Throughout much of the 20th century, Benny Carter was an accomplished composer, arranger, leader, sideman, and multi-instrumentalist. In 2004 the U.K.'s Proper label served his memory well with Proper Box 68 which carefully examines a 22-year segment from his unusually lengthy career. If a reasonably priced 88-track, four-CD set of swing and early modern mainstream jazz dating from 1930-1952 seems like too much of a good thing, maybe you really need to hear more jazz and not less

After his "Static Impulse" release in 2010, Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie returns with a new studio album entitled "Impermanent Resonance," to be released August 6th in North America and July 29 in Europe via InsideOutMusic. "Impermanent Resonance" was once again mixed and mastered at Sweden's Fascination Street recording studios (Kreator, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Symphony X) with Jens Bogren and this time also Tony Lindgren. Visually, LaBrie hooked up with Gustavo Sazes / abstrata.net (Arch Enemy, Firewind, Kamelot, etc.) to capture and translate the album's atmosphere into the striking artwork.

Easy listening music by the orchestra of the German director Max Greger, a large dance music stylist, decorating with refined taste rhythmic accuracy of their interpretations. In this LP album gathers 10 tracks that run through different styles like swing, foxtrot, quickstep, ballad, bolero rumba, slow waltz or cha-cha. Entertaining selection of music to practice on the dance floor or just to enjoy moments of leisure with a pleasant hearing.

Swing and big band music by American musician, clarinetist, saxophonist and director Pat Longo (New Jersey, 1929) with his super Hollywood Big Band. Although Pat began his career in the Harry James band was not until 1979 when he achieved his goal of independence and form their own band, which was immediately in great demand. During the 70s and early 80s reaped great success mixing the more traditional aspects of the music of 'big band' with 'fun-rock-jazz' very popular then. His group joined a number of world class musicians of West Coast and jazz musicians of great talent.

AOA (an acronym for Ace of Angels) is a South Korean idol girl group and band, produced by FNC Entertainment. These groups are constructed of a band with 5 members (Choa, Jimin, Yuna, Youkyoung and Mina), and an idol group consisting of 7 members (all members excluding Youkyoung). The groups debuted on July 30, 2012 with their single album Angel's Story.

Asia is a rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup and included former members of veteran progressive rock bands Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Uriah Heep, U.K., Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash and The Buggles.

Mainhorse signed originally to Polydor Records in 1970 and released their self-titled debut in 1971. Along with Patrick Moraz the other musician of note was Bryson Graham who would go on to play with Gary Wright in Wonderwheel and then join Wright in a re formed Spooky Tooth in 1972. The album has been re mastered personally by Patrick Moraz for this release.

Boston thrashers RAMMING SPEED release their Prosthetic Records debut, "Doomed To Destroy, Destined To Die", in North America on June 25. More details on the CD, recorded with Kurt Ballou (HIGH ON FIRE, CONVERGE, KVELERTAK) at GodCity Studio. Described as "one of the hardest-working bands in heavy metal" (Noisecreep) and "the perfect blend of thrash, punk and light-hearted enthusiasm" (Lambgoat).

Sydney, Australia March 11, 2009 Wolf Mail, Canada's premier Blues Rock guitarist is back with the release of his 4th album and a world club/festival concert tour scheduled for spring 2009. Entitled "Live Blues In Red Square and produced by Russia s own Vladimir Mazayev, the DVD set for release on June 2009, contains 910 songs including the highly-anticipated Japanese top 10 single "Hello". "Old Time Used to Be" and "We the People" feature a groundbreaking collaboration with Russia s top Blues guitarist Arsen Shomakhov.

Jan Dismas Zelenka, court composer of August Elector of Saxony in Dresden, is steadily regaining his deserved reputation.In thi snew recording for Pan Classics, the accomplished young British countertenor Alex Potter succeeds in displaying a wide emotional range in selected works for alto solo: he dazzles with astounding virtuosity in the motet 'Barbara, dira effera' and soars in tender arcs of tension in his performance of the 'Christe eleison' from a late unfinished mass. He is accompanied with consummate sensitivity by the Capriccio Barockorchester from Basel who also round off this recording with several of Zelenka s instrumental works.