"Saiyuki", the Japanese name for the "Journey to the West", is a famous Chinese novel written in the XVIth century by Wu Cheng'en. Nguyên Lê chose to use this name as an image for travels, both real and imaginary, which bring musicians together to create their music. Each musician of Saiyuki is blessed with a double culture combining tradition & modernity and is a virtuoso of their very specific instrument.

"Five Miles out" represents the typical format of Mike's albums in the 80's: long track, here "Taurus 2", and an assortment of shorter musical pieces. (Mike has started this concept with "Platinum" and has kept it for almost twelve years.) Being a strongly conceptual album, "Five Miles out" was inspired with Mike's adventure, when a plane, piloted by him, was caught in a heavy storm. Needles to say, this album wouldn't gain its high reputation (it was his most selling album after the debut "Tubular Bells") without act of Mike's new discovery which he found in Maggie Reilly, female singer.

This album shows the wide range of music that Meja has been delivering for over ten years now. She has a soothing voice, mixed with her thoughtful lyrics all captured in a well produced musical environment. Also included her beautiful duet "Private Emotion" with Ricky Martin as well as her monster hit "All 'bout The Money".

2009 holiday release, the first Christmas album from the legendaryFolk/Rock singer/songwriter. "Christmas In The Heart" is Dylan's 47th album. In a commitment to ending hunger, all of Bob Dylan's U.S. current and future royalties from sales of Christmas In The Heart will be donated in perpetuity to Feeding America, guaranteeing that more than four million meals will be provided to over 1.4 million people in need in this country during this year's holiday season. 15 tracks including 'Here Comes Santa Claus', 'Winter Wonderland', 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' and many others.

This is arguably the finest (and first) rock & roll Christmas album of all time. Recorded in 1957 at the height of his artistry, when he truly could be called the King of Rock & Roll, this album demonstrates Presley having a lot of vocal fun with a variety of styles, whether it's a carol ("Silent Night") or pop standard (Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus").

This three-disc set offers useful, intriguing insights into the man and his music. The notes include a biography and interviews with Jobim, producer Creed Taylor, and arranger and producer Oscar Castro Neves. The 55-song collection is organized in three parts: a disc of vocal performances (revisiting classics such as Jobim's duet with Elis Regina in "Aguas de Marco"), a disc of instrumental versions, and a volume featuring several readings, by different groups, of some of Jobim's best-known works.

"Behind the Lines" is David Knopfler's second solo album after leaving Dire Straits. It features Pino Palladino on bass and a number of other prominent session musicians of the time. Employing lovely 80's sound, interesting chord progressions and nifty tunes, this record culminates in the track "One Time" – a beautiful (xmassy) love song.

One of the second wave of early bossa nova composers, following in the footsteps of Gilberto and Jobim, Marcos Valle straddles both the "traditional" bossa nova world, and lighter, pop-jazz fusion. He wrote the songs which Sinatra, Warwick, Gilberto and Wanderly got raves for. The gorgeous "the Face I Love," or the lament "If You Went Away," and certainly Wanderley's signature tune "Summer Samba" is just the tip.

After earning four gold or platinum albums, singer-songwriter-guitarist Chris Isaak put down his surfboard, turned up the air conditioner and laid down Chris Isaak Christmas, featuring 11 traditional songs (including “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” with Stevie Nicks) and five originals — the lonely-at-Christmas “Washington Square,” “Hey Santa!” and “Christmas On TV,” the spiritual “Brightest Star” and the maybe-next-year “Gotta Be Good.” Chris Isaak Christmas is this season’s holiday surprise — a Christmas album that’s actually cool.

French seven-piece vocal group Pink Turtle perform swing/jazz interpretations of contemporary pop/rock songs. Their 2008 debut, "Pop in Swing", focuses mainly on the sounds of the '70s as they tackle prog rock (Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart"), heavy metal (AC/DC's "Highway to Hell") and disco-pop (Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love"), alongside reworkings of tracks by Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, and the Eagles. A refreshingly fun album, far from stereotyped intellectual jazz, which takes us back to the essence of swing – true entertainment.

In the show "ABBA in Studio 2" ("ABBA w studio 2") the group performed almost all new songs from the forthcoming new album "Arrival" and the already well-known world hit "Fernando". Bonus tracks used in the documentary were "SOS" and "Nina Pretty Ballerina", plus interviews.

Magnificent and rare album of an Italian pop singer Mina. Includes her international hit "Lo Faresti" ("Cacao"), and other beautifully orchestrated and performed tunes (mainly covers), sung in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

This new Chaka album is a superb collection of standards, sure to be a coveted treasure for decades to come. She delivers beautiful renditions of such classics as "Round Midnight", "To Sir With Love", "I'm In The Mood For Love", & "Stormy Weather", adding her own special brand of vocal expertise to each song.

Long before the pop hits of the middle 70's, Steve Miller was an extrodinary musician with original bluesy/trippy/rockin' style of his own. Guests are abound, notably Paul McCartney, Lee Michaels, Ben Sidran and, most profoundly, Nicky Hopkins on piano in "Baby's House". Enjoy classic SMB, captured in his very creative period.

Excellent unofficial DVD of John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension performance at Vienne, France, 07/07/2008.