Various Artists - Big Broadcast 11: Jazz & Popular Music (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Here is Challenge Classics fourth orchestral of Robin de Raaf's music. Robin de Raaf is counted amongst the contemporary leading composers in the Netherlands. His music is complex and much elaborated, but also approachable to the ear. On previous CC 72762 (Melodies unheard) The result is ultimately a very personal kind of expressionism that is never less than impressive and sometimes beautiful, sometimes overwhelmingly violent. (Records International)

The twelfth and final installment in Rivermont's InchBig BroadcastInch series features more than two dozen excellent jazz, dance band, and vocal recordings of the 1920s and 1930s selected by Rich Conaty, host of the popular, long-running vintage music radio program InchThe Big BroadcastInch heard Sunday evenings on WFUV-FM in New York City. As with previous InchBig BroadcastInch volumes, most of these selections are making their first appearance on compact disc, expertly remastered from the best available sources. The enclosed 40-page booklet features dozens of illustrations and extensive commentary on the recordings. 80 minutes.

The tenth in Rivermont's popular InchBig BroadcastInch series features a variety of excellent jazz, dance band, and vocal recordings of the 1920s and 1930s selected by Rich Conaty, host of the long-running vintage music radio program InchThe Big BroadcastInch heard Sunday evenings on WFUV-FM in New York City. Many of these selections are making their first appearance on compact disc, and some are being issued here for the first time anywhere. All have been expertly remastered from the best available sources. Conaty provides insightful introductions to each recording in the enclosed 20-page illustrated booklet. Highlights in Volume 10 include a previously unissued performance from Irene Taylor with Charles Agnew's Orchestra, as well as rarities from Annette Hanshaw, Claude Hopkins, Joe Sullivan, Jan Garber, Noble Sissle, Bill Haid's Cubs, Paul Ash, Nat Shilkret, Ted Lewis, and others. 79 minutes.