Golden Road

At the heart of the story of jazz is the story of an interaction between two dynamic elements - the improvising musician, and the song. David Forman, well known as a concert photographer and one of the UK's foremost aficionados of jazz, has been composing songs for seventy years. Under the direction of renowned pianist and producer Mark Edwards, a fabulous team of creative jazz musicians have brought David's songs to life. David's compositions arise from the inspirations of his long and eventful life given shape and direction by his enduring love of the Great American Songbook tradition: unafraid to embrace sophistication but always adhering to the timeless appeal of direct melody.

Rubicon Jazz is pleased to announce an album led by pianist/producer Mark Edwards and featuring no fewer than 18 of the UK’s most in-demand Jazz musicians bringing to life the songs composed by David Forman over a period of 70 eventful years. Forman’s compositions are inspired by his enduring love for the Great American Songbook tradition where melody is everything. Mark Edwards has taken these tunes and created a genre-blending journey from ballads to bossa nova and fusion influences.Mark says: ‘David’s tunes are so diverse but every one has a wonderful melody and a kernel of harmony that’s perfect for jazz. We’ve worn our favourite influences on our sleeves throughout, and the project has been a joy from start to finish.’

Return to the ''vivid and unusual'' (Kirkus Reviews) world of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's The Burning City, where the fire god has retreated into myth, leaving the residents of Tep's Town unprotected for the first time in their history.

Each an acclaimed author in his own right, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle have collaborated on some of the biggest bestsellers in science fiction history, including the #1 New York Timesbestseller Footfall. Here Niven and Pournelle have combined their award-winning talents and imaginations to produce a masterpiece of epic fantasy that rivals the works of Robert Jordan and David Eddings.

This is the first time Abbey Road has been remixed and presented with additional session recordings and demos. To create Abbey Road’s new stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos mixes, Martin and Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios. This Super Deluxe Edition of Abbey Road features the new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original eight-track session tapes. To produce the mix, Giles was guided by the album’s original stereo mix supervised by his father, George Martin.

This is the first time Abbey Road has been remixed and presented with additional session recordings and demos.