Lili Fatale - Panavision (2001)
Electronica/Synthpop/Cinema Lounge | MP3@320kbps | 48:59 | 113 MB

Lili Fatale is a Quebec-based band whose members are lead vocalist Nathalie Courchesne, Richard Valmont Binette and Uranian Valcéanu. Martin Beaulieu is a former member. They perform in the pop music domain with electronic stylings.

The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf (25th Anniversary) (1988)
Classic French Chanson | MP3@320kbps | 01:06:28 | 154 MB

A compilation of Edith Piaf's 20 classic songs

Although they both led troubled lives, Holiday and Piaf had very little in common musically. But when Galliano, the French accordion virtuoso, and Marsalis got together at the 2008 Marciac Festival, alternating songs associated with the two singers, they succeeded in finding a great deal of common ground. They are both phenomenal players, and Marsalis's band is one of the best anywhere. Indeed, his saxophonist, Walter Blanding, steals the show at one point.

Red Garland's Piano (1957) showcases what made the pianist a man worthy of admiration: a firm left hand provided a punchy rhythm while the right hand manufactured bold block chords or glassy arpeggios.

The Who's mighty catalog of beautiful, poignant, and often silly pop songs bashed out with Cassius Clay finesse has suffered in the past at the hands of multiple, butcher-shop best-ofs and horrible packaging. But this thrilling band–undeniably one of ye classicke rocke's greatest–gets the career-spanning entry-point compilation it deserves with the double-disc Ultimate Collection. The songs included here are no-brainers, for the most part–if they aren't huge hits like "My Generation," "I Can See for Miles," or "Baba O'Riley," they're long-standing fan favorites such as "Boris the Spider," "Pure and Easy," and "Squeeze Box." And while this reviewer wishes different songs were chosen from Tommy, and more than one tune was gathered from their arguably finest (and definitely silliest) album, The Who Sell Out, this record really isn't for fans (aside from the total trainspotter types) but for newcomers.

Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century thanks to the way he improvised with his trumpet. Among non-jazz fans, "Satchmo" is best known for singing ballads like "What a Wonderful World".