Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri
The Bell [ ECM / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] The Bell features dynamic chamber music compositions written for masterful improvisers. "The best thing I caught all weekend," said critic Peter Margasak of the 2014 New York Winter Jazzfest, "was a superb trio led by drummer Ches Smith with pianist... |
CHOPIN / BALAKIREV / RACHMANINOV / DOHNANYI / etc
Cyril Smith: The Complete Solo Recordings HMV & Columbia recordings Cyril Smith (piano) with Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ APR / 3 CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] We tend to remember Cyril Smith (1909-1974) these days as the pianist who overcame the misfortune of a paralysing stroke to form a hugely successful duo for three hands with his wife, pianist Phyllis Sellick. Before then though, he had conquered the... |
Diggy Dupé / P. Smith (aka Troy Kingi) / choicevaughn
The Panthers (Original Soundtrack LP) [ Triple A Records / LP - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Aotearoa's finest Polynesian musicians lend their talents to the original soundtrack of The Panthers - a drama series about the rise of the activist group Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s. |
Dr. Lonnie Smith
All In My Mind (Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note Tone Poet Series / LP - released 3/Sep/2021 ] After his 2016 return to Blue Note where he first made a name for himself with a run of classic soul jazz albums between 1968-70, Hammond organ legend Dr. Lonnie Smith recorded All In My Mind during his 75th birthday celebration in July 2017 at the... |
Ella Fitzgerald, with Ellis Larkins, Paul Smith and Oscar Peterson
The Complete Piano Duets [ Verve / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] For the first time, all of Ella Fitzgerald's collaborations with pianists recorded for the Decca, Verve and Pablo labels are brought together on the album The Complete Piano Duets. |
Elliott Smith
Figure 8 (LP) [ Geffen Records / 2 LP - released 4/Apr/2013 ] Eliot Smith's fifth studio album, and final record completed before his death. It was recorded in 1999 and 2000 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Sonora in LA and Abbey Road in London. The wall Smith stands in front of in Autumn de Wilde's photograph... |
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith (LP) [ Universal Music Group International / LP - released 18/May/2017 ] Elliott Smith's eponymous second album continued where his debut, Roman Candles, left off. Through whispered choruses, subtle fingerpicking, and haunting melodies, Elliott Smith envelops listeners in deeply personal confidence, as if one were privy... |
Elliott Smith
Roman Candle (LP) [ Universal / LP - released 18/May/2017 ] Roman Candle, Elliott Smith's debut album, was recorded and released while Smith was still in Heatmiser. According to Benjamin Nugent's biography Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing, Smith recorded the album in the basement of the home of... |
Elliott Smith
XO (LP) [ Universal / LP - released 18/May/2017 ] Having earned himself a cult following with indie LPs Roman Candle, Elliott Smith and Either/Or, the hugely talented multi-instrumentalist Elliott Smith gained worldwide attention after several of his tracks featured on the soundtrack to the... |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: The Complete Songs Vol 1 (Includes, L'horizon chimerique Op 118) Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Stella Doufexis, sopranos, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Christopher Maltman, baritone, Graham Johnson [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Feb/2005 ] "Two views on an auspicious start to what could be a defining cycle" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine March 2005 |
CHARLES KOECHLIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Koechlin: Music for Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) Martin Amlin (piano) with Jayne West (soprano in L'Album de Lilian) Leone Buyse (first flute in Sonata for two flutes) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'An absolute classic, not only for Koechlin enthusiasts but for lovers of the flute and deft artistry' - Fanfare, USA |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Robinson Crusoe / Vert-Vert / Entre Nous John Brecknock, Yvonne Kenny, Roderick Kennedy, Marilyn Hill Smith, Toby Spence, Thora Einarsdottir, Jennifer Lamore / Alun Francis, David Parry (cond [ Opera Rara / 7 CD Box Set - released 17/Feb/2023 ] 'All but dedicated misanthropes will find this set entrancing. Highly recommended' Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Iona Abbey - Songs of Praise & Inspiration Glasgow Phoenix Choir, Marilyn J. Smith [ ITV / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] The world famous Glasgow Phoenix Choir provide these songs of praise and inspiration from the remote island of Iona, off the west coast of Mull, Scotland. Iona is credited with being the launch point of Christianity into Scotland. |
Hollie Smith
Coming In From The Dark (Limited Edition LP) [ Warner Music NZ / LP - released 22/Oct/2021 ] Limited edition marble green vinyl. Hollie Smith, one of Aotearoa's most beloved artists, has revealed her return with Coming In From The Dark. Her fourth solo album, Coming In From The Dark is the first album from Smith in over five years. It... |
Hollie Smith
Long Player (Deluxe Edition) [ Sister Records New Zealand / CD - released 21/Jan/2008 ] This deluxe re-issue of Hollie's sensational, platinum selling debut album includes three bonus previously unreleased tracks from her 2007 recording session in Philadelphia. |
Hollie Smith
Water Or Gold [ Warner Music / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Undoubtedly one of Aotearoa's strongest voices, Hollie Smith emerged in the late 1990s, working with the likes of Fat Freddy's Drop and Trinity Roots, she then cemented her place as one of the country's most cherished acts with the 2006 Don McGlashan... |
Huey 'Piano' Smith
Don't You Just Know It - The Very Best of 1956-1962 [ Jasmine / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] Here is a tight and cohesive package featuring 28 classics of New Orleans R&B written and performed by the one and only Huey 'Piano' Smith whose keyboard techniques are a huge influence over a generation of New Orleans piano players and musicians... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
C. P. E. BACH
Bach, (CPE): Flute Concertos Jennifer Stinton (flute), Orchestra St John's Smith Square, John Lubbock [ Collins Classics / CD - released 21/Feb/1993 ] "crisp, responsive orchestral playing, well-chosen tempos and clean, incisive ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed this playing of some wonderfully inventive music…. helpful background notes" (Gramophone) |