В альбом трио Veronneau вошли как собственные сочинения, так и кавера не самых стандартных и часто звучащих композиций, вроде La Javanaise Сержа Генсбура или Moons A Harsh Mistress Джимми Уэбба. Певица Линн Вайроно поет в альбоме на нескольких языках, и ее франкоязычные песни ничуть не менее привлекательны, чем англоязычные, а дуэт с бразильским гитаристом и певцом Джей Пи Сильвой в Voce Abusou/Fais Comme L’Oiseau вообще звучит на двух языках – французском и португальском.

Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York on April 12 & 13, 1988. Originally released on Novus Records. Includes liner notes by Linda Dahl and Stuart Troup. All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Born in Havana, Cuba in 1980, pianist/composer and bandleader Manuel Valera is a forward-minded jazz musician with a knack for combining myriad Latin styles with contemporary jazz and post-bop. Starting out as a saxophonist, Valera switched full-time to piano after moving to the U.S. where he performed with John Patitucci, Paquito D'Rivera, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Chris Potter, Mark Turner and many others. «The Seasons» (2017) is Valera’s twelfth recording as a leader and the second recording with this trio. The first trio recording was the critically acclaimed «Live at Firehouse 12» which was released in 2015 also on MAVO Records. After working together as a trio for almost four years the connection of the trio can be felt throughout the new release. The musical interplay that has developed between these musicians is extraordinary.

Australian-born and New York-based Nicki Parrott is a double threat: She can play the bass very competently, and has a singing voice that shares the relaxed sexiness of Julie London and the coquettishness of Blossom Dearie. She has performed and recorded with the legendary guitarist Les Paul, pianist Rachel Z and her sister Lisa Parrott. For this collection of Burt Bacharach songs, Nicki is supported by John Di Martino on piano, Paul Meyers on guitar, Harry Allen on tenor sax, and Alvin Atkinson on drums.

The Brit-Funk Association features a 10 piece collective of musicians from Beggar & Co, Central Line, Hi-Tension and ex-members of Light of the World and Incognito to perform from each of the band's back catalogue tracks such as "Time", "Somebody (Help Me Out)", "Walking Into Sunshine", "Hi-Tension", "British Hustle", "There's a Reason", "I'm So Happy", "London Town", "Nature Boy", "Everyday" and some of the great music that inspired them by bands like Kool & The Gang, The Blackbyrds and others of the genre.Look out for the forthcoming release from the band 'Full Circle' due very shortly.

There is poetry and precision in GoGo Penguin’s new work—and intimacy and vastness. Their titles tend to speak volumes, in tandem with their evocative instrumentals. They’d actually completed the new album’s track-listing before settling on the name for A Humdrum Star—yet it captures a distinctive tone. It’s taken from a quote by American astrophysicist Carl Sagan from his 1980 TV series Cosmos: “Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.”

Трио из Манчестера играет бессловесный джаз, но каждая их композиция на альбоме "Man Made Object" говорит на языке чувств и очень внятно. Хочется назвать пианино главенствующим в инструментом, но выходящие на брейкбитовые скорости барабаны или тревожный бас важны тут ничуть не меньше. GoGo Penguin записали в прямом значении слова волнующую музыку.

Unique collection of Caterina Valente Recordings from 1954 and 1955 at the broadcasting stations SDR and SWF (live recordings from Villa Berg Stuttgart, the UKO I in Baden-Baden, or from concerts).

Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem marries the resonant stringed instrument of that name skilfully and intuitively in a glorious collaboration with the work of bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and pianist Django Bates on Blue Maqams.

Саксофонист, перкуссионист, композитор, продюсер Туфик Фаррух окунает слушателя в свой мечтательный мир. Название его нового альбома Invisible Cities, выпущенного 3 марта 2017 года, представляет собой одноименный роман Итало Кальвино, опубликованный в 1972 году, вдохновленный путешествиями Марко Поло на Восток в причудливой коллекции художественной литературы и поэзии, озаглавленной «Книга чудес».

At 21 years old the Barcelona-born trumpeter and vocalist Andrea Motis is already a veteran with six albums behind her. This major-label debut follows the usual recipe for global fame: it ladles on the singing, stirs in plenty of standards and adds a seasoning of star names. It all goes down very nicely, but pulls her abilities in rather too many directions. Being multitalented doesn’t mean you should try everything.

Alligator Records is pleased to announce the return to the label of Southern blues-rock guitar wizard, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis. His powerful new album, Winning Hand, is set for January 2018 release. Although he jokes that he’s “the best guitarist you may never have heard of,” hordes of fans worldwide know Tinsley, who is among the blues world’s most revered, respected and well-travelled statesmen. Ellis is also revered as a guitarist’s guitarist, with famous friends including Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oliver Wood, Jonny Lang and members of Widespread Panic calling on him to sit in and jam.