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Louis ArmstrongLOUIS ARMSTRONG - VOL 6: ST. LOUIS BLUESColumbia / Sony  1930 / 1991Notes: "To quote Arvell Shaw, long-serving bassist with Armstrong, "Before Louis, the musicians would play the melody and heavily syncopate it.  What Louis started ... 
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Uvijek mi je drago ugoditi velikoj hrvatskoj ljepotici. Cheers 
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Louis ArmstrongSATCH PLAYS FATSArmstrong(trumpet, vocal), Velma Middleton(vocal), Trummy Young(trombone), Barney Bigard(clarinet), Billy Kyle(piano), Arvell Shaw(bass), Barrett Deems(drums)Sony  1955 / 2000   playable on SACD players onlyain't mis... 
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Alban Berg / Ludwig van BeethovenVIOLIN CONCERTOSIsabelle Faust (violin)Orchestra MozartClaudio AbbadoHarmonia Mundi   2012Very odd pairing.Alban Berg: Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel'I. Andante - Allegretto https://www.youtube.com/wat... 
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FYI, The Lee Morgan 8-CD Box "Complete at the Lighthouse" can be pre-ordered on Amazon. LP Box also. 12-LPs I think. This is the real Blue Note recording.  Will be released on 30 July 2021.Cheers 
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Max BruchVIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 Jascha heifetz (violin)New Symphony Orchestra of LondonSir Malcolm SargentRCA Red Seal / Sony 1962 / 2006   SACDViolin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR... 
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Louis ArmstrongLOUIS ARMSTRONG AND THE GOOD BOOKLouis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals), Trummy Young(tb), Dave McRae(cl), Billy Kyle(p), Nick Tragg(org), George Barnes(g), Mort Hebert(b), Barrett Deems(d), Plus Choir.Orchestra Conducted by Sy Oliver195... 
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Brahms / Tchaikovsky VIOLIN CONCERTOSJascha Heifetz (violin)Chicago Symphony OrchestraFritz ReinerRCA / Sony     1955 -1957 / 2005    SACDNotes:"When in the spring of 1878 Tchaikovsky completed his violin concerto, he dedicated it and presented i... 
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Johannes BrahmsDOUBLE CONCERTO IN A MINORJulia Fischer (violin) Daniel MüllerSchott  (cello)Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra AmsterdamYakov KreizbergPentaTone Classics  SACD  2005Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102Excellent & Informative B... 
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Louis ArmstrongLOUIS ARMSTRONG PLAYS W.C. HANDYLouis Armstrong(trumpet, vocal), Trummy Young(trombone), Barney Bigard(clarinet), Billy Kyle(piano), Arvell Shaw(bass), Barrett Deems(drums), Velma Middleton(vocals)Columbia / Sony   1954-1956 / 1997S... 
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Louis ArmstrongLET’S DO IT (best of the verve years)with / Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Buddy RichVerve 2CD setExcellent Booklet! "We speak of the sound of Jazz. We might as well say the sound of Louis Armstrong. But Lo... 
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Robert SchumannFANTASY PIECES Martha Argerich (piano)Gidon Kremer (violin)Mischa Maisky (cello)DG  2002From the Notes: Speaking Of Clara Schumann, " She was one of the foremost pianists of the romantic era--the trio here was written for her by he... 
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Johannes BrahmsPIANO QUARTET NO. 1 IN G MINORMartha Argerich (piano)Gidon Kremer (violin)Yuri Bashmet (viola)Mischa Maisky (cello)DG  2002Notes: "Johannes Brahms's three piano quartets, on which he worked in the late 1850s, have differing characte... 
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Johannes BrahmsDOUBLE CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN & CELLOIsaac Stern (violin)Leonard Rose (cello)The Philadelphia OrchestraEugene OrmandySony    1960 / 2002Brahms's last orchestral work, the concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, Op. 102, composed ... 
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Louis ArmstrongAMBASSADOR SATCHLouis Armstrong(trumpet & vocal), Trummy Young(trombone), Edmond Hall(clarinet), Billy Kyle(piano), Arvell Shaw(bass), Barrett Deems(drums)Sony / Columbia   1955 / 2000Playable on SACD players onlyNotes:"This is ...