Artist:  Chick Corea

Birth Name:  Amando Anthony Corea

Born:  June 2, 1941.  Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

Died:  February 9, 2021 (Aged 79).  Tampa Bay, Florida, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Global Jazz, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument,  Latin Jazz, Classical, Progressive Rock

Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader

Instruments:  Piano, Keyboards,Vibraphone, Drums

Chick Corea was an American Jazz Composer, Pianist, Keyboardist, Bandleader and occasional Percussionist.  He was a member of Miles Davis's Band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of Jazz Fusion.  In the 1970s he formed Return To Forever.  He was also along with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Keith Jarrett.  He is considered one of the foremost Jazz Pianist of the post-John Coltrane.   He continued to collaborate frequently while exploring different musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s.  He won 27 Grammy Awards and was nominated over 60 times.

Artist:  Chick Corea Electric Band

Title:  Chick Corea Electric Band (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Global Jazz, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument,  Latin Jazz, Classical, Progressive Rock

Label:  Candid

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  City Gate (0:54)

 2.  Rumble (4:04)

 3.  Side Walk (3:48)

 4.  Cool Weasel Boogie (6:43)

Side 2:

 1.  Got A Match? (5:38)

 2.  Elektric City (4:07)

 3.  No Zone (5:29)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  King Cockroach (6:56)

 2.  India Town (5:06)

Side 4:

 1.  All Love (5:45)

 2.  Silver Temple (8:32)

Personnel:

Chick Corea:  Keyboards, Syntesizer, Programming

John Patitucci:  Electric & Acoustic Bass

Dave Weckl:   Acoustic & Electronic Drums, Percussion

Scott Henderson:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 3/1, 4/1

Carlos Rios:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/3, 4, 2/2

Chick Corea Electric Band is an album by Chick Corea Electric Band, originally in 1986, remastered and reissued on June 14, 2024 by Candid.  Great Album, and Very Good Jazz Rock Album.

Artist:  Steve Hackett
Birth Name:  Stephen Richard Hackett
Born:  February 12, 1950.  Pimlico. London, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Blues Rock, Classical, Pop Rock, Rock
Occupations:   Musician, Songwriter, Producer Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Keyboards, Bass

Steve Hackett is an English Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Best-Known as a member of British Progressive Rock Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to his solo career.  In 1986, he co-founded the Supergroup GTR with another Progressive Guitarist, Steve Howe (Yes and Asia), and he left the group in 1987.  His music style consisted of many styles, including Progressive Rock, World Music and Classical.  he has influenced Guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen), Alex Lifeson (Rush) and Brian May (Queen).  He was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.

Title:  Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights:  Live In Brighton (Limited Edition Box Set)  (2023)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Blues Rock, Classical, Pop Rock, Rock

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  Intro/Ace Of Wands (8:20)

 2.  The Devil's Catedral (6:51)

 3. Spectral Mornings (6:14)

 4.  Every Day (6:44)

 5.  A Towe Struck Down (4:33)

 6.  Basic Instincts (2:08)

 7.  Camino Royale (7:54)

 8.  Shadow Of The Hierop (11:34)

 9.  Firth Of Fifth (13:27)

10. Los Endos (7:35)

Disc 2:  CD

 1.  Watcher Of The Skies (8:26)

 2.  Time Table (5:03)

 3.  Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:27)

 4.  Can-Utility And the Coastliners (6:07)

 5.  Horizons (2:22)

 6.  Supper's Ready (27:29)

Disc 3:  DVD Blu-Ray

 1.  Intro/Ace Of Wands (8:20)

 2.  The Devil's Catedral (6:51)

 3. Spectral Mornings (6:14)

 4.  Every Day (6:44)

 5.  A Towe Struck Down (4:33)

 6.  Basic Instincts (2:08)

 7.  Camino Royale (7:54)

 8.  Shadow Of The Hierophant (11:34)

 9.  Watcher Of The Skies (8:26)

10. Time Table (5:03)

11. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:27)

12. Can-Utility And the Coastliners (6:07)

13. Horizons (2:22)

14. Supper's Ready (27:29)

15. Firth Of Fifth (13:27)

16. Los Endos (7:35)

17. The Brighton Interviews-Behind The Scenes Documentary

Personnel:

Steve Hackett:  Guitar, Vocals

Jonas Reingold:  Bass, Pedalboard (Bass Pedals), Guitar (Variax), Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals

Craig Blundell:  Drums, Percussion,Vocals

Roger King:  Keyboards

Rob Townsend:  Saxophone, Woodwind, Percussion, Vocals, Keyboards, Pedalboard (Bass Pedals)

Nad Sylvan:  Vocals, Tambourine

Special Guest:

Amanda Lehmann:  Vocals, Guitar

Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights:  Live In Brighton is a live album by Steve Hackett, released on September 15, 2023 by InsideOut Music.  Limited Edition Box Set 2 CD+Blu-Ray.

Artist:   Nina Simone  

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:  Great Women Of Song (2023). 

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Feeling Good (2:54)

 2.  I Put A Spell On You (2:35)

 3.  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:46)

 4.  Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:34)

 5.  Tell Me More And More And Then Some (3:07)

 6.  Lilac Wine (4:13)

 7.  Take Care Of Business (2:05)

Side B:

 1.  See-Line Woman (2:35)

 2.  Four Women (4:24)

 3.  Wild Is The Wild (6:56)

 4.  I Loves You, Porgy (2:30)

 5.  Mississippi Goddam (4:56)

Great Women Of Song is the collection series of Nina Simone, released on May 12, 2023 by Verve Records.  For Fans of Nina Simone and Music Collectors.

Artist:   Nina Simone   

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:  Wild Is The Wind (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (2023) 

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I Love Your Lovin' Ways (2:36)

 2.  Four Women(4:20)

 3.  What More Can I Say (2:45)

 4.  Lilac Wine (From "Dance Me A Song") (4:14)

 5.  That's All I Ask (2:28)

 6.  Break Down And Let It All Out (2:45)

Side B:

 1.  Why Keep On Breakin'  My Heart (2:30)

 2.  Wild Is The Wind (6:53)

 3.  Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (3:25)

 4.  If I Should Lose You (3:55)

 5.  Either Way I Lose (2:44)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals

Hal Mooney:  Producer

Wild Is The Wind is the sixth studio album by Nina Simone, originally released September 16, 1966 by Philips, remastered and reissued August 25, 2023 by Verve Records, Acoustic Sound Series, Audiophile  Vinyl.