Alison Balsam

Alison Krauss - Windy City (Deluxe Edition) (2017) Music

Posted by SERTiL at Feb. 27, 2017

The careful selection of covers on Windy City speaks volumes about Alison Krauss’ inspirations as an artist. Here, she offers a warmly nostalgic musical tour of mid-century Nashville. These are deep cuts—among the Bill Monroe b-sides and obscure bluegrass covers are only a few hits by Glen Campbell and Brenda Lee. But Krauss makes every song sound effortlessly her own, from the string-accompanied heartbreak “Losing You” to the gently swinging twang of “Dream of Me."

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Alison Krauss - Windy City (Deluxe Edition) (2017) Music

Posted by SERTiL at Feb. 17, 2017

Alison Krauss, the most awarded female artist in GRAMMY history (27 awards including Album of the Year in 2009), will release Windy City, on February 17th. Windy City is a beautifully curated collection of classic songs produced by Nashville Veteran Buddy Cannon. While they span different eras and musical genres, there is a unifying sensibility.

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Alistair Ross, Mark Caudle, Alina Ibragimova, Alastair Ross, Tom Etheridg, Tom Poster, Alison Balsom - Magic Trumpet (2020) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Oct. 16, 2020

Alistair Ross, Mark Caudle, Alina Ibragimova, Alastair Ross, Tom Etheridg, Tom Poster, Alison Balsom - Magic Trumpet (2020)
FLAC tracks | 01:19:46 | 344 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Warner Classics

“I realised from early on that it wasn’t just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything … It can have such fabulous colours, be so versatile, and make such a beautiful sound. I will vigorously defend it for the rest of my life.” Alison Balsom is a passionate and eloquent advocate for her instrument and its creative possibilities – and for cultivating a rich and diverse repertoire. Her phenomenal range as a virtuoso and an interpreter can be experienced to the full with Magic Trumpet. Embracing 20 pieces whose timeline runs from the splendour of the Baroque era to the popular idioms of the 20th century, Magic Trumpet confirms just why The Sunday Times has written: “The music is glorious; so is Balsom’s artistry.”

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Alison Moyet - The Best Of - 25 Years Revisited (Remastered) (2009) Music

Posted by Rtax at April 3, 2025

Alison Moyet - The Best Of - 25 Years Revisited (Remastered) (2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 801 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 286 MB
2:01:22 | Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Vocal, Electro, Downtempo, Ballad | Label: Sony Music

Limited two CD edition includes a bonus 11 track CD containing new interpretations of old favorites. 2009 collection from the former Yazoo vocalist featuring the best of her solo recordings. Features early and mid '80s favorites like 'Love Resurrection', 'Invisible', and 'Weak in the Presence of Beauty' and includes tracks spanning her entire 25 year solo career. Sony/BMG.

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Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite (2001) Music

Posted by L@ter at July 18, 2010

New Favorite is the ninth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released August 14, 2001. The album peaked in the top 50 of the Billboard 200 and within the top 5 of the Billboard charts for both Country and Bluegrass and was certified gold. This album was released in the same year as the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which Krauss appeared on, that had a large effect on bluegrass in the United States. At the 44th Grammy Awards, New Favorite would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album and the single "The Lucky One" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal as well as Best Country Song. more…

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Alison Balsom - Bach: Works for Trumpet (2005) (Repost) Music

Posted by tirexiss at July 3, 2019

For fanciers of the trumpet and brilliant trumpeting, this is a wonderful disc. Bach, as far as we know, and unlike Telemann, Stölzel, and many other Baroque composers, not to mention Haydn and Hummel who followed them, did not write any concerted works specifically for the trumpet. Nonetheless, his assignment of important obbligato parts to it in a number of his cantatas, orchestral suites, and of course the Brandenburg No. 2, attests both to his appreciation of the instrument and to the high expectations he had for its technical mastery.

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Alison Moyet - Hoodoo (1991) Music

Posted by thingska at Oct. 24, 2010

This is one of the best albums of all time. It's masterfully produced and it goes to show how someone can turn their struggle into beautiful art. She was going through a divorce while creating the album. You can see sorrow, cynicism, hope, joy, and revelation in her lyrics, which are then offered on the platter of her AMAZING vocals. Few artists have the weighty presence she does, which can't be ignored. These are the songs that joyfully stick in your head, making you wish you had the cd nearby. It's everything it should be–cathartic, inspirational, and energizing.

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Alison Balsom & Tom Poster - Légende: Works for Trumpet & Piano (2016) Music

Posted by LoveHive at May 13, 2016

Alison Balsom & Tom Poster - Légende: Works for Trumpet & Piano (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:01:12 | 141 MB
Label: Warner Classics

The trumpeter Alison Balsom has a rich Warner Classics catalogue, but this is her first CD recital with piano - here played by her long-standing recital partner, Tom Poster.

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Navarra String Quartet, Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, Alison Teale & Rob Buckland - Gregson: Chamber Music (2022) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at May 10, 2022

Navarra String Quartet, Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, Alison Teale & Rob Buckland - Gregson: Chamber Music (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 67:01 | 253 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Naxos

Edward Gregson is a composer of international standing whose music has been performed, broadcast, and commercially recorded worldwide. Gregson is renowned for his concertos and music for band, but his chamber music reveals a more enquiring voice. In recent years these works have been enriched with greater expressive and emotional depth, ranging here from youthful impressionism to the fearsome virtuosity of Triptych, a competition test piece. Gregson’s First String Quartet was acclaimed by one critic as ‘an extraordinary work, both gritty and serene’, while the evocative colours of the Second are framed by the gentle lilt of a Siciliana.

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Alison Moyet - COLLECTION Music

Posted by mac0je at Sept. 3, 2006

Alison Moyet - COLLECTION

One of the most distinctive voices in 80s pop. She found fame and fortune as the singer in electro-pop duo Yazoo; following this up with her chart topping solo album, Alf. Since then she's followed a less commercial path, exploring the blues and jazz that are her first love.

1984 Alf
1987 Raindancing
1991 Hoodoo
1994 Essex
1995 Singles
2002 Hometime

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