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STREET DATE August 8, 2006 ORDER DUE DATE July 21, 2006

Paul Motian page 6 Lee “Scratch” Perry page 10 Incendio page 17 AfricaVision Vol. 2 page 51 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice page 54 Artists On Tour page 63 Koopman’s Bach Cantatas Vol. 12 page 24 Tight Sweater! page 32 John Adams Piano Works page 35 New Labels: Intuition Music page 9 Autumn Rock Records page 14 Rock Me Baby Records page 53

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JAZZ “Any appearance by the great altoist is reason to take notice, but this promises to be something else – the resurrection of one of the most consistently satisfying midsize bands of the late 1970s, which was itself inspired by Miles Davis’s 1949 Nonet.” — PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Featured Artists Lee Konitz, alto sax/Ohad Talmor, tenor sax/Russ Johnson, trumpet/Jacob Garchik, trombone/Oscar Noriega, bass clarinet/Dimos Goudaroulis, cello/Ben Monder, guitar/Bob Bowen, bass/Matt Wilson, drums

Track Listing Chromatic-Lee Suite: Outwardly · Big Easily · West Coastly · Funkily · Omniously · Colorfully · Springin’ · Ohad · Warmer in Heaven · Walls · Rubato

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Lee Konitz New Nonet Lee Konitz New Nonet

CD: OTI 15214 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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· Represents the third time Lee Konitz, a true living legend of jazz, has assembled his fabled Nonet in his sixty-year career! · Features never-before-recorded Konitz originals arranged by internationally recognized composer/saxophonist Ohad Talmor · This live recording at NY’s Jazz Standard, fueled by a band of tip-top improvisers from the Big Apple and Rio, captures the energy and spontaneity of the six-night club gig · Anticipated 2006 appearances at New York’s JVC Jazz Festival and the Chicago Jazz Fest as well as a high-profile celebration of Konitz’s eightieth birthday followed by a national tour · New York metro area and NY-based jazz print publicity by Red Cat Publicity · National daily press, lifestyle publication press, and select radio publicity by Braithwaite & Katz · Full radio mailing (with emphasis on NPR stations) · Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco

“After all these years, the brilliantly original alto saxophonist, who came up with Thornhill and Tristano, continues to surprise.” — VILLAGE VOICE

Featured Artists Lee Konitz, alto sax/Ohad Talmor, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax/ Spring String Quartet/Christian Wirth, violin/Markus Wall, violin/ Julian Gillisberger, viola/Stephan Punderlitschek, cello

Track Listing Interrogation · Pretty Peace · Moon · Lied im Herzen · General Cluster · Chunks · FeeBeMe · Sunday in Colonia · Struttin’ with Some Barbeque

Selling Points · Breakthrough concept for the ever-inventive jazz legend, who has never shied away from contexts unusual to jazz throughout his sixty-year career · Combines the classical sound of a string quartet with the dual reeds of Konitz and international powerhouse reedman/composer Talmor, who also provides striking, ear-catching arrangements of Konitz originals and a Louis Armstrong classic · All members are accomplished improvisers – like the Kronos or Turtle Island String Quartets, but with a grittier groove and more exploratory air to their sound · Appeals to adventurous jazz and classical listeners · National press, lifestyle publication, and select radio publicity by Braithwaite & Katz · Additional extended press mailing to “new classical” press · Full radio coverage with emphasis on NPR stations; extended mailing to adventurous classical stations · Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco

Order Date: July 23, 2006

Lee Konitz-Ohad Talmor String Project Inventions

CD: OTI 15215 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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JAZZ Ray Barretto

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Standards Rican-ditioned CD: ZMR 200610 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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Undeniably one of the world’s greatest percussionists. An American jazz legend. A Latin music classic. A driving force in that New York Puerto Rican musical hurricane. — MIAMI HERALD

Press Quotes “[Straddling] the worlds of jazz and Latin music in a career that spanned almost six decades … Barretto was known for his fearless experimentation with Latin, jazz, and rhythm and blues, and for helping popularize salsa music.” — NPR.ORG “Barretto has spent over four decades refining the integration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with the improvisational elements of jazz. Few artists have been as successful over the years at fusing these two genres as Barretto, an undisputed master.” — DRUMMERWORLD

Featured Artists Ray Barretto, congas, scat vocals/Hilton Ruiz, piano/David Sanchez, tenor sax/Papo Vazquez, trombone/Chris Barretto, alto sax/ John Benitez, bass/Adam Cruz, drums

Track Listing Lean On Me · Trav’lin’ Light · Ivy · Suddenly It’s Spring · I Had the Craziest Dream · Something To Live For · Baby, Baby All the Time · Brandy’s Blues · Strange Music

Selling Points · Standards Rican-ditioned is the last recording of legendary Puerto Rican percussionist Ray Barretto, who passed away unexpectedly on February 17, 2006 · Barretto recorded Standards with an all-star ensemble of top Puerto Rican musicians in December 2005 in a fifties Blue Note-style straight-ahead blowing session, playing classic jazz standards · The band Barretto assembled for this recording features Hilton Ruiz on piano, David Sanchez on tenor sax, Papo Vazquez on trombone, John Benitez on bass, Adam Cruz on drums, and the recording debut of Barretto’s twenty-year-old son Chris Barretto on alto sax · This session was also one of the last by legendary pianist Hilton Ruiz, who passed away in June from injuries he received in an accident during a visit to New Orleans · Ray Barretto completed and approved the mixes for all but the last track, “Strange Music.” Chris Barretto plays conga on this tune, and oversaw the final mixing and mastering of the recording · Standards Rican-ditioned stands as the last milestone in Ray Barretto’s rich five-decade recording career, covering Latin jazz, straight-ahead jazz, and salsa in a unique Puerto Rican all-star format · The many career retrospectives, obituaries, and radio/TV specials honoring Barretto after his recent passing have created a tremendous anticipation and interest in his last recorded masterpiece · Aggressive grassroots marketing effort through Jazz Promo Services directed at national and Latin jazz media · Radio campaign by Jazzzdog Promotions · Ads will run in Down Beat, JazzTimes, and Latin Beat

Key Markets New York (Hometown). Also: Miami, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, San Juan

Order Date: July 23, 2006

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JAZZ Featured Artists Willie Pooch, vocals/Tony Monaco, organ/Rick Collura, guitar/Louis Tsamous, drums

Track Listing Why I Sing the Blues · House Arrest Blues · The Thrill is Gone · In My Lonely Room · Cross My Heart Blues · Same Old Blues · Buckeye Steel Mill Blues · Natural Ball · Willie Rap · Georgia On My Mind

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Willie Pooch featuring Tony Monaco Willie Pooch’s Funk-n-Blues

· This is Willie Pooch’s Funk-n-Blues – real, hip blues sung from the heart! · Born in Mississippi in 1936, Willie Pooch started his singing career in church. At the tender age of eight, he performed with two gospel groups – The Spirit of Memphis Quartet and the Gospel Travelers. At fourteen, Pooch and his family moved to Chicago. Under the tutelage of the great Luther Allison, Pooch began his career as a blues singer, working with Elmore James, Freddie King, and more · Quickly becoming an in-demand producer, Tony Monaco’s B3 wizardry is a mainstay on the jazz scene. Hot on the heels of the creation of Chicken Coup Records and Monaco’s Top 5 jazz radio release East to West comes this incredibly enjoyable funk-n-blues recording! · Service to radio as well as press, internet, and digital radio outlets · Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat · Key Markets: Columbus (Hometown). Also: Chicago, Detroit, New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, San Francisco

CD: SMT CCP 7007 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz/Blues

Also Available · SMT CCP 7001 (Q) Tony Monaco East to West (099402001722)

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Featured Artists Scott Whitfield, trombone, vocals/Roger Neumann, tenor & soprano sax, flute/John Rangel, piano/Jennifer Leitham, bass/Kendall Kay, drums/ Bob Florence, piano

Track Listing Postage Due · Blue Daniel · A Message from the Captain · Let’s Get Lost · Sunset Dreams · Spring’s Kiss · You Go To My Head · Bye Bye Blues

Selling Points · Trombonist, composer, arranger, vocalist, conductor, and producer, the critically acclaimed Scott Whitfield is back with his quintet featuring a very special guest – the legendary Bob Florence! · A nice mix of vocals and instrumentals, combined with superb musicianship and arranging skills, make this an explosive set captured live at Charlie-O’s in Valley Glen, CA · Breaking the Top 10 on jazz radio and staying on the charts for eleven weeks and counting, Whitfield’s last recording with his Orchestra East was very well accepted by critics and radio · Service to radio as well as press, internet, and digital radio outlets · Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat · Key Markets: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago

Scott Whitfield Quintet Live at Charlie O’s

Also Available · SMT 390 (Q) Live at Birdland (099402390925) · SMT 408 (Q) The Minute Game (099402408927) · SMT 437 (Q) Diamonds for Nat (099402437927)

CD: SMT 460 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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JAZZ “Harris plays with a deceptive ease, great imagination, and essential grace that marks him as one of the giants of modern jazz piano.” — DOWN BEAT

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Featured Artists Barry Harris, piano/John Webber, bass/Leroy Williams, drums.

Track Listing Star Eyes · Woody ‘N’ You · Perdido · It Could Happen To You · No Name Blues · A Night in Tunisia · Tea for Two · All God’s Chillun · Everything Happens To Me · Nascimento

Selling Points · Dr. Barry Harris, the greatest living piano bebopper, recorded live at a popular New York jazz club! · An exhibition of Harris’ beautiful sound and total mastery in its most mature form captures a moment in present-day jazz history – a jazz piano great reaches new heights in his recording history, backed by young contemporary John Webber and seasoned professional Leroy Williams · The legendary and distinguished Harris is renowned not only for his mastery of jazz piano but for his dedication to teaching · Harris has recently been the focus of much press, including a cover story in All About Jazz and an appearance on the Grammys, where he received a Lifetime Achievement Award · Professional press & radio promotion · Ads will run in Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, All About Jazz, and the New Yorker · Key Markets: Detroit (Hometown). Also: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami

Barry Harris Trio Live from New York! Vol. One

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“On A Tribute to Gypsy Swing, the Austrian-born guitarist burns up the fretboard with astounding technique that combines strength, speed, finesse, and soul into one scintillating package.” — BILL MILKOWSKI

Featured Artists Harri Stojka, lead guitar/Claudius Jelinek, rhythm guitar, banjo/Ivan Ruiz Machado, bass/Heimo Wiederhofer, brush snare/Eva Berky, violin

Track Listing Swanee River · Nuits De Saint-Germain-Des-Pres · J’attendrai · Bei Mir Bist Du Scheen · Avalon · Nuages · Limehouse Blues · Petite Fleur · Undecided · Song for My Daddy · Just One of Those Things · Sweet Sue · Schee is’ so a Ringlspue’

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Harri Stojka A Tribute to Gypsy Swing

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· A Roma gypsy living in Vienna, Harri Stojka is one of the leading gypsy swing guitarists in Europe, with several European releases and a substantial international touring presence · On A Tribute to Gypsy Swing, his first stateside release and Zoho debut, Stojka presents his highly virtuosic and swinging quartet with classic Django Reinhardt-style instrumentation (two acoustic guitars, bass, and snare drum played with brushes) · The adventurous repertoire consists of Reinhardt compositions, nineteenth and early twentieth century songs from the Great American Songbook, an Austrian folk song, and one Stojka original · East Coast U.S. tour August–September 2006 · Aggressive grassroots marketing effort through Jazz Promo Services · Radio campaign by Jazzzdog Promotions · Ads will run in Down Beat and JazzTimes · Key Markets: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Washington DC

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JAZZ Featured Artists Peter Herbolzheimer, trombone/Jiggs Whigham, trombone/Wolfgang Schluter, vibes/Bruno Castellucci, drums/David King, bass/Peter Tiehuis, guitar/and more

Track Listing Get Me to the Church On Time · Just the Way You Are · Moon River · Get On My Cloud · Swing-A-Ling · Things Aren’t What They Use to Be · Dinner For One · Misty · Don’t Get Around Much Anymore · Little Red Apple · I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm · Apple Honey · Oh Bernadine

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The Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra Getting Down to Brass Tracks

· Rated Europe’s #1 big band for years, the Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra has won multiple awards for their work with such honored guests as Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Toots Thielemans, and Herbie Hancock · Ten outstanding arrangements by Herbolzheimer and three original compositions feature the tightest brass section in the business · The international fame of this great musician, arranger, and composer is largely due to his reputation for having the foremost arrangements and excellent musicians playing superb big band music · Service to over 150 top jazz and big band stations · Reviews expected in major jazz publications · Key Markets: Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle

Also Available CD: ALA 5613 (R)

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Featured Artists Paul Motian, drums/Chris Potter, sax/Larry Grenadier, bass/Masabumi Kikuchi, piano/Rebecca Martin, vocals

Track Listing The Last Dance · Tea for Two · In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town · Never Let Me Go · Never Let Me Go · Folks Who Live on the Hill · Everything Happens To Me · Last Night When We Were Young · Born To Be Blue · Brother Can You Spare a Dime · I Loves You Porgy · You’re Getting To Be a Habit With Me · How Long Has This Been Going On

Selling Points · Since 1988, Paul Motian has recorded twenty-one albums with a variety of players – his trio with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano, Tethered Moon with Masabumi Kikuchi and Gary Peacock, work with Geri Allen and Charlie Haden, the Electric Bebop Band, and Trio 2000+One (all available on Winter & Winter) · Now, in 2006, Paul Motian celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday! On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (his twenty-second album for Winter & Winter) is a very special musical gift. Motian has dedicated his whole life to music, and this album is the quintessence of his work · National campaign by Allegro Media will service top hundred jazz print magazines; NPR and college radio blanketed nationally · Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle

Paul Motian Trio 2000+One On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity CD: WTR 125 (R) Smartpak File Under: Jazz

Also Available · WTR 8 (R) Sound of Love (025091000821) · WTR JMT 919029 (Q) On Broadway Vol. 1 (025091902927) · WTR JMT 919038 (Q) On Broadway Vol. 2 (025091903825) · WTR JMT 919055 (Q) On Broadway Vol. 3 (025091905522)

Order Date: July 23, 2006

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Harnesses progressive energy in ways that most cannot. — EXCLAIM

Press Quotes “[Grdina] is constantly reinventing himself and surprising his listeners with an ever-changing array of new sounds and concepts.” — STRAIGHT.COM “Famous for blending with the situation [and] regarded as a supreme team player, Gary Peacock’s ego-free and spiritually deliberate approach to making music offers no collisions or complaints.” — EARSHOT “[At 75] Paul Motian’s playing shows no signs of cliché or even consistency for that matter, which is by far anything but a bad thing.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Featured Artists Gordon Grdina, guitar, oud/Gary Peacock, bass/Paul Motian, drums

Track Listing Yellow Spot Into the Sun · Different Places · Platform · Renunciation · Morning Moon · Ginger Root · 100 Years · Distant · Combustion · Think Like the Waves · Cobble Hill · Albert the Monk · String Quartet #6 · Strathcona

Selling Points · Gordon Grdina is a young Vancouver-based guitarist, oud player, and composer who was mentored over a five-year period by Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio bassist Gary Peacock · As a result of those sessions, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian enthusiastically agreed to make an album of Grdina’s compositions · The music is full of heartfelt melodies, and the trio plays together with great empathy and improvisational freedom. Several oud pieces in Arabic scales provide additional variety and interest · Peacock and Motian are a famous and unsurpassed combination (heard, for example, on Marilyn Crispell’s ECM releases). Their rhythmic-harmonic responsiveness is the stuff of great jazz · Grdina is a member of a variety of projects including Loose Acoustic, Box Cutter, Maqam, and Sangha · A touchstone for this music would be the inside-outside lyricism of Paul Bley or Keith Jarrett from the late sixties/early seventies · Audiophile 24/88.2 recording and stereo/multi-channel mix · Press and web promotion by GoMedia · Radio mailing to CMJ jazz stations and NPR

Key Markets New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle

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

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JAZZ “Bergonzi, a forceful improviser who has earned our praise on other occasions, sounds a lot like Sonny Rollins … Kaufman and Gertz are solid professionals who provide unpretentious but no less durable support, and Gertz reveals exceptional chops when soloing.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Featured Artists Bob Kaufman, drums/Bruce Gertz, bass/Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax

Track Listing Seventh Ray Overture · It’s the Same But... · Small Pleasures · Fourth Ray · Confrontation · The Line Between · Without a Trace · Stratus · No Holes Barred · Repeato Vonce · Seventh Ray Reprise

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Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi The Line Between CD: WCS 9 (Q) Digipak File Under: Jazz Previously Available

· Exhilarating creativity through intense, raw, swirling solos and energized lines! · Three of the region’s most respected musicians display their musical chops and compositional/improvisational intelligence on this cerebral album · Hard bop saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi blends old traditions with new innovations, including intervallics, to create music that is aesthetically pleasing and intellectually intriguing · National press, internet, and intense New England radio promotion by Mixed Media · National radio promotion by Matrix Promotions · Key Markets: Boston (Hometown). Also: Providence, New York, Syracuse, Amherst, New Orleans

Also Available · WCS 20 (Q) Dreaming Out Loud (687606002029)

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“The more said about Clay Osborne, the better … Osborne adds a joyous sound to the ensemble, which is especially effective on up tunes, yet his most poignant effort is on the ballad ‘Georgia On My Mind.’” — JAZZTIMES

Featured Artists John Allmark, trumpet, flugelhorn/Clay Osborne, vocals/Joe Giorgianni, trumpet, flugelhorn/Larry Pyatt, trumpet, flugelhorn/Bob Savastano, trumpet, flugelhorn/Dennis DiSano, trumpet, flugelhorn/Mark Pinto, alto sax, flute/Dino Govoni, tenor sax/Terry Anthony, tenor sax/Arnie Krakowsky, tenor sax

Track Listing Bye Bye Blackbird · Shopping Mall Blues · There Is No Greater Love · My Foolish Heart · Don’t Get Around Much Anymore · Old Folks · Just One of Those Things · The Shadow of Your Smile · I Love You · Here’s That Rainy Day · Moody Street · Georgia On My Mind

Selling Points · The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra, comprised of top jazz artists from the New England and New York areas, has an intense sound reminiscent of Maynard Ferguson’s sixties and seventies bands · Features Clay Osborne, a rich vocalist with strong musical roots who brings great emotion, phrasing, and scatting to the group. Osborne passed away on April 7, 2006 · The ensemble is well-rehearsed, performing standards arranged by Allmark and Bob Freedman in addition to one Clay Osborne original · National press, internet, and intense New England radio promotion by Mixed Media · Key Markets: Boston (Hometown). Also: Providence, New York

The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra Featuring Clay Osborne CD: WCS 7 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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JAZZ ALLEGRO WELCOMES THE RETURN OF INTUITION MUSIC TO ITS ROSTER!

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Specializing in jazz, ambient, and world music, Intuition brings an abundance of enthralling product to enthusiasts of the extraordinary! Based in Germany, Intuition focuses on development, publication, and marketing of high-class musical productions, from straight and sophisticated to seriously off the mainstream. “It’s high torque ensemble music, often mesmerizing in effect, precisely and arrestingly detailed, lightly dipped in electronica, and with many novel textures … an intoxicating experience.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Featured Artists John Hollenbeck, drums, composition/Theo Bleckmann, vocals, electronic effects/ Christian Bachner, tenor & soprano saxes, flute/Robert Friedl, alto & soprano saxes, clarinet/and more

Track Listing The Bird with the Coppery, Keen Claws · Just Like Him · Abstinence · Joys & Desires # 1: Jazz Envy · Joys & Desires # 2: After a Dance Or Two, We Sit Down For a Pint with Gil and Tim · Joys & Desires # 3: The Garden of Love · Maxfield

Selling Points · A recent John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble release on OmniTone was nominated for the forty-eighth annual Grammy Awards (Large Jazz Ensemble category) · Over the years, they have developed a unique sound and are well on the way to becoming an institution in Europe · Allegro Media will service the top hundred jazz print magazines; NPR and college radio blanketed nationally · Ask your Allegro account manager for a list of available titles from Intuition Music · Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Chicago, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles

John Hollenbeck & Jazz Bigband Graz Joys & Desires CD: INU 33862 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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“George Gruntz’s Concert Jazz Band has long been one of the most stimulating of all jazz big bands.” — SCOTT YANOW, ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Featured Artists George Gruntz, piano, leader/Marvin Stamm, trumpet/Tobias Weidlinger, trumpet/Kenny Rampton, trumpet/Jack Walrath, trumpet/Mathieu Michel, trumpet/Franco Ambrosetti/Dave Bargeron, trombone/Luis Bonilla, trombone/Gary Valente, trombone/Earl McIntyre, trombone/Howard Johnson, tuba, sax/and more

Track Listing So: What (Serious Fun)? · You Don’t Know What Love Is · So You Are · Franco’s Delight · Samba du Nancy · Hollow Wind/Passing Time · Get Me Back to the Apple · So If Love’s a Triumph of Illusion

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George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Tiger by the Tail CD: TCB 26702 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

· The eighth recording from the internationally known Swiss composer, arranger, and pianist George Gruntz on the occasion of his May 2006 European tour! · Born in Switzerland in 1932, George Gruntz began his career as a member of the Newport International Band. During the sixties, he worked with Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, and more · Through the years, the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band has included a veritable “who’s who” of top jazz musicians including Benny Bailey, Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon, Herb Geller, Phil Woods, Eddie Daniels, Ray Anderson, Bob Mintzer, and more · September new release event is planned at the Swiss Embassy in New York. Media will be invited to this special performance

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JAZZ/REGGAE “This is perhaps the most sublime of the Art Ensemble of Chicago’s three albums since their troubled regrouping a couple of years ago.” — BOSTON PHOENIX

Featured Artists Roscoe Mitchell, sopranino, saxes, flute, piccolo, percussion/Joseph Jarman, sopranino, saxes, flute, eb flute, bass flute, percussion/Corey Wilkes, trumpet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion/Jaribu Shahid, bass, electric bass, percussion/Don Moye, drums, African drums, congas, bongos

Track Listing DISC ONE: Song for My Sister · The Morning Mist · Song for Charles · On the Mountain · Big Red Peaches · Odwalla DISC TWO: Erika · Malachi · The J Song · Red Sand Green Water · Slow Tenor and Bass · Odwalla

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Art Ensemble of Chicago Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at Iridium 2XCD: PIE 20 (2I) Double Slimline File Under: Jazz

· This 2XCD set captures the quintet in the midst of a five-day stretch at the Iridium in New York. Made up of music from the weekend sets, the CD documents the band performing as a quintet for the first time since the early nineties and focuses on the induction of Corey Wilkes and Jaribu Shahid as new members · Pi Recordings will do a full press mailing to top music publications and a full radio mailing to CMJ, Jazz Week, and NPR stations · Ads will run in Down Beat and JazzTimes as well as on music websites · Key Markets: Chicago & Madison (Hometown). Also: New York, San Francisco. Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, Austin, Dallas, Louisville, Boston

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“A certifiable genius.” — BBC

Featured Artists Lee “Scratch” Perry/George Clinton/TV on the Radio/DJ Spooky

Track Listing DISC ONE: Rastafari · Purity Rock · Pussy Man · Fight to the Finish · Voodoo · Panic in Babylon · Perry’s Ballad · I Am A Psychiatrist · Inspector Gadget 2004 · Are You Coming Home? · Baby Krishna · Greetings · Devil Dead Live DISC TWO: Panic in Babylon (TV on the Radio) · Purity Rock (DJ Spooky) · Pussy Man (George Clinton)

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WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING!

· Fresh from winning a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, Lee “Scratch” Perry has granted the wish of many and returned with yet another amazing release! · Panic in Babylon is the new full-length epic, with a unique catchiness and hypnotizing rhythm only Perry’s hands could bring to life. Relax and soak in the album’s sharply enriching tones as the renowned “Father of Dub” takes you for a psychotropic journey throughout life’s highs and lows · Originally released in Switzerland in 2005, Panic in Babylon is set to hit U.S. shores in August 2006. The Narnack version features a bonus disc of new collaborations with George Clinton, TV on the Radio, DJ Spooky, and more! · Upcoming U.S. tour will support release · Radio service by AAM; publicity by Narnack and Ariel Publicity · Ads will run in Magnet, Under the Radar, Harp, Rockpile, and Arthur · Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago

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Lee “Scratch” Perry WORLD PREMIERE Panic in Babylon RECORDINGS!

Street Date: August 22, 2006

2XCD: NNK 7037 (N) Double Slimline File Under: Lee Perry

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REGGAE Third World Riddim Haffa Rule Riddim Haffa Rule is Third World at their best, recorded live in concert. The album contains a typical selection of this much-loved reggae band’s repertoire, ranging from relatively early roots material to the more R&Binfluenced pop tracks that became their trademark style during later years. Third World is one of the longest-lasting reggae bands of all time, and one of Jamaica’s most unfailingly popular acts.

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Sugar Minott Lovers Rock Tribulation Veteran Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and enduring cult artist Sugar Minott has been a driving force in popularizing reggae music all over the world. Having released over sixty albums and a truly countless number of 45’s, Minott is also credited with introducing reggae music to Japan. He regularly records new material and continues to tour. Features five rare bonus tracks!

CD: MAY RPL 250101 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Reggae

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Frankie Paul Who Issued the Guns Although he released a staggering number of albums in fifteen years – mainly thanks to an overdose of talent – Frankie Paul nevertheless managed to avoid the “overkill disorder” to which so many other reggae music artists fell prey, becoming the uncrowned king of late rub-a-dub and early dancehall. Features guest appearances by Sly & Robbie, The Firehouse Crew, Lascelles Beckford, and Ansell Collins.

CD: MAY RPL 250100 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Reggae

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Tippa Irie & Musical Sniper Divide and Rule Tippa Irie was at the vanguard of a new generation of MCs who developed the “fast talking” style that influenced modern-day rappers like Busta Rhymes. Irie first emerged from Saxon Sound International, the star-studded sound system that has been at the forefront of the UK’s reggae dancehall scene for the past twenty years and helped launch the careers of artists such as Maxi Priest, Papa Levi, and Smiley Culture.

CD: MAY RPL 250078 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Reggae

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Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution Live in Brazil If you’ve never seen Pato Banton onstage, this album is the next best thing, enabling the listener to enjoy his personal brand of reggae that blurs the lines between Jamaican toasting, American rap, and world music. Banton is undoubtedly the reggae star for this generation, with a stream of chart-topping hits worldwide and a unique talent that has attracted superstar guests such as Sting, Aswad, and UB40.

CD: MAY 250046 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Reggae

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

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BLUES

CD: MAY 250115 (Q )

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Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

Double Slimline File Under: Blues

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Buddy Guy & Junior Wells

B.B. King

Everyday We Have the Blues

Blues D’Azur

Track Listing

First Time I Met the Blues · Slop Around · Broken Hearted Blues · Stone Crazy · Buddy’s Blues · Stormy Monday · Everyday I Have the Blues · Woman Blues · Satisfaction · Messin’ with the Kid · No Use Crying · Just To Be With You · Junior’s Shuffle · Out of Sight

B.B.’S Theme · The Thrill Is Gone · Guess Who · Paying the Cost to Be the Boss · All Over Again · Everyday I Have the Blues · Sweet Little Angel · Jam · The Other Night Blues · Mistreated Woman · B.B. Boogie · Walkin’ and Cryin’ · Questionnaire Blues · Fine Looking Woman · and more (30 total)

Selling Points One of the greatest blues guitarists to emerge from Chicago, Buddy Guy’s impassioned, stinging sound influenced many future guitar greats including Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix. In 1966, he teamed up with harmonica player Junior Wells, and together they thrilled audiences with their dynamic brand of Chicago blues – in the process becoming the most famous duo in the genre!

Celebrating his eightieth birthday this year, B.B. King is universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues and a legend in his own time. Disc One of Blues D’Azur features a concert by B.B. King & His Orchestra recorded in January 1983 at the Palais des Festival in Cannes, and features the great jazz pianist Dave Brubeck on the closing track. Disc Two contains twenty-two vintage recordings from the fifties!

2XCD: MAY 250141 (2J)

CD: MAY 250144 (Q )

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Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

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Various Artists

Calvin Owens

Black & White Blues Guitars

True Blue

Featured Artists

Track Listing

Lonnie Johnson/Blind Willie McTell/Skip James/Big Bill Broonzy/ Charley Patton/Kokomo Arnold/Blind Boy Fuller/Robert Johnson/ T-Bone Walker/Muddy Waters/Tampa Red/Elmore James/ John Lee Hooker/B.B. King/Henry Vestine/John Mayall/Lightnin’ Hopkins/Guitar Slim/Peter Green/Eric Clapton/Mick Taylor/ Savoy Brown/Chris Spedding/and many more!

True Blue · Hot Burning Fever · Don’t You Want a Man · Texas Stomp · Sitting Here · Sweet Meat · Cherry Red · Woke Up Screaming · Lick Or Split · Deviation · Don’t You Want a Woman Like Me · Dreams Come True · The Christmas Song · No New Blues · True Blue

Selling Points Black & White Blues Guitars rounds up fifty of the greatest guitarists in blues history – included not just for their technical prowess, but because they are among the most influential, inspirational, and iconic musicians who forever influenced blues music and its offspring, rock ‘n’ roll.

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Selling Points Stepping out on his own after twenty-three years with B.B. King, Calvin Owens releases True Blue, on which he performs some of the finest blues and jazz music you can expect to find today. Features guest appearances by luminaries David ‘Fathead’ Newman, Johnny Copeland, Trudy Lynn, Gloria Edwards, B.J. Scott, and B.B. King. Owens was nominated for Blues Horn Player of the Year at the 2005 W.C. Handy Awards.

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CD: MAY 250121 (Q )

2XCD: MAY 250106 (2J )

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Double Slimline File Under: Blues/Rock

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Johnny Winter

Canned Heat

Rockin’ Bluesman

Eternal Boogie

Track Listing

Going Down Slow · Leavin’ Blues · Kind Hearted Woman · Low Down Gal of Mine · Avocado Green · Thirty-Two, Twenty Blues · Look Up · Prodigal Son · Out On a Limb · Parchman Farm · Out of Sight · Bad News · Stranger Blues · Let The Music Play · Self Destruction Blues · Raised On Rock · Rock & Roll People · Golden Days of Rock & Roll · Hoochie Koo

Spoonful · Big Road Blues · Rollin’ & Tumblin’ · Got My Mojo Workin’ · Pretty Thing · Louise · Dimples · Can’t Hold · Straight Ahead · Rollin’ and Tumblin’ · On the Road Again · Amphetamine Annie · Going Up the Country (19 total)

Selling Points For more than thirty-five years, Johnny Winter has been at the forefront of modern blues. Rockin’ Bluesman features recordings from various periods of his career, showcasing multiple blues styles from acoustic country to classic electric. Features Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Leon Russell, and the legendary White Trash Horns.

Selling Points Disc One, Vintage Canned Heat, was actually the band’s first album, but was only released on the Janus label after the success of Boogie with Canned Heat. It contains inspired, spirited covers of twelve bar standards. Disc Two is Live Boogie, the greatest hits live album recorded in 1981 in Australia. The lineup features Bob Hite, Fito De La Parra, Mike “The Mouth” Halby, Ricky “Cherry Red” Kellogg, Raul Rodriguez, and Walter Trout.

CD: MAY 250145 (Q )

CD: MAY 250143 (Q )

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Standard Jewel Case File Under: Rock/Rockabilly

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Edgar Winter & Friends

Stray Cats

The Better Deal

Alley Cat Rumble

Track Listing

Hoochie Coo · The Real Deal · We Can Win · Good Ol’ Rock ‘n’ Roll · Give Me the Will · Nitty Gritty · Eye of the Storm · Sanctuary · Hot Passionate Love · The Music Is You · What Do I Tell My Heart · Hello It’s Me · Money

Stray Cat Strut · Lust ‘n’ Love · Mystery Train · Summertime Blues · Oh Boy · Double Talkin’ Baby · Rumble in Brighton · Baby What You Want Me to Do? · Rev It Up And Go · Beautiful Delilah · Stray Cat Strut · Rock Around With Ollie Vee · Fishnet Stockings · Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie · Rock This Town · Swing Cat Stomp · Good Rockin’ Tonight · St. James Infirmary · Viva Las Vegas

Selling Points One of Edgar Winter’s most ambitious musical works so far, this album features an all-star lineup of guest musicians including Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan/Doobie Bros), Leon Russell, The White Trash Horns, Ronnie Montrose, Rick Derringer, Jermaine Jackson, and Johnny Winter. Edgar Winter is currently on the road with Rod Argent, Richard Marx, Billy Squier, and Sheila E, touring with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band.

Selling Points Alley Cat Rumble features excerpts from a 1981 concert at Los Angeles’ Roxy in addition to ultra-rare unplugged studio versions of some of the band’s hits recorded in 1991. Includes four bonus tracks featuring Danny B. Sullivan, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan/Doobie Bros), Johnny Ramone (Ramones), and Lemmy from Motörhead! Order Date: July 23, 2006

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NEW AGE ALLEGRO WELCOMES AUTUMN ROCK RECORDS TO ITS ROSTER!

Autumn Rock Records is an independent record company located in the small mountain town of La Veta, Colorado. President and founder Ricky Tims, an established composer, producer, and performing artist, keeps the musical focus directed toward a musical style that falls somewhere between classical and new age, with a wide and diverse audience appeal. Autumn Rock’s CDs are generally instrumental, but often contain vocal orchestrations in the arrangements.

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An album this good should travel the globe for a long time. — THE CHRONICLE NEWS

Press Quotes

“This time out, [Tims] is in the company of American Indian musicians playing flute, guitar, deer toes, and bladder shakers. Who can resist that?” — DENVER POST “Whether the concert was performed at ASU West … or in the Virginia Piper Theater in the Mesa Art Center, listeners were spellbound at the talent that is Ricky Tims.” — AZ QUILTERS GUILD “Ricky Tims is known in the international world of quilting as an enthusiastic and encouraging teacher, an award-winning quilter, and a talented and spellbinding speaker … [but] quilting is a relatively new interest compared to Ricky’s lifelong passion for music. His blend of music and quilting is unique and remarkable.” — AMI SIMMS, MALLERY PRESS

Featured Artists Ricky Tims, piano, Native American flute/Raymond Redfeather, Native American flute/Kristen Starfoot, vocal orchestrations

Track Listing Dreamcatcher · Dance · Drum Circle · Footsteps · Redfeather · Wahatoya · La Veta Loca · Uptop · Journey to Paradise · Trail of Tears · Midwinter Dreams

Selling Points · This piano/orchestral album, infused with the mysticism of Native American instruments, features original music that expresses the magic and majesty of the mountains and the southwest region of the United States · From the opening bars of the meditative “Dreamcatcher,” into the pulsating and hypnotic rhythms of “Dance,” through the upbeat “La Veta Loca,” this collection reflects many moods · The music is pensive and meditative, yet rhythmic and cinematic in scope. Neither classical, new age, nor world, it is nevertheless appropriate for each genre · The instrument combinations and quality production make this CD in a class of its own! · Every track features haunting melodies and unforgettable imagery. The depth and sensitivity of Tims’s music is unique and fresh · Formally trained as a concert pianist, Tims also unleashed his artistic energies on quilting just nine short years ago and is now well known in quilting circles · Expected NPR interview · Newspaper profiles in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona · E-newsletter publicity

Key Markets Denver/Colorado Springs (Hometown). Also: Seattle, Portland, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Ft Worth, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, San Francisco

Order Date: July 23, 2006

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NEW AGE Dean Evenson & Soulfood

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Spa Rhythms CD: SPN 7205 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age

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The overall feel is richly layered, a kind of primal naturalness mixed with an edgy urbanity. If one’s style of yoga, dance, or movement is highly energetic, this could be the perfect motivator.— NAPRA REVIEW

Press Quotes “Soulfood’s take on ambient native music is lush, full of plush synthesizer pads and lots of reverb, but he also has a grounded sense of melody, with flute playing that bends and arches like the arc of a hawk traversing the Sonoran plateau.” — JOHN DILIBERTO, ECHOES, CD OF THE MONTH

Featured Artists Dean Evenson, flute, alto flute, native flute, digi horn, keyboards/DJ Free, synthesizer soundscapes, native flute/Rita Coolidge, native chant, vocals/Brent Lewis, percussion, shakers/Richard Hardy, native & bamboo flutes, sax, woodwinds/Ron Cohen, acoustic guitar

Track Listing Awakening · Don’t Compromise · Espiritus · HawkRidge · The Way · Mantra · Vision Quest · Dreaming Taos · OM · Moving in Time · Spirit Flow

Selling Points · Dean Evenson plays healing flutes and native flutes, and soars with high-energy synth scores · Soulfood’s music (Top 15 Billboard, IMAX Best Film Score) is a global fusion of exotic harmonies and the rhythms of indigenous cultures blended with atmospheric soundscapes of deep ambient grooves · Spa Rhythms weaves the organic sounds of acoustic flute, guitar, African drums, global chants, and sax with synthesizer and contemporary beats · Combines the talents of sound healing pioneer Dean Evenson with the sumptuous rhythms & bliss of Soulfood’s DJ Free for the first time ever! · Features native chants by Grammy winner Rita Coolidge, Emmy-winning guitarist Ron Cohen, sax and woodwinds by Richard Hardy, and percussion from master drummer Brent Lewis · Ideal for the spa and day spa lounge as well as yoga, Pilates, and sacred movement · Promotional bulk mailings of demos, one sheets, and press releases to key reviewers as well as new age, yoga, and spa publications and e-media sites · Radio promotion to NPR, Sounds Eclectic, Echoes, and other world music programs · Cross-promotional opportunities between Soundings of the Planet and Soulfood Music include direct mail and website exposure · Ads will run in Healing Lifestyles & Spas, Day Spa Association, Yoga Journal, and various trade publications

Key Markets Seattle, Santa Fe, Minneapolis (Hometowns). Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Boulder, Portland, Chicago, Boston, Austin, Arizona, Miami

Also Available

Dean Evenson

Sonic Tribe

Sacred World Chants

Sonic Tribe

Spirit Rising

CD: SPN 7198 (Q )

CD: SPN 7181 (R)

CD: SPN 7191 (Q )

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

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NEW AGE Jonathan Goldman Celestial Yoga CD: JSG 14007 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age

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One of the Top 5 Most Popular New Age Musicians of All Time. — NEW AGE RETAILER

Press Quotes “A wonderful synthesized smorgasbord of crystalline imagery. Spanning the vast range of spatial effects, the record affords clear musical visions – of space travel, of fantasy worlds suspended in space, of dimensions of consciousness beyond the everyday. Excellent ambient music with a strong sense of presence and direction.” — YOGA JOURNAL “On the surface, Celestial Yoga features synthesized atmospheres, while below the surface are layers of effective and researched tools, including alpha brainwave frequencies and keynotes that relate to the resonance of the earth. This one will take your yoga practice to a whole new level.” — BACKROADSMUSIC.COM

Featured Artists Jonathan Goldman, vocal harmonics, synthesizers/Michael Pendragon, vocal harmonics, synthesizers, e-bow/Laraaji, zither

Track Listing Inner Light · Journey to Samadhi · Awakening

Selling Points · This disc features three extended instrumental movements that are perfect for deep relaxation, meditation, and yoga. Designed to create health and higher consciousness, listeners can use this as a meditation experience, or as background ambience · The music on Celestial Yoga has been utilized on websites and DVD soundtracks. It is extremely gentle and relaxing, creating a very peaceful and soothing ambience · Jonathan Goldman is a world-renowned authority in the field of sound healing who presents lectures, workshops, and weeklong intensive training sessions around the world. He has been cited in national and international publications including USA Today and the New York Times · Goldman is a pioneer in the field of harmonics and a Gold-selling artist who has produced and engineered Grammy-nominated albums and appeared on Grammy-winning recordings. An initiated Chant Master, his name is synonymous with healing sounds · Review copies will be sent to various publications and websites · Expected interviews, appearances, workshops, lectures, and more

Key Markets Boulder (Hometown). Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington DC, St. Paul, Minneapolis

Also Available

Jonathan Goldman

Lama Tashi

Medicine Buddha

Tibetan Master Chants

CD: JSG 1177 (Q)

CD: JSG 88007 (Q)

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2006 Grammy Finalist!

Order Date: July 23, 2006

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NEW AGE Incendio

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Seduction CD: NWC 45 (Q ) Digipak File Under: New Age

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Press Quotes “Incendio has kicked down the door and become a group to watch in the future. If you need something uplifting and soulful, it doesn’t get much better.” — INSTRUMENTAL WEEKLY “Listeners packed the performance area … thunderous.” — PASADENA WEEKLY

Featured Artists Liza Carbe, fretted & fretless bass, nylon-string guitars, synthesizers, zil/Jean-Pierre Durand, nylon-string & steel-string guitars, synthesizers, acoustic & electric piano/Jim Stubblefield, nylon-string & steel-string guitars/Scott Breadman, percussion/Dave Karasony, drums/Tom Brechtlein, drums/Carlos Cuevas, piano/Eric Marienthal, soprano sax/Novi Novog, viola/Peggy Baldwin, cello

Track Listing Isla Verde · Seductress · Secret Traveler · Malaga Sunset · Violet · Avalon Tides · La Cabanita · Ledges Road · Ropa Vieja · Cartagena · Baile Solitario · Rum Baba · Ritmo del Sur · Rosanna · Nightfall

Selling Points · From the sun-kissed beaches of South America and the plains of New Mexico to the streets of Morocco, Incendio’s lyrical guitars invite the listener to a world of pure romance, pure adventure, and pure seduction · Their first new CD in three years, this is the highly anticipated follow-up to the group’s self-titled 2003 release · Incendio refers to their music as “Latin guitar world fusion,” which yields a strong mix of songcraft and improvisation couched in a variety of musical contexts · By showcasing the timeless sound of the Spanish guitar in a variety of settings, Incendio takes the listener on a global musical experience while continuing to break new ground · This Billboard-charting group tours extensively, performing over 200 live concerts annually · Airplay on NPR and community radio · Ads will run in trade magazines · In-store performances in markets throughout the country

Key Markets Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle

Also Available

Incendio Incendio CD: NWC 44 (Q )

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

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NEW AGE EverSound Artists Love’s Magic 2 – An EverSound Song Collection CD: EVM 3523 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age

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Press Quotes “Multi-instrumentalist John Adorney is not just capable of playing several instruments but is also very capable of playing them well. The ability to perform competently on the guitar, keyboards, and cello, along with his knack for melody, would suggest a long and prosperous musical lifeline for this rising star.” — WIND AND WIRE “A versatile, sensitive pioneer and a skilled pianist … magnificent composer and music producer [Suzanne Ciani] has inspired an entire age with her innate talent.” — AMAZINGS “Diane Arkenstone displays the diversity of her soft, subtle vocals throughout the album … full of indescribable depth and musical complexity that shines like a prism, weaving many colors throughout.” — AMBIENT MUSINGS

Track Listing Bliss – Peace On My Mind · Zephyr – Destiny · John Adorney feat. Marcel Adjibi – Yilowe · Tim Hain – Oh Friend · Diane Arkenstone – Under the Blue Sky · Melissa Lewis – Without You · Stuart Hoffman feat. Marcel Adjibi – Colors of the Beloved · Nigel Holton feat. Daya – Incredible Miracle · Danny Ellis – Cover · Suzanne Ciani – Turning · Soul Survivors – Lover to Me · Curtis MacDonald feat. Lucia Imán – Everlasting

Selling Points · For the past eight years, EverSound has been widely acclaimed in the new age market for its high-quality instrumental releases · Four years ago, they decided to venture into a different project featuring the most beautiful instrument ever created – the human voice · The result was Love’s Magic, a charming song collection that captured the hearts of thousands around the world. In response to repeated requests from fans, they are extremely proud to present Love’s Magic 2 · Love’s Magic 2 focuses on the message of love as conveyed by the human voice. It reflects the many moods of love’s expression through a variety of musical styles and influences including new age, world beat, jazz, and classical · EverSound proudly presents Grammy nominee Suzanne Ciani, best-selling new age artist Diane Arkenstone, and EverSound’s own multi-instrumentalist John Adorney, along with special guests Bliss and Zephyr · Previous release sold over 35,000 worldwide · Media campaign to new age, holistic, and lifestyle press · Nationwide radio campaign to NAR, NPR, and nationally syndicated radio stations · Ads will run in top new age trade publications

Key Markets Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Miami

Also Available

Various Artists Love’s Magic CD: EVM 3517 (Q )

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

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NEW AGE/ELECTRONICA “A moving, relevant gathering of songs that have affected and connected people for centuries.” — BACKROADS MUSIC

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Featured Artists Martin Scheppink, guitar/Peter Rechsteiner, guitar/Wout Folmer, bass/ Ruben de Ruiter, percussion/Tinco Lycklama a Nijeholt, keyboards/ Fred Kosters, keyboards, guitar/Paul Vish, flute/Martine Nijenhuis, violin/ Maarten Nooter, clarinet/Ineke Rem, vocals/Lonneke Schepens, vocals/ Esther, Marlies & Mees, children’s vocals

Track Listing Jaya Jaya Devi Mata · Gopala · Buddha’s Holy Mantra · Namo Mati · Ya Devi Sarva Buteshu · Medicine Buddha Mantra · Om Tara · Radha Soami Deva Devi

Selling Points · Features an assortment of some of the most popular Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu mantras sung by Sarva-Antah along with a group of talented young children · Listeners will hear mantras that bring wisdom, create a loving relationship between parents and children, and honor the goddess of wisdom · Sarva-Antah is a group of musicians and singers who perform mantra meditations as well as affirmation songs, Sufi songs, Zen songs, and Indian Shamanistic songs · Mantra recordings from Sarva-Antah are some of Oreade’s all time bestsellers! · Service to all major press and web reviewers · Ads will run in New Age Retailer and Light of Consciousness

Sarva-Antah Mantras for the Young at Heart

CD: ORM 62792 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age

Also Available · ORM 62762 (Q) OM Shanti OM (689973627621)

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“This album hits it right on the nail.” — EXPOSÉ

Featured Artists Between Interval, electronic manipulations, all instruments

Track Listing Autumn Continent, Part 1 · Submerged · Wastelands · The Tides of Time · Expanding Area · Passageway · Early Life Remainings · This Dominion · Atrium · Autumn Continent, Part 2

Selling Points

Between Interval Autumn Continent

· A timeless new release from an outstanding, fresh Swedish talent, Autumn Continent is a superbly crafted blend of ambient and electronic downtempo environments · Provocative but not intimidating, subterranean explorations are balanced with a sense of light from an otherworldly perspective · Between Interval has created an organic atmosphere that is accessible and thoughtful without the clichés of modern electronic music · Previous release, Secret Observatory, hailed as a top pick ambient release and selected by Amazon.com’s New Age Editor as the Best of 2005 · National radio promotion to Echoes and Hearts of Space; limited college radio service · Expected print reviews; email and internet advertising · Key Markets: Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, New York, Boston

CD: SPM 1602 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Electronica

Also Available · SPM 1601 (Q) Secret Observatory (600028160122)

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

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ELECTRONICA/WORLD Orientation 9 in Istanbul, 8 in Berlin Featured Artists Bekir Karaoglan, piano, keyboards, violin, ney, vocals/Babak Akhoondi, guitar/Enno Kuck, drums/Suleyman Celik, percussion/Andreas Advocado, bass/Serkan Kaynarcali, kanon/ Ümit Ürgen, kuru & electric baglama, backing vocals

Track Listing Dream of the Wedding Dance · Salla Yavrum · Sanki Zaman Durmus · 9 in Istanbul, 8 in Berlin · Bir Varmis · Bosporus Bridge Reloaded · Hatalar · Son · Ah Annem · I Don’t Know Why · Why I Don’t Know · Ucan Balik · Yedi

Selling Points CD: BLF 50802 (P) Digipak File Under: Electronica/World

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World fusion soul music – and Orientation’s sophomore release! All musicians live in Berlin – half are German, half are Turkish Played in the famous Turkish 9/8 measure, much like typical Turkish wedding music Service to college radio, Ethnotechno online, and Tom Schnabel at KCRW

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Cosmic Orient Cosmic Orient Featured Artists Sham, vocals/Bernhard Faltermeier, sitar/Walter Thorn, flute/Heiko Himmighoffen, percussion/Herb T., DJ

Track Listing Camelride · Sometimes · Eastern Light · Chano · Fertile Ground · Bengal tiger · Sitarfunkreincarnation · La Pila · Challa Deh · Radnakara · His Message · Dust2Dust · Moment · The Big Ocean

Selling Points

CD: BLF 88432 (P) Digipak File Under: Electronica/World

· What’s after Asian Underground? New Eastern Electronic! · A collective of musicians from the Middle East, Asia, and Germany combine ambient sounds, dublines, and dance floor grooves with Asian vocals, drums, and percussion · DJs melt with percussion, samples with singers, MCs with sitar players – and organic sound comes to life! · Service to college radio, Ethnotechno online, and Tom Schnabel at KCRW

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Yampapaya Yampapaya Featured Artists David Jones Hoffman, vocals, guitar/Roberto Martinoli, drums/Musa Kusunzu, vocals/ Simone Di Rienzo, bass/Mass N’daiye, percussion/Andrea Mosco, guitar/Omar Valle, trumpet/Mario Pompei, tenor sax

Track Listing For This Land · Monami · Zouke · Train to Africa · The World Is Gonna Change · Aglae · Simple Man · Crucial Style · New Sight · Massive World · Magengegege · Eyes to See the World

Selling Points CD: SWC 2018 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/Fusion

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

· From African soukous to reggae, rock, and funk, David James Hoffman is breaking new ground with Yampapaya by defining his own musical style! · With musicians from the U.S. as well as Senegal, Cuba, and Italy, Yampapaya demonstrates that music is boundless and without frontiers. Lyrics are in English, Lingala, and Swahili

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WORLD “Lino Cannavacciuolo is a true artist who lives the music in a circular sense. The violin is the main actor of his travels, made of romantic sound, innovative solution, and true feeling.” —TIME OUT

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Featured Artists Lino Cannavacciuolo, violin, Zeta 5 cords, percussion, kemanchè, programming/Gianni Perilli, bagpipe/Roberto d’Aquino, stick, programming/Mario Simeoli, electric percussion/Mauro Nardi, vocals/Vladimir Kocaqi, cello/Paolo del Vecchio, acoustic guitar, mandolin, buzuki/Sasà Pelosi, bass/and many more!

Track Listing Masada · Liri Falls · Sàng Till Anita · Aquadia · Perla nera · Nia Na · Tu nunn ‘o ‘ssaie · Sulfur · Falankos

Selling Points · The principal elements of Aquadia are Mediterranean acoustic instruments, evocative voices, and passion! The album is an intense musical travelogue featuring dreamlike traces of trance · Lino Cannavacciuolo’s music has been compared to Beppe Barra, Adriano Celentano, Edoardo Bennato, and the Solis String Quartet · Alternative marketing to newspaper and lifestyle magazines · Service to radio and television stations · Key Markets: Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, Newport, Burlington

Lino Cannavacciuolo Aquadia

CD: FHP 99 (Q) Digipak File Under: World

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Various Artists All Children in School

CD: FHP 1 (R) Digipak Box File Under: World Previously Available

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In 2002, the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF joined forces for a ten-year, $100 million campaign to give children in developing nations access to quality basic education. This unique, extraordinary world music compilation features the beautiful melodies of generous artists who have donated their songs to benefit this program – Ani DiFranco, Teresa Salguiero, Caetano Veloso, Susana Baca, Dulce Pontes, Sainkho, and many more! Unique, full-color, matte-finish digipak box includes a full-color forty-eight-page booklet containing notes about each artist and twenty-one never-before-published photos of Audrey Hepburn.

Epifani Barbers Marannui

CD: FHP 36 (Q) Digipak File Under: Italy Previously Available

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“The Epifani Barbers have created a debut album that is full of zest and zeitgeist … this is tradition for the 21st century that burns as hip as Manu Chao, as perfectly executed and grounded to the tradition as Buena Vista Social Club.” — ROOTSWORLD Mimmo Epifani is one of the greatest international musicians and ethnic scholars, well known for his innovative methods of improvisation and for his original “barber” technique, taught in a barbershop in San Vito by maestro Costantino Vita. This music expresses the traditions passed from one generation to another in a contemporary setting. Spent two months in the Top 10 of world music charts in Europe, and reached the Top 10 on the fRoots playlist. Order Date: July 23, 2006

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“A sound that knows no borders.” — LA TIMES “The delicious charm of Hope [is that] it isn’t just music that belly dancers can relate to. There are often enough helpings of pop and funk to get the average person moving on the dance floor, but there’s always enough foreign spice and exotic atmosphere to satisfy any musical armchair traveler.” — THE OREGONIAN

Featured Artists Michael Beach, lead vocals, Arabic tabla, dolalla, doumbeg, riq, def, davul/J. Michael Kearsey, electric bass, vocals/Geoff George, keyboards, vocals/Dennis Elmer, drums/Brad Rapp, guitars/John Bilezikjian, oud/Sulieman El Coyote Feldthouse, violin, jimbush/Stephen Skaggs, oud/Cheb Djamel, vocals/Bruce Robertson, drums

Track Listing Guardian · Foq Ennakhal · Habibi Nour el Ain · Laz · Ah Nada Nada · In the Temporal · Raqs el Beach · Chapkun Chapkun · Yeshilim · Siroon Achcheig · Salla Sana · Noura Noura · Jerusalem

Selling Points · Folk and pop music from a variety of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures features vocals sung in English, Armenian, Turkish, and Arabic · This is the eighth release from Brothers of the Baladi – five Americans who successfully “bridge the gap” to bring Middle Eastern music to the world. Both Westerners and Middle Eastern natives enjoy, dance to, and understand Brothers of the Baladi and all their CDs · This CD appeals to all who know the Middle East as a cultural melting pot of exotic rhythms, melodies, and languages · Features international master of the oud John Bilezikjian and Sulieman El Coyote Feldthouse, who founded eclectic sixties Middle Eastern rock band Kaliedoscope with David Lindley · Brothers of the Baladi are one of the largest sellers of belly dance music both nationally and internationally · Frequent in-store performances, especially when touring · Press releases, CDs, photos, reviews, and publicity to all press and media (includes radio/TV interviews, live performances, CD/ticket giveaways, and feature stories) · Advertisements, interviews, and reviews in all top belly dance publications

Key Markets Portland (Hometown). Also: Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Eugene, Medford, Seattle, Bellingham. Olympia, New York, Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Boise, Bozeman, Missoula, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Maui, Honolulu

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“The Alexander Quartet represents a real bargain … the performances are alert, sensitive, and full of vitality.” — GRAMOPHONE

“Robust, cohesive ensemble tone, lively sense of colour and a deep unshakable poise.” — Lord Menuhin, Musical America

Alexander String Quartet (Frederic Lifsitz, violin/Ge-Fang Yang, violin/Paul Yarbrough, viola/Sandy Wilson, cello) BEETHOVEN: String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 1-6 • String Quartets, Op. 59, Nos. 1-3 “Razumovsky” • String Quartet No. 10 in E flat, Op. 74 “Harp” • String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 • String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, Op. 127 • String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Op. 130 • String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 • String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 • String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135 • Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

• The Alexander String Quartet’s performances of Beethoven’s quartets have earned them international acclaim since 1985 • As the first American quartet to win London’s International String Quartet Competition, the quartet’s interpretations of Beethoven – whether in London, Geneva, Philadelphia, or Washington – have been consistently praised for their controlled and unflagging exuberance and imaginative sensitivity • The Alexander String Quartet is justifiably heralded as one of chamber music’s most compelling ensembles • In December 1995, marking the quartet’s first performance of the cycle in their hometown of San Francisco, Arte Nova invited the Alexander String Quartet to record the complete quartets of Beethoven • The Alexander String Quartet’s annual calendar of concerts regularly feature performances in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland • At home in California, the members of the quartet direct the Morrison Chamber Music Center’s Instructional Program at San Francisco State University and serve as Ensemble-in-Residence with San Francisco Performances’ model community residency program • The quartet also maintains visiting residencies at Baruch College of the City University of New York, St. Lawrence University in Canton, and Allegheny College in Pennsylvania • In May 1995, Allegheny College awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees to the members of the quartet in recognition of their unique contribution to the arts • The Alexander String Quartet is committed to the creation and performance of contemporary music and has commissioned more than two dozen works. Among the most recent are works by Bay Area composers Wayne Peterson, Richard Festinger, David Sheinfeld, and Robert Greenberg • The string quartets of Beethoven have stood for two centuries among the greatest chamber works ever composed, and as fascinating records of Beethoven’s development as a composer from his earliest period to the end of his life • In composing his Op. 18 quartets between 1798 and 1801, Beethoven was making his bid to enter the orbits of Haydn and Mozart • It was only five years between Op. 18 and Op. 59, but five years that had witnessed an outpouring of masterpieces. Op. 59 exudes the confidence and daring of a mature, creative artist • The late quartets are works of unparalleled imagination and originality. These quartets demonstrate the enormous conflict, and even contradiction, of Beethoven’s nature. They express a vast range of emotions, from childlike joy to extreme sorrow. They contain music of the utmost complexity and simplicity. They were problematic for audiences and remained so for decades, for they existed in the interior space of Beethoven’s own mind

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CLASSICAL Lisa Larsson & Sibylla Rubens, sopranos/Annette Markert, alto/Christoph Prégardien, tenor/Klaus Mertens, bass/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman, conductor J.S. BACH: Cantatas Nos. 8, 78, 91, 99, 107, 111, 114, 116, 121, 124, 135, & Appendix to No. 8

J.S. BACH Complete Cantatas, Vol. 12 (3 CDs)

CD: CHR 72212 (3M) Standard Double Jewel Case File Under: Classical

• The cantatas in this volume all date from Johann Sebastian Bach’s second year of office as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. The series of chorale cantatas, which breaks off in early 1725, forms an almost complete yearly cycle that derives an exceptional unity of style and content from its debt to established Lutheran hymnody • The acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with The Amsterdam Baroque conducted by Ton Koopman, originally begun on the now-defunct Erato label, has been revived by Challenge Classics. Allegro is the exclusive U.S. distributor of these recordings • Ton Koopman and his choir and orchestra continue to uphold a standard of tremendous vividness and joy in their immaculate performances of Bach’s most impressive opus • The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1979 by Ton Koopman, are a group of musicians from all over the world with a particular passion for the Baroque. Their recordings have won numerous awards • The Amsterdam Baroque Choir, founded in 1992, consists mainly of young Dutch professional singers • Begun in 1994, this series was called “the recording project of the nineties” by The Guardian and was awarded the 1997 Deutsche Schallplattenpreis “Echo Klassik” in Germany • The series continues to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world’s leading experts on the music of Bach

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Devich Trio (Hanna Devich, piano/Sarah Oates, violin/Jasper Havelaar, cello) SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 • DVORˇÁK: Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 21

• With his piano trio in the traditional key of joy, B flat major, Dvorˇák was continuing in the tradition of his two favorite composers, Mozart and Schubert • In contrast to Dvorˇák, Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884) left only three chamber music works of importance, one of which is performed here by the Devich Trio • Three cultures, three languages, and three temperaments make up the Devich Trio: Hungarian pianist Hanna Devich, Dutch cellist Jasper Havelaar, and South African violinist Sarah Oates • Hanna Devich, born in Budapest, graduated cum laude from the Franz Liszt Academy in 1991 with a diploma in piano solo performance. She had master classes with György Sebok, Zoltán Kocsis, and György Kurtag. For several years she has lived and performed in the Netherlands, active as soloist, chamber music artist, and on radio broadcasts • Born in Johannesburg, Sarah Oates began her violin studies at age nine and was soon winning prizes. In 1992 she won a scholarship to study in London. After master classes with Pinchas Zukerman and Yehudi Menuhin, she embarked on a successful concert career • Dutch cellist Jasper Havelaar, who began his studies at the age of eight, started his career in 1994 after completing his education at the Rotterdam Conservatory • The number of the trio’s concert engagements is increasing every year, with bookings in Holland, Germany, Belgium, France, Hungary, and South Africa • In November 2004 their first CD was released on Fineline from Challenge Records, and was received enthusiastically by the press

Order Date: July 23, 2006

Devich Trio The Czech Legacy II

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CLASSICAL “One of the most forceful and intelligent of American quartets.” — THE NEW YORKER

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Chicago Chamber Musicians (Larry Combs, clarinet/Gail Williams, horn/ Jasmine Lin, violin/Rami Solomonow & Joseph Genualdi, violas/Christopher Costanza, cello/Michael Henoch, oboe) MOZART: Quintet for Violin, Two Violas, Cello & Horn in E-flat Major, K. 407 • Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello in F Major, K. 370 • Quintet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola & Cello in A Major, K. 581

• Three of Mozart’s greatest chamber works performed by one of America’s leading chamber ensembles • Founded in 1986, the Chicago Chamber Musicians (CCM) is a society of professional musicians and music devotees dedicated to excellence in the study and performance of chamber music • CCM has grown to be a national leader in providing the highest quality programs in artistic development, concert performance, and education. Creativity, generosity of spirit, and artistic drive are the ensemble’s hallmarks as they strive to share the joy of music with the public, thereby enriching the cultural life of Chicago and beyond • Established by four artists, CCM now has thirteen ensemble members including Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Larry Combs, Assistant Principal Oboe Michael Henoch, and former Associate Principal Horn Gail Williams • CCM has performed throughout the United States as well as Tokyo, Salzburg, Berlin, and Giverny, France • Acclaimed for its vibrant and compelling performances of classic repertoire as well as its persuasive advocacy of new music, CCM has received two prestigious Chamber Music America-ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming, commissioned thirteen works from today’s leading composers, and recorded thirteen discs including previously unrecorded works by John Harbison, David Diamond, and Bruce Adolphe • “An exciting ensemble. They all play with precision, commitment, and a clear understanding of what this music is about.” — NPR • Aggressive media mailing to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mailing to 100+ classical music stations across the country. Focused mailing to horn journals and internet sites

W. A. MOZART Chamber Works for Winds & Strings

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Mike Forbes, tuba/John Aley, Amy Schendel, Amy Gilreath, Edward Hong, trumpets/Rick Lee, James Boldin, Melissa Morey, Lauren Robinson, Ryan Sedgwick, horns/Mark Hetzler, Stephen Parsons, Todd Schendel, tenor trombones/Kevin Rigotti, bass trombone/Jenny Gregoire, violin/Deborah Lloyd, piano & organ/Alison Ringling Slade, soprano/University of Wisconsin-Madison Chamber Orchestra/John Stevens, conductor KOETSIER: Don Giovanni’s Höllenfahrt for solo tuba & 9 brass instruments • Falstaffiade • Unterkagner Ländler for violin & tuba • Sonatine for tuba & piano • Galgenlieder for soprano & tuba • Choralfantasie for tuba & organ • Concertino for tuba & string orchestra

Jan Koetsier Forbes Plays Koetsier CD: SMT 462 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

• The name Jan Koetsier is familiar to many performers, teachers, and students of the tuba. This is due primarily to the popularity of three compositions, which are frequently performed in recitals and have been included in the repertoire for numerous competitions • However, for many this is where their knowledge of Koetsier’s tuba works ends. Thankfully, he was inspired to compose five additional works that feature the tuba in a solo capacity • Though a few of these works have previously been recorded, this is the first recording to include all of his solo tuba works • This eclectic recording showcases all seven of Koetsier’s tuneful and sometimes quirky works, performed by tubist Mike Forbes • Aggressive media mailing to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mailing to 100+ classical music stations across the country. Focused mailing to horn journals and internet sites

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CLASSICAL SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden & Freiburg/Michael Gielen, conductor BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 • Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Johannes BRAHMS Symphonies 3 & 4

• Collectors around the world have eagerly sought after Michael Gielen’s recordings for Hänssler Classic • His unique, disciplined approaches to the full spectrum of repertoire, from Beethoven to Boulez, are among the finest ever committed to disc. Gielen’s understanding of the idioms of the twentieth century is universally acknowledged, but his unique, straightforward approach to the Romantic repertoire serves as a model for future generations • This is the final release in a cycle of the complete Brahms symphonies recorded by Gielen and the SWR. This current Brahms cycle is certain to rank among the finest productions of a long and distinguished career • Gielen was Chief Conductor of the Royal Opera Stockholm, the Orchestre National de Belgique, and the Netherlands Opera as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC in London • Between 1977 and 1987 Gielen was Opera and Music Director of the Frankfurt Städtische Bühne, and then subsequently Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra before becoming Chief Conductor of the SWF Symphony Orchestra in 1986

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Petronel Malan, piano HUMMEL: Fantasina on a Theme of Figaro, Op. 124 (K.492) • GLINKA: Variations on a Theme of Mozart for piano or harp (K.620) • THALBERG: Lacrimosa tiré du Requiem de Mozart, Op. 70 (I.626)—larghetto • ALKAN: Andante du 8 Quatuor: transcription de concert pour piano seul (K.464) • RAFF: Souvenirs de “Don Giovanni,” Op. 45 (K.527) • FRIEDMAN: Romance from Eine kleine Nachtmusik (K.525) • Menuetto from Divertimento for string quartet & 2 horns (K.334) • REGER: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of W.A. Mozart for Orchestra, Op. 132 (arr. solo piano by Karl Salomon) (K.331)

• This recording is about the perception of Mozart after his death … and a very special commemoration for the Mozart Anniversary Year! • The transcriptions and free fantasies that Petronel Malan has selected trace Mozart reincarnated and transfigured through the ears, techniques, and compositional gifts of seven composers • Chronologically, they range from Hummel, a Mozart pupil, to Friedman, a twentieth-century keyboard virtuoso who survived World War II. Stylistically, the range is equally wide • This is pianist and triple Grammy nominee Petronel Malan’s second album for Hänssler Classic • Her debut disc Transfigured Bach: The Complete Bach Transcriptions of Bartok, Lipatti and Friedman, was nominated for three Grammy awards, including 2004’s Best Instrumental Solo Album

Petronel Malan Transfigured Mozart

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CLASSICAL “The performances are extremely polished and marvellously expressive, so full of vitality with an electrifying feel at times. The superb German orchestra are clearly making a real name for themselves and play this repertoire so comfortably that it could have been written especially for them. Thomas Fey, who is certainly destined for great future success, brilliantly assists the orchestra to communicate his interpretation with freshness and so assuredly to the listener in a way that could scarcely be bettered. Another bonus is the recording, which is rich and warm, yet detailed with superb clarity of sound and perfectly balanced.” — MICHAEL COOKSON, MUSIC MASTERS MANAGEMENT

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Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Fey, conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 52 in C minor • Symphony No. 49 in F minor “La Passione” • Symphony No. 58 in F

• A continuation of the critically acclaimed Haydn Symphony Cycle much discussed in the international music press! The Heidelberg Symphony produces idiomatic performances of these immortal symphonies with a unique and judicious blend of modern and period instruments, demonstrating that Haydn’s music – like all great historic music – must dwell both in the past and present to be viable • This sixth volume features three of Haydn’s “Sturm und Drang” symphonies • Thomas Fey, born in 1960, studied piano and conducting at the High School for Music at Heidelberg-Mannheim. He was a student of Nikolaus Harnoncourt from 1988 to 1991 at the Salzburg Mozarteum, and also studied under Leonard Bernstein • Fey was named music director of the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra in 1993. He has led hundreds of concerts in the U.S., Europe, and South America, and made numerous radio broadcasts and recordings • Fey’s repertoire extends from Bach to Brahms, and his recordings of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven have received special praise from many critics

Joseph HAYDN Complete Symphonies, Vol. 6

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Eva-Maria Schappé & Kerstin Steube-König, sopranos/Ulrike Becker & Maria van Eldik, altos/Alexander Yudenkov & Julius Pfeifer, tenors/Torsten Müller & Mikhail Nikiforov, basses/Les Percussions de Strasbourg/Anna Seul, harp/SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart/Marcus Creed, director R. STRAUSS: Der Abend, Op. 34, No. 1 • Hymne, Op. 34, No. 2 • WAGNER (arr. Gottwald): Träume • Im Treibhaus • NONO: Sarà dolce tacere • Cori di Didone • Liebeslied • MAHLER (arr. Gottwald): Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen from Rückert Lieder

Strauss, Nono, Wagner & Mahler Choral Works

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• This recording presents three different, utterly contrasting responses to the quest for expression and the solution to the old problem of how to merge text and music into a unity • The common theme linking these compositions – “The Passion and Pains of Love” – has been wrested from the texts of these choral works: they are poetic declarations of love, descriptions of nature with erotic and intimate imagery, and poems that speak of unfulfilled yearning and breaking hearts • Their poetic quality opens a range of expression every bit as varied as the three musical settings they stimulated • This spectacular program of choral and ensemble virtuosity features music from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century • Rare recordings feature the amazing arrangements of Clytus Gottwald • The selections contrast Wagner’s Romantic but forward-looking compositional style with the Late Romantic development of Mahler and Richard Strauss, and the serial technique of avant-garde composer Luigi Nono • The SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and Director Marcus Creed are among the most highly respected virtuoso ensembles specializing in the performance of new music for choir

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CLASSICAL/OPERA Raphael Wallfisch, cello/John York, piano/BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Martyn Brabbins, conductor SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op. 107 • Cello Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 126 • Cello Sonata, Op. 40 • Viola Sonata, Op. 137 • Moderato • Adagio, from Ballet Suite No. 2

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Complete Works for Cello (2 CDs) CD: NIM 5764 (2I) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

• Raphael Wallfisch enjoys a worldwide career playing with many major orchestras, and recently became noted as the world’s most-recorded cellist • Wallfisch studied with the great Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky in California • Raphael Wallfisch was born in London in 1953 to a family of distinguished musicians. At an early age, he was inspired by hearing Zara Nelsova play the cello, and made that instrument his life’s work • Wallfisch’s extensive discography includes works by Romantic and Modern composers, including a wide range of British cello concertos • Many of Britain’s leading composers have written works for him, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, James MacMillan, John Tavener, and more • Pianist John York commenced his concert career in 1973 after being awarded the International Debussy Prize in Paris. He has performed with the London Philharmonic and London Mozart Players, and is a frequent chamber music partner with Raphael Wallfisch • Martyn Brabbins is one of Britain’s leading and most versatile conducting talents and interpreters of contemporary music • This double album, containing over two hours of music, is the only integral edition of Shostakovich cello works available, and is being issued in commemoration of the centenary of the composer’s birth on September 25, 1906 • Advertising in the UK issue of Gramophone

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“If I had to choose the four greatest voices I’ve heard, I would list Thomas along with Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, and Ezio Pinza.”— FRANK CHAPMAN, OPERA NEWS

John Charles Thomas, baritone/various accompanists Arias from Zaza, La traviata, Andrea Chenier, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Otello, Hérodiade, Hamlet & Tannhäuser • Songs by Mattei, Donaudy, Duparc, Pessard, Holmes, Marx, Beethoven, O’Hara, Bridge, Piggott (arr. Grainger) & Taylor/Brahe

• During his forty-eight year career, music critics ranked John Charles Thomas with Enrico Caruso, hailing him as one of the great voices of the twentieth century • One critic wrote, “I have seen a good many so-called enthralled audiences during my earthly career, I have seen them stand up and clap. I have heard them cheer. But I have never seen one just refuse to go home. That is ... until Mr. Thomas’ concert!” • Thomas made his operatic debut in Washington as Amonasro in Aida, on the eve of President Coolidge’s inauguration in 1924 • Over seventy-eight minutes of music on one CD! • The operatic companion disc to John Charles Thomas: An American Classic • Born in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania in 1891, John Charles Thomas studied voice at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore • After a successful career in musical comedy, he made his operatic debut in Washington DC and later sang with the Royal Opera, Brussels • He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1934 in Verdi’s La traviata, joining the company in 1935 • Well-known as a concert and radio singer, Thomas also appeared in motion pictures. He died in 1960 • Despite his magnificent voice, critics were often unkind to Thomas because he advocated translating opera into English and sang a large number of light classics in his recitals, things that stereotyped him as a “bourgeois” artist

Order Date: July 23, 2006

John Charles Thomas John Charles Thomas in Opera and Song

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CLASSICAL

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Henry PURCELL

The Sixteen

Love’s Goddess Sure Was Blind

À la Gloire de Dieu

“This magnificent contribution … breaks new ground in scholarship, matching it with performances of the highest order … the elegy O Dive Custos, with the astonishingly boy-like voices of Libby Crabtree and Carys Lane, is the unforgettable high point in this superb tribute to Purcell and his Queen.” — BBC MUSIC

“The Sixteen give a deeply committed and technically brilliant reading of this extremely difficult repertoire.” — GRAMOPHONE

The Sixteen/The Symphony of Harmony and Invention/Harry Christophers, director PURCELL: Two Latin Motets • Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary • Ode for Queen Mary’s Birthday, 1692 • Love’s goddess sure was blind • and more

This disc combines some of Henry Purcell’s best music with some of his most eloquent compositions written for Queen Mary’s funeral.

The Sixteen/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Harry Christophers, director IVES: The Unanswered Question • BARBER: Agnus Dei • STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms • TIPPETT: Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of Our Time • POULENC: Sept Répons des Ténèbres

On this disc, the most prominent new world composers of their time, Ives and Barber, are brought together with two old world counterparts, Poulenc and Stravinsky, in a disc of deeply felt music expressing each composer’s perception of the spirituality of life. Straddling the two worlds is Michael Tippett’s set of spiritual settings from A Child of Our Time.

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Benjamin BRITTEN

Samson (3 CDs)

Blest Cecilia: Britten Choral Works 1

“Powerful choral singing from The Sixteen and alert playing by the period-instrument band make this the most pleasurable Samson yet recorded.” — SUNDAY TIMES

“A disc of exceptional quality, reinforcing The Sixteen’s reputation as one of the finest choirs of our day.” — GRAMOPHONE

The Sixteen/The Symphony of Harmony and Invention/Harry Christophers, director/Thomas Randle, Mark Padmore & Matthew Vine, tenors/Lynda Russell & Lynne Dawson, sopranos/Catherine Wyn-Rogers, alto/Michael George & Jonathan Best, basses

BRITTEN: Hymn to the Virgin • A Hymn of St. Columba • Hymn to St. Peter • Te Deum in C • Jubilate Deo • Hymn to St. Cecilia • Festival Te Deum “Rejoice in the Lamb” • Antiphon • Rejoice in God, O Ye Tongues • Choral Dances from Gloriana

HANDEL: Samson (complete oratorio)

This superb compilation features some of the highlights of The Sixteen’s twentieth century repertoire. This is Britten celebrating his own cultural and historic heritage in the optimistic dawn of the “new Elizabethan age.” A highly appropriate release with which to mark this Jubilee Year, with a personal foreword from Harry Christophers in the booklet.

Samson proved to be one of Handel’s most popular oratorios during his lifetime, composed within weeks of Messiah. It opens with a pagan festival and closes with an elegy. Its finale is one of the most famous arias of all time, “Let the bright Seraphim.”

The Sixteen/Harry Christophers, director

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Franz SCHUBERT String Quartets 4, 8 & 11 The English String Quartet CD: MER 84194 (R)

SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 4 in C • String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat • String Quartet No. 11 in E

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Sir Edward ELGAR Evening Scene John Brecknock, tenor/Victor Morris, piano/Philharmonic Chamber Choir/David Temple, conductor CD: MER 84173 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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ELGAR: O happy eyes, Op. 18, No. 1 • Love, Op. 18, No. 2 • To her beneath whose steadfast star • is she not passing fair? • The shepherd’s song, OP. 16, No. 1 • Weary wind of the west • Evening scene • Windlass song • The poet’s life • A song of autumn • Death on the hills • Serenade • Credo in E minor • Was is some golden star? • Speak, music, lo! • Christ the Lord is born • O mightiest of the mighty • The river • How calmly the evening • Good morrow

Johannes BRAHMS Violin Sonatas Paul Silverthorne, viola/Julian Jacobson, piano/Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano CD: MER 84190 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classcial

BRAHMS: Violin Sonatas Op. 120 • Songs for alto voice, viola & piano, Op. 91

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Sarah Walker Cabaret Songs Sarah Walker, soprano/Roger Vignoles, piano CD: MER 84167 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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BRITTEN: Calypso • Johnny • Tell me the truth about love • Funeral blues • GERSHWIN: By Strauss • The man I love • The Jolly Jack Tar • Love is here to stay • Someone to watch over me • I love to rhyme • Isn’t it a pity? • The half of it • Dearie Blues • The Lorelei • DANKWORTH: Lines to Ralph Hodgson, Esq. • Bread and butter • English teeth • COWARD: World weary • WRIGHT: Diss • DUKE: Paris in New York • Ages ago • IVES: In the alley • The side show • The circus band • MALLORY: Indian summer • Unfortunate coincidence • Words of comfort • Résumé… Serenade to a gravedigger

Frédéric CHOPIN Chopin Dances Nelly Ben-Or, piano CHOPIN: Boléro, Op. 19 • 3 Polonaises • 7 Mazurkas • 3 Waltzes CD: MER 84186 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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CLASSICAL Eric EWAZEN

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Music for the Soloists of the American Brass Quintet & Friends American Brass Quintet Soloists & Friends (Ray Mase, David Krauss, Peter Bond, Robert Sullivan, Mark Gould, Kevin Finamore & Chris Gekker, trumpets/David Wakefield, French horn/Michael Powerll, tenor trombone/John D. Rojak, bass trombone/Bärli Nugent, flute/ Eric Ewazen, piano) EWAZEN: Fantasia for Seven Trumpets • Sonata for Trumpet & Piano • A Western Fanfare for Brass Quintet • Sonata for Trombone & Piano • Ballade, Pastorale & Dance for flute, French horn & piano

Eric Ewazen is known as a mainstream American composer in the tradition of Aaron Copland. On the faculty of the Juilliard School, Ewazen enjoys an international reputation for his very listenable American style. His music for brass instruments is part of the repertoire of every conservatory student in the U.S. and has become part of the fabric of the American concert scene. He performs as pianist on this recording of his music with the great American Brass Quintet, augmented by other artists. The top seven trumpet players in New York City are featured in the Fantasy for Seven Trumpets. This album is already a favorite with conservatory students all over the country.

CD: WTP 5189 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Bagatelles “Such perceptive and musically sensitive pianism from one so young is something to treasure. The feeling for each composer’s sound world is absolute.” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52 • 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 • Bagatelle in C, WoO 56 • 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 • 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126

This CD presents one of today’s most respected young pianists, Konstantin Lifschitz, in rarely recorded works by a great composer. The repertoire consists of intimate miniatures by Beethoven called “Bagatelles,” and this disc contains practically all of them. While most pianists have recorded the composer’s sonatas, concertos, and variations, the Bagatelles have been somewhat neglected, even by the most famous interpreters of Beethoven’s piano music. These are live performances in excellent digital sound. Konstantin Lifschitz is a wonderful young pianist who often gives concerts in the U.S. and Canada, and who has somewhat of a cult following among piano connoisseurs. Promotional service to English and French CBC and to several important newspapers in Canada (La Presse, The Gazette, The Globe & Mail).

CD: PLX 540 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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Franz LISZT A Liszt Recital “Her playing was emotional, searching, sublime, and profoundly moving … a transcendental performance.” — BOSTON GLOBE

Dubravka Tomsic, piano LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor • Légendes (2) for piano • Episodes from Lenau’s Faust, No. 2 “Mephisto Waltz No. 1” • La lugubre gondola

Dubravka Tomsic’s Liszt recital captures this great pianist at the height of her art in repertoire with which she has achieved complete identification and unsurpassed command. Her performances of the great Liszt sonata and the other works included in this recording have been received with unqualified enthusiasm by audiences and critics everywhere she has performed. This recording was awarded the 2003 Grand Prix du Disque of the Franz Liszt Society.

CD: IPO 1001 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Classical Previously Available

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CLASSICAL Il Suonar Parlante (Vittorio Ghielmi, Rodney Prada, Fahmi Alqhai & Cristiano Contadin, violas da gamba/Ernst Reijseger, cello) PLAYFORD (arr. Ghielmi): St. Paul’s Steeple Division • GHIELMI: Dedicated to Alma Paz • TRAD. (arr. Ghielmi): Bagpipe • REIJSEGER: Colla Parte • Clothespin Modulation • Verdeer Geen Nieuws • Hownot2 • The Third • RUFFO: La Danza • FERRABOSCO THE YOUNGER: Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La • BEVIN: Browning • JENKINS: Almaine (2) • Ayre • HUME: The Spirit of Gambo (The Lord Dewys Favoret) • The Pashion of Musicke (Sir Christopher Hattons Choice) • DE MACQUE: Toccata a modo di Trombette • Prime Stravaganze • FORQUERAY (arr. Ghielmi): Jupiter • FORQUERAY (arr. Alqhai): La Portugaise • TRABACI: Toccata I del secondo Tono • ANON.: The Morning Dew (Sunrise and Dance)

Il Suonar Parlante Full of Colour

CD: WTR 119 (R) Smartpak File Under: Classical

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• Born in Milan, Italy, in 1968, Vittorio Ghielmi won two major prizes in viola da gamba playing in 1995 and 1997 • Since then he has performed in the most important concert halls of Europe and the U.S., and as a soloist with such orchestras as Il Giardino Armonico, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra • Ghielmi often collaborates in duo or chamber music with his brother Lorenzo, and with artists such as Gustav Leonhardt, Cecilia Bartoli, and Giuliano Carmignola • He is the founder of the ensemble Il Suonar Parlante, which plays both classical and jazz music • Vittorio Ghielmi has recorded widely on the Auvidis, Decca, Teldec, Supraphon, Ars Musici, and Winter & Winter labels • He now teaches viola da gamba at the Luca Marenzio Conservatory in Brescia, Italy • This new album uses music to evoke the sensation of colors in works from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries • Dutch cellist and composer Ernst Reijseger plays his own compositions interwoven with improvisational parts

Real Quiet MELLITS: Tight Sweater • Agu • Fruity Pebbles • Disciples of Gouda

• Marc Mellits was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1966. He was already composing piano music before he started formal piano lessons at age six. He went on to study at the Eastman School of Music, Yale School of Music, Cornell University, and Tanglewood • His composition teachers during this period included Samuel Adler, Martin Bresnick, Bernard Rands, Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner, Roberto Sierra, and Steven Stucky, yet one hears other influences in Mellits’ music. The sound worlds of Steve Reich (whom Mellits considers a mentor) and Philip Glass resonate inside of this music, not to mention the rock and funk music from his childhood in the seventies • Mellits is a miniaturist, composing works that are comprised of short, contrasting movements. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, and open to reflecting whatever enters his life and mind during the period of creation • Just recently, he was awarded the prestigious 2004 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award. Although this recording is the first dedicated completely to his music, other Mellits works can be heard on Santa Fe New Music and CRI/ Emergency Music • Real Quiet is a three-man band dedicated to creating an exclusive repertoire of hard-edged acoustic and electro-acoustic music by today’s leading composers • Tight Sweater was written in 2005 for Real Quiet on a commission from the Muzik3 Foundation • Fruity Pebbles, the earliest work represented on this album, established Mellits’s reputation as “the witty post-minimalist.” Like many of the post-minimalist composers, Mellits has found a way to use minimalist techniques without relying on them entirely • Agu was written in 2004 for Andrew Russo on a commission from the James S. Marcus Foundation • Disciples of Gouda was written in 2003 on a joint commission from the Common Sense Composers Collective and Essential Music

Order Date: July 23, 2006

Marc MELLITS Tight Sweater

CD: END 1016 (N) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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CLASSICAL Carlos Prieto, cello/Doris Stevenson, piano

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Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 • Viola Sonata, Op. 147 (tr. Prieto)

• The year 2006 marks the centenary of the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich, one of the twentieth century’s most beloved, yet enigmatic, composers. The mystery and controversy that enveloped a considerable part of his life have pursued him even after his death in 1975 • This recording will be especially noted in this 100th Anniversary Year • The two sonatas recorded here were written forty-one years apart. The cello sonata is a youthful work, written when the composer was twentyfour, while the viola sonata (transcribed here for cello) was his last piece, composed barely a month prior to his death • Cellist Carlos Prieto, hailing from Mexico, has premiered countless works by Spanish and Latin American composers, and made numerous acclaimed recordings • Prieto, a longtime friend of Igor Stravinsky and colleague of Dmitri Shostakovich, has played with orchestras all over the world and has premiered over seventy compositions, most of them written expressly for him • It was Prieto who gave the first performances of the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in cities of both Mexico and Spain • Carlos Prieto has made his own transcription for cello of the Shostakovich Viola Sonata, which he performs here • Prieto has given recitals and played with orchestras the world over, in New York, London, Berlin, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Madrid, and elsewhere • Pianist Doris Stevenson has won lavish praise from critics and public alike in performances around the world • She has performed with Gregor Piatigorsky, Ruggiero Ricci, and Paul Tortelier, and has made a number of recordings, one of which, featuring rediscovered works of Stravinsky, recently received a Grammy nomination

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonatas

CD: URT 123 (R) Digipak File Under: Classical

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Cuarteto Latinoamericano CHÁVEZ: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 • Hommage a Goddard, Columbia • Invention No. 2

Carlos CHÁVEZ Chamber Works for Strings

CD: URT 109 (R) Digipak File Under: Classical

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• With this recording of Carlos Chávez’s chamber music for strings, Urtext Digital Classics has taken a major step toward the awareness and recognition of a significant body of the composer’s music covering an extensive period from 1921 to 1965 • Recent publication of the four string quartets, made possible through the efforts of the composer’s daughter Ana Chávez, now allows them to find their place in the modern repertoire • The string trio Invention II is the only composition in this group that was published during the composer’s lifetime, shortly after its completion in 1965 • Cuarteto Latinoamericano, nominated for two Grammys, is an authoritative voice in Latin American classical music • The three Bitran brothers, together with violist Javier Montiel, have become international ambassadors of their repertoire, touring extensively in Europe, New Zealand, Israel, and North, Central and South America • Cuarteto Latinoamericano performs the classical and contemporary repertoire, specializing in performing the works of composers from the Americas, and have received three CMA/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming • Now celebrating their twenty-third season, this award-winning string quartet from Mexico has been in residence at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh since 1987 • To celebrate the twentieth season, the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes of Mexico commissioned four new works to be created for the Cuarteto • Over their twenty seasons, more than fifty works have been written for them, and they have given over one hundred world premieres • Cuarteto Latinoamericano is credited in Mexico with the emergence of a new generation of string players Order Date: July 23, 2006

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León Zuckert DO

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Along Gypsy Trails: A Tribute to León Zuckert (2 CDs) CBC Orchestra/León Zuckert, conductor/Ofra Harnoy, cello/Rivka Golani, viola/The Orford String Quartet/Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Walter Susskind, conductor/and more

CD: DHR 71123 (2L) Double Slimline File Under: Classical

Composer/conductor León Zuckert was well known across the U.S. and Canada in the 1930s and 1940s through his long-running weekly radio broadcasts. This set offers highlights from his show, and performances of his compositions by various famous artists.

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Plays Mozart (2 CDs) The Orford String Quartet MOZART: String Quartet in G, K.387 • String Quartet in d, K.421 • String Quartet in B-flat, K.458 • String Quartet in C, K.465

CD: DHR 6601 (2N) Double Slimline File Under: Classical

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Winner of three Juno Awards for Best Classical Album! Described by the New York Times as an “absolutely first-rate group,” the legendary Orford String Quartet, a jewel in the history of Canadian classical music, is regarded as one of Canada’s national treasures and one of the finest international string quartets of all time. Recorded in cooperation with CBC Radio.

The Jerusalem Trio DO

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Plays Brahms The Jerusalem Trio (Yaron Rosenthal, piano/Roy Shiloah, violin/ Ariel Tushinsky, cello) BRAHMS: Piano Trio in B, Op. 8 • Piano Trio in C, Op. 87

CD: DHR 71132 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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This splendid recording made a big splash when first issued in 1998. Fanfare magazine called it a “first recommendation” for these trios and noted the “gorgeous sound” captured by the Doremi producers. Back by popular demand!

Antonín DVORˇÁK DO

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New World Symphony Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Stephen Pomerantz, conductor/ Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor

CD: DHR 71117 ( J) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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DVORˇÁK: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” • Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 1 and 3

A recent (1994) DDD recording of the New World Symphony by Stephen Pomerantz, acclaimed for his Beethoven recordings, and a Doremi restoration of a historic (1940) recording (ADD) of two Slavonic Dances with the great Dimitri Mitropoulos leading the Minneapolis Symphony.

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Plays Scriabin Halida Dinova, piano

CD: DHR 71133 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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SCRIABIN: Polonaise, Op. 21 • Mazurkas Op. 40, No. 2 & Op. 25, No. 3 • Etude, Op. 42, No. 5 • Poèmes, Op. 69, Nos. 1 & 2; Op. 32, No. 2; Op. 41 • Préludes, Op. 74, No. 3; Op. 16, No. 1; Op. 13, No. 4; Op. 15, Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 5; Op. 22, No. 1 • Sonata, Op. 30, No. 4; Op. 70, No. 10 • Quasi Valse, Op. 47 • Feuillet d’album, Op. 45 • Fragilité, Op. 51 • Etrangeté, Op. 63

Halida Dinova is widely recognized as one of today’s most authentic Scriabin performers, compared favorably to Richter, Pletnev, and Horowitz, among others.

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RZEWSKI: Four Pieces • ADAMS: Phrygian Gates

• Frederic Rzewski, born in 1938, is a major American composer as well as virtuoso pianist • A student of Virgil Thomson, Roger Sessions, Walter Piston, and Milton Babbitt at Harvard and Princeton, he later studied in Italy with Luigi Dallapiccola • After co-founding Musica Elettronica Viva with Alvin Curran and Richard Teitelbaum, Rzewski returned to New York in 1971 • He is especially famous for his set of piano variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated, written in 1974. The Four Pieces on this recording came the next year • John Adams, born in 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a much-honored American composer with strong roots in minimalism • His opera Nixon in China won the 1989 Grammy for Best Contemporary Composition • Adams’s work On the Transmigration of Souls, a choral work commemorating the victims of the September 11 attacks, won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Music • Phrygian Gates is a piano piece written by Adams in 1977–1978. The piece, together with its smaller companion China Gates, is considered Adams’s “opus one.” They are, according to his own claims, his first compositions consisting of a coherent personal style • Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli performed a program at the Italian Academy in 2003 that was described by Anne Midgette in the New York Times as “an excellent recital of contemporary music” • While Arciuli’s repertoire ranges from the music of Bach to the present, he is best known for exciting and nuanced performances of recent music for solo piano, particularly by American and Italian composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Giacinto Scelsi, Salvatore Sciarrino, John Adams, and Frederic Rzewski

Frederic RZEWSKI & John ADAMS Piano Music CD: STV 33735 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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Manuel de Falla Spanish Music for Voice & Guitar Maria José Montiel, soprano/Stefano Grondona, guitar/Laura Mondiello, guitar/Nova Lira Orfeo Guitar Sextet FALLA: Homenaje pour le tombeau de Debussy • Siete Canciones Populares Españolas • Danza del Molinero • El amor brujo • Cubana • LLOBET: Transcriptions for 6 Guitars

CD: STV 33660 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) was a close contemporary and friend of Manuel de Falla (1876 –1946), but never became so famous. In fact, his fame stems largely from his arrangements of Falla’s music, such as his transcription for two guitars of Falla’s ballet El amor brujo. Falla’s own Homenaje pour le tombeau de Debussy is surely one of the greatest guitar works of the twentieth century, and it and other masterpieces are appropriately joined here by a work of Llobet’s own composition. Lira Orfeo was a Barcelona music society of which Llobet was both a founder and the director. This recording employs only vintage instruments with connections to Spanish and Catalan music.

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André JOLIVET Tu surgis de l‘absence…: Flute Works “The range of colour and texture that the remarkable young flautist obtains is hauntingly beautiful.” — THE GUARDIAN

Mario Caroli, flute/Silva Costanzo, piano JOLIVET: Flute Sonata • Incantation for flute, from Cinq Incantations • Ascèses for solo flute • Chant de Linos for flute & piano

CD: STV 33711 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

André Jolivet (1905–1974) was one of the most admired French composers of the mid-twentieth century, and at one time there were fairly abundant recordings of his works. Like many composers, his star has faded a bit since his death, as the world has gone on to other things – but like all good composers, his star will rise again, and this recording goes some way to help it along. While utterly different from each other, the pieces recorded here cover almost the entire creative life of Jolivet. Mario Caroli is one of the outstanding masters of the flute in Italy today.

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CLASSICAL RODRIGO & TURINA Concierto de Aranjuez & Canto a Sevilla Ana Rodrigo, soprano/Luis Orlandini, guitar/Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria/Adrian Leaper, conductor RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitary & Orchestra • TURINA: Canto a Sevilla

CD: ANO 516240 (C) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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The enormous success of the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) assured him a place as the most important Spanish composer following World War II, although its popularity was never equaled by any of his many other works. Joaquín Turina (1882–1949) became one of the grandfathers of the twentieth-century Spanish musical tradition. Turina was fascinated by the possibility of featuring Spanish motifs and melodies in a rich orchestral setting, as can be heard in his Canto a Sevilla (1927). Guitarist Luis Orlandini was born in Chile and began guitar studies at age eleven. A major prize led to many concerts and radio appearances throughout Germany and in many European countries. Since 1994 he has been a professor of music in Santiago. Born in Barcelona, soprano Ana Rodrigo is today one of Spain’s best-known singers, from zarzuela to opera and sacred music. Since the 1994 season, Adrian Leaper has been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria.

Gustav HOLST Orchestral Music Edward Beckett, flute/Malcolm Messiter, oboe/Rachel Bolt, viola/Michael Freyhan, piano/London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople, conductor HOLST: St. Paul’s Suite • Lyric Movement for viola & small orchestra • Brook Green Suite • A Fugal Concerto for flute & oboe • Seven Scottish Airs for piano & orchestra • Six Morris Dance Tunes • In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Messiter)

CD: ANO 340220 (C) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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English composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934) is universally loved for his popular orchestral suite The Planets, but much of his other estimable orchestral music is seldom heard. This CD offers a sampling of the very best “beyond The Planets.” Ross Pople studied at the Paris Conservatory and, at age twenty-six, was invited by Sir Colin Davis and Pierre Boulez to be principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the youngest ever in the history of the orchestra. In 1980 he founded the London Festival Orchestra, whose numerous recordings for Hyperion and ASV have attracted positive reviews, and he has been seen often on the BBC. The repertoire of the London Festival Orchestra embraces the very widest range – from the eclectic and contemporary to the classical and baroque, from Boccherini and Bach to Tippett and Tavener. The excellence of the LFO’s playing is reflected in the outstanding reviews its recordings have universally received.

Johannes BRAHMS Lieder Roman Trekel, baritone/Oliver Pohl, piano BRAHMS: 25 Lieder

CD: ANO 870690 (C) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) was, along with Schubert, Schumann, and Hugo Wolf, one of the four pillars of German art song, or lieder. These composers, along with their worthy if lesser compatriots Loewe and Franz, produced a body of intimate vocal chamber music that reached such a pinnacle of subtlety, power, and beauty that it has never since been matched. This CD opens the window on a pair of sterling young interpreters who bring a breath of fresh air to the songs of Brahms, so many of which tell of spring and green forests. Baritone Roman Trekel was born in Pirna and at first studied oboe. In the 1980s, he switched to voice lessons at the famed Berlin Hochschule für Musik, where he graduated with distinction. He joined the Berlin Staatsoper in 1986 and has sung leading roles in Mozart, Wagner, and Verdi, but scored his first huge success as Pelléas in Debussy’s opera in a new production conducted by Michael Gielen. He went on to win First Prize in a 1989 lieder competition in London, which led to a long roster of concert and song recital engagements. He has sung under many of the world’s great conductors, and since 1996 has sung regularly at the Bayreuth Festival.

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CLASSICAL Ricardo Castro, piano/Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria/Adrian Leaper, conductor

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FALLA: El amor brujo • Three dances from El sombrero de tres picos • Noches en los jardines de España

• At the request of the Spanish dancer Pastora Imperia, Manuel de Falla (1876– 1946) composed the ballet El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) in 1914/15. In the following year, he finished an arrangement of the work for orchestra alone. Gregorio Martinez Sierra wrote the libretto of the ballet, based on an Iberian saga • El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat, 1919) was based on a tale by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, and Martinez Sierra wrote the ballet adaptation. There are several key dance sequences that Falla added at the express request of the ballet’s commissioner Sergei Diaghilev, who had learned to love Spanish dancing during World War I when he sought refuge in Spain. Spanish gypsy dancing thus inspired all three of the dances recorded on this CD • In Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), which was composed between 1911 and 1915, Falla created a work of art inspired by the famous buildings of the region: the Moorish royal palace Generalife and the Alhambra in Granada • In 1993, Ricardo Castro became the first South American pianist to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition. His concerts led him to Vienna, Hamburg, Toronto, Zurich, Munich, London, Stockholm, Madrid, and Paris • The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, which has been in existence since 1845, has gained an outstanding international reputation: it is a permanent guest at well-known festivals in Europe and has worked with such soloists as Alfredo Kraus, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Sabine Meyer, and Maria João Pires • Since the 1994 season, Adrian Leaper has been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the orchestra. He is well known for his many successful recordings on the Naxos label

Manuel de FALLA Orchestral Works

CD: ANO 563550 (C) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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Russell Sherman, piano/SWR Symphony Orchestra/Michael Gielen, Zoltán Peskó & Hanns-Martin Schneidt, conductors BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3 • Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta • Two Portraits for Orchestra

Béla BARTÓK Orchestral Works

CD: ANO 277600 (C) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

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• Since its foundation in 1946, the main aim of the SWR Symphony Orchestra has been to increase audience awareness not only of the symphonic repertoire of the previous two centuries, but also of the music of the twentieth century • Born in Dresden in 1927 but reared in Argentina, Michael Gielen began to gain a reputation as a conductor of both the Viennese classics and contemporary music in the fifties • In addition to his many outstanding conducting assignments in Europe, Gielen was Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony until recently • Pianist Russell Sherman was born and educated in New York, beginning piano studies at age six. By age eleven, he was studying with Eduard Steuermann, a pupil and friend of Ferruccio Busoni and Arnold Schoenberg • Sherman graduated from Columbia University at age nineteen with a degree in the humanities. He was a Visiting Professor at Harvard University and is currently a Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory. With a brilliant career and creative imagination, Sherman has long been called “a thinking man’s virtuoso” • Budapest-born Zoltán Peskó has been the General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein since 1996. The conductor’s uncommon versatility is documented in his many recordings for disc and radio. He was awarded the German Record Prize in August 1993 • German organist, conductor, pedagogue, and composer Hanns-Martin Schneidt has conducted major German orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, but is best known for his many years with the famed Munich Bach Choir • The present recording features these estimable artists in some of Bartók’s greatest orchestral works, including his masterpiece, the Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Order Date: July 23, 2006

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CLASSICAL Anne-Marguerite Werster, soprano/Liliana Bizineche-Eisinger, mezzo-soprano/Guy Flechter, tenor/Johannes Schmidt, bass-baritone/ Choir & Orchestra Paris-Sorbonne/Jacques Grimbert, conductor/Denis Rouger, chorusmaster LISZT: Missa Solemnis “Graner Messe”

Franz LISZT Missa Solemnis

CD: ANO 654180 (C) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Classical

• In 1855, Liszt was commissioned to compose a mass for the consecration of the Basilica in Esztergom, some ninety kilometers away from Budapest • Although Liszt’s Missa Solemnis for Esztergom stands within the tradition of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and was written for a large orchestra, the composer clearly shows that he is striving for simplicity and conciseness in a form that conforms to Catholic rite • After passing his flute examinations with distinction, Jacques Grimbert continued studies at the Paris Conservatory National Superieur de Musique under Messiaen, Milhaud, Dufourcq, Fourestier, and Rosenthal. Studies then followed in Basle under Pierre Boulez • He also assisted at the rehearsals of great symphonic works by, among others, Bernstein, Celibidache, Maazel, Mehta, Ozawa, and Solti (1970–1976) • The diversity of his research and engagements led to the founding of various ensembles and festivals (Chœur National, Florilegium Musicum de Paris, Ars Europa, Musique aux Invalides, Festival de Musique Sacrée de Paris) • In 1975, he founded a choir and orchestra of the Sorbonne University in Paris, and in 1976 became a professor and music director there. With the Choir and Orchestra Paris-Sorbonne, comprising around one hundred young musicians, he arranged concert works, symphonies, and oratorios • Together with his studies in music of the Baroque and Renaissance, he also dedicated himself to early or forgotten works of well-known composers

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Julie Moffat, Annette Markert, Robert Künzli, Peter Klaveness, vocal soloists/Winfried Wagner, speaker/Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Berliner Singakademie/Achim Zimmermann, conductor KATZER: Medea in Korinth, Oratoric Scenes for 5 solo vocalists, mixed chorus & large orchestra, after the libretto by Christa Wolf & Gerhard Wolf

• Medea is one of the most fascinating yet contradictory characters of Greek mythology. The daughter of Hekate and niece of Circe, she was considered a famous magician who took lives and then spread them anew, presiding over celestial growth and death. The legend of her as a killer of children developed much later • Christa & Gerhard Wolf ’s libretto for Georg Katzer’s composition is based on the novel Medea – A Modern Retelling, published by Christa Wolf in 1995 • Medea in Korinth shows typical parameters of an oratorio. However, Katzer forgoes the recitative, for example, that takes on the narrative function of the oratorio • The arias, duets, chorales, and fugues near the end of the sections are not part of Medea. Only at the very end, the chorus leaves its acting role, citing a choral intonation and thus entering the role of a reflecting chorus. For those reasons, Georg Katzer does not consider his composition an oratorio but “oratorical scenes” • Born in 1935 in Silesia, Georg Katzer was a master composition student of Hanns Eisler at the Akademie der Künste of the German Democratic Republic. In 1982, he founded the Studio for Electroacoustic Music. Since 1963, he has been working as a freelance composer in and around Berlin • Born in 1929, German writer Christa Wolf worked for years as an editor, but has been a freelance writer since 1962. Her novel Medea – A Modern Retelling was published in 1996 in Munich

Georg KATZER Medea in Korinth (2 CDs)

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WAGNER: Die fliegende Holländer [The Flying Dutchman] (complete opera)

• Wagner’s early masterpiece is heard in an authoritative, truly classic performance from the composer’s own theater in Bayreuth, Germany, the shrine and Mecca of the true Wagnerite • Some of the greatest singers of the era lead the cast, including CanadianAmerican bass-baritone George London (1920 –1979), the first American ever to sing the Dutchman at Bayreuth; beloved Viennese soprano Leonie Rysanek (1926–1998), known as the “Queen of Hearts” at the Salzburg Festival; and German bass Josef Greindl (1912–1993), a stalwart of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, where he sang in 1,369 performances, mostly Wagner! • The opera was inspired by Wagner’s reading of a book by Heinrich Heine, Edward Fitzball’s The Flying Dutchman or The Phantom Ship, and Wilhelm Hayff ’s Geisterschiff (Ghost Ship), as well as his own perilous sea voyage in 1839 • Der fliegende Holländer is one of the most vivid and colorful of all German Romantic operas, with music that is often hair-raisingly exciting. This masterful performance has long been considered one of the most thrilling ever recorded • Opera d’Oro’s Grand Tier series presents the best-selling Opera d’Oro titles with libretto and deluxe new packaging at mid-price. The Opera d’Oro series has been an unqualified success in the budget category. Now, in response to popular demand, the best titles are being reissued with complete librettos in the original languages and fresh, new English translations, stimulating essays on the operas by eminent music writers, and striking artwork commissioned from Rafal Olbinski • Live performance, 1959

Richard WAGNER Der fliegende Holländer (2 CDs)

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Richard STRAUSS Elektra (2 CDs) “This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag … Lisa della Casa is a near-perfect Chrysothemis … Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with an inexorable sense of direction … this Salzburg performance is a crowning achievement for both conductor and soprano.” — IRA SIFF

Inge Borkh, Lisa della Casa, Jean Madeira, Max Lorenz, Kurt Böhme, Alois Pernerstorfer, Anny Felbermayer, Sieglinde Wagner, Marilyn Horne, Lisa Otto, et al., vocal soloists/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Chorus of the Vienna State Opera/Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor R. STRAUSS: Elektra (complete opera)

Richard STRAUSS Elektra (2 CDs)

CD: OPD 7033 (2L) Double Jewel w/Slipcase File Under: Opera

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• This classic performance of Richard Strauss’s Elektra, recorded live on August 7, 1957, is a priceless record of one of the greatest overall casts ever assembled for this explosive drama • Today’s listener will be startled to see the famous name of soprano Marilyn Horne, long since become an operatic superstar, listed as the “fourth maid” in this production of fifty years ago, but this was at the very beginning of her now legendary career • The “fifth maid,” Lisa Otto (b. 1919), was also to have a fine solo career later on, especially in Mozart, and the “third maid,” contralto Sieglinde Wagner (1921–2003), had an unusually long career of forty-four years as an opera and concert singer • The great conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896–1960) was born in Greece but made most of his successful career in the U.S. He was conductor of the New York Philharmonic 1951–1957 and was a mentor to Leonard Bernstein, who succeeded him • Recordings conducted by Mitropoulos are among the most desired collectors’ items in the catalogues today, as he made few recordings during his lifetime Order Date: July 23, 2006

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Opera d’Oro presents Grand Tier, a deluxe edition of the most beloved Opera d’Oro performances, with original artwork by Rafal Olbinski and Opera d’Oro’s best remastered sound! Each release features a detailed booklet with historic photos, a complete libretto with a new, original English translation, and an essay on the performance by a specialist scholar.

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LA JUIVE “A viable masterpiece … with great musical and theatrical force … This performance is one of real commitment.” —OPERA NEWS OTELLO “Even without such a great cast, Carlos Kleiber’s conducting would put this set in the forefront of the competition … this is a remarkable performance.” —CLASSICSTODAY TURANDOT “What a show it is! We get Franco Corelli and Birgit Nilsson at their most enflamed and potent…” —CLASSICSTODAY IDOMENEO “This is a fabulous surprise … who knew it existed? … Jessye Norman [sings] as beautifully and meaningfully as she ever has … all of her fans—and all opera lovers—should hear this.” —CLASSICSTODAY FIDELIO “A terrific bargain and a sparkling representation of Beethoven’s great masterwork.” — CLASSICSTODAY WOZZECK “Do not pass up this inexpensive release; it is an extraordinary document not to be missed.” —GRAMOPHONE

AIDA “Dare I say it? This is the best-performed Aida on the market” —CLASSICSTODAY COSÍ FAN TUTTE “Böhm’s conducting is first rate … the cast is excellent.” —FANFARE ANDREA CHÉNIER “It is a spectacular reading, which never loses its shape or urgency while allowing the singers to proceed seemingly unbridled.” — OPERA NEWS LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT “This is a very infectious performance; the high-spirits are contagious.” —FANFARE

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Presenting the new look of Opera d’Oro!

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Richard WAGNER

Gioacchino ROSSINI

Tristan und Isolde (3 CDs)

L’occasione fa il ladro

“Magic happens as Kleiber conducts with fire, unearthing little nuances that others throw away, always in the interest of the piece at large. For the Kleiber-Tristan experience, this is the recording to get...” — JENS F. LAURSON, IONARTS.ORG

Margherita Rinaldi, Stefania Malagù, Carlo Gaifa, et al., vocal soloists/RAI Orchestra & Chorus, Turin/Vittorio Gui, conductor

Helge Brilioth, Catarina Ligendza, Yvonne Minton, Kurt Moll, Donald McIntyre, et al., vocal soloists/Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus/Carlos Kleiber, conductor WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera)

As all collectors lament, recordings of the late, great conductor Carlos Kleiber are far too few. Kleiber made a studio recording of Tristan and Isolde, but this live performance from Bayreuth in 1974 is generally considered to be superior. The soloists are unsurpassed in their roles, and the conducting is perhaps the best one will ever hear.

ROSSINI: L’occasione fa il ladro (complete opera)

Giaocchino Rossini (1792 –1868) was just twenty years old when he wrote this little comedy (known in English as “The Opportunity Makes the Thief ”) – but it was far from his first opera. In fact, it was his seventh. Written in just eleven days, the little farsa was received coolly on its first night on November 24, 1812, and gained scant notice during four subsequent performances. Mountings after that were infrequent and it was to become one of Rossini’s least-known comic operas. Recent revivals, like this live performance captured in 1973, have given it a new lease on life, as it is full of the breezy charm of its amiable composer.

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Sir Michael TIPPETT

Giacomo MEYERBEER

The Midsummer Marriage (2 CDs)

Les Huguenots (2 CDs)

Joan Sutherland, Richard Lewis, Edith Coates, et al., vocal soloists/Covent Garden Orchestra & Chorus/Sir John Pritchard, conductor

Nicolai Gedda, Rita Shane, Justino Diaz, Jeannette Scovotti, Dimiter Petkov, Kurt Equiluz, et al., vocal soloists/Radio Austria Orchestra & Chorus/Ernst Maerzendorfer, conductor

TIPPETT: The Midsummer Marriage (complete opera)

MEYERBEER: Les Huguenots (complete opera)

Michael Tippett (1905–1998) became one of the most influential and respected British composers with several major operas to his credit, of which The Midsummer Marriage is still the best known. First performed at Covent Garden on January 27, 1955, to mostly hostile reviews; since then it has slowly acquired ever more positive notices. This recording of the 1955 broadcast of the world premiere starring Joan Sutherland is one of the most legendary documents in the history of modern opera.

This live broadcast from Vienna in 1971 brings together one of the most outstanding casts ever assembled for this rarely heard opera, a situation due in great part to the lack of singers able today to satisfy Meyerbeer’s sometimes almost superhuman demands on the human voice. When Les Huguenots was popular at The Met, in the late nineteenth century, performances were known as “nights of seven stars” because no fewer than seven superstar vocalists were required to put the opera across.

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Sen/Chatterjee/Singh

Sen/Goswami/Chatterjee

Tappa & Syamasangeet

Nazrulgeeti

Featured Artists

Smt. Indrani Sen, vocals/Smt. Jagari Chatterjee, vocals/Niraj Kumar Singh, vocals

Smt. Indrani Sen, vocals/Smt. Jagari Chatterjee, vocals/Smt. Susmita Goswami, vocals

Track Listing

Prem galo tobhu keno · Ki goon koreche · Sradhanjoli loho · Janonare mono · Tumina torale tara · Pradip jaliye tomar · O-Ma tumi dayamoyi · Bidhi dilo jodi

Keno kandey paran · Sunno aey buke pakhi more · More ghumo ghore elay · Patha hara pakhi · Rumjhum rumjhum · Gother Rakhal · Money pore aaj · Porodeshi priyotomo · Horiro rong lagey

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Tappa is a form of Indian classical vocal music whose specialty is its rolling pace based on fast, subtle, knotty construction. The arrangement of words, with the help of tone vibrations performed in an exquisite vocal style, create a charming atmosphere. Syamasangeet, a rich branch of Hindu devotional songs or hymns to the goddess, are the epicenter of all energy of this universe.

Kazi Nazrul Islam, known as the “rebel poet” of Bengali literature and the “Nightingale of Bengali music,” was one of the most colorful personalities of undivided Bengal between 1920 and 1930. Nazrulgeeti presents some of his more popular compositions.

*Playable only in DVD and Surround Sound systems – not for standard CD players.

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Uttam Chakraborty

Indrajit Banerjee

Tabla Recital

Sitar Recital

Featured Artists

Uttam Chakraborty, percussion/Pd. Ramesh Mishra, sarangi

Indrajit Banerjee, sitar/Gauri Shankar, tabla

Track Listing

Jhap Taal · Teen Taal (Vilambit) · Teen Taal (Dhrut) · Dhun (Daadra)

Raga – Mishra Kafi · Raga – Hamir · Raga – Puria · Raga – Kaushik Kanara

Selling Points Uttam Chakraborty is extremely proficient in touching the hearts & minds of listeners with his versatile performances. The combination of instruments beautifully enhances the compositions to an aspect of absolute listening pleasure. Finally, the classical performances of this renowned artist come to Western connoisseurs!

Selling Points This dynamic performance on sitar by a leading soloist shows the grammar patterns and intricacies of rare ragas for the first time in history of the Indian music industry. With regular performances in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, the mass appeal enjoyed by this proficient artist is relatively much higher than his contemporaries.

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*Playable only in DVD and Surround Sound systems – not for standard CD players.

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Prattyush Banerjee

Sandip Chatterjee

Sarod Recital

Santoor Recital

Featured Artists

Prattyush Banerjee, sarod/Pd. Anindo Chatterjee, tabla

Sandip Chatterjee, santoor

Track Listing

Raga – Gujri Todi · Raga - Jaijaiwanti

Raga – Lalit · Raga – Hansadhwani

Selling Points

This popular artist from Senia Gharana performs to near perfection with fabulous improvisations. Extremely talented, with over two decades of musical history, he now presents beautiful ragas on sarod. The ragas selected specifically elevate the moods to euphoria and joy irrespective of age boundaries!

Sandip Chatterjee is extremely proficient in touching the hearts & minds of listeners with his beautiful performances. Here, the talented player presents an Indian classical recital on the santoor.

Featured Artists Gianni Lamagna, vocals/Marcello Colasurdo, vocals/Corrado Sfogli, guitar/Michele Signore, violin, laud, mandol, organ/Carmine Bruno, cajon, bongos, uans, bar chimes, crasher, darbouka e krakeb, rainstick, bell tree, shaker, piatti/Pasquale Ziccardi, bass, acoustic guitar/Daniele Sepe, sax, whistle/Fausta Vetere, voice, mandolin/Cristina Vetrone, accordion/ Carmine Bruno, cassa tammone, tambourine, cymbal/Marco Sfogli, acoustic guitar

Track Listing Le strade del mare sopra il deserto · Accussi · La voce del grano · Gli occhi di Salgado · ‘O viento · Lontano da te · Il carro e la luna · Stann’ arrivanno · Il cammino · Chi è devoto · Parole perdute · Lanterna magica

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Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare La Voce del Grano

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· La Voce del Grano seeks to be a metaphor that tells of man’s essential need to turn back to poetry and fantasy in order to evoke images · In 2002, the album appeared among the Top 20 CDs in the hit parade compiled by the journalists of World Music Charts Europe · For thirty years, the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare have been enticing storytellers of a lost tradition · Alternative marketing to newspaper and lifestyle magazines · Service to radio and television stations · Key Markets: Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, Newport, Burlington

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Simply the Best Scottish Country Dance Album Featured Artists Jim MacLeod, piano, vocals/Tommy Ford, accordion/Jim Cleland, accordion/John Sinton, double bass/Hebbie Gray, fiddle/Alex Doig, drums

Track Listing Dashing White Sergeant//St Ermin’s Reel/Miss Barbara A Stirling/A Tune for Andy Burgess · Dashing White Sergeant (Encore)/Caddam Woods/Miss Allison MacLeod/A Tune for Donald MacDonald · Military Two-Step/The Caledonian Two Step · Military Two-Step (Encore)/Captain WM McIntosh · Pride of Erin/St Bernard’s Waltz/The Gentle Maiden/How Can You Buy Killarney/Bonnie Boy · and more (19 total)

Selling Points · A selection of top Scottish country dances by one of the best known Scottish dance bands! · Jim MacLeod & his band have over forty years experience – Beatles producer George Martin produced their first recording in the fifties! · MacLeod & his band were regular guests at Balmoral Castle, playing for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and heads of state at the great Scottish balls · The band has made numerous TV appearances and radio broadcasts, and were regular hosts on the Hogmanay (Scottish New Year) party shows · This album features many of Scotland’s most popular dances, including the Gay Gordons, Strip the Willow, Canadian Barn, and Eightsome Reel, and the DVD can be used as a visual aid to learning the dance sequences! Also Available · SCT 715 (M) Nice & Easy Collection (5014675307154) · SCT 693 (M) Welcome to My World (723724527126)

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Various Artists Scottish Top 20 Songs Featured Artists Andy Stewart/The Mill Weavers/Ann Williamson/North Sea Gas/The Alexander Brothers/ Lou Grant/Jim MacLeod/Leigh Garden/Valerie Dunbar/Sydney Devine/The Marlettes/ Bill McCue/Mary Cameron

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CD: SCT 730 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Scotland

A compilation of the most popular songs from Scotland’s traditional folk and music hall repertoire features tunes made popular worldwide by Scottish music ambassadors! Includes such hits as “Flowers of Scotland,” “I Belong to Glasgow,” “Amazing Grace,” “Scotland Forever,” “Auld Lang Syne,” and more – twenty-four tracks total!

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Various Artists Scotland’s Great Highland Bagpipes Featured Artists Denny & Dunipace Pipes & Drums/The Black Watch/The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards/ Caledonian Heritage Pipes & Drums/The Royal Irish Regiment/P/M Jim Motherwell/ The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders/P/M Steven Small

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CD: SCT 729 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Scotland

A combination of military, pipe, solo pipe, and uilleann pipe bands. Scotland’s great highland bagpipes are also known as the great highland war pipes and are often used as a call to battle in addition to their use in military and civil ceremonial ceremonies. Over sixty popular songs on one disc!

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WORLD/FOLK “One of the best contemporary Native American voices out there today.” — INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

Featured Artists Vince Two Eagles, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, rainstick, traditional drum, buffalo dreamer flute/Gayle Two Eagles, bass guitar, harmony vocals/Fawn Two Eagles, percussion, electric drums/Glenda Gangone, keyboards, bass/Al Remund, drums/ Boyd Bristow, lead guitar, bass, acoustic guitar, traditional drum, harmony vocals

Track Listing In America · Friend Help Me Remember · He Sapa · Dream Boy · Listening to the Wind · Morning Star · People of the Earth · The Cage · American Holocaust · Otokahe · Frightened Child Lullaby · Going Home

Selling Points · A great songwriter, storyteller, and performer, Vince Two Eagles is a unique voice and an outstanding contemporary folk musician with a Native American flair · The song “Listening to the Wind” will be featured in the upcoming major motion picture Killshot starring Justin Timberlake, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Johnny Knoxville, Thomas Jane, and more! · This music truly speaks for the average person · Service to Native American press as well as NPR, native radio, and college radio · Key Markets: Rapid City, SD (Hometown). Also: Sioux Falls, Denver, Phoenix, Tulsa, Albuquerque, Omaha, Bismarck, Nashville

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Various Artists

Pow Wow Trail 5 – Grass Dance & Men’s Traditional

Pow Wow Trail 6 – The Fancy Dance

Selling Points · Over the course of two years, producer Jeremy Torrie and his film crew traveled to over forty reservations, ceremonies, and pow wow celebrations, recording and interviewing the best pow wow singers, dancers, respected Elders, songwriters, and traditional teachers to gather the various perspectives of people living, traveling, and competing on the pow wow circuit · Religious in nature, the Grass Dance evolved from warrior society dances. It is one of the oldest dances, portraying a warrior in search of a proper ceremonial place. The traditional dance expresses the pride and dignity of the brave warriors of past and present, and it is here that Native Americans honor their past. The best dancers are able to tell a story through their body movements, capturing both the courageous thrusts of the battlefield and the humility of everyday life · The Fancy Dance competition has always been the climax of the pow wow. It is a test of speed and endurance, allowing the dancer to display his most intricate steps and body movements. It is the very soul of the people · Very popular with educators and great for people who love pow wow culture, these are just two parts of an excellent eleven-episode series!

Also Available · ARL DVD 3004 (R) Pow Wow Trail 4 – The Grand Entry (778505300498) · ARL DVD 3003 (R) Pow Wow Trail 3 – The Dance (778505300399) · ARL DVD 30002 (R) Pow Wow Trail 2 – The Songs (778505300023) · ARL DVD 30001 (R) Pow Wow Trail 1– The Drum (778505300016)

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Mike Gouchie

Northern Wind

Bad Boys & Angels

Medicine Dress

Featured Artists

Mike Gouchie, vocals, guitar/Greg Morrow, drums/Jeff King, lead guitar/Mike Rojas, piano/Gary Primm, organ, clavinet/ Alison Prestwood, bass/B. James Lowry, acoustic guitar

The Northern Wind Singers, vocals, drums

Track Listing Somethin’ Bout a Bad Boy · What It All Comes Down To · To Hell With Love · Troublemaker · Angels Unaware · Picture Daddy With You · and more (12 total)

Selling Points Winner of two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in 2004, Mike Gouchie has been touted as one of the next big things in country music and will be featured in the CMT documentary Plucked this spring.

Track Listing Intro ‘Medicine Dress’ Honoring · The ‘Slide’ · Dianne’s Song · Kinew’s Song · Jingle Straight · 90’s · Jingle Straight · Round Dancing · Ha Cha! · and more (13 total)

Selling Points The women round dance songs contained in this album are songs that honor the jingle dress, and are composed by Gabe Desrosiers. The jingle dress, known to the Anishinabe people as the Medicine Dress, carries a spiritual bond between dancer and spirit. The group’s last album, Whispering Winds, was awarded Best Pow Wow Album: Traditional at the 2004 CAMA Awards.

CD: SWC 8970 (Q ) CD: ARL 12322 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Native American

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Folk Previously Available

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The Red Shadow Singers

Angie Miller

Ghost Dance Songs

White Space

Featured Artists

Track Listing

The Red Shadow Singers, vocals, drums

Any Other Day · So Long Marie · Cats and Dogs · How I Am · A Picture of You · You Win · Who Am I Now · Here I Go Again · When Its Right · Maxine

Track Listing Intro · Spirit Song · Grizzly Bear · Thunderbird Eagle · Coming of the Thunderbird · Black Bear Song · Ancestors’ Song · Thunderbird Song · and more (17 total)

Selling Points Nominated for a Nammy Award in the Best Traditional Recording category! These songs are healing prayer songs that have been received from the Turtle Island Lodge through fasting and ceremony. They have been shared so they may be used in a most spiritual way for healing, prayer, in sweat lodges, or in other ways that respect their sacredness.

Selling Points Acoustic folk artist Angie Miller is an accomplished singer/ songwriter who has appeared in concert with Richie Havens, Nils Lofgren, Aimee Mann, and more. White Space, an entirely acoustic recording, features sparse arrangements and introspective lyrics.

Also Available · SWC 1401 (Q) Play (787991140129)

Order Date: July 23, 2006

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WORLD Jewish Holiday Songs Tabernacle Songs Track Listing Yaffa Yarkoni & Uzi Essner – Orchim Basukkah-Guests in the Sukkah · Jonathan Settel – Tabernacle · Ilanit – Into My Sukkah-Hebrew · Nava Loden – Into My Sukkah – English · Yaffa Yarkoni – Patish Masmer-Hammer and Nails · Jonathan Settel – Amen · Cindy Paley – This Is What We Need to Build a Sukkah · Yaffa Yarkoni – Shlomit Bona Sukkah-Shlomit Is Building a Sukkah · Yaffa Yarkoni – Sukkati-My Sukkah · Elana Watson – Awake O Israel · Voices of Israel Singers – Let Us All Rejoice · Dorit Reuveni – I Will Rejoice-Hebrew · Nava Loden – I Will Rejoice-English · Dudu Zakai – No One Is Great-Hebrew · Nava Loden – No One Is Great-English

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CD: HKT 9383 (P) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jewish

· Favorite songs for the festival of Succot (Tabernacles) and Simchat Torah sung by Yaffa Yarkoni, Cindy Paley, and more are interwoven with moving spirituals by singers such as Nava Loden and Jonathan Settel · An inspiring musical celebration!

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Goetz/Settel/Shomron/Loden/Watson Your Favorite Psalms Sung in English & Hebrew Track Listing David Loden – Hallelujah, Hallelujah-Psalm 150 · Marty Goetz – Hebrew Chant-Psalm 8:1 · Marty Goetz – Oh Lord, Our Lord-Psalm 8 · Katal L’Israel Singers – Malach Adonai-Psalm 34:8,9 · Eitan Masuri – Ve’ad Dor Vador-Psalm 100: 4,5 · Gabriel Butler – Praise Your God O Zion-Psalm 147 · The Boskey Family – Rol Your Way-Psalm 37:5,4,25 · Elana Watson – Hafachta Misp’di-Psalm 30:11,12 · Jonathan Settel – Hallelujah-Psalm 135 · David Loden – Havu L’Adonai-Psalm 29 · Elisheva Shomron – I Love the Lord-Psalm 116:1,2,5-7 · Katal L’Israel Singers – Einai Tamid-Psalm 25:15,4-68 · The Boskey Family – Search Me O God-Psalm 139:23-24 · Marty Goetz – He is My Defense-Psalm 62

Selling Points CD: HKT 9322 (P) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jewish

· The second in Hataklit’s series of psalms set to music includes both Messianic and Israeli music performed by well-known artists including Marty Goetz, Jonathan Settel, Elisheva Shomron, and more, in both Hebrew and English · Includes a music book!

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Various Artists Sabbath Songs Track Listing Jonathan Settel – Peace Be Unto You · Effi Netzer Singers – Go Forth My Beloved · Ami Shavit – May the Temple Be Built · Dudu Zaki – You Are One · Shlomo Nitzan – They will Rejoice in Your Kingdom · Jonathan Settel – Sahbbat Shalom Medley · Effi Netzer Singers – On the Sabbath Day · Eitan Masuri – The Sabbath Queen · Tzeva Tari Trio – Songs are Pleasant for Me · Jonathan Settel – Behold How Good · Eitan Masuri – And They Shall See Their Sons · Ilana Robina – Let There Be Peace · Effi Netzer Singers – He That Keeps Israel · Menachem Ben Chaim – How Beautiful · Eitan Masuri – Angels of the Sabbath · Acapella Octet – A Sabbath Song

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CD: HKT 9338 (P) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jewish

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

· The practice of Sabbath Rest has, unfortunately, become a lost art in much of the Western world. These songs will return you to a place of peaceful rejoicing as you enter the Sabbath day. Some are well known, others may be new to you – but all combine for a listening feast! · Hebrew with English narration

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Revoir Paris Track Listing Charles Trenet – Revoir Paris · Yves Montand – Rue Saint-Vincent · Henri Salvador – Ciel de Paris · Josephine Baker – J’ai deux amours · Juliette Greco – Rue des Blancs Manteaux · Francis Lemarque – Bal Petit Bal · Edith Piaf – Les amants de paris · Maurice Chevalier – Mimi · Mouloudji – Rue de Lappe · Albert Prejean – Sous les ponts de Paris · Mistinguett – Oui de suis de Paris · and more (60 total)

3XCD: EPM RYM 7388 (3D) Boxset File Under: France

Selling Points A definitive chanson boxset features French superstars Charles Trenet, Maurice Chevalier, Yves Montand, Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf, Henri Salvador, Josephine Baker, and many more!

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Fonfrède & Becker Planète Poésie Track Listing Pour faire un poème · Ah que le terre est belle · Connaissez-vous James? · Chez moi · Confetti · Printemps · Ma maison · Le rayon de lune · and more (35 total)

Selling Points When a friend left for a long voyage, Fonfrède & Becker decided to create a sort of musical travelogue for him. Inspired by poetry from Obaldia, Eluard, Claudel, Queneau, Tardieu, Desnos, and more, these songs speak to us about humans in all their multicolored diversity while also painting vibrant images of water, air, and the nature that surrounds us. Features children’s entertainers Fonfrède (guitar, vocals), Becker (vocals), and guest Gilles Lombard on keyboards.

CD: EPM RYM 7349 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: France

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Featured Artists Larry Harlow, electric piano, synth/Andy Harlow, tenor sax, flute, vibes/Luis Serrano, vocals, coro/Frankie Castro, vocals, coro/Luis Enrique, vocals, coro, congos/Fernando Resto, vocals/Rafael Solano, timbales, bata drums/Ramon Casales, timbales/Jorge Casales, congas/Freddie Lugo, bongos/Mark “Markolino” Dimond, electric piano/Eddie “Gua Gua” Rivera, bass

Track Listing Decide Tu · Fracaso · Impossible · Philadelphia Mambo · Nadie Da Nada · Mortifica · Envenenao · Calle Ocho

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Andy & Larry Harlow Miami Sessions CD: PRD 6000 (Q )

· Miami Sessions was originally recorded in Hialeah, FL in the eighties. The album was released for a short while, and never re-issued · Three-time Grammy-nominated duo (and giants of the legendary Fania All-Stars) Andy & Larry Harlow have re-mastered this lost gem, which includes the best singers and musicians money can buy · This rare recording includes a young Luis Enrique on vocals in addition to Luis Serrano, Frankie Castro, and Fernando Resto · Features the smash hit “Calle Ocho,” a wonderful rendition of Tito Puente’s classic “Philadelphia Mambo,” and more! · Key Markets: New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Puerto Rico

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Latin

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WORLD Los Van Van Vivo en America “There isn’t a dull moment on this CD, and high-energy offerings … underscore the fact that this band seldom lets its dedicated following down. Highly recommended.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Track Listing Introduction · Ya Empezo La Fiesta · Que Le Den Candela · Sandunguera · Soy Normal, Natural · Deja La Ira · La Candela · Guararey De Pastorita · Chirrin Chirran · Soy Todo (Ay Dios Amparame)

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· Los Van Van are synonymous with Cuba, and one of the most popular Latin dance bands in the world today · Under the direction of songwriter, bassist, and vocalist Juan Formell, the orchestra plays an irresistible brand of dance music called “songo” – an invigorating fusion of Cuban and Caribbean rhythms · Vivo en America was recorded live in San Juan, Puerto Rico and includes their mega-hits “Ya Empozo La Fiesta,” “Sandungurea,” “Soy Todo,” and “Que Le Den Candela”

Various Artists Reggaeton Girlies “Hot, hot, hot – and did I mention it was hot!?!” — LATINO UNIDOS

Track Listing Crooklyn Crew – Fiesta · Cabeza Pollo · Para Todas Las Mujeres · Arrebantense Gerlies · Popurri De Amor · Sexx-O-Logia – Son Mis Ladies · Young Gunz – Chica Bellaca · Da Weed Heads – Fumen Mis Girlies · Phat Trax – The Good, The Bad, The Pretty · Young Gunz – Discoteca

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DVD: PRD DVDX 2002 ( J ) Standard Amaray File Under: Reggaeton

· An exotic voyage into the underworld of reggaeton music and the women that surround the scene! This DVD features beautiful ladies from Brazil, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico dancing to the soulful rhythm of reggaeton music performed by today’s hottest artists and producers · PARENTAL ADVISORY – includes nudity · Key Markets: New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Puerto Rico

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Carlos Montoya Caribe a Flamenco Track Listing Caribe a Flamenco · Variaciones · Malaga · Marcarena en Tango · Solea-Cana · Zambra · Bolero Malorquie; Castilla; Galicia · Solea; Bulerias Por Solea · Tanguillo; Zambrilla · Variaciones Por Rosa; Alegrias

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CD: AIM 1605 (P) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Flamenco

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Order Date: July 23, 2006

· Guitarist Carlos Montoya (1903–1993) was the first Latin music superstar of radio, television, and recordings. He defined both the flamenco style and gut-string guitar playing of the twentieth century · Montoya recorded prolifically from the twenties through the sixties, and his influence is still felt today in the work of artists like Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin · This disc features definitive recordings from the fifties, beautifully recorded. They are solo recordings that show the guitarist in his essence

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Launched by Buda Musique in collaboration with Radio France International, AfricaVision is a ten-CD collection devoted to the music of African films made since the sixties. Spanning half a century of African film scores, these tributes bear witness to a great variety of films, filmmakers, regions, peoples, and musical styles!

Various Artists AfricaVision Vol. 2 – 50 Years of African Cinema CD: BUD 3017265 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Africa

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Musicians and filmmakers transgress borders: French, Belgian, Congolese, Senegalese, Cameroonian, West Indian … unforgettable melodies for their pleasure and ours.— AFRICULTURES

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“An ambitious anthology of music from African films of many styles, featuring a variety of material that stretches as deep as the subject matter. The sound quality is crisp and impeccable, and the stylistic breadth is quite wide … the far-reaching compositions and melodies really make this an interesting listen.” — FENN MUSIC

Track Listing Afrique sur Seine · Massa Thiono · Tezeta · Ni Wurondi · Assiko land · Toubab Bi · Cantate nubienne · Douga · Muna tete · Taaba · Djisalbero · Na o tse’tsa · La dispute · Wele · Perfect Monster · Coubésiban · Jom · Ma dulcinée · Binon

Selling Points · The second volume of the AfricaVision series spans fifty years of the youngest cinema in the world · Includes music from the films Afrique Sur Seine, Le jardin de Papa, Zan Boko, Muna Moto, Mousso, Matanga, Quartier Mozart, and more. This is a cinema of powerful stories and warm-hearted images – radiant faces despite the poverty, hope despite the pain – full of humor and love · Includes music by Ethiopian artist Mulatu Astatqé, who recently received acclaim for his soundtrack to the film Broken Flowers starring Bill Murray and is featured on the Ethiopiques 4 CD on Buda · Also features Lamine Konté (Senegal), Francis Bebey (Cameroon), Diogal Sakho (Senegal), Tom Yom’s (Cameroon), Ali Wague (Guinea), Henri Guédon (Martinique), Kouyaté Sory Kandia (Guinea), Georges Anderson (Cameroon), Xalam (Senegal), Jacques Loubélo (Congo), Philip Nikwé (Benin), Zao (Congo), Nicolas Baby (France), Bill de Sam (Guinea), and Ingamadji Mujos (Chad) · The AfricaVision series has received stellar press in fRoots, Africultures, and more

Various Artists AfricaVision Vol. 1 – 1975–2005 Francophone African Cinema CD: BUD 3017264 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Africa

Devoted to the cinema of Western Africa, this first volume presents music from French-speaking African films and films about French-speaking Africa. Features nineteen titles composed by famous musicians such as pianist Ray Lema, kora player Lamine Konté, Mokhtar Samba, So Kalmery, and more.

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Upcoming volumes will include music from Senegalese guitarist Wasis Diop, Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango, and the late cultural giant & multi-instrumentalist Francis Bebey! Order Date: July 23, 2006

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WORLD “Very sweet Afrobeat … lots of gorgeous harmonies, and very slick production … all tracks are excellent.” — KZSU, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Track Listing Rainha · Mandingo Sound · Bandeko · Maseke · Sambalele · Zelie · Angola · Elembo · Maman · Zibula Mbundu · Pesa · Ayaye

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Lulendo Angola

CD: BUD 7263 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Africa

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· Lulendo is one of the too-rare contemporary artists to come up with new, original music using African instrumentation. The likembe (elsewhere known as sanza or kalimba) can even qualify as the most African of all instruments in that none exist outside of Africa and the African diaspora · As a child listening to his grandfather, Lulendo developed a passion for this lovely, melodic percussion instrument, which he taught himself to play. On his new album, more ambitious than 2001’s À qui profite le crime, his innovation lies in the way he uses the likembe, revealing it as ideally adapted to the funky rhythms of such groups as Earth, Wind and Fire · A refugee living in Paris since 1982, Lulendo defines himself as an African from Angola. Deeply marked by the terrible civil war that drove him away from his native Luanda, Lulendo delicately expresses his nostalgia and the sorrow of separation · His beautiful voice, ranging from tenor to falsetto, may remind the listener that he was once a backing singer with Papa Wemba · Features exciting work by some great instrumentalist guests: Didier Lockwood’s jubilant violin, John Helliwell’s Creole clarinet, and the bluesy accents of Claude Samard’s pedal-steel guitar · Lulendo has received accolades in National Geographic, Le Parisien, Libération, NovaPlanet, Zurban, World Magazine, Mondomix, Africa International, Lylo, Chrous, Africultures, and more · National campaign by Allegro Media will service top print magazines; NPR and college radio blanketed nationally

Renat Sette Solo In a warm, powerful voice, Renat Sette revisits songs collected in the Haute Provence region in Southern France. The scientific accuracy of his research and the aesthetic exactness of his updates contribute to the formal achievement of this work. His approach respects these traditional songs of ingenuous lyricism, whose themes are often metaphorical. By their power of evocation, their resonance in today’s times and their intrinsic seduction, brilliantly interpreted by Sette, reveal an unknown, multicultural facet of Haute Provence.

CD: BUD 860129 (Q ) Digipak File Under: France

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Various Artists Terra: Songs in Praise of Nature Throughout the world, music has been a means for men to celebrate nature and its elements, to imitate or praise animals, to express concerns about the environment, and more. This selection of songs comes for the most part from societies that have retained a close link to nature: Madagascar, Siberia, Burkina Faso, Australia, Vietnam, Guyana, Central African Republic, Bali, Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Mongolia, Ghana, France, Ecuador, and more.

CD: BUD 3017384 (Q ) Digipak File Under: World

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Rock Me Baby Records is dedicated to providing authentic, sincere, unique music for children that can easily be enjoyed by adults. Susie Tallman founded the company in 1999 in order to unite her love for music with her love for the spirit of childhood!

Susie Tallman Children’s Songs – A Collection of Childhood Favorites CD: RMB 91005 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Children Previously Available

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Children’s Songs creatively explores thirty-eight favorites with a symphony of guitars, whistles, banjos, accordions, and other instruments – all cleverly arranged to delight both children and their parents. — ALBUQUERQUE ARTS

Press Quotes “For sheer joy of singing with the kids, it would be hard to beat Children’s Songs: A Collection of Childhood Favorites by Susie Tallman and friends … Tallman’s strong, clear voice and her playful arrangements of thirty-eight favorites make magic.” — SACRAMENTO BEE “A brilliant collection of thirty-eight classic children’s tunes … not only interesting, educational, and fun for kids, it’s entertaining for parents. With tunes that span a variety of genres and languages, Children’s Songs (the latest in Susie Tallman’s award-winning series of children’s albums) is a worthwhile investment.” — CITY REVIEW

Track Listing I’ve Been Working on the Railroad · Five Little Ducks · The Alphabet Song · BINGO · Big Rock Candy Mountain · Pop Goes the Weasel · Say, Say, Oh Playmate · De Colores · Bumblebee · Five Little Speckled Frogs · 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe · She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain · Found a Peanut · Puff the Magic Dragon · Alouette · Little Peter Rabbit · Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? · Monkeys on the Bed · Apples & Bananas · La Cucaracha · Hokey Pokey · Old MacDonald · Buffalo Gals · John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt · Down in the Valley · Ants Go Marching In · Do Your Ears Hang Low? · Wheels on the Bus · If You’re Happy and You Know It · Oh When the Saints Go Marching In · London Bridges · Be Kind to Your Web Footed Friends · Farmer in the Dell · Have You Ever Seen a Lassie · Red River Valley · Sur La Pont d’Avignon · Kookaburra · Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Selling Points · Featuring thirty-eight songs and over seventy-two minutes of music, Children’s Songs is a playful symphony of guitars, train whistles, banjos, accordions, clanging spoons, and whistling that will delight and inspire little ones as well as their parents! · Playful and educational, this disc combines old favorites with clever new arrangements · Winner of an Oppenheim Gold Award and iParenting Award; Parents’ Choice Approved · Service to national and local press through Orca Communications

Key Markets Albuquerque (Hometown). Also: San Francisco, Los Angeles

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Susie Tallman

Lullaby Themes for Sleepy Dreams

Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes

Classic Nursery Rhymes

CD: RMB 91001 (M)

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CD: RMB 91003 (M)

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CHILDREN Stephen Simon/ London Philharmonic Orchestra The Sorcerer’s Apprentice CD: MMM SSD 1004 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Children

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Conductor Stephen Simon and narrator Yadu continue the Magic Maestro Music™ series of fun and informative introductions to symphonic music – and other styles. — WASHINGTON POST

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“This delightfully engaging production will appeal to a variety of ages and educate children on numerous levels while inviting them to laugh and move with the music.” — AUDIOFILE

Featured Artists Stephen Simon, conductor/Yadu, narrator/London Philharmonic Orchestra

Track Listing The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for Narrator & Symphony Orchestra · About the Story · March of the Brooms for Percussion Ensemble · About the Music · The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Original Version (No Narration) · March of the Brooms – Kitchen Percussion Play Along

Selling Points · A perfect blend of great music and classic storytelling, this new recording by the London Philharmonic Orchestra is the first narrated version of the classic made famous by Disney. Also includes the Boston Crusader’s Drum & Bugle Corps percussion pit performing the famous theme music · Includes educational tracks, narrated by the conductor, on what to listen for and the 2,000-year-old old history of the tale itself · Twenty-four-page program book includes biographies, musical information, sheet music, and children’s activities · National PR campaign spearheaded by children’s media specialist Beth Blenz-Clucas will include product reviews by LA Times, Washington Post, Booklist, School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, Child, Family Fun, AudioFile, NAPPA parenting magazines, Chicago Parent, Time Out New York, South Florida Parenting, Northwest Parent, Big Apple Parent, Kalamazoo Gazette, Kidzmusic.com, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Pioneer Press, Sacramento Bee, EdPlay, Playthings, and more · Radio interviews with Classic 99 in St. Louis, The Parents’ Journal (NPR) with Bobbi Connor, WCAI, WNAN, and WGBH; broadcast on XMKids radio · Award write-ups (Parents’ Choice, Oppenheim Toy, Booklist, National Parenting Center, iParenting Media, NAPPA, ALA, Creative Child, Dr. Toy) · E-marketing to in-house list; marketing to symphony orchestras for live performances

Key Markets Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle

Also Available

Stephen Simon/LPO

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Casey at the Bat

Juanita the Spanish Lobster

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Elusive Dreamer Track Listing Almost Persuaded · Baby, Baby (I Know You’re a Lady) · My Elusive Dreams · Have a Little Faith · Mountain of Love · With One Exception · You Mean the World to Me · Already It’s Heaven · Livin’ in a House Full of Love · A Woman Always Knows

Selling Points · David Houston rose to national stardom in 1963 with the Top 5 country hit “Mountain of Love” · Three years later, he broke through to superstar status with “Almost Persuaded,” which spent an incredible nine weeks at #1 and netted three Grammy Awards · During his career, Houston racked up a sensational twenty-eight chart hits · Elusive Dreamer includes all seven of Houston’s chart-topping classics, plus three more Top 5 country hits

CD: ALE 192037 (K) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Country

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Johnny Rodriguez Lone Star Desperado Track Listing Ridin’ My Thumb To Mexico · You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) · Just Get Up and Close the Door · I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind · Love Put a Song In My Heart · Dance With Me (Just One More Time) · That’s The Way Love Goes · Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through) · I Couldn’t Be Me Without You · We’re Over

Selling Points · Johnny Rodriguez is without doubt the most successful Chicano country singer of all time, rising from the poverty of his hometown in Texas to the top of the country music world! · His first hit came in 1972 with the Top 10 “Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through)” · Over the next five years, he had a hot streak of a dozen back-to-back Top 5 hits, including the #1 “Ridin’ My Thumb To Mexico” · Lone Star Desperado includes all six of Rodriguez’s chart-topping classics, plus four more Top 10 country hits

CD: ALE 192038 (K) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Country

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Don Gibson Mr. Lonesome Track Listing Oh, Lonesome Me · I Can’t Stop Loving You · Blue Blue Day · Sweet Dreams · Lonesome Number One · Woman (Sensuous Woman) · Who Cares (For Me) · Sea of Heartbreak · Just One Time · Give Myself a Party

Selling Points · Songwriter and singer extraordinaire, Don Gibson was an influential force in country music for over four decades · The popular recording star racked up over fifty chart hits, including the #1 “Oh, Lonesome Me,” which helped usher in the “Nashville Sound” during the mid-fifties · As a writer, he is responsible for some of the most famous songs in country music history, including “Sweet Dreams” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You” · Mr. Lonesome includes all of Gibson’s chart-topping classics, plus seven more Top 10 country hits

CD: ALE 192039 (K) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Country

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COUNTRY Porter Wagoner Country Music Ambassador Track Listing A Satisfied Mind · Misery Loves Company · Eat, Drink and Be Merry · The Carroll County Accident · Skid Row Joe · Sorrow on the Rocks · Green, Green Grass of Home · The Cold Hard Facts of Life · Big Wind · What Would You Do (If Jesus Came To Your House)

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CD: ALE 192040 (K) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Country

· Porter Wagoner first rose to fame with his 1955 chart-topping country classic “A Satisfied Mind” · With the television broadcast of the Porter Wagoner Show in 1960, he became one of the most recognizable and iconic figures in all of country music · His show launched the career of Dolly Parton, and the two singers embarked on a series of Top 10 country duets, winning the ACM’s Vocal Duo Award three years running · Country Music Ambassador includes Porter’s chart-toppers “A Satisfied Mind” and “Misery Loves Company,” plus eight more Top 10 country hits

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Connie Smith Queen of the Broken Hearts Track Listing Once a Day · Ain’t Had No Lovin’ · The Hurtin’s All Over · Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You) · I Never Once Stopped Loving You · Cincinnati, Ohio · If I Talk To Him · Just For What I Am · Then and Only Then · Just One Time

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CD: ALE 192041 (K) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Country

· Connie Smith’s rise to superstardom in the 1960s was a fairytale come true. Discovered at an amateur contest, her debut single “Once a Day” exploded to #1 on the country charts, where it remained for a remarkable eight weeks. No other female country artist had ever held the top spot longer! · Over the next decade, she released a string of over forty chart-busting hits. At the height of her career, she dropped out of the Music City limelight to concentrate on her family and her religion · Queen of the Broken Hearts includes Smith’s chart-topping classic “Once a Day,” plus nine more Top 5 country hits

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Ray Price The Cherokee Cowboy Track Listing For the Good Times · Crazy Arms · Night Life · City Lights · She’s Got To Be a Saint · Make the World Go Away · My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You · I Won’t Mention It Again · Heartaches By the Number · You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

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CD: ALE 192042 (K) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Country

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· Ray Price is truly one of the great titans of country music. His 1956 chart-topper “Crazy Arms” created the template for modern honky-tonk music · In the 1970s, he ushered in the Countrypolitan era with a series of lush, string-driven hits such as the chart-topper “For the Good Times” · During his fifty-year career, the musically ambitious singer amassed 108 chart hits, with over half in the Country Top 10 · The Cherokee Cowboy features ten chart classics, including a whopping seven #1 smash hits!

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5 Movies Vol. 2 THE DUKE RIDES TALL IN FIVE CLASSIC WESTERNS! Sagebrush Trail (1933) 58 min B&W Co-starring: Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt; Director: Armand Schaefer Wrongfully convicted of murder, John Brant (Wayne) breaks out of prison to clear to his name and find the true killer. The Man From Utah (1934) 55 min B&W Co-starring: “Gabby” Hayes, Anita Campillo; Director: Robert North Bradbury Wayne is the Man from Utah, a drifter deputized by the town marshal after helping to foil a bank robbery. The Star Packer (1934) 60 min B&W Co-starring: “Gabby” Hayes, Verna Hillie; Director: Robert North Bradbury When a newly elected town sheriff is shot and killed, U.S. marshal John Travers (Wayne) arrives to turn the table on the bad guys. The Trail Beyond (1934) 55 min B&W Co-starring: Noah Beery, Noah Beery Jr., Verna Hillie; Director: Robert North Bradbury Rod Drew (Wayne) and his pal (Noah Beery Jr.) hit the trail to find long-lost miner John Ball and his daughter (Verna Hillie). Paradise Canyon (1935) 59 min B&W Co-starring: Marion Burns, Earl Hodgins, Yakima Canutt; Director: Carl Pierson John Wyatt (Wayne) goes undercover as a sharpshooter in a traveling medicine show to catch a gang of counterfeiters.

DVD: PFX 190025 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Western

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Sherlock Holmes Triple Feature Vol. 2 SUPERSLEUTH SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THREE THRILLING MYSTERIES! The Sign of Four (1932) 63 min B&W Starring: Arthur Wontner, Isla Bevan; Director: Graham Cutts, Rowland V. Lee Escaped killer Jonathan Small is out to retrieve a treasure cheated from him long ago and will let nothing stand in his way. Threatened by the killer, the innocent Mary Morstan runs to Sherlock Holmes for help. Holmes’ impeccable detective skills lead him to the seedy world of carnival life, where Small and his distasteful friends live and work. Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) 84 min B&W Starring: Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding; Director: Leslie Hiscott Holmes and Watson receive a cryptic note that draws them out of their “official” retirement. They become entangled in a complex murder mystery involving an ex-member of the Scowlers, an American secret society of tough, murderous coal miners. Will Holmes find the murderer before more bodies drop? Murder at the Baskervilles (1937) 76 min B&W Starring: Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding; Director: Thomas Bentley Shortly after his arrival at Sir Henry Baskerville’s estate, Holmes is asked to help solve the mysterious disappearance of a prize racehorse favored to win the Barchester Cup. Holmes suspects that his archenemy Professor Moriarty is involved. Hang on for the chilly ending when Holmes and Moriarty meet face to face! DVD: PFX 190026 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Mystery

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DVD Gene Autry 5 Movies Vol. 1 THE “SINGING COWBOY” IN FIVE CLASSIC WESTERNS! Man of the Frontier (1936) 54 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, George Cheseboro; Director: B. Reeves “Breezy” Eason The Red River Valley Irrigation Company, owned by good guy Baxter, is constructing a dam for the local cattlemen – but a sinister banker tries to turn the workers against him! Oh, Susanna! (1936) 54 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, Earl Hodgins; Director: Joseph Kane Autry is tossed from a train by an escaped murderer named Wolf Benson, who takes on Autry’s identity and manages to fool everyone. Rim of the Canyon (1949) 70 min B&W Co-starring: Nan Leslie, Thurston Hall, Clem Bevans; Director: Jon English Three escaped criminals in search of their hidden booty descend upon the town of Canyon Junction and steal Autry’s beloved horse, Champ. Public Cowboy No.1 (1937) 53 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford; Director: Joseph Kane Cattle rustlers go high-tech to create an impenetrable cattle-thieving ring. No one can outsmart these crooks until Deputy Autry employs his old-school cowboy tactics!

DVD: PFX 190027 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Western

Round-Up Time in Texas (1937) 54 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, LeRoy Mason; Director: Joseph Kane Autry and sidekick Frog head off to South Africa to deliver horses to Autry’s diamond-mining brother, Tex.

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Roy Rogers 5 Movies Vol. 1 THE KING OF COWBOYS IN AUTHENTIC MOMENTS FROM U.S. HISTORY! Billy the Kid Returns (1938) 54 min B&W Co-starring: “Gabby” Hayes, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane Rogers strolls into town with only a knapsack and a smooth voice, but the townsfolk think he’s the dangerous murderer Billy the Kid. In Old Caliente (1939) 60 min B&W Co-starring: Mary Hart, “Gabby” Hayes; Director: Joseph Kane It’s a case of good vs. evil when Rogers, who works for respectable ranchero Don Jose, gets into a nasty row with Jose’s sinister foreman Sugauro. Rough Riders’ Round-Up (1939) 54 min B&W Co-starring: Mary Hart, Raymond Hatton; Director: Joseph Kane Back from duty, Rogers & his Spanish-American war buddies join the Texas patrol and come up against the notorious Arizona Jack. The Arizona Kid (1939) 54 min B&W Co-starring: “Gabby” Hayes, Sally March; Director: Joseph Kane Rogers and Gabby are recruited as confederate scouts who learn that a group of Confederate soldiers are terrorizing Union sympathizers. Sheriff of Tombstone (1941) 60 min B&W Co-starring: “Gabby” Hayes, Elyse Knox; Director: Joseph Kane Rogers heads off to Tombstone, where he is mistaken for a gunslinger hired to do evil deeds for the corrupt mayor.

DVD: PFX 190028 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Western

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Triple Feature THREE OLYMPIANS PORTRAY THE ROLE OF TARZAN! Tarzan the Fearless (1933) 86 min B&W Starring: Buster Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells Director: Robert F. Hill In this romantic action thriller, the Lord of the Jungle falls for Mary Brookes and must rescue her from the evil clutches of the followers of Zar, God of the Jeweled Fingers. Tarzan’s Revenge (1936) 70 min B&W Starring: Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm Director: D. Ross Lederman Olympic athletes Glenn Morris and Eleanor Holm make an attractive pair in this swingin’ film! A creepy jungle sheik spots beautiful Eleanor and decides that he wants her for his harem, but Tarzan swings in to save her. Now that she is safe, what will happen between Tarzan and Eleanor with a fiancé on the sidelines? Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) 74 min B&W Starring: Gordon Scott, Eve Brent, Leslie Bradley, Ricky Sorensen Director: Sandy Howard, Charles F. Haas Tarzan must protect the jungle from evil, greedy trapper Schroeder and his brother Sikes. He manages to foil Schroeder’s plans, but his good deeds bring on the malicious revenge of Sikes, who decides to stalk Tarzan instead of animals! DVD: PFX 190029 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Adventure

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Lee Van Cleef Grand Duel/Captain Apache THE BEST OF THE BAD GUYS IN TWO ACTION-PACKED WESTERNS! Grand Duel (1973) 92 min COLOR Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank, Peter O’Brien Director: Giancarlo Santi Hard-bitten gunslinger and former lawman Clayton (Van Cleef) gets embroiled in a violent dispute between two families. A young punk is framed for murdering the patriarch of the Saxon family in revenge for the questionable deaths in his own family. Just as the punk is about to be lynched by Saxon’s three sons, Clayton rides into town to set things right. When the true killer of the patriarch is finally revealed, Clayton must face the three sons in an elaborately staged showdown – the grand duel! Captain Apache (1971) 94 min COLOR Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Stuart Whitman, Carroll Baker, Elisa Montes Director: Alexander Singer Captain Apache (Van Cleef), a Native American serving in the Union army, is sent to investigate the mysterious murder of an Indian agent. The dead man’s dying words are “April morning,” but anyone who divulges the secret is quickly shot. As the bodies pile high, Captain Apache stumbles upon the schemes of a wealthy landowner and an assassination plot that will further victimize the local natives. The strong supporting cast includes Stuart Whitman as gunrunner Griffin and Carrol Baker as blonde temptress Maude. DVD: PFX 190030 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Western

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DVD Carole Lombard Made for Each Other/Nothing Sacred THE SCREWBALL QUEEN OF THE SILVER SCREEN IN TWO CLASSIC FILMS! Made for Each Other (1939) 85 min B&W Starring: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson Director: John Cromwell Newlyweds John and Jane Mason are an idealistic young couple whose marital commitment is challenged at every turn. At the law firm, John’s boss Judge Doolittle makes him forego his honeymoon, a revenge tactic since John didn’t marry his daughter. And there’s more: mounting debt, a difficult mother-in-law, and a baby on the way. The birth of their son brings joy and tragedy, forcing the couple to take drastic measures to save his life. While there is humor and tenderness interspersed, this story pulls at the heartstrings as we watch the couple deal with life’s all-too-familiar pressures.

DVD: PFX 190031 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Comedy

Nothing Sacred (1937) 75 min COLOR Starring: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly Director: William Wellman A drunkard doctor has told young, innocent Helen Flagg (Lombard) that she is dying of radium poisoning. Her plight draws the attention of New York reporter Wally Cook (March), who is in search of a sentimental story to bolster his career. Meanwhile, the doctor informs Helen that she isn’t sick at all, but Helen conceals the truth. Wally and Helen fall in love, she confesses her secret, and now the two must figure out how to handle the out-of-control media beast they’ve created. Filmed in Technicolor with great shots of New York.

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Charles Bronson Lola/Someone Behind the Door TWO DIFFERENT ROLES FOR THE TOUGH GUY SCREEN LEGEND! Lola (1969) 88 min COLOR Starring: Charles Bronson, Susan George, Trevor Howard Director: Richard Donner Welcome to the other side of Charles Bronson! Funny, loving, and vulnerable Scott Wardman is an American middle-aged writer living in England, where he falls for a flirtatious young girl named “Twinky” (George). Once married, they return to America, where friends and family members are skeptical and disapproving of the relationship. Their marriage is put to the test as they try to establish themselves as a “normal” couple. Someone Behind the Door (1971) 90 min COLOR Starring: Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland Director: Nicolas Gessner This mystery thriller set in Cornwall, England stars Bronson as a hapless amnesiac. A seemingly sympathetic doctor, Laurence Jeffries (Perkins), takes an interest in the case and helps Bronson piece together his past. But there’s more than meets the eye as the scheming doctor plans the murder of his unfaithful wife. Will Bronson commit the crime or wake up in the nick of time?

DVD: PFX 190032 (C) Standard Amaray File Under: Action

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2-DVD SETS AT A SPECIAL LOW PRICE! Elizabeth Taylor/Irene Dunne

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5-Movie Romance 2-Pak The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) 116 min COLOR Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed; Director: Richard Brooks An American writer returns to Paris to revisit the spot where he fell in love with and married a beautiful, high-living aristocrat. Make sure to have tissues nearby – this is a tearjerker. Father’s Little Dividend (1951) 94 min COLOR Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy; Director: Vincent Minnelli In this sequel to Father of the Bride, dad adjusts to his solo life and his new role as a grandfather. Great laughs, and Taylor is as beautiful as ever. Love Affair (1939) 87 min B&W Starring: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer; Director: Leo McCarey An ocean voyage sets the stage for romance: a French playboy meets a beautiful American woman and they immediately fall in love. Problem is – each is already betrothed! Penny Serenade (1941) 120 min B&W Starring: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant; Director: George Stevens A wife contemplating divorce reflects on the ups and downs of her marriage. This compelling story flawlessly blends humor and heartbreak. Jane Eyre (1934) 67 min B&W Starring: Colin Clive, Virginia Bruce; Director: William Christy Cabanne A young Jane Eyre is hired as governess at the Thornfield Hall estate, but dark family secrets and a romance with the master force the heroine to flee until a haunting and bizarre incident brings the two together again.

DVD: PFX 290018 (2B) 2 Standard Amarays In Sleeve File Under: Romance

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Shirley Temple/Sabu/3 Stooges Family Film Festival 2-Pak The Little Princess (1939) 91 min COLOR Shirley Temple Film Shorts Collection (1932-1934) 121 min B&W Starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Cesar Romero A girl is sent to a boarding school where an evil schoolmistress forces her to become a servant, but good comes in the end when our heroine is reunited with her father. Then, enjoy eight great shorts from 1932-1934: Polly Tix in Washington, The Pie Covered Wagon, What’s to Do, Merrily Yours, Managed Money, Pardon My Pups, War Babies, and Dora’s Dunking Donuts. Jungle Book (1942) 108 min COLOR Starring: Sabu, Thomas Mitchell; Director: Zultan Korda Rudyard Kipling’s classic story about a young boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India. Enjoy Mowgli’s adventures in this lavish Technicolor version. Captain Kidd (1945) 90 min B&W Starring: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott; Director: Rowland V. Lee In this high-seas adventure, the notorious Captain Kidd tricks his way into escorting a treasure-laden ship. Of course, Kidd and his crew plan to steal the valuable cargo!

DVD: PFX 290019 (2B) 2 Standard Amarays In Sleeve File Under: Family

Malice in the Palace (1949) 16 min B&W Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947) 16 min B&W Starring: The Three Stooges The Stooges portray bumbling waiters who attempt to recover a priceless diamond stolen from the tomb of King Rootentooten and collect a $50,000 reward. Then, the Stooges are “unaccustomed tailors” whose shop needs some quick cash. They hear of a reward for the capture of a bank robber. Can they foil the thief and save their shop?

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DVD Cary Grant/Bob Hope 6-Movie Comedy 2-Pak His Girl Friday (1940) 92 min B&W Starring: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell; Director: Howard Hawks A hilarious screwball comedy about the battle of the sexes and exes. Charade (1963) 113 min COLOR Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau; Director: Stanley Donen A beautiful woman caught in a web of intrigue involving her murdered husband meets a mysterious, charming bachelor â&#x20AC;Ś but can he be trusted? Amazing Adventure (1936) 63 min B&W Starring: Cary Grant, Mary Brian; Director: Alfred Zeisler A young playboy makes a bet to climb the corporate ladder without the influence of his inheritance, but falls in love along the way. Will he lose the bet to win the girl? My Favorite Brunette (1947) 85 min B&W Starring: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre; Director: Elliott Nugent In this uproarious send-up to forties hard-boiled detective thrillers, a wannabe gumshoe is hired by a beautiful brunette only to find himself framed for murder. Road to Bali (1952) 91 min COLOR Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour; Director: Hal Walker Two American vaudeville performers in Bali fall for the same vivacious island princess.

DVD: PFX 290020 (2B) 2 Standard Amarays In Sleeve File Under: Comedy

Road to Hollywood (1946) 53 min B&W Starring: Bing Crosby, Luis Alberni, Ann Christy; Director: Bud Pollard An entertaining and informative documentary on Crosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise to fame.

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Frank Sinatra/Gary Cooper 4-Movie Drama 2-Pak Man with the Golden Arm (1955) 119 min B&W Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker; Director: Otto Preminger Fresh out of rehab for heroin addiction, a professional card dealer struggles to become a jazz drummer while old friends and his wife conspire to bring him back to his former habits. Suddenly (1954) 90 min B&W Starring: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason; Director: Lewis Allen A psychopathic killer and his cohorts are hired to assassinate the President of the United States as he passes through the normally tranquil small town of Suddenly. Sinatra is absolutely spellbinding as the cold-blooded assassin! A Farewell to Arms (1932) 78 min B&W Starring: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes; Director: Frank Borzac A daring American ambulance driver falls in love with a British nurse on the Italian frontlines in Italy. The chaos of the battlefield tests their love in what would become one of the most moving endings in cinematic history. Meet John Doe (1941) 123 min B&W Starring: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, James Gleason; Director: Frank Capra In this ode to the common man, a down-and-out former baseball player is caught up in a publicity stunt involving a newspaperwoman and several other unsavory types. He is in for a surprise when he learns the true meaning behind the exploit! DVD: PFX 290021 (2B) 2 Standard Amarays In Sleeve File Under: Drama

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

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DATE

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7/11/06

Los Angeles, CA

Zoo Concert Series

7/14–16/06

San Francisco, CA

Pearls

7/16/06

Grass Valley, CA

California Worldfest

7/27/06

Indianapolis, IN

Animals & That Jazz Concert Series

7/21/06

Costa Mesa, CA

Metropointe Mall

7/29/06

St. Louis, MO

Finale Jazz Club Oakville Jazz Festival

7/22/06

Pasadena, CA

Levitt Pavilion

8/12/06

Toronto, ON

7/23/06

Shell Beach, CA

Cliffs Resort Summer Concerts

8/19/06

Rochester, NY

Clarissa Street Reunion

Incendio

7/29/06

Bonaparte, IA

Downtown After Sundown

Tony Monaco (featured on)

9/1 –4/06

Vail, CO

Vail Jazz Festival

Seduction

7/30/06

Skokie, IL

Skokie Park Concert

Willie Pooch’s Funk-n-Blues

9/9/06

Bowling Green, OH

Blackswamp Festival

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DATE

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10/11/06

Chicago, IL

Chicago Cultural Center

7/9/06

Old Forge, NY

Old Forge Arts Center

10/13/06

Ann Arbor, MI

EdgeFest

7/30–8/6/06

Bridgehampton, NY

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Fest

10/28/06

Seattle, WA

Earshot Festival

8/10–11/06

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Chamber Music Fest

11/1-5/06

New York, NY

BAM

8/26–27/06

Snowshoe, WV

Snowshoe Festival

John Hollenbeck

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Joys & Desires

CD: END 1016 (N) UPC: 72372123375

DATE

I Feel Your Spirit

CITY/STATE

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DATE

Frisco, TX

Pizza Hut Park

7/3/06

Interlochen, MI

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Mteropolis, IL

Harrah’s Casino

7/4/06

Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor Summerfest

7/14/06

Tucson, AZ

Desert Diamond Casino

7/11–8/20/06 New York, NY

The Supper Club

7/15/06

Vancouver, WA

Esther Short Park

8/5/06

Clayton Opera House

8/12/06

New Haven, CT

New Haven Jazz Festival

8/19/06

Atlantic City, NJ

Hilton Casino Resort

10/7/06

Coachella, CA

Spotlight 29 Casino

The Capitol Steps I’m So Indicted CD: CTL 1026 (M) UPC: 095632102628

Clayton, NY

8/12/06

Martha’s Vineyard, MA The Tabernacle in Oak Bluff

9/15/06

Elyria, OH

Lorain County Community College

9/15/06

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University

DATE

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DATE

CITY/STATE

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7/8/06

St. Louis, MO

Finale

7/7–8/06

Jackpot, NV

Cactus Pete’s

7/14/06

Cleveland, OH

Night Town

8/5/06

Long Island, NY

Harry Chapin Theater

7/15/06

Ann Arbor, MI

The Firefly

9/1/06

Chelan, WA

Tsillan Cellars

7/18–19/06

Seattle, WA

Jazz Alley

9/15/06

Slippery Rock, PA

Slippery Rock University

8/1/06

Cape Cod, MA

Wequassett Inn Jazz Festival

9/16/06

Kent, OH

Kent Stage

Roseanna Vitro

The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio w/ Dave Guard

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DATE

CITY/STATE

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DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

7/9/06

Cleveland, OH

Blossom Festival

7/14/06

Windsor, ON

Windsor International Bluesfest

7/14–15/06

San Diego

Bravo Broadway

7/15/06

Cleveland Heights, OH Cain Park

7/29/06

Saratoga, NY

Philadelphia Orchestra

7/16/06

London, ON

8/11–13/06

San Diego

Bravo Broadway

7/22/06

Freeport, ME

L.L. Bean Discovery Park

11/10–11/06

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Symphony

7/23/06

Syracuse, NY

Blues Festival

12/10–13/06

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Broward Center

7/26/06

Saratoga Springs, NY

Siro’s

Terrance Simien The Tribute Sessions

International Bluse Festival

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CD: JAY 1393 (R) UPC: 605288139321

Tim Berne

VENUE

7/6/06

Live at the Kennedy Center

Defying Gravity

CITY/STATE

7/4/06

CD: BCS 70008 (Q ) UPC: 890269001012

Debbie Gravitte

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Real Quiet Tight Sweater

CD: INU 33862 (Q ) UPC: 750447338623

Clifford Adams

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DATE

CITY/STATE

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DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

7/7–8/06

Buffalo, WY

Big Horn Mountain Festival

7/8–10/06

London, ON

Sunfest

7/13–14/06

Ancramdale, NY

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

7/14–15/06

Detroit, MI

Concert of Colors

7/28/06

Floyd, VA

FloydFest

7/17/06

Los Angeles, CA

Hollywood Bowl

7/29–30/06

Lyons, CO

RockyGrass

7/23–24/06

Philadelphia, PA

Kimmel Center

8/11–13/06

Alta, WY

Targhee Bluegrass Festival

7/29–30/06

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth

8/31/06

Canton, NC

Centennial Labor Day Concert Series

Musafir

Big Satan

Gypsies of Rajasthan

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CD: BLF 50062 (M) UPC: 789368628421

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