Celebrated for his vivid orchestral pieces and effective scores for such films as Altered States and The Red Violin, John Corigliano is somewhat less renowned for his chamber music and keyboard oeuvre. Yet his international career took off with the premiere of his Sonata for violin and piano (1963), and he has periodically composed important works for piano, all of which show the same expertise and originality displayed in his major concert works. These sophisticated but highly entertaining pieces are not insufficiently recorded, but they are usually scattered about on CDs with other composers' works, so it is good to find them together on this 2006 Black Box release, in lively performances and recorded with fine sound. Violinist Corey Cerovsek and pianist Andrew Russo deliver what is probably the most engaging and accessible performance of the program in the sonata, a neo-Classical work that evokes the Americana style of Copland as well as the academic counterpoint of Hindemith.

This is the deep blues featuring arguably Chicago's greatest blues pianist playing with one of the best bands Muddy Waters ever fronted. Besides Otis and Muddy(who only plays on a few tracks) the band features Sammy Lawhorn on one lead guitar, Luther Georgia Boy Snake Johnson on the other lead, Mac Arnold on the electric bass, Francis Clay on the drums and George Smith on the harmonica. If you know anything about the history of the Chicago blues in the sixties, all of these names should be familiar. These guys are great individual players and a great tight band. This is the quintessential Chicago sound. These guys know when to fill, when to lay out and when to just plain let it all out. They can solo for two measures or take their time. This is an almost perfect blues band. At the center of the sound is Otis with his great soulful voice and his wonderful playing.

Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949 in the Bronx and shortly after moved to the Levittown section of Hicksville, Long Island, New York where he started playing piano at the age of 4.In 1964, inspired by the Beatles, he formed his first band "The Echoes", which became "The Lost Souls" in 1965 and then "The Emerald Lords" in 1966.In 1967 he joined The Hassles and recorded two albums, which were not successful.Billy Joel and Jon Small, the drummer of The Hassles then formed the psychedelic duo Attila (5) and released one album without success. In 1971 Billy Joel started his solo career with the album "Cold Spring Harbour" and finally achieved fame in 1973 with his song "Piano Man".

La sposa occidentale (The western bride) is an album by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in September 1990 by CBS. The album was Italy's 34th best selling album in 1990.

Kscope are extremely proud to bring in French art rock band Klone to the label. Known for their trademark dark guitar tones and epic brooding soundscapes, have released their new studio album Le Grand Voyage.

Intrada announces the premiere release of one of Maurice Jarre's most requested scores: the Universal Pictures supernatural drama Resurrection (1980). The score is in pure Jarre tradition, composed for full orchestra. But Jarre's affinity for the American South also manifests in several ways: instrumentation (banjo, steel guitar, dulcimer and especially harmonica are all on display); source music, such as the bluegrass number for the picnic scene; and underscore, all to reconnect our main protagonist to her rural roots. Jarre develops most of his score from four distinct melodies, all of which liner note writer John Takis analyzes in the album's program notes. Listeners will be surprised by the wealth of music they haven't heard before. As Takis writes, "For all the thematic richness and emotional heft of Resurrection’s score, even listeners who have seen the film many times will have experienced a mere portion of what Jarre wrote and recorded. Much of his music was not used in the film, and other cues were either shortened or moved from their intended position."

Sourced from the Original Analog Master Tapes for Audiophile Sonics. Originally intended as a clever poke at the era's trends that critics maintained were making the band irrelevant, the title of and music on The Long Run continue to prove the Eagles got the last laugh. Created in the wake of the group's demanding tour for the blockbuster Hotel California, the 1979 record ultimately became the final record the Eagles would create for nearly three decades. Stacked with first-rate material and three mammoth singles, the seven-times-platinum effort ensured the Eagles never drifted far from the public's consciousness.

The British blues-rock boom was such a big deal at the end of the 1960s that plenty of also-ran bands got the chance to fill out the bottom of concert and festival bills, and also to record. Sam Apple Pie were among them, and their self-titled debut album didn't offer much in the style that was out of the ordinary, though it did possess basic competence. You needed more than basic competence to make a mark, however, even in a genre that could be as hidebound as British blues. Sam Apple Pie didn't have those extra special somethings, relying too much upon stock blues riffs and good-time energy that might have been effective in a concert setting, but are pretty dull on record. If any influence from their peers seems strongest, it's early Fleetwood Mac (in both their stinging blues modes and their quieter, more reflective ones)…

Anna Paulová is one of the most prominent Czech clarinetists of the young generation. In 2015, she was a laureate of the Prague Spring International Music Competition, where she won the 2nd prize and other special awards – the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Prize, the Gideon Klein Foundation Prize, etc. She has previously won prizes in many important Czech and international clarinet competitions (Marco Fiorindo in Turin, Giacomo Mensi in Brenno – Italy, Krško – Slovenia, Markneukirchen – Germany, Wroclaw – Poland, Oldenburg – Germany, Possehl-Musikpreis, Yamaha Scholarship, etc.). In 2016 she was the absolute winner of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Competition. In 2019 she advanced to the semi-finals of the prestigious ARD International Music Competition in Munich. She is the recipient of the Viktor Kalabis and Zuzana Růžičková Foundation Award for the best student of the HAMU in Prague in 2020.She received the Special Golden Medal Award at the Vienna International Music Competition (2019) and the Manhattan International Music Competition (2022) and performed at the Salon de Virtuosi Festival at the Bohemian National Hall in New York in November 2022.

Bossa Nova translated as the "new beat" or "the new style", grew out of Rio De Janeiro in 1958. The instigators were a handful of artists with a desire to break from tradition, developing the samba rhythms with the influence of cool American jazz to find a music with such a warm soul and natural rhythm that no-one can help but tap and sway to its beat. Bossa Nova is palm trees swaying, it is like melting sugar in hot coffee, it is the setting sun and warm sand underfoot. It is the sound and beat of Brazil, it is one of the world's coolest musical styles and it remains to this day one of the world's great musical treasures.

Keller & Schönwälder is the fusion of melodious movements with hypnotic spirals. In solo, they are very good and together they are even better. Released in 1998, two after the debut of the duo, Concerts shows that the chemistry between the two friends was already at its peak. Originally released on Manikin Music, Concerts is reissued on SynGate Music. As a bonus, we are entitled to nearly 30 minutes of EM recorded in concert in 2006. It is some big EM with long, sometimes a little too much, evolutionary courses where the art of improvised music and the mastery of instruments converge in very good musical moments. The duo has the art of assembling unpredictable musical structures, which mesmerize and captivate with a superb game of percussion and solos as heartbreaking as delirious. And if you are a 70's Klaus Schulze lover, Concerts, as well as the majority of Keller & Schönwälder's early works, become a must.

Like the armour-plated tank/armadillo hybrid that graced their album, Tarkus, ELP for a short period bestrode the earth, destroying all in their wake. To young ears it probably now seems impossible that a three mere mortals could have wielded such power, but this was the early 70s.

Featuring his popular composition "Frevo," Egberto Gismonti's Solo disc finds the great Brazilian guitarist ranging wide on a handful of stunning originals. Having already established himself as a composer in his native country and in Europe, Gismonti began to gain even wider notice with a series of topnotch ECM releases starting in 1977. His resumé includes work with such Brazilian heavyweights as Nana Vasconcelos (his longtime musical partner), Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim, as well as collaborations with jazz greats like Cal Tjader, Herbie Hancock, and Jan Gabarek. Here, Gismonti is just fine as he takes flight without any companions, treating listeners to a provocative and often meditative solo program.

Norway's Leprous return with a fearless and stunning new album, likely their most mesmerizing and impactful release yet.
"Melodies Of Atonement", the band's 8th studio album, contains 10 songs / 51 minutes of contemporary rock at its best.
Recorded by David Castillo (Opeth, Katatonia, Soen, etc.) at Ghost Ward in Sweden, the material was mixed by Adam Noble (Placebo, Biffy Clyro, Nothing But Thieves, etc.) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (The 1975, Placebo, The Gaslight Anthem, etc.).

"1" is a compilation album by The Beatles, originally released on 13 November 2000. The album features virtually every number-one single released in the United Kingdom and United States from 1962 to 1970 by the Beatles. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band's break-up, it was their first compilation available on one compact disc. 1 was a commercial success, and topped the charts worldwide. 1 has sold over 31 million copies. In addition, 1 is the fourth best-selling album in the U.S. since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking U.S. album sales in January 1991, and the best-selling album of the decade in the US from 2000 to 2009, as well as the best selling album of the decade worldwide.