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| Blues for Aficionados Allen ToussaintTHE BRIGHT MISSISSIPPINonesuch 2009Real New Orleans Music. Blues with a little sophistication.Jay Bellerose (drums and percussion)West End Blueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPsgMa74Lk Long, Long Journey https://www.youtube... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Robert SchumannPIANO QUINTETLeif Ove Andsnes (piano)Artemis QuartetVirgin Classics 2007 Piano Quintet in E flat major Op. 44: I. Allegro brillante https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rMroOtrQas II. In modo d'una marcia https://www.youtube.co... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Robert Schumann STRING QUARTETSDoric String QuartetAlex Redington(violin), Jonathan Stone(violin), Simon Tandree(viola), John Myerscough(cello)Chandos Records 2011 String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1: I. Introduction. Andante espressivo... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Johnny Nocturne BandSHAKE 'EM UPBullseye Blues 1994Notes:"The Johnny Nocturne Band offers power-house renditions of instrumental jump Blues and Jazz tunes from the late 40s and early 50s. Hailing from Northern California, the band, featuring t... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Robert Nighthawk - Houston StackhouseMASTERS OF MODERN BLUESTestament Records 1994Another excellent Booklet. wiki: Robert Lee McCollum (November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967)[1] was an American blues musician who played and recorded under the ps... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Mississippi SheiksSTOP AND LISTENYazoo 1992Fascinating Booklet of their history. Early 1900s Mississippi.Notes: "The Mississippi Sheiks were probably Mississippi's most commercially successful blues musicians, although they fit none of the musi... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Robert SchumannSonata No. 1Evgeny Kissin (piano)RCA Red Seal 2001Wiki: Evgeny Igorevich Kissin is a Russian concert pianist and composer. He became a British citizen in 2002 and an Israeli citizen in 2013. He first came to international fame as... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Charlie MusselwhiteACE OF HARPSAlligator Records 1990No Notes. Wiki: Charles Douglas Musselwhite is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mik... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Amos MilburnDOWN THE ROAD APIECEAladdin / EMI 1993Notes: "Like innumerable budding musicians of his generation he was a fervent devotee of Louis Jordan, but Amos reserved his deepest affections for the holy trinity of boogie woogie piano: Pet... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Big MaceoTHE KING OF CHICAGO BLUES PIANOArhoolie Productions 1941-1945 / 1992Excellent enclosed booklet.Wiki: Major Merriweather, better known as Big Maceo Merriweather, was an American pianist and blues singer. He was mainly active in Chicag... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados William SchumanSYMPHONY NO. 10 "AMERICAN MUSE" Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraLeonard SlatkinRCA Red Seal 1992 Symphony No. 10, "American Muse": (world premiere recording)I. Con fuoco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Xp6Mxw3QQ II. La... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados William SchumanAMERICAN FESTIVAL OVERTURE NEW ENGLAND TRIPTYCHVARIATIONS ON "AMERICA"Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraLeonard SlatkinRCA Red Seal 1992 American Festival Overture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlEXEi2Pkjs New England Triptych:... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Franz Schubert - Franz LisztSONATA IN B-FLAT - MEPHISTO WALTZ Evgeny Kissin (piano)RCA Red Seal 2003Notes: "The Piano Sonata in B-flat major---whether by accident or by design--is artistically the last will and testament of Franz Schubert. Whi... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Memphis SlimAT THE GATE OF HORNVee Jay 1993Notes: "Soon after this album Memphis Slim moved to Europe, where he played the role of the expatriate Bluesman to the hilt, cutting countless albums on countless labels doing endless versions of his old... | |
| Blues for Aficionados The Memphis HornsTHE MEMPHIS HORNS WITH SPECIAL GUESTSWayne Jackson (trumpet, trombone)Andrew Love (tenor saxophone)Telarc Records 1995Excellent booklet with many photos. Short paragraph with background of each song and the artist performing it.... |