Whistle 2002

The Wildest! is an album by Louis Prima, first released in 1956. It features singer Keely Smith with saxophonist Sam Butera and the Witnesses. It is considered an innovative mixture of early rock and roll, jump blues and jazz as well as eccentric humor.

A return or a retread? Regardless of where you stand with this group as a fan (whether you detest Good Humor and Sound of Water or not), it's a bit of both. Those who've been waiting nearly a decade for the group to return to the messy but masterful patchwork anti-formula formula of the first three albums should be happy with this one…

This CD is a journey through the old American songbook of folk, Appalachian, Shaker and fiddle tunes. Imagine going into the backwoods of rural America where life is more laid back, and you get the flavor of this CD. Flutist Sir James Galway is joined by folk singer Molly Mason and Bluegrass fiddler Jay Ungar, who are accompanied by mandolinist Peter Ostroushko and bassist Steve Rust, with percussionist Michael Merenda lending his talents to a rousing fiddle tune. Most of these songs are meticulously arranged and crafted by Galway and Unger, which makes for a wonderful toe-tapping experience.

Uri Bracha’s music is a unique blend which expresses the multiple cultures in Israel and in the Middle East with Brazilian and jazz music. His music influenced by traditional jazz such as Miles Davis and well-known guitar players such as Pat Metheny and Paco de Lucia.

This anthology is a no brainer for all IONA fans. There is something like 29 pages in this hard cover book that holds 2 cds in the front inside cover and 2 cds in the back inside cover. The pages are filled with fantastic pictures as well as detailed imformation about the albums and songs.This anthology contains their first three studio albums remastered, as well as a fourth disc called "Dunes" that contains some previously unreleased material and live versions of songs as well as an 8 song piece that was originally used on a BBC- TV Natural World Series Programme "Snowdonia-Realm of the Ravens"…

Simon House (Hawkwind, High Tide) teams up with Rod Goodway (Ethereal Counter Balance) for a more progressive sound reminding of the old Hawkwind days. The music is primarily characterized by a beautiful spacey and orchestral blend of song-oriented progressive rock created by Simon's keyboards and magic violin and pounding rock rhythms.