Toby Driver - Driver, Toby : In the Li Li Library Loft - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

'Of the many eclectic influences informing the Toby Koenigsberg Trio - Jarrett, Mehldau, Evans, Clusone 3, Elliott Smith - none are more apparent than that provided by their own inner voices. Fresh and spirited with prodigious chops and a depth of musical enterprise, the trio visits the Bud Powell gems InchOblivianInch and InchSo Sorry PleaseInch along with several dynamic originals and a poignant reading of InchMy Foolish Heart.Inch the trio, with drummer Jason Palmer and bassist Tyler Abbott, is based in Eugene, Oregon where Toby is assistant Professor of Jazz Piano at the University of Oregon. He received his Master of Music from Eastman and pursued graduate study at the Peabody Conservatory. Album Tracks 1. Thirteen Species 2. Oblivion 3. Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (One) 4. My Foolish Heart 5. So Sorry Please 6. Variant Strain 7. Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (Two) 8. Show Type Tune 9. Realizing

Michael Franks takes a new turn in music with this love song-filled album. The instrumentals provide a balanced background. Album Tracks 1. Jealousy 2. Ladies' Nite 3. No-Deposit Love 4. Laughing Gas 5. Wonderland 6. Tahitian Moon 7. Flirtation 8. Love Duet 9. No One But You

Choral music has always played a significant and central role at Belfast Cathedral, since it's consecration in 1904. This strong choral tradition continues to this day with the recently formed all-adult, fully professional vocal ensemble. This 'new' cathedral choir brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral and are featured here in their debut album for Resonus Classics. Featuring a varied program of seasonal carols from composers including Elizabeth Poston, John Rutter and Philip Ledger, this album celebrates Christmas from Northern Ireland's national cathedral. Album Tracks 1. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 2. The Voice of the Angel Gabriel 3. Rorate Coeli Desuper! 4. Adam Lay Ybounden 5. Immortal Babe 6. The Holy Boy (A Carol of the Nativity) 7. A Great and Mighty Wonder 8. I Sing of a Maiden 9. Mary's Lullaby 10. Lullay, My Liking 11. Watts' Cradle Song 12. A Gallery Carol, Op. 109, No. 4 13. Moonless Darkness Stands Between 14. Still, Still, Still 15. O Bethlehem 16. In the Bleak Midwinter 17. On Christmas Night 18. What Shall We Offer Thee, O Christ 19. Toccata on Good King Wenceslas 20. Good King Wenceslas