Tina Brooks
True Blue (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 17/Nov/2023 ] In addition to appearing as a sideman on dates led by Kenny Burrell, Freddie Hubbard, and Jackie McLean, tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks recorded several of his own Blue Note sessions as a leader between 1958-61. However, only one would be released... |
Roy Brooks
Beat (12") [ Verve US / 12in - released 25/Nov/2022 ] Recorded for Berry Gordy's short-lived Workshop Jazz imprint and recorded at the Hitsville USA studio, Roy Brooks (joined by fellow Detroit natives George Bohannon and Hugh Lawson, along with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, and Eugene Taylor) injects a... |
PAGANINI / SARASATE / VIVALDI / KREISLER / SAINT-SAËNS / BACH / etc
Ruggiero Ricci - Complete American Decca Recordings Ruggiero Ricci (violin) with Leon Pommers, Brooks Smith (piano) / Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Max Rudolf [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 9 CD Box Set - released 29/Oct/2021 ] "His hand has never been surer, his tone never more beautiful than in these enchanting performances, which are aglow with spontaneity, wit, and sheer delight … a classic matching of interpreter and material." Stereo Review |
GOTTFRIED FINGER
Finger: A Bohemian in London - Violin Sonatas Hazel Brooks (violin) David Pollock (harpsichord / organ) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "The Duo brings this music valuably to life and shows that Finger's is a voice that deserves to be heard." MusicWeb |
Garth Brooks
Gunslinger [ Sony / CD - released 3/Feb/2017 ] This is the second album release since Brooks' return from temporary retirement, following 2014's Man Against Machine. "The album title came to me when somebody asked me what my favourite thing about being on the road was," he says. "I said, 'It... |
Garth Brooks
Man Against Machine [ Sony / CD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] Garth Brooks is back with the most anticipated country release of the year. Certified by the RIAA as the #1 selling solo artist in US history, Garth Brooks has sold in excess of 128 million albums. He is the only solo artist in RIAA history to... |
JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound
Howl [ Bloodshot Records / CD - released 31/May/2013 ] |
JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound
Howl [ Bloodshot Records / LP - released 31/May/2013 ] |
BRAHMS / SHULMAN / PAGANINI / STRAVINSKY / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Jascha Heifetz: Encores, Vol. 1 (1946-1956) Jascha Heifetz (violin) with Emanuel Bay, Brooks Smith (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 30/Apr/2012 ] Heifetz's series of arrangements and transcriptions for violin and piano reveal just how tasteful and refined a musician he was. Crafted with precision, and played with passion, they are alive with his stylistic awareness. |
Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth
Black Survival [ Universal Sound / CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth
Black Survival (Vinyl Edition) [ Universal Sound / LP - released 2/Apr/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. |
SIGMUND ROMBERG
Romberg Vol 1: Blossom Time (excerpts) / The Student Prince (highlights) / etc Lawrence Brooks, Stuart Churchill, Lillian Cornell, William Diehl, Shirlee Emmons, etc [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
DANIEL PURCELL
The Unknown Purcell: Sonatas by Daniel Purcell Hazel Brooks (violin) & David Pollock (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] On this recording we have a selection of works for solo harpsichord and for violin and continuo by Daniel Purcell, most of which are premiere recordings. |
J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Want More [ Bloodshot Records / CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] |
J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Want More (Vinyl) [ Bloodshot Records / LP - released 24/Oct/2011 ] |
SAINT-SAENS
Complete Organ Works Vols 2 & 3 Gerard Brooks (organ) [ Priory / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2011 ] "Delightful music, delightfully played and making a delightful sound, this is a very special addition to the Saint-Saens discography." (Gramophone) |
Cedric Im Brooks
And The Light Of Saba [ Honest Jons / CD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] Originally cutting sides in the 1960s at Studio One, the heart of all Jamaican music (check the free sax squall on his "Mun-Dun-Go" side off of Soul Jazz's Studio One Instrumentals), Cedric Brooks ended up studying music in Philly late that decade.... |
Jc Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Beat Of Our Own Drum (LP) [ Vampisoul / LP - released 14/Sep/2009 ] |
Brooks & Dunn
#1s ... and Then Some [ Arista Records / 2 CD - released 8/Sep/2009 ] |
Garth Brooks
The Chase - Remastered [ Sony & BMG Entertainment / CD - released 12/Feb/2009 ] The Chase is Garth Brooks' most ambitious and personal album. Not coincidentally, it is one of his least popular releases, selling about half of what the previous Ropin' the Wind had. But in its own way, The Chase is more rewarding and deeper than... |