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Ana Popovic - Live For LIVE DVD/CD coming in May!

New release blues LPs and CDs from Delmark Records: Johnny Burgin - Johnny Burgin Live My thing has always been live music. Going to shows, booking shows, playing shows. Playing with the best musicians I could. More than anything, I loved the feeling of getting in the van and going. Even better, once I got there, I love the feeling of knockin' em dead. It's been nearly 20 years since my last live recording. That one, More Real Folk Blues Live, was Chicago in every way, back w...Continue reading

New CD releases from Rivermont Records Nat Brusiloff and His Orchestra - Out Of A Clear Blue Sky (1930-1934) Nat Brusiloff (1904-1951), violin virtuoso and dance band conductor, was among the earliest "personality leaders." At the peak of his fame, in the early 1930s, he was musical director for Kate Smith and led hot dance ensembles that broadcast coast-to-coast over the CBS and NBC radio networks. Because he made almost no commercial recordings, his name has slipped into un...deserved obscurity. Thankfully, Brusiloff did record several dozen 12-inch 78s for distribution to radio stations, and those extraordinarily rare discs form the basis of this fist-ever Brusiloff collection. The 48-page illustrated booklet by Grammy nominee David Sager tells the entertaining but ultimately tragic story of this mischievous musical prodigy. All selections have been lovingly remastered by renowned sound engineer Doug Benson for the best possible sound. More than 2 1/2 hours of top-shelf early '30s dance music fills the 2 CDs. The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra - Jazzin' The Blues Away The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra's fourth CD for Rivermont spotlights rare and delightful songs, rags, waltzes, and tangos from the Johnny Maddox collection of over 1,500 ragtime-era orchestrations. Andrew Greene and the PRSO have selected nearly two dozen of these musical gems, ranging from the fiery, bombastic "Listen to That Dixie Band" and "Mr. Trombonology" to the charmingly elegant "Bouclaire Waltzes." Many of these 100-year-old arrangements are recorded here for the first time -- in crisp, high definition 24-bit sound that makes for a sumptuous, thrilling listening experience when played on good equipment. The CD includes a lavish 32-page color illustrated booklet with extensive commentary by PRSO director Andrew Greene and guest pianist Adam Swanson. Features vocals by William Edwards, an audience favorite wherever the orchestra plays. Two bonus tracks feature previously unreleased piano duets by Adam Swanson and Johnny Maddox himself. 76 minutes.

Two new CD releases from everybody's favorite soundtrack label, La-La Land Records. Pandora: Season One (Original Television Soundtrack) music by Joe Kraemer and Penka Kouneva... Sonic The Hedgehog (Music From The Motion Picture) music by Tom Holkenborg

Sugar Pie DeSanto - Sugar's Suite 2-song, 7" picture disc and 4-song CD EP now available on Jasman Records Sporting a resume that hearkens back to the glory days of the Chess Records empire, Sugar Pie DeSanto at 84, is still recording and occasionally performing, having outlived many of her peers. She was legendary for her incendiary stage performances. Creative A & R man for Chess, Roquel "Billy" Davis once declared, Sugar Pie could outperform Etta James, with whom The Sugar... sang a handful of duets. Having written well over 100 songs, Sugar Pie has a new release on Jasman Records entitled, Sugar's Suite a 4 song EP produced by James Moore, Sr., with arrangements by three-time Emmy Producer/Arranger Bill Jolly. In addition to the 4 song EP in CD format, The creative design and packaging are skillfully augmented with images from one of Italy's top photographers, Gianni Grandi. Liner notes are by esteemed music journalist, Lee Hildebrand. See more