Teo Usuelli - La Rivoluzione Sessuale (The Sexual Revolution) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Ensemble FA - Imprints Veils & Shards [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/30/2009

Of all the pianists in the annals of jazz, Art Tatum is the one who is most often cited by the great pianists of the post-war era as a key influence and inspiration, his remarkable speed, dexterity, fluency and sheer relaxed mastery of the keyboard in his prolific interpretations of the standards from the Great American Songbook setting him apart from just about all of his peers. Developing his skill despite his blindness, he astounded observers, who marvelled at his technique, often saying that he sounded like two people playing. This great-value 93-track 4-CD set comprises a significant proportion of his recordings from his studio debut in 1932 through to 1947 - at that point he began recording for Capitol, and after that had a second substantial career phase recording for Norman Granz's labels during the '50s. It primarily features solo recordings on the Brunswick, Decca, Asch and ARA labels as well as V-Disc recordings, plus trio and small band recordings for those labels as well as Comet, and recordings with the Barney Bigard Sextet for Black & White and other bonus offerings. It does not purport to be a complete or definitive cross-section of this first significant era of his career, but it's certainly a substantial and representative showcase for one of the great piano stylists of the genre.

At least we can hold & touch the long awaited second album by La Casa Azul & with it we can reveal one of the best kept secrets of our times. You won't believe it The kids in the band are not human! They are humanoids programmed by producer & composer Guille Milky way so they can perform his high-tech hyper vitaminated nippon-influenced pop songs. Some did already suspect that such a thing could be possible but most had absolutely no idea that such lovely lads as Clara Sergio Virgin.