Ar Lounge Classics

2013 release that includes tracks from Plaid, Afterlife, Christophe Goze, Bliss, Cantoma, Belladonna and others.

It has been 25 years since the first Café del Mar Volume was released. To celebrate this milestone we have carefully selected a mix of classics & brand new tracks to reflect the essence of Café del Mar. The double CD release features brand new tracks & remixes by Quantic, The Cinematic Orchestra, Zero 7, Peggu Gou, BadBadNotGood and timeless classics by Chicane, A Man Called Adam, Trio Mocoto, Planet Funk, just to name but a few.

It has been 25 years since the first Café del Mar Volume was released. To celebrate this milestone we have carefully selected a mix of classics & brand new tracks to reflect the essence of Café del Mar. The double CD release features brand new tracks & remixes by Quantic, The Cinematic Orchestra, Zero 7, Peggu Gou, BadBadNotGood and timeless classics by Chicane, A Man Called Adam, Trio Mocoto, Planet Funk, just to name but a few.

It has been 25 years since the first Café del Mar Volume was released. To celebrate this milestone we have carefully selected a mix of classics & brand new tracks to reflect the essence of Café del Mar. The double CD release features brand new tracks & remixes by Quantic, The Cinematic Orchestra, Zero 7, Peggu Gou, BadBadNotGood and timeless classics by Chicane, A Man Called Adam, Trio Mocoto, Planet Funk, just to name but a few.

UMTV are releasing ‘Café Mambo, 20 years of Ibiza Chillout’ celebrating 20 years of legendary DJs and classic music in Ibiza’s iconic pre-party bar on 16 June 2014. Mixed by Café Mambo resident Pete Gooding, artists include Lana Del Ray, Fatboy Slim, London Grammar, Grace Jones, Pete Tong, Groove Armada, William Orbit, Tensnake, Moby and Frankie Knuckles. The album also features an exclusive remix of a Phil Collins’ The Roof is Leaking as well a remix from The Rolling Stones. With a blend of classic, exclusive and rare songs, this album marks 20 years of iconic chillout music on The White Isle. Pete Gooding, Café Mambo resident says ” This album represents a fantastic 20 years of chilled music in Café Mambo. With such an incredible setting and view of the sunset, I have been honoured to play there over the years”.

UMTV are releasing ‘Café Mambo, 20 years of Ibiza Chillout’ celebrating 20 years of legendary DJs and classic music in Ibiza’s iconic pre-party bar on 16 June 2014. Mixed by Café Mambo resident Pete Gooding, artists include Lana Del Ray, Fatboy Slim, London Grammar, Grace Jones, Pete Tong, Groove Armada, William Orbit, Tensnake, Moby and Frankie Knuckles. The album also features an exclusive remix of a Phil Collins’ The Roof is Leaking as well a remix from The Rolling Stones. With a blend of classic, exclusive and rare songs, this album marks 20 years of iconic chillout music on The White Isle. Pete Gooding, Café Mambo resident says ” This album represents a fantastic 20 years of chilled music in Café Mambo. With such an incredible setting and view of the sunset, I have been honoured to play there over the years”.

Between 1995 and 2004, Detroit saxophonist James Carter released several conceptual discs: a salute to Django Reinhardt (Chasin' the Gypsy), electric-era Miles Davis (Layin' in the Cut), jazz ballads (Real Quiet Storm), and a lush Billie Holiday tribute (Gardenias for Lady Day). With the release of each disc, the unavoidable question remained: would Carter ever put out another straight-ahead session in the vein of his early-'90s recordings JC on the Set and Jurassic Classics? Happily, Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge makes up for lost time. Carter and an amazing array of musicians took flight for three nights in June 2001 at Baker's in Detroit, featuring guest appearances by David Murray and Johnny Griffin alongside fellow Motor City natives Franz Jackson, Kenny Cox, Dwight Adams, Larry Smith, and Gerard Gibbs.

Connie Francis recorded so many pop trifles during her long career that it's easy to forget what a hip and effervescent singer she could be when paired with the right material and collaborators. Cocktail Connie: Connie Francis Sings and Swings Lounge Classics rights that wrong, assembling 18 surprisingly fresh and sophisticated tracks recorded for MGM during the mid-'60s. A significant chunk of the compilation originates via 1968's Sings Bacharach and David - arranger Claus Ogerman's interpretations of songs like "Walk on By," "This Girl's in Love with You," and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" augment the melodies' jazz-like intricacies to create subdued, richly textured settings that perfectly complement Francis' uncharacteristic vocal restraint, complete with nuanced orchestration worthy of Burt Bacharach himself…