Harlequin 2017

Bernward Koch is a German composer, pianist and keyboardist. Additionally he plays percussion, bass, and guitar. His music mainly evokes a soothing and calming style, with a clearly recognizable melody from the piano, enriched with keyboards, flute, guitar,and percussion. His first release, 1989's Flowing, was successful, especially in the USA (and Asia),and achieved top positions on the Billboard New Age Chart. His tracks contributed to several US-Aids-benefit compilations among others together with Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Al Jarreau, Ottmar Liebert, Dave Grusin, Dave Stewart.

2017 six CD set that spans the period from August 1973 to May 1988. While they are best known for their '60s recordings, The Hollies recorded some masterful recordings during the '70s and '80s. Often overlooked due to their earlier influential material, this set shines a light on their most overlooked period. This collection includes album tracks, rarities, previously unreleased material and B-sides. The package comes with a 24 page booklet, with liner notes by Uli Twelker.

The return of the documentary telling remarkable tales of human experience from around the world, beginning with a woman who lives with a rare skin condition. Nusrit `Nelly' Shaheen from Coventry is the oldest known survivor of Harlequin Ichthyosis, which causes the skin to grow 10 times faster than normal. As a result, her skin cracks and appears scaly, and she spends four hours every day scrubbing off layers of dead skin. The film follows Nelly as she goes about her daily routines and as she meets others sufferers, as well as her desperate search for treatment to alleviate her symptoms.

Ever since he was a teenager and his discovery of Stan Getz‘ legendary album Focus, Sylvain Rifflet had dreams of making a record that would revisit the same format, and give new impetus to the saxophonist’s very successful blend of classics and jazz. It was an ambitious project, but also an opportunity which Verve has now provided.

Based on an original idea co-developed by LMN and Harlequin, this whodunit murder mystery uncovers the secrets kept by the idyllic lakeside town of Thornwood Heights.

Focus : plus encore qu’un classique, cet album gravé en 1961 par Stan Getz sur une partition d’Eddie Sauter fait figure de référence absolue dans l’art si délicat de marier soliste de jazz et orchestre à cordes. Depuis l’adolescence, Sylvain Rifflet caressait le rêve un peu fou de suivre l’exemple de son idole, en enregistrant lui aussi « son » Focus. Mais attention : pas question de rejouer l’original à l’identique, exercice fatalement voué à la stérilité.

Following the prestige of Funky DL's 2012 Nights In Nippon Jazzstrumentals Album, the Beat-Making, Rhyme-Slaying Kid from the East returns with another 10 track beats bonanza! 'Incognito In Soho' is Funky DL's brand new instrumental album aimed at encapsulating the moods, colors, character and ambient vibes of late night and city life. With each track crafted as a fresh landscape for this project, this cohesive listening experience of 10 tracks in under 40 minutes showcases Funky DL's unmatched ability to curate beats and samples through layering, comprehensive filtering and effortless whilst meticulous arrangement. Many beat-makers release beat-tapes compiling old and second-rate throw away music from their archives, but DL's approach here is no different from when he is preparing to produce new music for his vocal work; only the best beats will do. This one of the fundamental reasons that Funky DL has been for so long considered a global treasure in Jazz and Hip-Hop production. 'Incognito In Soho' intends to take the listener through various emotive states from the lament of "The Glimmer of Nightfall", to the excitement of "Gallery of Glass", as well as the contrasts in "Turbulent Serenity", each track allows the listener to lose themselves into the exploration of the night; as if they were 'Incognito In Soho'.

Ever since he was a teenager and his discovery of Stan Getz‘ legendary album Focus, Sylvain Rifflet had dreams of making a record that would revisit the same format, and give new impetus to the saxophonist’s very successful blend of classics and jazz. It was an ambitious project, but also an opportunity which Verve has now provided.

Weather Report were a jazz supergroup formed in 1970, best known outside the jazz world for their hit "Birdland". Heavy Weather is Weather Report’s 7th album, released in 1977 through Columbia Records. It is the band’s 2nd album with bassist Jaco Pastorius. On Black Market, Pastorius played on 2 of the 7 tracks, but here he is a full member of the band. It is on the short list of LP's considered to be the greatest of all Jazz-Fusion recordings.