Albert Mangelsdorff With J.f. Jenny Clarke & Ronald Shannon Jackson Allbert Live in Montreux! (2014)

Altoist Bud Shank and tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper toured Europe extensively in 1957 and spent two months in Germany. While there, they often worked with trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff's unit, a group that also featured guitarist Attila Zoller. Mangelsdorff appeared on a few broadcasts with Shank and Cooper, with the two previously unissued broadcasts on this valuable CD being under the trombonist's name. Mangelsdorff is best remembered for his work in free jazz and the avant-garde but in 1957 he was a very fluent bop trombonist, one who held his own with the two saxophonists. Zoller also fares particularly well during these straight-ahead performances while Shank (doubling occasionally on flute) and Cooper (who switches to oboe for a couple of specialties) are heard in their early prime. Fans of West Coast jazz will definitely love these rare and well-preserved broadcasts.

Recorded over a series of live concerts in London, this double CD features an Acoustic Alchemy lineup of Greg Carmichael, Miles Gilderdale, Fred White, Greg Grainger, and Gary Grainger playing songs from 2011's Roseland as well as signature songs from the band's 16-album career, including "The Beautiful Game," "Jamaica Heartbeat," "One for Shorty," and "Lazeez."

Unofficial release of George Duke and Stanley Clarke together with the drummer Leon Ndugu Chancler, recorded at live at Jazz Festival Montreux in 1988 and released by the label Jazz Door in 1993.

Albert Mangelsdorff had just completed a long concert tour in Asia prior to this recording session in Frankfurt, where he documented many of the originals that he performed on the road. Accompanied by alto saxophonist Gunther Kronberg, tenor saxophonist Heinz Sauer, bassist Gunter Lenz and drummer Ralf Hubner, the trombonist offers a splendid mix of Eastern and Western music in his arrangements. "Abstractions" (first released as "Now Jazz Ramwong") is an enticing modal piece inspired by a Thai folk dance, featuring Kronberg on soprano sax. Mangelsdorff's "Blue Fanfare" and "Blues Du Domicile" are straightforward boppish blues, while "Es Sungen Drei Engel" is his adaptation of a 13th century German folk song. Sauer contributed "Club Trois," while "Three Jazz Moods on a Theme from Pather Panchali" is the leader's adaptation of music by sitarist Ravi Shankar.

This is a fine CD of Blues Brothers material, featuring the original Blues Brothers Band and frontman Larry Thurston, performing at Montreux Jazz Festival on July 12, 1989. From the late '80s through the early 90's, the Blues Brothers Band was a popular touring act throughout Europe, with Mr. Thurston doing a fine job on lead vocals. None of the other 90's Blues Brothers frontmen (Dan Ackroyd, John Goodman, Jim Belushi) appear on this CD or in this Line-Up. Not exactly "essential", but a good performance of the tour band during this period of the band's history.

The historically monumental concert performance by blues legends Buddy Guy & Junior Wells! Recorded 1978 in the gorgeous seaside town of Montreux at the foot of the Swiss Alps, this show cemented Guy & Wells’s reputation as the most significant, undeniable blues duo in music history! The audio has been digitally remastered for the highest audio quality possible!

Pink Floyd have surprised fans with the release of a dozen live albums documenting some of their gigs from the early ’70s.

Ian Anderson revolutionized the progressive rock genre with his flute playing With "Thick As A Brick - Live In Iceland" the multi-instrumentalist creates a concert experience of a special kind: Jethro Tull's worldwide acclaimed concept album "Thick As A Brick" (1972) and its sequel "Thick As A Brick 2" (2012) form the basis of this live album. The concert, filmed in Iceland, brings the story of the main character Gerald Bostock to life, creating the ultimate and emotional presentation of both albums. "Thick As A Brick - Live In Iceland" is a must-have for every Jethro Tull fan and leaves nothing to be desired.

For many prog heads the legendary progressive rock band Änglagård belongs to the best Swedish prog bands. Their music, mostly inspired by King Crimson, certainly contains great moments and their short back catalogue of only three studio albums feature some outstanding pieces.
In March 2013 Änglagård played a series of three concerts at Club Citta, Tokyo in Japan to promote their latest studio album Viljans Öga (2012). At the time they were sharing the bill with The Crimson ProjeKCt. This live CD contains songs from all three studio albums. In addition to the older pieces, you also get one brand new piece on this record, namely Introvertus Fugu, part I, which was previously unreleased. This new piece shows that the band can still write fantastic prog rock tunes!