements in genre-specific publications; reviews in nationally and regionally distributed magazines; service to specialty, public and college radio

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POP/COUNTRY “ Ross’ best collection of songs yet…an unexpected treat.” — THE TIMES Track Listing She Gets Me Inside • Boys Break the Things They Love the Most • If You’ve Got the Time Its Gonna Take • The Streets are Covered in Snow • Soundtrack to the Summer • In This World • Pale Rider • Calvary • I Know Its Only Sunday • Kitchijoji • History • In the End

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Ricky Ross Pale Rider

CD: P3M 13 (Q ) File Under: Pop

• As the voice and soul of Deacon Blue, Ricky Ross scored international successes with 16 Top 10 Singles and 10 Top 10 Albums • 2006 sees the return of Ross, one of the UK’s finest songwriters, with the release of his new album Pale Rider. In addition, Sony BMG will release a repackaged Deacon Blue Raintown album in 2006 as well as a Greatest Hits CD & DVD • Ross’ music is as relevant now as it has ever been. Deacon Blue were always a highly-charged act with huge, anthemic songs, but Ross’ solo material is markedly more introspective and personal – perfectly crafted contemporary material that easily rivals that of acclaimed acts such as Rufus Wainwright and Ryan Adams • Features the track “She Gets Me Inside,” co-written with Ronan Keating • Ross’ first solo album in four years! • Key Markets: New York, Boston, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago

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Featured Artists Shirley Spalding/Fred Van Eps/Jasper Bisbee/Vernon Dalhart/ Allen Sisson/Blue Ridge Duo/Gene Austin & George Reneau/Fiddlin’ Powers & Family/Vernon Dalhart & Carson Robison/The Dixie Mountaineers/Ernest V. Stoneman & Family/Frank Luther & His Pards/Frank Wallace & His Guitar/Posey Rorer’s NC Ramblers/ The Rail Splitters/Carson Robison’s Madcaps

Track Listing Somewhere In Dixie • Medley Of Southern Melodies • The Devil’s Dream • Wreck Of The Old Southern 97 • Kaiser’s Defeat Jig • Sally Brown Jig • Lonesome Road Blues • The Railroad Blues • Ida Red • Just A Melody • Kinnie Wagner’s Surrender • Hop Light Ladies • Sally Goodwin • Barbara Allen• Oklahoma Blues • Down In A Georgia Jail • West Virginia Highway • Nonsense

Selling Points • In collaboration with The American Sound Archive, Document Records is proud to announce the first release of this new and historical series, compiled from an amazing depository of over 300 hours of recordings made between 1914 and 1929, 90% of which are being made available to the public for the first time! • The CD begins with one of the earliest recordings in country music, a 1922 recording by Shirley Spalding. Along the way, you’ll also hear some superb and historic recordings by many legendary names in early country music including Vernon Dalhart, Posey Rorer’s North Carolina Ramblers and Ernest V Stone • Includes a 16-page illustrated booklet

Various Artists The Edison Collection: Country Music Pioneers on Edison CD: DOC 1102 (R) File Under: Country

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VOCALS “ Eve Graham…is utterly charming.” —DUSTBURY.CO.UK

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“ It has been my pleasure to work with Eve Graham on Top of the Pops on many occasions. Her performances are outstanding and her vocal technique is truly unique.” — ALAN FREEMAN, PRESENTER, TOP OF THE POPS “From ‘Angel of the Morning to ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,’ Eve Graham is a national treasure, a beloved personality across the British Isles, and a voice that remains forever fresh & brimming with personality and optimism.” — JOHN SUTTON-SMITH, MUSIC JOURNALIST, VH1 Featured Artists Eve Graham, vocals

Track Listing I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) • The Mountains • Highland Cathedral • Nickel Song • The Carnival is Over • What Have They Done to My Song Ma • Glencoe • Circles • The Hungry Years • Beg, Steal or Borrow • It’s Been Too Long • Just an Old Fashioned Love Song • The Skye Boat Song • Never Ending Song of Love • Beautiful People • Don’t Say

Eve Graham The Mountains Welcome Me Home

Selling Points • Eve Graham’s newest album available in three formats– CD, DVD and CD+DVD in a slimline case • Graham made her showbiz debut in 1964 singing with the Cyril Stapleton Band. She then worked with Ross Mitchell in a group called The Track, and then as a founder member of The Nocturnes, where she later met Lyn Paul • Eve Graham was the lead vocalist for The New Seekers, the hit follow-up band to Australian folk-rock outfit The Seekers • On this album, Graham worked with David MacKay, who produced many of The New Seekers’ hits including “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”(the Coca Cola commercial song Graham sang that was recently voted the Number One TV Commercial Song worldwide) • The song went on to be a Number 1 hit and an anthem around the world. Coca Cola even invited Graham to participate in a remake of the commercial for its 20th anniversary! • The DVD is filmed in Graham’s home country, Scotland, at scenic and historic locations in the Western Highlands and the islands

CD+DVD: SCT 7261 (R) File Under: Vocals All Region

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Also available as a single CD or DVD! CD: SCT 7215 (M) File Under: Vocals

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DVD: SCT DVD 7219 (Q ) File Under: Vocals All Region

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VOCALS

SEPIA SALUTES THE GREAT VOCALISTS!

CD: SEP 1013 (M)

CD: SEP 1019 (M)

File Under: Vocals

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Kitty Kallen

Billy Eckstine

Our Lady

Kiss of Fire

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My Heart Belongs to Daddy • Just the Other Day • Should I Tell You I Love You • If I’m Lucky • There’s Nothing the Matter With Me • Kiss Me Sweet • I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore • You Missed The Boat • and more (25 total)

Two Loves Have I • Fool That I Am • Do Orchids for My Lady • A Senorita’s Bouquet • If Love is Trouble • Fool’s Paradise • You’re Wonderful • Someone to Watch Over Me • The Show Must Go On • A Room with a View • and more (25 total)

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• Kitty Kallen was a singer with Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey & Harry James • With Dorsey, Kallen scored three Top 3 hits, the biggest being “Besame Mucho” • The 25 tracks on this CD are mainly from this period of her career, and many appear on CD for the first time

• Possessor of one of the most distinctive baritones in popular music, handsome Billy Eckstine sang with Earl Hines during the war years before leaving to form his own band • The 25 tracks on this CD were recorded between 1947 and 1952; many of the mainly “B” sides of Eckstine’s singles appear on this CD for the first time

CD: SEP 1020 (M)

CD: SEP 1024 (M)

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The Andrews Sisters

Margaret Whiting

Music Lessons with the Andrews Sisters

Everlasting

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A Rainy Night in Rio • On the Avenue • Some Sunny Day • I Want to Go Back to Michigan • In the Good Old Summertime • Music Lessons • and more (25 total)

Dream Peddler’s Serenade • Shawl of Galway Grey • A-Razz-A-Ma-Tazz • If You Were Only Mine • Once You Find Your Guy • Let’s Do It Again • Friendly Star • You’re Mine You • I’ve Forgotten You • and more (25 total)

Selling Points • The Andrews Sisters emerged from Minneapolis to become the most popular female vocal group of the entire pre-1955 era • Almost all the 25 tracks featured on this disc are making their CD debut! • Includes the sisters singing with the likes of Bing Crosby, Dan Dailey, Dick Haymes, Alfred Apaka and Red Foley

Order Date: January 27, 2006

Selling Points • The daughter of popular composer Richard Whiting, Margaret Whiting scored major hits in the 1940s with Freddie Slack, Billy Butterfield and Paul Weston • Many of the 25 tracks featured here are making their CD debut, including Whiting’s duets with Dean Martin

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VOCALS “ Franc sings like Mario Lanza and acts like Marlon Brando” — HAL PRINCE, TONY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR

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“ The best! Bar none!” — BARRY MANILOW “ D’Ambrosio, longtime star of Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco, beams brightly and sings his lungs out.” — SF CHRONICLE “ The charming D’Ambrosio squeezes every juicy tone out of his songs.” — STAGE REVIEW Featured Artists Chuck Larkin, piano

DVD Menu Opening • Radio Airwaves Medley • Lullaby of Broadway • Follies / Scandals Medley • Bring Him Home • Be Italian • Solice Piano Solo • Dreams • Not While I’m Around • Bob Fosse Medley • Life Is • Phantom Medley • Encore • Credits

Selling Points • Live concert DVD from the world’s longest running “Phantom,” Franc D’Ambrosio • A collection of favorite Broadway standards! • Franc D’Ambrosio appeared as Al Pacino’s opera-singing son, Anthony Corleone, in The Godfather III, which received seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Score. D’Ambrosio sang the title song on the film’s soundtrack • In addition to starring in Phantom of the Opera for over 2600 performances, D’Ambrosio was chosen by Barry Manilow to create the role of Tony in the national tour of Manilow’s hit musical Copacabana. Broadway audiences have also enjoyed him in Sweeney Todd, Kismet, A Little Night Music and Zorba • Includes “What Kind of Fool Am I?” which D’Ambrosio performed live in the Brian Boitano 2005 Christmas Skating Spectacular at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas • Special features include appearances by Michael Bolton and TV’s Judith Light, among others • Key Markets: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago

Franc D’Ambrosio Franc D’Ambrosio’s Broadway

DVD: LML DVD 76 (T) File Under: Vocals

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Franc D’Ambrosio Broadway CD: LML 176 (Q ) File Under: Vocals

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VOCALS “One of the best recordings of ‘Danny Boy’ in history.” — THE IRISH EMIGRANT “A voice as pure as a crystalline stream.” — HOUSTON TELEGRAPH “ Londra’s singing is clear, true and quite beautiful.” — ATLANTA JOURNAL Featured Artists Steve Skinner, producer, arranger/Des Moore, guitar/ Robbie Harris, bodhran/Declan Masterson, Uileann pipes/ Ivan Goff, pennywhistle, low whistle/Bernd Schoenhart, guitar/Dave Eggar, cello/John Putnam, guitar/Ira Siegel, guitar/Biti Strauchn, Arif St. Michael, Paddy Connolly, Joanna Higgins, Yvonne Woods, Sherry Steele, backing vocals

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Michael Londra Celt CD: LML 194 (Q ) File Under: Vocals/Celtic

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Danny Boy • Flower of Magherally • Ag Criost An Siol • Heart of the Land • She Moved Through the Fair • The Water is Wide • The Holy Ground • Crown of Gold • Christopher • Save Your Heart • Do You Think of Me

Selling Points • Ethereal music from an Irish tenor with crossover appeal! • Michael Londra makes music with a classical crossover sound similar to Enya, Russell Watson, Charlotte Church, Loreena Mckennit or Celtic Woman • Londra was the lead singer of Riverdance on Broadway and of the Passion of the Christ Symphony • Well known in Irish music circles, Londra is developing a strong and consistent profile as a Celtic vocal performer • Service to IrishEcho, Irish Voice, Irish America Magazine, Irish Connections Magazine, IC Weekly, Irish Emigrant, Home and Away, Irish LA News, Irish Herald San Francisco and Irish Edition (PA) • Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Savannah, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Boston, Baltimore, Milwaukee

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I N S P I R AT I O N A L Taizé Instrumental 2

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Track Listing Dona la pace • Confitemini Domino • Gloria 3 • Bog jest miloscia • Sanctum nomen Domini • Mon âme se repose • Spiritus Jesu Christi • El Senyor • Jesu redemptor • Dans nos obscurités • In manus tuas Pater • Bonum est confidere • Wait for the Lord • Jubilate coeli • La ténèbre • Bendigo al Señor • Venite, exultemus Domino • Ostende nobis • De noche

Selling Points • Like its predecessor, Instrumental 2 is a recording of guitar and flute accompaniments designed to support communities and groups who have the desire to pray in song • Unlike the original Instrumental that mirrors the songs found on Laudate Omnes Gentes, this collection of 19 songs is a sampling of your favorite Taizé melodies from 11 of their most popular recordings CD: GIA 651 (R) File Under: Inspirational

Also Available • GIA 194 (R) Alleluia (785147019428) • GIA 266 (R) Songs & Prayers from Taizé (785147026624) • GIA 284 (R) Jubilate (723722026621) • GIA 325 (R) Veni Sancte Spiritus (785147032526) • GIA 529 (R) Venite Exultemus (785147052920)

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James Abbington 49 Hidden Treasures from the African American Heritage Hymnal Track Listing Lord, Keep Me Day by Day • When, In Our Music, God Is Glorified • Day and Night Praise • Hallelujah, Amen • Amen Siakudumisa • The Angels Keep A-Watchin’ • God Is a Wonder to My Soul • Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah • Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises • Hail to the Lord’s Annointed • Where Shall I Be? • and more (49 total)

Selling Points • In an effort to reveal the hidden gems contained in the African American Heritage Hymnal, James Abbington has unearthed a wealth of under-discovered hymns intended to lift the spirit and soothe the soul • This recording includes selections of gospel songs and spirituals along with modern hymns and songs from Africa. Expertly sung by a choir of students and graduates from Morgan State University, these 49 Hidden Treasures are sure to become familiar favorites

2XCD: GIA 636 (2N) File Under: Inspirational

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Lori True There is Room for Us All Track Listing One Lord • You Are All I Want • Build Us a Table • What We Have Done for the Poor Ones • Peace, Be Not Anxious • Who Is the Alien? • One In Body, Heart, and Mind • I Lift My Soul • Dream a Dream • We Await with Wakeful Care • Magnificat • Make Me and Instrument of Your Peace • On the Mountain of God • Let it Go • Quietly, Peacefully

Selling Points • The clarion voice of Lori True rings out a message of justice and peace in her new recording, There is Room for Us All • Ruth Duck and Mary Louise Bringle lend thought-provoking texts filled with heartfelt pleas for relief from pain, poverty, and oppression. There Is Room for Us All challenges us to enter into “a deeper communion with the poor ones here in our midst” CD: GIA 639 (R) File Under: Inspirational

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Songs of Inspiration CS Heath & Jonas James Be Thou My Vision CD: CRG 120116 (K) File Under: Contemporary Christian

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Be Thou My Vision • Will The Circle Be Unbroken • Swing Low Sweet Chariot • Scarborough Fair • Amazing Grace • By An By • Give Me Jesus • Softly & Tenderly • This Is My Father’s World • This Little Light Of Mine

Acoustic guitar and piano play these beautiful traditional Christian songs of inspiration and faith, moving you closer to inner peace and spiritual guidance.

CS Heath & Jonas James Morning Has Broken CD: CRG 120117 (K) File Under: Contemporary Christian

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Morning Has Broken • How Great Thou Art • Just A Closer Walk With Thee • Holy, Holy, Holy • Rock Of Ages • Jesus, I Love Thee • Come Thou Font Of Ever Blessing • Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen • Shenandoah • What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Let your day begin with the inspiration of traditional Christian favorites. The gentle harmony of piano and acoustic guitar will fill your day with hope and faith.

CS Heath & Jonas James Somewhere Somehow CD: CRG 120118 (K) File Under: Contemporary Christian

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Place In This World (Michael W. Smith) • God Will Lift Up Your Head (Jars Of Clay) • Lead Me On (Amy Grant) • On Eagle’s Wings (Michael Joncas) • Tea & Sympathy (Jars Of Clay) • Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) • My Will (DC Talk) • Much Afraid (Jars Of Clay) • Somewhere Somehow (Michael W. Smith & Amy Grant) • House Of Love (Amy Grant & Vince Gill)

This uplifting collection of contemporary Christian hits will bring joy and inspiration. These instrumental melodies played on acoustic guitar and piano will move you closer to inner peace and spiritual guidance.

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February 2006 New Releases “…Throughout the project there is no question that the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra play particularly well, while the Arte Nova engineers have produced an atmospheric acoustic and a suitably opulent sound quality.” — MUSICWEB-INTERNATIONAL.COM “ It takes a mighty fine orchestra to capture the full brilliance, never mind all the notes, in such big Richard Strauss epics as the resplendent Sinfonia Domestica…David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich deliver a beautifully poised performance.” — THE SCOTSMAN “ Recommended to enthusiasts and doubters alike.” — BBC MUSIC Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/David Zinman, conductor/Michel Rouilly, viola/Roland Pöntinen, piano/Thomas Grossenbacher, cello/Simon Fuchs, oboe/Melanie Diener, soprano R. STRAUSS: Aus Italien • Macbeth • Ein Heldenleben • Tod und Verklärung • Don Juan • Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche • Also sprach Zarathustra • Alpine Symphony • Festival Prelude • Metamorphosen • Four Last Songs • Oboe Concerto • Sinfonia Domestica • Parergon • Don Quixote • Romanze in F • Serenade in E-flat

• Deluxe 7-CD set for the price of 5! • All recent digital recordings made 2000-2003 • 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 premier 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 have won five Grammys and two Grands Prix du Disque • Zinman’s complete Beethoven symphony set with this same orchestra received the Award of the German Record Critics in 1999 and has since gone from one rave review to another • Founded in 1868, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra is Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra. Today it gives over 90 concerts each season, with the world’s leading conductors and solo artists • The BBC Music magazine Building a Library feature selected this Zinman recording of Don Quixote as a “First Choice” among all ever recorded

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING! I NCL UD ES

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS!

David ZINMAN

Conducts RICHARD STRAUSS Orchestral Works (7 CDs) CD: ANO 984950 (5C)

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CLASSICAL Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 Boris Petrushansky, piano SHOSTAKOVICH: 5 Preludes, Op. 2 • 3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 • Aphorisms, Op. 13 • Polka, Op. 22a • 24 Preludes, Op. 34 • Dolls’ Dances

CD: STV 33727 (R)

2006 marks the centenary of the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich. By the end of the year, Stradivarius will have released his complete piano works as performed by Boris Petrushansky, the last pupil of the legendary Heinrich Neuhaus and a leading exponent of the composer’s keyboard works. This first volume comprises the cycle of miniatures that so well illustrate from the beginning what Shostakovich was all about. All were written in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and many listeners have remarked that the sound-world of this music suggests the atmosphere of the city itself. Even in these early works one can hear the composer’s thumbprint sarcasm, intellectual rigor and daring.

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Luca FRANCESCONI Cobalt Scarlet/Rest Anssi Karttunen, cello/RAI National Symphony Orchestra/Roberto Abbado, conductor FRANCESCONI: Cobalt Scarlet, for full orchestra (2000) • Rest, for cello & orchestra (2004)

Born in 1956, Luca Francesconi is one of Italy’s leading living composers, and these are the premiere recordings of two of his most recent works. Francesconi has written over 50 works, many on commission from major musical and broadcasting entities, ranging from solo instrumentals to large orchestra pieces and operas. He teaches at the Milan Conservatory. Cobalt Scarlet was inspired by the composer’s view of the light of dawn through his hotel window in Oslo, Norway. Rest explores the modern WORLD voice of the cello and was written in memory of, and tribute to, Luciano Berio. PREMIERE RECORDING!

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striking debut for a young Italian ensemble that places the bar very high. “ASUPER-BUDGET The ensemble PRICE! is one to watch out for: its blend is full and focused, yet softly rounded; and the individual voices are of similar quality.” — GRAMOPHONE De Labyrintho/Walter Testolin, conductor JOSQUIN: Gaudeamus Mass • Motets

CD: STV 33722 (R)

The music of Josquin Desprez (1455–1521) has been likened to a symbolic cathedral from which emerge not only his masterly organization and moving inspiration, but also glimpses of his personality and ideas concerning man and God. He is one of the most eminent of all early Western composers and this is a significant addition to his discography. Previous recording was a Gramophone Critic’s Choice 2004.

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CLASSICAL “This well-performed recording makes available a side of Mendelssohn often neglected in the current repertoire... Helmuth Rilling’s fine sense of style makes this recording immediately accessible, with tempos that suit the music quite well. At the same time, his deft handling of the orchestra contributes another dimension to this score.” — OPERA TODAY

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Kate Royal, Carsten Süß, Julia Bauer, Lothar Odinius, Bernd Valentin, István Kovacs, Alexandra Gouton, Brigitte Bayer, Amarillis Bilbenny & Andreas Daum, vocal soloists/Gächinger Kantorei, Stuttgart/Bach Collegium, Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling, conductor MENDELSSOHN: Der Onkel aus Boston, or Die beiden Neffen

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was one of the great child prodigies of music history. His immortal Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture was written at the age of 17, but this long-lost masterpiece was created three years earlier! • Der Onkel aus Boston, or Die beiden Neffen (“The Uncle from Boston, or The Two Nephews”) is a full-length, three-act comic opera displaying staggering skill and talent • The famed conductor and musicologist Helmuth Rilling discovered the score in Mendelssohn’s handwriting in the Berlin State Library • Rilling prepared the work and gave the first belated public performance in Essen, Germany on October 3, 2004. He then brought it to the Oregon Bach Festival for the American premiere on July 3, 2005

Carlos Prieto 3 Cello Concertos

Felix MENDELSSOHN The Uncle from Boston (2 CDs)

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P E CIAthe L first performances of Shostakovich’s Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto has Sgiven SUPER-BUDGET firstWORLD cello concerto in cities of both Mexico and Spain. Several living composers PREMIERE PRICE! have written works specifically for him, and on this CD he provides the world RECORDING! premiere recordings of two of them. CD: URT 83 (R) INCLUDEESS INCLUD

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Guillermo DIEGO Of Stories and Fantasy Guillermo Diego, guitar S PE C I AL DIEGO: Suite mestiza • Encanto de Alhelí—Bambuco y Clave • Una Petanera—Fandango • SUPER-BUDGET Fantasía—Son abajeño • El enigma del Hombre Síntesis • El Relato de Banff • El Relato de PRICE! Centrum • Fantasía en Pirecua • Fantasías Rítmicas Nos. 1 & 11

Mexican guitarist and composer Guillermo Diego began his studies in 1972 and over a period of ten years wrote the collection De Relato y Fantasía (“Of Stories and Fantasy”) represented on this album. He has also composed several works for chamber ensemble and orchestra, as well as very popular works for children. CD: URT 82 (R) File Under: Classical

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CLASSICAL Franz SCHREKER Dance Expressions Lucerne Symphony Orchestra/John Axelrod, conductor SCHREKER: Der Geburtstag der Infantin (“The Birthday of the Infanta”) • Valse Lente • Festwalzer und Walzerintermezzo • Der Wind • Ein Tanzspiel

This CD is the first to be issued in a new relationship between Nimbus Records and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under John Axelrod. The entire project is being planned in collaboration with well-known music researcher and former Decca senior producer Michael Haas, who was responsible for that company’s award-winning Entartete Musik series. A native of Houston, Axelrod studied with Leonard Bernstein WORLD and has appeared PREMIEREwith many orchestras including the London Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. RECORDING! CD: NIM 5753 (P) File Under: Classical

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Prima Voce Enrico CARUSO in Song, Vol. 3 (2 CDs) S PE C IAL expect with these Neapolitan songs that two or three would be quite “One might SUPER-BUDGET enough at a time. In fact I found that, having put the disc on, I couldn’t bring PRICE! myself to turn it off…I don’t ever remember responding so warmly to Caruso’s voice as on this disc. Listen and marvel. Addictive listening. The presence of the voice is astounding.” — CLASSIC CD

Enrico Caruso, tenor/various accompanists 44 songs by Tosti, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Godard, Denzi and many more

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This final volume of the complete published recordings of Caruso offers 44 songs in French and English by many composers on 2 CDs, totaling 2 hours and 39 minutes of immortal music.

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Prima Voce Great Singers, Vol. 2: 1903–1939 “…An utterly splendid collection, winners every one…a tour from one superlative to another.” — GRAMOPHONE Jussi Björling, Kirsten Flagstad, Feodor Chaliapin, Lauritz Melchior, Ezio Pinza, Mary Garden, Titta Ruffo, Giuseppe de Luca, Geraldine Farrar, Francesco Tamagno, Emma Calvé, Pol Plançon, Alma Gluck, Giovanni Martinelli, Sigrid Onegin, Maria Ivogun, Elisabeth Rethberg & Mafalda Favero 18 selections by Verdi, Puccini, Meyerbeer, Handel, Richard Strauss, Massenet, Flotow, Wagner, Beethoven and more

Very popular selection of arias featuring the greatest singers recorded 1903–1939, called “a delightful compilation which comes across faithfully and clearly” by CD Review. CD: NIM 7812 ( J ) File Under: Classical

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CLASSICAL Sandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer, Lisa Larsson, sopranos/ Bogna Bartosz, Nathalie Stutzmann, altos/James Gilchrist, Christoph Prégardien, tenors/Klaus Mertens, bass/The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman, conductor

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J.S. BACH: Cantatas Nos. 9, 11, 14, 29, 112, 120, 120a, 149, 156, 192, 1127

• The cantatas of Vol. 20 combine the concluding items from the “Picander” year of 1728– 29 with a series of cantatas from the first half of the 1730s • A special feature is the inclusion of a hitherto unknown sacred work from Bach’s Weimar period, discovered in June 2005! Now assigned the BWV number 1127, this was the most important Bach discovery since the 1930s • 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 revived by Challenge Classics. Allegro is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of these recordings • This is the latest volume in the acclaimed re-packaging of the complete Bach Cantata Series on Challenge Classics • Includes 84-page booklet with extensive documentation and complete texts of the cantatas in German, English and French • Ton Koopman and his choir and orchestra continue to uphold a standard of tremendous vividness and joy in their immaculate performances of Bach’s most impressive opus • 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 • 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 • 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. 20 (3 CDs) CD: CHR 72220 (3M) File Under: Classical

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Roland ROBERTS

Ittai SHAPIRA

An English Elegy

Violin Recital

Roland Roberts, violin/The City of Oxford Orchestra/Levon Parikian, conductor

Ittai Shapira, violin/Jeremy Denk, piano

ROBERTS: An English Elegy • Summer Song • VIVALDI: The Four Seasons • ELGAR: Salut d’Amour • LISZT: Consolation No. 3 • MASSENET: Meditation from Thais • BARBER: Adagio for Strings

An eminent young British violinist, as well as conductor and composer, Roland Roberts has broadcast internationally and made two previous recordings. He composes and arranges for BBC television, and is featured as solo violinist in a 2001 British film, Another Life, now available on DVD.

DELIUS: Violin Sonata in B, Op. posth. • RAVEL: Violin Sonata • FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A

Ittai Shapira is one of the most exciting new talents to emerge on the international stage. He has soloed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Czech National Symphony and many others. His previous recordings have been released by EMI and Sanctuary. This recital disc offers three of the greatest violin sonatas in the repertoire, including the seldom-heard sonata by Frederick Delius.

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Anna Noakes & Richard Hand

60 Buddhas

First Milonga, Last Tango

Catherine Browning, violin/Brian Wright, violin/Sally Ward, viola/Andy Nice, cello/Andy Waterworth, double bass

Anna Noakes, flute/Richard Hand, guitar

Duno • Piano • Bathtime • Harp • It’ll Come • Lachrymosa • Spacefish • Ising • 60 Buddhas (for R)

Following up on the success of Acoustek on the Big Chill label, Instrumental have been gigging at all the major pop and chill-out festivals in the UK alongside writing and recording this album, featuring their own compositions and those of Classic FM composer and Divine Comedian Joby Talbot & The Hartnoll Brothers, better known as Orbital. It’ll Come has been selected to be featured in a new NIKE commercial and DVD advertising the new season of NIKE sportswear.

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PIAZZOLLA: Histoire du Tango • PERAMO: Cantos del Caribe (premiere) • SIERRA: Crónicas des Descubrimiento • GOSS: First Milonga, Last Tango (premiere) • VILLA-LOBOS: Distribuição de Flores

Anna Noakes and Richard Hand are both acclaimed as individual artists, having worked as soloists with many major orchestras. They are regularly featured on radio broadcasts, and their work as a duo takes them to concert halls and festivals throughout the world.

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CLASSICAL “[A] magnificent live production…on balance, the most impressively cast Ring you can get…the mono sound is excellent…” — ROUGH GUIDE TO OPERA Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay, Ramón Vinay, Dietrich FischerDieskau, Josef Greindl, Regina Resnik, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gustav Neidlinger, Ira Malaniuk, Ludwig Weber, Paul Kuen, Gerhard Stolze, Hermann Uhde, Maria von Ilosvay, Hetty Plümacher, Erich Witte, Rita Streich, et al., vocal soloists/ Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus/Clemens Krauss, conductor WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle)

• Unavailable for several years, this classic complete Ring recording now returns triumphantly to the catalog at a super-budget price! • Ring groupies and enthusiasts, who are a very active and vocal subset of opera lovers, argue vigorously over which are the best complete recordings of all time. Most will agree that this is one of the finest ever, and many rate it the best of all! • Wagner performances recorded in Wagner’s own theater in Bayreuth, Germany always have a special appeal due to the unique acoustics, which Wagner took into account when composing. His music dramas just seem to sound better there than anywhere else • This recording caused a commotion when it came out in 1953 due to its palpable excitement in comparison to the relative sedateness of previous recorded performances • Clemens Krauss was one of the great Wagner conductors (and a personal friend of Richard Strauss), but what really sets this recording apart is the cast. Overall, it is arguably the greatest cast assembled for The Ring at Bayreuth in the last 60 years • Although the great bass-baritone Hans Hotter sang Wotan in the Solti Ring years later, here his voice is in far better condition. Wolfgang Windgassen as Siegfried is also much more youthful. Astrid Varnay was one of the outstanding Brünnhildes of all time. Even small parts are taken by major singers of the era, such as the famed coloratura Rita Streich as the Forest Bird • A magnificent set, beautifully packaged, including a 24-page booklet with historic photos, a detailed essay by Bob Levine, plot synopsis, track listings, and enriched throughout by beautiful full color illustrations by acclaimed opera artist John Martinez! • Absolutely essential to the serious opera lover, especially the Wagner fan and Ring aficionado! • Live performance, Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 1953

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Richard WAGNER The Ring (14 CDs)

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CLASSICAL Steven Gross, French horn/Philharmonia Orchestra of Bratislava/ Dale Clevenger, conductor F. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 8 • R. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 • Horn Concerto No. 2, Op. 132

Richard & Franz STRAUSS Horn Concertos

• Many music lovers are not aware that the father of composer Richard Strauss was himself a composer, although better known as one of the great French horn players • Franz Strauss (1822–1905) was principal horn of the Munich Court Opera Orchestra for over 40 years and played in the world premieres of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger and Parsifal • This definitive recording of Richard Strauss’s two famous horn concertos is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of one of his father’s works • Steven Gross is currently principal horn of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and professor of horn at the University of California, Santa Barbara • Principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since February 1966, Dale Clevenger also pursues an active international conducting career • The Philharmonia Orchestra of Bratislava comprises the leading performers of the capital city of the Slovak Republic • Service 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

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“Rakich’s wonderfully natural ebb and flow went right to the music’s heart. The urbane charm and wit certainly came across, as did just the right bit of wildness...” — THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Christa Rakich, organ J.S. BACH: The Leipzig Chorales (18 chorales for organ solo, BWV 651-668)

• A full two-disc program of Bach’s famous “great eighteen” played by a leader in Bach performance practice • The music on the first CD is performed on the C.B. Fisk organ at Old West Church in Boston, and the music on the second CD is performed on the famous Fritts organ at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, allowing the listener to compare one organ with the other • The booklet contains program notes by the artist as well as full organ specifications and registrations • Christa Rakich is a leader in Bach performance and a prominent Boston-area artist • “Christa Rakich’s performance and playing ability were exquisitely matched to the justly famous Flentrop at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle. She seemed to innately sense the length of phrase for the magnificent acoustic of this formidable box of a room...” — THE DIAPASON • Featured release in a 6,000+ e-mail promotion in Spring 2006 and will appear in the Gothic catalog, mailed to approx 11,000 choral and organ aficionados

J.S. BACH The Leipzig Chorales (2 CDs)

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CLASSICAL “ Dmitriev’s technique was distinguished by crystalline clarity... everyone felt that something extraordinary was taking place, something spellbinding, that the profound and deeply sensitive pianist was producing a true work of art…” — PRIDE

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Peter Dmitriev, piano PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 • Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29 “From Old Notebooks” • Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82

• Prokofiev’s nine completed piano sonatas are numbered among the most important works of the piano literature of the 20th century. This volume completes Peter Dmitriev’s traversal of the complete cycle for Arte Nova • The Second Sonata, written in 1912, already shows unmistakably the lean harmonies, sharp contours and insistent rhythms of the young composer’s personal style • The restrained, positively brooding mood of the Fourth Sonata may be a direct reaction to the suicide of a close friend from school days • Written in 1929, the Sixth Sonata is the longest, most aggressive and most spectacularly pianistic of Prokofiev’s nine completed piano sonatas, and has become established as one of the fundamental works in the piano repertoire of the 20th century

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“...The Henschel Quartet’s playing was as close to perfection as to be beyond reproach. Magical!” — THE STRAD The Henschel Quartet GINASTERA: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20 • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26

Alberto GINASTERA String Quartets 1 & 2

• Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983) is widely regarded as the greatest Argentinean composer of the 20th century • Ginastera’s works combine national characteristics with neo-classical techniques. However, his work is characterized not merely by folk elements, but by a profound interaction with new compositional techniques and the extension of the color spectrum of individual instruments • The String Quartet No. 1 from 1948 is the first work of Ginastera’s in which the dominant influence of folk music is relegated to a subsidiary role, in favor of a closer approach to classical style • The String Quartet No. 2 from 1958 was written in response to a commission from the renowned Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation, and is Ginastera’s first work in 12-tone style • The Henschel Quartet have been awarded a number of prizes for their interpretations, in particular for this much-recognized recording • The quartet performs regularly in prestigious chamber music cycles worldwide and is a guest at numerous renowned music festivals

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String Quartets, Vol. 2

String Quartets, Vol. 3

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CLASSICAL Max REGER Schlichte Weisen (2 CDs) Frauke May, mezzo-soprano/Bernhard Renzikowski, piano REGER: Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76 (complete song cycle) (premiere) • Fünf Neue Kinderlieder, Op. 142

Beginning in 1903, Max Reger (1873 –1916) composed over a period of years the 60 songs that make up the extraordinary cycle of Schlichte Weisen or “Simple Ditties,” which receives its world premiere complete recording here. Shortly after completing her voice studies, mezzo-soprano Frauke May won the European Special Prize for best Wagner interpretation. After further study with Brigitte Fassbaender and Elisabeth WORLDshe began singing in the leading German opera houses. More recently, Schwarzkopf, PREMIERE she has toured the U.S. and Europe. She has a special affection for the songs of Wolf RECORDING! and Reger, and has recorded songs of both for Arte Nova. CD: ANO 927610 (2C) File Under: Classical

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The “grand zoological fantasy” called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer indulged himself with from time to time. Most of them can be found on this irresistible album, including the perky and absolutely unique Trumpet Septet. Ross Pople and his London Festival Orchestra are the ideal performers for music of this freshness and vigor. CD: ANO 378570 (C) File Under: Classical

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Guillaume DUFAY Cathedral Sounds Clemencic Consort/René Clemencic, conductor & positive organ/Doron Sherwin, zink/Bernhard Landauer, countertenor/Bernd Lambauer & James Curry, tenors DUFAY: 15 selections of hymns, motets & a Magnificat

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Guillaume Dufay (ca. 1400–1474) was the first great master of the so-called Netherlands school of composers, and one of the greatest masters of Western music. In his works, Dufay combines in masterly fashion English influences with Franco-Flemish and Italian tendencies. René Clemencic is a composer, conductor, harpsichordist, recorder and clavichord virtuoso, musicologist, and founder/leader of one of the most renowned early music groups, the Clemencic Consort. They have given concerts all over the world and have won international awards – including the Edison, Grand Prix du Disque, Diapason d’Or and Prix Cecilia – for their numerous recordings.

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CLASSICAL Antonín DVORˇÁK

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Symphonic Poems SWR Symphony Orchestra/Václav Neumann, Walter Weller, David Zinman, conductors DVORˇÁK: The Water Goblin • The Noon Witch • The Wild Dove • In Nature’s Realm

Dvorˇák combines compositional principles of the German Romantic movement with his own native Bohemian musical culture to create colorful symphonic poems on folk subjects, four of which are presented here in outstanding performances by three notable conductors. The SWR Symphony Orchestra is a permanent guest at the world’s most prestigious concert halls and music festivals, and has been conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Sir Georg Solti, Sir John Barbirolli, Karl Böhm, Pierre Boulez, Michael Gielen, Ferenc Fricsay and many more. CD: ANO 277760 (C) File Under: Classical

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Clara SCHUMANN Piano and Chamber Music “This addition to [Schumann’s] catalogue is timely and welcome. Micaela Gelius’s vibrant piano-playing delivers the strength, passion and élan of the solo pieces very well…and the string players, both full-blooded and sensitive, seem well-matched with her and one another.” — BBC MUSIC ★ ★ ★ ★ The Gelius Trio (Micaela Gelius, piano/Sreten Krstic, violin/Stephan Haack, cello) C. SCHUMANN: Scherzo, Op. 14 • Romanze, Op. 21 • Toccatina, Op. 6 • Romances, Op. 11 • Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20 • Romances for Violin & Piano, Op. 22 • Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano, Op. 17

Clara Wieck Schumann (1819 –1896) was one of the most famous pianists of the 19th century. She was also a considerable composer, but in an era when women composers were not taken seriously she was unjustly overshadowed by her husband, Robert Schumann. Recordings of her chamber music are rare and valuable, especially at this budget price.

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Olivier MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time ensemble incanto (Michaela Paetsch Neftel, violin/Ralph Manno, clarinet/Guido Schiefen, cello/Liese Klahn, piano) MESSIAEN: Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Messiaen’s biographer, Alain Périer, wrote: “Probably never in the history of composition has a work been written under such improbable circumstances.” Messiaen was a prisoner in a Nazi war camp in 1940. A German officer gave him paper and pencil, and he wrote this profoundly moving chamber work dedicated “In homage to the Angel of the Apocalypse.” Eventually, he and some fellow musicians were allowed to play the work before an audience of 5,000 prisoners! “Never,” Messiaen recalled, “have I been listened to with so much attention and understanding.” The ensemble incanto was founded in 1988 on the occasion of the Messiaen Festival in Hanover.

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CLASSICAL Jorge BOLET Plays RACHMANINOV & LISZT “ The piano playing is marvelous…in all of these pieces Bolet is his elegant, refined self, the difficulties disappearing, the notes rippling from his fingers. Bravissimo.” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE Jorge Bolet, piano RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 • SCHUBERT/LISZT: Die Forelle • CHOPIN/LISZT: Des Mädchens Wunsch • SCHUMANN/LISZT: Widmung • DONIZETTI/ LISZT: Réminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor • WAGNER/LISZT: Spinnelied aus Der fliegende Holländer • VERDI/LISZT: Rigoletto—Paraphrase de Concert

The Rachmaninov is a towering live recording from a 1969 concert. Very good stereo sound. “Rarely has the D minor [Rachmaninov] concerto sounded as noble as in the hands of this grand master. Here Bolet joins at the pinnacle the other legends of the piano.” — DIAPASON

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Colin TILNEY Plays MOZART, Vol. 5 Colin Tilney, fortepiano MOZART: Piano Sonatas in C, K.279 • Piano Sonatas in D, K.284 • Piano Sonata in F, K.533 • Rondo, K.494

Internationally renowned interpreter on the harpsichord, clavichord and fortepiano, Colin Tilney was described by Fanfare as “one of the finest keyboard artists of the 20th century.” Tilney’s many acclaimed recordings on Deutsche Grammophon-Archiv, Electrola, Decca-London, Hyperion, Dorian and DOREMI have established him among the world’s foremost interpreters of the Baroque and Classical eras. This is the fifth volume in an ongoing series performed on historically correct instruments. Fortepiano after Anton Walter by Kenneth Bakeman, Seattle, 1983. CD: DHR 71147 (R) File Under: Classical

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Astor PIAZZOLLA Nostalgia Urbana Ilan Rogoff, piano PIAZZOLLA: Coral • Otoño Porteño • Milonga del Angel • La Muerte del Angel • Oblivion • Invierno Porteño • Chiquillin de Bachin • Verano Porteño • Los Pajaros Perdidos • Adios Nonino • Valsisimo • Primavera Porteña

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A native of Israel, pianist Ilan Rogoff has made his home since 1991 on the island of Mallorca, where Chopin once lived. His double CD Chopin in Mallorca has been re-pressed five times. A student of both Vladimir Horowitz and Claudio Arrau, Ilan Rogoff has performed worldwide in his very personal style which reflects a synthesis of Russian and German keyboard traditions. His album of Schumann and Schubert Fantasies for Nimbus was chosen one of the year’s best by Records & Recordings. This CD presents his thoughtful transcriptions and arrangements of favorite pieces by Astor Piazzolla.

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CLASSICAL “ Neuburg has scoped out her own territory in the gulf between pop and classical.” — VILLAGE VOICE

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Amy X Neuburg with Herb Heinz NEUBURG: The Tattoo Song • Song • My Fuzzy Muse • Atten-tion • Every Little Stain • My God • Insomniac • Just a Sound • Life Stepped In • Finally Black • These Heavy Gaps • Residue

• An established figure in the Bay Area new music scene, Amy X Neuburg’s “avant-cabaret” songs for voice and live electronics are diversely influenced and sung in various styles, from rock to bel canto and world, over a nearly four-octave vocal range • Astonishing texts, singing, electronics and compositions • Ranges from lyrical to hard-edged music • An urban American original voice • Neuberg has phenomenal stage presence and performs all these pieces live on her occasional tours • One of the most original and exciting experimental vocal music CDs of the past decade! • Merges (and even excels) the best attributes of Laurie Anderson, Pamela Z and Meredith Monk • “Amy X Neuburg is a star – a brilliant one...a classically trained vocalist, a composer, an electronic musician, a poet, and an entertainer...she deserves to be at Carnegie Hall. The kids should see and hear her on MTV.” — ELECTRO-MUSIC.COM

Amy X NEUBURG Residue

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Charles KOECHLIN Vocal Works with Orchestra (2 CDs) Juliane Banse, soprano/SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart/Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR/ Heinz Holliger, conductor KOECHLIN: Quatre poèmes d’Edmond Haraucourt • Deux poèmes symphoniques • Poèmes d’automne • Deux poèmes d’André Chénier • Trois mélodies • Études antiques • Six mélodies sur des poésies d’Albert Samain • Chant funèbre à la mémoire des jeunes femmes défuntes • FAURÉ (orch. Koechlin): Chanson de Mélisande

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Béla BARTÓK Orchestral Works / Violin Concerto No. 1 Christian Ostertag, violin/SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden & Freiburg/Michael Gielen, S PE CI AL piano & conductor

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This disc documents Christian Ostertag’s 2003 tour with the posthumous Violin Concerto No. 1 by Béla Bartók, conducted by Michael Gielen. Ostertag’s performances received rave reviews and the concert at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden was even recorded for broadcast on television. Ostertag attributes his special feel for this music to his command of the Hungarian language. CD: HNS 93127 (R) File Under: Classical

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Silvio Dalla TORRE

Gustav MAHLER

Songs, Chansons, Elegies

Symphony No. 1

Silvio Dalla Torre, bassetto/Matthias Petersen, piano

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SWR/Roger Norrington, conductor

MENDELSSOHN: Songs without Words, Opp. 109, 62 (Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5) • BRUCH: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 • BRIDGE: Spring Song • ELGAR: Chanson de Nuit • Chanson de Matin • RACHMANINOV: Vocalise • FAURÉ: Romance sans paroles, Op. 17, No. 3 • Élegie • MASSENET: Mélodie-Élegie, Op. 10, No. 5 • GLAZUNOV: Chant du Ménestrel • SCHUMANN: Liederkreis, Op. 24

The bassetto was designed as a miniature double bass, with its strings tuned like a sub-bass violin. In their lieder transcription project, Dalla Torre and Petersen have assembled a program for this rare instrument united by the spirit of singing.

Sir Roger Norrington – arguably the most radical and influential pioneer of historically informed performance practice – was among the first to present music from Schütz through to Schumann on period instruments. Since the 2000 season of the SWR Stuttgart, Norrington has begun a process of translating his period instrument experience to a modern symphony orchestra in the Romantic tradition. The result has been what the maestro calls “pure tone” performance.

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Dresden Piano Trio

Koryun ASATRYAN

Chamber Music of DVORˇÁK, JANÁCˇ EK & SUK

Saxophone Recital

Dresden Piano Trio (Roglit Ishay, piano/Kai Vogler, violin/Peter Bruns, cello)

Koryun Asatryan, saxophone/Jang Eun Bae, piano

DVORˇÁK: Trio in E minor, Op. 90, No. 4 “Dumky” • JANÁCˇ EK: Fairy Tale for cello & piano • Violin Sonata • SUK: Elegy for violin, cello & piano, Op. 23

A program of Czech chamber music masterworks in radiant performances by the Dresden Piano Trio. An appealing survey of the Czech Nationalist school from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Josef Suk’s rarely performed Elegy.

MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D (including “Blumine” movement)

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BORNE: Fantaisie brillante sur des airs de Carmen • SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan • BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 1 • SCHUMANN: Adagio & Allegro • ITURRALDE: Pequeña Czarda • GRANADOS: Intermezzo • MILHAUD: Scaramouche • BOZZA: Aria • Caprice • BONNEAU: Caprice en forme de valse • SWERTS: Klonos • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Flight of the Bumblebee

A stunning collection of arrangements and originals for saxophone, played by 16-year-old Koryun Asatryan, who has been amazing audiences in Europe. This is his CD debut!

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Kolja LESSING

Marriner/Brown/Rilling et. al.

Pioneers & Exiles: Violin Music from Israel

Winter Moods

Kolja Lessing, violin Paul BEN-HAIM: Sonata in G • Abel EHRLICH: Bashrav • Jeremiah and Spinoza (premiere) The ash, of which forgetting consists (premiere) • Mordecai SETER: Sonata • Haim ALEXANDER: Prolog & Epilog (premieres)

This CD traces the fascinating genesis of Israeli music in the course of an exciting half century, focusing on the solo violin, whose similarity to the human voice is emphasized in Jewish musical tradition. Kolja Lessing’s creative concert programs feature numerous premieres of violin works that composers have written for him.

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Sir Neville Marriner/Iona Brown/Helmuth Rilling/Andreas Schmidt/and more VIVALDI: Winter from The Four Seasons • SIBELIUS: The Tempest • SCHUBERT: Winterreise (sel.) • HAYDN: The Seasons (exc.) • TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker • and more

An international roster of some of the finest musicians in Europe offers a wonderful CD to celebrate the winter season! Titles include the late Iona Brown in a performance of Vivaldi’s “Winter” from the Four Seasons, Schubert’s Winterreise and extended excerpts from Haydn’s The Seasons.

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Carl SCHURICHT

Conducts MOZART Piano Concertos

Conducts MOZART Symphonies

Clara Haskil, piano/Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Carl Schuricht, conductor

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Ruth-Margret Pütz, sopranos/ Fritz Wunderlich, tenor/Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Carl Schuricht, conductor

MOZART: Piano Concertos 9 & 19

These long-unavailable classic recordings are back by popular demand! Clara Haskil (1895–1960) was one of the past century’s most admired pianists, especially in the Mozart repertoire, in which many found her incomparable. Born in Romania, she became a citizen of Switzerland where the town of Vevey named a street after her and the Clara Haskil Competition for young pianists has been held every year since 1963. These historic recordings were made in Germany in 1952 and 1956.

MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 35, 38 & 40 • Excerpts from Die Zauberflöte & Le nozze di Figaro • “No, no che non sei capace,” K.419

Historic recordings made 1956 –1961 by conductor Carl Schuricht, a supreme interpreter of German late Romanticism whose roots were found in the works of the 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 Mozart masterworks to be experienced without excess or artifice.

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Antonio VIVALDI

Francesco SPINACINO

Oboe Concertos

Lute Music

Paolo Grazia, oboe/Ensemble Respighi

Massimo Marchese, lute

VIVALDI: Oboe Concertos, Rv 449, 454, 461, 451, 460 & 455

SPINACINO: Intabulature de Lauto, Books I & II

The exact number of Vivaldi’s oboe concertos is in doubt; the most dependable scholarly catalogue lists 20, but there is no doubt that Vivaldi was pleased and intrigued with the rich, mellow sound and remarkable technical and expressive possibilities of the oboe, an instrument which only recently had taken its place as a regular member of the orchestra. Albinoni was the only composer who seems to have issued a set of oboe concertos before Vivaldi, so he stands near the beginning of oboe repertoire.

Nothing is known about the life and career of Francesco Spinacino except that he lived approximately 1450–1507, played the lute and composed very capable, interesting and enjoyable music for his instrument. “Intabulation” refers to lute (or keyboard) arrangements of vocal music from the 14th to 16th centuries. “Tablature” is a generic term for early notation systems, before the invention of notes printed on a staff. Italian tablature was distinct from the French and German systems.

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Giovanni MORANDI

Giovanni Paolo COLONNA

Sonatas for Organ Four-Hands

The Passing of St. Joseph (2 CDs)

Federica Iannella & Giuliana Maccaroni, organists

Vocal soloists/Ensemble Les Nations

MORANDI: Sonatas for Organ Four-Hands (8 selections)

COLONNA: Il Transito di San Gioseppe

Although little-known to the general public today, Giovanni Morandi (1777–1856) was the most eminent composer for organ of his period (the Early Romantic era) in Italy. His works were widely published and played, and he wrote many works for use in two convents. Morandi’s wife was the celebrated singer Rosa Morandi, and he often accompanied her on her travels. This rare recording of his organ duets shines welcome light on a corner of music history now in the shadows.

Giovanni Colonna (1637–1695) rose from humble organist to chapel master of the prestigious San Petronio Basilica in his native town of Bologna. Many of his compositions are lost, but his major oratorio Il Transito di San Gioseppe (1678) has been preserved and is recorded here complete for the first time. The libretto tells the apocryphal story of St. Joseph being visited by an angel on the day of his death and led to the gates of Heaven.

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CLASSICAL Sviatoslav Richter, piano

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BEETHOVEN: Sonatas Nos. 3, 7, 9, 12, 22 & 23 “Appassionata” • HAYDN: Sonata No. 50 • SCHUBERT: Impromptu No. 4 • PROKOFIEV: Sonatas Nos. 6 & 8 • Sonatine Pastorale in C • Paysage, Op. 59, No. 2 • Gavotte from Cinderella • Pensée III • SCHUMANN: 3 Novelettes from Op. 21 • Fantasy in C • Fantasiestücke, Op. 12—Aufschwung • CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 4 • Mazurka No. 15 • Etudes, Op. 10, Nos. 1 & 3 • RACHMANINOV: Preludes, Op. 23, Nos. 4 & 5 • 10 Preludes, Op. 23 & 32 • Preludes, Op. 32, No. 12 & Op. 23, No. 7 • DEBUSSY: Suite Bergamasque • Images, Book I • L’Isle joyeuse • Cloches à travers les feuilles (From Images, Book II) • Le vent dans la plaine & Les collines s’Anacapri (from Préludes, Book I) • RAVEL: Jeux d’eaux • Oiseaux tristes • SCRIABIN: Sonata No. 5

• Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997) is numbered among the finest pianists of the 20th century • An incredible rarity and a collector’s dream! A six-disc set of rarely heard live performances from Carnegie Hall, 1960 • Thoughtfulness, subtlety, attention to style and sheer pianistic prowess assured Richter a distinguished international career. For many listeners he was the paragon of balance among virtuosos, the pianist who exhibited the greatest equality of musical elements across his palette • Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 1960, October 19, 23, 25, 28, 30

Sviatoslav RICHTER Archives, Vol. 10 (6 CDs) CD: DHR 78649 (6R) File Under: Classical

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Juilliard String Quartet BRAHMS: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18 • String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36

Juilliard String Quartet Live at the Library of Congress, Vol. 3

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• These historic performances by the legendary Juilliard String Quartet were recorded live at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on October 23, 1964 (No. 2) and October 8, 1965 (No. 1) • The following musicians are the same in both recordings: Robert Mann and Isidore Cohen, violins; Raphael Hillyer and Walter Trampler, violas; and Claus Adam, cello. In No. 1, the second cellist is Leslie Parnas. In No. 2, it is Bernard Greenhouse • These historic recordings continue a series of releases of memorable performances (begun in 1948) given by the Juilliard Quartet at the Library of Congress • The Juilliard String Quartet began in 1946 and were appointed Quartet in Residence by the Juilliard School’s president, William Schuman • The genesis of these concerts is found in the generous philanthropy of Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall • In 1924, Mrs. Coolidge provided funding to the Library of Congress for the construction of an auditorium, and for establishing a foundation for the purpose of acquiring manuscripts, commissioning works, and organizing festivals

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OPERA La Scala Orchestra/NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini, conductor/with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, et al., vocal soloists VERDI: La traviata (exc., including rehearsal) • Otello (exc.) • La forza del destino—Overture • I vespri siciliani—Overture • Aida—Prelude • Messa da Requiem (exc.) • Nabucco—Overture • BOITO: Mefistofele—Prologue & Act III exc. • WAGNER: Götterdämmerung (exc.) • MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition • TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture • MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night’s Dream—Overture • ROSSINI: La scala di seta—Overture • and other selections by Beethoven, Mozart, Pizzetti, Berlioz, Massenet, Donizetti, Wolf-Ferrari, Bizet and Respighi

Various Artists Toscanini the Legend (4 CDs)

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• Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957) was the most famous conductor of the entire 20th century – especially to Americans, who revered him during his years at the helm of the NBC Symphony Orchestra and, before that, the New York Philharmonic • However, he was a hero in Italy too, where he played cello in the premiere of Verdi’s Otello, conducted by the composer, and went on to become one of the most eminent conductors and a personal friend of Puccini, conducting the premieres of La bohème, La fanciulla del West and Turandot • He was appointed chief conductor and artistic director of Milan’s La Scala, Italy’s greatest opera house, in 1898, and presented many new operas as well as the Italian premieres of others • This four-CD set mainly surveys recordings Toscanini made at La Scala

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“ There has not been a better sung Don Pasquale; and both sound and vision are quite good in this edition. Alberto Erede conducts sensitively, opening some traditional cuts.” — INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Italo Tajo, Cesare Valletti, Alda Noni, Sesto Bruscantini, vocal soloists/Chorus and Orchestra of RAI/Alberto Erede, conductor DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale (complete opera)

• 1954 Italian made-for-TV film of Donizetti’s brilliant comic opera • “...A cast which has rarely been equaled. Italo Tajo is an ideal Pasquale, firm of voice, histrionically hilarious but never going over the top; Sesto Bruscantini is a marvellous Malatesta, more human than this character is usually made; and these two great buffos seem to have more facial muscles between them than the rest of us put together. Their duet is a tour de force. Alda Noni has exactly the right mix of acid and humour for Norina, and Cesare Valletti is a likeable, believable Ernesto” — INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR • 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

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OPERA Maria Callas, Mirella Freni, Marilyn Horne, Franco Corelli, José Van Dam, José Carreras, Leyla Gencer, Carlo Bergonzi, Georges Thill, Shirley Verrett, Christa Ludwig, James King, Luigi Alva and more!

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20 divine tracks from Lakmé, Carmen, La Juive, Fidelio, Le nozze di Figaro, Les Troyens, Werther, Simon Boccanegra, La Gioconda, The Demon, Katerina Ismailova, Andrea Chenier, Don Giovanni, La Cenerentola, Falstaff, Benvenuto Cellini, Der Freischütz, Siberia, Faust, Tosca & L’elisir d’amore

• EVEN MORE of the 20th century’s most exciting opera performances! • Greatest hits from the vast Opera d’Oro catalog of live opera, most of them issued for the first time ever at budget price, yet with digitally remastered sound and attractive packaging • This super-budget continuation of Opera d’Oro’s best-selling Opera Obsession! series presents 20 thrilling excerpts from some of the most popular complete Opera d’Oro recordings, featuring the greatest artists in live performance! • For those who don’t have time to listen to the entire Opera d’Oro catalog, Opera Obsession! is a treasury of the very best. For others, it is a tantalizing introduction to the entire series!

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CLASSICAL USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir/Valeri Polyansky TCHAIKOVSKY: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41

Peter I. TCHAIKOVSKY Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

• Tchaikovsky began his first large-scale sacred composition in 1878. He chose the hallowed text by St. John Chrysostom (347– 407), Bishop of Constantinople and one of the fathers of the Greek (and by extension Russian Orthodox) church • This is one of the most important texts in the Orthodox liturgy, and Tchaikovsky intended his setting for church use. However, it was first performed in a public concert and immediately condemned by the Patriarch of Moscow as being tainted by the world • Tchaikovsky creates a rich variety of choral textures to provide atmosphere and create quasi-orchestral effects • Valeri Polyansky (b. 1936), who is now making a name for himself as an orchestral conductor, established his career in choral music • A graduate of the legendary Moscow Conservatory, he studied with Boris Kulikov and Gennady Rozhdestvensky • In the 1980s and early ‘90s, Polyansky recorded Russian sacred music extensively with the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir. In 1992, he founded the Symphonic Capella, a large choral and orchestral ensemble based in Moscow • Sung in Church Slavonic • Recorded in the Cathedral of the Dormition in Smolensk in 1990

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USSR Symphony Orchestra/Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 1

• Begun in 1899, the Symphony No. 1 turned out to be a giant, towering over Scriabin’s previous work in terms of sheer scale. Sprawling into six movements (rather than the usual four), the score also calls for chorus and vocal soloists in the finale (à la Beethoven’s Ninth) who sing a “Hymn to Art” with words by the composer himself • Scriabin thought this Symphony was by far the best thing he had written, but its first (somewhat abbreviated) performance in St. Petersburg in 1900 was met with a hostile response. One critic wrote that the symphony was not as “horrifying” as Scriabin’s previous piano concerto (now considered hardly distinguishable from Chopin!), but complained about Scriabin’s rehashing of Tchaikovsky and Wagner • While Scriabin’s First may not propel one along as, say, a similarly sprawling symphony by Mahler does, one can still luxuriate in its sumptuousness and sensuality. The orchestration is exquisite, in true Russian fashion, and Scriabin manages to maintain a unified atmosphere throughout • 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 • Historic 1963 recording

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POP/ WORLD “... A moving look at survival in alien and harsh surroundings, one that will touch a chord not only in those who follow Holocaust history, but in anyone who has ever been homesick.” — NEW YORK POST ONLINE EDITION

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Featured Artists Joan Grossman, writer, director, producer, editor/Paul Rosdy, writer, director, producer, editor/Wolfgang Lehner, cinematography/Barbara Sukowa, vocals/ Otto Tausig, vocals

Music By John Zorn/Greg Cohen/Anthony Colema/Mark Feldman/Erik Friedlander/ Marc Ribot/Min Xiao-Fen

Selling Points • Port of Last Resort presents the little-known story of nearly 20,000 European Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai from 1938 –1941. Shanghai was a free port that did not require papers for entry, and became the “last resort” to find a safe haven from the terror of the Nazis • Filmmakers Joan Grossman and Paul Rosdy have assembled a remarkable film out of rare footage. Sensational 8mm and 16mm home movies intimately portray the daily life of refugees and life on the streets of Shanghai. Refugee family films document the month-long ship voyage to Shanghai, while films by Viennese emigrant Charles Bliss and American Eric Schmidt create a rich cinematic texture. Combined with Japanese films and outtakes of American newsreels, this is a poignant and beautiful journey • Interviews with Fred Fields, Ernest Heppner, Illo Heppner and Siegmar Simon • The Port of Last Resort has been shown at more than 40 film festivals, including the Berlin Film Festival, and has received awards for Best Documentary at the St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival and the Cinemanila International Film Festival in the Philippines • In addition to ORF and HBO, the film has been sold to Starz TV in the U.S. • Austria/USA 1998, 79 min, 16 mm; English/German version with subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese

Joan Grossman & Paul Rosdy music by John Zorn The Port of Last Resort – Zuflucht in Shanghai

DVD: WTR DVD 915004 (X) File Under: Documentary All Region

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Featured Artists Xing Leyi, vocals/Duan Kaikai, erhu/Cao Yun, dulcimer/Old JazzBand/FumioYasuda, piano/Bamboo Silk Ensemble/and more

Track Listing The moon over a fountain • Slow boat to China • Ye Shanghai • Strolling on the street • Der Weana is’all’weil leger • Sehnsucht • Khsidishe nigunim • Dem rebns khosid • Aikoku Koshinkyoku • Birds flying back to the woods • and more (20 total)

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Various Artists Metropolis Shanghai – Showboat to China CD: WTR 111 (R) File Under: Pop

• During the first half of the 20th century, Shanghai was divided into territories: the French Concession, the International Settlement (“owned” by England and the U.S.), the Chinese/historical city, and the Jewish Ghetto • This is the sound story about the “Paris of the East” or, alternately, the “Whore of Asia” – about the “Golden Era” of the greatest Asian city in the ’30s and ’40s. Shanghai was one of the most extreme places that ever existed! • Chinese and Philippine swing bands were entertaining the decadent society in bars, hotels and dance clubs. Jews from Vienna, Munich and Berlin were playing in café houses in Little Vienna. Chinese musicians were performing traditional Chinese entertainment music, mixed with Japanese military music...and everywhere the song “Night Over Shanghai” could be heard

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DVD: CRG 500051 (D)

DVD: CRG 500054 (D)

File Under: Animals All-Region

File Under: Cuisine All-Region

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Various Artists

Horses of the World

The Complete Guide to Cake Decorating & Baking

Running time: Approx 45 min. Throughout history, the horse has played a varied role – from beast of burden to pet. In this entertaining and educational DVD, we explore the wide and wonderful world of horses. In Episode 1, we enter the world of the Lipizzaner Stallions and the famed horsemanship of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. In Episode 2, we see the horses of the modern circus, including breathtaking acrobatics and dressage.

Running time: Approx 95 min. Elaine MacGregor, the most celebrated name in the world of baking, hosts this wonderful and comprehensive introduction to baking and decorating cakes. In Episode 1: First Bake Your Cake, MacGregor provides a fascinating and informative introduction to the basics of making cakes. In Episode 2: A Cake for All Reasons, MacGregor explores a variety of ideas for original and exciting special occasion cakes. From birthdays and anniversaries to special holidays, she demonstrates that there is a cake for every occasion!

DVD: CRG 500055 (D)

DVD: CRG 500058 (D)

File Under: Cuisine All-Region

File Under: History All-Region

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Various Artists

Flavors of Italy: Northern Italy & Tuscany

Semper Fi: The Marines in Korea

Running time: Approx 125 min. Italy is considered one of the culinary capitals of the world. Each of its great cities exhibits its own culinary identity, and its own exciting and colorful cuisine. In this program, we travel through the great cities of northern Italy and Tuscany, experiencing the local history and pageantry. Under the guidance of Italy’s most famous chefs, we learn to prepare the cuisine that has made the Italian kitchen justly famous. Buon appetito!

Running time: Approx 90 min. Marine Corps units were among the first military units rushed to the Korean peninsula when war first broke out…and they were the last to leave. From the desperate battle to hold the Pusan perimeter to Inchon, from the recapture of Seoul to the march up the peninsula to the Yalu, Marine Units were there. This is the story of uncommon valor: the story of the few, the proud, the brave – the Marines. Semper Fi!

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DVD: ARL DVD 3004 (R) File Under: Native American Region 1

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File Under: World/Ragas

Various Artists

Ravi Shankar

Pow Wow Trail 4 – The Grand Entry

Ragas Varanasi

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The Pow Wow Trail series explores the true meaning of the pow wow. Culture lives within the people; it is expressed through those who practice and participate in these celebrations.

Raga One – Alap & Jod • Raga Two – Matta Tal • Dhun – Drut, Teental

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• ARL DVD 30001 (R) Pow Wow Trail 1 – The Drum (778505300016) • ARL DVD 30002 (R) Pow Wow Trail 2 – The Songs (778505300023) • ARL DVD 3003 (R) Pow Wow Trail 3 – The Dances (778505300399)

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CD: PRD 4004 (J)

CD: PRD 2000 (J)

File Under: Latin

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Chelo & La Explocion Tipico

Various Artists

Ramon Orlando Presents Chelo & La Explocion Tipico

Super Calle Mix

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Aqua Buena – Mi Bebe • Los Hermanos Franco – A La Franca • Sergio & Caras Nuevas – Vagabundear • Brando y El Grupo Nitrogeno – Punto Debil • Los Sabrosos del Merengue – Pensandolo • Joe King – Corazon Partio • and more (14 total)

La Funda • El Santo Cerro • A Llorar Mi Pena • Ninoska • El Refran • La Cruz de Oro • El Lunarcito • Yamosa • La capitalita • El Fogon de Las Mujeres

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Ramon Orlando has produced records for all the biggest merengue acts, ranging from Juan Luis Guerra to Wilfredo Vargas. Now, he presents Chelo & La Explosion Tipico to the world! This beautiful folkloric bachata/tipico CD is full of great melodies from the Dominican Republic.

Drop this CD in & crank up the stereo! Super Calle Mix is jampacked with the hottest merengue, bachata, salsa & reggaeton hits from Joe King, Los Sabrosos Del Merengue, Tres Equis and more! Over one hour of non-stop fun mixed by top DJ LaRoca!

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WORLD Aksak L’oreille du Voyageur For many years, Aksak members have devoted their communicative energy to Balkan music. Their new opus is a tribute to the great traveler/ poet/photographer Nicolas Bouvier. Their original compositions, both powerful and poetic, are interpreted with respect to traditional styles and instrumentation. A furious delight!

CD: BUD 860126 (Q ) File Under: Balkan

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Joanna McIver & Christophe Saunière Scotland: Glennfinnan to Glasgow The landscapes and memories of a nation provide a solid inspiration for the compositions of Joanne McIver and Christophe Saunière, which are strongly linked to the musical traditions of the west coast of Scotland. These poignant songs combine tunes about the harsh reality of Scotland’s arduous past with lively dancing music.

CD: BUD 3017294 (Q ) File Under: Scotland

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The “Kui shertpe” of Karatu Dombra from Kazakhstan The king instrument of the Kazakhstan steppes in Central Asia, the dombra is a fretted, long-necked lute with two strings. The Karatau School in southern Kazakhstan has developed the Shertpe style, a free style that integrates improvisation and favors the expression of inner feelings. All the interpreters featured here are great dombra masters.

CD: BUD 3017266 (Q ) File Under: Kazakhstan

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Michel Esbelin The Cabrette Bagpipe from Auvergne The cabrette bagpipe is the emblematic instrument of the Auvergne region in central France, representing both a mode of musical expression and the symbol of a regional culture. A talented cabrette and violin player, Michel Esbelin interprets bourrées, waltzes, mazurkas and Scottish dances.

CD: BUD 3017293 (Q ) File Under: France

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Calchakis Misa Criolla The Misa Criolla is the most famous work of Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez, unique in that it combines the rhythms and traditions of Hispanic America with the traditional religious mass. Here, it is performed by the excellent group Calchakis with the Symphonic Choir of Paris.

CD: BUD 3017217 (Q ) File Under: France

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Georges Chelon L’impasse After the great success of Chelon’s first album in 1964, he became very well known to French music aficionados. With his boyish good looks and beautiful songs about serious faith, Chelon’s popularity continues to grow as he tirelessly releases very simple, and very popular, songs.

CD: BUD 3017259 (Q ) File Under: France

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WORLD “…The Buda label’s Ethiopiques reissues prove that this 3,000-year-old civilization has much more to offer than bad news. Totaling nearly 20 volumes to date, the series presents the golden age of modern Ethiopia, prior to 1975’s coup and the repressive regime that fueled subsequent violence and unrest.” — AUSTIN CHRONICLE

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Featured Artists Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, piano

Track Listing The Homeless Wanderer • The Last Tears of a Deceased • A Young Girl’s Complaint • The Mad Man’s Laughter • Presentiment • Mother’s Love • Ballad of the Spirits • The Song of the Sea • Homesickness • Golgotha • The Jordan River Song • The Garden of Gethesemanie • The Song of Abayi • The Story of the Wind • Evening Breeze • Tenkou! Why Feel Sorry?

Selling Points • An outstanding pianist and a remarkable composer, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (now a Christian nun in a Jerusalem monastery) once recorded her own piano solo works, steeped in Ethiopian culture • The rich, personal poetry of these songs brings to mind Claude Debussy or Carlos d’Alessio’s “India Song.” A rare curiosity indeed, with beautiful melodies and a charming interpretation!

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou Ethiopiques 21: Ethiopia Song CD: BUD 860122 (Q ) File Under: Ethiopia

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Analog Africa is a new series from Alula Records featuring rare legendary recordings from seminal bands that formed the explosive Zimbabwe music scene in the 1970s. Featured Artists Zexie Manatsa, bass & vocals/Stanley Manatsa, lead guitar/ Givas Bernard, rhythm guitar/Fulton Chikwati, rhythm guitar/Raphael Mboweni, drums

Track Listing Mwana Waenda • Bambo Makwatila • Chitima Nditakure • Amai Mandida • Towering Inferno • Nkosi’s Intro • Chipo Chiroorwa • Doro Renyu Rinonaka • No Delay • Nhengure • Infalilibe Chisoni • Madzangara Dzimu • Nherera Zvichengete • Musango Mune Hangaiwa • Nyoka Yendara • Hurungwe • Chechule Wavala Botom • Chimamuna Chamimba • Vaparidzi Vawanda • Wasara Wasara

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4-Track Recording Session

• The Green Arrows, lead by the immortal Zexie Manatsa, dominated the Zimbabwean music scene in the 1970s. This extraordinarily progressive group took the country by storm, fusing the different rhythms of the region into one unique and ebullient sound • A milestone in Zimbabwean music history! The Green Arrows, “discovered” by celebrated South African producer West Nkosi, were the first Zimbabwean band to record an LP, which was released in February 1976 • So popular were the Green Arrows in the ’70s that when Manatsa got married on August 25, 1979 a crowd of about 60,000 thronged Rufaro Stadium. Some of the performers at his wedding included Oliver Mtukudzi and Thomas Mapfumo • This compilation presents 20 critical tracks that the Green Arrows recorded from 1974 –1979, all painstakingly remastered • The song “Musango Mune Hangaiwa” still holds the record for the longest stay at #1 in Zimbabwean music history • Carefully prepared 24-page booklet is absolutely overflowing with a complete history of the band (edited by renowned critic Banning Eyre), a full detailed discography, and numerous extremely rare photographs and artifacts • After a long absence from performance, the band reunited on stage on the last day of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) on May 1, 2005

CD: ALU 2001 (Q ) File Under: Zimbabwe

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Coming in April 2005! The Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, featuring Thomas Mapfumo!

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WORLD “ The playing is of a high standard and Luisa Cottifogli’s singing has a well-judged balance between tonal quality and rhythmic drive. An interesting and subtle album that becomes even more pleasurable on repeated listening.” — fROOTS

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“ These are powerful, deeply-felt messages that transcend borders, beliefs, language barriers and attention spans, and pull us in. There is both a religious and earthy feeling to this record; it speaks clearly of subjects that we usually can’t find enough time to ponder. So, like every good poet should, Marlevar force us to face those questions, to stop working and contemplate the things we usually leave for summer vacations or while waiting to hear the first cry of a newborn child.” — ROOTSWORLD Featured Artists Luisa Cottifogli, vocals/Marco Ficarra, violin, guitar, backup vocals/Luca Allievi, guitar, backup vocals/Roberto Chiriaco, electric bas, double bass, clarinet/Edoardo Bellotti, drums, percussion/Davi Arneodo, accordion, flutes, backup vocals/Athena String Quartet

Marlevar Marlevar

Track Listing La Mourro • L’Espri de la neissenco • Draio d’amour • Dins lou vert di tiél uéi • Mounde • Stella di Venere • Countrobandier • Una immense claridad • Mégu Megùn

CD: FHP 27 (Q ) File Under: World

Selling Points • Marlevar is a rarely spoken provincial Neo-Latin language, used across Spain, France, Italy and the Mediterranean Sea • Marlevar the band is made up of five conservatory graduate musicians with a common passion for ancient music and similar experiences in performing music that cross various borders and open new horizons • Features the extraordinary new voice of Luisa Cottifogli! • This project presents a cross-sectional diffusion outside the narrow constraints of “genre” and of reactionary borders • Service to radio, television and magazines • Key Markets: Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Boston, Philadelphia New York, Providence

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WORLD “…German-born, Vienna-based tenor and soprano saxophonist Sigi Finkel’s work brings to mind that of our own Andy Sheppard in its brightness of sound, range and depth of feeling and technical accomplishment.” — AVANT Featured Artists Sigi Finkel, saxophones, African flutes, kalimba, keyboards, vocals, programming/Werner Wurm, trombone/Wolfgang Klingsbigl, electric & acoustic basses/Lamzo Ba, vocals, dundun, sabar, percussion/Mamadou Diabate, balaphone, n’goni, djembe, talking drums, dundun, vocals/Madou Kone, djembe, dundun, perciussion, vocals

Track Listing Sida • Sama Youn • Afrikaylen • Tambin • Koma Ba • Bassirou • Kharee Mbeuguel • Sarango • Kalimba • Kassaba • Bassano • Diambadon

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Sigi Finkel & African Heart Sarango

CD: BLF 50812 (M) File Under: World/Fusion

• Traditional African music from Senegal and Burkina Faso mixed with jazz! • European jazzer Sigi Finkel is back with his second album featuring African Heart, which includes kora player Mamadou Diabate, who has received glowing praise from the Boston Globe, CMJ New Music Report, RootsWorld, NAPRA Review, Pulse, Dirty Linen and many more • Sigi Finkel was chosen Austrian Jazz Musician of the Year 2000

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• BLF 50692 (M) Spirits of Rhythm (723724513327)

“A musical elixir…a stimulant for the seduction of the senses. M.O.C. takes us on a journey that has its roots in the rhythm of African music, taking us to the shores of the Arabian Sea and all the way to India. Afro-Oriental grooves ‘n vibes embodied in modern electronic music make up a mélange for harmonizing the body, mind & soul. A musical aphrodisiac for cosmopolitan people.” — SPIN THE GLOBE, KAOS 89.3FM Track Listing Brother Resistance – Emancipation Morning • Roberto Sol & Yann Kuhlmann – Sunrise In Gambia • Dave Mac Donald – Botro Switi • Electro Coco – Cazumba • Trans-Global Underground – Yellow & Black Taxi Cab • Overproof Soundsystem – Got to be a Way • Masters Of Ceremony feat. Lenny Mac Dowell, Bahramji & Zhubin – Ji’s String • Sunyata Project – Lay Your Hands On Me • Red Buddha feat. Bahramji – Desert Thar • Audio Letter feat. Don Cherry, Remix by Cheb I Sabbah – Neti-Neti (The Hear & Now Remix) • Bob Holroyd – Looking Back • Bhakta – Om Namo

Selling Points • Musician, producer and DJ M.O.C. Paoli is one of the pioneers of Goa trance music and the co-founder of the cult project Cosmic Tramp & Plasma Pleasure. For six years he has been resident DJ at Bambuddha Grove in Ibiza, and the mastermind behind the famous Bambuddha Grove compilations on Warner Music UK • This is not your usual collection of ambient/lounge music!

M.O.C. Paoli /Various Artists Aphrodissimo 2

CD: BLF 88382 (M) File Under: World/Fusion

Also Available • BLF 88342 (M) Aphrodissimo (4018382883421)

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File Under: Worldbeat

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Tulku

Various Artists

A Universe to Come

Fast Forward

“Combining modern technology with indigenous acoustics, Tulku is a melting pot of global musical styles, resulting in a stew wherein every ingredient can be distinctly noted and relished...rapturous in its rhythms.” — ALTERNATIVE PRESS

This compilation presents the best of earth-flavored chillout, melodic trance and electronica served up by New Earth’s roster of outstanding international musicians, remixers, and DJs. Irresistible beats and a resonating pulse make this dance-and-chill album a must-have!

CD: NER 9909 (E)

CD: NER 2106 (E)

File Under: Worldbeat

File Under: New Age

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James Asher/Kamal/Cybertribe

Terry Oldfield

One World Party: Global Fusion

Turning Point

“ Break out your dancing shoes and get ready to move your body to the beats of One World Party…an exotic blend of techno and world music. One World Party is guaranteed to keep you moving. This techno-infused global collection is extremely fun.” — THE LIGHT CONNECTION

“ With over 20 albums to his credit, prolific new age composer Terry Oldfield has two Emmy nominations and a British Academy Award nomination for his memorable soundtracks…Turning Point arrives as a gift from a versatile artist to his enthusiastic fans, and a wonderful discovery for those who have not yet heard his music.” — NEW AGE VOICE

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NEW AGE “ Inner divinity unveiled! A tantric twist to deep inner peace. Vocals and instrumentals in perfect harmony bring calm, serenity, and a universal connection to what body-mind-soul is all about. Let dreams become reality in every practice – in life!” — HOPE ZVARA, YOGA TEACHER Featured Artists Kim Waters, vocals/Hans Christian, cello, bass, keyboards, udu, sitara, harmonium, nyckelharpa, sarangi, kartals, mridangam, shakers, Tibetan bowls, sarod, dilruba, swaramandala, tambura, textures, samples, tape effects, programming

Track Listing Jaya Radhe • Adaram Madaram • Sundara Mor • Doya Koro • Parama Karuna • Om Purnam • Srita Kamala • He Krishna • Return

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Rasa Temple of Love CD: NER 2506 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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• Rasa’s latest release, Temple of Love, blends Hans Christian’s excellent meditative and ethereal instrumentation with the achingly beautiful vocals of Kim Waters, creating a distinctive style of classic, yet contemporary, Indian spiritual music • Hans Christian is a classically trained musician originally from Germany. In early adulthood he moved to Los Angeles and quickly became connected in the local music scene. When he met up with Kim Waters in Northern California, they began to develop their own sound that fused her voice with his musicianship • Kim Waters is a distinguished singer and illustrator whose publications include Illuminations from the Bhagavad Gita and The Butter Thief. She has been singing devotional songs of the Vaisnava saints for many years, inspired by the mystical teachings and rich cultural heritage of India • On Temple of Love, Rasa echoes the soothing, hypnotic aspects of Indian spiritual music, adding modern production while maintaining respect for tradition • Ideal music to facilitate relaxation, meditation & yoga • Radio and press promotional mailings • Ads will run in Shambala Sun, Breathe, New Age Retailer, Yogi Times, Body & Soul, Elephant and Whole Life Times

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Rasa Shelter CD: NER 2401 (Q )

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NEW AGE “ Dechen’s voice is musically enchanting, magically entrancing, and conveys the mystic calm and clarity of wisdom and compassion. Her pure voice cuts through the veil of mental static and succeeds in a direct sharing of their deep sense of immanent peace and bliss, from heart to heart. It conveys the Dharma in all its brilliant reality.” — ROBERT THURMAN, PROFESSOR OF BUDDHIST STUDIES, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

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“ Dechen’s voice transmits beautifully a message that reaches every heart no matter what their nature. With her peace-prayers for the world she manages to help us discover our own source of love and compassion.” — PAULO COELHO, AUTHOR, THE ALCHEMIST Featured Artists Dechen Shak-Dagsay, vocals/Tom Zedlacher, guitars/ Klaus Falschlunger, sitar/ACAMA, tanpura, keyboard, arrangements, sound programming/Lama Dagsay Rinpoche, lyrics

Track Listing Sog Tshag Tshe Kyong (Care For The Animals) • Dshung Wa Thog Sön (Balancing The Elements) • Shi Wä Lam Kyöd (For Non-Violence, Respect, And Tolerance Between The People) • Khor Yug Sung Kyob (Care For The Environment) • Mong Shen Dam Löd (The Danger Of Blind Devotion) • Päl Yön Ngam Tshöd (Share The Treasure Of The World) • Tam Tshö Na Tsog (Religions Of The World) • Dug Tsön Ka Gok (A World Without Weapons)

Dechen Shak-Dagsay Shi De: A Call for World Peace

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CD: NER 2601 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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• The voice of Tibet! Dechen Shak-Dagsay is a Tibetan who has lived in Switzerland since childhood. She is the eldest daughter of a Tibetan Lama, the Venerable Dagsay Tulku • Shi De is the follow-up to Shak-Dagsay’s much-acclaimed debut release, Dewa Che: Universal Healing Power of Tibetan Mantras • Shi De is Tibetan for “peace that brings happiness,” something Shak-Dagsay feels this world needs more than ever before. With her enchantingly beautiful voice, she brings us a little closer to realizing this goal with exquisite songs of peace • The music captured on Shi De conveys tranquility, love and holiness to the listener, helping to uplift thought and encourage peace & happiness • Ideal for massage, meditation and relaxation • Radio and press promotional mailings • Ads will run in Shambala Sun, Breathe, New Age Retailer, Yogi Times, Body & Soul, Elephant and Whole Life Times

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Dechen Shak-Dagsay Dewa Che CD: NER 2513 (Q )

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NEW AGE “Seductive and dreamy…a must have!”— NEW AGE JOURNAL Track Listing Gary Stadler & Wendy Rule – Midwinter • Gandalf – Just a Heartbeat Away • Stella Maris – To the Promised Land • Achillea – The Monks of Lindisfarne • Sharon Knight – May Morning Dew • Gary Stadler & Singh Kaur – Laura’s Hill • David Gordon – Heather Hills • Alquimia – She Moved Through the Faire (Angaelic Mix) • Everstar – Departure from the Shire • Artemisia – The Faerie Muse • Gandalf – Tipatawa • Gary Stadler & Stephanie – Garden of Dreams

Selling Points • Welcome to the mystical place where Celtic meets chill! Artists of the highest caliber, both renown and undiscovered gems, come together on this enchanting and deeply moving set • A mesmerizing Celtic mood both modern and original as well as ancient and traditional unfolds, transporting you to a magical place of myth and mystery • Compiled and mixed by the Gordon Brothers (Buddha-Lounge, Café de Luna) • Service to radio, key reviewers, national publications and e-media • Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland

Sequoia Artists The Celtic Lounge

Also Available • SQR 302 (Q) Everstar Enchanted Journey (727044730228) • SQR 121 (Q) Alquimia & Gleisberg Garden of Dreams (727044712125) • SQR 116 (Q) Stadler & Rule Deep Within a Faerie Forest (727044711623)

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“Brothers David & Steve Gordon create relaxing music/nature recordings, and this is one of their best.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE Featured Artists David Gordon, piano, keyboards, flute, samples/Steve Gordon, guitar, guitar synthesizer, samples

Track Listing Sanctuary, Part I • Sanctuary, Part II • Sanctuary, Part III

Selling Points • This tranquil masterpiece has been completely repackaged, remixed and re-mastered for a whole new level of listening pleasure! • This extended CD has 70 minutes of timeless perfection, giving you all the time you need to clear your mind and surrender into deep relaxation and rejuvenation of spirit • From best-selling, Billboard-charting visionaries David & Steve Gordon – over 1.2 million units sold! • Service to radio, key reviewers, national publications and e-media • Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland

David & Steve Gordon Soothing Sanctuary

Also Available • SQR 909 (Q) Perfect Balance – Musical Healing Vol. 2 (727044790925) • SQR 901 (Q) Musical Healing (727044790123) • SQR 703 (Q) Garden Of Serenity (727044770323)

CD: SQR 708 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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NEW AGE “ This is one of the best CDs I’ve heard in a long time – a compelling complement to a massage session. The music slows down your brainwaves and induces a peaceful, calm and meditative state, which assists in healing. A must for massage therapists.” — CREATIONS MAGAZINE

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“ Walter M’s inventive and inspiring playing of the traditional Tibetan singing bowls opens the soul to a vast interior heaven. When I first heard him play I was moved to tears of joy.” — JODIE BERGSMA, BERGSMA GALLERY PRESS Featured Artists Dean Evenson, alto and silver flutes, ocean field recordings/ Walter Makichen, Tibetan bowls, bells & gongs

Track Listing Harmonic Wave • Bells, Bliss, Joy • Infinite Ocean • Sound is Love • Stretch your Soul • Deeper Compassion • Mystic Spirals • Walk on Water • No Boundaries

Selling Points • Golden Spa Tones is the first release in the Healing Spa Series, produced for use by healthcare professionals working in spas, day spas & retreats – specifically, for use by massage therapists in the treatment room • The long slow alto and silver flute tones are a beautiful complement to the deep harmonics of the Tibetan bowls • Dean Evenson is a top-selling sound healing pioneer who has been producing healing, meditative music since 1979 • Walter Makichen is a leading spiritual teacher, healer and founder of the Center For Self. His recent book Spirit Babies, published by Random House, has been very popular with parents and couples wishing to become parents • Promotional bulk mailings of demos, one sheets and press releases to key reviewers, new age publications and e-media sites • Articles and interviews in healing and spa-oriented publications; promotion to the healing arts community • Radio promotion to new age and environmental programs as well as XM & Sirius satellite radio • Key Markets: Bellingham (Hometown). Also: Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Boston

Dean Evenson & Walter Makichen Golden Spa Tones: Tibetan Bowls with Flute & Ocean CD: SPN 7204 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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Also Available • SPN 7188 (Q) Healing Sanctuary (096507718821) • SPN 7150 (Q) Forest Rain (096507715028) • SPN 7140 (Q) Ocean Dreams (096507714021) • SPN 7202 (Q) Eagle River (096507720220)

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NEW AGE “ The ultimate sonic tune-up for body, mind and spirit! The magic of this CD is in the sequence of the recording. When I listen from start to finish, I feel like I’ve had a spiritual massage.” — SOURCE BOOKS & SACRED SPACES “Awesome…it’s a wonder. It makes me feel like I’m wrapped in the wings of angels.” — JILL LAWRENCE, WISDOM RADIO “Reduce stress without Valium!” — VOGUE Featured Artists Jonathan Goldman/Laraaji/Sarah “Saruah” Benson

Track Listing Primal Ground • Convergence • Compassion/Beloved • Excerpt: Ultimate Om • Excerpt: Holy Harmony • Inner Light • Angelic Calling • Excerpt: Dolphin Dreams • Heart of Wisdom • Quiet Space • Song of Saraswati • Om Mani Padme Hum • Tantric Tara

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Jonathan Goldman Frequencies: Sounds of Healing CD: JSG 2211 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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• 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 is a pioneer in the field of harmonics and a Gold-selling artist who has appeared on Grammy Award-winning recordings and published numerous books considered the best in their field including Healing Sounds (Inner Traditions) and Tantra of Sound (Hampton Roads) • Frequencies: Sounds of Healing is a collection of excerpts from award-winning and best-selling Spirit Music recordings. Each is a positive tool for transformation • Features an expanded 16-page booklet that explains the personal back-story of each track as well as scientific/ historical influences, suggested uses and more • Includes ancient and culturally diverse sacred sounds, cutting-edge psycho-acoustic frequencies, solo/group toning & chanting, musical textures, and dolphin songs to provide listeners with a wide variety of aural tools for healing and transformation • Jonathan Goldman was recently featured in a New York Times article on sound therapy • National promotion service to trades, consumer press and talk radio • Key Markets: Boulder (Hometown). Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County/San Diego, Portland, Seattle, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington DC

Also Available • JSG 1133 (Q) Chakra Chants (099933113321) • JSG 2222 (Q) Tantra of Sound Harmonizer (099933222221) • JSG 1123 (Q) ChakraDance (099933112324)

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NEW AGE “The follow up to the best-selling Zen Connection, this two-CD set continues to offer the best in global chill-out. This is truly a case of Zen and the art of relaxation” — SPA WORLD

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Featured Artists Thievery Corporation/Al-pha X/Fragmentorchestra/Natcha Atlas/ Ornament/S.L.A.C/Phil Thornton/Amanaska/Earth Leakage Trip/ Hypnagogue/Chris Shakallis/Badmarsh/Shri/Heckle & Jive/ Zuell/ Navdeep featuring Bikram/Talvin Singh/Honeyroot/Karsh Kale/ Stel/ Ramasutra/Rohan/dZihan & Kamein/Fragile State/S-Tone Inc/Agent 5.1/Nina & Chris/Small Defence/Riley Lee

Track Listing The Wedding Song • Sambita • This Realm • Bleu • Ejderha • Resolution (Zen Remix) • Nomad (Vagabond Mix) • Orpheus • and more (26 total)

Selling Points • Featuring a blend of world beats, ambient soundscapes, and laid-back grooves, Zen Connection 2 takes the yin/yang philosophy as its inspiration • Over two hours of chilled bliss transports the listener on a global journey that weaves it’s way through Brazilian barrios, French nightclubs, Tibetan monasteries, Turkish coffee houses, steamy Spanish coasts, Shinto temples, Albanian jazz haunts, Melbourne underground bars and the streets of Bombay via East London • Follow-up to the best-selling Zen Connection, this 2XCD set features distinctive clamshell packaging and continues to offer up the best global chill-out • Ads will run in New Age Retailer

New World Artists Zen Connection 2

2XCD: NWC 2 (2L) File Under: New Age

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Featured Artists Dhamaal Sound System/Zeb/Sharaab/Eccodek/Ex-Centric Sound System/Nicodemus/Adham Shaikh/Open Through featuring Carol C/ tj Rehmi/Karsh Kale/Samsara Sound System/Bob Holroyd

Track Listing Chandraya • El Karina • Trinity • In This Drum A Secret • West Nile Funk • Patient With The World • Infusion (Bombay mix) • A Life To Love • Axis to Ignorance • Analog Mood Swings • Gatha • Adrift in Kerala

Selling Points

New World Artists Moving Stillness

• This mid-tempo collection features musicians taking eclectic elements of their culture/history and making sense of them in song • Following on the highly successful Zen Connection series, New World Music releases this brand new global beats compilation • With the rapid expanse of technology transforming the global village into a digital playground, artists worldwide are taking the opportunity to fuse diverse instrumentation into their sonic creations • Moving Stillness is a play on opposites to show their inherent similarity. There is never a lack of movement in this world, or a lack of silence. What matters are the feelings each song invokes: a quiet, though inspired, reflection of a hectic world trying to find a bit of peace • Ads will run in New Age Retailer

CD: NWC 17 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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NEW AGE Featured Artists Ron Cohen, acoustic & electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming/DJ Free, synthesizer, ambience/Peter Schimke, keyboards/Richard Hardy, sax, flute, woodwinds/ Estaire Godinez, percussion

Track Listing Espiritus • Café Santa Fe • Endless World • Old Santa Fe Trail • Hacienda del Sol • Tres Casitas • Taos Nights • Madre

Selling Points

Soulfood/Ra Music Café Santa Fe

CD: SFD 27 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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• Award-winning Soulfood joins forces with guitarist Ron Cohen of Ra Music to create music featuring modern Spanish guitar, downtempo beats, atmospheric soundscapes and chill grooves • Ron Cohen is a two-time Emmy winner whose music has been heard on The Sopranos, Friends, The Birdcage, Oprah and Drew Carey • Features keyboards by classically trained and acclaimed jazz pianist Peter Schimke, who has provided musical direction for Academy Award nominee David Lynch and Julee Cruise • Richard Hardy (IMAX/Dave Mathews) adds sensual sax and woodwinds, while Estaire Godinez (George Benson/ Prince) adds Latin-influenced percussion • Let the music entice you to that mystical place known as Café Santa Fe – where good friends, music and conversation come together • Service top NPR, former NAV stations, syndicated shows & satellite radio • Service to top media outlets including NAR, Body & Soul, Breathe and Guitar Magazine • Ads will run in New Age Retailer • Key Markets: Minneapolis & Santa Fe (Hometowns). Also: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Portland, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham

Also Available • SFD 26 (Q) Guitar Meditations Vol. II (682947002622) • SFD 25 (Q) Mystic Canyons (682947002523)

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NEW AGE “ No words can describe the peace, serenity and food for the soul that this music provides. A transcendental experience.” — QUEBEC LOISIRS

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“ Inspiring and heart-stoppingly beautiful…” — CAROL PLOUFFE, HEALING PRACTITIONER Featured Artists Bradfield, piano, orchestration, production/Nathalie Beaulieu, cello/Anael, vocals

Track Listing Lifting the Veil • The First Supper • Arrival of the Cherubs • Human History • Heaven & Earth Spirits • Where the Sun Never Sleeps • A New Beginning • Fable Love • Pristine Light • Hope for a Blue Planet

Selling Points • In an extraordinary artistic symbiosis, two unique creators unite to explore the realm of angels and fairies working their magic to assist mankind • Composer Bradfield brings the promise of fine art painter LorAnge’s canvases to life, painting a sonic world that unravels with profound serenity • 60 minutes of sweeping orchestrations with solo cello, oboe and piano, all performed with mature passion and delicate intensity • Evoking both classical renaissance and new age thoughtfulness, the music resonates intuitively with the timeless wonder of angels and fairies, opening wide the door to an enchanted land truly “within our reach” • Top 5 album in Quebec book club (300,000 members) • Featured in the soundtrack for the Korean Universal motion picture Old Miss Diary • Includes 28-page deluxe color booklet with 10 original artworks by visionary artist LorAnge • Full promo service to mainstream & independent print/web publications • Full NAR/syndicated/satellite & in-flight radio service and tracking • Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Woman’s Day, Utne Reader and more

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Within Our Reach Within Our Reach

CD: APS 2005 (Q ) File Under: New Age

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NEW AGE “ Will transport you to seventh heaven. A timeless pearl.” — WOMAN TODAY Featured Artists Bradfield, piano, keyboards, percussion, orchestration, production/Anael, vocals/Vincent Bélanger, cello/Richard Lupien, guitar/Jeff Baxter, guitar/Nathalie Beaulieu, cello

Track Listing Once Upon a Dream • The Maiden Whose Voice Made the Animals Sing • White Light Valley • No Ordinary Year • Triumphant • If Life Were But a Fairytale • Rêve d’Été • While Time Is Slowly Fleeting • Though Lovers Be Lost • Take the High Road

Selling Points

Anael Once Upon a Dream CD: APS 405 (Q ) File Under: New Age Previously Available

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• A profoundly thoughtful and thematic work that showcases Anael as a spiritual storyteller in her divinely pure soprano tone • Ten classic tales of heroes, lovers and visionaries; metaphysical sagas featuring elaborate, original poetry • Rich, intimate sound features cello and acoustic guitar alongside Bradfield’s masterful orchestrations and production • Top 5 in U.S. iTunes’ Top 100 New Age (#4 peak position) • Top 30 album in six countries • Full promo service to mainstream & independent print/web publications • Full NAR/syndicated/satellite & in-flight radio service & tracking • Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Woman’s Day, Utne Reader and more

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Anael Light of Refinement CD: APS 9709 (Q )

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Anael Unconditional CD: APS 9710 (Q )

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Anael Language of the Soul CD: APS 2000 (Q )

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Anael Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey CD: APS 2202 (Q )

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Surajit Das Kamasutra: The Essential This album undulates over a musical landscape depicting the sacred art of pleasurable love as described in the Kamasutra. Beautiful classical Indian music with a contemporary feel, Kamasutra: The Essential explores emotional depths and fantasies, creatingWORLD a sensuous backdrop for any intimate gathering. Surajit Das has studied extensively with PREMIERE well-known RECORDING! sitar player Prof. Kashinath Mukerjee and has studied and developed all the ragas known IN CLU D E S to Prof. Chinmoy Lahere, a renowned classical singer in India. WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS!

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Corciolli The Art of Seduction “ The sensual music of Corciolli envelops the body in hypnotic manner. This is exotic music, designed to heighten the senses, both within an air of mystery and through kinetic, snappy rhythms. Corciolli is a Brazilian artist whoWORLD has a full catalog of earlier releases that were more in a sacred, classical andPREMIERE mellow RECORDING! mood…this one has beats galore, and sensual melodies that will excite and IN CLU D E S invite, while still delving into the space cruiser style he had previously WORLD focused PREMIERE on…a new ‘chill out’ discovery that comes with a high recommendation.” RECORDINGS! — BACKROADS MUSIC

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Sherazade La Loungerie A special side project of Patrick Kosmos delves into a different version of “lounge music.” Features Sherazade, harmonica/guitar/whistling virtuoso Toots Thielemans, Rocco Gramata, Waveworld and one very exotic selection by Karunesh. There are international WORLD PREMIERE rhythms, provocative pieces, upbeat exotica and pensive moments sprinkled around. This RECORDING! music spans the globe, with a chillout flavor that is jazz-tinged; pure music sans remix IN CLU D E S and studio effects. Perfect for that special evening! WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS!

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CD: ORM 61442 (L) File Under: New Age

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NEW AGE NEW LABEL! “Gentle, graceful magic...accomplished keyboard artistry.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES “ Reflective…” — PARENTING Featured Artists The O’Neill Brothers, piano/Deborah Gibson, vocals/Keni Holmen, soprano sax/Peter McGuire, violin/Katja Linfield, cello/Gordy Johnson, bass/Gordy Knutson, percussion

Track Listing Someone You Love • Lost in Your Eyes • Annie’s Song • Forever My Love • The Ash Grove • At Last • A Dream is a Wish • Lara’s Theme (From Dr. Zhivago) • Let Me Call You Sweetheart • Love Letters • The Ash Grove • Love’s Young Dream • Fond Memory • Forever My Love • When Lights Are Low • Someone You Love

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The O’Neill Brothers Featuring Deborah Gibson Someone You Love CD: BKR 1214 (O) File Under: New Age

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• Features the new hit song “Someone You Love” and a re-recorded version of “Lost in Your Eyes,” both sung by Deborah Gibson • Played in the O’Neill Brothers’ relaxing piano style • 14 familiar love songs will remind you of someone you love! • The O’Neill Brothers have sold over one million CDs • As seen on PBS & QVC! • Independent radio promotion with a focus on tour markets • Mailer to over 40,000 fans • QVC appearances in late January • February 2006 concert tour • Major press and TV PR blitz in late January/early February • KEY MARKETS: Minneapolis (Hometown). Also: Des Moines, Omaha, Milwaukee, Sioux Falls, St. Cloud, Mankato, Eau Claire

Also Available • BKR 1401 (3E) From the Heart (612697140121) • BKR 1003 (O) Love Always (612697100323) • BKR 1200 (O) PS I Love You (612697120024)

…and ask your sales rep for a complete O’Neill Brothers catalog!

Order Date: January 27, 2006

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The Jim Seeley/Arturo O’Farrill Quintet ZMR 200501 (Q ) UPC: 880956050126

Brulé The Collection NVR 137 (R) UPC: 748022113727

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3/11/06

Las Vegas, NV

UNLV Nevada Performing Arts Center

1/5/06

Seattle, WA

The Triple Door (thru 1/6/06)

4/5/06

University Park, PA

PSU - Eisenhower Auditorium

1/7/06

Yakima, WA

The Seasons Performance Hall

4/6/06

Easton, PA

Williams Center for the Arts

3/1/06

Olympia, WA

Arthouse Designs

4/8/06

Morristown, NJ

Community Theatre

5/11/06

Washington, WA

The Kennedy Center

4/9/06

Philadelphia, PA

Annenberg Ctr @ University of Pennsylvania

4/25/06

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

5/6/06

Omaha, NE

Omaha Performing Arts Ctr Concert Hall

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1/7/06

Litchfield Park, AZ

Arizona Outdoor Concert

3/5/06

Half Moon Bay, CA

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

1/10/06

Scottsdale, AZ

Fine Arts And Chocolate Festival

3/7/06

Oakland, CA

Yoshi's

1/20/06

Denver, CO

Indian Market

3/11/06

Carmel, CA

Jazz and Blues Company

2/10/06

Scottsdale, AZ

Fine Art & Chocolate Fest (thru 2/12/06)

2/24/06

Fountain Hills, AZ

Great Fair/Performances (Thru 2/25/06)

3/12/06

Half Moon Bay, CA

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

Lynne Arriale

3/14/06

Oakland, CA

Yoshis

Inspiration

4/28/06

Louisville, KY

Jazz Factory

TCB 22102 (Q ) UPC: 725095221023

4/29/06

Indianapolis, IN

Jazz Kitchen

3/3/06

Four More Years In The Bush Leagues CTL 1025 (M) UPC: 09563210242

Fine Arts & Wine Festival (thru 3/16/06)

3/24/06

Arlington, TX

Indian Market (thru 3/26/06)

7/22/06

Duluth, MN

Outdoor Concert

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1/14/06

Tacoma, WA

Broadway Center for the Arts

1/17/06

Wallingford, CT

Chevrolet Theatre (thru 1/22/06)

1/18/06

Fort Lauderdale, WA Broward Ctr. Performing Arts (thru 1/22/06)

1/23/06

Tallahassee, FL

Civic Center (thru 1/25/06)

1/25/06

Austin TX

1/27/06

Newport News, VA

Ferguson Center (thru 1/29/06)

1/30/06

Ft. Myers, FL

Barbara Mann (thru 2/5/06)

2/6/06

Austin, TX

Bass Hall (thru 2/12/06)

2/20/06

N Charleston, SC

N Charleston Performing Arts Ctr (thru 2/22/06)

2/24/06

Knoxville, TN

Civic (thru 2/26/06)

1/31/06

The Capitol Steps

Carefree, AZ

Jessica Williams Some Ballads, Some Blues JFC 38 (Q ) UPC: 078686803826

Paramount Theatre

West Palm Beach, FL Kravis (thru 2/12/06)

2/24/06

Cincinnati, OH

Hyatt

2/25/06

Burlington, VT

Flynn Ctr. for the Performing Arts

3/15/06

Tampa, FL

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Ctr. (thru 3/19/06)

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Peter Pan w/Cathy Rigby The Original Sndtrk JAY 1352 (R) UPC: 616498300425

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1/15/06

Bridgeville, PA

Rhythm House

2/18/06

Nampa, ID

Civic Center

1/20/06

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Museum of Art

2/19/06

La Grande, OR

E. Oregon St. College

1/28/06

Oakland, PA

CMU– The Underground

2/26/06

Walla Walla, WA

Whitman College

2/16/06

New York, NY

Jazz at the Lincoln Center (thru 2/18/06)

3/23/06

Reading, PA

16th Annural Berk’s Jazzfest

Gene Ludwig

Terrance Simien

Live In Las Vegas

The Tribute Sessions

BLB 9831 (Q ) UPC: 664453983121

AIM 5013 (Q ) UPC: 752211501325

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1/21/06

New Orleans, LA

Charles Hotel

1/13/06

Santa Barbara, CA

Lobero Theatre

2/7/06

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University (thru 2/10/06)

1/21/06

Milwaukee, MI

Pabst Theater

2/21/06

New York, NY

Dizzy's Club

2/18/06

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque Winter Jazz & Blues Festival

3/11/06

Lexington, VA

Washington & Lee University

2/19/06

Palm Springs, CA

Annenberg Theater

3/16/06

New York, NY

Carnegie Hall

2/21/06

Seattle, WA

Jazz Alley (thru 2/22/06)

Naked In The Cosmos

3/18/06

Milwaukee, WI

Pabst Theatre

4/25/06

Fairport, NY

The Lodge at Woodcliff (thru 4/26/06)

JNP 398 ( R) UPC: 742451539820

5/3/06

Seattle, WA

Benaroya Hall

4/27/06

New York, NY

Jazz at Lincoln Center (thru 4/29/06)

5/17/06

Cincinnati, OH

University of Cincinnati

Kenny Werner Trio

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

Tierney Sutton Introducing ... CHR AL 73111 (L) UPC: 608917311129

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12/1/05

Quincy, MA

Holy Ground

1/13/06

Manchester, CT

Little Theater of Manchester

12/2/05

Hyannis, MA

Harry’s Blues Bar

1/14/06

Green Mountain, VT Green Mountain Union High School

12/3/05

Lomita, CA

Ricky Gene's

1/20/06

Ellsworth, ME

The Grand Auditorium

12/4/05

Auburn, ME

Midnight Blues

1/21/06

Fall River, MA

Narrows Center for the Arts

12/5/05

Rockland, ME

Time Out Pub

2/11/06

Charlotte, NC

The Visulite Theatre

12/31/05

Rancho Mirage, CA

Lodge at Rancho Mirage

The Crossing

4/14/06

Sandpoint, ID

The Panida Theatre

ALU 1014 (Q ) UPC: 616498101428

4/15/06

Shoreline, WA

Shoreline Community College

Tim O’Brien

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An exceptional album of wellknown Tibetan Buddhist mantras featuring the sacred deep voice chanting of Lama Tashi, one of the world’s foremost Tibetan Chant Masters.

“4.5 stars…should put Hollenbeck on the map, beside Maria Schneider, as a major protégé of Bob Brookmeyer and Gil Evans… this is meaty, smart, thoroughly baked bread for the soul.” — Down Beat

Fresh I.E. is an artist to watch. His debut record Red Letterz, which won a 2004 Vibe and a CGMA Award, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the Best Rock Gospel category, and a 2005 Juno Award.

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