VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts (Incl 'I'll walk beside you' & 'How great thou art') Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) with Aled Jones (tenor) and John Williams (guitar) / London Voices / London Symphony Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] As one of the most acclaimed opera singers of our time, Bryn Terfel dedicates his golden voice to a program that celebrates the simple beauty of melody and song, making the album a must-have for every Terfel fan and a serene and inspiring gift for... |
Durand Jones
Wait Til I Get Over (LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 5/May/2023 ] Durand Jones's Wait Til I Get Over is a memoir and a love letter. It is the story of Jones's life, his growth and revelations, the wisdom of his hometown and the wisdom he could only gain once he left. In it, he writes through Hillaryville's... |
Grace Jones
Island Life [ Island Records / CD - released 21/Mar/1990 ] Here we have ten of the very best from the one and only Grace Jones! |
Hank Jones
Four Classic Albums (Urbanity / The Trio Of Hank Jones / The Trio With Guests / Trio - Plus The Flute Of Bobby Jaspar) [ Avid Jazz / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] Born into an extremely talented musical family Hank Jones began studying piano at a very young age. His mother was a fine singer, his two sisters also played the piano and his two brothers would go on to become great jazz players in their own right,... |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Songs by Edmund Rubbra Lucy Crowe (soprano) Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo) Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) Timothy Ridout (viola) Catrin Finch (harp) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] Whilst the English composer Edmund Rubbra is best known for his symphonic output, he composed a good deal of vocal music, and wrote songs throughout his compositional life. Rubbra studied with Cyril Scott and Gustav Holst, and was a great friend of... |
Norah Jones
I Dream Of Christmas [ Universal / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] Norah Jones has been a steady voice of warmth and reassurance for nearly 20 years since her cozy 2002 debut album Come Away With Me, became a familiar musical companion for millions of people around the world. Now the 9-time Grammy-winning singer,... |
Norah Jones
Visions (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 8/Mar/2024 ] Nine-time GRAMMY® winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Norah Jones releases ninth studio album, Visions, in collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels. Visions is a vibrant and joyous 12-song set that finds Jones singing... |
FREDERICK DELIUS / JOHN IRELAND
Delius/Ireland: Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Hyperion The Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 39 / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "I find Lane much more jazzily incisive than (any rivals). He catches better the wit and spikiness of this often over-whimsified concerto. David Lloyd-Jones is equally lively in the orchestral portion of these scores…(a) welcome release."(BBC Music... |
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (complete opera with libretto) Roberta Alexander, Stefan Stoll, Simon Estes, Della Jones / Berlin Radio Chorus, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/1995 ] "The cast is a strong one, dominated by the burnished tone of Roberta Alexander in the title role of the abused daughter. Della Jones as her stepmother Lucrezia is equally fine" BBC Music |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mauro Peter, Siobhan Stagg, Roderick Williams, Sabine Devieilhe, Mika Kares / Julia Jones (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 26/Nov/2021 ] David McVicar's classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart's work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful... |
CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande / Summer's Last Will and Testament / etc Sally Burgess (mezzo) William Shimell (baritone) Jack Gibbons (piano) / English Northern Sinfonia / David Lloyd-Jones [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - RECORD OF THE YEAR, THE INDEPENDENT GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
Spike Jones & his City Slickers
'Mis-taken Music' [ Alto / Take: 2 / CD - released 12/Sep/2015 ] Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 - May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be punctuate |
Various Artists / Sidney Bechet, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson, etc
Icon - The Best of Blue Note (2CD) [ Blue Note Records / 2 CD - released 21/Mar/2014 ] As part of the celebrations to mark the 75th Anniversary of the iconic jazz label, The Best Of Blue Note brings together 22 outstanding tracks from the vaults of Blue Note to represent 75 years of jazz history. Featuring tracks from jazz legends... |
Various Artists incls Hot Chocolate, M People, Wilson Pickett, Gary Glitter, Irene Cara & Tom Jones
O.S.T. - The Full Monty [ RCA Victor / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. |
Various Artists incls Shannon McNally, Diana Jones, The Little Willies, Chatham County Line & The Tillers
Putumayo Presents - Americana (Updated) [ Putumayo World Music / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] From Asheville to Austin, contemporary singer-songwriters explore America's rural musical roots. Updated with 6 new tracks. The landscape of American music is as vast and varied as the geography of the country itself. At its root are a range of... |
MASON BATES
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (complete opera) Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson, Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones / Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Michael Christie [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 25/Feb/2019 ] |
Aled Jones, with the New Zealand Sinfonietta
Aled Jones: One Voice At Christmas [ Decca Records / CD - released 27/Apr/2005 ] Celebrate the festive season with Aled this year, as his latest album Aled Jones: One Voice at Christmas is released after the huge success of this year's best selling, One Voice. |
DARREN HENLEY
Famous Composers Aled Jones (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 3/Oct/2005 ] Following on the success of The Story of Classical Music, Darren Henley and Aled Jones combine forces again to tell, in more detail, the lives of six key composers Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, DvoĆák and Shostakovich. Their colourful lives and... |
Aled Jones, with Vera Lynn & Joan Sutherland
One Voice [ Decca / CD - released 24/Mar/2017 ] One Voice was released in 2016 and features classical and folk songs performed by Jones as a duet with recordings of himself that were made when he was 15 years old. Upon release the album went straight into number 1 on the British Classical Artist... |
Aled Jones
One Voice - Full Circle [ Classic FM Decca / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] The fourth and final instalment of Aled Jones' famed One Voice series, in which he duets with his younger self. Aled is a constant presence on Australian TV as host of Songs of Praise and Escape to the Country. |
Aled Jones & Russell Watson
Back In Harmony [ BMG / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] A collection of their favourite standards, popular classical songs, hymns and arias. |
HUBERT PARRY
Parry: The Soul's Ransom / The Lotos-Eaters / Blest pair of Sirens / Invocation to Music Anne Dawson / Della Jones / Arthur Davies / Brian Rayner Cook / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert & Richard Hickox (conductors) [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "The choral singing and the playing of the LPO under Matthias Bamert is magnificent, ably championing these deserved revivals." Classic CD |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Symphony No. 2 / November Woods Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "...this recording has a physical impact and emotional involvement that genuinely compel. A veritable blockbuster." Gramophone |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera) Bayreuther Festspiele / Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Gwyneth Jones / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 24/Jul/2005 ] "This is the Patrice Chéreau centennial version of Wagner's masterwork, conducted by Pierre Boulez with a passion and intensity remembered still. Chéreau directs an outstanding cast with great originality and worked with video director Brian Large to |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Leighton: Sacred Choral Music Benjamin Durrant (treble) Gareth Jones (baritone) James Oxley (tenor) Christopher Robinson (choirmaster) with Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 24/Feb/2004 ] "A thrilling, soul-affirming experience" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (March 2004) |
Bill Evans, Robben Ford, Darryl Jones, Keith Carlock
Common Ground [ MPS / CD - released 23/May/2022 ] 2022 collaboration between saxophonist Bill Evans and guitarist Robben Ford. Ford and Evans have shared the stage in Europe, North America and even Japan and already released one album, The Sun Room, together in 2019. With Common Ground, they... |
Boogaloo Joe Jones
The Mindbender / My Fire [ Ace Records U.K. / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] |
ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Rawsthorne: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Mar/2005 ] "Powerful music then, splendidly played and vividly recorded, and all for a modest outlay. Good though the Lyrita recordings were, they are displaced by this newcomer." Three Stars Penguin Guide |
Cannonball Adderley / Miles Davis / Hank Jones / Sam Jones / Art Blakey
Somethin' Else (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 26/Sep/2011 ] Limited edition vinyl reissue. |
Danko Jones
I'm Alive And On Fire [ Bad Taste / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MENDELSSOHN / WOOD / PARRY / STAINER / MOZART / etc
Songs of Praise (Includes Let all the world in every corner sing Praise My Soul and Hear My Prayer Darius Battiwalla, organ / Michael Thompson, tenor; Halifax Choral Society; John Pryce-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2003 ] With this instruction the Book of Common Prayer of 1622 motivated several centuries of English composers to focus their creativity into the huge collection of short choral works that are the English Anthems. |
TRADITIONAL
Transeamus (English Carols and Motets) David James (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold (tenor), Gordon Jones (baritone) / The Hilliard Ensemble [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Having recorded more than twenty albums for ECM since the mid-80s, The Hilliard Ensemble caps its discography before retirement (at the end of 2014) with a final release: 'Transeamus', a collection of polyphony - in two, three and four parts - from... |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Cloud Messenger & The Hymn of Jesus Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/1990 ] Recorded in St. Jude's Church, London on 4, 5 & 9 June 1990. |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Cloud Messenger / The Hymn of Jesus / Seven Part-songs / Ode to Death / etc Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Patricia Rozario (soprano) Finzi Singers / London Symphony Chorus / Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1999 ] All the best of Holst's choral works on a beautiful double CD |
Dinah Washington, with Quincy Jones
The Swingin' Miss D (+Bonus tracks) [ Verve / CD - released 14/Jan/2009 ] Originally recorded in December 1956 and released in September 1957 |
Durand Jones
Wait Til I Get Over [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] Durand Jones' Wait Til I Get Over is a memoir and a love letter. It is the story of Jones's life, his growth and revelations, the wisdom of his hometown and the wisdom he could only gain once he left. In it, he writes through Hillaryville's... |
Durand Jones & The Indications
Durand Jones & The Indications [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] Inspired by a handful of dusty and obscure 45s bearing names like The Ethics, Brothers of Soul and The Icemen, The Indications set out to make a record steeped in heavy drums, blown-out vocals, and deep grooves. Gathered around a Tascam 4-track... |
Durand Jones & The Indications
Private Space [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 30/Jul/2021 ] Following the "immaculate and eternal soul" (The Guardian) of The Indications' 2019 album, American Love Call, Private Space unlocks the door to a wider range of sounds, boldly launching the band into a world of synthy modern soul and disco beats... |
Durand Jones & The Indications
Private Space (LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 30/Jul/2021 ] Following the "immaculate and eternal soul" (The Guardian) of The Indications' 2019 album, American Love Call, Private Space unlocks the door to a wider range of sounds, boldly launching the band into a world of synthy modern soul and disco beats... |
Elvin Jones
Revival: Live At Pookie's Pub [ Blue Note / 2 CD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub is a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Elvin Jones' quartet that captures the legendary drummer's emergence as a bandleader at a little-known club in New York City where he had a weekly residency after... |