James Valentine

James Ingram never became a superstar, but he racked up a respectable number of adult contemporary and urban soul hits during the '80s and early '90s, many of which were duets. Forever More (Love Songs, Hits & Duets) collects 14 highlights from his career, including the hits "Just Once," "One Hundred Ways," "Baby, Come to Me," "Yah Mo Be There," "Somewhere Out There," and "I Don't Have the Heart." The remaining songs may not be as recognizable as the singles, but they're in the same vein and should please the casual fans who were lured in by the well-known hits.

Night Beats are an American psychedelic/garage rock band, formed in 2009 in Seattle, Washington.

Rekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and Joao Lobo - the trio's musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point - on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the group's instrumental grasp with the introduction of American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, who makes his ECM debut here. Not only is the ensemble scope widened; with Brandon Lewis in tow, new dialects and fresh perspectives are broached, and different instrumental paths taken, inspired by an overall heightened sense of communication and Lewis's unmistakable, confident tone.

Rekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and Joao Lobo - the trio's musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point - on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the group's instrumental grasp with the introduction of American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, who makes his ECM debut here. Not only is the ensemble scope widened; with Brandon Lewis in tow, new dialects and fresh perspectives are broached, and different instrumental paths taken, inspired by an overall heightened sense of communication and Lewis's unmistakable, confident tone.

Jazz great James Morrison returns with an essential new album: timeless hits from The Great American Songbook, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart. Performing on a range of instruments (including trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, tenor sax and piano), Morrison brings his trademark virtuosity and flair to classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern and more. These tunes were originally made famous by many of the great singers of all time; for this album, Morrison especially commissioned arrangements that bring alive the melodies, styles and meanings that have made these songs so immortal and beloved.

Rekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and Joao Lobo - the trio's musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point - on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the group's instrumental grasp with the introduction of American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, who makes his ECM debut here. Not only is the ensemble scope widened; with Brandon Lewis in tow, new dialects and fresh perspectives are broached, and different instrumental paths taken, inspired by an overall heightened sense of communication and Lewis's unmistakable, confident tone.