Ramsey Lewis - The Second Disc

The Weekend Stream: February 25, 2023

February 25, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. A veritable bonanza of titles feature an expanded album by Sting, two classic Madonna 12″s, a George Michael-produced rarity, a first-time duet by a country legend and a soul icon, a new recording of a late-period classic from Hollywood’s most famed composer, and so much more! Sting, Ten Summoner’s Tales (Expanded Edition) (A&M/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Sting’s camp…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Accept, Billy Squier, CHVRCHES, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, George Michael, Judas Priest, Madonna, Patty Loveless, Rainbow, Ramsey Lewis, Sting, Uriah Heep

The Weekend Stream: January 14, 2023

January 14, 2023 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. Today, we’ve got more Madonna, Peggy March in German and easy-listening versions of Neil Diamond hits – plus a way you can help out a local venue! Madonna, Madame X (International Deluxe) (Boy Toy/Live Nation/Interscope) (iTunes / Amazon) As rumors of a Madonna 40th anniversary tour heat up, we’ve got another treat to stream and download: the international…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Everything Else, Jazz, Pop

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Hugo Montenegro, Madonna, Neil Diamond, Peggy March, Ramsey Lewis, Woody Herman

The Weekend Stream: January 7, 2023

January 7, 2023 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. And we’re ringing in the new year with new music from Peter Gabriel, old music from Madonna and a call to help out an old soul hero! Peter Gabriel, Panopticon (Bright Side Mix) (Real World) (iTunes / Amazon) Our first digital item of 2023 isn’t catalogue, but it’s certainly of interest to fans of classic pop and rock….

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Duke Ellington, Madonna, Melvin Davis, Patti Page, Peter Gabriel, Ramsey Lewis, Sugababes, Three 6 Mafia

Hey, Love: Vinyl Me, Please Celebrates Cadet Records Legacy on New Anthology Box Set

December 6, 2022 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Following recent releases celebrating The Comedy Store, Ghetto Records, and the Philadelphia International label, the Vinyl Me, Please record club has announced the next title in its lavish Anthology series. The Story of Cadet Records, with eight albums spanning the halcyon era of 1968-1972, is available for pre-order now. Cadet Records emerged in 1965 as the successor to Argo Records, the jazz imprint of Chicago-based rhythm-and-blues label Chess Records. When brothers and co-founders Leonard and Phil Chess discovered that another Argo label existed, they took the opportunity to rebrand Argo as Cadet. …

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News

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Box Sets, Vinyl

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Blues, Jazz, R&B/Soul

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Dorothy Ashby, Etta James, Muddy Waters, Ramsey Lewis, Rotary Connection, Shades of Brown, Terry Callier, The Harold Land Quintet

The Weekend Stream: December 4, 2021

December 4, 2021 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! This week we’ve got a U2 digital box set, soulful rarities from The Isley Brothers and Ramsey Lewis, and the return of a cute Christmas favorite. U2, Achtung Baby (30th Anniversary Edition) (Island/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) Alongside a new vinyl pressing of the album that hurtled U2 into the ’90s and back into superstardom, U2 have digitally premiered a huge…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Earth Wind and Fire, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Monte, Ramsey Lewis, The Isley Brothers, U2

This Is It: SoulMusic Collects Melba Moore, Ramsey Lewis, George Duke On New Anthologies

December 8, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

SoulMusic Records, in association with Cherry Red, has recently launched a series of new 2-CD anthologies designed to give a comprehensive look at one period of an artist’s career. The initial group of releases is dedicated to three artists whose talents span multiple genres – Melba Moore, George Duke, and Ramsey Lewis. Melba Moore’s Standing Right Here: the Anthology – The Buddah and Epic Years devotes one disc to each one of those labels. Moore’s first major-label contract was actually with Mercury Records; the label signed her on the strength of her…

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Disco/Dance, Funk, Jazz, R&B/Soul

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George Duke, Melba Moore, Ramsey Lewis

Piano Jazz: Robinsongs Revives Ramsey Lewis, Richard Tee LPs on CD

December 18, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

If you’re in the mood for funky jazz played by two piano giants, Cherry Red’s Robinsongs label has a couple of recent releases just for you. The late Richard Tee (1943-1993) may be best known for his session work; the pianist/arranger’s credits include pivotal recordings by Marvin Gaye, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, George Harrison, Daryl Hall and John Oates, The Bee Gees, Dionne Warwick and many others. For much of the seventies, if you needed electric piano, keyboards or organ on a session, Richard Tee was your go-to man. In…

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Ramsey Lewis, Richard Tee