Covering all of his crucial eighties material, Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh offers up most of this songwriter's best work, while also including a few of his better pieces from early in his career. The decade took apt notice of de Burgh, giving him two Top 40 hits on Billboard with "Don't Pay the Ferryman" in 1983 and the hugely successful "Lady in Red" in 1987, which are both included on …

An extraordinary voice, endowed by a soothing and warm timbre, an ensemble that includes heavyweights of the Italian and international jazz scene, the suggestive trumpet of Tom Harrell, one of the most fascinating performers in our recent history. These are the ingredients of a great Italian production where tradition, modern style, freshness of arrangements and intensity of expression combine perfectly together. Repertoire that draws from the tradition of the American standards.

When you undertake to perform popular songs in a jazz style, you have to walk a very thin line: how to leave the song recognizable without making the arrangements sound like Muzak? Some artists solve the problem by not worrying about recognition; they treat the song melody like any other jazz head, and if you happen to notice that the head is "Heartbreak Hotel," then good for you. Guitarist Paul Bollenback prefers to walk the line. Accompanied by the top-notch rhythm section of organist Joey DeFrancesco and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts…

"… a fascinating glimpse into the history of the Salzburg Festival…The designer is Rudolf Heinrich, whose atmospheric sets cleverly suggest the different rooms in the Almaviva mansion within which Rennert, as ever, directs the work with an unforced feeling for the thoughts and actions of the Count’s scheming household and entirely without exaggeration…Berry’s then-reigning Figaro leads his eponymous opera with the confidence and exuberance of long experience in the part. His antagonist is the sturdy, impulsive Count of Wixell, obviously driven by testosterone. Both sing with absolute command of the stage and boast exemplary tone and technique with voices of properly contrasted timbre… Reri Grist’s Susanna is at once worldly-wise and quick-witted…" - Alan Blyth, GRAMOPHONE

Shot at concerts in Europe and in South Africa, footage opens with the show's atmospherically-lit and sound-tracked ‘Intro' and features an 18-song set, with material taken from Chris's extensive back catalogue of hits, including the seminal ballad Lady In Red, and also performances of songs from his latest internationally successful album Footsteps, a hand-picked selection by Chris of songs which have influenced his own career and writing.

When Deep Purple's The Battle Rages On Tour reached Birmingham, England on November 9, 1993, it had already taken in most of Europe. Starting off in Italy and moving around Germany, France and Benelux, it reached the band's home country for a triumphant four sold out shows, one of which would be filmed for the "Come Hell Or High Water" DVD and video. Rumours of Deep Purple not entirely being best pals were floating around within the fan community, but the fact that Deep Purple was in fact on the verge of a break-up only became obvious at the band's final explosive British show in Birmingham.

New Jersey is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Bon Jovi, released on 19 September 1988 through Mercury Records. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and recorded at the Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada.