Duke Ellington - Contrapuntal RiposteToward the end of his career, Duke Ellington found himself filling up his calendar when home in New York City, with a residence at the famous Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza. This afforded fans to hear a scaled down version of his Big Band in the form of an Octet, plus occasional added vocalists. On this album we present a rare stereo recording of Duke's Rainbow Room Octet as they were captured playing a private party in New Jersey during the summer

which we played at the festival just to see how people reacted

Try these duos and trios by Georg Friedrich Fuchs (1752-1821) in newly recorded period-instrument performances

who is on her way to the camp site

pianist and musicologist Elaine Keillor C

Fran Fine (Drescher) is fully ensconced as the comedic caregiver to the Sheffield children

Doherty and MacIntyre challenged themselves to create a distinctive and audible shift in their sound

The Glitch - a scientist's determination to stop a business venture has fatal repercussions

and Takemitsu

The enigmatic Nocturnes date from 1897-9 and show the composer at the height of his orchestral powers

Cliff Davis Sextet - Discotheque A-Go-Go

dedicated to her orchestral music

becoming more psychedelic and intense when rearranged into a spontaneous