Jonathan Stout

Third album by the quintet co-lead by Spanish saxophone-man Enric Peidro and American guitar player Jonathan Stout.This time, recorded live at one of the most popular venues for swing lovers in Spain: Big Mama Ballroom.As in their previous albums, the sparks fly in between the two leaders and his respective tones and improvisatory approaches match like bread and butter and proves that to make good music, no fireworks are needed, but just talent, good taste and love for the music.With these simple (but hard to get these days) ingredients, the success of the recipe is guaranteed and good musicians like the ones involved in this recording can cook such a delicious meal (read "album" here) with is as unpretentious as brilliant, as any great music should be. A must have for swinging jazz adepts, dancers and in general for good music lovers, labels aside.

This interdisciplinary collection of comparative essays by distinguished historians and literary critics looks at aspects of the thought of Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin and considers the place of these two men in American culture.

Raised in Cecilia, Kentucky and now domiciled in Destin, Florida, sax player Michael J Thomas may yet turn out to be the smooth jazz find of 2010. His debut CD, City Beat , which hits the streets on March 2, is a tremendously accomplished piece of work and, given that Thomas writes or co-writes all but one of ten choice tracks, proves also to be a wonderful showcase for his art. Thomas s writing partner is guitarist Shannon Wallace who co- produces and performs with him throughout. Together, with a tight group of backing musicians, they deliver a tremendously commercial collection that has every prospect of doing very well. <P> The album opens with the sophisticatedly cool Midtown Manhattan .