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Roger Manins, Ron Samsom, Michel Bénébig, Carl Lockett
Shuffle [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 28/Nov/2018 ] This project started with the news that jazz organist Michel Bénébig had finally located the legendary San Francisco guitarist, Carl Lockett. Michel had wanted to play with Carl since hearing him play with Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff. Soul jazz... |
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EVE DE CASTRO ROBINSON
Castro-Robinson: The Gristle Of Knuckles Nathan Haines, Ron Samsom, Kingsley Melhuish, Don McGlashan, Delaney Davidson et al [ Rattle / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS WINNER - Best Classical Recording 2018 |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: The Merry Widow (complete operetta recorded in 1988) Opera Australia / Joan Sutherland, Ron Stevens, Ann-Maree McDonald / Richard Bonynge (cond) [ ABC Universal DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] The sparkling story concerns a national crisis in the picture-postcard country of Pontevedro, as the recently-widowed Hanna Glawari appears to be in danger of marrying a foreigner. |
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JOHN KANDER / FRED EBB
Kander: Cabaret Natasia Richardson, Alan Cumming, Ron Rifkin & Mary Louise Wilson / New Broadway Cast [ BMG RCA / CD - released 3/Jul/1998 ] This is the 1998 Broadway revival of the musical Cabaret. It features the principal cast members, including Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles. |
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RON GOODWIN
Goodwin: Drake 400 (includes the New Zealand Suite) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Ron Goodwin [ Naxos British Light Music / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Ron Goodwin is famous for several iconic film scores such as the rousing 633 Squadron. His was an instantly recognisable musical voice, combining an innate ability to write both memorable tunes and to evoke the many moods demanded by film directors. |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town {first complete recording) Rebecca Luker & Ron Raines / Studio Cast conducted by John Owen Edwards [ Jay Digital / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/May/1996 ] Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. |
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HARVEY SCHMIDT
Schmidt: 110 in the Shade [First complete recording] Ron Haines & Karen Ziemba / 1999 Studio Cast [ Jay Productions Masterworks Edition / 2 CD - released 17/May/1999 ] 110 in the Shade is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. A 1992 New York City Opera production, directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Susan Stroman, starred Karen Ziemba as Lizzie. |
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Ron Samsom
Session 23 [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] This collaboration began with a series of sonic sketches written on guitar and roughly recorded on a cell phone. This "sound journaling process" is a great way to engage with creativity without constraints. Documenting short improvisations compels me... |
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Ron Sexsmith
The Vivian Line (LP) [ Cooking Vinyl / LP - released 17/Feb/2023 ] The Vivian Line is Ron Sexsmith's 17th album. It features 12 new songs written and performed by Ron. The who, what, where, why and how of the record are best explained by Ron himself: "The Vivian Line is a rural route right near where we live in... |
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SHAKESPEARE / KEATS / CLARE / BLAKE / etc
Poetry For The Winter Season James Barraclough, Ron Bloomfield, Christine Dimble, Roger McGough, James Murphy, Hazel Pardon, and others [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2006 ] In November 2005, hundreds of people submitted recordings of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Roger McGough in an attempt to win a prize - participation in the recording of this new poetry collection by Christina Hardyment, historian and audiobook... |