One of the most creative guitar virtuosos of the 20th century, Luiz Bonfá is celebrated as one of the principal architects of the cool Brazilian sound of bossa nova, and as co-author (with A. C. Jobim) of the film score to "Black Orpheus." But Bonfá was far more than the composer of "Manhã de Carnaval." His technical mastery, intimacy, and dynamism suffuse every track of this first CD edition of his masterpiece, a long-unobtainable solo 1959 LP, along with a half-hour of previously unreleased material from the original studio session. 32-page booklet with extensive notes by Anthony Weller.

"Dish of the Day" is the third album by German britpop band Fool's Garden. The most notable and long lasting song is the world-famous "Lemon Tree", other titles are also good crafted, especially lyrics.

Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all-time. He is one of only two British reggae acts (along with UB40) to have an American Billboard number one – "Close to You" in 1990.

This collection spotlights the incredible, yet underappreciated, stylings of blind pianist George Shearing. 20 tracks including 'Lullaby Of Birdland' (composed by Shearing), 'Eleanor Rigby', 'Killing Me Softly With His Song', 'Someone To Watch Over Me', 'Aquarius' and others.

Two award-winning American vocal ensembles perform on the same stage in one evening, on Piazza della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland, 2011-July-02. Here’s the great chance to witness the vocal prowess of The Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices, both known for their excellence in jazz, pop and the art of group singing.

'Propaganda' is a classic rock album, complete with hard hitting guitars, thumping bass, pounding drums and manic falsetto-style vocals. There is an energy and forcefulness to the songs that Sparks have never quite managed to replicate since. The album was a Top 10 hit in the UK.

Wide River is the fifteenth album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band; the title track was their last Hot 100 hit. It would be Steve Miller Band's last studio album until Bingo! (2010) 17 years later. Recorded in 1993, it sounds like the SMB from the mid 70s. If you enjoy Fly Like An Eagle, Book of Dreams or The Joker, you'll like this CD.

Newman dared to be a neoclassical pop survivor, narrative guerilla, and prankster, and no album summarizes these gifts better than this 70s classic, which found the singer, songwriter, pianist, and arranger spreading his wings to fuse the economy of his songwriting with his lush talents as a composer. Rhino's 2002 remixed, expanded reissue is fleshed out with early versions of "Dayton, Ohio 1903" and "Sail Away," the rarities "Let It Shine and "Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong," and a demo take of "You Can Leave Your Hat On."

Recorded at film producer George Lucas' studios at Skywalker Ranch, 'Bingo!' is The Steve Miller Band's first studio album in 17 years. Reaching back to his apprenticeship as a young man on the Chicago blues scene, Miller and co-producer Andy Johns brought classic R&B numbers, which have been at the foundation of Miller's music throughout his career, into the 21st century. Special edition features features 14 carefully chosen and crafted blues tracks performed in distinctive Steve Miller Band fashion. Special guests include Joe Satriani.

This is an unusual smooth-jazz album devoted to the moon and stars from Swedish jazz trombonist Nils Landgren. He has roped in some impressive support, including Jazz Crusaders pianist Joe Sample and French accordion star Richard Galliano. Landgren's warm-toned trombone is as persuasive as his Nat Cole and Chet Baker-influenced singing. Guests are Joao Bosco, Steve Gadd, NDR Bigband, and others.

Trying to shake things up, producer Creed Taylor brought in arranger Marty Sheller from Mongo Santamaria's Afro-Cuban band, reduced the sizes of the servings (no track is longer than 3:45), cranked up the decibels to a raucous level, and presented Benson in what he hoped would be a radio-friendly setting. The wonder is that Benson manages to transcend the blasting Latin-percussion-spiced production, the tight time limits, and all with often brilliantly tasty guitar fills and brief solos in many styles and three reverb-heavy vocals.

Folk-Pop singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop had his greatest success on the ABC label in the mid-'70s when he scored the Top 40 pop hits "Save It for a Rainy Day" and "On and On." These and all of his other top 40 hits are featured in this compilation. Personnel includes Dave Grusin, Eric Clapton, Chaka Khan, and other stars.

Pianist Earl Hines and singer Jimmy Rushing had crossed paths many times through the years, but this was their first joint recording; in addition, this was the first official recording by Hines' 1967-69 quartet, a unit also including Budd Johnson on tenor and soprano, bassist Bill Pemberton and drummer Oliver Jackson. Although sounding a little raspy on "Exactly Like You," Rushing is otherwise in prime form, also singing "Am I Blue," "Save It Pretty Mama" and a rocking "St. Louis Blues." Hines is typically brilliant on his "One Night In Trinidad" and rollicking on the multi-key "Changin' the Blues," while the underrated Johnson shows just how distinctive he was on both of his horns.

Stephen Bishop is an American musician, who wrote songs for countless stars, such as Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, David Crosby, to name a few. On this album, played with Latin mood throughtly, he sings his songs by himself, with guest apperarance of Eric Clapton, Earl Klugh, Kenny Rankin & Luciana Souza. The band is also all-star: Oscar Castro-Neves (guitars, keyboards), Don Grusin (piano and keyboards), Alex Acuna (drums), Brian Bromberg (bass).

Most of the tracks on "Love Held Lightly" are previously unreleased Harold Arlen songs written for unproduced stage, film and television musicals; this collection spans approximately fifty years of work. A number of lyricists are also represented including Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee and Truman Capote. Peggy sings with an emotional resonance that came with her experience and her age. The swing arrangements of Keith Ingham and the playing of the likes of saxophonist Ken Peplowski, bassist Jay Leonhart and guitarist John Chiodini make this a rare and beautiful gem.