These 1993 recordings (released on a 1997 CD) are an excellent showcase for trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. Six of the eight compositions are his (all but drummer Pat Labarbera's "Kind of Bill" and the closing standard "Summer Night"). …

"Frente a ti" is the first disc of the singer Edith Marquez. It was launched in 1998 and was produced by Jorge Avendano. It contains several hits "Mi error mi fantasía", "Mirame", "Por hablar de ti", and "Ya que vouy a estar sin ti", which succeeded to be placed at the top for more than three weeks each. Edith's voice is considered one of the most beautiful voices of Latin America and one of the main representatives of Mexican pop.

Ostensibly made to commemorate the 1990 Xenakis@UCSD Festival, this CD was released in 1994 and offers only four works, where the festival presented 19 in its week-long run. Of these, only "Aïs" and "Thalleïn" were performed there, making the inclusion of "Gendy3" and "Taurhiphanie" somewhat mysterious. However, whether taken in connection with the San Diego program or as a separate entity, this disc presents late works that show a dynamic composer still active in the last decades of his life. "Aïs" is a disturbing setting of texts taken from Homer and Sappho, and Xenakis described it as dealing with "the domain of the dead, Hades of the shadows." Because of its scathing sounds and harsh vocal techniques, this is the least-ingratiating selection. "Gendy3," a computer-generated piece from 1991, continues the electro-acoustic work Xenakis pioneered in the mid twentieth century. "Taurhiphanie," another taped piece, exploits the bellowing of bulls. The clusters and glissandi Xenakis produced from these raw sounds are fantastic and at times even amusing. "Thalleïn" is the disc's tour de force, and the studio recording presumably re-creates the UCSD performance from a year earlier. The liner notes include a transcription of a symposium held with Xenakis as the guest of honor.