The Countdown Singers - Forever Yours - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The first movement from Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in C Major for Recorder and Basso Continuo, BWV 1033 performed by Karl Stangenberg (recorder), Alfred Lessing (basso continuo) and Max Frey (basso continuo).

Compass - Compass Rises - When artsts self-releases their own recordings, they do so in the hopes that a hit might develop, or even better, a sphere of influence might form. In a lot of cases these records provide a stamp of existence and intent - a sonic business card showing what musicians were made of. Compass Rises (1973), the privately pressed sole LP by Oneonta, New York's Compass, is both a sampling of versatility and a declaration of straight-ahead purpose. The group consisted of saxophonist and bass clarinetist Rick Lawn, keyboardist Joel Chase, bassist Tom Ives (doubling on flugelhorn), and drummer Al Colone. On the LP, percussion duties were shared across the band as well as an conguero, Ken Parmele. The album is a nod to the post-Coltrane lineage of 1970's jazz - even at it's most spry there's an undertow of workmanlike toughness, perhaps a reflection of the industrial-collegiate hybrid towns in New York where Compass plied their trade. Ives' InchCleanin' UpInch starts the proceedings, a modal groover that would not have sounded out of place on a Joe Henderson Milestone LP, coupled with a neat, funky turnaround in the head. InchSunflowerInch has a slight Latin flavor and while it's not exactly F. Hubbard's InchLittle Sunflower,Inch it does have a lilt that's both sinewy and breezy, with Lawn's huskily burnished tenor shimmying atop. Following the ballad InchWaltz for Barbara,Inch a front line expanded with Ives' flugelhorn opens up on the driving InchBlues for Vito,Inch dry and cracking rhythm supporting a tough, metallic dance.InchSchizoid,Inch the nasally incision of Lawn's soprano saxophone in spiraling turns against pummeling toms and Chase's fuzzed-out intervallic sprawl. InchSour CreamInch is a choppy bit of soul jazz, while the closing InchPharoah's ThingInch starts off on an elegiac plateau before unfurling with a piquant, minor-key bounce. Compass

3 time Classical BRIT nominees and You Tube sensations with over 200 million views their brand new studio album titled InchForeverInch, containing 13 newly recorded songs and coinciding with a World Tour in 2023.6 page gate-fold digipack CD plus 12 page colored booklet and full color on-body.'Forever' is the first album recording without Libera's founder, Robert Prizeman, at the helm. The Libera sound was conceived by Robert and was first truly realized in recorded form in 1999. Since then, the sound and repertoire have evolved as the group has gained popularity with audiences across the globe. In the early days the music was mainly based on Robert's compositions, taking influence from ancient plainchant and the great choral repertoire, as well as contemporary production and instrumentation. The boys' voices, however, have always been front and center. We now get to hear and enjoy the new Musical Director Sam Coates's contribution to the group's choral legacy.ARTIST BIOGRAPHYThe London based group Libera is over 20 years old and one of the UK's international success stories. They are No1 selling artists around the world and sung to millions. The boys who make up the South London based vocal group Libera have been described as InchnormalInch and InchordinaryInch. However, as their recordings and performances demonstrate, the music they produce is anything but.The boys of Libera don't come from the hothouse environment of a dedicated choir school, but from different schools, backgrounds, and areas of South London. They come together four times a week to rehearse for regular church services, concerts and international tours.