Johann Sebastian Bach - Passio Secundum Johannem (Johannes-Passion) BWV 245, Version II (1725)
Holton / Bartosz - Kölner Kammerchor - Collegium Cartusianum - Peter Neumann
EAC+LOG+CUE | 2x CD, FLAC: 500 MB | Artwork: 166 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 332 0983-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2000
Genre: Classical | Style: Sacred, Baroque, Oratorio

“clear diction and outstandingly responsive singing throughout is the biggest single asset of the performance. Superbly dynamic the set is obligatory for all committed Bachians.” (Fanfare)

Goldie - Ring of Saturn
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 286 MB | Full Artwork: 44 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: FFRR # 570 353-2 | Country/Year: UK & Europe 1998
Genre: Electronica | Style: Drum 'n' Bass

The first superstar produced by the breakbeat jungle movement, Goldie popularized drum'n'bass as a form of musical expression just as relevant for living-room contemplation as techno had become by the early '90s. Though he hardly developed the style, and his later reliance on engineers like Rob Playford and Optical to capture his sound puts into question his true musical importance, Goldie became one of the first personalities in British dance music…

The sessions for 1980's Double Fantasy were supposed to yield two albums, the second to be released at a future time, but Lennon's assassination tragically halted the project in its tracks. A bit over three years later, Yoko Ono issued tapes of many of the songs planned for that album under the title Milk and Honey, laid out in the same John-Yoko-John-Yoko dialogue fashion as its predecessor…

Recorded in May 2003 at a single show in the Round in Milan, Italy, this documents Peter Gabriel's worldwide tour following his Up release. As such, it not surprisingly relies heavily on that disc, with seven of the 17 tracks originating from the album…

Billy Butler was an American soul jazz guitarist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played with The Harlemaires, Tommy Flanagan, tenor saxophonist Floyd "Candy" Johnson, Houston Person, organist Harry "Doc" Bagby, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, David "Fathead" Newman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Bill Doggett, King Curtis, Sammy Price, William (Wild Bill) Davison, Dinah Washington, Panama Francis, Johnny Hodges, Norris Turney, Al Casey, Jackie Williams and others. This is a great album from this great musician.

In 1996 and 1997, Anima Eterna Brugge played and recorded Schubert’s complete symphonies in the particularly innovative interpretation of their conductor, Jos van Immerseel. This interpretation, based on the study of Schubert’s manuscripts and on the instruments used at the time of their first performance, showcases sound colors combining freshness and profundity. Upon its initial release, this series of 4 CDs was recognized internationally as a new reference.

This marvellous Bebop record is musical reference for anyone listener . The piano solo and comping are instructive, the tenors are didactic and the guitar edificatory, all extraordinary.

From Wikipedia: Annie Fischer (July 5, 1914 - April 10, 1995) was Hungarian, a child prodigy who quickly established an international reputation. She only played in the US for one or two seasons, so we know her work mainly from her relatively few recordings, but those who heard her in concert speak in glowing terms of the spontaneity, power, and beauty of her performances, of her passionate musicality, and of the intensity of her communication with her audiences.