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XMAS V: A Classical Christmas...L'Arte Del Mondo, Phoenix Chorale, Clare College Choir, Capella Romana, The Sixteen
by C. Michael Bailey
...In dulci jubilo. Classical music always provides a legion of new and old holiday music. This is a year for premiers for both newly composed music and newly discovered old music. Present is music of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. And then, there is always Handel's Messiah. L'Arte Del Mondo
XMAS IV: Let it Snow, Let it Snow...Chet Baker, Bela Fleck, Karen Wilhelm, The Boilermaker Jazz Band
by C. Michael Bailey
...Let it snow! Stuck at home this Christmas? Here are four holiday collections to consider spinning with a fire in the fireplace and eggnog in the mug. Chet Baker Silent Nights: A Jazz Christmas Album Dinemec Jazz 2008 This music, recorded in 1987 a few ...
XMAS III: Al Jarreau, Tim Green and Trio Chambra, Lorenna McKennitt, Mariah Hortans and Mathias Sandberg
by C. Michael Bailey
Stuck at home this Christmas? Here are three holiday collections to consider spinning with a fire in the fireplace and eggnog in the mug. Al Jarreau Christmas Rhino Records 2008 Singer Al Jarreau's Christmas is one of those rare delights that over a 40-year career ...
XMAS II: Naxos Carol Collection, Straight No Chaser, The Synergy Brass Quintet, Leroy Anderson
by C. Michael Bailey
One cannot go wrong with traditional Christmas holiday music whether rendered by choir, college glee club, brass quintet, or America's own Leroy Anderson. Various Artists Naxos Carol Collection Naxos Records 2007 This collection is a no-brainer. Naxos has recorded, assembled and released a number of ...
XMAS I: Bela Fleck, Spyro Gyra, The Gospel Christmas Project, Holly Cole, Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
by C. Michael Bailey
Not all holiday releases are for the pedestrian listener. Some albums require a commitment to stick it out long enough to find out if the music is inaccessible or simply an acquired taste on its way to becoming a holiday classic. Here are five holiday recordings that are well off the beaten path...or not. ...
C. Michael Bailey's Best Releases of 2008
by C. Michael Bailey
The event horizon for jazz is set at infinity. There is no shortage of finely crafted music being performed within this uniquely American and pragmatically international genre. This year is about baker's dozens. No, make that Bailey's dozens. Presented here are links to 14 reviews of what I considered the best recordings released ...
The Beethoven Symphony Series 2: Two Fifth Symphonies - Vanska and Herreweghe
by C. Michael Bailey
This is the first article addressing the Beethoven sympnonies individually. For an introduction to the composer's symphony cycle, see The Beethoven Symphony Series 1: The Nine Symphonies Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Opus 67, is one of the most recognizable pieces of classical music. Its distinctive four-note motif, struck twice to introduce ...
ZZ Top: Live From Texas
by C. Michael Bailey
ZZ TopLive From TexasEagle Vision 2008 All the bands who emerged from the 1960s and are still performing long ago ceased being hungry artists and became business men. The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John...Their bands are brands and image is ...
Tony Monaco and Don Hales: Tonymoon for Two
by C. Michael Bailey
Organist Tony Monaco is Johannes Brahms to Jimmy Smith's Ludwig van Beethoven. He is the keeper of the flame, or, more appropriately, the bar keep of the chicken shack, and the ambassador of the chitlin' circuit. Over the past decade, Monaco has moved to the front of the class in organ jazz, releasing a string of ...
Domenico Scarlatti: An Introduction to the Keyboard Sonatas
by C. Michael Bailey
Naxos Records began recording the complete keyboard sonatas of Italian Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti at the close of the 1990s, with the release of Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Naxos, 1999). The years since have resulted in 10 more of a projected 35 volumes series. Scarlatti's keyboard music is easily accessible and enjoyable ...
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