In the summer of 1961, Count Basie and his Orchestra played in the iconic New York jazz club, Birdland, which Basie considered his musical home. The live recording from two of those nights, Basie at Birdland! has been called simply the best live recording of a big band ever. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Over the course of an outstanding career spanning nearly 30 albums, Eliane Elias' distinctive musical style has evolved into one of the most unique and instantly recognisable sounds in jazz, earning her multiple Grammy Awards. With over 2.2 million albums sold, Elias combines her Brazilian roots and seductive voice with her virtuoso instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills, while consistently demonstrating her pianistic ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
When the lockdowns began, I thought about trying the online gigs. But I just missed the true feeling of a room full of people too much. And so the virus gave me a precious gift; time. Time to be still, time to dream, and time to create. LIVE AT DE ROMA is a recording from my favourite venue, De Roma in Antwerp, November 2019. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Noah Kahan’s latest project, I Was / I Am, represents a deep dive into his psyche and mental life, as the folk-pop artist grapples with his past and present, while also trying to find his inner balance. Kahan’s newest release illustrates the ways he’s grown, both sonically and as an honest and eager songwriter, since his debut album, Busyhead, in 2019. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Australian singer-songwriter Nick Murphy, known professionally as Chet Faker, along with newly developed band The Program, released their debut album together titled Take In The Roses. Modeling a softly accentuated and harmonic true to Murphy’s usual vibe, this album is reminiscent of a long car drive through the desert as the ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Downtempo
Jefferson Berry & the UAC released their fourth studio album, Soon! As the follow up to their critically lauded 2020 release Double Deadbolt Logic, the album was written and recorded during quarantine. Americana for better urban living, Soon! tells stories of city people through the medium of acoustic-jamband music. The album features seven original songs by Berry: Tales of lovers separated by the pandemic, the changing ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Intimate Impressions for 2 Guitars
This recording is composed of music originally written for piano, harp, or two guitars by leading 20th century composers who spent the bulk of their careers working in Paris. The arrangements, the majority of which are by the Cicchillitti/Cowan duo, eloquently illustrate that the tone colours, ...
Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Federico Mompou (1893-1987), Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Andre Jolivet (1905-1974)
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
While Kinetic is his formal label debut, Boston-native Feifke has been a ubiquitous presence on the scene in a plethora of musical arenas. A two-time semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition, Feifke has written commissioned work for such notable institutions as the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra featuring jazz trumpet greats Sean Jones ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Riley released his debut full-length album in late 2021: “When I Go” an amalgamation of songs about leaving, losing love, and finding somewhere to settle down. National praise came in spades for singles “Mother Please”, “Vacant Lot” and “Leave Me Out To Dry” – all receiving extensive streams, national ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Corbillard's greatest hits album, Débranché, feature 14 tracks from their four albums: J'irai m'crasher sur vos tombes (2011), Enfoncer le clou (2014), Faux & Usage de Faux (2017) and Temps Mort (2020). Despite this gloomy atmosphere and forced lockdown, Corbillard has decided to make itself heard. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Half The Day's Gone and We Haven't Earne'd a Penny (Remastered)
Kenny Lynch was a popular singer, songwriter, actor and all-round entertainer. A self-styled “black cockney”, Kenny was one of the few people of Caribbean origin prominent in the British entertainment industry during the ‘60s and ‘70s. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
The deluxe edition of Lady Blackbird's debut album Black Acid Soul comes with a staggering 11 additional songs, encompassing brand new material such as stunning single "Feel It Comin'" and remixes commissioned by the likes of electronic, jazz, funk luminaries Emma-Jean Thackray, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Greg Foat. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The debut album Black Acid Soul from Lady Blackbird is one of the standouts for 2021. It's instant and within a minute you are hooked. Rough Trade Shops loves this album. Think Nina Simone, Hot Buttered Soul-era Isaac Hayes, Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Gilles Peterson called her "the Grace Jones of Jazz". ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Nu Jazz
Through his second full-length and first internationally promoted album, Inigo attempts to bring Original Pilipino Music (OPM) to the global stage with a refined collection of songs that he recorded with multiple producers and songwriters from Manila to California in a span of two years. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Live At The Other End, Dec 1975 (Remastered)
In December 1975, Grammy Award-winning songwriter John Prine played three nights at The Other End (previously and now known as The Bitter End) in Greenwich Village, NYC. The acoustic performances featured some of his best-known songs such as ‘Angel From Montgomery’ and ‘Hello In There’, from his ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Folk-Rock
Piazzolla and Rovira are usually presented as the two pioneers of avant-garde tango. It has been claimed that there was a certain rivalry between them, and is a subject of debate which of the two was the first to modernize tango. While nothing clear has emerged from this controversy, it is a good starting point to ...
Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Eduardo Oscar Rovira (1925-1980)
Genre: Latin
Subgenre: Tango
Irlandiani is the debut album from the Irish baroque cellist Carina Drury. Picturing the musical life of early 18th Century Ireland, the album explores the influence of Irish traditional music on Italian baroque composers living in Ireland at the time, and how a fashion for the Italian baroque style also influenced the Irish composers of the day. ...
Composer: Tommaso Giordani (1730-1806), Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762), Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), Burk Thomoth
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Johann Sebastian Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244
Bach's St Matthew Passion is undoubtedly a highlight of vocal music. With a lean choir and double soloists, this recording is orientated towards the composer's historical specifications. Together with the Ensemble Frauenkirche Dresden, which plays historically informed music on modern instruments, the vocalists succeed in creating a homogeneous, self-contained and ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
‘Travelers’ is the result of a collaboration between three personalities, interested in different varieties of jazz, combining their musical experiences in a single moment. The band's debut album contains six tracks set in the convention of contemporary jazz. Five of them are original compositions by the leader and an arrangement of the song ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Edgar Garcia, aka Edgar Blues, is the amazingly talented, 34 year old, singer, songwriter and guitarist from Barcelona. During lockdown, when gigs stopped, he recorded his current album, “The Next Step” which features tracks written by Edgar and go to show that not only is he a masterful musician, but also a great songwriter. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
