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Russell Morris - Ghosts & Legends (Songs from the Blues Trilogy) (2023)

Russell Morris - Ghosts & Legends (Songs from the Blues Trilogy) (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 446 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 160 Mb | 01:09:25
Blues Rock | Label: Ambition Records

Russell Morris redefined himself and the Australian Blues genre in 2013 with the release of the landmark album ‘Sharkmouth’. The stories, people and events of our collective history would see Russell collect the ARIA for Best Blues & Roots Album. He followed this success in 2014 with ‘Van Diemen’s Land’; an album whose panorama spanned colonial horrors to WW2 bombers and Japanese labour camps; dramas on river and sea and character portraits from Birdsville to Kings Cross. It went on to receive another ARIA nomination for Best Blues & Roots Album & win multiple Australian music awards. In 2016, Russell completed his trilogy with the release of ‘Red Dirt, Red Heart’; filled with tales of bushrangers, jails, desert road trips and indigenous heroes. Again he collected the ARIA for Best Blues & Roots Album. Ghosts & Legends: Songs From The Blues Trilogy is a personally curated album of songs from Russell’s multi-award winning blues trilogy.
Isabel Bayrakdarian, Russell Braun, Michael Schade - Mozart: Arie & Duetti (2006)

Isabel Bayrakdarian, Russell Braun, Michael Schade - Mozart: Arie & Duetti (2006)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:06:47 | 350 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: CBC | Catalog: 5239

The choice of repertoire is more or less predictable. There are no lesser known arias, and Gott sei Dank they have been grouped by opera but, within the operas, not in the order of appearance. The ordering of the operas seems haphazard, too. "What an ungrateful nit-picker!" I can hear readers mumble. "Of course they have decided the order to achieve as much variety as possible". But I am not so sure. Why, in that case, start the recital, after the Zauberflöte overture with two arias in a row sung by Russell Braun?

Brenda Russell - Greatest Hits (1992)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 3, 2023
Brenda Russell - Greatest Hits (1992)

Brenda Russell - Greatest Hits (1992)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 291 MB
45:47 | Soul, Funk, Pop, R&B | Label: A&M Records

Brenda Russell's angelic voice is so engaging and pleasing that she could sing the ingredients in a Bon Appetit recipe and still get off a good take. Her voice is perfect for contemporary pop, not too light or too heavy, and while appreciated by her peers, she's far from being a household name despite a strong cult legacy. Greatest Hits summarizes Russell's best, featuring only ten songs, while showcasing her other skills: producing, musicianship, arranging, and drum programming. The best of the greatest include "Piano in the Dark," a slightly funky "Dinner with Gershwin," and romantic flights "If Only for One Night," and "Le Restaurant."
The Hilliard Ensemble, Dresdner Philharmonie, Dennis Russell Davies - Schnittke: Symphony No.9; Raskatov: Nunc dimittis (2009)

Alfred Schnittke: Symphony No. 9; Alexander Raskatov: Nunc dimittis (2009)
Elena Vassilieva, mezzo-soprano, The Hilliard Ensemble
Dresdner Philharmonie, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 214 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 146 Mb | Scans included
Classical | Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 2025, 476 6994 | Time: 00:53:05

This 2009 ECM disc containing the world premiere of Alfred Schnittke's Ninth Symphony, the composer's final work, will be mandatory listening for fans of post-modernist Russian music, or contemporary music in general. Begun after the premiere of Schnittke's Eighth Symphony in 1994 and unfinished at the composer's death in 1998, the Ninth existed only as three movements of manuscript (and indecipherable manuscript at that: a stroke had paralyzed Schnittke's right side, forcing him to write with his left hand) until composer Alexandr Raskatov deciphered the manuscript and conductor Dennis Russell Davies presented its premiere. As presented in this January 2008 recording, Schnittke's Ninth continues and extends the austere sound world of the Eighth into ever more severe zones. There's no denying this is the authentic voice of Schnittke: the etiolated textures, abrupt gestures, timeless tempos, and haunting themes have clear roots in the composer's preceding works. Davies and the excellent Dresdner Philharmonie appear acutely conscious that the Ninth was the composer's last work, but the tone of leave-taking is inherent in Schnittke's inward music.
Leon Russell - Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971/2013) [Official Digital Download 24 bit/96kHz]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:46 minutes | 948 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"Leon Russell and The Shelter People" is the 1971 gem by multi-instrumentalist and music icon Leon Russell. The album is comprised of eight Russell originals, two Dylan covers and Harrison’s “Beware of Darkness”. It is a full display of Russell’s gifts as an instrumentalist and his abilities to produce timeless Rock & Roll classics. Russell’s soulful talents shine through on the tracks “Of Thee I Sing”, “Home Sweet Oklahoma” and “She Smiles Like a River”. "Leon Russell and The Shelter People" finds Russell at his prime and is an important document in his illustrious career.

Brenda Russell - Love Life (1981) [2018, Japan]  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Sept. 29, 2023
Brenda Russell - Love Life (1981) [2018, Japan]

Brenda Russell - Love Life (1981) [2018, Japan]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 30:37 | 328,23 Mb
Label: A&M Records/USM Japan (Japan) | Cat.# UICY-78758 | Released: 2018-06-13 (1981)

"Love Life" is the 2nd studio album by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in March 1981 by A&M Records. "People" described the LP as a "eight of her pleasantly upbeat songs delivered with sassy-to-soothing vocals". Phyl Garland of "Stereo Review" also called the album "fresh, accessible and delightful".

Catherine Russell - Inside This Heart Of Mine (2010)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 22, 2023
Catherine Russell - Inside This Heart Of Mine (2010)

Catherine Russell - Inside This Heart Of Mine (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 257 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans ~ 107 Mb
Vocal Jazz | Label: World Village | # 468092 | Time: 00:47:23

Vocalist Catherine Russell's third album for World Village is a wonder, pure and simple. On this collection of 13 songs, titled Inside This Heart of Mine, the thread that ties it all together, is the special place these songs hold inside the heart of the singer. Let's describe that heart. It's warm and effusive, bluesy and erudite, bold yet vulnerable, passionate yet ethereal. Starting to get the drift? If not, then listen to Catherine's masterful reading of 'Troubled Waters,' a seldom heard tune scored by the Duke Ellington Orchestra, performed here as a sultry meditation, reaching deep into the cockles of one's being. This decades spanning collection, originally performed by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee, Maxine Sullivan, Howlin' Wolf, Wynonie Harris, Fats Waller, and Catherine's father, Luis Russell, draws from Vaudeville wit, Tin Pan Alley tune craft, New Orleans swagger, Swing Era sock, the European Cafe, Jump Blues jive, modal Delta Blues, and Django-esque swing, with an immediacy and a timeless quality that's refreshingly oblivious to current 'trends.' Catherine's third album represents a deepening of a well-established, tried and true, approach.

Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970) [DCC, GZS-1049]  Music

Posted by v3122 at Dec. 19, 2020
Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970) [DCC, GZS-1049]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1993 | DCC, GZS-1049 | ~ 358 or 139 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 50 Mb
Southern Rock

Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred bluesy voice seem as ingratiating…

Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970) Remastered Reissue 1995  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 3, 2024
Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970) Remastered Reissue 1995

Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970) Remastered Reissue 1995
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 271 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 118 Mb | Scans included
Classic Rock | Label: The Right Stuff | # T2-34028, 7243-8-34028-2-3 | Time: 00:38:56

Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred bluesy voice seem as ingratiating. He never again topped his triptych of "A Song for You," "Hummingbird," and "Delta Lady," nor did his albums contain such fine tracks as "Dixie Lullaby." Throughout it all, what comes across is Russell's idiosyncratic vision, not only in his approach but in his very construction – none of the songs quite play out as expected, turning country, blues, and rock inside out, not only musically but lyrically. Yes, his voice is a bit of an acquired taste, but it's only appropriate for a songwriter with enough chutzpah to write songs of his own called "I Put a Spell on You" and "Give Peace a Chance." And if there ever was a place to acquire a taste for Russell, it's here.

Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union (2010)  Music

Posted by v3122 at June 30, 2021
Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union (2010)

Elton John & Leon Russell - The Union (2010)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Mercury 2748480 | Germany | ~ 368 or 149 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 175 Mb
Soft Rock / Ballad

On the inaugural episode of Elvis Costello’s talk show Spectacle in 2008, Elton John – who just happened to be a producer on the show – rhapsodized at length about Leon Russell, hauling out a note-perfect impression of Russell’s piano style and Oklahoma drawl. It was enough of a tease to whet the appetite for more but nothing suggested something like The Union, a full-fledged duet album with Russell designed to raise the profile of the rock & roll maverick…