Dizzy Gillespie

 

Artist:  Dizzy Gillespie

Birth Name:  John Birks Gillespie

Born:  October 21, 1917. Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

Died:  January 6, 1993 (Aged 75).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instruments

Occupations:  Musician, Composer

Instruments:  Trumpet, Vocals, Piano

Dizzy Gillespie was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer, Educator, and Singer.  He was a Trumpet Virtuoso and Improviser, early Bebop Styles.  In the 1940s, he, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of Bebop and Modern Jazz.  He taught and influenced many other musicians, including Miles Davis, John Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione and Johnny Hartman.  He won several Grammy Awards.  One of the Greatest Player Trumpeters of All Time.

Title:  All Star Sessions:  3 Classic Albums Plus (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instruments

Label:  Avid Jazz

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Wheatleigh  Hall (8:51)

 2.  Sumpin' (10:28)

 3.  Con Alma (9:27)

 4.  Haute Mon' (10:41)

 5.  Steeplechase (17:27)

 6.  Tour De Force (11:10)

 7.  Ballad Medley:  (8:40)

      -I'm Through With Love

      -The Nearness Of You

      -Moonlight In Vermont

      -Summertime

Disc 2:

 1.  Dizzy Atmosphere (10:58)

 2.  Ballad Medley:  (11:00)

      -I'm Through With Love

      -Without A Word Of Warning

      -Sweet Lorraine

      -Love Walked In

      -September Song

 3.  Ballad Medley:  (12:28)

      -On The Alamo

      -Stompin' At The Savoy

      -This Time The Dream's On Me

      -Time After Time

      -Gone With The Wind

 4.  The Way You Look Tonight (13:41)

 5.  Rio Pakistan (11:34)

 6.  It's Only A Paper Moon (8:32)

 7.  Purple Sounds (feat. Stuff Smith) (10:09)

Personnel:

Disc 1: (1957)

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2 

Sonny Stitt:  Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  3, 4 

Ray Bryant:  Piano

Tommy Bryant:  Bass

Charlie Persip:  Drums

Disc 2:  Tour De Force (1955)

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet

Roy Eldridge:  Trumpet

Harry "Sweets" Edison:  Trumpet

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Herb Ellis:  Guitar

Ray Brown:  Bass

Buddy Rich:  Drums

All Star Sessions:  3 Classic Albums Plus is a compilation album by Dizzy Gillespie, originally released on June 2009 by Avid Jazz, remastered and reissued on November 6, 2026 by Avid Jazz.

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

 

Artist:  Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

Origin:  USA & Brazil

Genre:  Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop

Original line-up:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

Joao Gilberto:  Guitar, Vocals

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto are the collaboration between American Saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian Guitarist/Vocalist.  Joao Gilberto is one of the most legendary pairings in music history.  Together with composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, they recorded  Getz/Gilberto (1964), an album that globalized the Bossa Nova Genre, swept the Grammy Awards, and introduced the world to the hauntingly beautiful hit "The Girl From Ipanema".

Title:  Getz/Gilberto (Limited Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Bebop

Label:  Verve

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  The Girl From Ipanema (5:21)

 2. Doralice (2:47)

 3.  Para Machucar Meu Coracao. (5:07)

 4.  Desafinado (4:09)

Side Two:

 1.  Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (4:17)

 2.  So Danco Samba (3:42)

 3.  O Grande Amor (5:27)

 4.  Vivo Sonhando (2:56)

Personnel:

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

Joao Gilberto:  Guitar, Vocals

Antonio Carlos Jobim:  Piano

Sebastiao Neto:  Double Bass

Milton Banana:  Drums, Pandeiro

Astrud Gilberto:  Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 2/1

Getz/Gilberto is an album by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, originally released on March 1964 by Verve, remastered and reissued on October 9, 2026 by Verve.  Limited Edition Orange Vinyl.

Don Airey

 

Artist:  Don Airey
Birth Name:  Donald Smith Airey
Born:  June 21, 1948.  Sunderland, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rok, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Jazz Fusion
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Keyboards, Vocals

Don Airey is an English Musician and Songwriter from Sunderland.  He has had played with Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum, Michael Schenker, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore and he has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.  He has been played Keyboards in Rock Band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord.

Title:  Live In Hamburg (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rok, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Jazz Fusion

Label:  earMusic

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Nuclear Attack (4:51)

 2.  Pictures Of Home (5:51)

 3.  Shooting Star (5:03)

 4.  I Surrender (4:30)

 5.  Still Got The Blues (7:28)

 6.  Desperado (7:06)

 7.  The Way I Fell Inside (5:32)

 8.  Lost Boys (4:59)

 9.  Is This Love (5:12)

Disc 2:

 1.  Child In Time (10:28)

 2.  Difficult To Cure (5:46)

 3.  All Night Long (5:47)

 4.  Lost In Hollywood  (9:11)

 5.  Hush (8:49)

 6.  Since You've Been Gone (3:48)

 7.  Black Night (7:04)

Personnel:

Don Airey:  Keyboards

Carl Sentance (Nazareth):  Vocals

Simon McBride (Deep Purple):  Guitar

Laurence Cottle (Ex Black Sabbath):  Bass

Jon Finnigan (Gang Of Four):  Drums

Steve Bentley-Klein:  Strings (Guest/Session Musician)

Live In Hamburg is a live album by Don Airey, originally released on February 26, 2021 by earMusic, remastered and reissued on October 16, 2026 by earMusic, 2CD Jewel Case.

Greta Van Fleet

 

Artist:  Greta Van Fleet
Origin:  Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Josh Kiszka:  Lead Vocals
Sam Kiszka:  Bass
Jake Kiszka:  Lead Guitar
Danny Wagner:  Drums

Greta Van Fleet is an American Hard Rock Band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, formed in 2012 by Josh Kiszka (Lead Vocals), Sam Kiszka (Bass), Jake Kiszka (Lead Guitar) and Danny Wagner (Drums).  The band released their debut EP, Black Smoke Rising.  The debut single "Highway Tune", topped the Billboard US Mainstream Rock and Active Rock Rock Stations in September 2017.

Title:  Palace For The People (2026) 

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Republic Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1. Into The Beginning (1:42)

 2.  Tear It Down (4:23)

 3.  Heart And The Beat (3:58)

 4.  Boughten Bliss (4:58)

 5.  Field Of Stars (4:44)

 6.  Play Your Games (3:15)

 7.  Dreams You Hold (5:46)

 8.  Lost In The Golden (4:34)

 9.  Tough Again (4:51)

10. Saw You Stand (4:49)

11. Heya (4:39)

12. Call My Own (4:13)

13. Born Into This (6:20)

Personnel:

Josh Kiszka:  Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Sam Kiszka:  Bass, Keyboards
Jake Kiszka:  Lead Guitar
Danny Wagner:  Drums

Palace For The People is the fifth studi album by Greta Van Fleet, released on October 9, 2026 by Republic Records.  For Fans of Led Zeppelin.

The Rolling Stones

 

Artist:  The Rolling Stones 
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Rock 'N' Roll, Rhythm & Blues, British Invasion, Hard Rock

Original line-up:

Brian Jones:  Guitar, Harmonica
Ian Stewart:  Piano
Mick Jagger:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Keith Richards:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dick Taylor:  Bass
Tony Chapman:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Mick Jagger:  Lead and Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
Keith Richards:  Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing and Lead Vocals, Percussion
Brian Jones:  Guitar,, Keyboards, Sitar, Accordion, Mandolin, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Marimba, Autoharp, Percussion
Billy Wyman:  Bass, Keyboards, Marimba, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Charlie Watts:  Drums, Percussion

The Rolling Stones are an English Rock Band formed in London in 1962.  The band is one the British Invasion that became popular in the US during 1964-1965, and became the World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Band in the late '60s, the band's influence from the Blues culture by John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf,  and American Blues Music and American Rock such as:  Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry.  The Stones had pioneered of hard-driving Blues-Based Rock 'N' Roll.  The Stones always compared with The Beatles in the different image and in 1966 , The Stones had decided to respond to The Beatles by complex albums to creat to reaction to The Beatles' album "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and The Stones' album "Their Satantic Maesties Request".

Title:  The Rolling Stones - First Sessions (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Rock 'N' Roll, Rhythm & Blues, British Invasion, Hard Rock

Label:  Maison  Blanche Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

1.  Come On (1:53)

 2.  I Want To Be Loved (1:56)

 3.  Poison Ivy (2:07)

 4.  Fortune Teller (2:12)

 5.  I Wanna Be Your Man (1:44)

 6.  Stoned (2:10)

Side B:

 1.  Diddley Daddy (2:38)

 2.  Road Runner (3:05)

 3.  Bright Lights, Big City (2:25)

 4.  I Want To Be Loved (Demo Version) (2:02)

 5.  Baby, What's Wrong (3:28)

 6.  Roll Over Beethoven (2:16)

 7.  Memphis, Tennessee (2:21)

Personnel:

Mick Jagger:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica

Keith Richards:. Guitar, Backing Vocals

Brian Jones:  Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vocals

Bill Wyman:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Charlies Watts:  Drums

Additional Musician:

Ian Stewart:  Piano on Track B/4

The Rolling Stones - First Sessions is the compilation First Sessions album by The Rolling Stones, originally released on November 29, 2024, remastered and reissued on November 27, 2026 by Maison Blanche Records.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Heavyweight Audiophile Red Vinyl.  For Fans of The Rolling Stones.

The Beatles

 

Artist:  The Beatles 
Origin:  Liverpool, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Classic line-up:

John Lennon:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Paul McCartney:  Vocals, Bass
George Harrison:  Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums

The Beatles were an English Rock Band from Liverpool formed in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.  They became the greatest and most influential act of the Rock Era, with several Genres from Pop, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock.  Their first hit single "Love Me Do" in the late 1962.  They acquired the Nickname "The Fab Four" as Beatlesmania and in early 1964 they had become international stars, leading "The British Invasion" of the USA Pop Market.  From 1965 The Beatles produced and released many finest materials and widely influential albums such as Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (The White Album in 1968),  and Abbey Road (1969).  After their break-up in 1970.  They each enjoyed successful musical careers.  John Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and George Harrison died of Lung Cancer in November 2001.  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still remain musically active.  The Beatles are the Best-Selling Band in USA with 177 million certified units according to the RIAA.  They have had more No. 1 albums on the British Charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other artists.  In 2008, the group topped Billboard Magazine's list of the All Time Most Successful "Hot 100" Artists.  They have received 7 Grammy Awards, The Best-Selling Band in the History, The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine, and estimating sales of over one billion units by EMI Records.  In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked The Beatles as The Greatest Artist Of All Time.

Title:  Rubber Soul - Special Edition Deluxe (2 CD) (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Capitol

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  New Stereo Mix (2026 Mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell) - Original UK Album

 1.  Drive My Car (2:25)

 2.  Norwegian Wood (The Bird Has Flown) (2:05)

 3.  You Won't See Me (3:18)

 4.  Nowhere Man (2:40)

 5.  Think For Yourself  (2:16)

 6.  The Word (2:41)

 7.  Michelle (2:40)

 8.  What Goes On (2:47)

 9.  Girl (2:30)

10. I'm Looking Through You (2:23)

11. In My Life (2:24)

12. Wait (2:12)

13. If I Needed Someone (2:20)

14. Run For Your Life (2:18)

Personnel:

John Lennon:  Lead, Harmony, Backing Vocals, Rhythm, Acoustic, Lead Guitars, Organ on Track 1/5, Tambourine
Paul McCartney:  Lead, Harmony, Backing Vocals, Bass, Acoustic & Lead Guitars, Piano, Maracas
George Harrison:  Lead, Harmony, Backing Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, Acoustic  Guitars, Sitar on Track 1/2, Maracas, Tambourine
Ringo Starr:  Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Cowbell, Bells, Cymbals, Hammond Organ on Track 2/3, Lead Vocals on Track 2/1

Additional Musicians:

George Martin:  Piano on Track 2/4, Harmonium on Tracks:n 1/6, 2/6

Mal Evans:  Hammond Organ on Track 1/3

Disc 2:  The Single, Demos, and Sessions Highlights

 1.  Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)

 2.  Day Tripper (2023 Mix)

 3.  We Can Work It Out (Paul's Demo)

 4.  We Can Work It Out (2023 Mix)

 5.  Wait (Take 3 - Instrumental Backing Track)

 6.  Run For Your Life (Take 1-5  Instrumental Backing Track)

 7.  Nrwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second Version - Take 2) 

 8.  Drive My Car (Take 1 and 2 - Instrumental Backing Track)

 9.  If I Neeed Someone (Take 1 - Instrumental Backing Track)

10. In My Life (Take 1)

11. Nowhere Man (Second Version - Take 5 - Instrumental Backing Track)

12. Michelle (Take 1)

13. What Goes On (Take 1 - Instrumental Backing Track)

14. I'm Looking Through You (Second Version - Take 3)

15. The Word (Take 1 and 2 - Instrumental Backing Track)

16. Girl (Take 2 - Instrumental Backing Vocals)

Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by The Beatles, originally released on December 3, 1965 by Parlophone, remastered and reissued on October 2, 2026 by Capitol Records/UMe.  Special Edition Deluxe 2 CD.  For Fans of The Beatles and Music Collectors.