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October 28, 2012
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This is no simple tribute to Billie Holiday presenting some chestnuts from her songbook - this is James Carter's very personal view of a world of sounds inspired by the great Lady Day. Accompanied by a 6-2-2 string section and a rhythm trio, he plays his full range of saxophones and stylistic ... more |
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June 27, 2010
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This is the first recording of Armand-Louis Couperin's works for two keyboards since William Christie's and David Fuller's for Harmonia Mundi France in 1981. The composer wrote one duett and three quartets for two keyboards - of the latter, only the second has survived in complete form, the lost ... more |
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April 8, 2010
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For a 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival live reocrding this sounds pretty good. If you don't mind the typical bass pickup sound, that is. Instrument separation is strict and the overall sound rather dry, the bass drum sounds a little hard and a bit obtrusive (Bailey was not using his own drum kit, I ... more |
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January 9, 2010
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The brothers Sigiswald & Wieland Kuijken are known for their historically informed performances, but together with their daughters and wife they use "modern" instruments. Sigiswald stresses the fact that this CD (as well as their previous efforts with works by Debussy and Schumann) should be ... more |
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December 23, 2009
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There is no shortage of recordings of Dowland's lute music. Since the first complete recording in the LP era, by 5 different lutenists on Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre label, there have been at least three more, all by lutenists involved in that project: Paul O'Dette (Harmonia Mundi USA), Jakob Lindberg ... more |
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