Leela James - Loving You More in the Spirit of Etta James - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For Maria Raquel, there is no fear when it comes to following her passion. Whether it be moving from Colombia to New York to follow her dream, or getting onstage with the greats of latin music, Maria does no second guessing. On her debut album Mucha Mujer, Maria dives headfirst into the classic sounds of boleros and cumbias, spotlighting her smoky alto amidst a live 16 piece orchestra of percussion, strings, horns, bass and guitar. Featuring all original compositions and recorded to analog tape, Mucha Mujer is reminiscent of classic recordings by artists like Omara Portuondo, Celia Cruz, and La Lupe, yet Maria Raquel breathes new life into these classic genres- the haunting yearning of the boleros contrasting with the pulsing insistence of Cumbia. Featuring some of New York's top latin musicians such as Reuben Rodriguez (Tito Puente), Marcos Lopez (Marc Anthony), Ivan Renta (Eddie Palmieri), and arranged and produced by Mike Eckroth (Orquesta Akokán) and Jacob Plasse (Los Hacheros), Mucha Mujer introduces the world to a spellbinding new talent.1. Mucha Mujer2. Cumbia del Presente3. Celos4. Juego de Color5. Cumbia de la Gaita6. Miranme7. La Reina del Baile8. Ya No9. Confesión 210. Buena Fortuna

2018 . Rayland Baxter's Wide Awake is a dream realized. Since he first started writing music, this roving rock 'n' roll philosopher dreamed of a space where he could devote every waking hour to creating. The hard-touring musician finally found it in the form of an abandoned rubber band factory in Franklin, KY, where he covered the windows, threw a mattress on the floor, and with guitar and piano in tow, spent three straight months writing. At night, he would sit and listen to the sounds around him coyotes, the howling wind, the faint prattle of the nightly TV news. The result of this isolation quest is Wide Awake, a ten-song collection that celebrates the best aspects of humanity and grasps at understanding the worst.

Giancarlo Cardini - piano, Andrea Centazzo - percussion, recorded live in Prato, Italy July 15th, 1983. Pianist Giancarlo Cardini is well known as one of the best interpreters of new music. He rarely performed improvised music and the tracks here are a rare and exciting document. Andrea Centazzo did a substantial re-mixing and re-editing of all recordings that now are as fresh and interesting as never before. Housed in a DVD style case.