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Degüello

ZZ Top

Rock - Released June 7, 2013 | Rhino - Warner Records

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Safe to Run

Esther Rose

Folk/Americana - Released April 21, 2023 | New West Records, LLC

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Cinéma

Esther Abrami

Classical - Released September 22, 2023 | Sony Classical - Sony Music

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This release by violinist Esther Abrami seems to fit a common enough pattern, with a photogenic young artist playing melodic, moderate-tempo stuff tailor-made for Britain's Classic FM and its cousins in other countries. It fills its role well, but there are some notable new wrinkles here. The album's "Cinéma" theme is common enough, but not all of the music here consists of movie themes. The most novel thing is the presence of anime music by Toshio Masuda, Go Shiina, and Shigeru Umebayashi. These are not familiar names outside the anime world, but to aficionados of the genre, their music is appreciated, and they will be known by name among the harder core. Abrami integrates them well into the rest of the program; the idiom is slightly different, with more concentrated sentiment, so to speak, but she links pieces tonally and, interestingly, drops in pieces with no connection to cinema to make the whole thing fit together. A guitar-and-violin arrangement of Astor Piazzolla's Libertango marks something of a high point, breaking the sequence of slow numbers. As for the movie themes, they are naturally enough centered in French films but also include figures known beyond France; James Newton Howard's "The Hanging Tree" from The Hunger Games is included. Abrami has a nice cantabile, and she has set herself the task of creating nothing less than a violin crossover album for a new age. She has largely succeeded.© James Manheim /TiVo
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nach den schlechten tagen

Esther Graf

Pop - Released April 6, 2023 | Ariola - Hansa Local

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Burnin'

Esther Phillips

Soul - Released December 6, 2011 | Rhino Atlantic

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Ben Hur (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Miklós Rózsa

Film Soundtracks - Released March 15, 2019 | WaterTower Music

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ADOLESCENCE

BAYNK

Electronic - Released January 14, 2022 | BAYNK

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What A Diff'rence A Day Makes

Esther Phillips

Soul - Released July 11, 1975 | Epic - Legacy

Reading the credits of What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, one could easily assume that it is a jazz album. This 1975 LP was produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by guitarist Joe Beck; the other participants range from Michael Brecker on tenor sax, David Sanborn on alto sax, and Randy Brecker on trumpet to Steve Khan on guitar and Don Grolnick on keyboards. With that lineup, Esther Phillips could have easily delivered a first-class jazz album. But What a Diff'rence a Day Makes doesn't contain any jazz -- not even jazz-funk or soul-jazz. It is, however, an excellent soul/disco outing. This LP is best known for its hit title song, an inspired disco version of a standard that has usually been heard in jazz and pre-rock pop settings. But the song works surprisingly well as disco, and the other tracks are equally impressive. Phillips is as soulful and convincing on the bluesy "I Can Stand a Little Rain" as she is on Gamble & Huff's "One Night Affair" (a Philadelphia soul classic that was recorded by Jerry Butler in 1972 and the O'Jays in 1969) and Ralph MacDonald's "Mister Magic."The latter is the gem that Grover Washington, Jr. is best remembered for; while his famous version was instrumental jazz-funk, Phillips' is vocal-oriented soul. It should be noted that most of the jazz musicians who back Phillips on What a Diff'rence a Day Makes are not jazz snobs. The Brecker Brothers and Sanborn, for example, have done their share of R&B sessions, and they would probably be the first to tell you that this LP needs to be judged by R&B standards instead of jazz standards. And when R&B standards are applied, it is easy to conclude that What a Diff'rence a Day Makes is among Phillips' finest releases.© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Confessin' The Blues

Esther Phillips

Soul - Released January 1, 1976 | Rhino Atlantic

The first seven numbers on Confessin' the Blues show off Esther Phillips doing sophisticated, big-band blues (backed by a small orchestra led by Onzy Matthews) and giving direct and pointed yet elegant performances of "Confessin' the Blues," "I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright," and "C. C. Rider." The last four numbers, which comprise nearly 24 minutes, have Phillips doing a jazzier set to start with, backed by a leaner band (most notably Jack Wilson on piano), in a set produced for record by King Curtis. The final medley of "Bow Top Blues"/"Jelly Roll Blues"/"Long John Blues" is the highlight of the set, showing Phillips in a bluesy setting. The quality of the recording is excellent and comes out well here. Phillips and her principal accompanists, Herb Ellis (guitar) and Lou Blackburn (trombone), are in excellent form on this 1966 set.© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Rêverie

Esther Abrami

Classical - Released September 9, 2022 | Sony Classical - Sony Music

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Release Me / Try Me

Esther Phillips

Pop - Released June 13, 2023 | Vault

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Walking In The Air

Esther Abrami

Classical - Released November 25, 2022 | Sony Classical - Sony Music

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Jacquet De La Guerre, E.-C.: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 5 / Trio Sonata in D Major / Cephale Et Procris / Esther / Le Sommeil D'Ulisse

Frances Conover Fitch

Classical - Released January 1, 2005 | Centaur Records, Inc.

Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was a harpsichord prodigy brought to the court of Louis XVI, France's Sun King, at the age of 12. Her music disappeared after her death in 1732, erased from historical memory like the works of other female composers in the way that Communist governments used to retouch photos in order to eliminate individuals deemed non-approved. Like Bach, she was a talented improviser at the keyboard. Her works, in various genres, were published with the king's approval, but they have only recently been rediscovered. Recordings of her music are still rare, and this two-disc set may be the first real survey of her work as a whole. It covers music from her two books of Pièces de clavecin, separated from each other by two decades, as well as ballet music, songs, a violin sonata, sacred and secular cantatas, assorted songs, and more. There are also several spoken tracks with texts praising the talents of Jacquet de la Guerre. As can be seen from this list of genres, Jacquet de la Guerre was in the forefront of experimentation with new Italian genres such as the cantata and sonata. But on the evidence here it is her harpsichord music that is the real revelation. The second book of harpsichord music, from 1707, shows the influence of François Couperin, but even in the youthful first book there is a strikingly assured handling of harmony and texture that makes one wonder how her music could have remained abandoned for so long. Jacquet de la Guerre's miniature dance suite movements are packed with dense chromatic modulations that rival Rameau's, and with individualistic textures that bear comparison with those of François Couperin. It may be that the harpsichord works outshine the rest of the music here because the performances by harpsichordist Frances Conover Fitch are superior to those of the other Boston-area musicians she has assembled; the two cantatas on disc two in particular are tough going. A single disc might have served the composer's interests better, but if this disc inspires new performances from the likes of Pierre Hantaï and Emma Kirkby, it will have done its job. © TiVo
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Esther Abrami

Esther Abrami

Classical - Released March 25, 2022 | Sony Classical - Sony Music

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Barber, Bruch

Esther Yoo

Classical - Released January 26, 2023 | Universal Music Ltd.

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There is no shortage of recordings of the music on this album; the Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 26, in particular, is one of the most often recorded violin works in the classical canon. However, this one is a standout in several ways. Start with the presence of Adagio appassionato for violin and orchestra, Op. 57, of Bruch, who pleaded with performers to play some of his other violin-and-orchestra works; it is lovely and not often heard. The grand finale is the Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations on "Yankee Doodle," Op. 17, to which Esther Yoo gives an appropriate level of over-the-topness. Yet this just serves to point up the careful approach Yoo brings to the two big concertos. There is a flavor of swinging for the fences here; Yoo (and really the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with which she collaborates here for the first time) is not a household name, but she stretches herself to the limit here with impressive results. Consider the famed opening of the Bruch concerto, where she takes a deliberate, operatic approach that contrasts with the raw brilliance of readings from the violin golden age. She is capable of brilliance aplenty as well; her top register rings throughout this concerto as few others do, but she doesn't let the concerto turn into a wave of schmaltz. In the Barber concerto, she switches gears completely, moving into a warm, lyrical mode. It is a rewarding recording that will reveal new things on multiple hearings, and it has a rare quality of personal involvement from the violinist. Deutsche Grammophon's engineers make a strong case for Henry Wood Hall as the most acoustically interesting of London's major venues.© James Manheim /TiVo
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Handel: Salve Regina

Julie Roset

Classical - Released August 26, 2022 | Ricercar

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Julie Roset, a young French soprano from Avignon, immediately attracted attention with her first recital for Ricercar ("Nun danket alle Gott", with Clematis) and went on to record a recital of works by Sigismondo D'India with Mariana Flores that met with great critical acclaim. In this new recording she tackles several of Handel’s masterpieces on religious themes: his Salve Regina, Gloria and the motet Silete venti were all composed at the time when the young Handel had been inspired to new heights by his discovery of Roman musical life. © Ricercar
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Deguello

ZZ Top

Rock - Released October 1, 1979 | Warner Records

ZZ Top returned after an extended layoff in late 1979 with Degüello, their best album since 1973's Tres Hombres. During their time off, ZZ Top didn't change much -- hell, their sound never really changed during their entire career -- but it did harden, in a way. The grooves became harder, sleeker, and their off-kilter sensibility and humor began to dominate, as "Cheap Sunglasses" and "Fool for Your Stockings" illustrate. Ironically, this, their wildest album lyrically, doesn't have the unhinged rawness of their early blooze rockers, but the streamlined production makes it feel sleazier all the same, since its slickness lets the perversity slide forth. And, forget not, the trio is in fine shape here, knocking out a great set of rockers and sounding stylish all the time. Undoubtedly one of their strong suits.© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Foley Room

Amon Tobin

Electronic - Released February 26, 2007 | Ninja Tune

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Naruto: Alone Theme

Esther Abrami

Classical - Released April 28, 2023 | Sony Classical - Sony Music

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Buongiorno Principessa (From "La vita è bella")

Esther Abrami

Classical - Released June 2, 2023 | Sony Classical - Sony Music

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