The influence of Charlie Parker can be heard in virtually every modern jazz musician, particularly players of the alto saxophone. Although considered to be one of "Bird's Children", Lou Donaldson absorbed and synthesized other pre-Parker influences, such as Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter. This recording marks a period in his development prior to a stylistic shift away from bop and toward a stronger rhythm and blues emphasis.

This classic 1977 album featured 3 monster hits: "Cocaine", "Wonderful Tonight", "Lay Down Sally", was ranked in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and hit #2 on the Billboard Album Charts. Matching Clapton's legendary guitar playing with some of his greatest songwriting, the album is among the best recordings of the legendary musician's career. Everyone needs at least one copy of this classic.

It was 50 years ago when The Beatles' John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr astonished and delighted the world, ushering in the Summer of Love with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a groundbreaking masterwork that became popular music's most universally acclaimed album. The album is newly mixed by Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell in stereo, sourced directly from the four-track masters at Abbey Road Studios in London. Here's this newly re-mixed stereo track of the legendary album, along with fresh remixes of Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane, all taken from the ADVD disc, released as part of the Super Deluxe Edition.

Megadeth's vital, Platinum selling album, "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?", has been digitally remastered for the first time and expanded for a commemorative 25th Anniversary release in multiple configurations. The version contains the original album remastered for the first time and a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the band's first world tour.

Jim Hall: Live! Vol. 2-4 is an unprecedented live album release from an utter legend of jazz guitar. This box set features previously unreleased recordings from Jim Hall's trio performances at Bourbon Street in Toronto, Canada circa 1975. The recordings provide an incredible additional 3 hours of music from the original Jim Hall: Live! (Horizon/1975) release. Featuring Don Thompson on bass and Terry Clarke on drums, the album was released as part of Jim's latest Fan- Funded ArtistShare Project. These previously unreleased recordings are an absolutely essential addition to this guitar giant's already extensive catalog of classic live recordings. Jim Hall's fans will be absolutely delighted by this previously unheard music.

During the shooting for the biographical documentary film about Allan Taylor's life and work Stockfisch had filmed a complete solo concert in Hoeilaart, Belgium. Although they had planned only to use a few clips, they decided to release this concert in nearly full length because Allan's solo performance is really impressive.

2018 marks 50 years since progressive folk-rock band Jethro Tull jumped onto the British music scene. This 40th anniversary edition of "Heavy Horses" features the new remix, plus additional studio recordings, done by Steven Wilson; a flat transferred original album, plus live concert from May 1978 and an extensive new booklet.

Esoteric Recordings presents the newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic gold selling 1976 album album by Barclay James Harvest, “Octoberon”. Originally released at the end of October 1976, the album was a big selling release for the band achieving Silver disc status in the UK and Gold in Germany, their first breakthrough album in that territory. This deluxe edition features a new remaster of the original album, along with stunning new stereo mix.

Esoteric Recordings presents the release of a newly re-mastered edition of the classic million selling 1977 album by Barclay James Harvest, “Gone to Earth”. Originally released in October 1977, the album was the band’s biggest selling release, achieving over a million sales worldwide and having the distinction of being the 6th longest staying chart album on the German album charts of all time. This deluxe edition features a new remaster of the original album, along with stunning new stereo mix .

Esoteric Recordings presents the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic gold selling 1978 album by Barclay James Harvest, “XII”. Originally released in September 1978, the album was another big selling release for the band achieving Silver disc status in the UK and Gold in Germany. This deluxe edition features a new remaster of the original album, along with stunning new stereo mix.

2014 release, the sixth album from the global Pop superstar. "Symphonica" was recorded during the tour of the same name of 2011 and `12 and was co-produced by George himself, alongside the late, legendary Phil Ramone. Features new versions of old classics as well as new classics! Since he entered our lives in 1982 with the ground-breaking slice of exuberance that was `Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do)', George Michael has become an international artist of the highest order. He has sold well over 100 million albums in a world where Germany's population is 80 million and the United Kingdom's is 63 million. He's topped charts from Austria to Australia. He's sold-out stadiums from Tokyo to Tampa. He re-defined popular music with his debut solo album, 1987's Faith and has subsequently crafted a substantial, enormously popular body of work.

"Doolittle" is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Pixies. The album's offbeat and dark subject material, featuring references to surrealism, Biblical violence, torture and death, contrasts with the clean production sound achieved by the newly hired producer Gil Norton. "Doolittle" was the Pixies' first international release.

"Sinatra at the Sands" is a live album by Frank Sinatra accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, and conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones, recorded live in the Copa Room of the former Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1966. It was Sinatra's first live album to be commercially released, and contains many definitive readings of the songs that are most readily associated with Sinatra.

Whatever the coincidence or lack thereof, jazz listeners were fortunate when Armstrong's and Ellington's paths crossed in an RCA Victor recording studio in 1961, thanks to producer Bob Thiele's influence. And jazz listeners are doubly fortunate that devoted jazz re-issue producer Michael Cuscuna found the out-takes from those sessions. The result is that listeners can be a fly on the wall during the creative process as the two kind-of centeniarians develop the final recorded tracks that the public heard on the original Roulette recordings.

"Chrome Dreams II" is the 28th studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young. The album is a sequel to "Chrome Dreams", a legendary Neil Young album from 1977 that had originally been scheduled for release but was shelved in favor of "American Stars 'N Bars".