Willis Jackson - Mellow BluesOriginally released in 1970 on the short lived Upfront Records label, the album "Mellow Blues" features the talents of legendary tenor saxophonist Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson, the famed musician who led wife Ruth Brown's band for years, was featured on countless recordings, and helped to propel the careers of guitarist Pat Martino and organist Jack McDuff. What makes this album even more appealing is the extraordinary back up band which includes

plays the first of his two cello concertos

the 1977 live album by Nils Lofgren

and classic Italian Italians songs to showtunes and inspirational songs

CD 5 features the band's fourth full length album 'Armoured Bestial Hell'

"I find ways to incorporate her strengths and personality into expressing the music's emotions

Tchaikovsky/ Kubelik/ Antonin - Ballade 3

the fascination with the depths to which human beings can descend goes back much further

and Chopin

"the country's current it-boy composer" (Musical Toronto)

His use of original piano with a classic touch and hisangelic singing gave him an original voice within the scene's crowded world

After lots of preparation-and plenty of friendly back scratches for Yoshi-the determined loggerhead set off on her journey

and the celebrated Prelude and Fugue in E minor