After his recent straightahead record, "Another Shade of Browne," trumpeter Tom Browne returns to the funky R&B he is best-known for with "R'n'Browne." Still, Browne solos all over the new disc with eyebrow-raising authority, combining a crackling fire reminiscent of Lee Morgan with Miles Davis' architecture.

Although Helmut Rilling's tempos are sometimes too plodding (the opening Introitus, for example), he makes up for it elsewhere–in an emphatic Recordare and smoothly flowing Benedictus. And while the chorus has a somewhat saturated, conglomerate sound, its impact is nevertheless substantial, not only in the fullest, loudest sections, but also in the quieter passages, which come off as more evenly balanced. Soloists, on the other hand, are absolutely clear if perhaps just a bit too up-front, and the orchestra, which fares well overall, gets swallowed in the mix when the entire chorus is singing. Rilling requires keen articulation from his players and singers, which although normally a good thing sometimes (as in the opening of the Confutatis) seems overly deliberate and stifles the music's natural momentum. –David Vernier

Another work of blazing, blasting, violent black metal war from this Dutch band.

The spirit of MORS AETERNA was born during the equinox of MMVII. MORS ETERNA is the the morbid coalescence of the elements of the circle. Sole member of this musical procession is the multi-instrumentalist ArmagueddA (Amazarak, ex-Besias), who creates through MORS AETERNA a concept of death, astral elevation, demise and fear of the unknown, of nightmares and decay….

Fridrik Karlsson studied classical guitar and was the first student to graduate in music from the FB college in Reykjavík. He has played on many albums but is also well known for his songwriting.

Apart from his writing for Mezzoforte he has written several pop hits such as NIGHTTIME the Icelandic contribution to the Eurovision song contest 1993.

This concert was first released on laser disc in Japan.Put your hands together for George Duke,Louis Johnson,Steve Ferrone and Paul Jackson and the GD Band for a seriously slammin' set live in Tokyo in 1983.The amiable Duke dances,sings and plays out his keyboards on "Shine On","Light", and "Silly Fightin'"-all torrid funkers!He also has time for a little sweetness on his classic "Sweet Baby" and with Lynn Davis singing lead on the 70's dance classic "I Want you For Myself".And Duke REALLY gets into it with a audiance;giving an excited young Japanese fan the opportunity to sing the chorus of "Shine On" on stage while he wandered into the audiance to allow everyone to touch his 'Dukey Stick'.A fantastic journey back to a time when REAL musicians played REAL funk before studio created groups and overly choreographed boy bands took center stage.