Lonnie Brooks
Wound Up Tight [ Alligator Records / CD ] The Louisiana bayou's greatest contribution to Chicago blues tears into ten songs. Guest Johnny Winter. "He blisters searing licks behind strong vocals and pulsating band work...sizzling, deep funky grooves"--DOWN BEAT |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Messiah (1751 Version) Robert Brooks / Iestyn Davies / Eamonn Dougan / New College Choir / Academy of Ancient Music / Edward Higginbottom (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] "This is a very special recording. Not only is it of quite outstanding quality both musically and dramatically, but, being sung entirely by male voices associated with a single institution, it probably comes as close as modern conditions permit to |
Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth
Black Survival [ Universal Sound / CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth
Black Survival (Vinyl Edition) [ Universal Sound / LP - released 2/Apr/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. |
Tina Brooks
True Blue (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 17/Nov/2023 ] In addition to appearing as a sideman on dates led by Kenny Burrell, Freddie Hubbard, and Jackie McLean, tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks recorded several of his own Blue Note sessions as a leader between 1958-61. However, only one would be released... |
BRAHMS / SHULMAN / PAGANINI / STRAVINSKY / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Jascha Heifetz: Encores, Vol. 1 (1946-1956) Jascha Heifetz (violin) with Emanuel Bay, Brooks Smith (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 30/Apr/2012 ] Heifetz's series of arrangements and transcriptions for violin and piano reveal just how tasteful and refined a musician he was. Crafted with precision, and played with passion, they are alive with his stylistic awareness. |