Thursday, July 31, 2014


THE HARP CONSORTS
William Lawes
Maxine Eilander, harp
Les Voix Humaines

Atma

UNSPOKEN REQUESTS
Linford Detweiler

Grey Ghost

SPEAKING OF NOW
Pat Metheny Group

Warner Bros.

PUNCH
Punch Brothers

Nonesuch

MY FAVORITE THINGS
John Coltrane

Atlantic

SHADES OF JADE
Marc Johnson – double bass
    Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
    John Scofield – guitar
    Eliane Elias – piano
    Joey Baron – drums
    Alain Mallet – organ

ECM

THE ART OF XYLOS
Works by de Falla, Tàrrega, Mussorgsky, Bach, Couperin, Debussy, Satie, Smadbeck, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann
Alex Jacobowitz, xylophone

Arte Nova

Wednesday, July 30, 2014


THE MUSIC OF DEBUSSY AND RAVEL
Nancy Allen, harp
Ransom Wilson, flute
David Shifrin, clarinet
Tokyo String Quartet
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

EMI Angel

SHAPES OF THINGS
The Very Best of The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds

Demon Music Group

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Monday, July 28, 2014

Sunday, July 27, 2014


UNDERCURRENT
Bill Evans
Jim Hall


Blue Note

STEAL AWAY
Charlie Haden
Hank Jones


Verve

EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS
Bill Evans; piano
Sam Jones; bass
Philly Joe Jones; drums

Riverside

PIXIEDUST
Solveig Slettahjell
Slow Motion Quintet

ACT

HYMNODY OF EARTH
A Ceremony of Songs for Choir, Hammer Dulcimer, and Percussion
Malcolm Dalglish; hammer dulcimer
The Ooolites; vocals
Glen Velez; percussion

OM

JIM HALL & PAT METHENY
Jim Hall
Pat Metheny


Nonesuch

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Thursday, July 24, 2014


DIE KUNST DER FUGE
J.S. Bach
Hespèrion XX
Bruce Dickey; cornetto, Paolo Grazzi; oboe da caccia, Charles Toet; trombone, Claude Wassmer; basson, Jordi Savall; viole de gambe; soprano, Christophe Coin; viole de gambe altus, Roberto Gini; viole de gambe ténor, Paolo Pandolfo; viole de gambe basse
Jordi Savall; director

Alia Vox

Wednesday, July 23, 2014


LES GRANDES EAUX MUSICALES DE VERSAILLES 2012
French Baroque music, from seventeenth and eighteenth-century songs, to great classics of the operatic repertoire
Lully, Rameau, Moulinié, Corrette
Capriccio Stravagante Orchestra, Skip Sempé, dir.
Café Zimmermann
Pygmalion
Ausonia
Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, dir.
Les Musiciens de St Julien

Alpha - Outhere

DREAMS AND ALL THAT STUFF
Leo Kottke

One Way Records/Capitol

Monday, July 21, 2014


DANCING DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
The Albion Dance Band

Talking Elephant

ANTIFOGMATIC
Punch Brothers

Nonesuch

EXTEMPORE II
A modern Mass for the Feast of St. Michael based on the medieval melody L'homme Armé
The Orlando Consort
Perfect Houseplants


Harmonia Mundi

LOCKERBIE MEMORIAL CONCERT
Westminster Cathedral, December 21, 1998
Gavin Bryars, Antoine Busnois, Henry Purcell, Nicolas Gombert, John Jenkins
Hilliard Ensemble
Fretwork
Gavin Bryars

GBR

SON HOUSE & THE KINGS OF THE DELTA BLUES
The Primo Collection 2CD Set
Son House (disc one)
Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Sleepy John Estes, Furry Lewis, Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Muddy Waters, Bukka White, Blind Willie Johnson (disc two)

Primo

IN MY LIFE
Judy Collins
Joshua Rifkin

Elektra

DIE KUNST DER FUGE
J.S. Bach
Hespèrion XX
Jordi Savall, director

Alia Vox

Saturday, July 19, 2014


OLD HAG YOU HAVE KILLED ME
The Bothy Band

Green Linnet

SONGS AND DANCES
John Dowland
Hugues Cuenod; tenor
Joel Cohen; lute
Christiane Jaccottet; virginals

Turnabout

I HAVE HEARD IT SAID THAT A SPIRIT ENTERS
Gavin Bryars
Holly Cole; voice)
Gwen Hoebig; violin
Gavin Bryars; double-bass solo
CBC Radio Orchestra
Owen Underhill; conductor

GB Records (2)

Friday, July 18, 2014


SCINTILLATION
Music for the Harp
Carlos Salzedo
Heidi Lehwalder, harp

Nonesuch

THE LADY AND THE UNICORN
John Renbourn

Reprise


orange-label