Tracklist:
Rocks and Gravel (Early in the Mornin')
Old Virginny
Cherry Red
On a Monday
Careless Love
Sixteen Tons
Jelly Coal Man
Lucy D
New Orleans
Old Blue
Stack of Blues
And Doesn't She Roll
Wanted Man
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Bowie Knife
Along the Navajo Trail
Cry of the Wild Goose
Rawhide
City Boy
Cool Water
3:10 to Yuma
Hanging Tree
Mule Train
Champion, the Wonder Horse
Diablo
Hard Way
Camptown Races
Luck Be a Lady
Get Rich Quick
Horses and Women
Moonlight Gambler
Ace in the Hole
Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Dead Man's Hand
Roving Gambler
Deuces Wild
Gamblin' Woman
Song of the Open Road
North to Alaska
Swamp Girl
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Call of the Wild
On the Trail
Wayfaring Stranger
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
The High Road
Rolling Stone
New Frontier
Girl in the Wood
Gunslinger
Green Leaves of Summer
UPC: 5022810348627Label: Avid Records UkRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: CD
Clearly, this is a collection that shows how brass can turn to gold... Track listing includes "The Lonely Bull," "Whipped Cream," "A Taste of Honey," plus lots more favorites.
Tracklist:
Lonely Bull, The
Mexican Shuffle
Whipped Cream
Lollipops and Roses
Taste of Honey, A
Spanish Flea
Tijuana Taxi
Zorba the Greek
What Now, My Love?
So What's New?
Work Song
This Guy's in Love With You
Casino Royale
Route 101
Fandango
Rise
Rotation
Diamonds - (featuring Janet Jackson)
Keep Your Eye on Me
Making Love in the Rain
UPC: 606949088620Label: Interscope RecordsRelease Date: 3.27.01Format: CD
DIVERSITY best describes the artistry of guitarist, bassist, and producer Jack Jezzro. His recordings and productions have sold well into the millions, and he surely ranks high in formal education, knowledge of his instrument, and sheer musicality. But even more than that, Jezzro has a style and taste that are all his own-qualities that are a breath of fresh air to the music of today and qualities that breathe new life into the music of yesterday. ::: The Early Years Jazz is a natural expression for this West Virginia native, who seems to have been born musical. Jack Jezzro grew up in the small town of Rivesville, starting on piano and accordion when he was very young. 'I would go to the piano and start banging out tunes when I was four or five,' he recalls. His remarkable skill at simultaneously fingering melody and chord changes came naturally to him as a young listener. 'I had a stack of Chet Atkins records, and that's how I learned to play,' Jezzro reports. 'As a kid, I'd want to play all the parts. I'd listen to a tune by James Taylor, The Doobie Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, or whomever. I'd play the bass part, the piano, the vocal-and I'd want to do it all right there on the guitar.' ::: Education For his bass-playing skills, Jezzro earned a scholarship to West Virginia University in nearby Morgantown. 'I still kept playing guitar, but they didn't have a guitar program,' he says. 'I wanted to go to school there because it was close by, so I picked the bass and really got into it.' The year was 1976. 'That fall, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra came to Morgantown, and I got to meet the principal bass player, Sam Hollingsworth. We immediately hit it off.' Hollingsworth took Jezzro under his wings, preparing him for a professional career. By 1978, Jack knew that if he wanted to become a professional, it was time to move on. So he took the year off from school and began playing in the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO). After a year with CSO, Jezzro won a scholarship and sailed into the sophistication of the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While a student at Eastman, he won an audition for and subsequently played in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for two years. Meanwhile, he continued developing as a guitarist by absorbing the sounds of George Benson, Joe Pass, and Jim Hall. After graduation, 'it was either New York, Nashville, or Los Angeles, and Nashville felt more like home' where he landed a job with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and began breaking into the studio scene. ::: The Jezzro Style For an instrumentalist, speed and flash are often yardsticks. Innovation and technique unquestionably enter into play. Rhythmic invention, tonal dynamics, repertoire selection, or sophistication of arrangement are also called into the discussion. But Jack Jezzro has something more; and that something is taste. His latest guitar projects combine those elusive qualities instantly recognized when you hear them-discrimination, Polish, grace, and artistry. In addition to sheer taste, another element of Jezzro's unique style is that he's a contrapuntal guitarist, integrating chordal harmony and melodies into one distinct sound-clean, lucid, and smooth--often performing on a nylon-string guitar. 'I like to be true to a song,' Jezzro begins. 'At the same time, I try to do something fresh with a tune. My own sound or style-that's the freshness. I guess we all try to find our unique voice. That's what we're all striving for. I'm always going to be working for it.' A lot of guitar trio records sound a little thin, so the challenge is to accompany yourself. 'One of the things that's always been there naturally is being my own accompanist,' Jezzro says of his special fingerstyle playing. 'I was sort of developing this accompaniment thing before I knew what it was.'
Tracklist:
Girl From Ipanema, The
Brazil
Wave
Meditation
Island of Love
Black Orpheus (Carnival)
Recado
Romance in Rio
Gentle Rain
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
Brazil With Love
Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)
UPC: 792755535325Label: Green Hill Prod.Release Date: 8.19.08Format: CD
Johnny Mathis - Early Years: Selected Albums 1956-58 - The collection offers a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for his unique talent. Johnny Mathis, who, as these notes are being written in March 2026, is still a much-loved and respected figure in popular music at the age of 90, has been one the most distinctive and successful singers in popular music for the last seven decades. His velvet voice and immaculate phrasing enabled him to transcend the genres to encompass, sophisticated pop, jazz, easy listening and even disco over the years, and he had over 80 hits from the 1950s through to the '80s (see Johnny Mathis " The Complete US Singles As & Bs 1957-62" Acrobat ADDCD3171). He began his recording career just as the long-playing album format was becoming a burgeoning medium, soon followed by the stereo boom and he was ideally placed to take advantage of that. This 46-track 2-CD collection features just about all the titles from his first albums for Columbia, "Johnny Mathis", "Wonderful, Wonderful", "Warm" and "Swing Softly". Mostly comprising his trademark versions of classics from the Great American Songbook, and with accompaniments directed by great arranger/composers of the day - Percy Faith, Ted Macero, Bob Prince, Manny Albam, Gil Evans, and John Lewis - the collection offers a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for his unique talent as a song stylist, captured at the start of what would be a long and illustrious career.
Tracklist:
Autumn in Rome
Easy to Love
Street of Dreams
Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
Prelude to a Kiss
Babalu
Caravan
In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon)
Star Eyes
It Might as Well Be Spring
Cabin in the Sky
Angel Eyes
Will I Find My Love Today?
Looking at You
Let Me Love You
All Through the Night
It Could Happen to You
That Old Black Magic
Too Close for Comfort
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Year After Year
You Stepped Out of a Dream
Early Autumn
Day In, Day Out
Warm
My One and Only Love
Baby, Baby, Baby
Handful of Stars
By Myself
Then I'll Be Tired of You
I'm Glad There Is You
What'll I Do
Lovely Things You Do
There Goes My Heart
While We're Young
You Hit the Spot
It's De-Lovely
Get Me to the Church on Time
Like Someone in Love
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Love Walked In
This Heart of Mine
Sweet Lorraine
Can't Get Out of This Mood
I've Got the World on a String
Easy to Say (But So Hard to Do)
UPC: 824046359522Label: AcrobatRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Steve Porcaro, legendary songwriter, musician, and founding member of Toto, returns with The Very Day-his first solo project in years. Known for his iconic sound, Steve delivers a masterclass in songwriting and production, with signature tracks that blend heart, soul, iconic melody lines and sophistication. Featuring guest artists Michael McDonald, Jason Scheff, Jude Cole, and more, this is a must-hear album from a true music pioneer.
Tracklist:
Marilyn
Miss Jane Sinclair
Change (ft. Michael McDonald)
Does It Really Matter?
Tonight (ft. Tab Two)
The ElB
Listen To My Heart (ft. Gardner Cole)
Water From The Sky (ft. Marc Bonilla)
Prelude
2x Lover (ft. Jude Cole)
Saints And Angels (ft. Jason Scheff)
UPC: 792755662427Label: Green Hill Prod.Release Date: 2.27.26Format: CD
