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American pop/jazz-rock group. One of the biggest-selling bands in U.S. history, hailing from the Windy City (Chicago, Illinois). Formed in 1967 as "The Big Thing", they were one of the first groups to successfully fuse rock with a horn section…

Friedrich Cerha (b. 1926) is revealed by this great 2-disc Kairos set to be one of the great composers of the late 20th Century, who deserves to be recognized alongside Xenakis, Ligeti, Nono, Stockhausen, and Boulez. Cerha was the 2012 recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, the "Nobel Prize of music," and so his reputation and stature outside of Austria are belatedly coming to more closely match the esteem he enjoys in his own country. Cerha's own music has only been extensively documented recently, with a series of discs on Austrian neuemusik label Kairos, as well as recordings on the ECM, Col Legno, and Neos labels.

Round Midnight recorded at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, February 5, 1995 It is no exaggeration to call Chick Corea one of the most productive composers of the second half of the 20th century. As sideman in the bands of Mongo Santamaria (1962), Willie Bobo (1963), Blue Mitchell, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, Herbie Mann (1964-1966) and later Miles Davis, starting from 1966 Corea rose to the position of being a confident and sensitive soloist and band leader in studio recordings and concerts. Whether avantgarde, bebop or children music, conventional styles, fusion or also classical music - the pianist picked up on several musical basics in his brilliant career and always played on a high level that is just incredible.

Phillips' Great Pianists of the 20th Century issue has gotten a lot of publicity in the ten or so years since it has been released. In a musical niche suffering from falling revenues, it was a decent seller. But it left many connoisseurs disappointed, as the quality was limited to the fancy packaging.