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F EB R UARY 2007

FEATURING: Uri Caine • Achillea • Deuter • Susie Tallman • Charlemagne Palestine • Caffeinated Koopman • Shostakovich Film Music • 12 New Lyrita Reissues

Maria Bachmann The Red Violin

Winter & Winter Hawai’i: Under the Rainbow

Morten LAURIDSEN O Magnum Mysterium

BACK COVER: 2007 GRAMMY FINALISTS!

NEW LABELS: Jazzed Media • JualMusic • Under God’s Rainbow • Quadrant

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FeatUreD artiStS Uri Caine: piano Joyce hammann: violin Chris Speed: clarinet Ralph Alessi: trumpet Nguyên Lê: electric guitar dJ Olive: turntables drew Gress: double bass Jim Black: drums

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Uri caine enSeMBLe Plays Mozart Genre: Jazz Label: Winter & Winter CD: WTR 130 Price Code: R Smartpak

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10 tracks include: Piano Sonata in C major (K 545) First movement · Symphony 40 in G minor (K 550) First movement · Symphony 41 in C major (K 551) Second movement · Clarinet Quintet in A major (K 581) Fourth movement · and more

SeLLinG POintS · Jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine adapts works by the great classical composers, applying a wide range of musical styles from jazz and soul to klezmer and drum ‘n’ bass. · A fascinating sound experience features great solos by Joyce hammann, Chris Speed, Ralph Alessi, Nguyên Lê (his debut recording with Caine), dJ Olive, drew Gress, Jim Black, and Caine himself. Mozart lives on! · Allegro Media service to top 100 jazz magazines as well as NPR and college radio.

Key MarKetS Hometown: New York. Also: Philadelphia

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · WTR 86 (R) Diabelli Variations (025091008629) · WTR 54 (2O) The Goldberg Variations (025091005420) · WTR 102 (R) Live at the Village Vanguard (025091010226) “An extraordinarily pliable voice in settings rich with melody, emotion and rhythm … always fascinating.” — Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times

FeatUreD artiStS Gino Sitson: lead & backing vocals, slit drum & percussion, vocal instruments Ron Carter: bass Jeff “Tain” Watts: drums helio Alves: piano Essiet Essiet: bass

tracK LiStinG Bird · Wailin’ · A Leuda Wou · Bamisphere · Massalo · Y Note? · Simplicity · Todeu · Leugdeu Monhzeu · Aloga · Nzui Mantoh · Bye

SeLLinG POintS · A master of the music of both the voice and the human body, Cameroon-born Gino Sitson is perhaps the most versatile vocalist in jazz today. Sitson brings a unique African rhythm and melody to this album of original compositions, with a strikingly broad range from Afro-jazz to post-bop. · Guest bassist Ron Carter is nothing short of a legend, and one of the great bass players of our time. A genius with rhythm and melody, Carter has made numerous recordings for Blue Note, Elektra, Concord, and Atlantic, among others. · Drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts is a percussion virtuoso who rose to prominence with the early Wynton Marsalis band. He has played and recorded with jazz icons such as Geri Allen and McCoy Tyner, and is a member of Branford Marsalis’s Tonight Show Band. · Brazilian pianist helio Alves studied at the Berklee College of Music and has recorded over forty albums as a sideman, including three Grammy-winners · With body percussion, graceful vocals in Medumba (a Cameroonian language), the aroma of Africa, and musicians from three continents—all injected into strong jazz roots—Bamisphere is an absolutely unique statement and a new vision of jazz for the twenty-first century.

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GinO SitSOn Bamisphere Label: 18th & Vine Genre: Jazz CD: 18V 1050 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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FeatUreD artiStS Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar John Bunch: piano Warren Vaché: cornet Jay Leonhart: bass Mickey Roker: drums

tracK LiStinG Groovin’ High · Bustin’ Suds · For Lena and Lennie · Up in the Blues · Down for Double · High Tide · Dreamsville · Shiny Stockings · Centerpiece · Corner Pocket · All of Me · Sophisticated Swing · Lester Leaps In

SeLLinG POintS · Bucky Pizzarelli’s tribute to Freddie Green, Count Basie’s exceptional rhythm guitarist, should appeal to all lovers of guitar music and admirers of Count Basie’s “All American Rhythm Section.” · Every track abounds with taste, elegance, invention, and swing. Pizzarelli considers this one of his finest recordings. · Promotion copies to jazz critics and radio programs.

BUcKy PizzareLLi 5 for Freddie: Bucky’s Tribute to Freddie Green Genre: Jazz Label: Arbors Records CD: ARB 19344 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

Key MarKetS Hometown: Paterson, NJ. Also: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Palm Beach, Miami, Los Angeles

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · ARB 19306 (Q) Flashes (780941130621) · ARB 19209 (Q) Contrasts (780941120929) · ARB 19254 (Q) One Morning in May (780941125429)

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FeatUreD artiStS daryl Sherman: piano, vocals harry Allen: tenor sax Vince Giordano: bass sax Jon Wheatley: guitar dave Green: bass Jay Leonhart: bass

tracK LiStinG Love You Madly · I Concentrate On You · Then I’ll Be Tired of You · Guess Who’s In Town · Carolina In the Morning · Tennessee Fish Fry · Angel Eyes · Lullaby of Birdland · Underneath the Arches · Welcome to Manhattan · Embraceable You · Like a Puzzle · Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me · Someday Sweetheart · Dream Awhile

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Genre: Jazz Label: Arbors Records CD: ARB 19341 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

· daryl Sherman, one of the finest cabaret singers, regularly performs at the Waldorf Astoria and other jazz venues in New York and internationally. · Here, Sherman has chosen an all-star group of musicians to back her, led by harry Allen. · Sherman is known for her musicality and sense of swing, and for always allowing the song to shine. · Promotion copies to jazz critics and jazz radio programs.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Woonsocket, RI. Also: New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles

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· ARB 19154 (Q) Look What I Found (780941115420) · ARB 19279 (Q) A Hundred Million Miracles (780941127928)

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“As clean and airy and sophisticated and disciplined as post-modern progressive jazz gets.”

– JazzTimes FeatUreD artiStS Ralph Alessi: trumpet, flugelhorn Andy Milne: piano drew Gress: bass Mark Ferber: drums Ravi Coltrane: tenor sax

tracK LiStinG Near Cry · It’s Just a Toy · At the Seams · Hands · The Tooth Fairy and Pistol Pete · Lap Nap · Brown Hat · Look · Words, Actions · Platform Velvet · Old Beady Eyes · Sir

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raLPh aLeSSi & thiS aGainSt that Look Genre: Jazz Label: Between the Lines CD: BTL 71213 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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· Ralph Alessi has received a lot of praise over the past fifteen years—as a sideman for Steve Coleman, Uri Caine, don Byron, and more—but his career as a leader is just beginning! · Though Ravi Coltrane is the son of Alice and John Coltrane, his successful career is based not on his name but on his fully rounded sound and individual way of playing. · Allegro Media service to top 100 jazz print magazines as well as NPR and college radio.

Key MarKetS Hometown: New York

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FeatUreD artiStS Gebhard Ullmann: bass clarinet, soprano & tenor sax, ocarinas, toys Chris dahlgren: bass, toys Art Lande: piano, toys

tracK LiStinG Blaue Nixe Part 1 · Blaue Nixe Part 2 · Verschiedene Annäherungen an den Ton Ges · Spieldosen · Winter Thoughts · BaBa · Blaue Nixe Part 3 · Blaue Nixe Part 4 · The Sun Seemed Never Again As Yellow · Blaue Nixe Part 5 · Blaue Nixe Part 6 · Blaue Nixe Part 7 · Das Tiefe A · Flutist with Hat and Shoe · From What I Remember

SeLLinG POintS · Gebhard Ullmann is one of the best-known jazz artists in Germany. He tours frequently, in different projects, several times per year in the US. · Art Lande and Chris dahlgren were born in New York and are both very active in the US & internationally (Dahlgren currently teaches at the University of Berlin). · Composition and improvisation are connected in a unique way, so the songs on this CD are all presented in such a way that you can always expect the unforeseen. · Profile of Ullmann ran in January 2007 Down Beat. · Media campaign by Ann Braithwaite.

GeBharD ULLMann/chriS DahLGren/art LanDe Die Blaue Nixe Genre: Jazz Label: Between the Lines CD: BTL 71216 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

Key MarKetS Hometown: New York.

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“Shank is supremely talented, innovative and at the same time readily accessible ... there’s no one else quite like her.” — Village Voice “A striking presence ... her musicianship is powerful.” — Wall Street Journal “A superbly skilled vocalist, Ms. Shank interprets jazz and pop liberally, but with an abiding respect for melody.” — New York Times “Shank’s delectable voice—warm-toned, fine-grained, quietly sexy—sets her well apart from the crowd.” — Time “Shank sounds like sunlight shining through a stained-glass window, her crystalline tone illuminating each song ... she’s definitely an original.” — JazzTimes

FeatUreD artiStS kendra Shank: vocals, kalimba Billy drewes: soprano & tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion Frank kimbrough: piano dean Johnson: bass Tony Moreno: drums, percussion Ben Monder: guitar Gary Versace: accordion

KenDra ShanK A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook

tracK LiStinG The Music Is the Magic · I Got Thunder (And It Rings) · Not To Worry · Down Here Below · A Circle of Love · Kendra Shank: Incantation/Abbey Lincoln: Throw It Away · Bird Alone · The World Is Falling Down · Wholly Earth · Natas (a/k/a Playmate) · Being Me

SeLLinG POintS · Front Cover Sticker: endorsement quote by Abbey Lincoln reads, “This album is a generous, wonderful gift. Thank you, kendra.” · First authorized album ever by another singer devoted to the songbook of legendary jazz singer-songwriter Abbey Lincoln. · kendra Shank is one of today’s most gifted and appreciated jazz singers. · Her three previous CDs charted on jazz radio and received accolades in Time, L.A. Times, Village Voice, Down Beat, JazzTimes, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, with Top 10 of the Year awards in Boston Globe, Newsday, and Jazziz. · Shank makes these songs her own, with creative arrangements that combine folk, country, and world music influences within the jazz context. It will appeal to both vocal and instrumental fans. · There is already a buzz in the press about this much-anticipated release, most notably a feature article on Shank in New York’s Village Voice. · Liner notes by award-winning author Gary Giddins. · CD release party at New York’s Jazz Standard on March 13, 2007. · National publicity campaign by Janlyn PR; six-week national radio campaign. · Ads will run in Down Beat and JazzTimes.

Genre: Jazz Label: Challenge Records CD: CHR 73253 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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Key MarKetS Hometown: New York. Also: Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Asheville, Lincoln, Kansas City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver

Order Date: January 25, 2007

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anDreaS SchnerMann/inGa LÜhninG Tell Me the Truth About Love FeatUreD artiStS Inga Lühning: vocals/Andreas Schnermann: piano/Matthias Bergmann: flugelhorn/ Paul heller: tenor sax, clarinets/kai Brückner: guitars, dobro/dietmar Fuhr: double bass/ Sebastian Merck: drums

tracK LiStinG The More Loving One · If I Could Tell You · Cocaine Lil and Morphine Sue · Funeral Blues · Calypso · Oh, Tell Me the Truth About Love · Refugee Blues · At Last the Secret Is Out · Underneath an Abjekt Willow · Lay Your Sleeping Head My Love (Lullaby) · Warm Are the Still and Lucky Miles (Song) · Carry Her Over the Water · Trio For Wystan Genre: Jazz Label: Challenge Records CD: CHR 73254 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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SeLLinG POintS · W.h. Auden’s poetry gained worldwide popularity after it’s prominent use in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. Here, one of his poems is set to music by leading German bandleader/ composer Andreas Schnermann. · Vocalist Inga Lühning, in-demand and raved about everywhere in Germany and beyond, is set to become a new icon of modern jazz in Europe. · The sensitive “Funeral Blues” is particularly recommended fans of light funeral music.

State OF MOnc Clippertron FeatUreD artiStS Arthur Flink: trumpet, programming/Maarten Meddens: Fender Rhodes, synth/hielke Praagman: sound & drum programming/Paul de Jong: guitar/kasper kalf: double bass/ Arthur Lijten: drums, percussion/Mete Erker: bass clarinet, tenor sax/Milan Bonger: alto & soprano sax/Ben van den dungen: tenor & soprano sax/Michel van Schie: electric bass

tracK LiStinG Genre: Jazz Label: Challenge Records CD: CHR 77046 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel w/ Slipcase

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Clippertron · Big · Field X · Non Stop Faster · Above Ground · Mindbeamer · Soyuz One · Date Line · The Hitman

SeLLinG POintS · Very powerful and exciting electro-acoustic music that levels the wall between dance music and jazz. · State of Monc is a trend-setting musical act unanimously praised by critics both from jazz and dance disciplines.

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the eric ineKe JazzXPreSS Flames ‘n’ Fire FeatUreD artiStS Eric Ineke: drums/rik Mol: trumpet, flugelhorn/Sjoerd dijkhuizen: piano/Rob van Bavel: piano/ Marius Beets: bass

tracK LiStinG Chick’s Tune · Emandem · Jotosco · Babar · Body Movement · Cross Country · Flames ‘n’ Fire · Speak Like a Child · Pinocchio

SeLLinG POintS Genre: Jazz Label: Daybreak Records CD: CHR DB 75358 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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· Swinging Dutch jazz in the tradition of drummers/bandleaders from the high days of Blue Note. · Liner notes include an essay on the essence of jazz written by david Liebmann.

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“There are about a dozen reasons for getting this gorgeous and perfect follow-up to last year’s tribute to Thad Jones. For reasons of editorial economy, you only need to know how rare it is that one single recording could feature sax players from four (count ‘em) different musical generations: bebopper James Moody, swinger Frank Wess, hard bopper Benny Golson, and post-modernist Eddie daniels.” — All About Jazz “Captures the essence of jazz.” — JazzTimes “There are not enough stars in the heavens to rate this album. Thad Jones is honored in a manner most deserving of his artistic genius.” — eJazzNews

FeatUreD artiStS hank Jones: piano James Moody: tenor sax Benny Golson: tenor sax Frank Wess: tenor sax Eddie daniels: clarinet Jimmy Owens: trumpet John Mosca: trombone Richard davis: bass kenny Washington: drums

One MOre The Summary: Music of Thad Jones Vol. 2

Genre: Jazz Label: IPO Recordings CD: IPO 1011 Price Code: Q Digipak

tracK LiStinG Little Pixie · Let’s · Don’t Ever Leave Me · Groove Merchant · Birdsong · The Great One · Central Park North (Interlude) · Rejoice · Three and One · The Summary

SeLLinG POintS · The sequel to 2005’s memorable One More: Music of Thad Jones. · Features Thad’s brother hank Jones, the dean of living jazz pianists. · Playing by tenor saxophone legends James Moody, Benny Golson, and Frank Wess. · Includes charter members of the Thad Jones–Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra Jimmy Owens, Richard davis, and Eddie daniels. · Music of Thad Jones was a highlight of 2005, garnering rave reviews and a special write-up in Nat hentoff’s column in JazzTimes. · This IPO release includes more of Thad Jones’s unique compositions performed by musicians who knew and worked with him throughout his career. Highlights include a rollicking performance of “Groove Merchant” and a performance of the title tune by two of jazz’s grand masters, hank Jones and James Moody. · Review in February 2007 Down Beat; JazzTimes and Jazziz in spring. · Press campaign by Jazz Promo Services. · Radio campaign by Tracking Station. · Ads will run in Down Beat, JazzTimes, and Jazziz.

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Key MarKetS New York, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle

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“One master paying tribute to another. Howe’s high points never end … fluidity like his is rare.”

— JazzTimes FeatUreD artiStS Ted howe: piano Lainie kazan, Giacomo Gates: vocals Jim deJulio, Chris Colangelo: bass Matt Slocum: drums

tracK LiStinG Come Rain Or Come Shine · Let’s Fall in Love · Let’s Do It · True Love · Moonlight Becomes You · All the Way · Love Song · If I Had Known · Midnight on the Beach · I’ll Remember Your Smile

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teD hOWe Love Song Genre: Jazz Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 472 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

· Features romantic tunes from the songbooks of three of our most beloved composers: harold Arlen, Jimmy Van heusen, and Cole Porter, as well as five tunes from Howe’s own original songbook with lyrics by Rebekah Miller. · Guests include Lainie kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and popular jazz baritone Giacomo Gates. Also features Jim deJulio, known for his work with Frank Sinatra; Chris Colangelo, currently touring with Jack Jones and doc Severinson; and Matt Slocum, who tours and records with jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek. · Radio promotion; press service to writers & reviewers. · Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat.

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Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Boston, Dallas

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · SMT 420 (Q) Ellington (099402420929) · SMT 435 (Q) Elton Exposed (099402435923)

Pete BarenBreGGe–FranK rUSSO GrOUP A Thousand Eyes FeatUreD artiStS Pete BarenBregge: saxes/Frank Russo, Chris Rose, Alejandro Lucini: drums, percussion/Tom Williams: electric & upright bass/Benjie Porecki: keyboards/Phil McCusker: guitar

tracK LiStinG Flashback · Banana Dance · New Joy · Blackbird · Twilight · The Night Has a Thousand Eyes · Chickara · Sycamore · Willowghby · Tombao

Genre: Jazz Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 468 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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SeLLinG POintS On their third CD for Summit, the focus is on Latin jazz. Band members have roots in fusion and Latin music, and all are involved in the Latin sound so hot in DC.

GeOrGe KOntraFOUriS Little Daddy Blues FeatUreD artiStS George kontrafouris: Hammond organ, piano/Manual dunkel: tenor sax/ Sami Linna: guitar/Jussi Lehtonen: drums

tracK LiStinG The Ruler · For the Music · The Shuffle of Changes · Teenie’s World · Heatin’ E · The Notebook · Invisible Heating Machine · V Blues

SeLLinG POintS Discovered in Europe by Tony Monaco, George kontrafouris is a “natural.”

His playing is succinct & tasty, with compositions sounding like standards!

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Genre: Jazz Label: Chicken Coup Records CD: SMT CCP 7005 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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“Aslan demonstrates that the century-old style is capable of absorbing a wide range of modern and traditional elements without sacrificing its trademark rhythmic structure, inherent charm, and deeply soulful character.” — Jazziz

FeatUreD artiStS Pablo Aslan: bass Abel Rogantini: piano Jorge Retamoza: tenor & baritone sax Gustavo Bergalli: trumpet daniel Piazzolla: drums

tracK LiStinG La Cachila · Tinta Verde · El Pollo Ricardo · Loca Bohemia · Bahía Blanca · Ventarrón · Don Agustin Bardi · De Puro Guapo

SeLLinG POintS · Argentinean-born tango jazz bassist Pablo Aslan’s second zOhO release presents a quintet of leading Buenos Aires jazz musicians, including Astor Piazzolla’s grandson! · Aslan’s spacious hybrid of tango and jazz finds the common ground in both. The songs are by eight of tango’s twentieth-century masters, some of whom are nearly forgotten. · Aslan is a member Pablo ziegler’s Quintet, and has performed and recorded with Grammy winners Shakira, Joe Lovano, Gary Burton, and more. · Publicity campaign by Jazz Promo Services; radio by Jazzzdog Promotions. · Ads will run in Down Beat.

Key MarKetS Hometown: New York. Also: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles

PaBLO aSLan Buenos Aires Tango Standards Genre: Jazz Label: Zoho CD: ZMR 200702 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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aLSO aVaiLaBLe · ZMR 200402 (Q) Avantango (880956040226)

Congratulations Phil Woods – NEA Jazz Masters Award Winner!

Phil Woods, celebrated jazz alto saxophonist, will be honored in January 2007 at the IAJE Conference in New York City with the prestigious National Endowment of Arts Jazz Masters Award.

The award-winning Jazzed Media DVD A Life in E Flat offers jazz fans the rare opportunity to see Phil Woods discuss his fifty-plus-year career in jazz during the recent recording session for the Jazzed Media companion CD This Is How I Feel About Quincy.

A Life in E Flat was awarded a Telly Award, Videographer Award of Excellence, and received a four-star rating from Down Beat.

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· JMD 1004 (Q) Phil Woods This Is How I Feel About Quincy (783707946627) · JMD 1002 (Q) Phil Woods/Carl Saunders Play Henry Mancini (783707858623) · JMD 1005 (Q) Phil Woods/Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Groovin’ to Marty Paich (783707056104) · JMD 1013 (Q) Phil Woods/Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Unheard Herd (783707269801) · JMD 1018 (Q) Bob Lark/Phil Woods Quintet In Her Eyes (783707318509)

A Life in E Flat Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzed Media DVD: JMD DVD 9001 Price Code: T Amaray Previously Available

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ALLEGRO WELCOMES JAzzEd MEdIA TO ITS ROSTER! Jazzed Media: dedicated to releasing new and previously unreleased jazz media of the highest possible musical integrity and production standards. Founded in 2002 and based in the Denver metropolitan area, Jazzed Media offers both newly recorded jazz sessions and historic recorded jazz not previously available. Extensive liner notes and photographs are utilized whenever possible to increase the musical experience.

FeatUreD artiStS Ira Nepus: trombone Steve Moore: guitar Bruce Left: bass Jack LeCompte: drums Geoff Stradling: piano Jeff hamilton: drums Jeff Clayton: sax John Clayton: bass

tracK LiStinG The Romp · Hello · When Lights Are Low · South Side Samba · Rock Me To Sleep · The Courtship · I’m In the Mood for Swing · People Time · Easy Money · Only Trust Your Heart · Another Time, Another Place · Doozy · All That Jazz

ira nePUS/SteVe MOOre Another Time, Another Place Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzed Media CD: JMD 1016 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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SeLLinG POintS · A wonderful salute to jazz alto sax great Benny Carter commemorates the jazz legend’s 100th birthday. · Jazz Week radio promotion. · Mailing to print and internet jazz journalists.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: New York

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FeatUreD artiStS Jeff darrohn: saxes dave Posmontier: piano Craig Thomas: bass Tony Vigilante: drums

tracK LiStinG The Chase · Royal Festival Blue · Velvet Blue · Henry · Take Off · Something Unknown · Waltz for Two Lawnmowers · Bopsanova · London Far Eastern Groove · T-Bird ‘60

SeLLinG POintS · Saxophonist Jeff darrohn’s debut CD showcases his incredible playing skills coupled with his own exciting compositions and arrangements. Darrohn plays all saxophone parts, including soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. · This debut is filled with exciting straight-ahead jazz coupled with today’s aggressive sound. · Jazz Week radio promotion. · Mailing to print and internet jazz journalists.

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Key MarKetS Hometown: Philadelphia

Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzed Media CD: JMD 1020 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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FeatUreD artiStS Jack Cortner: leader Marvin Stamm: trumpet Jim Pugh: trombone dave Tofani: tenor sax Bill Mays: piano John Riley: drums

tracK LiStinG Who’s ‘at Talkin’ · Softly as in a Morning Sunrise · Ballad For Betsy · Etude · Secret Love · On the Trail · Limehouse Blues · Slowdown · Flimflam Ma’am · Fast Track · Lover Man

SeLLinG POintS · Jack Cortner New York Big Band’s debut is filled with complex yet easily accessible arrangements played by many of New York’s best jazz musicians. · The band plays both original jazz compositions and several standards including “Limehouse Blues” and “Lover Man.” · Jazz Week radio promotion. · Mailing to print and internet jazz journalists.

JacK cOrtner neW yOrK BiG BanD Fast Track

Key MarKetS Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzed Media CD: JMD 1023 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

Hometown: New York

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FeatUreD artiStS Jackie Cain: vocals Roy kral: vocals, piano John Mosher: bass Gary Nash: drums Brian Atkinson: vibes

tracK LiStinG I Wonder What’s the Matter with Me · Corcovado · Mountain Greenery · It’s So Peaceful in the Country · Walk Pretty · Sweet Surrender · The Fat Man · How Little We Know · The Way We Are · The Echoes of My Life · Samba Do Aviao · Winter Comes · The Runaround · Wheelers and Dealers · New York State of Mind

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JacKie cain/rOy KraL Echoes Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzed Media CD: JMD 1014 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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· Jackie Cain & Roy kral captured live in 1976 at howard Rumsey’s Concerts By the Sea, joined by John Mosher, Gary Nash, and Brian Atkinson. · Unreleased live recording professionally recorded and mastered. · Extensive liner notes by noted jazz author James Gavin. · Jazz Week radio promotion. · Mailing to print and internet jazz journalists.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Montclair, NJ. Also: Los Angeles, New York

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“An ironclad band … its music was rugged swing and harmony and texture and sweeping, singable tunes, acoustic jazz full of a reason for being.” — New York Times

FeatUreD artiStS Omer Avital: bass Gregory Tardy: tenor sax Myron Walden: alto sax Grant Stewart: tenor sax Charles Owens: tenor sax Joe Strasser: drums

tracK LiStinG Kentucky Girl · It’s Alright With Me · 26-2

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the OMer aVitaL GrOUP Room to Grow Genre: Jazz Label: Smalls Records CD: SRC 20 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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· Omer Avital is one of the few contemporary jazz stars to receive unanimous acclaim from both critics and listeners. His dynamic bass style is rooted deeply in jazz, with influences from Middle Eastern and African music. · The discovery of a large collection of live recordings made at Smalls during the band’s heyday has brought the essential recordings of this seminal group to the forefront again. · Media by Carla Parisi, Tijuana Gift Shop.

Key MarKetS Hometown: New York. Also: Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, St. Louis, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · SRC 11 (Q) Asking No Permission (823511001126) · SRC 14 (Q) The Ancient Art of Giving (823511001423)

“Charles ‘Ned’ Goold is as distinctive an inside-outside tenor player as there is, and he should be a household name.” — All About Jazz

FeatUreD artiStS Ned Goold: tenor sax Sacha Perry: piano Neal Caine: bass Charles Goold: drums

tracK LiStinG Boss Borden · Paris Waltz · Goooold · Feeding Off the Host Part 1 · I Never Knew · Lovely to Look At · March of the Malcontents · Please · Make Believe · Sour and Ugly · What is This Thing Called Love · Thus This

SeLLinG POintS · As lead saxophonist and music director of the harry Connick Jr. Orchestra, Ned Goold has been in the forefront for several years, developing an internationally recognized name in the process. · The inclusion of bassist Neal Caine and acclaimed pianist Sacha Perry makes for a very special group chemistry. · Media by Carla Parisi, Tijuana Gift Shop. · Marketing by debbie Millman, Sterling Brands.

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neD GOOLD March of the Malcontents Genre: Jazz Label: Smalls Records CD: SRC 19 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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aLSO aVaiLaBLe · SRC 3 (Q) The Flows (616892566229)

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teXaS chriStian UniVerSity Jazz enSeMBLe Leap Frog FeatUreD artiStS Wayne Bergeron: trumpet/Tony Campise: alto sax, vocals/Rene Ozuna: tenor sax

tracK LiStinG 29 tracks include: You and the Night and the Music · Malaguena · Joy Spring · How Sweet It Is · Free Beer · Ain’t Misbehavin’ · Body and Soul · Leap Frog · Waltz of the Flowers · Begin the Beguine · Southern Exposure · Too Close for Comfort · The Thrill is Gone · and more

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SeLLinG POintS World-class jazz ensemble featuring prominent guest artists—Wayne Bergeron, Tony Campise, and Rene Ozuna.

JenniFer haLL Jennifer Hall Meets…

Jennifer hall, baritone sax/Terry harrington, clarinet, tenor sax/Tom kubis, soprano sax/Josh Nelson, piano/Roger Neumann, baritone sax/Carl Saunders, trumpet/Santo Savino, drums/Jack Sheldon, trumpet, vocals/dave Stone, bass/ Scott Whitfield, trombone

tracK LiStinG Five Brothers · Elevation · Dragonfly · Apple Core · Festive Minor · Summer’s Over · Rico Apollo · Line for Lyons · Walkin’ Shoes · Rocker · Cat Walk · Bernie’s Tune

Genre: Jazz Label: Sea Breeze Jazz CD: SBJ 3085 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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SeLLinG POintS Front Cover Sticker: A West Coast Tribute to Gerry Mulligan. This disc brings ten West Coast jazz veterans together for a celebration!

“Balances freedom and rigorous structure … Shepik is the anchor … he’s truly improvising without a net.” — JazzTimes

FeatUreD artiStS Brad Shepik: guitar Gary Versace: Hammond B3 Tom Rainey: drums

tracK LiStinG Temoin · Air · Return · Crossing · Five and Dime · The South · As Was · Frozen · Batur · Tides

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BraD ShePiK triO Places You Go

· Brad Shepik’s new organ trio has masterful group interplay and soloing throughout a beautifully varied yet cohesive set of originals, from ballads and Americana to jazz-rock and more straight-ahead tracks. · Audiophile production and multi-channel mix. · Press and e-media by GoMediaPR. · Non-commercial radio by Groov Marketing.

Key MarKetS

Genre: Jazz Label: Songlines SACD: SGL SACD 1562 Price Code: R Standard Jewel Case

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Hometown: New York, Seattle. Also: Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · SGL SACD 1555 (R) Lingua Franca (774355155523)

SACD Hybrids playable on all CD players and sounds exceptional in SACD-compatible surround sound systems!

Order Date: January 25, 2007

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Boris Vian: trumpet, cornet/Claude Abadie: clarinet/hubert Fol: alto sax/Raymond Janet: trombone/Claude “daddy” Léon: drums

Jorge Pardo: double bass/Francis Posé: drums/José Vázquez: saxes, flute

tracK LiStinG

tracK LiStinG

27 tracks include: Jazz Me Blues · I’ve Found a New Baby · Muskrat Ramble · That Dad Strain · Tin Roof Blues · Time’s A-Wastin’ · Rose Room · Honeysuckle Rose · Sweet and De Bop · Baby Won’t You Please Come Home · and more

Vale la pena · El enfermo · Algo se quema · Xysy · Chachalero · Huye Huye · El quejio en el barro · Al andalus

SeLLinG POintS There are only two things: love, and duke Ellington’s music. According to French trumpeter Boris Vian, “everything else should disappear.”

SeLLinG POintS d’3 is the result of the fluid dialogue established between three of the most impressive talents on the Spanish jazz scene including Jorge Pardo, a gifted sax player who has collaborated with Paco de Lucia, Chick Corea, and many more.

QUaDrant cOMeS tO aLLeGrO Via DiScMeDi. JUaLMUSic cOMeS tO aLLeGrO Via PriMO DiScOS.

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PREMIERE DTS discs are playable only in Label: Jualmusic DVD and Surround Sound systems.

RECORDING! CD: PRD JMC 1228 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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RECORDING! CD: PRD JMC 1226 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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Julito Alvarado: trumpet/Edsel Gomez: piano/Pedro Perez: bass/William “kachiro” Thompson: congas, percussion/Raul Maldonado: drums

Julito Alvarado: trumpet/Richard Trinidad: piano/Pedro Perez: bass/Charlie Sierra: percussion/William “kacharo” Thompson, Reinaldo de Jesus: congas/Jorge diaz: trombone/Primi Cruz: vocals

tracK LiStinG Cenizas · Sonando Con Puerto Rico · Siete Notas De Amor · En Mi Viejo San Juan · Song for Emilio · Obsecion · Sin Ti · Lamento Borincano

SeLLinG POintS First time available in the US! Julito Alvarado, one of the most respected musicians in Puerto Rico, has toured with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, and more.

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tracK LiStinG Del Sur Al Norte · Ponce’s Rumba · 4 months · Stella By Starlight · De Todo Un Poco · Melodia Para Papa · Bomba Meloza · I’m Still Waiting For You · M.R P.C · Comparsa Cristiana

SeLLinG POintS First time available in the US! Julito Alvarado constantly tours the Northeast and the Caribbean, and a major US tour will be announced in early 2007.

8% Allegro Restock Deal January 1 – 31, 2007

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the GOLDen Gate OrcheStra Crazy Words, Crazy Tune tracK LiStinG Oh! Mabel · The Charleston · Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now · Manhattan · When The Red Red Robin · Stockholm Stomp · Ain’t She Sweet? · Crazy Words, Crazy Tunes · Hallelujah! · Dawning · The Pay Off · Vaniteaser · Black and Blue Rhapsody · Chinese Jumble · There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder · Along Came Sweetness · Wishing and Waiting for Love · Pretty Little You

SeLLinG POintS · Exclusive recordings, most of which have not seen the light of day since 1929, feature excellent sound restoration and specialist sleeve notes. · Roaring twenties music with high-quality musicianship and a dance band style. Evoking nostalgia, this disc will appeal to dance band, jazz, and nostalgia fans. · MySpace notices to all jazz bulletin boards and discussion groups. · Copies sent to specialized blues & jazz DJs in the US and Canada, plus specialist jazz and nostalgia websites and all major jazz, world, roots, and Americana magazines.

Genre: Blues Label: Document Records CD: DOC 1104 Price Code: R Standard Jewel Case

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LiL’ SOn JacKSOn Volume 2: Restless Blues tracK LiStinG New Year’s Resolution · Young Woman’s Blues · Mr. Blues · Times Changes Things · Wondering Blues · Restless Blues · All Alone · Everybody’s Blues · Travelin’ Woman · Red Light · Aching Heart · Upstairs Boogie · All My Love · My Little Girl · Big Gun Blues · Get High Everybody · Let Me Down Easy · My Younger Days · I Wish I Could Go Home · Black and Brown · Journey Back Home · Sad Letter Home · Rockin’ and Rollin’ #2

SeLLinG POintS · Lil’ Son Jackson took some time out from being an automobile mechanic to record these tracks for Imperial between 1950 and 1952. Fans of Memphis Minnie, Johnnie Temple, and Arthur Crudup will want this for their collections! · Syndicated article by blues historian and sleeve note writer Bob Groom recently featured in the UK’s premier blues magazine, Blues and Rhythm. · MySpace notices to all blues bulletin boards and discussion groups. · Copies sent to specialized blues & jazz DJs in the US and Canada, plus all major jazz, world, roots, and Americana magazines.

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cLarence WiLLiaMS Whoop It Up! Volume 1 1927-1929 tracK LiStinG Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love · Candy Lips · Cushion Foot Stomp · P.D.Q. Blues · Anywhere Sweetie Goes (I’ll Be There) · Cushion Foot Stomp · Cushion Foot Stomp · Take Your Black Bottom Outside · Yama Yama Blues · (Norfolk) Church Street Sobbin’ Blues · Sweet Emmalina · Log Cabin Blues · Shake It Down · Red River Blues · Walk That Broad · Have You Ever Felt That Way · Mississippi Blues (Home Town Toddle) · Steamboat Days · In Our Cottage of Love · Lazy Mama · High Society · Whoop It Up · You’ve Got To Give Me Some · I’ve Got What It Takes · You Don’t Understand

SeLLinG POintS · A hugely popular figure in the world of pre-war blues and jazz, Clarence Williams really does “whoop it up” on this CD! · Includes recordings made for Okeh, Brunswick, Columbia, and Victor 1927—1929. · First class sound restoration, informative booklet notes, and detailed discography. · MySpace notices to all blues bulletin boards and discussion groups. · Copies sent to specialized blues & jazz DJs in the US and Canada, plus specialist jazz, world, roots, and Americana magazines.

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Order Date: January 25, 2007

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BLUES/ROCK

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“Mark T. Small plays with such intensity that he knocks yesterday’s blues all the way into next week.” — Louis Leeman

FeatUreD artiStS Mark T. Small: guitar, slide guitar, vocals

tracK LiStinG Sweet Georgia Brown · I Wish You Would · Jack of Diamonds · Mississippi Blues · Yonder Comes the Blues · Cherry Street · Twelve Sticks · Amazing Grace · Come Into My Kitchen · Route 66 · Kentucky Mandolin

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MarK t. SMaLL Mark T. Small

Genre: Blues Label: Whaling City Sound CD: WCS 36 Price Code: Q Digipak

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· Front Cover Sticker: Solo acoustic blues with muscle. · With his driving guitar played in both flatpick and fingerpick styles, Mark T. Small is often compared to John hammond. · Features live performance sound—no overdubbing, fancy effects, or computer tricks— recorded in the same manner as greats like Lightnin’ hopkins, Robert Johnson, Son house, or Mississippi Fred Mcdowell

Key MarKetS Hometown: Dartmouth, MA. Also: Providence, New Orleans, Boston, New York, Nashville, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Los Angeles

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tOny JOe White Take Home the Swamp tracK LiStinG Baby Please Don’t Go · I Want You Baby · Roosevelt and Ira Lee · Hard to Handle · When You Touch Me · You Got Me Running · You Got Me Running (Alternative Version) · Polk Salad Annie

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Genre: Rock Label: Music Avenue CD: MAY 250096 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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Tony Joe White emerged from the bayou in 1969 and sung his brand of swampy blues into the charts with the globally successful, funkified country/R&B smash hit “Polk Salad Annie.” This disc showcases White live in concert and includes versions of both of his greatest hits: “Tony Joe White” and “Roosevelt and Ira Lee.“

the FLyinG BUrritO BrOS Honky Tonk Nights tracK LiStinG 35 tracks include: Diggi Diggi Li · Wheels · Dim Light, Thick Smoke · Faded Love · Devil in Disguise · Building Fires · Bon Soir Blues · White Line Fever · Sin City · She Thinks I Still Care · Why Baby Why? · Close Up the Honky Tonks · and more

SeLLinG POintS Includes very rare tracks! Originally formed by ex-Byrds-members Gram Parsons and Chris hillman, the Flying Burrito Bros virtually invented the blueprint for country-rock. The band is legendary not only for its longevity, but also for its consistently high quality of music and its numerous fine musicians, many of them featured here: Chris Ethridge, Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete, Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott hill, Gene Parsons, and John Beland.

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Genre: Rock Label: Music Avenue 2XCD: MAY 250160 Price Code: 2J Double Slimline

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GOSPEL/FOLK

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the GOLDen GOSPeL SinGerS A Cappella Praise FeatUreD artiStS Ernest “von” Vaughan: keyboard, vocals/James Penn: guitar, bass, vocals/ Praylonn Prince: drums, vocals/Lauren Moss: vocals/Veronica dawkins: vocals/Owen Nixon: vocals/deidre Valentine: vocals

tracK LiStinG Ain’t Got Time To Die · Go Tell It On the Mountain · Oh Freedom! · Never Turn Back · I’ve Been Buked · Goin’ Up Yonder · Hush! · Old Time Religion · On My Way Home · I Need A Church · Amazing Grace · It’s All About You, Lord · Calling You Lord · Swing Low, Sweet Chariot · Upper Room · It’s Gonna Rain · Up To Glory

Genre: Gospel Label: Blue Flame CD: BLF 50882 Price Code: S Digipak

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SeLLinG POintS Top gospel singers from the US featuring Bob Singleton as director and producer.

increDiBLe StrinG BanD Nebulous Nearnesses FeatUreD artiStS Mike heron: vocals, guitars, piano, organ, harmonica/Clive Palmer: vocals, banjo, guitar/Lawson dando: vocals, keyboards, piano, guitar, guitar/and more

Genre: Folk Label: Quadrant CD: DMB QD 1 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

tracK LiStinG 13 tracks include: You Know What You Could Be · Cousin Cartepillar · Everything’s Fine Right Now · Chinese White · Ducks on a Pond · How Happy I Am · and more

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SeLLinG POintS For the first time in their long career, the Incredible String Band delivers a live recording! Recorded at Real World Studio in 2003, under the auspices of Peter Gabriel’s engineer Ben Findlay.

“What separates her from others is a beautiful, really penetrating voice that she uses with much spontaneity.” — Guitar + Bass

FeatUreD artiStS Christina Lux: vocals, acoustic guitar Marius Goldhammer: bass Tommy Baldu: drums heiko Braun: percussion Matthias krauss: keyboards, electric guitar

tracK LiStinG Coming Home at Last · To the World · Arms Wide Open · Abuse · It Ain’t Mine · Man Without a Face · Healing Waters · Love is My Religion · Endless Fall · Late at Night

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chriStina LUX Coming Home at Last

Genre: Folk/Pop Label: Sequoia Records CD: SQR 126 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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· Front Cover Sticker: “Masterfully composed ballads somewhere between Shawn Colvin and Ricky Lee Jones. Sensual music to dive into.” — Soundcheck.

Christina Lux has been heard on Fox TV’s The OC. · With masterfully composed songs and a pure voice that is soulful, honest, and moving, Lux’s sound intermingles the warmth of Norah Jones and the depth of Tori Amos. · Service to all major trade publications and music reviewers including URB, Utne Reader, DJ Magazine, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Goldmine, and more. · Service to radio, key reviewers, national publications, and e-media. · Publicity on all major e-community sites including MySpace.

Key MarKetS New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland

Order Date: January 25, 2007

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“Enigma [with Jens Gad, co-producer and guitarist] is among the top shelf artists of electronica, offering well-crafted material that could elevate the genre to a new level of creativity and mainstream credibility. Rich with complex melodies, insinuating rhythms, and the kind of hooks that make radio programmers sit up and take notice.” — Billboard “This latest project of Enigma co-producer/guitarist Jens Gad gives the listener intensely beautiful, hook-laden down-tempo European trip-hop fusion that is really a very lovely experience … a damn near perfect CD.” — MusicTap.com

FeatUreD artiStS Luisa Fernández: vocals Jens Gad: instruments Luz y Sombras: choir vocals

tracK LiStinG Prologo · Amor - Parte · Desnudame · Vivir · Alma Herida · Alas del Aguila · Amor - Parte 2 · Atacame · Amadas Estrellas · A Maria Santissima

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achiLLea

· Front Cover Sticker: Sensual…passionate…spiritual. ENIGMA co-producer and guitarist Jens Gad’s masterful new ethereal journey of lush electronica and hypnotic beats features the seductive Spanish vocals of European sensation Luisa Fernández. · This greatly anticipated follow-up to the first Achillea release, The Nine Worlds, is an ethereal journey of global electronica, lush atmospheres, seductive Spanish vocals, entrancing guitar playing, and ingenious beats. · The combination of Luisa Fernández’s spiritually sensual vocals and the richly layered atmospheres and European electronica for which Jens Gad and Achillea are renowned is compelling and deeply satisfying. · Press releases and review copies to all major trade publications including NAR and Billboard. · Review copies to music reviewers including URB, Utne Reader, DJ Magazine, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Goldmine, and more. · Service to radio, key reviewers, national publications, and e-media. · Publicity on all major e-community sites including MySpace.

Amadas Estrellas

Genre: Electronica Label: Sequoia Groove CD: SQR 124 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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Key MarKetS New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland

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ACHILLEA The Nine Worlds CD: SQR 118 (Q)

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JENS GAD Le Spa Sonique CD: SQR 122 (Q)

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NEW AGE

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“It’s difficult to make music that is at once pristine and still screams through the air, but Erik Wøllo does it … an album that is about as perfect as they come.” — Echoes

FeatUreD artiStS Erik Wøllo: guitar synthesizers, guitars, keyboards, Wollo VST software, percussion

tracK LiStinG Elevation · Blue Odyssey · The Wanderer · Evolution · Sphere–Into the Dream · Red Odyssey · Novalis · A Sea of Steps · Skyskape · Green Odyssey · Arrow of Time · The Land of Birds

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Previous releases all picked as Top 10 of the Year on Echoes.

Ideal for the downtempo/chill electronic and health/bodywork markets.

An established, recognized artist from an art label known for its quality releases.

Featured airplay with kINk-FM; included on the annual kINk Lights-Out sampler.

National radio promotion with Echoes and Hearts of Space.

Limited college radio programs.

Various internet reviews and publicity.

eriK WØLLO Elevations

Key MarKetS Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, New York, Boston

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · SPM 1204 (M) Blue Skies, Red Guitars (600028120423) · SPM 1203 (M) Emotional Landscapes (600028120324)

Genre: New Age/Electronica Label: Spotted Peccary Music CD: SPM 1205 Price Code: M Standard Jewel Case

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tracK LiStinG Chinmaya dunster: Purnima Namashkar · Rasa: Om Purnam · Chinmaya dunster: Coming Home · deuter: Temple of Silence · Chinmaya dunster: On Sacred Ground · kamal: Sassi · Chinmaya dunster: Khajuraho · Terry Oldfield: Earth and Sky · Chinmaya dunster: A Meeting Place for Friends

SeLLinG POintS · Selections from five of New Earth’s top artists. · Great for yoga, relaxation, and the healing arts. · Facilitates self-exploration and awareness towards relaxation, breathing, and body movement. · Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Yogi Times, and Shambala Sun.

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neW earth recOrDS Prana Yoga

Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Berkeley, Sedona, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Charleston, Miami, Boston, New York, Chicago

aLSO aVaiLaBLe · NER 2502 (Q) Meditative Yoga (714266250221) · NER 2516 (Q) Trance Yoga (714266251624)

Genre: New Age Label: New Earth Records CD: NER 2510 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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Order Date: January 25, 2007

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NEW AGE

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NEW & RE-RELEASES

8% Allegro Restock Deal January 1 – 31, 2007

“Deuter, whom I consider the prototypical new age music artist, puts his entire palette of musical abilities on display on Koyasan … all the proof one needs of Deuter’s singular artistry and vision, which should convince even jaded listeners that he is nowhere near done favoring us with his magic, but is still fully capable of delighting and enthralling us. Highest recommendation!”

— New Age Reporter “Deuter’s style is characterized by gentle melodies and joyful rhythms that render his music accessible even as he presents an intriguing blend of Eastern and Western styles.” — All Music Guide “We have been playing Deuter’s music now for over twenty-two years. Like the Tao that cannot be spoken, the compositions he orchestrates cannot be easily described in words ... if music can take you to Nirvana, deuter would be your conductor.” — Transitions Radio

FeatUreD artiStS deuter: Chinese erhu, Japanese shakuhachi flute, East Indian tamboura, Tibetan singing bowls, drums, cello, koto, sitar, santoor, buzuki, piano, keyboard

DeUter Koyasan: Reiki Sound Healing

Kindred Spirit · Hands of Love · Koyasan · Lovesong from the Mountains · Sound of Invisible Waters · Language of Silence · Vollmond im Herbst · Escape from Gravity

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Genre: New Age Label: New Earth Records CD: NER 2703 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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· Latest release from top-selling artist in the new age/Reiki genre. · A global mixture of instruments includes Chinese erhu, Japanese shakuhachi flute, East Indian tamboura, and Tibetan singing bowls. · Takes the listener on a serene, mystical voyage through a variety of peaceful soundscapes with a relaxed and soothing pace. · Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Yogi Times, and Shambala Sun.

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Key MarKetS Hometown: Santa Fe. Also: Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Berkeley, Sedona, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Charleston, Miami, Boston, New York, Chicago aLSO aVaiLaBLe

DEUTER East of the Full Moon CD: NER 2515 (Q)

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DEUTER Buddha Nature CD: NER 2104 (Q)

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DEUTER Sea & Silence CD: NER 2301 (Q)

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8% Allegro Restock Deal January 1 – 31, 2007

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07

NEW AGE

F E B RUA RY

“Music is a healer. I use [Evenson’s] tapes to enhance my morning meditation, to promote relaxation, to support guided imagery in controlling my liver disease, during massage, and to buoy my imagination when I write.” — Naomi Judd “As the wounded soldiers and marines arrive every week at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, it is nice to have [Evenson’s] music as part of our care plan to meet their need to relax and rest while they recuperate from their injuries. The music also helps our patients focus on their healing and not the chronic pain they endure constantly.” — John L. Kallerson, Chaplain (Major) US Army,

Senior Chaplain Clinician, Walter Reed Army Medical Center FeatUreD artiStS dean Evenson: flute, keyboards d’Rachael: harp dudley Evenson: handharp, gamelon Phil heaven: viola

tracK LiStinG Water Into Light · Inner Hands · Lotus Field · Mystic Flight · Sacred Splendor · Celestial Doorway · Joy Overflowing · Sea of Tranquility · Creation’s Spark · Dream of Peace

Dean eVenSOn/D’rachaeL Spa Dreams

SeLLinG POintS · Front Cover Sticker: Recommended by Massage Magazine. · Spa Dreams is the third release in the best-selling Healing Spa series. · dean Evenson is a sound healing pioneer who creates music specifically designed for healing arts practitioners. Healthcare professionals have used his music for over twenty-eight years. · With renowned harpist d’Rachael, Evenson creates a sensuous soundscape of flute, harp, and keyboards designed to give the listener the ultimate audio massage. · Perfect for use in the spa or at home, this disc can even help the listener to relax and create a peaceful sleep. · Promotion to spas, day spas, resorts, and retreats throughout 2007. · Ads will run in Healing Arts Guide, Healing Lifestyles & Spas, Massage, and more. · Promotional bulk mailings to key writers, new age publications, and e-media sites. · Radio promotion to new age and environmental programs as well as XM & Sirius Satellite radio.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Bellingham, WA. Also: Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Denver, Boulder, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Miami, Tampa, Sarasota, Tucson, Sedona

Genre: New Age Label: Soundings of the Planet CD: SPN 7207 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case

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“This is the real thing: intimate, touching, pulsating with passion. These chants leave you uplifted and dancing with delight. A must for those on the Tantric path.” — Charles Muir,

author, The Art of Conscious Loving FeatUreD artiStS henry Marshall: lead vocals Rickie Moore: lead vocals Ad Vanderveen: guitars, harmonium, percussion, backing vocals Ruben de Ruiter: surdo, cajon, congas, bongos

tracK LiStinG Kang Kalika Hum Shivaya · Be My Goddess · Kang Kalika Hum Shivaya (Choral Version) · Om Klim Kama · Oh, I Want You · Om Klim Kama (Choral Version)

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· These recordings are intended to enhance relationships by celebrating the bliss of divine love and sexual union. Each Sanskrit mantra is recorded in two versions (intimate and choral), and is interpreted in an English song. Booklet included. · henry Marshall is a Western-trained clinical psychologist, wise in the ways of Eastern philosophies, healing, and meditation. He and Rickie Moore are life partners and co-therapists in the Inner Peace Playshops, therapeutic play and work groups for all ages. · Fills a large niche market in the yoga and spirituality market. · Promotion at major trade shows. · Banner ads on major yoga websites. · Service to major yoga, spiritual, and sacred sexuality press and magazines. · Ads will run in New Age Retailer.

Key MarKetS Santa Fe, yoga centers, healing retreats

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tracK LiStinG Bhakti Music: Om Sarabee · henry Marshall & The Playshop Family: Pratipaksha Bhavanam · Anahata: Avalokiteshvara · Traditional: Ganesh Mahamantra · Rattan Mohan Sharma: Prarthana · Sarva Antah: Namo Mati · henry Marshall & The Playshop Family: Gate Gate · Sarva Antah: Om Shanti Om · Surajit das: Swarakhar Shiva Mantra · Traditional: Gayatri Mantra · Ajay-Atul: Shree Ganapati Atharvashirsha · Sarva Antah: Vajra Guru Mantra

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“A radiant, handsomely performed program. Lauridsen’s oeuvre becomes more popular each day for its glowing spirituality and endlessly beautiful sounds.” — American Record Guide Jörg halubek: organ Morten Lauridsen: piano Chamber Choir of Europe Nicol Matt: conductor LAURIDSEN: Les Chansons des Roses · Lux Aeterna · Madrigali · O Magnum Mysterium · Born in Washington in 1943, Morten Lauridsen has been chair of the department of composition at the University of Southern California for more than a decade. · His works have been recorded on more than one hundred CDs, and he was recently ranked the most-performed American choral composer in history. · O Magnum Mysterium is the best known of his sacred a cappella motets and has become one of publisher Theodore Presser’s best-selling choral octavos. It offers one of the most haunting vistas of Lauridsen’s often serenely mystical style. · Also high on the list of choir favorites is his Madrigali: Six “Firesongs” on Italian Renaissance Poems. · Lux Aeterna, a five-movement work, has become a choral concert staple; Les Chansons des Roses is one of his seven major vocal cycles that is not as familiar as the others, but is no less attractive.

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“A clear, ringing, effortlessly natural quality.” — Classics Today Elin Manahan Thomas: soprano Principals from The Symphony of harmony and Invention HANDEL: Agrippina · Armida abbandonata · Nel dolce dell’oblio · Tu fedel? Tu costante?

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· Recorded live at The Sixteen’s handel in Oxford Festival, 2006, Elin Manahan Thomas gives a performance of captivating communication and sparkling intelligence in these stunning and contrasting Handel cantatas, bringing to life the world of four women, all of whom have been betrayed by love and its deceitful charms. · One of Wales’s leading young sopranos, Elin Manahan Thomas first received great acclaim for her ‘Pie Jesu’ on an award-winning recording of the Rutter Requiem, and was most recently praised as soloist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at Cadogan hall and the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, under Sir John Eliot Gardiner. · This year will see her be the first soprano ever to record Bach’s Alles mit Gott, a birthday ode written in 1713 and discovered in 2005 in Weimar. · Early on, she won a choral scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge, with whose famous choir she was a regular soloist on their many CDs, on tours, and also on their BBC Radio 3 Evensong broadcasts.

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“I was transfixed by the haunting sounds and the poetic pacing of Fahres’ music on this CD. Rather than the sound floating through the room, it was as if I was floating in the sound.”

— Morton Subotnick Jon hassell: trumpet Parik Nazarian: voice Mark Atkins: didgeridoo FAHRES: Sevan · The Tubes · Coimbra 4: Mundi Theatre

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· Michael Fahres, who studied composition with Louis Andriessen and Ton de Leeuw, is an award-winning composer of electro-acoustic soundscapes as well as a radio & TV producer and director & programmer for various international music events. · Features performance by popular jazz/new music trumpeter/composer Jon hassell. · Each of the compositions builds on source recordings from around the world—Lake Sevan (Armenia), El Hierro (Canary Islands), and Coimbra (Portugal). · Title track produced and mixed by Michael hoenig, a former member of the influential group Tangerine dream and an Emmy-winning film and TV composer. · Eight-page full-color booklet combines photos with interesting notes about the three geographical sites from which the works draw their source sounds. · Review copies to all appropriate reviewers and radio. Ads in several magazines including The Wire, International Record Review, and Signal to Noise.

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“Palestine’s work offers sonic sculptures to be thoroughly inspected and savored at every moment.” — Wired “Palestine has a way of choosing notes so as to tremendously affect the thickness of the sound and create panoramic variety (and even microtonal anomalies) among the overtone masses he is creating.” — Village Voice Charlemagne Palestine: pianos, voice, brandy snifter PALESTINE: A Sweet Quasimodo Between Black Vampire Butterflies for Maybeck · Charlemagne Palestine is a historically important early minimalist, a contemporary of Philip Glass, Steve Reich, LaMonte Young, and Tony Conrad. · The past five years have seen a great resurgence of interest in Palestine’s music. · This CD documents a rare West Coast performance of expatriate Palestine at the famed Maybeck Recital hall in Berkeley, CA. · A Sweet Quasimodo is a long piece for two pianos played simultaneously in a tremolo style that Palestine calls “strumming,” a technique that has defined his piano music since the late sixties. · This live recording from the noted recital hall also contains Palestine’s short comments about his life in California in the seventies and, accompanied by a rubbed brandy snifter, his singing of a few very short “ritual” songs in his unique falsetto vocal style.

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“A violinist of soul and patrician refinement.” — New York Times “Brilliant instrumental command.” — Billboard “Bachmann is astonishing in every musical and technical regard.” — Boston Globe “Maria Bachmann is an aristocratic marvel. She has perfect technique, but more importantly, she understands how to tell music to an audience so that they understand what the composer really had in mind. This is a rare gift.”

— John Corigliano, composer, The Red Violin Maria Bachmann: violin Jon klibonoff: piano MORAVEC: Ariel Fantasy · Double Action · Nocturne · COPLAND: Ukelele Serenade · Nocturne · CORIGLIANO: The Red Violin, Chaconne for Violin & Piano · RAVEL: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G · GERSHWIN (arr.): It Ain’t Necessarily So · There’s a Boat Dat’s Leaving Soon for New York · My One and Only/Rialto Ripples Rag · Prize-winning violinist Maria Bachmann has been a featured soloist around the world and her recordings have generated critical raves; the New York Daily News named her debut CD, FRATRES, the Best Classical Recording of the Year. · Bachmann is an eminent proponent of contemporary music who has been praised for her romantic and deeply personalized approach to contemporary repertoire. She has premiered and recorded works by John Corigliano, Paul Moravec, William Bolcom, and many other living composers. · Pianist Jon klibonoff has established a versatile career as an orchestra soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the US and abroad. He has several CD recordings to his credit, including two of twentieth-century violin and piano music with Bachmann. · Maria Bachmann’s title choice for this recording, The Red Violin, suggests not only the Chaconne of Corigliano’s Red Violin Concerto but also the brilliant color, energy, and lyricism that pervade every work on the disc. · Another driving force of this recording is Bachmann’s long-time association with composer Paul Moravec, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his Tempest Fantasy, which was written for Bachmann and Klibonoff’s Trio Solisti (with cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach) and clarinetist david krakauer. · In addition to the Trio Solisti, Bachmann is also a member of the critically acclaimed Lark Quartet; both groups have made several celebrated recordings. · In 2000, John Corigliano won the Academy Award for the movie score of The Red Violin. In 2006, the Baltimore Symphony commissioned a violin concerto, developed from themes from The Red Violin. While the Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra is the first movement of the concerto, it remains a separate work both in its orchestral version and in the violin and piano adaptation. This is the world premiere recording of this version.

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“Like other chamber groups in the line descended from San Francisco’s kronos Quartet, the women of the Lark Quartet set out to mix concert music with contemporary vernacular materials, and the chief attraction of this album is that they choose interesting examples of each and play them with accuracy and vigor … anyone interested in the broad chamber music trend toward engagement with audiences will find much to enjoy in this well-executed recording.” —All Music Guide [★★★★]

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“A superb performance of Vierne’s Fifth Symphony … played with control, refinement, and grandeur, demonstrating fine technique and superb musicianship.” — The Diapason Martin Jean: organ TOURNEMIRE: The Seven Last Words of Christ · TOURNEMIRE/DURUFLÉ: Improvisation on “Victimae paschali” · LANGLAIS: Trois Paraphrases Grégoriennes: Mors et resurrectio

charLeS tOUrneMire The Seven Last Words of Christ

· The definitive recording of a rarely recorded organ work! · Martin Jean, professor of organ at Yale University and director of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, is an internationally renowned interpreter of these works. · Professor Jean has performed widely throughout the US and Europe, and played a cycle of the complete organ works of Bach at Yale in 2001. · The organ and acoustics at Yale enhance the beauty and intensity of these performances. · Service to major media points, including magazines and radio, with press kit. Promoted to 6,000+ email list. aLSO aVaiLaBLe

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“A world-class virtuoso. A breathtaking performance … intensely moving.” — The American

Organist “A powerhouse organist with considerable communicative skills.” — The Diapason Bradley Welch: organ COOK: Fanfare · DRISCHNER: Variations on O laufet, ihr Hirten · HAAN: Pastorale from Three Lyric Pieces · DUPRÉ: Crucifixion from Symphonie Passion · J.S. BACH (arr. Fox): Come, Sweetest Death, Come Blessed Rest · TRAD. (arr. Swann): Amazing Grace · GUILMANT: Sonata No. 1 in D minor · DEBUSSY (tr. Cellier): Claire de lune · The first recording of the largest French-style organ in the world, the Casavant Freres at Broadway Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas. · This CD is the young virtuoso Bradley Welch’s first recording. · Welch is winner of the coveted dallas International Organ Competition, and brings fiery enthusiasm to this audiophile recording. · In 2005 he was a featured artist at three regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and made his European debut in France performing in the Chartres Festival. · Service to major media points, including magazines and radio, with press kit. Promoted to 6,000+ email list.

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Anne Grimm, Els Bongers: sopranos Paul Agnew: tenor klaus Mertens: bass The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir Ton koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 “Schweigt stille plaudert nicht” · Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 “Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet” · “Amore traditore,” BWV 203 · A perfect single-disc introduction to the acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with The Amsterdam Baroque conducted by Ton koopman, originally begun on the now-defunct Erato label, now revived and completed by Challenge Classics. · 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. · 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.” · Includes CD-Rom link to a special exclusive website with bonus material. aLSO aVaiLaBLe

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“Dutch violist Esther Apituley performs works by Bach, Ravel, Britten, Stravinsky, and Dowland, among others, with the kind of charismatic intensity and full-frontal virtuosity that had heretofore been the exclusive property of violinists and cellists, but which, through the power of her personality and the strength of her will, Apituley boldly claims for herself and her instrument.”

—All Music Guide Esther Apituley: viola Rogier van der Tak: viola Mieke honingh: viola Ernst Grapperhaus: viola Rie Tanaka: piano

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SCHUBERT: “Arpeggione” Sonata · DRIGO: Valse bluette · VIEUXTEMPS: Capriccio · CAGE: Dream · STRAVINSKY: Élégie · APITULEY: Hydropath · FAURÉ: Berceuse, Op. 16 · PIAZZOLLA: Le grand tango · Esther Apituley is one of the greatest viola players of our time, alongside kim kashkashian and Yuri Bashmet. · This broad, balanced program is a strong successor to Apituley’s first CD, Violent Viola. · Apituley is one of the few artists specializing in viola solo works, but has also performed with the National Ballet Orchestra, the Metropole Orchestra, and the Radio Chamber Orchestra. aLSO aVaiLaBLe

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SerGei rachManinOV Piano Sonata No. 2 & Complete Preludes (2 CDs) “Rarely have I had a student in whom intelligence, feeling and technical ability are so perfectly matched.” — Paul Badura-Skoda

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Marietta Petkova: piano RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 · Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 · 10 Preludes, Op. 23 · 13 Preludes, Op. 32 Marietta Petkova was born in Bulgaria in 1968 and studied first in Sofia, then in Vienna with Paul Badura-Skoda. She won Grand Prix in the 1978 National Piano Competition in Bulgaria at the age of ten, and many other prizes have followed. Petkova performs all over Europe, North America, and Japan, especially in solo recitals, but also in chamber music and as a soloist with orchestras.

Sonatina · HONEGGER: Danse de la chèvre · BUS: Cherchez l’orange · TAILLEFERRE: Forlane · KATTENBURG: Sonata, Op. 5 SPECIAL

piano one could imagine, including several first recordings. Poulenc’s genial sonata is the central source of inspiration in an authoritative performance. Abbie de Quant is Holland’s premier and most adventurous flute soloist. An absolute must for lovers of modern flute music!

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GiUSePPe VerDi Complete Chamber Songs (2 CDs)

Gemma Bertagnolli, Roberto Mattei, Berta Rossetti, Claudio Cavina, Giuseppe Maletto: vocal soloists/Le Istituzioni harmoniche/Accademia Strumentale Italiana/Marco Longhini: conductor

Mariella devia: soprano/Sergei Larin: tenor/Michele Pertussi: bass/Parma Opera Ensemble

CAVALIERI: Rappresentatione di anima e di corpo

This unique recording received five stars from both The Classic Voice and Amadeus. Three exceptional singers present “the Verdi we never hear” in these vocal chamber works, complete in one album.

Soprano Mariella devia has sung at the Met, La Scala, and Covent Garden and has a pure, focused voice of exceptional beauty. Sergei Larin is today’s most famous Russian tenor, and Michele Pertussi is a magnificent bass.

Composed in 1600, at the very beginning of the Italian Baroque, this masterpiece has left its mark on history for two reasons: it is the first known Roman oratorio, a prototype of the genre at the very least, especially fascinating for its conception; and it is also the first sacred work with sung recitatives that also uses all the innovations of the seconda pratica as performed at the start of the seventeenth century.

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SOFia GUBaiDULina Complete Piano Works diana Baker: piano GUBAIDULINA: Chaconne · Sonata · Musical toys · Toccata-Troncata · Invention · Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931), a native of the Tatar Republic in the Soviet Union, has long since established herself as one of today’s major composers. · Her works have been generously recorded and she has twice received the koussevitsky International Recording Prize. · Award-winning Australian pianist diana Baker has been concertizing since 1995 and has made recordings for the Stradivarius, Cascavelle, and Ricordi labels.

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J.S. Bach The Leipzig Chorales (2 CDs) Claudio Astronio: organ Concentus Vocalis Griesensis P. Urban Stillhardt: conductor J.S. BACH: The Leipzig Chorales (in alternation with choir) · A many-sided musician, Claudio Astronio is an accomplished organist, harpsichordist, and conductor who is active in jazz and popular music as well as classical. · Astronio has made numerous successful recordings on several labels and received favorable reviews in a wide variety of music magazines. · The artist recorded multiple versions of each of these chorales and then selected in each case the one he felt best represented his fullest response to Bach’s infinite inspiration.

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eVariStO FeLice DaLL’aBacO Concertos for Various Instruments Paolo Grazzi: oboe Massimiliano Toralglieri, Stefania Marusi: flutes davide Monti, Margherita zane: violins Il Tempio Armonico Alberto Rasi: conductor DALL’ABACO: Concerti Grossi Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 6 · Concerto for 2 Flutes, No. 3 · Oboe Concerto No. 5 · Evaristo Felice dall’Abaco (1675-1742) is believed to have been a student of Torelli. He served the German Elector Maximilian II Emanuel and his successor for many years as Concert Master. · His surviving music was published in six collections between 1708 and 1735, and includes many concertos along with chamber and church sonatas.

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LaJOS LencSÉS

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MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 · String Symphony No. 8 in D · String Symphony No. 13 in C minor

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This is the first volume in what will become the definitive Mendelssohn cycle of the new century. Maestro Fey, a long-time advocate of Mendelssohn’s orchestral music, has assembled several rare alternate versions of his string symphonies, which he himself later orchestrated. Born in 1960, Fey was a student of Nikolaus harnoncourt from 1988 to 1991 at the Salzburg Mozarteum, and also studied under Leonard Bernstein.

Lajos Lencsés was born in Hungary in 1943 and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music and the Paris Conservatory. His international career started with victory in the Geneva Internationial Competition in 1968. He is a member of the Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, and also a soloist of world renown.

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Timur Sergeyenia: piano

CHOPIN: Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 · 4 Ballades · 4 Scherzi

J.S. BACH: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor · SCHUBERT/LISZT: Aufenthalt · Erlkönig · Der Wanderer · Auf dem Wasser zu Singen · SCRIABIN: Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 5, No. 1 · TCHAIKOVSKY: Meditation in D, Op. 72, No. 5 · RACHMANINOV: Moments musicaux, Op. 16, Nos. 1-6

Alexander Paley, born in Moldavia in 1956, brings to Chopin a calm and even-tempered approach. Although these are certainly virtuoso showpieces, Paley does not use this opportunity to show off.

These are inner-directed and contemplative performances. And, the full range of the Blüthner grand is ideally suited to capture every nuance Paley brings to his performance of these popular works.

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Timur Sergeyenia, a native of Belarus, was born in 1969 and began piano studies at the age of three. Since his public career began, he has performed more than 1,500 concerts throughout Europe. This is one in a series of hänssler Classic keyboard recordings featuring the colorful registration of the Blüthner concert grand piano.

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DMitri ShOStaKOVich Film Music (2 CDs) kai Adomeit: piano SWR Radio Orchestra, kaiserslautern Frank Strobel: conductor SHOSTAKOVICH: New Babylon, Op. 18 · A Year Is Like a Lifetime, Op. 120a · In celebration of the Shostakovich Year, the SWR kaiserslautern Orchestra presents a feature-length program of two of Shostakovich’s many film scores. · The lively and sardonic wit of Shostakovich’s early score for the silent film New Babylon stands in stark contrast to the darkly-hued orchestrations of the much later A Year Is Like a Lifetime, composed at the same time as the massive choral Symphony No. 13. · A collection that no Shostakovich lover will want to be without!

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JOhanneS BrahMS Symphony No. 3 Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra hans knappertsbusch: conductor BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 · Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a · hans knappertsbusch (1888 -1965) was one of the most important conductors in the first half of the twentieth century, along with Bruno Walter, Arturo Toscanini, and Wilhelm Furtwängler. · This disc documents his passionate sense of sound—his enthusiasm for radiant colors, for the nuances of interplay between the instruments, and for unusual harmonic or dynamic effects, which he particularly accentuated. · For Knappertsbusch, specific motifs and turns of phrase were more important than any analytic scrutiny of themes, movements, and structures.

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W.a. MOzart Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1 dmitry Sitkovetsky: violin Antonio Pappano: piano MOZART: Violin Sonatas K.304, 305, 380 & 454 · In this first volume of the complete Mozart sonatas for violin and piano, the multi-talented dmitry Sitkovetsky has selected a program of Mozart’s youthful masterworks. · Joined by pianist Antonio Pappano, Sitkovetsky gives full expression to Mozart’s genius—comical, as in the delightful variations in the A major sonata, K.305, or in the tragic tone of the E minor sonata, K.304, written just after the death of his mother. · Long a major violinist, dmitry Sitkovetsky is also principal guest conductor of the Russian State Symphony in Moscow, conductor laureate of the Ulster Orchestra, and currently music director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.

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This Month’s Featured Composer: Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934) Lyrita’s return to the marketplace offers the opportunity for a new and expanded take on significant British composers. Richard Itter, Lyrita’s founder, maintained many close relationships with major twentieth century English composers and produced an astounding catalogue, which includes many world premieres and composer-conducted recordings. Itter’s efforts on behalf of Gustav Holst, who was primarily known for The Planets, expanded Holst’s reputation to more than a “one hit wonder.” This month’s Lyrita releases feature Holst’s daughter Imogen Holst and the renowned David Atherton conducting some of Holst’s lesser-known compositional gems.

As a weak child battling a nerve condition, Holst found solace in the world of music. Born into a musical family, Holst began to play the piano and violin at an early age, until his nervous system affected his right hand. This affliction caused Holst to take up the trombone, which caused him less pain while performing. In his early adulthood, he attended the Royal College of Music, where he became a lifelong friend of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Vaughan Williams and Holst shared the influence of English folksong and choral tradition, but Holst was also strongly affected by eclectic interests.

He absorbed Sanskrit literature and Hindu spirituality. His hobbies and interests included traveling, socialism, astrology, and vegetarianism.

Originally Gustavus Theodor von Holst, Holst dropped the “von” during World War I, in order to seem more patriotic. Around this time, Holst became very successful and was in high demand for conducting, lecturing, and teaching engagements. He was not fond of the limelight; he rarely conducted interviews and often refused to sign autographs.

Holst’s always weak health worsened during his last years of life. He had a severe fall off the back of a conductor’s podium and sustained a concussion. After increasing stomach problems, Holst died from surgical complications in 1934. In addition to this month’s Holstian treats, LYR 222 features Holst’s A Fugal Overture, A Somerset Rhapsody, Hammersmith, and Japanese Suite.

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GUStaV hOLSt Orchestral Music “Another splendid trawl through the treasurable Lyrita back catalogue.” — Gramophone William Bennett: flute Peter Graeme: oboe Cecil Aronowitz: viola Emmanuel hurwitz, kenneth Sillito: violins English Chamber Orchestra Imogen holst: conductor HOLST: Two Songs without Words, Op. 22 · Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, No. 2 · Ballet Music from The Golden Goose, Op. 45, No. 1 · Nocturne from A Moorside Suite · Double Concerto for 2 violins, Op. 49 · Lyric Movement for viola · Brook Green Suite · Capriccio Imogen holst (1907-1984), the composer’s daughter, was a fine musician herself, an excellent conductor and naturally a persuasive exponent of her father’s works.

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GUStaV hOLSt A Winter Idyll & Other Orchestral Works “A fascinating assembly of Holstiana.” — Gramophone Lorraine McAslan: violin Alexander Baillie: cello London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra david Atherton: conductor HOLST: A Winter Idyll · Elegy (In memoriam William Morris) from The Cotswolds Symphony in F, Op. 8 · Indra, symphonic poem, Op. 13 · A Song of the Night, Op. 19, No. 1 · Sita—Interlude from Act III, Op. 23 · Invocations, Op. 19, No. 2 · The Lure, ballet music · Dances from The Morning of the Year, Op. 45, No. 2 Distinguished British conductor david Atherton founded the London Sinfonietta in 1967, and most recently served as music director of the hong kong Philharmonic.

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WiLLiaM SternDaLe Bennett Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 “Binns responds whole-heartedly and very sympathetically, and with his usual brilliant technique.”

— Gramophone Malcolm Binns: piano Philharmonia Orchestra Nicholas Braithwaite: conductor BENNETT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 4 · Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor · Adagio · William Sterndale Bennett (1816 -1875) was an Early Romantic British composer much under the influence of Mendelssohn. · Neglected until recently, Bennett’s music is full of lyrical beauty and intensity, and deserves revival.

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hUBert Parry Symphonic Variations “No more remarkable man has appeared on the British musical scene than hubert Parry. The range of his activities was exceptional: the distinction he achieved in many of them is almost without parallel.”

— Michael Pope PARRY: Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy · An English Suite · Bridal March from The Birds · Lady Radnor’s Suite · Symphonic Variations London Symphony Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult: conductor · Sir hubert Parry was director of the Royal College of Music, professor of music at Oxford University, a distinguished writer on philosophy, and a composer of five symphonies, three suites, and much more. · Sir Adrian Boult (1889-1983) was one of the greatest, most beloved, and longest-lived of all British conductors. He made countless acclaimed recordings, not only of British music, but certainly specializing in it.

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LennOX BerKeLey Orchestral Music “Unvarnished directness and strength, a kind of rugged authenticity which uniquely and mysteriously springs from composer performances.” — Gramophone Roger Winfield: oboe London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Lennox Berkeley: conductor BERKELEY: Mont Juic, Op. 9 · Serenade for strings, Op. 12 · Divertimento in B-flat, Op. 18 · Partita for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 66 · Canzonetta from Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 84 · Symphony No. 3 in one movement, Op. 74 · Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989), born in Oxford, studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, becoming friends with Stravinsky, Poulenc, Milhaud, Honegger, and Roussel. · His music, not surprisingly, shows a strong French influence, although he also worked closely with Benjamin Britten and even co-wrote some of his works.

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WiLLiaM aLWyn Miss Julie (2 CDs) “Strong and forceful with superb singing from all the principals.” — Gramophone Jill Gomez: soprano Benjamin Luxon: baritone della Jones: mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Orchestra Vilem Tausky: conductor ALWYN: Miss Julie (opera in 2 acts) File Under: Opera Label: Lyrita CD: LYR 2218 Price Code: 2J Double Slimline

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· Alwyn was a pioneer in composing serious music for films, and between 1936 and 1962 wrote the music for sixty feature films including Odd Man Out and The Fallen Idol.

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raLPh VaUGhan WiLLiaMS Piano Concerto “To my mind there are four unequivocal masterpieces for piano and orchestra in English twentiethcentury music: Bax’s Winter Legends … Bridge’s Phantasm and the two works presented here… an altogether outstanding reissue.” — Gramophone howard Shelley: piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon handley: conductor

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Piano Concerto in C · John FOULDS: Dynamic Triptych for piano and orchestra, Op. 88 · John Foulds (1880-1939) is a name not widely familiar today, but he was one of the most fascinating British composers, master of such a wide range of styles that he is impossible to characterize. · Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) is by contrast one of the best-known names in English music, but his piano concerto is a relative rarity.

Grace WiLLiaMS Ballads for Orchestra “The orchestral compositions reveal a distinctive personality, but Williams is still more impressive in the neo-Straussian opulence of Fairest Stars.” — Gramophone Janet Price: soprano BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Vernon handley: conductor London Symphony Orchestra Sir Charles Groves: conductor File Under: Classical Label: Lyrita CD: LYR 327 Price Code: P Standard Jewel Case

Grace WILLIAMS: Ballads for Orchestra · Fairest of Stars, for soprano and orchestra · Symphony No. 2 · Grace Williams (1906-1977) may be considered one of the finest women composers of the twentieth century, but her work has been cruelly neglected.

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Felicity Palmer, Jill Gomez: sopranos/Thomas Allen: baritone/ Stuart Burrows: tenor/New Philharmonia Orchestra & Welsh National Opera Chorus/david Atherton: conductor/Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus/Sir Charles Groves: conductor

“A splendid addition to the catalogue … Barry Wordsworth and the LPO respond to Foulds’s music with verve, commitment and enthusiasm, and the recording is of the highest Lyrita standard.” — Gramophone London Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth: conductor

HODDINOTT: Dives and Lazarus, Op. 39 · Concertino for viola and small orchestra, Op. 14 · Nocturnes and Cadenzas for cello and orchestra, Op. 62 · Sinfonia Fidei, for soprano and tenor, Op. 95 Alun hoddinott (b. 1929) has been called the greatest living Welsh composer. Essentially chromatic, his music often shows a dark Celtic intensity, manifested in his nocturnal slow movements.

FOULDS: Le Cabaret, Overture, Op. 72A · Pasquinade Symphonique No. 2, Op. 98 · April - England, Op. 48, No. 1 · Hellas, A Suite of Ancient Greece, Op. 45 · Three Mantras, Op. 61B The wife of John Foulds was an expert on the music of India, and in 1935 he traveled there to collect folk music and pursue an idea of making a synthesis of the music of East and West.

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WiLLiaM MathiaS Music for Voice & Orchestra “Willcocks and Atherton conduct with vigour and care for detail, and the recordings are admirably clean.” — Gramophone Sir Geraint Evans: bass-baritone/Janet Price: soprano/kenneth Bowen: tenor/Michael Rippon: baritone/Welsh National Opera Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/david Atherton: conductor/The Bach Choir/St George’s Choristers/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir david Willcocks: conductor MATHIAS: Ave Rex, A Carol Sequence, Op. 45 · Elegy for a Prince, Op. 59 · This Worlde’s Joie, Op. 67 William Mathias (1934-1992) was a leading Welsh composer, especially noted for his choral works. His church music is performed and loved all over the world.

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WiLLiaM MathiaS Concertos “This Lyrita CD brings together in a very attractive coupling three of Mathias’s colourful, approachable concertos in excellent recordings made in the 1970s.” — Gramophone Gervase de Peyer: clarinet/Osian Ellis: harp/Peter katin: piano/ New Philharmonia Orchestra/London Symphony Orchestra/ david Atherton: conductor MATHIAS: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 68 · Harp Concerto, Op. 50 · Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 40 In addition to his well-known choral music, Mathias wrote an opera, three symphonies, three piano concertos, and a rather popular Sinfonietta. This disc offers some of his best-concerted works.

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“[Gerhaher’s] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau’s, also exhibits many of that master-singer’s stylistic virtues … this is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level.” — Gramophone Christian Gerhaher: baritone Gerold huber: piano SCHUBERT: Winterreise (complete song cycle), D.911 (Op. 89) · Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of twenty-four songs, is one of the great masterpieces of Western musical culture, a profound expression of the deepest emotion that never descends to the maudlin. · The performance of these sublime works is generally reserved for the most insightful vocal artists, and one of those who has attracted worldwide notice recently is the young German baritone Christian Gerhaher. · Gerhaher studied singing with Paul kuen and Raimund Grumbach, and took courses with dietrich Fischer-dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Inge Borkh. · In 1998, he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York. In 2002, he was awarded the deutsche Schallplattenpreis “Echo klassik” for Best Lied Inter-

Franz SchUBert Winterreise

pretation for this recording of Schubert’s Winterreise. · As a Lied accompanist Gerold huber has performed at the most prestigious festivals.

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“Exemplary articulation, the subtlest melodic inflection, a wide but never self-indulgent tonal palette, a keen and elegant gift for characterisation—all are present and correct here, beautifully matched by orchestra and conductor.” —BBC Music Matthias kirschnereit: piano Bamberg Symphony Frank Beermann: conductor MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 5 in D, K.175 · Piano Concerto No. 6 in B-flat, K.238 · Piano Concerto No. 8 in C, K.246 “Lützow” · Matthias kirschnereit is one of the leading German pianists of his generation. His international solo career has taken him to five continents, and he has toured the US. · He has very close links to the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, with whom he is recording Mozart’s collected piano concertos for Arte Nova. · Kirschnereit’s fascination with Mozart’s piano concertos dates back to his earliest youth.

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aLeXanDer ScriaBin Preludes for Piano (2 CDs) Andrei diev: piano SCRIABIN: Three Pieces, Op. 2, No. 2 · Two Pieces for Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 1 · 24 Preludes, Op. 11 · 6 Preludes, Op. 13 · 5 Preludes, Op. 15 · 5 Preludes, Op. 16 · 7 Preludes, Op. 17 · 4 Preludes, Op. 22 · 4 Preludes, Op. 31 · 4 Preludes, Op. 33 · 3 Preludes, Op. 35 · 4 Preludes, Op. 37 · 4 Preludes, Op. 39 · Three Pieces, Op. 49, Nos. 2 & 3 · 4 Preludes, Op. 48 · Four Pieces, Op. 51, No. 2 · Four Pieces, Op. 56, No. 1 · Two Pieces, Op. 59, No. 2 · 2 Preludes, Op. 67 · 5 Preludes, Op. 74 · Russian composer Alexander Scriabin lived 1871-1915. His comprehensive collection of eightythree prelude compositions documents his stylistic development from 1887 to 1914, demonstrating a gradual overcoming of the Chopin and Liszt tradition that dominated the piano works of the time. · Andrei diev gave his Moscow debut in 1975. At only seventeen, he appeared for the first time with the USSR State Symphony Orchestra. His great talent was acknowledged in 1977, when he won the All Soviet Pianist Competition.

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SerGei PrOKOFieV Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Rouben Aharonian: violin Irina kandinskaya: piano Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Samuel Friedmann: conductor PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19 · Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 · Five Melodies for violin & piano · Sonata for Solo Violin in D, Op. 115 · Prokofiev’s two violin concertos and his solo sonata are among the greatest such works produced in the twentieth century, and have remained in the active repertory from their inception. Their depth of thought and technical difficulty challenge the finest players. · Violinist Rouben Aharonian was born in Latvia in 1947 and studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Leonid kogan. He has won several important international prizes, and since 1985 has been artistic director of the Armenian Chamber Orchestra. · Samuel Friedmann, born in 1940, graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. In 1973 he immigrated to Israel and began his international career. His concert activities have led him to the United States and many European countries.

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eDVarD GrieG Holberg Suite London Festival Orchestra Ross Pople: conductor GRIEG: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 · Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 · Evening in the Mountains, from Op. 68 · Two Norwegian Airs, Op. 63 · Two Melodies, Op. 53 · Two Lyric Pieces · For the most part, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) eschewed larger forms in favor of stage music and suites with impressionistic sonic colors. · In 1980 Ross Pople founded the London Festival Orchestra, whose numerous recordings for hyperion and ASV have attracted positive reviews. He has been seen often on the BBC.

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GeOrGe eneScU Symphony No. 1 George Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra Cristian Mandeal: conductor ENESCU: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 13 · Suite d’Orchestre No. 1 in C, Op. 9 · Intermède for Instruments & Strings, Op. 12

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· George Enescu (1881-1955) was an extraordinary musician—one of the great violin virtuosi of the twentieth century, whose performing prowess was overshadowed by his compositional talent. He is the most famous Romanian composer of all time. · The Romanian Philharmonic Society was founded in 1868. Its conductors have included significant figures in Romanian music, not to mention Enescu himself, whose name the orchestra incorporated into its title in 1955 as the George Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic. · The current conductor is Cristian Mandeal, who studied with both Karajan and Celibidache.

He has conducted numerous major orchestras and more than forty world premieres.

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JOhanneS OcKeGheM Cathedral Sounds “René Clemencic lets his three singers go it alone for the most part, and though largely uninflected the performance convinces on account of its directness and the beauty of its acoustic … at budget price this is a bargain indeed.” — Gramophone The Clemencic Consort René Clemencic: conductor, late Gothic positive organ Bernhard Landauer: countertenor Bernd Lambauer, Jim Curry: tenors Renate Slepicka: Renaissance trombone File Under: Classical Label: Arte Nova CD: ANO 563510 Price Code: C Standard Jewel Case

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OCKEGHEM: Missa sine nomine · Ut heremita solus · Alma redemptoris Mater · Johannes Ockeghem was a master of the Franco-Flemish School, one of the most important proponents of Western music. His virtuoso command of polyphonic techniques was coupled with a rare greatness of musical conception and a noble, mystical profundity of feeling.

GUStaV MahLer Symphony No. 9 “There’s nothing diminutive or bargain basement about Uwe Mund’s performance … a Mahler Ninth that will satisfy more than just newcomers or those on a budget.” — ClassicsToday kyoto Symphony Orchestra Uwe Mund: conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 in D

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· Mahler’s Ninth Symphony was first performed in 1912, a year after his death, at the Vienna Music Festival. It was conducted by Bruno Walter. Alban Berg described it as “the most magnificent thing Mahler has written.” · Vienna native Uwe Mund started his career as conductor of the famed Vienna Boys’ Choir and was later hired by herbert von karajan as solo voice coach of the Vienna State Opera.

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Eva Mei, Andrea Martin, Curtis Rayam, et al.: vocal soloists Guido d’Arezzo Chorus Russian Philharmonic Orchestra René Clemencic: conductor SALIERI: Axur, Re d’Ormus (complete opera) · The most famous musical partnership of the Classical Era was that of Mozart and his librettist Lorenzo da Ponte; the most famous (alleged) rivalry of the Classical Era was that of Mozart and his fellow composer, Antonio Salieri. · Perhaps the rumors of rivalry would be muted if more people knew the evidence to the contrary—including the fact that da Ponte also wrote librettos for Salieri! · Here is their great collaboration, recorded for the first time ever during a live performance in 1989. · Of special interest is this early (1989) appearance on record by soprano Eva Mei, in the role of Aspasia. Since then, Mei has starred in numerous opera recordings to great acclaim. · A real rarity, not to be missed by the serious collector!

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· A rare recording of Puccini’s almost-forgotten first opera, Le Villi, from 1994. · This was the first complete opera recording starring tenor José Cura before he became world famous. · Born in Argentina in 1962, Cura became the first musician to sing and conduct simultaneously, and to combine singing with symphonic works on the same program. · Cura is known for his intensely dramatic portrayals, aided by charismatic stage presence as well as his ringing tenor voice, which is also able to encompass the upper register of baritone roles. · Although seldom heard today, Le Villi had an enthusiastic public and critical reception at its 1884 premiere. One critic proclaimed Puccini “one of the most brilliant and most promising hopes of art.”

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“The artistry and commitment that this group brings to their performances is truly exceptional.”

— Sir Malcolm Arnold, August 2006 Fine Arts Brass Stephen Roberts: conductor ARNOLD: Fanfare for Louis · Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73 · Fantasy for B-flat Trumpet, Op. 100 · Little Suites for Brass Nos. 1, 2 & 3 · Fantasy for Horn, Op. 88 · Fantasy for Trombone, Op. 101

MaLcOLM arnOLD The Complete Brass Chamber Music File Under: Classical Label: Nimbus CD: NIM 5804 Price Code: P Standard Jewel Case

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· This disc marks a dual celebration. It is the first collected recording of the whole brass chamber music output of Sir Malcolm Arnold, and it also marks the coming together for the first time of almost the entire current and ex-personnel of Fine Arts Brass over the past twenty-six years to record Arnold’s Symphony for Brass. · Arnold and Fine Arts Brass go back a long way; indeed, if you should ever find a vinyl LP or cassette tape of the ensemble’s first recording, Pastime With Good Company, you will find on it one of Arnold’s favorite versions of his Quintet No.1. · This record is a tribute to the composer, who died on September 23, 2006. · Advertising in Gramophone. aLSO aVaiLaBLe

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“Gorin’s phrasing, intonation, and diction were alike admirable … moreover he possessed a valuable sense of showmanship which enabled him to interest his large and demonstrative audience, regardless of the music under consideration.” — New York Times Igor Gorin: baritone MUSSORGSKY: Khovanshchina—“All is quiet in the camp” · Hopak · Sorochintsy Fair—“Reverie of the Young Peasant” · The Garden by the Don · Forgotten · Where art thou, little star? · Songs and Dances of Death · GRETCHANINOV: Over the Steppe · TCHAIKOVSKY: None but the lonely heart · GOLDMARK: The Queen of Sheba—“Lift thine eyes” · KORNGOLD: Die tote Stadt—“My longing, my yearning” · MATTEI: Non è ver · ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia—“Largo al factotum” · VERDI: Attila—“Dagli immortal vertici” · LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci—Prologue · Igor Gorin was born Ignatz Grünberg on October 26, 1904 in Grodek, Ukraine.

Political unrest and anti-Semitism were rife, and the family eventually fled to Vienna, where he was introduced to Victor Fuchs, a former singer and faculty member of the Vienna Conservatory. · In 1935 (the year Gorin applied for US citizenship) he secured two lucrative contracts; he also signed a contract with RCA Victor, recording for them in 1937. The discs were released on their budget series, but were so successful that all subsequent records were issued on the prestigious Red Seal label. · Advertising in Gramophone.

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“Norman’s grand interpretation, well suited to the queen, is enjoyable … Veriano Luchetti from 1971 has a more dramatic and attractive voice than the 1977 Giorgio Lamberti …

Giangiacomo Guelfi’s fat sound in 1971 allows him to turn in an overall more satisfying ‘Adamastor’ than Sherrill Milnes in 1977.” — Opera Japonica Jessye Norman, Veriano Luchetti, Giangiacomo Guelfi, et al.: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Riccardo Muti: conductor MEYERBEER: L’africana (complete opera) · Live performance of this rarely-performed opera, Florence, 1971. · Only budget recording on CD! · Meyerbeer died before L’africana, his last opera, was quite finished. He was sure it was his masterpiece, and indeed it contains some of his finest music, particularly the beautiful tenor aria “O paradiso.” · L’africana was heard regularly around the world until about WWI, when it faded from view. It has had successful revivals in recent years along with other operas of its genre. · The present performance is in the original five acts, although Acts IV and V are often combined in the theater. · Jessye Norman has been one of the most celebrated American sopranos of her generation. This performance comes from the very beginning of her magnificent career.

GiacOMO MeyerBeer L’africana (3 CDs) File Under: Opera Label: Opera d’Oro CD: OPD 1467 Price Code: 3K Double Jewel Case

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“Kabaivanska is a major singer with an elegant, aristocratic air about her as well as a Slavic edge to her expressive voice … Domingo, in first bloom, is simply glorious, the baritonal qualities of his voice more interesting than overwhelming, with a real bright tenorial ‘ping’ to his high notes … Nicolai Ghiaurov offers a dignified, dark-hued Silva, and unknown baritone Carlo Meliciani handles Carlo’s high-lying music well.” — ClassicsToday Plácido domingo, Raina kabaivanska, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Carlo Meliciani, et al.: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Antonino Votto: conductor VERDI: Ernani (complete opera)

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· Ernani had its premiere in 1844 and went on swiftly to conquer the world’s theaters, remaining one of Verdi’s most popular operas for many decades. · This performance was taped on opening night at La Scala in 1969, a historic treasure within Domingo at the beginning of his international career. · Raina kabaivanska was born in Bulgaria in 1934 but moved to Italy to pursue her vocal career. Renowned for her interpretations of the roles of Tosca, Manon, Francesca da Rimini, and Madame Butterfly, the fiery soprano earned the nickname “the heroine of melodrama.” · Kabaivanska’s fellow Bulgarian, Nicolai Ghiaurov, was the most eminent operatic bass of his generation.

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Fritz Wunderlich, Maria Stader, Petre Munteanu, et al.: vocal soloists Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Alfons Rischner, Carl Schuricht: conductors MOZART: Zaide • Die Zauberflöte—“Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”

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· A live broadcast from Stuttgart in 1956 of one of Mozart’s least-known stage works. · Although it was never finished, Zaide contains one of Mozart’s most exquisite soprano arias, “Ruhe sanft,” quite the equal of anything in his later masterpieces and alone worth the price of admission. The other music is very good also, especially Gomatz’s first aria, Allazim’s appeal “Ihr Mächtigen,” and the final quartet. · For this 1956 revival, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, conductor Alfons Rischner employed an adaptation by Anton Rudolf that fills out some of the missing parts and changes some of the text to make it less stilted to a modern audience. · Of special interest in this performance is the singing of the now-legendary tenor Fritz Wunderlich, whose exemplary diction, perfect pitch, intelligence, and polished technique–allied with an instrument of exceptional agility and beauty–has enshrined him as one of the great German singers of the twentieth century. · Wunderlich’s tragic early death at age thirty-five shocked the musical world, and connoisseurs ever since have treasured his relatively limited discography. · This CD is rounded off with a bonus track of Wunderlich singing Tamino’s serenade from Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

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Sesto Bruscantini, Margherita Guglielmi, Rolando Panerai, et al.: vocal soloists RAI Chamber Chorus Alessandro Scarlatti Orchestra, Naples Bruno Rigacci: conductor ROSSINI: L’equivoco stravagante (complete opera) · A 1971 live broadcast of this rare opera! · Giaocchino Rossini (1792 -1868) was all of nineteen years old when he wrote his first full-length comedy, “The Bizarre Misunderstanding,” for the Teatro del Corso in Bologna. Despite his youth, it was his third opera, following two that had already been quite successful. · The premiere took place on October 26, 1811 and was favorably received by the public, if not the censors, who found the many risqué double meanings of the text by Gaetano Gasbarri far too ribald, and some of the plot elements unredeemably lascivious. · After only three performances, the opera was banned and never heard again in the nineteenth century. Believing the work was forever suppressed, Rossini freely mined the score for use in later works, so that listeners to Tancredi, La scala di seta, Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra, and many more are hearing bits and pieces of L’equivoco stravagante. · Sesto Bruscantini (1919-2003) was one of the greatest bass-buffos of the past century, famed for his powerful, round, and steady tone; enormous stage presence; and vivid acting. He was best known in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville but often went out of his way to perform rarities like L’equivoco stravagante. He was still singing well into his seventies.

GiOacchinO rOSSini L’equivoco stravagante (2 CDs) File Under: Opera Label: Opera d’Oro CD: OPD 1470 Price Code: 2K Double Slimline

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“Listening to this recording is a ritual unto itself.” — eMusic “Imagine Robert Gass & On Wings of Sound meet Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors in a Himalayan Monastery.” — New Age Retailer “Wonderful benefits can be had by listening to the whole in one sitting or dancing.

Highly recommended.” — Common Ground “The musical offering on this CD is completely acoustic, using traditional ethnic instruments and chants. The overtone properties of these elements give the atmospheres overt space music appeal. The repetitious nature of the chants and harmonics give the CD minimalist qualities. The strong rhythms in the second composition create electro-tribal textures. Like all of Goldman’s offerings, this CD works on many different levels.” — All Music Guide “Top 10.” — New Age Voice “A marvelous work! This is one of the best types of trance music I’ve ever heard.”

— Center for Hypno Therapy FeatUreD artiStS

JOnathan GOLDMan Trance Tara

Jonathan Goldman: chanting, vocal harmonics, singing bowls, bells Weave: tabla, pakawaj, madal, ashiko Michele Gunter: mantric chanting Candice Powers: mantric chanting

Genre: New Age Label: Spirit Music CD: JSG 77007 Price Code: Q Standard Jewel Case Previously Available

tracK LiStinG Tantric Tara · Dreamtime Tara

SeLLinG POintS · Chant to Tara, Tibetan goddess of compassion and protection. These rhythmic chants, called kirtans, are very popular. · Created by Jonathan Goldman, a world-renowned authority in the field of sound healing who presents lectures, workshops, weeklong intensive training sessions, and Tara Trance dances around the world. · Goldman is the author of Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics (inner traditions), Shifting Frequencies (Light technology) The Lost Chord (Spirit Music), and Tantra of Sound (hampton road), co-authored with his wife Andi. · He is the director of the Sound healers association, a non-profit organization dedicated to education and awareness of sound and music for healing. He is also President of Spirit Music, which produces music for meditation, relaxation and self-transformation. · The exotic sounds of these chants are truly powerful to experience for movement, healing, meditation, or yoga.

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FeatUreD artiStS Vince Redhouse: Native American flute, sax, guitars, keyboards, drums, native percussion, vocals

tracK LiStinG Sanctis Borealis · Indian Summer · Dancing Lights · Summer’s Gone · Northern Lights · The Wolf in the Wind · Stillness of the Moment · First Snow · Claire de Lune · The Shortest Day

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· 2003 Grammy Winner for Sacred Season. · Redheart has performed the National Anthem at major league games in Denver, Phoenix, Kansas City, and Los Angeles. · A step above all other Native American instrumental records released this year! Great musicianship showcases Native American talent at its best. · Has performed at and is available for in-store appearances. · Service to NPR, new age, jazz, and college radio as well as college press and new age publications. Marketing with all Native American media resources.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Tucson. Also: Phoenix, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Denver, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas, San Francisco

Genre: New Age Label: Natural Visions CD: NVR 139 Price Code: R Standard Jewel Case

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FeatUreD artiStS Masaji Watanabe: piano “Pacific Moon is creating a new beachhead of Asian fusion, mixing ambient music with electronica, traditional instruments from across Asia with western guitars and synthesizers in a heady, and often illuminating mix … the artistic evolution of our time is not just in discovering the new, but in reinventing the ancient. Pacific Moon is doing that.” — John Diliberto,

Echoes tracK LiStinG Courtly Elegance · Reminiscence · Shower of Spring Sunlight · Hand Pillow by the Wind · Ancient Way · Last Days of Autumn · Graceful Autumn · The Far Distant Xi’an · Moonlight · Bamboo Grass Boat · Ocean Sounds · Dyed Lapis Lazuli · Dawn

SeLLinG POintS · Front Cover Sticker: The beauty that is within these traditions is expressed through the delicate piano music. · Poetic melodies and nostalgic harmonies are created by this soft piano music, which takes the listener to a relaxing environment. · Born in Tokyo, Watanabe graduated from the toho Gakuen School of Music. He participated in Kitaro’s Asian tour as a keyboard player, and works as a player focusing on the synthesizer. · Watanabe has released albums as a member of r.e.M. Swimming club Band and is the music director for emiko Shiratori’s concert tours.

MaSaJi WatanaBe Miyabi Genre: New Age Label: Pacific Moon Records CD: PMR 65 Price Code: R Standard Jewel Case

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A SALUTE TO SEPIA!

Great historic reissues of vintage showtunes!

Genre: Vocals CD: SEP 1019 Price Code: M Standard Jewel Case Previously Available

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The Young Tony Bennett

Kiss of Fire

tony Bennett has remained in the forefront of worldwide vocalists ever since his first release in 1950! Although he is regarded as a jazz performer today, his early recordings were pop-oriented, ranging from novelty numbers to songs from Broadway shows. Many of his early recordings have not been available until now—on CD here for the first time! Includes “Just Say I Love Her,” “Our Lady Of Fatima,” “One Lie Leads to Another,” “Don’t Cry, Baby,” “Beautiful Madness,” “The Valentino Tango,” “While We’re Young,” “Cold, Cold Heart,” and more.

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 twenty-five 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.

Includes “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,” and more.

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JOSÉPhine BaKer A Centenary Tribute This CD celebrates the centenary of the extraordinary Joséphine Baker, the American who conquered first France, then the rest of Europe! The twenty-seven tracks span the years 1930-1953, including five numbers that are appearing on CD for the first time. Booklet includes French lyrics translated into English and rare photos. Includes “Pretty Little Baby,” “DisMoi Joséphine,” “Love is a Dreamer,” “I’m Feelin’ Like a Million,” “Afraid to Dream,” “Besame Mucho,” “Brazil,” “Serenade Celeste,” “You’re the Greatest Love,” and more.

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heLen FOrreSt Help Yourself to My Heart helen Forrest was featured vocalist with artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and harry James, placing her in the forefront of all female band singers. She recorded with Dick haymes after she left the bands, and they had ten top 30 hits between 1944-1946, indicating her popularity The twenty-five tracks on this CD were recorded between 1946-1950—many on CD for the first time!

Includes “All Of Me,” “I Wish I Didn’t Love You So,” “You Do,” “Baby, Come Home,” “You Were Meant For Me,” “Worry, Worry, Worry,” “Help Yourself To My Heart,” and more.

StOcK U P On MOr e SeP ia titLeS · SEP 1041 (M) Original London Cast Wedding in Paris/Can-Can (5055122110415) · SEP 1055 (M) Danny Thomas/Peggy Lee Songs from The Jazz Singer (5055122110552) · SEP 1012 (M) Dolores Gray Spotlight on Dolores Gray (5055122110125) · SEP 1048 (M) Original Broadway Cast Seventeen/High Button Shoes (5055122110484) · SEP 1051 (M) Johnny Mercer/Pied Pipers Dream Team (5055122110514) · SEP 1060 (M) Original London Cast Water Gipsies + Bonus Tracks (5055122110606) · SEP 1063 (M) Frances Wayne/Neal Hefti Mr. & Mrs. Music (5055122110835) · SEP 1000 (M) Doris Day The Early Hits of Doris Day (5055122110002)

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“A hip piano-playing saloon singer … the pathos, the whiskey edge, and the warm vibrato … convince me he should be heard more often.” — Rex Reed “A superb talent.” — Chicago Tribune “Thrillingly good.” — Joel Siegel, NPR critic “Cool, classy and clever, Justin hayford’s impeccable taste is an oasis of sanity in a world gone mad.” — Show Business Weekly “All the romantic elegance you could ask for … smart and inventive.”

— Oakland Tribune “A remarkable lyric interpreter and marvelous keyboardist.” — Cabaret Scenes “Hayford knows what crooning is all about—he’s unequalled.” — After Dark

Chicago FeatUreD artiStS

JUStin hayFOrD It All Belongs to You: Unsung Cole Porter

Justin hayford: vocals, piano, arrangements Jim Cox: bass Phil Gratteau: drums

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You Irritate Me So · Come Along With Me · Dream Dancing · They All Fall In Love · How Could We Be Wrong · Hasta Luego · At Long Last Love (alternate lyric) · Easy to Love (alternate lyric) · Why Don’t We Try Staying Home · It Must Be Fun to Be You · It’s Just Yours · It All Belongs to You

SeLLinG POintS · A collection of rarely heard Cole Porter gems! · Hayford specializes in reviving little-known songs from the thirties and forties.

With his sell-out Rare Find series at davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret in Chicago, he has rescued dozens of forgotten gems from undeserved obscurity. · Follow up to Hayford’s last CD, which Show Business Weekly voted the Best Male Cabaret Cd of 2005. · Press packets/promo CDs to jazz & cabaret publications. · Press packets/promo CDs to print media in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los Angeles. · Chicago radio appearances.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Chicago. Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Three Oaks (MI)

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FeatUreD artiStS Boris Savchuk: violin

tracK LiStinG Sim Shalom · Kol Ha’Olam Kulo Medley · Adon Olam · Mizmor le’David · Betach Ba’Shem Medley · Mi Ha’Ish · She’Yibane Beit Ha’Mikdash · Sisu ve’Simchu Medley · Yedid Nefesh · Shalom Rav · Chatuna (Wedding) Medley · Yeverechecha · Se’u She’arim · Mashiach

SeLLinG POintS Follows the success of his first album, The Soul of the Jewish Violin.

Boris Savchuk’s music was featured on hBO’s smash hit show Sex and the City.

Contains thrity beloved traditional Chassidic melodies. hataklit (established 1963) is one of Israel’s best-known and most favored sources of excellent music. Label head dov zeira’s insistence on producing wholesome, high-quality music has earned him the unofficial title “King of Israeli Folk Music.” · Recorded at Captain Studios with producer dov zeira. · · · ·

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The Soul of the Chassidic Violin

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FeatUreD artiStS Ilanit/The Brothers and the Sisters/dudu zakai

tracK LiStinG 54 tracks include: Ha’Yom Yom Shishi (Today is Friday) · Erev Shabbat (Sabbath Eve) · Lecha Dodi (Come, My Beloved) · Shabbat Shalom (A Peaceful Sabbath) · Eliyahu Ha’Navi (The Prophet Elijah) · Halleluiah · Ha’Kayitz Avar (Summer has Past) · Shana Tova (Happy New Year) · Be’Rosh Ha’Shana (On Rosh Hashanah) · Chag Li (My Holiday) · Sukkoth Medley (Feast of Tabernacles Medley) · and more

SeLLinG POintS · This unique collection of Israeli and Jewish holiday songs is a delight! · For obvious reasons, the Jewish holidays have spawned a wellspring of wonderful melodies. This CD will provide the listener with songs to celebrate each and every important biblical holy day. · All songs sung in Hebrew by prominent Israeli artists.

VariOUS artiStS Jewish Holiday Songs

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MeStre iraM cUStODiO Capoeira: Instruction and Demonstrations DVD MenU Introduction · Echauffements · Technical Sequences · Presentation of Movements · Attacks & Defenses · Presentation of Rhythms · Presentation of Instruments · Ensemble Demonstrations · History of Capoeira · Bonus: Brazilian Demonstrations

SeLLinG POintS · For the first time on DVD—a lesson in capoeira given by a great master of the art! · After an explanation of all the basic techniques, demonstrated by his pupils, Mestre Iram Custodio goes on to explain the more complex movements (including the many feints and kicking techniques), again with demonstrations. · Features chapters about the different musical rhythms used to accompany capoeira and the various musical instruments used to play the accompaniment, as well as a very interesting interview with Mestre Iram Custodio about the development of the art from its origins to the present day. · Bonus thirty-minute selection of capoeira sequences filmed on the beaches of Rio. Genre: World/Brazil Label: Playasound DVD: PLS DVD 69007 Price Code: R Amaray

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· Portuguese with French and English subtitles.

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ATTENTION: for the first time in the Air Mail Music series, you’ll find a booklet inside with liner notes concerning the music!

VariOUS artiStS Siberia: Trip to Trans-Siberian

LOS DiaBLOS DeL ParaGUay

te rUnGa raWa New Zealand: Maoris Songs

Paraguay: Guarani Music Genre: World/Siberia Label: Air Mail Music CD: PLS 141137 Price Code: E Standard Jewel Case

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The Russian Federation, with its sixty-plus ethnic groups (about thirty in Siberia alone) is a country with a great variety of cultural traditions. Russian music is rooted in history and ancient spiritual cultures, as well being rich in folk songs. The music of Siberia is essentially vocal, often of a shamanistic nature.

The group Los diablos del Paraguay gives a lively and modern interpretation of the musical traditions of the Guarani, combining traditional and contemporary songs with polca and Guaranian rhythms.

Recordings bearing witness to the musical culture of the Maori are a rarity. This precious CD presents songs from the well-known haka (made famous by the New Zealand rugby team), as well as songs about love, fraternity, and ancestors.

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VariOUS artiStS Carácter Flamenco tracK LiStinG 29 tracks include: Alicia Gil: Manuela la canastera · duquende: Tu camiseta de flores · Àngel Pastor: Yali-yali · Miguel Poveda feat. diego Carrasco: Alfileres de colores · La Macanita: El amante se acerca · Màrtíres del compás: Que bonito es el amor · Makarines: Dile Corazón · Mati: Ni contigo ni sintigui · diego Magallanes: Mi tesoro · dorantes: Orobroy · Tomatito feat.

Remedios Amaya: Amargo amanecer · Arcángel: Dames limones · Potito feat. Estrella Morente: De puntillas · and more

SeLLinG POintS · Thirty artists, from the traditional to the new, demonstrate that flamenco is still an extremely popular tradition! · From the innovative hip-hop of Ojos de Brujo to the beautiful folk of Miguel Poveda, this is a modern interpretation of flamenco in a beautiful 2XCD set.

Genre: World/Flamenco Label: Discmedi 2XCD: DMB 4232 Price Code: 2N Double Jewel Case

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ÁnGeL Parra De Fiesta con Georges Brassens FeatUreD artiStS Ángel Parra: vocals, guitar/Álvaro Bello: guitar, tres/Alain delpy: contrabass/hernán Saavedra: percussion/Matías Pizarro: piano

SeLLinG POintS Ángel Parra was born in Chile, but has lived in Paris since 1976. He is the son of Luis Cereceda and Violeta Parra, the Chilean folklorist of the Nueva Canción movement. Currently, he lives on the same street that famed French poet and singer Georges Brassens once lived on, so of course he had to meet his songs sooner or later. And here is the result!

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tÉnarÈze Aral FeatUreD artiStS Marc Anthony: electroacoustic hurdy-gurdy/Alain Cadeillan: vocals, alboka, bagpipes, invented instruments/Olivier hestin: percussion/Laurent Rousseau: guitars, prepared instruments, found objects/Bernard Subert: clarinet, bass clarinet, bagpipes, drums

SeLLinG POintS The five musicians in the band Ténarèze have invented a sensitive musical itinerary on the theme of water, one of the main political and humanitarian issues of the twenty-first century.

With original instruments (most of which the members conceived of and built themselves) and songs sung in the Occitan language, the group flies over the borders of imaginary lands to draw its own personal map of the world.

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FeatUreD artiStS halau O keaunui: hula George kuo: slack key guitar Gordon Mark: ukulele koAloha Ukulele: ukulele hawaii Youth Opera Chorus ho’oheno The ‘Ohana

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Winter & Winter Hawai’i: Under the Rainbow Genre: World/Hawaii Label: Winter & Winter CD: WTR 115 Price Code: R Smartpak

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Pacific Ocean · halau O keaunui: Keaunen Chant · George kuo: Aloha Chant · The ‘Ohana: Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai · Hi’ilawe · Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua · George kuo: Opihi Moemoe · The ‘Ohana: Henehene Ko’Aka · George kuo: Slack Key Hula · The ‘Ohana: E Ku’u Lei · Good Night Leilani E · Gordon Mark: Eku’u Morning Dew · hawaii Youth Opera Chorus: E Nana Kakou I Na Manu · koAloha Ukulele: Kani Kiho’alu · A Dream Called Hawaii · Gordon Mark: Makalapua · Beach of Waikiki · ho’oheno: Hawaiian Hospitality · Puamana · Nalani · Nani · Across the Sea · Waves: Atmo · halau O keaunui: Na ‘Oli O Kama Kana · Gordon Mark: Ku’u Ipo I Ka He’e Pu’e One

SeLLinG POintS · This sound story is an audiofilm about Hawaii from the point of view of a foreigner making a musical travelogue. · Features music from the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries—children’s songs, nature songs, sounds from festivals, slack key guitar music, and old hula chants. · Beautiful illustrations. · Distinctive and award-winning packaging.

“Deeply satisfying. One came much closer to the heart of Chopin—and by extension, to music itself.” — New York Times

FeatUreD artiStS Roy Eaton: piano

tracK LiStinG Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C Major from Well Tempered Clavichord · Mozart: “Ah vous dirai-je Maman” Variations in C Major KV 265 · Eaton: A Child’s Christmas · Debussy: Children’s Corner · Pinto: March, little solider! · Schumann: Scenes from Childhood Op. 15 · Joplin: The Entertainer, A Ragtime 2 step · Golson: The Baby Sleeps

SeLLinG POintS · Music inspired by the experience of childhood! · Cover illustrations by Roy Eaton’s sons, drawn when they were two years old. They have reopened the world of discovery for him, and this recording will do the same for parents and children everywhere. · Eaton won his first piano competition in Carnegie hall at the age of seven. He won the Naumburg Scholarship from CCNY in 1948, went to Europe, and started master classes with Edwin Fischer, along with Alfred Brendel. · Eaton’s Scott Joplin CD on Sony Classical is a notable top international seller. · Aggressive media mailing to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide, as well as children’s magazines and reviewers. · Ads will run in American Record Guide.

rOy eatOn Keyboard Classics for Children Genre: Children/Classical Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 471 Price Code: L Standard Jewel Case

Key MarKetS Hometown: New York. Also: Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles

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“These award-winning recordings introduce infants (and up) to classical music (and other genres) and a variety of instruments—with a goal of soothing and calming.” — Metro Parent “Susie Tallman’s strong, clear voice and playful arrangements … make magic.

The variety of songs and instruments will keep repeated listenings from wearing out adult ears.” — Sacramento Bee “Augment your young child’s reading skills with multiple award-winning music CDs produced by Albuquerque’s Rock Me Baby Records. All CDs feature company founder Susie Tallman, who graduated from UCLA with a degree in voice performance (and had even performed in Carnegie hall), and a number of accomplished backup musicians. Providing parents with a way to carry on the time-honored tradition of nursery rhymes and lullabies, the CDs are so masterfully done they almost made this reviewer want to be a child again.” — abqARTS

FeatUreD artiStS Susie Tallman: vocals Mark O’Connor: piano, accordion Peter Farnan: guitars, bass, melodica Gerry hale: violin, banjo Peter Maslen: drums Greg O’ Connor: ukulele

SUSie taLLMan & FrienDS Let’s Go! Travel, Camp & Car Songs

tracK LiStinG Let’s Go · Polly Wolly Doodle · Madalina Catalina · Throw It Out the Window · Going On A Bear Hunt · On Top of Spaghetti · A Sailor Went to Sea · Oh Susanna · You Are My Sunshine · The Old Family Toothbrush · Sippin’ Cider Through a Straw · Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? · I Love The Mountains · Swimming Hole · The Ostrich Song · Blowin’ in the Wind · Boom Chicka Boom · Yankee Doodle · Mary Ann McCarty · Clementine · Ain’t Gonna Rain No More · There’s a Hole in the Bucket · 1000 Legged Worm · Home on the Range · My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean · To Morrow

SeLLinG POintS · Front Cover Sticker: Another stellar release from award-winning children’s artist Susie Tallman. · Traditional songs with new, fun twists! · Twenty-six songs, sixty-two minutes, lyrics included. · Produced by Susie Tallman, Peter Farnan, and Mark O’Connor. · Promotion will be handled by a private publicist.

Key MarKetS Hometown: Albuquerque. Also: San Francisco, Los Angeles

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SUSIE TALLMAN Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes CD: RMB 91002 (M)

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ALLEGRO WELCOMES UNdER GOd’S RAINBOW TO ITS ROSTER! Under God’s Rainbow, you will always find inspiration & faith. Children of all ages will enjoy these uplifting collections of sing-along bible songs. Each CD includes twelve brand-new versions of all-time favorite songs of praise, plus a bonus 125-page printable coloring book featuring traditional bible images!

Produced by king of the Yard Productions, Flying Colors brings a unique vision, boundless energy, and an attitude of fun to their material. Performed in a variety of styles including classic rock, world, blues, and folk, each song is infused with a newfound joy that is guaranteed to put a smile on even the most serious face!

BiBLe caMP SOnGS Ring the Bells of Heaven

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Rise and Shine (Arky, Arky) · Ho, Ho, Ho, Hosanna · This Is My Commandment · The Coloring Song · Heavenly Father I Appreciate You · For the Beauty of the Earth · Do, Lord · Spoken For · Jesus Loves the Little Children · Battle Hymn of the Republic · Standing in the Need of Prayer · Ring the Bells of Heaven

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BiBLe caMP SOnGS All Things Bright & Beautiful

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Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam · His Eye is on the Sparrow · Oh, How I Love Jesus · Shut De Door · Lord I Lift Your Name on High · Peter, James and John in a Sailboat · Swing Low/When the Saints/Sing Sing Sing · Meet with Me · Joyful Joyful · I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy · Give Me Oil in My Lamp · All Things Bright & Beautiful

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BiBLe caMP SOnGS Jesus Loves Me

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Jesus Loves Me · Dare to Be a Daniel · Happy All the Time · Children of the Living God · Father Abraham · God is Always Near Me · The B-I-B-L-E · God is So Good · Jesus’ Little Lamb · Cartoon Song · Children Sing · Zaccheus

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Led by Chris Morrisette on lead vocals and guitar, Flying Colors records and performs in Portland, Oregon. The group also features Summer hermann (lead vocals), James Stuart (bass), hillary hamburg (piano, keyboards), Matt Jordan (drums), Brian Crowell (guitar), kelly Boyd (piano), Bernie Meyer (piano), and Garth Morrisette (piano).

The Calvary kids Choir features Gabe & Colleen Smith, Isaac herman, Lauren Pettit, Marissa Jordan, Landon Skopp, Mary Rose and Naomi Stuart, Marisa Nickell, Lindsey Pettit, and Caitlin Morrisette.

BiBLe caMP SOnGS O How Wonderful Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho · Go Tell It on the Mountain · Open the Eyes of My Heart · ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus · Growing for Jesus · If You’re Happy and You Know It · There Were Twelve Disciples · God of Wonders · O How Wonderful · Leaning on the Everlasting Arms · This Train · For All the Blessings of the Year

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BiBLe caMP SOnGS What a Friend We Have in Jesus I Belong to Jesus · Amazing Grace · This Little Light of Mine · In the Secret · I Have Decided to Follow Jesus · Peace Like a River · God Sees the Little Sparrow Fall · Get On Board, Little Children · Son of God · What a Friend We Have in Jesus · Jonah and the Whale · Standing in the Promises of God

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BiBLe caMP SOnGS The Light of the World is Jesus He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands · The Light of the World is Jesus · Wonderful Words of Life · Solid Rock · I Am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N · Blessed Assurance · Can You Count the Stars? · Holiness · Sacred Fountain · Tell It to Jesus · There is No Name So Sweet on Earth · I Could Sing of Your Love Forever

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The timeless tales of the Old and the New Testament come alive in these new picture book dVds from Under God’s Rainbow. nOah & the Great FLOOD Genre: Children Label: Under God’s Rainbow DVD: UGR 400001 Price Code: C Amaray

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Apprx. 35 min, Color, Interactive Menus, Story Selection

chaPterS In the Beginning · Adam & Eve · Noah and the Great Flood · Abraham Friend of God · Isaac Finds a Wife · Jacob and Esau · Joseph the Dreamer

JOSePh & the KinG OF eGyPt Genre: Children Label: Under God’s Rainbow DVD: UGR 400002 Price Code: C Amaray

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Apprx. 40 min, Color, Interactive Menus, Story Selection

chaPterS Joseph and the King of Egypt · The Princess and the Baby · Let My People Go · Journey to the Promised Land · The Battle of Jericho · Gideon Fights for God · Samson the Strong Man · Ruth’s New Family

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chaPterS God Speaks to Samuel · A King for Israel · David and Goliath · King David · Solomon’s Golden Temple · Elijah Asks For Bread · Elijah and the Prophets of Baal

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Each dVd includes up to eleven bible stories especially adapted for children!

DanieL in the LiOnS’ Den Genre: Children Label: Under God’s Rainbow DVD: UGR 400004 Price Code: C Amaray

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chaPterS Naaman’s Dreadful Secret · Enemies All Around · Jeremiah and the Great Disaster · King Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Statue · Daniel in the Lions’ Den · Queen Esther Saves Her People · Nehemiah’s Greatest Day · Jonah Runs Away

When JeSUS WaS yOUnG Genre: Children Label: Under God’s Rainbow DVD: UGR 400005 Price Code: C Amaray

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Apprx. 55 min, Color, Interactive Menus, Story Selection

chaPterS A Baby Called John · The First Christmas · When Jesus Was Young · Jesus’ Special Friends · Jesus the Teacher · Jesus Gives the People Food · Secrets Jesus Told · The Story of the Good Samaritan · The Story of the Sower · The Story of the Two Brothers · The Story of the Great Feast

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chaPterS The Story of the Lost Sheep · Come Down Zacchaeus · Mary, Martha and Lazarus · People Met Jesus · Jesus the King · Jesus on Trial · The First Easter · Good News for Everyone · Paul at Damascus · Paul and Friends · Paul the Prisoner

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aLLeGrO WeLcOMeS crOMWeLL PrODUctiOnS tO itS rOSter!

The cromwell Productions catalog of military history DVDs is one of the most outstanding collections of its kind available today. This innovative series of over one hundred DVD titles combines computer graphics with contemporary reconstructions and re-enactments, eyewitness accounts from primary sources, archival film from the twentieth century, and expert commentary to provide an in-depth analysis of the major military engagements that have shaped world history. From the epic battles of the ancient world to the bloody conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, cromwell Productions puts you there on the front line like no one else can!

reBeL SaBreS: the BattLe OF BranDy StatiOn 1863 SeLLinG POintS · The largest cavalry battle ever fought on American soil! · The battle of Brandy Station was the largest cavalry engagement ever fought on the North American continent. Over 20,000 mounted troops clashed in a titanic cavalry battle. Largely considered a prelude to the even larger Battle of Gettysburg, which followed shortly after, it represented the first time that the previously invincible Confederate cavalry met their match at the hands of the Union cavalry. · This DVD features a magnificent reconstruction of the Battle of Brandy Station specifically filmed in Virginia, the largest cavalry re-enactment ever staged in America. It also features superb dramatized “eyewitness” accounts, atmospheric recreations of camp life, period imagery and photographs, and expert analysis. Narrated by Bob Sessions. · Main Feature apprx: 50 min, color.

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Introduction · Confederate Cavalry · Union Cavalry · Federal Soldiers · Brandy Station · The Federal Plan of Action · Fleetwood Hill · Press Reaction

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neW OrLeanS 1815 SeLLinG POintS · General Andrew Jackson’s great victory over the British army! · New Orleans 1815 tells the story of General Andrew Jackson’s great victory over a British force commanded by Sir Edmund Packenham. The British landed in New Orleans in an attempt to win decisive control of the Mississippi Valley. Jackson had constructed formidable fortifications and was well prepared for the British attack. · During the fighting that ensued, American casualities were light while British losses numbered some 2,000 men. Fearful of even greater losses at the hands of the well-entrenched American troops, the British called off the attack and returned home, thus ensuring the American victory. · This DVD features expert analysis, atmospheric re-enactments, and period images. Narrated by Bob Sessions. · Main Feature apprx: 50 min, color.

Scene SeLectiOnS Introduction · The Canadian Question 1812 · The Maryland Campaign 1814 · The Spanish Colonies · The New Orleans Theater 1815 · Counter-Attack · British Reconnaissance · Dawn Assault · Packenham’s Death

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the French & inDian War SeLLinG POintS · The last of the wars for the control of North America! · The French & Indian War was an epic struggle between France and Great Britain and her colonial allies. Both sides were fighting for control of the North American continent. The long-standing and deeply rooted animosity between France and Britain made this final decisive conflict all but inevitable. The war represented the first large-scale mobilization of the colonial militias and would prove to be a critical factor in the war for American Independence that would follow less than a generation later. · The war is best remembered for the Battle of Quebec, where British General Wolfe surprised French forces on the Plains of Abraham outside the city of Quebec and decisively routed them. Wolfe himself was shot and killed, and did not see the French surrender on September 18th or the takeover of French Canada by the British. · This DVD features commentary and analysis by Dr. Scott Lucas of the University of Birmingham, author and historian Stuart reid, Director of the Old Fort niagara Brian Dunnigan, and military experts Kenneth a. hamilton and George a. Bray iii. It also features atmospheric battle re-enactments and period images. Narrated by ian Brooker. · Main Feature apprx: 55 min, color.

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Introduction · Monongahela · Fort Niagara · Indian Tactics · Major General James Wolfe · Attack On Quebec · Quebec Surrenders · British Defeated

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the BattLe OF the LittLe BiG hOrn SeLLinG POintS · An unforgettable account of Custer’s last stand! · The battle of the Little Big Horn was the last stand of General George Armstrong Custer, a highly decorated Civil War hero. It has become one of history’s most recognized battles, and marked the death of one of the most colorful characters in the U.S. cavalry. · Custer was desperate to win a victory on the battlefield and restore his flagging reputation.

Ignoring his orders, he attacked an encampment of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians along the Rosebud River in Montana, only to find that the Indians outnumbered him three to one.

Eventually meeting in battle along the bank of the Little Big Horn river, Custer and the seventh cavalry where annihilated by the larger Indian force. · The Battle of the Little Big Horn represented the most decisive Indian victory in the long conflict between the Native Americans and the ever-expanding young United States. It would be short-lived, however, as the US mobilized more troops to fight in the Indian wars. · This DVD features stunning re-enactments, new footage of the Little Bighorn battlefield as it is today, expert commentary from battlefield guides, and period imagery. Narrated by Michael Leighton. · Main Feature apprx: 50 min, color.

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Introduction · Cheyenne Territory · Sitting Bull · Custer’s Instructions · Moving Camp · The Battle · Custer’s Battalion · Cavalry Slaughtered · Aftermath

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the BattLe OF GettySBUrG SeLLinG POintS · The turning point of the American civil war! · The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-July 3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, marked the decisive turning point of the American Civil War. It represented the northernmost penetration of the Army of Northern Virginia and was the bloodiest battle of the war. · Over 51,000 Americans died during the three-day battle, the highest American casualty count of any battle. At Gettysburg, the Union General George Meade and the Army of the Potomac decisively defeated the Confederate forces of Robert E. Lee. The battle ended Lee’s second and final invasion of the North.

This is the story of that critical battle, the battle that ended the myth of Lee’s invincibility. · This program, narrated by Michael Leighton, features expert analysis, magnificent battle re-enactments, genuine period imagery and photographs, dramatized “eyewitness” accounts, and 3-D mapping illustrations. Also features expert comment and analysis by John M. Fuss of the Gettysburg national Park. Narrated by Michael Leighton. · Main Feature apprx: 55 min, color.

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Introduction · After the Battle of Brandy Station · Oak Hill · Cemetery Ridge · Little Round Top · The Battle is Lost · Fall Back to Virginia

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Great raiLrOaD aDVentUreS: MeDiterranean train JOUrneyS SeLLinG POintS · Your great railroad adventure is about to begin! Great Railroad Adventures will take you on epic train journeys around the world. Come aboard some of the most famous and colorful trains still running, and explore exotic and forgotten corners of the world! · Greece: the first journey takes you through the length of Greece. Starting in the south, you travel through the Peloponnesian peninsula past some of the great architectural masterpieces of antiquity. You continue on to Athens, and then proceed north past the breathtaking vistas of Mount Olympus to Thessaloniki, the cultural capital of northern Greece. · Portugal: you travel through the heart of Portugal as you descend down the Duoro Valley to the Portuguese city of Oporto. Famous throughout the world for the Port vineyards that line its shores, the Duoro offers magnificent vistas of the terraced vineyards that line its steep banks. · Spain: a train journey through Andalusia, the romantic heart of Spain, is a journey through the land of flamenco, sherry, fiestas, and bullfights. Starting in Madrid, you travel south to Seville and then on to the cultural heart of Andalusia, the beautiful city of Granada. · Tunisia: a train journey through Tunisia is a journey in both time and space. Starting in Tunis, your journey takes you through Sousse, El Jem, Sfax, and eventually Gabes, deep in the Sahara desert. Along the way, you’ll see breathtaking Roman-era ruins as well as the broad unspoiled vistas of the deep desert. · Apprx 1 hr 40 mins, color.

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cOUnter StriKe SeMPer-Fi: the MarineS in WWii · Within six months of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the tide of war in the Pacific theater had already started to turn. In this program, we look at the hard-fought battles that stopped the Japanese thrust westward towards Hawaii and southwards towards Australia, as well as at the key battles that shattered the Japanese lines of defense in the Pacific. · Chapter 1: The Battle of Midway. A tiny atoll in the Central Pacific, Midway was considered crucial to the defense of Hawaii. Japan committed virtually their entire naval fleet to this engagement and expected to decisively defeat the American Navy.

After America’s victory, the strategic offensive in the Pacific shifted permanently to the United States. · Chapter 2: Bougainville—Up the Solomons to Rabaul. Bougainville was 170 miles from Rabaul, the site of a giant Japanese military base at the northern end of the Solomon Islands chain. It was defended by 50,000 Japanese troops. Its airfields would allow U.S. fighters to escort heavy bombers to Rabaul and back again. · Chapter 3: Rabaul—Open Road To The Philippines. The isolation and neutralization of Rabaul effectively ended Japanese offensive capabilities in the southwest Pacific. By surrounding key Japanese positions and neutralizing them with overwhelming air power, the Allies were able to avoid costly battles and speed up the pace of the Pacific campaign. · Chapter 4: Tarawa—The Gilbert Islands. Proportionately the battle of Tarawa was one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War. Three of every ten men that landed on the first day were casualties. Only twenty of the original garrison of 4,500 defenders survived the bloody three-day battle. · Main Feature apprx: 1 hr. 45 min, B&W.

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the BeGinninG OF the enD SeMPer-Fi: the MarineS in WWii

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· The inner ring of Japanese defense in the Pacific lay across five island groups: the Gilbert, Marshall, Marianas, Caroline, and Palau islands. Control of these islands would open up the road to the Philippines, and set the stage for the conquest of the last two innermost islands, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. · Chapter 1: Saipan—Inner Line of defense. Saipan represented the first assault on Japan’s inner line of defense, the Mariannas. The largest U.S. Naval force ever assembled gathered for the invasion. · Chapter 2: Tinian. U.S. forces targeted Tinian to provide advanced air bases from which the new B-29 bombers could reach Japan. · Chapter 3: Peleliu—A Costly Mistake. Peleliu was originally invaded to secure a base of operations for the upcoming invasion of the Philippines. However, by the time the island was subdued—at a cost more than 2,000 American and more than 10,000 Japanese lives—MacArthur had already established his forces on the Philippines, making the invasion of Peleliu unnecessary. · Chapter 4: Iwo Jima—Countdown to Tokyo. A volcanic Island only 750 miles southwest of Tokyo, Iwo Jima was the scene of some of the harshest fighting of the war. The month-long campaign resulted in 6,000 American soldiers dead and 020,000 wounded. · Chapter 5: Okinawa—The Final Battle. The Okinawa campaign consisted of the largest invasion force ever assembled for a single operation. It would take eighty-two days and heavy casualties to subdue the island. · Main Feature apprx: 1 hr. 50 min, B&W.

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The wines and vineyards of Italy are synonymous with the country’s history and culture. heir to a multi-millennial tradition of grape growing and wine making, Italy produces over one and a half billion gallons of wine each year.

More than 3.4 million acres of vineyards span the entire length of the country, from the alpine foothills in the north to the sun-baked islands of the south. Vineyards of Italy is a delightful exploration of the wines, traditions, vineyards, and culture of Italian wines and wine making.

WineS OF nOrthern itaLy SeLLinG POintS

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· Episode One: Trentino is located in Italy’s central alpine, near the border of Switzerland and Austria. This mountainous, rugged area is generally unsuited for viniculture.

Wine production is centered principally in the valley of the Adige, which is most famous for the five million bottles of Chardonnay-based Spumante it produces annually. · Episode Two: Friuli, in the northeastern-most region of Italy, has long been characterized as a hybrid between Italian, Austrian, and Slavic wine traditions. It is primarily famous for its production of light, fruity white wines. · Episode Three: The Veneto is the most important wine region of northeastern Italy, with an annual production of over 200 million gallons. Among its more famous wines are the incredibly concentrated Amarone and Recioto, as well as the lighter, fruitier, and better known Soave and Valpolicella. · Episode Four: Piedmont is arguably one of Italy’s most distinguished and important wine regions. Wine production centers around the Nebbiolo, Piedmont’s most noble grape. Along with Tuscany’s Sangiovese, it is the grape that has given the largest number of distinguished wines to Italy. The region’s legendary red wines include Barolo, Barbaresco, and Gattinara, but equally famous is its Asti Spumante. · Episode Five: Lombardy, in north-central Italy, is the country’s largest and most populous region. Although no single grape or varietal style predominates, excellent wine is nonetheless produced in the regions of Valtellina, Oltrepo Pavese, and Franciacorta. · Episode Six: Emilia Romagna stretches across north-central Italy from the Adriatic Sea in the east to Liguria. Among the regions best-known varietal wines is the Lambrusco, a light sparkling red that is often a perfect accompaniment to a summer meal. · Apprx: 2 hrs, color.

WineS OF centraL anD SOUthern itaLy SeLLinG POintS · Episode One: Tuscany is one of the most important and distinguished wine regions in Italy. Among the region’s legendary wines are Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile de Montepulciano, and the ever-present Chianti Classico. · Episode Two: Marches stretches from Tuscany to Umbria to the Adriatic coast. Its wines are less well known than those of its more famous neighbors. The chief grape varieties of the region include Sangiovese and Trebbiano. · Episode Three: Lazio is in the heart of Italy. The bulk of the region’s wine production is white and is centered in the Castelli Romani, the hill outside of Rome. · Episode Four: Puglia comprises the southernmost region on the “heel” of the Italian boot.

The region produces over 350 million gallons of wine and ranks only behind Sicily as Italy’s largest producer. · Episode Five: The production of wine in Sicily dates back to the eighth century BC. Today, Sicily has over half a million acres of land devoted to wine grapes and produces over 400 million gallons of wine annually. · Episode Six: Historically, linguistically, and culturally the island of Sardinia seems detached from the mainstream of Italian culture. Wine varieties, not surprisingly, are unique to the island and appear to be primarily of Spanish origin. · Apprx: 2 hrs, color.

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WOrLD OF catS VOL. 2 SeLLinG POintS · The cat is unlike any other animal. It has intrigued humanity with its strange spiritual presence throughout the thousands of years it has lived alongside us. The World of Cats is a comprehensive introduction to the cat and offers pet owners the opportunity to learn once and for all just what exactly your cat has been thinking about all these years. · In Episode 1: Living with Your Cat, we examine the life and care of the indoor cat.

Topics covered include: where cats range in the home and why; how cats mark their territory in the home; scratching, scent marking, and chinning; investigating scents that we bring home; avoiding household hazards for young cats; an indoor cat’s need for play; sleeping—do cats dream?; cat communications, voice, and body language; how and why cats purr; food in a cat’s life; cat grooming and health care; and the best breeds of indoor cats. · Cats are perfect pets—most of the time. But what do you do if your cat fouls the carpet, shreds the furniture, or becomes aggressive? In Episode 2: Breaking Bad Habits, we examine the causes of such problems and show a range of active and passive deterrents to solve these situations. Topics covered include: missing the litter tray; fouling carpets and potted plants; damaging curtains and furniture; spraying; rough play; aggression to cats and people; excessive grooming; eating house plants; catching birds; stress caused by the introduction of a new baby, cat, or person; and stress at the vet. · Apprx 1 hr 50 min, color.

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WOrLD OF DOGS VOL. 2 SeLLinG POintS · Best friend, lifelong companion, protector, and guardian. The pet dog has become a much loved and integral part of the American family. · In Volume 2 of World of Dogs, we look at the special needs of caring for and training a new puppy as well as a complete guide to basic health and grooming for adult dogs. · In Episode 1: Puppy Care, we examine the care and training of a new puppy. Topics covered include: how to settle a puppy in a new home, how puppies learn, training equipment, basic puppy obedience, safety, and basic veterinary advice. · Dog grooming is essential both for the dog’s well being and for the owner’s enjoyment of a clean pet. Episode 2: Grooming and Health is a comprehensive guide to grooming your dog and is applicable to all breeds. It is easy to understand and gives clear advice on all aspects of grooming and bathing. Topics covered include: benefits of grooming; grooming equipment; advice for short-coated, double-coated, and long-coated breeds, pre-bath procedures; health examination; ear and eye car; bathing and shampooing; drying; grooming and finishing touches. · World of Dogs is a wonderful introduction to the care and training needed to turn your dog into a lifelong companion. · Apprx 2 hrs 10 min, color.

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VerOniKa StrinG QUartet Classical Romance tracK LiStinG DEBUSSY: Claire de Lune · BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 · BEETHOVEN: Moonlight Sonata · BACH: Air on a G string · LISZT: Liebesträume–Nocturne No. 3 · CHOPIN: Etude No. 3 in E Major · SATIE: Gymnopedie · LAKME: The Flower Duet · PACHELBEL: Canon in D Major · CHOPIN: Nocturne in E flat: Op. 9 No. 2 · BEETHOVEN: Für Elise

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Genre: Relaxation Label: Global Journey CD: GJR 3854 Price Code: J Standard Jewel Case

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· An amazing compilation of the world’s most beautiful and romantic masterpieces! · This enchanting collection of concertos and sonatas will transport you to a time of true romance and pleasure. · Ideal for cozy nights, romantic dinners, or relaxation. · Masterfully arranged by Steve hogarty and produced by Peter Samuels. · A perfect Valentine’s gift!

NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA

SOnic WOrLD OrcheStra An English Romance tracK LiStinG Spring · I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud · Batter My Heart – Tear the Spirit · The Skylark · The Sunne Rising · Like April Morning Clouds · Jerusalem · The Passionate Shepherd · To Autumn

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Genre: Relaxation Label: Indigenous Great Britain CD: GJR IGB 2605 Price Code: J Standard Jewel Case

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· Romance has never been told like this! The English have an uncanny capability to produce such a wonderful compilation of music mixed with prose. · Sweet, lingering melodies and rich harmonic textures are combined with the imagery of the classic poets. · Includes works by William Wordsworth (credited with ushering in the English Romantic Movement), John Donne, John Keats, and more. · This album will take you on a rhapsodic sojourn like never before. · Masterfully arranged and produced by nigel Pegrum and Gene Pierson. · A perfect Valentine’s gift!

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SOnic WOrLD OrcheStra Shakespeare & Love tracK LiStinG Shall I Compare Thee · Romeo & Juliet · Greensleeves/No Time, Thou Shall not Boast · Sweet Silent Thought/To Me Fair Friend · The Three Witches (Macbeth) · The Twelfth Night – Nobody’s Jig (Excerpt one) · Shakespeare’s Dream · Henry V · The Twelfth Night – Olivia (Excerpt two)

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Genre: Relaxation Label: Indigenous Great Britain CD: GJR IGB 2610 Price Code: J Standard Jewel Case

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· The timeless marriage of the prose of the Bard and music as emotional and stirring as the master’s words. · Close your eyes and be swept to a kinder, gentler time of true romance. · A dynamic and insightful masterpiece drawing from Shakespeare’s most vibrant moments. · Masterfully arranged and produced by nigel Pegrum and Gene Pierson. · A perfect Valentine’s gift!

ON TOUR NOW! Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart

Lark Quartet Klap Ur Handz

Terrance Simien Across the Parish Line

CD: WTR 130 (R) UPC: 025091013029

CD: END 1018 (Q) UPC: 723721241858

CD: AIM 5014 (Q) UPC: 752211501424

* SEE PAGE 2 1/27/07

2/5/07

2/7-9/07

New York, NY – Merkin Concert Hall 1/30/07

Chicago, IL – University of Illinois 2/14/07

Portland, OR – Portland Jazz Festival

Kendra Shank A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook CD: CHR 73253 (Q) UPC: 608917325324 * SEE PAGE 5 1/12/07

New York, NY – 55 Bar (IAJE) 1/26/07

New York, NY – 55 Bar 2/23/07

New York, NY – 55 Bar 3/13/07

New York, NY – Jazz Standard

Norfolk, VA – Kaufman Theater 2/6/07

Arlington, VA – Spectrum Theatre in Rosslyn 3/9/07

Westport, CT – Westport Arts Center

1/5-6/07

1/10/07

McLean, VA – Alden Theatre 1/5-6/07

Washington, DC – Ronald Reagan Building 1/9-13/07

Melbourne, FL – King Center 1/18/07

Columbus, OH – Southern Theatre 1/18-21/07

Skokie, IL – Centre East

Washington, DC – Kennedy Center

12/27-28/06

St. Louis, MO – Bucks Jump Blues Festival 1/21/07

New York, NY – APAP Convention 2/3/07

Mebane, NC – Mebane Library

Tony Bennett The Young Tony Bennett CD: SEP 1028 (M) UPC: 5055122110286 * SEE PAGE 45 1/26-27/07

2/21-25/07

Memphis, TN – Folk Alliance

Joey DeFrancesco All or Nothing At All

Atlantic City, NJ – Harrah’s 2/8/07

1/10/07

New York, NY – IAJE/Hilton New York 1/13/07

Maria Bachmann The Red Violin CD: END 1020 (Q) UPC: 723721264857 * SEE PAGE 25 1/15/07

Calgary, AB – Pro Musica University Theater 1/17/07

1/12/07

New York, NY – Birdland 1/15/07

Des Moines, IA – Adventureland Inn 1/16/07

Omaha, NE – University of Nebraska 1/27/07

Albuquerque, NM – Scalo Northern Italian Grill

Lynne Arriale Trio Live at Montreux CD: TCB 20252 (Q) UPC: 725095202527 3/6-8/2007

Morehead, KY – Moorehead State University 3/9/2007

Louisville, KY – The Jazz Factory 3/10/2007

Indianapolis, IN – The Jazz Kitchen 3/23/2007

Lafayette, LA – Performing Arts Society of Acadiana 4/10/2007

Tampa, FL – Backlot Arts

CD: SWC 1067 (Q) UPC: 787991106729

West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues

New York, NY – Don’t Tell Mama

Erie, PA – Warner Theatre

CD: MMB 76 (Q) UPC: 601163000762

3/3/07

Louisville, KY – Kentucky Center for the Arts

CD: SMT 470 (Q) UPC: 099402470924

* SEE PAGE 9 1/13/07

Hollywood, CA – 2007 Grammy Salute to Jazz

2/15-16/07

CD: CTL 1026 (M) UPC: 095632102628

Carolina Chocolate Drops Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind

2/6/07

Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center

Scott Whitfield Speaking of Love

DVD: JMD DVD 9001 (T) UPC: 783707068305

New York, NY – IAJE

2/14/07

Capitol Steps I’m So Indicted!

1/20/07

Phil Woods A Life in E Flat

Jasper, IN – Community Arts Theatre

Blue Bell, PA – Science Center Theatre 1/20-21/07

Fullerton, CA – Steamers/NAMM 1/23-27/07

Davis, CA – UC Davis/Mondavi Center

Rez Abbasi Bazaar CD: ZMR 200613 (Q) UPC: 880956061320 1/11/07

New York, NY – IAJE 11/19/07

Ottawa, QC – Center Point Theater 1/22/07

New York, NY – SOB’s

2/2/07

Chicago, IL – Symphony Center 2/15-18/07

Washington, DC – Blues Alley

Alberta, QC – Grande Prairie Regional College 1/30/07

New York, NY – Century Club 2/21/07

Garden City, NY – Adelphi University 2/25/07

San Jose, CA – Chamber Music Society

Sean Noonan Brewed By Noon Stories to Tell CD: SGL SACD 1563 (R) UPC: 774355156322 1/19/07

New York, NY – Barbes

Order Date: January 25, 2007

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CONGRATULATIONS GRAMMY FINALISTS! Tune in to the 49th annual Grammy Awards February 11 on CBS! Best Latin Jazz Album

Best Native American Music Album

Edsel Gomez Cubist Music

Dafnis Prieto Absolute Quintet

Black Eagle Voice of the Drum

Jana American Indian Story

Label: Zoho CD: ZMR 200601 Price Code: Q UPC: 880956060125

Label: Zoho CD: ZMR 200606 Price Code: Q UPC: 880956060620

Label: SOAR CD: SOA 228 Price Code: R UPC: 722871122826

Label: SOAR CD: SOA 227 Price Code: R UPC: 722871122727

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Chamber Music Performance

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Ike Turner Risin’ with the Blues

The Chicago Chamber Musicians Chamber Works for Winds and Strings by Mozart

Peter Rutenberg/Los Angeles Chamber Singers’ Cappella Padilla: Sun of Justice

Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 461 Price Code: R UPC: 099402461922

Label: Rubedo Canis Musica CD: RCM 12006 Price Code: R UPC: 707651200628

Label: Zoho Roots CD: ZMR 200611 Price Code: Q UPC: 880956061122

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