charlie watts meets the danish radio big band is the kind of album that many jazz fans had probably given up hope of hearing. in the glory days of big band jazz and arrangers like oliver nelson coming up with brilliant music, albums like this were, if not commonplace, at least more readily available. the truth is there is nothing commonplace about this album, it is a sheer delight.
anyone who knows charlie, knows how much he loves jazz. a few years ago when he and i were looking at a photo of the stones playing in the 1960s he pointed at a particular cymbal and said, “i’ve still got that cymbal, but i don’t use it on stones’ gigs, it’s too good for them. i just use it on my jazz gigs.” there’s no doubt, that’s the cymbal you hear on the first part of the ‘elvin suite’.
charlie watts is one of the great ambassadors for jazz and every jazz lover will relish this record, and the fact that charlie is involved may bring jazz to the attention of some that are not sure if they like jazz. listen to this and you know you do.

the follow up to nils lofgren’s 2019 album “blue with lou”.

when it comes to a state of trance, thereÕs no desire stronger. we need it in order to make the most of life, to fill the gap that would otherwise remain unfilled. to make us want to be in that moment, to have the very essence of our existence looking for that emotion. itÕs what we live for. with Ôa state of trance 2017Õ, the titans of trance have gathered round to show us all that we envision. it is a happy place where we can celebrate music and life, chock-full with exclusive records and emotion-driven cuts from flag-bearers such as alexander popov, armin van buuren, marlo, omnia, orjan nilsen, protoculture, super8 & tab. the compilation has captured the essence of all we hold so dear, touching us in ways that makes us shine even brighter. if you are part of the movement, you will share its beliefs and swear by its ideals. yet, few words are needed to explain the feeling. one phrase says it all. i live for that energy.

remastered audio on 180 gram triple vinyl.

auch dieses neue a state of trance jahr beginnt mit dem gro§en festival in utrecht (nl) mit dj-star armin van buuren als headliner und vielen weiteren kŸnstlern der gro§en armada-familie. die offizielle compilation dazu prŠsentiert wieder die beste trance-music, die man derzeit auf dem markt bekommt. 40 exzellente tracks von etablierten top-produzenten und den heissesten newcomern der szene. mit armin van buuren, allen watts, ben nicky, david gravell, gareth emery, ilan bluestone, john oÕcallaghan, neelix, nwyr, purple haze, shinovi, u.v.a. be in the momen