Argentinean pianist, arranger, and composer Adrián Iaies got involved in the jazz fusion scene in the mid-'80s when the talented musician formed a band called Touch, recording Ventanilla 16, released by Cirse Records in 1989, and La Lluvia es Sagrada, made in one session on May 26, 1993. That same year, Adrián Iaies created a project called Adrián Iaies Trío, issuing Nostalgias y Otros Vicios in 1998 and Grammy-nominated Las Tardecitas de Minton's in 1999. Later, concentrating on a solo piano record called Una Modica Plenitud. In the year 2000, after performing at New York's Brazilian-Argentinean Jazz Festival, Adrián Iaies moved to Barcelona, Spain, to make Tango Reflections.
In their 50 historic years entertaining generations of enthusiastic fans, The Osmonds collectively and individually have recorded 142 albums which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. They hold 51 Gold and Platinum sales awards, and their concerts have set attendance records around the world.
Macy Gray's unique, sandpapery voice–something of a cross between Erykah Badu and Eartha Kitt–and her mixing of vintage soul values with a more contemporary sound, earned her a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for the song "I Try"). LIVE IN LAS VEGAS captures Gray performing three years later, on November 18, 2004 at the Vegas venue House of Blues…
Def Leppard dove into the classic-albums-in-their-entirety trend via an 11-date residency at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, performing 1987's Hysteria from start to finish, adding other classic hits to round out the set. More interestingly, taking a tip from Joe Elliott's Mott the Hoople tribute side project the Down 'n' Outz, Def Leppard opened for themselves, performing as Ded Flatbird and running through rarities and early hits that they have rarely played live in the years since becoming superstars…
Album released in Spain in 1973, as a sequel to the original English in 1969 -, which includes up to 9 of the most famous works by English musician, composer and editor Albert William Ketèlbey (Birmingham, 1875-1959). Although he composed a lot of works for symphony orchestras and chamber groups Ketèlbey is and always will remember especially for small musical pieces such as those included in this LP, which were very popular for their great descriptive strength and the beautiful melodies they contain. Eric Rogers conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with more than 80 musicians and a 30 male voices choir, recorded at Kingsway Hall in London this repertoire without making the slightest alteration in original scores of Ketèlbey, shown here in all its purity and expressiveness.