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JAZZ “Marked by a lyrical yet explorative edge, replete with drama and mystery.”

— JAZZTIMES

Featured Artists Paul Murphy, drums/Larry Willis, piano

Track Listing Freefall · Murky Water · Condor’s Flight · Blitzkrieg · Sweet Solitude · Roadmap To Everywhere · Gremlins · Autumn Hue · Jere’s Theme

Selling Points

Paul Murphy/Larry Willis The Powers of Two Volume 2

CD: MAP 11232 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

· A landmark in jazz history: in-the-moment compositions that integrate cool jazz, post-Coltrane jazz, free jazz, and modern classical—all the while swinging like crazy! · Larry Willis, the icon of lush impressionist jazz piano, locks telepathically with Paul Murphy, the virtuoso drummer of improvised jazz · The fourth collaboration from these jazz masters promises to appeal to the pair’s diverse, established fan base as well as to a whole new audience of classical listeners · An exciting and totally different follow-up to the Larry Willis Trio’s The Big Push, currently at #4 on the national jazz charts for FM radio · An astonishing leap in Willis’ distinguished jazz career, as important as his acclaimed Sanctuary, voted one of the Best CDs of 2003 by Down Beat · The acclaimed sound quality of Mapleshade recordings promises immediate demand in the substantial audiophile music market · Copies to jazz/improvised music/audiophile press; select radio promotion · Key Markets: Washington DC (Hometown). Also: New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Chicago

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· MAP 10232 (R) The Powers of Two (735561102329) “A high-ranking ensemble for ambitious projects with renowned guests.”

— FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU

Featured Artists hr-Bigband (Hessischer Rundfunk)/Jörg Achim Keller, leader/ Joey DeFrancesco, organ/Jeff Hamilton, drums

Track Listing Shangri-La · Falling in Love Again · Once I Loved · Sonnymoon for Two · I’m a Fool to Want You · Tennessee Waltz · Meditation · Everything Happens to Me · Once in a Lifetime

Selling Points · German big bands often garnish their performances with outstanding American soloists. Here, the hr-Bigband had the brilliant idea to call upon premier organist Joey DeFrancesco and widely renowned drummer Jeff Hamilton · Ever since the great Jimmy Smith left the scene, Joey DeFrancesco remains the one virtuoso of the Hammond B3 organ, having played with Shirley Scott, Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, and on Miles Davis’s Amandla · Jeff Hamilton, one of the most versatile drummers in the U.S., has played with such diverse configurations as the L.A. Four, Woody Herman, the Philip Morris Big Band, and the trios of Monty Alexander, John McLaughlin, and Diana Krall · Allegro Media will handle a comprehensive media campaign; national campaign service to top hundred jazz print magazines. NPR and college radio blanketed nationally

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JAZZ The Roger Kellaway Trio

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★★★★ … invigorating. — BBC MUSIC

Press Quotes

“This music is truly a ‘piéce d’occasion’ and the occasion is now.” — EJAZZNEWS “A thoroughly refreshing disc.” — JERSEY JAZZ “Every track on this CD is a gem, but some are stunning. His complete mastery of the piano shines through everything he plays and makes his work absolutely timeless. He draws from all of his amazing breadth of experience to produce an album of superb quality, which is easy to listen to and at the same time very stimulating … in the future this CD is destined to become one of the definitive solo piano albums.” — MUSICWEB

Featured Artists Roger Kellaway, piano/Bruce Forman, guitar/Dan Lutz, bass

Track Listing Killer Joe · Cotton Tail · I Was Doing All Right · Nuages · Night Train · I’m Smiling Again · Midnight Sun · Moten Swing · 52nd Street Theme · Hymn To Freedom

Selling Points · The second recording by the new Roger Kellaway Trio following last year’s outstanding debut Remembering Bobby Darin · Heroes is a tribute to the piano/bass/guitar trios of the past, including those led by Art Tatum, Nat Cole and, particularly, the great Oscar Peterson trios from the fifties that featured Ray Brown on bass and Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis on guitar · Most of the tunes here were recorded by Peterson, and his “Hymn to Freedom” is given a memorable performance · The “drumless” trio is Kellaway’s regular performing group and this trio, like the Peterson trios of the fifties, swings really hard · Recently concluded a sold-out engagement at New York’s Jazz Standard · National press campaign by Jazz Promo Services · National radio campaign: the Tracking Station Radio Promotion

Key Markets Hometown: Ojai, CA. Also: New York, Boston, Washington DC, Detroit

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Remembering Bobby Darin

I Was There

CD: IPO 1008 (Q )

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JAZZ “Club d’Elf combines the roaring avant-funk of electric-era Miles with the legato drift of the Grateful Dead … heady music that doesn’t neglect the tail.” — TIME OUT NEW YORK

Featured Artists John Medeski, keyboards/Billy Martin, drums/Alain Mallet, keyboards/ DJ Logic, turntables/Mike Rivard, bass, sintir/Reeves Gabrels, guitar/ Mat Maneri, electric violin, viola/Mister Rourke, turntables/and more

Track Listing Introduction · Bass Beatbox · Hungry Ghosts · Quilty · Vishnu Dub · A Toy for a Boy · Luminous Things · What Would Cthulhu Do? · Now I Understand · Then Shadow Saw the Gods · Wetbones (Extended) · Vision of Kali · Just Kiddin

Selling Points · This legendary underground dub/jazz/Moroccan/trance/electronica group led by bassist Mike Rivard (Morphine, The Story) has held an eight-year residency at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. The group has garnered critical praise, drawn sold-out crowds, and topped local polls in jazz, DJ, electronica, and jam band categories · Features John Medeski & Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin & Wood), DJ Logic, Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie), Mat Maneri, Duke Levine (Shawn Colvin), Alain Mallet (Paul Simon), Mister Rourke (Soulive), and more · Appeals to a young electronica and DJ audience, but contains enough musical substance for the hip end of the jazz crowd · Extensive radio mailing and promotion · Ads will run in Relix, Bass Player, Signal to Noise, Blender, JamBase, Glide, and electronica/DJ magazines · Key Markets: Boston (Hometown). Also: New York, Atlanta, Athens, Philadelphia

Club d’Elf Now I Understand

CD: ACR 5054 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Jazz

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Featured Artists Gilad Hekselman, guitar/Joe Martin, bass/Ari Hoenig, drums

Track Listing Purim · Hello Who Is It? · My Ideal · I Fall In Love Too Easily · Suite for Sweets · When Will The Blues Leave · The Summer of Laughs and Tears · Breathless · I Should Care · My Second Childhood

Selling Points · The highly anticipated recording of guitarist Gilad Hekselman, winner of the 2005 Montreux Gibson Guitar Competition · Hekselman is a true rarity who will quickly join the ranks of Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Peter Bernstein as a guitar giant.

One of the most talked-about new performers in years! · Fast-rising star Ari Hoenig is an equal partner, laying down piquant rhythms and drum tones along with staggeringly good brushwork. A must-have for Hoenig’s fans! · Features Joe Martin, bassist for Kurt Rosenwinkel · Broad appeal to listeners seeking “new music” as well as those who appreciate tradition · Full PR campaign by A-list publicist Carla Parisi (Nellie McKay) · Marketing campaign led by Debbie Millman, president of Sterling Brands Inc., who has developed notable brands such as Pepsi, Nestle, Kraft, Burger King, and more · Print ads in major national media publications · Fall 2006 U.S. tour · Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, St. Louis, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles

Gilad Hekselman SplitLife

CD: SRC 15 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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JAZZ Omer Avital

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“An ironclad band … its music was rugged swing and harmony and texture and sweeping, singable tunes, acoustic jazz full of a reason for being.” — NEW YORK TIMES “Knotty and fierce one moment, breezy and genial the next, Avital’s tunes offer vista after vista.” — DOWN BEAT “An amazingly tight band … playing terrific music.” — THE ABSOLUTE SOUND

Featured Artists Omer Avital, bass/Mark Turner, tenor sax/Avishai Cohen, trumpet/Aaron Goldberg, piano/Ali Jackson, drums

Track Listing Homeland · Night Song · Ras Abu-Galum (For Elvin Jones) · Arrival · Shimi’s Tune · Bass Introduction · Yes!

Selling Points · The long-awaited new recording from internationally acclaimed bassist Omer Avital featuring his long-standing all-star quintet and a raft of new compositions! · Omer Avital is one of the few contemporary jazz stars to receive unanimous acclaim from critics and listeners. He has received stellar press in Down Beat, New York Times, JazzTimes, and Jazziz, and is increasingly counted among the legendary jazz giants · Avital’s dynamic bass style is rooted deeply in jazz, with influences from Middle Eastern and African music. His compositions are episodic and have dramatic sweep, sounding like the telling of an epic tale · All the members of this quintet are jazz stars in their own right, having played with Avital since before they were known. This is one of the few highly evolved all-star groups in jazz today, and it shows! · Broad appeal to listeners seeking “new music” as well as those who appreciate tradition · Full PR campaign by A-list publicist Carla Parisi (publicist for Nellie McKay) · Marketing campaign led by Debbie Millman, president of Sterling Brands Inc., who has developed notable brands such as Pepsi, Nestle, Kraft, Burger King, and more · Print ads in national major media publications · Regional and co-op advertising in key markets · Fall 2006 U.S. tour

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

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JAZZ Track Listing DISC ONE: A Night in Tunisia · After You’ve Gone · And the Angels Sing · Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain · Boy Meets Horn · Break My Mind · Ciribiribin · Faded Love · Gold Fever · Gonna Fly Now · Gospel of No Name · Hand Me Down the Can of Beans · I Walk the Line · Oh Lonesome Me · Orange Blossom Special · When the Blue Moon Turns to Gold DISC TWO: I Really Don’t Want To Know · I See Lisa · I’ll Walk the Line · I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry · Java · They Call the Wind Maria · Lonesome Street · Oh Marie Marie · Oh My Papa/Wonderland by Night · Rhapsody in Blue · Sleepy Time Down/Hello Dolly · Stardust/Man with a Horn · Tenderly · The Best Things in Life Are Free · The First Thing You Know · There’s a Coach Coming in · Wandering Star

Selling Points

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING! I N CLUDE S

Al Hirt Jazz a-la carte

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS!

FIRST TIME WORLD PREMIERE ON CD! Also Available RECORDING!

2XCD: AIM 1608 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

· Along with Pete Fountain, Al Hirt was the leader of the fifties/sixties New Orleans traditional jazz revival. In his five-decade career, Hirt recorded for Southland, Audio Fidelity, RCA, and Monument, and had one platinum IN CL U D ES FIRST and four gold LPs plus a whopping twenty-one Grammy nominations WORLD RECORDING · He also recorded the theme for the mid-sixties TV show The Green PREMIERE EVER! Hornet, used in Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 film Kill Bill RECORDING! IN C L U D ·E SA great companion to Hirt’s Dixieland or traditional jazz releases, this album features his more mainstream pop performances with lush WORLD PREMIERE orchestral and big band arrangements RECORDING! · Includes his biggest hit, “Java” INC L U D E S · Pristine sound quality and digital remastering

· AIM 1603 (Q) Stanley Turrnetine Flipped Out On Love (752211160324)

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Featured Artists Pete Fountain, clarinet/George Girard, trumpet/Buck Clayton, trumpet/ Bud Freeman, sax/Joe Rotie, trombone

Track Listing High Society · That’s a Plenty · The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise · Margie · Up the Lazy River · Mahogany Hall Stomp · Farewell Blues · Sensation Rag · Sunset in Paradise · In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree · Bayou Blues · Jazz Me Blues · Bugle Call Rag · St. James Infirmary · When the Saints Go Marching In

Selling Points · Pete Fountain is the last of the great traditional New Orleans jazz clarinet players. He was a member of two legendary New Orleans jazz groups in the early part of his career: The Basin Street Six and The Dukes of Dixieland · Fountain became one of the most popular musicians in America during the late fifties as a featured soloist on the Lawrence Welk show. By the late sixties, he was a household name in the U.S. thanks to his many appearances on the Tonight Show and recordings with Al Hirt. He was also an immensely popular recording artist with three gold albums and over ninety LP recordings during the span of his career · These historic recordings from New Orleans’ last golden era feature Fountain’s earliest recordings from 1950 coupled with some of his first recordings as a leader backed by The New Orleans All-Stars in 1957 · Features legendary trumpet players George Girard and Buck Clayton, along with Bud Freeman on saxophone and Joe Rotie on trombone

Pete Fountain King of New Orleans Jazz

CD: AIM 1607 (Q )

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JAZZ “A totally satisfying, urbane, smoothly swinging conversation among four polished jazz veterans.”— JAZZTIMES

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Featured Artists Eddie Diehl, guitar/Hank Jones, piano/Mickey Roker, drums/ John Webber, bass

Track Listing My Heart Stood Still · Swedish Schnapps · Semisamba · Swinging Till the Girls Come Home · Aquarian Melody · Love You Madly · My Romance · Be Bu

Selling Points · A longtime fixture on the New York scene, Eddie Diehl is a cult hero of the jazz guitar known around the world · Hank Jones is the most revered name in jazz piano today–his dynamic and diverse recordings reinterpret jazz in all of its varieties · Here, Diehl & Jones break new ground in hard-hitting, straight-ahead bebop interactions · World-class rhythm section includes living legend of jazz Mickey Roker · Already widely acclaimed by musicians · Classic live to two-track analog recording · Full national radio and press campaigns · Ads will run in Down Beat, All About Jazz, and Hot House · Key Markets: New York & Philadelphia (Hometowns)

Eddie Diehl/Hank Jones Well, Here It Is…

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“Proves that the true art of the standard is not yet lost.” — ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

Featured Artists Dmitry Baevsky, alto sax/Cedar Walton, piano/Ilya Lushtak, guitar/John Webber, bass/Jimmy Cobb, drums

Track Listing Love is a Many Splendored Thing · Casbah · You Do Something to Me · Klact-Oveed-Steen · Autumn Nocturne · Tin-Tin-Deo · Cool Eyes · Buffalo · Al-Leu-Cha · For You, For Me, Forever More

Selling Points

Dmitry Baevsky Introducing Dmitry Baevsky

CD: LRM 105 (Q)

· A beautiful array of choice standards played by one of the great young talents of the New York scene · Dmitry Baevsky is a brilliant Russian sax virtuoso who leads an inspired band performance graced by piano legend Cedar Walton · Rock-solid rhythm section includes longtime bandmate John Webber and drum legend Jimmy Cobb, who was featured on two of Miles Davis’s most acclaimed albums (Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain) · Here, Baevsky shows his uniquely lyrical finesse in handling mature, classic repertoire · National press and radio campaigns handled by top names in the business · Ads will run in Down Beat, All About Jazz, and Hot House

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Ralph Sutton

CD: ARB 19337 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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Glasser INC L U DDave ES FIRST TIME WORLD Above the Clouds PREMIERE ON CD! RECORDING!

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Ralph Sutton, solo piano

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Dave Glasser, sax/Larry Ham, piano/Dennis Irwin, bass/ WORLD Carl Allen, drums PREMIERE RECORDINGS!

Tea For Two · Ain’t Misbehavin’ · Love Lies · Honeysuckle Rose · Medley: Old Folks/Cottage for Sale/Tain’t So/Honey/Tain’t So · Viper’s Drag · Medley: Sophisticated Lady/Ring Dem Bells · Morning Air · Echo Of Spring · Dinah · and more (16 total)

Selling Points World-class stride jazz pianist Ralph Sutton, performing live in 1992 for a wildly appreciative audience in England – a 2XCD set for the price of a single!

Track Listing Can’t I? · A Little Funky · Our Love Is Here To Stay · Stitt’s Bits · Above the Clouds · Easter Parade · Tranquility · In a Sentimental Mood · Hidden Truths · Everyday I Fall In Love · Blues for Mat · I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

Selling Points Dave Glasser is a rising star who captures the uplifting effect of jazz with his bandmates. This fine new CD will thrill Glasser’s fans and attract many more to his special brand of jazz. Insightful liner notes written by legendary jazz critic Nat Hentoff.

CD: HEP 2090 (R)

2XCD: SBJ 3083 (2J)

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John Hart Trio

Osland Saxophone Quartet

Standards – Green and Blue

Commission: Impossible

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Featured Artists

John Hart, guitar/Bill Moring, bass/Tim Horner, drums/ Joe Locke, vibes

Lisa Osland, tenor sax/Miles Osland, soprano sax/Jonathon Anderson, alto sax/Larry Nelson, baritone sax

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Lazy Afternoon · The E Tune · Do You Know What It Means · Green Acres · The Night We Called it a Day · Help Me · All or Nothing At All · Alone Together · My Shining Hour · Well You Needn’t

Cityscapes · Four Miniatures From Brazil · Concerto For Alto Saxophone & Wind Ensemble · Mosax Overdrive For Saxofonqvartett · Diffusions For Saxophone Quartet · Reconciliation Suite · Saxophone Quartet #2 · 1000 Bars Of Blue · Kentucky Roastup

Selling Points Brilliant collection of standards plus two originals by the John Hart Trio includes added bonus of vibes master Joe Locke on five tracks!

Selling Points A new double CD from this top-notch sax quartet features eight extended selections – 136 minutes total!

Also Available · HEP 2080 (R) Scenes from a Song (603366208020) · HEP 2088 (R) Invisible (603366208822)

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JAZZ “William Woods is a rare bird in the jazz world … working with Michael Moryc and veteran smooth jazz guitarist and producer Denny Jiosa, Woods offers funky instrumental songs [and] movie-soundtrack music.”

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Featured Artists William Woods, piano, keyboards/Chris Kent, electric bass/Derico Watson, drums/Glen Caruba, percussion/Denny Jiosa, guitar/Michael Moryc, guitar/Alana Rocklin, acoustic bass/Jeffrey Scott Wills, sax

Track Listing Gettin’ Dirty · Under My Skin · Inside Job · Sweet Surrender · Sleep Tight · Lake Paranoid · Listen to This · Not Suitable for Children · Paradigm Shifted Again · Pangea · Pensacolada · The Hear and Now

Selling Points · An edgy brand of smooth jazz filled with beauty, passion, grace, and energy! · William Woods is a smooth jazz pianist with a strong history at smooth jazz radio including four months on the national charts · Supporting musicians have extensive histories with major national acts · 50% of profits will go to Habitat for Humanity · National radio promotion campaign by Matrix Promotions · National print promotion campaign by Mixed Media · Ads will run on SmoothJazz.com · Key Markets: Englewood, NJ (Hometown). Also: Hattiesburg, Nashville, Orange County, Phoenix, Pensacola

William Woods The Hear and Now

CD: WCS 34 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Jazz

Also Available · WCS 29 (Q) Every Part of Me (687606002920)

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“An attractive singing voice and effective interpretations of lyrics …

Kristin Lomholt makes a welcome addition to the fold.” — JAZZ JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Featured Artists Kristin Lomholt, vocals, compositions, arrangements/Tom Parmerter, trumpet, flugelhorn/Paul Fleury, cello/Darek Grabowski, accordion/ LaRue Nicolson, guitar/Per Danielsson, piano/Mark Neuenschwander bass/Danny Gottlieb, drums

Track Listing My Ship · Simple Twist of Fate · Black Crow ·You Are Gone · My Heart Belongs to Daddy · Winter Moon/Wild is the Wind · Guess Who I Saw Today · Blue Eyed Boy · November Wind · OBem Do Mar · Spell

Selling Points

Kristin Lomholt Spell

CD: WCS 35 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Jazz

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· Kristin Lomholt’s second solo album reveals her daring approach to music as she presents tunes that cross the boundaries of musical genres · Includes songs by Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Bob Dylan, and Dorival Caymmi as well as five sparkling originals · In 2002, Lomholt moved to the U.S., where she formed the Kristin Lomholt Group with three renowned musicians on the world jazz scene: Per Danielson on piano, Mark Neuenschwander on bass, and Danny Gottlieb on drums · Upon graduation from the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music, Lomholt started her career in Spain, where she resided for a number of years · National publicity campaign by Mixed Media · Specialty radio campaign; national radio tracking by Matrix Promotions · Key Markets: Gainesville (Hometown). Also: New York, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland, Seattle 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [August 1, 2006 – August 30, 2006]

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JAZZ THE RETURN OF MAMA RECORDS! Nonprofit organization The MAMA Foundation is devoted to preserving the music of culturally significant artists. Its goal was the production of state-of-the-art digital recordings of the finest jazz musicians. After twenty-nine releases, the release schedule fell off in the late nineties. No longer able to maintain their wonderful catalogue of jazz recordings, MAMA presented the opportunity to make Summit Records its new home. Summit is both pleased and proud to bring back MAMA Records!

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Bobby Shew

Bobby Shew Quintet

Bobby Shew Quintet

Heavyweights

Playing with Fire

Salsa Caliente

CD: MAA 1013 (Q )

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CD: MAA 1023 (Q )

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Count Basie Orchestra

Stan Kenton

B Sharp Jazz Quartet

Swing Shift

Back to Balboa

B Sharp Jazz Quartet

CD: MAA 1027 (Q )

5XCD: MAA 1003 (5J)

CD: MAA 1008 ( J)

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B Sharp Jazz Quartet

B Sharp Jazz Quartet

B Sharp Jazz Quartet

Mirage

Searching for the One

The Go ‘Round

CD: MAA 1012 ( J)

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CD: MAA 1020 ( J)

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JAZZ Featured Artists Brian Trainor, piano/Jon Lucien, vocals/Jimmy Scott, vocals/Lois Smith, vocals/Kelly Rodrigues, vocals/Jacque Major, vocals/Vince Fay, bass/ Tyrone Brown, bass/Billy Jones, drums/Steve Marcus, tenor & soprano sax/Richie Cole, alto sax/Dennis DiBlassio, bass flute/Joel Bryant, organ

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Track Listing She Goes Home · Why Try To Change Me Now · When She Loved Me · I Got It Bad · Guilty · Song for Island Girl (Instrumental) · Feelin Good · The Folks Who Live on the Hill · I’ve Got the World on a String · Every Time We Say Goodbye · Take My Hand Precious Lord · One More Hour

Selling Points · Brian Trainor passed away on July 7, 2006 just prior to the publishing of this CD, a tribute to Steve Marcus, who passed away just months after the recording was finished. The recording documents Trainor’s finest and final playing (as well as that of Marcus). Trainor’s excitement for this project was unlike anything he had done previously · Remembering Ray Charles, Shirley Horn, and Nina Simone, Trainor was struck with the importance of the lyric in jazz and set out to document this with some of his favorite singers. Herein, he has gone all the way back to the original sources and returned with some terrific stories, moving solos, and marvelous vocals · Service to radio stations and one hundred press/internet outlets · Ads will run in JazzTimes and Down Beat · Key Markets: Los Angeles, San Diego, New York (Hometowns).

Also: Chicago

Brian Trainor & Friends Why Try To Change Me Now?

CD: SMT 465 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

Also Available · SMT 253 (R) Monk & Me (099402253923) · SMT 348 (R) Tangled Roots (099402348926)

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“The Craig Davis musical experience is like no other!” — PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW

Featured Artists Craig Davis, piano/Sean Jones, trumpet/Jeff Grubbs, bass/Greg Humphries, drums/Joe Saylor, drums/Stephen Pollock, tenor sax

Track Listing Laura · Cherokee · Someday My Prince Will Come · Turn Out the Stars · Mr. P.C. · Sister Sadie · Bolivia · The Way You Look Tonight · Beautiful Love · Someday My Prince Will Come (Solo Piano)

Selling Points

Craig Davis Out of the Gate

CD: ALA 6003 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

· Jazz classics with a modern twist performed by today’s hottest upcoming pianist, Craig Davis · Features original, fresh arrangements and improvisations, including such standards as “Cherokee,” “Laura,” “Someday My Prince Will Come,” and the rarely heard “Turn Out the Stars,” made famous by the incomparable Bill Evans · Davis, the “pianists’ pianist,” is one of the fastest rising artists on the scene today. He brings a wealth of experience to his debut CD, and is joined in the studio by Sean Jones (lead trumpet with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra), bassist Jeff Grubbs, and drummers Greg Humphries and Joe Saylor. These are definitely musicians to watch! · Promotion to top jazz stations; service to jazz publications · Key Markets: Pittsburgh (Hometown). Also: Indianapolis, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle

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JAZZ/BLUES “The tension he is capable of building brings to mind a tradition that began some fifty years ago when Norman Granz’s jazz at the Philharmonic began stirring up audiences around the country.” — LEONARD FEATHER

Featured Artists Joey DeFrancesco, Hammomd B-3, Wurlitzer electric piano/Paul Bollenback, guitar/Byron Landham, drums

Track Listing All or Nothing at All · I Concentrate On You · Just Squeeze Me · Yes Or No · Young Love · On the Street Where You Live · I’m Confessin · Cobalt Blue

Selling Points · Joey DeFrancesco, the “baddest B-3 burner in the business,” was a Down Beat Critics Poll award winner 2002 through 2005, and a 2005 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll winner · Nominated for a 2004 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo · Joey DeFrancesco is considered by most to be the finest jazz organist today. He has amazing chops and can play bebop, hard-bop, free, soul-jazz, and post-bop with precision, depth, and swing · As “the jazzman who almost single-handedly revived the jazz organ in the 1980s” (Toronto Star), DeFrancesco brings a unique, blistering style to the Hammond B-3 · Stellar press in Billboard, Down Beat, and many more

Joey DeFrancesco All or Nothing At All CD: SWC 1067 (Q )

Also Available

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· SWC 1052 (O) The Street of Dreams (767771202520)

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Big Bill Broonzy Amsterdam Live Concerts 1953 “In terms of his musical skill, the sheer size of his repertoire, the length and variety of his career, and his influence on contemporaries and musicians who would follow, Big Bill Broonzy is among a select few of the most important figures in recorded blues history … in this country he was instrumental in the growth of the Chicago Blues sound, and his travels abroad rank him as one of the leading blues ambassadors.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Featured Artists Big Bill Broonzy, acoustic guitar

Track Listing DISC ONE: Big Bill Talks – On Folk Songs · Going Down the Road Feeling Bad · When the Sun Does Down · House Rent Stomp · Crawdad Hole · Willie Mae · Black, Brown and White · Five Foot Seven · Caribbean Rag · Happy Birthday · Down by the Riverside · Mindin’ My Own Business · Just a Dream · Glory of Love (1) DISC TWO: Big Bill Talks – On Michiel De Ruyter · John Henry (1) · Back-Water Blues · Guitar Rag · Kansas City Blues · Trouble In Mind (1) · The Midnight Special · Glory of Love (2) · Louise, Louise Blues · Trouble In Mind (2) · Good Night Irene · John Henry (2)

Selling Points · Unique, never-before-released recordings–twenty-four tracks totalling nearly two hours! · 2XCD tall boxset includes a forty-eight-page book that features stories about Big Bill Broonzy’s experiences in Europe and dozens of unpublished pictures · U.S. press service by Cary Baker of Conqueroo · Service to all major U.S. blues radio stations · Numerous reviews have already been confirmed in Relix, Vintage Guitar, Signal to Noise, Goldmine, Harp, and many more

2XCD: MRC 275 (2V) Tall Boxset File Under: Blues

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Ike Turner can still get it up, definitely.

— ROLLING STONE

Press Quotes “There’s no doubt that Ike Turner is a musical treasure … [this is] ample evidence of his deserved place in the pantheon of popular American music.” — POP MATTERS “On Risin’ with the Blues, the R&B icon and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer takes the intensity level up with typically slashing-stinging guitar work, rollicking boogie-woogie piano flourishes, and some of the nastiest, rawest, most potent vocals he’s ever summoned up in a fabled career that dates back more than fifty years.” — BILL MILKOWSKI

Featured Artists Ike Turner, lead vocals, guitar, piano/Audrey Madison, backing vocals/Mack Johnson, horns/Leo Dumbeckie, horns/Ryan Montana, horns/Seth Blumberg, guitar/Joe Kelly, guitar/Ken Frizelle, harp/Lenny “Fuzzy” Rankins, guitar/Paul Smith, keyboards/Ernest Lane, keyboards/Kevin Cooper, bass/Bill Ray, drums/Matt Long, drums/Harry Jen Frizelle, drums

Track Listing Gimme Back My Wig · Caldonia · Tease Me · Goin’ Home Tomorrow · Jazzy Fuzzy · I Don’t Want Nobody · Jesus Loves Me · A Love Like Yours · Senor Blues · Eighteen Long Years · Rockin’ Blues · After Hours · Big Fat Mama · Bi Polar

Selling Points · Ike’s back! Risin’ with the Blues is the first new CD by R&B icon Ike Turner since his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Here and Now in 2001 · Turner again fronts his legendary Kings of Rhythm band in a mix of new originals, a few re-worked Ike & Tina Turner hits from the sixties, and some blues classics – all in brand-new arrangements · Risin’ with the Blues features some of the most potent vocals of Turner’s career combined with stinging guitar solos and powerful boogie-woogie piano chops · There is no denying Ike Turner’s place in musical history. While the general public may know about his heyday with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue during the sixties, only hardcore fans and jump blues enthusiasts are aware of the fact that he spearheaded the formative years of rock ‘n’ roll in Memphis in the early fifties. While playing as a house pianist in West Memphis “blacks only” clubs, Turner often snuck a young white truck driver in to study his boogie style and dance moves: that kid was Elvis Presley! · Aggressive grassroots marketing effort through Jazz Promo Services directed at national blues, R&B, and jazz media · Radio campaign by Jazz and Blues Sounds will cover blues and R&B radio · Ads will run in Blues Revue and Down Beat

Key Markets Hometown: San Diego. Also: Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Nashville

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BLUES Track Listing Cow Cow Davenport: Cow Cow Blues · Pinetop Smith: Jump Steady Blues · Charlie Spand: Moanin’ the Blues · Romeo Nelson: Head Rag Hop · Wesley Wallace: Fanny Lee Blues · Little Brother Montgomery: No Special Rider · Jabo Williams: Pratt City Blues · Turner Parrish - Fives · Walter Roland: Jookit Jookit · Cleo Brown: Boogie Woogie · Jesse James: Lonesome Day Blues · Albert Ammons: Bass Goin’ Crazy · Pete Johnson: Holler Stomp · Jimmy Yancey: 35th and Dearborn · Meade Lux Lewis: Six Wheel Chaser · Jay McShann: Vine Street Boogie · Cripple Clarence Lofton: In the Mornin’ · Big Maceo: Chicago Breakdown · Montana Taylor: Indiana Avenue Stomp · Memphis Slim: Slim’s Boogie · Speckled Red: Early in the Morning · Otis Spann: Otis in the Dark

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John Mayall Picking the Blues: Boogie Woogie Pioneers

· John Mayall is the father of British blues. Throughout his six-decade career, he has been the UK’s premier white blues exponent. Fortunately, his creativity has not been confined to the UK, and for the last thirty years he has lived and worked in California · Mayall’s interest in the blues was nurtured at an early age, listening to his father’s jazz collection. Leadbelly, Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang were amongst his early influences, and from their music he taught himself to play piano, guitar, and harmonica · Here, Mayall has compiled an excellent selection of piano blues, which is a reflection of his own musical journey. The works, presented in chronological order, are from a variety of artists, both famous and lesser-known

CD: DOC 322012 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

Also Available · DOC 322011 (3I) Broadcasting the Blues (714298321029) · DOC 322010 (R) Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats (714298321128)

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Lil’ Son Jackson Rockin’ and Rollin’ Volume 1 Track Listing Roberta Blues · Freedom Train Blues · Ground Hog Blues · Bad Whiskey Bad Women · Gone With The Wind (She’s Gone) · No Money, No Love · Talkin’ Boogie · True Love Blues · Evening Blues · Spending Money Blues · Tough Luck Blues · and more (23 total)

Selling Points

CD: DOC 5680 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

Like a number of Texas bluesmen, Lil’ Son Jackson had a short-lived music career during the post-WWII period when labels like Gold Star put out singles for the rural jukebox trade, only to have the rug pulled out from under him when music tastes shifted to R&B and rock ‘n’ roll.

Between 1948 and 1950, Jackson took time out from his regular job fixing motors to record the twenty-three great tracks featured on this release.

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Vivian Vance Kelly Hit Me Up Featured Artists Koni Beerle, drums/Daniel Perez, guitar/Kaspar Leuzinger, guitar/Christian Sandera, harp/ David Fryman, bass

Track Listing Got My Mojo Working · Steppin’ Out (Unplugged) · Down Home Blues (Unplugged) · Mustang Sally · Stand By Me · Sweet Home Chicago (Unplugged) · Proud Mary · Black Draws · Down Home Blues · Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose · Steppin’ Out · As Simple As This · Sweet Home Chicago · Hit Me Up CD: WLF 120812 (R)

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Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

The solo debut from Vivian Vance Kelly, daughter of Chicago blues institution Vance Kelly, features Kelly’s stellar vocals atop a selection of stingin’ blues.

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Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind “Even though the music’s being played right in front of you, you expect to hear crackles and hisses as if the sounds were being torn from a salvaged 78.” — INDEPENDENT WEEKLY

Track Listing Starry Crown · Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind · Rickett’s Hornpipe · Ol’ Corn Likker · Little Margaret · Dixie · Black Annie · Tom Dula · Georgie Buck · Old Cat Died · Black-Eyed Daisy · Short life of Trouble · Sally Ann · Sourwood Mountain

Selling Points · Terrific renditions of old-time classics from the Carolina Chocolate Drops as they reclaim their African American NC Piedmont string band musical traditions! · This young group is the hottest thing to hit the old-time music community in decades, and they have grabbed the attention of folks like Taj Mahal, Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard, and John Sebastian · Enhanced CD includes performance videos · Comprehensive radio service and PR campaign

CD: MMB 76 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

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Guitar Gabriel & the Brothers in the Kitchen Toot Blues “A stunning set of country blues. Gabriel was a commanding, soulful singer and magnificent guitar player with a totally unique and unorthodox sound … this set should be required listening for all fans of country blues.” — BAD DOG BLUES

Track Listing Do You Know, What it Means to Have a Friend? · Came Home in the Morning · Just a Little Bit · Landlord Blues · Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross · Amazing Grace · Careless Love · Done Got Tired · She’s Been Gone Too Long · I Got the Right to Cry Sometimes

Selling Points · Described as the most important blues rediscovery of the nineties, Guitar Gabriel plays raw, idiosyncratic blues and gospel with a heartwrenching voice and wild guitar · Toot Blues is a very raw country blues recording that has been a cult favorite for years, and now enjoys distribution for the first time!

CD: MMB 1 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

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Music Maker Presents Drink House to Church House: Songs and Stories from the Roots of America Vol. 1 [CD+DVD] DVD Menu Captain Luke/Cool John Ferguson/Macavine Hayes/Haskell Thompson: Rainy Night in Georgia/King Bee/Snatch That Thing · Little Freddie/Alabama Slim Baby Please Don’t Go/ Catfish Blues/The Mighty Flood · Bishop Manning & Family:Hard Luck and Trouble/Just Like Fire/Something on the Inside/Joy That I Have · John Dee Holeman: One Black Rat/When Things Go Wrong With You/John Henry

Track Listing John Dee Holeman: John Henry · Alabama Slim: The Mighty Flood · Little Freddie King: I Don’t Know What to Do · John Dee Holeman/Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Cool John Ferguson: Can’t See Why · and more (11 total) CD+DVD: MMB 71 (R) Double Slimline File Under: Blues

Selling Points · First of a four-volume series exploring both secular and sacred musical traditions from the American South. Each volume presents a CD of music and a bonus DVD containing short films of interviews and performances by a group of Music Maker artists · Shot in High Definition; audiophile quality sound 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [August 1, 2006 – August 30, 2006]

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ROCK/SOUL Various Artists New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Track Listing Billy Tircuit: Crazy Green Lizard · Calvin “Hound Dog” Ruffin: Hurry Hurry · Stella Johnson: Trial of Stagger Lee · That’s What I’m Gonna Do · Chris Kenner: Don’t Make No Noise · Right Kind of Girl · Earl Williams: Oh Baby Please · You Ain’t Puttin’ Out Nuthin’ But the Lights · Ricky Jones: Hate to Say Goodbye · You Know It’s True · Byron Gipson: Sittin’ Here Cryin’ · Uncle John · Al Reed: El Rancho Grande · Top Notch Grade A · Billy Tircuit: Face the Facts · Calvin “Hound Dog” Ruffin: My Little Home on the Range · I’m Gonna Miss You · All Stars: Just Rockin’ · Bea Booker: Comfort In My Heart · Big Al Downing: It Must Be Love · When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold · James Wayne: Junco Returns · Mel Lastie Band: Get on the Moon

Selling Points CD: NTI 7045 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Rock

· Non-stop rockin’ Cosmo-sound R&B from Chris Kenner, Paul Gayten, Billy Tircuit, Big Al Downing, and many more · Culled from rare fifties New Orleans labels, this collection has that distinctive New Orleans sound, with riffing, rolling horns and a strong backbeat · Features a wonderful New Orleans-style version of “El Rancho Grande”

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Various Artists The Best of Scram Records Track Listing Walter Washington: Mary Jane · Errol Chandler: What Have I Done · Lonely Place · Walter Washington: Goody Man · Sonny Jones: I Wonder · Seven Days · Curley Moore: Back In Mother’s Arms · The Scram Band: Remember When · Curley Moore: Not Just You · Richie Matta: Time Out · The Jades: So Proud I Found You · I’ve Got Love For My Baby · Benny Spellman: For Once In My Life · The Scram Band: Compromise · The Jades: There’s Nothing I Can Do · What A Fool I’ve Been · Benny Spellman: Let’s Start All Over

Selling Points

CD: NTI 7046 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Soul

· Seventeen mostly unreleased tracks from a forgotten yet vibrant and important missing chapter in New Orleans’ musical history · Scram Records recorded familiar names with a crop of first-rate session men, and the results included a deep soul/funk sound seldom heard on New Orleans sessions · Includes Sonny Jones, Benny Spellman, Walter Washington, and Curley Moore, all recorded in a soulful way that sheds new light on their talents

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Various Artists The Northern Souljers Meet Hi-Rhythm Track Listing The Appreciations: A Place in My Heart · The Master Keys: Weak & Broken Hearted · The Persian: Talkin’ About That Girl of Mine · Buddy Lump: Confusion · Lee Rogers: Cracked Up Over You · The Fabulous Peps: I Can’t Get Right · Jim Coleman: Cloudy Days · Al Gardner: Just a Touch of Your Hand · Lil’ Soul Brothers: Been So Long · Don Bryant: A Place in My Heart · Weak & Broken Hearted · Talkin’ About That Girl of Mine · Buddy Lump: You’ve Got the Lovin’ Touch · Al Gardner: Watch Yourself · Lee Rogers: Love Can Really Hurt You Deep · The Fabulous Peps: So Fine · Don Bryant: Just a Touch of Your Hand · Cloudy Days

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CD: STS 6357 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Rock

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· The Northern Souljers Meet Hi-Rhythm captures a sixties soul-centric moment when Willie Mitchell’s Royal Recording Studios achieved a nationwide reputation for being able to provide not only studio time but stellar studio musicians who would go on to become the legendary Hi-Rhythm section · This collection displays the rare fruits of collaboration between Detroit and Memphis; many of these tracks are previously unreleased and have been mixed from the original multi-tracked tapes 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [August 1, 2006 – August 30, 2006]

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CD: MAY 250133 (Q)

CD: MAY 250116 (Q)

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Geno Washington

The Delfonics

Put Out the Cat

La La Means We Love You

Track Listing

Track Listing

Radio · Take That Job And Stuff It · Slow Down · What’d I Say · Didn’t I Tell You · Let The Good Times Roll · Star Dreamin’ · Let It Rock

La La Means I Love You · Trying to Make a Fool of Me · Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) · Somebody Loves You · Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time · Over and Over · For thee Love I Give to You · Love Won’t Let Me Wait · Break Your Promise · Tell Me This Is a Dream · You Got Yours and I’ll Get Mine · He Don’t Really Love You · I Don’t Want To Make You Wait · Close Encounter of the Love Kind

Selling Points A true comeback! In the early eighties, Geno Washington returned to England, put together a band, signed a record deal, and recorded Put Out the Cat, an album of exciting, bare-boned, good-times, rockin’ R&B music. The album was well received and allowed Washington to tour again, which he hasn’t stopped doing since.

Now, for the first time since the eighties–and the first time on compact disc–Put Out the Cat is available again.

Selling Points The Delfonics were one of the first artists to sing in the sleek, soulful style that became popular as the “Philadelphia Sound” originally created by producer Thom Bell. In the late nineties, The Delfonics played a significant musical role in Quentin Tarantino’s film Jackie Brown, effectively introducing a whole new generation to the sweet, delicate tenor voice of original founder William Hart.

CD: MAY 250126 (Q )

CD: SWC 1071 (Q )

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Rock

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Various Artists

Johnny Neel

Guitar Heroes Volume 1

Late Night Breakfast

Track Listing

Track Listing

Vivian Campbell: Drive · Dweezil Zappa: Time Heals · Carlos Santana: Tropical Sunrise · Chris Spedding: Guitar Jamboree · Eric Clapton: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door · Henry Vestine & Al Wilson: Louise · Buddy Guy: First Time I Met The Blues · BB King: The Thrill Is Gone · and more (16 total)

Full Tank of Love · Good Lovin’ Is Hard To Find · Caught Me On My Blind Side · If Its All The Same To You · Love To Burn · New Where To Be · Come Around To Me · Don’t Want To Discuss It · Murdered By Love · Late Night Breakfast · Willin’ To Crawl · Blue Ink

Selling Points Selling Points The first disc in a series celebrating the guitar contains sixteen electrifying tracks from some of the world’s finest guitar players, including Eric Clapton, Dweezil Zappa, Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Vivian Campbell (Whitesnake), Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Doobie Brothers), Rick Derringer, Johnny Winter, Henry Vestine, and more.

The first studio release by the Grammy-nominated keyboard artist formally with the Allman Brothers, whose writing credits range from Delbert McClinton and Willie Nelson to Gov’t Mule and John Mayall.

Also Available · SWC 1060 (Q) Comin’ Atcha Live! (787991106026)

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ROCK/FOLK/VOCALS

SILVERWOLF ARTISTS ON TOUR! Matt Abts/Johnny Neel X2 “This funky duo jam is perhaps [Abts’] riskiest and most rewarding release yet.” — MODERN DRUMMER 8/22/06 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Arts Center 8/25/06 – Guilford, NH – Meadowbrook Farms 8/27/06 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion 8/29/06 – Green Bay, WI – Oneida Casino 9/02 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

CD: SWC 1059 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Rock Previously Available

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The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio w/ Dave Guard “This trio has the same drive and tight vocal harmonies for which the group is famous … the result is still one fine folk group.” — KNOXVILLE NEWS 9/1/06 – Chelan, WA – Tsillan Cellars 9/15/06 – Slippery Rock, PA – Slippery Rock University 9/16/06 – Kent, OH – The Kent Stage 10/7/06 – Prescott, AZ – Yavapai College 10/8/06 – Sun City West, AZ – Beardsley Park

2XCD: SWC 1055 (2F) Double Slimline File Under: Folk Previously Available

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Josh White Jr. Delicate Balance “White has the harmonic finesse of a jazz performer, and his style is still one of the most recognizable and polished sounds in all of folk music.”

— PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

CD: SWC 1070 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Folk Previously Available

8/26/06 – Franklinton, NY – Gates Hill Church 10/26-29-06 – Kalamazoo, MI – “Engaging the Other” Conference

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Vaughan DeLeath Edison Collection: Dancing the Devil Away Track Listing I Love the Land of Old Black Joe · As Long As I’m With You · Since I Found You · Dancing the Devil Away · When The Pussywillow Whispers To The Catnip · It’s a Million To One You’re In Love · Stay In Your Own Back Yard · Is Ya’? · There’s A Cradle In Carolina · Blow, Blow, Blow On Your Old Harmonica, Joe · I’m Gonna Dance Wit’ De Guy Wot Brung Me · I Can’t Give You Anything But Love · and more (19 total)

CD: DOC 1101 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Vocals

Selling Points A magnificent collection of recordings by Vaughn DeLeath, the “First Lady of Radio.” Fascinating musical artifacts (some of which were unknown) appear alongside some previously released and un-issued Edison Diamond discs. Excellent booklet notes, including a biography of DeLeath, written by Lawrence Tedder.

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Pete Seeger, vocals, banjo, guitar/Ronnie Gilbert, vocals/Lee Hays, vocals/Fred Hellerman, vocals, guitar/Sonny Terry, harmonica/Sis Cunningham, vocals/Bess Lomax, vocals, mandolin/Arthur Stein, vocals/Butch Hawes, vocals/Josh White, vocals, guitar/and more

Track Listing DISC ONE: If I Had a Hammer · Where Have All the Flowers Gone? · Skip To My Lou · Deep Blue Sea · Down in the Valley · Study War No More · Oh, Mary Don’t Weep · Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream · Beans, Bacon & Gravy · River My People · Listen Mr Bilbo · Paddy Works on the Railroad · Pegg and Awl · The Big Rocks Candy Mountain · Hard Times in the Mill · The Fox · The Buffalo Skinners · Wayfaring Stranger DISC TWO: Wimoweh · Kisses Sweeter Than Wine · On Top of Old Smoky · So Long · Around the World · Tzena, Tzena, Tzena · Suliram · Bay of Mexico · Follow the Drink Gourd · Jig Along Home · Hard Ain’t It Hard · Cindy · Round, Round Hither’s Grave · Solidarity Forever · Which Side Are You On? · Union Maid · The Sinking of the Reuben James · Wasn’t That a Time

Selling Points · A 2XCD deluxe boxset recalling the sixty-year career of the folk legend! · The first disc is dedicated to Seeger’s solo work, with only the accompaniment of his legendary banjo on some traditional songs · The second disc is a reunion of the bands Seeger was involved in: The Almanac Singers and The Weavers · Pete Seeger’s name has been all over press and radio recently due to Bruce Springsteen’s We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, which resurrects some of the traditional folk tunes Seeger popularized

Pete Seeger Brothers & Sisters 2XCD: DMB 4203 (2N) Double Digipak File Under: Folk

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Star Gazer Productions Inc.

ALLEGRO WELCOMES STARGAZER PRODUCTIONS, INC. TO ITS ROSTER! Star Gazer Productions Inc. is Kevin Roth’s award-winning label dedicated to music and art for the adult/singer-songwriter, children/family, and jazz markets.

“A voice like honey.” — BILLBOARD

Featured Artists Kevin Roth, vocals, dulcimer, guitarcimer, piano, keyboards, autoharp/ Noel Paul Stookey, vocals, guitar, ukulele/Dan Warner, guitar/and more

Track Listing The Answer · The Smile Song · Love Is · The Inside Job · The Party · The Poet Song · Love is the Seventh Wave · Just Like Lauren Bacall · The Hoochie Mamas · Over the Rainbow · Between The Notes · Small · Smile (Reprise) · This Thing Called Love

Selling Points

Kevin Roth Between the Notes [CD+DVD] CD+DVD: STX 2006 (Q ) Double Slimline File Under: Folk

· Full length CD+DVD includes original lyrics, paintings, and interviews with Kevin Roth and Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary). Stookey is featured on the incredible tune “The Inside Job” · On the first new adult album by Kevin Roth in over five years, each song was created to go along with an accompanying original work of abstract art, all of which are included on the DVD · This collection features innovative songs performed in Roth’s unique style, which has been described as relaxing, uplifting, and thought-provoking.

The sounds he creates on the dulcimer are like nothing else! · Roth has recorded for Smithsonian/Folkways, Sony Records, National Geographic, and Random House · Promotion by Allegro Media will include national campaign servicing to top print magazines as well as NPR and college radio blanketed nationally · Radio and TV interviews across the country, including two for PBS in Miami

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COUNTRY/PUNK/RAP/GOSPEL

CD: MAP 11052 (R)

CD: MAP 11502 (M)

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Danny Knicely & Will Lee

National Razor

Murders, Drownings, and Lost Loves

Naked Before God and Country

Featured Artists

Featured Artists

Danny Knicely, vocals, mandolin, guitar/Will Lee, vocals, banjo, guitar

Erik Sunday, vocals, bass/Frank Burgess, guitar, vocals/ Dave Israel, guitar, vocals/Jim Schaffer, drums

Track Listing

Track Listing

Red Mountain Wine · River Underground · Dusty Miller · Footsteps So Near · Watson Blues · Jake Satterfield · Arkansas Traveler · East Virginia Blues · and more (15 total)

Depression · 123 Let’s Go · Policies Of Life · Avoiding You · SelfDefenseless · TV Song · Duped · Do You Wanna Get High Tonight? · Tear Me Down · and more (17 total)

Selling Points

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An ultra-tight bluegrass and old-time country duo, Danny & Will have played and toured together for over fifteen years. The pair founded Magraw Gap, a pioneering new grass quartet that won the 1995 Telluride Bluegrass Festival and toured nationally with Leftover Salmon. Service to country, bluegrass, traditional, and audiophile publications & websites; select radio promotion.

The latest blast from Baltimore’s punk stalwarts! National Razor’s sound is an uncontrived, surly blend of the Ramones, Stiff Little Fingers, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, and The Clash. Naked Before God and Country is the band’s third release, the follow-up to their split release with the legendary U.K. Subs.

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CD: SWC 1065 (Q )

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Tammy Edwards & The Edwards Sisters

The Roots of Rap

Live!

Featured Artists

Featured Artists

Grandmaster Melle Mel /Sugarhill Gang/Afrika Bambaata/ Tone Loc/Run-DMC/Kurtis Blow/Erik B & Rakim/L.L. Cool J/EPMD/Kool Moe Dee/Ice T/Gil Scott Heron

Edwards Sisters (Tammy, Tonia, Tonette, Phyllis Jones), vocals/ Craig Wheatley, keyboards/Milt Johnson, guitar/Eddie Sutton, bass/Jeff Swan, Hammond B3/Brian Wheatley, drums/Hubert Sandy, percussion

Selling Points The Roots of Rap concert was one of the most significant events of its time, bringing together two dozen leading original artists who put hip-hop on the map. The concert was recorded simultaneously at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater and Los Angeles’s Palace Theater. This album contains highlights from the dual concert, featuring fist-pumping, hip-grinding, head-bobbin’ classic performances by an all-star cast.

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Track Listing So Good · Hold On, Keep the Faith · Be Not Afraid · On Time · Trouble Don’t Last Always · Thank You Jesus · Can’t Help Myself

Selling Points Arresting black gospel performances of well-known material by an incredibly talented group of sisters. A high-energy live recording!

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ZYDECO Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience

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A master of nouveau zydeco: anchored in tradition, but peppered with contemporary influences.

— ROLLING STONE

Press Quotes “A rising zydeco star … Simien’s soulful ballads could hold their own against Aaron Neville and Sam Cooke.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES “Just as Clifton Chenier blended the sounds of his day to give birth to the crying baby of zydeco … Terrance Simien uses contemporary materials to coin a zydeco for the new millennium. His music is much more complex than the recycled vamps exalting salty dogs and dog hills. He sings in a silky, creamy high-end voice that is gorgeously soulful, exhibiting a sheen like no other.” — OFFBEAT “Simien once again delivers his unique brand of music to create a modern fusion that keeps its mind on the past while moving boldly into the future.” — ALBERT TORRES, HOUSE OF BLUES

Featured Artists Terrance Simien, vocals, accordion/Danny Williams, vocals, keyboards/Ralph Fontenot, frottoir/Jose Alvarez, vocals, guitar/ Keith Sonnier, drums/Demetri Evdoxiadis, bass/Nick Lewis, bass/Early Sally, frottoir/Richard Landry, sax/Danny Devillier, drums, percussion/Popp Espree, bass/Gene Chambers, guitar/Rudy Chambers, drums/Wayne Dalcourt, guitar/Garth Hudson, keyboards/ Russ Broussard, drums/Marcella Simien, vocals/Paul Simon, vocals/Rick Danko, vocals/Marcia Ball, vocals/David Hidalgo, vocals

Track Listing Dance Everyday · You Used To Call Me feat. Paul Simon · Nobody But You · Mississippi · Ta Pa Gonne Avec Ca · Closer to You · You Should Know By Now · Corrina · Como Vivire? (How Am I Gonna Make It) · Always On My Mind feat. Marcia Ball · Pet De Kat Krewe · Twilight feat.

Rick Danko & Garth Hudson · Louisiana 1927 · Ta Pa Gonne Avec Ca – International Remix

Selling Points · Terrance Simien, a brilliant zydeco pioneer who hails from Louisiana, is one of the most sought-after artists of American roots music in the world! His music has been featured in numerous film and television soundtracks including The Big Easy, Exit to Eden, and Murder of Crows · Simien is a constantly touring and highly respected artist who seamlessly blends indigenous zydeco music with myriad other genres to create a unique fusion · Across the Parish Line is a multicultural mixture of zydeco, funk, soul, reggae, rock, and world music featuring such stellar guest musicians as Paul Simon, Marcia Ball, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko (The Band), and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) · Service to all appropriate media, e-media, and radio

Also Available Terrance Simien The Tribute Sessions 2XCD: AIM 5013 (Q )

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DVD Lee Van Cleef Kid Vengeance/Bad Man’s River THE BEST OF THE BAD GUYS IN TWO ACTION-PACKED WESTERNS! Total Running Time: 3 hrs 2 min Kid Vengeance (1977) 90 min COLOR Co-starring: Leif Garrett, Jim Brown; Director: Joseph Manduke Revenge runs rampant in this action-packed tale of frontier justice. Pop star Leif Garrett plays Tom, a teenager who witnesses his family massacred by a sadistic outlaw (Van Cleef) and his murderous gang. Tom forms an alliance with a prospector (Brown) who has been robbed by the same ferocious bandits. Together they set out on trail of vengeance, killing their foes one by one with deadly rattlesnakes and scorpions. Features an excellent spaghetti western score by Francesco Masi.

Bad Man’s River (1972) 92 min COLOR Co-starring: Gina Lollobrigida, James Mason; Director: Eugenio Martin A classy and eclectic cast leads this unique tongue-in-cheek spaghetti western, which features plenty of gunplay and irony. Bandit Roy King (Van Cleef) loses his vivacious young wife (Lollobrigida) to a Mexican revolutionary, Montero (Mason). Despite their rivalry, King agrees to aid Montero in stealing a fortune in gold. The plan involves destroying an arsenal of the Mexican federal army to force the government to set apart $1,000,000 for new arms. But as the events unfold, each side tries to outsmart the other and no one can be trusted!

DVD: PFX 190035 (C) Amaray File Under: Western

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Gene Autry 5-Movies, Vol. 2 THE “SINGING COWBOY” IN FIVE CLASSIC WESTERNS! Total Running Time: 4 hrs 59 min Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) 70 min B&W Co-starring: Patricia Barry, Jimmy Lloyd; Director: Jon English Gene is hired to control a moth infestation in the forest, but when cattle die from the chemicals, Gene suspects that bad guys are sabotaging the government.

Springtime in the Rockies (1937) 56 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, Polly Rowles; Director: Joseph Kane Recent college grad Sandra Knight inherits a ranch in cattle country. Gene, the manager, hopes she’ll head back east, but ends up falling in love with her.

Rootin’ Tootin’ Rhythm (1937) 55 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, Armida; Director: Mack Wright Gene and sidekick Frog infiltrate a ring of cattle rustlers in order to bring them to justice, but this only causes more trouble when there’s a warrant out for their arrest!

In Old Santa Fe (1934) 64 min B&W Co-starring: Ken Maynard, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane Catch Gene and Frog’s first film appearance ever! A sweet, lovesick cowboy is framed for murder after big-city gangsters arrive at his dude ranch.

Man from Music Mountain (1938) 54 min B&W Co-starring: Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes; Director: Joseph Kane A pair of East Coast swindlers takes advantage of hapless folks and sells them worthless lots in a ghost town that will never get electricity.

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DVD Herman Brix

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The New Adventures of Tarzan (Complete Serial) COMPLETE 12-EPISODE SERIAL OF THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN! Total Running Time: 4 hrs Episode Menu: New Adventures, Crossed Trails, Devil’s Noose, River Perils, Unseen Hands, Fatal Fangs, Flaming Waters, Angry Gods, Doom’s Brink, Secret Signals, Death’s Fireworks, Operator No Our story begins in Africa, where three explorers are preparing to venture to the deep jungles of Guatemala in search of a statue known as the “Lost Goddess.”

The figure is not only studded with precious jewels, but also holds the secret for a powerful explosive formula. Meanwhile, Tarzan learns that his beloved friend D’Arnot is lost in the Guatemalan jungle, so he joins the others on the ship.

Once in Guatemala, the action begins! Tarzan joins forces with Martling and finds D’Arnot, but PB Raglan’s evil character emerges. Raglan gets the statue, while the others are captured by natives and held hostage. Viewers will love how Tarzan rescues everyone and pursues Raglan to get the statue for Martling and Ula! A collegiate track star at the University of Washington, Herman Brix won a silver medal in the shot put at the 1928 Olympics. When Edgar Rice Burroughs decided to produce The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935), he cast Brix as the lead. In the late 1930s, Brix decided to shed his muscle man image and adopted the screen name of Bruce Bennett. By the mid-forties, he was landing choice roles in such landmark films as Sahara (1943), Mildred Pierce (1945), and Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

DVD: PFX 190037 (C) Amaray File Under: Adventure

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Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life (14 Episodes) 14 EPISODES OF THE POPULAR GAME SHOW! Total Running Time: 5 hrs 25 min With his distinctive moustache, eyebrows and ever-present cigar, Groucho Marx’s quick wit and rapid one-liners and have made him one of the most famous, iconic comedians of all-time.

In 1947, Groucho began a radio show called You Bet Your Life, which spawned the television series three years later. Groucho appeared as himself—sans his trademark “fake” moustache—as the emcee and star.

The show’s premise was simple: contestants sought to win $1,000 by answering a sequence of four questions. If they said a “secret word,” they would win a hundred dollars, delivered by a papier-mâché duck lowered from above. The best part of show was the humor Groucho injected into the interviews he did with the contestants.

You Bet Your Life ran for eleven years, from October 5, 1950 to June 29, 1961, making it one of the longest running shows in the history of television.

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WORLD

The ever-changing sky across the Southwest desert reflects the history and heritage of the Native American culture.

This peaceful combination of traditional flute, drums, and nature carries the healing sounds of the native spirits.

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Flute Clan/Sonny Morningdove

Flute Clan/Sonny Morningdove

Navajo Moon

Desert Sky

Track Listing

Track Listing

Spirit Message · Bird Tribe · Council · Feather Dance · Destiny · Drum Circle · Sacred Thunder · Coyote’s Chase · Mystery · Kachina · Tales of the Tribe · Moon Rituals · Dancing Tune · Wolf & Coyote · Full Moon · Mesa Flute Call · Desert Shadows

Ancient Site · Centering · Evening Star · Corn & Magic · Invisible Creatures · Wild Horses · Warrior’s Center · Magic · Spirit Release · Woodland Visions · Prophetic Melody · Dream · Revelation · Inner Vision

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Winterhawk

Winterhawk

Canyon Sunrise

Shaman’s Vision

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Track Listing

Hasten · Canyon Sunrise · Morning Song · Intertwined · Wandering · Rain · He Who Hunts · Song of the Elders · First Flute · Reunion · Song of the Whale · Shape Sifter · Harvest · Spirit Whistle · Final Journey

Rushing Water · The Other Path · Courting · Tree Line · Sparrow Hop · Two Worlds · Walking Path · Listening to the Moon · Winged Ones · Flicker · Shamen’s Journey · The Passing · Fire Dance · Pod Mate · Earth Tides

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“For newcomers to the Bach-cantata canon, Koopman's series, which features a generally top-notch array of solo singers, some of the world's best Baroque instrumentalists, and a superb chorus, coupled with crisp, clearly articulated performances, richly colored orchestral timbre, and intelligently, affectingly moderated tempos and expressive effects, is a perfect place to begin.” — CLASSICSTODAY

Sandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer (BWV 195), Caroline Stam (BWV 191), soprano/Bogna Bartosz, Annette Markert (BWV 195), alto/ James Gilchrist (BWV 100, 195, 140, 97), Paul Agnew (BWV 34, 191), Christoph Prégardien (BWV 177), Jörg Dürmüller (BWV 143), tenor/Klaus Mertens, bass/The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman, conductor J.S. BACH: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan BWV 100 • Bekennen will ich seinen Namen BWV 200 • Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 177 • Dem Gerechten muß das Licht BWV 195 • Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 • O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe BWV 34 • Lobe den Herrn meine Seele BWV 143 • Der Friede sei mit dir BWV 158 • Gott ist unsre Zuversicht BWV 197 • In allen meinen Taten BWV 97 • O Jesu Christ meins Lebens Licht BWV 118 • Gloria in excelsis Deo BWV 191

• Most of the cantatas in this most recent issue of Bach’s complete cantatas were composed between 1730 and 1740 • This volume contains—among others—the famous cantata “Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme” BWV 140, with the famous chorale “Zion hört die Wächter singen” • 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 • 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 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 • Ton Koopman’s extensive activities as a soloist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LPs and CDs for labels including Erato, Teldec, Philips, and Deutsche Grammophon • Begun in 1994, this series was called “the recording project of the nineties” by The Guardian and was awarded Germany’s Deutsche Schallplattenpreis “Echo Klassik” in 1997 • The series continues to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world’s leading experts on the music of Bach • French soprano Sandrine Piau has collaborated with Philippe Herreweghe, William Christie, Christophe Rousset, Sigiswald Kuijken, Marc Minkowski, and, of course, Ton Koopman. Her recitals have received rave reviews • German bass-baritone Klaus Mertens is best known for his work with Early Music specialists and has been heard on more than 120 recordings.

Mertens is the first and the only singer to have sung all of Bach’s vocal works for a complete CD recording series and also in concerts • Includes an eighty-four-page booklet with extensive documentation and complete texts of the cantatas in German, English, and French

J.S. BACH Cantatas, Vol. 21 (3 CDs) CD: CHR 72221 (3M) Double Jewel Case File Under: Genre

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CLASSICAL “Dennis O’Neill is that rare thing–an exquisitely musical tenor who pays attention to the character and is capable of discerning shades of, say, anger, longing, passion, sadness –you know, the four emotions tenors are normally called upon to express.” — CLASSICSTODAY

Dennis O’Neil, tenor/Adrian Farmer, piano LISZT: Sonetti di Petrarca • Angiolin dal biondo crin • Oh! quand je dors (two settings) • Im Rhein, im schönen Strome • Es muß ein Wunderbares sein • O lieb • Comment, disaient-ils • La tombe et la rose • S’il est un charmant gazon • Enfant, si j’etais roi

• The Petrarch Sonnets are known to all pianists from the Années de pélèrinage: Italie. What is less known is that they started life as songs • The remaining items on this CD include seldom-heard first settings of Victor Hugo and later popular songs including O lieb! and Es muß ein wunderbares sein • Dennis O’Neill is one of the world’s leading tenors and a specialist in the works of Verdi. He has enjoyed a long association with the Royal Opera House and Convent Garden, and is a very busy concert artist • Adrian Farmer, one of Britain’s finest pianists, has had a virtually unique career in that his interest in recording technology almost overtook his keyboard career

Franz LISZT Petrarch Sonnets & Songs

Also Available VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Songs of Travel

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Lucrezia Bori, soprano/various accompanists VARNEY: Amour mouilé—“Valse d’oiseu” • THOMAS: Mignon—“Connais-tu le pays?” & “Me voici dans son boudoir” • CHARPENTIER: Louise—“Depuis le jour” • MASSENET: Manon—“Adieu, notre petite table” & “Obéissons quand leur” • PUCCINI: La rondine—“Ore dolci e divine” • La bohème—“Si, mi chiamano Mimì,” “Quando me’n vo,” “Donde lieta” & “Sono andati?” (with Tito Schipa, tenor) • Madama Butterfly—“Un bel dì” • VERDI: La traviata—“Ah, fors’ è lui” • WOLF-FERRARI: Il segreto di Susanna—“O gioia, la nube leggera” • MOZART: Don Giovanni—“Batti, batti o bel Masetto” & “Vedrai carino” • Le nozze di Figaro—“Deh, vieni non tardar” • ARDITI: Il bacio • SCHUMANN: Into the Woods (Unterm Fenster) • PESTALOZZA: Ciribiribin • GORINGTHOMAS: Night Hymn at Sea • GLAZUNOV (arr. La Forge): La primavera d’or • NOVELLO: The Little Damozel • J. STRAUSS II: Tales from the Vienna Woods • GÖTZE: Calm as the Night • RUMBOLD: Simonetta • OFFENBACH: Les contes d’Hoffmann—Barcarolle • VALVERDE: Cruz de majo & Clavelitos • JOVES: Patotero sentimental • PAGANS: Malagueña • GOETZ: Padilla & La Violetera • RIEMANN: Seguidilla • FALLA: La vida breve—“Vivan los que rien” • Jota • Seguidilla murciana • NIN: Jota totosina • Malagueña • Copias de curro dulce • Canto andaluz • LITERES: Acis y Galatera—“Confiando” • LASERNA: Amantes Chasqueaos • CONSEJO: Don Quijote de la Mancha

• These two discs present all the published recordings Lucrezia Bori made for Victor in New York from 1925–1928, plus the final sessions accompanied by George Copeland in 1937 • Bori was born in Spain, but studied in Italy. She made her debut in 1908 in Rome and moved swiftly to Paris (1910) and the Metropolitan, New York (1912) where she sang until 1936 • Her voice was of modest size, but produced with a clear and delicate timbre, and her performances were always passionate, charming, and intensely musical

Lucrezia Bori Lucrezia Bori in Opera & Song (2 CDs)

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CLASSICAL The Pavão Quartet

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A performance of real power … a model performance … a CD to savour. Sound ★★★★ Performance ★★★★ — BBC MUSIC

“It was a very good evening, with the Pavão Quartet musicians on tip-top form.” — THE EVENING STANDARD

The Pavão Quartet (Kerenza Peacock, violin 1/Jenny Sacha, violin 2/Natalia Gomes, viola/Bryony James, cello) String quartet arrangements of hit tunes by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington, and Irving Berlin, including: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square • The Way You Look Tonight • Embraceable You • They All Laughed (At Christopher Columbus) • They Can’t Take That Away From Me • It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing • Singin’ in the Rain • There’s No Business Like Show Business • Someone to Watch Over Me • Cheek to Cheek • That’s Entertainment

• Since their critically acclaimed South Bank debut in 2003, the all-female Pavão Quartet have rapidly established themselves as one of the most exciting young string quartets in the UK • The quartet met at the Royal Academy of Music, where they graduated with First Class Honours and were awarded the Leverhulme Chamber Music Fellowship • The Pavãos are equally at home in classical and pop music; are regulars on UK TV shows such as Parkinson, This Morning, and Top of the Pops; and are frequent collaborators with the likes of Katie Melua, Charlotte Church, and Rod Stewart • Their debut album explores the glamorous world of the Broadway musical, including stunning new versions of classic songs like “What a Wonderful World,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” and “Cheek to Cheek” • The Pavãos enjoy a hectic touring schedule, including recent performances in Monaco, Israel, and New York • These vivid new arrangements for string quartet give classic songs by Gershwin, Kern, Ellington, and Berlin a contemporary and sophisticated twist • The Pavãos were loaned Stradivarius, Deconet, and Seraphim instruments to make this recording, and the silkiness of touch and sheer class of the sound does justice to these famous instruments • Full-page feature in August 2006 issue of Gramophone as “One To Watch” • Promotion by Zest PR, who works for some of the biggest names in the world of classical music including artists Nigel Kennedy, Nicola Benedetti, Evelyn Glennie, and Catrin Finch. Zest will devise a PR plot and news story for launch • Review copies to all major UK and U.S. classical music magazines and radio stations • Parkinson, BBC Radio 2, January 2006. Further appearances planned on BBC Radios 2 & 3 and Classic FM

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CLASSICAL “Undoubtedly one of the world’s foremost players of Ravel.”

— RECORD GEIJUTSU

Minoru Nojima, piano RAVEL: Miroirs • Gaspard de la nuit

• Classic 1990 recording reissued by popular demand • One of Japan’s most internationally respected pianists, Minoru Nojima began piano lessons at the age of three and at ten years old made his debut with the NHK Symphony Orchestra • Nojima was invited by the Soviet Cultural Affairs Ministry to study at the Moscow Conservatory of Music between 1966 and 1968 under the tutelage of Lev Oborin, during which time he performed numerous recitals in Moscow, Leningrad, and elsewhere in the Soviet Union • After success in several competitions, in 1969 he walked away with second prize in the Third Van Cliburn International Piano Competition • Nojima’s career went from strength to strength and, the following year, he earned effusive praise from the New York Times for his debut recital at Carnegie Hall • Since then, from his bases both in New York and Tokyo, he has maintained an active schedule of recitals, orchestra engagements, and chamber music performances throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia • Nojima’s Suntory Hall recital, featuring works by Ravel, was hailed by major Tokyo newspapers as being “the best performance heard in years” and Nojima was praised as having “a miraculous technique, his musicianship polished to the extreme” • Service to music press, both print and e-media, and classical radio • Advertising in audio and music media: Stereophile, Absolute Sound, Gramophone, and more • Promotion at national and international trade and consumer shows

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“Demands recommendation alongside history’s best recorded performances.” — STEREOPHILE

Minoru Nojima, piano LISZT: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 • La Campanella • Harmonies du Soir • Feux Follets • Sonata in B minor

• Connoisseurs of great piano playing will love this classic reissue • A reclusive cult figure who records even less often than he plays in public, Nojima is Japan’s most celebrated concert pianist and a Cliburn Competition Silver Medal winner • Long out of print—brought back by popular demand!

• Newly remastered from the original analog tapes in HDCD • A contemporary pianist that evokes the wonders of the golden age of pianists typified by Horowitz, Godowsky, Lhevinne, and the other giants of that period • Nojima performs with Japan’s major orchestras, including frequent appearances with the New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Kyushu Symphony, and Gunma Symphony in domestic subscription performances and as a soloist on overseas tours, as well as collaborating with orchestras and conductors such as the Montreal Symphony and Charles Dutoit • When first released in 1988, Minoru Nojima Plays Liszt quickly became a reference work, named Best Recording of the Month by Stereo Review, which described it as “a stunning demonstration of technique put at the service of profoundly musical ends” • Service to music press, both print and e-media, and classical radio • Advertising in audio and music media: Stereophile, Absolute Sound, Gramophone, and more • Promotion at national and international trade and consumer shows

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CLASSICAL Members of the Juilliard String Quartet (Robert Mann, Isidore Cohen & Earl Carlyss, violins/Raphael Hillyer, viola/Claus Adam, cello)/Leonard Bernstein, piano

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SCHUMANN: Quintet for Piano & Strings in E-flat, Op. 44 • String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 • String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 41, No. 2 • String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41, No. 3

• This superb volume of historic chamber music performance continues the DOREMI series Live at the Library of Congress and is the fifth volume • These historic performances featuring the legendary Juilliard String Quartet were recorded live at the Library of Congress from 1963 to 1967 • The makeup of the quartet is slightly different between the recordings: Earl Carlyss is the second violin on the String Quartet performances, and Isidore Cohn in the Quintet • These historic recordings continue a series of releases of memorable performances given by the Juilliard Quartet at the Library of Congress, which began in 1948 • These recordings preserve Leonard Bernstein’s only appearance with the Juilliard Quartet as a chamber pianist • The Quintet was recorded live on April 19, 1963 • The String Quartets were recorded respectively on October 21, 1966; December 19, 1966; and March 31, 1967 • The Juilliard String Quartet began in 1946 and was appointed Quartet in Residence by the Juilliard School’s president, William Schuman • For over fifty years, the Juilliard String Quartet has been an international presence and an American institution • It performs with emotional intensity, technical precision, and intellectual rigor in concerts given across the globe, while in the United States its members have been educators, mentors, and champions of new music • Over the course of its fifty-year history, the quartet has premiered over sixty new works by American composers. Since 1962 the Juilliard Quartet has been quartet-in-residence at the Library of Congress, where in 1997 it inaugurated the renovated Coolidge Auditorium • For almost seven decades, the Music Division of the Library of Congress has presented an extraordinary series of chamber music concerts that have literally made music history, setting international standards for performance, composition, and broadcasting • The genesis of these concerts is found in the generous philanthropy of Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall • The Library’s broadcast series is the nation’s oldest, and the first of its kind to be heard nationwide; commissions from Music Division foundations have become standards of the international concert repertoire • While the last quarter century has seen an astounding blossoming of chamber music of all kinds in the United States, it is the Library of Congress that claims title as the first national venue for creating, presenting, and preserving chamber music—an unbroken and continuing tradition of excellence • That tradition has encouraged present-day benefactors to join earlier philanthropists in supporting further commissions, concerts, and collections of musical manuscripts and documentary archives

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CLASSICAL Alexander BORODIN String Quartets 1 & 2 Russian String Quartet BORODIN: String Quartet No. 1 in A • String Quartet No. 2 in D

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These two quartets are among the jewels of the Russian chamber music repertoire. The Russian String Quartet was founded as a professional ensemble while its members were studying at the Moscow Conservatory with, among others, the legendary David Oistrakh.

Under the guidance of such famous musicians, the Russian String Quartet acquired its own unique style and special repertoire. The quartet pays great attention to Russia’s national music tradition and has been successful in numerous competitions in and outside Russia. For more than ten years the ensemble has performed in all of Russia’s important cities, and is a regular participant at renowned festivals such as the Russian Winter, Moscow Autumn, Rachmaninov Festival, and so on. The Russian String Quartet is characterized by its excellent technique, the strength of feeling in its playing, and its expressive, compact sound. The talent and high level of ability the ensemble possesses, its enthusiasm for chamber music, and its constant efforts on behalf of musical treasures past and present have awakened great respect and appreciation in the Russian public.

Leosˇ JANÁCˇEK Chamber Music for Winds & Strings Edward Beckett, flute/Malcolm Messiter, oboe/Anthony Pike, clarinet/Anthony Jennings, bass clarinet/Richard Skinner, bassoon/Derek Taylor, horn/London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople, conductor JANÁCˇ EK: Idyll for String Orchestra • Mládí—Suite for Wind Sextet • Suite for Strings

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In a colorfully painted peasant trunk, Leosˇ Janácˇek’s pupil Bfietislav Bakala discovered the long-forgotten earliest orchestral works of his teacher: the Suite for Strings (around 1877) and Idyll (1878), a musical illustration of a country-idyll in Moravia, also a suite arranged for strings. It was a habit of the composer to store works that he considered unimportant and outdated in this wooden trunk. The third Suite in this recording is one of his late works.

Mládí (“Youth”), a suite for piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and bass clarinet (1924, here in a revised version from 1926), was composed under the direct influence of the Paris wind ensemble Société moderne des instruments a vent. The repertoire of the London Festival Orchestra, founded in 1980, embraces the very widest range—from the eclectic and contemporary to the classical and baroque, from Boccherini and Bach to Tippett and Tavener.

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Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 1 Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria/Adrian Leaper, conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D “Titan”

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After the cool reception of Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony (Budapest, 1889), he put it away for three years, eventually reworking it for a later performance in Hamburg in 1893. Because the Budapest autograph has been lost, an exact comparison of the two versions will probably remain unlikely. We know that the significant changes include a new instrumentation. Also, the work was reduced from five movements to two, the original second movement, marked “Blumen” (“Flowers”), being struck out. This recording does not include it, in deference to the composer’s wishes. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, which has been in existence since 1845, was remolded into the form it has today thanks to public funding made available in 1980. The orchestra has gained an outstanding international reputation as a symphony and opera orchestra: it is a permanent guest at well-known festivals in Europe and has worked with such soloists as Alfredo Kraus, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Mischa Maisky, Sabine Meyer, and Maria João Pires. Since the 1994 season, Adrian Leaper has been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the orchestra.

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CLASSICAL Vladimir Mishtchuk, Andrei Pisarev & Peter Dmitriev, pianists/ Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Samuel Friedmann, conductor

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RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 • Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 • Four Piano Pieces, Op. 1 • Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22

• Fresh, exciting readings of these beloved concertos featuring the artistry of three outstanding young Russian pianists!

• Peter Dmitriev was born in 1974. At the age of seven he was admitted into the Central Musical School of the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire • In 1995, he took the First Prize and a Gold Medal, as well as three special awards, at the Sixth International Music Competition in Tokyo • Vladimir Mishtchuk was born in 1968 in Leningrad, where he later studied at the Conservatory with Prof. Kravtchenko • Mishtchuk has been a prizewinner in various international competitions.

He has concertized in his native Russia, as well as in many European countries, not to mention tours of Japan and the United States • Andrei Pisarev, born in 1962, began his musical education at the age of seven and graduated at the Moscow State Conservatory • In 1983, still a student, he won the First Prize in the Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Moscow, and 1991 the First Prize in the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg • Until 1973, conductor Samuel Friedmann performed throughout the Soviet Union. In 1973 he emigrated to Israel and began his international career

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Martin Zehn, piano MESSIAEN: Catalogue d’oiseaux

• Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) was at the same time a composer and an ornithologist: one who devoted himself to the study of birds with the same profound seriousness that he brought to composition • His first attempts at setting down in musical notes the sounds of birds date back to his childhood, and to his life’s end birdcalls were to lie at the heart of his music • First perfomed in 1959 in Paris by Yvonne Loriod, to whom the work is dedicated, the thirteen birdsongs are collected into seven books • Born in Berlin, pianist Martin Zehn won numerous prizes in international competitions, including the First Prize in the national German university competition in 1990, the First Prize in the Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Munich, and the “Premio Jaén” in Spain • He was awarded scholarships from the German Music Council and from the cities of Munich and Dresden. In Vienna he was awarded the Second Prize in the 1993 Beethoven Competition, together with an extra prize for the Best Interpretation of Contemporary Music • With these successes to his credit, he launched a concert career at international level. With concert agencies in Germany, Italy, and Spain he has built a career both as a soloist and in chamber music

Olivier MESSIAEN Catalogue d’oiseaux (3 CDs)

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CLASSICAL William WALTON Symphony No. 1 “This new issue of Walton’s First Symphony may be on a super-budget label, and the orchestra may not be familiar, but it competes very well with almost any version currently available … a disc to recommend to seasoned Waltonians and newcomers alike.” — GRAMOPHONE

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria/Adrian Leaper, conductor WALTON: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor • Scapino, a Comedy Overture • Siesta for small orchestra

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William Walton (1902–1983), although universally acknowledged as one of England’s finest twentieth-century composers, is controversial in that unlike most other musicians he started out as a radical and gradually became more conservative. This anomaly appears in his Symphony No. 1, the last movement of which was composed long after the first and does not quite make a perfect fit. Nevertheless, the music of each movement is so good that the work is always singled out as one of the finest symphonies by a modern composer. It secured Walton’s international fame. Rounding out this album are two shorter Walton orchestral works, the gay Scapino overture and the less familiar Siesta for small orchestra.

George ENESCU Orchestral Works Florin Diaconescu, tenor/George Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir/ Cristian Mandeal, conductor ENESCU: Poème roumain, Op. 1 • Vox Maris, symphonic poem Op. 31 • Voix de la nature, Op. posth.

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Born in Romania in 1881 and trained in Vienna and Paris, George Enescu created a synthesis of Romanian folk music and the western European symphonic tradition in his Poème roumain, Op. 1, composed in 1898. This work (along with the following Roumanian Rhapsodies) was received with such enthusiasm that Enescu complained from time to time that the success of his early works was preventing his audience from appreciating his later compositions.

The symphonic poem Vox Maris (Voice of the Sea) was written in 1929 but revised numerous times until Enescu’s death in 1955. Long thought to be unfinished, a virtually complete score turned up in his estate. It was Voix de la nature that remained unfinished. Only the first movement, with the title “Nuages d’automne sur les forêts,” was completed. The fragment consists of forty-three pages and was composed between 1931 and 1939. Cristian Mandeal is Chief Conductor of the Bucharest Philharmonic, now renamed in honor of Romania’s greatest composer.

G.F. HANDEL Water Music “Ross Pople’s performances confirm that he senses an ongoing revelation.” — GRAMOPHONE

London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople, conductor HANDEL: Water Music Suites 1, 2 & 3 • Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 3

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In the eighteenth century, cultural life in London was very colorful and music for performances under the sky was in great demand. In the summer of 1717, Handel was given an order to compose suitable music for a royal boat ride. The Celebrated Water Music HWV 348–350, published in the 1730s by Walsh, may well be a collection of individual movements composed for several performances and can be divided into three suites (in D major, F major, and G major). Part of this composition, the Suite in D major, was performed on July 17, 1717 for the boat trip on the occasion of the wedding of Frederic, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Sachsen-Gotha. Exceptional musicianship is the mark of Ross Pople’s career.

In all his concert series, where he presents intriguing and often unusual programs, Pople provides not only a platform for established soloists, but also introduces outstanding young musicians to the spotlight. Pople’s conducting affirms his irrepressible musical conviction and drive.

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CLASSICAL “[Gerhaher’s] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau’s, also exhibits many of that master-singer’s stylistic virtues … this is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level … the recording itself is faultless. Listeners who want to hear the cycle for the first time need have no fear that they are will get anything less than the best, in spite of the asking-price. It is a performance that will stand the test of time and repetition” — GRAMOPHONE

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Christian Gerhaher, baritone/Gerold Huber, piano SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin, D.795

• Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Miller Maid), a cycle of twenty songs, is one of the greatest and most beloved of all Schubert’s hundreds of Lieder • As a student Christian Gerhaher attended the opera school of the Munich Musikhochschule, where he sang Papageno in Mozart’s Zauberflöte under the direction of Sir Colin Davis and participated in Helmut Deutsch’s Lieder classes with Gerold Huber, who was to become his regular accompanist • He also took courses with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Inge Borkh • In 1998, he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York.

In 2002, he was awarded the German prize Echo Klassik for Best Lied Interpretation for his recording of Schubert’s Winterreise • Following his international Lied debut in the chamber music hall at Carnegie Hall, he has performed as a guest with the Leipziger Gewandhaus, Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra • Gerold Huber studied piano with Friedemann Berger and Lied performance with Helmut Deutsch at the Munich Musikhochschule as well as with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Berlin • In 1998 he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris and in 2001 was prizewinner of the International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach in Saarbrücken

Franz SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin

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“But who is Matthias Kirschnereit? On this evidence, he’s a Mozartian who can hold his own with anyone in the catalogue. Exemplary articulation, the subtlest melodic inflection, a wide but never self-indulgent tonal palette, a keen and elegant gift for characterisation—all are present and correct here, beautifully matched by orchestra and conductor.” — BBC MUSIC

Matthias Kirschnereit, piano/The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Frank Beermann, conductor MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K.414 • Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat, K.449 • Rondo in D, K.382

W.A. MOZART The Piano Concertos, Vol. 1

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• The piano concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) stand as a lonely and magnificent peak in the history of music. Every one of his concertos is unique, a foray on unexplored musical territory pressing forward to new understandings of form and content • For this first CD in the recording of Mozart’s complete works for piano and orchestra, Matthias Kirschnereit has chosen compositions which are all related to beginnings in some way • Matthias Kirschnereit is one of the leading German pianists of his generation. His international solo career has taken him to five continents and he has toured the U.S. • He has very close links to the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, with whom he is recording Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s collected piano concertos • Kirschnereit’s fascination with Mozart’s piano concertos dates back to his earliest youth. His first public appearance with an orchestra, at the age of twelve, was with a movement from a Mozart concerto

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CLASSICAL Esther Apituley Violent Viola Esther Apituley, viola/Amsterdam Viola Quartet (Esther Apituley, Rogier van der Tak, Mieke Honingh, Ernst Grapperhaus, violists)/Rie Tanaka, piano KODÁLY: Adagio for viola & piano • HINDEMITH: Sonata in 5 Parts for solo viola, Op. 25, No. 1 • BRITTEN: Lachrymae for viola & piano, Op. 48 • J.S. BACH: Adagio from Sonata, BWV 1001 • RAVEL: Kaddisch for viola & piano • STRAVINSKY: Chanson Russe for viola & piano • DOWLAND: Burst forth my tears • If my complaints could passion move • APITULEY: Pizzicato • VIEUXTEMPS: Elegie, Op. 30 • ANON.: Song from Georgia

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The viola works on this CD span centuries, from Bach to Hindemith. They all stress the individual, often melancholic sound of the instrument. Currently only a few violists are performing solo works for the instrument, and prominent among them is Esther Apituley, who studied in Amsterdam and Berlin, and today is a professor in Amsterdam. She is one of the few artists specializing in viola solo works but has also performed with the National Ballet Orchestra, the Metropole Orchestra and the Radio Chamber Orchestra. Her repertoire is very open to the different genres within classical music, from baroque to modern compositions.

Jacques Van Oortmerssen Live at the St. Bavo Jacques Van Oortmerssen, organ J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 532 • Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott, Vater, BWV 740 • MENDELSSOHN: Sonata in A, Op. 65, No. 3 • DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue in F minor, Op. 7, No. 2 • VAN OORTMERSSEN: Die Sünden sind vergeben, Psalm 77/72, from Five Short Chorale Preludes • MOZART: Ein Orgelstück für eine Uhr K.608

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Born in 1950, Jacques van Oortmerssen has been a professor of organ at universities in Amsterdam, Göteborg, Lyon, and Helsinki, and has been a guest lecturer at other universities worldwide. His interpretations of Bach and early music have brought him widespread fame.

In addition to works of old music, he has recorded pieces of his own. This CD features a live organ recital on the famous organ built 1735-1738 by Christian Mueller and Jan van Logteren in St. Bavo’s Church in Holland. At the time it was the largest organ in the world, with sixty voices and thirty-two-feet pedaaltorens. Many famous musicians have used the organ, including Mendelssohn, Handel, and the ten-year-old Mozart, who played it in 1766.

The organ was modified a number of times in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

These changes were reversed in the renovation between 1959 and 1961. Between 1987 and 2000 there has been work on the voicing of the organ.

Matangi Quartet Première Matangi Quartet (Maria-Paula Majoor & Daniel Torric, violins/Karsten Kleijer, viola/ Nander Cirkel, cello) SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D.703 “Quartettsatz” • HAYDN: String Quartet in D, Op. 20, No. 4 • DVORÁK: String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 “American”

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The fresh young Matangi Quartet from Holland have played together since 1999, going so far as to all live in the same building along with a rehearsal studio! They even share one car among themselves. Since they concentrate exclusively on playing together as a quartet, their sound and intonation have become polished to a degree of perfection. In 2002, they received the Almere Chamber Music Award and the Anton Kersjes Award. They continue to work closely with the Amadeus Quartet, the legendary quartet who has served as one of their mentors. Première was their debut album. They have also released the best-selling single Bats from Hell, which the magazine Klassieke Zaken called “a contagious bridge between classic and pop.” Their name comes from Matangi, an Indian goddess with four arms who seduces people with the overtones of her lute. On Première they play three characteristic and highly popular quartets from the standard literature by Haydn, Schubert, and Dvorˇák.

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Agrippina “The costumes by Peter George d’Angelino Tap, connecting historical elements with the present age, also corresponded with the spirit of an old-new satirical comedy, featuring partly ancient Rome, partly Handel’s time and, to no lesser extent, our own times as well. It is exactly this balancing on the edge between the serious and the comic, the high and the low, that makes Agrippina a viable work of art, as witnessed by those who experienced this almost perfect production.” — IVO SINDELÁR, THE CZECH HANDEL SOCIETY

Annemarie Kremer & Renate Arends, sopranos/Michael Hart-Davis, tenor/Quirijn de Lang & Robbert Muuse, baritones/Piotr Micinski & Jan Alofs, basses/Clint van der Linde, alto/Combattimento Consort Amsterdam/Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor HANDEL: Agrippina (complete opera) DVD: CHR DVD 72143 (W)

Agrippina is one of Handel’s earlier operas, written in 1709 and premiered in Venice on December 26 of that year. This brilliant DVD production includes a complete staged performance of the opera, interviews, backstage photos, and other additional information. Subtitles in English. PAL picture format, aspect 16:9 (widescreen). PCM stereo, Dolby digital surround, 96/24 DTS Surround.

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G.F. HANDEL La Resurrezione “A very accomplished, competitive reading … conductor Jan Willem de Vriend proves himself a fine story-teller, and his band is excellent: tempos are always well chosen, string attacks are crisp and clean, the recorders make a sweet, sad sound, trumpets blaze brilliantly, and embellishments are carefully chosen and tasteful.” — CLASSICSTODAY

Nancy Argenta, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Marijana Mijanovic, Marcel Reijans, Klaus Mertens, vocal soloists/Combattimento Consort Amsterdam/Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor HANDEL: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47 (complete oratorio)

Written thirty-four years before Messiah, Handel’s La Resurrezione, with libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece, is one of his earliest choral works. First given on Easter Day, 1708, it was well received at its premiere, but was soon forgotten and only “resurrected” in recent years. This may be the finest recording ever made of it. This package includes both the DVD video production and the complete audio version on two CDs. Subtitles in English. Picture format NTSC, aspect 16:9 (widescreen).

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Caecilia-Concert Treasury of a Saint Caecilia-Concert (Fiona Russell, cornetto, cornetto muto/Adam Woolf, alto & tenor trombone/Verschuren, dulcian/Kathryn Cok, harpsichord & organ) 18 selections by Selma, Sweelinck, Buchner, Bertoli, Fontana, Nicolai, Cima, Cesare, Rosenmüller, Böddecker, Cabanilles, Bovicelli, Ferro, Rognoni, Padbrué & Hollanders

The Caecilia-Concert presents a varied selection of pieces composed during the seventeenth century in different styles. These compositions can be roughly categorized into three genres that existed alongside each other: vocal polyphony, diminutions based on vocal music, and instrumental music. Individually, the members of the Caecilia-Concert hold prominent positions in several of the leading period instrument ensembles, including the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Ton Koopman) and The English Baroque Soloists (Sir John Eliot Gardiner). Collectively, as the Caecilia-Concert, they have performed in festivals and prestigious venues across Europe, including Holland festival Oude Muziek, Itinéraire Baroque, and London’s Purcell Room. The Caecilia-Concert is named after the first Dutch Collegium Musicum founded in Arnhem in 1591, which was dedicated to Saint Caecilia, the patroness of music.

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— FANFARE

Penderecki String Quartet (Jerzy Kaplanek & Jeremy Bell, violins/Christine Vlajk, viola/Simon Fryer, cello/Paul Pulford, cello) BARTÓK: String Quartets Nos. 1-6

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• The Bartók string quartet cycle is the most important oeuvre for the quartet medium in the twentieth century • The Penderecki String Quartet is one of Canada’s leading string quartets, with over twenty discs to its credit • The PSQ was founded in Poland in 1986 at the urging of pre-eminent Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The fruit of their association includes the authoritative interpretation of Penderecki’s complete works for string quartet on CD • The members of the quartet studied with noted Bartók experts Zoltán Szekély and Denes Koromzay, of the Hungarian String Quartet • This is the first ever all-Canadian recording of the Bartók cycle of string quartets and was produced under the auspices of the Napa Valley Chamber Music Society • Service to commercial and public radio broadcasters, including NPR, CBC, and SRC • Service to all important Canadian newspapers, and classical music publications such as Gramophone, Diapason, American Record Guide, and Fanfare • Ads will run in Fanfare

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Francesco GEMINIANI

Claudio MONTEVERDI

The Inchanted Forest

Music for Solo Voice & Instruments

Orchestra Barocca Italiana/Ryo Terakado, conductor

“Intersperses some of Monteverdi’s best-known solo vocal pieces with contemporary works for viola da gamba consort and keyboard, expertly and lovingly played by Alberto Rasi and his colleagues.” — INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

GEMINIANI: The Inchanted Forest

Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) was a virtuoso violinist as well as composer of violin sonatas and concerti grossi that were enormously popular for many years. As tastes changed, his popularity waned and he worked hard to adapt. The Inchanted Forest was originally composed for a ballet pantomime performed in Paris at the Tuileries. It is richly orchestrated, but despite its programmatic title it is not strictly descriptive music. It is a series of movements in dance-influenced forms. The Italian Baroque Orchestra is conducted here by Ryo Terakado, who served as concertmaster of the Tokyo Philharmonic before undertaking study of the Baroque violin, on which he is an acknowledged master.

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Roberta Invernizzi, soprano/Accademia Strumentale Italiana/Alberto Rasi, conductor MONTEVERDI: A voce sola, con sinfonie (works for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment) • Instrumental works by Cima, Marini, Picchi, Grillo & Selma

Roberta Invernizzi is one of Italy’s most sought-after sopranos.

She studied Baroque singing with Emma Kirkby and has made over fifty recordings. Accademia Strumentale Italiana was founded in Verona in 1981 with the specific purpose of recreating the atmospheres of ancient and illustrious academies.

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Funérailles Ensemble Recherche/Lucas Vis, conductor/Arditti Quartet FERNEYHOUGH: Funérailles I & II for seven strings & harp • Bone Alphabet, for percussion • Unsichtbare Farben, for violin

Born in 1943, Brian Ferneyhough is a renowned British composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout the world.

Ferneyhough described the emotional setting for his two Funérailles, composed between 1969 and 1980, as “a ceremony taking place behind a curtain or far away.” With these works Ferneyhough appears bent on delving deeper into his compositional abilities and on discovering what he could do with sound material structured like a ritual, principally for the emotional response that it can draw. The Arditti Quartet is the world’s leading interpreter of twentieth century and contemporary chamber music. Several hundred string quartets and other chamber works have been written for the ensemble since its foundation by first violinist Irvine Arditti in 1974. The previous release on Stradivarius of Ferneyhough’s music by Ensemble Recherche (STV 33694) has been a surprise bestseller.

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Domenico SCARLATTI Complete Sonatas, Vol. 8 Ottavio Dantone, harpsichord D. SCARLATTI: Essercizi per gravicembalo, First Part

The Essercizi, or “exercises,” were the first printed edition of Scarlatti’s works to be published while he was alive, and the only one that Scarlatti actually edited himself. This makes the book not only a tribute to John V, king of Portugal, but the attainment of an important goal, i.e. the publication of the composer’s own harpsichord music while he was still alive to see it.

It is not unreasonable to suppose that Scarlatti himself chose the sonatas for this collection as a sampler of his finest music. Ottavio Dantone plays an instrument built by Andrea Restelli in 2002, an exact copy of one made by Christian Zell in 1737. Dantone graduated in organ and harpsichord from the Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan. He began his career very young, dedicating his studies to early music, collaborating with various orchestras, and acquiring considerable experience in basso continuo, an art upon which he is now considered an authority.

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J.S. BACH Cantatas “Deeply committed and technically brilliant.” — GRAMOPHONE

Gillian Fisher, soprano/David James, alto/Ian Partridge, tenor/Michael George, bass/ The Sixteen/The Symphony of Harmony and Invention/Harry Christophers, conductor J.S. BACH: Cantata No. 50 “Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft” • Cantata No. 34 “O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe” • Cantata No. 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”

Bach’s rich writing for solo voices, choir, and orchestra is perhaps best displayed in his ever-popular cantatas, displayed here with thrilling choral textures from The Sixteen supported by superb orchestral playing from Christophers’ period orchestra, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. One of the finest professional choirs in the world, The Sixteen brings its nearly thirty years of experience to bear in every performance.

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BARBER: Piano Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26 • Four Excursions, Op. 20 • Nocturne in A-flat, Op. 33 • BAUER: Pine-Trees, Op. 12, No. 3 • Three Impressions (The Tide, Druids, Vision), Op. 10 • Six Preludes, Op. 15

• Critics are using phrases such as “a young Van Cliburn,” “a pianist to watch” and “a star is born” to describe Stephen Beus. As one of only four Americans invited to compete at the 2005 Van Cliburn Competition, Beus’s performance of the Barber Sonata Op. 26 was called the “most hair-raising performance at Van Cliburn” • Born in Othello, Washington, Stephen Beus began piano lessons at age five and made his orchestral debut four years later • Beus began to accumulate national acclaim while still in high school, placing first at both the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition and the pre-college level of the Corpus Christi International Concerto Competition. He won both the high school and later the collegiate level of Music Teachers National Association’s competition, garnering, for the latter triumph, a Steinway Model M piano • At the age of eighteen, Beus had already been a featured performer on NPR’s young artist showcase From the Top and five years later, at twentythree, was featured on From the Top’s “Where Are They Now,” with host Christopher O’Riley • He was the top prizewinner at the 2004 Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition and was presented in recital at Weill Recital Hall in New York IN CL UD ES FIRST WORLD • A graduate of Whitman College, Beus recently received his Master of WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING Music degree from the Juilliard School, where he studied under Robert PREMIERE RECORDING! EVER! RECORDING! McDonald • As the current Max I. Allen Fellow of the American Pianists Association, INCLLUD INC UD ES I NC LUD E S and 2006 first-prize winner of the Gina Bachauer International Artists WORLD WORLD Piano Competition, Beus will appear in affiliated concerts worldwide over PREMIE EMIERE PREMIERE PREMIERE RECORDINGS! RECORDING! the next two years • Vladimir IN CL UD ES Horowitz once said that Samuel Barber was one of the few FIRST TIME WORLD American composers who actually understood how to write for the piano.

PREMIERE This was not ON CD! empty praise, either, as Barber was one of the few American RECORDING! composers whose music Horowitz played with any regularity • WORLD The four Excursions were written for Barber’s friend, pianist Jeanne S PEC IA L SUPER-BUDGET PREMIERE Behrend, but actually premiered by Horowitz in 1945, providing a boost RECORDINGS! PRICE! for the composer’s reputation • Each of the four pieces is based on a popular musical style: the first is a boogie-woogie, the second a blues, the third a folksy song with a Latin-American accent, and the finale a jittery dance in which the piano imitates the sound of a harmonica • By 1949, Barber was at work on what would be his largest and influential solo work, the Piano Sonata, Op. 26, commissioned by two masters of American Popular Song, Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers. It was part of a series of commissions celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the League of Composers • Horowitz gave the first public performance at the massive Constitution Hall in Washington DC on January 11, 1950, and played it later that month in New York’s Carnegie Hall • Marion Bauer was born in Walla Walla, Washington in 1882. Heavily influenced by French composers in her early career, Bauer called herself a “neo-Impressionist” though later she moved further away from tonality • Marion Bauer lived until 1955 and left behind more than 130 pieces, the majority of which are songs and solo piano works. She did compose in other forms, too, including chamber music and a symphony; her symphonic poem, Sun Splendor, was premiered in 1947 by Leopold Stokowski and the New York Philharmonic

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Musical Divine Service, Vol. 1 Bergen Barokk (Mona Julsrud, soprano/Frode Thorsen, recorder/Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord/Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, baroque cello) TELEMANN: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 1 (6 Cantatas)

This is the first CD in the first complete recording of the seventy-two cantatas from Georg Philipp Telemann’s collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, i.e., the Musical Divine Service, published in Hamburg in 1726—the first complete set of cantatas for the liturgical year to be published. The cantatas are designated for voice, an obbligato instrument (recorder, violin, transverse flute or oboe), and basso continuo, and take the form of two da capo arias with an intervening recitative. Although intended for worship, both public and private, Telemann’s cantatas are a masterly blend of tunefulness with skilled counterpoint and vocal & instrumental virtuosity. The six cantatas in this volume are numbers 4, 8, 13, 17, 24, and 68.

Founded in Norway in 1994, Bergen Barokk is a four-piece Early Music ensemble specializing in Baroque sonatas and cantatas. The ensemble has toured Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, and has made several previous CD recordings. Informative commentary on the music in English, German, and French.

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Havergal BRIAN The Soul of Steel “For the first time on CD, magisterial accounts of Brian songs … approximately one quarter of Havergal Brian’s song output features on this superbly remastered issue, sung vividly in the Wigmore Hall by Brian Rayner Cook, alive to all the moods and colours of this unfamiliar repertoire, accompanied to perfection by Roger Vignoles … warmly recommended.” — GRAMOPHONE

Brian Rayner Cook, baritone/Roger Vignoles, piano/Stephen Levine, violin BRIAN: 17 songs, including “The Soul of Steel,” settings of Blake, Shakespeare and other English poets • Legend for violin & piano

Havergal Brian (1876–1972) is renowned as the composer of thirty-two powerful symphonies (then the largest symphonic cycle since Haydn), twenty-one of them composed after his eightieth birthday; his First Symphony, “The Gothic,” is reputed to be the largest ever composed. But in the first part of his career, Brian was also active on a smaller scale, his songs attracting the advocacy of singers as prominent as John McCormack and John Coates. The range of emotion in these songs is nonetheless vast, from folky innocence via Shakespearean irony to deep tragedy. Brian Rayner Cook’s performances can be taken as authoritative: he studied the songs with the composer. The CD is completed by Legend, Brian’s only surviving piece of chamber music.

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Heinrich von HERZOGENBERG Variations on a Theme of Brahms “This is one of the first releases on the new Toccata Classics label, and if the exemplary standards of this collection are anything to go by, collectors are in for a treat.” —BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE, 5 STAR RATING FOR BOTH PERFORMANCE AND SOUND

Goldstone & Clemmow, piano duet/Anthony Goldstone, piano solo Variations on a Theme of Brahms for piano duet, Op. 23 • Theme and Variations for 2 pianos, Op. 13 • Allotria for piano duet, Op. 33 • Waltzes for piano duet, Op. 53 • Variations on the Minuet from Don Juan for piano solo, Op. 58 • Capriccio for piano solo, Op. 107

“Forgotten music by great composers, great music by forgotten composers.” That is the mission of Toccata Classics—a label created expressly to explore unjustly neglected repertoire. Toccata Classics is the first label to tackle forgotten repertoire head on, recording only the music that has not yet gained the audience it deserves. Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900), though a highly respected figure in his own time, has only recently begun to be rediscovered as a gifted and immediately communicative composer. His music, like that of his hero Brahms, offers an effortless flow of beautiful melody – and, as also with Brahms, behind the apparently serious demeanor lurks plenty of rhythmic pep and an easygoing sense of fun.

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CLASSICAL Michelle Murray, soprano/David Murray, piano COSTELLO & Members of the BRODSKY QUARTET: The Juliet Letters (complete song cycle)

• Since 1935, people all over the world have been writing letters to the fictional character Juliet, addressed to the ancient monastery in Verona where, according to legend, Juliet died. Over 5,000 letters are received and answered each year by the Juliet Club • In the early 1990s, Elvis Costello and the Brodsky String Quartet (Michael Thomas, Ian Belton, Paul Cassidy, and Jacqueline Thomas) were inspired by the idea of this correspondence and jointly composed seventeen songs for voice and string quartet that explore the types of letters that might have been left at Juliet’s tomb • In 2004, David Murray arranged these songs for voice and piano, breathing new life into them with new instrumentation and new accompaniments. Although different from the composers’ initial conception, his goal was to maintain the original emotional intent underlying the songs rather than transcribing the original string parts note-for-note to the piano • This world premiere recording will appeal to a broad fan base of customers who enjoy the music of Elvis Costello as well as aficionados of contemporary classical music • Michelle Murray, soprano, is a native of Connecticut whose dramatic and eclectic approach to the performance of vocal music has earned her both critical and popular acclaim • Pianist David Murray, a native of Missouri, has become a highly sought after solo and collaborative performer • Service to classical press including Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mailing to over one hundred classical music stations. Ads will run in American Record Guide

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WORLD Linos Harp Quintet (Sophie Hallynck, harp/Gaby Pas-van Riet, flute/Annette Schäfer, violin/ Gunter Teuffel, viola/JanPREMIERE Pas, cello) RECORDING! FAURÉ: Berçeuse for violin and piano, Op. 16 • Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande • JOLIVET: Pastorales ECflute, I AL cello and harp • CRAS: Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp • TOURNIER: de NoëlS Pfor SUPER-BUDGET Suite for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp, Op. 34 • ROPARTZ: Prélude, Marine et Chansons for flute, violin,PRICE! viola, cello and harpRECORDINGS!

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For years, the Linos Harp Quintet has ranked among the most distinguished ensembles in the field of chamber music. In their Hänssler Classic debut, they have chosen a program of beautiful French music from the Romantic and Modern repertoires. Certain to appeal to harp aficionados, chamber music collectors, and fans of French chamber music, these works display the uniquely Gallic charm of music featuring the harp along with other suitable instruments.

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Johannes Moser Cello Sonatas Johannes Moser, cello/Paul Rivinius, piano WEINBERG: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 63 • SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 • B. TCHAIKOVSKY: Cello Sonata

Composed in 1934, almost concurrently with the Congress of Soviet Writers declaration of “Socialist Realism” as the only acceptable mode for Soviet artistic production, the Shostakovich Cello Sonata gives proof of the composer’s struggle to maintain his intellectual integrity, which made him such a model for later generations. This disc features the cello sonatas of Shostakovich and his circle, Mieczyslaw “Moisey” Vainberg and Boris Tchaikovsky, both of whom died in February 1996.

The disc is a special contribution to the hundredth anniversary of Shostakovich’s birthday in 2006, and at the same time a remembrance of Vainberg’s and Tchaikovsky’s deaths ten years ago.

These powerful Soviet Era masterworks are given a compelling performance by Johannes Moser.

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BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 • Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 • Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 • Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

• Sir Roger Norrington and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony have received enthusiastic critical acclaim from listeners and reviewers around the globe for their exciting recordings of the music of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Mahler in “pure tone” • Norrington and the world-class musicians of the SWR are finally available on DVD in a revelatory interpretation of the complete symphonies of Johannes Brahms • Each performance is complete, and each symphony is prefaced by a thirty-minute introductory lecture by Sir Roger Norrington • These performances are part of a series of live recordings which the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) has made in the Liederhalle every year • All are characterized by a serious attention to historical playing style, which has up to now normally been associated only with period instrument orchestras • Menus and subtitles in German, English, and Japanese • Interviews with English and German language options and Japanese subtitles • Ads will run in Gramophone, BBC Music, and International Record Review • 240 minutes

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 Gerhard Oppitz, piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat, Op. 7 • Piano Sonata No. 9 in E, Op. 14, No. 1 • Piano Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14, No. 2 • Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1 • Piano Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49, No. 2

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Throughout his distinguished career, Gerhard Oppitz has established his deep understanding of Beethoven’s idiom and now brings a lifetime of experience to commit these works to disc. This new volume adds to the series of masterful Beethoven interpretations by one of the finest pianists of his generation. The current disc features the “Grande Sonate” in E-flat, written in 1797, Beethoven’s first composition published on its own rather than as part of a collection of works. Oppitz supplements the lengthy E-flat sonata with four smaller works: the two three-movement sonatas from Op. 14, and the pair of charming two-movement sonatas (more precisely, “sonatinas”) from Op. 49.

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Various Artists Autumn Moods Iona Brown, violin/Lajos Lencsés, oboe/Dirk Altmann, clarinet/Sebastian Silvestra, pan flute/Zdenûk Divok´y, French horn/Gordon Schultz, Florian Henschel, Eduard Stan, Eugene Mursky, pianos/ Ensemble Dreiklang Barock/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/ Kammerorchester Arcata Stuttgart/ Czech Chamber Orchestra/Ondfiej Kukal, Sir Neville Marriner, Iona Brown & Patrick Strub, conductors

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GRIEG: Morning • Evening in the Mountains • SCHUMANN: Abendlied • Fantasy Pieces • PORUMBESCU: Ballade • BEETHOVEN: “Moonlight” Sonata • DONIZETTI: Andante in F Minor • LISZT: “Auf dem Wasser zu singen” • CIMAROSA: Oboe Concerto in C • J.S. BACH: Air in D • ROSETTI: Horn Concerto in E • TELEMANN: Trio Sonata in C • VIVALDI: “Autumn”

With selections featuring an international roster of some of the finest musicians in Europe, Autumn Moods provides a restful and romantic soundtrack to the season.

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“The pick of this Beethoven bunch is Christian Tetzlaff ’s superb new recording of the Violin Concerto … forthright, heroic, with boldly militaristic first-movement tutti and a rollicking finale which Tetzlaff invests with numerous added colours.” — GRAMOPHONE, JUNE 2006

“The Weinberg alone would make this a strong recommendation but the Shostakovich is also competitive with the best on disc—a tellingly characterised and superbly structured account.”

— GRAMOPHONE, JUNE 2006

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“[Koopman] brings together his Amsterdam Baroque forces for what turns out to be a very respectable, thoroughly engaging, often scintillating, and … remarkably smooth and cohesive St. Matthew Passion … an easy recommendation, a worthy addition to any collection, and one that will stand up to repeated hearings and careful comparisons.” — CLASSICSTODAY

“This live performance … is certainly among the most impressive available today. There is palpable sense of occasion … the abiding impression is of the rock-like nature of the Requiem, the gaunt, sinewy lines that define its vast architecture.”

— BBC MUSIC, JUNE 2006 [5 STARS PERFORMANCE AND SOUND]

“For fans of English music, for fans of cello music, for fans of elegiac music, for fans of great music, this Nimbus recording is not to be missed … performances of heartfelt intensity and unsurpassed virtuosity.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE [4 1/2 STARS PERFORMANCE AND SOUND]

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“[Ingoldsby] deserves to be heard as often as many contemporaries whose names are more familiar.

He has forged a style which manages the considerable feat of balancing warm romanticism, devoid of tonal clichés, against much cooler harmonic probing … the music remains triumphantly spontaneous and uncontrived.”

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“It may seem hard to believe, but this performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe solonelle of 1863, accompanied by two pianos and a harmonium (all period pieces in this recording), is the original version of the work. Hearing the work this way is a revelation. Sample and be amazed.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE [4 1/2 STARS PERFORMANCE AND SOUND]

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“[Beier] strongly identifies with the music of Francesco and easily ‘ravishes the souls of his hearers’ … it is sensitive and moving music, artfully crafted and here, very well recorded … lute fanciers should not miss this one.”

— ALL MUSIC GUIDE [4 1/2 STARS PERFORMANCE AND SOUND]

“The enterprising company Toccata has struck again ... not only brilliantly written and performed, this is music with something to say.

This CD is one to which I will return. It is not American music in the way or style we have recently come to think of it but it certainly has amazing self-confidence.”

— MUSIC WEB INTERNATIONAL

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Eton Choirbook III: The Pillars of Eternity

Esther (2 CDs)

“It is difficult to believe that any fifteenth or sixteenth century choir could have sung this music with the refined blend, the rich tone, or the shapeliness shown by The Sixteen, under the direction of Harry Christophers.” — THE TIMES

“Pure enchantment … the choral singing has an exceptional grandeur, and the instrumental playing a shimmering beauty.”

— CLASSICAL MUSIC (CANADA)

DAVY: O Domine coeli terraeque • Ah, myn hart, remembir the well • Ah, blessid Jhesu • CORNYSH: Ave Maria mater Dei • LAMBE: Stella caeli • WYLKYNSON: Jesus autem • Credo in Deum • Salve Regina

Miraculously, the Eton Choirbook survived Henry VIII’s ransacking of the monasteries. Thanks to its survival, the sacred music of the English fifteenth century is still with us, conjuring up the atmosphere of the glorious cathedrals for which it was written and giving a tantalizing glimpse at a lost wealth of choral music.

This is the third volume of a series by The Sixteen presenting the music contained in the precious manuscript.

Lynda Russell, Nancy Argenta Michael Chance, Tom Randle, Mark Padmore, Matthew Vine, Simon Berridge, Michael George, Robert Evans, Simon Birchall & Anthony Robson, vocal soloists/ The Sixteen/The Symphony of Harmony and Invention/Harry Christophers, conductor HANDEL: Esther (complete oratorio)

Esther is one of Handel’s most intimate sacred oratorios, presented here in its original 1718 version, performed and recorded “in the round.”

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A Golden Age of Portuguese Music

Miserere

“All the music is of a high quality, and it is excellently performed … the singers are quite superb … one of the best and most interesting discs by The Sixteen in recent years, and the sound is excellent.”

— GRAMOPHONE

“Christophers draws brilliant performances from his singers, both technically assured and vividly impassioned.” — THE GUARDIAN

The Sixteen/Harry Christophers, conductor 11 selections by Joao Lourenço REBELO (1610–1661) and Diogo Dias MELGÁS (1638–1700)

It often takes just one man to encourage excellence in the arts, and in the flourishing Portugal of the 1600s (at the forefront of world exploration), Dom João IV was very much that man. In his court, his favored composers developed a unique style within the European heritage of sacred music, distinctly and devotionally Portuguese.

The Sixteen/Harry Christophers, conductor ALLEGRI: Miserere • PALESTRINA: Missa Papae Marcelli • Stabat Mater • LOTTI: Crucifixus

The haunting tones of Allegri’s Miserere are unique and instantly recognizable even to those who know little sacred choral music.

Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli is certainly his best-known work.

Along with his Stabat Mater, it combines exquisite contrapuntal poise with a translucent setting of the words. The chromaticism and blossoming cadences of Lotti’s eight part Crucifixus have made it a work loved by both choirs and listeners.

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CLASSICAL Antonio VIVALDI Arias for Mezzo-Soprano Giulia Casiraghi, mezzo-soprano

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IN CL UDchiamerò ES I N C LU D E• S“Vorresti VIVALDI: Orlando Furioso—“Oh ingiusti Numi” • “Anderò, dal profondo” Amor da me” • Juditha Triumphans— “Jam non procul ab axe” • “Armatae face” • “Matrona inimica” • “Quem vides prope” • “Quamvis ferro” • Cantata, “Alla caccia dell’alme ed de’ cori”, R.670 RECORDINGS! RECORDING! (premiere) • Magnificat, R.611 • Nisi Dominus, R.608

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D E S Handel, Giulia Casiraghi, whose concert repertoire includes numerous vocal worksINbyC LU Vivaldi, WORLD Cavalli, Purcell, and Bach, graduated from the Donizetti Conservatory in Bergamo, Italy.

PREMIERE She continued her studies with soprano Adelisa Tabiadon and attended master classes RECORDING! directed by Rodolfo Celletti and at the Antique Music Seminar of Alan Curtis in Venice, and had further specialized training in the baroque style withL Gloria Banditelli.

She has S P ECIA WORLD SUPER-BUDGET toured in the U.S. in presentations of cantatas by Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Morley.

PREMIERE RECORDINGS! PRICE! Although best known for his countless concertos, Vivaldi (1678-1741) was also prolific in other genres. He claimed to have written ninety-four operas, although only nineteen are extant. Orlando Furioso is the most famous of them, and his oratorio Juditha Triumphans is well known also.

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The Primrose Piano Quartet Quartets by Bridge, Howells, Alwyn & Scott “Their playing … positively shouts élan and there is cracking coordination from all the players.

This is a really spirited reading with the engineers and any one else attending the sessions surely having had to bite their lips at the end to avoid a shouted and thundered applause.”

— ROB BARNETT, MUSIC WEB

The Primrose Piano Quartet (Susanne Stanzeleit, violin/Susie Mészáros, viola/Bernard Gregor-Smith, cello/John Thwaites, piano) BRIDGE: Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor (1911) • HOWELLS: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 21 • ALWYN: Rhapsody for Piano Quartet • SCOTT: Quartet, Op. 16

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The Primrose Piano Quartet is named in honor of William Primrose (1904–82), one of the finest violists of the twentieth century, and his piano quartet, the Festival Quartet.

Founded in 2004 by four of the UK’s most renowned chamber musicians, the Primrose Quartet has proved to be one of the most exciting new ensembles to emerge in recent years.

Acclaimed performers of under-represented British composers, they are currently recording a series of piano quartets and other chamber music for the Meridian label.

Idit Arad Alma Española – Spanish Songs Idit Arad, soprano/Yuval Zorn, piano/Luis-Miguel Manzano, flamenco guitar Songs by Granados, Falla, Turina, Obradors & Manzano

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Israeli-born soprano Idit Arad began her studies at the Rubin Academy High School in Jerusalem. She became part of a select group of young Israeli musicians chosen by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation to take part in workshops and private coaching sessions with musicians such as Isaac Stern, Leon Fleisher, and Menahem Pressler. At the end of her high school years, she pursued her education at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, followed by operatic training at the Federico Davia Opera Studio, London. Since then she has performed as a soloist in concerts and operatic productions in England, Spain, Israel, Hungary, and France. Arad has always had a deep affinity with Spain and Spanish classical music, possibly because of her own roots; her family on her mother’s side are Sepharadic Jews, the ancient Jews of Spain. Yuval Zorn is an Israeli conductor who also performs as a solo pianist and accompanist in concerts and recitals in Israel and abroad.

Flamenco guitarist Luis Miguel Manzano was born in Madrid to a gypsy family steeped in Flamenco history and tradition.

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Giuseppe MARTUCCI & Giovannni SGAMBATI

Ghirlanda Sacra: The Motet for Solo Voice in Venice

Music for Violin & Piano

Ensemble Arte Musica/Francesco Cera, organ & director

Luca Braga, violin/Lucia Pittau, piano

18 selections by Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Cavalli, Castello, Frescobaldi, Sances & Grandi

MARTUCCI: Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 22 • Melodia • Tre pezzi for violin & piano, Op. 67 • SGAMBATI: Due pezzi for violin & piano, Op. 24 • Gondoliera, Op. 29

Sacred songs for solo voice appeared in Italy at the beginning of the seventeenth century, at the same time as the earliest operas. In 1625, Leonardo Simonetti, one of the castrati at St. Mark’s in Venice, edited the first anthology dedicated entirely to the solo motet, Ghirlanda Sacra scielta da diversi Eccellentissimi Compositori de varii Motetti à Voce sola. Monteverdi was the reference model.

In Ghirlanda Sacra four of his motets for tenor are symbolically placed at the beginning of the book, and are followed by forty pieces by twenty-six young composers.

Giuseppe Martucci (1856–1909), whose birth coincided with Schumann’s death, was unanimously admired by some of the greats of the musical world. Rubinstein and Liszt praised his abilities as a pianist and piano teacher, and as an orchestral conductor he earned the admiration of Richard Strauss.

Similar considerations might also apply to the figure of Giovanni Sgambati (1841–1914), who was the favorite pupil of Franz Liszt beginning in 1862.

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Benedetto FERRARI

Carlo BESOZZI

Musiche Varie a voce sola

Sonatas for Winds

In Tabernae Musica/Massimo Lombardi, director

Ensemble Barocco Sans Souci/Giuseppe Nalin, director

FERRARI: 14 selections of “Musiche Varie a voce sola”

BESOZZI: Sonatas for 2 oboes, 2 horns & bassoon

Benedetto Ferrari (1597–1681) was an opera composer none of whose operas survive – unless the beautiful final duet in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea is actually by him, as some scholars suspect. His principal surviving music includes three books of monodies entitled Musiche Varie a voce sola, i.e., Various Music for Solo Voice. They were written between 1633 and 1641, a time period during which he performed extensively between Modena and Venice. This historical period was particularly important for the development and evolution of song.

Of all the musicians in the Besozzi family, it was Carlo (1738–1791), son of Antonio, who enjoyed the greatest reputation. The measure of his success is witnessed by the numerous testimonies written by his contemporaries. Carlo Besozzi’s prestige is further supported by documents that indicate his having obtained frequent permission to concertize in other cities, an exclusive treatment not made available to other members of the chapel. Contemporary comments are quite detailed and technical, and give us a precise idea of his manner of playing, with a purity of timbre, great intensity of sound, and the use of messa di voce.

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CLASSICAL Mexico City Guitar Quartet Jícamo a cuatro Mexico City Guitar Quartet HELGUERA: Reloj de Arena • TAMEZ: Jícamo a 4 • OLIVA: Los Cuatro Elementos • RITTER: Caudas • GARCÍA: Rumbas

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The guitar quartet is a type of chamber music group that emerged in the twentieth century and has grown steadily in popularity. At first, such ensembles performed only arrangements of other music, but gradually composers began discovering the rich variety of nuances afforded by a group of four identical instruments. The Cuarteto de Guitarras de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Guitar Quartet) unites four young virtuoso performers of the instrument who have put their talents to the service of chamber music and have developed a complicity amongst them where listening is as important as playing. They go beyond a mere musical discipline and order through the exploration of subtleties of color, dynamics, perspective, and participation. These ingredients are present in each measure of this recording. It is a project that–instead of looking for an easy success with a repertoire made up of well-known arrangements–is a true anthology of works written specifically for the Quartet by some leading contemporary Mexican composers, all of them very directly associated with the guitar.

Gustavo Cuautli Songs of Jalisco Gustavo Cuautli, tenor/Sergio Vázqeuz, piano GALINDO: 11 songs • ROLÓN: 5 songs • MIRAMONTES: 2 songs • RUVALCABA: 1 song • GONZÁLEZ: 2 songs

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A program of twenty-one art songs by eminent Mexican composers, headed by Blas Galindo (1910–1993). He was a member of the Grupo de los Cuatro, whose goal was using native musical materials to create a contemporary musical idiom. He studied under Carlos Chávez, Jose Rolón (1883–1945, some of whose songs are included here), and briefly under Aaron Copland. He became director of the National Conservatory in Mexico City in 1947, and later director of music at the National Institute of Fine Arts. Arnulfo Miramontes (1882–1960) was, along with Rolón, a leading composer of the Mexican “Romantic nationalism” school, led

by Manuel Ponce, which strove for a national sound based on Mexican songs. Ruvalcaba and González are less familiar, but also contributed some excellent vocal compositions. Gustavo Cuautli is a vibrant Mexican tenor who specializes in music by Latin composers. He and his accompanist, Sergio Vázquez, were featured on an earlier Urtext album, La Mélodie Mexicaine.

Carlos KLEIBER Conducts Mozart, Haydn & Berg Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Carlos Kleiber, conductor MOZART: Symphony No. 36 “Linz” • HAYDN: Symphony No. 94 “Surprise” • BERG: Three fragments for voice & orchestra from Wozzeck, Op. 7

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An essential collectors’ item for the orchestral music lover, this CD presents three extremely rare live performances by the legendary, elusive conductor Carlos Kleiber leading the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Kleiber never recorded any of these works commercially, and this live recording boasts very good stereo sound. Born in 1930, the son of another fine conductor (Erich Kleiber), Carlos Kleiber ended up outshining his father and being widely recognized as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. He had a cult following through much of his career, and since his death in 2004 it has only increased in intensity. He was famous for brilliant interpretations of a smallish repertoire, mostly a few operas and symphonies. His recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is frequently singled out as the greatest of all time, a model of balance between excitement and repose. He appeared seldom in public and was more famous for canceling appearances than making them.

His behavior may have been eccentric, but his artistry was sublime.

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OPERA “[Scotto] gives her all and takes lots of risks … all aspects of her performance improve upon the 1968 version … first-rate Bellini and first-rate Scotto, a combination not to be missed.” —OPERA NEWS

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Renata Scotto, Beniamino Prior, Domenico Trimarchi, Marizio Mazzieri, Elena Zilio, Francesco Signor & Florindo Andreolli, vocal soloists/Teatro La Fenice Orchestra & Chorus/Ettore Gracis, conductor BELLINI: La straniera (complete opera)

• La straniera (The Foreigner) had a triumphant premiere on February 14, 1829 at La Scala, Milan. Bellini wrote to his librettist Felice Romani that the audience was enthusiastic “beyond belief,” and that the success surpassed that of Il pirata (in October, 1827) by far • La straniera was Bellini’s fourth opera (second with the admired librettist Romani), and along with Il pirata is generally taken to mark the beginning of full-blown Romanticism in Italian opera, its passionate music matching the sensational incidents of the plot • Of the great sopranos of her era, Renata Scotto was the acknowledged expert on the music of Bellini, whose intimate lyricism suited her perfectly, and her tremendous performances in La straniera were crucial to reviving interest in it • This live performance from Venice in 1970 preserves a historic moment in the revival of Bellini’s operas

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“Other recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten have been in and out of the catalogue, some even with similar casts. This version … may be the most vital, most stylish, most moving, and the best-balanced … Christa Ludwig brings astonishing ease, amplitude and emotional fervor to the arching passions of the Dyer’s Wife … Rysanek … is emphatically at her best here.”

— OPERA NEWS

James King, Leonie Rysanek, Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig, Ruth Hesse, Martin Egel, Zoltan Kelemen, Lorenzo Alvary, Murray Dickie, et al., vocal soloists/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Karl Böhm, conductor R. STRAUSS: Die Frau ohne Schatten (complete opera)

Richard STRAUSS Die Frau ohne Schatten (3 CDs)

• Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) was first heard at the Vienna State Opera on October 10, 1919. Though admired by many, it had a mixed reception • The libretto by Strauss’s favorite collaborator Hugo von Hofmannsthal is deliberately intended as a sort of late-Romantic Magic Flute, heavy in symbolism and whimsical magic, though it is far darker • This live performance from Salzburg in 1974 with a legendary cast, known as Böhm’s “Straussian family,” who performed Die Frau ohne Schatten all over the world to universal acclaim. One of the finest things in this recording is the peerless portrayal of the Dyer’s Wife by Christa Ludwig, which is missing from the DG recording with similar cast and same conductor

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Giangiacomo Guelfi, Leyla Gencer, Gianni Raimondi, Anna Maria Rota, Enrico Campi, et al., vocal soloists/Teatro San Carlo Orchestra & Chorus/Fernando Previtali, conductor • Rossini had already written dozens of successful operas and was wealthy by the time he decided to retire from the stage in the late 1820s. By then he was living the good life in Paris, and though the Opéra offered him a contract for five operas at unheard-of fees, he turned them down • Like many opera composers who have wished to be remembered for something more serious and substantial than their popular comedies, Rossini determined to write a grand finale to his career on a lofty subject derived from Friedrich Schiller’s dramatic German version of the story Wilhelm Tell (1804) • He worked long and meticulously on the opera, which had its premiere August 3, 1829 to a lukewarm Parisian reception that grew slowly more enthusiastic upon repeated hearings • Two years later, Guillaume Tell was first staged in Italy under its Italian title, and for many decades was far more often heard in Italian, with numerous cuts because of its considerable length • Not until the 1960s did the original full-length French version begin to be favored again, in consequence of the triumph of the Authenticism Movement in the classical music world • Many of the finest historic recordings, however, are of the streamlined Italian version, as in this exciting live performance from Naples in 1965 • This is one of the rare Italian Romantic operas to have a baritone hero, and Gianciacomo Guelfi, a singer with a huge voice, is heroic in the part • Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer, often compared for dramatic power to Maria Callas, has long been a favorite of vocal collectors as she never had a major recording contract and can only be heard in live performances

“Along with Linda di Chamonix this is the most successful of Donizetti’s semiseria operas … the element of pathos that ran so deep in Donizetti finds memorable expression in this score.” —VIKING OPERA GUIDE

Gabriella Tucci, Ugo Savarese, Nicola Filacuridi, Silvio Maionica, et al., vocal soloists/Siena Opera Orchestra & Chorus/Franco Capuana, conductor • Donizetti was just coming down from the triumphant premiere of L’elisir in Milan in May 1832, when on June 14 he signed a contract with a theater in Rome for yet another opera (at age thirty-five, he had already composed forty-one stage works!)

• The libretto for Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo (The Madman on the Island of San Domingo)was suggested and then written by an old friend of Donizetti’s, Jacopo Ferretti, who adapted it from an earlier stage play by an unknown author who in turn had derived the plot from Cervantes’ Don Quixote • The premiere took place as scheduled on January 2, 1833 at the Valle Theater and was accounted a resounding success • Il furioso was produced in seventy different Italian theaters within three years. And yet, in the manner so common to those times, a succession of newer works and younger artists soon drove it into relative obscurity, from which it emerged only in 1958 for the revival in Siena of which this recording is the happy and treasured memento • This is the only recording of this Donizetti rarity ever to be issued at budget price, and is a true collectors’ item • The cast features Gabriella Tucci (b. 1929), an Italian soprano who frequently recorded and sang at the Met and around the world but never quite became a “superstar.” As Robert Levine has said, “her timbre lacked the individuality that bespeaks stardom.” Nevertheless, she sang with security and authority, “with a purity of line, intelligence, and involvement that would be most welcome today”

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Gaetano DONIZETTI Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo (2 CDs)

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NEW AGE “Gerald Jay Markoe is one of the best-loved new age composers.”

— NEW AGE RETAILER

Featured Artists Enrique Cardenas, Inca flutes, meditative percussion instruments/Gerald Jay Markoe, Inca harp, synthesizers

Track Listing Machupicchu Meditation · Alchemy · Spirit of the Wind · UFO’s Over Machupicchu · The Eternal Spirit · Visions · Ceremonial Magic · Spirits of the Ancestors

Selling Points · Meditative music inspired by Machu Picchu and ancient Peru features Gerald Jay Markoe, a musician and certified yoga teacher, and Enrique Cardenas, a native South American musician and healer with many years of experience · A unique combination of Peruvian flutes, harps, and percussion with soft mystical background textures is perfect for creating a magical mood for yoga, meditation, relaxation, and massage · Radio promotion; U.S. tour through December 2006 · Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Leading Edge Review, and Share Guide · Key Markets: New York/San Juan (Hometown). Also: Sedona, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Denver, Boulder, San Diego, Miami

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“An engaging work of tenderness and beauty that both relaxes and inspires the listener.” — BACKROADS/HEARTBEATS

Featured Artists Ron Clearfield, cello, keyboards/Jeanne Tarrant, flute/Corrine Brouwer, violin/Mary Daniels, violin/Jennifer Grey, violin/Inez Redman, violin/Miriam Stern, violin/Debbie Spring, viola/Terry Roberts, French horn/Byron Hedgepeth, percussion

Track Listing Music in the Silence · Appalachian Fantasy · Himalayan Reverie · Song of a New Earth · Cello Raga · Soaring · The Challenge · Resolution · Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming · Global Awakening · Music in the Silence (Reprieve)

Selling Points · Renowned cellist and keyboardist Ron Clearfield presents his spin on “fusion” – classical, new age, and world. Grand piano, glorious synthesizer, and brilliant orchestrations accompany soulful cello melodies · Ron Clearfield, an honors graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music, has a successful career as a recording artist in addition to conducting two orchestras in Asheville, NC · Recent national Borders Books tour and interview on Public Radio International have enhanced Clearfield’s visibility · Reviews in new age, metaphysical, and yoga publications; promotion to new age radio · Seeking interview and appearance on PRI’s Echoes program · Key Markets: Philadelphia (Hometown). Also: Boston, Washington DC, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles

Ron Clearfield Music in the Silence

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Press Quotes “An artistic masterpiece, this is ‘Lino Music’ and I love it!” — D.J. FAZIO, JAZZNATION “Jazz guitarist Lino ranks prime among the many contemporary monster guitarists out there in the ether. He certainly has gained my respect.” — EJAZZNEWS

Featured Artists Lino, classical, acoustic, electric and bass guitars, keyboards, percussion/Richard Hardy, sax, flute/Chris Frazier, drums/Philip Bynoe, bass, cello

Track Listing Miami Jam · Chardonnay After Noon · Classical Gas · Shine · Midnight Ride · Carnaval de vie · Break of Day · Turkish March · Waterfall · Ages · Ashes to Diamonds

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NEW AGE “Oldfield’s magical blending of healing tones reach deep into the inner core of your being and transport you to a blissful state of complete relaxation.

Reiki Harmony is an essential addition for all practicing healing.”

— JOAN GARSTER CAMPBELL, REIKI MASTER

Featured Artists Terry Oldfield, composition, bansuri flute, keyboards, percussion, vocals, nature sounds/Soraya Saraswati, tampura, vocals/Alistair Melville, keyboards/David Dermot, gongs

Track Listing Spirit Calling · Om Shanti · Awakening Heart · Loving Touch · Joy Expanding

Selling Points · New music by Terry Oldfield, the acclaimed musician known for his outstanding television and film soundtracks. Oldfield has been nominated for a British Academy Award and two prestigious Emmy Awards · On Reiki Harmony, Oldfield and his ensemble combine calming nature sounds, subtle vocals, and ambient synths with traditional Indian instrumentation. Their goal in creating this CD is to offer a soundtrack perfectly suited to the practices of Reiki, massage, and other healing arts · The sounds of Reiki Harmony gently wash over the listener, encouraging the deep relaxation and tranquility necessary for a truly healing experience · Radio and press mailings · Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Yogi Times, Alternative Medicine, Natural Health, Elephant, and Body & Soul

Terry Oldfield Reiki Harmony CD: NER 2604 (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

Featured Artists Jonathan Goldman, Mantric chanting, Tibetan overtone chanting, vocal harmonics/Sarah Benson, vocal toning, silver flute, Native American flute/ Andi Goldman, harp/Laraaji Nadananda, vocals/Alec Sims, vocal harmonics

Track Listing Base – Earth Tones · Sacral – Waters of Life · Naval – Shaman’s Fire · Heart – Heart Song · Throat – Language of Light · Third Eye – Celestial Vision · Crown – Angelic Calling

Selling Points · Chakra Chants 2 is a sonic journey through the energy centers known as the chakras, designed for deep meditation and healing. Both powerful and eminently listenable, this is a therapeutic musical masterpiece for healing and vibratory acceleration. It continues the concept of the award-winning, best-selling Chakra Chants, integrating the voice and flute sounds of Sarah Benson, known as the “Divine Mother of Sound Healing” · Features sacred mantras, overtones, and chants from the Hindu tradition, as well as frequencies and psycho-acoustic sounds to balance and align · 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 · Key Markets: Hometown: Boulder. Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington DC

Jonathan Goldman Chakra Chants 2 CD: JSG 1166 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age Previously Available

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NEW AGE “This has to be one of the most relaxing releases I’ve come across in all my years of viewing music … transports us to a realm of such beauty and splendor that it can cause your heart to melt.” — HALO

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Track Listing Grollo-Capitanata: Reiki Heart · Hariprasad Chaurasia: Gujri Todi · Mike Rowland: Innocence · Traditional: Chanter · GioAri: Morning at the Lagoon · Ivan Marin Garcia: Joy · Erik Berglund: Angel of Dreams · Aeoliah: Angels of Victory · Guna Sangah: Ascent of the Spirit · Grollo-Capitanata: Healing Incantation · Leahmoin: Mystery of the Waters · Surajit Das: Deepak · Danny Becher: Lightness 1 · Silence

Selling Points · Long-playing compilation of some of the best of Oreade’s healing music! · This music encompasses all practices that support restoration or maintenance of balanced health. For years, Oreade Music has been Europe’s leader in producing music that supports many different healing modalities and philosophies – Reiki, Ayurveda, yoga, and more · Mailing to key stores, media, and radio · Ads will run in New Age Retailer, Light of Consciousness, and Healing Guide

Oreade Music

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Healing Music

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Track Listing Medwyn Goodall: Candle in the Dark · Karunesh: Morning Song · Patrick Kosmos: Eargasm · Christa Michell: Water Crystals · Gomer Edwin Evans: Forbidden Fruit · Ian Cameron Smith: Spellbound · Sangit Om: Wind · Jan Kisjes: Crystal Night · Toots Thielemans: Amoroso

Selling Points · The music on this long-playing album was especially selected to provide the listener with an uplifting yet relaxing wellness and spa experience · Massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, hot stone therapy, reflexology, herbal spa treatments, facials, manicures, pedicures, and other wellness treatments will all benefit from this wonderful garden of music and natural sounds · Includes selections from Oreade’s best selling artists and albums · Review copies will be sent to major press and trade; radio promotion · Ads will run in New Age Retailer

Also Available · ORM 61852 (Q) Karunesh Beyond Heaven (689973618520) · ORM 60632 (L) Sangit Om Feng Shui Effect (689973606329) · ORM 62502 (Q) Morpheo Awakening in the Magic Woods (689973625023)

Oreade Music Balance & Beauty

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NEW AGE The Sound Of Indian America, Soaring Across America

Brulé

Santee

Brulé

The Collection

Legacy

We the People

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Lakota Piano

One Nation

Star People

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Nicole

Nicole

Passion Spirit

Night Tree

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NEW AGE Jonathan Still

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Under the Bodhi Tree Featured Artists Jonathan Still, classical guitar, piano, flutes, acoustic guitar, synthesizer/Debbie Ide, vocals/ Joe Hanish, vocals

Track Listing See the Light · The Realization · Then the Rains Came · Oddtimes · Reflections · Oceans · The Chain’s Beginning · The Chain’s End · I’m Free

Selling Points · Denver native Jonathan Still’s wonderful music is soft and unusually transcendent, featuring warm rhythms interspersed with sensitive percussion that lifts the human spirit · The inspirational choice of tracks leads the listener to a musical conclusion that begs a second play · Still is an accomplished musician on piano, saxophone, guitars, and string instruments such as the mandolin · Perfect for those looking for music for meditation, reflection, and self-discovery · Already a best-seller in the UK new age market · Key Markets: Denver (Hometown). Also: Dallas

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New World Music Elysian Vibes 2 Track Listing Ganga: Luna · Mind Soup: Champa · Afterlife feat. Melanie Williams: Still · Lux: Jello · Bob Holroyd: Autumn Leaves · Ian Cameron Smith: Freshwater (Timbers Mix) · DAO: Moody Moon · Laidback: Beautiful Day (Frontera Remix) · J.Viewz: Estha · Oka: Chihuly · io: Face West · Numaro: From the Lav (Afterlife Remix) · Remote: Postcard

Selling Points · Layered with lush beats and sophisticated soundscapes, Elysian Vibes 2 arrives in 2006 as one of the most exciting chill-out release of the year! · Thirteen laid-back tracks begin the unwinding process in mind and body with breezy acoustics and vocals that come to the listener from a place of ultimate calm · Gathering an eclectic mix of innovative producers, musicians, and DJs, Elysian Vibes 2 delivers soulful mixes textured with otherworldly samples

CD: NWC 16 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age

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Pacific Moon Records Cherry Blossoms Track Listing Jia Peng Fang: Cherry Blossoms · Naoyuki Onda: A Day In Springs · Shao Rong: Wild Rose · Missa Johnouchi: Spring Time · Jia Peng Fang: Exotic Garden · Mizuyo Komita: Mebae · Shao Rong: Orchid · Rikiya Yamashita: Flower · Jiang Xiao-Qing: Cosmos · Missa Johnouchi: A Song Of The Lilies · Jia Peng Fang: A Water Lily · Yasuko Kyoda: Sakura · Jalan Jalan: Lotus

Selling Points · Simple melodies woven by piano and Chinese instruments conjure up images of a quiet pastoral scene · The gorgeous music featured here can be compared to the petals of a cherry blossom dancing in a wafting breeze · Filled with beauty and grace, this collection will make you feel the sweet, peaceful sunlight of spring · Fragrant incense sticks included in the spine of jewel case!

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ELECTRONICA “Soulfood’s music reminds me of Enigma, only better!” — LLOYD BARDE, BACKROADS MUSIC

Featured Artists DJ Free, electronica, keyboards/Jack Clift, guitar, keyboards, drum programming/Greg Leisz, steel & acoustic guitar/Peter Schimke, keyboards, piano, Rhodes/Sevara, vocals/Billy Peterson, bass/and more

Track Listing Sensan · Tantric Body · Slow Swing · Kaiv Kun · Great Plains · Drift · Enigmatic Chasm · Lamento · Secret Wind · Gim Git

Selling Points · Jadoo is the brainchild of producer/composer Jack Clift, who spent over six months doing field and studio recordings in Turkey, Uzbekistan, Malta, Corsica, and Sardinia · Features sensual vocals by Sevara (Peter Gabriel), ethereal Corsican chants by Voices of Castagniccia, and slide guitar by guru Greg Leisz (Sheryl Crow, Joe Cocker, Wilco, Beck, k.d. lang) · Jazz trumpeter Ron Miles (Art Farmer/Duke Ellington Band), multikeyboardist Peter Schimke (PBS/Julee Cruise), and bassist Billy Peterson (Steve Miller Band/Bob Dylan) add smooth, sultry touches to this release · Soulfood’s DJ Free (IMAX/Billboard) adds his signature touch, bringing everything together to create a mesmerizing fusion · Ads will run in New Age Retailer and Yogi Times · Copies to college, NPR, and community radio as well as key media outlets · Key Markets: Minneapolis/Santa Fe (Hometowns). Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Miami, Seattle

Soulfood & Jadoo Tantric Chill

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· SFD 1027 (Q) MoodFood Ice (682947102728) “This superb collection of tracks from Europe really plays well. Punchy ambient rhythms and dream worlds of textured beats make for a winning blend of healing grooves to hang with.” — COMMON GROUND

Track Listing Hands Upon Black Earth: Bhajya Sahita · The Moontrane Conductors: In For The Night (Buddha Edit) · Jens Gad Presents: The Orbiting Suns · Jens Gad Presents: Silver Sands · Jens Gad Presents: Les Eaux Verts · Jens Gad Presents: Aureole · Peter Mergener: Casino Lounge · Althea W: Chanson Pour Une Femme · Achillea: Odin’s Hill · Achillea: Staraja Ladoga · Achillea: Cape Porcupine · Althea W: Swan · David & Steve Gordon: Zen Garden, Part 1 (Savasana Edit)

Selling Points · Elegant chill/lounge grooves create a relaxed atmosphere for yoga and other pleasures featuring an incomparable lineup of leading global electronica artists from Europe · A soothing set of hypnotic rhythms, blissful vocals, and ethereal atmospheres provide an elegant alternative for everything from yoga and dinner with friends to chilling at home · Compiled by yoga trainer Beth Shaw; mixed by the Gordon Brothers · Press releases and review copies will be sent to all major trade publications including New Age Retailer and Billboard · Press announcements will be sent to all retail buyers · Service to radio, key reviewers, national publications, and e-media · Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland

Sequoia Groove Yoga Moods

CD: SQR 918 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Electronica

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· SQR 908 (Q) Hotel Tara (727044790826)

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ELECTRONICA/CHILL ALLEGRO WELCOMES WAVEFORM TO ITS ROSTER!

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Since 1994, the Waveform label has remained on an unhurried but deliberate path of establishing, exposing, and defining the sensual and stimulating genre of music they call “exotic electronica” – whirly, swirly, sometimes dubby, sometimes dreamy soundscapes from around the planet. It’s positive, timeless music for intellectual stimulation, dedicated to a sustainable future. Even titles originally released over ten years ago still sound relevant, fresh, and dynamic today. Waveform strives for consistent quality throughout, so when you listen you’ll come away with the feeling that every track is a good one. Please visit the label online at waveformhq.com or waveformrecords.com for the latest information on releases and two-minute samples of each song in the catalog.

Track Listing The Itch Incident: Soother · Al-Haca Soundsystem: Untitled feat. Farda P · Pitch Black [NZ]: Unadrumma (Downtown Brown Mix) · Edward Ka-Spel: Hey Rainman (Forest Friendly Mix) · Gus Till: Monkey in the Black Sky · Last Soul Descendents: Lisse Gruv · Timewarp, Inc: Top 5 feat. RXN · Chris Zippel: Space Dock · Orbit Service: Asphyxia (Dark Ambient Mix) · Numatic Soul: Wash · R.O.U.D.O.S.: Know Some Things

Selling Points · Back in the mid-nineties, in dance clubs in the UK and Europe, enlightened DJs began setting up rooms off the crowded dance floors where people could stagger in and flop down on comfy couches while listening to downtempo, mind-bending, ‘chill’ music as a break from the high energy dancing · One of the pioneers of this new chill room phenomenon was Waveform recording artist the Higher Intelligence Agency. Now, over a decade later, chill music has finally emerged from under the radar in the U.S., though interpretations have often drifted from these origins · Waveform remains true to the spacey, dubby, psychedelic roots of authentic chill music and herewith present some of the best of the genre including this collection of deeper, darker recordings by a variety of artists. It’s Chillicious! · Radio service to Musical Starstreams, RadioAmbient, XM Satellite, and Sirius · Press service to select publications

Various Artists Chillicious CD: WAV 6101 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Electronica/Chill

Key Markets Portland, New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle

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Waveform Artists

Waveform Artists

Waveform Artists

Waveform Artists

One A.D.

Two A.D.

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Phutureprimitive Sub Conscious

Sounds from the Ground

Pitch Black [NZ]

Grey Area

Various Artists

Ape To Angel

And Then the Clouds

Smooth Chill – The Radio Singles

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ELECTRONICA Arling & Cameron Hi-Fi Underground “Gerry Arling and Richard Cameron have a solid handle on all things amusing and eccentric, as well as a penchant for genre hopping.” — SPLENDID

Track Listing Shake It · I Don’t Need It · Walk That Way · Open · Words · Change · We Can’t Be Somebody Else · You Make It Real · Computer · Popcorn 2006 · Games · Slow Food

Selling Points

CD: CHR 77045 (P) Digipak File Under: Electronica

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· The last Arling & Cameron album came out in September 2001. In October, a tour van crash snapped Cameron’s back and broke up the band. So, call it poetry that this album opens with an “I Will Survive” for our century! · The duo has released albums on Emperor Norton and Drive-In, written songs for popular groups Pizzicato Five and Fantastic Plastic Machine, and had their songs appear in TV commercials and shows like The Sopranos · Media campaign by Andy Reynolds at Penetration, Inc. (NYC) · MySpace page: myspace.com/arlingandcameron

Jazzamor Travel…

Featured Artists Bettina Mischke/vocals/Roland Grosch, piano, Rhodes/Joerg Dudys, guitar/Carlos Serrano del Rio, percussion/Jorge Galbassini, bandoneon/and more

Track Listing Before Too Long · Nuit Magique · Hidden Treasure · Song for Maggie · Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right · Travel In Order Not To Arrive · and more (16 total)

Selling Points

CD: BLF 50842 (M) Digipak File Under: Electronica/Lounge

• Nu-bossa lounge music features fourteen tracks plus two bonus remixes! Jazzamor’s music has been included on international compilations from Sony/BMG, Warner, Wagram, Universal, and more • Service to college radio and select websites

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· BLF 50682 (M) Lazy Sunday Afternoon (723724513228

Various Artists Pool Service: Summer Chill Track Listing Moca: Post It · Jazzamor: Summertime · Christoph Spendel feat. Lisa Shaw: Sunny · jp juice: Le Soleil · Lenny MacDowell: Ain’t No Sunshine · Barriere: You’ll Be Mine · Praful: One Day Deep · Moca: Kleine Träumerei · Pluto Project: Worldwide · Dubdiver: Shine (Dubdiver Dinkel Mix) · No Noise: Expand Your Mind · Jazzamor: Fly Me To The Moon · Barriere feat. Themis: Sonhando Ipanema · Christophe Goze: Manana · Nocatemia: The Summer Cools Down

Selling Points • Summer chill-out lounge music from popular Blue Flame artists!

• Features some unreleased tracks, and includes a complete catalogue inside • Service to college radio and select websites CD: BLF 88472 (L) Digipak File Under: Electronica/Lounge

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ELECTRONICA Sequoia Groove

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Buddha-Lounge 5 CD: SQR 920 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Electronica

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Intoxicating grooves continuously mixed for maximum chill. — ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Press Quotes “Yet another great CD. It’s a little bit of Africa, the Middle East, and jazz all combined for a smooth relaxing sound. A fascinating blend of flutes, percussion, vocals, and techno go into creating this ultra chill-out CD.” — NEW AGE JOURNAL “A non-stop mix of sublime cuts from some of the genre’s most innovative artists … euphoric smooth beats and haunting Asian-themed chants are leisurely paced, adding to the ecstatic grooves.” — LLOYD BARDE, BACKROADS MUSIC

Track Listing Jens Gad Presents: El Momento · Achillea: The Seeress Prophecy (Daydreaming) · TYA: Deep Blue · Nasser Kilada: Asmar Kahiel Elein · Hands Upon Black Earth: The Star & The Snake · Artemisia: Euphoria (Azure Mix) · The Moontrane Conductors: On the Stars (Buddha Mix) · David Gordon: Couch Trip · TAU: Simanah Yenah · Jaya Lakshmi: Tulasi Maharani · The Gordon Brothers: Dream Body · Opera-to-Relax: Between Tomorrow

Selling Points · · · · · · · · · ·

The legendary place to chill! Rejuvenation beckons as you return to the lush spot that delivers like no other Another non-stop sensuous set featuring the best of the best lounge grooves from Europe A sophisticated atmosphere of elegant electronica, mesmerizing vocals, and impeccably cool grooves from around the world Expand your musical horizons and relax with this sumptuous set of European chill/lounge music par excellence!

Mixed by award-winning DJs the Gordon Brothers, creators of Buddha-Lounge, Hotel Tara, and Café de Luna The ultimate soundtrack for entertaining, yoga, intimate rendezvous, or just chilling at home Press releases and review copies will be sent to all major trade publications, including New Age Retailer and Billboard Review copies mailed to music reviewers and columns Press announcements will be sent to all alternative and mainstream retail buyers Service to radio, key reviewers, national publications, and e-media

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

Also Available Sequoia Groove

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Buddha-Lounge 4

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Sequoia Groove

Sequoia Groove

Buddha-Lounge 2

Buddha-Lounge

CD: SQR 903 (Q )

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ELECTRONICA/WORLD “Bill Laswell has almost always been a radical and restless artist, with a mind that wanders like a medieval apothecary picking up and soaking in every element of civilizations long declared dead by the terrible mechanizations of the occidental world. He is a Béla Bartók with wings … an artist who has made it his mission in music to search for more spatial interpretations of harmony and rhythm.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Track Listing Dead Slow · Baraka · Silent Fields · Evil Eye · Dream Light · Journeys

Selling Points

Divination Ambient Dub Volume II – Dead Slow CD: SBH 7003 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Electronica

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· With over twenty years of experience as a touring musician and composer, and nearly 300 albums to his credit, producer and bassist Bill Laswell has collaborated with some of the most illustrious names in music across all genres and boundaries, including Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger, Laurie Anderson, Pharoah Sanders, Yoko Ono, Iggy Pop, The Last Poets, Buddy Miles, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Afrika Bambaataa, Tony Williams, Peter Gabriel, and countless others · Swirling ambience, rhythmic beats, and groovy bass lines … all can be found on this album from Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble, Mick Harris, and Jeff Bova · Divination was one of a number of Bill Laswell’s ambient projects in the early nineties, featuring dub-derived bass lines and beats · A linchpin of the NYC underground music scene, Laswell has been featured in and/or interviewed by Magnet, All About Jazz, VH-1, and more · Service to college & satellite radio · Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago

Also Available · SBH 7001 (P) Ambient Dub Volume 1 (026617700126)

Osvaldo Montes & Anibal Arias Tango para todo el mundo Featured Artists Osvaldo Montes, bandoneon/Anibal Arias, guitar

Track Listing Arrabal amargo · Romance de barrio · Milonga de mis amores · Pedacito de cielo · Corralera · Tu diagnóstico · Sueno de juventud · Niebla de riachuelo · and more (23 total)

Selling Points CD: WTR 123 (Q ) Smartpak File Under: Latin/Tango

Tangos, waltzes, and milongas have been a passion for these artists for over fifty years, and this album presents the musical legacy of their lifetimes. Pure and honest, this disc speaks directly to the heart.

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· WTR 11 (R) Various Artists Tango Vivo (025091001125)

Ruben Blades Live! In Concert Track Listing Caminando · Juan Pachanga · Pablo Pueblo · Decisiones · Buscando Guayaba · Plastico · Hack At The Turn · Sebastian · Te Estan Buscando · El Padre Antonio · Plantacion Adentro · Camaleon · La Murga · Sin Tu Carino · Todos Vuelven · Amor Y Control · Ligia Elena · El Nacimiento De Ramiro · Maestra Vida · Pedro Navaja · Tibuton · Patria (Medley)

Selling Points

DVD: VIA DVD 9104 (M) Amaray File Under: Latin/Salsa

Ruben Blades in a rousing concert – over two and a half hours of salsa music live from Cali, Columbia! Blades is one of the most popular artists in Latin music today, famous for his work in film and television. There is a huge demand for his work!

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WORLD “A rare blend of jazz and Afro-Cuban sounds spiced by Oriental feeling.”

— JAZZ FM

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Featured Artists Bobby Carcasses, producer, vocals, recorder/Chucho Valdez, piano/Roberto J Carcasses, piano/Mandy Martinez, drums/Julio Padron, trumpet/Jose Luis Quintana, timba, percussion

Track Listing Arian · Quiero que comprendas · Jazz Timbero · El Manisero · Misty · Guajira en ‘Re’ Menor · La sombra de tu sonrisa · Mango Mangue · No tiene letra · Summertime · A Bailar el Cubanco

Selling Points · Bobby Carcasses takes you on an eclectic musical journey through India, Havana, New York, and Africa! · Carcasses is now considered the ultimate guru of afro-Cuban jazz, offering inspiration to the up-and-coming generation of new Latin jazz musicians · World famous piano virtuoso Chucho Valdez gives a stunning contribution · Influenced by jazz luminaries such as Stan Getz and Ella Fitzgerald · Publicist working on compilation · Promo copies sent to world music awards panel · E-promo sent to hundreds of journalists around the world · Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas, Seattle, New Orleans

Bobby Carcasses Jazz Timbero

CD: TUM 68 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Latin/Jazz

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“Saborit is the real thing … this traditional band from the Cuban countryside brings home the feeling of a bygone era.” — fROOTS

Featured Artists Leon Alarcon, musical director; composer, vocals/Sinecio Figueredo, piano, arrangements/Domingo Alcantara, ‘tres’ guitar, vocals, composer/Leoncio Roman, percussion, vocals, composer/Nicolas Nueva, bass, ‘tres’ guitar, composer/Miguel Arias, composer, ‘guiro’ player/Pedro Arias, percussion, vocals/Orlando Tejeda, guitar, ‘tres’ guitar

Track Listing La invitacion de Tomasa · Caminito de Guarena · Que bueno suena la timba · El Don Juan · Amargo dolor · La Cocaleca · El Platanar de Bartolo · Dame tu amor Guantanamera · Te canto mi son · De mutuo acuerdo · Este palo tiene jutia · La musica de mi pais · El Pregon de la Tumi (Bonus Track)

Selling Points

Saborit Que linda es mi Cuba

CD: TUM 134 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Latin

· From the heart of the of the sugar lands of Eastern Cuba comes the first Tumi recording from this traditional eight-piece group · Based in Manzanillo (home to Candido Fabre and David Alvarez) and directed by Leon Alarcon, Saborit have remained close to their roots · The group uses traditional campesino instruments like laud and tres to perform music influenced by Caribbean sounds like cumbia as well as Cuban son and guarachas · Rock-Paper-Scissors will promote this CD to press · Promo copies sent to world music awards panel · E-promo sent to hundreds of journalists around the world · Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas, Seattle

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CD: DMB ZZC 4151 (N)

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Familia Valera Miranda

Frank Fernández

Son Asi

Che

Track Listing

Track Listing

Déjame vivir · Allá va candela · Aparición · El lleva y trae · Villancico guajiro · Obsesión de amor · El empanadillero · Caballo Viejo · Mi linda guajira · Vidita mía · El chivito de Ramona

Créditos iniciales · El niño sube · Incidental andino · Cuarteto de cuerdas · La ternura · Guatemala · Fusilamiento · El granma · La decision · Incendio · Cinco palmas · Santa clara · Descarrilamiento · Rendicion y conga · Tema de la vida · Arpa y laud · La despedida · Bolivia · El adios · Requiem · Asesinato · Final

Selling Points The Familia Valera Miranda sextet was founded in 1985 by Felix Valera Miranda, his wife, his three sons, and a close friend of the family. The group aims to preserve the archetypal sound of the bands and ensembles as that played in the 1920s. The selection of titles here includes some of the most internationally acclaimed Cuban composers, from Lorenzo Hierrezuelo to Simón Diaz, among others.

Selling Points Cuban pianist Frank Fernández composed the score to Hasta la Victoria Siempre, a 1997 film about Che Guevara made by Argentinean director Juan Carlos Desanzo. Called “the most complete Cuban pianist” by Chucho Valdes, Fernández is not only gifted with an extraordinary and refined technique, he’s also a brilliant composer, producer, arranger, and student of both classical and popular music.

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Frank Fernández

Vania

Lecuona-Cervantes

En clave de bolero

Track Listing

Track Listing

La comparsa · …y la negra bailaba · Danza negra · A la Antigua · En tres por cuatro · Ante el escorial · Danza de los ñañigos · Interrumpida · Malagueña · Un recuerdo · ¡Amen! · Vuelta al h ogar · Picotazos · Ilusiones perdidas · Mensaje · Los tres golpes · La carcajada · La encantadora · Soledad · and more (36 total)

Amiga mía · Quisiera ser · Tú no tienes alma · Cuando nadie me ve · Corazón partió · El alma al aire · Si tú me miras · Los dos cogidos de la mano · La fuerza del corazón · Eso · ¿Lo ves? · Y sólo se me ocurre amarte

Selling Points Selling Points Internationally praised by critics and international audiences, Frank Fernández interprets Cuban masters Lecuona and Cervantes. Includes original versions of the danza music featured in the acclaimed film Fresa y Chocolate, the first Cuban movie nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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First solo album by Vania, former vocalist of the Cuban band Bamboleo. Here, she delivers her personal renditions of songs composed by Alejandro Sanz, one of the best-known composers in the international Latin music scene. Twelve songs performed by a stellar cast of musicians including key figures of Cuban music such as legendary Tata Güines, Frank Rubio, Carlos Valdez, Frank Bejerano, and more!

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WORLD Djuwel Arabo-andalusian music revisited Created in February 2005, Djuwel plays pieces from Algiers’ AraboAndalusian repertoire, in addition to original compositions, in order to create both lively and contemplative moods. Habib Guerroumi’s melismatic singing is effectively supported by his lute, Christian Vasseur’s guitar, and Jean-Christophe Lannoy’s cello as the fine musicians move back and forth between East and West, tradition and modernity.

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CD: PLS 65294 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/Middle East

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Canê Vegere Born into a Kurdish community, Canê carries on the Kurdish tradition of sung poetry, and she is one of its most authentic representatives. Forced to marry at the age of fourteen, she rebelled against both her family and society, deciding to earn her living as a singer. She was persecuted in Turkey, and after an assault that left her seriously injured, she decided to go into self-imposed exile in Germany and continue her career there.

Canê possesses an extraordinary voice, and sings the traditional songs of her native Kurdistan with great authenticity.

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Monks of Samtem Ling Monastery Tibet: Sacred Chants of Gelugpa Founded in the fourteenth century, Gelugpa or Dge-lugs-pa (“model of virtue”), often known as the Yellow Hats, is the predominant Buddhist order in Tibet, to which the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama belong.

The religious chants heard on this recording follow esoteric Tantric rituals. The texts are those of Vajrayâna (Tantric Buddhism). The vocal and instrumental techniques employed are quite amazing, and the chants are considered offerings and accompaniments to meditation.

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The Maritime Crew Sea Shanties The sea has always fascinated artists, writers, and musicians. Many are the tales of perilous voyages, extraordinary adventures, and love stories that are related in lively songs passed on by oral tradition. The pieces on this recording, sung by The Maritime Crew, all come out of New Zealand.

CD: PLS 141132 (E) Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/Maritime

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Anghjula Potentini A lettera d’amore Anghjula Potentini has a voice reflects the fragrance of Tenda’s olive oil, the briny caress of the tide in Saleccia, and the brightness of the Mediterranean sky. Accompanied by first-rate musicians (Ilies Kammarti, Marwen Kammarti, and Philippe Rak), Anghjula Potentini interprets the Corsican folk repertoire with talent, respect, and creativity. This beautiful work is truly worthy of the “Island of Beauty,” as Corsica is known.

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CELEBRATE ONE OF THE BIGGEST HINDU FESTIVALS, DURGA PUJA (SEPTEMBER 18 –OCTOBER 18), WITH BASSS MUSIC! Featured Artists Smt. Haimanti Shukla, vocals

Track Listing Aey kon kanon, ae je itihashe lekha · Tumi eshona amar kache Syam · Jamuna teere Syam Basuri bajaye · Jete jete thamo keno Abhisharika · Cheyona O-bhabe paye pori taubo · Shakhi Ankhi keno chaulo chaulo · Oothona Sajani kateni Rajoni · Jiban Sondhya neme aelo Probhu

Selling Points

Haimanti Shukla Eternally Yours

· Haimanti Shukla needs no introduction. She is one of the most versatile Bengali singers ever, and has carved out a niche for herself in the Indian music industry · This disc features heartfelt devotional songs in Bengali. The songs are based on the theme depicting the “eternally romantic” and conscious love that existed between Lord Krishna and Lady Radhika · Her repertoire is phenomenal, and includes adhunik (Bengali modern songs), classical, rabindra sangeet, nazrulgeeti, bhajans, and more · Shukla has made her presence felt in Bollywood, where she has performed the background scores for a variety of films · The experienced singer has a formidable reputation, and sings regularly in music concerts, traveling abroad frequently. With an excellent voice and many all-time hit songs to her credit, she has a huge fan following · Recorded at the best studio in Kolkata with sound engineer Gautam Bose

CD: BSS 21007 (L) Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/India

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Featured Artists Ramkrishna Paul, violin, sorolin/Shoukat Khan, sax/Partha Paul, grand piano

Track Listing Wha bhuli dastan lo phir yadh · O-Basanti pawan pagle · Tum na jane kis jahan me kho gaye · Kahin door jab din dhal jaye · Tere bina zindegi se koi shikwa · Jina yahan marna yahan · Lag ja gale · Yeh Nayen dare dare · Na koi umang hai · Medley mix (1950’s to 2005)

Selling Points · This wonderful disc features performances by some of Kolkata’s leading artists and was recorded at the city’s best studio with sound engineer Gautam Bose · Ramkrishna Paul initially received training in Western & Indian classical music from contemporary music genius Poritosh Shil. He has recorded for The Gramophone Co. of India Ltd., Super Cassette Industries, Times Music, Sagarika Music Pvt. Ltd., All India Radio, and more · Here, Paul takes the listener on a musical journey through the history of popular Indian film music using the sound technology of tomorrow

Ramkrishna Paul Nostalgia CD: BSS DTS 51011 (Q)

* DTS discs are playable only in DVD and Surround Sound systems.

Not for standard CD players!

Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/India

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WORLD “Maria Kalaniemi is a versatile technical sorceress with the five-row button accordion, capable of improvising sonic wonders for the avant-garde, and then playing tradition-minded polkas, waltzes, and tangos for folk dancers.”

— MUSIC HOUND WORLD

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Featured Artists Maria Kalaniemi, accordion, vocals/Olli Varis, guitar

Track Listing Kuun henki (Spirit of the Moon) · Salin hämärissa (Dim Light in the Farmhouse) · Niityt ja vainiot (Meadows and Fields) · Ikkunan äärellä (By the Window) · Kevään kurjet (Cranes of Spring) · Så skimrande var aldrig havet (So Shimmering) · Autio (Desolate) · Sade (Rain) · Matka (Journey)

Selling Points · Maria Kalaniemi is Scandinavia’s most accomplished and celebrated accordionist, winning the prestigious Golden Accordion Award in 1983 and recording several critically acclaimed albums on the Hannibal, Xenophile, and Northside labels · In addition to her rich catalog of solo albums, Kalaniemi has been indispensable as a part of top ranked Finnish folk groups such as Aldargaz, Niekku, and Zeta Bop · Kalaniemi is also one of five star accordionists from around the world featured in the accordion supergroup The Accordion Tribe, alongside other famed players of her instrument such as Guy Klucevsek · Bellow Poetry is Kalaniemi’s first recording for Alula Records, and fulfills a longtime dream to record her first completely solo recording · Maria Kalaniemi will be performing at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley on September 27, in Los Angeles at the Skirball Cultural Center on September 28, and at the Nordic Roots Festival in Minneapolis on September 30

Maria Kalaniemi Bellow Poetry

CD: ALU 1051 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/Finland

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“Luisa Cottifogli is a rare diamond.” — BEAT MAGAZINE

Featured Artists Lu, vocals, digital maranzana, voice grooves/Leo Z, acoustic piano, electronics, programming, shaker, memhet, cymbals, santur, tambourine, glokenspield, voice/Fabio Tricomi, guitar, recorder, whistle, Celtic harp, violin, cromorno, zarb/Matteo Scaioli, tabla/Bruno Farinelli, drums/ Angie Passarella, banjo, electric & acoustic guitar/Gavino Murgia, vocals, low whistle, launeddas, soprano sax, duduk/Devis Mariotti, alto flute, flute/Giulio Ciofini, clarinet, bass clarinet/Enrico Guerzoni, cello/S. Martino, strings/Francesco Sotgiu, drums, percussion, floor tom, tumborra, exhaust spring, violin

Track Listing La sighéla · Casteina bianca · La ninan cuntènta · Sancta Maria · Nord · Fola (suite alla buera) · Lo lo lo · Fè la nana · Borda · Dirindena · Rumì

Selling Points

Lu Rumì

CD: FHP 41 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: World/Pop

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· A profusion of ideas, an artistic curiosity, and a wealth of inventiveness are Lu’s most salient qualities, with the melodic curve of her splendid, full, warm voice veined with infinite nuances · With this new CD, Rumì, Lu broadens her conceptual horizons, paying greater attention to the development of new techniques while preserving the fundamental bases of her style. The brilliant singer and writer knows how to join tradition with a contemporary sound – a mix of ethnic, pop, sacred, and electronic · Alternative marketing to radio, television, newspapers, and lifestyle magazines · Key Markets: Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, Newport, Burlington 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [August 1, 2006 – August 30, 2006]

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WORLD/CHILDREN “Londra’s singing is clear, true, and quite beautiful.” — ATLANTA JOURNAL

Featured Artists Michael Londra, vocals/Des Moore, guitar/Robbie Harris, bodhran/ Declan Masterson, Uileann Pipes/and more

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

Selling Points · Ethereal music from an Irish tenor with crossover appeal; a sound similar to Enya, Russell Watson, Charlotte Church, and Loreena McKennit · Michael Londra is a singer with Riverdance on Broadway as well as the Passion of the Christ Symphony · Londra is well known in Irish music circles and is developing a strong and consistent profile as a Celtic performer · Great press in Irish Echo, Irish Voice, Irish America, Irish Connections, IC Weekly, Irish Emigrant, Home And Away, Irish LA News, Irish Herald, and Irish Edition · Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Savannah, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Boston, Baltimore, Milwaukee

Michael Londa Celt CD: LML 194 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Celtic Previously Available

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“The ethereal beauty of Gary Stadler’s piano and keyboards delicately weave tapestries of magical melodies that will send you soaring into the dreamland where fairies live.” — NEW AGE RETAILER

Featured Artists Gary Stadler, piano, cello, acoustic bass guitar, string bass, harp, choir vocals/Lisa Lynne, Celtic & wire harp/Singh Kaur, vocals, piano, synths, 12-string guitar/Stephannie, lyrics/Angelina Artemoff, chorus/Steve Gordon, guitar

Track Listing Piano Lullaby #2 · Elphame Lullaby · Garden Lullaby · Piano Lullaby · Sa Brooke Lullaby · Spark in the Night Lullaby · Spinnee Lullaby · Deenaby · Fly Away Lullaby · Sweet Lullaby · For Tammi

Selling Points · Magically tranquil music for children and adults! Award-winning composer Gary Stadler has created new instrumental lullaby versions of his most loved melodies · More than just lullabies, these songs create a peaceful atmosphere at home and during yoga and massage · Features special guest Celtic harpist Lisa Lynne · Service to major publications including New Age Retailer and Billboard as well as radio, key reviewers, national publications, and e-media · Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland

Gary Stadler Fairy Lullabies

CD: SQR 123 (I) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Children

Also Available · SQR 109 (Q) Reflections of Faërie (727044710923) · SQR 101 (Q) Fairy of the Woods (727044710121)

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BEAUTIFUL GIFT SETS AVAILABLE FROM MAGIC MAESTRO MUSIC!

Stephen Simon/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Casey at the Bat [Gift Set] CD: MMM GIFT 10022 (V) Gift Set File Under: Children Previously Available

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Press Quotes “A surefire way to interest children in classical music.” — PIONEER PRESS “The Simons have created an inspired blend of music, storytelling, and just plain fun! It’s the next step in growing an enthusiastic generation of young music lovers.” — WETA-FM “A great addition to a much-needed repertoire for children of all ages. At AARP we always like to find things that bring generations together and this series promises to do so magnificently.” — MIKE CUTHBERT, PRIME TIME RADIO “Simon’s joyful orchestration is sure to win new fans.” — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Selling Points · Introducing new gift sets of these beautiful & popular releases! · The Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel Gift Set includes the digipak CD plus the beloved book in paperback, while the Casey at the Bat Gift Set includes the digipak CD plus a poster of the famous American poem · A wonderful gift for children, parents, or teachers combines great music with great children’s literature! · Educational and entertaining, these sets are unique in the marketplace · Email marketing, national PR effort, radio giveaways, broadcasts to specialty stores, and award program submissions · Gift boxes measure 113/4” W, 10 3/4” H, 2” D · Key Markets: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland, San Francisco, Nova Scotia, Miami, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [August 1, 2006 – August 30, 2006]

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VOCALS Featured Artists Jon Philip Alman/David Burnham/Ann Hampton Callaway/Franc D’Ambrosio/Susan Egan/Michael Feinstein/Brian Lane Green/Amanda McBroom/Maureen McGovern/MaryJo Mundy/Joanne O’Brien/Ken Page/Johnny Rodgers/Stephen Schwartz/Stacy Sullivan/Susan Werner/Nita Whitaker

Track Listing The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face · The Look of Love · Sweet Mystery · Never Saw Blue Like That · Open Arms · Bring Back Romance · Here’s To You · Summer Wine · Vincero Perdero · If You Go Away · For Good · Blue Guitar · Let It Be Me · The Rose · Vincent · Stay the Night · May I Suggest?

Selling Points · A groundbreaking collection of newly recorded duets features awardwinning recording artist Lee Lessack joined by Michael Feinstein, Maureen McGovern, Ann Hampton Callaway, Amanda McBroom, and thirteen others · Winner – MAC Awards’ Best New Recording · Winner – Backstage Bistro Award’s Best New Recording · The In Good Company concert was part of the John Anson Ford Summer 2005 season in Los Angeles. Live concert DVD will be released in 2007 · All eighteen artists on this unique compilation will be touring in support of the release. The combined exposure will be staggering! · Featured on in-flight entertainment for United Airlines · Key Markets: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston, Minnesota, Miami, Palm Springs, Toronto, Vancouver

Lee Lessack In Good Company CD: LML 186 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Vocals Previously Available

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“Sexy and sultry, she sells each song with the passion of an actor attacking an unusually meaty role.” — LA WEEKLY PICK OF THE WEEK

Featured Artists Peisha McPhee, vocals/Mel Dangcil, piano

Track Listing Little Girl Blue · Ill Wind · Who Can I Turn To? · The Man I Love · More Than You Know/The More I See You · Isn’t It Romantic · But Beautiful · Sun And Moon · Adriana And Katharine · Strawberry Song/Our Love Is Here To Stay · To Dream Again · I’m Flying

Selling Points · A recording of standards from the Great American Songbook features pop stylings with a jazz feel and sultry, warm vocals · Includes the original standard “Adriana and Katharine,” written for McPhee’s two daughters when they were children. Recently, Katharine McPhee has shot to superstardom as a finalist on this year’s American Idol! · Peisha McPhee was recently recognized by the Discovery Channel’s Slice of Life, a television series that profiles today’s successful women from all walks of life · World-class cabaret artist and musical theater star Peisha McPhee has been charming audiences for several years with her expressive and versatile voice. McPhee headlines at Helen’s Hideaway night club in New York, and regularly performs to sold-out crowds at the legendary Cinegrill and Tom Rolla’s Gardenia supper club in Los Angeles · With a style that has been called “a return to cabaret elegance and sophistication” and “disarmingly comedic,” her work has received LA Weekly’s Pick of the Week · Rave reviews have appeared in Variety, LA Times, Playbill, and more! · Key Markets: Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, San Diego, Palm Springs

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VOCALS D.C. Anderson

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There’s a lot of gold here – listen closely.

— CABARET HOTLINE

Press Quotes

“D.C. Anderson sings with an understated honesty that is refreshing and touching.” — TALKIN’ BROADWAY “D.C. Anderson exhibits a freewheeling comic sensibility ... [and] possesses a sly sense of humor with a winsome, almost childlike charm. He can break your heart as easily as break you up.” — THEATERMANIA

Featured Artists D.C. Anderson, vocals/Steven Landau, acoustic piano/David Robison, acoustic piano/Gantt Kushner, acoustic guitar/Geoff Packard, acoustic guitar

Track Listing I Am Still · Jury Duty Girlfriend · Madison Laughs · I Least Expect You Now · Have Fun · Sad Man · Maury · Hard This Goodbye · The Visit · House of Grieving · Dear Mother · Sandy Lysaght’s Ma · Hello Nancy, Goodbye Ron · At Last · Fixed-Up Heart

Selling Points · A new, eclectic mix of original ballads and humorous folk/adult contemporary songs from this award winning singer/songwriter! · Features beautiful, effective acoustic arrangements along with first-rate collaborators including The Foremen’s Roy Zimmerman, Broadway’s Steven Landau, Elizabeth Doyle, Geoff Packard, David Robison, and Ritt Henn (of television’s A Man, A Bass and A Box of Stuff) · Promotional copies will be distributed to magazines, radio, and newspapers · Ads will run in Paste and Performing Songwriter · Key Markets: New York (Hometown). Also: Cleveland, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles

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Rebecca Spencer Rebecca Spencer

Andrew Suvalsky

Fair Warning

Wide Awake & Dreaming

Vintage Pop and the Jazz Sides

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Jennifer Paz

Lisa Dawn Miller

Awakening

Fly Away

CD: LML SPZ 100 (Q )

CD: LML LDM 62122 (Q )

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VOCALS

Think Nostalgia, Think Sepia!

CD: SEP 1079 (M)

CD: SEP 1078 (M)

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Ethel Waters

Dorothy Shay

The Favourite Songs of Ethel Waters

Here’s Dorothy Shay

Track Listing

Track Listing

Georgia On My Mind · Old Man Harlem · Taking a Chance On Love · Cabin in the Sky · Love Turned the Light Out · Honey in the Honeycomb · Dinah · Man Wanted · Honey in a Hurry · Am I Blue · I Shoulda Quit When I Was Ahead · You Took My Man · Paper Moon · Happiness is a Thing Called Joe · Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man · Summertime · St. Louis Blues · Suppertime · Little Black Boy · and more (26 total)

Two-Gun Harry From Tucumcari · The Sample Song · Feudin’ And Fightin’ · Makin’ Love, Mountain Style · Finishing School Was the Finish of Me · Mr. Sears and Mr. Roebuck · You Broke Your Promise · Home Cookin’ · Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend · Sage Brush Sadie · Howlinest, Hootinest Gal · I Cain’t Say No · You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun · I Wanna Get Married · and more (28 total)

Selling Points Selling Points Ethel Waters was an extremely popular blues singer who started in vaudeville, then became a star through recordings and Broadway musicals. The twenty-six songs on this CD are a sampling of the sort of repertoire that had been hers during most of her career, featuring recordings she made from the late thirties to the mid-fifties.

Known as “The Park Avenue Hillbillie,” the delicious Dorothy Shay burst onto the music scene in the 1940s singing tongue-incheek satires, mostly with a Southern flavor. Almost all of the twenty-eight tracks here are appearing on CD for the first time.

Half are of a risqué nature, with the remainder coming from the Broadway stage.

CD: SEP 1077 (M)

CD: SEP 1076 (M)

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Connee Boswell

Original Film Soundtrack

Singing the Blues with Connee Boswell

London Town Track Listing

Track Listing Begin the Beguine · Believe It Beloved · I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome · Someone Stole My Darlin’ · Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire · It Made Me Happy When You Made Me Cry · Singin’ the Blues · Main Street On Saturday Night · You Need Some Lovin’ · I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter · I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues · No Other One · and more (28 total)

Selling Points Before Connee Boswell went solo, she was one of the three Boswell Sisters who enjoyed tremendous chart success in the 1930s. Boswell recorded all twenty-eight tracks featured here in the 1950s, and many are believed to be on CD for the first time.

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You Can’t Keep a Good Dreamer Down · Daffodil Hill · My Heart Goes Crazy · If Spring Were Only Here To Stay · So Would I · The ‘Ampstead Way · Sid Field Plays Golf · My Heart Goes Crazy · and more (23 total)

Selling Points London Town, made in London in 1946, was the first major British Technicolor musical film. No expenses were spared, with director Wesley Ruggles, song composers Burke & Van Heusen, and musical director Tutti Camarata all imported from the U.S. The film starred a host of home-grown talent: comedian Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Tessie O’Shea, Kay Kendall, Beryl Davis, and the young Petula Clark. This CD soundtrack release celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of this important and historical British film!

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

Terrance Simien Across the Parish Line

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8/19/06

Salmon Arm, BC

Roots & Blues Festival

9/27/06

Berkeley, CA

Freight & Salvage Coffee House

8/25/06

Bow Island, AB

Blues at the Bow

9/28/06

Los Angeles, CA

Skirball Cultural Center

8/26/06

Edmonton, AB

Labatt Blues Festival

9/30/06

Minneapolis, MN

Nordic Roots Festival

9/2/06

Johnstown, PA

Johnstown FolkFest

9/4/06

Detroit, MI

Jazz Festival

9/7–9/06

Asuncion, PA

International Festival

CD: AIM 5014 (Q ) UPC: 752211501424

*See page 65 Maria Kaleniemi Bellow Poetry CD: ALU 1051 (Q ) UPC: 723721236755

*See page 21 DATE

CITY/STATE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

8/1–8/6/2006

Bridgehampton, NY Bridgehampton Chamber Music Fest

9/2/06

Detroit, MI

Detroit International Jazz Festival

8/10–11/2006

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Chamber Music Fest

9/3/06

Bayfield, WI

Big Top Chautauqua

Snowshoe Festival

9/9/06

St. Paul, MN

Wild River Music Festival

9/14/06

Milwaukee, WI

8/26–27/2006 Snowshoe, WV

VENUE

Real Quiet

Etta Baker w/ Taj Mahal

Tight Sweater

Etta Baker w/ Taj Mahal

CD: END 1016 (N) UPC: 723721233754

CD: MMB 50 (Q ) UPC: 601163000502

John Hollenbeck

Pabst Theater

9/15–16/06 Steelville, MO

Wildwood Springs Lodge

9/21/06

Van Duzer Theatre

Arcata, CA

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

10/11/06

Chicago, IL

Chicago Cultural Center

8/11/06

Temecula, CA

Miramonte Winery

10/13/06

Ann Arbor, MI

EdgeFest

8/17/06

San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown SLO Farmer’s Market

10/23/06

Culver City, CA

Club Tropical

8/18/06

Fremont, CA

10/28/06

Seattle, WA

Earshot Festival

8/19/06

Dunsmuir, CA

Sengthong’s Blue Sky Room

BAM

8/22/06

Lakewood, WA

Lakewood Park Concert Series

8/25/06

Portland, OR

Jax Restaurant

11/1–5/2006 New York, NY

Incendio

Joys & Desires

Seduction

CD: INU 33862 (Q ) UPC: 750447338623

CD: NWC 45 (Q ) UPC: 767715004524

Brask House Concert

All dates subject to change

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