In Memoriam of Grammy winning pianist Peter Serkin (1947–2020), a “brilliant instrumentalist, sensitive, original interpreter and performer of uncommon vitality” (Michael Steinberg)

The music revolves around a core of heavy riffs, extensive improvisation pushed to its limits, and well-written melodies – a style labelled “POWERJAZZ”.

The two jazz giants Ben Webster and Harry "Sweets" Edison had long wanted to record an album together, and in 1962, they did. Although associated with two different orchestras (Edison was with Basie and Webster was with Ellington), these two swing kings found that they had a lot in common. This album features both horn men on three medium tempo blues, "Better Go", "Kitty", and "Did You Call Her Today". Other than this, Webster gets two tenor features, contributing absolutely luscious solos on both "How Long Has This Been Going On", and "My Romance". Newly remastered for Hybrid SACD.

A native of Boulder, Colorado Janet Feder is most widely known for pioneering composition for prepared guitar. She has been featured on numerous recordings, radio programs, and film scores. Deeply layered, textured and intimate, "Songs With Words", features Janet Feder's prepared guitar compositions accompanying her voice.

Colorado-based guitarist Janet Feder has developed a highly personal musical language, drawing inspiration from folk, jazz, minimalism, classical, avant-garde and even pop. Since the early nineties she began experimenting with her guitar, preparing it in different tunings, attaching objects to the strings, developing a unique original sound of her own. "T H I S C L O S E", her fifth solo album, is Feder's most fully realized album, featuring nine haunting songs. She manages to create a intimate sonic atmosphere in each of these songs, still, each sounds as a distilled essence of a much larger and deeper musical idea, leaving the listener with lingering thoughts.

In Memoriam of Grammy winning pianist Peter Serkin (1947–2020), a “brilliant instrumentalist, sensitive, original interpreter and performer of uncommon vitality” (Michael Steinberg)

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river along with his army in 49 BC he is said to have stated “Alea iacta est” – “The die is cast”. Crossing this river with an army was prohibited, and doing so was seen as a declaration of war. This expression has now become a synonym for reaching a crossroads where an important decision must be made, or passing a point of no return.

This inventive duo of brothers from the Golan Heights – Hasan and Rami Nakhleh – return with an infectious re-imagining of their sound. Jammed full of pop hooks and quarter-tone melodic lines, “Migrant Birds” unleashes a disco whirlwind that pays homage to the Middle Eastern dancefloor scenes of the 80’s. Retro funky meets hi-sheen contemporary.

Betty Roché performs a remake of her signature song 'Take The "A" Train' on this 1956 release chock full of standards, backed up by Eddie Costa on vibes, trumpeter Conte Candoli, pianist Donn Trenner, bassist Whitey Mitchell and Davey Williams on drums. Despite the fame and success this album and its title song brought Roché, she only released a couple of albums following this one and slipped into obscurity.

Some people need to create in order to remain sane and Bone Zeno confesses he is one of those lost souls who will need to drain the beastly venom of hyperactivity from his veins until the Devil needs an overcoat. An animal of instinct, he tunes into a higher power allowing creativity to flow and mutate into the plethora of musical styles that can be found in his recordings and live performances. One man band & Industrial Avant-Garde Punk-Trash-Blues Outlaw returns from exile with „Black Milk“.

Joana Gomila, together with Arnau Obiols, Santi Careta, Alex Reviriego and Laia Vallès, proposes a concert that invites the audience to travel through the sounds and echoes of traditional Majorcan music, based on popular tunes from the island with wild and delicate sounds that mix with samples of country men, children, grandparents… Within the soul of these melodies, Joana Gomila searches inspiration to allow the whole band reveal their creativity. Songs of labour and sound experiments, countryside and city, silence and noise.

Although best remembered for her role as matriarch Karen Fairgate MacKenzie on the long-running prime-time soap opera Knots Landing, Michele Lee also enjoyed a career as a recording artist during the late '60s, scoring a minor pop hit with 1968's "L. David Sloane". "A Taste Of The Fantastic" is her delut album, released in 1966 via Columbia Records.

Jesse Davis has a classic tone that will remind you of the best and beautiful days of bebop. With "Live At Smalls" you get a feeling of a classic jazz performance. This live performance from 2011 features great interaction between Davis and Ryan Kisor; Davis sounds bold and his quintet have an urgency that makes this live date extremely exciting and romantic. A great session filled with lengthy selections and is a perfect introduction to a great performer.

Digitally remastered! A modern Jazz classic for the legendary Saba Label. Rolf Kühn-clarinet & bass clarinet, Joachim Kühn-piano, Karlhanns Berger-vibes, Bab Guérin - bass, Aldo Romano - drums. Produced by Joachim Ernst Berendt. Recorded January 19, 1967, at Studio Hamburg.

The versatile cellist works since several years as a soloist, first cellist in orchestra and professor for cello. He debuts as a soloist on occasion of the Ravenna festival in 2007 with “Concerto Grosso per tre violoncelli e orchestra” of Krzysztof Penderecki with Enrico Bronzi accompanied from the “orchestra giovanile italiana (OGI)” under the direction of Penderecki.