A Dramatic Turn of Events (Special Edition) (CD+DVD)
A Dramatic Turn of Events is an album born from transition, crafted with studied persistence and possessed by newfound freedom and free-flowing invigoration. The album strikes the perfect balance between Dream Theater’s intimate history with all that is heavy, progressive and melodic with each element fully realized. Longtime fans of the band intrigued by the speediness of the notes on display from Dream Theater have much to study on the album, while fans of melodic hooks will find equal pleasure within the songs.
Price: $14.91
Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio
Frequent collaborators Leif Ove Andsnes, violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff record three of Robert Schumann’s Piano Trios for this magnificent 2-CD set. The trio has recorded Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, and Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor.
The Wall Street Journal has called Leif Ove Andsnes “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation,” while the New York Times has described him as “a pianist of magisterial elegance, power and insight.” With his commanding technique and searching interpretations, the celebrated Norwegian pianist has won worldwide acclaim.
Equally at home in repertoire ranging from Bach to Bartók, and renowned for his interpretations of new music, Christian Tetzlaff has been aptly described as “brilliant and inquisitive” (The New York Times). Engaged by many of the world’s leading orchestras and also a regular guest at the major international festivals, Tetzlaff enjoys partnerships with the most distinguished conductors and chamber music colleagues. He has made a number of highly regarded recordings for Virgin Classics and EMI which won several awards including the Diapason D’Or and ECHO Klassik prize.
“Andsnes and the Tetzlaffs conjured a rich, brooding sonority from the melancholic slow waltz of the central Larghetto with Tanja’s warmly expressive cello musing restlessly up and down the fingerboard. But it was the return of the opening theme which brought the most soulful harmonies and magically, reassuringly, the healing light of an angelic voice high in the keyboard”. –The Independent
Price: $14.76
Winterland (8 LP + 1CD Box Set) (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Winterland is drawn from six stellar shows recorded over three days (October 10, 11 and 12, 1968) at San Francisco’s historic Winterland Ballroom. These special performances celebrated the two year anniversary of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and came just as the groundbreaking album Electric Ladyland was released.
Winterland presents some of Hendrix’s most spectacular guitar work and is filled with rare live versions of classic songs such as “Manic Depression,” “Are You Experienced?,” “Tax Free,” and “Little Wing” that are not part of any other Sony Legacy release. Fans will also enjoy Hendrix s dramatic interpretations of Cream s “Sunshine Of Your Love” and Howlin Wolf s “Killing Floor” [with the Experience joined by Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady] as well his rendition of Bob Dylan s “Like A Rolling Stone,” which has been selected as the lead track for this special release.
This special deluxe box set features never before released music from each of the six unforgettable Winterland performances. The new standard and deluxe editions of Winterland are markedly different from a single disc compilation, long out of print, that was briefly issued by Rykodisc in 1987 and 1988.
The deluxe edition also presents a rare interview with Hendrix recorded backstage at the Boston Garden a few weeks after the Winterland performances. This previously unreleased bonus provides fans with a unique window into Hendrix’s views about his background, his approach to the guitar and songwriting and future direction of his music.
The deluxe edition also features a 36 page booked filled with previously unpublished images by acclaimed photographers Robert Knight, Allen Tannenbaum and Jim Marshall as well as an essay by noted Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke.
The bonus disc features an amateur stereo recording made of Jimi’s sold out February 4, 1968 Winterland performance.
This official bootleg recording showcases Jimi’s love for the blues and includes versions of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” the Muddy Waters influenced “Catfish Blues” as well a majestic rendition of “Red House”. The recording also features an impromptu, extended rendition of Traffic’s “Dear Mr. Fantasy” with Buddy Miles sitting in for Mitch Mitchell. “Dear Mr. Fantasy” is presented here in two separate parts. When the recording was originally made, the first side of the tape ended abruptly and came off the spool. The tape operator then hurriedly flipped the reel over, rethreaded the tape and snapped on the record button.
Fortunately, this rough hewn, soundboard recording survived and provides another compelling chapter in Jimi’s rich legacy.
This is available for a limited time only.
Track Listing:
Tax Free
Lover Man
Sunshine of Your Love
Hear My Train A Comin
Killing Floor
Foxey Lady
Hey Joe
Star Spangled Banner
Purple Haze
Tax Free
Like a Rolling Stone
Lover Man
Hey Joe
Fire
Foxey Lady
Are You Experienced
Red House
Purple Haze
Fire
Lover Man
Like a Rolling Stone
Manic Depression
Sunshine of Your Love
Little Wing
Spanish Castle Magic
Red House
Hey Joe
Purple Haze
Wild Thing
Foxy Lady
Are You Experienced
Voodoo Child
Red House
Star Spangled Banner
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix:Boston Garden Backstage Interview
(Amazon Exclusive Disc)
1.Killing Floor
2.Red House
3.Catfish Blues
4.Dear Mr. Fantasy [Part One]
5.Dear Mr. Fantasy [Part Two]
Price: $53.70
We Dreamed These Days
Price: $12.69
Play the Blues Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis.
Reprise Records captures the magic of these unprecedented shows on CD and a CD/DVD combo that both feature selections taken from the two public concerts, as well a special performance for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual gala.
Price: $15.59
Jazz Moods – Cool
Jazz Moods – Cool by Tony Bennett
This product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.
Price: $11.98
Black and White America
August 25, 2011 by admin
Filed under Alternative
For his ninth album, Lenny Kravitz found much of his inspiration close to home. In fact, the very spirit of Black and White America came from the locations in which the music was made from a tiny, 400-person community in the Bahamas to the streets of Paris. And out of his experiences as a true citizen of the planet, his first new songs in three years became the most personal and diverse collection of his career. “No doubt, my environment definitely lends a lot to the creative process,” he says.
Black and White America was written in reaction to a documentary Kravitz saw about racism in the post-Obama United States. Amidst the defiant lyrics, the songwriter references his own family history, and the experiences of his parents as an interracial couple in the 1960s. Though the sonic emphasis of Black and White America may land squarely on the funk, the force behind such guitar-driven smashes as “Fly Away” and “Are You Gonna Go My Way” hasn’t turned his back on rock. Songs like “Rock Star City Life,” and the first single, “Stand,” give the album a healthy dose of crunching riffs.
The overwhelming emotion on Black and White America is the feel of optimism, faith and hope.
Price: $9.99
Mirror Traffic
August 24, 2011 by admin
Filed under Alternative
Coming off a triumphant year of Pavement reunion shows, Stephen Malkmus returned to the studio with Beck producing to record his fifth solo album, Mirror Traffic. Early press reactions are calling this gorgeous, crystalline production “the album we’ve been waiting 10 years for him to make,” and it certainly contains the most heartfelt and indelible songs he’s written in years. Gone are the long guitar workouts and jams that marked the last couple of Jicks albums, replaced by incredibly catchy and endearing pop songs.
Price: $8.98
Italia
Price: $6.60
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play The Blues
New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis.
Price: $11.92