Vladimir Feltsman A Tribute to Tchaikovsky (2011)

Vladimir Feltsman - A Tribute to Prokofiev (2018)  Music

Posted by SERTiL at Feb. 8, 2018
Vladimir Feltsman - A Tribute to Prokofiev (2018)

Vladimir Feltsman - A Tribute to Prokofiev (2018)
Classical | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 189 MB
Label: Nimbus Alliance | Tracks: 16 | Time: 72:25 min

The legacy of Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) is by now well explored and universally acknowledged. His music is performed all over the world. It is hard to imagine our musical life without his works, which have become indispensable ‘standards’ on our concert menu. In addition to his outstanding abilities as a composer, Prokofiev had an incredible melodic gift – a rarity for a twentieth-century composer (Rachmaninoff excepted).
Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato - Stabat Mater: A Tribute to Pergolesi (2011)

Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato - Stabat Mater: A Tribute to Pergolesi (2011)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:11:48 | 394 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog: 477 8857 GH2

Baroque music is not the usual province of soprano Anna Netrebko, or contralto Marianna Pizzolato, or conductor Antonio Pappano, or the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma, so the listener might approach this tribute to the 300th anniversary of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi with some skepticism, but the performers do a terrific job. The orchestra uses modern instruments, so this is never going to be mistaken for a recording by Baroque specialists, but everyone involved approaches the challenge with such sensitivity and such evident excitement that listeners who don't demand absolute adherence to cutting-edge developments in early music practice are likely to be swept up.

VA - Random: A Tribute to Gary Numan (1997) 2CDs  Music

Posted by Designol at March 3, 2024
VA - Random: A Tribute to Gary Numan (1997) 2CDs

VA - Random: A Tribute to Gary Numan (1997) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 772 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 266 Mb | Scans ~ 45 Mb | 02:00:29
Electronic, Rock, Pop, Synthpop, Industrial | Label: Beggars Banquet | # BBQCD 195

Gary Numan is known for robotic, stylized singing. His primitive electronics and pre-"new romantic" sound did nothing for me. A myriad, zealous voices will tell you that Numan was sings "good songs." Now, in this 2-CD collection of Numan interpretations you can hear those good songs without Numan's idiosyncratic delivery. The known and the unknown join to make proto-dance music out of mechanical master's material. Matt Sharp (Weezer) and Damon Albarn (Blur) cover "We Have a Technical." Also on the compilation are Gravity Kills, EMF, The Magnetic Fields, Jesus Jones, the out-of-place hip hop group Underdog (but, there's only one of them), Sukia, The Orb, Pop Will Eat Itself. One of my favorite cuts is "Metal" by Towering Inferno. Brian Eno described their Kaddish album as "frightening" and they are here joined by Eddie Reader. I also am very fond of the two versions of "Are 'Friends' Electric?" Techno rockers Republicaare joined by Numan himself for one version and Belgian discovery An Pierle offers another.

Ben Waters - Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute to Ian Stewart (2011)  Music

Posted by v3122 at March 2, 2022
Ben Waters - Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute to Ian Stewart (2011)

Ben Waters - Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute to Ian Stewart (2011)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Eagle Rec., ST2EA265 | ~ 253 or 99 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 13 Mb
Blues

In Life, his 2010 autobiography, Keith Richards makes clear that boogie-woogie pianist Ian Stewart was the organizing principle in the Rolling Stones, calling the first audition/rehearsal that led to the formation of the band, even though, when the group was offered a recording contract, he was shunted aside as an unnecessary sixth member who didn't look the part. (Amazingly, the self-effacing Stewart agreed to continue to play on their records and serve as their road manager.) Ben Waters pays tribute to "Stu" on this album largely given over to boogie-woogie, and he has enlisted a star-filled set of guests including Stones members Richards, Mick Jagger (who sings and plays harmonica on a cover of Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow"), Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ronnie Wood, as well as other notable musicians such as PJ Harvey and Jools Holland…
Jérôme Etcheberry Popstet - Satchmocracy: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong (2021)

Jérôme Etcheberry Popstet - Satchmocracy: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 332 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 145 Mb | Covers included | 00:56:23
Jazz, Swing | Label: Camille Productions

“SATCHMOCRACY knocked me out from start to finish and listening to it was one of my most satisfying experiences in a very turbulent year. Instead of pretending it’s the 1920s, Jerome Etcheberry and company perform this music in the 2020s, keeping it fresh-sounding and moving forward. In such a contemporary, swinging setting, Louis Armstrong’s original trumpet lines jump out and hit the listener between the ears in exciting new ways, especially when scored for multiple instruments and when placed over consistently shifting rhythms. It’s further proof that every note Armstrong played will simultaneously remain hip and timeless, especially when presented the way it’s done on SATCHMOCRACY!”
V.A. - A Collection of Delicate Diamonds: A Tribute to Pink Floyd (2011)

V.A. - A Collection of Delicate Diamonds: A Tribute to Pink Floyd (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 908 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 321 MB | Covers - 35 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rokarola Records/Music Avenue (250292)

This Collection Of Delicate Diamonds is an epic homage to Pink Floyd, a group with one of the most loyal and enduring fan bases of any band in the history of Rock music. The line-up performing these distinctive interpretations of Pink Floyd diamonds includes musicians from varied genres of popular music, including members of Asia, Black Country Communion, Deep Purple, Doobie Bros, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Hawkwind, Jethro Tull, Journey, King Crimson, Styx, The Doors, Toto & Yes.
Aretha Franklin - Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington (2011) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Aretha Franklin - Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:02 | 791 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Since her youth Franklin had admired Dinah Washington, and it's a safe bet that the level of emotional commitment Washington brought to her work was a major influence on the blossoming style of Aretha, not to mention Washington's effortless sense of swing. Shortly before she died, Washington took appreciate notice of her acolyte as well. So Aretha's tribute to Washington is as logical as it is satisfying. Recorded when Aretha was just 21, UNFORGETTABLE is somewhat of a departure from her more R&B-oriented early work. However, the string arrangements of Johnny Mersey adn the jazzy bass work of George Duvivier mesh perfectly with Franklin's high-flying vocal fireworks. From the slow, subtle caress of "What a Difference a Day Made" to the organ-led blues of "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning," the young Aretha is in total command of the material here, simultaneously paying homage to and progressing from the influence of Washington.

VA - Mysterious Voyages: A Tribute To Weather Report (2005) 2CDs  Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 15, 2023
VA - Mysterious Voyages: A Tribute To Weather Report (2005) 2CDs

VA - Mysterious Voyages: A Tribute To Weather Report (2005) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 913 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 356 Mb | Scans included | 02:32:35
Fusion, Post-Bop, Jazz-Rock, Contemporary Jazz | Label: ESC | # ESC 03692-2

This double-CD has 24 different groups of fusion musicians (including some from Europe) paying tribute to Weather Report. Despite the personnel and often the instrumentation changing from track to track, there is a unity to the project and many of the bands sound quite a bit like Weather Report, either purposely as part of the tribute or naturally. The programming is somewhat random and the bands bring back the sound, grooves, and spirits of Weather Report rather than necessarily always sticking to their compositions. All in all, this is a heartfelt and very well-played tribute that can also serve as an introduction to a cross-section of some of today's top fusion musicians, many of whom are not household names yet.
V.A. - A Flower Full of Stars - A Tribute to The Flower Kings [4CD Box Set] (2011)

V.A. - A Flower Full of Stars - A Tribute to The Flower Kings [4CD Box Set] (2011)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 1,52 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 550 MB | Covers - 899 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Musea (FGBG 4887)

There are a few artists out there that, without trying to change the world, succeeded in accomodating the old recipes to the present day. In the domain of Progressive rock, The Flower Kings is the perfect example. Following a path not unsimilar to Spock's Beard's, the swedish band led by guitarist Roine Stolt achieved to leave its mark in the middle of the Nineties, accompanying the rebirth of Progressive rock. It remains on top of the genre nowadays. It is no surprise then if, after having paid tribute to most of the giants of the Golden Seventies, the artists of today tend to care about that second generation as well. That's how the Musea label and the Colossus fanzine created an album in four CDs, tailor-made for the excellency of The Flower Kings: "A Flower Full Of Stars - A Tribute To The Flower Kings".

V.A. - A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 3, 2021
V.A. - A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)

V.A. - A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 304 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 126 MB | Covers - 26 MB
Genre: Folk, Rock, Jazz, Pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nonesuch (122620-2)

Prior to this moment, only in our wildest and sauciest dreams could we picture Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Brad Mehldau, Prince and James Taylor rolling around together. Nonesuch Records, however, has made our dreams a reality.
Joni Mitchell covers dot the musical landscape the way Tim Hortons doughnut shacks line the highways of Ontario. It's a little surprising, then, that the first Mitchell tribute album to be released on a major U.S. label didn't emerge until 2007, which was coincidentally the same year Mitchell was scheduled to release Shine, her first studio effort to appear in some ten years. And as far as tribute albums go, A Tribute to Joni Mitchell isn't half bad. The compilation is split up between songs that were recorded specifically for the tribute album, such as Sufjan Stevens' "A Free Man in Paris," and those that were recorded and released previously, such as James Taylor's "River"…