Odeon 57

The Odeon Trio go for gold. Unlike either the Beaux Arts (Philips) or the Fontenay (Teldec), they use three CDs to include everything by Brahms that could possibly be called a piano trio, not forgetting the Op. 114 and Op. 40 wind trios, whose wind parts can well be rendered by strings. They decide, too, that the original 1853 version of the B major Trio is for them, rather than the revised version of 1889 which is more generally favoured.

As evidenced by their so-so 1983 live set, Live Evil, a Dio-era Black Sabbath live performance was never truly captured on vinyl – as the aforementioned album was allegedly the victim of far too much knob-twiddling during the mixing stage. As a result, many longtime fans will attest that this lone live document was an album that lacked the spark of Sabbath's live shows circa 1980 through 1982. But the good folks at Rhino Handmade have come to the rescue, with the release of 2007's limited-edition Live at Hammersmith Odeon…

Pixinguinha - Som Pixinguinha (1971) {Odeon 100 Anos ‎833563 2 rel 2003}
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Latin / Choro / Samba / Maxixe / Early Brazilian Pop

Alfredo da Rocha Vianna, Jr. (1898-1973), professionally known as Pixinguinha, was Brazil's maestro of the choro. A flute virtuoso, pianist, and saxophonist whose skills as composer and arranger shaped the currents of 20th century Brazilian popular music, he was professionally active for five full decades beginning in 1920. Som Pixinguinha, his last album, was released on Odeon records in 1971 and was reissued in a handsome CD edition by EMI in 2003.

An interesting and beautiful album from Deodato, very different from his funkier work from the same period. It´s extremely short – only 24 minutes – but its a very engaging listen, even as it can make good 'background' music for chilling out with a good book (as I found out recently), which can't be said of his very lively funk interpretations of pieces like 'Also Sprach Zarathurstra'. It's dominated by lush orchestrations, most of the pieces being rather slow and often melancholic, with a few upbeat numbers ("A grande caçada", The Great Hunt, and "Bebê", written by Hermeto Pascoal). This might be one of his lesser-known albums but I think it is some of his best work.

This is the CD reissue of an album recorded in 1976. At this point, Nascimento had an experience with fusion in the Som Imaginario, and with jazzers such as Herbie Hancock (who had recorded with him in the previous year's Milton) or Wayne Shorter (Native Dancer). In this album, Nascimento experiments economically with orchestra, trying to recover his roots, the culture of the Minas Gerais state, whose already strong civilization made possible an expressive Baroque and sacred music in the 17th century. Therefore, the atmosphere here is not as swinging, but it reaches deeper emotional dimensions.

Recording from David Gilmour's concert in London, Hammersmith, Odeon 1984. A mesmerising live performance featuring songs from Pink Floyd and his solo albums, "David Gilmour" and "About Face".