The Doors

 

Artist:  The Doors 
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Blues Rock

Original line-up:

Jim Morrison:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Synthesizer
Ray Manzarek:  Keyboards, Organ, Keyboards Bass, Vocals
Robby Krieger;  Lead Guitar, Vocals
John Densmore:  Drums, Percussion

The Doors were an American Rock Band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1965 by Jim Morrison (Vocals), Ray Manzarek (Keyboards), Robby Krieger (Guitar), and John Densmore (Drums).  They were unique and among the most controversial and influential Rock acts of the 1960's, mostly because of Morrison's lyrics and charismatic.  After Morrison's death on July 3, 1971 (Aged 27), and the remaining members continued as a Trio until disbanding in 1973.

Title:  Live In Copenhagen, 1968 (2025)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Blues Rock

Label:  Rhino

Rating:   ****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Applause And Introduction (0:20)

 2.  When The Music's Over (12:55)

 3.  Back Door Man (2:226)

 4.  Five To One (4:37)

 5.  Break On Through (To The Other Side) (4:14)

 6.  Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (3:38)

 7.  The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) (1:19)

 8.  Hello, I Love You (2:44)

 9.  Wake Up! (1:20)

10. Light My Fire (10:46)

11. A Little Game (5:20)

12. The Unknown Soldier (4:53)

Personnel:

Jim Morrison:  Lead Vocals
Ray Manzarek:  Keyboards
Robby Krieger;  Lead Guitar
John Densmore:  Drums

Live In Copenhagen, 1968 is a live album by The Doors, released on November 25, 2025 by Rhino. recorded live at Falknoer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 17, 1968.

Fleetwood Mac

 

Artist:  Fleetwood Mac
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, British Blues, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary

Original line-up:  1967

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
Bob Brunning:  Bass
Peter Green:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Jeremy Spencer:  Guitar, Vocals, Piano

2nd line-up:  1967

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Peter Green:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Jeremy Spencer:  Guitar, Vocals, Piano

3rd line-up:  1968

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Peter Green:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Jeremy Spencer:  Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Danny Kirwan:  Guitar, Vocals

4th line-up:  1972

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion 
John McVie:  Bass
Bob Welch:  Guitar, Vocals
Christine McVie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Danny Kirwan:  Guitar, Vocals

5th line-up:  1972-1973

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Bob Welch:  Guitar, Vocals
Christine McVie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Dave Walker:  Vocals, Harmonica
Bob Weston:  Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar

6th line-up:  1973

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Bob Welch:  Guitar, Vocals
Christine McVie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Bob Weston:  Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar

7th line-up:  1973-1974

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Bob Welch:  Guitar, Vocals
Christine McVie:  Keyboards, Vocals

8th line-up:  1974-1987

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Christine McVie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Lindsey Buckingham:  Electric, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Stevie Nicks:  Vocals

Fleetwood Mac are a British Rock Band from London, formed in 1967 by Peter Green (Guitar, Vocals Ex John Mayall''s Bluesbreakers), Mick Fleetwood (Drums Ex John Mayall''s Bluesbreakers), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar) and Bob Brunning (Bass), and replaced by John McVie (Bass Ex John Mayall''s Bluesbreakers).  The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and making them one of the Best-Selling Bands of All Time.  In 1998, selected members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Title:  Fleetwood Mac:  Live 1975 (2025)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, British Blues, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Rhino

Rating:    *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Get Like You Used To Be ) (4:23)

 2.  Station Man (6:18)

 3.  Spare Me A Little (4:30)

 4.  Rhiannon (7:57)

 5.  Why (4:22)

 6.  Landslide (3:54)

 7.  I'm So Afraid (5:46)

 8.  Oh Well (2:59)

 9.  The Green Manalishi (5:30)

10. World Turning (8:34)

11. Blue Letter (3:39)

12. Don't Let Me Down Again (4:05)

13. Hypnotized (9:46)

Personnel:

Mick Fleetwood:  Drums, Percussion
John McVie:  Bass
Christine McVie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Lindsey Buckingham:  Electric, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Stevie Nicks:  Vocals

Fleetwood Mac:  Live 1975 is a live from the legendary 1975 Tour album by Fleetwood Mac, released on November 28, 2025 by Rhino.  For Fans of Fleetwood Mac and Music Collectors.

Brian Auger

 

Artist:  Brian Auger 

Birth Name:  Brian Albert Gordon Auger

Born:  July 18, 1939.  Hammersmith, London, England

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Organ, Keyboards

Brian Auger  is an English Jazz Rock and Rock Music Keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond Organ.  He has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Eric Clapton.  He incorporated Jazz, early British Pop, R&B, Soul Music and Rock into the sound.  He has been nominated for a Grammy Award.  In 1965, he played on "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds as a session musician.  That same year, he formed the group The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Vic Briggs and Rod Stewart.  Due to contractual problems there were no official recordings made by the band.  With Julie Driscoll and The Trinity.  In 1970, he formed the Jazz Fusion ensemble Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.

Artist:  Brian Auger & The Trinity

Title:  Definitely What! (2025)

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Label:  Soul Bank Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Day In The Life (5:04)

 2.  George Bruno Money (4:06)

 3.  Far Horizon (5:16)

 4.  John Brown's Body (3:00)

Side B:

 1.  Red Bears And Rice (5:40)

 2.  Bumpin' On Sunset (4:55)

 3.  If You Live (3:48)

 4.  Definetely What! (7:55)

Personnel:

Brian Auger:  Keyboards,Vocals

Dave Ambross:  Bass

Clive Thacker:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

A. Hall, G. Bowen, D.Watkins, D. Healey, L. Calvert, S. Reynolds, D. Campbellh:  Trumpets

C. Hardie, J.Simcock, B. Router, A Reece, B. Altram:  Trombones

R. Swimfield:  Flute

T. Dandall, J. Buck (Smr.), A. McGavin, I. Beers:  Horns

P. Halling, S. Margo, B. Thomas:  Violins

C. Ford, P. Willison:  Cellos

Definitely What! is the second album by Brian Auger & The Trinity, originally released in 1968 by Atco, remastered and reissued on November 7, 2025 by Soul Bank Music.  Good Album!.

Willie Nelson

 

Artist:  Willie Nelson 

Birth Name:  Willie Hugh Nelson
Born:  April 29, 1933
Origin:  Abbott, Texas, USA.
Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Willie Nelson is an American Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Actor.  He was the one of the key of Outlaw Country that developed from the conservative restrictions of the Nashville Sound, along with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser in album Wanted! The Outlaw, especially he joined the Country Supergroup The Highwaymen, with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.  His music styles uses a variety including Country, Folk, Rock, Blues, Pop and Jazz and he is the Icon in Country Music, influencing the New Country, New Tradition and Alternative Country in 1980s and 1990s.  He was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1933, and he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988, he was also inducted to the National Agricultural Hall Of Fame in 2011.

Title:  Workin' Man:  Willie Sings Merle (2025)

Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop

Label:  Legacy/Sony Music

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Workin' Man Blues (5:16)

 2.  Silver Wings (5:58)

 3.  Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down (2:47)

4.  Today I Started Loving You Again (2:52)

 5.  Swinging Doors (2:57)

Side B:

 1.  Okie From Muskogee (2:49)

 2.  Mama Tried (2:18)

 3.  I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink (3:30)

 4.  Somewhere Between (3:03)

 5.  If We Make It Through December (3:30)

 6.  Ramblin' Fever (3:37)

Personnel:

Willie Nelson:  Lead Vocals, Trigger

Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica

Bobbie Nelson:  Piano

Paul English:  Drums, Percussion

Billy English:  Drums, Percussion

Kevin Smith:  Upright Bass, Electric Bass

Workin' Man:  Willie Sings Merle is a tribute album by Willie Nelson, released on November 7, 2025 by Legacy/Sony Music, featuring classic tracks of Merle, "Mama Tried" "Okie From Muskogee", "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink".

Tito Puente

Artist:  Tito Puente

Birth Name:  Ernest Anthony Puente Jr.

Born:  April 20, 1923.  New York City, New York, USA

Died:  May 31, 2000 (Aged 77).  New York City, New York, USA

Genre:  Latin Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Mambo, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Cuban Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Big Band, Salsa, Latin Pop

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Record Producer

Instruments:  Timbales, Vibraphone

Tito Puente was an American Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Timbalero, and Record Producer.  He composed Dance-Oriented Mambo and Latin Jazz Music.  He was also known as "El Rey de los Timbales", or "The King of The Timbales".

Title:  Dance The Cha Cha Cha (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Latin Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Mambo, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Cuban Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Big Band, Salsa, Latin Pop

Label:  Descarga Records 

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Adelle (Me Lo Dijo Adela) (3:08)

 2.  The Knockout (2:50)

 3.  The Man From Jamaica (El Jamaiquino) (2:53)

 4.  Olgan Ml Cha Cha Cha (3:08)

 5.  Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (2:56)

 6.  Hot Tamales (Los Tamalitos De Olga) (2:50)

 7.  Oye Ml Guaguano) (3:34)

 8.  Ran Kan Kan (3:09)

 9.  El Cayuco (2:34)

Side B:

 1.  Ricon Vacilon (Having A Ball) (3:07)

 2.  Espinita (2:29)

 3.  Cogele Bien El Compas (2:43)

 4.  Cha Cha Cha For Lovers (3:02)

 5.  Carolina (2:45)

 6.  Mangue (2:31)

Bonus Tracks:

 7.  La Gloria Eres Tu (3:11)

 8.  Mambo Gozon (2:46)

 9.  Oye Como Va (4:29)

Personnel:

Tito Puente & His Orchestra

Tito Puente:  Timbales, Vibes, Vocals

Ray Gonzalez:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Bobby Rodriguez:  Bass

Johnny "Dandy" Rodriquez:  Bongos, Congas, vocals

Jose Madera:  Congas, Timbales

Francisco Aguabella:  Congas

Among Others

Dance The Cha Cha Cha is an album by Tito Puente & His Orchestra, originally released in 1999 by Tico Records, remastered and reissued on October 24, 2025 by Descarga Records.  Limited Edition of 500 Copies, with 3 Bonus Tracks.  180 Gram Virgin Vinyl.  The Finest in Latin Jazz.

Coleman Hawkins

 

Artist:  Coleman Hawkins

Birth Name:  Coleman Randolph Hawkins

Born:  November 21, 1904.  St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Died:  May 19, 1969 (Aged 64).  New York City, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Early Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Big Band

Occupation:  Musician, Saxophinist

Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Clarinet

Coleman Hawkins was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  One of the first prominent Jazz Musicians of his instrument.  The main influence on a generation of Tenor Players that included Chu Berry, Buddy Tate, Don Byas, Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ike Quebec, Al Sears, Paul Gonsalves, and Lucky Thompson.  While He became known with Swing Music during the Big Band Era, he had a role in the development of Bebop in the 1940s.

Title:  Coleman Hawkins And Confreres (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Early Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Big Band

Label:  Verve

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Maria (6:31)

 2.  Sunday (5:19)

 3.  Hanid (4:50)

Side Two:

 1.  Honey Flower (8:42)

 2.  Nabob (9:29)

Personnel:

Coleman Hawkins:  Tenor Saxophone

Roy Eldridge:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1/2, 3, 2/1, 2

Ben Webster:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1/1, 2

Hank Jones:  Piano on Tracks:  1/3, 2/1, 2

Oscar Peterson:  Piano on Tracks:  1/1, 2

Herb Ellis:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 2

Ray Brown:  Bass on Tracks:  1/1, 2

George Duvivier:  Bass on Tracks:  1/2, 2/1, 2

Mickey Sheen:  Drums on Tracks:  1/2, 2/1, 2

Alvin Stoller:  Drums on Tracks:  1/1, 2

Coleman Hawkins And Confreres is an album by Coleman Hawkins, originally released in 1958 by Verve, remastered and reissued on November 28, 2025 by Verve.  180 Gram Vinyl.

Frank Sinatra

 

Artist:  Frank Sinatra 
Birth Name:  Francis Albert Sinatra
Born:  December 12, 1915.  Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
Died:  May 14, 1998 (Aged 82).  West Hollywood, California, USA.
Genre:  Traditional Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Vocal Pop
Occupations;  Singer, Actor, Producer, Director, Conductor
Instruments:  Vocals

Frank Sinatra was an American Singer and Film Actor.  He started his career as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey in the Swing Era.  He found success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940, he had many hits with "Strangers In The Night", "My Way", "New York, New York", "Somethin' Stupid", and many many more!, and he is one of the Best-Selling Artists of All Time.  He was also the recipient of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Awards, Grammy Legend Award And The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Title:  The Hits (Limited Edition) (2025) 

Genre:  Traditional Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Vocal Pop

Label:  New Continent

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Lady Is A Tramp (3:15)

 2.  Witchcraft (2:53)

 3.  I've Got The World On A String (2:12)

 4.  Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad (3:14)

 5.  Night And Day (4:00)

 6.  All The Way (2:51)

 7.  I Love Paris (1:48)

 8.  Oh! Look At Me Now (2:52)

 9.  Young At Heart (2:50)

10. One For My Baby (4:24)

Side B:

 1.  I've Got You Under My Skin (3:45)

 2.  Nice 'N' Easy (2:46)

 3.  Not As A Stranger (2:47)

 4.  Come Fly With Me (3:18)

 5.  I Get A Kick Out Of You (2:54)

 6.  How Little We now (2:40)

 7.  At Long Last Love (2:26)

 8.  I Wish I Were In Love Again (2:28)

 9.  In The Still Of The Night (3:26)

10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (3:09)

The Hits is the compilation album by Frank Sinatra, released on November 21, 2025 by New Continent.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Blue Colored Vinyl.