James Gathering

Although Roger Sessions' Violin Concerto (1935) is considered one of his major works (and Elliott Carter, in his program notes for this recording, calls it one of the outstanding works of its era) it has never caught on with performers or audiences, either in concert or on recordings. Part of its neglect may be traced to the cultural climate in America at the time of its composition. In the midst of their own Depression, with disturbingly dark clouds gathering over Europe, Americans were more open to new music with the sunny, jazzy ease of Gershwin than to Sessions' relatively cerebral abstractions in a distinctly modernist tonal language……

Stephen Eddins @ Allmusic

Follow notorious motorcycle outlaw Jesse James on a wild ride through one year of his life. The master of modification and the owner of West Coast Choppers is working on a masterpiece: a chopper made entirely of copper! Aided by his mentor Fay Butler, he hand-fabricates the frame and works lovingly on his pet project throughout the year.