blind Archive
Lullaby of Birdland – The Shearing Touch, Blu-ray (1994/2016)
A fine documentary rather than just a concert performance by the artist. Lullaby of Birdland – The Shearing Touch, Blu-ray (1994/2016) Cast: George Shearing, piano & vocals Director: Jill Marshall Studio: Monarda/ ArtHaus Musik [3/25/16] (Distr. by Naxos) Video: 4:3 color, 1080i HD color & b&w Audio: English PCM stereo Subtitles: English, German, French No region Length: 50 min. Rating: **** Shearing was a phenomenal jazz pianist and composer some of whose music took the world by storm. Like Marion McPartland he was also British, but in addition had been blind from birth. The nice thing about this documentary is that it is not just a concert performance, but a fascinating mix of commentary by Shearing himself plus excerpts drawn from from the six decades of his long career in music. It’s a pleasure to hear him telling about how he encouraged his mother to throw empty glass bottles out the window so he could hear the various frequencies as they hit the brick walkways. He sat next to me at a composition class in music school and mentioned how he always wanted to write a fugue in the style of Bach, but he often used familiar classical tunes as […]
Justin Kauflin, piano – Dedication (2015) – Qwest Records/ Jazz Village
This record shows sign of maturity, solid composition and a powerful understanding of jazz as a form of expression.
Touch of the Light (2012)
Taiwanese drama about a would-be dancer and a blind pianist.
![(Rahsaan) Roland Kirk – The Limelight/Verve Albums (List follows] – Mosaic Records set – (4 LPs)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/RolandKirkLPs.jpg)
(Rahsaan) Roland Kirk – The Limelight/Verve Albums (List follows] – Mosaic Records set – (4 LPs)
Roland Kirk: Beyond eclectic, beyond categorization…
Do You Dream in Color? = RODRIGO: Six Songs; FAURE: Four Songs; BRUCE ADOLPHE: Do You Dream in Color?; NOAM SIVAN: n the Mountains of Jerusalem – Laurie Rubin, mezzo-sop./ Marija Stroke & Noam Sivan, piano – Bridge
A stunningly effective recital from a mezzo with a superb voice and communicative abilities.
LOUIS VIERNE Complete Organ Symphonies = Symphonies Nos. 1 in D minor Op. 14; 2 in E minor Op. 20 – Daniel Roth, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll Organ, Saint-Sulpice, Paris – Aeolus
Vierne carried the development of the organ symphony even further than his predecessors Franck and Widor had done.
The Rodrigo Collection (1993), DVD & CD Video of Concierto de Aranjuez & Documentary on Rodrigo, “Shadows and Light”
Fascinating documentary on the Spanish composer + concert video of the Aranjuez Concierto + CD of 3 other Rodrigo guitar classics
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
