The occasion for the composition of Mozart’s Missa longa is still a matter of speculation, but the Mass remains an exceptional work with its elaborate choral writing, extended orchestration and dramatic changes.

Les animaux sont discrets, mais tout de même bien présents dans la musique française des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, aussi nous amuserons-nous à en suivre la trace dans un safari musical destiné à les débusquer là où ils se cachent le mieux : dans les airs sérieux, les airs à boire, et les débuts de la cantate française.

Recorded in 1981 and produced by Concord founder Carl Jefferson, this is another jewel of an album from the Concord Jazz catalog. A classic live recording from the Keystone Korner jazz club in San Francisco and with great sound, this is vintage late Getz and includes some of his best performances of standards like "Easy Living," "Sweet Lorraine," "Old Devil Moon," "I'm Old Fashioned" and the title track. Now out of print on regualar CD, this SACD reissue will only enhance what is already an excellent Getz title.

Tsai Chin (Chinese: 蔡琴; pinyin: Cài Qín) is a pop and folk singer from Taiwan. Tsai sings in both Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien, and is known for her naturally magnetic, rich vocals and witty persona.

Madilyn Bailey is a Wisconsin-raised singer, songwriter, and creator now residing in Los Angeles.

Redhead, the 1958 swing album performed by The Rex Stewart Quintet and released by Legacy Music, is a vibrant musical escapade that embodies the effervescent spirit of the era.

Communication is the third studio album by American musician Bobby Womack.

Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known for her 1962 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK.

Black Tie White Noise was the beginning of David Bowie's return from the wilderness of post-Let's Dance, the first indication that he was regaining his creative spark.

Fragile is the Band’s seventh and final studio album and was only released in Japan in 2000 - reaching number 45 on the Oricon Album Chart - until a re-worked version was included within the Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI box set in 2016.

Falstaff is the only comic opera and the last opera in Verdi's production.

Kjell Tore Innervik performs Iannis Xenakis's Psappha and Morton Feldman's The King of Denmark, exploring the intimate performing space with large format recording techniques, engaging the listener in immersive audio. The Xenakis was recorded twice: once from the perspective of an intimate listener, and a second time literally "over-head", giving a first-persona perspective. The difference not only in microphone technique but also in the performer's state of mind and how he projects his playing has a profound impact on the listening experience. "Radical Interpretations of Iconic Musical Works for Percussion" was an interdisciplinary artistic research project hosted at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2013–2017) in collaboration with the Oslo Academy of the Arts, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Westerdals Oslo ACT and 2L through the Norwegian Artistic Research Programme.

Polish alto saxophone player Maciej Obara makes a striking ECM debut with "Unloved", an album whose expressive range embraces tender lyricism and impassioned, fiery, powerful playing. With the exception of the title track - written by Krzysztof Komeda (spiritus rector of modern jazz in Poland) for Janusz Nasfeter's film of the same name - themes are by the highly inventive alto saxophonist.

2015 release from saxophonist, vocalist and songwriter Jessy J, one of the brightest stars on the Smooth Jazz scene. The album seamlessly melds Latin Jazz, Soul, Smooth Grooves and Funk with alluring melodies, both musically and vocally.

2017 release from US sludge-rock legends! Disc one is a 'proper' album & disc two is the score to a short film of the same name, directed by Jesse Nieminen. Featuring guest stars such as Joey Santiago, Teri Gender Bender and Anna Waronker, A Walk With Love and Death is like a one-stop shop of everything to love, hate and feel infuriated by about Melvins.