Michael Roberts

Despite all the differences in the musical language of the works by the Polish composers Karol Szymanowski and Krzysztof Penderecki included on this recording, they are united by their quality as a lament: Szymanowski's Stabat mater, completed in 1926 and based on a Polish translation rather than the original Latin text of the medieval poem, is still considered one of the most important contributions to 20th-century music.

Traditional jazz guitar trio reflecting not only the artist's voice but also the influences of the early jazz greats. Michael Anthony has been playing guitar professionally since 1960. He has recorded with Tony Bennett, Nelson Riddle, Andy Williams, Henry Mancini, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross and Burt Bacharach…

Rambo rocker Kane Roberts dropped his first solo slab at the height of '80s hair hokum, the only environment in which this slick slice-and-dice axe-fest could possibly prosper. But while his fellow backup brother from the Alice Cooper camp, Kip Winger, went on to considerable success, Roberts' eponymous outing created nary a stir…

50 songs special selection. Howard Roberts (1929-1992) has had one of the most multi-facted and colorful careers in guitar history. A true Renaissance Man of the guitar, he was a brilliant jazz artist, a studio pro par excellence, a profound and insightful educator, an imaginative inventor, prolific author and deep thinker. The story of his musical journey is one the most inspiring in guitarlore.