It was 1955 when Donald Byrd’s career really took off. The young trumpeter joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and also...
Shaking Things Up! Rage Against the Machine’s debut album is ranked number 85 on Rolling Stone’s list of the best...
All of their first hits (“Black Magic Woman”, “Need Your Love so Bad”, “Albatross”, “Man of the World”, “Oh Well”)...
Two impressive reissues demonstrate just how vibrant medieval and Renaissance music can sound. When people in the classical music world...
Complex chromaticism and oddball fun: with Jehan Alain, the organ becomes an adventurous instrument. No other composer has brought the...
Billy Cobham’s virtuosic talent on the drums was no secret. George Benson, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Stanley Turrentine and many...
A discographic tribute to the pianist of the century Maurizio Pollini Maurizio Pollini has passed away. He outlived his friend...
The centerpiece of this CD is the Brahms Trio, but it also pays tribute to the forgotten Jewish composers Frühling...
Prog rock entails tempo changes, classical and jazz reminiscences, extensive instrumental parts and surprising instruments. Because all of this is...
Crystal clear recordings in magical sonic beauty – that’s the headline to the production and indeed. The incredible clarity of...