Archive for November, 2007

Vangelis - Blade Runner [SOUNDTRACK] [1994]

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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For years, the soundtrack to Blade Runner held legendary status among fans of Greek synthesist Vangelis. Except for a few cuts on the Themes compilation, it had never been released on vinyl or CD, although there was an orchestral version of the score. But in 1994, 22 years after Vangelis composed the dark, edgy […]

Bach: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 1-5 & 7 (The Glenn Gould Edition) [1992]

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Biography @ www.kidzworld.com
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany in 1685. He came from a family of musicians so it’s no surprise that the talent was passed onto him. Although Bach sang, played several instruments and composed music, he is better known for his compositions on the organ. Some people consider his work to be […]

Louis Armstrong - Christmas Through the Years [1997]

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Biography @ www.redhotjazz.com
Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity, and amazingly quick, inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as […]

Eric Clapton - Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton [1999]

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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If this were your first exposure to Eric Clapton, a bit of bewilderment would be in order. This is the legendary guitar icon? This is (as his early apostles once proclaimed) God? Ranging from the mid-’80s through the late ’90s, The Clapton Chronicles owes less to the groundbreaking blues-rock of Clapton’s ’60s and ’70s classics […]

Janis Joplin, Big Brother - Cheap Thrills [1999]

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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One of the most eagerly awaited albums in rock history, Big Brother & the Holding Company’s 1968 major label debut (they’d previously released one thinly produced collection on the small Mainstream label) made good on all the hype generated by Janis Joplin’s amazing performance at the Monterey Pop Festival the year before. […]