Jon Lord joined WHITESNAKE in 1978 and began work on a solo album in 1981, utilising musicians from the Whitesnake circle. Jon handled the keyboards. Guitar duties were shared between Bernie Marsden and Mick Ralphs. Drums were handled by Ian Paice and Simon Phillips (with Cozy Powell and Simon Kirke - the latter, like Ralphs, a member of Bad Company - doing a track each). Neil Murray handled bass. Half the album was instrumental; for the rest, vocals were provided by Vicky and Sam Brown, Tony Ashton and Elmer Gantry…

‘Dark Passion Play’ подобен классическим полотнам монументальной живописи - сначала масштаб впечатляет и пугает, но постепенно к нему привыкаешь и уже не мыслишь себе других размеров и объемов - может быть только так и никак иначе. Ты часами любуешься работой мастера и выискиваешь скрытые детали…

The first album since 2004's Futures finds the band partnered with legendary producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) overseeing as executive producer. Largely recorded in the band's own studio in Arizona, Chase This Light has a powerful optimism and, like 2001's beloved platinum break-through Jimmy Eat World (aka Bleed American), each song finds a way to compel the listener to keep coming back again and again to discover a new favorite.

On Passatori, Galliano pays homage to Piazzolla's classical repertoire (swinging orchestral works that sway from gentle ballads to dizzying tangos) by performing both compositions from the Argentinian master and originals that clearly show his influence.Throughout, the Toscana orchestra and Galliano show an impressive versatility.

The legendary pianist and innovator Herbie Hancock explores the words and music of another musical pioneer, Joni Mitchell, on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998's GRAMMY® award-winning Gershwin's World. Inspired in equal parts by Mitchell's poetic lyrics and unique melodies, Hancock and saxophone giant Wayne Shorter play with a restraint and elegance that achieves a perfect balance between the adventurous aesthetics of jazz improvisation and the emotional directness of the finest Adult Pop music. Hancock builds upon his (and Shorter's) previous collaborations with Ms. Mitchell to create a sound that will appeal not only to fans of both artists, but to the listener familiar with the work of Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae and the other brilliant guest vocalists featured on this session. River: The Joni Letters is the perfect CD for the music fan looking for something new that's based in the familiar.

Heifetz alone enables the listener to bask in the purity of abstract music, a vision constantly alive with the subtlest of emotional shading. (Peter Gutmann)
This Heifetz' performance can hardly be surpassed by any other violinist (as brilliant as he/she might be) because he was a perfectionist and possessed an outstanding command of the instrument what enabled him to play these pieces not only faithfully to the metronome but also displaying a show of interpretation and passion. The masterful "cleanness" of the playing conveys us the impression of listening to several "voices", it is, not only just one violin but two, three, four all playing together but each one perfectly distinguishable! It is a unique opportunity to enjoy the matching of two geniuses, composer and performer, enhanced by Heifetz' mastery and silken tone he used thoroughly to spellbind his audiences throughout the world for 83 years! For the ensemble of his work always performed with the highest degree of professionalism, masterfulness and passion, Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) is considered by many the most distinguished violinist of the twentieth century.

After having spent a major chunk of the '90s delving into the jump-blues and swing of the '40s and early '50s, Setzer returns to the revved-up rockabilly that first earned him a following when he fronted the Stray Cats in the early '80s…