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Frank London - Scientist at Work (2002) is an album by Frank London, an American trumpeter and composer best known for his work in both the Klezmer and avant-garde jazz scenes. Released in 2002, Scientist at Work is a fascinating blend of jazz, Klezmer, and world music influences, showcasing London’s ability to combine traditional melodies with innovative and experimental arrangements.

The Voice is back. On October 3, the SING label - an offshoot of the blockchain tech company - will premiere Frank Sinatra At The Hollywood Bowl 1943-1948, bringing together eighteen tracks on CD and eleven on vinyl from the late legend's early performances at the storied Hollywood venue. This landmark title will be followed during the holiday season by Christmas on the Air and a vinyl-exclusive box set entitled Long Ago, Far Away. All tracks on these collections have been mastered from original broadcast sources. At The Hollywood Bowl, recorded during Sinatra's time at Columbia Records, preserves Sinatra's performances from various evenings including a lengthy set on August 14, 1943 in which he offered some of the songs most associated with him throughout his lifetime including Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence's "All or Nothing at All" (a million-selling chart-topper the same year for Sinatra) and Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's "The Song Is You" from Music in the Air.

AMG review snippet: Suffice to say that this is a poetic as well as musical masterpiece, and London and Zorn have gone a long way in creating a virtually new music out of the heart of the Jewish folk tradition. Highly recommended.

An amazing album in a jazz performance, I want to listen to this music all the time.

A busy year for Frank Zappa, in 1984 the musician, composer and performer released four new albums. Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger; Them Or Us; Francesco Zappa; and the four-record set, Thing Fish. In addition to this, Zappa found time for two legs of an American tour and a European Tour all of which ran from July to December. The first five concerts Frank Zappa performed in 1984 took place at the Palace Theater in Los Angeles, between 17th and 22nd July. Of these shows, the penultimate date on 21st July 1984 was recorded for live FM broadcast, and it is this show that is now released on this new 2 CD set.