Two groovy Doc Severinson albums – back to back on a single SACD. "Rhapsody For Now" is kind of a cool concept album for Doc Severinsen – one that has him blowing amidst some larger suites arranged by Oliver Nelson, Harry Betts, and Tommy Newsom – each with a slightly different feel. "Doc" is a set of upbeat, jazzy ditties all arranged by Dick Hyman – with a brightly swinging feel that's a hip mix of late 60s mod and early 70s funk.

The Alban Berg Quartet was founded in 1971 and within a decade was established as one of the finest string quartets in the world. It was known for its large recorded sets of the complete quartets of many masters of the genre. The members of the quartet – which included violinists Günter Pichler, Gerhard Schulz, Kakuska, and cellist Valentin Erben, of whom Pichler, Schulz and Erben were founding members – were all faculty members of the Wiener Hochschule für Musik and also taught master classes on German chamber music regularly at the Musikhochschule in Cologne. The group won 30 major international recording awards, representing virtually every top prize of note.

Welcome to the world of “Serendipity,” a collection of musical stories that reflect my personal journey of discovery and expression. As an oboist, this debut album represents the culmination of countless years spent exploring the depths of my instrument and the limitless possibilities of musical arrangement. In crafting the arrangements for each piece on “Serendipity,” I found inspiration in unexpected moments and chance encounters with melodies that lingered in the recesses of my mind.

Wide Open is the fourth solo album by Danish / Swedish jazz-vocalist and songwriter, Kira Martini. On this recording, Martini serves us a handful of her own compositions in a borderland between genres – a fusion of Nordic folk and jazz with notes of the warm seventies songwriter sound and mentality, inspired by the likes of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake.

Like a nurseryman, Bastien cultivates sounds that he arranges into landscapes. He transcends one sound typology by a novel marriage of timbres and discovers another by accident of execution… Related loops circulate between the pieces. Subtractive melodies emerge in Nuées d’encre and Instinct, then determine Toccata di fumo. The vocal effect of the wah-wah mute, timid and plaintive in Sanguine, becomes bestial in the final pages of Instinct. Everywhere, the meticulous attention to detail testifies to Bastien’s taste for the imperceptible: the score of Les Insectes teems with motifs which, despite their similarities, are never repeated identically. Under the microscope, sound waves are as distinct as natural elements.

A compilation release from the First Impression Music. If you're appreciate clear and powerful female voices that sung the traditional tunes or classic ballads performed by vocalists commonly referred to as "torch singers", this disc for you.

Harmonica and organ - an unusual duo. The world's smallest and the world's largest musical instrument; "David and Goliath" together in stunning baroque pieces and Norwegian folk music.

"Bossanova" is the third studio album by American rock band Pixies. The album's sound, inspired by surf rock and space rock, complements its lyrical focus on outer space, which references subjects such as aliens and unidentified flying objects. Rolling Stone gave "Bossanova" three out of five stars. In comparison to the previous albums, reviewer Moira McCormick described Bossanova as "more of a straight-ahead rock album - by the Pixies' standards, meaning it's still safely off the mainstream".

"Trompe le Monde" is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the surf-pop of "Bossanova", the band returned to the abrasive sound of the band's earlier releases. Recorded in Burbank, California, Paris and London, the album was produced by Gil Norton, and was Pixies' final studio album before their subsequent break-up two years later. "Trompe le Monde" is the last album to feature founding bass guitarist Kim Deal.

"Come On Pilgrim" is the debut mini-LP release by the American alternative rock band Pixies. Produced by Gary Smith, the album was released in September 1987 by 4AD. The album showcased much of Pixies' variety and set up the beginnings of many trends in their music.

Fans have dreamed about it for years, and now Pixies are delivering. "Indie Cindy", the band's first full studio album since 1991's "Trompe le Monde", has been released on the band's own independent label, Pixiesmusic.

"The Grinding Wheel" is the 18th studio album by American Thrash metal band Overkill. Witness the thrash's ultimate team of five machined parts shows up and executes to perfection… with a little punk thrown in for bad measure. This edition features Thin Lizzy's cover as bonus track.

Fresh off the heels of their critically acclaimed collaboration album, Dolphin, UK jazz metro Greg Foat and Venetian electronic luminary Gigi Masin join forces once again for The Fish Factory Sessions, an exclusive release for Record Store Day 2024.

Sounds like a mix of Thom Yorke, Burial, Nils Frahm, all swirled together in a colorful yet creamy mix. A blend of Emikas neoclassical descending melodies, signature breathy, female vocals, icey pianos, heavy sub-bass vibrations and layered Hazy beats. Sat between her life in moving-boxes, wedged between them surrounding her upright piano in an unfurnished empty-sounding room in her in-laws house.

Concierto is an album by the Jim Hall sextet, featuring Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd and Roland Hanna. It was produced by Creed Taylor for his CTI Records label and recorded at Van Gelder Studio. Concierto is named after the featured 19-minute jazz version of the classical piece for guitar, Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo.