Gloria Stewart (1926-1974) arrived in Barcelona in the summer of 1959 from her native New York with a modest career as a singer. After performing in the coastal town of Sitges, she settled in Barcelona and began singing with The Jazz Brothers at the clandestine club Jack's, which quickly became a jazz hotspot until its closure.
In early 1960, she joined the lineup at Jamboree, where she continued performing with The Jazz Brothers as the club established itself as the city's most important jazz venue. Before long, Gloria became known as Barcelona's jazz muse. She performed with prominent local musicians such as Tete Montoliu and took part in the film 'Juventud a la intemperie' (1961). In 1962, the murder of a businessman shook the jazz scene. Some of those involved were regulars at Jamboree, and Gloria was arrested on suspicion of complicity. Although she was exonerated, she was forced to leave Spain in January 1963 due to issues with her residency papers. She moved to Berlin, where she recorded her only album with vibraphonist Manfred Burzlaff's quartet. Later, she performed in London and joined the cast of the musical 'Hair' in 1968. In 1971, Gloria returned to Spain and retired in Ibiza, where she lived until her passing in 1974.

"FOMO" è il nuovo album de Il Pagante. Il duo milanese racconta il timore di restare “fuori dal giro” in un viaggio di 12 tracce, un fenomeno sociale che fa riflettere, descritto in maniera diretta e irriverente, ma con la spensieratezza che contraddistingue il gruppo.

A quattro anni dall'ultimo disco, il 13 giugno esce "IO NON SAREI", il nuovo album, un progetto eterogeneo che mette in risalto le diverse anime dell'artista. L'album, con la direzione artistica di Zef, contiene, oltre a brani inediti,"Fino a Qui", brano con cui l'artista si è presentata per la prima volta in gara al Festival di Sanremo, la hit "Mezzo Rotto" ft. Bigmama che la scorsa estate ha conquistato i vertici di tutte le classifiche, il brano "Si mette male", scritto da Tananai, e l'ultimo singolo "Cose stupide", attualmente in radio.

The second full-length from sacred steel genius Robert Randolph & the Family Band delivers, from the studio, the same promise, grit, grease, and sweat that Live at the Wetlands did. Randolph pulls out the stops in the studio, using his own band, without any of the hotshot guest stars who he's appeared with in the last two years. Unclassified features a road-tested, studio-savvy band using all of its collected gifts with producer Jim Scott to make a record that is as much about soul, funk, hard rock, folk, and jam band intensity as it is about the gospel music that first inspired the unit.

Celebrated Grammy award winner Ray LaMontagne will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of his seminal debut album, Trouble, with a special remastered vinyl edition. Additionally, LaMontagne will embark on the Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour, performing the album in its entirety for the first time since its release. On the remastered vinyl, LaMontagne continues, "When Trouble was initially released Vinyl was considered a dead format, never to breathe again. Digital audio was the new King. As we know this has proved untrue. Each year more and more music lovers are listening to vinyl and appreciating it for its depth and breadth of sound, for its physical heft, for its tangible realness."

The setting by Alphonse D’Eve (1666-1727)‚ born in Brussels and Kapellmeister at the church of Our Lady in Antwerp‚ of the motet for the dead‚ O acerbi‚ is not without its moments. The plangent opening is striking‚ as is the use of high voices at the beginning of the final chorus‚ presumably to represent the heavenly hosts referred to in the text. If the music‚ thoroughly Italianate in style and often reminiscent of Vivaldi‚ is somewhat predictable – the cadences are rather formulaic and the sequential patterns overused – it is certainly worth dusting down: it represents the kind of work that must have been heard in so many of the larger musical institutions all over Europe in the early part of the 18th century.

Recorded live on September 10, 1993, for BBC Radio 1, this set strips back the studio polish in favour of raw, surging energy, breathing new life into core tracks from their Brown Album era. Their explosive 1993 John Peel session was a broadcast that captured the UK rave pioneers at their most visceral and unfiltered. The versions of 'Lush 3-1', 'Walk Now…' and 'Semi Detached' found here are looser, leaner and more urgent. 'Lush' in particular throbs with a relentless momentum, shedding its original texture in favor of a tougher, more improvised drive. It's a perfect showcase of Orbital's gift for live manipulation, transforming structured studio pieces into kinetic, spontaneous soundscapes. This reissue boasts newly commissioned artwork by Intro and aligns with the legacy of the Peel Sessions as a proving ground for boundary-pushing talent. Critics and longtime fans have praised the EP for its intensity and fluidity, supporting Orbital's status as live innovators. Radio Sessions is a nostalgic artifact and a reminder of how thrilling and forward-thinking Orbital's sound was.

Eero Heinonen has long been a champion of the composers neglected output for piano. With this recording he continues to make the case for music that does not easily give up its secrets but, in the right hands, sings with Sibeliuss unique voice. Sibelius was not himself an accomplished pianist, but he wrote for the instrument at which he composed throughout his career, and maintained that, while often overlooked, its time would come. In recent years his prophecy has come true, especially with the Op.75 suite of five pieces which he composed in 1914 and titled The Trees.

Ginastera (Buenos Aires) was married to a cellist, his inspiration to write numerous works for cello. He is a true master in integrating the folk-music of his country into his works, that show a great variety: symphonic music, chamber-music, ballet, opera, songs, choirmusic. Pampeana no. 2 (1950), a rhapsody for cello, inspired by the Argentinean pampa is an exuberant piece, full of virtuosity. In this version for cello-octet two soloists engage in a lively discussion.

George Philipp Telemann was a composer whose creative powers continued undiminished through his old age of eighty six years. The last decade of his life witnessed an astonishing creative surge, perhaps comparable only to that of Verdi. It was then that the eighty-year-old, with all the benefits of mature mastery at his command, penned some of his most beautiful vocal works. The oratorio "The Delivered Israel" is a work from this period.

Based On a True Story is a bold, modern album that blends sleek pop production with the timeless soul of retro grooves. Inspired by the real-life journey of the artist, this deeply personal collection of songs conveys moments, memories, and emotions through music. Produced by multi-platinum producer/writer Wayne Rodrigues and Contemporary Jazz powerhouse Mindi Abair, the album is rich with lush arrangements and heartfelt storytelling. With special guest appearances by legendary bassist Marcus Miller, R&B icon Kenny Lattimore, keyboard virtuoso Bobby Lyle, hit-maker vocalist Delisha Thomas and newcomer Arthur Thomas, Based On a True Story is a genre-blending experience-pop-driven with Contemporary Jazz and Soul undercurrents-that's as authentic as it is unforgettable.

"Concise" is a word not often, if ever, used to describe the Grateful Dead—the band who just released a 60-disc, 450-track compilation of live shows documenting some of shows recorded across their 25-year existence as an iconic touring entity. The Dead was always a quintessential live experience, with their most transcendent—and also their most indulgent—moments occurring during their drawn-out onstage improvisations. Jerry Garcia famously said, "I think of recording as sort of a necessary evil in a way," and, accordingly, "studio Dead" was always the lesser Dead, even though American Beauty and Workingman's Dead are essential inclusions in any music fan's collection, and mid-'70s studio efforts like Shakedown Street and From the Mars Hotel are well-regarded by both Deadheads and casual listeners.

The AITC film and subsequent audio release is QOTSA distilled down to their most elemental form—Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore augmented by a three-piece string section, employing chains and chopsticks as makeshift percussion instruments. Entirely unfiltered, as every song was recorded live in a complete take with no overdubs or edits. The audio was recorded by Mark Rankin, François-Xavier Delaby, Henri d’Armancourt and Alban Lejeune, and was produced by Mark Rankin. Final mixes by Mark Rankin, Joshua Homme and Michael Shuman.

Pianist Duke Jordan (1920 - 2006) was approached in New York by Marcel Romano, musical consultant of the French film Les Liaisons Dangereuses directed by Roger Vadim in 1959, to audition for the soundtrack. It laid down the groundwork for Jordan's rise to the star composer status. All too famous "No Problem" is not included in this sketching but a few of the masterpieces we come to appreciate later are here in their prototypes. This recording made in a NY studio has never been heard (except maybe by Vadim). SteepleChase is proud to announce the world premier release of the album of huge cultural/historical significance.

Legacy Recordings re-release 'Step By Step' from trail-blazing boyband New Kids on the Block on cd to celebrate its 35th anniversary! The album features the title track which is the band's biggest song plus the fan favourite 'Tonight.' This is the first time the vinyl has been available since it came out in 1990.