Ernest Ansermet - Ernest Ansermet Conducts Ballet Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

From deep in the vaults comes a digital re- of their unplugged InchJazzInch LP featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. The additional bonus tracks comprise the entire Jonathan & Darlene Disco Singles Collection from 1979 as originally premiered on the Dr. Demento Radio Program. Jonathan & Darlene Edward's 1957 debut album awarded them a 48 star review in Downbeat Magazine. Their second recording, Jonathan & Darlene in Paris won them the 1960 Grammy for best comedy album. Though this award category somewhat bewildered them it never the less continued a 25 year recording InchcareerInch which culminated in this final album originally released in 1982. When Jonathan & Darlene Edwards put their indelible mark on any style of music it's very hard to erase ! Indeed their jazz InchinterpretationsInch of these classic Ellington, Waller and Strayhorn compositions are a unique listening experience. It's difficult to imagine how Duke, Fats, and Billy would have reacted to these performances. Tracks Honeysuckle Rose/ I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / Ain't Misbehavin' / I've Got a Feelin' I'm Fallin' / Do Nothin' Til You Hear from Me / Take the a Train / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Sophisticated Lady / Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Mood Indigo / Black And Blue. Bonus tracks Stayin' Alive / I Am Woman / Copacabana / Tie a Yellow Ribbon.

2001 . George Antheil (1900-1959) Ballet Mecanique performed by the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Spalding. Recorded October 4-5, 1999 at the County Ballroom, the War Memorial, Trenton, New Jersey. Antheil's musical reputation rests on this ballet which represented the climax of his period with the French 'avant-garde'. It achieved massive notoriety through it's bizarre orchestra of pianos, percussion, electric buzzers & airplane propellers. Musically it's one of the masterpieces of the early 20th century & culturally represents a fine example of the Inchspirit of the timeInch that was prevalent in Paris during the early 1920's.

Lovenskiold / Lassen - Music to the Bournonville Ballets [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/08/2011