Allan Holdsworth - The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever ! [12 CD, 2017/FLAC-HD/320]

 

The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever! The Allan Holdsworth Album Collection is a box set by the English jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth. It was released by Manifesto Records on 7 April 2017.

The 12-CD collection contains remastered versions of 11 studio albums and a live album, along with a 40-page booklet by Christopher Hoard. In one of his last interviews, Holdsworth spoke to DownBeat magazine and explained that the title of the collection was not his idea, but also added that he was very pleased with the quality of the remastered tracks by Manifesto Records.

Holdsworth was able to promote these albums briefly, as he died only a week later from high blood pressure. According to The Guardian, he played his final gig in San Diego on 10 April 2017.

• I.O.U. (1982)
• Road Games (1983)
• Metal Fatigue (1985)
• Atavachron (1986)
• Sand (1987)
• Secrets (1989)
• Wardenclyffe Tower (1992)
• Hard Hat Area (1993)
• None Too Soon (1996)
• The Sixteen Men Of Tain (2000)
• Flat Tire (2001)
• Then! (Live) (2003)

 

VA - AUDIO’s Audiophile (24 CD, 1993 - 2005) Vol. 20-24 (FLAC)

 

German series with audiophile recordings (24 Karat gold).  

Vol 21 - Acoustic Moments

Vol 22 - Hit Magic

Vol 23 - More Voices & Instruments

Vol 24 - Singers. Songwriters

 

Tim Buckley - The Complete Album Collection [8 CD, 2017/FLAC]

  

The Complete Album Collection is an eight-CD box set that brings together the body of music the singer-songwriter recorded between 1966 and 1972.

This set includes all seven of Buckley’s studio albums from that era, as well as Works In Progress, the 1999’s compilation of his 1967/68 recordings.

 

 

VA - AUDIO’s Audiophile (24 CD, 1993 - 2005) Vol. 16-20 (FLAC)

 

German series with audiophile recordings (24 Karat gold).  

Vol 16 - Rock And Grooves

Vol 17 - In Concert

Vol 18 - Golden Ballads

Vol 19 - Ladies Favorites

Vol 20 - More Rock And Grooves

 

VA - AUDIO’s Audiophile (24 CD, 1993 - 2005) Vol. 11-15 (FLAC)

 

German series with audiophile recordings (24 Karat gold).  

Vol 11 - Power Beats

Vol 12 - Live Tracks

Vol 13 - Blues Notes

Vol 14 - Power Voices

Vol 15 - Hendrix Hits

VA - AUDIO’s Audiophile (24 CD, 1993 - 2005) Vol. 06-10 (FLAC)

 

German series with audiophile recordings (24 Karat gold).                             

Vol 6 - Best Blues Guitars

Vol 7 - Bass Fire

Vol 8 - Acoustic Magic

Vol 9 - Cover Me

Vol 10 - Power Of Pop

VA - The Blues In My Flat (6 CD, 2016)

150 masterpieces of rock, blues & jazz on 6 discs

 

VA - The Many Faces Of Rod Stewart (3 CD, 2017/FLAC)

 2017 triple CD collection celebrating the music of Sir Rod Stewart, one of rock's most distinctive vocalists. Disc One focuses on Rod's early pre-fame career and includes studio recordings and demos. Disc Two features original versions of songs that inspired Rod, many of which he later covered. Disc Three includes covers of some of Rod's biggest hits by modern Rock artists like Steve Overland (FM), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann's Earth Band), Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden) and others.

VA - AUDIO’s Audiophile (24 CD, 1993 - 2005) Vol. 01-05 (FLAC)

 

German series with audiophile recordings (24 Karat gold).                             

Vol 1 - Voices And Instruments

Vol 2 - Bass Power

Vol 3 - Blow Up

Vol 4 - Vocal Heroes

Vol 5 - Ebony And Ivory

Ray Charles - Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) [7 CD, 2005/FLAC]

 

Ray Charles' seminal recordings for Atlantic have been boxed once before, as the triple-disc 1991 set The Birth of Soul. That box contained 53 tracks, the best moments of what is arguably the best period of Charles' career, but Rhino/Atlantic's 2005 seven-disc sequel, Pure Genius, doesn't bother with merely the highlights: as its subtitle makes clear, this is The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959).

 This is undeniably a major historical release, since it gathers all of the recordings Charles made at his creative peak, not just as a leader, but as a sideman for his saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman and sides he recorded with jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson. Also, it's not limited to studio recordings -- live sessions, later issued on the LPs Ray Charles in Person and Ray Charles at Newport, are here too.

Clifford Hayes & The Louisville Jug Bands - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1924-1931) (4 CD, 1994)

 

Clifford George Hayes (March 10, 1893 – October 22, 1941) was an African-American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader who recorded jug band music and jazz in the 1920s and 1930s, notably as the leader of the Dixieland Jug Blowers, Clifford's Louisville Jug Band, and Hayes's Louisville Stompers. His main instrument was the violin.

Hayes was born in Green County, Kentucky. He moved with his parents to Jeffersonville, Indiana, before 1910 and then relocated to Louisville. He played the fiddle, piano and saxophone and joined the Original Louisville Jug Band in 1913. In 1919, he left to form his own group, the Dixieland Jug Blowers. He made his first recordings in 1924, accompanying the singer Sara Martin as part of the Old Southern Jug Band, with jug virtuoso Earl McDonald. The following year, he recorded for Okeh Records as the leader of Clifford's Louisville Jug Band, and over the next few years recorded in Chicago with the clarinetist Johnny Dodds in the Dixieland Jug Blowers He also led Hayes's Louisville Stompers, who recorded between 1927 and 1929, with the pianist Earl Hines on some tracks. His last recordings were in 1931, when he recorded for Victor Records with Jimmie Rodgers, among others. Most or all of his recordings are prized by collectors all over the world.

Santana - Original Album Classics 3 (3 CD, 2010,FLAC)

CD1 - 1974 - Carlos Santana, Alice Coltrane - Illuminations 

CD2 - 1979 - Carlos Santana - Oneness. Silver Dreams - Golden Reality

CD3 - 1980 - Carlos Santana - The Swing of Delight

Blood, Sweat & Tears discography [1968-2020]

 

Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a contemporary jazz-rock American music group, active throughout the later part of the 20th century and still into the 21st. They are well known for their music throughout the late 1960s to early 1970's, and they were well known for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation. It recorded songs by noted rock/folk songwriters such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, The Band, the Rolling Stones, as well as Billie Holiday, and Erik Satie. They incorporated music from Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their arrangements.

Modern Jazz : Encyclopedia of Jazz [100 CD, 2008] CD 91-100

 

CD 91: Erroll Garner (1955)

CD 92: Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt (1957)

CD 93: Dizzy Gillespie (1953) Vol. 1

CD 94: Dizzy Gillespie (1956) Vol. 2

CD 95: Milt Jackson (1956)

CD 96: Mose Allison (1957)

CD 97: Kenny Burrell (1956)

CD 98: Quincy Jones (1953)

CD 99: Zoot Sims (1956)

CD 100: All-Star Live Jam Session (1954)

Modern Jazz : Encyclopedia of Jazz [100 CD, 2008] CD 81-90

 

CD 81: Jackie McLean (1956–57)

CD 82: Nat Adderley (1955)

CD 83: Cannonball & Nat Adderley (1955–56)

CD 84: Oscar Peterson (1950)

CD 85: Buddy Defranco & Oscar Peterson (1954)

CD 86: Birdland Stars (1956)

CD 87: Al Cohn & Zoot Sims (1957)

CD 88: Herb Ellis (1957)

CD 89: Jay and Kai (1954–55)

CD 90: Four Brothers (1957)

Caravan discography [1968-2013]

 

Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending psychedelic rock and jazz to create a distinctive sound like their contemporaries Soft Machine. Caravan still remains active as a live band in the 21st century.

Brand X - 6 Albums Collection (1976-1980) [2014/FLAC]

 

Brand X are a jazz fusion band formed in London in 1975. They were active until 1980, followed by a reformation between 1992 and 1999, and are currently active following a 2016 reunion. Members have included John Goodsall (guitar), Percy Jones (bass), Robin Lumley (keyboards) and Phil Collins (drums). Goodsall and Jones were the sole constant members throughout the band's existence until October 2020, when Jones left the band.

• John Goodsall - guitars, synthesisers (1975-1980)
• Percy Jones - bass (1975-1980)
• Robin Lumley - keyboards, synthesisers, vocals (1975-1978, 1979-1980)
• Pete Bonas - guitars (1975)
• John Dylan - drums, percussion (1975)
• Phil Spinelli - drums, percussion (1975)
• Phil Collins - drums, percussion, vocals (1975-1977, 1977, 1979)
• Morris Pert - percussion (1976-1979; died 2010)
• Kenwood Dennard - drums, percussion (1977, 1977-1978)
• J. Peter Robinson - keyboards (1978-1980)
• Chuck Burgi - drums, percussion (1978-1979)
• John Giblin - bass (1979-1980)
• Mike Clark - drums, percussion (1979, 1979-1980)

1976 - Unorthodox Behaviour 

1977 - Moroccan Roll 

1977 - Livestock 

1978 - Masques 

1979 - Product 

1980 - Do They Hurt? 

Modern Jazz : Encyclopedia of Jazz [100 CD, 2008] CD 71-80

 

CD 71: Jimmy Smith (1956) Vol. 1

CD 72: Jimmy Smith (1957) Vol. 2

CD 73: Dexter Gordon (1955)

CD 74: Hank Mobley (1956)

CD 75: Sonny Clark (1957)

CD 76: Miles Davis (1954–56)

CD 77: Paul Chambers (1957)

CD 78: Thelonious Monk (1954–57) Vol. 1

CD 79: Thelonious Monk (1956) Vol. 2

CD 80: Thelonious Monk (1957) Vol. 3

Modern Jazz : Encyclopedia of Jazz [100 CD, 2008] CD 61-70

 

CD 61: John Coltrane (1957) Vol. 5

CD 62: Lee Morgan (1956–57) Vol. 1

CD 63: Lee Morgan (1956) Vol. 2

CD 64: Cannonball Adderley (1955) Vol. 1

CD 65: Cannonball Adderley (1955) Vol. 2

CD 66: Cannonball Adderley (1957) Vol. 3

CD 67: Johnny Griffin (1957)

CD 68: Max Roach (1956–57)

CD 69: Kenny Dorham (1957)

CD 70: Prestige All-Stars (1957)

Modern Jazz : Encyclopedia of Jazz [100 CD, 2008] CD 51-60

 

CD 51: Sonny Rollins (1957) Vol. 4

CD 52: Sonny Rollins (1955–56) Vol. 5

CD 53: Horace Silver (1952–53) Vol. 1

CD 54: Horace Silver (1954–55) Vol. 2

CD 55: Charles Mingus (1956)

CD 56: Thad Jones (1956)

CD 57: John Coltrane (1956) Vol. 1

CD 58: John Coltrane (1956) Vol. 2

CD 59: John Coltrane (1957) Vol. 3

CD 60: John Coltrane (1957) Vol. 4