ANTHONY RITCHIE
Symphony No 4 "Stations" Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Tom Woods, with Jenny Wollerman (soprano) [ Atoll / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Anthony Ritchie's Symphony No. 4 was written for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and dedicated to "those in Christchurch who have suffered in the [2010/2011] earthquakes". The work's principal point of reference is a publication entitled The Way... |
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Gunning: Symphonies 2, 10 & 12 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Christopher Gunning has composed twelve symphonies, as well as concertos for the piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and guitar; many of these have now been recorded. He has also composed many scores for films and television... |
Jamila Woods
Water Made Us [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] On her expansive new album Water Made Us, Chicago musician and poet Jamila Woods shines anew as she asks the question, what does it mean to fully surrender to love? Across Water Made Us Jamila embraces new genres, playful melodies, and hypnotizing... |
Phil Woods
Four Classic Albums (Pairing Off / Woodlore / Sugan / Rights Of Swing) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] |
Phil Woods
Three Classic Albums Plus (Four Altos / Phil Talks With Quill / Phil & Quill With Prestige) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] |
Phil Woods
Three Classic Albums Plus (The Young Bloods / Bird Feathers / Birds Night: A Memorial Concert Dedicated To The Music Of Charlie Parker) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2014 ] |
Roy Woods
Exis (LP) [ Ovo Sound / Warner / LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Originally released in 2015, this 6-track EP features the smash singles "Drama" (featuring Drake) and "Get You Good". |
TOBY YOUNG
The Art of Dancing: 21st-Century Concertos for Trumpet, Piano and Strings Simon Desbruslais (trumpet), Clare Hammond (piano), English String Orchestra, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Aug/2017 ] Simon Desbruslais returns to disc on Signum with an album that continues to expand the repertoire of the trumpet even further, with four new commissions for Trumpet, Piano and String Orchestra Toby Young's The Art of Dancing is described by the... |
Ben Woods
Dispeller [ Melted Icecream / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] On Dispeller, Woods' intimate experiments in rock paint a vivid portrait. Here, the New Zealand artist leans comfortably into intuition and abstraction. Expansive arrangements are anchored by heavy-lidded prose, while carrying the air of the portside... |
Ben Woods
Put (LP) [ LP - released 18/Oct/2019 ] With the release of his debut album PUT, Ben Woods establishes himself as the poster boy of a new, more personal phase of the 'Antipodean Gothic': a term, penned by the writer Jasmine Gallagher, which describes the dark output spilling from outsider... |
Woods
Find Them Empty (7") [ Sacred Bones / 7in - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Jamila Woods
Heavn [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Woods first became known as the eloquent heart within the choir arrangements of Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment's "Sunday Candy." The singer/songwriter made a few more key appearances on Macklemore's polarizing "White Privilege II" and... |
Jamila Woods
Legacy! Legacy! (LP) [ Jagjaguwar / 2 LP - released 10/May/2019 ] Jamila Woods has a voice and lyrical sensibility that transcends generations, and so it makes sense to have this lush and layered album that bounces seamlessly from one sonic aesthetic to another. This was the case on 2016's HEAVN, which found Woods... |
Jamila Woods
Heavn (LP) [ Jagjaguwar / LP - released 6/Oct/2017 ] A frequent guest vocalist in the hip-hop, jazz and soul world, Jamila has emerged as a once-in-a-generation voice on her soul-stirring debut. Hailed by Pitchfork as, "a singular mix of clear-eyed optimism and Black girl magic," HEAVN is the... |
Roy Woods
Waking At Dawn (Expanded Edition LP) [ Ovo Sound / Warner / LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Waking at Dawn was released in 2016 as a follow-up to Roy's debut EP, Exis. The project features the hit single, "Gwan Big Up Urself", inspired by his Caribbean roots & brought to life by Jamaican producer KRS. Another critically acclaimed single... |
BUSONI / DEBUSSY / FALLA / GRANADA / TURINA / etc.
Turina: Rapsodia Sinfonica Valerie Tryon (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Woods [ Somm / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] SOMM has embarked on an exciting new series of recordings with the RPO and pianist Valerie Tryon and conductor Kenneth Woods. |
HANS GAL
Violin Concerto / Violin Concertino / Triptych for Orchestra Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin) / Northern Sinfonia / Kenneth Woods [ Avie Records / CD - released 22/Aug/2011 ] "Woods directs a highly polished account [of Triptych] but the orchestral playing throughout is most assured. Avie's sound is excellent but it is the music that compels attention. Strongly recommended." (Gramophone) |
JOHN JOUBERT
Jane Eyre: An Opera In Two Acts April Fredrick, David Stout, English Symphony Orchestra, Gwion Thomas, Kenneth Woods, Mark Milhofer [ Somm / 2 CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] With this new release SOMM pays an affectionate tribute to John Joubert who is turns 90 in March 2017. It also adds a veritable gem to the operatic catalogue: the world première of his 2-Act Opera Jane Eyre recorded live during a concert performance... |
Ben Woods
Dispeller (LP) [ Melted Icecream / LP - released 15/Jul/2022 ] On Dispeller, Woods' intimate experiments in rock paint a vivid portrait. Here, the New Zealand artist leans comfortably into intuition and abstraction. Expansive arrangements are anchored by heavy-lidded prose, while carrying the air of the portside... |
Carol Woods
Out Of The Woods [ Fantastic Voyage / CD - released 10/Aug/2009 ] Carol Woods was born in Jamaica, New York in 1943. She was deeply influenced by her grandfather, a Pentecostal minister, and her mother Marion Jones, which led her to become lead singer with the local church choir. Originally Carol only sang gospel... |