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Gramophone Awards 2011 - Chamber and Recording of the Year Award

“The Pavel Haas Quartet play with plenty of feeling and they also relish the rhythmic cut and thrust of the Molto vivace third movement, capturing to perfection the more relaxed Trio''s sunny spirit.The final opens to a gentle smile then keys up for some dancing exuberance...there''s an abundance of varied drama” Gramophone Magazine, December 2010
Gramophone Awards 2011 - Contemporary Award Winner
“In a welcome if rare excursion into contemporary music, and recorded with tinglingly immediate atmosphere, the Hallé under Ryan Wigglesworth sound on top form throughout” Gramophone Magazine, October 2011
Collegium Vocale Gent
Bach: Motets – Collegium Vocale Gent/Herreweghe


So fast has the early music movement grown that it is difficult to believe that it''s 30 years since Philippe Herreweghe''s fresh-voiced choir first recorded the Bach motets. They now revisit these peerless masterpieces with young voices and a very varied approach to scoring. These days, directors tend to choose between one singer to a part, or a larger choral approach, sometimes doubling voices with instruments; Herreweghe does all three here with different motets. Jesu, meine freude with just five soloists and continuo is perfectly poised, while Singet dem Herrn (which Mozart so revered) and Der Geist hilft burst into life with more singers and instruments. Throughout, Herreweghe achieves a supremely flexible responsiveness to the texts.

The Observer, Sunday 14 August 2011
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Jazz, World & Blues - Artists A to Z
FEATURED RECORDINGS
Al Kooper & Shuggie Otis - Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis

· Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes by respected author and journalist Chris Welch.

· Expertly remastered – superb sound.


Al Kooper - one of the seminal figures of the New York scene in the late Sixties - was a ubiquitous multi-instrumentalist and producer. He was also a talent scout,as became apparent when he discovered the remarkable guitarist and singer Shuggie Otis.



 
Raphael Imbert Project - Bach Coltrane

• Truly a recording off the beaten track: an intimate dialogue between jazz musicians,a classical quartet and a Baroque organ,which draws from the power of Bach and the great themes of John Coltrane.

• Raphaël Imbert - who has already attracted attention with his Suite élégiaque in 2006 - here sets out to demonstrate the spiritual and musical ties between Bach and Coltrane by following the thread of the Lutheran liturgy that links the Kantor’s music,the Negro spiritual,and certain themes written by John Coltrane (Crescent,Reverend King,and others).
 
Guy Davis - Chocolate To The Bone

If the earthly power of Guy Davis doesn't grab your attention . . . you need to make sure you're still alive. Robert Gordon (Author of Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters)

Davis's tough timeless vocals blow through your brain like a Mississippi dust devil. San Francisco Chronicle

Talent and charisma...Davis performs with authority. New York Times  


 
Ian Shaw - Drawn to all things
 Best Jazz Vocalist at the BBC Jazz Awards in 2007 and 2004, Ian Shaw has already amassed a number of highly acclaimed albums and is a popular performer both in the UK and the US. An incredibly colourful character, he has been cited, along with Mark Murphy and Kurt Elling, as one of the world's finest male jazz vocalists.

His acclaimed 2006 album Drawn to All Things - the songs of Joni Mitchell saw him Praised far and wide as the single greatest male jazz vocalist Britain has to offer by Jazz Times.

 
John Mayall - Dreaming Of The Blues
His career spanning over 50 years; John Mayall is the Godfather of British Blues. In the '60s he became celebrated for discovering Eric Clapton,Peter Green,Mick Taylor,and Harvey Mandel. And the story continues; this double album features Walter Trout and Coco Montoya – together!
 
Carol Kidd - Dreamsville (SACD)
Dreamsville marks the long-awaited return of a UK jazz legend. Carol Kidd is well known for her impeccable phrasing and delivery and for her innate ability to breathe fresh life into jazz standards. Dreamsville showcases American Songbook favourites as well as previously unrecorded original songs.
 
Stephane Kerecki Trio - Focus Danse
  • Doublebass STEPHANE KERECKI : A free-thinker of jazz who grooves Matthieu Donarier,saxophones,Thomas Grimmonprez : batterie,Stéphane Kerecki : contrebasse,compositions

 

  • From Michel Portal to Johnny Griffin and Bojan Z to Guillaume De Chassy,Stéphane Kerecki played with the best musicians. In 2004,his first record Story Teller got an outstanding answer from the press. In Focus Dance

 
Johnny Clegg - Human
•    British born, South African raised Johnny Clegg was one of the first international world music superstars. In the last three decades, he has sold more than five million albums all over the world.
•    “Human” will be Johnny’s first new studio CD release in the UK since 2006’s “One World.”
•    Clegg’s music is a combination of electric and African instrumentation, original material that mixes personal and political concerns, and a modern sense of commercial hooks and production values.


 
Barb Jungr - Just Like A Woman (Hymn To Nina)

“If Randy Newman is the thinking person ''s pop singer,Barb Jungr occupies a similar niche in this country.” The Sunday Times

 Just like a woman is Barb Jungr ''s hymn to the late,great Nina Simone. This beautiful,haunting album combines Barb ''s compelling arrangements and resolute delivery to bring a fresh perspective on songs associated with her heroine Nina Simone.    


 
Martin Taylor - Spirit of Django
Something about this album captured more than just the core of jazz buffs and fans of Taylor's exquisite acoustic jazz guitar. It sold remarkably well and was universally applauded. Taylor is supported by Alec Dankworth (bass), Dave O'Higgins (sax), Jack Emblow (accordion) and guitarist John Goldie. The concept of paying homage by playing in Django's style, but not necessarily following his songs, is highly original. To choose to Djangoize Gershwin's Lady Be Good and Cole Porter's Night And Day was clever. To Djangoize Robert Palmer's Johnny And Mary and Pat Metheny's James Taylor tribute, James, was inspiring.

 
Claire Martin - Too Darn Hot!

Claire Martin concentrates on her core jazz-based strengths,delivering pithy,worldly-wise lyrics with warmth and intelligence,interacting with a sparky,vigorous band.

The SACD layer is both 5.1 channel and 2-channel


 
Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler - Wanabni
Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler

The encounter of two worlds : palestinian poetry and arabic music for Kamilya Jubran, jazz and electronics for the swiss trompetist Werner Hasler The result is outstanding, with a new language made of both cultures, illustrating the harsh and desperate words of contemporary poets.



 
Roy Buchanan - When A Telecaster Plays the Blues

Roy Buchanan “the world’s Best Unknown Guitarist” was one of America's most soulful masters of the electric guitar. Even posthumously, the master of the Telecaster commands the passionate respect of fellow guitarists and a devoted legion of fans.

Buchanan honed his formidable live technique through many long years of playing dance halls, concert halls, bars and dives, his musical journey taking him from underground club gigs in the sixties and seventies to national television, gold record sales, and worldwide tours, with the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, in the eighties.