Ballads in Blue

From the early 50s, Audrey Morris delicate piano and forceful voice was an asset to any intimate Chicago club or bistros, whatever be the case into the wee hours, bucking the current taste for bawdy chanteuses and cultivating a repertoire of obscure, understated material, as she displayed in her two first albums. On the first, Bistro Ballads , she provides her own spare, sophisticated piano accompaniment, supported by the sensitive bass of Johnny Pate and the hushed cymbals of Charles Walton, as she brings her soulful style to bear on some untarnished ballads worthy of her skill and intelligence. On The Voice of Audrey Morris, she s backed by a group of jazzmen plus a superb string section conducted and arranged by Marty Paich.

Enjoy this Compilation with the most successful The #1 Power Ballads Album singers like Toto, Cher, Blondie, Electric Light Orchestra and many more!

Memphis, Tennessee hard rockers ROXY BLUE are back with their first album of new material, 27 years after their now legendary debut album, "Want Some , which is a classic of the late 80s/early '90s hard rock scene.

My Flame Burns Blue is the twenty-second album by Elvis Costello, released on Deutsche Grammophon. It is his second official live release after the El Mocambo bonus disc issued with the 2½ Years box set. It consists of recordings from the North Sea Jazz Festival in July 2004, made with Steve Nieve and The Metropole Orkest, with Vince Mendoza conducting. With this album, Costello joined the ranks of songwriters adding lyrics to jazz instrumentals, a practice encompassing classic pop, jazz standards, and vocalese. In addition to the Mingus tune, he drafted words for "Blood Count" by Billy Strayhorn, appearing here as the title song "My Flame Burns Blue." The initial release included a bonus disc of an abridged version of his 2004 ballet score recording Il Sogno, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.

Born of the British ballad, its American offspring was the blank canvas for all type of tale, the more calami¬tous or scandalous, the better. Jesse James and Billy the Kid, train wrecks and hurricanes, the Titanic and Tom Dooley, fatal lovers’ quarrels and foiling the devil, all and more were normal fare, served up in a song. Classic American Ballads is 25 tracks of time-worn tragedy drawn from the deep fount of the Smithsonian Folkways archives.

Digitally remastered edition of this collection from the Jazz sax legend. This release presents some of the most impressive Ben Webster sessions from the '50s, showcasing his romantic side and his full and warm sound on beautiful ballads. Originally compiled on a classic two LP set, this music presents Webster accompanied here by old friends like Billy Strayhorn, Teddy Wilson and Jimmy Hamilton. Also featuring Tony Scott, Hank Jones, George Duvivier and Louie Bellson as well as orchestras arranged by Strayhorn and Ralph Burns.