Against the Grain is the seventh album by Irish musician Rory Gallagher, Released 1st October 1975 and recorded at Wessex Studios, London.

Many musicians possess elements of genius, but it was the great Ray Charles who so fully embodied the term that it was bestowed upon him as a nickname.

Texas make a very welcome return with their exhilarating new album ‘Hi’, flexing their rock soul muscle with 12-14 tracks that easily rank amongst the best of their stellar career.

For Chris Potter, a musician who has been on the road continuously since the 1990s, whose raison d’etre is playing live, lockdown presented both a challenge and an opportunity.

To mark its 75th anniversary, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra has compiled a selection of popular masterpieces for small orchestra ensembles.

Nick Cave has written the libretto for L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S, a new opera by Belgian composer Nicholas Lens. They developed the opera at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic when both artists had unexpected free time due to lockdown measures.

Marathon was formed in 2019 by Mark Kelly, the keyboard player with Marillion. Together with Guy Vickers, Oliver M. Smith (vocalist), Pete 'Woody' Wood (guitar,) John Cordy (guitar), Henry Rogers (drums) and his nephew Conal Kelly (bass), Mark Kelly turned his vision into reality.

"Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis" holiday album featuring special guests, Cécile Mclorin Salvant, René Marie and Gregory Porter.

"All For One" perfects the intoxicating chemistry of Jamison Ross' debut, which intermingled blues, jazz, R&B and soul effortlessly. The album boasts a cast of musicians of whom Ross has developed a strong rapport from touring - pianist Chris Pattishall, guitarist Rick Lollar, bassist Barry Stephenson, and Cory Irvin on Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes. Ross is particularly enthusiastic with the addition of Irvin on the organ because he likens that instrument to an orchestra that would accompany jazz singers like Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday.

Fourplay's first Christmas album "Snowbound" features traditional and contemporary holiday songs, all performed in the supergroup's popular smooth jazz style. "Snowbound" is strong group effort shines as the band weaves in and out of each other's lines on "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" or as the rhythm section casts mellow, funky grooves in the path of the title track, under occasional trumpet and sax fills. The quartet delivers one other original piece, James's "The Ivy Variations", plus a naturally fluid reading of Joni Mitchell's often-overlooked song "River", taken from her five-star album "Blue".

Get into the holiday spirit with Simone Kopmajer´s album "Christmas“, a collection of 16 seasonal favorites like "Jingle Bells“, "The Christmas Song“ and "Baby, It´s Cold Outside“ along with songs from her homeland Austria with "Stille Nacht“ oder "Leise rieselt der Schnee“ , beautifully performed by grammy nominee John di Martino and his band featuring Terry Myers and Aaron Heick (Paul Simon, Chaka Khan or Barbara Streisand,…) and wonderful jazz & folk musicians from Austria on 4 European traditionals.

Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro release a new live recording of their 2020 eighth studio album, A Celebration of Endings. The recording is taken from a live-streamed performance of the album, recorded at The Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow.

Simon Rattle heads the Wiener Philharmoniker in this rendition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony! The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John have already opened the presents, well before Christmas.

"A Cappella" is one of Todd Rundgren's most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist's voice. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice in order to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds. This unique approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk.