Carrier Aircraft (the Classic Jet Era)

The Roberta Martin Singers were one the premier American gospel groups of the middle decades of the 20th century, with their leader Roberta Martin famed as one of the most innovative and influential figures in the history of gospel music. The writer Robert Marovitch said that the group "gave gospel its signature ensemble sound". Lead singer and main songwriter Roberta Martin founded the group in 1933, although their recording career did not start until 1947, lasting until Martin's health failed in the 1960s and she died from cancer in 1969.

Almost from the start of their career, Deep Purple played sessions for the newly formed Radio 1, where they were championed by DJs such as John Peel, Tommy Vance and Pete Drummond, late night and weekend jocks who would feature underground music from the UK and overseas. Disc One here contains a number of sessions Purple recorded for the BBC between 1968 and 1970, during this era. Between ’70 and ’72, the band released three of their most renowned and heavy albums, Deep Purple In Rock, Fireball and Machine Head, all of which were huge successes in both the UK, and in the USA where they had now attracted a major following. On March 9th 1972 however, they were back in London, recording a final concert for Radio 1, at the Paris Theatre which was subsequently broadcast on the station, and now features in its entirety on the second disc of this new 2CD collection.

This superb 4-CD collection brings together eight original albums that Dave and the quartet released during the 1950s, the era generally considered to be the great man's golden years. Serving as both a wonderful starting point for those new to Brubeck's music, and as a divine reminder of his finest work for the rest of us, this set remains a must-have collection for just about anyone who has been blessed with ears and a love of music.

This superb 4-CD collection brings together eight original albums that Dave and the quartet released during the 1950s, the era generally considered to be the great man's golden years. Serving as both a wonderful starting point for those new to Brubeck's music, and as a divine reminder of his finest work for the rest of us, this set remains a must-have collection for just about anyone who has been blessed with ears and a love of music.

This superb 4-CD collection brings together eight original albums that Dave and the quartet released during the 1950s, the era generally considered to be the great man's golden years. Serving as both a wonderful starting point for those new to Brubeck's music, and as a divine reminder of his finest work for the rest of us, this set remains a must-have collection for just about anyone who has been blessed with ears and a love of music.