Diane Gentle Men

Artists are liminal figures — they cross thresholds and collapse boundaries between past, present, and future. In THE NEW EPOCH, three musicians from the Boston Artists Ensemble interpret works by French composers Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, and Lili Boulanger, infusing these pieces with unprecedented freshness and clarity. Each celebrated in their own right, cellist Jonathan Miller, violinist Lucia Lin, and pianist Diane Walsh join forces in every duo setting possible from this assortment of instruments. Exploring works written at the threshold of the First World War — with the world crossing into the violent twentieth century and composers reacting with music that looked both nostalgically back and innovatively forward — they underline the commonalities between each composer’s unique voice and reinterpret this music for our turbulent present. Each celebrated in their own right, cellist Jonathan Miller, violinist Lucia Lin, and pianist Diane Walsh join forces in every duo setting possible from this assortment of instruments. Exploring works written at the threshold of the First World War –– with the world crossing into the violent twentieth century and composers reacting with music that looked both nostalgically back and innovatively forward –– they underline the commonalities between each composer’s unique voice and reinterpret this music for our turbulent present.

Petit opéra de scène de chasse, écrit et donné à Fontainebleau pour Louis XIV ( qui allait à Fontainebleau pour y chasser ) voici un (très) rare témoignage de ce format très français auquel répond par exemple l'Orphée de MA Charpentier. La partition nous est revenu un peu incomplète et H.Reyne a "composé" un air pour la compléter ( ça s'entend et dieu merci, H. Reyne le fait sans prétention ) . C'est une magnifique musique de divertissement. C'est bien chanté et bien joué. C'est beau.

In another of those two-fers that are going to tangle discographies for some time to come, this bears the title of a Don Patterson album, The Boss Men, and includes all of the material from that LP. However, this CD, though it's also called The Boss Men, is billed to both Sonny Stitt and Don Patterson, and combines the original Patterson The Boss Men LP with another album cut in 1965, Night Crawler, that was billed to Sonny Stitt, although it featured the exact same lineup (Stitt on alto sax, Patterson on organ, Billy James on drums) as The Boss Men. Not only that, the CD adds two cuts from a Patterson 1964 LP, Patterson's People, also featuring the Stitt-Patterson-James trio. As for the original The Boss Men, it's a respectable straight-ahead jazz-with-organ session…

Diane Arkenstone - Best of Diane Arkenstone (2005)
New Age / World Fusion | Easy CD-DA / Flac & Cue, No Log | Cover included | 5 % recovery | 420 MB | RS.com
Audio CD: March 8, 2005 | Label: Eversound

This 2005 retrospective is culled from Diane Arkenstone's 14 solo albums, plus two brand new tracks. The music on THE BEST OF varies considerably, but there is thematic consistency. As evidenced by the titles alone, it's clear that nature is Arkenstone's musical inspiration.
"Under the Blue Sky" is a pop tune replete with beautiful lyrics about the sea, dreams, and spiritual healing. Other tracks such as "The Hills at Sunset" and "Canyon Dreams" feature Arkenstone's keen compositional abilities. Using an assortment of orchestral timbres, atmospheric effects, and traditional Irish instruments, Arkenstone paints beautiful pictures of nature with each passing phrase. "Across the Sands of Time" and "The River Winds Thru the Night" borrow from the music of Africa. The former uses exotic, Egyptian modalities while the latter centers itself on West African tribal music. In general, this album is a curious blend of New Age, ambient, trance, and pop. Yet, Arkenstone's work is not so easily pigeonholed. Suffice to say, this music represents the illumination of the spirit through sound.

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David & Diane Arkenstone - Best of David & Diane Arkenstone (2010)
New Age / World | Easy CD-DA / Flac & Cue, No Log | Cover included | 5 % recovery | 435 MB | RS
Audio CD: March 9, 2010 | Label: EverSound / Neo Pacifica Recording

This is a choice selection of pieces from both David's and Diane's best-selling albums. The music explores a great variety of styles and genres, from trance and ambient to world music and new age. "Being bound so closely to the musical mastermind of David Arkenstone is probably both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that she has clearly inherited her husband's musical ear. The curse is that she will ultimately be compared with her partner … she is a musical talent in her own right. Her collaborations with Adorney are even further indications that this has been a true statement for quite some time." Includes two previously unreleased songs!..

Michael Debbage