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Blues for Aficionados
Eddie BoydFIVE LONG YEARSBoyd(piano, organ, vocals), Buddy Guy(guitar), Jimmy Robinson(bass), Fred Below(drums), Big Mama Thornton(vocal, Hound Dog)Evidence  1994Notes: "Eddie Boyd was born November 25, 1914 in Coahoma County, Mississippi and spen... 
Blues for Aficionados
James BookerRESURRECTION OF THE BAYOU MAHARAJAHRounder Records   1993Notes: "For Booker fans, then, this album and its companion (Spiders on the Keys, Rounder 2119) are cause for celebration.  Here is James Booker as his New Orleans fans knew him-... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Edvard Grieg & Robert SchumannPIANO CONCERTOSLeif ove Andsnes (piano)Berliner PhilharmonikerMariss JansonsEMI Classics 2003 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 I. Allegro affetuoso (Excerpt, Opening) https://www.youtube.com/watch... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Edvard Grieg & Robert SchumannPIANO CONCERTOSLeif ove Andsnes (piano)Berliner PhilharmonikerMariss JansonsEMI Classics  2003Notes: "There are some legendary recordings of this pair of concertos and it's challenging to put on disc two such popu... 
Blues for Aficionados
Zuzu BollinZUZU BOLLIN TEXAS BLUESMANA cast of thousands, including Duke Robillard and David "Fathead" Newman.Antones Records & Tapes   1991Notes: "An important chapter of Zuzu Bollin's history must be written in Austin.  After hearing Zuzu in... 
Jazz for aficionados
Count BasieCOUNT BASIE AND THE KANSAS CITY 7Thad Jones(trumpet), Frank Foster(tenor sax), Eric Dixon(tenor and flute), Count Basie(piano and organ), Freddie Green(guitar), Ed Jones(bass), Sonny Payne(drums)MCA - IMPULSE    1962 / 1986Small group B... 
Blues for Aficionados
Nice.   Speaking of Harmonica, you can't have too much harmonica in the Blues.Heritage Blues Orchestra:   Catfish Blueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ov0-XmddxACheers 
Classical Music for Aficionados
From the Notes of The Grand Canyon Suite:"In 1962 the orchestra relocated to its present home at Lincoln Center. The acoustics of Philharmonic Hall were tested during a "tuning week" in May, and the first public concert, on September 23, elicited ... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Ferde Grofé GRAND CANYON SUITENew York PhilharmonicLeonard BernsteinSony      1959 - 1964 / 1997The Grand Canyon Suite I. Sunrise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-AvDRKRO4 II. The Painted Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BriHovmzuBw... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
George GershwinAN AMERICAN IN PARISChicago symphony OrchestraJames LevineDG  1993 Gershwin: An American In Paris - Revised By F. Campbell-Watson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jmjL1MyLfYCheers 
Jazz for aficionados
Count BasieTHE COMPLETE ATOMIC BASIEBlue Note  1957-1958 / 1994A cover only a heavy metal fan could love.  Can't believe its Blue Note.  The music is great. Splanky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJOGhOrgrUWhirly-Birdhttps://www.youtube.com/wa... 
Blues for Aficionados
Bobby BlandTURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT: THE DUKE RECORDINGS VOL 2Duke / MCA   1994Notes: Welcome to the golden age of the ageless Bobby "Blue" Bland.  Long an icon in blues and proto-soul circles, the man really hit his stride in the early 1960's when... 
Blues for Aficionados
Black AceI AM THE BOSS CARD IN YOUR HANDArhoolie    1961 / 1992Notes: "Black Ace (B.K. Turner) was a great Texas Blues Singer and one of the few exponents of the flat Hawaiian guitar blues style to have been recorded.  This CD contains almost his ... 
Blues for Aficionados
Ernestine AndersonWHEN THE SUN GOES DOWNAnderson(vocals), Brown(bass), Harris(piano), Holloway(Tenor sax), King(drums)Concord Jazz  1985Notes: "What we have here is proof--for proof was never needed--but a soulful reminder that among her many gift... 
Jazz for aficionados
Count BasieCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDRoulette  1958 / 2003Notes: "Blues had been a staple of the original Basie Band's diet, and it was still on the menu in 1958.  Six of the ten original 'Chairman of the Board' tracks are blues, an object lesson in th...