Shigeo Genda – Wind Ensemble in Orchestra (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:24 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Music Labels Inc.
Brass Band x Orchestra! The best music of the day is here! ～What kind of image do you have of the word “brass band”? You may have experienced it as one of the “cultural club activities” of your youth, or you may have seen its activities on TV. Some of the pieces played by wind and percussion instruments, which rarely include strings, are “super masterpieces” overflowing with beautiful melodies that are too good to be left as mere “memories of my youth. This CD is a dream project to perform such “super masterpieces” in brass band with full orchestra. The guest musicians are Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone) and Saika Sato (euphonium), both stars of the wind instrument world, and we present a selection of works that the composers themselves have arranged for orchestra, as well as newly arranged works. Under the baton of the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and honorary conductor Shigeo Genda, this is a live recording of a hot program for all brass band fans.
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Francesco Mazzonetto – Italian Piano Works Vol. 2 (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:07 minutes | 916 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SONY MUSİC
Italian Piano Works vol. II” è naturale continuazione di “Italian Piano Works” pubblicato nel 2017 da Sony Classical e si concentra su tre compositori emblematici di un periodo storico ben definito: Gian Francesco Malipiero, Ottorino Respighi e Alfredo Casella, tutti facenti parte della cosiddetta “Generazione dell’ ’80”. La musica riflette influenze che vanno dai canti gregoriani alle prime basi del jazz, a seconda del campo in cui queste grandi menti creative hanno scelto di studiare e approfondire durante periodi diversi delle loro vite con atmosfere diverse, offrendo sorprese dinamiche per l’ascoltatore senza cadere in stili ripetitivi. Come bonus track un sentito tributo a Ezio Bosso, scomparso prematuramente, con la delicata composizione “Emily’s Room: Sweet and Bitter.
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MOON haewon with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto – Midnight Sun (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 49:49 minutes | 975 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SOMETHIN’COOL
Moon haewon, a Korean jazz diva, will release a standard vocal album on LP with the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio! Lacquer cutting is done by the master Toru Kotetsu, making it a must-listen for audiophiles. The latest work from Moon is a collaboration with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, a leading Japanese pianist who has captivated audiophiles as well as jazz fans, and is also extremely popular in Asia. The album features a selection of classic songs including “Misty,” the swinging “Twisted,” and the melodious ballad “In the Middle of a Kiss. The album includes 12 tracks, including Moon’s original “Look to the Moon”. We cannot take our eyes off the birth of this powerful tag team.
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Massimo Faraò – Too Marveelous For Words (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 47:46 minutes | 664 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Venus Records, Inc.
A 2018 solo piano piece by a jazz pianist born in the country of Canzone working on the American Standard.It was recorded by a trio from Pharaoh’s home country, Italy, and you can taste the rich melodies of the original song straight.
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Lyder Røed feat. OJKOS – Freespace (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 49:46 minutes | 553 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazzland Recordings
Lyder Røed (Fieh, Lyder Røed quintet, Bangkok Lingo, Slow is the new fast etc) has been working on the solo project “Freespace” for some time. This was written as a work for the Orchestra for Jazz Composers in Oslo (Ojkos), and for Røed it has become a large and comprehensive project where he plays with the music and musical references of importance to the composer.
Røed has been a member of the band Fieh for the past seven years. In his solo project “Freespace”, he has brought together several members of the band and incorporated elements from Fieh’s sonic landscape into his own music. Together with the big band Ojkos, an alternative orchestral pop music emerges. Unlike Røed’s previous recordings (Lyder Røed quintet, Bangkok Lingo, Slow is the new fast), here he moves further away from the jazz tradition, mixing elements from different genres that have been important to him. This is a pop record that plays with genres and directions.
The 16-piece band moves seamlessly through Lyder’s compositions, and Sofie Tollefsbøl is at the top with her distinctive vocals and lyrics. Producer Lars Hortveth has left his mark on the disc in terms of sound and arrangement, and has been an important contributor.
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Lorenzo Buffa – Conversational Skills (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 43:28 minutes | 477 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ZenneZ Records
Lorenzo Buffa is an Italian double bass player and composer, passionate about the jazz tradition and open to contemporary influences. With an eclectic background and a career spanning from Milan to Amsterdam, ‘Conversational Skills,’ the first album recorded under his own name, marks a significant step in his musical evolution. The musical dialogue extends to 8 original tracks, in which Buffa collaborates with talented musicians such as Lucas Martinez on saxophone, Massimo Imperatore on guitar, Xia Jia on piano and Guy Salamon on drums.
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Dino Rubino – Solitude (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 03:03:42 minutes | 1,78 GB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Tuk Music
Ha registrato otto dischi a proprio nome: “ Mi sono innamorato di Te” per l’etichetta Giapponese “Venus” ,“ Zenzi” e “Kairòs” per la Tùk Music di Paolo Fresu, “Roaming Heart” in piano solo coprodotto dalla Tùk Music e dall’etichetta francese Bonsai Music, “Where is the Happiness” , “Tempo di Chet” cooprodotto con Paolo Fresu e Marco bardoscia, “Time of silence” e “Gesuè” ancora per la Tùk.
Nel corso degli anni ha suonato in moltissimi Festival: Isole Canarie, Londra, Marciac, Shangai, Portogallo, Belgrado, Macedonia, Città del Messico, Colombia, Venezuela, Rochester, Kiev, New York, Libano, Toronto, Jakarta, Parigi, Lima, Santiago del Cile, Madrid, Praga, Berlino, ecc ecc.
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Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand – Willson Williams (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:40 minutes | 522 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © One Little Independent Records
Brit folk and songwriter pop at the highest level: Prolific singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams and recently reinvigorated troubadour Dan Willson (aka Withered Hand) have announced a collaboration album, “Willson Williams”.
“Willson Williams” witnesses the meeting of two likeminded musicians who’ve built their successful, independent careers on inventive folk instrumentation, reflective and sincere lyricism, and not a small amount of self-deprecation. Their modest confessionals, written poetically and over nostalgic and atmospheric melodies, are as relatable as ever, and together they find new ways to unpack their feelings.
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Cold Years – A Different Life (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:16 minutes | 886 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MNRK Music
After the 2020 album “Paradise”, a politically charged look at life in their hometown of Aberdeen, and “Goodbye To Misery” from 2022, Cold Years return in 2024 with their most triumphant work to date, “A Different Life”.
Recorded at Barber Shop Studios in New Jersey by producer Brett Romnes (Hot Mulligan, Boston Manor, Heart Attack Man, Brand New) and mastered by Rogue Planet Mastering (Against The Current, A Day To Remember, The Bronx), ‘A Different Life’ is packed with songs that are both deeply personal and universally relatable. First single ‘Roll With It’ is a haunting, socially charged punk rock anthem with an infectious chorus that feels like it’s been waiting forever to erupt at any moment.
“Life isn’t easy to deal with. Between long days at work slaving away, trying to see family and friends, and occasionally engaging in self-destructive behavior, sometimes it’s natural to want more. This song is about wanting more from your life – the person you used to be doesn’t exist anymore.”
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Charles McPherson – Reverence (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:38 minutes | 916 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Smoke Sessions
“The title of Reverence may be intended to reflect the way that McPherson feels towards his late bandmates; it also vividly captures the deep respect felt towards the master saxophonist by his current bandmates – not to mention generations of jazz fans. More than six decades into a remarkable career, few command and deserve our reverence quite like Charles McPherson.”
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Cece Winans – More Than This (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:03:57 minutes | 848 MB | Genre: Gospel, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fair Trade Services
More Than This is the exciting new album from CeCe Winans, the best-selling and most-awarded gospel artist of all time. This live project features CeCe backed by a dynamic full band performance with poignant ballads and up-tempo barn burners. The album features the hit songs “That’s My King”, “Holy Forever” & “Come Jesus Come”.CeCe Winans has cemented her status as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in modern music history. The multiple Grammy award winner remains vocally unmatched interpreting these worship songs in her powerful yet soothing signature style.
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Brindley Sherratt, Julius Drake – Fear No More (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:18 minutes | 974 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Delphian Records
Brindley Sherratt’s pre-eminence as an operatic bass is the result of two daring career shifts. Initially trained as a trumpeter, he gave up his first instrument as a student to become a singer. Yet even then, it was only in his mid-thirties that he left the professional security of a position in the BBC Singers to explore the world of opera. Now, the voyage of discovery continues as Sherratt turns to the intimate medium of the song recital. With the superb pianist Julius Drake as collaborator, in Fear No More Sherratt draws on all of his accumulated technical and expressive wisdom to traverse death-haunted songs by Schubert, Mussorgsky and Richard Strauss before arriving at a final group of five twentieth-century English songs in which consolation and acceptance are the keynotes.
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Clemens Christian Poetzsch & Reentko Dirks – Collateral Flow (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 22:50 minutes | 453 MB | Genre: Classical Crossover
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Neue Meister
Collateral Flow is the mesmerizing debut album by Clemens Christian and Dirks Poetzsch, released by Neue Meister. This captivating collaboration between two talented musicians takes listeners on a journey through ambient soundscapes and intricate compositions.
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Arild Andersen – As Time Passes (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 46:05 minutes | 857 MB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © April Records & Music Co.
ECM legend Arild Andersen, one of Norway’s leading bassists for over 30 years, forges promising relationships with two rising stars – Daniel Sommer (drums) and Rob Luft (guitar) – in an expansive, playful exploration of song and collective improvisation.
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Andreas Varady – Sunrise (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 38:41 minutes | 468 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Galileo Music Communication
“Back in the day” I had the pleasure of interviewing Andreas Varady who, at the time, was just 13 years old and an already great player. Since then, he has continued on his musical journey and has had some amazing stops along the way with the likes of Qunicy Jones and George Benson. He has also kept busy performing all across the globe and has released five albums as a leader to date. Well, there is now going to be a sixth album added to his expanding catalog. I’ll let Andreas “tell” you more about it:
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