King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band, 1923-1926 by
King Oliver with the Creole Jazz Band and Louis Armstrong
The essential Jo Jones by
Jazz ensembles; featuring Jo Jones, drums, with Emmett Berry, Benny Green, Freddie Greene, Walter Page, Nat Pierce, and Lucky Thompson
Miles Davis and the modern jazz giants by
Miles Davis featuring Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and more
Jazz at Massey Hall by
Charlie Parker, alto sax ; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet ; Bud Powell, piano ; Max Roach, drums ; Charlie Mingus, bass
The complete Blue Note Andrew Hill sessions (1963-66) by
The complete Blue Note Andrew Hill sessions recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Nov. 8, 1963-March 7, 1966.
Live at Birdland by
Featuring John Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophone. Recorded Oct. 8, 1963 at Birdland and at the Van Gelder Studio Nov. 18, 1963 by Rudy Van Gelder
The De Johnette complex by
Jack De Johnette, drums, Melodica ; Bennie Maupin, tenor saxophone, wood flute, flute ; Stanley Cowell, electric piano, piano ; Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gomez, double bass ; Roy Haynes, drums, percussion
Spiritual unity by
Alfred Ayler Trio (Albert Ayler, saxophone ; Gary Peacock, bass ; Sunny Murray, percussion.
Bags' groove by
Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk or Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clark, drums
The Atlantic New Orleans jazz sessions by
Recorded between Jan. 17, 1955 and July 7, 1962.
Filles de Kilimanjaro by
Frelon brun = Brown hornet -- Tout de suite -- Petits machins = Little stuff -- Filles de Kilimanjaro = Girls of Kilimanjaro -- Mademoiselle Mabry = Miss Mabry
Symphony no. 94: "The surprise"; Symphony no. 100, "Military"; Symphony no. 101, "The clock" by
Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, Conducted by Jean-François Paillard
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: "Choral"; "Fidelio" overture, op. 72b by
Featuring Martina Arroyo, soprano ; Regina Sarfaty, mezzo-soprano ; Nicholas di Virgilio, tenor ; Norman Scott, bass ; Juilliard Chorus ; Abraham Kaplan, director ; New York Philharmonic ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
Symphonie fantastique: op. 14 by
Recorded in Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam. Conducted by Colin Davis.
Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Khovanshchina-Prelude Russian Easter festival overture by
Performed by the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal conducted by Charles Dutoit
Bolero: taneční básěn: Dafnis a Chloe. Suita č. 1; Suita č. 2 by
Recorded at the Supraphon studio at the House of Artists, Prague, Nov. 7-9, 1983 and Feb. 9, 1985
L'histoire du soldat: Septet ; Pribaoutki ; Ragtime by
Performed by the Soloists Ensemble of the Bolshoi Theatre, conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
Concerto for orchestra; Music for strings, percussion, and celesta by
Performed by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Charles Dutoit
Ionisation; Amériques; Density 21.5; Offrandes; Arcana; Octandre; Intégrales by
Featuring Rachel Yakar, soprano (4th work) ; Lawrence Beauregard, flute (3rd work) ; members of the New York Philharmonic (1st work) ; New York Philharmonic (2nd and 5th works) ; Ensemble InterContemporain (4th, 6th, and 7th works) ; Pierre Boulez, conductor.
Drumming by
Featuring Rebecca Armstrong, vocals, whistling ; Jay Clayton, vocals ; Erin Lesser, piccolo ; Sō Percussion. Recorded Nov. 13-15, 2004, The Hit Factory, NYC, and Sony Music Studios, NYC.
Five guys named Moe by
Songs originally recorded by Decca and released ca. 1942-1952
Elvis, the king of rock 'n' roll: the complete 50's masters by
Recorded between 1953 and June 11, 1958; mostly previously released as analog discs on various labels.
Star Time by
The definitive 35th anniversary James Brown Collection : 5 hours of music, 72 songs, including many rare or previously unreleased
A hard day's night by
All songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; performed by The Beatles.
Wheels of Fire by
Disc 1 is a studio recording ; disc 2 was recorded at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco.
Blood, Sweat and Tears by
Rock music, performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears.
The Experience collection : Are you experienced? by
Four albums, originally released 1966-1970, with a few additional songs. Timings on the first three albums.
Bitches Brew by
Featuring Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Lenny White, and more.
The inner mounting flame by
Featuring The Mahavishnu Orchestra: John McLaughlin, guitar ; Billy Cobham, drums ; Rick Laird, bass ; Jan Hammer, piano ; Jerry Goodman, violin.
Master of Puppets by
Featuring James Hetfield, rhythm guitars, vocals ; Lars Ulrich, drums ; Cliff Burton, bass, backing vocals ; Kirk Hammett, lead guitar.
Vol. 3. (The subliminal verses) by
Performed by the Iowa band Slipknot
Back to Oakland by
Oakland stroke ... -- Don't change horses (In the middle of a stream) -- Just when we start makin' it -- Can't you see (You doin' me wrong) -- Squib cakes -- Time will tell -- Man from the past -- Love's been gone so long -- I got the chop -- Below us, all the city lights -- ...Oakland stroke.
Emergency by
Emergency (9:41) ; Beyond games (8:24) / Tony Williams -- Where / A. Hall [i.e. John McLaughlin] (12:18) --- Vashkar / Carla Bley (5:03) -- Via the spectrum road / A. Hall, T. Williams (7:56) -- Spectrum / A. Hall (9:58) -- Sangria for three / T. Williams (13:19) -- Something spiritual / Dave Herman (5:32).
Led Zeppelin by
Disc 1 : Whole lotta love -- Heartbreaker -- Communication breakdown -- Babe I'm gonna leave you -- What is and what should never be -- Thank you -- I can't quit you baby -- Dazed and confused -- Your time is gonna come -- Ramble on -- Travelling Riverside blues -- Friends -- Celebration day -- Hey hey what can I do -- White summer/Black Mountain side.
Disc 2 : Black dog -- Over the hills and far away -- Immigrant song -- The battle of evermore -- Bron-y-aur stomp -- Tangerine -- Going to California -- Since I've been loving you -- D'yer mak'er -- Gallows pole -- Custard pie -- Misty Mountain hop -- Rock and roll -- The rain song -- Stairway to heaven.
Disc 3 : Kashmir -- Trampled under foot -- For your life -- No quarter -- Dancing days -- When the levee breaks -- Achilles last stand -- The song remains the same -- Ten years gone -- In my time of dying.
Disc 4 : In the evening -- Candy store rock -- The ocean -- Ozone baby -- Houses of the holy -- Wearing and tearing -- Poor Tom -- Nobody's fault but mine -- Fool in the rain -- In the light -- The wanton song -- Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux -- I'm gonna crawl -- All my love.
Hitsville USA: the Motown singles collection 1959-1971 by
disc one: Money (that's what I want) -- Shop around -- Please Mr. Postman -- Jamie -- The one who really loves you -- Do you love me -- Beechwood 4-5789 -- You beat me to the punch -- Stubborn kind of fellow -- Two lovers -- You've really got a hold on me -- Come and get these memories -- Pride and joy -- Fingertips, part 2 -- (Love is like a) Heat wave -- Mickey's monkey -- Leaving here -- The way you do the things you do -- My guy -- Devil with the blue dress -- Every little bit hurts -- Baby I need your loving -- Dancing in the street -- My smile is just a frown (turned upside down) -- Needle in a haystack -- Baby love -- Come see about me -- How sweet it is (to be loved by you)
Top percussion by
Recorded in New York City July 19, 1957 (selections 1-11) and April 12, 1957 (selection 12)
Ravi Shankar in San Francisco by
Ravi Shankar, sitar; Alla Rakha, tabla; Kamala, tamboura.
Trichy Sankaran and Jamal Mohamed by
(Access via Archives by appointment) Recorded Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at the Berklee Performance Center, Berklee College of Music, Boston.
Percussions brésiliennes by
Ney de Castro, Dimas Sedicias, Aroldo de Oliveira, percussion
The Igede of Nigeria by
Recorded 1978-1979, in Nigeria's Benue State.
Fresh Live Cream by
Cream's Fresh Live Cream is a wonderful music documentary, uniting first-person accounts, archival performances, and rare rehearsals into a retrospective on a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band that will thrill fans old and new alike
Led Zeppelin by
The DVD Features include: Excerpts from Danish and French television performances, Australian television interviews with Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones, fan-shot bootleg performance of 'Heartbreaker', Behind the scenes footage of Knebworth, and an NBC interview with the band from 1970.
Miles Davis Quintet: the 1969 Berlin concert by
Recorded in performance at Berlin, November 7, 1969. Davis' influences included late 1960s funk and acid rock artists such as James Brown and Jimi Hendrix. The musical transition required that Davis and his band adapt to electric instruments in both live performances and the studio. This DVD contains their memorable Berlin concert.
Tower of Power in concert by
This live recording features a good cross-selection of tracks ranging from recent albums (Rhythm & Business, Souled Out) to some of their best remembered material from their initial prime at Warner Bros.
Dream Theater score: 20th anniversary world tour by
The tenacious odyssey of Dream Theater culminates in one of their finest concerts ever on this magnificent Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour DVD.
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance by
Produced by JVC in collaboration with a Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings editorial board of scholars and Multicultural Media, The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance is a thirty (30) videotape, nine book collection containing over 500 performances from 100 countries
Pasos gigantes by
DVD Performance recorded live in New York City.
John Blackwell: technique, grooving and showmanship by
This double disc set features over four hours of incredible material by one of today's most exciting players. John Blackwell, world-class groove master and drummer with Prince, offers his approach to developing the amazing technique he has become know for, including key exercises that he used as a student-and still uses-demonstrations with bassist Baron Browne, performances with his great band, Matrix, and more.
New Orleans Drumming by
New Orleans Drumming rolls three best-selling videos (Street Beats: Modern Applications; Ragtime and Beyond: Evolution of a Style; and From R&B to Funk) into one DVD! And, New Orleans Drumming features a roster of incredible artists: Johnny Vidacovich, one of New Orleans' most well-known musicians who has played with John Scofield, James Booker and more; Herlin Riley, a member of one of New Orleans' premier musical families and touring musician for The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Earl Palmer, the most recorded drummer in history who has worked with Fats Domino, Little Richard and other legendary performers; and Herman Ernest, known for his creative and syncopated funk playing, who has also recorded with The Neville Brothers, Etta James and Labelle among others. Special features include a performance only option and printable charts.
JoAnne Brackeen: preparing for your concert by
In this Master Class, Brackeen takes you through the routines that have helped her get ready for decades worth of high-profile shows, and demonstrates exercises to get you physically and mentally primed. No matter what instrument you play, Brackeen will show you how to get loose, focused and ready for anything, so you can hit the stage with more confidence and energy.
Hands on drumming: universal keys to hand drumming by
With this series of DVDs, anyone can learn to play hand drums without learning to read music
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