A wonderful crossover, with classical cellist legend Yo-Yo Ma with fellow American trumpetist Chris Bott, playing the Hammerstein & Rodgers jazz standard ‘My Favourite Things’.
Category: Recording of the Day
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Gryphon Trio – Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor: II. Pantoum – Assez vif
This work is one of the great twentieth century trios.
The Gryphon Trio is Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin, Roman Borys, cello and James Parker, piano.
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Gray Matter – Footsteps
A bit reminiscent of early Brecker Brothers, this is the title track from the Canadian (Toronto based) Jazz ensemble Gray Matter’s debut album “Footsteps”. Keep your eye out for this ensemble!
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Schubert, Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Live performance ( 2011) by Bryn Terfel
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Herbie Hancock – I Thought It Was You
A little cheesy disco? Perhaps. Herbie is one of my favourite musicians of all time, and a pure jazz legend. Here’s a throwback to 1978, performing ‘I thought It Was You’.
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Benet Casablancas – Dove of Peace part 1
Chamber Concert No.1 for clarinet and ensemble, 2010.
Performed by Ensemble 10/10
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Marianne Trudel Trio & Ingrid Jensen – Soon
A Canadian West Coast meets East Coast – Vancouver’s Ingrid Jensen (who studied at Berkelee in Boston, MA) with Montreal’s own Marianne Trudel. Recorded live October 20, 2012 at Largo Resto-Club, in Québec City by Montreal Photographer and videographer Randy Cole.
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Benet Casablancas – Dove of Peace part 2
Chamber Concert No.1 for clarinet and ensemble, 2010)
Performed by Ensemble 10/10
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Wolfgang Muthspiel Quintet – Father and Sun
Composed by Wolfgang Muthspiel, ‘Father and Sun’ is the 4th track from the Austrian guitarist’s quintet’s album ‘Rising Grace’ features jazz luminary pianist Brad Mehldau (who’s played with the likes of Lee Konitz, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman and John Scofield).
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Sibelius, Finlandia
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, November 2009.