Chaise Lounge играют смесь музыки в стиле 60-х годов. Пятеро топовых музыкантов Вашингтона и вокалистка Marilyn Older окунают слушателя в другую эпоху. Альбом записан совместно с оркестром Capital City Symphony, получился как целый спектакль. Большая часть аранжировок принадлежит лидеру группы Charlie Barnett

After a recorded absence of over 20 years, Liverpudlian duo CHINA CRISIS release "Autumn In The Neighbourhood", their first album since 1994’s "Warped By Success" which was issued on their own Stardumb imprint.

Второй полноформатный альбом английского композитора и певца Hugo Manuel, более известного под своим сценическим псевдонимом Chad Valley.

"Secret Love" staring Claudia Morris - New Musical Play. Which is set to tour the UK this Autumn, celebrating the life and music of the legendary Doris Day. With a truly extraordinary career that spanned the golden age of Hollywood, glitz and glorious big band music, Doris Day left a legacy that still lives on today.

Свежий материал вновь был спродюсирован, записан и смикширован давно сотрудничающим с группой Stefan Kaufmann'ом (ACCEPT, U.D.O.), который также сыграл в нескольких треках на акустической гитаре. Обложку для альбома нарисовал Thomas Ewerhard. Среди новых песен появится дуэт вокалиста Steven'a Mageney c вокалисткой BATTLE BEAST Noora'ой Louhimo.

Cassandra Wilson, coming off a three-year recording break, returns to our ears with a tribute of sorts to one of the most alluring voices of the 20th Century in Billie Holiday. The current performer wisely avoids challenging her icon's renditions of jazz and blues standards, opting instead to take the singles best known by Holiday fans and reprocess them for her own vocal style. It would be difficult to label Coming Forth By Day as a Holiday tribute if Wilson herself hadn't told us that it was.

Although the material on Douglas' initial outing may seem somewhat routine these days, it's actually quite notable considering it preceded the actual fruition of disco. The perennial "Doctor's Orders" alone would make this a classic, but the quality is far from limited to that track. Earthy dance gems like "A Friend in Need" and "Baby Don't Let This Good Love Die" are a nice cross between the late-'60s sound of Detroit soul and late-'70s dancefloor soul. Meanwhile, the mellow "Take Me (Make Me Lose Control)" and "I Fell in Love With Love" show a calmer side, while still keeping the groove alive. Douglas has a sophisticated, understated approach that is fully soulful without any dramatic gestures, and she brings a rich vibe to each tune. The only drawback is the presence of somewhat formulaic melodies and lyrics at some points — an aspect usually overcome by the classy arrangements.

Fresh Cream занимет 101 позицию в списке 500 лучших альбомов всех времён журнала Rolling Stone.

While it may be tempting to simply call Dialectics a straight-ahead session, Kevin Sun's liner notes set the record straight: According to Sun, "neo-hard bop" is a more accurate term for this music. What's most important to note, however, is that the music is pretty irresistible, regardless of what you call it. Nowosad, Greene, Gardner, Bonness, and bassist Steve Kirby have a good thing going here. These men have real musical chemistry, not the fabricated camaraderie that comes with so many jazz releases today. While it will likely be difficult for Nowosad to keep this group going, here's to hoping that he does.

Stockholm is the debut solo album by American singer Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders. It was released on June 10, 2014. It features several guests such as Canadian musician Neil Young and former tennis player John McEnroe.

Неисправимый и вечно юный красавец-романтик, голос SMOKIE, дарит слушателю чертову дюжину мелодичных треков и еще одну песню. Безошибочно узнаваемая стилистика, тот же сексуально-хрипловатый вокал.
Новых, бесспорных хитов в «постсмоковский» период у Криса – по пальцам пересчитать. Нет их и на этом альбоме. Все ровненько, приятно, не без love’извержений. В коллекцию фэнам.

A Child in the Mirror is an absolutely outstanding debut for this band from Athens, Greece. Don’t be fooled by the fact that they’re on the AltrOck label, which usually specializes in more RIO-styled bands. Ciccada sounds like a mixture of Jethro Tull and Gentle Giant with a bit of Hatfield and the North and Renaissance thrown in (mostly due to Evangelia Kozoni‘s Gaskin/Haslam styled vocals, but also musically). If I hadn’t already read about them before, I would have sworn this must be an English band just judging from their sound. My favorite features are the Tullish flute passages (and even guitar stylings) and organ solos that sound like “Apocalypse in 9/8″ performed by Dave Stewart. Completely riveting.

Brilliant in spite of its ragged texture, Cassandra Wilson's Silver Pony justly illuminates the important influence Wilson has had on all jazz vocals, since her artistic breakthrough with 1993's Blue Light 'Til Dawn (Blue Note). A sharp solution of live and studio performances, Silver Pony reveals the depth and breadth of both Wilson's enigmatic singing and instrumentation, that rich Delta organic approach disseminating throughout all of jazz vocals of the past 20 years. Always close to the blues, Wilson puts forth an extended live "Saddle Up My Pony," originally recorded by Charlie Patton in 1929, that succinctly frames her earthy method.