Here’s veteran reedman Houston Person rolling in the deep again, his tone resonant as ever, his primary focus the Great American Songbook and its enduring lyricism. Unmistakably in his element, relaxed and yet fully engaged, the tenor saxophonist is clearly inspired not only by the stream of mostly classic melodies that comprise this collection, but also by the close kinship of vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Lafayette Harris Jr., bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Lewis Nash.

Paul Raymond is celebrating 50 years as a professional musician by releasing his new album Rewind 50 which is a retrospective of his songwriting with various bands spanning his 50 year career. The live set will include both classic and lesser known songs from his time in bands such as UFO, Michael Schenker Group and Waysted alongside his solo work.

This is three CDs of chillout classics, laidback grooves and remixes from the legendary Café Mambo on Ibiza. The trouble is, it’s music for people who have been up all night dancing on Es and want to relax before bed, or for those who are still on Es and want to rehydrate and chill before getting back to the dance floor. At the end of the day — or in Ibiza’s case at the start of the next one — this is just cool background music, if not easy listening. It’s mixed by Café Mambo resident DJ Pete Gooding and artistes range from Lana Del Ray and London Grammar to Grace Jones and Fatboy Slim. It’s not without highlights: Grace Jones’ Private Life is never dull and there’s an exclusive remix of Phil Collins’ The Roof Is Leaking. There’s a good dub remix from The Rolling Stones in Out Of Control. We also liked Henry Mancini and His Orchestra’s Lujon.

A single wave on the shore is connected to the deepest parts of the ocean. People are connected to their ancestors who fought to survive, and many of whom traveled to other lands for a better life. Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg combines these thoughts for Wave Upon Wave

There are different worlds between pop- and electronic music. Just playing, a jam session, a bit more organic, less synthetic magic. Feeling, hearing and seeing real instruments. Together with The White Noize, Northern Lite have started a classical band project journey. Classic songs like „Enemy“, „In Japan“ and „Begging You“ are encased by saxophone and flute, keys and guitar, drums, contrabass & cello. A whole bunch of fresh ideas for older tracks, which were rewritten bei Robert Fränzel. The recording at the Atomino Studio was a meeting of friends, a joint project with many try outs and a lot of fun. „Wooden Playground“ is the result, which will be released in the end of July. It will be the beginning of an album series from Northern Lite, which will be difficult to all other projects and which will be unplanned from the beginning till the end.